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S5-Episode 6: A Powerful Framework For Real, Lasting Change


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The Andean Medicine Wheel: A Powerful Map for Real Change

In this episode of Lemons & Pineapples, I’m sharing one of the most transformative frameworks I use in my own life and with my clients: the Andean Medicine Wheel.

If you’ve ever thought:

  • “I know this isn’t working…”
  • “I understand why I do this… but I can’t change it.”
  • “Why do I keep repeating the same pattern?”

This episode is for you.

The Medicine Wheel offers a grounded, cyclical map for navigating change — working not just at the level of insight, but at the level of the unconscious where our behaviour patterns actually live.

We explore the four directions:

🐍 South – Serpent: What needs shedding? Old stories, inherited patterns, identities you’ve outgrown.
🐆 West – Jaguar: What needs facing? Shadow work, fear, suppressed emotions, truth-telling.
🕊 North – Hummingbird: What perspective is missing? Meaning, wisdom, vision and possibility.
🦅 East – Eagle/Condor: How do we bring the vision into reality? Practical action and aligned embodiment.

This is the framework I’ll be guiding women through at my Weaving a New Way weekend retreat in Johannesburg (14–15 March), and it’s also the foundation of my one-to-one shamanic coaching work.

If you’re ready to stop circling the same story and start creating something new, this episode will give you a map.

Find out more about Weaving A New Way HERE.

Learn more about Shamanic Coaching Sessions HERE.

Book a Discovery Call HERE.

If you’re done playing small and ready to lead yourself — you’re in the right place.

I’m Emma O’Brien — Martha Beck trained and certified life coach, HeartMath practitioner, and shamanic healer helping high-achieving women stop second-guessing themselves and finally trust their own voice.

Through nervous system re-calibration, strategic coaching, and deep energetic work, I help you move from self-doubt to self-trust so you can create a life you actually want to be in — no external approval required.

🌀 Want to work together?

Explore the 6-week Nervous System Reset, 1:1 coaching, or Shamanic Soul Retrieval sessions here: emmaobriencoach.com

Questions or ready to chat?

DM me on Instagram @emmaobriencoach
or book a free connection call HERE.

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Lemons and PineapplesBy Emma O'Brien