When Deep Medicine for Trauma was released, our community came together in a heartfelt Book Blessing Ceremony, a sacred gathering to honor the birth of this work into the world. Through prayer, song, and shared presence, we infused the pages with collective intention for healing and remembrance.

What an experience to have my book blessed by a loving community, near and far! Many locals came to the ceremony and many beloveds from afar lit a candle and said a prayer.

Standing in front of the group and reading the emails of blessing was profound for me. I feel so held by so many people. It was my first opportunity to talk in person about Deep Medicine for Trauma and to read from the book. The hardest part was narrowing down what to share! I was so gratified by the comment of one person at the ceremony. They said, “I wasn’t going to read this book until I heard you read that story. Then I knew. I’ll be reading it.”

When I think of the blessing ceremony, it’s similar to a christening where a name is bestowed. The spiritual parents of this book are Love and Devotion. It was conceived in love and required Devotion to carry it to fulfillment. The spiritual name for this book is Empowering Hope. My prayer is that those who read the book are filled with hope that they can leave trauma behind and their lives can be more expansive and satisfying than they had allowed themselves to believe. That they will feel empowered to move forward in the direction of their dreams. Your energy of blessing is ensuring that this will be so.