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Anna Keppen

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3 years ago

It’s rare to find love like this
That echos like thunder across the valley
And reminds of you of your wild, raw and free nature

It’s not a person. It’s a place.

My eyes with tears- I don’t weep with sorrow,
I celebrate with joy.

Salud to the land where the wind smells like wild mint and the sun kisses your cheeks endlessly.

Te amo Peru 🇵🇪🌹😘

#peru #teamo taken in Peru by @annakeppen

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3 years ago

PERU ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 🇵🇪
I lived in Peru for many years, studying and working with a beautiful Shipibo family. When the pandemic hit, I took the opportunity to blend my two worlds. I have spent the last three years in a therapy graduate program, to support my work with folks and psychedelics. Specifically in my home state of Oregon (🌲🦫), where psilocybin assisted therapy was recently legalized.

I am so grateful to be returning back to work Ayahuasca retreats for November/ December @ayahealingretreats 🥳🥳🥳

I am beyond elated to rejoin Don Miguel, Elio and the family in Peru here in a few months. Also looking forward to meeting some new and beautiful faces! Nos vemos pronto ✨❤️🙌

-Anna

#ayahuasca #peru #oregon #ayahuascaceremony #charango #healingplants taken in Oregon by @annakeppen

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3 years ago

Firstly, I want to thank everybody who responded to my post a couple weeks ago when I was talking about burnout as a therapist.

I felt deeply touched with the over 500 responses between comments, messages, and interactions on the post. Thank you community. I feel seen.

I didn’t respond to anything because shortly after I made that post, Nicoa’s bike was stolen. It was pretty much a shit show. The Klamath County police were helpful though and helped us go to multiple houses where the tracking device said it was at. Unfortunately, we still have NOT found it 💔

On a brighter note- My therapist told me something this week when I was reflecting about my birthday and getting older- she said “you’re lucky because you’re old enough to do anything you want and you’re still young enough to do anything you want.” I’ve been sitting on that reframe on aging and I absolutely love it because it’s true. In many ways I have freedom in my current age.

I’ve also have been contemplating on my life itself. What makes my life difficult? What makes my life wonderful?

What I’ve come to, is that what makes my life wonderful is my community. Having everybody reach out on my birthday reminded me of what an expensive and beautiful community I have.

Typically, what makes my life difficult is my own mindset, overworking myself or trying to fit into a societal construct that I don’t necessarily belong in.

From friends in Peru, Thailand, India, the States and good ol K Falls Oregon- I feel incredibly blessed.

I want to thank each and every person that took time to think of me and to write to me. It really lifted my spirits remembering deeply the energy of love and connection.

#birdday by @annakeppen

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3 days ago

I want to apologize to all of my friends and community.

I never realized how difficult being a therapist would be for me, or how hard obtaining my clinical licensure might be. I am working deeply in the system now. I feel like a rat on the wheel of US societal standards.

I rarely have time or energy or desire for coffee dates with friends. I never want to call people back at the end of a clinical day because I have been talking for up to 7 hours a day often.

On the weekends, I crave isolation. I don’t feel like being social. I have started to question how people do this for 30 + years….

What this has led to is a list of people I haven’t called back. Trips I have delayed. And even a loss of a friendship due to my lack of availability

I consider this a short season of my life, I do not think my life will always be like this.

But I do want to apologize and thank the people that are still in my life for being patient with me. I didn’t realize when I went to grad school, how tough this whole process would be.

It’s been very trying lately. Most days it’s takes all my energy to show up fully for my clients, and also take care of myself.

If you happen to still be reading this, thank you, and I love you. I appreciate those of you who are still by my side through this season.

Love u all ❤️🌺 by @annakeppen

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24 days ago

A long time ago I went to India to study yoga for 6 weeks and obtain by 500 hour certification

I ended up teaching yoga from 2015 to about 2022 when I was deep in my graduate program at OIT.

Last night I went to a yoga class at @bliss_yoga_klamath Bliss Yoga & Wellness yoga and I was reminded how yoga is often times the best anti-anxiety remedy for me.

After the class, I felt better than I had felt in weeks

A wish outside of my control is that prior to doctor prescribing anti-anxiety, that they would encourage somebody to do 30 days of yoga.

I remember the very first time I went to a yoga class, it was the first time I felt a deep relief from a background anxiety that I had always lived with that had become normal to me

Believe me, I know pharmaceutical medication has its time and place. But I think there are alternative ways we can work with our anxiety to alleviate it, and feel stronger and clearer mentally.

Shout out to all the beautiful yoga teachers in Klamath @asanayoga_ayurveda Asana Yoga & Ayurveda , Bliss and elsewhere!!! Your practice is seen and appreciated 🙏🙏🙏

#yoga #anxiety #antianxiety #yougottatryit by @annakeppen

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a month ago

“Remember your heart” 💛
This is teaching I learned from Percy, Kevin and Alfredo. Thank you for sharing knowledge that has impacted my life profoundly- and those who I get to share with ♾️ love u all
#beautyway #flowerway #prayerway #always by @annakeppen

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a month ago

Overdose Awareness Day, with Renee and Paul here.

I offered grief support at this event. It felt very raw. A reminder to tell the ones you love, that you love them.

I had quite a few people ask about a grief support group. Is this something people would be interested in again? If so lmk! 💜

#grief #love #loss #support by @annakeppen

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2 months ago

🆘🆘🆘 Well fam it’s about that time. Who are you tattoo artist recommendations? Oregon, California, Nevada. Maybe Idaho!
Please tag any local or non local recommendations 🐍✨

#tattoos #snakes #onplanes #and #everywhere taken in Oregon by @annakeppen

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2 months ago

So this is one of the last songs I was working on before I stopped playing. “Do I ever cross your mind?”- my favorite version of this song is by Chet Atkins and Dolly Parton.

Maybe it’s time to start playing again. “ and the flowers that grow, they don’t smell as sweet as they did when you picked them for me”.

#banjo #longlivedolly #dollyparton #dollypartonchallenge taken in Oregon by @annakeppen

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2 months ago

This post is inspired by @blogilates 🙏🫶
Does anyone else have recent flops?
Despite the flops all is well, I just love the concept or sharing the non-glamorous life 🤟💓✨

#flop #shemakeit #flopflop taken in Oregon by @annakeppen

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2 months ago

WOP…”Be the glitch in the matrix” … coolest quote from @avaroseyoga

Started this piece in Peru with the guidance and support of maestro @luistamani.visionart

Doing life differently, enjoying the colors.

This piece is called “Anaconda Cosmica”—- aka the Cosmic Anconda.

Anaconda Cosmica was the name of the first retreat center that I went to in Peru to work with plant medicine. I was 21 at the time, it was 2014. The Cosmic Anaconda fundamentally has changed my life and continues to.

This has been a really fun project 💓😌

#anacondacosmica #cosmic #visionaryart #acrylic taken in Iquitos, Peru by @annakeppen

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2 months ago