Ebooks Now Available on Amazon Kindle

Hello Everyone,

I'm very excited to announced that FINALLY my first three ebooks are available on Amazon Kindle.   The three ebooks available are The Archetypal Drama Triangle, the Empath and Shamanic Energy Work, and Motivations of the Empath.  The other two ebooks are available only through my website for now, but that may change very soon.  Thank you everyone for your comments and feedback about these books.  It feels great to get these out there to a wider audience of Empaths.

much love,

Elaine

Now Offering Email Support

Hello Everyone!

While I was working one-on-one with clients, my ongoing clients received free email support as long as they had scheduled a session in advance.  Now that I am not working I find that I am still receiving many emails requesting support from both former clients and new clients.  I can no longer answer these for free because of the time and energy it takes--answering these types of questions still requires me to hold sacred space even if we do not do energywork.   So, I am now offering limited email support by the week for a small fee.

If you have a question you'd like answered privately, you may email it to me.  I will send you a paypal invoice for $25 dollars.  Once I receive your payment.  I will email you an answer to your question.  You may ask follow up questions for the remainder of the week.  It usually takes me 24-48 hrs to respond to your question.  You can expect up to four emails during that week.

As always, I am happy to answer questions for free if I am allowed to post your question on my blog AND you respond directly on the blog.

thanks Everyone!

Elaine

Welcome 2012, Year of the Dragon!

Happy New Year, Everyone!

As most of you are already aware, winter solstice (in the northern hemisphere) 2012 marks the end of a long cycle of ever increasing expansion and transformation in consciousness.  I'm sure most of you in the past few years have experienced your life changing at an uncomfortable pace.  This is the perfect time to work on old patterns that have been holding us back--the opportunity is here for incredible personal work that can change our lives for the better, and that in turn will affect the collective as well.

I also am feeling the need to address my own tendency to resist changes that I know need to be made.  I've been working on a collection of essays now for the past 4 years or so that I intended to compile into a book so that more people would have access to my experiences with clients, especially Empaths and those called to the shamanic path.  At first I thought I would be able to both see clients and concentrate on writing.  However, for more than two years now I've known deep down that in order to write consistently I needed to let myself be a hermit and step away from one-on-one work.   Two and a half years ago I became very ill, and my allies made it clear I needed to stop working and focus on writing.  I even declared to my colleague, Vanessa Wolf, right before a shamanic training six month later, that this was my intention. 

Well, that was 2009, and it's 2012!  My goodness, what happened?  I get such a reward from working with clients one-on-one.  Coaching combined with Shamanic work is incredibly powerful and moves people into their own power very quickly.  But, I think I became a bit addicted to working in this way.  My husband pointed out to me that I hadn't taken significant time off except when I was ill since my son was born.  (He's five years old)  I didn't believe him because I had scheduled sabbaticals and thought I had taken them.  But, when I went back and looked through my old appointment books I saw that he was right!  It was a very strange wake up call.

Working directly with clients is very rewarding, but it is draining as well.  By not taking sufficient time off I wasn't taking care myself.  Plus, on top of this, I think I'm actually a bit apprehensive about declaring myself a writer and arranging my working life around writing.  There's a wonderful saying in Improv training--Go When Most Afraid!  So, here I am, finally ready to commit and just go.

So, my focus for the next two and a half years will be to write and publish those essays plus mythic fictional stories about the souls journey.  I intend to publish here on my website first and then on amazon soon after.  I welcome questions, suggestions, and comments on what you would like to read about.  I am always surprised by how much knowledge I've integrated in the past ten years that is not commonly known to most Empaths.  Your questions help draw that knowledge out.

While I'm away from my practice, for those of you who are drawn to shamanic energywork, please contact Vanessa Wolf or Hilda Porro.  If you are in Germany contact Irina Dittert.  These are amazing shaman.  You will be in good hands with them.  If you are looking for good mentoring and training, visit the Four Winds Society, Kimmapii Spirit Energies, and Sacred Pathways.

May your 2012 be highly transformative and joyous!

much love,

Elaine 

The new website and blog is up!

Hello Everyone,

My new website and blog is now up.  Please visit and let me know what you think of the new look.  All the old pages are still available so if you had an essay bookmarked you should still be able to access it.

If you were signed up for my newsletter or blog, please subscribe to my new blog on my home page to receive it in your email inbox to ensure that you will continue to receive my posts.  I am no longer putting together a newsletter--instead the new blog will be how I reach out to you.

More to follow soon!

much love,

Elaine

Change is in the air!

Hi Everyone,I hope your summer has been filled with fun so far!  It is hard to believe it is already August.  I am happy to announce a few changes that are finally in the works.  In the next month or so my website will have a different look.  You'll still be able to find any pages you have bookmarked, but my home page and my blog will change.  I've had this website for close to eight years now, and I wanted to have it reflect more of the person I have morphed into over that time.Also, my practice is now full for the rest of the year.  If you wanted to work with a shaman and haven't already contacted me please contact Greta Holmes, Hilda Porro, or Vanessa Golding.  All three are fantastic shaman that have worked on me and my loved ones.And finally, on a personal note, I have had many questions from friends and clients who are dealing with so much turmoil this past year on how to stay sane and not give up in despair.  Change does seem to be in the air for everyone, and the transformation process can be very uncomfortable.  It's important to remember that each of us is on Journey--our Soul's are here to learn certain lessons and have fun by being creative.  We want to be as self-responsible as we can and take care of our personal sphere--our selves, our loved ones--and try to not focus so much on the group-think despair.  One person at a time, let's clean up our own mess as much as we can, love our lives as much as we can, and know that in doing that we are changing the group-think around us for the better.  Change is messy, but it can lead to such expansive wonderful new life.  If your life is upside down at the moment, envision what you want it to expand into--more love for yourself, more fun, whatever it is that feeds your soul.  Take one little step toward it, and you are using your creative powers for the good of yourself and ultimately everyone around you.much love to all of you,Elaine

Shamanic Energywork Chapter now available

Hello Everyone!I hope you're enjoying a fun and warm summer.  I have just posted another chapter from my book, The Fulfilled Empath.  This chapter describes shamanic energywork including soul retrieval, mythicwork such as sandpaintings and altars and descriptions of how shamanic work can unravel double binds.  Also included are expanded essays on the Power of Story, healing Abuse and the Internal Bully, and shedding relationships that no longer fit as we step into new aspects of our lives.Coming up soon will be more essays on the Empath and creativity, and more essays on Relationships.  I am also planning to repost many of the Family System essays as well.  I appreciate your emails and thoughts.  Let me know if there is a particular subject about which you would like to hear more.much love,Elaine

Summer Client Work

Hello Everyone! I hope you're enjoying the beginning of summer.  Here in Portland it's a cool and rainy start to June.  I'm very excited because I can feel major changes in the air for me.  As most of you know I've been focussing most of my time on creative writing and family life.  However, for the summer months I've decided to do more client work.  If you've wanted a session and you've been a former client, please let me know.  If you've wanted to work with me and you are open to a short time commitment of just the next few months, send me an email along with topics you'd like to address, and we'll go from there. much love,Elaine

Drama Triangle Chapter now Available

Hi Everyone!I hope all is well with you this mid-winter.  My family has just recovered from a bout of the flu.  Luckily, although inconvenienced, we are all well and ready to return back to work.  I just published on my website the 2nd chapter from my book, The Fulfilled Empath.  This chapter deals with the Drama Triangle of Disempowerment and how Empaths can waste their energy and lifeforce playing roles in other people's Dramas.  If you've been a client of mine, you know how leaving the Triangle can free up energy for so many creative endeavors.  Also, I've published a copy of the Introduction to the Book.  In March I'm planning to publish a new audio for Empaths as well.   I hope you enjoy!   much love, Elaine

Empath Telecalls are Once again Available

Hello Everyone and Happy New Year!2010 was a very busy year of personal work and personal fun for me.  I spent the first half of the year revisiting the second half of the medicine wheel with Marv and Shannon of Kimmapii Spirit Energies in Alberta Canada.  After that hard work, I spent the second half of the year celebrating with friends and family while enjoying a return to physical health.  I now feel ready to return to my practice with full focus!I am taking just a few clients at this time through word of mouth only.  I have also returned to writing and recording audios about my work with Empaths.  I have had several requests for the audios and essays that were available for purchase in 2009.  Those will be once again available on my website, and a few ebooks will follow in the coming weeks, along with new audios and essays for those of you who have been patiently waiting for more.I have been working steadily on my book on the Fulfilled Empath, but I've discovered that this book is complex--so I cannot predict when I'll put into print as a physical tome.  While I am working on it, I'll post as much as I can on my website for purchase ahead of time so you can enjoy it now instead of later. My goal is to offer my experience as I can now through the website.Thank you again for your interest and your support!love,Elaine

I'm Closing My Practice

Hello Everyone, I'm indefinitely closing my one-on-one practice.  I'm going to miss my clients and the shamanic work so much!  I'm not sure yet what the new way to serve will be, but beginning in mid-November I will concentrate on my own personal work to find out.  If you were at all interested in purchasing audio downloads or ebooks, please do so before the end of the year.  After December they will no longer be available.  I will let everyone know as soon as I do if and when I'm back in practice.  much love,  Elaine

Summer 2009 Newsletter Available

My latest newsletter is published.  Just visithttp://www.elainelajoie.com/Summer2009Newsletter.htmto see it.much love,Elaine

Spring Newsletter

hi Everyone!My spring newsletter is available here:  http://www.clearreflectioncoaching.com/Spring2009Newsletter.htmEnjoy!Elaine

January Newsletter

Hello Everyone! My newsletter for January, with a description of my two new classes, is available at:http://www.clearreflectioncoaching.com/January2008Newsletter.htm Enjoy!love,Elaine

I am once again taking clients

Happy New Year!!I've returned from my sabbatical after almost nine months.  It's good to be back!  I will be taking clients again in March.  Until then I will be catching up on comments and posts to the blog.Hope you all have a very nice start to your new year!!!Elaine

Upcoming Publications

Hello Everyone,I will be taking a sabbatical beginning in June, so I will not be holding coaching or energywork sessions during that time.  Instead I'll be concentrating on writing.  Some of you have asked for a book on Empathy.  I'd love to hear about what other topics you'd like to know more about.  My intention is to publish this book in e-book form and eventually in physical form. Thanks for you input!Elaine

Welcome to the new Blog!

hi all!I've converted my discussion board into a blog. All the previous posts to the discussion board are here in the October archives. This blog is set up so that your email address does not appear, so you will be protected from spam. If you'd like to ask me a question, but do not have time to set up a formal session with me, I will respond to it in this forum.To ask me a question or to start a new discussion thread, please register for the blog through word press. Just hit the login link at the top right of this page to register. When you register, Word Press will send you a password, and then you'll be able to write a post under the Write Tab. The post will go to me for review before being officially posted on the site.To be notified of new posts to the blog, sign up by writing your email addres in the box on the right subtitled FeedBlitz. Enjoy!!thank you!!Elaine

The meaning of 10:10

Hi Elaine,I'm continually seeing the numbers 10:10, especailly around a spiritual or psychic "event"...I have a feeling that its a message from my spirit guides telling me Im on the right track...What are your feelings on this...I'd be interested to see what everyone else thinks also...is it similar to the meaning of seeing 11:11 or is that something different in itself?peace and loveJason Cook

Spirit versus Soul

A client asked:What is the difference between your spirit and your soul and how does one relate to the other?Jason