Asher Countryman of Canog park on Life, Lessons & Legacy

We recently had the chance to connect with Asher Countryman and have shared our conversation below.

Asher, so good to connect and we’re excited to share your story and insights with our audience. There’s a ton to learn from your story, but let’s start with a warm up before we get into the heart of the interview. What are you most proud of building — that nobody sees?
What I’m most proud of building — the thing no one really sees — is the inner foundation I’ve been quietly transforming. I’ve let go of old stories that told me I didn’t have enough, that I wasn’t supported, or that I had to struggle to be safe. Instead, I’ve learned to sit with myself in the moment when the wave of fear comes, to soften my nervous system with breathwork, affirmations, and with the evidence of the life around me that keeps showing me a new truth: I am safe, I am secure, and I am held.

I’m also deeply proud of opening myself to healthy love — love that communicates, listens, and grows. A relationship where we greet challenges together instead of alone. This kind of safety has allowed every part of me to relax, to breathe, and to receive love in a way I never have before.

That quiet inner rebuilding… that’s the part no one sees, but it’s the thing I’m most proud of.

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
My name is Asher Countryman, and I’m the founder of Sacred Attunement—an alternative wellness brand devoted to plant medicine, energetic alignment, and deep nervous system restoration. My work is a blend of intuition, ancient practices, and a lifelong commitment to healing. I create herbal healing balms crafted from guidance I receive during meditation and dream states—formulas that come through as “downloads” about what people need and how plants can support them. Alongside these remedies, I offer Mayan abdominal healing massage, Harmonyum energy healing, Shakti Naam yoga, sound healing, and guided breathwork to help people return to balance in their mind, body, and spirit.

What makes Sacred Attunement unique is how everything I offer is born from lived experience and inner transformation. My journey began with my own healing—learning to release old narratives, regulate my nervous system, and find safety within myself. Through that process, I discovered that the plants, the practices, and the messages that came through me weren’t just meant for my path—they were meant to be shared. Over the years, these teachings expanded into ceremonies, workshops, and community events that weave together sound, breath, energy work, and ritual.

Today, I’m dedicated to supporting the community with tools that are both practical and sacred—offerings that help people feel grounded, connected, and empowered in their everyday lives. Sacred Attunement is more than a brand; it’s a living expression of the healing that happens when intuition, tradition, and compassion meet.

Great, so let’s dive into your journey a bit more. What did you believe about yourself as a child that you no longer believe?
As a child, I believed I was unworthy of love, safety, connection, and relationships that were anything deeper than surface-level or rooted in manipulation. I grew up thinking that genuine care and emotional presence simply weren’t meant for me.

But as the years passed and I devoted myself to inner work—especially through my Shakti Naam yoga practice with Dr. Levry at Naam Yoga and Rootlight—I began to see something different. I started witnessing healthy, grounded, compassionate people in the world. People who listened, cared, and showed up without wanting anything in return. That alone cracked something open in me.

Through healing my stories, my traumas, and the limiting beliefs that shaped my early years, I slowly began to trust life. I took action toward becoming the version of myself I knew was possible. And with that trust came a new reality—one I had only dreamed of as a child.

This journey didn’t truly unfold until my mid-20s, and now in my mid-30s, I’m living a life I once thought was impossible. The love, safety, and connection I never believed I could have are now showing up in the most profound and beautiful ways.

What did suffering teach you that success never could?
Suffering taught me something that success never could: capacity. The deeper I’ve gone into my own pain and struggle, the more I’ve discovered the opposite is also true—that my capacity for love, compassion, presence, and light expands just as deeply. Suffering stretched me in ways that success never had to. It showed me the parts of myself that could soften, open, and grow even in the darkest moments.

It taught me not to resist hardship, but to welcome it with open arms—to meet it with gratitude for the wisdom it brings. Every challenge has revealed more strength, more tenderness, and more truth within me. And for that, I honor my suffering just as much as my success.

Alright, so if you are open to it, let’s explore some philosophical questions that touch on your values and worldview. Whom do you admire for their character, not their power?
One person I deeply admire for their character—not their power—is Salma. She shows up in the world with a level of authenticity and presence that is rare to witness. When she connects with someone, she is truly there—not to impress, not to perform, but to genuinely know and understand the person in front of her.

Salma has a gift for witnessing people in their truth. She listens with her whole being, creating a space where others feel seen, heard, and emotionally safe to express themselves authentically. Her presence alone inspires others to rise into their own authenticity, whether consciously or subconsciously.

She embodies the kind of grounded, heart-centered leadership that lights the way for her community, not through authority or power, but through integrity, compassion, and genuine human connection.

Thank you so much for all of your openness so far. Maybe we can close with a future oriented question. If you knew you had 10 years left, what would you stop doing immediately?
If I only had 10 years left, the first thing I would stop doing is questioning my journey. I would stop doubting where I am in my business and in my path of service. Instead, I would devote myself to trusting the process fully—trusting that everything I’ve built, everything I offer, and everything I am becoming is unfolding exactly as it’s meant to.

I would take daily intentional action, not from fear or comparison, but from faith. I would remind myself that people do want to hear what I’m creating, how I serve, and what I bring to the world. With only 10 years left, I would release the self-doubt and step boldly into sharing my gifts, my voice, and my purpose with clarity, confidence, and heart.

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