Last weekend my Mom came into town and we went for a few days to a beautiful place on Lake Michigan. There was such a magic to being together by the water!

There is never a day that goes by that I am not in complete gratitude for Mother Earth and the incredible beauty that we get to witness on a daily basis. Lake Michigan is one of those beautiful places and it is a reminder to take those daily actions to love and care for the earth and all living beings!

My recent article I wrote about the 3 things potential clients need to see before they say YES to your Services. So often you are unknowingly doing things or NOT doing things that make it hard for your ideal clients to find you AND know that you are the perfect person to help them with what they are struggling with. Enjoy

We have been working behind the scenes preparing our new Website. Here is a photo from the new photos from out upcoming site. We have had our current Branding for the last 10 years with many updates and iterations of our look.

This time it is a completely different look along with a name change to reflect the new direction we are going in. We will still be working with the most AMAZING world changing Holistic Professionals from around the world to grow and scale multiple 6 and 7 Figure Holistic Businesses.

I am over the moon excited and happy with the direction we are going in. Stay tuned as we roll out our new Website over the next few weeks

As a Therapist, Healer, Coach and Health Practitioner that practices from a Holistic perspective you are called to go deeper to explore the roots of the pain, heartbreak and challenges of your Clients. In that exploration you are also looking deeper within yourself too. A Client recently recommended this book “My Grandmother’s Hands” by Resmaa Menakem. It is such a powerful book and I believe that it is essential reading right now. Here is a book review which explains the depth of the healing power of this book:

“The body is where our instincts reside and where we fight, flee, or freeze, and it endures the trauma inflicted by the ills that plague society. In this groundbreaking work, therapist Resmaa Menakem examines the damage caused by racism in America from the perspective of body-centered psychology.

He argues this destruction will continue until Americans learn to heal the generational anguish which is deeply embedded in all of our bodies. Our collective agony doesn’t just affect African Americans. White Americans suffer their own secondary trauma as well.”

We have a long road ahead of deep healing that needs to take place here in the United States and I know as a Holistic Professional you play a pivotal role in this healing process. This is a long overdue healing and the time is now. This is why you are being called so powerfully to step forward with all of your healing gifts right now.

I hope you are having a beautiful Holiday! We were together with my Sister and her family who we have been doing Quarantine bubble with. Each family member has been taking the Homeopathic remedy for prevention of Covid-19 as well.

We sent SO many prayers out to people around the world that aren’t able to be with loved ones because of the pandemic restrictions. This is a time to be reaching out to others with empathy and compassion.

Many families have lost loved ones due to Covid. This collective grief will be processed for many years to come.

Let’s stay focused on effective solutions, social distancing and masks to keep each other safe. We can get through this together!

In order to step into the new we need to let go of the old. Read my article “6 Tips to Let Go of the Old So You Can Step into Your Amazing “New”. Enjoy!

This weekend I was in mourning over the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The depth of gratitude I was feeling for this powerful, determined Spirit has been with me all weekend. It has also added fuel to my intention to support positive change at this pivotal time on the Planet. This tweet I saw posted reflects how I have been feeling:

“Let us honor her by continuing the fight for equity, equality, and inclusion. Let us honor her by being powerful and fearless leaders in our own domains. Let us honor her by being the fighters that she fought for us to be! #RestInPower #RBG”

One of the key skills to develop as a Holistic Practice owner is to be able to manifest clients whenever you would like them. The bottom line is there are 100’s and thousands of people in this very moment who could benefit greatly from the beautiful services you offer. I share my favorite way ways to do this in my article “How to Get Your Next 3 Clients”

We went on a mini-trip today. We went to a new health food store that was 45 minutes away, then we had lunch at a plant-based restaurant in the area AND then we went on such a lovely walk in the woods. The weather today was beautiful–sunny and in the 70’s. It was so nourishing on so many levels!

As I was walking through the woods I was sending prayers to everyone affected by the fires in California, Oregon, Washington and Colorado. It is a time to really hold each other in our hearts. We need deep empathy and compassion for those that are in such intense life altering situations.

There are bigger, needed changes afoot and we need to continue forward movement and momentum on these. There is awakening and expansion happening. At the same time let’s extend healing prayers, compassion and empathy for all that are suffering right now.

Recently, we went to visit Patrick’s Mother who lives very close to Lake Michigan. We spent the day yesterday driving along the shoreline with her and stopping to walk on the beach. The water was so bright and sparkly. It was magical!

There is never a day that goes by that I am not in complete gratitude for Mother Earth and the incredible beauty that we get to witness on a daily basis. Lake Michigan is one of those beautiful places and it is a reminder to take those daily actions to love and care for the earth and all living beings!

My Sister (Erin) and her family were in town visiting us recently. We had a cookout at my other Sister’s home here in Madison, WI. It was SO fun having everyone together and the cousins were able to meet/play with each other. SO sweet to see them connecting.

When my Dad was alive we used to get together every year at the family cottage over July 4th in Northern Wisconsin. We have missed that yearly ritual so much and began discussions about what new family ritual we can create moving forward. I am excited to see what we develop!

The potential that is inside of each you to reach extraordinary heights in your life and business is amazing. Yet at the same time there is a part of you that wants to hold you back and not take any of the risks that you need to take to create your wildest dreams. Click here to read my article “3 Secrets to Get Unstuck and Live Your Wildest Dreams NOW”

We have been spending a lot of time outside. The weather here in Madison, WI has been AMAZING. Here I am with my beloved eating lunch at an outdoor patio overlooking a beautiful Prairie.

There is massive transformation happening now on the Planet. It is more important now more than ever to do the things you know will keep you grounded and balanced. You and your beautiful work is needed now more then ever. So it is key that you are focused on your key contributions to the world through your Holistic Business.

You’ve been called.  The sacred journey begins with a call.  You might feel ready, or you may be uncertain and not willing. But when you receive the call, you must respond.  If you have been waiting for your life to turn out, the waiting is over. If you’ve been hoping for a sign, this is it! ~Denise Linn

I love transformation.  I love the process of becoming all that we have come here to be.  We each have such vast potential and are being called right now to bring forward the unique solution that we bring.  And it is SO MUCH FUN!!!

What do you do when you feel that “Call” to expand?  The “Call” to express more, to share more, to step out into more visibility, to really stretch FAR beyond your current limits?  Do you willingly take the leap, arms outstretched fully into the expansion or do you retreat in hesitation and fear?

Recently when I was leading our GAHP Holistic Psychotherapy and Coaching Certification Training here in Madison, WI I pulled a card prior to the start of the Training and I had pulled the “Answering the Call” card from the Denise Linn Sacred Traveler Oracle Card Deck.  I LOVE this card so much and knew it was so applicable to everyone in the Training as well as all of the members of our Programs–including you reading this post.  The above quote is from the description of the meaning of the card.

We are living in a time where Souls of Service are being called to stand up and step forward courageously with their gifts.  There are no limitations.  There is a wide open field where you can run as fast as you would like into your Dreams!  Here are some tips to answer the call!

6 Keys to Answering the Call of Your Spirit

#1. Recognize the signs that you are being “Called”.  It can be an internal pull or you may be getting signs outside of you that you are being called.  When I stepped forward to create and launch the Association I was feeling an inward pull and then my Mentor gave me an invitation to work more closely with her to develop it.  Many time people feel the call and nurture the dream but they never take the necessary action to bring it into form our get the right level of support to hold them accountable to really bringing that dream into form.

#2. Make the commitment to your “Call”– You need to make decisions that demonstrate clear commitments to your “Call” over and over again.  What it takes is calling upon your courage muscle over and over again.  Oftentimes my Clients will say–“If I am scared to do it, then that is what I must do!”  It is because oftentimes the gateway to the biggest progress is walking through the biggest fear that you have.  It loses it’s power once you walk through it and you see how much more capable you are than you believed you were.

#3. Recognize obstacles or challenges are not signs to stop but evidence you are making progress- When you move from a  lower vibrational frequency to a higher frequency there are a few things that shift.  The challenge is showing you that you have moved to a higher frequency already and that things are being re-arranged and reconfigured to support that upleveling.  Another thing that is happening is oftentimes your system is releasing old, stagnant energies from past trauma, false beliefs and fears that need to leave your system so you can be at this higher frequency more consistently.

#4. Move forward in faith and trust rather than retreat in fear and doubt- Many people just run endless cycles of having a dream, making a commitment, taking some action, bumping into a challenge/obstacle and then letting that take them out of the progression.  They then retreat in doubt and fear and then they feel less confident that what they want to do is even possible and stop trying.  You must commit, take action and when challenges come you re-commit and lean into faith/trust as you continue to move forward.  You will then be able to get to the gifts on the other side of the challenges.

#5. Lean into your Spiritual Support- You have a tremendous Spiritual “Team” that is working with you 24 hours.  Call upon them throughout the day with small things you need support with and the larger things as well.  Ask for help repeatedly.  Lorna Byrne who wrote the book “Angels in my Hair” shared that she sees millions of what she calls Unemployed Angels coming to the earth each day.  These are Angels that do not have a specific assignment and are waiting for a specific request from a person.  So ask away.  You not only have your own unique Spiritual support system but in addition you have this Angelic support available to you as well!

#6. Get Deeper Support to Hold You Accountable to your “Calling”- You need to be supported on a deep level by a Mentor and a group of like-minded people who deeply understand the process of courageously stepping into a calling and have committed to this process themselves.  One of my all time favorite supports I recommend is attending a Transformational Workshop that is focused on supporting people to live their Calling and working through their fears.   There is something about being in the room and having the energetic support for deep, life changing shifts as well as spiritual insights and breakthroughs.  We use my all time favorite process of Breathwork shorten the process of you releasing fears, moving into full confidence and tapping into a deeper connection with your Spiritual Team.  We have our annual Shine Event that we do every year and it is a container for deep transformation that is specifically for Souls of Service who are committing to bring their light into the world.   We have our Early Bird Pricing ending on Friday September 6th at Midnight we would LOVE to have you join us!  Go here for more details.

It is time for you to Answer Your Call and step into the light of your Spirit and share your unique Spiritual Gifts with a world that is waiting for you!!

Sending you SO much LOVE and SUPPORT!!!

Shelley