I still don’t really know how to talk about this fully, but I experienced a tremendous, miraculous shift recently in one of the most important and most challenging relationships in my life. This is something I have been working on for decades, and we’ve both been in therapy individually and together, gone to an alternative healer together, and I’ve sought so many intuitive readings on this. This summer my Akashic Records finally told me: “Stop Read more…
A one-on-one student has really been enjoying noticing and learning about all the different little parts within herself. Recently she realized that one of her “protectors” likes to pretend it’s her True Self. She said she was able to see this protector part for what it was because she has been practicing grounding and centering, and whenever it shows up she doesn’t feel grounded or centered, which is what she feels when she is in the seat of Read more…
Image: Dwight Burdette via Wikimedia Commons Yesterday I wrote about how things often look like they are getting worse before they get better when you undergo a process of healing. During one such period in my life, I connected with my Akashic Records and was basically like wtf? The image they sent me was of a house under construction, stripped to the studs and without a roof. Well no wonder I’d been feeling so vulnerable! The vision showed me Read more…
A funny thing happens when we start or intensify a healing process. The initial shifts we make might feel great, if slightly uncomfortable, but after a period of elation, at some point down the road shit hits the fan. It might even feel like you are backsliding. Let me tell you now: You’re doing nothing wrong. It’s all part of the process. When you set an intention to heal (i.e., embrace change, learn, and grow), Read more…
One type of client I seem to attract (and there’s always a very personal reason for these kind of patterns) are the type A, super achiever, “I’m gonna do whatever it takes to heal myself” kinda person. They’ve devoted years to self-improvement and personal development. They consider themselves diligent, self-reflective, and hardworking. Yet they find themselves in a rut with their healing. More often than not, the Akashic Records have a surprising solution: Be gentle on yourself. There is a Read more…
I had definitely underestimated the gravity of moving from the city to our place upstate. The move happened so quickly and easily and it just felt right. House and garden projects have kept me busy as a happy bee, but over the last two weeks it got increasingly clear that I’d stepped into a huge flow of energy that was new, and I hadn’t yet found my balance in it. The feeling is of stepping Read more…
Yesterday I mentioned how a student got to the bottom of a chronic headache. She’d been noticing that every time she sat down for her daily meditation her head would start to hurt. I casually mentioned, “Have you asked it what it wants to tell you?” Within 24 hours she had her answer: It appeared whenever she put too much pressure on herself, not just during meditation, but in all aspects of her life. This Read more…
There’s a reason why this Rumi poem makes the rounds: A lot of us operate on the mistaken belief that uncomfortable feelings and “negative” thoughts are “bad.” Perhaps it’s a result of misguided interpretations of the “law of attraction,” or what it means to “follow your heart,” or “raise your vibration.” Whatever the case, what we push away or ignore tends to keep knocking on our door, looking for attention, sometimes incessantly, other time taking us by Read more…
When I first got the inspiration to do this post series, the surge of energy was both exhilarating and intimidating. Part of me really wanted to pretend I didn’t feel that nudge and just continue doing what I do in my little modest corner. I knew the energy was there for me, though, and I was curious where this flow would take me, so I hopped on it with some mixed feelings. The night before starting I Read more…
In yesterday’s post about centering I mentioned releasing and receiving as part of grounding into the Earth. I’ve found that some students who are already familiar with grounding techniques sometimes lose sight of the two-way flow of Earth energy. When we ground we stand in relationship to the planet, giving love, releasing what no longer serves us, and receiving love and support back. I had a student who had tried many meditative techniques for releasing before our first session, and none of them ever Read more…