Scared to SACRED

Kick start positive change-create your own ceremony and ritual. Create a container for your intention.

Carrie Hamilton of XO Wellness talks with me about utilizing ceremony to harness our intention. Want to make a shift? There's no quicker way than to put action steps behind your intention with sacred ritual.

We recorded this episode immediately after connecting with our friend group for a Spring Equinox Ceremony. We had planned to get together and celebrate the arrival of spring like we do, then quarantine hit. So we got resourceful, planned a Zoom call and went along with the plan. We came away from our time with our friends so encouraged that we wanted to share some tips with you. You can make your own special rituals and ceremonies to harness your intentions.

*There's no wrong way to do ceremony and ritual. Just bring your authentic heart and be real.

*You do not have to appropriate any indigenous culture or custom to have an effective ritual. Be creative and remember how powerful you are.

*Start with time to catch up and share.

*Bring an offering for reciprocity. An offering of your breath can be a sacred gift.

*It might feel scary to be vulnerable and open in a sacred way when it comes to sharing and that's OK. Ceremony connects human beings like nothing else and provides us a chance to let our guards down and take our masks off. There's nothing to prove or hide in a sacred container of prayer and ritual.

Check out my article on The Importance of Ceremony and Ritual. I hope you empower yourself to BE the change we all need right now!

Links: 

www.xowellness.com

Learning from the Young Ones: My Interview with Austin

Austin's healing story and my connection with this child is no accident. We were meant to be together. I never dreamed a child would come into my life and rock my world. The process of adopting Austin has been the most unexpected blessing in my life.

This wise soul has been through a lot and he shares his helpful perspective on trauma and loss. Austin wrote his first motivational speech in sixth grade. He's chaplain of his private school, leading the middle school in prayer. Since Austin has overcome so many challenges, he's already a spiritual leader.

Austin teaches me every day and we are blessed to learn from each other. I share our journey in this episode.

In this interview, my twelve year-old and I discuss:

*How Austin overcame kidney disease

*What it was like for Austin when I came into his life at seven years old

*Being raised to think for yourself

*Being true to yourself and protecting your own mind amidst group thinking

*Why nutrition is important, even thought it's hard

This episode is a little piece of my heart. Thank you for listening to my interview with Austin and letting him share his healing story with you. I hope it inspires you!

Episode 01 of Evangeline's new podcast: Shifting from Scared to Sacred

Scared to Sacred podcast explores ways to reclaim our energy and power. This podcast is a sacred space to explore energetic awareness, community, self-care, sustainable living and connection to nature.

This podcast has been created to help us all transmute our fears by changing our perspectives and reclaiming our power. Evangeline is passionate about creating a virtual healing space/community to support positive change. What healing stories do you have to share? When have you faced your fears and won?

In this episode, Evangeline shares how her near death experience was a wake up call and new beginning. After almost dying and experiencing consciousness beyond this dimension, she shares her most profound moment of awakening.  This podcast will explore topics such as conscious living, shamanism, self-healing, energy clearing, plant spirit medicine, ancestral healing and so much more. Enjoy interviews with brave individuals who had their own transformation experience, faced their fears and won. This show is for every person who wants to make their own life better.

Scared to Sacred Topics:

*Shifting fear of our physical bodies and uncertainty about health into sovereignty of our own unique ecosystem.

*How to transmute our fear of food and what we should be eating into a nourishing connection to the earth and ancestral traditions.

*How to shift scary perspectives on God and religious oppression into love and connection.

*Transmuting fear of the unknown and the fear of change into personal and collective power.

If you are a healing practitioner, massage therapist or wellness professional, check out Evangeline's podcast for healers: Inside the Healing Room.