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Jyoti Heart-Space Meditation

Jyoti - Key Phrases & Pillars of The Practice In 10 Easy Steps

Hello beautiful souls, For those of you that have been inquiring about refining your practice, these are the essential steps in a more simplified version for study and practice. This does not include the deeper inner child time line therapy aspect that I refer to as Jyoti Bala. However, keep in mind...

Chad Cornell·Jul 29, 2025

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Wild Medicine Collective

Exciting School Update to Bee Celebrating!

Hi everyone, We have a couple of exciting things to announce for the The Hollow Reed School and WMC: 1. The first is that we now have some fun merch like hats, hoodies, T's, bags, mugs, etc. for those of you who would like to celebrate, support, and promote our school and our collective efforts! In ...

Chad Cornell·Jul 28, 2025

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Wild Medicine Collective

The Beauty Path ~ Weathering Storms & Savouring Nectar

Lately, with all the fires and floods, there has been a lot to feel for those of us who love nature, our planetary ecosystems, and our animal neighbours. This has had me thinking about one of the most memorable moments I’ve had in the last ten years: interviewing the late, great herbalist Stephen Ha...

Chad Cornell·Jul 24, 2025

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Jyoti Heart-Space Meditation

Jyoti ~ A Step by Step Outline For Practitioners - Full Detailed Version

Jyoti ~ Heart Space Meditation The following blog can be considered a kind of essentials map to the art and science of The Jyoti Method. Please remember that this is a practice, and like the practice of anything (including medicine) it takes practice to master it. I hope that you enjoy the process a...

Chad Cornell·Mar 18, 2025

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Jyoti Heart-Space Meditation

Exploring The Heart Space ~ Part 1

In order to benefit from The Jyoti Method it is not essential to learn the philosophy behind it. However, for practitioners, it can be very helpful and also interesting to look behind the curtain of it's design. We have already talked about the importance of the breath, especially exhaling out the m...

Chad Cornell·Jan 14, 2025

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Wild Medicine Collective

Herbalism Goes To Prison

This road of life holds many twists and turns. We may call some of these good, some bad, and others somewhere in between. What I love about each new day, and the idea of tomorrow, is that we never know what it will hold so it’s packed with pure potential. What is most important to me these days is t...

Chad Cornell·Oct 8, 2024

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Wild Medicine Collective

Trees Are The Lungs of The Earth!

Back in the 1990’s, I worked as a sea kayaking wilderness guide on the beaches of Canada's Northwest Coast. I eventually moved to a remote area of the island and squatted (meaning lived for free) on a beach facing Alaska in an old converted school bus. It was there that I really learned to drum and ...

Chad Cornell·Sep 18, 2024

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Jyoti Heart-Space Meditation

Riding The Wind Horse

So far, in terms of our practice we have covered the importance of the following steps: 1. Inner Alignment / Setting Intention: Setting a basic but sincere intention for our practice. This is basically aligning ourselves inwardly and physically. We also align ourselves outwardly by making sure that ...

Chad Cornell·Jun 13, 2024

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Wild Medicine Collective

Herbalism & The Path of Unlearning

There are so many books available on herbalism filled with information on what plants can do for human beings. Some of the research is focused on nutrition, and some of it on phyto-chemicals and our human physiology. Occasionally, we might also find a text on herbal energetics, herbal astrology, or ...

Chad Cornell·May 29, 2024

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Jyoti Heart-Space Meditation

Jyoti - Bodhicitta & Devoting The Practice

Opening Intention: Devoting Our Practice Hi everyone, Here is both a short and long version of the opening intention for devoting our practice. Of course, setting an intention like this is not a prerequisite to practice, however I do feel it to be important and very helpful. Many things we do in lif...

Chad Cornell·May 28, 2024

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Wild Medicine Collective

Shen & The Heart Spirit

We modern folk seem epically busy these days, not only busy with things like work; kids, family, friends, hobbies, and studies - but we have to process a mighty lot of information each day. In fact, we are likely processing more daily information than ever before in history, especially the left brai...

Chad Cornell·May 21, 2024

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Jyoti Heart-Space Meditation

Outlining The Main Types of Jyoti

The Three Main Forms of Jyoti Hi everyone, here is a basic outline of the 3 main levels to Jyoti, which vary in their depth and intention. The main Jyoti method that we are learning to start with is for our own healing and to eventually be able to guide others. However, if you wish to continue study...

Chad Cornell·May 20, 2024

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Jyoti Heart-Space Meditation

What Do You Need for a Guided Jyoti Session?

Hi everyone, these are the main things that you need to have a good Jyoti session: 1. Sage or Palo Santo: Burning a natural incense like cedar or juniper, palo santo, or sage before the session. 2. Quiet Space: A quiet room or spot where you will not be disturbed, turning off phone notifications. If...

Chad Cornell·May 16, 2024

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Jyoti Heart-Space Meditation

Session 1: Jyoti Daily Self Awareness Practice

Hi everyone, I will be sending out these little daily practice suggestions on occasion for you to ground into and practically apply what we are covering as we go. In order to practically and usefully apply what we are learning in Jyoti it takes practice and repetition. It will also hep you eventuall...

Chad Cornell·May 14, 2024

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Wild Medicine Collective

Reserve Your Spot - Forest Medicine Retreats 2024!

Hey plant lovers! Here are the dates for the much loved annual Forest Medicine Retreats ! There is one in early July and one later in August. Please book and secure your spot asap as we are about to share it to the public as well. It's such a fun and nourishing time and an amazing site that has a lo...

Chad Cornell·May 4, 2024

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Jyoti Heart-Space Meditation

Letting Go, Being Human, & The Meastro of Medicine Poem

I wrote this poem quite a few years back, as I was increasingly realizing how important it was to heal using vibration, sound, the breath and other such healing pillars we find in Jyoti. There are different lenses through which we can view imbalance or dis-ease, and health also. In our modern era we...

Chad Cornell·Apr 29, 2024

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Jyoti Heart-Space Meditation

Intro to Jyoti (Read This One First) Welcome to the Path of Jyoti

A Basic Intro to Jyoti Hello my name is Chad Cornell and this is a basic intro to The Jyoti Method. If you are new to this forum please read the posts from old to new as they set the foundation of the learning. This first one is a basic intro to the The Jyoti Method. Jyoti , is a very unique and con...

Chad Cornell·Apr 18, 2024

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Wild Medicine Collective

I Have Seen This One Legendary Rainforest Herb Help So Many People!

Though we do try to focus on local plant medicines and foods, there are of course some legendary allies from other areas on our precious planet! One of these plants is the rainforest herb Pau D'arco , also known as Lapacho and Taheebo. Some of you can find it in your Module one Textbook as well. In ...

Chad Cornell·Feb 3, 2023

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Happy Solstice ~ Merry Christmas & The Fascinating Herb Mistletoe!

Hey beautiful humans! Wishing you all a cozy and peace and joy filled holiday stretch. Here's a fascinating little video and short article on the surprising nature of the legendary herb known as Mistletoe: Mistletoe Video And a more medicine focussed article: Mistletoe Article

Chad Cornell·Dec 24, 2022

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Wild Medicine Collective

8 Essential Core Concepts for Budding Herbalists!

After studying herbalism for over 25 years, and practicing professionally for 18 of them, there are some core ideas I would like to share for other budding herbalists. These are not in any particular order of importance but all worth contemplating as you proceed in your own study and practice of her...

Chad Cornell·Oct 16, 2022

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Wild Medicine Collective

The Journey is The Destination ~ Smelling The Roses and Walking The Wu Wei

As kids, summer mostly meant play time, a time to adventure and have fun. I don't think we loose that desire to play as we get older but summer now means a chance to get a lot of stuff done, to accomplish, and it tends to involve a lot of work. We are all trying to manifest our dreams and be that ch...

Chad Cornell·Aug 17, 2022

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Wild Medicine Collective

The Herbalist ! Staying Close to the Green and Believing in Your Dreams!

Hey everyone, welcome to my first blog post! I hope it works, there are lot's of learning curves with this platform but I am pressing onward. My goal is with this blog is to share some helpful content for your journey. These will be spontaneous and fairly brief. I tend to Virgo perfectionism which i...

Chad Cornell·Jul 5, 2022