Posted August 8, 2015 in Sacred Stories

I Was Very Pretty

It had been twelve years since the unbearable death of her daughter, just weeks after graduating from college. About 9 years later, the surviving daughter named her own daughter after her sister. That child, namesake of her deceased aunt, was now three-and-a-half years old.

On the 12th anniversary of her sister’s death, showing her […]

Posted August 1, 2015 in Sacred Stories

Hummingbird: He is All Around Me

Her younger brother had recently transitioned with cancer. She had been watching a particular hummingbird with a strong sense of her brother.

All of a sudden, the hummingbird came over and landed on a plant stand two feet from her! He stopped flapping his wings and sat looking at her.

He was black […]

Posted July 25, 2015 in Sacred Stories

Nomad

It had been years since she had introduced the use of music to help a client move stuck energy, but everything was pointing to that being helpful.

The therapist’s choice was Nomad, by Atma Shankar—guttural native Australian sounds from didgeridoo and drums.

It worked! The music played and they both danced around the […]

Posted July 18, 2015 in Sacred Stories

Package

The client entered the session a bit frantic. She had mailed a package to her daughter in another country, and, although she had received confirmation of delivery, her daughter did not have the package. She expressed thoughts about the neighborhood not being safe.

The therapist shared a story about a friend’s experience.

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Posted July 11, 2015 in Sacred Stories

Amitiza

Her mother-in-law was on a long-list of medications. After having been in and out of the hospital, and going home on oxygen, supervision of the medications became necessary.

Pages and pages of information, additions and deletions, notes and question marks—it was overwhelming trying to keep everything straight! Something needed to be done.

She took […]

Posted July 4, 2015 in Sacred Stories

Young Buck

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Her husband’s unofficial nickname was “Young Buck.” Before his children were fully grown, he died.

Several years after his father’s death, their then young-adult son came home with an unusual t-shirt he had bought. It was a white collared shirt with a young buck partially hidden behind the pocket. She was sure […]

Posted June 27, 2015 in Sacred Stories

Good Place for Dinner?

On a service call, the customer, new to the area, asked him where he would go for a nice dinner out. He gave her the name of one of his favorite restaurants. “Oh, I thought that was only a winery,” she replied.

“Gosh, no, it is a restaurant, too, and you will love it,” […]

Posted June 20, 2015 in Sacred Stories

Flat Tire

No one appreciates a flat tire, but this time that gift might just have protected him and his family.

They had been out of town for the Easter holiday when they had the flat in the driveway. Taking the car in for service, they discovered a t-pin was in that tire.

More importantly, […]

Posted June 13, 2015 in Sacred Stories

Poker Table

Her mother had recently transitioned and so she went for a healing session to support her through the grief process. The image of a poker table popped into the healer’s mind immediately.

“I get the image of a game table, you know the kind people play poker at, and my sense is that your […]

Posted June 6, 2015 in Sacred Stories

108 Beads

She had gone into the bead shop to purchase beads for a prayer necklace. There are 108 daily recollections, along with section beads, and intention beads, and marker beads. She wanted to stay within her budget, so she and the shop owner both had their eye on the prices, but it was vital that the […]