I am Just So Psyched!

This post is a continuation of my latest article on Cirkla. You might want to read that first and then come back… go ahead… I’ll wait!

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OK, so you’re back! Awesome. I am just FULL of energy today. Bouncy. Eric, my fiance, may be thinking that I have gone off the deep end but he is pretty much just laughing at me. I believe that I am like this because, when you know something really good, you tend to just *itch* to tell people about it! That is how I feel about the people that I met yesterday. For those of you who have participated in expos and shows around healing and metaphysics, you may already know what I mean. It is like a supershot of caffeine without the edginess! lol…

Anyways, I have a lot to write about so I best get started. I am going to start by saying that IF I MISS ANYONE, I apologize. I want to write about everyone that I met and what they are up to but I met so many people that it would take me a year to tell you everything I learned about them. One of the things that stuck out for me yesterday is how powerful and FULL OF HOPE these people were. Such a contrast to what has been occurring in the public domain lately (news media, etc.)

THAT is just NOT WHERE IT’S AT!

Where it’s at is..                HOPE.          MANIFESTATION.               OPPORTUNITY.

I always go back to the Chinese character that means “crisis”. In the Chinese language, the character for “crisis” is the exact same character for “opportunity” and THAT IS WHERE WE ARE AT. We all, as a nation and as a global entity, have an opportunity to make things happen and it is very exciting to be here in this moment.

Here is a list of who I met and what they are about. Please take a moment to click over to their websites and learn more about them!

Valerie Lis – As I mentioned in my Cirkla article, Valerie is helping a lot of people these days. She was responsible for putting the panels together at the Healthy Life Expo this weekend. Valerie also teaches in the Integrative Health and Healing Program at the Anoka Hennepin Community College and she runs Courses for Life, a company dedicated to helping people through EFT and Silva Method trainings.

Susan Just – Susan Just teaches hypnotherapy. She also does public talks and her next one is coming up February 6th entitled “Emotional Healing & Rewarding Relationships: A Call to Love”. This talk is being sponsored by the Intuitive Forum, which Valerie Lis is also involved with, along with Kathryn Harwig. During these Intuitive Forums, there is a speaker (Susan Just this month) and then Kathryn Harwig does channeling. Check out the Intuitive Forum website for details.
Michele Bergh – Michele was a joy to meet.  She runs a networking group called Lodestone Networking that both Valerie Lis and Paula Quinlan belong to (and many more…just not sure who else yet! lol..)  Lodestone Networking sounded like a great way for people to meet other people locally. If you have a healing business, you may want to check them out at www.lodestonenetworking.com. Michele also does a form of healing work called ThetaHealing through her company called Infinite Light Wellness Center.

Deanna Reiter – Deanna Reiter is a dynamic person who is deeply involved in yoga, pilates and rebirthing in her business.  She has also written two books, the most recent of which involves the “Nine Scoundrels” – nine characteristics that keep us stuck in unwanted patterns and she speaks nationally about using affirmations that she has brought forth in her first book entitled, Dancing with Divinity. Deanna’s website is www.dayawati.com .
Phil Bolsta – As I highlighted in my Cirkla article, Phil has written a book called Sixty Seconds. Sixty Seconds is a compilation of stories told through interviews that Phil conducted with 45 well-known authors and visionaries in the field of personal growth and healing. Phil’s blog entitled Triumph of the Spirit at bolstablog.com, continues that way by telling inspiring stories that capture the depth that people live in their everyday lives. I loved re-meeting Phil. It was also fun talking with Phil about social networking because we both agree that social networking is an amazing avenue to share your work with the world!
Judith Froemming – I have met Judith a few times now at a few different shows, but this was the first time that we were able to really get a few minutes to chat. Judith is a very deep and thoughtful person whose work involves helping people to take pause in their lives to capture the moments between the breath. She said that it is in these moments that we are able to access a choice in who we want to be in that very moment. Judith holds workshops entitled “How to Become a Formerly Serious Person” in the Twin Cities area and is currently working on a book about that topic as well. You can find more information about Judith at www.infinitemindhypnosis.com.
Mary Treacy O’Keefe – Mary was a lot of fun to meet. Mary started a non-profit organization called Well Within. Well Within offers low cost healing services to people impacted by serious illness. Mary has also written a book entitled, Thin Places. Thin Places are places where the veil between worlds are thinnest and here she writes about the loss of her parents and how the thin places comforted her family through their greiving processes.

Gina Citoli – Gina Citoli has created “A Cabaret of Consciousness”, described as “The Extraordinary One-Woman Musical About a New Kind of Humanity”. Gina has been involved in the local metaphysical community of the Twin Cities for many years now, presenting herself as an artist and an intuitive tarot reader. She was a lot of fun. Gina’s next show will be taking place at the United Methodist Church of River Falls, WI. Contact Gina at www.GinaCitoli.net to find out more.
Tina Johnson – Tina and I have met each other a few times over the last few years, but this weekend was the first time I got to really spend some time with her. Tina has a great outlook on life and is challenging people to expand beyond their current reality through her intuitive work involving the FIFTH Dimension. Yeah, the fifth! How fun! If you are interested in exploring the fifth dimension with Tina, you can find her at the Mind Body & Spirit website.

As I said, I met a LOT of people yesterday and unfortunately I cannot write about them all but let me just mention the remaining lovely souls I met - Sherokee Ilse who works with people dealing with the grieving of the loss of babies; Cheryl Hiltibran – a life coach extraordinaire;  John Peterson – an intuitive reader who is well loved in the intuitive community;  Wes Hamilton – who shared a beautiful story of how he discovered numerology during the Healthy Spirit panel; Hanakia Zedek – who weaved wonderful tales of his childhood discovery of metaphysical principles ; Kristin Burich – a lovely and smiley colon hydrotherapist who was browsing the show with her sister; and finally, Paula Quinlan – one of my favorite peeps who is just about always there, wherever there is a crowd of people gathering in the name of health and wellness.