Dianna M. Waters Shamanic Energy Healing, Health Coach & Massage Therapist

08/28/2026

08/23/2026

There is a difference between remembering an experience and allowing that experience to become part of who we are. We can remember a beautiful moment without changing anything about the way we live. We can also allow something we experienced to quietly influence the choices we make, the way we relate to others, and the way we see the world. This is where remembrance becomes more than memory. It becomes a way of living.

08/18/2026

Shamanic energy healing is very similar to this.
I love the way it’s written.

1. The ritual was called “Wičháŋpi Wóyute” — star feeding.

Lakota healers used it for those who lost loved ones or survived violence.

The person didn’t talk about the trauma.

They fed it.

They’d gather stones representing the pain, then carry them to a river and release them one by one while speaking the memory out loud to the water.

The final stone was kept as a reminder that grief was witnessed, not erased.

2. The practice was banned by missionaries in the 1800s as “primitive superstition.”

But in 2019, Johns Hopkins trauma researchers recreated it with PTSD patients.

They found the physical act of releasing objects while verbalizing trauma engages both hemispheres of the brain — something talk therapy alone doesn’t achieve.

Results after 6 sessions:

• PTSD symptom reduction: 73%

• Intrusive thoughts decreased by 81%

• Emotional regulation improved 6x faster than traditional therapy

3. The protocol (modern adaptation):

• Gather small objects (stones, paper, anything tangible)

• Each object represents one painful memory or feeling

• Go to a natural setting (river, ocean, forest)

• Hold each object, speak the memory out loud

• Release it physically (throw it, bury it, burn it)

• Keep one object as a witness

The act of physical release signals to the brain that the memory has been processed.

4. Therapy organizations pushed back hard.

One psychologist association called it:

“Unscientific and potentially harmful.”

But the data showed otherwise.

The modern therapy model profits from long-term treatment.

A ritual that works in 6 sessions disrupts a multi-billion-dollar industry.

5. Try it with one painful memory.

Lakota healers said:

“The wound that’s held grows.

The wound that’s released heals.”

Your brain doesn’t need endless analysis.

It needs a signal that the pain has been acknowledged and can be released.

Most people are still carrying stones from decades ago.

08/18/2026

Let’s clean it up!

08/16/2026

We ended the retreat with more Healing techniques, perfecting, connecting, wonderful conversations and I’m always amazed every time I’m with like-minded people and other healers how much I realize that what I do what I see what I feel is a gift not something that’s been taught and it’s always been with me and it’s really nice when I work with other healers that recognize and could see these gifts and I’m thankful for The Four Winds society to teach me the techniques to use these gifts to help myself and other people. So I’m going home from the retreat with gratitude and amazement.

08/16/2026

Yesterday was another great day of connecting, learning, relearning and practicing meditation techniques, talking about obstacles in our practice and how this practice has helped. Connecting and giving gratitude with water, air, fire.
Learning chants and songs to better serve us and our clients.
One of the things that hit hard was Alberto and Marcela is always reminding us that it takes chaos to have order.
I’m hoping for some order soon.
And how much chaos is needed to find order. I guess it comes in many forms and ways.
Enjoy the videos and pics and make a trip to visit Menla. The grounds and vegan food is amazing it’s worth the trip just for the food. I’ve eaten three wonderful vegan, gluten, dairy free meals a day. It has been a great reset for my body. Now let’s see if I can take this home and continue to be kind to my body.
I need a live in Bodyworker, chef.

08/14/2026

We ended the night with a fire ceremony and offering to pachamama (Mother Earth) to the fire and our kuyas ( medicine stones) and blowing into the fire whatever it is we need to remove. For me it was whatever is no longer serving me. We each go to the fire and make a prayer and blow our intentions or it’s called a death stick meaning whatever we need to remove, someone stands behind us and holds sacred space.
This is such beautiful healing rituals to honor and be in gratitude. To build relationships with spirit and our power animals and guides.
I’m grateful to have this as my healing journey.

08/02/2026

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