I used to love smoking weed and even associated it with my spirituality but I stopped a few months back and have never felt more energetic or spiritually connected. I get high on life honestly.
Sameee. At a certain point weed starting taking over my every day. Happens to almost everyone I know smoking weed regularly. It doesn't even get you high anymore at that point. Just.. tired. And paranoid.
Same here! Eventually I noticed I wasn't happy anymore when I smoked weed. I just did it because I was used to it. Since I stopped which wasn't hard at all. I feel so more awake and it's so much easier to enjoy the little things in life!
yesss finally a spiritual person who doesn’t use plant medicine/psychedelics/weed i feel like people obsess over that stuff and pressure others to do it as well. and it makes you feel like they think you are less spiritually evolved if you don’t. it’s really silly.
J. N. P. I 100% agree. You don’t need to partake in drug use in order to practice spirituality. I don’t mind if someone wants to smoke weed/drink alcohol but we all need to respect each other’s life choices. 💚
I'm just curious where this pressure you feel is coming from. I feel that there are plenty of spiritual people who don't partake in any of that stuff. And as far as I've experienced in the community, people are very much into "doing what feels right for you". I don't drink very often because it tends to give me an allergic reaction. I've never had anyone try to pressure me. If they ask, I just ell them it makes me sneeze a lot and they just move on. As far as weed and psychs I've always been interested in them myself, and again, have never had anyone try to pressure me or say anyone was less spiritually evolved for not indulging. Like she said, it works well for some people and their spiritual practice and for others it really doesn't. I think everyone should do what works for them. If I've ever been around someone who is not sure if they want to try something, I always tell them to "Only do it if it feels right, make your own decision and don't follow me".
I'm 15 and when I was 14 I made the decision to not start drinking at all. There's too much damage, both mentally and physically, done by alcohohl. Sometimes not wanting to drink makes me an outsider because everyone I know around my age has started drinking. But I stand by my decision. Thank you for this video
That’s super cool y’all. I’m 18 and choose to never use any sorts of intoxicants just because, well, I don’t want to. Stand by your choice and do things for yourself (at least in the most rational way possible 😊).
Would you be comfy making a video discussing your experiences with disassociation? I feel like it’s really not talked about enough for as serious and scary as it can be. Thank you for mentioning it honestly, it made me feel seen!
saladbitch please! i have a friend who has problems with this and i feel like it could really help her, only if you’re comfortable with it though hitomi
Do breathing techniques, take two cold showers a day, wake up at like 4am every morning no matter what, use the sauna, take ASHWAGANDA and CURCUMIN, change your diet and cut out dairy and processed foods and limit animals prods! This really helped me. Oh and cut out drugs.
Cami Petyn here on TH-cam has a video where she discusses her experiences with disassociation. She also talks about things that help her. Hope that helps your friend
Yes. Smoking weed definitely became a way for me to avoid my problems. All the sadness and stress and anxiety! And getting out of the habit wasn't that big of an issue for me. It was more of having to re-learn who I am and who I wanted to be and nobody really understanding that process. I am happier now without the weed. I still smoke once in a while but I always set an intention and check in with my mental health.
The plants call you when the time is right. When you are ready to receive the healing it has to offer you will know. Plant medicines are not something to just take on a whim or be pressured into, but something to work with at the right place in divine timing.
@Sequoiah Dreams Some may need it and find it helpful and others may not. That is the beauty of the choice and to know whats best for oneself, what could help. And she knows it for herself - which is pure gold ❤
Everyone is different, I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for plant medicine... ibogaine saved my life after breaking an 18 year Heroin addiction. that being said some of the plant spirits do lie sometimes. The only one that has never lied to me is Iboga. So it does take a discerning mind, otherwise the plant medicines can take peoples lives on quite a wild ride. Just like tarot- the cards are showing the vibes strongest at the moment... thru the law of attraction. So if u are interpreting them in an ‘off’ way, u can take ur life on quite a wild ride. The goal is to be able to listen to and trust yourself. Not a plant. Not the cards. Yourself & your source thru alignment. Sometimes the plant medicines can help facilitate a place for one to be in alignment w ones self. Sometimes not at all!
Heyyy Hitomi, i am a teenage guy and i justed wanted to say you really are teaching me things. You are the most helpful teacher ever right now. Thankyou!
i showed my grandma a bit of this video, she doesn’t speak english well, but she got a big smile on her face when she saw you, from you radiating so much good energy, she was happy that i found someone, who inspires me, who is through their spiritual practice genuinely connecting with their self, we’d had a long and honest chat about life and stress and my worries before that and i just wanted to share with her a glimpse of some of the people who inspire me to better myself my grandma is the one who inspired me to start my own spiritual journey, so i was really happy to see that she also felt a connection with you, as you have also inspired me so much, much love
I am a few days "sober" over here.. It is so refreshing to hear someone talk about not a heavy addiction to alcohol and drugs but just to simply live a better life for yourself. I am so grateful for this video today!
I needed this right now girl. I'm emotional and sensitive and I am prone to using outside sources to help me cope. And I've been using them more often than I should have recently. I needed a reminder to stick to feeding my internal world in a healthy way.
You’re a wonderful soul, Hitomi. I wish more young girls would watch your videos. You talk about topics that are so important for people to hear. Thank you for doing you❤️
Hey love ur definitely correct. I'm currently taking Psychology right now & my professor said "we often think of others influencing us, but we also influence everyone else" we are just as big as influencers and those with a platform. It's important to understand that because our actions could change so many others life's without us even realizing
It is so important to process through your issues sober. With all the deeper understanding that plant medicines or psychedelics can bring (CAN, not will) it means nothing if you can't take that and apply it to your everyday life while sober. I'm grateful that you trusted your intuition and worked things out within yourself, by yourself. That's much more empowering. I hope that when/if you sit with the medicine that it connects you to God's love and brings you healing. God bless❤️❤️❤️
Yesss girl I’m so early! The title made me so excited. I’ve been sober since I was 19 because drugs and alcohol took me down a really dark path. I’m 22 now and these videos make me feel a lot less alone as a young person in recovery! Thank you!!
It's beautiful and so important that you share this story! There's so many varying benefits (and negative affects) to plant medicine, depending on who you are, your mental health, etc. So many different experiences. I find that weed helps to bring to the surface what I may want to ignore, but I smoke with intention, and am able to find clarity and healing through it. For me, weed is a tremendous healer, love, and support in my life. But I totally respect those who choose not to consume it / smoke it because it affects them differently than I. To each their own.
You know you’ve hit a new low in depression when instead of finding comfort in Hitomis videos I get feelings of guilt and underachieving, I gotta get sober, I think itll help
A year ago today I was watching you and feeling waves and bliss and here I am crying feeling it all again. You never fail to hit the nail on the head Hitomi , thank you so much for living and sharing yourself with us
drinking triggers all my suicidal ideations honestly!! i completely quit drinking for 3 months but eased back into it, kind of thinking about quitting again 💖
For years I struggled with depression and anxiety and also noticed that when I would drink or smoke it would make me feel worse. After a really bad trip I stopped everything cold turkey and I honestly prefer to be sober now, I don’t even like to drink anymore. I like waking up feeling full of energy and in my own body.
wow... you explained so easily many things I'm struggling with. Thank you for sharing your experience. Yoga/your breath work videos had helped me so much with anxiety and dissociation. Thank you for your light Hitomi xx
Well if you are in a relationship, I mean, if you only have sex with one person that you can really trust, I think the most effective method is pulling out. If your partner masters it, you are good to go. No ejaculation in vagina = no baby
@@vijavijavija1 I’m not sure if you’re trolling and I’m sorry to say this so drastically but that is simply wrong and I felt like I had to say something in case some young human stumbles across your comment and thinks pulling out is safe. Pulling out is one of the unsafest methods of birth control in fact and let me tell you why: even before eaculation, there is a bit of semen coming out (I‘m sorry I don’t know the English word for this, English is not my first language). It can also be hard for an unexperienced men to grasp the right point of time to pull out. So be safe and do not consider this a safe method. Inform yourself before you have sex.
I just discovered your channel tonight and I literally just can’t stop listening to you. Thank you for being so transparent about who you are and your story. I’m a 26 year old girl who struggles with mental health and you and your story has really inspired me ❤️
Thank you for being so honest in your videos. I have been sober for the last couple of months for different reasons, but hearing your authenticity of being sober is very inspiring for all of us sober sisters
you just made me realize that not only doctors can save lives (not disregarding their work at all). your words just opened something in me i never noticed was there. i genuinely feel like for the first time ever i can feel the power within myself to heal and grow.
I hope you feel all the love your viewers are sending you with each warm feeling your videos give. Knowing we aren’t alone and can talk openly without fear of judgement is such a special gift to recieve
You feel so deeply and are very emotional. ..you are definitely an empath. We feel even a strangers pain when encountered. Thank you for being yourself, real, and human. We love you!
I stopped smoking weed and doing psychedelics about 2.5 years ago. I smoked weed yesterday, but that just reinforced that it's something I don't want to do. I am thankful for this video and you sharing your experience. It helps me to not feel alone. Much love
It's so beautiful seeing how you get slightly nervous when talking about something you haven't directly experienced. You're such a humble, warm soul and there's no doubt you always speak from the very bottom of your heart. Thanks for creating such a sacred place to come to, you inspire so many. May peace and love always be with you ❣️
why can I connect to you on so many levels, it's insane? everything you say I've been through/am currently going through. it's nice to have a sober big sister that can inspire me
this made me feel so much less alone. i struggle w dissociation so drugs of any kind make me feel anxious, and it’s hard when all my spiritual friends swear by them but i feel better without
Your soul is beautiful and pure. You have shown me that by being myself, I could be as beautiful and pure as you are. I am so grateful to have you as an inspiration!! Thank you a thousand times ❤️❤️
This video almost made me cry. I can relate a lot to your journey and POV, it's very similar to the one I have. I truly look up to you and I got such a warm euphoric feeling from hearing your words and it honestly felt like a goddess energy from the universe telling me that I truly am exactly where i need to be in my spiritual journey. I can't let others dictate MY journey and no one else knows me more than i know myself. I really resonated when you said you didn't want to have to rely on external tools and that you knew you had the tools inside of you to guide you on your journey and that's exactly what I told myself a year ago when i quit smoking and drinking, and i genuinely haven't looked back or had to question that decision.
I’ve never related to a video more. The way you describe not wanting to feel high and out of your body because it mimics anxiety and brings up negative stuff, made me feel so much relief because I never know how to explain it. Thank you so much. ❤️
I connected to you so much in this video. Thankyou for being vunerable as I now feel that I wasn’t ever alone in these feelings when I was feeling all the things that you’ve spoken about. You are beautiful inside and out 🤍
I kinda listen to your videos as i clean recently.. Im so thankful i found these. So many things you talk about are eye openers for me and feels like your speaking right to me ... About my own journey. So i know i was meant to find these. Just thank you.
You're one of my favorite youtubers of all time. Since i've been watching your video's I'm taking small steps to better my self care / self awareness and appreciate everything so much more. It makes my heart happy to see you smile and to see that you're in such an amazing headspace right now. Your energy radiates through my screen and makes me heal a little more, thanks
you have no idea how much this talk has helped me. i’ve been struggling with disassociation and none of my friends really understand it. they’re all stoners and always offer weed to me (respectfully, they don’t peer pressure) but i turn it down because it just makes me feel more anxious. hearing you talk about how you want to heal yourself while being sober is so enriching to me because i feel the same way. i’m just trying to find the tools within myself, like you said, because i know i have them. maybe one day when i feel safe and calm within myself i’ll dabble in a little weed or sumn. this gives me hope. thank you hitomi, you’re incredible✨🧚♂️✨🦋✨🌞✨
i appreciate your transparency. this is a very challenging and can be an emotionally charged conversation so thanks for being open and sharing your perspective with us
Hitomi, you have such a beautiful soul. I love that even your simplest videos have so much spiritual underlying. Every time I watch your videos I remember to take a minute and to just breathe. You inspire me to take better care of myself and to take a step back and to deal with situations in more thoughtful ways. Thank you for being so honest and for being so gentle. I know we may never meet, but i feel as though we are connected as I am sure many of your subscribers can agree 🌱🌸🌻❤️
Oh Hitomi you spoke right to my heart ! I literally have the same opinion on drugs as you, 100%. I often feel like a "freak" because I always have to defend my decision not to take any drugs and it can be really exhausting. I know that these people just are on their own personal path and I myself am very consent with my beliefs and decisions but it's definitely always nice to have another human speak up about this topic ! Thanks so much ! Love from Germany x
Thank you for being vulnerable and for creating an open platform for people to talk about this topic 🙏 I acknowledge people are desperate to seek answers and solutions to their pain but only if they knew how much great strength and power they already have within themselves to grow out of that pain ❤️
I so so appreciate your vulnerability and your honesty with sharing your experiences. I have begun hard work on my mental health and spirituality and your videos have helped so much. I've been considering trying out sobriety for awhile and I really feel validated after watching this video. Love you so much
I love to watch your videos when I’m feeling depressed or anxious because something about you is just so damn soothing to me! You’re very inspiring. I struggle with the same mental health issues as you and these kind of videos hit home. Don’t stop making them ! 😘 xoxo
Needed this 👌 struggling with both. Keep going back to them because people around me use when it really just brings me down out of my own power every time !
I feel and really believe that souls can separate and have multiple experiences in the same time lines. And I feel like you are a version of me. You are me. We have the exact same experiences. And the exact same beliefs. Thank you for sharing and making me feel less lonely.
I think I really benefited from not doing any drugs or alcohol until I was about 23. I feel like my experience is so different and it sounds like some of that for me was not experimenting until I was an adult. As a teenager and young adult I was doing a lot of the work people start as adults around being grounded, self love, and enjoying the moment/getting high on life. My parents were Christian Pastors so they were very strict about drugs and alcohol and were very encouraging of all spiritual practices. I am a healer and often feel the pressure to be "sober" and I have to realize that my story is different than others. Most people are starting off with drugs and alcohol then becoming sober, for me it was being sober all my life and then choosing to experiment and learn from the plants. Very grateful for my journey and for learning about others journey as well.
Wow, I am constantly in awe of your beautiful soul. Thank you for sharing your story and your perspective, it is something I truly needed to hear at this time in my life as I struggle with mental illness and the pressures of participating with drugs and alcohol. I am grateful for your presence in this realm xoxo
I believe I came across one of your tik toks long ago, about how it is okay if plant medicine doesn't call you. It was such a relief and exactly what I needed to hear at the moment. Now I've come across your "What I Eat In A Day" videos a few months later and I just adore you. We are so similar and it feels so good to hear that if you stick to the journey it really can and does work❤️
wow this video made me feel so much better about my decisions to be fully sober, everyone tells me weed will help my anxiety when weed is THE reason for anxiety being so present in my life and i've recently decided to stop drinking because of how dissociated I feel. It's finally nice to see someone spiritual who also doesn't use those things and describes it in a way that is so relatable to me, it's inspiring
I used to smoke weed a couple of days a week actually. Since I stopped (which actually wasn't hard at all) I feel so good and awake sober. I feel more there , less anxiety, my spirit doesn't feel numbed out anymore. And I'm glad I noticed I wasn't happy anymore while smoking weed.
How long did it take for you to feel that way? Was it an instant thing? I stopped a week ago and my mind feels foggier than ever, my thoughts are racing and I feel disconnected from everything. My sleep is fine and my appetite is okay, but I can't bother to engage in anything. I used it to help me with my facial tics and since quitting I'm scared that others will notice and think I'm crazy.
Hitomi always has a beautiful way of sharing her Truth while welcoming others to own theirs (even when they differ from hers). I'm a believer in plant medicine and have had some of the most meaningful experiences of my life through that work. AND, I loved hearing Hitomi's journey that's led her to forgo plant medicine and instead go deeper spiritually through her own practices. There's plenty of paths to inner wisdom, and each of us will have our own unique journey. Sending love to all of you walking that path!
Hitomiiii, I of course watched every second all the way through to the end. I agree with literally every sentence you said in this video. You are such a loving warming comfort to me in this transitionary time of my life, you bring me company and virtual friendship. I feel a part of your energy and I am so so so appreciative of the content you put out into the world. I just wanted to say a huge thank you, I believe in you so greatly. Lots of love, from Claudia in the UK, by the sea in the south (24)
I’ve used and benefited from plant medicine and other things in the past but now all I want to be is sober! Being present has been the best self love I can give myself!
Just wanted to share I think of this video a lot to stay sober now off weed... it’s been a few days (huge for me) and the night sweats are a killer but actually feeling high on LIFE for the first time in years
I'm sober too! And for similar reasons like mental health especially. Thank you for sharing your story! I really appreciate you. It is comforting to know that I am not alone. I hope you know that you're not alone too! Thanks again
i love this! I am in recovery from addiction and I relate to a lot of these feelings. I used to drink in order to cope with my mental health and today I have built such a spiritual foundation that I don't even want to experience being drunk.. it led me to some very dark places for sure and today I don't have that anymore.
I loved every minute of this video, such a beautiful message of "what feels right for you is all that matters" maybe a video like this , but discussing body dysmorphia and methods of overcoming it could also be in the future? ❤️
Wow I am so happy to have come across your channel Hitomi . The inner spiritual resilience you are practicing is inspiring. Thank you for sharing you vulnerability in such a clear, conscious and open hearted way. Thank you for being just who are you. With so much love, Rachael
Thanks for sharing! I felt just like this for so many years. Breathwork and kundalini were way too overwhelming and would cause me to dissociate. I found a much gentler form of healing that worked wonders for years and then all of the sudden it didn’t. Now that I have done the deep trauma healing, I’ve been guided to use plants and also kundalini and breathwork are helping me tremendously. All we can do is trust what feels right in the moment. Because it changes. When there’s trauma and especially a dissociation pattern, the most healing thing is gentleness and tenderness with the self and seeking external support from therapists who are also in tuned with energy. Therapy was sooooo key for me but I did not work with typical traditional therapists. I highly recommend the Luminous Awareness Institute for trauma healing. Very gentle approach.
i feel so much more connected with you!! i love to listen to spiritual influencers on youtube but when they talk abut plant medicine/weed/psychedelics/alcohol and i just get so nervous and anxious. i have very bad derealization episodes sometimes and anxiety and it started from drugs and i just respect you so much more knowing you don't mess with all that
I’m super glad I watched this until the end, it helped me realize that being in the present is more important than relying on something that sedates me and not ground me as I would like to be so ほんとうにありがとうございました😭😊 for this video miss
This has been my exact relationship with substances!! I was honestly so excited to watch this video because my bf and I are both sober (he always has been, for very similar reasons to those you mentioned, and I transitioned to it a couple of years ago for those reasons as well), and we often feel very alone in our opinion, so it was beautiful to see that someone else has come to these same conclusions
I love this video! I am 2nd year into university and have experimented with drugs and alcohol and smoking, etc. I did it purely out of trying to fit in and be social, but recently my body has been completely rejecting it all. I am scared about continuing uni with nothing to drink at parties or no stories of the 'crazy' times I've had high, but I feel so grounded in my decision to go sober. It feels so right, and such a pure thing to do. Sometimes your body gives you no choice, and that I am so thankful for. I do have fear of not fitting in and being alone in this, but I am so excited because it's like I've realised that you don't have to do it! Drinking isn't part of life, it is an option - like everything!! Ever since realising this I have noticed so much more about what I put in my body and how I feel after. Especially with food and drinks - I plan to cut out caffeine as well. And after watching this video I feel even more excited and grounded in the decision. I feel like I am beginning a journey. Alone or not, it is a blessing to realise that it is an option. I've never understood why drugs and alcohol are so normalised and a part of growing up, it has always upset me. But now I feel so free :)
Not to say that you made the wrong decision or anything, I just think this is an interesting anecdote: I have noticed that some weed makes me feel guilty/anxious/sad (specifically about using it), but usually the right stuff only improves my mental state and often helps me process things or brings spiritual growth. The specific weed that you're using really can make such a huge difference in the impact it has on your life. I'm really happy for you that you seem to have figured out what works best for you!!
I was sober for a month up to having a beer the other night. Man oh man. My body does not love it! Ever since I've been getting frequent headaches. My body is trying to purge the toxins. Thank you for sharing😊💫
I watched til the end!! Beautiful Hitomi. Your video was an answer to my prayers. Thank you for being so true and so perfectly you. I just feel so much love from you.
I completely agree that true work only comes from internal powers; external powers can be catalysts for new ideas or perspectives to inspire the internal powers to create a new path.
Thank you so much for sharing you opinion, I feel pretty much the same about plant medicine and I loved to watch you talking open about it without being ‚you should‘nt take it‘ or ‚you have to take it‘ .. ‚cause it‘s so true that you should just take it if you feel called! Thank you for being you and sharing everything so openly ❤️
this helps... im surrounded by people that smoke all the time and make me feel weird for not wanting to do it... it makes me so sadddddd though. Thank you for being open
I used to love smoking weed and even associated it with my spirituality but I stopped a few months back and have never felt more energetic or spiritually connected. I get high on life honestly.
Sameee. At a certain point weed starting taking over my every day. Happens to almost everyone I know smoking weed regularly. It doesn't even get you high anymore at that point. Just.. tired. And paranoid.
Kristi Newswanger this is the issue for me, I feel there is defo a connection to weed and my spirituality. I don’t like that
Same here! Eventually I noticed I wasn't happy anymore when I smoked weed. I just did it because I was used to it. Since I stopped which wasn't hard at all. I feel so more awake and it's so much easier to enjoy the little things in life!
Teach me I’m so stoned Rn and I just wanna be high on life but I can’t bro
ME TOO
yesss finally a spiritual person who doesn’t use plant medicine/psychedelics/weed
i feel like people obsess over that stuff and pressure others to do it as well. and it makes you feel like they think you are less spiritually evolved if you don’t. it’s really silly.
J. N. P. I 100% agree. You don’t need to partake in drug use in order to practice spirituality.
I don’t mind if someone wants to smoke weed/drink alcohol but we all need to respect each other’s life choices. 💚
Yes yes yes thisss
It's almost like that shit is a drug and there is a multi-billion dollar criminal enterprise built around keeping it going.
I'm just curious where this pressure you feel is coming from. I feel that there are plenty of spiritual people who don't partake in any of that stuff. And as far as I've experienced in the community, people are very much into "doing what feels right for you". I don't drink very often because it tends to give me an allergic reaction. I've never had anyone try to pressure me. If they ask, I just ell them it makes me sneeze a lot and they just move on.
As far as weed and psychs I've always been interested in them myself, and again, have never had anyone try to pressure me or say anyone was less spiritually evolved for not indulging. Like she said, it works well for some people and their spiritual practice and for others it really doesn't.
I think everyone should do what works for them. If I've ever been around someone who is not sure if they want to try something, I always tell them to "Only do it if it feels right, make your own decision and don't follow me".
So true
I'm 15 and when I was 14 I made the decision to not start drinking at all. There's too much damage, both mentally and physically, done by alcohohl. Sometimes not wanting to drink makes me an outsider because everyone I know around my age has started drinking. But I stand by my decision. Thank you for this video
nana I did the same and I’m 18 now and the “outsider” feeling is less evident now keep doing what you feel it’s best for yourself
@@sarasahrasara Thank you for the encouragement!
@@tkaja7567 glad to see I'm not alone C:
That’s super cool y’all. I’m 18 and choose to never use any sorts of intoxicants just because, well, I don’t want to. Stand by your choice and do things for yourself (at least in the most rational way possible 😊).
You're a champ!
Would you be comfy making a video discussing your experiences with disassociation? I feel like it’s really not talked about enough for as serious and scary as it can be. Thank you for mentioning it honestly, it made me feel seen!
saladbitch please! i have a friend who has problems with this and i feel like it could really help her, only if you’re comfortable with it though hitomi
Do breathing techniques, take two cold showers a day, wake up at like 4am every morning no matter what, use the sauna, take ASHWAGANDA and CURCUMIN, change your diet and cut out dairy and processed foods and limit animals prods! This really helped me. Oh and cut out drugs.
Cami Petyn here on TH-cam has a video where she discusses her experiences with disassociation. She also talks about things that help her. Hope that helps your friend
Yes. Smoking weed definitely became a way for me to avoid my problems. All the sadness and stress and anxiety! And getting out of the habit wasn't that big of an issue for me. It was more of having to re-learn who I am and who I wanted to be and nobody really understanding that process. I am happier now without the weed. I still smoke once in a while but I always set an intention and check in with my mental health.
Have you ever thought about starting a podcast?
she has a podcast on her app
She has a podcast on her app and it’s soooo good (:
jess get out thanks! :)
Maddy i was JUST searching up her name on my podcasts app!!
What is the app?
The plants call you when the time is right. When you are ready to receive the healing it has to offer you will know. Plant medicines are not something to just take on a whim or be pressured into, but something to work with at the right place in divine timing.
100 % agree to you. Taking plant meds like e.g. San Pedro or Ayahuasca requires work and being able to surrender to the process following the ceremony
@Sequoiah Dreams Some may need it and find it helpful and others may not. That is the beauty of the choice and to know whats best for oneself, what could help. And she knows it for herself - which is pure gold ❤
Everyone is different, I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for plant medicine... ibogaine saved my life after breaking an 18 year Heroin addiction. that being said some of the plant spirits do lie sometimes. The only one that has never lied to me is Iboga. So it does take a discerning mind, otherwise the plant medicines can take peoples lives on quite a wild ride. Just like tarot- the cards are showing the vibes strongest at the moment... thru the law of attraction. So if u are interpreting them in an ‘off’ way, u can take ur life on quite a wild ride. The goal is to be able to listen to and trust yourself. Not a plant. Not the cards. Yourself & your source thru alignment. Sometimes the plant medicines can help facilitate a place for one to be in alignment w ones self. Sometimes not at all!
Heyyy Hitomi, i am a teenage guy and i justed wanted to say you really are teaching me things. You are the most
helpful teacher ever right now. Thankyou!
i showed my grandma a bit of this video, she doesn’t speak english well, but she got a big smile on her face when she saw you, from you radiating so much good energy,
she was happy that i found someone, who inspires me, who is through their spiritual practice genuinely connecting with their self,
we’d had a long and honest chat about life and stress and my worries before that and i just wanted to share with her a glimpse of some of the people who inspire me to better myself
my grandma is the one who inspired me to start my own spiritual journey, so i was really happy to see that she also felt a connection with you, as you have also inspired me so much, much love
I’m 23 years old and I’ve never had a alcoholic drink or have taken drugs. 💜 I like being in control of myself and decisions.
Vegan Scorpio you go girl!!!
Yasssss!
Good on you! Love be with you!
Are you not curious to see what expansion could happen??
@@obadiah1309 stop pressuring people with questions like this.
I am a few days "sober" over here.. It is so refreshing to hear someone talk about not a heavy addiction to alcohol and drugs but just to simply live a better life for yourself. I am so grateful for this video today!
I needed this right now girl. I'm emotional and sensitive and I am prone to using outside sources to help me cope. And I've been using them more often than I should have recently. I needed a reminder to stick to feeding my internal world in a healthy way.
proud of you maddy...
You’re a wonderful soul, Hitomi. I wish more young girls would watch your videos. You talk about topics that are so important for people to hear. Thank you for doing you❤️
Hey love ur definitely correct. I'm currently taking Psychology right now & my professor said "we often think of others influencing us, but we also influence everyone else" we are just as big as influencers and those with a platform. It's important to understand that because our actions could change so many others life's without us even realizing
always make it to the end of your videos... i feel your love here in greece hitomi, thank you for everything
It is so important to process through your issues sober. With all the deeper understanding that plant medicines or psychedelics can bring (CAN, not will) it means nothing if you can't take that and apply it to your everyday life while sober. I'm grateful that you trusted your intuition and worked things out within yourself, by yourself. That's much more empowering. I hope that when/if you sit with the medicine that it connects you to God's love and brings you healing. God bless❤️❤️❤️
I have also chosen to be sober without having an addiction issue
Yesss girl I’m so early! The title made me so excited. I’ve been sober since I was 19 because drugs and alcohol took me down a really dark path. I’m 22 now and these videos make me feel a lot less alone as a young person in recovery! Thank you!!
Ivie Lee I’m 24 now and got sober when I was 20. Being sober when ur young is where it’s at 😜
It's beautiful and so important that you share this story! There's so many varying benefits (and negative affects) to plant medicine, depending on who you are, your mental health, etc. So many different experiences. I find that weed helps to bring to the surface what I may want to ignore, but I smoke with intention, and am able to find clarity and healing through it. For me, weed is a tremendous healer, love, and support in my life. But I totally respect those who choose not to consume it / smoke it because it affects them differently than I. To each their own.
You know you’ve hit a new low in depression when instead of finding comfort in Hitomis videos I get feelings of guilt and underachieving, I gotta get sober, I think itll help
How are you doing Mai?
A year ago today I was watching you and feeling waves and bliss and here I am crying feeling it all again. You never fail to hit the nail on the head Hitomi , thank you so much for living and sharing yourself with us
drinking triggers all my suicidal ideations honestly!! i completely quit drinking for 3 months but eased back into it, kind of thinking about quitting again 💖
you can do it 💛 well this comment is a bit old but I hope you're well
As you rise with with the morning sun think of what a special privilege it is to be alive to breathe to think to enjoy and to love.
For years I struggled with depression and anxiety and also noticed that when I would drink or smoke it would make me feel worse. After a really bad trip I stopped everything cold turkey and I honestly prefer to be sober now, I don’t even like to drink anymore. I like waking up feeling full of energy and in my own body.
wow... you explained so easily many things I'm struggling with. Thank you for sharing your experience. Yoga/your breath work videos had helped me so much with anxiety and dissociation. Thank you for your light Hitomi xx
0,75 ist perfect actually 😂
I love how you said healing comes from within, I can fully relate to it
great advice, it's important to have your feet planted on the ground and your head up in the sky
So so relateable. You described how I feel about alcohol. Quitting it has been one of the best things I've done for myself. Thanks for sharing
Can you do a video talking about if you use birth control or of not, what you do to keep from getting pregnant??
Taylor N yes please!
Use green tea and baking powder with honey. Make paste from flour and water then boil it and eat it.
how often do you eat it?
Well if you are in a relationship, I mean, if you only have sex with one person that you can really trust, I think the most effective method is pulling out. If your partner masters it, you are good to go. No ejaculation in vagina = no baby
@@vijavijavija1 I’m not sure if you’re trolling and I’m sorry to say this so drastically but that is simply wrong and I felt like I had to say something in case some young human stumbles across your comment and thinks pulling out is safe. Pulling out is one of the unsafest methods of birth control in fact and let me tell you why: even before eaculation, there is a bit of semen coming out (I‘m sorry I don’t know the English word for this, English is not my first language). It can also be hard for an unexperienced men to grasp the right point of time to pull out. So be safe and do not consider this a safe method. Inform yourself before you have sex.
Yoga helped me quit weed. I have done psychadelics before. I agree 100% that you can get to deep spiritual states just with yoga and meditation.
I just discovered your channel tonight and I literally just can’t stop listening to you. Thank you for being so transparent about who you are and your story. I’m a 26 year old girl who struggles with mental health and you and your story has really inspired me ❤️
Honestly this video came at the perfect timing thank you for being so vulnerable with us. This video really helped me recently myself thank you.
Thank you Hitomi for truly being you & showing me that I can simple just be me. No additives needed.
Thank you for being so honest in your videos. I have been sober for the last couple of months for different reasons, but hearing your authenticity of being sober is very inspiring for all of us sober sisters
you just made me realize that not only doctors can save lives (not disregarding their work at all). your words just opened something in me i never noticed was there. i genuinely feel like for the first time ever i can feel the power within myself to heal and grow.
Watched to the end 💛
Currently living a sober life as well, so grateful for this video!
I hope you feel all the love your viewers are sending you with each warm feeling your videos give. Knowing we aren’t alone and can talk openly without fear of judgement is such a special gift to recieve
Your videos make me go to such a good place, I always get so grounded, motivated and peaceful. Thank you, Hitomi! :)
You feel so deeply and are very emotional. ..you are definitely an empath. We feel even a strangers pain when encountered. Thank you for being yourself, real, and human. We love you!
I stopped smoking weed and doing psychedelics about 2.5 years ago. I smoked weed yesterday, but that just reinforced that it's something I don't want to do. I am thankful for this video and you sharing your experience. It helps me to not feel alone. Much love
Same ❤️
It's so beautiful seeing how you get slightly nervous when talking about something you haven't directly experienced. You're such a humble, warm soul and there's no doubt you always speak from the very bottom of your heart. Thanks for creating such a sacred place to come to, you inspire so many. May peace and love always be with you ❣️
why can I connect to you on so many levels, it's insane? everything you say I've been through/am currently going through. it's nice to have a sober big sister that can inspire me
this made me feel so much less alone. i struggle w dissociation so drugs of any kind make me feel anxious, and it’s hard when all my spiritual friends swear by them but i feel better without
you are so well spoken and eloquent, i could hear you talk for an hour straight and be intrigued! well done missy xx
As a recovering addict, I really appreciated hearing your reasons for not taking drugs. Very inspirational and motivational
Your soul is beautiful and pure. You have shown me that by being myself, I could be as beautiful and pure as you are. I am so grateful to have you as an inspiration!! Thank you a thousand times ❤️❤️
This video almost made me cry. I can relate a lot to your journey and POV, it's very similar to the one I have. I truly look up to you and I got such a warm euphoric feeling from hearing your words and it honestly felt like a goddess energy from the universe telling me that I truly am exactly where i need to be in my spiritual journey. I can't let others dictate MY journey and no one else knows me more than i know myself. I really resonated when you said you didn't want to have to rely on external tools and that you knew you had the tools inside of you to guide you on your journey and that's exactly what I told myself a year ago when i quit smoking and drinking, and i genuinely haven't looked back or had to question that decision.
I’ve never related to a video more. The way you describe not wanting to feel high and out of your body because it mimics anxiety and brings up negative stuff, made me feel so much relief because I never know how to explain it. Thank you so much. ❤️
I connected to you so much in this video. Thankyou for being vunerable as I now feel that I wasn’t ever alone in these feelings when I was feeling all the things that you’ve spoken about. You are beautiful inside and out 🤍
I kinda listen to your videos as i clean recently.. Im so thankful i found these. So many things you talk about are eye openers for me and feels like your speaking right to me ... About my own journey. So i know i was meant to find these. Just thank you.
You're one of my favorite youtubers of all time. Since i've been watching your video's I'm taking small steps to better my self care / self awareness and appreciate everything so much more. It makes my heart happy to see you smile and to see that you're in such an amazing headspace right now. Your energy radiates through my screen and makes me heal a little more, thanks
you have no idea how much this talk has helped me. i’ve been struggling with disassociation and none of my friends really understand it. they’re all stoners and always offer weed to me (respectfully, they don’t peer pressure) but i turn it down because it just makes me feel more anxious. hearing you talk about how you want to heal yourself while being sober is so enriching to me because i feel the same way. i’m just trying to find the tools within myself, like you said, because i know i have them. maybe one day when i feel safe and calm within myself i’ll dabble in a little weed or sumn. this gives me hope. thank you hitomi, you’re incredible✨🧚♂️✨🦋✨🌞✨
"i decided i wanted to be good to myself" preach sister
i appreciate your transparency. this is a very challenging and can be an emotionally charged conversation so thanks for being open and sharing your perspective with us
i love what u said about talking about what doesnt want to be talked about, brushing things under the rug to avoid things,, never work to avoid them
Hitomi, you have such a beautiful soul. I love that even your simplest videos have so much spiritual underlying. Every time I watch your videos I remember to take a minute and to just breathe. You inspire me to take better care of myself and to take a step back and to deal with situations in more thoughtful ways. Thank you for being so honest and for being so gentle. I know we may never meet, but i feel as though we are connected as I am sure many of your subscribers can agree 🌱🌸🌻❤️
You are a ambassador of light ✨ thank you for all the lessons you have taught me/and is still teaching me
Oh Hitomi you spoke right to my heart ! I literally have the same opinion on drugs as you, 100%. I often feel like a "freak" because I always have to defend my decision not to take any drugs and it can be really exhausting. I know that these people just are on their own personal path and I myself am very consent with my beliefs and decisions but it's definitely always nice to have another human speak up about this topic ! Thanks so much ! Love from Germany x
Thank you for being vulnerable and for creating an open platform for people to talk about this topic 🙏 I acknowledge people are desperate to seek answers and solutions to their pain but only if they knew how much great strength and power they already have within themselves to grow out of that pain ❤️
I so so appreciate your vulnerability and your honesty with sharing your experiences. I have begun hard work on my mental health and spirituality and your videos have helped so much. I've been considering trying out sobriety for awhile and I really feel validated after watching this video. Love you so much
I love to watch your videos when I’m feeling depressed or anxious because something about you is just so damn soothing to me! You’re very inspiring. I struggle with the same mental health issues as you and these kind of videos hit home. Don’t stop making them ! 😘 xoxo
Needed this 👌 struggling with both. Keep going back to them because people around me use when it really just brings me down out of my own power every time !
I feel and really believe that souls can separate and have multiple experiences in the same time lines. And I feel like you are a version of me. You are me. We have the exact same experiences. And the exact same beliefs. Thank you for sharing and making me feel less lonely.
I just want to feel like you do about everything and everyone. I’m so angry all the time ... but .. You help me a lot. Thank you. ❤️
I think I really benefited from not doing any drugs or alcohol until I was about 23. I feel like my experience is so different and it sounds like some of that for me was not experimenting until I was an adult. As a teenager and young adult I was doing a lot of the work people start as adults around being grounded, self love, and enjoying the moment/getting high on life. My parents were Christian Pastors so they were very strict about drugs and alcohol and were very encouraging of all spiritual practices. I am a healer and often feel the pressure to be "sober" and I have to realize that my story is different than others. Most people are starting off with drugs and alcohol then becoming sober, for me it was being sober all my life and then choosing to experiment and learn from the plants. Very grateful for my journey and for learning about others journey as well.
Wow, I am constantly in awe of your beautiful soul. Thank you for sharing your story and your perspective, it is something I truly needed to hear at this time in my life as I struggle with mental illness and the pressures of participating with drugs and alcohol. I am grateful for your presence in this realm xoxo
I believe I came across one of your tik toks long ago, about how it is okay if plant medicine doesn't call you. It was such a relief and exactly what I needed to hear at the moment. Now I've come across your "What I Eat In A Day" videos a few months later and I just adore you. We are so similar and it feels so good to hear that if you stick to the journey it really can and does work❤️
wow this video made me feel so much better about my decisions to be fully sober, everyone tells me weed will help my anxiety when weed is THE reason for anxiety being so present in my life and i've recently decided to stop drinking because of how dissociated I feel. It's finally nice to see someone spiritual who also doesn't use those things and describes it in a way that is so relatable to me, it's inspiring
An American with Venezuelan roots and one with a Japanese name. You're very special. I love your channel and your honesty.
i love hearing your opinions, and this setup + the colors of your outfit are so beautiful 🌿
"i think that's what balance is; having your feet planted on the earth and your head in the clouds" resonating and cultivating
I used to smoke weed a couple of days a week actually. Since I stopped (which actually wasn't hard at all) I feel so good and awake sober. I feel more there , less anxiety, my spirit doesn't feel numbed out anymore. And I'm glad I noticed I wasn't happy anymore while smoking weed.
How long did it take for you to feel that way? Was it an instant thing?
I stopped a week ago and my mind feels foggier than ever, my thoughts are racing and I feel disconnected from everything.
My sleep is fine and my appetite is okay, but I can't bother to engage in anything. I used it to help me with my facial tics and since quitting I'm scared that others will notice and think I'm crazy.
I love being sober as well! It's important to be present in our own bodies.
Hitomi always has a beautiful way of sharing her Truth while welcoming others to own theirs (even when they differ from hers). I'm a believer in plant medicine and have had some of the most meaningful experiences of my life through that work. AND, I loved hearing Hitomi's journey that's led her to forgo plant medicine and instead go deeper spiritually through her own practices. There's plenty of paths to inner wisdom, and each of us will have our own unique journey. Sending love to all of you walking that path!
She's super young, I doubt she will make it to the grave without trying some plant medicine along the way at some point.
Hitomiiii, I of course watched every second all the way through to the end.
I agree with literally every sentence you said in this video.
You are such a loving warming comfort to me in this transitionary time of my life, you bring me company and virtual friendship. I feel a part of your energy and I am so so so appreciative of the content you put out into the world. I just wanted to say a huge thank you, I believe in you so greatly.
Lots of love, from Claudia in the UK, by the sea in the south (24)
I’ve used and benefited from plant medicine and other things in the past but now all I want to be is sober! Being present has been the best self love I can give myself!
Just wanted to share I think of this video a lot to stay sober now off weed... it’s been a few days (huge for me) and the night sweats are a killer but actually feeling high on LIFE for the first time in years
your energy is literally just so wonderful, i feel so inspired & peaceful in your presence you beautiful being!
I'm sober too! And for similar reasons like mental health especially. Thank you for sharing your story! I really appreciate you. It is comforting to know that I am not alone. I hope you know that you're not alone too! Thanks again
I didn't watch the video yet I just want to say
I love you so so much
i love this! I am in recovery from addiction and I relate to a lot of these feelings. I used to drink in order to cope with my mental health and today I have built such a spiritual foundation that I don't even want to experience being drunk.. it led me to some very dark places for sure and today I don't have that anymore.
I loved every minute of this video, such a beautiful message of "what feels right for you is all that matters" maybe a video like this , but discussing body dysmorphia and methods of overcoming it could also be in the future? ❤️
Wow I am so happy to have come across your channel Hitomi
. The inner spiritual resilience you are practicing is inspiring. Thank you for sharing you vulnerability in such a clear, conscious and open hearted way.
Thank you for being just who are you.
With so much love,
Rachael
I always watch til the end when you speak your heart. Nothing but love and respect for you Hitomi
you are such a concious woman❤︎ I can totally relate to what you are saying. Blessings 🙏🏼
Thanks for sharing! I felt just like this for so many years. Breathwork and kundalini were way too overwhelming and would cause me to dissociate. I found a much gentler form of healing that worked wonders for years and then all of the sudden it didn’t. Now that I have done the deep trauma healing, I’ve been guided to use plants and also kundalini and breathwork are helping me tremendously. All we can do is trust what feels right in the moment. Because it changes. When there’s trauma and especially a dissociation pattern, the most healing thing is gentleness and tenderness with the self and seeking external support from therapists who are also in tuned with energy. Therapy was sooooo key for me but I did not work with typical traditional therapists. I highly recommend the Luminous Awareness Institute for trauma healing. Very gentle approach.
i feel so much more connected with you!! i love to listen to spiritual influencers on youtube but when they talk abut plant medicine/weed/psychedelics/alcohol and i just get so nervous and anxious. i have very bad derealization episodes sometimes and anxiety and it started from drugs and i just respect you so much more knowing you don't mess with all that
It’s awesome to hear this and then also hear her ayahuasca trip and what she learned and experienced from the drug
I’m super glad I watched this until the end, it helped me realize that being in the present is more important than relying on something that sedates me and not ground me as I would like to be so ほんとうにありがとうございました😭😊 for this video miss
I’m facing the same issue with weed and I’m hearing this at the perfect time. Thank you.
This has been my exact relationship with substances!! I was honestly so excited to watch this video because my bf and I are both sober (he always has been, for very similar reasons to those you mentioned, and I transitioned to it a couple of years ago for those reasons as well), and we often feel very alone in our opinion, so it was beautiful to see that someone else has come to these same conclusions
I love this video! I am 2nd year into university and have experimented with drugs and alcohol and smoking, etc. I did it purely out of trying to fit in and be social, but recently my body has been completely rejecting it all. I am scared about continuing uni with nothing to drink at parties or no stories of the 'crazy' times I've had high, but I feel so grounded in my decision to go sober. It feels so right, and such a pure thing to do. Sometimes your body gives you no choice, and that I am so thankful for. I do have fear of not fitting in and being alone in this, but I am so excited because it's like I've realised that you don't have to do it! Drinking isn't part of life, it is an option - like everything!! Ever since realising this I have noticed so much more about what I put in my body and how I feel after. Especially with food and drinks - I plan to cut out caffeine as well. And after watching this video I feel even more excited and grounded in the decision. I feel like I am beginning a journey. Alone or not, it is a blessing to realise that it is an option. I've never understood why drugs and alcohol are so normalised and a part of growing up, it has always upset me. But now I feel so free :)
Not to say that you made the wrong decision or anything, I just think this is an interesting anecdote: I have noticed that some weed makes me feel guilty/anxious/sad (specifically about using it), but usually the right stuff only improves my mental state and often helps me process things or brings spiritual growth. The specific weed that you're using really can make such a huge difference in the impact it has on your life. I'm really happy for you that you seem to have figured out what works best for you!!
I was sober for a month up to having a beer the other night. Man oh man. My body does not love it! Ever since I've been getting frequent headaches. My body is trying to purge the toxins. Thank you for sharing😊💫
I watched til the end!! Beautiful Hitomi. Your video was an answer to my prayers. Thank you for being so true and so perfectly you. I just feel so much love from you.
I couldnt relate to this more and I just wanna scream my gratitude into the universe for giving me this video. Thank u.
I completely agree that true work only comes from internal powers; external powers can be catalysts for new ideas or perspectives to inspire the internal powers to create a new path.
Thank you so much for sharing you opinion, I feel pretty much the same about plant medicine and I loved to watch you talking open about it without being ‚you should‘nt take it‘ or ‚you have to take it‘ .. ‚cause it‘s so true that you should just take it if you feel called!
Thank you for being you and sharing everything so openly ❤️
this helps... im surrounded by people that smoke all the time and make me feel weird for not wanting to do it... it makes me so sadddddd though. Thank you for being open
i hope u know how important this video is to me!! thank u for making it :) i relate vv much and it helps me to come back and watch. xx