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Is Your Subconscious Mind Holding You Back? Understand the Theory of Mind
Are you struggling to understand why you feel stuck, despite your best efforts to heal? In this video, we'll uncover the Theory of Mind by Dr. John Kappas, a powerful framework that explains how your subconscious mind controls your reality....
Ground Your Energy: 4 Grounding Exercises That Can Elevate Your Life
(Watch the video for graphics and illustration of this blog post) Ever heard the phrase 'go touch some grass' and wondered what does that even mean? It's actually not just a random suggestion; it's a powerful technique (backed by science)...
6 Must-Try Practices to Cultivate Self-Love
YouTube Video: 6 Must-Try Practices to Cultivate Self-Love In this video, we're diving into the journey of self-love – defining it, how it's different from selfishness & narcissism, why it's important, and the devastating impact of not loving yourself or...
How to Sense Energy: Guided Meditation and Hand Sensing Technique
Happy New Year! I hope you had an amazing holiday season and 2024 is off to a great start for you. The world of energy and the spirit world changed my life in profound ways. It gave me a sense...
Finding Balance: Your Light vs. Shadow Attributes
Navigating the Complexities of Human Relationships and Embracing the Power of Shadow Work The Pendulum Swing Between Light and Shadow Many people engage with the world around them through their dominant light or shadow attributes, but rarely both. You may find...
Embracing the Non-linear Healing Process
Think healing is a one-way street? Think again! Explore the winding road of personal growth and the power of holistic approaches like shamanic healing and hypnosis in our latest blog post. 
6 Stages of Spiritual Awakening
  Happy Friday! Are you on your spiritual awakening journey? In this video, I wanted to walk you through the 6 Stages of Spiritual Awakening as I’ve experienced them thus far. As many of you are aware, my Shamanic Awakening...
Success vs. Impact - How Healing Shifts the Paradigm
  For a truly healed person, life is no longer about being successful.  It's about being impactful.  Let me explain. I've learned on my path as a Shaman that healed people, HEAL people.  Once the weight of your own suffering is lifted, you become...
9 Ways to Level Up Your Physical Health
It's been a year since I took a hiatus from most social media and uploading content on my website.  And it's been an intense time all around- both in our external realities as well as our personal lives.  With so...
Observe, Adjust, and Prepare
Big things are coming guys, energies are palpable. I rarely talk about these things because I’m naturally cautious and don’t want to make anyone nervous or fearful.   But the messages and dreams the past few weeks have really intensified...
That Awkward Space between No Longer and Not Yet...
  Anyone else feeling like we're in this weird purgatory-like space these days? In addition to the wild energies going on, all of the non-stop disturbing external events has been difficult to process. The sense of helplessness so taxing emotionally,...
Mother Earth’s Message for 2021
This year's message from Mother Earth 🌎: “The need for dominance and superiority on any level causes harm onto others, and in return, to you. Live in harmony in support of one another across all of my creations and see...
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! May 2021 bring you blessings, love, good health, abundance, joy, and continual expansion towards your highest purpose ✨🙏🏼💚.Thought I’d share what I’ve released in 2020 and what I’m welcoming and integrating in 2021. The font’s tiny, so...
About the Spirit World: Who Are They?
Hello Everyone, Here’s another YouTube video I didn’t get to share here on my blog.  I’m not sure when I’ll be resuming my upload schedule but I look forward to resuming my Therapeutic Thursday's and Storytime Saturday's in the near...
3 Must-Haves for Setting Healthy Boundaries
Healthy boundaries = reflection of your healing journey.  It requires self-love, self-worth, and self-respect. If you’re struggling with boundaries in general, focus on nourishing yourself in those areas first. You’ll find that the more you heal, love yourself, feel worthy,...
My Spiritual Night-time Routine
My spiritual night-time routine ✨. The focus here is to take advantage of the magical timeframe where we are the most suggestible to connecting with our subconscious mind: ~30 min before bedtime.This is where I’ll do some reflecting to observe...
My Holistic Spiritual Morning Routine 2020+
My new morning routine ✨. As mentioned in my prior post, I’ve been grounding and implementing recommendations from the spiritual realms to take a more holistic approach to my self-care routine vs. the piecemeal approach that most of us are...
Nourish All Four Elements Daily and Turbo Charge Your Life! (New Ascension Energies)
Spiritual Download There's some incredible energies geared towards taking a more holistic approach to manifesting your heart's desires. It emphasizes daily self-care routines that nourishes all four aspects of your state-of-being and bringing them in alignment: Spiritual Conscious Subconscious Physical...
New Moon in Virgo - Energy Update
  The energies of the last full moon and tonight’s new moon has been particularly strong and experiential.I pulled out one of my most treasured crystals admiring how much it reminds me of the universe- check it out: We’ve collectively...
✨Energy Update✨: Mindfulness & Conscious Living | ❗️IT MATTERS❗️
The past few posts have been focused on how to navigate uncertainties, receiving clarity and awareness, and the importance of taking inspired actions towards your heart’s desires. But if you’re being led to start over in a completely different path-...
How to Manifest Your Life’s Purpose
Do you know your life’s purpose but struggling to step onto your path fully?Most of us get so excited when we first discover our life’s purpose that we sometimes think things will instantly manifest with minimal effort. We take appropriate steps...