Why I Love Soul Constellations

Every time I facilitate Soul Constellations (commonly known as Family Constellations), I walk away with a deep feeling of connection, peace, clarity and a strengthening of self.  I form an intimate understanding with the participants – people who may have been complete strangers a mere few hours before – and see many of my own challenges in what they bring to the circle. I quickly become humbled at the level of healing that happens in this work, simply by acknowledging and seeing the personalities at work in our family of origin and ancestors. 

It becomes apparent in Constellations that when we’re caught up in trying to run away from, or blame, or re-enact the ancestral or national suffering, we block our growth in love, wisdom, compassion and inner peace, and with that – abundance of life. By facing “what is”, a person can finally see, accept, feel and move forward with love not loneliness or suffering in our hearts. 

Constellations has a way of helping us move through these issues that seem long-standing, impossible to move and sort out, or are plain old dark and nasty.  It brings to light all the areas of pain in our dynamics and allows for greater connection to trickle in, without it being fake or play-acting.  In essence, it drops us into our hearts rather than staying in the ego. Where there is judgment and shame personally and collectively, Constellations has a way of processing it and moving one into greater understanding. And understanding is the basis of true love.  

What I find most profound about it is in what happens afterwards when a shift in attitude or way of seeing our circumstances happens – our lives begin to feel lighter or more meaningful, we can manage the dynamics with our family better, and sometimes there are long-standing resolutions of old conflicts.  As well, there are no limits to what can be addressed with Constellations – health issues, career direction, an affair in a marriage, death of a friend or loved one, or barriers to success – where these issues are all held with deep care. And throughout it all, I feel the greater love of the universe and all the beings that support us, which is what the truly spiritual life is meant to lead us to.

I would love to get know you and your family system better, if you are open and willing.  I hold these gatherings at my Open Your Heart retreats which have been known to offer profound life transformations.  For more info about the retreats, please visit: http://www.blossomingheart.ca/retreats---events.html

I also offer personal soul constellations sessions at my office in Guelph.  To book a FREE Sharing Our Hearts session, please feel free to book it at: http://blossomingheart.checkappointments.com

To greater love, connection and harmony,

Heather Embree

Angel Stories

This past weekend I was at the Psychic Expo in Hamilton.  This is the second time I was at this show. I wasn’t sure if this was where I was meant to be – things were moving slowly and I wondered if perhaps I had misinterpreted my signs for being there. 

Then I realized that no one else there was talking about the angels openly and I was the only angel communicator and card reader there. As soon as I called in the angels for help and announced that I would be a messenger for them, people came by the table and were curious. 

There were various responses to the angels by people who passed by the table– some turned their nose up, others felt undeserving of their healing and others were so glad to receive the messages and immediately signed up for a reading. It was remarkable the various reactions to them.  But the right people who were meant to connect to the angels came for a session and the remarkable blessings and love were felt throughout the weekend.

Later in the day yesterday, I did a talk at the Psychic Expo about the healing power of angels.  I asked the audience to raise their hands if they knew about or connected with the angels. About 7 people in the crowd of 30 or so people raised their hands. I was so surprised at how few of the attendees at the Expo were in alignment with the angels.  I knew then that this was my purpose for coming to the show – to be an instrument to awaken people up to the angelic realm.

I went on to explain that the reasons why many people don’t connect to the angels is because they feel not good enough for the angels or they carry guilt and shame and fear and don’t believe they deserve healing.  The angels are there as helpers and see all of us very lightly. They want harmony, peaceful relationships, non-violence and love in the world. They have a way of protecting us from negative and harmful experiences. But we have to ask for their help as they won’t intervene without permission.  The angels offer a different type of wisdom than the fairies, the elements or the moon/sun, or other deities.  I find that working with them there is a place of opening for deep and playful love and helps to dispel the myths of a judgmental God or Creator. They try to work with others who want to open their hearts to greater love, joy and well-being and seek to transform people’s lives. 

I was blessed to receive stories by 2 different people about how the angels had helped them.  One woman said she had a death experience and she was carried by two angels who had black bodies and big grey, downy wings.  They were so gentle and soft and she felt so much peace. She said that she rejected herself from heaven because she was still fighting it and was struggling.  She knew she still had a lot of work to do when she returned to earth.  She had never fully believed until that experience happened to her.

Another woman mentioned that she had a very negative experience with a ghost who was bothering her.  At her wit’s end, she did prayers for about 10 minutes to God and the angels and immediately she saw all this bright light come into the room and she was overcome with feelings of peace. She was able to sleep well that night and was never bothered again by the ghost. She said that she doesn’t tell everyone the story because they would think she was crazy. She had never encountered a ghost before and she wasn’t a religious person. But this experience made her believe. 

These stories are so confirming to me that everyone deserves the angels’ love, peace and intervention. It doesn’t take much to connect with them and, so long as we are on the path of love and non-violence, they will continue to support us. 

If you have an angel story you would like to share, please send me an email to: heather@blossomingheart.ca and I’ll post it anonymously in the next newsletter.  

If you would like an angel soul reading to get the gentle guidance from them, please consider booking a session at: http://blossomingheart.checkappointments.com

With love and blessings,

Heather Embree

How to Live a Heart-Centred Life

Living from the heart seems to be a spiritual ideal and something difficult to live on a daily basis. With the stress of bills, conflicting relationships, pressures to be a certain way, it is easy to get thrown off-centre. Yet, many of us can relate with that feeling of giving and speaking from a place of genuine care and love. From my experience, the doors of human compassion and the resolution of loneliness happens in that beautiful place.

In a culture that seems to actively strive to make our lives busy, individualistic and rooted in base values of just making money, it can be a radical thing to live from the heart -- that is to live a life of benevolent compassion.

When we are living from our hearts, we are choosing to put our values in the driver's seat. We are not so reactive to the demands of daily living but are steering all areas of our lives from the place of our core self -- our heart. We choose relationships over getting ahead; we take time to get to know a stranger; we become part of a caring cause; we invest in our personal and spiritual growth because we want to be more conscious and kind and aware people; we detach from drama and violence; we find ways to make our lives culturally rich; we create for the sake of it; we fall in love with something or someone; we put care and consideration into our daily tasks, we support others in expressing their truth and feelings. There are so many ways we can live from that place. The important thing is to choose to. Because it is a choice. It's the difference between living a full life of invisible blessings or a life of being alone but full of one's ego.

It's my business to help others move from their heads filled with feelings of fear and disorder and conflict, to a more calm place within the heart. I offer retreats, workshops, and one-on-one sessions to help us come back to the truth of our being. We each have the capacity to be more loving and wise, to attract more love and to radiate it out into the world. And the benefits are just endless when you do. 

If you feel you would like more support to connect with and live from your heart, consider booking a session with me.  I'd love to get to know you and your journey more.


CLICK HERE TO BOOK A FREE SHARING OUR HEARTS SESSION

Ch...ch..ch…changes! Welcome to 2016!

I did one of those Facebook Quizzes to find out the theme for 2016 for me. It turned up the card, “changes” and I groaned. “Not again!” I wanted to scream. 

Last year was one change after the next, and feeling like I was not in the driver’s seat of those changes. My partner wanted to take time off the relationship as he was overwhelmed and feeling out of his own energy and truth. So I had to change my living conditions, and was fortunate to find a place that met every one of my checklist needs – this came from sending a prayer and commitment to Hestia, the Goddess of Hearth and Home. (He and I are still together, but living separately – though it was a stressful move, I see the higher wisdom now of why it had to happen for the sake of both of us). 

Then I had tenancy challenges with a roommate in my office space and all the signs were showing I needed to make a move. I had to trust the Universe to provide. And it did.  I was invited to have my practice at a community arts space, which was the perfect place to support me with launching my children’s book, The Stellar Queen of Oaxaca.  It was great for workshops and a feeling of support (which was what I asked the Universe for).  But it wasn’t the best place for one-on-one sessions and being around others who really had a spiritual understanding and perspective of life. 

So a new opportunity opened up and, voila, as of January 1^st, I’m at a wellness centre at 44 Cardigan Street in Guelph, where I’m surrounded by other holistic practitioners and spiritually-minded people who appreciate this realm of work and healing.  

 

I’m explaining this, to give hope to those of you who find yourself wondering if you have the strength, or if the support is there to help you through unknown changes. Often times we stay stuck in a circumstance, dynamic or relationship because we are afraid that there is nothing there for us if we made a change. These are pivotal points towards your personal happiness and well-being.  It’s also helpful to know that if someone else is not behaving well, or has to withdraw their love and affection, that there is support in our own movement forward towards that which is well and caring, instead of staying and taking sub-standard treatment. 

If you’re going through Changes, or need the strength and faith to make them happen, here are some tips to get you through it:

1)      Allow yourself to surrender to the situation and trust there is a higher reason why this is happening. If you can hold the perspective that the Universe wants all beings to be well, happy and healthy, then you may see that this is leaving your life so healthy dynamics and relationships can come in.

2)      Send a prayer or intention to the Universe, and with it, make a commitment or promise you can keep. Many of us have lost touch with the power of prayer/intentions that are spoken and felt with your whole heart. We are in an intimate dance with the divine, and the move love and integrity you give to the world, the more the universe will want to support you.

3)      Reach out for strength in the support of others as you move through this.  A support group, a soul reading (click here for more info), going on a retreat, going to a therapist or counsellor, are all ways that can help you see clearly the issues and dynamics you are working with.

4)      Take care of your body…these are stressful times. So be sure to go to sleep on time, drink lots of water, eat your greens and take your vitamins, and consider going to a massage therapist/spa to stay connected to your body.

5)      Create a vision board to help you see a new way of life or being for yourself.

If you need any support or a retreat, please consider finding out more about my services and offers to keep your heart open. I offer a FREE Sharing Our Hearts Session to see if I can be of assistance.  

Please remember, you are not alone through these times of change.

With warm hugs,

Heather Embree