I’ve attended hummingbird church with Taita Pedro a couple times in the last year. When I first showed up I was extremely physically and spiritually sick. The facilitators and Taita at Hummingbird Church helped me immensely, body and soul.

I grew up with programming that told me I wasn’t capable of saving myself, that I had to look to “godly” men to save me. That I was inadequate and incapable. But this church and Taita teach that *WE* are the medicine. We are the only ones who can save ourselves.

And I think that’s why, when the facilitators did assist me during my difficult shadow work, they intentionally did just enough to keep me safe and let me freely have my process. The medicine showed me that as I go through life and experience hardship, facilitators and Taita not going to be there to rescue me from my discomfort. Sometimes I wanted them to come take the pain away from me, but I needed to learn that only *I* could heal myself. And that’s a *HARD LESSON* for us codependent types to comprehend and accept!!! But I’m sooooooo grateful to the intuitive facilitators for that absolute gift.

Another gift I was given by Hummingbird was the gift of safety. I have a complex trauma history from men. I’m hy-per-sen-si-tive about lady-safety and I’ve struggled to feel safe around men since childhood. It shocked me at how instantly safe I felt with Taita Pedro. I don’t think I’ve spoken more than a couple words to him but I still like to pick from the beds closest to his seat. I just like being close to his energy BECAUSE. IT. FEELS. SO. SAFE. and that’s not a feeling I feel a lot in my day to day life.

I’ve brought my sweet younger sister to Hummingbird and Taita Pedro for healing. She and I will be bringing our pretty mama to Taita Pedro in a couple months so that she can begin her own path towards healing. My best friend will be joining me after that. I don’t trust easily so I’m so grateful for a Taita who I know I can bring my family to.

I hope that the people reading these comments will think pragmatically and consider attending a Hummingbird retreat. You’ll see. You’ll see for yourself how loving and safe it is there. You’ll see how empowered everyone is to heal. You’ll see that you finally belong.

Gracias, Mama Aya. Gracias, Taita Pedro. Gracias, Hummingbird. Thank you for helping me heal.