Sitting in my tiny studio apartment, I was feeling anxious and overworked. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.

At a glance, my life looked successful. I had a decent job, close family to visit and a warm home over my head. Yet, I sat there, disconnected from myself and inner peace.

The breeze floated in from the window, moved across my cheek, and shared,

"There's something more out there."

Life had been tumultuous for years; losing a parent, getting stuck in and escaping toxic, abusive relationships, never saying no to work and the overtime, moving from place to place....

I opened my eyes once the breeze stopped and continued to think, “This can’t be all there is to life? There must be more than the work, eat, sleep cycle, that daily grind and staying glued to our phones.”

I knew that there's more than the mundane but how could I grasp it? I needed depth, I craved more!

I studied the tarot. I held my daily meditation practices. I moved my energy through yoga and energy healing. Yet, I did not feel like myself. At the end of the day, I still fell asleep with a pit in my stomach and a sense of unease about the future.

"You have to practice your craft this way to get results."

"Eat this, wear that to feel more spiritual.”

"You don’t have the ability to connect to the spiritual side."

All of this advice about how to connect with the spiritual side of life, the calm I was seeking -- wasn’t working.

Sure, some of my daily practices began to improve my life. But it couldn’t fully shift the cloud of overwhelm, anxiousness, and uncertainty that still followed me throughout my days.

I had my spiritual foundation, but my everyday life still felt blah!

Something was missing.

All I knew was I couldn’t keep living like this: feeling hopeless about the future while the heaviness of sadness crept in.

I craved balance: the everyday blended with the depth of spiritual insight, understanding and purpose.

I wanted calm in my thinking.

I needed confidence in my choices, my actions.

I desired a connection with the spiritual forces around me to understand life and to be guided by them.

I knew that I needed a spiritual foundation to balance everything else; to make sense.

Sitting on the floor in my cramped apartment, full of dread, I knew I needed a change. (Dark night of the soul anyone?! That's another story!)

Enough of being walked over.

Enough of the overwhelm and stress and disconnect. 

Enough of not making myself and my purpose a priority.

Enough of living a life without depth, of surviving instead of thriving.

Once I made this choice to pursue my own mind, body, and soul balanced life, I was receptive to change. I learned the skills, practices, and priorities to make a spiritually infused life mine. Shamanic Journeying was the key to unlocking this transformation. 

I attracted the right people in my life.

I empowered myself with firm boundaries to protect my energy.

I welcomed calm into my everyday.

I felt supported, anchored by my connection with spirit.

I felt at peace, living my purpose.

I felt in awe everyday, grounded in the magic that is all around us.

Now I feel the wind, that same breeze, in harmony with all the elements around me and use them as a guide. Don't get me wrong, each day can bring different challenges. However, now I have the practices and tools to move through the mountains in a centered, intuitive way.

I want everyone to be able to experience this type of life: fulfilled, spiritual and empowered.

Do you want a hand to guide you in discovering your path?