Harnessing Intuition and Energy Healing, Featuring Julie Ann Otis EP 125
Welcome to another episode of Thriving Practice. Today we’re taking a slight departure from the “norm” and talking with Julie Ann Otis, Founder of Samana Healing, somatic healer and practitioner educator. We’re diving into the serene world of alternative therapies and the enchanting New England charm. Join us as Julie Ann shares their love for Boston, the ocean, and how these elements intertwine with their unique approach to healing and wellness.
We discuss:
Alternative Therapies: The conversation takes us through a journey of alternative healing practices such as energy healing, shamanic journeying, somatic therapy, and spiritual healing, exploring their growing acceptance in modern healthcare.
Integrating Spirituality and Medicine: We discuss the increasing openness to incorporating spirituality into healing, and how body-related experiences are gaining credibility alongside traditional medicine.
Beyond Talk Therapy: Julie Ann shares insights into how clients often seek out their alternative therapies after finding limited results with conventional talk therapy, and how they facilitate a shift in focus towards creating a fulfilling life.
Intuitive Intelligence: Emphasizing the power of intuition, Julie Ann explains the importance of letting feelings guide decisions, particularly in healthcare, and how this intuitive approach can be transformative.
Practitioner’s Motivation: We discuss the heartfelt reasons why practitioners are drawn to start their own healing practices, aiming to bring about change on a soulful and emotional level.
Client Transformation: The concept of a “fairy godmother wish list” is introduced as a tool for clients to define their goals, leading to rapid expansions in identity and purpose.
Global Reach Through Technology: With the use of technology, Julie Ann celebrates being able to connect with clients worldwide, highlighting the importance of intercultural exchanges in the healing process.
Inspirational Travels: Julie Ann recounts travel experiences, particularly in Bali, that have significantly influenced their practice in energy healing and opened them up to new realities.
Quantum Physics Meets Intuition: A fascinating discussion on how the principles of quantum physics intertwine with intuitive practices within the field of alternative therapy.
To wrap up, Julie Ann reminds us to weave humor into our daily interactions and reflects on the mysterious draw that brings clients to them, suggesting a greater force at work in the healing journey.
Julie Ann’s Bio:
Julie Ann Otis is a metaphysician, shamanic practitioner, and wiseass. They offer somatic therapy and energy healing as pathways to radically shift reality. Julie Ann founded Samana Healing in 2014 with the mission of empowering people to radically change their reality. “Ease. for. every. body.” has been the message they have brought forth in their teachings and healings. As our planetary transformation unweaves the spells of domination and separateness, Julie Ann offers expert guidance in unwiring old systems from our individual experience and in relationship. They teach a broad toolkit of practices including energy healing, shamanic journeying, creative visualization, meditation, applied metaphysics, and somatic therapy. In addition to their therapeutic work with individuals and couples, Julie Ann offers a two-year training for healers, coaches, and therapists who wish to deepen and broaden their energetic and somatic toolkits.
Julie Ann brings to their practice 20 years of experience in Buddhist psychology, vipassana and metta meditation practices, creative practice, and body-mind integration work. Their ecstatic spiritual awakening in 2011 and the subsequent unfolding of their life’s work have given them first-hand evidence of our collective spiritual guidance as we heal ourselves and our planet. Julie Ann is grateful for their remarkable teachers around the globe including Seven Stones Leadership, the Focusing Institute, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Insight Meditation Society, Cambridge Insight Meditation Center, the Contemplative Dance Community, and Dell'Arte International. A staunch advocate for the healing power of somatic exploration and healing through art, Julie Ann has created art installations for the Institute for Contemporary Art Boston, Boston Center for the Arts, the American Repertory Theater, the City of Boston, and Harvard University. They have also published three volumes of poetry and performed at poetry festivals in Mexico, Honduras, Peru, and the United States. More information at www.julieannotis.com.
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