Just a bit about me............
I am a woman fascinated with words. Always have been. I love the creative challenge of capturing a moment, a thought, or a feeling in the arrangement of words. I love feeling the energy of a word and how that energy shifts depending on how it is combined with other words.
Before the blog ~ I spent the better part of my adult life running a manufacturing company. It was interesting work, it paid well, and because I ran it together with my husband, it allowed me the freedom to stay home part time while raising our daughters. I didn't love it but it was hard to leave the "safety" of it. Still, there was always an underlying voice that whispered to me "You are depleting your soul." I ignored that voice.
Well, the "comfortable" world I knew shattered on March 11, 2011. I was Matsushima, Japan, a beautiful scenic village on the Pacific Ocean. At 2:46 pm there was an earthquake. A 9.0 earthquake that lasted six minutes. SIX minutes. I literally did not know the earth could move that much! With over 300 islands in the bay, Matsushima was somewhat protected from the destructive tsunami that soon followed, but there was quite a bit of damage none-the-less. If I had been ten minutes east or west of where I was that day there is a strong likelihood I would not be here today. That's another story, but suffice to say, after that the pretty little world I knew ceased to exist. Soon after that, my marriage ended and, along with that, my job. All sense of security and grounding were pulled out from under me. Even after I returned home, I continued to live my own personal earthquake and tsunami.
Quite frankly, it felt like an intervention - like the universe was telling me "You have important work to do and you aren't doing it so do we have your attention? Wake up". In reality it was a gift, forcing me to take my first step on a path that would ultimately lead me closer to my authentic self.
I stumbled quite a bit on this path for several years, attending all kinds of workshops and healing sessions, trying to find teachers and books and that elusive magic foo foo dust that would save me. What I wasn't doing was dealing with my stuff. I was trying to get someone else to deal with things for me or find some "feel good" practice to avoid them.
In October of 2013 I went into the rain forest of Peru to participate in an ayahuasca ceremony with Maestro Juan of Mayantuyacu Centro Amazonico. While working with this incredibly spiritual, healing plant I received very clear messages about going within, not only to confront my shadows but to find the light as well ~ that my light would burn bright again and that I had work to do that would connect me with Mother Earth. When I returned home I stopped attending workshops and went out and sat on the land. Just sat. On the land. Specifically, the land I live on. Every day. For hours. Well, the land spoke, and it nurtured me and grounded me and sustained me while I went about the work of healing. It literally lit the path that helped me find the way back to the light within. I also learned to honor my passion for writing, a passion that had been burning within for a long time.
So I write. Every day. I started writing on Facebook, tentatively at first, and then added this blog in January 2015. When I write it literally releases an energy that wants to be expressed. Some days I write so much I have to remind myself to eat. THAT is what passion feels like. I write and I put it out there on the web and if it helps even one person, that's enough. My passion is to be of service and part of that service is delivered through the written word.
I love sharing the land I live on so in January of 2015 I listed my home on Airbnb so people have a way to come here to the land and be nurtured, both by me and by the land. Within two hours after I posted my space I received a booking. The Universe spoke again. I have a regular stream of guests now and there are tangible gifts for all. Calm. Peace. Relaxation. Connection to Mother Earth. And me? I get to meet awesome people.
I am a Usui Reiki Master Teacher, Spiritual Intuitive Healer and AromaTouch Therapist. I have also studied with Donna Eden's Energy Medicine Program. I have a deep deep connection to Mother Earth and incorporate this with everything I do. After sessions we'll walk on the land whenever weather permits. This is where you will integrate, connect, relax, and breathe in the healing energies of the earth. I can show you how to develop earth-honoring practices that will assist you in your growth/healing. I can teach you mindfulness techniques that bring you into presence. Learning to increase presence with every day living opens the door to insight and wisdom. Honoring God's hand in our healing opens the door to Grace. The basis of all the work I do is Love. Love for our Creator. Love for yourself and love for others. Love for Mother Earth.
Like to book a session? Send me an email at [email protected], call me at 919-624-0258 or message me on my Facebook page Kathleen Paul, Heart 2 Heart. I'm pretty low key about this stuff - no fancy webpage. Just give me a call. My hours are generally 10-6 Tues-Sat but I'm pretty flexible and can accommodate your needs either in person or via Skype.
I also routinely sponsor other healers to my land and generally post those on my Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/HeartToHeartHealing/
If you'd like to spend some time on this magical land as well, visit me through Airbnb.
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/5065719
warmly - Kathie
"The things you are passionate about are not random. They are your calling." ~ Fabienne Fredrickson
Before the blog ~ I spent the better part of my adult life running a manufacturing company. It was interesting work, it paid well, and because I ran it together with my husband, it allowed me the freedom to stay home part time while raising our daughters. I didn't love it but it was hard to leave the "safety" of it. Still, there was always an underlying voice that whispered to me "You are depleting your soul." I ignored that voice.
Well, the "comfortable" world I knew shattered on March 11, 2011. I was Matsushima, Japan, a beautiful scenic village on the Pacific Ocean. At 2:46 pm there was an earthquake. A 9.0 earthquake that lasted six minutes. SIX minutes. I literally did not know the earth could move that much! With over 300 islands in the bay, Matsushima was somewhat protected from the destructive tsunami that soon followed, but there was quite a bit of damage none-the-less. If I had been ten minutes east or west of where I was that day there is a strong likelihood I would not be here today. That's another story, but suffice to say, after that the pretty little world I knew ceased to exist. Soon after that, my marriage ended and, along with that, my job. All sense of security and grounding were pulled out from under me. Even after I returned home, I continued to live my own personal earthquake and tsunami.
Quite frankly, it felt like an intervention - like the universe was telling me "You have important work to do and you aren't doing it so do we have your attention? Wake up". In reality it was a gift, forcing me to take my first step on a path that would ultimately lead me closer to my authentic self.
I stumbled quite a bit on this path for several years, attending all kinds of workshops and healing sessions, trying to find teachers and books and that elusive magic foo foo dust that would save me. What I wasn't doing was dealing with my stuff. I was trying to get someone else to deal with things for me or find some "feel good" practice to avoid them.
In October of 2013 I went into the rain forest of Peru to participate in an ayahuasca ceremony with Maestro Juan of Mayantuyacu Centro Amazonico. While working with this incredibly spiritual, healing plant I received very clear messages about going within, not only to confront my shadows but to find the light as well ~ that my light would burn bright again and that I had work to do that would connect me with Mother Earth. When I returned home I stopped attending workshops and went out and sat on the land. Just sat. On the land. Specifically, the land I live on. Every day. For hours. Well, the land spoke, and it nurtured me and grounded me and sustained me while I went about the work of healing. It literally lit the path that helped me find the way back to the light within. I also learned to honor my passion for writing, a passion that had been burning within for a long time.
So I write. Every day. I started writing on Facebook, tentatively at first, and then added this blog in January 2015. When I write it literally releases an energy that wants to be expressed. Some days I write so much I have to remind myself to eat. THAT is what passion feels like. I write and I put it out there on the web and if it helps even one person, that's enough. My passion is to be of service and part of that service is delivered through the written word.
I love sharing the land I live on so in January of 2015 I listed my home on Airbnb so people have a way to come here to the land and be nurtured, both by me and by the land. Within two hours after I posted my space I received a booking. The Universe spoke again. I have a regular stream of guests now and there are tangible gifts for all. Calm. Peace. Relaxation. Connection to Mother Earth. And me? I get to meet awesome people.
I am a Usui Reiki Master Teacher, Spiritual Intuitive Healer and AromaTouch Therapist. I have also studied with Donna Eden's Energy Medicine Program. I have a deep deep connection to Mother Earth and incorporate this with everything I do. After sessions we'll walk on the land whenever weather permits. This is where you will integrate, connect, relax, and breathe in the healing energies of the earth. I can show you how to develop earth-honoring practices that will assist you in your growth/healing. I can teach you mindfulness techniques that bring you into presence. Learning to increase presence with every day living opens the door to insight and wisdom. Honoring God's hand in our healing opens the door to Grace. The basis of all the work I do is Love. Love for our Creator. Love for yourself and love for others. Love for Mother Earth.
Like to book a session? Send me an email at [email protected], call me at 919-624-0258 or message me on my Facebook page Kathleen Paul, Heart 2 Heart. I'm pretty low key about this stuff - no fancy webpage. Just give me a call. My hours are generally 10-6 Tues-Sat but I'm pretty flexible and can accommodate your needs either in person or via Skype.
I also routinely sponsor other healers to my land and generally post those on my Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/HeartToHeartHealing/
If you'd like to spend some time on this magical land as well, visit me through Airbnb.
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/5065719
warmly - Kathie
"The things you are passionate about are not random. They are your calling." ~ Fabienne Fredrickson