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Hi im Willis,

I never intended to be here, doing what im doing. I was simply seeking my greatest joy and passion and stumbled upon a realm that I could not stop studying and sharing - fungi and plants. My fascination and curiousity led to understanding them as food, medicine and much more.

I started creating small batches of tinctures, teas, capsules and the like - folks found me and started to work with the elementals in my blends and had some amazing results to the symptoms they were experiencing in life.

The biggest nod I received was while working with a client who was experiencing really bad flare ups on his skin, and through nutritional guidance, emotional work, and the integration of fungi into his life - he was able to remove all skin flare ups and find balance. I was sold - this is what I was going to dedicate my life to - to learning, and sharing this wisdom - to help as many people as I can before I exit.

This led to a name “The Loving Fungi” and then a label, and the creations that came through me were loved and supported by the community, and so it has continued to supporting a family of friends with a passion to help and to live free. I feel blessed that I get to live this life in service to the forest and the human community in which I call home. I never intended for any of this - and yet here I am looking back in awe at all the pivots, all the lessons, the growth and the love - and all I can say is “thank you”.

Thank you for joining me in this journey of re-learning what it means to be a sovereign human in health, and in love.

Bless you all,

Willis taken in Bend, Oregon by @thelovingfungi

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Here’s our summer market schedule! Come say hi, we’d love to connect with you!!☀️🧺🍄 taken in Bend, Oregon by @thelovingfungi

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Welcoming in the New Year with the new shop is something special!

Some shots from our opening day - come see what we have in store every Weds through Sunday 12-6pm

519 nw Colorado ave

🤗 #mushroom #thelovingfungi #bendoregon #medicines taken in Bend, Oregon by @thelovingfungi

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Something else is possible

A life well lived - what does this mean to you?

Does it include rushing from meeting to meeting fueled by caffeine and stress, working 40-60 hour weeks while waiting until retirement to be “happy,” excess screen time, alcohol, terrible food and exhaustion?

Zooming out on our lives - as if looking back from our deathbed - I wonder how many of us would feel fulfilled, balanced, peaceful and joyful about the image we see.

I include myself in this - I have been rushing through life as if the next “accomplishment,” relationship, experience or chunk of money is going to be it.

The realness - it never is. Its the little moments that add up to the whole, and how present I am during them. Lack of presence means living in the future or the past - anxiety of what may be, or fear of what was. How many of us really practice presence that keeps us in gratitude and connection to our is-ness?

Id say shockingly few. There is a way to break the cycle.

Its about slowing down and breathing deep into your belly. Its taking each bite of food as a blessing to your cells. Its the intention we bring to work, family and friends. Its being present with the feelings bubbling up and letting them express fully. Its recognizing today may be your last moments in this body - what would you do if you knew it was?

Its all of this and more - passion, joy, grief, pain, presence for all of it. We came here for the full human experience, not just the facebook fake happiness. When we feel it all, without numbing or rushing to the next thing, we find true peace.

When we make time for the real expression of whats within us, we honor the creator and what we came here to do. Our time may be limited, but it is in the little moments where we feel massive expansion and connection.

Maybe make this week about this exploration. How would you treat your body if you knew it was divine? How would you treat a stranger if you knew you were one and the same?

It is my wish to live a fully present, heart centered life, and anywhere that I am not, thats where my work is.

Where is yours?

With great love,
TLF

#presence by @thelovingfungi

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We are the Loving Fungi 🍄‍🟫🫶🏼 taken in Bend, Oregon by @thelovingfungi

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SPIRIT BABY RADIO
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Spotify ,ITunes, YouTube, & Lybsyn
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Thank you Willis for the awesome conversation & sharing local love!!🍄❤️

Welcome to Episode 249 JULY 10, 2026
Fungi for Fertility — Letting Nature Nourish You From Fertility Into Parenthood

What ways can fungi heal your body? What are the hot popular mushrooms that are creating real change for health? How can you support detoxing for family creation? What about herbs & the ones that get results?

Special Guest Episode: Willis, The heart and founder of The Loving Fungi, Willis, has been on a relentless quest to find the truth behind how our bodies work and interact with the intelligence of plants and fungi. This has led him to stepping into his role as alchemist-serving humanity through the pursuit of health in everything he creates. He yearns to share this developed wisdom. He has realized that in order to help as many people as he can he must know the pain and joy of the world, for one cannot teach what one does not know inherently through direct lived experience.

The Loving Fungi was born through this passion, curiosity and devotion. As a self-proclaimed mushroom wizard, he has dedicated his life to the re-education & healing of our local community in Bend, Oregon and at large. Through a lifetime of adventure in the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual realms he has channeled and built an ideal for optimized human living-Willis shares these ideals through every formula he’s crafted, in community forums and in one in one consultations/sessions with clients.

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#detox thellovingfungi #medicinalmushrooms by @thelovingfungi

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Willis Mitchell of The Loving Fungi❤️🍄 https://www.bendsource.com/outside/naturalworld/bend-into-balance-willis-mitchell-of-the-loving-fungi/ by @thelovingfungi

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Exciting things coming for y’all! Here’s a sneak peek at our new fully compostable bag design. #Apothecary #thelovingfungi #bendoregon taken in Bend, Oregon by @thelovingfungi

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Heres the best way to introduce a tincture to your system:
Start with a few drops under the tongue - hold it there or swish around for at least 20 seconds and then swallow. Allow your body to start to recognize and work with the intelligence that has entered, and slowly move your dosage up as you go. Always listen to your body and make sure you are not taking it with a lot of other things in your system to really feel its effects.
Enjoy!
-TLF taken in Bend, Oregon by @thelovingfungi

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Indian Warrior is the common name for Pedicularis Densiflora - the strongest version of this sacred plant grows in Oregon. I started working with this plant over 7 years ago when my partner at the time was having sleep related issues to her back pain from long hours at a computer. This was the only thing that worked after trying many different avenues. Outside of it being a strong sleep beneficiary and muscle relaxant - it aids the nervous system by slowing down the electrical impulses and turning off the hamster wheel mind. A truly dreamy plant friend, we are happy to continue to connect you all to its wisdom.
Loving you all,
TLF taken in Bend, Oregon by @thelovingfungi

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In honor of the Summer Solstice, The Loving Fungi products are 20% this weekend! Click the link in our bio to try some new goodies or restock on your favs🌞🍄‍🟫🌎 taken in Bend, Oregon by @thelovingfungi

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With the rise of Ai and the digitized world we feel a greater pull towards the uniqueness of our humanity. There is something so undeniable about the human touch and its ability to affect matter. There’s a reason food made from someone with love tastes better than something automated - we cant replicate this experience.

This understanding is part of basis of everything we do - the feeling of love when creating changes the thing itself, and we can all benefit from more of that.

Honoring this and our connection to the planet, our ancestors and the seasons - we share with you our Summer Solstice celebration sale. Head to the website now to find all of our handmade products at 20% off.

We’re so glad you found us - welcome to our family.

With great love

The TLF fam

#ai #solstice #mushroom by @thelovingfungi

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