Looking back at Day One of the Sacred Healing Journey always reminds me what it really takes to walk a path of healing—not just healing yourself, but eventually bringing your own healing gifts, your own medicine, into the world. That lesson came alive for me during the first part of my trip here in Mexico. (Part two begins tonight.) Even after decades of doing this work, studying with incredible teachers, and teaching professionally for years, I made a decision before I arrived. I wasn't going to show up as the teacher. I was going to show up as the beginner. I gave myself permission to be curious again. To ask questions. To not have all the answers. To simply experience what was in front of me. The truth is, you can only do that when you're in a space that feels safe. And that's exactly what I want The Rainbow Path to be. Not another place where you have to prove yourself. Not another place where you have to pretend you already know what you're doing. Not another place where you're afraid you'll ask the "wrong" question. I want it to be a place where you can exhale. A place where you can explore your healing without judgment. A place where you can ask for what you need. A place where you can make mistakes, discover new parts of yourself, and realize that every step—even the uncertain ones—is part of becoming who you were meant to be. That's why Day One of the Sacred Healing Journey isn't about learning techniques. It's about giving yourself permission to name and claim the healer that already lives within you. I know that isn't always easy. I've lived through the years of self-doubt. The fear. The constant wondering if any of this would ever work out. I spent far too much time questioning myself instead of trusting what Spirit was quietly showing me. Looking back, I realize the biggest problem wasn't that I lacked ability. It was that I couldn't clearly see what was possible on the other side of my fear. My vision was too clouded by doubt. Something else happened during this trip that touched me deeply.

It's been a wonderful three days of learning about my Mexican roots and traditions from pre conquest Mexico. We've been studying the Codex Laud, one of multiple manuscripts that have the history of the indigenous people in Mexico in the central Mexican Valley and south to Oaxaca where I am currently. We've been studying the Day signs and the 260 day sacred calendar. It's been a beautiful immersion. We got to be creative and use the same type of paper from a tree called amate that the indigenous people used and this paper is still in production today. We drew our day sign which is the day of your birth. My day sign is 6 Wind. The process is done in steps so there's the pencil drawing the first outline and then you go in order of colors starting with red then the greens and the yellows my particular sign didn't have any blue so red green yellow and black

As we get close to the end of this week take a moment and look around and see what you are grateful for. Let's start a chain here of gratitude as we move along on our journey. I'll start. ⏬️ I am thankful for the ability to travel and spend time learning about the traditions of my ancestors. I am thankful that I am here in Oaxaca Mexico with my amazing teachers. I am thankful that my body is healthy and strong so I can make these trips. I am thankful that I have the means to takethese trips on a regular basis. And I give thanks for all the knowledge as being shared with me from these amazing teachers.

Here for my self care - sacred self-care As you go about your day think about what you're doing to practice sacred self care. What are you doing to make sure that your energetic well-being stays intact throughout the day. Go to the Sacred Healing Journey and find one of the audios or affirmations that will help you today. Post your comment or question on what you are working on, what you might be struggling with, and any breakthroughs and wins that you have on your journey. I'll be posting more videos during my stay here in Oaxaca

Hey everyone. Anthony here. There's a lot of information coming out this week about the upgrades to the Rainbow Path and with the debut of the Unbound series-- Unbound: The Journey Home and the new Shaman's Journey workshops. First, I want to say thank you to all of you who are members of the Rainbow Path. I truly appreciate you being here and your contribution to this community that we are building for healers, for people who know they have a healing gift. Remember we walk this path together. There's no need to walk a healing path alone and it's not made to be walked alone. So for me the summer solstice was a big day and a big energy to move forward with these upgrades and changes for the evolution of my vision and what I see possible for the community of Healers. My big vision is to create a community of 300 healers trained in the practices and methods here in the Rainbow Path and with the Shaman's Journey and the new Unbound series work. When there's a body of Healers working from a unified mindset, a unified worldview of healing we can affect major change not only in our communities where we live but in the world all around us. Remember, there are lots of people who need the healing medicine that only you can provide. I'll be talking more about this vision and how I see it expanding and evolving over time. Having said that I invite you... I strongly encourage you to share your vision here. Post it here in the comments or create your own post about your vision for your work as a healer. What do you see affecting change with your healing medicine? Who are you ready to be now with this healing gift out in the world? What support do you need to make your vision a reality for you?