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As a young child I was labeled “sullen and under-achiever”. I knew something was wrong about that so I promised myself, “When I grow up, I am going to help people be the best they can be!”
My dream came true when I began my Master in Social Work degree. Then, my young family was given an offer we couldn’t refuse! I put my degree on hold and we moved to Tokyo, Japan for my husband’s job.
During our five years there, I trained as a cross-cultural consultant and worked with executives at Sony, NEC, and Ricoh helping them prepare for the huge transition of living and working in another culture.
Before returning to the USA to live, I went to Bali, Indonesia on a vacation that included being part of a special ceremony meant to clear naughtiness from an adorable 3-year old boy. As he was already lifting up little girls’ skirts, he was thought to be the re-incarnation of his grandfather (who was a dirty old man).
My friend Jean, was running the tour. She told me stories of the ghost of the grandpa appearing to her when she lived at the family compound years before. At first her stories, which were beyond anything I had heard before, seemed literally unbelievable to me.
Then I looked around. The Balinese people were so happy! Something must be right here! "Who knows?", I thought. Maybe there is something to it!
Something inside of me shifted. I became very curious about that may lie beyond the material and scientific definitions I had learned about reality.
After this experience, I was hungry for spirit. I moved back to the US and built my own cross- cultural training company. I spent my days designing and delivering corporate seminars to executives and their families that were very satisfying. I also founded and became President of an international women’s club that is still active today.
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Still, something was missing.
I longed to understand what really made us tick. How could we be the best we can be if we kept circling around the same patterns and wounds we’d grown up with? I spent every spare moment doing my own deep spiritual work, hosting circles, and studying every evolution theory I could get my hands on.
I sold my cross-cultural company and enrolled in a masters degree that would once again shake my limited world apart…
The first day of my transpersonal psychology masters, we did a practice of authentic movement when I had this incredible experience.
After dancing in 11 minutes of silence I received a vision. I saw myself as this powerful, expansive, joyful being dancing in the fires.
In this moment, I realized I was so much more than the little story I had been telling myself for over 25 years. It was a direct experience with the essence of who I believe we all are at our core - expansive, powerful energy.
The artwork and creativity I had so loved as a child (but that I had shut down during my marriage) became a powerful “way of knowing” and expressing my unique inner Spirit. Now it was time to set myself free and express myself as a radical, creative being.
My life took surprising turns. I was so hungry for more that I found myself learning from and spending quality time with thought leaders in the consciousness and human potential movements such as Jean Houston, Lynne Twist, Angeles Arrien.
I also traveled to Europe and South America speaking at peace conferences and working with high potential leaders, introducing them to innovative communication techniques that helped them become present and speak from inner guidance.
My article about the expansive power of Expressive Arts was published by The Association of Humanistic Psychology!
One of those turns was the need to be on my own now that my children were grown.
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After my divorce, I stood at the ocean and asked ‘what next?’. I heard in my ear, “You’ll go to the Hebrew texts and paint,”
"What?? No way!" I wasn’t interested in doing that. I am all about building bridge between cultures and traditions. Just doing something with Hebrew didn’t appeal to me.
While I argued with that voice for awhile, I decided to pay attention.
I took 30-days to myself in silent retreat. I painted without saying a word or checking e-mail. I felt guided by my ancestors, famous Jewish mystics and scholars. And thus, The Alphabet of Vibration, a series of 23 Inter-spiritual, Hebrew Letter Mandalas was born…
These light language paintings have guided me to deeper knowing about how energy in our bodies and our world works. I now understand that we are powerful creators who have all we need within us to be “new humans” ready to energize a positive future for all.
I am on a mission to help people embody their unique and powerful light. I seek to help us all move through these transformational times with as much consciousness as possible.
I believe we can transform fear, disconnection, and disheartened ways of existing into alive, co-creative, and joyous manifestations of human expression.
Supported by my artwork, love of facilitating groups, and delivering engaging keynotes, I enjoy helping people slow down, learn to trust their inner knowing, and come from a place of inner strength and peace in all they do.
Yes! Painting by ©Analesa Berg
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