Let’s face it family can be challenging at times. We love them, but as we observe the dysfunctional patterns, become triggered by words, actions or behaviors and reflect on our own upbringing, lives and patterns we can find ourselves struggling to have a healthy relationship with them. 
 
We may feel like we didn’t receive what we needed, which left us feeling hurt, angry, and unloved. We may feel like they don’t understand us, so we push them further away shutting down communication, love and compassion. 

In the midst of our anger and blaming them for our own suffering we are starting to recognize that inherent traits are being passed down from generations earlier allowing us to begin to understand that it didn’t originate with our parents. Which is opening up a new pathway for compassion and healing to take place across the family line.
 
Yet we can still find ourselves clinging to the hurt that we’ve suffered over the years, wondering why we experienced it and how we can heal that pain within ourselves, for our children and our future generations.

As I witness the ancestors step forward during each Generational Healing™ session that is facilitated I'm aware of how willing they are to heal, to share their wisdom, their love and support with you. How as share their story, their pain, their trauma they are choosing to release the densities of  the inherited generational trauma that continues to haunt you and your loved ones.  It's empowering. It's beautiful. It's healing. 

When we take a moment to observe, honor and recognize the gifts from our parents, grandparents and ancestors then our hearts can soften. We come into a new relationship with our own being and with our family. 
 
The biggest gift you have received from your family?.
 
The gift of life. 
 
Of breath. 
 
Of your heartbeat. 
 
You are here, on this earth because of all those who have walked before you. 

Without them, you would not be here in a physical body, experiencing each moment, sensing the world around you. 

You are a compilation of all those who came before you. 

Through their love you were born. 

As you move through your day today I invite you to be conscious of your breath, to place your hand on chest and connect to your heartbeat, take each step recognizing that your foot could very well be touching the same location on the earth that an ancestor stood years earlier. 
 
With honor, with gratitude, with connection….
 
Thank your parents, your grandparents, your ancestors for the greatest gift of all....the gift of life.  

The unseen world of energy is all around you, constantly communicating with you, affecting your emotions, thoughts, physical reality and ultimately your life choices. When you begin to understand how it is working with you and what is actually there, your life begins to shift, liberating you into a new paradigm.  
 
Discovering TRUTH has always been one of my main goals in life, but I wasn’t always clear on what was happening underneath the surface. In fact, I spent countless days, nights and years confused and uncertain desperately searching for the truth and a way that I could interact with the unseen energies consciously. 
 
I’ll be honest, my life was a mess. I felt like a sponge that took on everyone else’s problems, pains and suffering which left me drained, exhausted and overwhelmed. Even though I practiced shielding and other spiritual disciplines, other energies constantly affected me. I struggled with fear, unhealthy boundaries and a lack of trust in myself. Doubt played a big role in my daily life, as well as anxiety, inability to speak my truth, disempowerment and so many other things that I won’t get into in this article. 
 
When I enrolled in the 13 Mystical Wisdom Teachings ~ Apprenticeship Training I knew I finally found the missing pieces I’d been searching for. Through the exploration of each teaching, the truth began to reveal itself. Right before my eyes illusions, unhealthy patterns, fears, unconsciousness began falling away, allowing me to become more empowered, courageous and free.
 
Until one day, I felt confident in communicating with the unseen world of energy. That’s when my life changed. Drastically. 
 
Have you been searching for something that will support you in discovering the missing pieces in your life and give you the clarity you need to step into your purpose in an even greater way? Do you long to awaken your spiritual gifts to embody your feminine power?
 
Then I would like to personally invite you to enroll in the 13 Mystical Wisdom Teachings ~ Apprenticeship Training presented by the founder of Generational Healing™, Deborah Skye King and supported by me, Crystal Rasmussen, Licensed Generational Healer™ Teacher and Spiritual Guide. 

First of all, I want to put your mind at ease and answer some of the questions I get asked on a regular basis. 

“Can anyone do what you do?”
YES!!! The 13 Mystical Wisdom Teachings is the foundational work that prepares you to receive the ancestors. Each teaching is an in-depth exploration into the unseen world of energy and is explained in a way that you will be able to grasp and embody within your own being. It is presented to you in a way that will allow you to receive the ancestors and is a pre-requisite for entering a Certified Generational Healing™ Retreat. 
 
“What if I can’t turn my mind off enough to focus?“
Mental chaos and chatter is a real issue in today’s society. There is actually a teaching specifically geared towards this that supports you in eliminating the mental thoughts that keep you stuck in loops, unconscious behaviors and fears. 
 
“I’m an empath. Will I take on the pain or be drained?”
Let’s face it, for sensitive empathic people like you it’s been a challenge to not take on another’s pain (whether it’s emotional, physical or mental). At times you may even feel like a sponge that is affected deeply by other’s energy, even with shielding and other practices you’ve learned. This is covered in the teachings as well. Learning to manage your own field and use your sensitivity as a superpower liberates you into observation mode and frees you from feeling drained, exhausted and overwhelmed. 
 
“I don’t think I have gifts.” 
Everyone has gifts. It’s actually a normal part of the human experience! Whether you’ve had experiences in your past or feel you lack the ability to connect to your intuition, the Apprenticeship Training supports you in awakening and expanding your own personal gifts so that you are able to receive information clearly in a way that is perfect for you. 
 
“Do I need to know more such as meditation or other spiritual practices first? I feel like I need to prepare more.”
No. Each teaching is complete in sharing with you everything that you will need. It is not necessary to have a strong meditation background, or to have studied other spiritual practices before this. If you feel called to explore the teachings, I invite you to enroll. After all, that’s your Soul saying YES!! 
 
“How will this help me?”
The 13 Mystical Wisdom Teachings will awaken within you your own gifts. It will support you in understanding the world of energy, bringing you to a new awareness and consciousness of your own life. Ultimately discovering more of your own truth, expanding your wisdom and knowledge and embracing your own spiritual gifts. 
 
“Why do I have to enroll in the 13 Mystical Wisdom Teachings prior to the Generational Healing™ Retreat?”
The 13 Mystical Wisdom Teachings is the foundational work that prepares you to receive the ancestors. Each teaching is an initiation into the Generational Healing™ work itself. The techniques offered are exponential in supporting you in the work and your daily life on a consistent basis. (Yes, I STILL use these techniques every single day.) 
 
“What if I can’t afford it?”
Lack, scarcity and fear of not enough stops many people from following their dreams and listening to their intuition. Their soul says YES, but the mind immediately shuts it down eliminating the experience your soul is seeking. (This happens in so many areas!! Not just here.)  Investing in yourself is a necessity. When you commit fully to having an experience, the Universe comes behind to support you. Every Single Time. It’s happened in my own life in more ways than I can count. Plus, I’ve watched others create miracles that catapulted them into a whole new reality.  The question is, can you afford not to? 
 
It’s time to awaken. 
 
It’s time to be reborn. 
 
It’s time to connect to your feminine power. 

Enroll today in the Apprenticeship Training!

Read more about the 13 Mystical Wisdom Teachings or set up a connection call with Crystal to discuss more in depth. 

Have you ever wondered how your family got to be the way they are? Do you question why you feel or think a certain way, but unable to fully understand or release the painful pattern? 
 
Research now shows that trauma experienced by past generations continues to be passed down through the bloodline affecting you mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually. Essentially, you are carrying particular inherited codes that can be triggered that alter your experience of life, your choices, your emotions and your thoughts.  These can be healed to transform your life. 
 
I invite you to pause for a moment of reflection. 
 
Place your hand on your heart and take a few deep breaths. Just allow the noise from the outside world to fall way. Become very present to your feet on the floor, how you are supported by the chair you are sitting in and allow your focus to turn to your family lineage. 
 
What patterns do you see within your own family? Are their specific fears, phobias, mental beliefs, emotional or physical pain that is prevalent throughout your family line? 
 
Allow yourself to see how the pain of the past is affecting you today. Look at how these inherited family patterns are affecting your children. Dive deeper and ask what will life look like for you and your future generations should these issues continue to go unhealed? 
 
Take out a pen and paper and write down what showed up for you. 

The pain, suffering and unhealed traumas within your ancient bloodline continues to contribute to the struggles, blocks and challenges that you experience in your own life, whether you are consciously aware of it or not. It can show up through a deep sadness, fear, particular thought forms, shame, guilt, addictions, abuse, co-dependency, entanglements, anxiety, physical ailments and much more. 
 
I want to share this note I received from a young man who suddenly was able to understand his actions, thoughts and feelings in such a way that allowed him to experience a deep healing in one Generational Healing™ session than he had ever experienced with anything else. He wrote this, “After the session was all done I was able to connect dots in my behaviors today and was able to get to the root of the problem, one of them being self-sabotage. I don’t know how to put it into words, but this Generational Healing™ in one session explained and answered half my problems in one go than any doctor, psychiatrist, or therapist could in the 24 years I’ve been alive. If you ever wonder why you do things on a subconscious level that you have no control of, whether it be an addiction, impulse or thought, my advice, don’t seek a doctor, ask your ancestors or get Generational Healing™ done to get to the core of the problem.”

This work gave this young man answers that he had been seeking. It broke family patterns. It healed the pain he had been carrying and stopped it from passing it onto future generations. 

I do this work for my family. For myself, for my parents, my children, my grandchildren. I do this work because it is our responsibility to break the cycle of inherited trauma that continues to affect us. I do this work because it is our responsibility to heal our lineage and release the densities that the ancestors and the earth carry. I do this work because it has the potential to heal the world. 
 
Imagine being free from the pain that has been passed down through your own bloodline. What could change for you? What would then be possible for your children and future generations if they no longer had to carry the burden and unhealed trauma your ancestors experienced? 

Generational Healing™ sessions are transformational. I’ve witnessed it over and over again the freedom, healing and awareness that takes place for individuals, their families and their children. Schedule your private session today. 

For those of you who desire to go deeper and work directly with the ancestors to support others in releasing the densities within their family lineage you now have the opportunity to enroll into a certification training with me. It isTHE training that changed my life, altered the family dynamics, released fears, awakened spiritual gifts, unraveled entanglements and brought forth empowerment, expansion and purpose. 
 
The 13 Mystical Wisdom Teachings is the pre-requisite for enrolling into a 7 day Certification Generational Healing™ training and is now available as an online program accessible all over the world. Each week a new lesson is released, allowing you to awaken your spiritual gifts in just a few months.

During this training you will learn how to manage your own energy field, deepen your awareness, awaken your gifts, release entanglements, clear mental chaos, heal your heart, bi-locate, heal your generational lineage and much more. 

Look here for upcoming dates and Generational Healing™ Certification Trainings.
 
Read more about the 13 Mystical Wisdom Teachings here. 

Anxiety and depression are just a few of the illnesses that plague much of the world today. Millions of dollars are spent every year on prescription medication by individuals simply trying to ease pain and discomfort of these disorders.
 
Yet, what happens is that the medications don’t resolve the underlying issue or the root cause that leads to these disorders and other diagnoses in our society but suppress the symptoms for a time. Eventually, many individuals are faced with the decision to increase the dosage on their mediation or continue it for years just to keep the pain from the disease at bay. Which, ultimately, can wreak havoc on your system, emotional, mental and physical state while the unseen issue that is creating the disharmony within the system continues to remain untreated and affect the individual in ways they may be unaware of.
 
With permission from my client I share her story of battling crippling anxiety. For years she suffered with this disease, doing everything possible to eliminate it from her life, including medication. Even while taking the prescribed drugs, anxiety controlled her life. The choices she made every day were based in fear. Fear of worrying if she would have a panic attack. Fear of worrying she would make a scene and have to leave. Fear of what others would think or how they would judge her. Fear of not being able to breathe. Fear of her anxiety taking a hold and ruining the event, the evening, the friendship, the job, etc. Even while on medication my client still had multiple panic attacks every single day, regardless of the choices she made. The anxiety she experienced controlled every aspect of her life.
 
She came to see me for a Generational Healing® session desperately wanting to eliminate this painful disease from her life. She was ready to live her life with more happiness, love and freedom.
 
Generational Healing® works directly with the ancestors to heal the trauma that continues to be passed down through the bloodline. As I begin, I ground in and ask for one of your ancestors from your generational lineage who desires healing to come forward. I connect with the ancestor, work with his or her energy, and provide the desired healing. Each session is very unique in the stories, the wisdom that is shared, what is communicated and what is asking to be healed. It is strictly guided by the ancestor.
 
For this particular session as I connected to the ancestral lineage, a woman stepped forward, immediately showing me the intense anxiety and fear that pulsated throughout her entire body.
 
Our conversation deepened as the ancestor began telling me about the rage and yelling that occurred in the environment where she grew up during her lifetime on earth. Addiction and abuse were prominent in the household, leaving her feeling on edge, continuously looking over her shoulder. Her childhood taught her to take care of everyone else around her, fixing their problems, cleaning up after them and controlling situations to the best of her ability.
 
This pattern continued throughout her adult life. Physically exhausted, she worked tirelessly; desperately trying to get ahead and continue to please her alcoholic husband.
 
During the session the ancestor shared of her hopes and dreams, of the pain that still haunted her, and offered words of wisdom and support to her descendant; my client that lay on the massage table.  
 
Then, suddenly, everything shifted.
 
The ancestor’s energy changed. She had received the healing. The densities were released and it was time to close the session.
 
My client sat up, nearly speechless. Her normally busy chaotic mind was quiet. She expressed how she had never felt that incredibly calm and peaceful before.
 
A few weeks after this she reached out to let me know that she hadn’t experienced anxiety since our session. Without having to experience suffering daily she was so extremely happy.
 
Months after her session she emailed me this testimonial.  "I thought you would love to hear my new milestone. I have been medication free and still NO ANXIETY!!!! Crystal, you are seriously such a blessing in my life. I've never felt this great and worry free about my environment."
 
She now says this to people, “For those of you who know me, I’ve been crippled with anxiety for far too long. I can honestly say that I no longer have this disease because of Generational Healing®.”
 
This is just one story out of hundreds that I have witnessed through the sacred Generational Healing® work where lives have been transformed. Releasing the unhealed pain and trauma from the generational lineage frees individuals up to fully experience and express who they truly are. Blocks can be obliterated. Patterns, fears, limitations and physical and emotional pain are dissolved.

Book your personal Generational Healing® session today. Both distant and in person sessions available.
 
Learn more about Generational Healing™, how it can change your life or how you can become a Certified Generational Healer® by connecting with me.  Generational Healing® Certification Trainings are now open for enrollment and I would be honored to support you in your healing and expansion into this sacred work with the Ancestors.

The 13 Mystical Wisdom Teachings is a 13 week initiation period, preparing you for the Generational Healing™ training leading to a Certification as a Generational Healer™. Each teaching is an in-depth exploration of the unseen world of energy that is interacting with you, dictating how you feel, think, sense and make life choices. These are the unseen worlds that make up your physical reality.  

​Interested in Learning More? Set up a Connection Call Today! 

Would you like to heal the generational imprints and pain that continue to be passed down through your own family line? Do you desire to ease the suffering in the world? Have you been searching for an opportunity to both awaken your gifts and serve at a different level?
 
Now is the time to step into your calling as a healer and release the pain and trauma stored within the memory of your DNA that continues to get passed down through the generations. Those that are called to serve can no longer sit back and watch the fear, limitations, abuse, illusions and pain haunt the world. It is time to rise, to awaken your gifts and align with your soul’s mission.
 
Generational Healing™ has been pivotal in my own life, the lives of my clients and their families. I have witnessed miracles occur with only one session. Physical pain dissolved, emotional pain transmuted, relationships healed, anxiety and depression gone, patterns broken, truths revealed and so much more. This sacred work has the potential to change and heal the world. For me, there has been no greater honor than sharing this with others.
 
Our ancestors are asking for this healing to take place for them, for the future generations, for you and for Mother Earth. And they are inviting healers forth that feel the call to step into the role as a Generational Healer™.
 
With great reverence and gratitude, I’m excited to announce that I have been chosen by the ancestors and the founder of Generational Healing™, my spiritual mentor Deborah Skye King, as one of a select few to train women to become a Certified Generational Healer™.
 
I remember the moment I grounded into Generational Healing™ at my own certification training. I communicated directly to the ancestor standing across the table from me with tears flowing down my cheeks as I listened to his story and what he was seeking healing from for both himself and the client in front of me. I knew instantly I had discovered my life purpose. The direction of my life changed.  
 
Suddenly I was a voice for the ancestors. Words cannot describe what a blessing it is to listen to their stories, hear their wisdom, and free them from the suffering that burdened them during their time on earth. Witnessing the profound healing that comes to them and the lineage that stands before me touches my heart in a deep way.
 
When someone leaves their physical body, unhealed traumas continue to be passed down through the family lineage until that trauma is healed and released. These unseen energies continue to affect our emotional, mental, physical and spiritual bodies creating blocks, struggles and pain within our own life experiences. These densities not only affect our own choices and experiences, but also the lives of our parents, our siblings, our children and our future generations.
 
Are you ready to begin your journey as a Generational Healer™ and be a part of the change this world is seeking at this time?
 
You are personally invited to awaken your spiritual gifts and step into the life your Soul desires. It is time to end these inherited traumas. It is time to ease the heaviness that weighs you and your family down. Your lineage needs you. Gaia needs you. The world needs you.
 
In the Generational Healing™ Certification training, you will learn to communicate with the ancestors; release the densities, generational imprints, entanglements and pain that weigh heavily within the family lineage; and be a voice for the ancestors and their healing. You will learn how to follow energy, how to ground in and offer the ancestor the healing they are seeking, how to enroll, speak to and work directly with clients and how to honor the ancestors each step of the way.  It will change your life. It will alter the way you engage with the world and how you perceive unseen energies. It will change your reality and expand your life. Guaranteed.
 
The 13wisdomteachings.thinkific.com/courses/13-mystical-wisdom-teachings?ref=f6378913 Mystical Wisdom Teachings is the foundational work of the Generational Healing™ program that prepares you to receive the ancestors prior to the Generational Healing™ Certification training with me. Each teaching builds upon the next, awakening your gifts, unraveling illusions, enabling you to engage in the world consciously and creating initiatory experiences for your work as a Generational Healer™.
 
For those of you who feel the call of the ancestors; who desire to learn, grow and serve at a deep level and are ready to change the world with your gifts connect with me. I would be honored to support you in my upcoming Generational Healing™ Certification Training in Red Lodge, Montana October 18-24. Enrollment deadline is July 20 in order to complete the foundational 13 Mystical Wisdom Teachings (pre-requisite) to become certified in this sacred work.

Other trainings scheduled include Red Lodge, Montana Dec. 1-7, 2018; Lake Tahoe, CA March 8-14, 2019; Mount Shasta June 6-12, 2019; Mount Shasta September 5-11, 2019.  
 
I look forward to hearing from you! 

The 13 Mystical Wisdom Teachings is a 13 week initiation period, preparing you for the Generational Healing™ training leading to a Certification as a Generational Healer™. Each teaching is an in-depth exploration of the unseen world of energy that is interacting with you, dictating how you feel, think, sense and make life choices. These are the unseen worlds that make up your physical reality.  ​

Do you want to awaken your spiritual gifts? Have you longed to know exactly what they are, how to use them and step into your purpose as a healer?
​
I’ve been where you are. For years I desperately tried to access my gifts, understand what my purpose was and find a deeper meaning to life. No matter what I did, things fell short. Leaving me even more lost and confused. That is until I enrolled in the 13 Mystical Wisdom Teachings led by my friend and spiritual teacher Deborah Skye King.

The 13 Mystical Wisdom Teachings is THE training that supported me in fully accessing my spiritual gifts and led me to my purpose. It changed my life. On every single level.

Today, I’m living the life I dreamed of. Only better. Every day I’m filled with appreciation that I’m able to use my spiritual gifts, communicate with Spirit, receive wisdom from the ancestors, serve the world and travel to sacred sites around the globe.

Through the Generational Healing™ I currently share in my practice, I have seen the dramatic transformation that is possible. By releasing the pain and suffering our ancestors experienced; generational patterns, emotional suffering and even physical ailments held within the bloodline can be healed. As the past is healed, it frees future generations from the same conditioning, beliefs, emotional pain and struggles that have affected us in our own lives. As ancient traumas are released, densities that Mother Earth carries are dissolved. The potential healing impact available to our families, society, communities and planet is undeniable.

Witnessing the support our ancestors have for us in this way, hearing their wisdom and watching healing take place gives me hope for a better world. Being a part of this sacred work is one of the most fulfilling and rewarding experiences I have ever had.

Truth be told, living your purpose, accessing your spiritual gifts and serving the world at such a deep level truly is an experience filled with humility, gratitude, and ecstasy. I never thought stepping into the healer and spiritual guide I longed to be would be possible, but with the insight, trainings and support offered through the 13 Mystical Wisdom Teachings it was fun and easy.

Because I know you want to live your purpose, awaken your gifts and serve on a larger scale I want to personally invite you to an experience that will transform your life forever.

Imagine how your life would change if you knew what your gifts were.

Imagine if fear no longer controlled you.

Imagine trusting yourself fully.

Imagine serving your family, your community and the world at a deep level.

Imagine the incredible experiences you could have if you were living your purpose.

What would change for you?

The 13 Mystical Wisdom Teachings is now available as an online program accessible all over the world. Each week a new lesson is released, allowing you to awaken your spiritual gifts in just a few months.

During this training you will learn how to manage your own energy field, deepen your awareness, clear mental chaos, stalk energies, heal your heart, bi-locate, heal your generational lineage and much more. (It’s all super fun! I promise!!)

Once you complete the 13 Mystical Wisdom Teachings you then have access to private retreats where you can take your training one step further by becoming certified in Generational Healing™ and fully step into life as a healer. Dates and locations of where I will be offering the 7-day Generational Healing™ Certification currently include: Red Lodge, Montana on October 4-10 and December 1-7; Lake Tahoe, California March 8-15, 2019 and Mount Shasta June 6-13, 2019 and September 5-11, 2019. (Don’t worry, other trainings will be made available as well.)

Enrolling in this training was the best thing I personally could have ever done for myself, for my family and for my community. It awakened my gifts. It showed me my purpose. It gave me permission to be my true self. It set me free. And it allowed me to step into fully living to an extent I could have never imagined before.

Isn’t it time you embrace the life that’s been waiting for you?

People only regret the chances they didn’t take. Don’t let fear or uncertainty stop you from fully living the life you dream of.

The world needs you. The world needs your gifts. Now more than ever.

Take a moment to pause, listen to your heart, awaken your spiritual gifts and serve the world as the healer your Soul desires to be by enrolling in the 13 Mystical Wisdom Teachings today.  Email me to get started

The 13 Mystical Wisdom Teachings is a 13 week initiation period, preparing you for the Generational Healing™ training leading to a Certification as a Generational Healer™. Each teaching is an in-depth exploration of the unseen world of energy that is interacting with you, dictating how you feel, think, sense and make life choices. These are the unseen worlds that make up your physical reality.  ​

When I used to think of self-care I thought it meant spending time in an extravagant spa, or eating at fancy restaurants, buying clothes I couldn’t afford, or going on elaborate vacations. As my checkbook couldn’t fund things like this at the time I desperately searched for alternatives. Bubble baths, getting my nails done, loving my body through receiving a massage were the route I used. To me, this was self-care.
 
Until one day I realized this wasn’t enough.
 
I was exhausted. Drained. Stressed. Disconnected. Confused. Frustrated. And depressed.
 
After re-evaluating my life, I realized I was still allowing unhealthy people and situations to take up too much time and space in my life. I was more concerned with what others might think or say that I shut down and withdrew, instead of following and speaking my truth. In fear of upsetting the world around me and my comfort zone I spent time trying to please everyone and validate my choices and experiences. The more I shrunk, the less control I had over co-creating my life.  
 
Lack of boundaries, deep seated fears, co-dependency, and self-doubt had taken over. I was abusing myself and completely unconscious about it. My life was a chaotic mess. I had lost touch with what my Soul really needed. I felt powerless.
 
It was time to reconnect to self-care goes. It sounds simple, but can easily get lost in the day to day grind.  

For many people, it's something that gets put on the back burner. We get caught up in the busyness of our days trying to make sure everyone around us is taken care of and happy that we forget what we need. We tell ourselves we will get to "it" later, when we are feeling better or have more time. We wait to go on that diet because it’s just easier to grab the quick meal. We might not get to the gym or that important project because we are feeling tired and only want to curl up on the couch with our favorite television show. We may allow unhealthy people and situations to continue to affect us because it’s more challenging to say no and set a strong boundary.  We may not speak our truth because it’s scary to be open and vulnerable. We may give our power away because we feel we aren’t good enough and we don’t know what the relationship will look like any other way.

Self-care is essential to your own well-being. Without it, you can lose sight of who you are, your values, your purpose, your health and your voice.  
 
Self-care ultimately starts with honoring Self. First and foremost. It’s setting healthy boundaries. It’s saying no even when you feel guilty. It’s being responsible. It’s showing up even when you don’t want to. It’s speaking your truth even in the fear of losing the person you care about most or in being rejected. It’s putting healthy food in your body temple, even when you are craving the greasy potato chips. It’s following those quiet small nudges from the inner voice within even when you question them. It’s creating a sacred space for your own wellness…however that looks for you.
 
When have you found yourself in a situation where you knew you needed to do something for you, but became distracted or found yourself avoiding it? Maybe you were afraid of speaking your truth? Or uncertain what setting a healthy boundary looked like? Were you in fear of being vulnerable and expressing your feelings? 
 
Self-care is different for everyone. It’s unique to our own circumstances, environments and Soul desires. I invite you to pause for a moment and reflect on these questions to dive deeper into your own self discovery.
 
What is self-care to you?
 
Where have you been sacrificing your own self-care?
 
Where do you need to set stronger boundaries?
 
What have you been avoiding or in denial of?
 
If you were to honor yourself first and foremost, what would change in your life? What is the fear in that change?
 
What do you need to do for you that you have been resisting?

Once you have answered these questions, send me an email. I'd love to hear your awareness! 

Would you like to receive more support and guidance in creating healthy boundaries, listening to your Soul and expressing your values in the world? Schedule your free 30 minute complimentary consultation. 

Gratitude is a game changer. And here’s why.
People are bombarded with intense and painful emotions. Negativity, judgments, hurtful words and energy are being expressed radically on social media, in the news and daily life. Fears, sadness, worry, anger and a heap of other emotions flood our society. It’s hard not to become engrossed in all the things that are wrong in the world, with life, with relationships, with money, with health and everything in between.

The problem doesn’t lie in being aware in what is showing up. Because we NEED to be aware, but when we are more focused on the lack, the pain, the limitations or the fears then these energies grow. This leads to more anxiety, depression, stressed out and overwhelmed or can leave us completely detached from the emotional body aka feeling numb and disconnected.

This stops you from experiencing happiness. I’m speaking of a true happiness that radiates out into the world and touches every one you meet.

When you tap into the power of gratitude, your life suddenly expands. Colors seem brighter. People seem friendlier. Life in general is filled with synchronicities. You’re able to receive more. Positivity and the good in life is amplified. You experience a sense of freedom, relationship with everything around you and presence. Ultimately? You’re much happier.

Now, there is a bit of a secret to practicing gratitude in a way that is going to expand your life exponentially in a positive way.

It’s all in the FEELING and being PRESENT with the gratitude.

Sure, you can grab a notebook and write down a bunch of things you’re grateful for. But nothing’s really going to change within you or in your outer world because you haven’t tapped into your why.
Doing a practice that doesn’t have emotion behind it or is only saved for the “big” things in life will not allow you to grow and expand beyond your current reality in the way it’s intended.

To experience gratitude as a game changer in your life you must feel it through each and every cell …even if it’s just for a few moments.

The best way to do this is to take a few deep breaths, look around you and ask “What are you grateful for? WHY are you grateful for it?” This means digging deep, what does it add to your life? What would your life be without it?

It doesn’t have to be a grandiose thing or event. It can be the small things, people and places that bless us and support us in our everyday living.

Take for instance water. Have you ever thought about how it purifies and cleanses your physical body and heals your emotional body every time you take a shower? Or how it nourishes each and every cell of your body when you drink it?

How about your home that keeps you sheltered from the weather? With the heat to keep your body warm during the chilly winters? And the electricity that allows you to turn on a computer, read at night, or watch your favorite TV show?

Think about your vehicle and how it supports you in getting from point A to point B. Or the clothes you put on today that allow you to express your personality and share a bit of your authenticity.

How about your body? The ability to hold a phone, see the sunset, feel your feet in the dirt, having legs and knees that support you in walking, a heart that continues to beat, lungs to breathe air in and out keeping you alive, a voice to speak your truth?

How about the people in your life? Even if they are challenging, even if you have differences of opinions, even if you are stressed over their behaviors or actions. Pause, and look. What do you love about them? What lights you up and adds to your life? What are they teaching you? What is their gift to the world and you? They are each having their own experience, but you can still be grateful for them and their choices - fully.  

Each and every thing is sacred. There is nothing too small or too great to be grateful for. Everything is changing. What may be here today, may not be here tomorrow. If you were to wake up tomorrow with only the things you were grateful for today, what would your life look like?

Again, here are the keys that will take your gratitude practice to another level.

• FEEL the emotion of what you are grateful for.
• BE PRESENT with it.
• EXPERIENCE it.
• ALLOW it to be felt through each and every cell.

(Placing your hand on your heart and feeling the vibrational frequency the heart radiates can help.)

Over the next 7 days, I invite you into a space of experiencing gratitude in a whole new way.

Blessings abound from this state.   

Have you sacrificed yourself in order to make others more comfortable or happy?

Have you given up pieces of yourself making yourself less important, molding into what is needed or expected by those around you? (Sometimes without even realizing you’re doing it?)

Do you find you continue to put off the things that feed and nourish your soul for one reason or another? Maybe you tell yourself that you’ll get to it someday , it’s just not the right time yet; or you make your hopes and dreams silly and unimportant; or you say you don’t know how to accomplish it so you stay in the small but comfortable box that’s been built around you; or you think it’s just not meant to be so you stop listening to the guidance; or you procrastinate with distractions because other things are more important.

You pretend that everything’s okay. You tell yourself you don’t NEED (fill in the blank). You do your best to look on the bright side. And all in all you think you SHOULD be happy.

But when you really get down to the truth and get really honest, you’re unhappy.

Something is missing.

You’re tired of taking care of everyone else, the obligations and responsibilities.

You’re exhausted, drained and frustrated.

You’re bored, anxious and depressed with day to day living and can’t wait for someday. Someday when things get better. Someday when you can (fill in the blank).

You long to be loved, nurtured and supported.

You desire passion, purpose and connection.

You crave freedom, happiness and expansion.

You yearn to feel fulfilled, know yourself intimately and to live your truth. Every single day.

Deep down you need change. You know this.

But you have no idea how to obtain it, or even what it looks like.

And you may even be a little scared. Scared of what change actually will look like. Scared of who and what you have to leave behind. Scared of what you will have to step into.

That’s okay.

The first step is to be honest with yourself and recognize what you are really feeling.  Because too often we hide from our emotions and our truth.

The reality is, we don’t give ourselves permission to say YES to us.

Instead, ideas of how we “should” be have been passed down by society, religion, cultures and throughout our generational line keeping us stuck in fear, limitation and the need for outside approval. Our lives are being controlled by doubts, uncertainty, fears and what we believe is expected of us. When we allow this to win, we say no to our true callings, our true voice, our true way of being in the world. Not honoring or nourishing your soul leads to shrinking, giving your power away, confusion, depression, constriction, weight gain, and feelings of lack, limitations and unhappiness.

Limiting yourself because of relationships, fears, the way it always has been or the uncertainties is no longer okay anymore. You did not come to this beautiful planet to suffer or to live your life based on other people’s ideals, judgments or expectations. You came here to fully live your life.  Your way. It’s time to reclaim that. Because you matter. Your happiness matters.

Only one thing is needed to reconnect to your soul’s wisdom, begin choosing happiness and living your truth.

Give yourself permission to say YES to YOU.

It’s the single most loving thing you can do.

To apply this in your daily life, simply choose one thing each day that is something YOU WANT to do, something you enjoy, something that fills you up, and DO it.

I’d love to hear all the places you've not allowed yourself to say YES. Email me what insights you've gained about yourself and what stops you from living the life your Soul is craving.

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Are you yearning to make changes in your life, but struggle with bringing them into fruition?

Have you ever found yourself saying, “It’s just not meant to be”, or “I can’t do (fill in the blank with your desire) because (fill in reason a.k.a excuse of why not)”?

So you don't follow through, you procrastinate or you occupy yourself with distractions keeping you busy, but not actually making progress.

The choices you make today affect your tomorrow and your future. In truth, you are only one decision away from completely changing your life. When you become aware of what is really going on around you, conscious choice becomes available and sets you free.
 
Years ago I struggled with a crippling mindset that kept me stuck, depressed and fearful. You see, I felt that I didn’t have any choice….about anything.  On some level, I believed that everything in my life was laid out for me. I thought I HAD to make decisions based on everyone else’s perceptions, ideas and what made them comfortable. I believed doing things out of the box was wrong and I would be judged or punished for it. So I stuck with what I "thought" was safe by doing what I "should" do. 

Sound familiar?

Even though I thought I was choosing, I really wasn't choosing from a state of consciousness, let alone awareness. And certainly not from a place of empowerment, freedom or self-love. It was more of a habit, unconsciously doing the same thing over and over again, keeping me stuck in limitations and unhappiness.

It can be easy to get caught up in feeling like you don't have the power to change anything. Believing that this is just the way it is; what you truly desire will never happen and doubting every ounce of your own abilities. So you continue to do things exactly the way you always have, leaving you frustrated, stuck and depressed. Which spirals into disbelief in self, unfulfillment and confusion.

The thing is, you DO have the power to change your life. You've just been stuck in the illusion of what has already been set up for you. You've been locked in the same routine for so long you don't necessarily know what you are choosing. It's called a conditioned state. And much of the population suffers from it.

Let me tell you, all those years I felt I didn’t have choice…Nothing changed. Not really. I struggled. I resisted. I swam upstream without ever getting anywhere. I felt like I had been in a losing battle for years. I was exhausted.  Nothing ever seemed to move into alignment – ever.
 
When I was in this state, t I didn’t really believe that anything could change BECAUSE of my choices. Boy was I wrong.
 
Everything is a choice.

Every single thing you do or don’t do; say or don’t say is a choice that you are making in the moment.

Each of those choices nourishes your soul and aligns with your values or it takes away from your dreams and leaves you emotionally pained or in a constant loop of mental chatter.

Once you begin to recognize exactly what you  are choosing, you suddenly have the freedom to choose something else. It's empowering! And opens up new doors of possibility.

To begin understanding the choices you are making, why and if they are really feeding your soul set aside some time to really become aware of what you are choosing and why. An entire day is hugely beneficial, but if you only do this for a few hours you will amazed by what you learn about yourself, how you are responding or reacting to the world and people around you and will begin to unplug from the matrix.

Here's a simply exercise. You can simply state to yourself or get a journal and write it all down. (Highly recommended!)

• Acknowledge and become aware of everything you do, say and feel. Then fill in the WHY. For example, I am choosing to put my socks on because my feet are cold and this pair feels soft and fuzzy. I am choosing to eat (fill in the blank) because I'm stressed out and feeling overwhelmed. I am choosing to feel happy because I enjoy spending quality time with my loved ones. I am choosing to go to work because I find fulfillment in what I do and enjoy connecting with co-workers. I am choosing to get on social media because I'm searching for connection and bored.

Understand the exercise?

Obviously you're choices and why's will be very different and true to who you are, what you believe, generational imprints, cultural, religious and society's conditions as well as your own personal life and values.
 
Becoming aware of what choices we ARE making in life and WHY we are making them, then allows you to make choices based in self love and freedom. Setting you free to live the life your Soul is craving!
 
Let me know what insights you've gained from this exercise. I'd love to hear from you!