Shane’s heritage is woven with Indigenous ancestry, where nature is not separate from spirit it is spirit. This heritage instilled in him an understanding that every plant, river and breeze carries meaning and memory.

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He has spent many years walking the path of sacred plant medicine dieting plants, listening, and living in harmony with the spirit of the forest. His teachings are deeply rooted in the ancestral traditions of the Amazon and Andes, where he has sat in ceremonies dedicated to connection and conversation, as a trauma-informed facilitator, Shane creates a space of deep safety and presence whilst honouring each person's emotional process and relationship with the medicine. He is the founder of Cloudscaper: Guardians of the Amazon, a charitable initiative dedicated to reforesting and protecting Amazonian lands and Through Cloudscaper Curanderos Choice Shane shares authentic, fair-trade Amazonian medicines, teaching that true healing is a relationship that you enter between breath, Earth, and spirit.

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He honours that lineage through mindful work with Amazonian botanicals, approaching each plant as a teacher and ally. His experiences both physical and emotional have deepened his appreciation of how the natural world can support reflection, grounding and connection but this is only a small fraction of what Cloudscaper is about...

 

Shane is in the process of developing a community project called Spiritual Botany 

At The Cloudscaper, we believe plants are far more than something to collect or display. They have the ability to reconnect us with nature, with ourselves, and with one another.

This is the heart of Spiritual Botany.

 

Spiritual Botany is about slowing down and learning from the living world. Every plant has been shaped by its environment by light, rain, wind, insects, fungi, and time. Rather than resisting these influences, it adapts and continues to grow. As humans, we are shaped in much the same way. By paying attention to plants with curiosity and honesty, we often begin to understand ourselves with a little more compassion.

 

The community is an extension of that philosophy.

 

Whether you’re living with mental health challenges, a disability, feeling disconnected, or simply looking for a place where you can slow down and connect with others, you are welcome here. This is a space without judgement, labels, or expectations. You don’t need to know anything about plants, and you don’t need to have all the answers. You simply need a willingness to be present.

 

Together we’ll explore the incredible diversity of the plant kingdom, learn about conservation, discover the stories behind different species, and see what they quietly have to teach us about resilience, adaptation, patience, and growth.

Many of the plants we care for come from some of the most threatened ecosystems on Earth, including the cloud forests and tropical rainforests. By learning about them and helping to protect them, we also deepen our connection to the natural world and our place within it.

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Our hope is to build a community where people feel a genuine sense of belonging. A place where conversations happen naturally, friendships grow, curiosity is encouraged, and every person is valued just as they are.

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Because sometimes the greatest healing doesn’t come from searching for something more. Sometimes it begins by sitting beside a plant, paying attention, and remembering that we, too, are part of nature.