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Why Imagery?

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After doing about 3,000 sessions working with trauma survivors, delving deep into the subconscious mind and transforming their lives, in every session with my clients I either use imagery with them or give them imagery to work with on their own.

Next to mindfulness it's the second most powerful healing tool in our human tool belt.

​So, How does imagery help me to heal the wounds from the past and move on? 

Inviting the Flow of Money In Your Life

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Jenna,
I always seem to be struggling with money. I am looking for a job now while simultaneously trying to get my business up and running off the ground. Any advice on how to call more money into my life. 
Feminine empowerment author Laura Doyle says that our desires are our soul’s marching orders (although this is true for males as well). Imagery meditation is like prayer or commandments for these orders.
You are in essence commanding the subconscious mind, Spirit, Universe, Creative Life Force Energy (all of the above and whatever you want to call it) to find a way to make things happen by way of visualization and connecting with the deep sense emotional experience of your desires. 

Jenna, What can I do to Manifest more money flow into my life?

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Louise Hay says to use the mantra above "I love the flow of money in and out of my life," every time you pay a bill or give money toward something like purchasing groceries, etc.

And this time of year is perfect for that with all the gift buying we're doing! I started practicing this mantra when I was playing Monopoly with my son and let me tell you this.... I NEVER won a game of Monopoly in my life until I started doing this and now I'  on a winning streak like never before! LOL.

To me I use the Monopoly game as practice for getting my vibration into a place of flow.

"WTF does that mean, Jenna!? That sounds like a load of WooWoo VooDoo to me!" you say? 
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Well, let me tell you... 

Communing With Our Desires

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Jenna,
​I have written down what I want to manifest and done affirmations for them... but what I want is still not coming like I want it to. 
Not only do we need to include mindfulness meditation in our routines for self love and manifesting our dreams, but we also absolutely need to know our truest desires if we want to live a more fulfilling life… and adjust our priorities to suit them.
​Here you will find an exercise and a prayer/meditation for working with your desires in a bigger way. 

Addiction: Control & Coping

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Jenna,
I have been on a journey to end certain addictions in my life for a while now.
I think I’ve done a pretty good job so far, I have completely recovered from an opioid and heroin addiction.
But now what remains are things like marijuana, TV and coffee.
What path would you suggest for healing through my hidden subconscious reasons for these addictions?

From what I have seen in the deep hidden psyche of my trauma recovery clients is that addictions are all about control and coping. 

First let’s touch on control...

Meditation for Healing Relationship Tension
​Creating, Strengthening & Maintaining Healthy Boundaries

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​This meditation can be used for the difficult situations with others that you may not have much control over (situations where two people are sharing space; relationships that have a high amount of stress or tension; instances of abuse; and also can be used for strengthening bonds between two people). Stay with each part of the meditation for as long as you feel it necessary. Stop and write any important insights as they come up.

Why Imagery?

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How does using imagery help me to heal the wounds from the past and move on? In our private and phone sessions we use imagery to look at things that are holding me back, but does that really DO anything to help me?

Outline of a Spirit Letter

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Purpose: Process through your own thoughts, feelings and emotions in a difficult situation or relationship. Decide what needs to and doesn’t need to be communicated, if anything.

Step 1: After a short (or long) meditation of your choosing write an unfiltered secret letter to the person(s) of interest as if you're speaking to their Spirit or soul. (try this one here if you'd like)

Assess Your Stress

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What is the reason you're stressed?
Here are 3 reasons why people get stressed, the second two are reasons people usually don't know about until setting the intention to become consciously aware of them.

Reason #1: Taking on too much - Is your plate too full? In this society there's a paradigm that says we never do enough, that we always have to take on more and that if we take care of ourselves first we are selfish. It is not selfish to take care of ourselves first and foremost. And if we are really doing what feels good to us, it will feel good to others too. In order to properly provide for others we need to... 

Why do I keep repeating unhealthy relationship patterns?

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One client asked: Is it possible that the reason my unhealthy relationship pattern keeps repeating is because of my attitude and energy more than the actual people in my life? In that if I expected different things I would receive different results? 

It’s important to know that you will absolutely keep repeating patterns in relationships until you have healed what is inside of you that is manifesting a certain type of person in your life. We attract what we most need to...

Unwholesome Reactions

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I found myself responding to a loved family member in unwholesome ways. I felt disrespected and like I needed to stand up for myself, but I went to a place I’d rather not have. There was yelling, hurtful words and drama and that just doesn’t feel like who I really am. How can I move past this now and change how I behave in the future? 

We are constantly being called to find the balance between commanding respect and being sensitive to another’s perspective - respond to hurts without intensifying drama and not fuel drama by holding it in. 

Dealing with Nosy/Controlling Family Members

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Hi Jenna,
My relationship with my Mom is so strained. She is always up in my business, telling me things like how to parent (when her other two kids other kids are not successful contributing members of society), or what I should be eating (when she is overweight herself). She doesn’t give me space. When we are with my adult daughter, who I don’t get to see often, she hogs all the time with her and I don’t get any, then she wonders why I don’t invite her when my daughter and I go on vacation together. I feel so angry and have a lot of resentment and rage building up. She is really a nice person who does so much for others. She would be devastated and absolutely couldn't handle it if I told her how much she is bothering me but I’m seething inside. What do I do?

Full Moon Fill-Up

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If you don't fill up your cup... who will? We only have as much to give as we have given ourselves. 
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As the full moon approaches each month it is a very good time to look back over the past cycle (since last full moon about 28 days ago or so) and take stock of our accomplishments and contributions. I found that this is a lot easier to do in a month where ​...

We all have a little bit of a desire for drama...

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Jenna, I hate drama! But for some reason it shows up in my life again and again! Help! 

"I am willing to release the subconscious need and desire for drama in my life." Say this affirmation to yourself daily (if not hourly!) for the next few weeks and see what changes you notice around you. I guarantee that when you start to own your love of drama in this way it will begin to resolve on it's own. If there is something present in your life it's because a part of you wants it there. It just may be hidden so far down you haven't been able to see it. 

Signs that this need/desire for drama is a part of your mind’s way of distracting you from your own presence and personal self work:​

Pushing vs Allowing

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Am I at risk for pushing my relationship away if I don’t give it breathing space and allow it to grow on its own? Instead of trying to always show interest should I take a step back and allow?
My answer is that smothering anything will cause it to die a slow and terrible death. Putting pressure on a relationship to fulfill our...

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Renewal in the Repetitive 
A 3-Part Series on the Challenge of Boredom in Meditation

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Dear Jenna,
Many of the mindfulness meditation programs out there seem to be repetitive, starting with the body scan every time for example. Or when searching for other mindfulness meditations I seem to get bored and crave variety rather than just the same loving kindness meditation followed by watching my breath week in and week out, the same thing.

​Mindfulness as our mirror: In the more recent years of my work as a trauma recovery and emotional clearing practitioner...