“You’ve always had the power my dear, you just had to learn it for yourself.” - Glinda, The Good Witch
In 2010 I fell and hit my head resulting in a concussion. I was limited in the activities I could do. Working, driving, reading and watching tv was difficult and resulted in headaches, dizziness and vertigo. I was worked up. I had so many racing thoughts about what I needed to do and frustrated because I couldn't do any of it. I felt like a prisoner in my body.
After a few days of torment I did what I now understand is surrender. I stopped fighting with myself and all the thoughts in my head. I accepted where I was. I remember this moment. Something shifted inside. I felt an urge to find a way to relax. I started searching YouTube for relaxing music. Relaxing felt good. Guided meditations started showing up in the feed so I tried a few. I felt peace in my body and mind. It happened quick. I wasn’t as dizzy and could focus on objects without nausea. I now understand my body had been in a state of fight or flight because of all my racing thoughts and expectations. The medicine the doctors gave me made me feel nauseous so I didn’t take it. This practice became my medicine and soon I was able to drive and work at my job again. I wasn't completely recovered, but I was on my way.
Meditation changed my life. After that experience I felt different about the world and what I thought I “had” to do everyday. I started to appreciate the little things in life and felt more peace and appreciation. I saw how presence in each moment was the gift. When I stopped living for all the things I thought I “had” to do I was actually living. I felt more vitality in my body and clarity in my mind. I just wanted to keep aligning with this truth of my existence. I learned about my energetic reality and the mind body connection. It took me four years to fully recover from the concussion. I gained more health and happiness with each healing modality I experienced and learned. Over the years I have become an RTT Practitioner, Meditation Teacher, Qigong Healer, Shamanic Practitioner, Heart Coherence Facilitator, Spiritual Reader and Yoga Dance Teacher. It’s been an amazing path and keeps getting better. I’ve discovered it’s more about remembering the Beth that I was born into this world as and beyond that connecting to me as a soul. The light that we are when we are born, the awareness that we hold that is unshackled. It’s exciting to continue to find more joy, peace and contentment as I learn and grow. I am grateful and honored to be of service while on this journey together.