Ancient Pocket Services

Healing Sessions:

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I have walked the path of a magus since 1997 working with plant medicine, ancestral guidance and subtle energy practices. My work bridges herbal wisdom, intuitive insight and inter-dimensional ritual care.

Sessions at Ancient Pocket are guided spaces for reflection, clarity and restoration. Together we explore life transitions, grief, creative blocks and spiritual questions through tarot, workshops, energy attunement and plant allies.

This is a space to slow down, reconnect and remember your inner guidance.

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Healing Arts Training & Certification

Vanessa Ehecatl Santos (b. 1978, Los Angeles, CA)

  • Apprenticeship Chicken Soup Chinese Medicine Acupuncture Clinic - Focus on Eastern medicine for terminally ill patients and women’s reproductive health: moxibustion, gua sha, tui na, needle removal and herbal medicine preparation w/ Misha Ruth Cohen, OMD, L.Ac., San Francisco, CA (2003–2004)

  • Synergistic Herbalism Intensive Certifications - Pokeroot Foundation; Portland, OR. (2005-2008) & Wise Woman Center Susun Weed; Woodstock, NY (2011-2015)

  • Usui Reiki Level I - Steve Nunley, NW Healing Arts; Portland, OR (2007)

  • Usui & Johrei Reiki Level II + Master Certification - College of the Lakes Kathy Heng; Emmetsburg, IA (2014–2016)

  • Medicinal & Edible Native Plants of the Prairie - Water’s Edge Nature Center; Algona, IA (2014)

  • Ongoing mentorship and study in Lyme and Heavy Metal Detoxification Protocols w/ Katie Blair, L.Ac., M.A.O.M., Dipl. O.M., BS.; Dubuque, IA (2017–present)

  • Postpartum Doula Training (DONA International) - Dubuque, IA 2019

  • Bio-Dynamic Certification in Agricultural Justice & Beekeeping - Rochester, NY & Floyd, VA (2019–2021)

  • Sacred Bee Healing Center Apitherapy Mentorship in the Hoshindo Method w/ Joyce Roetter; Los Cerrillos, NM (2020-2022)

  • Kambo Self-Treatment Training Intensive & Mentorship in Ceremonial Medicine w/ Master Practitioner Taylor Eyewalker; Los Angeles, CA (2021-2023)