I lived in South America and Mexico for years and although plant ceremonies called to me distantly, the time wasn’t right. Yet you don’t need to travel across the world to find the medicine. When I moved to Arizona and was called more strongly to Ayahuasca, I decided to patiently wait to find the right guide — what I most prioritized in finding the right ceremony. I wanted someone experienced and personally recommended to me. And that is what I found in Demi and her facilitators. Embarking on a new experience I wanted to feel safe, comfortable, supported. I found that in them and in the 10 beautiful people I got to share space with over the weekend. I really enjoyed having a small group size and as our journeys began both nights, taking us far and wide and deep inside, I knew we were watched over in a caring, respectful and intuitive way that I still cannot fathom. They were there, so present, during the entire ceremony, and gave such care before and after and even after we were home again. It is hard to put into words what the journey itself was like, but nothing scary as I had perhaps envisioned. I went deep into my mind and then, thankfully, was able to leave my mind to the side while I went into my soul and our universal connectivity. These plants can sometimes be talked about in ways which are so grandiose, as some mystical “other,” something external that “does things to us,” but I now so clearly understand how they just take us home to ourselves. There is nothing to be scared of, for they can bring us to us and to the universe and can help free us. It may not feel easy but it did feel beautiful and worthwhile and nourishing. I experienced this 6 months ago and continue to take lessons from those two ceremonies. The entire weekend with Demi was sacred, the medicine being just a part of it. Her voice and the music during the ceremonies was transcendental and the space she gave afterward, during processing, was vital. I will forever be thankful that she was recommended to me and I look forward to sitting in ceremony with her again. If anyone is called to this plant and to her, I can honestly say, what a gift!