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I am Ready To Transform MY Life! Are You?

Thursday, June 16th, 2011 at 5:06 pm  
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Honesty* Stewardship* Choice

So far this year has been pretty intense!  I don’t know about you but I have been feeling the stress and the pressure to make things happen!  For me it makes it hard to stay on a certain task.  Energetically I am really sensitive too.

This month at YoniSpeak with Mellissa Seaman I was reminded why I have been feeling like this!

The Earth changes that we have all been talking about are happening now!  There are layers of electromagnetic fields within in the Earth that are brand new.  Humans are an organ of the Earth so we are also shifting and we have a choice how we want to handle these changes.  We can hold them all in and try to resist and control them, or we can open and surrender to the flow of what is happening.

It was a Wake Up Call:

Kundalini Activation

It just made me think about how I can apply this to my life.  I have definitely been feeling it. This sense of urgency yet stuck in fear.  Old fears and old triggers which old identities began to surface.  Ones I thought I had overcome but here they are again. As hard as it is, I look at this time in my life to really dive in and listen to my own personal call for awakening.  I ask myself what it is in my life that is holding me back?  Who am I?  What is my unique essence requesting of me?

In April until now, I received and have been integrating an initiation by Shakti MA, and the Kundalini Energy has been flowing through me.  I guess I didn’t understand what this really meant.  At first it was ecstatic, but as soon as I started to get lazy with my daily practice, she began to show me really ugly things about myself.  And I began to get lethargic and want to shut in and shut down.  Of course these were my own fears coming up. Fears about what am I doing here on this planet and why am I choosing this.  It would be so much easier to just give up and go get that corporate job that can secure me a paycheck every month!

It almost made me want to give my healing practice up. Now don’t freak out… because I would never do that!  I know better and I know that deep down this is the path that I am meant to walk on.  But all it comes down to was I was holding back in fear of taking my own personal growth steps. And so I made the choice that I am not going to hold back at all anymore.

I can’t be perfect and all of the challenges that I am having are totally normal right now.  Hell, I have been preaching about them to my clients and the people that come to the Sacred Wisdoms Workshops.  Why wouldn’t I be affected as well? This fear that I was trying to hold in was seriously affecting my practice.  Deep down I didn’t feel worthy of taking on clients while I was working through my own issues and so they stopped calling, and they cancelled their appointments.  We even had to cancel a whole workshop because down to the last minute we had almost everyone drop out the day before an event.

At first it was upsetting and frustrating. But, the beautiful thing about it was that it made me WAKE UP!

It made me look at where I was out of integrity in the areas of my life that directly reflected that of my client.  The world is our mirror and the people that we have any interactions with we can learn from.  And the reflection that I needed to see was that I was out of integrity with myself. I was rejecting myself! I wasn’t accepting myself and the choices that I had made.

So I have made the choice that I am stepping into my most authentic self.  For me that means going back to my daily practice of energetics, breath and movement. It means allowing my priestess to shine through in challenging moments with other people (like my family). And it means surrendering to this process or transformation. It is not easy, but it pays off in the long run.  And since I have made that choice, I am back in alignment.

And these are also the clients that I am choosing to work with.  Those that wish to make radical change in their lives.  Those that are ready to break through for good!  There is no time like that present moment to make things happen!  And I can help you. I love my work and I am going to power through this with the intention that you are by my side.

So thank you!  I made this video for you:

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Creating Sacred Space for Massage, Shamanic Healing and Breathwork

Monday, January 3rd, 2011 at 8:23 pm  
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Whether its for Massage, Shamanic Healing, Breathwork, or whatever Creating Sacred Space is recommended for everybody. You don’t have to do it like me. But what you should remember is that it is all about your intention, your conscious focus.

Creating Sacred Space is a very important intentional practice that I use in my healing space for Massage, Shamanic Healing and Breathwork sessions. During these appointments, very deep release may take place within the clients.  Whether it is physically, emotionally or spiritually, I feel it is very important to keep the integrity of the space strong.

Creating Sacred Space for Massage, Shamanic Healing and Breathwork creates a safe environment for the client where they feel comfortable to let go and heal.

It represents a safe haven, a place where they can step away from their regular everyday lives and create deep shifts within themselves. It would not necessarily be anything that you would outwardly notice within a room, but more of a feeling or a sense.

Before I begin any type of healing session, whether it be Massage, Shamanic Healing or Breathwork, I drop into my Priestess/Healer/Guide. I call in my highest self, healing guides and ascended masters to be present.  I then play my Sacred Medicine Drum to get into altered Shamanic states and align with the Mother Earth energy. My intentions of the healing journey are set, and I ask for any guidance to flow through me as a clear channel.

When I am Creating Sacred Space, I begin by burning Sage, Cedar or other herbs to clear any unwanted or left over energies and I ask that the space be blessed. I call in the four directions of North, South, East and West and the highest healing guides of the receiver. Next, I install energetic grids in the room that protect me and my client from taking any unwanted energies home with them. I build an altar that represents an offering of my intention as a guide to help the receiver drop into their authentic selves.

Here is just a small example of what I am attempting to describe to you:

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Through the years that I have developed my way of setting Sacred Space, I notice that I do this through having a strong conscious intention of what I want. The quality and focus of the Intentions are the foundation, because without a conscious focus, the desired outcome of a session is not likely. Thoughts, energies, block and fears, whether they be mine or a client, may get in the way of a safe space to transform and heal, and also may put myself and the client in danger of taking negative energies on.

Besides creating Sacred Space in my Massage office, Event Space or Shamanic healing area, I make sure that my home is also cleansed and regularly set.   I always have an altar where I play my drum and where I set my own personal intentions for the day.  I also try to maintain my clutter levels by donating items that I no longer use and burn sage daily to make sure the energy stays balanced and calm in my surroundings.

You don’t have to be a Massage Therapist, Shamanic Healing Healer or Breathwork Facilitator to dive into setting up your own personal Sanctuary.Your strong intention of what you want is a great start. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or want to talk to me about Creating Sacred Space.

Here are some pictures of altars that have been created to hold Sacred Space over the years to get you inspired to make your own:

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Creating Sacred Space: Divine Union Event 2009

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Element of Air Altar

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Element of Earth Altar

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Element of Fire Altar

Creating Sacred Space for Massage, Shamanic Healing, and Breathwork

Element of Water Altar

Aho and Blessings.

Leah Rose Duke

Shamanic Priestess, Breathwork Facilitator and Wellness Guide

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What is a Wholistic Health Practitioner? What is Wholistic Healing and What Can it Do For You?

Monday, November 1st, 2010 at 8:35 pm  
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What is a Wholistic Health Practitioner?





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Leah Rose Duke - Wholistic Health Practitioner





The term “Whole”- istic refers to you as a “Whole” person; and “Wholistic Health” reflects the Mental, Physical, Spiritual, and Emotional factors that are integrated to create balance and health in your life.  In the modern world of today, you go to the doctor when you are sick, and they will prescribe you a “medicine” and when you take that medicine, your symptoms go away. Even though you feel better for the time being, what you are doing is only working on the symptom, and that does not help you in the long run.

I am not knocking Western Medicine.  We have come a long way, especially in the way of treating acute injuries or immediate trauma, like getting into a car accident or breaking your leg.  But for more chronic illnesses, like Cancer, Bronchitis, Fibromyalgia or  Chronic Fatigue Syndrome the physical symptom is often a sign of a something much, much deeper that needs to be addressed.

For example, say you are a person who suffers from chronic headaches.  You go to the doctor’s office for these headaches and the doctor prescribes you pain killers for pain relief.  You go home and begin to treat yourself to an pill or two every time you have a headache.  You may be treating the pain, but you are still getting the headaches and taking medications, which can suppress your immune system and impair your own bodies ability to heal itself.

What if I told you that you that you could be pain free without popping any pills?

A Wholistic Health Practitioner can offer you a Personalized Wellness Program which will include but definitely not limited to: Massage Therapy, Bodywork, Nutrition, Exercise, and Meditation Practices.

Practitioners may also combine Detoxification, Breathwork and other alternative healing therapies to assist clients in creating optimal health. Most Wholistic Health Practitioners will offer a variety of their own specialties, as we all have our different callings to help others.

So, if you came to me for your Headaches, we would tailor a session distinctly for your needs.  I would check in with you about your diet and water intake. We would find the trigger and stressors so we can knock them out.  If it is diet, then we will tailor a cleanse or eliminate certain foods for awhile.  If it is from your tense shoulders, we will give you a head neck and shoulders massage, maybe some deep tissue in your trapezius muscles to loosen up your back and neck.  And if it is due to too much stress, we may use breathing and visualization techniques during our session.

What is most important to me, is that you leave with the tools to get rid of these headaches.

This is just a small example of what a WHP can help you with.

Wholistic Health Practitioners are educators and counselors. We embrace the belief that “disease” of the body reflects Mental, Physical, Spiritual, Emotional  or Environmental imbalance.






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Wholistic Health - Stillness In Action






True healing is an internal process where individuals search for and resolve the conflict within. Each person’s healing experience is uniquely personal and profound. Working with clients in this capacity requires great sensitivity, knowledge, skill, and a deep belief in the natural healing powers of the human body. Wholistic Healing provides not only the skills, knowledge and understanding required by clients to guide their bodies to optimal health, but also allows them to realize and integrate each their own innate sensitivity and wisdom.

I (Leah Rose Duke) am a Wholistic Health Practitioner and Wholistic Massage Therapist that received my WHP certification in 2007 through the SkyHill Institute in Petaluma.  I am educated and well versed in a variety of lifestyle applications and techniques including Massage Therapy and Bodywork, Nutrition and Detoxification, Energy and Chakra Healing, Emotional Cleansing, Group and Personal dynamics, Breathwork, Meditation and Shamanic Life Coaching.

For more information or to schedule a session with me, please call 650-892-5489  or email me at LeahRoseDuke@gmail.com

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