Welcome

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Hello, and welcome.

I'm Cinzia Sarigu, founder of Ixchel Healing Arts.

For over 25 years I've been helping people reconnect with themselves, with nature, and with Spirit through healing, ceremony, shamanic practice and ancient wisdom traditions.

Whether you are seeking personal healing, guidance during a life transition, or a deeper spiritual practice, my intention is to create a safe, grounded and welcoming space where you can have your own direct experience of the sacred.

I work internationally, both online and in person, offering workshops, retreats, ceremonies, one-to-one healing sessions and long-term mentorship.

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My Path

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As a child growing up in Sardinia, I experienced prophetic dreams and encounters with the spirit world that I couldn't explain. Like many sensitive children, I gradually learned to ignore those experiences and tried to fit into a worldview that had no place for them.

Everything changed in 2000 after a profound spiritual awakening that completely transformed the direction of my life. What I had once dismissed as imagination became the beginning of a lifelong apprenticeship with Spirit.

Since then I've had the privilege of learning directly from Indigenous elders and wisdom keepers in Mexico and Guatemala, alongside studies in the UK and Canada. My path has also been shaped by my own dreams, ceremonies and lived experience, which continue to be some of my greatest teachers.

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The Traditions That Have Shaped My Work

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Over the years, my work has been shaped by different traditions, each offering its own way of understanding healing, ceremony and our relationship with Spirit. Some have come through formal apprenticeship and initiation, while others have grown from decades of study, practice and a deep relationship with the lands where I have lived.

These include:

• The Mayan tradition, through initiation as a K'iche' Daykeeper (Ajq'ij) and years of study and ceremony with Mayan elders in Guatemala.

• Mexican curanderismo and shamanic traditions, learned through apprenticeship with Indigenous teachers and years of ceremonial practice.

• Dreamwork and Earth-based spirituality, deepened through study with teachers in Canada, where I explored the healing wisdom of dreams, ceremony and our relationship with the natural world.

• The Celtic traditions of Britain, explored through many years of study, pilgrimage and ceremony while living in the UK, and through an ongoing relationship with its sacred landscapes, ancient sites, myths and seasonal cycles.

• The ancestral traditions of my native Sardinia, inspired by my roots and enriched by reconnecting with the island's sacred wells, prehistoric temples and enduring folk traditions.

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Rather than following a single path, my work has evolved through the meeting of these traditions, always with deep respect for their origins and for the teachers who have shared their wisdom with me. What unites them is a recognition that healing arises through relationship: with ourselves, with our ancestors, with nature, and with the unseen world.

Alongside this, my background in environmental activism, permaculture and community building has deeply influenced my relationship with the spirit of the land.

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A Turning Point

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In 2009 my own life changed again.

I became ill with an invisible illness that forced me to step away from my work.

Looking back, I can see that those years transformed not only my own understanding of healing, but also the way I accompany others. Living through uncertainty, vulnerability and profound change gave me a deeper compassion for the many ways healing unfolds. It taught me that there is wisdom to be found even in the most difficult chapters of our lives, and that our greatest challenges can become gateways to unexpected gifts.

That experience continues to inform my work today. Rather than trying to "fix" issues, my role is to help people reconnect with their own inner wisdom, resilience and relationship with Spirit, so that healing can emerge organically, in its own timing, with lasting effects.

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How I Teach

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People often ask me what makes my work different.

Although I draw from many traditions, I don't believe spirituality is something we simply study. It is something we experience.

Whether I'm leading a workshop, a pilgrimage, a ceremony or a private session, my role is not to give people answers, but to create the conditions for them to discover their own relationship with the sacred.

My teaching is experiential, grounded, respectful of the traditions that have shaped me, and rooted in the belief that every person carries their own wisdom.

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Ways We Can Work Together

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Healing

• Shamanic healing

• Soul retrieval

• Energy clearing

• Ancestral healing

• Pleiades sessions

• Psychopomp work

Readings

• Mayan Oracle

• Psychic readings

• Mayan Natal Chart

• Pleiades channelling

• Water divination

Teaching

• Shamanic practice

• Dreamwork

• Ceremony

• Storytelling

• Spiritual mentorship

Traditions

• Mayan cosmology

• Curanderismo

• Toltec teachings

• Sardinian ancestral traditions

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A Little About Me

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Outside my work, you'll usually find me happiest in nature. I love walking, exploring ancient places, learning about different cultures, and following the stories that connect people to the land they call home.

I'm an avid reader and writer, with a vivid imagination and an endless curiosity about the world. I love meaningful conversations, hearing different perspectives, and creating opportunities for people to come together in ways that foster connection, understanding and a sense of belonging.

Over the years, I've embraced a largely nomadic lifestyle. Apart from travelling to teach, I simply love being on the road, discovering new places and returning to communities that have become like family. If you've subscribed to my newsletter, you'll probably notice it's often written from a different corner of the world!

I'm also the mother of two wonderful grown-up children, and one of my greatest joys is the loving relationship we continue to share.

At the heart of everything I do is a belief that life is about relationship: with ourselves, with one another, with the Earth, and with Spirit. I'm deeply passionate about anything that brings people and cultures together, helping us remember our shared humanity and, in doing so, cultivate more peace and cohesion in the world.

And last, but certainly not least... I have a love affair with good chocolate.

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A Final Thought

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After all these years, I remain as curious as I was when I first stepped onto this path.

I still learn from dreams, find guidance in nature, and believe that ceremony has the power to build community and reconnect us with what truly matters.

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I hope you've enjoyed reading about my journey, and I look forward to hearing yours.

 

With love,

Cinzia