We are evolving beings. Riding continuous waves of change, our lives unfold.

As our inner conversations evolve, our sense of who we are expands. We can find our capacity to be a spiritual intuitive.

The call to update the tag line on my website to read “Embody your Soul” has been alive in me for months – if not years. My life purpose has deepened and matured. The time has come to shared this tender growth in the world.

This is a little scary. I feel naked. At the same time, I feel humbled. It feels both vulnerable and empowering. My heart feels tender and innocent.

People use the word soul in many different ways. What do I mean when I say “soul?”

Your soul is the animating principle of your human existence. Your soul calls you to go beyond rigid personality traits  – “this is just how I am” – or concerns about what others think of you – to move beyond conversations of judgment and fear. Your soul does not act from competition, dominance or unworthiness.

Your soul knows your true nature. You are a spark of Divine Light – an aspect of the creative source of All that Is. Knowing that this is so is key to your spiritual healing.

SEED OF LIGHT, by Nancy Kern

As an artist and spiritual mentor, I want everyone to know: you are seeded with God light or Source energy – call it by whatever name opens your heart and lights you up. From a physics perspective, we are all part of a Unified Field. Each part contains the blueprint – or potential – of the whole.

To Embody your Soul is to organize your life centered around the seed of Light within your being – and to acknowledge that Light and Space are alive in your body. Your body and your soul connect you directly to Source – these are the most intimate relationships you will have throughout your entire life. Your relationships with other people and with the world reflect your relationships with your body, soul and Source.

Some meditation practices and spiritual traditions encourage you to leave your body – as if being disconnected is a higher, godlier state of being. Leaving your body can give you a temporary sensation of weightlessness – freedom from the density and heaviness of life on earth. You may enjoy the flight – AND – YOUR SOUL’S PURPOSE CALLS YOU HERE – to be embodied – on the Earth – in human form. Even though you are more than your body, to come more fully into your spiritual healing, you must also come home to your body. The Divine takes form in your body.

Your life purpose is not to leave your body – but to bring the love, inspiration, mystery and wildness you access in formless realms into your life as a human being.

From the zone between lifetimes, your soul incarnates with the purpose to take form – to be embodied. The root word of incarnate is “incarni” – “to be made flesh.”

On a fundamental level, your purpose is to bring Heaven to Earth. The creative impulse to incarnate our divinity is not just for saints, gurus and mystics; it is for all evolving beings.

As you befriend your body and stay present to the sensations and conversations encoded therein, you access spaces as deep as the cosmos.

Inner space gives your soul the location it needs to be embodied – a home in your body.

Formless realms, including the Akasha – exist inside your body every bit as much as outside in the wider cosmos.

Akasha is a Sanskrit word for space. We “read,” see, hear, feel, and know space through our Divine Spark. When you live into the space in your body, you can experience your most direct link to the infinite.

You can think of your soul as your spiritual personality – to distinguish it from your egoic personality. Your egoic personality is generated by the accumulation of conditioning – from family, genetics, culture, religion and the era in which you live. Heidegger, a twentieth century German philosopher who studied Being, used the term “thrownness.” We are born or thrown into a situation and environment that shapes us.

Souls incarnate with a mission to bring Heaven to Earth. You can’t do this without a body.

You incarnate more fully when you bring consciousness into your wise animal body, uproot your “thrownness” and claim the Seed of Light within.

Here you find Absolute Love. Your Soul has a full life – inspired, guided and surrendered to Source.

You ground your connection to Source when you embody your prayers. Pray with your whole body, with sound, color, movement and sensation.

Your Soul or spiritual personality is a wave pushing into embodiment. Your Soul is the accumulation of wisdom and karma from past incarnations. The Akashic Record is the record of your soul’s journey.

When we have tantrums of fear, rage and resistance to our souls or higher selves – we are resourced in our scared, fragmented human parts – parts that forget we are Love Incarnate.

Being born into a human life is a great forgetting. As our souls enter our bodies, we go through a veil of forgetting who we really are. It is an exciting and exacting journey to uncover and recover our true nature. To me nothing is more compelling or rewarding.

As a spiritual coach and teacher, I teach what I’m here to learn. I make no claims to have all the answers. If you find someone who does make that claim, I recommend you run the other way.

I am devoted to practicing what I’m here to learn. I am happy to reach out a hand when you need support on your human journey.  We are all pulling each other through the matrix.

May you Embody Your Soul today,

Big Love,
Nancy

Listening is powerful. We all have a deep need to be witnessed – to be seen and heard. Being a spiritual mentor is an invitation to me daily to walk my talk. Some of what I teach is still a challenge to my personality.

Recently I taught a workshop, The Sensation of Emotion, at the Jung Center of Houston. The work is a step by step how-to of emotional intelligence. During the day, one of our explorations was connecting with sensations in our bodies, while supported by a partner.

Partner 1 turned her focus inward, scanned her body and noticed what sensations were calling her attention – while Partner 2 “held space” for her.

Holding Space

Here’s what holding space entails:

First of all, the person holding space does not try to influence her partner’s experience in any direct way. Instead, she holds a space of permission for her partner to do what she needs to do.

This can be easier said than done. For many of us, it is a new concept – to simply listen and stay present in a conversation – to not give advice, try to fix a situation or change our partner’s experience. Even though we may be well-meaning, giving advice can interfere when someone needs time to listen to themselves – to connect with their inner knowing.

When we give advice – unless it is requested directly – several things are possibly going on.

• We are making ourselves feel better by offering a solution.
• We aren’t staying present to the sensations in our own bodies. If we are overly emphatic, we may “merge” with another, feeling their emotions, their feelings while losing touch with our own. This creates confusion.
• We may feel compelled to be useful – to move the focus away from feeling, which can be uncomfortable.
• We may never have been told that LISTENING IS ENOUGH

After our partner-assisted exploration of the sensations of emotion, we came together as a group again and shared our experiences. We had a great conversation about the desire to help someone – the urge to give advice.

One woman said, “It was so relaxing – to hold space without trying to guide my partner or give her advice. I have had a habit of giving advice to people, even when they don’t ask for it.”

Another said, “It was such a relief not to give advice. I felt calm. I found I could simply sit with my partner and give her my attention – without having to feel what she felt, or see it as a problem that I needed to help her solve.”

Even though as a spiritual coach, I teach this work–and I’ve been practicing this in my own life for 4 years, I still occasionally catch myself giving advice – to a client, friend or family member. When I notice I am doing so, I check in with my body. I notice my body feels tense. When I sit in presence and listen with undivided attention, my body feels relaxed and expansive.

Coaching doesn’t mean I have completely mastered these teachings. I’m on the path just as you are. Touching in with the sensations in my body helps me remember that advice is not needed – unless advice has been requested.

When we listen to someone and stay present, our attention isn’t divided between listening and problem-solving.

Our partner can feel the difference. Our partner feels supported – she can be present to her own experience. She feels reassured that it’s OK to feel whatever she’s feeling.

Within every one of us is a wise knower who knows what we need. When we hold space for another to have their experience without our interference, we do it in the spirit of affirming their connection to their inner knower.

We are all directly connected to Source. Our connection may be buried under bodily tension and noisy thoughts, but it is there.

In relationships, trust is built on the non-invasive, non-judgmental quality of your presence. Practice being allowing and holding space in your daily life – and see what happens. I’d love to hear your reflections in the comment box below.

While I am not an astrologer, as a spiritual coach I pay attention to what is happening in the Cosmos. Tuesday, March 8, the heavens bless us with both a new moon and a solar eclipse. With the new moon in Pisces, we are called to open our hearts. We have the opportunity to heal past wounds and misunderstandings. We can retrieve “lost” parts of ourselves that have been suppressed, bring them into our hearts and reunite them with our Inner Light.

By connecting with our uncomfortable feelings with kindness, we open space for contracted places to be held in our hearts, cradled by Love from the Source of All Love.

At the Akashic Blessing Circle, as we celebrate Spring Equinox, we will align ourselves with the powerful energies of the Solar Eclipse.

The Pisces new moon offers you a chance to move beyond your stuck places and connect more deeply with Source.

Tune into the quiet voice within you. Are you ready for movement in some area of your life? Be it relationships, creativity, career or health –the solar eclipse pushes you forward.

The solar eclipse wants you to move forward. To do this, you have loosen up on routine, habitual ways.

Are you doing the same things that worked for you in the past – hoping for different results? Staying stuck will bring extra challenges – and greater frustration, as the momentum to move forward is strong.

Stuck places are being highlighted – not because the Universe wants to make your life harder – but to trigger you to make changes you may have been planning to make someday.

If you are already moving forward, things will accelerate. The eclipse provides momentum for progress. This is a constructive time to put your goals into action.

In my clients, I’m seeing progress in creative projects, more satisfying career changes, more fulfilling relationships and more vibrant health.

Areas of life where you are motivated by guilt, duty, obligation, or fear will be revealed – and you will want to change the dynamic.

Even if what you have is not fulfilling, it is familiar. You know how to live with what you’ve got.

Absolute love is just that – absolute. It cannot be diminished. You do not lose love from Source. Love from the Source of all Love can not be earned. As a spiritual mentor, I cannot over state this.

Absolute love is yours simply because you exist. Every time I think this thought, I feel ease and expansion.

Take time at the Akashic Blessing Circle to center yourself in Absolute Love. What is your Soul asking of you?

Your soul incarnated to fully embody life in the world through YOU – your body and personality. You need support and new skills. Today’s Solar Eclipse is providing momentum. The Akashic Blessing circle will give you support to  receive the gifts of the Eclipse and and the Equinox – and focus on action steps to follow through.

An effective way to start is to make a declaration, such as:

“I will find a new job in 2016.”

“I will make 3 new friends by June 1.”

“I will take the painting classes/piano lessons I’ve been postponing for years.”

The difference between a declaration and setting an intention is that when you make a declaration, you are making a statement of intent grounded in action. Once you’ve made a declaration, you being to assess what actions you can take to move forward.

You are all connected to a tribe of people engaging this evolutionary process together. Stating your declaration and surrendering the outcome to the Akasha at the Blessing Circle will help you ride the wave of forward momentum.

Your soul beckons you toward what deeply nourishes and fulfills you. You may be called to step outside your comfort zone.

When you follow your Soul’s calling, you become a resource in the world.

How is your soul calling you forward?

The Akashic Blessing Circle gives you a time and a place to tune in to your soul’s song. New people and frequent fliers welcome. Read more about the Akashic Blessing Circle here.

And why we meet when we meet

The Akashic Blessing Circles take place four times a year – on the Sundays before the equinoxes and solstices – spring,summer, fall and winter.

Equinoxes and solstices are times of transition. The seasons change. The angle of the sun changes. The number of hours of sunlight and darkness change.

These elemental changes trigger our bodies to adapt. They affect our state of mind, our moods and our actions.

Even if we are not paying attention, we are all affected by changes in season. As a spiritual coach, I sense that deep within us is an ancient human need to come together in shared purpose.

We help our bodies and health by eating light for a week or so when the seasons change. We give our digestive systems a rest, which frees the body to adapt to outer changes in weather, the presence and absence of light and pollen. .

One of my personal practices is to clear my home, including my home office. I de-clutter it, smudge it with sage and flower essences, and do a blessing ceremony as part of my preparation for every Akashic Blessing Circle.

This keeps the space clear and peaceful, which supports the reception of spiritual energies – and helps us have expansive experiences.

Honoring the transition of the seasons through group ceremony and prayer gives you the inner resources you need for times of change.

Times of transition can become easier when we reach out for support and guidance.  In the guided Akashic blessing circle, we reach out to our spiritual guides and Loved Ones.

Opening the Circle

To open the circle, you are invited to share your first name – then share your focus. What’s happening in your life right now? What are you wanting to receive?

I ask you to request qualities that will assist you – such as peace, clarity, strength, or connection. Manifesting material objects is not our focus at this time. We focus on the emotional or energetic qualities we need – not things.

The Akashic works through bathing us with energy flows. Another way to think of energy flows is – qualities of the Divine. Qualities such as compassion, wisdom and freedom are – on subtle levels, energy flows.

The qualities that you ask for will come to you as physical sensations, and sometimes images or words. Our bodies drink in the energy like sweet, pure water. More accurately, we are receiving liquid light.

These sensations fill a deep, bodily human need – a thirst for connection, for union with a loving spiritual force that is so much larger than we are.

Besides being a delicious experience that feels fulfilling and uplifting, the energies literally support your nervous system to recognize and perpetuate these same sensations long after the blessing circle has closed.

By articulating your needs, you support yourself and the group. Others in the group inevitably share the same needs – because we are human. The possibilities for getting your needs met greatly increases when you articulate them. Through your speech, you are opening up space in your body to receive. The more precise you are, the clearer is the transmission you will receive. You are attuning yourself, like turning a radio dial – to eliminate static and be a clear channel for Source energy.

Everyone present has the opportunity to speak if they feel called to share. The energy of request flows outward from each person into the center of the circle. Together, we build the energy field, which is a location for receiving the blessing.

I lead the group into a quiet space together, getting centered in our breath, and grounded in the earth. This helps us open to receive insight, wisdom and compassion from the blessing. During this transition, I lead a guided process that prepares the group to enter the Akashic.

By the time I read the opening prayer, you are aligned and attuned, ready to receive.

When the Akashic Record opens, we experience a change in state. Our bodies feel different. This varies from person to person. Often people say their body seems to expand, to fill with Light. Some people see colors, or feel tingling or pulsing. People often receive downloads – answers to their prayers.

After the blessing, you have a renewed sense of direction. You have been tuned by the Akashic – like a spiritual tuning fork – to frequencies of your Higher Self.

When I close the Records, we share the benefits we have received with All Beings. We acknowledge that our blessings come from Source. For example, if we have received peace, we say “May all Beings be Peaceful.”

In an expanded state of gratitude, we declare blessings for All Beings. One of the joys of being a spiritual mentor is working with groups and building a high vibration together.

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Having done a thousand or more sessions with clients as a spiritual coach – and noticing what has been effective in my own life – have convinced me that we must be receptive in order to get what we need. This may sound obvious – but it is actually subtle. When we’ve been hurt, we tend to contract. When we are contracted, we are not receptive.

Over the years, I’ve created a structure to help you become more receptive to higher octaves of energy.

The energy and information from the Akashic can be very intense. I noticed early on that some of my clients got overwhelmed during readings and became spacey and ungrounded. I was guided to expand my practice beyond Akashic readings. I developed Spiritual Coaching in order to provide more benefit to my clients.

Every session is designed to expand your direct access to Source in ways that stay with you. The Four Pillars restructure your body and consciousness to receive higher frequencies of energy without “leaving your body.”

Long-term clients report that

• their intuition is stronger
• they stay focused on their goals under pressure
• they work with less distraction
• they have more joy in daily life
• “stuff” doesn’t bother them as much as it used to

FIRST PILLAR – THE AKASHIC RECORDS

Through the Akashic Records I can read your energy body – to find the root cause of whatever is keeping you stuck. We go wherever we need to go – into the unconscious or the zero point field. We can access the zone between lifetimes, and uncover karmic and incarnational issues. Akashic energy can transform the energy flows in the causal realms.

In twenty years of reading the Akashic Records for clients, as a spiritual mentor I have found no limit to where we can go, once you are prepared for this level of work. To get the full benefit of the wisdom, insight and compassion from the Akashic Records, you need a foundation in emotional connection. Your vibration is the key to the area of the Akashic that opens for you at any given time. Learning to embody your emotions as energy flows – and stay connected to your body when emotions spike – strengthens your connection to Source.

SECOND PILLAR – EMOTIONAL CONNECTION

A common way we get stuck is when we disconnect from our emotions. We learn to do this from an early age – to be dishonest about what we are feeling. This work builds emotional intelligence and resilience.

An emotion is a sensation in your body, coupled with a thought. When you learn the fundamentals of emotional connection, you can be free from suppressing challenging emotions – and free from acting them out. You are given a simple practice you can use throughout your day to stay connected with your body. You have the capacity to be present to sensations – without being hijacked by thoughts.

Contractions in your body can trigger thoughts that make you more tense, anxious, angry or scared. You can get into a loop where sensations trigger upsetting thoughts – and the thoughts loop back and intensify the uncomfortable sensations.

Suppressing emotions doesn’t work – it drives the contraction deeper into your body, where it can impact your health. Acting out can create harm.

Emotional connection is simple to learn. With practice, you can stay connected to your wise body no matter what is going on around you. Your intuition will increase as you learn to stay present.

THIRD PILLAR – FLOWER ESSENCES

If you are serious about making a transition, you may do a series of Spiritual Coaching sessions. Flower essences help you sustain momentum between sessions. They trigger a higher perspective, bringing your emotional states, moods and thinking habits into alignment with your Higher Self.

Have you ever had a challenge come your way – and you started to respond from a witnessing perspective – but got high jacked by an ingrained emotional reaction?

Flower essences help neutralize reactive thoughts, so you have the space to respond from discernment, rather than being triggered into acting out.

FOURTH PILLAR – THE LANGUAGE OF BEING

To sustain transformation, your language needs to be grounded in how your biology operates – and how the world works. Many of us live in ungrounded conversations – fairy tales – about how life is. We think the world works the same way our families of origin operated, or our religion or culture. We think other people should believe what we believe. Right-wrong, good-bad scripts run in the background and we don’t question them.

This limits possibilities for us. It keeps us stuck in a rut – thinking the same old thoughts and repeating past experiences.

I teach you how to use language to bring forth your world – to support Being. Capital “B” Being refers to living congruent with values that align with your Higher Self – which may differ from the individual wants of your personality. Your personality is a reflection of your conditioning. As you grow in consciousness, you are called to align your personality more and more with your soul – to take a higher perspective.

WHAT TO EXPECT

When you come for Spiritual Coaching, expect to be treated with respect. Our purpose in being together is for you to get what you need. Expect to be regarded with dignity as a spiritual being. Expect support to help you cultivate compassion for the challenges of being human. Expect your life to change. Bringing your personality into coherence with who you are – a Divine Spark in human form – is a lifelong journey.