~Contracting and Expanding~Changing Rhythms~

Recently I have had a few sessions with companion animals where the difference in their energetic size from the start to the end of the session has been dramatic. In one session with a cat, Lulu, at the end even as I took my hands away I could feel her still expanding. She wasn’t “done” even though our time working together was. In another session with a dog, Reaper, even though it was our first time working together, he was already expanding as I connected with him before I even introduced myself. We all contract, expand, and stagnate. Being aware of our current state of being can be really helpful in navigating both upheaval and calm. Knowing what each state feels like for you and knowing how to move from state to state is key in being the whole you at any given moment. This shift from contraction, or stagnation, to expansion can happen from a tiny nudge or may need a more prolonged interaction. Patterns are created from repetition and sometimes we aren’t even aware of the repetition until the pattern itself is pulling us along and we suddenly realize that we haven’t “seen” something different in a while. If we think of ourselves as musical instruments, we need to keep tuning ourselves all day long. As we are playing the symphony of our lives, we need to tune, re-tune, and re-tune some more. In addition to tuning, we can adjust the way we are relating to the world around us by changing rhythms and tempos. Here are a couple of exercises to play with as you explore contraction, stagnation, and expansion.

Exercise 1:

At some point when you are walking in a big space, inside or outside, change things up and jog a few steps or skip or slow down so your body is moving in slow motion. Change the speed and actual movements of your body. Notice what this feels like. What changes: physically, emotionally, mentally, energetically? Try this exercise at least once a day for several days and take note of how this changes the rhythms of your hour, day, week.

Exercise 2:

Get some tunes ready. Choose some slow and some fast. Turn them on and dance. Notice what feels good and what doesn’t. Check in with how you feel after you dance. How do the different tempos make you feel? Pay attention to the rhythms of your day and which tempos feel better at which times. Does it feel good to get amped up before you go to bed? Maybe it does, because it lets you crash out differently. There are no right or wrong ways to do this. Explore and find what works for you.

As always I am here to support you and your companion animals in your explorations. As we are moving toward the autumnal equinox and that amazing balance point, it’s a wonderful time to draw on these energies of balance. So, if you’re feeling like you could use some balance in some area of your life or aspect of yourself, please contact me here or call me 434-249-9786 to set up a session. Thank you for referring others to me and my work. Thank you for forwarding this email to someone who might be interested. My work is moot without you my co-workers.

~Namaste

~How to Navigate these Intense Energies~Let’s Choose Growth~

There has been so much happening in the last several weeks from white supremacy in full visible force going so far as to commit an act of terrorism here in Charlottesville to the continued examples of how the old structures of government have been unable to flex and grow over the years and are now obsolete and thus have no way to deal with the massive unraveling we are witnessing from the top down. From Harvey’s huge destruction in the United States to the floods in South Asia affecting some 40 million. It’s hard to find time to breathe. And in the midst of this was the Great American Eclipse. I am not normally physically affected by weather or astrological shifts, but I was physically agitated from midday Sunday through Tuesday morning after the eclipse. I felt like I was vibrating at a weird frequency from the skin all the way in. The echoes of the eclipse transformations are still rippling through me and will probably continue that way through the equinox.

How am I dealing with this intensity? I am focusing on my daily practices that keep me centered, aligned, and aware of my connection to source. My morning walks, gratitude emails, and ongoing conversations with my guides and allies are the strands of web I strengthen every day helping me to stay aware of myself in the center of this web of light.

How are you dealing with this intensity? Are you struggling? Are you taking time for self care? As beings of light, we are all affected (whether we notice or not) by rapid change in the amount of daylight. August has the biggest daily decreases in daylight and that has definitely made an impact on how we have navigated these intense energies.

Here’s a short exercise to help you maintain your connection to light. Take a few minutes to stand or sit outside in the light. Close your eyes, feel your feet connected to the earth. Feel the light touch your skin and invite that light into you. Allow the cells of your skin and hair to absorb the light. Feel the light continue into your body until your whole body is full of light. Take a moment to really notice how you feel all full of light. As you’re ready, open your eyes and step forward, shining your light as you go. The world needs you, so let yourself shine brightly.

I don’t know about you, but one of the reasons I am here in this human existence is to experience growth. Growth, whether outward or inward, macrocosmic or microcosmic, draws you into the All, brings you into the merging. The current events with racists so visible and vocal are a really big point of change or opportunity for growth for everyone. We all either benefit or are harmed by racism. No one of is unaffected. I am taking the events of August 12 in Charlottesville as a marker to stand up in a new way for people of color. I am being vocal at times I previously wouldn’t have spoken. I am engaging in dialogue to educate other whites and bring examples of white privilege to their attention. These conversations are not easy and so far they are stark examples of how poorly people are able to hear words other than those they are expecting and used to. Am I an expert? Hell no. But if we all wait until we’re experts, nothing will ever change. What I am is someone willing to hear and see other perspectives and take those into consideration. What I am is an explorer of self, of others, and of where we all merge as one. I invite you to join me in hearing what is being said. It is time to change and we are the agents of that change. Together we will create a new world.

As always I am here to support you in your explorations. This is a time of great reception and I am finding myself holding space and supporting as clients receive large energy transmissions. So, if you’re feeling like something is missing or perhaps you are ready in a new way to open to the possibilities that are in front of you in every moment, please email me elizabeth@elizabethbain.net or call me 434-249-9786 to set up a session. Thank you for referring others to me and my work. Thank you for even forwarding this email to someone who might be interested. My work is moot without you my co-workers.

~Namaste

~How Do We Respond to Acts of Terrorism?~We Are All One~

A few years ago I led a heart to heart cross species guided meditation to a group of kids. This is a guided meditation I have been leading for years, usually one on one but sometimes in small groups. These kids got it right away. It? What did they get? I asked them to share their experiences and one kid said, “It’s like there wasn’t any difference between us, we were the same.” He was relating his experience connecting heart to heart with another species (a cat, I think) and how he knew he was a human and he was connecting with a cat, while he also experienced/knew that they are, at the core, the same. This is the it that is an important view shifter as a living being.

This weekend in my hometown of Charlottesville there was a white supremacy rally that led to an act of terrorism where a white man purposefully and at high speed drove his car into a group of peaceful protesters. One woman was killed and 19 other people injured. This is just one hate event hitting so close to home, but this happens daily all over the world. This can happen in any town.

There are so many questions that arise from an attack like this. And there is much to be said on the evolution, personal and collective consciousness, of humans at this time. But I want to focus on one way we, as individuals, can help change things in a positive way. When someone is stuck with one narrow viewpoint and maintains that viewpoint by limiting his/her friends to people who hold the same viewpoint, stagnation is going to be the outcome. And what often comes from this stagnation is a divisive sense of us vs. them. When we seek out the perspectives of those who are not like us in some way, whatever way that may be, we can experience that the “Truth is one, paths are many” as Mahatma Gandhi said. By interacting with beings who are not our ideological or physical or gender (etc.) twins we can not only open to different perspectives, but also experience that inner core of all beings where we are all exactly the same: energetic beings of love. This is not just a mental exercise; this is where we have to make the connection and bring it into the physical world. We have to take the step to manifest this expansion and growth to bring this mental concept into the human collective consciousness.

One of my big themes in this life is perspectives. And my feathered allies are amazing teachers on just this topic. It’s not just about seeing the big picture or zooming in to see the details. It’s about seeing experiences as perspectives. We are connecting with other beings and using our hearts to explore experiences instead of just observing. There is suffering and joy. There is strife and peace. Whether you bring cross-species connections to people who may not have had the opportunity to experience them, or you find people who are not identical to you and work together on a project of some sort, or just go to social events where you won’t know all the people, you can actively open to new perspectives. Engaging in dialogue on topics of the mundane and the deep, we can expand our experience and have compassion for others and their experiences. We can continue to choose love and compassion over fear and hate.

This is only the tip of the iceberg of what our response can be to acts of violence and hatred. But, I am choosing to start a conversation because this is about all of humanity and I am here as a member of this species to remember I am (already) one with all humans and all beings. Please let me know what is showing up for you with this latest terrorist attack and such violence and hatred and blatant racism. How are you feeling? How are you responding?

If you do feel moved to put some energy in the form of money towards some of the organizations at the front of the push for equality for all, look HERE.

We’re still in this window between eclipses, with the Great American full solar eclipse happening on Monday the 21st, so notice what’s showing up for you. This window typically magnifies whatever inner work is showing up for your attention. And while it magnifies the work, it also magnifies the shifts, so use these energies to get some deep work completed, cleared. As always, I am here for your guidance in these deep dives when you need a supportive space and witness. Please email or call me at 434-249-9786 to schedule your session now.

Don't Forget

The Elderberry

Tuesday, August 22 4-6pm

I will be offering free mini-sessions focusing on the heart to heart connection between you and your companion animals. If you have a specific issue or just want to deepen the connection with your pet, join me for a 15 minute one on one guided meditation.

~Namaste

~August Energy Forecast: New Views Available, Expand Now~

The energies available this month showed up in a giant flash, you’ll soon see how appropriate that is. We tend to prefer the world of dualism where everything is black or white and right or wrong. Dualism has a place, but it’s an easy and, can be, lazy way of looking at life. This month we have eclipses and they provide us with the macrocosmic version of shifting perspectives of light and dark. Lunar eclipse is on August 7th and solar eclipse is on August 21st. How magical! This is a time of both individual and collective growth and expansion from the dualistic view to a multitude of new views. This is not about replacing a “wrong” view with a “right” view (remember everything is not always dualistic); this is about recognizing the myriad ways of looking at, experiencing, and being light and dark. Along with the eclipses, Mercury goes retrograde on the 12th which gives us the chance to revisit stuff and clear it away altogether this time, or notice the growth or stagnation. Specifically it is creating the space, and time, for checking in with past views of light and dark, again both individual and collective.

My suggestions for the month are the following. Breathe light. Before you go to sleep at night, close your eyes and breathe in light. Notice if the light has a color or not. Notice if it feels easy or hard to fill yourself with light. Notice how you feel. Repeat this exercise as often as feels good. Spend as much time as you can in the light, whether that is the moon or the sun. Notice the colors. Really delve into the concept that the world is made of light. And take your time, whatever it is you are doing this month, move with presence and awareness.

As always I am here to help you remember your way back to a heart centered perspective. Please contact me for a session.

~Namaste

~Warning! Side Effect: Deep Relaxation~Get in Sync with Your Pets~

Animal communicators come in many forms. While I consider myself an animal communicator, the scope of my work lies more in the energy work clearing and improving the communication between you and your companion animal than in me asking and receiving information from your critter. Pets already know about the heart to heart connection, but once you, the human, have experienced this connection and have a different awareness of it, pets will often begin to communicate and connect with you in new ways. Typically in the week or two after an initial session with me, people notice the differences. They may be subtle, like the dog suddenly wants to be physically closer when the person is home, or they may be more drastic, like eye contact that perfectly conveys unspoken communication.

During times of transition, working with me can provide energetic support to allow everyone to stay in balance and adjust more comfortably to the change. Here are a few examples of transitions that have prompted a session with me: a home is in renovation, moving to a new home, when a new cat or dog or person is joining the family, or when someone is ill. I also have a specific session designed for death, the transition from the physical plane which not only provides support as your pet leaves her or his body, but gives you images and messages that comfort you and provide you with a different perspective of this experience. Just by making an appointment, you are setting the intention to show up for a dedicated space and time focusing on family care. (Not that different than making time for self-care.) A little bit goes a long way and the most common comment after a session with me is, “I am so relaxed.” Usually the dog or cat and the person have experienced a deep relaxation together which is the best kind of side effect. Relaxation is where the magic happens!

I am offering free 15 minute sessions this Tuesday the 25th at The Elderberry from 4-6pm. (Details below.) I will guide you through a brief meditation bringing your awareness to this heart to heart connection with your pets. If you’ve been wanting to get a taste of my work or know someone who might like to try it, please come. To clarify this event is just for people…you’ll be able to check in with your pets once you get home to see what their response is.

If you can’t make it Tuesday, I am offering a 30 minute companion animal session at the discounted rate of $30 just this week. Please email me to schedule an appointment.                                                     

Here’s what people have to say about working with me in companion animal sessions:

“I definitely had no experience with the possibility with what you were able to do. So it was kind of a really cool surprise to actually have sensory experience with it. And so I guess the change was almost more like a mind opening change. And then my anxiety about Mollie was reduced because of that one session…. you’re very sincere in your desire to help people and animals. And you have absolute and total confidence that people and animals can participate in their own health and balance.”J.Z.

“I had two half-sibling indoor cats, each fourteen years old. One was forever gregarious and a darling. The other, a female, was always extremely shy and skittish. She disappeared into the basement whenever a stranger entered the house. She ran when I walked into the room. I wasn’t allowed to touch, so she hadn’t been to the vet in twelve years. I was sad but passive about having no relationship with an animal who shared my home. We were strangers living side by side.

I learned of Elizabeth’s services and called. I know it sounds like an evangelical miracle but the morning after our single telephone session I was lying on the floor rubbing Alice’s tummy. Thereafter she was happier, I was happier. I don’t know if Elizabeth’s skills worked on the cat or on me, but the result was real. If you have an animal or a relationship that needs improvement, I recommend Elizabeth without reservation.” J.C.

“When the time came for me to free Sammy and Chance from their fading bodies, I called upon Elizabeth for assistance. I wanted her to be with them as they made their transition from physical to spirit, to both assist them on the journey and provide me with comfort. I have long known that Elizabeth has an extraordinary intuitive gift, and using her during their transitions gave me even more insight to how incredible she is.  When Sammy passed, Elizabeth told me that she was surrounded by dolphins to guide her. When the time came for me to spread her some of her ashes, I chose to do so in the ocean. And when I did, the dolphins showed up, surrounding me. As Chance passed, Elizabeth saw that he was guided by white doves, and the next day as I sought solace at the ocean, over 100 beautiful white egrets visited me.  It's almost impossible to explain how powerful Elizabeth is, but I know that I will always call upon her to help my beloved companions as they leave their bodies.” P.W.

DON'T FORGET:

Tuesday, July 25 4-6pm and Tuesday, August 22 4-6pm at The Elderberry

I will be offering free mini-sessions focusing on the heart to heart connection between you and your companion animals. If you have a specific issue or just want to deepen the connection with your pet, join me for a 15 minute one on one guided meditation.

September (dates to be announced)

I will be offering a 3 part class. (You can sign up for all or just one or two.)

Energy Healing for Pets

Part 1: All Healing is Energy Healing. Are you interested in ways you can help your pets be healthier and happier? Come learn how diet, herbs, flower essences, and homeopathy can help you and your companion animals.

Part 2: Know and Strengthen Your Pet’s Structures. You might know something about your chakras, but do you know about your pet’s chakras? Learn about both energetic and physical structures of your cats and dogs.

Part 3: Animal Communication. Let’s deepen the connection between you and your companion animal. Communication is a joint effort; let’s learn the whys and hows.

I am now offering dog walking services in Crozet. 30 minute midday walks for those dogs who need to get out and move. I will also happily toss in some clicker training if dogs need some extra brain work. (Don’t know what clicker training is? Ask me!) Just like we need physical and mental stimulation, our dogs do, too! (Lilly and I have been working on some new dance moves. Have you seen our videos on Instagram at handle intuitive_energy_guide?) If you don’t live in Crozet, but know someone who does thank you for passing along my information!

~Namaste

~Thriving in the Heat of Summer~

In case you hadn't noticed it, it's HOT out there! We are moving into the heart of the fire that is summer. I've been hearing from folks that even if they aren't experiencing a rough ride, their loved ones are. We are already under the energy of the shadow of the eclipse season and many of us are experiencing a breakdown of old structures and the way these breakdowns manifest is so varied. Some of these breakdowns seem like surprises while others are old patterns making themselves known again. They are showing up in the physical body, the emotional and mental bodies, the spiritual and energy bodies. The societal, cultural, and political structures are on fire with these breakdowns. The planet herself is in breakdown.

The element of fire is about transformation. I'm clearly not the only one in the midst of transformation this summer. In Naisha Ahsian's book with The Crystal Ally Cards she writes, "The Element of Fire has appeared as a signal for you to prepare for a transformation! You are being initiated in a 'trial by Fire' that will create drastic change in your experience of the physical world." How does this resonate with you? I'm finding this fits with my own experience as well as with what I hear from friends, clients, and strangers.

So, how do we not just survive this fire and heat of summer, but thrive? The specific card you see above is not just a fire card, it's Topaz with the key word Intention. The energies of the crystal ally golden topaz carry the Golden Ray of Divine Truth. Look at your intentions and the reality you are co-creating. Notice what isn't in alignment with your true essence, your core of light. And use your intention and the energies of topaz to co-create the life that is truly you. The affirmation for this card is a good one, "I intend to manifest joy."

Breathe, be you, notice what is, and use your unique gifts and the tools always available to you to be the light that changes the world.

As always, I love hearing how my musings resonate with you. And a big thank you for sending this email along to anyone you think might like it. Be sure to check out some upcoming events and new offerings below.

Don't Forget

The Elderberry
Tuesday, July 25 4-6pm and Tuesday, August 22 4-6pm
I will be offering free mini-sessions focusing on the heart to heart connection between you and your companion animals. If you have a specific issue or just want to deepen the connection with your pet, join me for a 15 minute one on one guided meditation.
September (dates to be announced)
I will be offering a 3 part class. (You can sign up for all or just one or two.)
Energy Healing for Pets
Part 1: All Healing is Energy Healing. Are you interested in ways you can help your pets be healthier and happier? Come learn how diet, herbs, flower essences, and homeopathy can help you and your companion animals.
Part 2: Know and Strengthen Your Pet’s Structures. You might know something about your chakras, but do you know about your pet’s chakras? Learn about both energetic and physical structures of your cats and dogs.
Part 3: Animal Communication. Let’s deepen the connection between you and your companion animal. Communication is a joint effort; let’s learn the whys and hows.
 
I am now offering dog walking services in Crozet. 30 minute midday walks for those dogs who need to get out and move. I will also happily toss in some clicker training if dogs need some extra brain work. (Don't know what clicker training is? Ask me!) Just like we need physical and mental stimulation, our dogs do, too! (Lilly and I have been dock diving! Yes, that's what we're doing in the photo at the top. And we're still working on new dance moves. Have you seen our video on instagram at handle intuitive_energy_guide?) If you don’t live in Crozet, but know someone who does, thank you for passing along my information!
 
Buying, selling, or renovating houses can be greatly supported by my work. Together we can create the energetic space for movement in your real estate world, email me for a session or more details.
 
Walking this earth, knowing that I am part of her, is a sacred act. Should you want to experience this sacred space of walking the earth, please email me for details. I am always honored to support you in finding a heart-centered perspective in a phone session, if that’s what you’re looking for. Just let me know how I can help.

~Namaste

~Spotlight Moments~

Lilly loves dock diving!

The midsummer transformation of mine is still in flow. For the last couple of weeks I have been noticing how just being me is such a different experience now. I feel as though there’s been such a massive clearing of old patterns (some not even mine) that I now have all this empty space within my being. And as I expand my inner core self out into all of my being, time spent just being me is so important. Little reminders have popped up recently to show me the sharp contrast of before (sometimes years ago, sometimes only months ago) and now. Do you ever have moments when you are aware you are making an important choice even if you have no idea why or how it’s important? I have had a number of situations recently where a spotlight is shining and I know it’s an important choice. The clarity that is showing up, so far, feels like a spiral where I know I need to say yes only to find that the yes leads me to a no: a clear knowing that this (whatever it is) is not for me. So, I am clearer on that which is not in alignment with me even as I am aware that I am not clearer on what it is exactly that is in alignment. And there’s that trust again. I do know there are deeper rumblings within me as something new takes form. But for now, I will just be me since that is why I am here.

Summer is rolling along now. We just had a full moon and I’m still feeling lighter with all that I released with this full moon. What are you noticing? Since you're here to just be you, email me for a session and let’s get you shining the light you are. The world needs your light.

Don’t Forget:

The Elderberry

Tuesday, July 25 4-6pm and Tuesday, August 22 4-6pm

I will be offering free mini-sessions focusing on the heart to heart connection between you and your companion animals. If you have a specific issue or just want to deepen the connection with your pet, join me for a 15 minute one on one guided meditation.

September (dates to be announced)

I will be offering a 3 part class. (You can sign up for all or just one or two.)

Energy Healing for Pets

Part 1: All Healing is Energy Healing. Are you interested in ways you can help your pets be healthier and happier? Come learn how diet, herbs, flower essences, and homeopathy can help you and your companion animals.

Part 2: Know and Strengthen Your Pet’s Structures. You might know something about your chakras, but do you know about your pet’s chakras? Learn about both energetic and physical structures of your cats and dogs.

Part 3: Animal Communication. Let’s deepen the connection between you and your companion animal. Communication is a joint effort; let’s learn the whys and hows.

I am now offering dog walking services in Crozet. 30 minute midday walks for those dogs who need to get out and move. I will also happily toss in some clicker training if dogs need some extra brain work. (Don’t know what clicker training is? Ask me!) Just like we need physical and mental stimulation, our dogs do, too! (Lilly and I have been dock diving! Yes, that's what we're doing at the top of this post. And we're still working on new dance moves. Have you seen our video on instagram at handle intuitive_energy_guide?) If you don’t live in Crozet, but know someone who does, thank you for passing along my information!

Buying, selling, or renovating houses can be greatly supported by my work. Together we can create the energetic space for movement in your real estate world, email me for a session or more details.

Walking this earth, knowing that I am part of her, is a sacred act. Should you want to experience this sacred space of walking the earth, please email me for details. I am always honored to support you in finding a heart-centered perspective in a phone session, if that’s what you’re looking for. Just let me know how I can help.

~Namaste

~Mirrors and Connections~

A magical piece of this human experience is synchronicities. I find there are times, typically the bigger transformation points, when I notice them all around me, and other times when I do not notice them as often. One of the interesting bits for me in the end of this month is the synchronicities with mirrors. I enjoyed a good fantasy read earlier in the month which has a magical mirror called the Ouroboros (which is the ancient image of the snake or dragon eating its own tail as a symbol of wholeness). No one has been able to claim this mirror for hundreds of years because to claim it you must look into it. No one remembers the last being to claim it. It’s been in the same place for so long, and those who have looked into it have died. But this character is desperate and called to claim the mirror. When she looks into it she sees all of herself, the good and the bad, and understands that those who have died looking into it have not been able to accept themselves as all they see. Just days after reading this book, I was led through a centering exercise where there was a mirror in front of me that reflected my divine self. And a day later while in conversation with a friend, we were mirrors for each other. The Power Path writes that the forecast for June is all about a Reality Check. I am finding that these mirrors are an interesting tool for this Reality Check which is happening on so many different levels. With the solstice and new moon last week, I feel like a different being with new patterns from my deep inner core radiating outward creating a new life externally. The big theme for me, the second half of this month especially, is connections. Not only am I aware of new patterns and ease of connecting with other humans (always easier for me to connect across species), but the opportunities for connections abound. The new way the presence of my feathered allies provides me with not just a feeling of support, but a knowing I am connected and one with source. And the clouds this month have been beautiful and huge, stretching across miles of the sky. When I am cloud watching I feel so tiny, but at the same time I feel connected to the all and am as massive as the whole sky, one with the clouds. What are you noticing as this month draws to a close? I’d love to hear your experiences.                                                                          

Reminders

The Elderberry

Tuesday, July 25 4-6pm and Tuesday, August 22 4-6pm

I will be offering free mini-sessions focusing on the heart to heart connection between you and your companion animals. If you have a specific issue or just want to deepen the connection with your pet, join me for a 15 minute one on one guided meditation.

September (dates to be announced)

I will be offering a 3 part class. (You can sign up for all or just one or two.)

Energy Healing for Pets

Part 1: All Healing is Energy Healing. Are you interested in ways you can help your pets be healthier and happier? Come learn how diet, herbs, flower essences, and homeopathy can help you and your companion animals.

Part 2: Know and Strengthen Your Pet’s Structures. You might know something about your chakras, but do you know about your pet’s chakras? Learn about both energetic and physical structures of your cats and dogs.

Part 3: Animal Communication. Let’s deepen the connection between you and your companion animal. Communication is a joint effort; let’s learn the whys and hows.

Now offering dog walking services in Crozet. 30 minute midday walks for those dogs who need to get out and move. I will also happily toss in some tricks clicker training if dogs need some extra brain work. Just like we need physical and mental stimulation, our dogs do, too! (Lilly and I have been working on some new dance moves. Have you seen our video on instagram at handle intuitive_energy_guide?) If you don’t live in Crozet, but know someone who does, thank you for passing along my information!

Buying, selling, or renovating houses can be greatly supported by my work. Together we can create the energetic space for movement in your real estate world, email me for a session or more details.

Walking this earth, knowing that I am part of her, is a sacred act. Should you want to experience this sacred space of walking the earth, please email me for details. I am always honored to support you in finding a heart-centered perspective in a phone session, if that’s what you’re looking for. Just let me know how I can help.

~Namaste

~Solstice Blessing~

Just past midnight tonight is the official solstice point. If you pay attention to the actual sunrise and sunset times, you’ll see that we have several days of almost the same amount of light. And it’s so much light! With the new season, I want to get the word out on some upcoming events.

**Love Fest Mindful Mornings at Ix Art Park

June 24-25 9:30-11am

I will be leading a Joy & Gratitude meditation at 9:30 on Sunday. This is a free event, so please join me.

**The Elderberry

July 25 and August 22 4-6pm

I will be offering free mini-sessions focusing on the heart to heart connection between you and your companion animals. If you have a specific issue or just want to deepen the connection with your pet, join me for a 15 minute one on one guided meditation.

September (dates to be announced)

I will be offering 3 classes on Energy Healing for You and Your Pets. Details coming soon.

**I also want to share that I am now offering dog walking services in Crozet. 30 minute midday walks for those dogs who need to get out and move. I will also happily toss in some tricks clicker training if dogs need some extra brain work. Just like we need physical and mental exercise, our dogs do, too! (Lilly and I have been working on some new dance moves. Keep an eye out on instagram for some looks at her tricks; I’ll be posting some soon.) If you don’t live in Crozet, but know someone who does, thank you for passing along my information!

**Real estate season is in full swing and I just want to remind you that my work can support the sale or purchase of your house. Two weeks ago I had a 30 minute session with a client who had put her house on the market and was feeling really anxious about everything. Within a week of our session she had a contract on the house. Together we can create the energetic space for movement in your real estate world.

**Walking this earth that I am part of (especially as every morning I am out as the light expands filling in the colors and filling me) is a sacred act. Should you want to experience this sacred space of walking that which you are part of, please email me for details. I am always honored to support you in finding a heart-centered perspective in a phone session, if that’s what you’re looking for. Just let me know how I can help.

~Solstice Blessing~

Long days of light with short, very dark nights

as the moon wanes almost to new.

Feel the rhythms of breath, birth, death

shift around you and within you.

Earth, Fire, Water, Wind, Storm

all are light.

May you know you are light.

May you feel the light you are overflowing as you expand into your whole being.

Summer has arrived in you.

~Namaste

~A Time of Blossoming: News, Visibility, and Light~

The summer solstice is almost here and there is new life everywhere: fox kits romping at their den, eaglet stretching wings on the nest, tadpoles growing their legs, bees busy on the milkweed as it blooms. Perhaps because I was born near the winter solstice, perhaps because of my deep knowing that I am a part of this magnificent planet, I find the summer solstice to be a time of blossoming on all levels. There is growth and motion inside of me that is expanding out to manifest in the physical world. And I am allowing the growth and motion of the world around me to seep into me, both changing and sustaining me. Part of this blossoming is a connecting more completely with the light that I am, the light that we all are. With days that stretch long, filled with light, I welcome that added support. With this deepening remembrance of my light being, comes an old resistance to being seen. Last Friday’s full moon gave me an extra boost to release more of that old resistance, and let my light shine unheeded by my previously created (some from other lifetimes) shields and buffers. As is the way when in flow with source, an opportunity for wider visibility appeared this spring, and I am excited to announce that I am featured in the psychic profile in the June issue of Awareness Magazine (page 50 if you go looking).  

I have been feeling a little push and pull around a solstice celebration and am not sure what form it may take. If you are interested in one, I would love to hear if you’d rather have one in person or by phone or maybe even a Facebook Live. As the solstice is officially on the 21st at 12:24 am EDT, the celebration could be either the 20th or 21st. Please email (elizabeth@elizabethbain.net) me with your preferences and we’ll see what grows out of this.

Walking this earth that I am part of (especially as every morning, I am out as the light expands filling in the colors and filling me) is a sacred act. Should you want to experience this sacred space of walking what you are part of, please email me for details. I am always honored to support you in finding a heart-centered perspective in a phone session, if that’s what you’re looking for. Just let me know how I can help.

Each moment you spend outside in this light, breathe, and allow the light to fill you, and bring your awareness to the light you are.  

~Namaste

~The Rest of Lilly’s Name and Inner Tectonic Plates Have Shifted~

Since Lilly arrived a little more than a year ago, we have been on many swimming outings. She loves to swim for her squeaky ball, and is far easier on her body in the water than she is scrambling madly on the earth. Most of her swims are at public lakes which means there are usually other people around. She draws attention with her exuberance, powerful launching, and serious focus. And she has a following; people of all ages and sorts are fascinated by her. Just this weekend we were out for her swim and a couple strolling around the lake came to a halt to watch her. When we did a few practice launches from the dock, the man sat down, pulled out his phone and videoed her launches, smiling the whole time. The couple sat and watched her swim for at least 10 or 15 minutes and thanked me when they left. Just like when people tell me she’s beautiful and I reply, “Lilly says thank you,” when people thank me for getting to watch her swim, I say, “Lilly is glad you’ve enjoyed it.” She was just over 2 years old when she came to me and there was never any question of changing her name, but I did discover in the last month that there is more to her name. She is Lilly, Bringer of Joy.

This past year with Lilly has been one of deep level growth for both of us. Since late winter, I have had continued messages that June would be a pivotal month for me, personally, and for my business. No details, just a knowing that there is a new unfolding occurring. Last Monday, not even June yet, things started shifting in the physical plane, and this past week has given me a peek into what this month will be like: exciting with a new flow, clarity, and light. I am still grounded in this being, this time, this planet, but my tectonic plates have shifted, especially with the transformation experiences in May. I continue to feel as though my ability to connect with other humans, previously something that was far harder than connecting with other species, is opening wide. Thanks to Lilly, Bringer of Joy, I am more aware of my connections with all beings. My years of gratitude practice and this year with Lilly are the foundation for this new more solid experience of the double helix flow of gratitude and joy, an experience of being one with source that Naisha Ahsian describes in her Crystal Ally Cards.

With the solstice coming up this month, we’re in the stretch of the longest days of the year. The colors of the world are rich and layered. The plants and animals are full of life. There is always powerful energy to connect with on this planet. Remember to connect to source, Gaia, the stars, breathe, and be you.

Lilly and I invite you to expand into yourself, your already whole light self, and experience the joy and gratitude flow of life. As always, I am here to support you. Please email to schedule a session. If you want to try something different, I have limited availability for walking sessions. These can be especially helpful if you seek a new perspective and/or feel as though you whole body could benefit from a sacred earth connection. Also if you’re on instagram, you can now find me at intuitive_energy_guide.     

~Namaste

~Redefining Self through Transformation~

Everyday there are a multitude of experiences we repeat. Much of life is a stream of events that are not new. We easily slide through our days in that routine of expecting exactly what has happened before without realizing that we’re expecting and relying on all those repeated events. The earth turns all the time providing us with sunrises and sunsets every day. We get up, eat, and go about our day with so many regularly scheduled happenings that we can’t even single them out. But, sometimes we are shaken from that routine and our response to being out of the routine has the potential to be a point of transformation.

Two times in the last month I have woken up in the morning and had an experience of not knowing. Not knowing who I am, what I am, where I am, what I am doing. It’s only a flash, but I am suspended in a space of being without the connections or attachments with my physical, emotional, and mental bodies. In this pause, I am purely the energy or spiritual me that is always aware of being one with source. It feels like a deep level reset. The first time it happened, it stayed with me for days and I felt aware of this new me. This morning I woke up to a similar experience. Not exactly the same, but still a suspended moment without those connections to my bodies other than my energy or spiritual body. Again, there is a feeling or knowing that deep level beliefs and patterns have been cleared. And here I am, feeling more like me, but in a way I never could have imagined.

I receive information intuitively most often through clairsentience which is clear knowing. So, the information does not come in visually or aurally or through physical sensations. One way of describing it is that it’s sort of like I have an open line to a reference librarian who provides me with a whole chunk of information as a whole chunk. The information is often delivered in a ninja-like move that is too fast and stealthy for me to notice. When I studied with Anastasia Gourley, an animal communicator, I spent a lot of time exploring this clairsentience and how to receive and interact with it. There was quite a bit of learning to discern the edge of what is me thinking something versus knowing it from source. These experiences of waking up as a new me, feel like clairsentience except I get a moment to experience before or within the ninja-like delivery.

Things are rippling out from these deep level resets into the rest of me and my life, and seemingly disparate aspects of self are suddenly cohesive. Are you experiencing shifts in your inner core? Are you looking for support creating something new within yourself? Let’s find new perspectives and shake up the default patterns within you to open to transformation. Please contact me to schedule a session.

Be you!

~Namaste

~Expectations, Shmexpectations: Growth and Transformation~

~Remember to Be Kind to Yourself~

Just this week I’ve watched three fox kits alternately romping and resting by their den, and I’ve seen the eaglet, almost a fledgling now, flapping her/his wings about, preening, and moving around the nest. At the same time, the blue birds are about to start on their second brood of the season and it’s time to start planting some of the annuals as we near the end of our frost date range. Growth happens at different times and different speeds across all aspects of life. And we tend to have old, inner voices that leap into action and set random expectations, criticize, and judge which can make growth horribly uncomfortable and flat out despairing. Expectations are often the blinders that shape our view. In the last week I’ve had two specific incidents where I was aware of expectations or assumptions limiting the view. I was at a Kris Kristofferson concert and as I sat down, the woman next to me said hello. And I replied. She then said, “Do you even know who Kris Kristofferson is?” I was rather startled but, calmly responded that I do know who he is. She continued to speak coming from what seemed to be a view that only people just like her would have any desire to be at this show. I maintained a lightness and kindness in my response but may have slightly shaken up her perspective. And the other day when I took Lilly swimming, I made assumptions about a person at the park. I was aware of my assumptions but got a push from our interaction to drop those assumptions. She spoke to me as I was putting Lilly back in the car, and we had a lovely conversation where she told me, “I just loved watching her swim to get that ball!” Thanks to Lilly, I got the clear message that these expectations our minds like to create limit our experience of the fullness of life. I have been reminded numerous times and in numerous ways, lately, that kindness to self or others can be a balm to many a situation. And being kind to ourselves regarding our own growth on any level is so helpful. By being kind to ourselves as we’re busy here, being human, perfect in our imperfections, we are nurturing ourselves and supporting that growth.

I am aware of lots of transformation going on right now for people, transformation in all areas and levels of our lives and beings. I’m hearing from clients, friends, and even random human interactions just how much is changing now. Shifting into that heart centered perspective of love and connection with Source, supports and allows continued transformation. So, breathe, settle into your heart space, and be the light you are! Know that I am here when you need support and a space for really reaching into your core, your heart center. Please email me to schedule a session.

Know you are light, and shine!

~Namaste

~Bringing Light to Death~Transitions~

There is an aspect of my work that is harder to share because death is a topic we often shy away from talking about. But, today I want to bring light to this area of my work because it is important, and I want you to know about it. Back when the only work I did with companion animals was massage, I started noticing that people specifically called on me for hands on work with their dying dogs. After a few times, I sat with this and explored what this meant for me. I realized that I could offer both the humans and the 4-legged making the transition something different. And the first experience I was honored to have supporting a dog during his transition, was so powerful and felt so right, that I knew this was something to follow. The first dog I supported at his actual passing was Gunnar, a much loved and kind fellow. I will never forget that his first response to me checking in with him was to make sure I helped his people since they needed me more than he did. Love at the core and love in its core.

When I’m working with extremely ill or dying animals, I’m there as support for the energetic structure of their beings during the transition out of this physical plane. What does this look like? Each session is unique because each being is unique, but the general outline of the session looks like this. I announce myself and ask permission to be present. I ask if there’s anything specific she or he wants or needs from me. I ask if there is anything she or he wants or needs to share with her or his human(s). As you can see these are pretty open questions and thus, the difference in the sessions has to do with the responses. Afterwards, I write up notes of the dog or cat’s response to me and what images or messages or other beings showed up during the session and email this all to the human(s). I strive to always be open to magic, yet I continue to be amazed by the power of these experiences and the bright lights that shine at the inner core of our companion animals no matter their presence in the physical plane or not.

With the terminally ill companion animals, the work is often more supportive of clearing any stuck connections allowing the critter and the human to have clarity around the actual transition, and there is often work to relieve any pain during this time, too.

It’s almost been a year since I said good-bye to Dixie, my Australian Shepherd. And while I miss her presence by my side, the experience I had as she breathed her last breath at the vet’s office was so profound and powerful that it is what I am aware of more than missing her. She was my sister and teacher, and my work with the heart to heart connections between beings might not even be my work if not for her. As I sat with her head in one hand, the other hand resting on her side, I felt her fill my heart. She left her old, falling apart physical body behind, and once freed from it her energetic self was stronger and I could feel our connection, our merging, from and within the heart space. This is one of those times when words are too limiting to convey the experience, but in the simplest of terms, I felt her move, from a separate being connected to my heart, straight into my heart as her full residence fully as one with me.

While I love words, I also love the aspect of my work that is beyond words. Part of the experience on my end working with both humans and their companion animals that is so rewarding and amazing, is creating and holding the space for the awareness of this communication beyond words and allowing it to occur and be received. This piece of supporting beings in their transition out of the physical plane is closely related to this powerful space of that which is beyond words. I find that the humans who request this work from me feel the power, too. I am the conduit of the information and the human who reads it finds resonance.

Don’t forget it’s not too late to sign up for Bridge the Gap. We just started yesterday. Please sign up HERE.

A big thank you for your continued support: reading these newsletters, working with me, and sharing the newsletters and your experiences working with me with other people. I always love to hear from you, whether it’s your response to a newsletter or what’s going on in your world. Thanks for staying in touch!

Know you are light, and shine!

~Namaste

~Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Heart~

It doesn't matter how much you study, read, or converse on the big topics of life, change, meditation, wisdom, if you can't find a way to bring these concepts into this physical plane and live them, it’s all a rather moot point. I still consider myself quite the greenhorn at this human being thing, yet I know that over the last 5 years I have been drawing more and more of these ideas into my body in new ways.
 
With my walking practice, I laugh at how I am walking my talk rather literally. And while I'm laughing, I also continue to be amazed by the solidity I feel as I embody these esoteric and etheric concepts. Some of the impetus for this new class, Bridge the Gap, comes from newfound clarity around the tools that have been strongest and most helpful as I link the energetic with the physical and embody these metaphysical concepts. The journey of the class will include some of these tools as well as in depth exploration:

• of your current state
• of both old and new boundaries, paths, patterns
• mapping new terrain through both inner and outer realms
• finding support when bridging the gap

All from the comfort of your own home, you’ll receive 2 emails weekly which will include 1 recorded guided meditation, and have access to a designated online space where all class members are free to comment on the content, practices and their own experiences, and engage in dialogue. All class participants will also receive a special discount for private sessions with me during the 4 weeks of the class. If you’re ready to manifest your desire, then this class is for you. Please REGISTER HERE. We’re getting started this Sunday, May 7th. And if you know anyone who might be interested in the class, thanks in advance for sharing this blog with them.
 
One of the key aspects of my work is not just guiding you into your heart space, but really helping you to shift your awareness to this heart center perspective. The EMF (electromagnetic field) of the heart is 5,000 times greater than the EMF of the brain. And just from a scientific point of view, that’s a huge amount of energy (information in motion) available! There is no throne for the ego in the heart space. You get a totally different sense of existence.
 
The most basic of ways to shift your attention from your head to your heart is to place your hand on your sternum. To begin with you’ll want to have your eyes closed. But after you’ve worked with this and are aware of your shift into your heart center, try it with your eyes open. Notice if your breathing changes. Often just by placing your hand on your heart, your breath will change; typically a bigger and deeper breath is the body’s first response. Just add this into your day wherever you can: lying in bed before you go to sleep, in your regular meditation practice, before you eat a meal. And start to pay attention to this new sense of awareness, this new perspective of yourself and the world.
 
At the end of a session I always check in to see how the client is feeling. The most common response is, “I’m very relaxed,” followed by more details. If you need or want to experience some deep relaxation, email me today for a 30 minute session. Maybe you want to relax after a hard week or maybe you want to try something different and start your week from a relaxed state. Either way, I’m happy to help. Let’s make that happen!
 
You are whole, just as you are.
~Namaste

~Let's Make Magic in My New Class: Bridge the Gap~

April morning

I am excited to announce a brand new class! Are you stuck somewhere? Unhappy with your job? Anxious all the time? Want to move? Do you know what you want? If you want to be, do, or feel something different, this is the class for you. We’ll map your inner realms and Bridge the Gap with your outer reality. If you’re ready to explore your current self and life, so that you can manifest something new, then this class is for you. From the comfort of your home you can join me since this class is by email. Details are HERE. Early bird pricing lasts through April 30th: $40. Register now! Please email me with any questions.                          

We’re in our final week of April and I chose (and am still choosing) to laugh when the sway bar on my car broke…a foundation level change even for my car. Are you still noticing foundation level changes?

It feels like a good time for a card for the week. I pulled out Steven Farmer's Earth Magic oracle cards since we've just had Earth Day. The card that pops up is Eagle with the key word Communion. Notice the moments when you share in deep ways with others. You might even take a moment during your week to create a space for an exchange of some spiritual feelings. Remember that exchange can be a communing with nature, not just other humans. And look for eagles this week! I am so grateful for the pair who nest up the road from my home. If anyone ever wants an eagle sighting, I'd be happy to host a brief eagle visit. Just let me know. Be sure to look at the photo above...do you see the cloud eagle?

Don’t forget Deep Relaxation for You and Your Critters, the free guided meditation this Tuesday, the 25th, from 8-8:30pm. Register HERE. And invite your friends!

If you want to try something new and need some support in that endeavor, I’m happy to help. Please email me and let’s make that happen!

You are whole, just as you are.

~Namaste

~ It's Time to Choose Something Different ~

The energies of April may be wild, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t support for you. There is massive support right now for you to choose an option you have never chosen before. I keep hearing from clients and friends alike that they are making new, foundation level choices. Maybe you’re noticing this week that it’s a little easier to see options where you couldn’t see them before. The full moon has helped clear out some of the residual stuff, whatever and wherever you’ve been working on your inner journey, and your filters and perspectives are shifting. Just yesterday I spoke to four people who all had something to share about changes in deep level choices.
 
With the arrival of spring and days already stretching longer with light, there is a natural increase in the speed of life. You might feel like your calendar is filling up super quickly. A new relationship with self-care is a great place to try something different. Maybe that means you’re going to aim for 30 minutes every week that is dedicated to you in whatever shape that may take. Perhaps you’re feeling like 5 minutes a day of creative drawing or word play is what feels right. I recommend you pull out your calendar, grab a colored pen, and mark out some time for self-care.
 
If you want to try something new and need some support in that endeavor, I’m happy to help. Please email me and let’s make that happen!
 
And don’t forget I’m offering two free guided meditations that are designed to make some self-care easy for you. Shifting from Fear to Love is from 8-8:30pm on Tuesday the 18th. Deep Relaxation for You and Your Critters is from 8-8:30pm on Tuesday the 25th. Details and registration for both meditations are HERE.
 
Thank you for inviting your friends and sharing the word!

May you know you are light.
~Namaste

~3 Simple Tips for Self-Care in this Upheaval~

Our foundations are shaking in all the current worldwide upheaval. What I’m hearing from people is that fear is a constant companion with worries about everything from job and housing security to concern for the planet and water. We are inundated with dire news and there doesn’t seem to be any space for just being. Even getting the sleep we need is hard right now. In response to this, I’m offering Shifting from Fear to Love, a free guided meditation, by phone Tuesday, April 18th from 8-8:30pm. Details and sign up are HERE.
 
In the meantime, here are three ways you can create a pause in your day for some straightforward self-care.
 
Breath work: Take at least one pause during your waking hours to close your eyes and breathe at least 5 deep breaths. Nothing fancy here, just deep breaths filling all of your lungs. Getting in some full breaths can shift your nervous system from sympathetic (fight or flight) to parasympathetic (resting and homeostasis central). This is good! You might fit this in while you're in the shower, or in your car before you turn it on. We’re talking about a minute or so. If you can manage two or three breaks for breath work in a day, you will notice an even bigger difference. Don’t be surprised if after 5 breaths, you don’t want to stop. Listen to your body and your inner voice.
 
Intentional Walking: Whether your job is sedentary or not, we still take short walks during the day: to the bathroom, to the car, to a store, etc. Take the time on one of those short walks to move a little more slowly than you might normally, and put some intention behind each footstep. Feel all of your feet, from heel to toes, really connecting to the earth. Feel that your feet are part of your whole being, more than just your physical body. Feel that when you focus on your connection to the planet, you can feel that you are a part of the whole cosmos, not separate.
 
Heart Space Connection: The electromagnetic field of the heart is 5,000 times greater than the electromagnetic field of the brain. Let's read that again: 5,000 times greater! We spend most of our time in our brain. An easy way to practice shifting into the heart space and that bigger electromagnetic field is to close your eyes and place one hand on your heart. Again this is nothing fancy, your hand is on your heart and you’re going to focus on the space in your chest. And notice what this feels like. Is it hard to focus on this space? What does this space look and feel like for you? This can be done any time of day, but the easiest place to start might be lying in bed when you awake and just before you go to sleep.

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Quick Favor

I am ever grateful to each of you who is interested in my work. Energy work is often still a little out there for people, and word of mouth is the clearest way people find me. So, I have a favor to ask of you: could you please scan your brain for 3 people you know who might be interested in my work? And invite those 3 people to Shifting from Fear to Love, the free guided meditation next Tuesday the 18th. Sign up is HERE. It's a great way for people to get a taste of my work. Thanks for your continued support!

May you remember you are always whole.
~Namaste

April Energies Are Wild

While I do intuitively get information on the bigger picture energies for all of us, I also check in with what others get for these same bigger picture energies. We are all coming from different perspectives and tuning into different frequencies. The energies this month are so wild I thought I'd share a couple of the forecasts that I follow so that you can read through and see what resonates for you. When I can see how my personal level stuff fits in with the larger energies, that I'm not the only one going through this (whatever this is) stuff, I feel less alone, less separate. And since feeling a part of the whole is what I lean towards as often as possible, here are a couple of different forecasts for the month of April.

Mystic Mamma is a fabulous resource. Here's the monthly theme post, but explore the site some and see what else she's got.

Lee Harris Energy is another great resource. Here's his update for April.

Since the energies this month are so intense, I am offering a free guided meditation next Tuesday the 18th, from 8-8:30pm by phone. Details and sign up are here.

Allowing Wholness: A New Way of Being

Last week I got to meet a falconer’s Harris’s hawk, Lexi, and I can still feel the experience rearranging my perceptions of self. How we connect to, are aware of, and define self is a journey in and of itself. During the entire event, I was in an extended state of detached observation of self, and it was similar to an out of body experience. From the moment I was within about 50 feet of the vehicle the hawks were in, my energy was stretching out and already merging with the birds’ energy. I was thrilled and honored to be the last person to hold her on my hand and have her (what I read as happily) squawking and moving her wings about some, too, for a long time. While she was on my hand, I was fully aware of my physical body, my feet on the ground, Lexi on my hand. But, I was also one with Lexi, in the space beyond the physical form.                         

                   
This merging into oneness has opened me to a new level of feeling and being whole. I am me, but I am also the All, and I am whole in all ways. There is often such resistance to our true nature, but when we explore and are open to trying new things, we are more likely to experience a new way of being, or a new perspective of being. Today is the vernal equinox and we are hovering in the balance point between the dark and the light. This celestial balance point feels so supportive for setting the intention of allowing wholeness as our new way of being.
 
May you remember you are always whole.

To keep you up to date on the latest shifts in my work: over the last 5 months I've done some work with a few clients, dogs and humans, where I do energy work for no more than 30 minute stints for 2 or 3 days in a row. This is showing to be extremely helpful support in cases of physical injuries and I feel this would also be very appropriate for pre and post surgery situations as well. As always, I'm here to support you in transitions, big and small, and to provide a new level of connection with your companion animals. Thank you for your interest and support.

Happy Spring!
~Namaste