May 2008 Newsletter

Dear Friends,

Here in the Northwest we have had an unusually cool and long winter. Finally today, summer has arrived with temperatures in the 80's! I feel like I have come out of hibernation. This past year has been devoted to my individual clients, and to the writing of a book on Empathy and Relationships. I'd like to share a few of those topics in this newsletter.

I am grateful for all the new clients sent my way by my readers. I have been very busy! So busy I am unable to take new clients until 2010. If you are interested in shamanic work, I can heartily recommend all the shaman on my website under my links and resources page.

Most of my clients are sensitive souls, beginning Intuitives, and unskilled Empaths. As such we need extra and special care of our energy bodies. Here are a few topics around keeping us in balance.

Enjoy!

much love to all of you,

Elaine

Caring for the Soul---Extreme Self Care

One of the biggest challenges for Empaths is the amount of self care we need. Empaths tend to have sensitive nervous systems. What this means is that we can easily pick up on the emotional atmosphere around us. Our systems soak up these vibrations, and before we know it, we can feel grouchy, or even physically ill. I have a support system in place that may seem extreme to some, but that really works to keep me balanced and functional. For all psychics and intuitive healers, bodywork is a must. I have a two hour Deep Massage every other week, plus Osteopathic Cranial Manipulation once a month, and daily cardiovascular workouts. This physical regimen allows my body to handle the stress of holding a sacred space for others without harming my system.

My husband and I are also parenting a highly active toddler. Critical to our sanity was cultivating a support system so that we weren't the only ones in charge of keeping our child safely occupied. Besides trading baby sitting with friends, we have at least one couple's night out a month and one party a month at our home. Both my husband and I take an evening to ourselves once a week. While we are lucky to have the resources to do extreme self care and fun, I have found that intuitive clients are creative clients, and these support systems can be created with less cost than we might expect.

It is an interesting fact that the more Self Care we engage in, the more happy and the more abundant our lives tend to be. Many times my clients hold back on treating themselves as precious commodities. I like to think of Self Care as a long term investment. It may appear indulgent, but ultimately Self Care is the first step to loving ourselves enough that we have enough resources to love and care for the people around us.

Links to my favorite bodyworkers in the Portland Area>

Spiritual Growth is a Challenge

Most people come to me because they want to lead happier, more fulfilled lives. They have heard and read that working on themselves is the surest path to Joy. While this is true, most of my clients come to a point of disillusionment with Spiritual Growth. They have done tons of personal work, and yet they feel unhappy, depressed, and thwarted in creating the lives that they want. They notice their lives falling apart instead of falling together. What has happened? Where is grace, ease, and flow?

What I have come to discover in my own personal work is that there is a period of destruction, a dying process, that comes before permanent transformation into a new way of being. That process can be incredibly uncomfortable and painful, especially if there are deep emotional wounds, or an ingrained belief system that has supported an Illusion rather than reality. If we can take those times of dying as an indication that we are on the right track instead of going backwards, we can suffer less as we move through this birthing process.