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Jennifer Lynn Forshee
500-hr certified yoga teacher and founder of Sacred Lotus Wellness in Luquillo, Puerto Rico.
“Just like the seed that has to sit in the darkness and find its way into the light, my journey reflects the path of the Lotus.”
The path of the Lotus
A fragile seed trusting the path through murky waters. Finding my way through material attachments and physical desires. Opening up my soft petals to expand towards the light. Learning how to dance through the journey of death and life, and appreciating the duality of both worlds.
I am originally from California and have been in Puerto Rico for the past 17 years. I have taken this time to find the way back to myself through self-discovery. Yoga was the initiation towards my awakening journey. Plant medicine helped my healing at the soul level. Art and nature have also played a huge role and been large doses of the medicine needed along the way.
Choosing life
Before these tools, I used self-destruction as a way to fill myself. Most of my early life was filled with addiction, toxic relationships, treating my body like a trash can and just kind of floating around without much of a purpose. Using these habits left me feeling nothing but empty in the end.
I hit rock bottom in 2014. I was very sick from internalizing all of my pains. My transformation started with ending a very toxic relationship. I ended up in the hospital with ovarian cysts, precancerous cells, loss of a child, an upper respiratory tract infection, vertigo, a fever of 105 and 6 back-to-back surgeries. I felt the presence of death wash over my entire being. I prayed from the depths of my soul for guidance as well as relief. I had to make a decision, so I chose life.
Breathe. Meditate. Practice yoga.
I Google searched how to cope after being in a toxic relationship, and the very first thing that popped up was a woman sitting in Lotus pose. Beneath the picture it said “Breathe”, “Meditate”, “Practice Yoga”. The next morning I went outside, poolside, and grabbed a beach towel. I spent an hour breathing, stretching, listening and getting into my body. It felt amazing right away. I continued my practice daily, changing my diet, my thought process, and researching holistic healing modalities.
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A few months later Puerto Rico was calling me back loud and clear, letting me know that I had work to do. I came back, started booking massage clients and offering free yoga classes on the beach. In 2015 I got my 200-hr yoga certification. This course opened up a space for me to ignite my inner fire and made me feel safe to explore my gifts. I began to learn how to alchemize my pain and turn it into gold.
Three days before Hurricane Maria I was given the keys to the yoga studio so that I would have a safe space to stay. The building was a gift handed over to me with great trust and confidence that something brilliant would come to life. After the storm I spent almost a year reconstructing the space as a part of my own healing journey. In 2017 Sacred Lotus Wellness opened to provide yoga, massage, energy healing, retreats, workshops, art and community gatherings.
In 2020 I completed my 500-hr yoga certification and truly got to align with my soul’s purpose. I was initiated into working with plant medicine. I had found my treasure and my soul’s true calling. This path led me deeper into ancestral healing, dreamwork, and mediumship.
My deeper calling has been to guide people through detox with diet, yoga, breathwork, mindful practices, plant medicine journeys, and integration techniques. It is both an honor and a pleasure to be a direct mirror and in service. It is time to pass on my medicine tools and help you to access your gifts.
“My emotions have become a gift. My vulnerability has become my strength.”
The journey so far
2014
Rock bottom — and the choice to live a healthy life.
2015
200-hr yoga certification; massage clients and free beach yoga in Puerto Rico.
2017
Rebuilt the studio after Hurricane Maria. Sacred Lotus Wellness opens.
2020
500-hr certification and initiation into plant medicine, ancestral healing, dreamwork and mediumship.