Kelsi Schlemmer
About the Teacher
Why study with them?
Why do you love plant medicine?
I love plants because they have brought me back to myself. I was so lost and I resented everything and everyone for it, especially myself. It’s so wild to feel like I’ve opened a door of awareness and self love and it’s so empowering. To realize how much more there is to life – you don’t know what you don’t know until you know it. I also see how so many things in life are designed to keep people numb, and to keep them from the truth – and that’s hard. But plant medicine wakes you up. Psychedelics, they’re a cure to wake you up.
Tikkun is the concept of healing and restoring the world to its original pure state. What does Tikkun mean to you?
Tikkun represents hope to me; a horizon. Whatever darkness you’re in, Tikkun offers that light. Tikkun also represents safety. That feeling of safety to come back to your true self, as well as growing the space within to trust and love yourself again. It provides a space where all of your energy can return back to you. Before getting into this work, I really struggled to balance my energy. I often would isolate myself because I didn’t have extra energy to give to anyone, I felt like I was scraping the bottom of the barrel whenever it came to showing up for others. So Tikkun is not just being able to fill your own cup but having an overflow so you can heal and help the people around you.
I love plants because they have brought me back to myself. I was so lost and I resented everything and everyone for it, especially myself. It’s so wild to feel like I’ve opened a door of awareness and self love and it’s so empowering. To realize how much more there is to life – you don’t know what you don’t know until you know it. I also see how so many things in life are designed to keep people numb, and to keep them from the truth – and that’s hard. But plant medicine wakes you up. Psychedelics, they’re a cure to wake you up.
Tikkun is the concept of healing and restoring the world to its original pure state. What does Tikkun mean to you?
Tikkun represents hope to me; a horizon. Whatever darkness you’re in, Tikkun offers that light. Tikkun also represents safety. That feeling of safety to come back to your true self, as well as growing the space within to trust and love yourself again. It provides a space where all of your energy can return back to you. Before getting into this work, I really struggled to balance my energy. I often would isolate myself because I didn’t have extra energy to give to anyone, I felt like I was scraping the bottom of the barrel whenever it came to showing up for others. So Tikkun is not just being able to fill your own cup but having an overflow so you can heal and help the people around you.
