Rene Tonalli
ABOUT
Storytelling and ritual have been a vital thread of my journey, of connecting with my ancestors and bringing and receiving joy in trying times. I feel most deeply in service when I am tending life – children, seeds, and threshold moments.
It is a deep calling of mine to tend life through co-created rituals to support transition, loss, and changes in our lives. I feel our modern society has lost our way when it comes to rites of passage. It has been a relearning and remembering to be able to listen to spirit and create space, silence, and stillness through ritual. My work is based on my studies of healing over the last 13 years and rooted in my Indigenous and Mexican ancestry as well as acknowledging my privilege of European roots. This work is also in conjunction with the liberation and sovereignty of Indigenous peoples all over the world. We are not free until we are all free. *
I am a mother, a daughter of an immigrant, gardener and dedicated to being of service in this world.
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I am grateful to those who have supported me on my journey through teachings, care, and joy – including la Madre Tierra, el maiz, a dear spring I know, my mother Yolanda, my father Dan, my grandmother Juana, Irma Luz, Teresa Contreras, Baltazar Lizama, Pakcha Samari Vimi, Yasacama Nantu Kashijint, Alexis Slutzky, Katie Root, Nany Zepeda, Kaia Stachel, Jessica Stewart, Spirit Pine family, my husband Sam, and my daughter Ofelia.
I currently live in the mountains by a river in Nevada City, California (Nisenan Territory)
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*said in different ways by Maya Angelou, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Offerings
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Thresholds - support with transitions and different doorways we pass through in this life such as (but not limited to): becoming a mother, becoming a woman (first moon), changes in relationship, early birth (misscariage) and abortion.
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Accompaniment - walking alongside you during these journeys into the underworld to gather wisdom and resurface with clarity.
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Ritual - co-creating rituals with you based on your culture, needs, what's growing in your garden, comfort levels, etc to carry with you through the threshold.
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Art - writing, poetry, supporting the creation of beauty throughout your journey.
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Humanitarian - Experience working with and living in diverse communities. Culturally sensitive.
CONTACT
Email: renetonalli@gmail.com