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Synchronicity, sustenance, and spiritual nods

Imagine for a moment, your life being filled with synchroncistic events, a true feeling of sustenance, and spiritual nods reconfirming what you know in your heart. Nice, yes? Yes.

This was my life yesterday.

It didn't start off with angels singing, feeling that great, or clear. What changed? 

1) I decided to let it go. Meaning, not be attached to how the day began or what kind of mood I was in. I chose to focus on other things, to not submit to complaining or repeating the story as if I needed to validate my misery by dumping my stuff on someone else. Because, in the whole scheme of things, really, it was just a funky mood, a not so great moment, and they pass, no big deal. I was more committed to staying open than to further creating drama.

2) I decided to do something different. Instead of sticking to the agenda of housecleaning and crossing things off a very extensive to do list, I left the house. Instead of going to one of my regular cafe hangouts to work, I drove clear across town to a whole new environment. By changing up the scenery, it literally changed the scenery in my thought process.

Once I chose to become more present with what was happening around me, rather than submit to habitual ways of dealing with my stuff, my day became filled with synchronicity, sustenance, and spiritual nods. Besides the thrill of experiencing all this, it was even more exciting to realize that these blessings weren't particular to the day. They happen all the time. For everyone. We've all had good days, where we feel in the flow, and we'd all like more of those, please. I'm here to tell you - they are there!

These blessings didn't show up because I was "good," or worked hard for them, or deserved them any more than someone else. In fact, they didn't even show up like some out of the blue miracle. The truth is, they were always there, waiting for me to notice them. Being open and doing something different created the space for me to do so.

But say I chose to stay in my own hood, would I have missed the opportunities that came my way? That's one perspective. More than likely, if I just do my part in staying open, different examples of synchronicity, sustenance, and spiritual nods would have taken place right where I was. They aren't location specific, they are me specific. And you specific. You've got your own version of this taking place in your life. Are you open to it?

Synchronicity - A meaningful to you unexpected but appreciated occurance. A sense of being in the right place at the right time. You feel jazzed and more alive when this happens, thinking, "What are the chances?! That was exactly what I needed."

Sustenance - Nourishment. Having your needs met. Feeling taken care of by external resources, as if you're being watched over and provided for. There's no sense of having to work for it, it's more of a given.

Spiritual nods - Whether in a moment of despair or complete faith, something comes along that feels like a cosmic smile, a universal high five. You feel an element of magic, timelessness, mystery, and bigness. It's like your version of reality expands as your personal path was confirmed by the Gods.

 So, what happened yesterday?

I go to the grocery store, still somewhat stuck in my head, and run into someone I know. They spend the next 20 minutes or so gabbing about what's not working in their lives, almost the same story as the last time I saw them months ago. While I felt for them, it was also completely obvious they were adding to their misery by how they were thinking about their circumstances. It was a great mirror to help me further let go of where I was doing the same thing, while also helping me realize just how much good stuff has happened. That conversation was exactly what I needed to hear to shift my perspective at the moment. Synchronicity. Thank you.

Next up, I order food. Two times in a row they cook it differently than I asked - rare versus well done. For some people, no biggee. For me, not going to work. I don't believe in being rude about what you want, but I do find it important to speak up. By this time, I'm pretty hungry. A new deli person was there now, completely agreed with me, and said "We need to set you up right. Pick anything you want off the menu and it's yours, free." Sustenance. Thank you.

Then over to a new cafe. You know that feeling when you see someone and you feel like you've met before but you know you haven't? That's what I was experiencing with the folks at the table across from me. We kept catching each others eye. I eavesdropped on their conversation. Sounded like it had to do with branding and marketing, an interest of mine, but I didn't think anything more of it.

After two of the guys left, I asked the one remaining what they were working on because some catchphrases caught my attention. Turns out the topic of conversation was around a health device used by holistic practitioners (namely chiropractors and naturopaths) to assess free radical damage. While this might not seem significant to you, it was HUGE for me. Especially what came after it.

The guy and I talked further about how Portland is a unique city in that it has a really integrative approach to health with what's available educationally and professionally. There's a chiropractic college, naturopathic college, chinese medicine school, midwifery school, dentistry school, medical school. This place is teeming with a brand new vision of what health means, how to achieve it, and the practical application of doing so. Do you know how exciting this is to me?! Very.

I had a chance to share my vision with this guy. "I'm working on a TV show that highlights the best of holistic health practices and tools. This device you're telling me about could be a perfect fit for my show. I'm still in the research phase of how this will all come together, but I'm feeling reinspired by our conversation."

I went on to share my background and more specifics of what I was looking to do. Not only was he super encouraging, he gave me the company's info, his contact info, and even a lead regarding TV show production that's also translatable to the web. This is a major spiritual nod, as I had been questioning what to do next and how to do it. It was a definitive "You are on the right path, keep on." Thank you.

Synchronicity, sustenance, and spiritual nods. Once you begin to notice them, you'll be delightfully surprised at how many there are! I would love to hear some of your examples of these. Do share...

Too good to be true? Depends on you.

There is a sacredness and joy to everything we do. Do you feel it? When you wake up in the morning, do you have a sense of direction for your day? A feeling of groundedness and clarity with how you're looking at your life circumstances? A knowing and trust that your intuition will lead you to the right next step?

It all sounds good in theory, doesn't it?! We'd like to live like this, and we certainly believe it's possible in principle, but can it really be?

When the personal growth/self-help movement initially took off, I was intrigued, relieved, and skeptical. "Live your dream life," "Do what you love, the money will follow." Sound familiar to you? Could what these speakers, authors, and coaches claim to be true really be a reality for anybody? 

I wanted to believe, and was hopeful. I wanted to experience something different in just about every area of my life, and I certainly felt stumped on how to make that happen. Did they have the answers?

Early on, I remember having a conversation with a coach where I felt this underlying insinuation that if I didn't wake up with a huge grin on my face everyday, and spent my every moment in the rapture of bliss, then clearly, there was something wrong with what I was doing. I didn't need anyone to blatantly tell me or imply that if I wasn't happy all the time, something was flawed within me. It was enough to feel like that in my own head.

It wasn't until I went through some years of educational training as coach, gained experienced working with clients, and chose to change my own life, that I began to understand both what it meant to live a more fulfilling life and how to do that.

For anyone out there who has changed their life in some significant way, you know there is a process to it. You have to pay attention to what you think, feel, say, and do. If something is not working for you, you have the blessed responsibility of choosing otherwise, shifting gears so it all flows more smoothly.

Change, in essence, isn't actually that complicated. It's more about being willing to do what's necessary, in a way that suits your soul, and utilizes the best of the support you have around you. To guide someone through that process is a huge part of why I wanted to become a coach.

Yet, there's a fine line between personal growth and self-absorption.

Also, a fine line between choosing to see the positive aspects of a situation and being fake happy all the time.

In all my years of doing this work, here's a few gems I tap into whenever I feel stuck:

The longest and shortest distance is from your head to your heart. Change comes easiest when you combine the wisdom from both and use their connection to each other to inform your decisions.

Your intuition never, ever, ever fails you. Ever. Just because situations don't turn out how you want them to, doesn't mean your intuition didn't work. It means that there's many other factors and perspectives that shape your results. Your spirit knows best, and will always put you in the "right" circumstances as sucky as your ego might think those are.

Nothing beats simple kindness. We can be incredibly cruel to ourselves, judgmental of others, and pretty wound up about our lives. The quickest way to feel at peace again? Be kind. Do something kind for yourself or another. Accept a kindess shown to you. Kindness is one of the most generous, compassionate acts we can do as humans. All of us are capable of this.

Between the three of these gems, I have found that there is no such thing as too good to be true. Life is a glorious and grand adventure. It's also sometimes really hard and challenging. It depends more on where you're at perspective wise, not circumstance wise. How many times have you been in an idyllic setting or on vacation, yet felt ruled by negative thoughts? Or in a tough spot, but somehow you felt peace? Too good to be true is like anything else, it's based on us and how we see it.

What do you close yourself off to because you think it might be "too good to be true?"

And more importantly...

What would open up for you if you decided to embrace and allow the goodness that life has to offer, and is always offering up to you?

You 2.0

Can you upgrade your system just like you do with a computer? Is there a switch to flip where things make sense all of sudden? Is it possible for things to be so...simple?

Yes...and no.

Bringing a different level of presence and joy to your life can happen instantaneously. But most of us struggle with this. We long for it, yet doubt that it can be real or if we can keep it up consistently. 

What if you were able to expand your capacity to hold this level of light on a daily basis? Sound good? Read on.

Does the following describe you:

♥ You know something is going on - cosmically speaking - though you can't quite put your finger on what it is, and would like some understanding as to how you fit in to the whole scheme of things.

♥ You take care of yourself and would like to enhance what you're already doing so you actually feel like you're thriving, vibrant, and strong enough to be calm in the eye of any storm.

♥ You use your intuition, follow it a good portion of the time, but find it much harder to do so when faced with your fears. You want to make the connection easier.

♥ You feel like you have a calling, that there's a reason for you being here, and you're doing your best to walk toward that. Yet you keep bumping up against "old stuff," recycling "the same old air." You are looking for a way out, around, under, behind, or above this stuff. You believe it's possible.

♥ You know you play a role in all you experience. You are learning to shape, direct, and responsibly manage your energy. You are hungry to open up more to this.

♥ You are looking to integrate spirituality into your daily living where you can feel the partnership in a tangible way.

♥ You like having fun, joy is your preferred experience, and you'd like an extra helping of both please! Laughing and love are of utmost importance in your life!

 

Did you see yourself in the list above?

After writing the series for How to tune in to your spiritual channel, I was guided to call in those of you who are ready to level up, flip the switch, and upgrade the system. It's in the form of a *specific to you* program called You 2.0 that lasts from the moment you sign up to the end of the year 2011.

Here's some of what we'll do in You 2.0:

★ Meet your light family and spiritual support system, know their names and functions.

★ Become a masterful shapeshifter at redirecting the energy so quickly you'll forget you fell off center in the first place.

★ Learn how to pull the wisdom forth from parallel lives and multidimensional timelines.

★ Get channeled downloads - exactly right for you - that help you gain perspective on what's going on in your life.

★ Experience wholeness, relaxation, timelessness, and ease by being able to integrate the light and dark within you.

★ HAVE FUN!  (I would triple underline this if I could)

 

As you read through this post, you are most likely thinking one of three thoughts:

1) "Yes, this sounds awesome. Sign me up. I feel better just thinking about the possibility of this!"

Fantastic! The next step is to fill out the application below and email it to info@coachvanessa.com with the subject "Me 2.0" and I'll be in touch within 3 business days.

2) "Sounds interesting. I do want to feel better, be clear and healthy, but I think I need something more for beginners."

Lovely! I have two other options that are more foundational, good places to start. They are the Get Healthy program and the Get Clear series. Check them out.

3) "I have no idea what you're talking about. These are new, big words and I'm thinking this isn't my thing."

It's all good! Better to know what you are and aren't into so you can choose to invest your time accordingly. Go forth and find something else that floats your boat.

 

You 2.0 - Application

✿ What are you passionate about? What's your lightwork (as in your calling, what you feel compelled to share, what's in your blood to do)? Not sure yet? No problem. Just tell me what you like best about yourself and your life.

✿ What would you like to change about your life? What have you done so far to change it?

✿ What draws you to want to do You 2.0? What are your expectations, in what ways do you expect your life to be different as a result?

✿ What would you like to see happen in the world? What issues are you passionate about?

✿ Share 1 experience where you followed your intuition and 1 experience when you didn't.

✿ Give me a snapshot of a typical day for you, include what you eat.

✿ If you'd like to be considered for the donation, trade, or FREE spots (see below), tell me why. What would you donate or trade for it? Be creative!

 

Details to know

* You 2.0 is $1000 for the entire year until the end of 2011 of 1 on 1 sessions with me and your spiritual family. This is a lot less than what it would normally cost to do this good work for an extended period of time.

There are lots of additional benefits and blessed responsibilities to being part of this which is why there is an application process. Please do not make any payments until you hear from me that you are confirmed for this program.

There are 2 spots open for donation and/or trade. There is 1 spot is open for FREE.

Again, email info@coachvanessa.com with your answers to the application and the subject "Me 2.0," and I look forward to hearing from you!

Tune in to your spiritual channel (Part 6)

Are you writing down volumes yet? Getting clearer guidance? I hope so!

We live in a time when information is coming at us from all directions. Finding your truth is essential if you want a life filled with more peace, ease, and joy. That's what your spiritual channel is designed to help you do. Plus, it's especially great to tap into when you're in a pickle.

While your intuition is like eating your favorite ice cream, tuning in to your spiritual channel is equivalent to a double decker triple flavor banana split. Why? Because you are accessing a whole support team! Your intuition + your soul, your light family, ancestors, earth wisdom, spirit guides, angels, and a variety of other helpers with your best interest at heart.

To sum up this series, this is what your spiritual channel can give you:

• Tips on how to let go of the past and experience peace of mind
• Guidance on how to integrate what you've learned into your life
• Clarity on the future, your specific calling/path/purpose, including what small action steps to take
• Help with decision making about anything or anyone, any situation you can think of
• Bigger picture perspective and consideration of other truths, thus helping you feel less "stuck" in current circumstances
• Literally, what direction to turn in, what to eat, how to thrive, and various other miracle making ideas that will help you delightfully surprise yourself
• A deep sense of reverence and connection to humanity, earth, spirit world, all those who came before and all who will come after you

Sounds good, yes? Yes!

I've found that tuning in to my spiritual channel has been invaluable. Especially as I was going about changing my life and moving in a new direction. It's like strength training for the soul. It makes you realize that there is this undercurrent of synchronicity running through your life. All of a sudden, you find that you exist on multiple gameboards, which is uber helpful to remember when you feel like you keep losing at the one you've been playing on.

I have countless examples of how tuning in to my spiritual channel has helped my life. Here's just a few:

When my husband was wanting a career change, he had no (conscious) idea what he would do instead. There was no obvious, "I have a passion for ______, and I'm going to follow that now." I kept getting the hit that a big clue to what was next for him would be found in Utne magazine and had to do with the colors on the wall of the restaurant we were at while having this conversation, green and orange.

It was up to him whether he decided to believe my "hit" and take action on it.

He did. Soon after, he found Utne magazine, flipped through it, and saw an ad in primarily green and orange colors, for Presidio Graduate School. He went to an introduction night for the school and loved it. And get this, before he went in, he said to me jokingly "Ok, if they serve cookies, I'm in." They served cookies. We laughed that he's more psychic than I am.

He has gone from being a Massage Therapist to a highly regarded sustainable business consultant with a niche in social media marketing green products via his well built blog network along with ghostwriting. He even had clients before he got a website up! He did the work, but tuning in to the spiritual channel helped light the way to initially making the switch.

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Then there was the time that I was looking for a place to live, in a new state, on a limited amount of time, and the traditional ways of searching were not producing the results I wanted. The whole story can be found here. Talk about an intuitive roadmap!

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I'm sure you have many examples in your own life - how you've used your intuition, tapped in to your spiritual channel, followed a synchronicity, felt the sense of an invisible roadmap guiding you. It's my hope that the Tune In series will help to increase your experience of seeing how much spiritual support you have, and then utilizing it so your life will bloom!

Tune in to your spiritual channel (Part 5)

This post is dedicated to being a question answering (FAQs), fear addressing, vocabulary defining extravaganza.

Ready? Let's jump in...

This tuning in to my spiritual channel is a new game for me. What if I don't understand what's being conveyed? An image will come to me but I'm not sure how it's related to what I wanted to know about.

The truth is, you are channeling information all the time. It may appear to be a new game, but in reality, it's only a new way to think about the guidance you are always unconsciously tapping into. Just like life,  there can be a certain level of metaphor and teasing out of what something means. One way to go about this process is by asking yourself - What does this mean to me? What else do I associate with this? If you're still stumped, ask for a clearer and more obvious explanation as to the nature of what's coming through.

What if I don't like what I hear? Does that mean it's inaccurate? Should I ignore it?

Just because you have resistance to what you hear, doesn't mean it's false. The opposite is true too. Just because you love what you hear, doesn't mean it's 100% accurate.

There's truth in everything. What's most important to consider is if it's your truth. Generally, if you have a strong emotional reaction, yay or nay, there's some truth in it for you. It's up to you to discern what that truth is and how to move forward with integrating it into your life. Guidance is just that - there to guide you. It's ultimately up to you to make sense of it and then follow through by taking action.

What if something freaky shows up? Or I get a not so nice ghosty kind of vibe?

First, I'd say, set up some "rules" about what you're willing to allow in. This is a valuable exercise to do in both the physical and spiritual realm. How many times have you met someone that you didn't get the best feel around? What did you do about it? Hopefully, leave the scene. It's good to have clear boundaries, no matter what area of your life. You have every right to draw that line.

As far as my own rules go (this also used to be a fear of mine, and I also used to have a few yuck people in my life, so I had to get clear and make rules), this sums it up: I only connect with loving, light filled beings that are there in service of me realizing my potential. If something different shows up, I take a deep breath, remind myself that I'm safe, all is well, and anything less than benevolent leaves NOW or I exit stage left.

Sometimes, though, there may be an energy you sense that isn't warm and fuzzy, but does serve in helping you gain insight, wake up, and transform how you're thinking about something. Check in with yourself as to whether there is gold there for you or not. You'll know whether to stay and pay attention, or to go focus on something else.

What if the truth is I just feel scared as to what I'm opening up to? It's the unknown. Even if nothing freaky shows up, I'm still freaked out about this idea of tuning in to a spiritual channel or channeling. Thoughts?

Understandable. Sometimes the new and the unknown feels scary. I'd say that the majority of any fear stems from environmental conditioning. We pick up these "templates of belief" from the specific culture we are in and our family's ideology, which has been passed down just like other traditions, from generation to generation. Often, we don't even realize how much this programming influences who we are, what we believe, how we act in the world, and how we react to life. Not that it's bad. It is what it is. Something to be aware of, so we can learn how to discern our own truth again, and trust our natural instincts.

Words and phrases to know: Read, hit, directive, download, channel, energy, light family.

Read = A way to understand, assess, and evaluate energy/information via your intuitive channel. When I give Intuitive Readings, I am literally reading the energy around you and translating it so it makes sense to you.

Hit = Similar to a flash of insight. It has an instantaneous feel to it. Like, you may get a hit to go back to school, travel somewhere you've never been, or get in contact with someone.

Directive = It's an intuitive hit with a specific "take action on this" direction attached to it. It usually pops up when there is an important timing aspect coming in to play. For example, a friend of mine got a hit to put her house back on the market after she had taken it off because nothing had happened for months. The first day it was back on the market, it sold. Directives can relate to your own life or someone else's. Just like mentioned in Part 3, there will never ever be a directive to do harm.

Download = Chances are you've downloaded a pdf, mp3, word document, or other such bundled piece of information on your computer. This is a very similar experience except that the information you are downloading is coming from the spiritual world, through your intuitive channel, and onto paper or recording or image. Art can be downloaded. Books can be downloaded. Basically, it's a lot of information coming in at one time. Instead of a short hit of a word or phrase, we're talking about paragraphs and pages, concepts and theories. You get my drift.

Channel = This is referring to three things,

1. Your intuitive pipeline (where the information comes through)
2. What "station" or energy/being your are tuning into
3. The actual information coming through you

It's pretty easy to discern which of the three meanings applies once you see this word in the context of a sentence.

Energy = The currency of what we are on a very basic, fundamental level. Everything has a certain kind of energy and frequency/vibration to it. We all have the sense of when we "vibe" with someone or not. We all know what "good vibes" and "bad juju" feel like. That's energy. Your intuition is always working to read the energy to further help you clarify how to respond to whatever is in front of you. If you'd like to learn more about energy, check out the Get Clear Series.

Light family = As defined in Part 2 of this series, your light family is your spiritual posse. It could be made up of your spirit guides, your ancestors, your brothers from another mother (spiritually speaking), your angels. They are there specifically for you - as truth tellers, way showers, guidance clarifiers, energetic cheerleaders. Each one has a theme or function that will help you on your path. For example, you may have one that is your fitness guru. Or another that pours on love when you feel lonely. Whatever you need or want, it exists for you. Which leads to the last question...

This whole "Light family" concept sounds like a nice idea and all, but come on, is it really real?

My personal experience is that they are real. My professional experience with helping clients connect with their light families, based on their reaction and feedback, also indicate that they're real. But, I'm not here to convince. My intention with this whole series, and with anything I do, really, is to share my experience and my passions. If any part of it, resonates with you as truth or helps you in some way, that is wonderful!

I say, suspend disbelief, be open to the possibility that they are real, and see what happens. Even the placebo effect can produce amazing results!

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If you've enjoyed this series (one more post to go!), do check out the Get Clear energy & intuition program. It's work at your own pace with 9 recordings, summaries, activities, & more. There's also a FAQs section of it that addresses more energy & intuition related questions too. Plus a section on why I felt so compelled to put that program together. Good reads!

 

Tune in to your spiritual channel (Part 4)

We've covered the why, who, when and what of tuning into your spiritual channel. Now, let's rock the "How to." How exactly do you channel? Do you have to OM prior to tuning in?

Um, no.

While I'm proud of the new age license I hold, I don't chant. Though I heard that's what my neighbor thought I was doing when I was running my blender the other day.

But hey, if chanting gets you feeling all good, go for it. Some like to set the stage for tuning in, like having a treasured guest over for dinner. Light candles, play relaxing music, put on some sexy lingerie...wait, wrong post. Seriously though, just have fun with it. The less serious you are, the better.

Ok, back to some helpful how to tips...

This is where paying attention to how your intuition works comes in handy. If you want a refresher on some of the ways it does, do check out Connect to your intuition in 5 easy steps. Do you tend to hear information? See it? Sense it? Feel it physically? The same way you acces your intuition is the same way you tune in to your spiritual channel. In fact, it's your intuition that is the channel, or rather the pipeline, that enables you to tune in to different spiritual radio stations, so to speak.

The simplest way to summarize the how to is you ask a question (see part 3) and expect an answer. Different methods work for different people. Play around with it and see what works best for you. Below, you'll find a few ways to help you get started, give structure to this experience, and elicit the information that will serve you best:

Write down a dialogue

Similar to the Conversations with God books. Write your question. Write the answer. If the responses you hear are based in judgment, then you're talking with your ego/inner critic, not your spiritual family. Take a deep breath, trust that if this process works for others, it can work for you too. Then ask again.

Draw a comic strip

Start with stick figures with talking bubbles above their heads. Put Angel wings on the person that's responding to you. Or have the talking response to your question bubble coming out of a cloud you drew. Or the sun, moon, earth. You get my drift. Whatever can help you tap into the creative juice instead of the intellectual linear train of thought.

Make a picture video

Hop on over to Creative Commons and find some pics you like. You can pick a theme that you're working on or wanting to know more about. Or start by requesting, "Spirit, guide me in picking images that will demonstrate to me what I need to know right now." Throw them together in a video and watch how it magically conveys a theme. Ask your friends what they got out of it. Spirit speaks through their interpretations as well.

Create a collage, tell its story

Similar to above, but with magazines or postcards and the like, let the collage tell you its story. Art uses intuition to bypass the intellect. Your mind is important when used for its intended purpose. Instead of over-relying on it, tune in to your spiritual channel via art and image.

Speak it, record your voice

Imagine standing on a platform, delivering an impassioned speech. Know that whoever is in the audience not only loves you, but something in their soul longs to hear what you have to say. The message that is coming through you is filled with gems from your spiritual guidance team that is working on behalf of all of you. Let it flow out.

Do an interpretive dance

Fun, freeing, and fulfilling. Our bodies get bogged down by unresolved stuff. Ask your body to show you in movement what question it wants asked in order to facilitate healing. Interpret it's response. You'd be amazed at what comes, when you allow Spirit to literally, consciously, move through you.

Have someone interview you with your own questions or theirs

Just the act of brainstorming questions and having someone reflect them back to you is enough to cause a volcano of insights to erupt. Pretend you are Spirit answering those questions. Make up a name for this Spirit self that is coming through you with this blessed information.

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Let me know how it works out. What inspired you? Moved you emotionally? Surprised you? The process should be just as liberating as the outcome of receiving guidance and answers around what you've been curious about. Have at it!

Tune in to your spiritual channel (Part 3)

We've covered why it's important to tune in to your spiritual channel and who to listen to when you do. Let's go over the when and the what of this fun process. When do you do it? What do you ask? What can you expect?

When to ask

Short answer: Anytime.

Sometimes I feel more receptive when I wake up, or right before sleeping, in the shower, and while meditating. But it can happen in the grocery store, in the middle of a conversation, when brushing your teeth, at the beginning of a work meeting.

The most important thing to remember about the timing of a "download" is that it has its own timing.

Information shows up when you most need to hear it or share it. Sometimes that coincides with you asking questions and seeking out information. Sometimes not. Remember, this guidance is in partnership with a bigger spiritual aspect of yourself, in cahoots to lead you down the most supportive path.

What to ask

Short answer: Anything.

In playing around with asking different types of questions, I noticed that I get more sophisticated, higher level responses when I ask from a clear, empowered place. When I pull the victim card, "When is it ever going to get better?" "When is so and so going to change their attitude?" the responses I get goes something like this "It and they will change when you see it in a new way," or "Beloved, there is no answer to that question. Reframe and ask again."

I personally happen to like funny, sort of smarmy, blunt but kind responses so they (specifically, my light family) do tailor to that preference sometimes, like "You've got to be kidding, we are so not going to answer that, but we love you. NEXT."

Here are some questions to get you started:

♥ What is the most expansive way to see what's happening right now?

♥ How can I make peace with what I'm experiencing?

♥ As far as what's happening regarding ________, what do I need to know/understand/do that would create the most benevolent outcome for all?

♥ What are different ways, specific to me, that I can use to transform my fear about ________?

♥ Why am I choosing to feel this way, and what is a better use of my time?

♥ In what ways can I take responsibility for what I'm experiencing even though I feel like I want to blame this other person?

♥ What do I need to know right now?

These are similar questions that you may ask of yourself when you're looking to shift your perspective or start the process of change in your life. The difference is you precede the asking by making a request for the responses to come from your guides, your spiritual support team, your lightworking posse. This way, they know they are being called upon.

Of course, you can also ask about world events, the future, food, politics, environment, health, your body. Whatever floats your boat and is in service to the whole.

Hint: If it serves your potential, it's in service to the whole. If you're asking about celebrity gossip or feeling vengeful - sure, a way to spend your energy, but not serving your potential - you may not get a channeled response. And, there is NO WAY that you will ever be guided to hurt yourself or someone else. EVER. Just so that's clear.

Channeled information is always available to you. It's there to enhance and expand your understanding of what's happening in your reality. Your reality is different than someone else's. The more real you can get with this process, the easier it is to utilize this information as a catalyst to help your life be filled with ease, flow, love, and service. It's a helpful way to tap into the bigger picture without getting caught in the analysis paralysis processing trap that we can tend to do with our "stuff."

I hope that answers some of your questions and helps to demystify the process for you!

Stayed tuned for upcoming parts on the "how to" of tuning into your spiritual channel, and much more...

Tune in to your spiritual channel (Part 2)

Ok, so now you know why it's important to tune in to your spiritual channel. I'm guessing what you want to know next is - Who the heck is giving me the information? What exactly am I tuning into? Are you sure it's all good? No weird spiritual juju going on?

Here's what I can tell you - whether you're dealing with the physical world or the spiritual one, trust your gut. Just because it looks good, doesn't mean it's good for you. And just because you can't "see" it, doesn't mean it's bad for you. Feel it out. To question the source of information is valid and worthwhile, but most importantly, check in on the information itself to see if it's relevant for you to know. Use your intuition to discern (of upmost importance) whether you need to switch stations or not.

This was initially a question I really wanted to know the answer to myself.

For now, I have satisfied that desire by sticking to general guidelines of what I allow myself to have access to and tap into. Basically, information that I can trust, and know in my heart, has my best interest and highest service in mind.

Who to start chatting with and channeling from:

Your spiritual self

There is a place within you, around you, and beyond you (that still is you) where wisdom lies. You have access to it, first and foremost, because it is you. It's here to help you remember your specific path in this life.

Your light family and spirit guides

These are your homies on the other side. They have their own unique "personality" and function when it comes to being of support to you. Once you get to know them, and what they're there for, it becomes easier to know when to call on them for your specific needs. They help to remind you of who you are.

Angels and Archangels

Great beings of light, full of love, here to serve and uplift us, to remind us of home. They each have special functions as well, in service to all of humanity (whereas your light family have special functions related to you).

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That's who I conversate with and where I get my information from. I make sure that no matter what, I only listen and open up to those of the light. If you have any concerns or questions about that, just ask - Are you of the light? Nope. Close the door. No worries. You're safe. It's all good. Moving on.

There are also many guides out there (in physical form), that frequently channel a particular energy/being or a type of energy (Angels, for example). As the energy has gotten more intense, and the changes in the world much more swift, I have my "go to's" that immediately help me drop fear and get centered again.

Seriously, these things have saved my butt:

The teachings of Abraham

Doreen Virtue's work with Angels

Lightworkers

Akiane's Art

The Sedona Journal

Licia Berry (love how Spirit guides her in making sense out of wholeness and integration of the sacred feminine & masculine).

Orin & DaBen books

* My list is much longer. Consider this short one a good place to start. *

So, that's my spiritual cup of tea. For awhile, I would secretly go to new age bookstores, and discretely grab the latest Sedona Journal. I'd hint here and there within my posts about the importance of spirituality. But I had yet to come out of the closet to state how much this information anchors me. It does. And I'm grateful for it.

It may not be your choice of beverage. I'm cool with that. But if it is, and you've been looking for something to help you feel more grounded in these great and challenging times, and this works for you...then AWESOME!

To us all living our truths and inspiring each other in the process!

Tune in to your spiritual channel (Part 1)

Your intuition serves many purposes. It acts as a channel to access pertinent information about yourself, others, the world around you, the future, clarity on the past, (consciously) connects you to your spiritual family, and toasts your grain free bread.

The more I use mine in the daily moments of my life, the easier it is to tap into it when I'm up against any fear. But you know this, I wrote about it in many intuition posts, like "Your Intuition + Food = Happy Belly,"and  "Connect to your intuition in 5 easy steps." Plus it's the basis of the Get Clear series.

What I've discovered in the past year, through my own practice, is that you can use your intuition to channel much more than a yes or no, this way or that way. You can actually access multitudes of information - paragraphs and pages worth. Trust me! I have gone through notebooks upon notebooks quickly writing down all that is coming through, and it's just about time to share them with you.

Channeling isn't a new phenomenon. People have done it for eons. We all have spiritual license to do so, and you don't have to pay extra cable charges in order to tune in.

Essentially, channeling is a much more empowering way to gain understanding of your experience, and of life in general, than to take on the fear based "reality" that mass media perpetuates. In this day and age, we are realizing, and celebrating, that we are all wisdom holders, way showers, and truth tellers. Bless the Internet for being a venue to share, leveling out the playing field of how information gets distributed!

So much of what we all struggle with is when we give in to fear, to old limiting patterns passed down generationally, or when we strive to maintain the status quo. One size does not fit all! The time we are living in is one of profound individuality where we get to recognize our unique gifts WHILE simultaneously experiencing a deep connection with all of humanity.

Why not use your precious time and energy to focus on the larger picture of how we are connected, creative, and inherently cooperative beings? I guarantee if you did, your actions, thoughts, and feelings on a day to day basis would be different. And you'd feel more magical and alive in the process of it.

I have to admit, it wasn't until recently that I embraced the word channeling, or what I thought it entailed. We've been trained to freak out over the unknown spirit world. Would it be like Poltergeist? Or Whoopi Goldberg in Ghost? I was not fond at all of the idea of someone of something else coming into my body and taking over. Turns out, it's not like that at all. At least my experience isn't.

When I channel, it feels more like taking notes from a very eloquent teacher. I still feel like me. I don't feel like there's anything other than me, in me. It's just like tuning into a radio station when one of your favorite speakers is presenting. Dictation. Translation. And, always, always, specifically helpful to where I'm at in my life, at that moment. Helloooo! Very helpful.

What prompted me to write this post is:

1) The frequency in which these downloads keep coming is increasing. At first, I thought it was just for me. Then I began sharing them with a few close friends who also found them really helpful. It made me realize that I bet there's gems in there for you too. So, stay tuned, and I will present them in addition to the posts I write on coaching, holistic health, and intuition in general.

2) I firmly believe we all have this ability. I also believe that if you choose to tap into this, not only will it help bring light, love, and healing to you, but also to your circle of influence and the collective as a whole. The more we can be pioneers of a new way of being and birth the kind of world we do want to live in, the better off we all are. It's already happening anyway.

Jump on in, the waters are warm, your friends are here, and we're all playing Marco Polo, searching for the heart in each other, and doing our best to have a good time along the way!

Yoohoo Earth Angels...

Do you feel like you have an important purpose in life? Like you're here for a reason, but you haven't figured out what it is, or might not be clear on the steps to get there. Or it seems strange to you that things are unusually hard, you keep scratching your head, thinking "I swear this seems like it could be easier." You might feel deeply affected by other people's energy or the environments you're in. You also spend more time than the average person dreaming about the kind of world you want to live in. Sound familiar?

In the past year, I've found myself more and more drawn to angel related books and art (be sure to check out the incredible art of this child prodigy Akiane). I've also become aware of the Angels presence hanging around me energetically as well as incarnated in physical form. You've met these folks before - bright lights, as if they have sparkles coming off of them. Some have a very calming, healing presence, like you just want to melt into one of their hugs.

Well, the most amazing development has been happening with my intuition. When I meet people, if they are incarnated angels, here for a very special reason, I can see their wings! I can see their whole path laid out right in front of them. In fact, as I step back a few million steps and look down upon the earth (which only takes a nanosecond in energy time), I see it surrounded with angels and lots of healing light.

I've been following my own gut feelings about who and where to share this, hesitant to be perceived as crazy. Then it hit me, how often do we hold ourselves back because we think others won't get us, will judge us, or won't like us? I thought about all the people I've come across, who were bold enough to take a stand for who they are and what they believed in, proudly bringing themselves to the world in full glory. The need to belong, to fit in, to make sense of your experience in relation to others is so strong. But I tell you, Earth Angel or not, there is no box big enough to contain the magnificence of you.

Knowing this, and feeling its truth in my own heart, how could I hide this new discovery?

I've slowly been dipping in my toes regarding how much I talk about energy, intuition, spirituality, and the like. Choosing my words carefully and purposely so as to not offend, especially when it comes to my online presence. Name your fear - I've probably had it. The crazy factor. The big brother factor. The freak attractor factor. The party trick factor (hey, show me your wings, hey what's in my future ms. psychic).

Then I went to Powells bookstore, losing myself in the metaphysical aisle for hours, and noticed something very interesting. There's a bazillion books out there on being intuitive. It seems everybody and their mother is now psychic. This is good news! But...what the heck was I hiding for?! Plus there is way weirder stuff out there than anything I've come across personally that I have chosen not to share for fear I would be seen as weird.

These past few months I've cut my webtime down significantly, it's good to take a breather. During this space, I felt my internal reserves building again. Layers were shed. And lots of self-inquiry took place, specifically around how I present myself and who I really want to be in the world.

I love holistic health, yet I hold back on sharing how much I use it, and how passionate I am about getting more people to be aware of it as a viable option.

I love coaching, and one of my greatest abilities is to tell the truth to people (don't we all want someone to just level with us?), yet I'd sometimes pad my truth with soft, fluffy compliments.

I love intuition, and am almost in constant conversation with my guides, reading the energy of every situation I find myself in and every person I interact with. It has been a life saver, literally, my whole life. Yet, most of the good stuff that I've experienced has filled notebooks upon notebooks with only my eyes gazing upon them.

There's a lot of validity in playing it smart, safe, and strategically. Yet, there comes a point when you're rooted enough to step out even further onto the branch, because isn't that where the fruit is? That time has come for me. I don't know exactly what it'll look like, as that's part of the game, but I do know that the timing is right.

Speaking of timing, we often forget that there's a finite amount of it in this life. Instead, we get seduced by the desire of fitting in or become paralyzed by the fear of conformity. I feel this stage passing for me. My mission is still the same - to inspire you to see who you really are, educate you on how to care for yourself holistically, and empower you to step into your own power, authentically and intuitively. Yet, this time, I plan to fulfill this mission with more of my own presence, knowing not only that I am safe to be myself but that it is required of me in order to experience any kind of long lasting inner peace and effectively do what I'm here to do.

Is it your time too? Are you hearing and heeding the call? Spread those wings Earth Angel. Fly.