My name is Mandy Martini- Kvyen (Moon) Chihuailaf (Mist Spreading Over a Lake), and I'm Indigenous, member of the Mapuche Nation.
I'm the founder of SLG, the Science of Letting Go, which started in 2016 inside a secret sojourn domestic violence support group, and grew into what it is today––
A global online program that makes people say, "It changed my life and my future," over and over again.
Because inside SLG you don't waste time learning how to cope and manange stress and trauma, and all the symptoms that comes with it.
You learn how to let your body heal for good.
You've probably tried everything that's out there when it comes to wellness and healing.
Therapy, medication, yoga classes, meditation, self help books, positive affirmations, anxiety blankets, stress balls–– you've done it all.
Except... have you really?
Or, and be honest now, have you only tried what this society offers?
There's another approach to healing that is not spoken about in these spaces, in this dominant culture.
Why? Because for a very long time, people have been taught to believe that there's only one perspective.
At least only one worth listening to.
Unfortunately, this belief has separated people from knowledge that has existed and survived longer than any civilization ever has.
Knowledge that could help people live without all this pain and suffering.
My people call it Kuyfi Kimvn–– Indigenous wisdom that has been passed down from generation to generation.
That's what happened to me.
Instead of using the wisdom my family and people have fought so hard to protect, especially after the reservation system started --
I spent years, eight to be exact, listening to the same perspective about healing that you're probably doing right now.
The perspective that tells us we can only learn how to cope, aka learn to live with (and manage) stress and trauma.
Not heal from it.
Photo of my family around 1883. It was taken to show they had "civilized" the Lonko (Chief) of one of the largest territories and communities-- my great-great grandfather Chihuailaf. (They didn't. My family continued to fight against assimilation.) The man and woman on the far left and right are from the church and state.
I don't know what this has done to you but I can share what it did to me:
I developed severe anxiety, chronic depression, and PTSD.
Along with other symptoms like...
- Insomnia
- Spacing out and forgetting what I was doing
- Feeling numb (not happy, not sad, nothing)
- Nightmares and flashbacks
- Tired no matter how much I rested and slept
- Always feeling sick
- So much tension that my body never felt relaxed
- Jaw clenching that made it lock
- Migraines every week
- Avoiding people, which really hurt the relationships in my life, and so did-
- Getting frustrated and angry for the smallest thing.
- Reacting to everything going on around me
... and so much more. But you get the point.
Stress and trauma affect every. aspect. of. our. lives.
It spreads like a virus.
You know this too.
How many times have you been around a family member or coworker who's stressed or going through something?
You've been there and seen how it affects who they are, how they are, the decisions they make–– everything.
When you're living in a state of survival, it becomes the only thing your mind, body, and energy can focus on.
And while it's doing that, it can't do much else.
That's why it's so hard to think about the future, to be creative, or to think about much else except what you're going through.
And why you're probably feeling exhausted all the time because, guess what?
It takes a lot of energy to survive.
- JULIETA T.
[Pijao descendant]
New York
** Going through financial/life hardship? You could qualify for a scholarship.
* Worried it won't work? SLG comes with a 30-Day Peace of Mind Guarantee.
- VICTORIA LISE
[Cherokee]
Ute Territory (Colorado)
Most people inside SLG, like most in this world, work very hard to survive in this culture. Some are even single parents with no family around or community support.
That's why SLG is made to be easy to digest, and learn, in your own time and pace.
Plus, the "work" you do in SLG will help you not get overwhelmed. And give you more energy for the things that matters.
Our Elders and family members have always had talking circles in our ruka (huts) to allow members of the community to come together and not only support each other, but help reinforce our knowledge and practices.
The live Talking Circles through Zoom are our "modern" version of it.
** Going through financial/life hardship? You could qualify for a scholarship.
* Worried it won't work? SLG comes with a 30-Day Peace of Mind Guarantee.