Ana Forrest and Jose Calarco, are a powerhouse couple if ever there was one.
Both spent many years sitting with traditional elders, embracing rites of passage and learning sacred teachings, before finally meeting (fortuitously) in an elevator in Sydney many years ago. Since then, they have combined their love of ceremony, music, yoga, healing and Indigenous practices, into one of the most potent yoga offerings in the industry today.
Like many other yoga activists, myself included, they have received and endured ridicule and rejection from their peers when they chose to boldly speak out against the pLAndemic. Regardless, they continue to hold their integrity and intentions from their secluded island homestead, offering online classes, mentoring, teacher trainings and regular ceremonies to help nourish and educate those who are ready to step into their own "next level of service".
Everything that Ana and Jose say, do and create, stems from a deep love, respect and reverence for Mother Nature, Her wisdom, Her medicine and all Her creatures. They live the Medicine Path, the Beauty Way, one that I have also studied, followed and trusted for many years, knowing that the sacred earth-based practices, bush medicines and seasonal ceremonies, offer everything we all need to maintain full body-mind-and-spirit health.
In my opinion and experience, there is nothing in the teachings of ANY Native or Indigenous protocols, that advocates the ingestion of man-made chemicals or experimental "vaccines" over Nature's options for example, and certainly not to "improve" one's health, and the fact that so many yogis are advocating this, claiming it aligns with the Eight Limbs of Yoga - in particular "Ahimsa" (non-violence) as well - is not only absurd, it can be regarded as a Universal Crime. It's definitely a violation of duty of care.
The yoga/spiritual industry and community has been undergoing a massive transformation through this whole C19 experience and we can only hope that soon, those studios, teachers and students who fell for the illusion and narratives, the "Wetiko" as it is known to the Native American elders, "mind psychosis", will be able to return to heart-centered knowing and re-establish themselves as grounded, clear and balanced yogis.
Ultimately, the way forwards is for all of us to remember who we are in this life, what we came here for, to remember that we are custodians of Mother Earth, caretakers of (all) the children on the planet and that living in divine alignment with Pachamama, is the only way to reclaim our sovereignty, and quite literally, salvage our humanity, both individually and as a global collective.
I hope you enjoy this passionate and empowering conversation with two incredible souls leading the way with love, light and unwavering conviction.
You can connect with Ana and Jose on:
http://anaforrest.yoga/about/
Purchase Ana's book, "Fierce Medicine" here:
http://anaforrest.yoga/fierce-medicine/
Discover the magic of Jose's "Descendance":
https://www.descendance.net/jose-calarco/
INjoy,
Denby
