by debra | Mar 31, 2022 | Ancestral Healing
Yesterday my cousin sent me a treasure trove of genealogical information he researched about my maternal grandmother’s family. Her lineage held a lot of pain and grief. My grandmother’s parents died when she was 16, and she lost an infant son born with a serious...
by debra | Mar 30, 2022 | Ancestral Healing, Spirituality
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about names and how much they matter. We might not often think about the power they hold. Many names have symbolic meaning. For instance, Debra is a variation of Deborah, a Hebrew word meaning “bee.” Oleson literally means “son of...
by debra | Mar 29, 2022 | Energy Essentials for Empaths, Shamanic Healing, Spirituality
For years before every class and healing session, I’ve done a ritual to help me step out of my self and into a channel of divine light and healing. This ritual has remained unchanged for over ten years. There is power in ritual. The repetition creates a template of...
by debra | Mar 28, 2022 | Intuitive Development, Spirituality
“Trust your gut!” We hear this message frequently in spiritual circles and in memes on Facebook. As a teacher, I’ve even recommended it, particularly during basic shamanism classes when students learn to journey. But trusting what seems to be our inner guidance can...
by debra | Mar 26, 2022 | Nature
Last weekend in the sunny spring weather, I went for a long rambling hike at Riverland Conservancy. It felt great to get out in nature and stretch my legs after several months of being mostly indoors. I quickly remembered my love of this place. Riverland Conservancy...
