Inspired To Grow

“If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never have it. If you don’t ask, the answer is always no. If you don’t step forward, you’re always in the same place.” –  Nora Roberts

Those of you who know me know that I am committed to my personal and spiritual growth. I continually invest in myself – formal education, workshops, classes, daily meditation, time spent in nature, exercise and self-care - all of which nurtures, nourishes and supports me on many levels.

So, it’s probably no surprise to you that I am investing my time, energy and resources in two new continuing education programs right now. Well, one is taking place now, and the other is in September, but I’ve registered and paid, therefore committed. They each have different healing approaches, yet both programs’ content challenge me to continue growing, expanding, evolving and become more of my most authentic Self in the areas I most want to at this point in my personal life, career, health, etc.

I’m sharing this information because it got me thinking about how when we ask a question of ourselves, and the universe responds with an answer, if we are willing to explore that answer it usually opens up many other answers that eventually take us where we need to go. Our job is to simply trust the guidance received and follow the path as it unfolds before us.

I started this year thinking about how far I’ve come on my own journey of healing from myriad injuries and traumas, and yet I was still experiencing pelvic pain, which started in 2012 and hasn’t responded to any of the other healing modalities I’ve tried.

In January, I began searching for answers on the internet, looking up metaphysical causes of pelvic pain. I found some super interesting articles and many different perspectives. I discarded the allopathic explanations, because they didn’t ring true for me, and continued searching. I was magnetically drawn to read only one blog article, which mentioned a book title that caught my attention, then guided me to a practitioner’s website.

The book, Vagina by Naomi Wolfe, was a fantastic read, and one I highly recommend reading if you’re a woman (or in a partnership with a woman, or have women friends). Yes, it’s that enlightening!

The practitioner I was guided to is Tami Lynn Kent, who happens to practice where I currently live - yes! in Portland. Tami specializes in women’s holistic pelvic care. Her work has been an incredible blessing and has helped tremendously in relieving the long-standing pelvic pain I’ve been experiencing for the last 7 years. And…she offers workshops for healthcare practitioners to learn this invaluable work. I am super jazzed that I have the opportunity to learn Women's Holistic Pelvic Care, and be able to support other women through their own healing journeys in ways that have helped and enriched my own health and well-being! Because honestly, that’s how I ended up learning all the healing modalities I currently offer. I experienced them first, and then received training after incorporating the healing work into my own life.

The other resource I found is an online workshop called Vaginal Kung Fu, by Kim Anami. I'm currently taking Kim's 2019 class to augment the work I received from Tami Lynn Kent for healing pelvic trauma & injuries I’ve sustained from falls and car accidents, as well as old emotional wounds of shame, neglect and self-worth. If you’re a woman, I highly recommend you check out Kim Anami’s website. Unfortunately this class won't be offered again until January, 2020.

I am learning so much from each of these resources about the female body, how we store trauma, and how our ovaries, vagina and uterus all function as powerful creative centers, as well as serving as our compass in guiding us to the right (for us) jobs, relationships and experiences in life. In case you’re wondering, Yes! I am bringing what I am learning into my coaching and healing practice!

When a woman experiences trauma of any kind, it impacts her pelvic bowl, disrupting (and possibly squashing) her ability to connect with her innate creativity, diminished capacity to connect to her purpose, her authenticity, and her passion. She literally loses her ability to find her “true north,” which explains why so many women I work with complain of feeling stuck, lost and directionless. Healing the trauma, through physical and energetic approaches, restores her connection with her creativity, authenticity, passion and purpose. And, she powerfully magnetizes into her life that which truly enlivens and fulfills her. The incredible side benefits that I didn’t previously mention are that this work boosts her confidence, restores her sexual energy, and enlivens her sexually. How awesome is that?!

I’m so excited to be learning all of this and integrating it into my own life! I’m even more excited to b e bringing this work into my practice. I have felt for a few years that it was time to expand my spiritual life coaching and intuitive healing business and move in a new direction. But I just couldn’t seem to connect to what that might look like. And now I know why. I have been in the midst of some pretty big life changes for the last two years, letting go of things that no longer worked for me, letting go of my old shit, so to speak, so that I could expand and make room for something fresh and big, bold, and alive to arrive.

Because I love, value and appreciate you as souls having human experiences, what better gift can I give you than to pass on the things I am learning, the things that are inspiring me to grow more fully into myself, increase my capacity for self-love, and connect more deeply to my own body, creativity, passion, purpose and my “true north,” so that you can benefit as well?

It’s what I do in my private coaching and healing sessions anyway. Encourage your growth, that is.

You deserve to be happy, healthy, fulfilled and thriving. You deserve to share your beautiful gifts in the world in a way that nourishes, enlivens and supports you (get paid for being YOU). You are a magnificent soul having a beautiful human experience, and I invite you to come home to yourself and expand into the beautiful, amazing person that were born to become.

With love and gratitude,

Grace