I’m Judy Lemon
I’m a shamanic practitioner and certified Somatic Experiencing trauma therapist (SEP) who brings years of comprehensive training and knowledge into my work. I’ve studied and apprenticed with Native and other master teachers in Europe, the United States and throughout Latin America.
I was inducted into the Peruvian Rio Napo lineage of my first curandero teacher, Javier Arevalo, in 2005, and continue to honor the ancient traditions of this lineage. I am also a graduate of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies/ advanced residential programs.
I draw upon my extensive experience with multiple modalities such as energy healing, ceremonial work, and trauma therapy to create an individual plan for each client’s healing and spiritual development.
My Transformation Story:
From a very early age I felt like I was the black sheep of my family. I was groomed to follow in my parents’ footsteps with the goal to live the American Dream.
Despite their best intentions, this mold didn’t fit me, and it wasn’t hard to figure out that I wasn’t accepted for being who I really was and for what I loved to do most in my life. I pushed back against what was safe and secure and continually found myself suffering without support as I tried to find success first as a musician and then later as a healer.
How could I give myself permission to be powerfully me?
I wanted to live the life I was meant to live, not the life that someone else thought I should live.
Every time I unconsciously approached the boundaries that my parents (and their parents before them) had set, I was actively discouraged from continuing to follow my dreams. I felt as if invisible forces were holding me back and taking away my power. I sought healing for the wounds that never seemed to heal, while at the same time I knew I was being called back into the magical world of Spirit that I entered when I was a child.
Shortly after learning to meditate in the early 1990s. I started to hear the voice of my higher self. This set me off on a long voyage of discovery through the worlds of high ceremonial magick, Wicca, and finally, shamanism.
Not only did I find there was more to the universe than meets the eye, but I learned that through intent and ritual it is possible to cause changes in the material world by changing the energetic world. As within, so without.
Following my inner guidance, I made my first trip to the Peruvian Amazon to take part in a plant spirit retreat. I had no idea what I was getting into: I was being called home.
My life would never be the same.
After my parents passed, I finally felt like I could be myself and step into my power.
I didn’t want the life I had been boxed into. I chose to wipe the slate clean and start afresh.
I made the risky decision to quit my secure teaching job so I could spend several months working with a master jungle shaman who I had met on a brief trip some months before. I knew this is where I would truly discover my personal power.
There, I was taken deeply into a part of me that I never knew existed. I was opened up to a force much greater than myself, a force that gave me the ability to heal by channeling the Divine.
This is what works through me to make the work most effective, even healing the wounds that never seemed to heal.
I had finally found the acceptance that I had been seeking all my life. It was time to step into my power and bring my light out into the world.
I’m not going to lie. It took years of consistent hard work, discipline, and a willingness to face my fears.
I did not come into this world as an already enlightened guru, but when all the work I had done finally took root, I realized that if I could heal through my own shadows, so could anyone else.
I felt in my heart that I had made the next transition in my life and had gotten back to the life path I knew I was meant to walk.
Location:
In the traditional paths that I trained in, the client is in the same room as the healer. This allows for use of sacred tobacco smoke, floral baths, perfumes and essential oils, and of course, hands on work. However, in keeping with my belief that energetic healing can reach beyond physical boundaries like walls, some of my services may be offered over Skype or Zoom.
Please note that I am located in San Diego, CA. For any work that is done away from San Diego, service fees will include any travel-related expenses such as gas, flights, meals, and accommodations. These expenses are in addition to the cost of the services being provided.
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I look forward to hearing from you.