I Rise Up Out of My Own Ashes

How my life was shaped

My life has been shaped by being raised by conservative Catholic parents who gave birth to 8 children. My life was further shaped by the fact that only four of those children are still living; three died at the age three, while the other one died shortly after birth. These experiences of loss and grief at a young age have shaped me, and have guided me, to spend the rest of my life learning how to heal and understand loss. Ultimately, it has taken me on a journey to explore many different types of holistic healing and to learn the fundamentals of self healing.

What I now believe

As a result, I now believe: if we all understood how easy it is to be released from our past, everyone would be doing it. After years of battling depression, anger and sadness, I found, through my own exploration into holistic medicines, the keys to healing my own life. Essentially, once I realized that I was truly responsible for my own well being, I began to develop techniques for healing my past wounds. Each time I received bodywork from a practitioner, I would initiate breathing exercises to breathe out old feelings and emotions. Each time I did this, the massage therapist or acupuncturist would notice how my body released tension at the same time. I then combined this with imagining that I was inhaling light into my body and saw even greater results. Gradually, I released large amounts of tension out of  my body and became more and more relaxed. Simultaneously, I released the out dated emotions and unresolved feelings which had accumulated inside of me throughout my lifetime.

Grateful for the journey

I feel incredibly grateful to have developed the ability to heal myself, and I am even more grateful for every opportunity that I am given to share this ability with others. My life is richer as a result, and I find more joy in every day. I know that anyone can benefit from this technique or at least use it to create a similar technique for themselves. Even if I only spend a small amount of time each day breathing out the basic emotions that we experience each day, I can literally feel my load lighten and start to feel better. If I imagine light coming into my body at the same time, I have found even more self healing is possible. I have tapped into my phoenix, and I have risen out of my own ashes. I wish the same for you.