Are You Living an Empowered Life?

Are You Living an Empowered Life?

It’s easy to get sucked into the values of our social circle and not realize it. As we get older, we tend to think more about quality of life — not just how we stack up against others, but how satisfying that life is for us.

For many of us, a high-quality life means living in alignment with our own values and beliefs, not pressured to be part of a tribe or please others with our material possessions, appearance, or achievements. Instead, the focus is on our own well-being and satisfaction as well as making the world a better place in some way. I think of this as empowered living.

What that life will look like for each individual is different. But one thing I’ve seen in my career — first in private banking, now as a holistic life coach — is that most people who step into empowered living tend to have a core foundation of attributes already in place:

Holistic Health – Being free of mental, physical, or emotional dis-ease makes it much easier to show up fully for life. When one aspect of us is out of balance, the others will usually eventually feel it too. Pay attention to your health. Feel out of synch—physically drained, emotionally off, or mentally scattered? 

Take action to restore balance, because your health is the foundation that supports your life. Protect it with a vengeance. 

Financial Stability – Money isn’t everything,  but chronic financial stress can destroy your quality of life. When we’re constantly worried about our finances, our nervous system remains in overdrive. Prolonged financial stress is linked to a myriad of chronic diseases including high blood pressure, digestive and thyroid issues, sleep problems, a weakened immune system, and mental health. Sound like you?

Aim to live within your means or adjust your lifestyle in order to enjoy a greater sense of peace.

Meaning – Living a meaningful life through purposeful action is your best chance at fulfillment. Meaning can come through family, work, faith, serving others, pursuing a passion, or contributing to anything larger than yourself. Research reveals that those who help others experience less depression, greater calm, less pain, and better overall health. What inspired you as a child? 

Consider engaging in your passions to help you experience the magic that is meant for you in this life.

Self-Forgiveness – We often judge ourselves more harshly than we do others. We get stuck and can’t evolve when we hold on to perceived mistakes, old narratives, regret, guilt, and shame. Forgive yourself as you would any loved one, neighbor, or colleague. Still stuck on something from the past?

Accept where you were at in the past, know that you did your best, fully release it, and step forward into re-creation.

The subtle messaging of our culture may lead us to believe that we need more than these attributes to be eligible to live in an empowered way. But if you find yourself unencumbered by any constraints inherent in the above and have the right mindset, you have the potential to elevate the quality of your life. THIS is a great way to live!

These last weeks of August often have us thinking about actions we would like to take once the more active energy of fall comes in. Should you want to address any of the above areas, I’m here for you. 😉

You aware of your energy portals?

You aware of your energy portals?

Spiritual and yogic traditions propose that your body has seven main energy centers, referred to in Sanskrit as chakras. When looking to fine-tune your holistic health, you will want to consider the state of your chakra system. 

The word chakra translates to “wheel.” These vortices of energy are often depicted as spinning wheels running from the base to the crown of your spine. Each wheel is associated with specific expressions, indications, and biological associations.

Our work together occasionally calls on us to balance one or more of your chakras. The energetic state of each chakra is reflected by the velocity of its spin. Chakras can be open, resulting in a swift spin, or blocked, resulting in little to no spin. These wheels need to flow freely in order for you to experience the mental, physical, and emotional balance required for well-being. 

The events of 2025 continue to signal that our structures (i.e. financial, political, educational, social, etc.) are evolving. In order to be able to thrive through the chaotic energy that transitions can cause, you will want to ensure that your chakras are tuned-up.

This month, I invite you to review the state of your chakras. Your chakra system, with its corresponding expressions, indications, and biological associations, is summarized below.
 
CROWN #7 (Top of Head)
Expression: Spiritual Connection, Enlightenment, Wisdom
Open: Clear, Loving, Peaceful
Blocked: Fearful, Lack of Boundaries, Lack of Purpose
Biological Association: Brain, Nervous System

THIRD EYE #6 (Between Eyebrows)
Expression: Intuition, Imagination, Psychic Ability
Open: Intuitive, Creative, Perceptive
Blocked: Lack of Vision, Confusion, Overthinking
Biological Association: Pituitary Gland, Pineal Gland

THROAT #5 (Throat)
Expression: Communication, Self-expression, Creativity
Open: Communicative, Diplomatic, Imaginative
Blocked: Critical, Gossipy, Harsh
Biological Association: Thyroid Gland, Vocal Chords

HEART #4 (Chest)
Expression: Love, Compassion, Emotional Well-being
Open: Compassionate, Forgiving, Loving
Blocked: Jealous, Co-dependent, Grieving
Biological Association: Heart, Lungs

SOLAR PLEXUS #3 (Upper Abdomen)
Expression: Self-esteem, Confidence, Personal Power
Open: Empowered, Motivated, Confident
Blocked: Low Self-Esteem, Lack of Motivation, Indecisiveness
Biological Association: Stomach, Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas, Spleen

SACRAL #2 (Lower Abdomen)
Expression: Creativity, Emotions, Sensuality
Open: Passionate, Joyful, Creative
Blocked: Low Vitality, Fear of Intimacy, Lack of Creativity
Biological Association: Sex Organs, Reproductive Organs

ROOT #1 (Base of Spine)
Expression: Stability, Grounding
Open: Grounded, Secure, Confident
Blocked: Fearful, Financial Worries, Untrusting
Biological Association: Spine, Kidneys, Bladder, Large Intestine

Do you get a sense that one or more of your chakras could benefit from a tune-up?

Root chakra blockages connected with fear and security are especially common, particularly during periods of transition. A blockage in any one chakra will affect energy flow to the others and eventually your holistic health. Don’t let this happen to you. 

If needed, I can help you to identify where your energy flow may be improved as well as support you in opening up any restriction.

Remember: Everything is about energy, including you. 

Ever explore alignment testing?

Ever explore alignment testing?

I’ve been receiving an increased amount of interest in alignment testing. Given this trend, this seems like a good time to bring up the topic of applied kinesiology, aka “muscle testing,” which is the basis of my alignment test.

Research continues to reveal the power of the subconscious mind. Through my studies, I have come to believe that your subconscious mind knows exactly what best serves your energetic body. The challenge is how to communicate with it. Muscle testing is that medium.

As many of you know, I work intuitively. As a way to ensure that I’m not receiving interference from my own filter, I sometimes muscle test in order to obtain confirmation from your subconscious mind that I’m on the right track and that you’re aligned with something.

Forewarning
It’s important to state upfront that understanding energy reading requires a paradigm shift in thinking. The universe we perceive is not fundamentally the way it appears. Physical reality doesn’t define all reality. There is also a non-physical component. This contradicts almost all of what you have been taught, so it would be natural for your brain to initially experience resistance to this concept.

How Muscles Speak
Your body has an electrical network both within and surrounding it. This network is made up of pure energy. 

Because energy runs through the muscles in your body, if we make a statement that supports your body’s energetic balance, that energy system (as evidenced through your muscles) will continue to flow. This results in the muscles staying strong, meaning that you are in alignment with whatever the statement is. If we make a statement that does not support your body’s balance, your energy system will temporarily stop flowing. This results in weakened muscles, which is your body’s signal that it is not in alignment with a statement.

Benefits
Using muscle testing, I can make statements about things such as thoughts, events, emotions, people, relationships, opportunities, places, foods, and other substances that may impact your electrical system. I then watch how the muscle energy reacts to determine if that thing serves you. This process also enables me to get clear answers to confirm my intuitive hits regarding your mental, physical, and emotional priorities, which modalities in my Integrative Solutions for Modern Life™ toolkit could best rebalance you to your natural state, and what action steps are most aligned with your highest path. The information revealed can be invaluable. 

Proxy Muscle Testing
Now I invite you to go one step deeper down this rabbit hole with me. 😉 Much of my sessions are now via Zoom. So how do I muscle test?

Proxy testing is a muscle test that is done on me, for you. It can be done virtually or in-person. This technique works similarly to a cell phone. Through the power of intention, our bodies have a built-in capability to energetically connect to or “call” one another regardless of distance. Once we are connected, I can receive your signal.

Using my fingers, I practice what is referred to as a manual, aka “O,” muscle test on myself. This involves making an “O” with my thumb and pointer fingers, making statements, and observing the muscle reaction to get answers that reveal if something supports your energy system. 

O muscle testing works because of what quantum physics refers to as Quantum Entanglement. This theory is greatly researched and documented. However, you don’t need to understand or believe it for it to be accurate. As I alluded to with my reference to the “call” above, Quantum Entanglement implies that at the unconscious level you and your body know everything I know, and I know everything you and your body know. Muscle testing is the vehicle that allows us to communicate.

Many clients have benefited from the guidance available to them from my coaching system. It is designed to elevate you mentally, physically, and/or emotionally with the objective of making your life experience more satisfying. Please feel free to contact me should you wish to explore the progressive modality of my alignment test.

Ever consider your vibration? — Read my latest article!

Ever consider your vibration? — Read my latest article!

Both Universal Law and quantum physics tell us that everything, including people, emotions, thoughts, and even places is made up of energy. This energy gives off a frequency that creates a vibration. You can consciously support your own vibration as you age. Read my latest article, “Eight Ways to Raise Your Vibration as You Age,” just published by Spirituality & Health magazine, to find out how.