Hi! My name is Josh Cannon. I love people; I always have. The desire to help individuals and groups align with the universal values of love, peace, presence and freedom has burned within me for a long time. It truly makes me happy to see people show up authentically, as themselves. For the majority of my life I was not authentic. I was living to earn the approval of others, to fit into the systems, or structures, that were presented to me. I frequently struggled with anxiety, fear, insecurity, and never really felt the sense that I was “enough”. I have intimate experience with loss, heartache, and grief.

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I had been on the path of inner work and healing for roughly 3 years before two intentional experiences with Niños Santos - “the holy children” - sacred mushrooms. These were deeply spiritual; I was touched to the core in a way that I cannot explain. I sensed the love of God/Universe/Spirit with my entire being. The insight/teaching that I received from this natural sacrament was categorically different. I was provided a felt sense, an internal knowing that I WAS GOOD, JUST AS I AM. There was nothing more to do; I was okay just being me. Having guided people in different community and vocational settings in the past, I knew that I wanted to guide people ceremonially with sacred medicines.

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About one year later, I had two experiences with 5-MeO-DMT, commonly referred to as the “God Molecule”. I will not seek to explain my experience - it wouldn’t be fair to you. I will share two words: SACRED CORE. 5-MeO revealed the “sacred” within me and touched my “core” directly. It was, hands down, the most important moment of my existence to date. I then created Open Heart Sanctuary so that I could provide a safe space for people to receive natural entheogens (“god within”) within a ceremonial setting. The reverence and intentionality that people bring to this process changes everything. At Open Heart we serve these sacraments with great reverence for you to connect with the divine within yourself. In our experience, this connection brings about healing, love, presence and service to all. We have found that when people come ready to receive with reverence and intentionality, they experience a profound shift that enhances their lives for the betterment of the entire planet.