by Angela Blaha | May 29, 2014 | Coaching
During the sorting out of my parents belonging, I came across my Dad’s metal water witching rods. I was immediately drawn to them, I held them and wondered why I touched the rusty old things. I am not a collector of old items, but for some reason these rods called out to me and I just had to have them. Not knowing why I would even want such rusted old things, I placed them on a ledge in the sunroom of my house. I remember my Dad bringing them out of the shed once in a while to find water and to show off his unbelievable talent in using them, they were very intriguing to me.
Not to my surprise I found myself in a dowsing class and now dowse homes and businesses, clearing out or transforming energy that does not serve the owners of the buildings.
Dowsing goes beyond reading bio electric field maps, beyond finding water or oil under the grounds surface.
In my practice, Dowsing is changing energies and vibrations from negative to positive fields of healing energy.
Understanding thoughts and actions and how energy works in the creation of our life is my working definition of dowsing. When we allow stress to come into our lives we fill and surround ourselves with weakening energies. When we fill and surround ourselves with positive thoughts and actions we fill our lives with healing, joyful energies.
There are different tools that can be used to dowse, I prefer the L-shaped rods because they give the most feedback to both the dowser and the observer. The tool used is really only a means, an object to measure the energy fields around us including the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual fields.
Once the energy is detected, I can begin to question where the energy came from, who it belongs to, etc. working to change or transform the energy. This transformation allows the family or business to regain his or her energetic power.
Dowsing is an ancient practice, alluded to in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, and has been used continually through modern history. Now I am using this ancient practice in a “new age” approach to solve problems and to transform energy.
Dowsing like many other vibration or transformational energy techniques are painless and will allow you to explore any barriers you may have created that limit your souls journey through life.
by Angela Blaha | May 13, 2014 | Shamanism
The term Psychopomp originates from the Greek works “pompos” meaning conductor or guide and “psyche” means breath, life, soul or mind. A psychopomp is a guide, who escorts souls to the afterlife, however they may also serve as guides who help work through the various transitions in life.
As part of my Shamanic practice I have trained with The Foundation for Shamanic Studies in the transition of souls (Psychopomp) and have had some pretty amazing experiences in helping people transition to the spirit world or after life. I became interested in the death and dying process with the transitioning of my parents and have not looked back since. My parents were able to teach me more than I thought I would ever know about living and dying and the process of the soul on its journey.
I believe doing psychopomp work is a great honor. I also believe that the soul never ends; when we leave the physical body the soul continues on its journey. The dying process is really not a scary thing like I had been taught. It is a beautiful transition of simply leaving the psychical body behind and a continuation of the soul’s journey in the after life.
As a shamanic practitioner I can provide vital comfort and support in the dying process. First, I can help those who are dying to reduce a great deal of their fear of the dying process and can help them understand what they may encounter once death occurs. Throughout this process I can teach all involved to journey (meditate) where they are shown the after life landscape and where helping spirits await them. Helping spirits are often loved ones who help them in the process.
Likewise, I can help the living with any messages being given during the process of dying or loved ones who have already crossed over to the after life. Teaching about the death and dying process is
Another important function of psychopomp work is to locate souls who have died but have not crossed over. This may happen in a sudden or traumatic death and the soul is confused as to what happened or where to go. After locating the soul I safely escort the soul to the after life.
This may sound like a grim task; however, for me it is a great honor to care for the souls of the dead. We can all transform our relationship with death, it is possible to become comfortable with the end-of-life transition and celebrate a life well lived as we support each other on their final journey.
by Angela Blaha | May 1, 2014 | Coaching
I have been at the Chopra Center for the last week partaking in the Chopra Primordial Sound Meditation Teacher Training. It is an extensive process, which has lasted approximately one year. The training was very intricate. I have to admit the last several weeks have been a bit stressful, even for a seasoned meditater.
If you are unfamiliar with my journey, my life has been crazy the last 5 or so years. There has been many extreme changes and losses and without meditation I have no idea where I would be today. It’s one thing to handle changes one at a time, but within a year and a half I have lost three parents. I can honestly say that with meditation my life has been an easier transition. Many people in my life have noticed how well I have handled the past few years and I have to say it is all because of my meditation practice.
Meditation has been highly advertised and there are many scientific studies to prove that meditation is a stress reliever. There are so many benefits to meditation that I am not able to cover them all in this blog.
I meditate twice a day, a half hour in the morning and a half hour in the evening. I go to my meditation space without expectations, meaning I go with the intention to relax and to quit my mind. I do not go into meditation expecting some great answers or huge messages to come through. I go to simply be. Finding a meditation style that works for you is the single most important thing to learn about meditation!
I also use a mantra because for me the mantra (which is simply a vibration) gives the logical mind something to do while the body can relax and release stress. My mantra also connects me with the universe and to the earth. My mantra is a primordial sound mantra, which is the sound the earth was making at the time and place of my birth. It is specific to me and truly resonates with me.
There are many types of meditation, which I explain in my Meditation and Mindfulness Class. The point is to find a meditative technique that is easy and comfortable for you.
If you meditate regularly and would like your own primordial sound meditation, please let me know. For more information, please contact me at angela@atvitality.com or call at 605-491-4037
Keep an eye on my Events page to see when the next class on Primordial Meditation is offered.
by Angela Blaha | Apr 22, 2014 | Wellness
As a Wellness Coach I am consistently coaching on self-care and self-love. Yet, traditionally self-care and self-love are rarely mentioned as a part of wellness. When you think about wellness, what do you think? Is going to the gym, eating enough vegetables, taking vitamins a part of your wellness picture? I would like to offer more to the picture!
Western Society for years has based it’s view of wellness programs on psychologist Abraham Maslow’s “hierarchy of needs” model. In Maslow’s model our basic needs of food, shelter, water, sleep and feeling safe are among the largest section of our wellness. No doubt these items are top of the list for human survival. But, I ask what about thriving and living in abundance. The above model lives in a sense of lack, stating our basic needs for survival.
At the top of the Maslow’s list is self-actualization, which includes creativity, morality, problem solving, etc. In the middle of the chart is love and belonging. With many of my clients the lack of self-love seems to be one of the most important items and primarily at the root of the majority of their perceived suffering. Many of the problems they come to coaching with revolve around the lack of self-care and self-love.
Many people hold on to old worn out ideas causing fear and deprive them of power over their lives. They come with ideas such as:
- Life happens to me
- I have very little control, if any
- Life is unfair
- If I get a runny nose, I have to go to a doctor
When we live with a sense of lack we live in fear in which many of our basic needs are no longer met. This false sense of lack creates our perceived suffering and our lives seem out of control.
When we live with a sense of self-care and self-love these out of control notions change to:
- I have total control over my choices
- I am responsible for my health and the body can heal itself
- Dealing with my fears allows me to feel good about who I am
- Being mindful allows me to live in the present moment instead of in the past or fear of the future
When we change the “hierarchy of needs” to include self-love and self-care to a part of our basic needs, the whole dynamic of life changes. We begin to notice our purpose in life. The meaning of every “Hello” and every “Goodbye”. Living life with a higher purpose than just going to work, eating and paying bills. We see life as being fun and we enjoy being alive. We set aside time to quiet the mind, to bring a sense of peace to the body, mind and soul.
Create a new model of needs, one which includes taking care of your body, mind and soul as well as your basic survival needs. Isn’t it time to live with confidence, self-care and self-love, instead of fear. Many of your perceived problems may just disappear.
So out with the old and in with the new! Be the change! Love yourself and allow Love to flow to you.
by Angela Blaha | Apr 15, 2014 | Coaching
With all of the beautiful creative energy flowing in and around the universe this month, I felt it would be an appropriate time to talk about dreams and desires. When I was growing up dreams and desire were not discussed, they were seen as fairy tales that do not come true. Fairy tales were just something you watched on TV and had no real meaning in the “real” world. My parents belief was this: Sure you could wish them to come true, however unless you married money, dreams and desire were just the same as wishing. “Foolishness”, as my father would say.
When I was younger I loved to star gaze and wished for things to be different all the time, not really believing that they would come true because I was told that they could not. I still did it anyway, thinking to myself that maybe my dreams and desire could come true if I just wished hard enough or believed enough. What I didn’t know at the time was in order for things to truly manifest that there had to be some sort of action attached to the dream or desire. No wonder things never came true for my parents!
Today I wish, write down my dreams and desire and believe with my heart they will come true. Now as I am older I understand that the Universe delivers to you what ever you want. I know that when I dream and desire something, I need to work towards my goal, believe that it is going to happen and do what I need to do to make it happen.
I do expect Miracles!
I believe that suffering happens when our dreams and desire are not fulfilled. Think about your own life, what has been suffering for you? When your dreams and desires do not happen the way you want them to happen, what do you do? Do you give up? Have you stopped dreaming all together?
What I know to be true in my life is when I dream of what I want to happen, I need to let go of expectations of how it is going to play out. Trust that it is the right thing for my life and know that in some way it will happen.
So go ahead, dream all you want. Take Action and Trust!
