Temple-Abzu

ceremony guardians

Stewards of the Space

Our Ceremony Guardians are pillars of the space, holding the architecture of safety, care, and devotion that allows deep transformation to unfold. Each brings their own lineage of Shamanic training, unique gifts, and lived initiations from years walking their own spiritual paths. Together they weave a field of grounded presence and energetic protection, tending both the physical and spiritual space so that each participant can surrender fully into the work.

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Sheri

Healing is never easy, but through the support of plant medicine, my soul has felt like it’s finally coming home here on Earth. Since 2019, working with plant medicine has been a beautiful, ever-flowing dance—a journey of deep learning and reconnection. With guidance from Chelsea, I unlocked a side of myself that had always been there, but I simply couldn’t see.

I’ve always been a vibrant soul: moving, dancing, laughing, and playing. Over time, life dimmed that light. Plant medicine has been gently healing me, layer by layer, helping me return to that childlike vibrancy. I’ve also learned that this healing journey is not linear—it’s evolving and will continue to evolve as I do.

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Sheri carries the steady rhythm of the drum – grounded, reliable, and strong in her presence. She brings a blend of feminine power and rooted ancestral grace that creates a sense of safety and grounding for those around her. Possessing a beautiful gift of communication, she speaks and teaches from lived experience, sharing insights in ways that feel real and deeply relatable.

Sheri works with others through moments of breakthrough with warmth and understanding, always meeting people where they are. Her vibrant smile, raw authenticity, and quiet strength bring in a steady heartbeat in the collective field of transformation.

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Kimberly

With a background rooted in resilience and deep spiritual connection, Kimberly serves as a Guardian in ceremony, holding safe, grounded space for others on their healing journey. A survivor of sexual abuse, addiction, and alcoholism, she brings lived experience, compassion, and strength to those navigating the depths of transformation.
 
Kimberly’s path with Ayahuasca began as a turning point—helping her unlock repressed trauma and reconnect to her inner truth. Through this medicine, she found a renewed relationship with the Divine and a purpose rooted in service.
 
She holds a 200-hour yoga teacher training certification and has worked with various plant medicines. Her presence is deeply informed by trauma awareness, reverence for nature, and a profound love for animals—especially horses, who reflect her intuitive, nurturing spirit.
 
Kimberly is here to honor your process with integrity, humility, and an open heart.
 
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Kimberly carries a deep well of knowledge on biohacking, holistic healing, and the many ways the body, mind and spirit can be guided back into balance. She has walked through her own fires of initiation and emerged with a heart that is open, sensitive, and profoundly compassionate. 

She brings love into every space she touches, opening the door to vulnerability through her own honesty and authentic expression. Kimberly does not shy away from pain; she understands that grief is not something to be fixed but something to be loved. She helps others remember that to grieve fully is to honor what has been lost, to sing life back into the world, and to keep the heart alive.

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Mariusz

My name is Mariusz. The very first time I had an honor to join the sacred space of the medicine healing was over a decade ago, the path appeared to me during a very challenging time of my life. Right away I knew this is the path I wanted to dive deeper into. Learning how to work with different medicines allowed me to heal, better understand self, life; and gain direction in life.

The path wasn’t straightforward, it comes with many surprises and challenges to gain the extra piece of consciousness that teach us how to let go, how to look at certain situations from a totally different perspective. The medicine is the guide, the medicine gives us tools to see beyond to reach our highest potential, but the willingness to utilize these gifts belong to us. They won’t do the work for us.

I’m grateful I can partake in the ceremonies, learn from each of you. I learn how to incorporate different modalities of sound healing within the space.

I’m here to make you feel welcome, safe and feel at home while you allow yourself to heal and see beyond.

Words of Reflection:

Mariusz brings a grounded, steady presence into the space, balanced by a softness that helps others feel deeply cared for and at ease. His sound healing adds a beautiful dimension to ceremony, opening the senses and guiding the experience to new depths. He carries a clear, disciplined mind and a willingness to see himself and life with rawness and honesty of the heart, an uncommon strength that shows in how he moves through life and in service. Mariusz brings genuine warmth and connection, meeting people with openness and sharing the valuable wisdom he’s gathered from his own walk on the medicine path.

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Josselyn

Josselyn walks in close relationship with ancestral medicine – working with ayahuasca, niños santos, bufo, rapé, and other sacred plants that have become her teachers. Guided by intuition and prayer, she weaves ritual and limpias into every ceremony. With deep respect for the medicine and spirit, she creates a safe and grounded space for others to return to themselves.

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Josselyn moves with deep humility and grace, carrying an innate connection to the other-than-human world that runs through her ancestral lines. Her willingness to be a clear vessel allows the work of the medicine to flow through her with gentleness and precision. Having walked through her own grief and transformation, she holds others in those passages with compassion and intuitive understanding. Josselyn’s presence brings depth, reverence, and a felt sense of the sacred into every ceremony.

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Shae

Hello, I AM Shae and have found myself drawn to the path of plant medicine healing after working through many traumas of my life where many methods that just didn’t work for me. I am naturally drawn to nature,  especially water and spend a lot of time existing with my love of those things. I am also naturally drawn to helping others and especially service to others where I can support in their journey. My journey began in July of 2023 for my 1st retreat with Chelsea and after experiencing the most beautiful of love, care, and support I knew the world would be a better place if everyone could experience this modality of healing.

In plant medicine I had a deeply connected understanding of myself and felt called to continue this path and I committed to a Shamanic initiation journey over a 9-month course. I now combine my love of the journey for my continued growth, my care for being a part of your journey, and the love of cooking as a retreat volunteer, providing delicious meals charged with love. I truly look forward to being a part of your journey in plant medicine and spiritual healing. Love Always!

Words of Reflection:

Shae’s connection to the natural world feels innate—something remembered rather than learned. His deep knowing of the plants, trees, and their medicines speaks to an ancestral wisdom that moves through him with ease. In ceremony, he carries the essence of nature itself, embodying the same gentleness, strength, and flow that he reveres in the world around him. His presence is warm and generous, his heart wide open in service and care. There is a quiet courage in how he continues to love and give, even after loss. Through his cooking, Shae extends that same spirit – preparing nourishing, plant-based meals infused with intention, heart, and devotion.

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Christian

My name is Christian, I was born in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. I am 35 years old, and I have been living in Washington State for 14 years, a place that has connected me more with my soul through its beautiful landscapes and its warm people.

My journey began around the year 2021 when there came a time in my life when I could not find myself, I was going through all kinds of problems that led me to live my life at that time based on routines and moments where I knew that I was not me and that something had to change in my life. That year I met a friend who through his gifts helped me find meaning in my life and taught me how to get back on track. It was a difficult time for me because I was going through many situations, but at the same time,  I was learning to handle the situations in my life with more patience, I was finding myself. I remember the day when my friend let me know that through his gifts he saw some situations that were presented in me and let me know that I had some gifts, but at that time he only let me know about one, healing through the hands, I really did not understand what he was talking about at that time but if there is something I have more, it is that I am very curious and I like to get to the bottom of situations. 

I began to investigate and every time I learned more about how I could begin to work with my energy to develop the gift, it opened me up to more possibilities of things that nourished a part of my soul more and that was how curiosity led me to know the power plants, they appeared in one of the most difficult moments of my life since I was going through the loss of a great loved one, my mother. The medicines appeared at that moment, the moment that had aligned for me to know them. I met the Grandmother Ayahuasca, San Pedro, the niños santos , kambo, yopo, happe and Bufo Alvarius, it was a moment of introspection and change for me where I learned about the medicines and several situations in my life manifested themselves to me that would help me change my life and my way of living it. Medicine confirmed it to me and also made me know what my mission was in this life and that is how my journey began; I continued my work with the medicines and I began to collaborate as a volunteer and to work more closely with the shamans. I began to work more closely with the medicines and now I have been learning and healing more through them. Today in 2025 I am deeply grateful for the connection and healing that they have brought to me. I am working day by day based on consciousness and truth, valuing my life and that of others, to put my gifts and my creativity at the service of others🙏🏻🙏🏻

Words of Reflection: 

Christian walks with a big, open heart. There is warmth and safety in his presence that allows others to let go and feel held.  He carries the spirit of a healer and walks in a way of balance –  steady, protective, humble, and guided by love.

He moves with deep reverence and respect for the plants and for Pachamama as his teachers and guides. His medicine is his heart. In ceremony, he brings light and grounding to the space. 

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