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Deer and Rhino Energy Animals can bring us messages in the physical and etheric worlds. Sometimes it’s a warning, a reminder, or just a gentle nudge to pay attention to ourselves. Like the time a female deer stood on the front porch of a friend’s home; quiet, gentle, but insistently there and not moving until … Continue reading Rhino Message →

 TURN ON YOUR CAMERA. you think I’m kidding, but I’m not. You get excited and forget, and then come the expletives. TAKE OFF THE LENS CAP. How many times I’ve heard, “my camera is broken, I can’t see anything!” Again, it happens more often than you think. SNAP THE PICTURE–IMMEDIATELY. You can fool around with … Continue reading 3 Golden Rules for great safari photos →

Just like the avenger archetype who needs to “get even” when slighted, the cape buffalo never forgives. There are many instances of a grudge held for up to 10 years by an angry buffalo. Remembering the men who used to hunt, the buffalo locks eyes and charges without warning. Buffalo never forgive They flip lions … Continue reading Don’t anger a cape buffalo →

Elephants represent family energy with often impressive dynamics of nurturing, scolding, acting out of course loving each other. Elephant energy can open your heart chakra to know you are loved. Impressive beings, Elephants feel emotions as we do; they weep, become angry, happy and sad and communing in the wild with a mother and baby … Continue reading Elephant celebrates a Mother’s Day →

Giraffe Totem teaches us everyday wisdom Giraffes teach us to look above the fray and not get our feet tangled in the weeds. Sometimes we need to look for the bigger vision of what is going on, sometimes we just need to rise above the craziness around us and keep walking. If a giraffe comes … Continue reading Giraffe Totem teaches us wisdom →

You may recall that workshops always begin in the etheric long before you take a seat in the classroom. Messages for you can come in so many ways, such as through dreams, visions during meditation, or even an urge to pick up a book if it hasn’t fallen at your feet! And do you recall … Continue reading Lion totem: Kenya Safari June 17-21, 2021 →

All Inclusive Kenya Safari. Magic, Excitement, Service and Fun Adventure calls! The song of Kenya is in our hearts, and we are ready to continue our work in the Mara. We will study energy medicine and animal energy with Christel. Please read the extreme health and safety covid protocols in place for your safari safety. … Continue reading Kenya Safari June 17-24, 2021 →

Let put some light in the world. All is takes is some candlelight. Be the light of just one candle. Adding your light to the world will help you feel better when you are feeling powerless in our ever-changing world. I’m asking you to promote healing during these dark times. All that is necessary for evil … Continue reading A call to action for healing our world →

Have you ever tried to “improve” yourself while feeling shame, or being critical or judgmental of your past? It doesn’t work, but compassion will. Compassion has the power to heal, as demonstrated in a recent class. One student shared a secret that had plagued her for years. Christel channeled healing energy for her and the class and … Continue reading power to heal →

“Know that it is wise to be open to love when it finds you.” –Christel When you have been shocked or injured, betrayed or collapsed in the center of grief and loss, a part of you gets left behind in that time period. It’s partly a natural defense mechanism and at times, a choice to … Continue reading a moment of grace →

Move past the shock and pain when people hurt you with their words or behavior. Courage and a willingness to move past their injuries, the participants of the “Shocking Behavior” class were insightful, open and receptive to their healing. May all my students shine as brightly as you did today! Well done! -Christel  

An upcoming event, “How to Move Beyond Shocking Behavior” is just what the doctor ordered. Don’t let others haunt you and hurt you. Let the healing begin! May 12th, 9:30am MST lions out for a stroll in the Mara Christel Nani showed students how to “call in” lions using their powerful energetic signature. We brought … Continue reading Lions and Shocking Behavior →

Many of you wrote back to say you had adopted an elephant at the Sheldrick Center. How awesome! I want to say thank you and share a picture of my elephant, named Sities, orphaned at seven weeks old, due to to poaching. She came desperately seeking company and how wonderful she found a new family. … Continue reading Thank you for caring about the elephants! →

The Sheldrake Center in Kenya takes in orphaned elephants. It’s all about love. Several times our jaunts to Kenya included a visit to the Sheldrake Center, where orphaned elephants are given love and care and companionship. Some of the babies lost their mothers and fathers mere weeks after they entered this world, due mostly to … Continue reading Elephants, Love and Commitment →

Flexibility is a great habit to practice!

How about a gift of healing? Recently in our Positivity Class we taught about “Healing the Hurted Heart.” In the Positivity class we taught three tips that help to ease heart pain. This pain may be from an old relationship, a loss, a betrayal, a dashed dream or a trauma from long ago. The first … Continue reading 3 techniques to heal the hurt heart →

Honor your choices; stand in your truth.

Moby Dick, Gifts, Statues and Death Last week I spoke of the connection between dreams and diabetes. Today, I’d like to speak about creating a legacy or leaving a gift for the world. Face it, we are all going to die and while a statue might be nice, I like to think of how I … Continue reading Moby Dick, Gifts, Statues and Death →

Success is defined by Maya Angelou as “liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” Churchill said that “success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.” But what does it mean to fulfill a dream? “A dedication to become happy and a willingness to not only ask for, but … Continue reading Dreams, Diabetes and Balloons →

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