Testimonials
2 Year Follow-Up
I started working with Lori Drell in 2023, not really knowing what I was looking for. I’d spent most of my life—well into my 50s—trying to “land.” I bounced through relationships, jobs, and homes. Outwardly I seemed like a happy free-spirit, but in reality I was always mentally in motion, never arriving. To put down roots just meant I’d be pulling them up soon, again. Lori helped change all of that.
After years of therapy, workshops, self-help books, etc., I figured I’d gotten as much healing as I was going to get. I felt mostly “good,” but I was so used to navigating my pain and fear that I’d assumed it was just part of my life, something to bear.
Working with Lori was different from anything I’d tried before. She brings together a mix of approaches and has an innate respect for both the science and the mystery of real change. Shifts in my life started happening immediately in between our sessions, which I’d say were like a concentrated series of deep-dives that Lori facilitates, each bringing you to the next level of what is possible to break through.
The stuff I faced with Lori honestly shouldn’t have been possible to heal, let alone transcend, but that’s what happened. She’s a gentle, powerful master for healing, fully present and focused on creating safety in whatever way you need so that you can go to places that are untouchable otherwise. She listens deeply and offers guidance only when needed, never imposing ‘leading’ ideas, which allowed me to find my own way and explore my story at my own pace.
It was seriously not easy to open up so fully to truth, but it DID work, all of it! I am untangled, and I can barely understand how it happened. There was “before” and “after” Lori. I have a trust in my existence now that is not fiction, I no longer wish to be elsewhere (miracle, btw), and my laughter is more true than ever. I no longer live with that fear inside my being, for the first time in my entire life, and that has been true for over a year. I really am a very happy person, and very free of being tied to suffering—that’s over for me.
My life isn’t simpler; I moved in to help care for an aging parent, got back into a complicated entrepreneurship, and my body has more limits than ever, but I feel healthier and freer than I ever have, with mental clarity and an ability to take care of myself and my body consciously. I don’t have to chase peace anymore; I just live in it. Even with more on my plate, I am a person who exudes her own trust and acceptance, naturally and proactively. It’s crazy how real this is.
If you’re looking to get grounded, be more present, heal old wounds, understand yourself, your world and your work, or just experience more joy in everyday life, I can’t recommend Lori enough. She’s talented, intuitive, efficient, patient but results-driven for you, and is focused on your transformation in whatever form it can take. Truly a one of a kind human and guide, and I’m grateful every day that I found her. Take the step to reach out to her and give your life a chance at something new. ~Alene~
"I was referred to Lori at the lowest point in my life. I had given up on my soul, living and suffered from severe depression and anxiety. Sitting with the medicine was my last hope. I had read and watched everything I could get my hands on to prepare myself for the sessions. My mind had its own expectations about how I wanted my experiences to unfold. I quickly realized that the medicine has its unique ways of working and giving us what we need, most likely not what we want. However, the most important realization I had, which I had not paid attention to during my research, are the essential underlying factors that must be present to allow for powerful healings under the medicine: safety (physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual) and unconditional love and acceptance. Lori’s heart, soul and home offered me all in abundance. She created the most beautiful, warm and loving environment for me to connect with the parts of myself that needed love and attention. That indescribable sacred container felt to me like a mother’s womb. Like a mother for her child, she holds the best intentions, creates the utmost safe and loving conditions for growth and has reverence for the divine in honouring that each child, soul has everything they need to flourish, that she lovingly only needs to provide the conditions and support for them to realize their beauty and wholeness.
Lori, I will be forever grateful for how you accompanied me through my journey out of the darkness and into the light. For celebrating my birth in the physical world and for offering the most beautiful space for my soul to be reborn into this beautiful life. "
~G~ Canada
"During one of the last integration calls, Lori reminded me of what I wanted to work on during our work together. I had to laugh at what I was interested in exploring and where I was at the end this journey. I had a desire - at the beginning - to not feel as if life was such a “slog” I had to work through. I was tired of everything seeming so hard and so heavy. I wanted a different experience of life. I had forgotten this was declared at the beginning of the journey. While I felt a lightness that I had not held before, I did not feel as if everything was a “slog”, I had so much more.
My work with Lori was such a gift! It is not an easy journey. As Lori reminded me, the work is in-between the session. The sessions themselves were amazing and the integration was the work. Both were gifts. As a result of the work, I found that I have deeper relationships with the people I love, it has given me clues on what my offering to the world might be, and how to live in life with curiosity and wonder. As I’ve shared with others, this is the best thing I’ve ever done for myself. Much gratitude to Lori! "
~R~ Virgina
"Lori is a healer. Her energy alone has always calmed me. Before sitting with Lori, I was battling with the struggles of fully loving myself. After my first ceremony with Lori, I was able to love myself unconditionally, as I do for everyone I hold close to my heart. I soon observed that loving myself would become the foundation of healing all of my traumas. With the power of my new discovered self love, I was able to address countless traumas. Although there is always more work, I have felt 100 times lighter. The sacred setting Lori provided enabled me to fully surrender to my heart with no judgments. Few facilitators can provide the unique healing container Lori has generously shared with me and other clients. I think of the work with Lori often because both have been monumental in paving my new path, supported by self love and hope."
~J~ South Carolina
"I came to Lori, as I approached my 60th birthday, to honor my intuitive sense that working with plant medicines would support me in the next phase of my life. I wasn’t in a crisis, but ready to move forward in ways that I could feel but had difficulty naming. Lori was fully equipped to meet me at this unique juncture, and her wisdom, insights, and encouragement helped me deepen my exploration beyond what I thought possible. Her knowledge and professionalism provided an incredibly strong container for my work, which allowed me to drop into my learning and healing with a sense of safety and surrender. I came out of the work with an unexpected sense of greater ease in my relationships and daily life, a wonderful gift that I wasn’t aware was needed! Lori’s support of my journey never faltered, even when I faced some difficult moments, and I came to see how tenacious her commitment to her clients is and how much love she holds for them. I will always be grateful for this work with Lori and the foundation it has given me for opening to and creating the next phase in my journey." ~P~ Virgina
"I have seen so much growth in my life, with all of Lori's help and guidance. I have seen growth in my communication and my ability to see things about myself and accept them. I now communicate better with my daughter, who is autistic, and see the beauty of her and how much she is capable of in life. My life of negativity and doom has turned a corner. I can now see the good things in my life and that is very different from my childhood teachings of everything is bad and a struggle. I am more confident in speaking, which I used to have a very hard time with. I am now taking better care of myself and letting others help me. My life is no longer riddled with fear of the future. Being a catholic and a scientologist was just a stepping stone for me to reach for more. I knew there was something better out there and I found it. Thank you Lori. I will treasure our time together."
~S~North Carolina
"When I first started my healing journey with Lori, I was lost. I didn’t know exactly what I needed to do, but I knew that I needed to make changes to my life. My life and relationships were being negatively affected by my anger and frustrations with myself. I had repressed some emotions that I thought I had dealt with and had moved on from. I had no idea how negatively those repressed emotions were effecting my life, until I started this journey with Lori. With her facilitation we put together a game plan and implemented small daily changes that have helped me tremendously. By trying to be 1% better each day, my family life has been the best I can remember and I have felt the joy of happiness again."
~T~ Florida
"This was 100% one of the most important experiences in my life. My life has changed since my first session. I had Postpartum depression for over 2 years, that I had become so desperate to fix and didn't want antidepressants. I wanted a quick fix and this medicine delivered results the very first time. I walked out 99% lighter than walking in. I had no idea the amount of sadness, moods, anger, resentment, trauma, negative thoughts I was carrying, until it was all brought to my awareness. IT WAS ALL GONE in one session and the beautiful me emerged.
Delving into repressed emotions, within a loving compassionate space provided by my guide, Lori, who helped me tap into the most extraordinary experience - many layers of repressed trauma being cracked upon, felt, truly felt for the first time ever and then exquisitely released. I am humbled and in awe of the process, and the space in which such profound healing could occur. I had hoped for some level of healing, but did not expect the extent or the magnitude that this has given me. I cannot wait to continue to explore the world this way. Who wouldn't?"
~UV~ Florida
"I, like many others, came to Lori with the gift of desperation. By the time I met Lori I had already spent 17+ years on an endless quest for relief from religious trauma, addiction, and toxic shame. Sometimes it felt more like a hamster wheel rather than an honorable quest. However, now I am grateful for my previous journey because it got me to this point. I feel relief now, deep down, in ways I didn't know were possible and that is a testament to my sessions with Lori. I had lost myself and had lost touch with my own natural ability to heal and find safety. The sessions restored a sense of safety and self love which I believe are innate. I feel like I got the gift of my original innocent self back, the person I was before all the trauma and drama. My past attempts at healing were driven by fear and I felt trapped in a vicious recovery/relapse cycle. These sessions have restored my sense of hope and opportunity for my life and for that I am eternally grateful. The experience has been truly priceless. I feel confident in referring any of my friends or clients to Lori because of the sacred container she creates. This container allows genuine and lasting core healing to occur. Much love to her and everyone who enters this space."
~S~ Florida
"I have been involved in the quest for personal healing forever, and through entheogenics for several years now, but it wasn’t until my work with Lori began that, suddenly, all of the pieces of my life are coming together. ALL of the pieces. To go from magical thinking and always wishing that I could be better to actually BECOMING better, in reality, is a relief and joy I cannot describe—my wishing and lifelong confusion is gone."
~A~Pennsylvania
"Healed my depression, childhood, and sexual trauma, and gave me back my life.
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"As far back as I can remember I’ve dealt with depression. I existed but didn’t live. I had so much trauma from my childhood, including horrible physical, verbal, and emotional abuse. I’ve spent a lifetime, and thousands of dollars on therapists, self-help remedies, hypnotherapy, life-coaches, mediums, “fake” spirituals, and endless trips and vacations to escape my life and trying to find a cure, and some relief and healing. Nothing helped. Then a friend told me about Lori. I felt that I had already tried everything; and frankly I was tired of trying. But I said to myself that “this was my very last try; this (spiritual) medicine is my last hope.” If this didn’t work, I would just accept that depression was my lot in life. I remember the exact day/date when I woke up and KNEW that I was healed from depression.
Five days after my second session, I woke up and FELT that the depression had left my body completely. It was no longer part of me. I felt the change on a cellular level. It’s inexplicable. Since that day (my spiritual birthday), I have been able to live life again, participate in life again, and I find pleasure in everyday life. Even grocery shopping brings me joy. I started to create again, sing again, and smile again. I started to live in the present moment."
~SY~ Florida
"When you work with Lori, you’ll discover her unique blend of science-based education of the medicines and methods, along with genuine spiritual commitment; she creates a space so safe that you—the client—will be surprised at how capable a self-healer you are, and how deeply you can surrender into healing the darkest and most difficult of personal blocks. She carries an intuitive grace into our sessions, never interfering and yet is at my side each time I’ve needed extra support. She guides but does not lead, listens and does not judge, she is loving, reassuring, and energetic but calm as hell. After decades of searching yet still being lost to myself, I credit Lori with bringing the tools, the space, the know-how, the faith and the determination, to show me what is possible. I am beginning to live for real, for the first time, free and in flow. I cannot recommend Lori Drell highly enough, for your growth and whatever it is you might want to heal."
~A~ Florida
"Lori holds a perfectly Sacred container, one where lasting vibrancy is possible through deep diving into yourself. She is understanding, kind, loving, patient, and incredibly intuitive.
When I first came to sit with her I was stuck in a grief cycle from my life turning all around over the past year. With her loving support and guidance that cycle was blessed and released. I have not gone back. Not because it's stuffed away, but more like because it was loved away."
~N~Florida
"I have known Lori for many years and I can honestly say I would recommend her above anyone else to hold space for your sacred medicine ceremony. I have been witness first hand to see Lori’s work with plant medicine in general, and I can testify to her amazing ability to facilitate medicine work along with her own deep connection in communing with plant medicine.
Lori has a “No B.S.” approach to medicine work that is carried out with love, support, and understanding. If you are looking for someone to beautifully support your medicine journey from preparation all the way through integration, look no further."
~R~Florida
"I have known Lori for over 40 years. She has been a long time friend. At a tough crossroad in my life, I connected with Lori and noticed how different her life was. I told her it was like she had the Peace that Passeth all Understanding. She told me about Ayahuasca. I knew that I was meant to do the same. My life changed forever after drinking Ayahuasca and if Lori had not shared her experience, I would not be on the healing journey I am today after a lifetime of trauma. Lori is a light and inspiration to my life. If you allow her to be your spiritual coach, your life will change as well."
~N~Florida
"It was evident that you knew exactly where I needed to go, in order to touch that part of me that was hidden, even from myself. Thank you for taking your time to patiently walk me through the darkness of my shadows, to lead, guide and direct me through the difficult and very intense feelings of guilt and shame. Since our last session, I have been able to see when I am in shadow and allow myself to acknowledge the feelings without judgement. Your patient guidance has been life transforming and I want you to know that I am eternally grateful for your help and support."
~S~Florida
"She helped me to feel nurtured, supported and loved. She has been able to assist my healing process with her natural ability to hold safe, non-judgmental and compassionate space with me. She has a loving, healthy motherly presence that allows me to process my experiences with psychedelics at my own pace and also celebrates the insights I have gained along the way. Since knowing Lori, I have grown to truly trust my own internal process and honor that my healing truly comes from within. I am so blessed our paths crossed and hold the utmost gratitude for her and her gifts."
~C~ Texas
"I’ve had the great gift of working with Lori for several months now. Her energy is grounding, her spirit is bright, and her heart is fiercely strong and humble. During my sessions I feel safe, supported, and heard. She has a no-pressure approach that creates a balance of space and closeness. With Lori, there is always room to sit with yourself, yet you never feel alone.
The setting she creates for ceremony is clean, safe, and nourishing. I trust the spaces that Lori prepares.Working with Lori is dynamic, just as is the journey. From powerful prayer to practical resources, she offers diverse support from a place of genuine care and real experience."
~C~Florida
"The container we create during our work together feels solid and refreshing. The integration process can feel heavy, confusing and frankly, quite frightening. However, Lori lovingly welcomes elements of humor and gentleness, while bringing attention to the fun, empowering and liberating aspects that are also present.
Lori is a guiding light that I am so grateful to have met and am honored to work with. I can’t imagine a more authentic expression of a soul to share this sacred path with."
~C~Florida
"I’ve worked with Lori for a couple of years now. Her gentleness and ability to hold a safe and loving container helped me navigate through my journeys and dive deep into the healing work I was doing. Lori supported me during the preparation process, ceremonies and the post-ceremony integration. I am grateful for her love and support and blessed to share this path with her."
~A~ Florida
"I highly recommend Lori and her work. My first session, I was very nervous. Lori answered every question I had and was so thorough to make sure I was prepared before my session. But I couldn’t help but feel anxious. Come to find, there was nothing to be anxious about. The entire session was beautiful. Lori held the most beautiful, loving, safe container for me. When I needed a moment to talk, she was there, fully present as I shared. I cannot thank her enough for being there for me and providing what I consider one of the best environments/containers you can have to feel safe and go within to receive healing. After my sessions, I always looked forward to my integration session with Lori. She has such a gentle, direct way of helping me gain clarity about my journeys. I highly recommend Lori for anyone wanting to heal and transform their lives. She’s the best!"
~L~Florida
"Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person. You can call it compassionate listening. You listen with only one purpose: to help him or her to empty his heart."
~Thich Nhat Hanh~