Psychotherapist • Mindfulness Teacher • Transformational Retreat Facilitator
I believe in you.




AWARENESS
Bring awareness to and heal past trauma.
EMPOWERMENT
Empower yourself to have a new relationship to life.
PRESENCE
Learn how to have a more peaceful mind and to live in the present moment.
GRATITUDE
Create a rich life filled with gratitude, compassion, and kindness.
FIND YOUR

PEACE

HARMONY

BALANCE

LIBERATED HEART RETREAT
A 7 DAY EXPERIENCE TO CONNECT TO YOUR SOUL
February 26 - March 4, 2027

MANY MINDFUL MOMENTS
OFFERINGS
Work with Me
There are times in life when we long for someone we can trust with our innermost world.
Sometimes starting is the hardest part.

THERAPY
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COUNSELING

HEALING & EMPOWERMENT RETREATS

PRIVATE PERSONALIZED EXPERIENCES
Enjoy Your Life
Weekly Support
Community & Connection
Immersive group experiences
Gain Inner Clarity
Highly customized one-on-one work
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ABOUT ME
Hello, my name is Michelle “Lotus” McClatchie. I’m based just outside the spiritual sanctuary of Sedona, Arizona. My work is rooted in the belief that true healing begins within.
Through our work together, you’ll begin to feel more calm and grounded, deepen your awareness, and gently explore and release patterns, wounds, and limiting beliefs that no longer serve you. Together, we create space to understand the stories that have shaped you, reconnect with your own inner wisdom, and move toward a more empowered, fulfilling, and aligned life.
My work may include:
- Inner-child healing
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Nervous-system regulation
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Mindfulness and present-moment awareness
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Emotional and somatic release
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Conscious movement and breath practices
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Self-compassion and heart-centered practices
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Relationship and intimacy support
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Creative and artistic expression
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Intentional and sacred living
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Psychedelic and plant-medicine integration
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Prayer and connection to the Sacred
My Story
My own path toward healing began with challenge. Early experiences of family conflict taught me to adapt, hide difficult emotions, and become who I believed I needed to be in order to feel safe and loved. Those patterns followed me into adulthood through difficult relationships, divorce, financial hardship, and eventually a chronic pain condition that profoundly changed my life.
Those experiences became powerful teachers and deepened my commitment to healing, growth, and service. Meditation became an important part of that journey. Years of contemplative practice and multi-day silent retreats eventually led me to professional mindfulness training through UCLA and continue to inform both my life and my work.
My personal and professional exploration has also included yoga, breathwork, somatic healing, sacred ceremony, and plant-medicine traditions. I support clients in thoughtfully integrating psychedelic and plant-medicine experiences when that is part of their healing journey, and I have a particular interest in helping people develop a more conscious relationship with Cannabis.
As a Transformational Retreat Facilitator, I co-lead immersive healing experiences in the United States and internationally. These retreats re-align the Heart and Soul, weaving mindfulness, breathwork, movement, experiential practices, community, reflection, and integration to support profound and lasting change.
I hold a Master’s Degree in Counseling from Northern Arizona University and am a Licensed Professional Counselor. My clinical background includes trauma, addiction and recovery, family systems, cognitive-behavioral approaches, mindfulness-based therapy, and somatic healing. I am also a Certified Breathwork Facilitator and have served for years as a guest teacher with the Flagstaff Insight Meditation Community.
Outside of my professional work, you’ll often find me hiking, biking, climbing, practicing yoga, or simply spending time in the wild landscapes of the Southwest. Nature remains one of my greatest teachers.
At the heart of my life and work is a commitment to growth, infused with compassion, integrity, presence, and service. I believe the deepest work is not about becoming someone else, but about remembering and returning to who we already are.

LET'S MEDITATE TOGETHER
Flagstaff Insight Meditation Community
I am a guest teacher with the Flagstaff Insight Meditation Community. Visit this link to listen: Dharma Seed - Michelle McClatchie's Dharma Talks at Flagstaff Insight Meditation Community
Healing through Compassion class: next class to be announced
In this time where many people feel like the earth is upside down and shaking, changing rapidly in ways that feel overwhelming and difficult to understand, it can be quite helpful to have tools available to help us cope, regulate our nervous systems and feel more peaceful.
If you find yourself more reactive and less able to feel calm, or are just curious to learn more about compassion practices, this class may be a good fit for you. You will learn and have an opportunity to practice a series of compassion and self regulation tools that can benefit your overall health and well being, improve relationships and provide an alternative lens for viewing the events of the world with a fresh perspective.
Previous meditation experience encouraged but not required.
DISCOVERING CALM AND CONNECTION THROUGH MEDITATION
REMEMBER YOUR BREATH
Your donation (on a dana basis) goes towards various causes that help support the healing and well being of our precious planet and who help sustain those with limited means
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Offering periodic dharma talks and meditations through the Flagstaff Insight Meditation Community. To learn more visit http://www.flagststaffinsight.org
NEXT SCHEDULED TALKS: September 21 and October 12th, 2026

Enjoy this free meditation to help you connect more deeply with Cannabis so that you can make the most out of your relationship with the medicine


Featured in Weed Queens Magazine
A CONSCIOUS CANNABIS JOURNEY: FROM HABIT TO HARMONY
Is your relationship with Cannabis out of balance in some way?
Has your Cannabis use become more of a routine than a conscious choice?
Do you find yourself using all the time?
Needing more and more?
Is your relationship with Cannabis causing challenges in your life?
You're not the only one. Many will take a break, and start back with the best intentions only to find the same pattern arising again and again. For some the wisest path is to quit altogether.
Cannabis is not a medicine that is black or white- there is a whole world of grey where each person has to find what works for them.
I offer supportive tools and practices to help you with that process. These help you meet life with more clarity, presence, and emotional resilience—so you don’t have to turn to Cannabis out of habit or overwhelm.
As your relationship with the plant becomes more intentional, you’ll start to feel more empowered—able to choose when, how, and why you engage with her. This shift allows you to honor what truly supports your healing, growth, and connection, rather than falling into unconscious patterns. You can enjoy the plant once again for it's many positive properties that allow you to access your creativity, play and presence without depending on the medicine.
And if you’re curious about going deeper with the Spirit of this medicine, I can help you do so—through Sacred practice and ceremony, where she is waiting for you to be ready for her guidance, to help you heal, grow, remember, and listen to the messages of your Soul.

Hafez
I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being

TESTIMONIALS

Lotus - your grace, wisdom, beauty, song...inspires me to speak with care, move with intention- knowing everything you give is so pure...Thank you for being witness to where I was and the person I am becoming
Melissa
Thank you Michelle. You're an awesome example of gratitude, perseverance and loving kindness. Thank you for helping me help myself in my journey.
Anonymous
“I just love your presence and wisdom, so grateful.”
Anonymous
It was magical! I highly recommend joining! Michelle is amazing and her soothing voice guided me into a place of relief and surrender. Excited for the next time!
Dany S.
“I really appreciate your vulnerability and how you participated with us, that helped me feel safe and comfortable and sharing and being open.”
Anonymous
“Love your kindness and dedication to the work and continuing ‘ed’ of the Sanctuary”
Anonymous
This has been a life changing experience. The retreat has given me the opportunity to look at myself with love, compassion and forgiveness. It has also given me tools to sustain the growth I made on retreat. Jenna and Lotus are a gift, beautiful guides of light who gently encouraged me to look deeper. They work from the heart
Theresa
The Zoom guided meditation was exactly what I needed today! Thank you so much!
Carrie H.
What an incredible experience. I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the opportunity to share this weekend with all of these amazing women. It brought me back, reignited my light within. I can't wait to do it again. The feel, the vibe, the house were just perfect
Anonymous
This was truly life changing and I would highly recommend to anyone!
Dana
You are amazing. I love your mission and see your drive to create something powerful that's going to make a difference and last a long time.
Scott
I felt connection, love and support. Safety and feeling of being able to express thoughts and feelings without judgment
Anonymous
I love you both so and I'm eternally grateful for the torches you held for me along this journey of darkness. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Poppie
Throughout this retreat, I realized if you open your heart to others, you can find love, support and true connection
Anonymous
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