Free Enneagram Class with my teacher, Katherine Fauvre in April!
Hello All!As many of you know from working with me, I am a student of the Enneagram, and I encourage my clients to learn the Enneagram as well as a way to get to know the hidden motivations of their Enneagram TriType. It's a system that I find useful in shamanic work precisely because it looks at motivations rather then behaviors and as such fits into sussing out shadow work and projections that come up in personal work with clients.I've had the great pleasure of working with one of the world's leading Enneagram experts, Katherine Chernik Fauvre, for several years now. I had been taking a writing workshop course, with my coaching colleague, Jenna Avery years ago. The writing course was around creating characters based on Enneagram types, and the teacher mentioned TriType and Katherine's name. I immediately had to look up TriType and I discovered even more to the Enneagram than I had thought.Over the past seven years or so I've worked with and taken classes directly from Katherine on the Enneagram, TriType, the Instincts, and more. She has so much knowledge and insight into human behavior and personality. I have encouraged many friends and colleagues to have a session with her. Now, she's teaching at the Shift Network. If you are interested in expanding your knowledge of the Enneagram, or even if you're just a beginner, this is a great opportunity!Katherine is offering a FREE class April 23rd, but it will be recorded if you miss it. If you'd like to register, just click here. You'll learn about TriType, how you might have mistyped yourself, and more. According to Katherine, her class topics will include:
- Discover advanced Enneagram typing tools that capture the nuances that motivate behavior, creating deeper coherence between you and your life
- Watch a typing pioneer utilize powerful Enneagram typing tools during a real-time demonstration
- Explore Katherine’s Tritype typing system that integrates the intelligence of the head, heart, and gut
- Learn why more than half of all who self-type using the Enneagram may be mistyped
- Add micro-expressions, body language, and talk style to your typing toolbox to reveal deeper layers of different type
I hope you take advantage of this opportunity! Click here to register.More to come soon--we are still recovering from our move.much love to you all,Elaine
Making Fear Your Ally?
Hello Everyone,We are just coming out of our late winter storm here in Oregon with so many people still out of power. My heart goes out to everyone suffering around the country from this crazy ice and snow. Given the pandemic, and then natural weather events, I'm sure many of us are wondering if 2021 is going to turn more interesting than 2020.One thing that is permeating the Collective and many of my clients right now is a sense of Fear. In shamanic practice the shaman knows she cannot get away from Fear--it's part of the mammalian experience, wired directly into us. So, how do we deal successfully with Fear? It's not going to go away completely, so we want to use it as our Ally, as a signal that we are in danger, and then act on that signal to bring ourselves back to safety.The problem for many of us right now is that we are in a constant state of fear, and our bodies are wearing down from the stress, and we cannot think logically when we are that fearful all the time. Fear has turned from being an ally telling us when danger is present, to being turned on all the time. What do we do?The most important practice to do, if you aren't in danger right at this moment, and yes, there are moments when we are mostly OK, is to extend those moments of being OK into the present moment. Take a breath, pay attention at the top and the bottom of the breath where time is "paused" and let ourselves calm down.I highly recommend unplugging from the fearful Collective right now. That might mean refraining from listening to the news or checking in on social media. Give your system a break, look at where you can be thankful and grateful for your circumstances, and let yourself have a few moments free of fear and anxiety. Make this a practice each day, extend those fear-free moments, and see what happens.What usually happens is that the brain can start thinking logically again. We can start finding solutions to problems that have come up in a creative way again, and we can hear our own inner guidance and hear our spiritual guidance much more easily. Our hearts can open again--we can do that small act of kindness for another, like send a late valentine card, or make a phone call, or whatever calls out to us to connect to our fellow man. When we step out of the collective fear, we can find ourselves as individuals again. Remember, the spiritual journey is an individual one. We need you to come back to yourself and your beautiful soul. We need to you pursue your soul's purpose even in these strange times.much love to all of you,Elaine
Staying Well in Interesting Times
Hello Everyone!Welcome to 2021. Boy, 2020 was definitely at doozy, and I'm sure for many of us 2021 doesn't feel much better. What are we to do to take care of ourselves, especially if we are Empathic and Highly Sensitive?Of course, the first thing I would recommend is tuning out the collective right now by turning off the media in all forms and concentrating on our personal lives, seeing what is working well, seeing what we'd like to change to our benefit and taking a small step in that direction, and then lots of self care for ourselves and our loved ones.So much of the world is divisive right now--if you are feeling it, pull yourself back in and remember your commonalities with your fellow man, especially those people that you disagree with. Remember that separation on a spiritual level doesn't exist--we are all here to learn lessons, love, and live. Remember that because we are here with free will, Spirit allows everything, even those things that we perceive as bad or evil. Spirit doesn't judge. Try not to divide people/the world/situations into good vs evil. I know it's a challenge right now, but Oneness is always a good spiritual practice.Once you are feeling back into the Oneness of things, then see if the external world feels a bit different--see if you can stay as much as possible in that state of Oneness and be that nice beacon of peace for the people around you. We are individuals, and at the same time we are all One. What a great mystery to navigate on this crazy experience of being human.No matter what comes in 2021 remember who you are--a soul on journey having a human experience, with other souls also on journey around you.Much love,Elaine
Special Hour on April 18th--Release Fear and Access Your Inner Strength
Hello Everyone,
What an interesting time we are living through right now. Unless you are working in one of the essential businesses, you are probably at home with your family, trying to navigate an uncertain and fearful time. As Empaths, it can be too easy to tune in to the collective and become overwhelmed by fear and uncertainty, which only exacerbates whatever personal fears we have.
As many of you already know, from the shaman's perspective times like these present an opportunity for change and growth. Change and growth is hardly ever pleasant, and I'm not discounting the suffering that people are going through right now. But what can we as Empaths do to help this collective change?
First and foremost, we must take care of ourselves. We must take care of our own level of fear. For those of us who are shaman we can be that island of peace for other fearful beings, remembering that fear is an ally but a terrible master. As Empaths we can offer compassion and our strength of holding emotional space for others. We are stronger than we think--but we must commit to our self care.
Last month I was interviewed by Bevin Niemann of the Shift Network. I welcome to those of you who joined my mailing list from that interview! I'm happy to have you here. I'm also happy to invite you to a free hour by Bevin that is just for Empaths. On Saturday, April 18, Bevin, writer, life purpose coach, and co-founder of 1 Million Empaths, will share hard-earned insights and proven practices for navigating life as an empath or HSP during these uncertain times.
You can register for Release Fear & Access Your Inner Strength & Resilience as an Empath or Highly Sensitive Person, here: https://shiftnetwork.infusionsoft.com/go/rf/a21059
During this special free hour, you’ll discover (or remember):
- Why being sensitive is actually an evolutionary advantage
- How being self-focused is not selfish, it’s necessary for your health and vitality
- How being in defensive and self-protective mode constantly stresses your sensitive nervous system
- An easy exercise for releasing fear and anxiety — and holding your energetic space
- Ways to practice sensing and listening to what you’re feeling without trying to “fix” or rescue others
When you can strike a balance — trusting and owning your gifts as an empath or HSP, and allowing them to guide and ground you during tumultuous times (without giving too much of your emotional energies to others) — you’ll mine the many benefits that come with successfully navigating your challenges…
You can RSVP for free here: https://shiftnetwork.infusionsoft.com/go/rf/a21059
I am also accepting a small number of clients at this time--not my regular schedule as I practice self-care, but don't hesitate to reach out. The Elk Portal and the Eagle Portal have been rescheduled--more on that coming soon.
Stay well Everyone!
much love,
Elaine
Reminder: Evolved Empath Summit Begins This Week!
Hello Everyone! Just a quick reminder that my interview with the Evolved Empath Summit with the Shift Network airs this week! You can listen to all 25 Empath experts for free. I believe my interview is Friday at noon. Sign up for here.
Looking forward to seeing you all there!
Elaine
Elaine to appear on the Shift Network's Evolved Empath Summit, March 9-13th
Hi Everyone,
I'm delighted to announce that I will be one of the speakers at the Shift Network's Evolved Empath Summit, which takes place from March 9-13th. I will be speaking about how shamanic work can help Empaths heal their themselves and their relationships. I'm super excited about this interview, and about being a part of the Shift Network for the very first time. I hope you'll sign up (for free!) and listen in to these interviews, a few of which I have listed below.
RSVP here for the Evolved Empath Summit — at no charge: https://shiftnetwork.infusionsoft.com/go/ees20a21059/a21059
Here’s a sample of what our transformational speakers will be sharing with you…
- Let go of the burden of being an empath and embrace it as a great strength and gift — even as your superpower — with Anita Moorjani.
- Strengthen your energetic boundaries in all areas of your life by building a strong sense of self in your energetic body with Wendy De Rosa.
- Michael R. Smith, MD, will help you reframe your experience as an empath as a powerful way to replenish your soul and rejuvenate your mind, body, and spirit… so you can be of service to others.
- From Judith Orloff, MD, you’ll receive self-care practices, perspectives, and meditations to support empaths and sensitive people in offering compassion without shouldering the suffering of others.
- With Dr. Shariff Abdullah, you’ll explore ways to perceive events differently, enabling you to work with intense situations, rather than be engulfed by them — and empowering you to become a masterful, joyful creator of your life.
- Express the full light of your soul, as Dr. Christine Page illuminates the path of intuitive healing to help yourself and others become whole.
- Jean Haner will guide you in visualizations and provide practices you can do every day to increase your awareness, consciously move your energy, and transform the way you feel and react.
- Julie Bjelland will shed light on how highly sensitive people (HSPs) can properly balance their nervous system… increasing their sense of wellbeing and allowing their many gifts to emerge and be shared with the world.
- Discover how to heal empathically transmitted illness and pain at the root level with Dave Markowitz.
- If you’ve felt criticized or dismissed for the intensity of your emotions, Tree Franklyn will show you how to listen to your heart’s calling to serve and find the courage to express your message in the world.
And many more…
I will be speaking about Empaths and Relationships, and how shamanic work can help us improve our lives, lead to self-healing, which in turn ripples outward to our relationships. For those of you who have worked with me before, you know how powerful shamanic work can be in transforming our lives. I'm honored to be included with these other Empath leaders in helping other Empaths find their way in the world. Don't hesitate to contact me with questions, and I look forward to seeing you at the summit!
RSVP here for the Evolved Empath Summit — at no charge: https://shiftnetwork.infusionsoft.com/go/ees20a21059/a21059
Elk Portal, April 3-5, 2020, Portland, Oregon!
Hello Everyone,
Welcome to 2020! I hope you are enjoying a good start to the new year. I'm so excited to announce that we have a time and location for our next Portal! Come join us the weekend of April 3rd, in Portland, Oregon for a weekend in the world of Elk.
As many of you know, Marv has been my mentor since we met at the Four Winds almost 20 years ago. I had the pleasure of meeting Shanon during my second experience through the medicine wheel about 10 years ago in Canada. I'm delighted to bring them to Portland so they can share their unique knowledge of the Blackfoot Tradition taught to them by Joe and Josephine Crowshoe. You can learn more about their story here.
For those of you who haven't attended a Portal workshop before, the Portals series offers a gateway to the worlds beyond our consciousness. There are nine Portals within the series, they may be taken in any order, and they each stand alone. If you've been interested in shamanic training but don't know if it is right for you, this is a great way to find out. Within each Portal we learn what each emissary can offer us. It is an experiential workshop, and so come prepared to create your own individual relationship that you take with you in your own life.
Elk shows us how to stand our ground. Elk is immovable, self-assured, and powerful. Elk shows us how to become our own person so we can claim our place in the world. While the male make his place in the world, the female creates a nurturing community safe under his protection, creating the balance of polar opposites. In essence, we will learn how to balance the power of both the masculine and feminine in our life.
Don't hesitate to contact me if you have questions about the Portal series. For details on this Workshop, please click here.
The Empath and Being a Light Worker—Falling into the Judgment Trap
Hello Everyone! The weather has been just gorgeous here in Portland with the trees showing off their fall colors, and the rain scheduled to stay away through the end of the month. With school in full swing I've been able to get in a groove with my schedule. Just recently I began a new series of essays based on my client work, and on questions that have come up in my practice. I wanted to share little tidbits of them with you on the blog today. I hope you enjoy, and of course I always appreciate the feedback as these will go into a bigger book.
Falling into the Judgment Trap
The most common error many people who begin conscious personal work do, not just Empaths, is to buy into the idea that they are here to be Light Workers and help heal the world. This is a very good way to get yourself into lots of trouble with judgment. What is Light? What is Dark? Who decides?
The truth of the matter is is that it is all allowed. Spirit doesn’t judge what we choose to do with our lives and our time here. We are creating all of it, the beautiful dream and the nightmare. If we become focused on the beautiful dream, we start excluding and making bad and wrong things that don’t line up with that dream. We try to cast them out, when in fact they exist.
We do this with the external world, and with the internal world. When we do this with the internal world we create a very big Shadow. We become invested in disowning what we’ve deemed bad, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t there. It very much is, and because we’ve disowned our Shadow, it has great power in our lives to hurt ourselves and the people around us.
First and foremost, try to give up judgment. Instead focus on discernment. Decide what is good for you or not good for you, but don’t judge the other person as good or bad. We are all here on journey, doing our own thing. Walk away and don’t interact with situations and people that you don’t want to, but try not to view them as horrible human beings despite the actions they've taken. They have their own business to attend to, as do you.
When we give up judgment we are set free in a way that makes it easier to see others and ourselves clearly. We can forgive ourselves for our foibles, change what we want to change, and have a great time with what we like about ourselves.
If you want to be a healer or a shaman, the first place to start is healing your own life, getting to know your shadow and your projections, taking a good laugh at yourself, and getting to work.
The Light Worker Trap—Every Failed Relationship is in Need of Deep Healing
Another common pitfall that comes up is that Empaths feel wrongness when a relationship comes to an end. A relationship, especially between healers, should always have a loving, connected outcome. This is patently false, as can be seen just looking at the state of the world, and looking at the drama that commonly comes between healers and shaman. Shaman are people. We all have our stuff to work on and our own journey. If we do that work, naturally some relationships will fall away. People don’t match anymore. This is all allowed. However, if you’re caught in the Light Worker Trap, you may believe that such close relationships cannot come to an end—they must be fixed, or one or the other is a bad person.
This is nonsense. In my own personal life I have had several friendships disintegrate right as I was struck psychic. These relationships were critical to my sense of support and well being, but the truth was the people I was connected to weren’t capable of reciprocating the support I needed. One person wasn’t interested in a life with a psychic, and the other person wasn’t really willing to do the personal work required. Neither person misses me at all, and I don’t miss them. I don’t hate them or think they are bad people—we just no longer matched for the life I was entering. I don't send them love or good wishes, either. I've moved on, and so have they.
A few years ago one of my mentors did a destiny retrieval for me because I was caught up in a lifestyle that I didn’t really care for any longer, but couldn’t get out of. I was making myself sick as a way to escape from it. The requirement for this destiny retrieval to truly be installed was that I had to be willing to give up everything in my life that didn’t serve me, and I had to mean it.
Interestingly enough, several relationships went by the wayside, some in surprising and dramatic fashion, others quietly and almost without notice. My life changed dramatically for the better. But I had to let go and make room for what was best for me. Don’t make the mistake of thinking that if you’re a healer you have to maintain a good relationship with everyone. You don’t. Make room for what is best for you, and see what Spirit brings in next.
Coyote Portal Fast Approaching!
Hello Everyone!
Just a quick note to say that the Coyote Portal Workshop is just a week away! It's Friday August 23rd in the evening, all day Saturday, and Sunday until 5pm. We have just a few spots left--if you were interested and would like to come, please let me know. Click here to view the flyer.
Coyote is the fun loving, mischievous trickster, who is also family oriented, and a shape shifter. I am REALLY looking forward to knowing Coyote better and learning the tools to be able to step into Coyote consciousness at will. And apparently this workshop feels like a weekend-long party. Who wouldn't want that??
If you've had an interest in shamanism, but do not want to commit to a full wheel, or needed an introduction this is a nice way to go. You will learn great skills without needing any prerequisites, and each workshop, although in a series, stands alone. Please reach out if you have questions. Click here to learn more.
Much love,
Elaine
Coyote Portal in August; Can an Empath Learn to not Take Life so Seriously?
Hello Everyone!
I hope you are enjoying your summer! Thank you to everyone who recently signed up for my email list after listening to the Integrated Empath Summit. I appreciate your interest in my work! I will be returning in a few days from summer break, and I'm looking forward to getting back to my practie.
I've been excited over the past year to host my shaman mentor, Marv Harwood, and his wife, Shanon for the Raven portal last year, the Buffalo Portal this past March, and now the Coyote Portal this coming August. Raven taught us how to access Timelessness to heal our regrets and worries, Buffalo taught us how to stand strong in the face of opposition, and now Coyote teaches us how to not take life so seriously.
Shanon described the Coyote Portal as one long weekend party. Given that my husband and I just celebrated our 50th birthdays, we thought that holding the Coyote Portal next would be appropriate to keep the celebrating going.
Now that I've been to two Portals, you'd think that it would be easy to describe and advertise for these workshops, but they are so experiential that I am still finding it a challenge! I know that saying, "Come, and find out for yourself," isn't very helpful, but it actually does apply, you will build your own personal relationship with the animal emissary.
For many of us Empaths, we tend to take what happens to us very personally, and that in turn leads to us being serious and sometimes being melancholy. Learning how to not take life so seriously becomes a life skill and a life line. We Empaths can identify with being sad because we tend to focus on what is lacking in our lives. On the one hand this is helpful because we know exactly what we want to fix and what we would like to create. On the other hand, being in that emotional state much of the time can be hard on our systems, which in turn robs us of our vitality.
Imagine learning simple tools that involve both body movements and music that would allow you to shift out of that state and into a new state at will whenever you needed an extra boost. This is what these Portals workshops offer--tangible tools that shift us immediately and experientially into the mythic and out of the emotional. Imagine being able to shift into the sweetness of life, the fun of life, and maybe experience some mischievousness as well. Coyote is ready and willing, as your ally, to offer you this skill.
The wonderful aspect about these Portals workshops is that there are no pre-requisities, they can be taken in any order, and they stand alone. In contrast, many series need to be taken in order, and a medicine wheel needs to be completed or else we can get "stuck" in one direction. The tools you learn in the Portals workshop are yours for life, to use and deepen as you wish.
If you have been interested in shamanic training, but are hesitant to commit to a program, this is an excellent way to see if this work is right for you. If you are an experienced shaman and interested in learning from a new tradition, Marv and Shanon are two of the few who were given permission by the elders to teach in the Blackfoot Tradition. They have been teaching and in practice for decades; you will be in good hands.
Here are a few words from Marv and Shanon:
Throughout the ages, Shaman have walked many paths - all leading to "Portals".
Portals are Shamanic gateways to worlds beyond our consciousness;
worlds where true healing exists and miracles happen.
Come walk the animistic and the energetic paths in tandem to amass the
knowledge and skills to create an Amopistaan - your personal animistic mesa.
This in-depth series of 9 seminars (portals) is an on-going program of theory & practical hands-on work.
The portals are designed to facilitate the successful assimilation of information and skills presented.
As the student gains and demonstrates proficiency they will be given rites of passage at each level.
Come and play with the fun-loving, mischievous trickster known as Coyote and get to know a surprising new
side of him. See what this adaptable, family oriented shape-shifter has to offer to you and your life!
The "Portals" Series is open to everyone. No pre-requisites are required for any of the individual seminars.
You may attend them in any order, at any of our teaching locations. Welcome to the journey!
Please do not hesitate to contact me for more information. I am happy to chat on the phone to answer questions about the workshop.
WORKSHOP DATES: August 23-25th, $399
Friday Registration 4:30-5pm, Friday Class 5pm-9pm
Saturday 9am-8pm
Sunday 9am-5pm
at the Multnomah Arts Center in Multnomah Village, Portland, Oregon.
My interview airs this Friday! And Portals Workshop August 23-25th
Hello Everyone!
I hope you are enjoying the end of the school year and the beginning of the summer holidays! Just a reminder that my interview with Karyn Kulenovic airs this Friday through the weekend; if you haven't signed up yet please click here. Karyn has interviewed 18 Empath experts, and you can listen for free, with a replay of all the interviews the last weekend of June.
In my interview I talk about animal archetypes and how we can build an individual relationship with these archetypes to help us in our daily lives. I have hosted two of these workshops here in Portland, first for Raven, and recently in March for Buffalo. Our next animal archetype workshop is the weekend of August 23rd for Coyote. Coyote teaches us how to not take life so seriously. Supposedly this workshop feels like a big party all weekend. I am so looking forward to it! If you are interested, don't hesitate to contact me for more details.
much love,
Elaine
Empath Summit Season Three with Karyn Kulenovic starts June 8th!
Hello Everyone,
I'm so excited to be a part of the Empath Summit Season Three this year! From June 8th through June 23rd you can listen to 18 Empath professionals who have used their sensitivity and gifts to build lives and businesses that they love For FREE! My interview airs June 21st. I talk about the workshop series with animal archetypes that I host here in Portland, and how each archetype gives us tools that can give us assistance in various aspects of our lives. I hope you will join us! Please click here to sign up.
Standing Strong During Adversity--Buffalo Portal in March!
Hello Everyone! It's been a very busy winter of client work. I am so honored to be able to work with Empaths who are committed to living happy lives free of Drama, especially those Empaths who have been set up by family circumstances to take up the Victim Role so easily. Seeing these clients stand strong in themselves and step out of Victim is tough practice, but very rewarding.
For those of us looking for extra shamanic tools to stay strong and overcome obstacles, the Buffalo Portal workshop is coming up in less than a month! My mentor, Marv Harwood, and his wife Shanon, are coming from Canada the weekend of March 22nd to introduce us to the animistic ally, Buffalo. I'm very excited for this particular workshop--given everything going on in my own personal life at the moment, shamanic tools for standing firm despite opposition would come in handy!
Many of you have asked me about further training, and whether shamanic training would be right for you. These Portal workshops, which can be taken in any order, and have no prerequisites are a gentle way to discover whether shamanic work is right for you. It's hard to describe what these trainings are like because they are experiential. You will build your own personal relationship with Buffalo, and you will carry home with you practical tools you can use in your own life. This is a small group class, and we have a few spots left. If you are in Portland, come join us and discover for yourself.
Here are the logistics below:
WORKSHOP DATES
March 22-24, 2019
$399
Friday Registration: 4-5 PM / Friday Class: 5-9 PM
Saturday: 9 AM – 8 PM
Sunday: 9 AM – 5 PM
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: March 20th, 2019
TO REGISTER Send email to: coachelaine@clearreflectioncoaching.com
PRE-REQUISITE: None
LOCATION:
Multnomah Arts Center
Classroom #10
7688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219
PORTAL #8 ~
Buffalo is the 8th portal on the outer Circle of Life – and the gateway to the deep and most complex portal ~ The Centre.
Buffalonot only teaches us to face the adverse situations of life, but alsointroduces us to some of the most ancient symbology known to man. Comeand find out why Buffalo is the perfect emissary to show you how toboth face adversity and to prepare for the greatest mystery of all – your journey into the Centre.
The world of Buffalo asks ~
1. How easily do you make and follow through on crucial
decisions in the face of opposition or difficulty?
2. Do you make it a practice to protect those in your community,
who, for whatever reason, cannot protect or defend themselves?
3. How well do you face the storms of life head on?
4. Do you have what it takes to move into the Centre?
ABOUT KIMMAPII
Marv & Shanon Harwood have been immersed in Shamanic Studies formore than 25 years. Today they share their combined knowledge throughthree streams of Shamanism: The Animistic, The Energetic and TheDestinistic.
FOR MORE INFO
www.kimmapii.com
Buffalo Portal Workshop March 22nd-24th!
Happy New Year! It's a bit shocking to be in the second week of 2019, but that means it's time for me to start organizing the next Portal Workshop taught by Marv and Shanon Harwood of Kimmapii School of Shamanism. If you've ever wondered if shamanic training was for you, I highly recommend these Portals classes as a way to immerse yourself in a thorough but gentle way in the realm of the Sacred or the Mythic. Last August Marv and Shanon introduced our group to the animal emissary, Raven, who teaches us how to access Timelessness.
The wonderful thing about working with Raven is that we can bring our regrets and our anxieties (stuck in the past, or stuck in the future) to Raven and deal with those there. I was pleasantly surprised to see how my regrets and worries shifted and changed, and even disappeared. We were also given tools and a practice to continue working with Raven as often as we needed.
Our next emissary is Buffalo, who teaches us how to overcome adversity. Buffalo shows us how to face life's storms, how to stick to our decisions despite opposition, and how to protect those in our circle unable to protect themselves. The Portal classes can be taken in any order. I would love to have you join us--this is a small class setting to keep the atmosphere comfortable. Please contact me if you'd like more details.
Here are the logistics below:
WORKSHOP DATES
March 22-24, 2019
$399
Friday Registration: 4-5 PM / Friday Class: 5-9 PM
Saturday: 9 AM – 8 PM
Sunday: 9 AM – 5 PM
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: February 28, 2019
TO REGISTER Send email to: coachelaine@clearreflectioncoaching.com
PRE-REQUISITE: None
LOCATION:
Multnomah Arts Center
Classroom #10
7688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219
PORTAL #8 ~
Buffalo is the 8th portal on the outer Circle of Life - and the gateway to the deep and most complex portal ~ The Centre.
Buffalo not only teaches us to face the adverse situations of life, but also introduces us to some of the most ancient symbology known to man. Come and find out why Buffalo is the perfect emissary to show you how to both face adversity and to prepare for the greatest mystery of all - your journey into the Centre.
The world of Buffalo asks ~
1. How easily do you make and follow through on crucial
decisions in the face of opposition or difficulty?
2. Do you make it a practice to protect those in your community,
who, for whatever reason, cannot protect or defend themselves?
3. How well do you face the storms of life head on?
4. Do you have what it takes to move into the Centre?
ABOUT KIMMAPII
Marv & Shanon Harwood have been immersed in Shamanic Studies for more than 25 years. Today they share their combined knowledge through three streams of Shamanism: The Animistic, The Energetic and The Destinistic.
FOR MORE INFO
www.kimmapii.com
Possible Portal Workshop, November
Hi Everyone,I've been meaning to write about the wonderful Raven workshop Marv and Shanon Harwood of the Kimmapii School of Shamanism taught this past August here in Portland. We were taught how to access the Raven Portal so we could experience Timelessness. Soaring with Raven allowed us to deal with our regrets and worries in a very effective way. What a magical experience!There are nine Portal workshops in total that can be taken in any order, and require no prerequisites. I had such a lovely time, that I asked Marv and Shanon if they had any availability to teach another Portal this Fall. They are free the weekend of November 9th. I have found a venue, and would like to move forward. The next Portal will either be Buffalo (dealing with Obstacles) or Bear (dealing with Fear)If you are interested, please contact me as soon as possible, and perhaps we shall go through the next Portal together.much love,Elaine
Drama and Stepping into Timelessness
Hello Everyone!It is very strange to me that August is already here, and ironic since at the end of the month I am hosting a workshop all about stepping into Timelessness. Time seems to have sped up for many of us with all our obligations and our busy lives. Stepping into Timelessness isn't just useful for relieving ourselves from the busy-ness of life, it is also useful for stepping out of Drama.We Empaths can get stirred up with our own internal Drama after we've made a decision, especially if the decision is a firm No to someone who is stuck in Drama themselves. I had the opportunity recently to work with a client who was prone to Drama, and then to see how stepping into Timelessness can stop the Drama right in Its tracks.My client had been in a years-long friendship with another Empath who happened to be stuck in Victim. This person had managed to blow little innocent incidents into hurtful, unnecessary Dramas with various people in her life. After one incident too many involving my client's spouse, my client and her spouse finally and firmly ended the relationship. Of course, her friend found her unreasonable and unforgiving, and since this friend was stuck in Victim, considered my client a Bully and attacked her verbally. All her own Shadow issues of jealousy and envy had been projected onto my client in one vicious last swoop. My client already knew these issues were in play, but had hoped her friend had managed to get control of it and would take responsibility. But this friend didn't. It was easy to see that this friend was dangerously carrying around a metaphorical loaded shotgun, and was unconscious to the harm she did to others firing it off whenever her own stuff was triggered. My client was relieved to let the friendship end, and she was also surprised by how free she felt afterwards. (This is a typical feeling once we've given up a vampire relationship.)Predictably the former friend wanted to repair the relationship, and she contacted my client once or twice. My client very wisely ignored her. She simply wasn't interested anymore--her freedom, and the relief of friends around her was too valuable. (She didn't realize how much discomfort this friend had been causing in other lives until they confided in her afterwards.)Naturally the Victim friend pulled in a Rescuer who was identified with Rescuing women who had put themselves in dire straights. This Rescuer was doing his personal work so he could become an energyworker himself. However, like many people who feel called to the healing arts, he had to work on his tendency to Rescue, and on his identification with being a Light Worker. As many of you know from reading my blog and my books, shaman are not Light Workers. Shaman can help assist others in owning the projections of their Shadows so that they can create lives that they want instead of what they create out of their Shadows. My client had the talent of being the social glue for people she loved, so excluding anyone from her life was very hard for her to do, which was of course why she allowed this former friendship to continue for so long in the first place. The former friend was missing out on community events my client hosted on a regular basis. The Rescuer saw this and wanted to help. He contacted my client and told her that this relationship was in need of deep healing, and if she was willing to do the work, then this former friend could be included once again. Luckily for my client she saw the Rescue right away and didn't turn into a Bully and lambast him for interfering where he didn't belong. She simply told him that No, she wasn't interested, and in fact there were others that would be negatively affected too, and she didn't want to lose their company either, so No. The Rescuer in this situation was very disappointed--he unconsciously thought to not only Rescue the former friend who held the Victim story, but to Rescue the friendship as well. He thought that of course if you are doing your personal work, all relationships could be healed. (This is a very common faulty belief.)For my client she found the incident amusing at first, because she knew this man was working hard on his Rescuer tendency, but she had also taken on the Rescuer's surprise and disappointment at her firm No. (Remember, if you are stuck in Rescuer, it's hard to see others clearly--everyone is either a Victim or a Bully.) In her head she started defending herself and her position, she started going over what exactly had happened in the past to cause her to break off the relationship with the Victim, she started getting annoyed and angry at the Rescuer for breaking boundaries and approaching her when he didn't even know her. In short, she spun out into her own internal Drama--internal because she was wise enough not to act on it, but she was suffering anyway. (If you are an Empath, you understand our tendency to slip into this type of suffering.)The solution for her was to do a sandpainting and let Mother Earth transform it, and then she stepped into Timelessness. Sitting next to her sandpainting, a hummingbird came and hovered in front of her face for a few moments, reminding her to step outside of time, drink only from the deepest nectar of life, and remember that life is in these precious nows. Then the Drama was done, and she could laugh at the situation again. Every person has their Shadow to work on--she could go back to being compassionate to everyone involved, including herself, without having to get back into a literal relationship with anyone stuck in Drama. What a relief!If you related to this story, and you would like to learn how to step into Timelessness, there is still time (haha!) to register for the Raven Portal Workshop taught by my mentor, Marv Harwood, and his wife, Shanon in Portland from Friday evening August 24th through Sunday the 26th. Just contact me or visit the homepage of my website: www.elainelajoie.commuch love,Elaine
Portals Workshop, Raven, next month!
Hello Everyone,I hope you are having a wonderful summer! I have been busy this summer with travel and summer camps, but it's almost time for me to return to my practice in the next few weeks. As many of you know, I began taking energy work clients again this past January. (Hurray! I had taken almost five years off!) It's been a pleasure working with Empaths again, both new clients and returning clients. This past March I also had the chance to reconnect in person with my shaman mentor Marv Harwood, and his wife Shanon for their Archetype Workshop. I had such a great time, I decided to bring them to Portland for a shaman workshop this summer, August 24-26th. (See details below)Their background is in the Blackfoot tradition (north American plains) They were mentored and taught by two of the elders of the tribe, and given the mission to spread their knowledge and experience. I first met Marv at my first Four Winds workshop almost 15 years ago. Since then he's mentored me in my own personal journey, and served as a "back up tracker" for some of my stickier client questions. He and Shanon are incredibly knowledgeable and gifted. You can visit their website hereHere's an opportunity to learn from Marv and Shanon from within their tradition with a Portals workshop that requires no prerequisites! If you have an interest in shamanic work and how it can help you with your own personal journey, I hope you will join us this August. I am very excited to have the opportunity to learn more myself, and not have to travel! If you have questions don't hesitate to email me, and please spread the word. To see the flyer, click here. Here is a description of the workshop from Marv and Shanon:
Throughout the ages, Shaman have walked many paths – all leading to “Portals”.Portals are Shamanic gateways to worlds beyond our consciousness;worlds where true healing exists and miracles happen.Come walk the animistic and the energetic paths in tandem to amass theknowledge and skills to create an Amopistaan – your personal animistic mesa.This in-depth series of 9 seminars (portals) is an on-going program of theory & practical hands-on work.The portals are designed to facilitate the successful assimilation of information and skills presented.As the student gains and demonstrates proficiency they will be given rites of passage at each level.Intelligent, articulate, teacher, bridge to the other side – these are all terms thatdescribe the mystery and the majesty of Raven.Come meet Raven and let his black wings and bright eyes carry you from this worldinto the world of timelessness where he’ll coach and guide you to find that stillness within.The “Portals” Series is open to everyone. No pre-requisites are required for any of the individual seminars.You may attend them in any order, at any of our teaching locations. Welcome to the journey!
WORKSHOP DATESAugust 24 – 26, 2018$399Friday Registration: 4-5 PM / Friday Class: 5-9 PMSaturday: 9 AM – 8 PMSunday: 9 AM – 5 PMREGISTRATION DEADLINE: August 10th, 2018TO REGISTERSend email to: coachelaine at clearreflectioncoaching.com PRE-REQUISITENoneLOCATIONMultnomah Arts CenterClassroom #107688 SW Capitol HwyPortland, OR 97219
My interview with Karyn Kulenovic is Live for the next 72 hours
Hello Everyone,My interview with Karyn Kulenovic is available starting today for the next 72 hours! I hope you enjoy. Just click here to sign up and listen. In case you miss my interview this weekend, the series will replay for free at the end of the Summit.The interviews for the Integrated Empath Master Class are all free, but you can purchase the series to keep. If you do I will earn a small commission, which I gratefully appreciate!Enjoy!Elaine
Elaine's Privacy Policy, and the 2nd Empath Summit Masterclass Begins Today!
Hello Everyone,Just a reminder that The Integrated Empath Summit hosted by Karyn Kulenovic starts today, June 1st! Each interview will be live for 72 hours, so even if you didn't have a chance to listen today, there is still time over the weekend. My interview goes live on Saturday the 9th. Karyn interviewed me about Shamanic Energy Work and how it can change the lives of Empaths, especially around trauma. I hope you will tune in, especially if you have had questions about Shamanic Work and whether it would be a good fit for you. The Summit runs through June 18th, and it is FREE! My interview airs on Saturday the 9th. To sign up please click HERE. (This is a referral link, which means that if you click on it and then purchase the whole series to keep forever, I will earn a small commission, which I greatly appreciate.)As many of you know, the EU has passed a law that recently went into effect requiring those of us that have EU subscribers and clients to post a privacy policy describing what is done with your personal data. You can view my policy by clicking here. At any time you may also unsubscribe from my list by clicking the unsubscribe link in the emails I send you, or by emailing me directly.Thanks so much everyone, and I hope you enjoy the Empath Summit,much love,Elaine
Shamanic Workshop, August, with Marv and Shanon Harwood of Kimmapii
Hello Everyone,I'm very excited to announce that my mentor, Marv Harwood, and his wife Shanon, have agreed to come to Portland to teach a shamanic workshop. This is the first of nine Portals workshops, and is a great introduction for those of you who are interested in shamanic work and personal transformation and would like a good place to start. For those of you who already carry a mesa but would like to learn about another tradition, this is a special opportunity, especially if you are near Portland, Oregon! Here is a link to the flyer, Raven - Oregon, including more information, and a brief description is below... The class is limited to 20 students. I look forward to meeting you in person in August! Here is a description of the workshop from Marv and Shanon:
Throughout the ages, Shaman have walked many paths - all leading to "Portals".Portals are Shamanic gateways to worlds beyond our consciousness;worlds where true healing exists and miracles happen.Come walk the animistic and the energetic paths in tandem to amass theknowledge and skills to create an Amopistaan - your personal animistic mesa.This in-depth series of 9 seminars (portals) is an on-going program of theory & practical hands-on work.The portals are designed to facilitate the successful assimilation of information and skills presented.As the student gains and demonstrates proficiency they will be given rites of passage at each level.Intelligent, articulate, teacher, bridge to the other side - these are all terms thatdescribe the mystery and the majesty of Raven.Come meet Raven and let his black wings and bright eyes carry you from this worldinto the world of timelessness where he'll coach and guide you to find that stillness within.The "Portals" Series is open to everyone. No pre-requisites are required for any of the individual seminars.You may attend them in any order, at any of our teaching locations. Welcome to the journey!
WORKSHOP DATESAugust 24 - 26, 2018$399Friday Registration: 4-5 PM / Friday Class: 5-9 PMSaturday: 9 AM - 8 PMSunday: 9 AM - 5 PM
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: August 10th, 2018TO REGISTER
Send email to: coachelaine at clearreflectioncoaching.com PRE-REQUISITENone
LOCATIONMultnomah Arts CenterClassroom #107688 SW Capitol HwyPortland, OR 97219