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Talking To Your Heart

9/26/2014

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I consult with a lot of people who have questions about romantic relationships. Relationships they have, relationships they used to have, relationships they want to have...we hold a lot of energy in this area.

That makes sense, given the culture that we live in. Our culture tells us that we need to have a romantic relationship in order to be balanced, healthy individuals.

But that's not true! Living a balanced, emotionally healthy lifestyle is a skill set that we have to work on and develop. It's not a package that we suddenly receive when we tell someone that we agree to be in relationship with them.

After all--I'm fairly sure that every one of us knows some people who never seem to have their act together, or members of a couple in a terrible relationship, who keep holding on because they're so enthralled by the number of weeks/months/years together they've amassed.

(Sometimes WE are the people in the bad relationship. But that is a separate issue.)

The rationalization usually sounds something like this--After your friend has cried on your shoulder for the seventeenth time, describing something that seems an obvious reason to terminate the relationship to you, if you even suggest that they may want to take a break, the friend says something that sounds like this: "I can't do that! We've been together too long to break up now!"

So. Those healthy-relationship skills are something that we have to work on on purpose, if we want them to develop. Among other things, we have to learn:
    
    *how to seek and create the relationship that will be most fulfilling
    *how to maintain a sense of self within a romantic unit
    *how to honor our boundaries, and choose partners who do the same
    *how to talk to each other, even when we don't want to;
    *how to listen, even we don't feel like it

--and not only do we have to learn these skills, but we also have to keep working on them. This is like being assigned a book report...covering all of the works of William Shakespeare...that we have to present in a foreign language that we don't speak...and it's due in three days. In other words--It's a lot of pressure, and it doesn't let up.

The fact of the matter is that every relationship has its own secret language. Each person who is participating in the relationship has a whole field of thoughts, beliefs and expectations that are attached to them, including their romantic history, their expectations for the relationship, and whatever limitations they are holding for the relationship. On top of that, we have cultural beliefs and restrictions attached to our beliefs around age, our region of origin, gender-based behavior, and our finances. When you look at all of these factors, it's a wonder that any relationships ever make it off the ground.

That's where I can help. Coming soon: a five-week workshop and discussion group about intuition and romantic relationships. The early-bird fee is $10 per week until October 1. (After that: $25 per week, or $100 for the entire set.) Would you like to attend? Send me a message to cast your vote!

Please note that I will only move forward with the workshop if there is enough interest. We'll have delicious tea and light snacks--this is bonding time at its finest. Are you in? Let me know what you think
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As always--love freely, live well, and be true to your dreams.

Much love,
Tanisia

P.S.:  You are cordially invited to schedule a reading of your own, where we can talk about anything you like.
Well. Almost anything.

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Why I Don't Offer One Free Question (and Why the Thing I Do Offer is Better)

3/24/2013

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There are a great many people in this field--by which I mean, people who offer psychic, intuitive, or other spiritual work--who offer a fantastic service. It is honest, it's as advertised, it is useful, and applying it correctly can really help you change your life.

What most people in this field are *not* doing is offering this potentially life-changing work for free.

The people who are offering the work "free" are actually pretty rarely individuals. They are large companies whose owners believe that the "free" word will draw people's attention and traffic to the website, and so they throw it out there. You can probably think of two or three of these companies without even breaking a sweat.

When I have spoken with people about their experience when they've called those numbers to cash in their no-cost session, they generally tell me that at least three or four of those five "free" minutes are spent being shuffled about from one hold operator to another. They don't actually get to have more than sixty seconds of contact with a real person before someone starts charging them.

Pretty pathetic, right?


I don't think there is anything wrong with giving something away, if that is what you genuinely plan to do. But this doesn't seem to be part of the plan for the people who are throwing the word around left, right, and sideways.

 Something that we will discuss another time is that offering these services is a business.
We all know how business works:  Business owners create a medium in which we exchange goods or services for money.  Some people price their services more affordably than others do. Ultimately, each artist must decide what she believes is an appropriate price for her time and abilities.

Psychic services are spiritual gifts, offered as an extension of my spiritual beliefs. It was a painful and challenging process for me to accept and publicly discuss my abilities. Frankly, I can't imagine offering five free minutes, one free question, or any other kind of gimmick with relation to them. Doing so cheapens an otherwise sacred connection.

In addition to this--and maybe more importantly--scheduling a session is a commitment for both of us. We are both setting aside the time, and each of us pledges to attend the appointment with a viable level of energy. We are committing to sharing more than our time with one another: we share our vulnerability. We bring our whole selves. That deserves more than a gimmick.

Although my fees are modest on a scale from here to Sylvia Browne, I do understand that my time is not inexpensive. What I do offer is a period of adjustment: if, in the first five minutes, you do not feel that we are well-suited to each other, then your monies will be refunded, and you will not be charged for my time.

This is better than the "dine-and-dash" thinking of the "five minutes free" offer. It shifts the focus away from the gimmick (read: trick). It lets you know that I am genuine; and that I am looking forward to our time together; and it allows us to make a connection with each other. That is the goal, after all--it is through our connection that I can offer the information that you seek.

I offer psychic services as a way to share compassion and support. That is why we are all here, you know...to hold each other up. Life is so much richer when we can show up and share our authentic selves....we get something beautiful in return.


Are you ready to share something beautiful?

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Answers and Policy Statements

1/25/2013

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This is a list of answers to some of the questions that I am sometimes asked. I hope this helps to delineate the shape of the services I offer. Of course, I am always delighted to address your questions and concerns.

  • I ask you to create a list of questions and bring them to your appointment because I believe it is an important way for you to focus your energy in the direction of the issues at hand. This method will also help you to determine the importance of each matter that you would like to explore during our time together. When I offer psychic information, I am requesting material about you from the eternal—think of it as taking a trip to the Hall of Records. When you tell me what you would like to focus on, that helps me to locate the specific information that you're wanting to hear about, as opposed to what happens when I look for information without a focus. What I find is still valid, but it may not be as useful to you—may be material that you know already, and did not want to spend time thinking or talking about.

  • I will use my abilities to help you feel empowered to create changes, and make the best choices that are available to you in the moment, with respect to your resources and capabilities. Your general wellness is my most important concern. (This is why, if you ask me about other people in various types of relationships, my answers will always incorporate information about how you can best protect yourself, and grow!)

  • I will not use my abilities to help you focus on people or ideas that may be harmful for you. To this end, I offer a maximum of three readings regarding the same issue in a six-week period. In addition to this, I do not answer questions about upcoming dates of physical transition (death), stock market, celebrity matters, or lottery numbers. (Read “lottery numbers” as “gambling pursuits”. I'm not making an anti-gambling mission statement of any sort; I buy lottery tickets too! I'm just saying that it is not the best use of my abilities to focus on these areas.)

  • I am not likely to offer you reading time more than once per week. If you request readings more frequently, then I'll suggest a later date. I want my work to support your life, rather than interrupt it. My job is to offer you perspective and reveal information, so that you feel supported in moving forward and exploring your options.

  • While I do my best, I can't claim to reach complete accuracy. The information that I receive is often encoded. Sometimes I make mistakes when I decode the information.

  • In addition to this, the future is flexible in conjunction with our choices. We are co-creators of our own future. Instead of envisioning the future as something that's chiseled in stone, think of it as a group of stones set in a river. As we choose the next stone, the part of the river that we are looking at changes...the same way that life circumstances are altered every time we make a choice.

  • I look forward to our time together! To this end, I have created an account at www.Schedulicity.com, where, at any time, you can schedule an appointment with Goddess Within. In addition to this, I will do my best to reply to your calls and emails within 24 hours. This is not always possible. If you have left a voice message that has not been returned, please accept my apologies. Sometimes e-mail is the best way to reach me.

  • You can always expect that I will be committed to the time that we are scheduled to spend together. I will ask you to commit to our appointment also, by reserving your appointment time with your payment, and then by attending the appointment that you scheduled. If you cannot attend our appointment time, then I will expect that you let me know by 24 hours prior to the time you scheduled. Otherwise, your payment will be forfeit.

  • Do you have questions about how a reading could help you? Send me a message. I would love to meet you.

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Greetings and Salutations!

1/21/2013

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My name is Tanisia Smith, and I am a psychic intuitive. Through my practice, Goddess Within, I offer holistic healing services to benefit the whole self. Embodying the Goddess is the intuitive arts branch of that practice.

"Trusting the flow" is one phrase that I sometimes use to describe the intuitive process.

Sometimes, the information comes through in bits and pieces. Often, the bits and pieces feel completely unrelated--I may see a bicycle, and then smell chocolate--and part of my work is to form an understanding of the connection between the two things, and then help the client understand where their power lies.

Other times, the information comes through in one massive package. This can happen so rapidly that I am racing to describe the enormous amount of data that has come through to me, before I can no longer remember it all. This is always exciting, but it's always a challenge, too--sort of like getting a sneak preview of completely unconnected portions of a movie. (You know, the parts when someone is standing in the kitchen chopping onions, or walking outside to the old playground, or choosing a bottle of juice from the shelf. For someone who is just flipping channels and turning past the movie, the moment itself may not appear to mean anything, but to the person who has watched the whole thing, the same clip may explain who stole the cookies, or who the corporate mole is, etc.)

There are stages in between, of course; times when the information is relayed to me through a series of video clips, or when the answers suddenly appear in my mind; or seem to have been written across a large chalkboard.

By trusting the information as it comes clear to me, no matter what the method, I make my channel stronger. But when I try to pick the information apart, the common threads disintegrate, and the bits of knowledge swirl away from me like dry leaves in a strong wind.

It has taken a while to reach a place where I understand how to be a good channel for whatever is coming through. Part of that is developing some habits that help me understand when I am, energetically speaking, in the right place--which means that I have mindfully opened my channel, and am unavailable to other kinds of distractions--versus being in a more physically present mindset.

Trusting my flow also means being mindful about what is happening around me. Instead of trying to control everything, I can act on faith that things are proceeding just as they ought.

It also means that I need to have clarity about when it is up to me to take action. 2012 revealed a lot of client questions about how intuition works, about anxiety, and about how to have more peace in our lives. I am listening to the wisdom of the universe. Part of my plan for 2013 is to offer workshops on meditation, handling anxiety, and a collaborative series on developing intuition.

I am also committed to Health at Every Size principles. Health at Every Size, developed by Dr. Linda Bacon, is a set of principles that suggests that overall health is dependent upon eating well and moving our bodies. That means that health is a series of habits, and anyone who has a body can participate in these habits, independent of body size and shape.

This year, I will offer workshops about using massage and Reiki to help you develop a new relationship with the body that you're living in right now.

All of these things are in the flow for me. I have learned that when I try to work against the flow, things do not work out the way I plan.

What is your awareness about flow? How do you work within your flow? What do you notice when you work against your flow?

It's time to welcome more into your life. I stand ready to help. Are you ready to say yes?




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