Some of you may be more familiar with 'Max Walsh Yoga and Meditation' which is how I began on my professional pathway back in July 2016. Over the last eight years, this journey took me down pathways I could never have imagined, which brings us to this current iteration.
When I began practicing for my own care, back in 2014, I had lost five years of my life to mental health issues. I struggled with severe depression, crippling anxiety, violent outbursts and developed a rare mental disorder called "Cotard's Delusion" which all led to me living in my car and regularly abusing drugs. This delusion that I suffered from had me convinced that this experience of my life was all a dream in the brain of my dying corpse, and that my real body was dying in a car crash.
I was fortunate enough to discover meditation, teaching myself the practice and utilising it effectively in getting on top of my mental health issues. Due to the inability to find a meditation teacher, I decided to become one myself. This led to my discovery of yoga, which I quickly became hooked with when I realised how well it supported my meditation.
Meditation and yoga took me far, but I knew there was further to explore. When I was ready, in 2017, the next step of my path appeared, and this is when I discovered shamanism and plant medicines. Greatly supported by the foundation of my years of practicing, I dove deep into the world of shamanism and plant medicines, which has became the main focus of my work for the past few years. I have outgrown simply being a meditation and yoga teacher.
It is time to be 'Pathways to Empowerment'.
I say Pathways (plural), instead of Pathway (singular), because I am aware that there are many different routes to exploring and finding the Self. I know there are far more Pathways than I alone can offer, but everything I do offer is something I have discovered and explored myself, until I have understood it to a degree I am able to share it with others. All the practices and frameworks I use are ones that I have personally found to be a valuable tool, and therefore kept in my toolbox.
Tools such as:
Mindfulness (Relaxations and Concentrations)
Yoga (Breathwork and Mobility)
Energetic Meridians of the Body
The Body Clock and Elemental Eating
Acupressure and Self-Massage (Chakras)
Shamanic Psychotherapy (Inner Child Healing)
Psychomagic Rituals
Dream Exploration and Analysis
Psychedelic Integration
Plant Medicines (Kambo for example)
(Including astrology, human design, family constellations, and more)
Using these acquired tools and skills, to those wishing to work with me, I am a Pathways guide and a fellow Pathway Pioneer. Ultimately, someone who (I am sure like you) seeks the Freedom of living the life full of magic and abundance that the Universe wants to give us.
Ready to take the next step?
With Strength and Honour,
Maximus.
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