Periagoge
Scenario

How to access indigenous teachings in a commercialized spiritual marketplace

I want to learn traditional plant medicine work, but the only teachers I can find are expensive retreats run by white facilitators and it feels wrong to pay outsiders for my own cultural heritage.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The commodification of sacred traditions creates barriers to authentic learning while enriching those outside the originating culture.

Your guide for this
Rumi
Rumi works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Indigenous spiritualities — South America?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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