12 Reasons to use Spiritual Counselling

One: You are simply feeling spiritual pain

You may carry a longing for God, be feeling a sense of disappointment in life — a feeling of having lost your way. This pain is indescribable. You may assume an event or events from your life are the cause of this pain but such longing is not quenched by anything in the world. No person or situation stops this pain for long. Think of Prince Siddhartha. He had a beloved wife, a new child, all the riches a princely life brings, yet the longing to ease his spiritual pain overrode such worldly things. Dr. David R. Hawkins, too, was at the peak of his success but the drive to push forward in his spiritual quest led him to leave his life in Manhattan and go to live in a secluded desert spot in Arizona.

Knowing you can choose to change this suffering, that you can understand it in another way and focus it into the energy of intention, releases much of the pain of this unnamed longing you now feel. Spiritual practice, mediation, and prayer, together with tools to release resistance, offer you freedom and direction. You can then supply a focused and directed objective for your life. I can direct you to and/or teach you to do so.

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Two: You believe you have gotten stuck at a plateau and cannnot see how to progress

Though a longtime student, you might be experiencing very little progress. Frustrated by lack of change can be very discouraging. You want to go faster but are unsure how to do so.

Three: You want direction

If you are new to a spiritual life, it is most helpful to have someone to assist you in clarifying what it is you want from your practice. What is your purpose and what you want from your life are challenging questions to answer and to uncover. Strangely, you usually know, but may not know that you do.

Four: You want to know how to determine your progress

How do you measure your spiritual progress and ensure its continuance? The feeling of 'wanting' or 'desire' for progress is supposed to be surrendered in a spiritual life. Because of this we often suppress it and hide from it. Clearing up your desire for progress, can be very freeing. Learn to see this from another perspective and become more trusting and peaceful.

Five: You may want to use spiritual principles in every day life but do not know how, or are not successful when you try to apply them by yourself

Learning how to weave spirituality into daily living is my whole focus. I wrote the book, "At Your Heart`s Pace", with this intention.

You may feel alone in what are doing and want the support and sharing a group can offer. I can help you problem solve about this issue. We are setting one up online for those participating in my workshops. We are often much more focused when we have scheduled meetings with like minded people.

Six: You may simply want alignment

You likely feel you are doing fine in your spiritual life, yet want assistance with one challenging issue. A person, a memory or a present situation, can bring out intense resistance to releasing negative feelings of anger, fear, resentment, and longing. On the other hand, you may be ready to face an issue of forgiveness but do not want to do this on your own.

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Seven: You want to be taught how to remove blocks and resistance

There are techniques vital in removing heavy emotion and the fear of fear. Training in applying/learning such tools in order to remove blocks, is offered individually and in groups. Also, we may require reassurance that we are applying the techniques properly. Having someone to confirm that what you are doing is correct is very helpful. When you are prone to deciding what the practice should feel like,(while at the same time you are not having such an experience,) it is very helpful to have support in releasing these frustrating and discouraging beliefs. (tapping therapy, releasing, surrendering are the primary tools I use.)

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Eight: Emotional or spiritual crisis

Life is filled with situations that can break your heart and cause you intense emotional upheaval. When you experience a specific emotional or spiritual crisis and want a session or two to move through it — to be supported, spiritual counselling is for you. Ultimately, such crisis situations are opportuities to gain the skills you need to better meet the next situation you encounter.

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Nine: You want a mentoring relationship

I can offer many ways to assist you. In the Mentorship program I will be a counselor, a coach, a mentor and/or guide to encourage, support and love you through your successes, resistance,self discoveries and fears on your way to Spirit. Also, participation in my blog, which will soon begin at www.quotes-toliveby.com, and online courses can be helpful to you and offers you the opportunity to join in an online community of your peers.

Ten: Releasing forgiveness or shame issues

Carrying grudges and hurts block your access to peace. You are not free of the past when you bury it or logically decide the hurt does not matter. It is when you let go of the issue that you realize what a heavy burden it has been. Coming to the realization that forgiveness is necessary is a leap forward on your spiritual journey. Learning to forgive self and others becomes extremely important when attempting to express spiritual love. Releasing the past is often difficult to do without assistance, otherwise you would have already released it.

Eleven: Help accepting serious physical illness

You might want help with moving through or accepting an illness or impending death issue from an emotional/spiritual perspective. I have worked and volunteered with palliative care patients for many years. I have moved through my own life-threatening illness. I can help you in this time of intense spiritual potential. What better way to springboard you into surrender, than by facing the impermanence of the body.

Twelve: Assist with a specific phobia or emotional block to peace

You might want help with a phobia or fear using a spiritual perspective. An example of which might be fear of flying or public speaking. You might want to address issues like body weight,fear of failure/success, or to increase self esteem. I can teach you to release the issue using the 'Tools' as laid out in my book, At Your Heart's Pace, such as Tapping Therapy, Release, Surrender, and Affirmations.

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I look forward to working with you in whatever capacity you might require.

Questions, ideas or suggestions? Please feel free to email me anytime at ellen@ellensutherland.com. I look forward to hearing from you.