Location: Presented Live, online, via Zoom
Dates: Mondays (Feb. 14, 21, 28, March 7, 14) 2022
Time: 3:00 to 4:15 pm Mountain Standard Time
Your Investment: $197
The age-old story goes like this.
The treasure, the princess, the map, the secret, the answer – whatever the hero is seeking – is locked inside the cave, the castle, the enchanted land. That prize is calling out to said Hero. It is the quest of a lifetime. Guarding the entrance is The Dragon.
The way our culture teaches it, the Hero must fight The Dragon. And win.
Well, that never worked for me. I would sit in that movie theater and find my senses overwhelmed. Of course I wanted the Hero to triumph, but the price I was paying as I sat through the film was the burning dread in my stomach, the clenching of my jaw, the stopping of my breath. Too much violence, the visual close-ups sending adrenaline shockwaves through my body, accompanied by the heart-thudding soundtrack.
This was not my story. So I re-wrote the ending.
(Spoiler alert: the re-write is what I want to teach to you.)
But first, let me introduce you to my personal Dragon.
I grew up an anxious and sensitive kid, an easy target. Other kids would tease me and I would freeze, defenseless. My insides would twist. Unable to imagine being mean enough to make fun of someone else, I felt it as betrayal.
In elementary school, whenever the teacher scolded the class and made us put our heads down on our desks, my bony elbows would feel bruised and sore resting on the cold wood, and I gagged as my nostrils were bombarded with the smell of paste, spilled milk, cleanser, and whatever else had contaminated its surface. I braced my skinny body in an attempt to tolerate the discomfort. Nobody else was complaining so I kept my mouth shut.
I often got sent to the nurse’s office with a stomach ache. I wasn’t sick. But I knew I didn’t feel good.
Anxiety, dread, doubt, fear. All these feelings simmering, a murky stew in my insides, yet I couldn’t identify them. I had no words for them.
Eventually, these emotions found their way into songwriting. Music became my life. By age 18, I was touring the country with my band, having just recorded our first album.
Age 35, married, now touring as a soloist, with several albums on my discography. On the outside, a success. On the inside, another story.
The stomach aches and nausea were a way of life. Almost two decades of fighting an eating disorder. The anxiety swelled and settled into a deep depression. I had chronic pain due to a neck injury. Living felt so difficult, I was alternately suicidal and numb. To keep up my performance and travel schedule, I ran on adrenaline. All of this capped by a fresh diagnosis of an incurable autoimmune disease.
Song: “The Undertow:” that wrote itself through me during that era: On YouTube or On Spotify
I had run out of doctors. Though most had been kind, nothing they did was helpful. I felt alone, angry, hopeless, and worn out…
Fast forward to 2022. It took time, but I uncovered for myself a path of healing. I am now in my late 60s. There were ups and downs along the way, and of course, there still are! As long as we keep on living, we will encounter more bumpy stretches along our path.
This course will focus specifically on how we navigate the places where it doesn’t seem possible to move forward. Which is where I was over thirty years ago. Your story? Yours doesn’t have to take as long as mine did.
If I did it, you can do it too, especially with me as your guide, teacher, Sherpa.
“These sessions are a beautiful blending of delving deeper into energy work and being blessed by Carla’s storytelling abilities. Her recall of details is so helpful and her ability to tie up what appear to be varied topics into an understandable lesson continues to delight my soul. Deeper acceptance, willingness to explore and challenge old weary beliefs and an optimism for growing and learning more about the energetic and spiritual realms is what has evolved in me in these sessions. My hip/back continues to heal…I would (recommend Carla), and I have suggested to friends to try Carla’s sessions since they have benefitted me so much.” W.
“(When I) experienced major brain surgery, Carla reached out to me, as a friend as well as healer, to offer some support through her varied healing methods. In just days after my surgery, we spent some time together, Carla allowing me to express my vulnerability, frustration and simple need for emotional support. Carla shared the basic principles of EFT (tapping), and routed me through a series of affirmations that, to this day, act as my ‘go to’ mantra to confirm my confidence and peace within myself. Since then, I have participated in various individual and group healing sessions with Carla and have always reaped benefit and knowledge in my level of self-awareness, as well as learning how to simply bring calmness into my life. Carla is very perceptive in being able to identify her client's needs!” V.
“(Carla is) able to channel an intelligence that feels transcendent…I believe anyone would be helped by Carla's talent, (whether) at the basic level of relief from physical or emotional pain with tapping, or on a higher spiritual level with her deep and ever deepening wisdom.” L.
I feel called to serve you. I was born to be a teacher, and not in a traditional classroom. It is the old souls, the seekers, the seasoned students of life who seem to cross paths with me. I love using stories and metaphors with my clients, and there is nothing more magical than that moment when the person’s energy shifts. Song: “Awakening,” which channeled through me during a time of healing: on YouTube or on Spotify.
I now know that my suffering was a doorway, and my Dragon was inviting me to cross that threshold for a long time. It was the doorway to healing my life. I am more grateful than I can express to have found my way through that doorway. I look forward to providing you with the guidance to walk through yours. That is how I say “Thank you&rdquio; to the Infinite Intelligence that guides me.
The Format
Module 1The External Circumstance, and Our Response to It
Module 2Recognizing How Resistance Shows Up in Ourselves and in Others
Module 3The Magic of Allowing and Forgiving
Module 4Respectful and Successful Ways to Right-Size, Reframe, and Reintegrate
Module 5Supporting and Enhancing Your Ongoing Practice
“…I was trapped in a self-diminishing mental pattern. It would dismiss and debilitate my ability to thrive in my day and attain a higher state of being. I felt imprisoned by my thoughts. Carla helped me to identify the self-defeating thoughts and the many ways it manifested. She then walked me through a process that helped me do the tapping on my own and unhinge from the limited thinking. I am experiencing growth, freedom and insight in many areas of my life…I feel much more productive in my processing of my thoughts, where they originate and brew and then actively making a shift into a healthier direction…(Carla is) solid in her beliefs, open to input and questions with regards to her experience, graciously wanting to share her experience, teaching others what her practice looks like and the impact as well as various dimensions of her experience.” A.
“(This practice) is so calming, and since it is easy and accessible, I would like to try to do it more regularly. It’s a little hard to say, but it does make me feel as though I can connect to my core, my Higher Self, and that feels very affirming. (Carla is) very centered, calming, and connected to a larger wisdom, she definitely emanates a clear energy that shows what is possible when one does the work. She brings herself- her heart, her knowledge and experience, and her love, and it is very healing…This is a person who has invested the time and energy in living, learning, training, and focusing on healing using these modalities, and bringing her lived experiences to help teach, guide, and share what is possible as far as facing and overcoming life’s obstacles and pain, transforming pain into something that can help one to grow.” E.
“Carla was absolutely inspirational. She always had something to share from her prolific reading and self-reflection that was beautiful, and it always seemed applicable to whatever challenge I was facing that day…I definitely remember many sessions where I began in a frazzled or upset state and ended with a sense of peace. In addition, there were numerous times when I felt gobsmacked by what I learned in the session…I have begun to deal with things from my past that have always haunted me, and that I have avoided for quite some time. (Now) I feel more at peace with myself. Carla is luminous, inspired, warm, compassionate, creative, brilliant! (Her) own journey and constant courage to dive deep is inspirational and has informed her ability to help others. She is a healer.” R.
“A buildup of family issues prompted me to contact Carla and begin sessions last summer. I have been on a search of mindfulness, self-awareness, a positive, constructive way to handle myself and live with intention. Carla’s approach to coaching is comforting and reassuring. As she relates stories or experiences of her life, or those of others she has read and studied, I gain important insights for a better path forward in my thinking…I am finding a comfort level and acceptance of how I have lived, an understanding of my motivations and a constructive, positive way forward. I came to find peace and acceptance of myself. I want to live each day with intention and with a positive attitude. I am making progress with these goals…(These sessions) touch me deeply. I want to embrace and remember every story, every anecdote. I am finding an inner peace as I build my gratitude practice with Carla’s guidance…I would definitely support another person who is considering signing up for an event.” P.
“When I have been worrying about a troubling past event, (sessions with Carla have) changed it… (Carla is) generous, caring, compassionate, honest, transparent, and patient…You will learn more about yourself and dealing with arising issues… (Carla’s sessions are) making such a beautiful place to go to and be yourself, no questions asked.” G.
“I suffer from depression/anxiety from becoming disabled from surviving a massive TBI. Mostly I continue coming because I have hope it’ll help me, and I do feel lighter by the end of the session. The session where she spoke about being resistant has influenced me greatly as I now recognize this pattern in me and I’m able to be more accepting of others, especially those who are trying to help me while in my wheelchair. (Carla is) down to earth, accessible, caring.” K.