Understanding Your Clairvoyant Abilities
I’m always shocked by how many people have lived their entire lives with the gift of clairvoyance but never realized the power they possessed.
Clients often reach out with a similar concern, “how do I know if I’m clairvoyant or not?” There isn’t a simple answer. But there are ways to figure it out.
I usually ask several questions as a way to get a definite answer. For instance, is sight your superpower? Can you see different colored lights around people?
Do you find yourself incredibly moved by beautiful things such as sculptures, flowers, and other physical objects? Do you ever see glittering lights, floating shadows, or colored dots in the air?
These are some of the things that spiritually gifted clairvoyants experience. Have you been asking yourself whether or not you might be Clairvoyant?
What is Clairvoyance
Clairvoyance can be thought of as a form of visual intuition where the wielder of this ability has access to psychic sight; Clair’ meaning clear and ‘voyant’ translating to seeing. This psychic ability allows you to tap into the knowledge of your soul, and the collective knowledge of all souls of the universe, including those of the past and those not manifested yet.
If you are clairvoyant, you’re able to receive intuitive information through colors, images, visions, dreams, and symbols. This “inner seeing” is very subtle most of the time and will typically happen within your mind’s eye.
It is in the awakening of the mind’s eye that one becomes a clairvoyant and is able to see things outside of the normal sense perceptions. This extra-sensory ability allows a clairvoyant to see energetic frequencies outside of the constraints of time and physical reality. This can include an individual’s auras, chakras and some can have visions of future events that are yet to happen (Precognition), past events that have already happened (Retro cognition) or a different, more spiritual take on something that is the midst of happening (Remote viewing).
You may experience these visions in your dreams when you are floating above the physical realm, or during the day when something as inconspicuous as a fortuitous encounter, a grazing of the hands against an unusual object, catching a familiar scent, or a human contact, might be enough to trigger a vision.
Shedding Light on the Mystery
It’s not strange that you confused your clairvoyant abilities with imagination or wandering of the mind. This is actually quite common!
Our intuitive abilities manifest from the same side – the right side – of the brain that houses our creative centers, including imagination. And this imagination carries the seeds of clairvoyant visions and shapes.
They’ll manifest in the same way as other creative and free expressions of your soul – with imagery.
How Do We “Lose” Our Clairvoyant Abilities
Clairvoyants are both esoteric and exoteric in nature, meaning they are both deeply connected to their inner selves and to their surroundings. This connection may very well be the source of their psychic abilities. It can be argued that almost everyone was once clairvoyant as a child, as the imagination of children knows no bounds. Why then, do children stop being ambassadors of psychic intuition as they grow older?
Once the analytical mind of the child starts developing, somewhere around the age of seven, she may sidestep imagination, thinking it to be a waste of time as is perpetuated and modeled by our parents and society at large. Therefore she may choose logic as her guide in this world. In doing so, she ends up suppressing part of her own nature, albeit unknowingly. Another possibility is that the child may have had a frightening vision that subconsciously forced him to detach from her psychic abilities as a defense mechanism - blocking any information coming through.
Signs of Clairvoyance
Nostradamus, a French astrologer, was said to be a clairvoyant, wrote a series of prophecies, some of which have been deemed accurate such as: 'Within two cities, there will be scourges the like of which was never seen.' His enthusiasts have often linked this to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. You don’t have to hold a candle to Nostradamus’ abilities and predictions to be considered a clairvoyant. In fact, you may already be one without having realized it, so let’s talk about some signs that might help you identify this extrasensory perception.
1) You love to visualize, whether it’s trying to grasp a difficult concept, meaning you’re a visual learner, or getting ready to meet a friend for dinner. You benefit from being able to visualize the situation beforehand and this may actually calm your nerves and put you at ease. Your visualization prowess surpasses limits to the point where little details also stand out and become prominent. This is a clear indication that you are a natural clairvoyant!
2) Seeing is believing. You are able to perceive and at times actually see the auras emitted by others. These auras may be in a form a halo, a cloud hanging over someone’s head, or the energy of a chakra that emits radiations of energy. Also, this isn’t necessarily limited to humans but to all things containing a life-force such as animals and plants.
3) One of the most common signs of clairvoyance is vivid dreaming i.e., when you dream in color and remember your dreams even after waking up. You can hone this skill by keeping a dream journal which will in turn hone your observational faculties in the dream plane. The next step is lucid dreaming i.e., when you’re able to actually interact with the ebb and flow of your dreams and change the outcomes. Mastery over this form can also be achieved and a simple way is to repeat a short mantra before going to sleep. Something like ‘I’m the one in control of my dreams,’ should suffice.
4) Catching a glimpse of something in the corner of your eye. This usually lasts a split second and often, you don’t know what to make of it but focusing your mind’s eye might actually help you freeze the frame and take a closer look at the object that was previously evading your consciousness. This can be achieved by rigorous meditation and could lead to some cues about future events.
Tips To Enhance Your Clairvoyant Abilities
Picasso eventually mastered his gifts, and so can you. Here are a few tips for the clairvoyant with newly discovered abilities:
Don’t doubt what you can do. When the body and mind are relaxed, intuitive experiences happen. You can strengthen your clairvoyant abilities by observing what is happening to your body. Focus on your energy levels and pay attention to how you feel around other people.
Strengthen your third eye. One key to dealing with clairvoyance is honing your abilities and gaining as much control over them as possible. Doing this takes away some of the fear and anxiety that plagues the untrained psychic. This is because you’ll see most of your visions inside your mind’s third eye. Working on opening and strengthening this chakra center is critical.
Practice using your abilities deliberately. If you are in a place with lots of people, try to see their auras. Close your eyes and visualize flowers, numbers, and other objects. When you see a Spirit or orb out of the corner of your eye, don’t run from it. Instead, focus on ‘seeing beyond.’
Meditate often. Even though this is the most practice for a clairvoyant, this tip is one that has become almost cliche. It is through meditation that all people, even those who don’t consider themselves psychic, can improve their intuition and connection to self. I have known people who lived their whole lives with limited psychic ability to become spiritual rockstars after a few months of meditating. So, if you don’t know much about meditation, do some research and give it a try.
To wrap things up, you have clairvoyant abilities if you have strong gut feelings that often come true or vivid dreams and visions that sooner or later become a reality. Otherwise, you may be seeing lights and colors around living beings. If you feel like you possess all these, then there is a great chance that you have Clairvoyant abilities, which you can channel in and enhance for the greater good.
For those interested in learning more about how to increase your own Clairvoyance, Awakening the Third Eye by Samuel Sagen is a great place to start. To find out more, read reviews, or purchase this book go here.
My Experience: The Phoenix Immersion Retreat In Sedona
I’ve thought of the terms “gathering” and “sistering” a lot the last few days. We have been isolated from others - that has caused us to see how valuable gathering is in our journey. After a weekend of being able to do just that, my heart & soul are filled, fueled and ready for what is next. I know the woman who attended with me feel the same way.
Woman are so made for community & connection! Good things happen when women connect together. When we meet with intention, some real magic happens: connections and relationships are built, oxytocin abounds, and lives are changed.
Which is the reason why I offered the Phoenix Immersion Retreat in person, despite the pandemic. I no longer wanted women to have to continue to choose between transforming their lives, and enjoying a transformative experience in the company of other kindred spirits.
I wanted anyone who felt like they could benefit from creating healthier physical, emotional, and spiritual boundaries to have an opportunity so easy and welcoming that they had no excuse not to try. I also wanted to make this work affordable to as many women as possible, while giving others the ability to find the freedom that I have found.
I re-designed my program specifically for a retreat this time, instead of one-on-one work, incorporating additional resources and experiences to help make the experience unforgettable - beginning with the astrology that was supportive of transformation, freedom, and expansion.
I also intentionally chose the location of Sedona to encourage a dramatic energetic shift and release.
I held the space for the right group of women to show-up, and to trust me, in order to reveal their inner mysteries and workings. Once on the land, I activated a willingness to deepen everyone’s courage, awareness and understanding around how to re-negotiate and heal their traumas, rather than continuing to relive them.
Our Friday afternoon vortex tour guide, Dana, brought tears to our eyes with his knowledge, respect, and wisdom for this earth. His teachings were many and mirrored what I spoke of earlier in the day. We could not help but feel immense appreciation for his spirit and ability to shepard us through our walk together - the timing was unbelievable. Like an anchor, Dana embodied the divine masculine for the work we were doing. He showed up when many needed an example of the embodied divine masculine, showing us us the confidence, self-assuredness, and strong boundaries to help improve our self clarity and the ability to be objective during our weekend experience. He taught us to slow down and trust ourselves.
In addition, visiting Cathedral Rock vortex with Dana helped us to release our suffering into the gentle embrace of her divine energy, while the waters of Oak Creek cleansed our worries, fears and concerns as they rushed downstream. We left the entire experience feeling lighter and brighter, and drove home with the most magical pink and purple sunset contrasting the stunning orange and red rocks surrounding us.
The sound healing at Saturday’s sunset was also transformative, the vibration dancing within our energetic fields, removing stuck energy from an attendee with Restless Leg Syndrome, and dramatically shifting the energy of a women who had been contemplating suicide. The changes were lasting and effective - creating smiles all around the circle. We set intention for what we wanted to receive, and were given beautiful crystals to support our entire healing experience.
The Cacao and Blue Lotus Tea ceremonies were both heart opening, and expansive, allowing us to visualize and create our lives moving forward.
Once ingesting and integrating all the material, practices, and tools, I watched as each woman learned how to perceive and process their lives in new and empowering ways. Each woman’s face changed, relaxed, softened. This work shifted how they spoke to me and to one another, allowing protective barriers around their hearts to fall, and their protected vulnerability to arise.
It was an incredible experience - one that I am truly grateful for. The group of woman who attended was so sweet, and the way everything fell into place was truly magical. I loved how everyone received exactly what was needed throughout the weekend. It could not have been in more perfect timing! I sit here in awe, appreciation, respect, and honor of what I’ve been shown and been witness to.
I would like to invite you to experience this transformative weekend. I am currently in the planning stages of a weekend retreat in Mt Shasta this upcoming Fall. If that sounds exciting to you, please make sure to add your name to the waitlist by clicking here so you are able to receive more information about future retreat locations and dates. I will see you there!
What is Your Inner Child?
A popular term amongst many communities today is the term inner child. But what exactly does that mean? The inner child relates to the childlike aspects of your personality. And it is very real. Not literally, nor physically but figuratively, metaphorically real. And it is extraordinarily powerful, like most destructive behavior patterns are. Freud related the inner child to the unconscious part of ourselves. It includes what a person learned as a child, before puberty. The child we once were is still dwelling inside of us. Most adults have little to no awareness of this, and this lack of consciousness related to our own inner child, is where we can pinpoint the stem of many behavioral, emotional and relationship difficulties.
So as we age, we get older but the truth is the majority of adults are not truly adults at all. True adulthood centers on acknowledging, accepting, and taking responsibility for loving and nurturing one’s own inner child. For most adults, this never has a chance to happen. Instead, they neglect their inner child leaving that part of themselves feeling silenced, abandoned, ridiculed and rejected.
In society we are expected to “grow up” pushing childish things aside. To become adults, we’ve been taught that our inner child, which represents our child-like capacity for innocence, wonder, awe, joy, sensitivity and playfulness must be suppressed. The inner child encompasses these positive qualities. But it also holds our accumulated childhood hurts, traumas, fears and angers. “Grown-ups” are convinced they have successfully outgrown and left this child, and its emotional baggage behind. But this is far from the truth.
These particular adults are unknowingly and consistently being influenced by this unconscious inner child. For many, the emotionally wounded inner child inhabiting an adult body is the one directing their life, hijacking their ability to feel joy. This can lead to feelings of overwhelm, anxiety, insecurity, fear, inferiority, feeling small, lost or lonely. But if we think about it, these are common feelings a child would have caring for themselves in an adult world. So how do we heal this part of ourselves? Commonly called inner child (or shadow) work. Here are some helpful starting points:
1. We must become conscious of our inner child. When we remain unconscious to our inner child it only empowers the dissociated inner child to take possession of the personality at times, and overpower the will of the adult through a trauma reaction.
2. We must take our inner child seriously. This includes consciously communicating with that little girl or boy within, listening and acknowledging how they feel, and what they need from us in the here and now.
3. As adults, we should not expect others to meet and soothe all of the unfulfilled childhood needs. They cannot. Authentic adulthood requires both accepting the painful past as well as taking responsibility for taking care of your inner child’s needs. Cultivating awareness to become a “good enough” and stable parent to him or her now, and continuing to make it a priority in the future.
We can all learn to work with our inner child, by learning to love and show up for them differently than our parents once did. It begins with acknowledgment and forgiveness for what has happened in the past, neutralizing the energy surrounding it, bringing karma and agreements into present time. In addition, showing you how your trauma manifests, and then effective ways of communicating whenever you are in a reactive state. If you are interested in knowing more, please book a FREE 15 minute connection call with me by clicking on the highlighted link. I look forward to speaking with you.
Heal Your Body
When I found Heal Your Body, by Louise Hay, I was looking to get to the root of dis-ease in my own life.
I had recently been diagnosed with Graves’ Disease. Western medicine was teaching me the physical and mental aspects of what I was feeling in my body, however their suggestions to relieve all of my symptoms were not working. I was really interested in taking responsibility for how I was contributing to my disease, instead of tuning out, having my thyroid removed through surgery, and staying on medication for the rest of my life.
I came upon this book and felt immense gratitude. I was finally able to see how I was slowly and painfully killing different aspects of myself. I went from having an auto immune condition where I could have lost my eyesight permanently, to healing myself within a year. By simply incorporating the major life decisions of being open to any and all change, I was led into creating the incredible life that I love, and the work that I do.
How to Heal Your Body is a book I refer to constantly. The affirmations have helped me reprogram different aspects of myself that were still wounded or hurting.
It is also an incredible book to guide anyone through shifting their perspective to heal physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Louise teaches you how to get to know yourself and what your body is trying to tell you.
I love this book, and share it with my clients, family and friends. Through using the affirmations, I have had some incredible shifts in my own life. For me, each word unlocks a door that has been kept closed until spoken out loud - similar to belief work in Theta Healing. For others, the information inside is also received as incredibly enlightening — further encouraging powerful self-discovery and insight. I love using it with clients, and I highly recommend any healer, or holistic practitioner own a copy.
As many people have begun to realize, we all have the power to speak any and all beliefs into existence, as well as remove the resistance and energy preventing us from believing in the truth of which we state out loud for the universe to witness and co-create with us.
For those interested in learning more about how to make incredible pivots in your life, this book is a great place to start. To find out more, read reviews, or purchase this book go here.
I also have a free e-book available, Tips For Transformation & Ease, where I share how powerful affirmations can be when used with inner-child work.
Healthy Boundaries- Physically and Energetically
Boundaries refer to limits that you put in place in order to protect your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. In relationships, romantic or platonic, it is important that all boundaries are clearly defined. When boundaries are distinctly communicated, expressed and felt, it forces those around you to show up differently in respect to you.
When you learn to communicate and respond to healthy limits for your sense of self, your friends, family and partners understand your expectations. Setting limits and communicating boundaries when you are in a triggered state is critical to creating healthy relationships, increasing self-esteem and reducing stress, anxiety and depression. In order to set realistic boundaries you must first determine which behaviors you will accept from others and what you will not.
Boundaries help us protect and contain our reality, which includes our physical self, our thinking, our feelings, and our behavior. Physical boundaries include your personal space, your body, and privacy. Violations of personal boundaries include: standing to close, inappropriate touching, even looking through personal information.
Emotional boundaries involve separating your feelings from another’s feelings. This can be very challenging for people who are highly empathetic, or have learned to be codependent due to their Mother’s attachment style and/or psychological behavior and patterns. Violations of emotional boundaries include: taking responsibility for another’s feelings, letting another’s feelings dictate your own, and accepting responsibility for theirs. Strong boundaries protect your self-esteem and your identity as an individual with the right to make your own decisions and choices.
Spiritual boundaries can be clearly identified as your own individual energy field and you are in charge of protecting it. Sounds easy right? Nope. At times it is very difficult to identify when our boundaries are being crossed. It can also be hard to speak our boundaries to others in fear of the consequences to our relationships.
It is important to stay in tune with your feelings in order to be able to when a boundary has been crossed. This will feel differently in the body for everyone but some red flags include: anger, pain or discomfort in the body, bitterness, stress or digestive issues, heavy anxiety or sleep disruption, guilt, shame and fear. When a boundary has been crossed these feelings may stem from feeling under-appreciated or taken advantage of, through force or otherwise. If you typically feel nervous or anxious around certain people, feel you can’t say no to them, can’t ask for what you need, or often feel criticized, these people have most likely crossed a boundary of yours.
Unhealthy boundaries come in a number of different forms for a myriad of reasons. One reason is usually a weak sense of your own identity as well as your own feelings of disempowerment in decision making in your life. When this happens, you become dependent on your partner for happiness and decision making responsibilities, therefore losing important parts of your own identity. Some reasons people have a hard time setting boundaries include: fear of abandonment, loss of relationships, fear of being judged or fear of hurting others feelings.
Setting emotional and physical boundaries can be challenging and it can be difficult to know where to start. There are some great ways to start setting simple boundaries. Here are some tips:
1. Say no to tasks you don’t want to do or don’t have time to do
2. Say yes to help
3. Ask for help if you need it
4. Delegate tasks
5. Protect your time and don’t overcommit
6. Speak up if you feel uncomfortable with how someone is treating you or your needs are being infringed upon
7. Honor what is important to you by choosing yourself first
8. Drop the guilt and responsibility for others
Healthy relationships are a balance of giving and receiving. In a healthy relationship you feel calm, safe, supported, respected, taken care of, and unconditionally accepted. You are forgiven without past offenses being brought up repeatedly, with no acts of revenge or passive aggressive behaviors from the other person. You are free and encouraged to be who you are. With good boundaries and healthy relationships you cultivate emotional health, self-respect and strength.
Set high standards for those you surround yourself with. Expect to be treated in the same loving way you treat them. Learn how to love yourself in supportive ways that you were never taught so others know how to show up for you. Soon you will find yourself surrounded by a circle of friends, partners, and relationships that lift you up, respect you and care about your needs and feelings.
We cover a lot more on healthy boundaries, ego states and attachment styles in the Phoenix Immersion Program. This year, I am also hosting my program in Sedona, Arizona in the middle of April! To find out more about the Phoenix Immersion Retreat, or my program, click on the links or contact me for more information.
What is Energy Healing?
Energy Healing is a potent tool and therapy that helps us to connect to our source of vibrancy and life force. This ancient medicine supports the flow of energy by removing blocks that may result in physical pain, emotional imbalance, and spiritual stagnation.
Energy healing is done on the level of the energetic or vibrational, subtle body that is connected to the vital force. There are many different forms of energy healing that exist today but they all have one common theme. This theme or desired outcome is to return the clients essence back to its most divine state, its highest vibration and purest form. The state that is unwounded, without limits, restrictions or blockages. When these are removed, it stimulates the bodies natural ability to heal itself.
Most people turn to energy healing or other holistic practices when they have a physical, mental, or emotional ailment and have tried conventional and traditional methods; however nothing seems to work. This is when they begin to seek out alternative methods of healing. Since everything starts as energy, if something has manifested into the physical it is your soul’s way of getting your attention. There is a message that is trying to be conveyed to you from your soul or your higher Self that is important for you to know.
That message is attached to the beliefs you carry about yourself, and the world around you. Your beliefs are the key to your understanding of the state of your well-being. You have an amazing resource of energy, and it can change any situation very rapidly through energetic vibration. Every experience or challenge you face, is about bringing you closer to love - to loving yourself more. Energy healing can remove the blocks to your deeper awareness and understanding of what is unresolved, restricting or limiting in your life.
Receiving an energy healing is a way to restore the vital force and balance within and recalibrate to your natural state. It gives you insight into how you should be feeling on a day to day basis; whole, vibrant and joyful with an overall feeling of being well. Energy healing allows us to have more acceptance, ease and vibrancy in our lives.
Similar to the acupuncture points, energy healing is done through working with the meridians of the body which furthermore correspond to the chakras. Chakras are the bodies energetic information and transmission centers. There are thousands of chakras located in the bodies energy field, but we primarily work with seven that exist within the physical body. One way energy healers work is by clearing and balancing these centers using an energy called Reiki.
If you are wondering if energy healing is for you, the answer is yes! Energy healing is not here to replace Western Medicine modalities but it is very complementary to it. If you are feeling stressed, anxious, or tense energy healing can help bring some peace back to your system. If you are feeling good, energy healing can give you a boost and make you feel even better. It is a high vibrational healing technique that helps to upgrade and restore your own vibrational essence.
There are tools you can also use at home to keep your space and energy clear and vibrant:
· Smudge yourself and your home with sage or palo santo to clear negativity from your energy field or space
· Ask your energy healer for tools on how to keep your energy at its best- some I use are violet flame meditations, running my energy, protection roses and more.
· Surround yourself with bright white or golden light through out the day or each morning before you get our of bed
· Crystals are your friends and carry with them their own healing properties
· Epsom salt baths or foot baths to help clear you of heaviness
Just as there are many forms of energy healing there are many energy healers in the world. It is important to find one that you feel comfortable with, that is aligned with your highest good, and works with a modality of healing that you resonate with. If you are interested in learning more about energy healing and the services I offer please reach out to me, or view my offerings. I am confident that I can help you feel and be the divine individual you are meant to be, and booking an Intuitive Healing Session is a great place to start!
Essential Reiki: A Complete Guide to an Ancient Healing Art
Essential Reiki, by Diane Stein exposes the long kept secrets of Reiki, an ancient and universal life force energy. This controversial book is essential to any serious Reiki practitioner. It is well written, and makes information accessible that many traditional/conservative Reiki masters believe should be kept from the general public.
For me, I learned some interesting things that were not shared by either of the Reiki Masters that I studied with, and I certainly value (and have applied) the new insights that I have gained. I really loved the wonderful detail about the historical background of Mikao Usui, as well as the channeled information about how Reiki was brought to humanity.
When I first began my Reiki training, I was motivated by a strong desire to heal myself and others, including animals. I’ve since been attuned to four levels of Usui Reiki (Reiki Master Teacher), as well as had a Reiki I attunement twice. I was given some materials, but in my lineage, the materials are passed down through each generation and are often photocopied and scanned versions over the years - akin to a family photo album.
Everything except a Reiki attunement is provided in this book. Some subjects include: hand placements for humans and animals, distance Reiki, emotional sources of disease, exercises, and meditations to increase the flow of Ki (life-force) through your system.
Diane guides the reader through all three levels of Reiki, allowing the gifts of Reiki to be demystified. The sharing of the reiki symbols as well as the inclusion of the attunement process itself is a bold and controversial move, especially at the time this book was written (pre-internet). Essential Reiki also contains many useful exercises to help a person become more psychically aware of spiritual energies within themselves, and their environment. I find myself referring back here often.
For those interested in learning more about Reiki and/or expanding your personal healing skill set reading this book is a great place to start.
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What is a Mantra?
I was first introduced to mantras during yoga class. I remember immediately feeling drawn to the music - the sound was mesmerizing. As I listened to the deep resonance of the man chanting, I allowed myself to sink into the liberating sensation of something shifting within me. From that day on, I knew this was something I needed to understand on a profound level. I felt like mantras were stored within me, waiting to be remembered, and it was just a matter of time before I would incorporate them into my regular routine.
The translation of the word mantras, manas (mind) and tra (instrument) means instrument for the mind. The ancient wisdom and tradition of the Vedas examined the various sounds produced in nature, which are the fundamental vibrations of the world around us.
The universe is made up of vibrations, with different objects vibrating at different frequencies. Vibration interacts with us, and we interpret that as substance and sensation.
According to the Vedas, the specific sounds of mantras are an expression of the infinite cosmos, of creation. Source vibrates, and that vibration is rhythmic, musical, and elemental.
Vibration is the means through which infinite potential expresses itself as the visible universe. Mantra, is a word that describes this characteristic of the universe.
It is said, that the ancient seers discovered these vibrations when they were in deep mediation. We can all hear these same vibrations at any moment if we take the time to listen. They are sacred messages and sounds used all over the world today by practitioners and individuals to access a higher power and connect to their true states of being.
Mantras are sound vibrations in which we can mindfully focus our thoughts, feelings and intentions. If you sit quietly when there is no noise, you’ll hear the hum of everything around you: the refrigerator, the air, the hum of the car engine as it comes down the street. If you pay attention to the background hum, with practice you can actually hear all the mantras that have been recorded in the Vedic literature.
Reciting mantras, whether out loud or in your mind, creates a sense of calm and peace as well as alters your state of consciousness. When practicing mantras out loud, the unique pattern of vibrations can create events in our physical realm.
Reciting a mantra mentally creates a mental vibration. Ultimately, it takes us into a place of pure consciousness, or spirit from where the vibration arose.
Mantras are a great way to transcend and go back to the source of pure thought, bringing us into the place of spirit, in order to experience unlimited consciousness. When practice regularly, mantras can be used as a profound mediation and therapy tool for healing the mind, the nervous system and emotions. There are mantras for many different areas of life: removing obstacles, learning and studying, creating flow, new beginnings, purifying karma, calling in enlightenment, and so much more.
Over time and with continued use, the Mantras sink deeper and deeper into your consciousness helping you to eventually feel their presence as something known as shakti. Shakti is cosmic existence, divine energy, and is a mysterious force that lives within each of us waiting to be remembered and awakened. When shakti is felt in the body, an expanded and deeper state of awareness becomes possible within each of us. When you wake up with a mantra playing in your mind, it has been reawakened in your cells and the vibration of the mantra has become an extension of yourself.
The most commonly and universally used mantra today is OM, pronounced Aum. Om is the universal sound, it exists in everyone and everything. It is believed to contain every vibration that every existed or will exist in the future. Chanting Om symbolically and physically tunes us into that sound and acknowledges our connection to everything in the world and the Universe. Om is also used as the energetic root for other mantras.
One of my personal favorites is Om Namah Shivaya. Shivas role in the universe is to destroy in order to recreate in its place. Hindus believe his powers of destruction and recreation are used even now in order to destroy the illusions and imperfections of this world, paving the way for beneficial change. The nature of this mantra is the bowing down to your own, higher self, as Shiva represents consciousness in all.
“Why is sound so much more important than a word which is a meaning?
If you touch a sound you are touching creation.
If you touch a word you are just going into the psychological structure of human beings.
Do not discount the power of the sound, it has influence on everything.
Mantra is a combination.
If you get the right combination right it’ll open up a door way into creation”
-Sadhguru
Let’s talk about how to begin a mantra practice.
· Start with one. Om, is a good place to start if that feels right for you. Or pick one that has meaning for your current situation. Use it consistently and often. Just like learning a new hobby, practice is key.
· Bring yourself back to your chosen mantras again and again, while letting yourself become open to its feeling and resonance. Eventually, it will become more than just the words and the energy of the mantra will open up in your awareness and cause an internal shift and expansion.
· Don’t get frustrated. It will take time and commitment. Try not to set expectations around how fast you want the process to happen. It may take several months of repeated recitation before the mantras energy opens up for you.
· Just like meditation, proper alignment of the spine is important. I recommend practice sitting up in a comfortable meditation pose. Let your pelvis slightly tip forward, (you can sit with your sit bones on a folded blanket or use a meditation pillow) and let your head align with your spine. Breath, relax, if thoughts come in, return to the words of the mantra.
· There are many mantras soundtracks on Youtube. Correct pronunciation is important in order for the mantra to open for you. I recommend chanting along with a taped recording when first starting off. Remember, you don’t have to say it out loud if it isn’t a comfortable place for you to start. You can just listen and repeat it quietly in your mind, and when you are ready, begin to use your voice.
Mantras are used in many traditions all over the world. In each tradition, mantras involve chanting to create special vibrations, sounds of the universe that create something from nothingness. Remember, these are powerful vibrational keys. They will unlock and expand things within you. Make sure you treat them with respect and are ready, open and available to accept the shift and changes that come along with their use. And most importantly, enjoy the process as it unfolds in the most beautiful and perfect way for you!
It Wasn't Your Fault
It started with a road trip to Los Angeles for a friend’s birthday, where I decided to listen to, It Wasn’t Your Fault, by Beverly Engel.
This book found me, not the other way around. If I’m honest, the full title was intimidating (Freeing Yourself from the Shame of Childhood Abuse with the Power of Self-Compassion), but I had read other books by Engel, and I felt called to process in a way that had not been available to me before this trip.
At the time, I was looking to heal my relationships with everyone around me, not realizing I would actually deeply and profoundly start healing my relationship to myself.
On this same trip, I would be visiting my family, and even as an adult, I still felt completely unprepared for our interaction, no matter how much therapy or self improvement I had done over the years. My shame and guilt had prevented me from really believing in myself and my potential - from stepping into my full power. I was crippled with second-guessing or overthinking my situation.
As I travelled the 9 hour drive from Portland to San Francisco, and again the next day for 10 hours from San Francisco to Los Angeles, I sat in tears grieving the wounding from my childhood.
Beverly Engel's work on shame is so practical, so grounded and offers actual exercises to work with. That is one of the things I find so wonderful about her - how unflinching she is about the hard stuff - just like I am.
Some things were really hard to read, and I found myself pushing the information away or feeling mad- then there would be an exercise to work through any aversive feelings. The exercises were intended for me to understand, forgive and accept my actions and beliefs.
Beverly explains why shame can result from childhood abuse, how it manifests in adulthood, and how to resolve it. Her book helped me fill in an important element: self-compassion for my experience. I had received compassion from my therapists and friends over the years, but I’m not sure that I had ever truly given it to myself before I read this book.
To be honest, I’m not sure I knew how.
It Wasn’t Your Fault, also quickly changed how I met my emotions. Instead of, "I am so messed up and I can't even handle the simplest of relationships," I was able to move into, "It is understandable I'd have difficulty with relationships, given my past."
During The Phoenix Immersion, we discuss how carried shame, plus unexpressed feelings, and carried feelings (from our primary caregivers) turn into core issue triggering. I have Beverly Engel’s work to thank for deepening my understanding and awareness around my own carried shame so I could assist others through the same process, and I am so grateful to my higher self for leading me to this book.
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The Healing Power of Music
From the view point of quantum physics, there are several things that affect your vibration or frequency. These are: your thoughts, the people around you, music, what you watch or look at, your physical atmosphere, words you (or others) speak, and the act of gratitude. For the sake of this post, we will focus on music and how it can affect human beings on a physical, emotional and spiritual level.
The energetic vibration of music is the key to understanding the physiological effect it creates on our overall system. When these vibrations resonate as at particular frequency, it results in an interference which can be either constructive or destructive.
However, there are several frequencies which are known to create constructive patterns within the brain. These patterns can enhance the brain functioning and neuroplasticity, helping us re-pattern our brain. In addition, selective frequencies of music can effect us on physiological and emotional levels. These frequencies are called Solfeggio frequencies, and can be found in both Binaural Beats, as well as Isochronic Tones.
Solfeggio frequencies speak of particular tones of sound that aid and promote various aspects of body and mind health. These frequencies are said to date back to ancient history. They are believed to be the fundamental sounds used in both Western Christianity and Eastern Indian religions, chanted by Gregorian Monks and in Ancient Indian Sanskrit chants. These frequencies became lost in time, but Dr. Joseph Puleo rediscovered Solfeggio frequencies in the 1970’s and brought them back to societal awareness.
In his studies, he used mathematical numeral reduction to identify six measurable tones that bring the body back in balance and aid in healing. The Solfeggio frequencies were believed to have a profound affect on the conscious and subconscious mind, stimulate healing and promoting vitality. Since Puleo’s reintroduced the Solfeggio frequencies, many scientists have discovered more evidence supporting the positive effects that these frequencies have on the human body.
Why does the Solfeggio frequencies cause such positive effects on the body? The answer lies in the Schumann resonance. The Schumann resonance, founded by Winfried Otto Schumann, is in essence, the Earth’s heartbeat. The electromagnetic waves of the electrically charged part of the Earth’s atmosphere, resonates at a low frequency ranging from 7.86hz to 8hz. Herbert Konig, then studied the connection between the Schumann resonance and found them to match various levels of human brain activity by comparing EEG recordings with the Earth’s electromagnetic fields. He discovered that the resonances matched five different brainwave states: delta, theta, alpha, beta and gamma. These are the brainwave states that occur naturally during all daily activities.
Broken down, these brainwave states are:
Delta waves (. 5 to 3 Hz) Delta brainwaves are the slowest, highest amplitude brain waves, and are what we experience when we are asleep.
Theta waves (3 to 8 Hz) Theta brainwaves occur most often in sleep but are also dominant in deep meditation. Theta brainwaves represent a day dreamy, spacey state of mind that is associated with mental inefficiency. At very slow levels, theta brain wave activity is a very relaxed state, representing the twilight zone between waking and sleep.
Alpha waves (8 to 12 Hz) Alpha brainwaves are dominant during quietly flowing thoughts, and in some meditative states. Alpha brainwaves are slower and larger. They are associated with a state of relaxation and represent the brain shifting into an idling gear, waiting to respond when needed. If we close our eyes and begin picturing something peaceful, there is an increase in alpha brainwaves.
Beta waves (12 to 38 Hz) Beta brainwaves are small, faster brainwaves associated with a state of mental, intellectual activity and outwardly focused concentration. This is basically state of alertness.
Gamma waves (38 to 42 Hz) Gamma brainwaves are the fastest and most subtle brain waves. Gamma rhythms regulate perception and consciousness.
The Solfeggio frequencies have such positive effects on our systems because they resonate in the harmony with the Schumann resonance of 8hz. Musically speaking, the frequencies are derived by beginning at 8hz and working up the musical scale. I love listening to Theta or Delta waves, Binaural Beats, or Isochronic Tones before I sleep because it helps my match the resonance and therefore fall into deep sleep. I also listen while I am working, or even during meditation to increase and enhance my psychic abilities.
The Solfeggio frequencies include a number of different tones which each have their own unique healing effects on the body and mind. Let’s explore these:
396 Hz. Intent: turning grief into joy, liberating guilt & fear. This frequency liberates the energy and has beneficial effects on feelings of guilt. It cleanses the feeling of guilt, which often represents one of the basic obstacles to realization, enabling achievement of goals in the most direct way. The Ut tone releases you from the feelings of guilt and fear by bringing down defense mechanisms. 396 Hz frequency searches out hidden blockages, subconscious negative beliefs, and ideas that have led to your present situations. (Associated with Root Chakra)
417 Hz. Intent: undoing situations and facilitating change. The next main tone from the Solfeggio scale produces energy to bring about change. This frequency cleanses traumatic experiences and clears destructive influences of past events. When speaking of cellular processes, tone Re encourages the cell and its functions in an optimal way. 417 Hz frequency puts you in touch with an inexhaustible source of energy that allows you to change your life. (Associated with Sacral Chakra)
528 Hz. Intent: transformation and miracles (DNA repair). Tone Mi is used to return human DNA to its original, perfect state. This frequency brings transformation and miracles into your life. The process of DNA reparation is followed by beneficial effects – increased amount of life energy, clarity of mind, awareness, awakened or activated creativity, ecstatic states like deep inner peace, dance and celebration. Tone Mi activates your imagination, intention and intuition to operate for your highest and best purpose. (Associated with Solar Plexus Chakra)
639 Hz. Intent: re-connecting with family and balancing, relationships. Another frequency from the sacred Solfeggio scale. It enables creation of harmonious community and harmonious interpersonal relationships. Tone Fa can be used for dealing with relationships problems – in one’s family, between partners, friends or social problems. When talking about cellular processes, 639 Hz frequency can be used to encourage the cell to communicate with its environment. This ancient Solfeggio frequency enhances communication, understanding, tolerance and love. (Associated with Heart Chakra)
741 Hz. Intent: solving problems, expressions/solutions. It cleans the cell from toxins. Frequent use of 741 Hz leads to a healthier, simpler life, and to changes in diet towards foods which are not poisoned by various kinds of toxins. Tone Sol cleans the cell from different kinds of electromagnetic radiations. Another application of this sound frequency is solving problems of any nature. The fifth frequency of the Solfeggio scale will also lead you into the power of self-expression, which results in a pure and stable life. (Associated with Throat Chakra)
852 Hz. Intent: awakening intuition, returning to spiritual order Tone La is linked to your ability to see through the illusions of your life, such as hidden agendas of people, places and things. This frequency can be used as a means for opening a person up for communication with the all-embracing Spirit. It raises awareness and lets you return to spiritual order. Regarding cellular processes, 852 Hz enables the cell to transform itself into a system of higher level. (Associated with Third Eye Chakra)
963 Hz. This tone awakens any system to its original, perfect state. According to Dr. Horowitz, this frequency re-connects the individual with the Spirit, or the non-vibrational energies of the spiritual world. It enables us to experience Oneness – our true nature. (Associated with Crown Chakra)
174 Hz. The lowest of the tones appears to be a natural anesthetic. It tends to reduce pain physically and emotionally. 174 Hz frequency gives organs a sense of security, safety and love, encouraging them to do their best.
285 Hz. This frequency helps return tissue to its original blueprint or form. 285 Hz influences energy fields, sending them a message to restructure damaged organs. It also leaves the body rejuvenated and energized.
Since discovering these frequencies and incorporating them into my daily practices I have learned to appreciate music as the powerful tool that it is. Music is free therapy. I can attest to it bringing me back into balance and helping me heal. Just like everything else, if it makes you feel good, you’ll choose to use it more often. I use these frequencies daily now, before or during meditation, while concentrating on my work, while taking a bath, or just before bed. I invite you to choose the frequency that stands out most to you and start there, tune in, let yourself tune out the rest of the world and let the music heal you.
You can find playlists on Spotify and Youtube. My personal favorite is Steven Halpern’s music on Spotify.
* Here are some of my personal favorites on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M143iRrbgw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88wH9EOBF3s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vvpsIiUVKY
What To Eat For How You Feel
What To Eat For How You Feel, by Divya Alter, is a must read for everyone who wants to create a conscious relationship with food. This book introduces the complexity of Ayurveda in a way that is both easy to understand, and incorporate into the kitchen. The background information provided on the elements, the doshas, and using food as medicine, emphasizes why eating with the seasons and knowing ones own body is so important.
The premise for this cookbook, as well as Divya compassionate and loving heart is also what makes this read so unique and outstanding. By learning which elements are more dominant in your constitution, you have the ability to identify challenges and imbalances that are common in your day to day life. Certain elements make up your primary doshas, or that which is most likely to cause dis-ease in your state of being. When we understand our ratio of elements, we can balance these through out the year wby choosing what to eat.
Eating with the seasons is a great way to live in the present, attuned to nature and connected to the messages our body is sending to us. This cookbook breaks down each recipe by the seasons as they blend into one another. Starting with Spring and early Summer, Divya gives a list of balancing foods, as well as foods to stay away from during that time. She starts each seasonal section by giving recipes for the time of day, starting in morning through evening. By providing information on what to substitute and omit for each digestion pattern (airy digestion, fiery digestion, earthy digestion) these recipes are suitable for any individual.
What to Eat for How You Feel gives us the information needed to create a new relationship with our bodies, minds and our environment. By understanding our digestion patterns we can create a new way of being in the kitchen and bring balance back to our cravings. It is clear from beginning to end how much intention went into creating this cookbook and Divya’s passion shines through page after page, inviting and inspiring you to engage with food anew. She creates a space in which you come to understand the wisdom in your own body, what it’s communicating with you about what it needs in order to feel well tended, and how to meet those needs with clarity + joy. This book is a game changer for anyone who has struggled with knowing what to eat, in order to make them feel nourished and balanced. I cannot recommend this book enough. Give it a try, you won’t be disappointed!
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The Nature of the Body
Looking back now, it’s no mystery I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease.
There were many years I overrode the messages my body told me - years where I normalized symptoms, or contributed exhaustion, insomnia, anxiety and digestion issues to being a mother, a wife, or the stress of my 40+ hour work week.
Everything was happening to me, and I kept showing up to circumstances that felt out of my control.
I also minimized my physical symptoms and continually prioritized the care of everyone around me until there was nothing left of (or for) me.
I was not taught self-care, self-love, or self-compassion. I was taught to try harder, always smile, never complain, don’t fight and to BE GOOD. I was taught to equate love through servicing, and to have an eternal locus of control.
In fact, I had no sense of self and spent my adulthood trying to figure out who “me” was.
Thankfully, in my quest to better love and understand myself, and heal my unresolved trauma, I’ve had some incredible teachers. Through educating myself in areas that were unfamiliar to me, I began incorporating more effective ways of loving me - all of me.
Ayurveda (ayur=life; veda=science) teaches the following:
An Agreement with Your Body
Your agreement is to stop and listen to the signals your body is giving you.
Your agreement is to work with your body, not against it.
Your body is the most amazing piece of equipment you will every own.
Acknowledge all your body does for you everyday.
Be thankful for it.
-Susan Bass; The Art of Digestion
Let’s dissect these messages.
One: You have an agreement with your body. Did you know that when you chose to reincarnate in this lifetime you also chose which body would carry you through your journey? At that pivotal moment you made a body and soul agreement. That is a huge deal when you think about it. And yes, some of those agreements included certain illnesses, addictions, traumas that you would acquire and overcome in order to remember and live out your soul mission.
Two: Your agreement is to work with your body, not against it. At a deep level we are aware of exactly what our bodies need. Our bodies are ALWAYS communicating with us, in subtle and sometimes not so subtle ways. We know how much rest is required through different phases of our lives, how much water we need to consume to feel efficiently hydrated, what foods to ingest, what environments to make us feel comfort or discomfort. If we listen to the messages our bodies are giving to us, we will feel the following: vitality, peace, comfort, clarity and centeredness.
Three: Your body is the most amazing piece of equipment you will ever own. I believe the important message here is this: we need to treat our bodies like they are the most valuable thing we could ever possess. Simply because they are. Think about what you would look like without a body. You would not be here, in a living form without your body. Sometimes we treat our bodies like they are always going to be there for us, adapt and change to our ever changing life and choices. But at some point, if we ignore the messages, the body says enough. The equipment stops operating. This could be portrayed in many ways, including: adrenal burnout, fatigue, digestion issues, breakouts, low vitality and energy levels, depression, insomnia, circular thinking and many more. Our bodies are not superhero’s, they need us to treat them like the fragile and amazing gift that they are.
Four: Acknowledge all your body does for you everyday, be thankful for it. Okay, this one takes the cake and can be the most life changing practice you add to your day to day life. When was the last time you actually acknowledged everything your body does for you? Every breath, every step, every word spoken, every good night’s rest and every moment you’re awake. None of that is possible without your body. Your body is your vessel, it is your home. And just like you are thankful to have a roof over your head you should give your body that same gratitude every day. It can be as simple as waking up in the morning, giving yourself a hug and saying “Ii love you”, to affirming out loud an affirmation similar to the following: “I am thankful for this day, to live, breathe, move, learn and explore in this beautiful vessel that I reside in.” Give thanks to your body each day, and watch how your life starts to transform in ways you never thought were possible. The practice of gratitude is a powerful and impactful tool that can make our wildest dreams come true.
In Ayurveda, nature is our authority. One of the essential standards of Ayurveda is that our habits, routines and dietary choices should ebb and flow with the seasons. We can lead a more balanced life throughout the year by making a conscious effort to live in harmony with the cycles of nature and adjust our day to day habits and lifestyle choices to work with the arrival of each new season. The Universe is always providing us with the medicine that we need. Notice how certain plants, vegetables and fruits are available during certain seasons. This is because they are growing during a time where they can help balance what is happening in the body!
The body is always reflecting the season. In the summer, we tend to have more internal heat. During the summer, blueberries are aplenty and ready to eat. Blueberries, and berries in general, have a cooling affect on the body, and are especially known to protect the liver. They bring a reprieve to an over-heated mind, calm your thoughts, move energy downward and inward and encourage a more passive demeanor. Doesn’t that sound like a perfect pair for the dog days of Summer?
Another example of this is the ever under appreciated Dandelion “weed”. Dandelions are profoundly healing plants (and bees love them for this reason!). They are the perfect medicine for the transition from Winter into Spring, which is when you’ll find them growing in your yard. Excess heavy, and cold qualities are accumulated during the winter months. As Spring beings to thaw, extra moisture is brought to the environment as well our bodies. This can lead to imbalances such as: respiratory discomfort, excess mucus, bloating and lethargy. We can use dandelion during this time as a nourishing tonic for the liver and lymph functioning. The whole of the plant has a cooling effect. It is bitter and drying and can assist in alleviating the extra moisture or mucus in the system.
Dandelion root and leaves also stimulate the production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach, necessary for digesting the fats and proteins that may have accumulated in excess over the Winter season. In Spring, I ask you to remember that everything growing around you is medicine for you. Be grateful for the Dandelion in your yard that not only offers you its medicine and sacrifice but also, the first marking of sunshine after a long Winter’s hibernation.
Dandelion
Dandy Lion, so dear to me,
Everywhere for all to see,
Roots and leaves and flowers and seeds
All fulfill our bodies’ needs,
There is so very much of you
‘Cause we need you, it is true,
You are a doctor with no fees.
Roots for liver, leaves, kidneys.
Flowers ease pain and help lymph flow
And perform a sunny show.
I’ve heard that seeds are useful too,
Adding bitters to the brew.
Dandy Lion, so dear to me.
Everywhere for all to see.
- Robin Rose Bennet, The Gift of Healing Herbs
The universe is always providing just the right medicinal amount of what we need to stay in balance and harmony with nature (and therefore our bodies). Everything is growing in its preferred climate, season and duration because it is connected to the cycles and rhythms of nature. This is how we, as humans were meant to live as well.
My greatest wish is that as a collective we can remember the sacred medicine of Ayurveda, and integrate it back into our lives. By doing this, we give ourselves permission to reconnect to the place in our hearts that respects Nature. Gaia is our greater authority with the power to destroy or rebuild. We can either work with it or against it, but at some point, if we don’t listen, it will no longer be a choice.
Use the medicine that is provided for you, wherever you live. Have gratitude for the offerings before you, as well as appreciate your body.
Listen, really listen to what your body is communicating to you. When you do this, you will find you are filled with the vitality of the Sun and the heart of the Moon in a beautifully balanced, and symbiotic relationship of ebb and flow. You will connect yourself to the ying and yang and everything intrinsically connected to Mother Earth herself. By doing this, together, we can all feel better, live better, do better and be better.
Don’t you think it’s time?
What one of the above agreements could you start incorporating into your life today?
Eastern Body Western Mind
Eastern Body Western Mind by Anodea Judith is not just a book to read, it is a 'work book' for healing the soul's wounds accumulated over a life time; and learning how to live in a healthier, more balanced and self loving way.
This book has helped reveal new eye-opening information around the development of the chakra patterns, how to keep them in balance, and does a wonderful job of blending both psychology and spirituality in a way that is comprehendible and transformative.
Anodea Judith starts by explaining the seven chakras; their location in the body, central issue, orientation to self, goals, rights, developmental stage, identity, demon, element, excessive characteristics, and deficient characteristics.
For me personally, the developmental stages of the chakras was the most pivotal section of this part of the book. I was the earliest case of asthma my pediatrician had ever seen, and instead, at 18 months was mis-diagnosed with Bronchitis. On my way home from the Dr.’s office in the car with my mother, I turned blue and stopped breathing. One of my earliest memories is my near death experience, and being brought back to life in the emergency room.
That event alone would have had such an effect on the development of my charkas, and therefore some of my internal blocks, patterns, and physical health.
Eastern Body Western Mind goes through so much detailed information about each chakra as well as practices to heal them. Anodea uses real life stories and situations that help piece what is a vast and complex subject together in a way that I was able to effectively grasp to create change in my life. Each chapter brought up so many issues I thought I had already processed and dealt with. I may have, but never so deeply and mindfully with a focus on healing myself as a whole; body, soul, mind and spirit.
I would highly recommend this book to any one who likes to dive into their own healing work. It is not a fast read, or at least wasn’t for me. It goes deep. Deep into areas that you may not want to face head on. But those are the places we need to go in order to heal completely.
My advice is to take this book one section at a time, set a schedule for yourself as if you were taking a class. One hour a week would be required to work through this book and incorporate some of the practices into your day to day life. You will see changes, learn a lot about yourself, and why you are the way you are and hopefully you will be able to have a breakthrough on at least one area of your life that you’ve been feeling stuck, resistance, or just unsure of how to conquer.
After reading this book, I am now able to both ground myself and tap into universal connectivity and consciousness for limitless possibilities. I can pull that universal energy down through my chakras to manifest anything I can conceive of. I worked on the areas that needed attention with a new awareness, and now I know where I still need to keep working.
Thank you Anodea for this book, it is a gift to us all.
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What is Intuitive Healing?
Intuitive Healing is a diverse method of intentional and appropriated actions, alternative healing methods and insights to assist in the restorative process of individuals. This is done through the ability of the Intuitive Healer to connect to a Higher Power, God/Goddess/ All that is, Source, or Life force Energy. The Intuitive healer has a vast understanding of how the body’s natural energetic fields work and flow through the system and channels of the individual. Intuitive healing is a method that encompasses and works on the whole of the person on the emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual level.
How does it work? The Intuitive healer uses their gifts, which come in forms such as visual, audial, or deep knowing and feeling, to receive spiritual guidance for the individual they are working with. This gives them the ability to unlock issues within that person's energetic system which are keeping them from living their most aligned, balanced, joyous life. When I ask my guides how to describe intuitive healing, they show me a toothed wheel slowing clicking from one gear to the next. The gears represent places where someone may have blocks, traumas, stuck or stagnant energy, and imbalances. Intuitive healing is a technique that facilitates the wheel becoming smooth again. It provides one with the ability to easily roll through life in optimal health and well being.
During an Intuitive Healing session, the Practitioner and the client are working together to create a shift in the energetic system of the client. This shift moves through the subtle energetic bodies and eventually is felt in the physical. The goal of the Practitioner is to get to the root of what is ailing the client through their spiritual guidance and intuition. Intuition being the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning. With this expanded knowledge, the Practitioner brings awareness to the client so that the client can use the information to work through releasing the energy that is stuck in the body that is causing them dis-ease, stress, pain, anxiety or discomfort. In addition, the Practitioner will provide tools to the client to assist in the releasing and integrating process.
These will differ from person to person but may include:
· Self-care
· Journaling prompts
· Mantras and affirmations
· Dietary changes
· Exercise or yoga
· Sound healing
· Herbal supplements
· Acupuncture for chronic pain
· Rest and meditation
· Increased hydration
· Electronic curfews
· Energy healing services
How many sessions needed will depend completely on the client and their individual situation, goals, and desires. For some one may be enough, for others it could be a process that lasts years. It is hard to go into detail about what a session looks like since like each person, each process is completely unique. But I can say this; Intuitive healing is an effective, efficient, and powerful method that I see becoming increasingly popular amongst those who are searching for self-actualization and liberation from suffering. It is a process that has personally shifted my world for the better. I have personally seen and heard numerous accounts of transformative and life-changing results from work with Intuitive healers. If you have found yourself on this page, reading this article then I would say you are being called to give it a try yourself. Start with one session and see how it goes, what do you have to lose?
More information about each of my Intuitive Healing Sessions, or additional individual services can be found on my website here.
What is Reiki?
I oftentimes get asked, "What is Reiki?".
The word Reiki is made up of two Japanese words, Rei which means “God’s wisdom” and Ki which means “life force energy”. It is a spiritual healing technique which allows for channeled energy to enter a client’s body, ultimately restoring overall well-being and bringing individuals to a higher vibrational state.
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Reiki energy originates in the highest dimension and is the vibration of love, harmony, and healing. Receiving Reiki brings about feelings of calm and ease, and aids in the elimination of all illnesses in the physical, mental, and emotional realms. Reiki can also assist you to balance or clear the chakras, by removing blockages, and allowing for energy flow again.
Reiki is tremendously effective at emotional healing and trauma recovery, and can be used to clear unwanted thought patterns, as well as be sent across time and space to your own past and future, healing the collective consciousness.
Reiki also has the ability to go beyond the surface to find an underlying issue and then reveal it to you in a gentle way, which can help to soothe unresolved or repressed emotions. Depending on a willingness for self-discovery, what comes to the surface will give you another chance for evaluation, and a different choice can be made with fresh eyes and a new perspective.
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I use Reiki on myself every day, and have always considered it as a natural form of antidepressant. I use Reiki with my family and friends, and to raise the vibration of my food and water. I make offerings to plants and animals as I encounter them. I charge up crystals and infuse Reiki into jewelry so that I (or the wearer) is imbued with its vibration, which also enhances the healing properties of the stone. I also use Reiki to raise the vibration in spaces I occupy, as well as in sessions with clients. The possibilities really are endless!
I am attuned to Reiki I, II, Reiki Master, and Reiki Master Teacher. It is through study and ceremony that I was attuned to both the lineages of Usui, and Tibetan Reiki Ryoho; however anyone can be attuned to Reiki. In a personalized training with me as our teacher, you will learn how to send and receive the healing light of Usui Reiki. I work with my guides and clairsentience to build an intentionally based, area of life focus Reiki attunement, specifically for you. Once you have completed the training, you will receive a Reiki attunement.
Being attuned to Reiki will open you up to a higher vibrational state. Regular practice allows you to create a deeper connection to your own inner wisdom, higher self, & your angels and guides. You can also heal yourself and others, anytime you want.
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How Do We Heal?
What does real healing look like? What does it mean to be healed, and how would you describe it in your own words?
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As a healer, life guide, and women’s transformational coach, I’ve been asked on many occasions if there is anything in my childhood that comes up for me, and I can assure you there is. I am always healing – myself, and others – because we’ve all experienced childhood trauma to varying degrees.
To clarify, a child will experience trauma in an environment where they perceive the actions of others as anything less than loving – not what the adult’s intentions are, but how they are received. As we grow into adulthood, we then choose whether or not to reenact and perpetuate this wounding when we are feeling triggered, and that’s where our healing really begins.
Healing happens when you are triggered and you are able to move through the pain, pattern, and the story and you consciously choose to have a different ending.
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Your shadow side never fully disappears – it is something we all need to learn to love and accept about ourselves. However how it affects our choices in life can drastically change. It takes an incredible effort to bring to light what has laid in the shadows all along. Our inner work--our soul work--is what creates our healing.
Over the years, I’ve acquired a deep understanding of myself and my trauma, which changes how I treat myself and others. I am able to consciously respond, rather than reacting due to being triggered.
Do I consider myself healed? In many ways, yes. I’ve released a lot of my own shame, pain, and blame so I can remain free. I have arrived at a place where I don’t feel the need to fight the dark in order to awaken my light.
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I’ve found that healing is living in pursuit of your own dignity. It’s reminding yourself that you are worthy of honor and respect, no matter where you’ve come from or all that you’ve experienced.
When we honor and respect ourselves we teach others how to love, respect and honor us in a way we may never have experienced before. This is the embodiment of self-love and compassion. And like a ripple effect, this now enables us to respect and honor others in a way they’ve never experienced before.
When we are healed, we treat others with dignity. We choose to make eye contact. We become intimate and can invite people in with our questions. We practice right speech, communicating in a loving, compassionate, and authentic way – where the purpose of our communication is about helping ourselves and others suffer less. We have the ability to say to the world through our actions, “I am still worthy of dignity, and so are those around me.”
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In order to heal, we need to respect the tragedy we’ve survived and endured so we are able to honor the hardships and tragedy that someone else has experienced. Real healing allows us to hold not just empathy for others, but also compassion.
Empathy only requires us to understand another person. Compassion literally means “to suffer together”. It allows us to gain emotional awareness around how another person has suffered, increasing our desire to alleviate their misery or distress. We're humans, we're evolving, and it has taken many generations to come to a place where we can be kind and compassionate to each other.
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When we meet someone, we must assume they have just survived their worst, and they will not have anything left for us. We could be confronting someone who is not fully embodied, and who has the conditioned impression of not being worthy of their own dignity. Inevitably they are incapable of showing honor, respect, and dignity to themselves.
If they are aggressive, frustrated, angry, or judgmental with us – it only means that their dignity has been stripped away from them. We are only experiencing the intensity of the adversity they have survived.
Our reactions to them depend upon how skillfully we embody our own dignity, regardless of the circumstances. As the wise Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Every man must decide whether to walk in the light of creative altruism or the darkness of destructive selfishness. This is the judgement. Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others.’”
So shall we be reactive or responsive?
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When we are embodying our own dignity, we can lovingly discern when a person is not appropriate or necessary for us to engage with, due to their participation in their own trauma. We are able to prioritize our dignity and neutrality without bringing criticism and judgment into the equation.
Discernment is not judgment. Discernment allows us to protect ourselves and provides an example of a compassionate choice.
Now we are able to internally make the following distinctions:
I am not bringing criticism and judgement into my existence.
I refuse to perpetuate your trauma by not maintaining my dignity.
Your pain will not hurt me and my light will awaken you.
When we choose to react out of ego, we are only mirroring where we feel unseen, invisible and unworthy. In that moment we have no awareness of the pain in others, only our own. Ego is where we hide from any intimacy and the ability of being present, aware and accountable for our lives.
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From my own experience, healing is the ability to be stripped away from our past experiences. It’s our opportunity to say goodbye to any abuse, neglect, or abandonment that we are still feeling from our childhood, or that we’ve inherited through our ancestral history.
Healing is the physical, emotional and spiritual release of holding others accountable for our experiences of the past, so we are able to move forward. It’s forgiving everyone involved, including ourselves. It’s the action of clearing out the density within our fields.
When you are healed you are resilient. You are able to rebound from traumatic incidences. You have the ability to quickly reclaim your dignity. When things happen you say, “this is all happening for me” rather than “this is all happening to me.”
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We are all survivors of trauma and also the restorers of dignity. May we heal the heart of the world together.