I felt her pain.   She has been so entrenched in the black and white world of her job that even her hobbies were losing the luster.  She admitted that she has been compromising her true talents and interests which I equated to “she had lost her magic”.  No wonder the sad face!!

We get so wrapped up in the comforts ~  the I am busier than you goal driven energies of western society that it is so easy to loose that lovin’ feeling.  That Tom Crusie (via the Righteous Brothers) was so wise in his sexy Top Gun ways
Ok, now for a little lovin’ reflection to help you feel yummy (the winter energies of stillness are perfect for this).

What is one of your soul’s talents?

One for me is seeing something that already exists and making it even better as I infuse that healing energy touch to it.  The Gallup Study book called Now Discover Your Strengths calls this talent “Maximizer”.  Whatever fancy term they want to give it, I know I love creating sacred spaces to share with people.  It is fun and I love the process.  I’ve created many (and continue to do so); spaces to teach yoga, spaces to offer energy & shamanic healing, retreat spaces…and yes, even a little studio in my basement that was once only drab low ceilings and wood beam walls.  It is truly magical to me.

Now, it is your turn to ignite your magic!

I look forward to helping you awaken that knowing within you as you roll out a yoga mat, delve into the power of energy & shamanic healing, or even venturing to sacred spaces across this beautiful world as we retreat together.

Whatever speaks to your soul, I wait in giddy anticipation for our paths to cross.  Happy New Year of Magic to YOU!!

In love & light,

Wendy

to fall prey to worry.

it’s so easy

to fear the worst outcome.

it’s so easy

to fill the mind with what you don’t want.

it’s so easy

to focus on pain & suffering.

it’s so easy

to plan for tomorrow.

what is so hard

is to embrace the now & know that the universe is always conspiring in your favor, is to only focus on the outcome you intend (aligning it fully with divine wisdom of your heart), is to realize you can choose love in all situations, is to choose the thoughts and words you want your brain to mold into, is to seek out (first) the beauty in everything, is to shift your focus to this moment, is to notice magic in every breath

but once you carve out the time and work on what is so hard

you will change

you will fall back in love with your life

and then

it’s so easy.

wrapping you in warm sparkly light my dear friend

~ Wendy

From the moment of sitting in the sandbox, digging and digging, hoping to uncover some magical find yet not realizing in my child like ways that mom and dad had just poured the sand inside a box.

To the moments of sitting in a dungeon, of a hidden study alcove at university, reading book after book on the anatomy & intricacies of the human body and mind.

To the trekking of Himalayan mountains, sipping tea with sherpas, and communing with nature all across the world.

You see the seeker within me has been on some awesome journeys of discovery… and my Gypsy soul will continue to draw me down different paths.

But.

The seeker within was transformed into a seer when I looked no further than what was below my nose.

Go ahead…try to see what is down there. As the head tilts, it looks down to the chest. And deep within that chest is the most magnificent all knowing wisdom. Yes!

The inner guru of You. 

Talk about finding magic!

Go now my seeker friend and slide on down to the ground in Childs pose. Your head will naturally bow to the heart in a surrending gesture called pranam.

In this Head 2 Heart posture, know that you are pure light & a divine part of all life.

Until our sparkly paths cross again,

Wendy

worry about the future.

To release the past and forgive…

the old hurts, wounds, & scars.

To accept you know the way for you and to not…

let the judgement of others cloud your path.

AND

To feel inner Peace and outer Joy.

Are you with me?  Is this what you are seeking?

Lean in a little closer…because All you need my friend is to be FULL.

And sorry.  Not full from yummy apple crisp.  Not full from movie popcorn.  Not full from working super hard.

Full as in MindFUL.

Take a deep breath and relish in the sweetness of the NOW.

Wrapping you in sparkly light my friend!

Until our “unclouded” paths cross again,

Wendy

P.S.  Join me for Manifesting your Meditation.  You will tap into the FULL mentioned above (sans popcorn).  Register HERE   3 classes:  Sep 27, Oct 11, & Nov 8

You see…your beauty is your uniqueness…so shine YOU today.

You are strong.  Yes YOU!

You are doing the best you can…and that is all life can ask of YOU.

You are wounded.  I know…that one hurt to read…but I feel you.  Your pain is real and not to be brushed under the rug.  Own it.  Take the lesson.  And then release it.

For YOU my dear, are so much more than the story you are telling yourself.  You are a spark of light that reaches into infinity.  And when you embrace all of YOU, you serve love that permeates ALL.

Open your heart.  Expand your mind.  And know that YOU are divine.

Until our sparkly paths cross again,

Wendy

Anger.

Frustration.

Rage.

She could feel the waves of emotions crashing into her with a surging force.

She felt overwhelmed.  She felt confused.

Her only point of clarity amongst the haze was that she wanted to run away from home.  Yet, her life responsibilities kept her feet rooted.  This grounding began to melt away as she felt the sadness take over and her knees began to fold.

As she fell to the ground trembling in tears, it hit her. She couldn’t define how the blow happened but it finally made contact.  So much of the burden she was carrying was no longer hers to bear.  It was not hers to fix.  It was not hers to claim.

And so…She Just Let Go.  

She let go. Without a thought or a word, she let go.

She let go of the fear.

She let go of the judgments.

She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming around her head.

She let go of the committee of indecision within her.

She let go of all the ‘right’ reasons.

Wholly and completely, without hesitation or worry, she just let go.

She didn’t ask anyone for advice.

She didn’t read a book on how to let go.

She didn’t search the scriptures.

She just let go.

She let go of all of the memories that held her back.

She let go of all of the anxiety that kept her from moving forward.

She let go of the planning and all of the calculations about how to do it just right.

She didn’t promise to let go.

She didn’t journal about it.

She didn’t write the projected date in her Day-Timer.

She made no public announcement and put no ad in the paper.

She didn’t check the weather report or read her daily horoscope.

She just let go.

She didn’t analyze whether she should let go.

She didn’t call her friends to discuss the matter.

She didn’t do a five-step Spiritual Mind Treatment.

She didn’t call the prayer line.

She didn’t utter one word.

She just let go.

No one was around when it happened.

There was no applause or congratulations.

No one thanked her or praised her.

No one noticed a thing.

Like a leaf falling from a tree, she just let go.

There was no effort.

There was no struggle.

It wasn’t good and it wasn’t bad.

It was what it was, and it is just that.

In the space of letting go, she let it all be.

A small smile came over her face.

A light breeze blew through her. And the sun and the moon shone forevermore…  ~ Rev. Safire Rose

May these words help you dear friend as they have, and continue to, help me.

In love & light until our paths cross again,

Wendy

Dancing from one thing to the next.

Mow the yard.  Get my walk in. Clean the kitchen. Write a blog post.  Weed-wack around the trees.  Promote the Women’s Awakening Festival.  Drink some water.  Teach a yoga class.  Clean the bathroom.  Did I eat lunch?  Sneak in a few pages of reading.  Hop on the kayak.  Return client texts.  Sneak in dinner.  Return client emails.  Ahhh…I could go on and on.  For this redhead (and I am sure you too) are hard to slow down during the season of fire.

Ayurvedically speaking, the fire within is Pitta, and we are in the midst of Pitta Potent season.

The more we engage with the fire element of the sun and all his grandfather power, the more we feed our spirit to churn with masculinity.  We know the radiant sun is awe inspiring and so yummy with all his Vitamin D & mood boosting qualities, yet at the same time we need to respect the yin to the sun’s yang as we find the shade, rest our mind & body and find stillness to harmonize the action.  Taking moments to be still & listen to our inner knowing.  For if we don’t, the anger & frustration can boil and turn your inner zen into a bearcat (i.e., opposite of serenity).

Jamie Sams nails it: Contentment comes from the inner serenity that permeates the whole person.  the Ancestors spoke of this state of grace and called it Walking in Beauty.

Yes.  I want to Walk in Beauty.  Are you with me?

Your soul is!

Your soul is waiting for you to tap into the sweetness of contentment and in that state she will show you the true light of the sun.

By all means, relish in the masculine energy that is pumped up during the fun summer season, but remember ~ in order to embody true health, according to Ayurveda and all eastern medicines I’ve ever stumbled upon, we need to find the Sattva the sweet Balance of the Yin & the Yang.

Burn on my passionate friend…but also walk in the beauty of contentment. 

This redhead is signing off for now…oh yes…the fire within is real for me on a daily basis and so I shall now cool off under the umbrella of my brother & sisters nearby; those Standing in Beauty we call trees.

Love & lots of sparkly light,

xo Wendy

I love LOVE love that each moment of every day is a new opportunity to live in bold ~ no apologies ~ this is who I am ~ truth.   And now onto growing your truth.

Are you a person reading this because you want to know the secret to turning up the volume of your intuition?  Then, I must first begin with a WARNING from your intution.

WARNING my friend.  When you choose to live (even a tiny little bit) of who others feel you should be, you have awakened a nasty false sense of self.  And in doing this, you dwarf my angelic voice.  I become mute.  Sincerely, Your Intuition.

Wow.  If that wasn’t clear enough, here’s more.

Your intuition is a support system to who you truly are.  It is the authentic you cheerleader.  It is your best friend that wants your life to flow with ease and grace (even during those dark times).  Dark can be beautiful if you are supported in the moment…come on really…who doesn’t love dark chocolate.  See ~ sweetness in the dark.  Ok, back to intuition (I’ll dip into my chocolate stash later).

Intuition is your inner guru that says “hey girl” life can flow so much easier if you open your ears, eyes, heart, and yes even mind to what I am trying to share with you.  It is screaming “I am here to support your soul truth”.

It is natural for me to share this with you because for years I had become an expert.  I had become an expert at quieting my intuition.  I had overly fed my rationalization & controlling mind and an outcome of that was my intuition had become a soft tiny whisper.  And because of that, I tried to make most (if not all) of my major decisions with my mind.  Hahaha!  No wonder relationships failed for years & I was known by my family as the competitive one.

Thankfully (huge sigh), 10 years ago now, I made a choice. I made a choice to show up every day more like me no matter what the old competitive Wendy thought she needed to accomplish or how much fear flooded in.  And in doing that, my intuitions volume is on HIGH!  And when my intuition was back in the game, other spiritual players wanted to be on my team.

And that is what happened 2 years ago.  I received an intuitive hit & spirit guides messages (thank you Troy & Archangel Haniel) to create a festival for women.  And here we are at the precipice of the

2nd Annual Women’s Awakening Festival August 19th, 2017.

And want to know what this year’s festival theme is??? drum roll please…INTUITION.

In love & sparkly light…until our paths cross again,

Wendy

As life progressed from 3rd grade, the love of learning stayed with me.  I satiated all that teachers were willing to share, the stories that books would etch in my heart, and the wisdom that nature seeped into my cells.  You see, my only wish through all the years of sitting at desks, was that the walls would come down and we would be under the blanket of the sky learning from the teacher that never judges or holds anything back.   Mother Earth and all of her creatures!

In my life’s work, I use her sage teachings wisely, along with spirit animals, all the elements and much more on my path as a shamanic practitioner, energy life coach & yoga teacher.  And, I continue to be the most eager of students as I learn throughout all of the Seasons.  So I guess, you could say that summer was one of my favorite parts of school too.

With Earth Day just around the corner on April 22nd, may you find moments to step out into my most favorite classroom, the one without walls.  

See you on your yoga mat or elsewhere as I continue to share my hearts love ~ teaching!

P.S.  Earth Day Yoga Saturday, April 22nd 9am Ottertail (we will be on the beach if mother nature’s warmth gives us a hug or inside…with the windows open)

xo Wendy

All was fine and dandy, the trek had worked, so I turned for home and eventually trudged up the hill behind the house.  I called for Nina to join me.   She looked at me from afar and then turned the opposite way. Despite my calls, she was determined to track those unwavering scents.   And what did I do, I lost my cool.  Anger, fear, and almost all out rage bubbled inside.  It took me over.  I called for her louder.  Ya, like that was going to work after she clearly had looked at me and turned away.   Rationally, I knew the loud yelling was getting me nowhere but it was as if a giant fire had been ignited and there was no water in site to douse it (if only I had realized the snow all around me I could have face planted in it to put out the flames — but alas, that would have been too easy).  Instead, I raged.  I feared.   I realize now I was raging from all of the unpatriotic chess moves that were played this past week.  My rage was fueled by the consumption of global fear and anger.

I know I am sensitive. I know we are all connected.  And clearly, I was picking up on the collective human consciousness. 

And while I once listened to the band Rage Against the Machine, I’d rather not rage against the brilliance of my DNA — for the DNA gets all out of alignment when we allow strong emotions such as anger or fear to flood our system.   So I made a new call (this time to myself) to override the emotional hijacking and return to my heart’s code.

To activate this love in an instant, I turned to yoga. I left Nina outside and I fell to the ground in child’s pose. I thanked the earth for holding me. I asked her to take my anger and I channeled that fire into compassion, gratitude and peace.  Yes. Peace.  I switched my thoughts, went home to my breath, allowed my body to feel, and guess whose nose soon pressed against the sliding glass window?  Yep, Nina chose to come home to momma at peace…not angry momma.  Go figure!?

Until our peace laden paths cross again,

Wendy