Veronica Vela – Omnigirl

Messages from the Spiritual Realm

Apr 012018

Have you lost a loved one and then received a “message ” from them? This first happened to me three months after my Mother’s death. She became ill and went into a coma and died four days later. I never got to talk to her and say goodbye. Usually being a very upbeat person, as my friends will tell you, I became depressed when my mother passed away. I didn’t feel like socializing and gained weight by eating too much. Then one night her spirit came to see me. I could see her clothes and where she was sitting. We talked all night about our life together and how much I missed her. The next morning, I was back to my old self. I felt a new energy after connecting with my mother’s spirit.

At the time, I had not been participating in a spiritual practice for 10 years but knew this was something I had to start again. I was working full time, taking 3 classes at NCSU and dancing with the Apple Chill Cloggers in Chapel Hill. So it was four years later when I graduated with my BS in Zoology at the age of 33, that I began searching in earnest for a spiritual practice.

I met Veronica Vela, http://healthecology.com/, who introduced me to the Course in Miracles and the energy healing practice of Reiki. I became a Reiki I practitioner and spent the next two years studying the Course in Miracles https://www.acim.org/AboutACIM/

It changed my life. I began seeing everything in a new way. I paid attention to coincidences, dreams and began meditating. Keeping a journal, helped me grow spiritually over the years. In 2003, I lost my husband of 17 years suddenly to an aneurysm. The first time I knew his spirit was around, was when my son and I were in the bathroom talking. We were remembering how he would turn out the light to scare us. About that time, the light went out and neither one of us was near the switch. We both knew he was there.

At the time my son was seven and he had told me on many occasions that I should not be sad because his Dad was right there with us. Children often see and feel spirits much more readily than adults. They are open and clear channels to the spiritual plane.

Two times after I began dating his spirit came to me. The first time was with a guy I had started dating in the form of a song, “Mama He’s Crazy” by the Judds. When this song came on in the past, I had always felt I was singing it to my mother to let her know I had found a good man to marry. SO when is started playing after he passed away, I knew he was telling me to watch out, it might not be a long relationship and he was right.

The next time was again with a new boyfriend and the smoke detector went off in the house for the first time for no reason. I thought to myself, “Okay Sonny ( my husband’s name), I know this is not the best choice but I am lonely. I guess I am OK now because I have been dating the same guy for 7 years and we are engaged. No signals for the spiritual realm yet, YEA!

Since that time, I have lost friends and their spirit came to visit to let me know they were OK. They all wanted me to tell a loved one this. I felt it when I lost a close friend, Jerome, from my clogging days. Also when Eric, my fiance, lost his father, when I lost my Aunt Melba ( she was like a mother to me), and when Joe, Becky’s husband died. It was always a peaceful feeling and lots of love associated with it. Being open to the spiritual realm, can help ease a loss or help someone else with their grief.

If you want to become more aware of spiritual messages, I suggest you start a journal, noting all coincidences like the phone call from a friend you were just thinking about, seeing the same number over and over again or to seeing an animal that has a significance to you. Also keeping a record of your dreams and anything else that pops in your mind that might be related to spirit. One of the best ways to get started is to begin a daily meditation practice. If you need help with this please contact me and I will point you in the right direction http://omnigirl.net/naturemeditations/

Your life will expand in ways you can not imagine when you connect to your spiritual center. It beings clarity in decisions, as well as peace in troubling times. My decision to begin a spiritual practice is absolutely one of the best decisions I have ever made!

Life-“Wow! What a Ride!”

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Jan 312018

I had the honor to officiate a “Celebration of Life” for Dot Hussey, my brother-in-law’s mother, this past week. She was 93 years old, but what life she lived. She married her sweetheart from junior high and lived in California and North Carolina for most of her life. When her husband died, she moved to Greensboro in her 60s to be near her sister after working for over 30 years in the insurance business. Dot started a new career working part-time at the Auto Auction until she was 88. She then moved to Wake Forest to a retirement home, but consistently broke the speed limit with her mobility scooter. She ran it full out as fast as it would go. Dot believed in using your body up before it was time to leave for the spiritual plane and she did just that. This saying was one of Dot’s favorites and fit her to a tee, from Hunter S. Thompson::

“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke thoroughly used up , totally worn out and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!”

I believe that we are responsible for our happiness in life. In all areas of our life, we are either changing and growing or becoming stagnant and declining. This life is so precious that we should spend every minute of it finding our joy through work, family, relationships, and health. As we age we see others become less active around us and some even die early. The only thing I fear is the regret of not doing something I wanted to in my life.

I always wanted to have a child, but I was 42 before my son was born. Many of our friends thought we were a little crazy to have a child at that age but he kept us young.

In my 50’s I was hit with auto-immune arthritis and had a double knee replacement. Six months later, I was white water rafting on Class 5 rapids in West Virginia. https://aceraft.com/ Now my friends really thought I had lost my mind. My philosophy was why have the surgery if I could not do the things I wanted to do?

Many of us dream about the life we would like to lead, but simply don’t take the first step. Instead of saying “I can’t”, say “what if I did”? Life consists of many small steps, taking the first one makes all the others easier. These fears don’t just pertain to adventure but also to emotional risk and fear of what others will think.

I spent 35 years in biochemistry and public health laboratories. In my 60s I decided to change careers and start an energy healing business from the encouragement of my spiritual mentors, Angela Coulter, http://trinityenergyprogression.com/ and Veronica Vela, http://www.healthecology.com/

I came out of the “Spiritual Closet” and became an ordained minister http://www.newearthaquarianchurch.org/

I soon began marrying couples in the community and found a new passion that I would never have believed possible. I truly feel connected to the couples that I meet and feel honored to marry them. http://www.annmckenzie.net/

I am not sure what new phase of my life will occur in my 70s, but I hope it is as much fun as the others I have tried so far. One thing is for sure, I am always looking for something new to learn or do. After all, that is what makes life interesting. If you want to open up to your intuition and explore all the possibilities waiting for you, contact me at http://omnigirl.net/contact/

Energy Healing Compliments Western Medicine

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Nov 222015

In the last 4 years I have had 2 major surgeries.

I spent 15 years with the Apple Chill Cloggers from Chapel Hill, NC dancing all over Europe in International Folk Festivals as well dancing here in NC and surrounding states. I would not trade it for anything, but clogging can be very demanding on your knee joints especially if you keep dancing into your 40’s, which I did.

Four years ago I was struck with an auto-immune arthritis and could not walk to the bathroom one morning, after walking the night before. I was in the care of an orthopedic surgeon , who tried the conventional treatments for one month. During this time I could not sleep or walk without a cane. I am a very active person , so I became depressed partly because of no sleep but also because of my limited mobility.

Two of my spiritual friends suggested guided meditations. I thought to myself, I have been meditating for more than 20 years. I tried it and called my friend thinking something was wrong.I had never felt this way when meditating. My head started bobbing and I was crying . Angela Coulter, my friend, said that is great , it means you are releasing some of the pain. I began the practice of meditation daily for the next 5 months until I had double knee replacement surgery. I continued afterwards to help ease the pain during physical therapy . I have continued this practice daily since then.

Three years later , I started my energy healing business to help others with physical, emotional,or mental issues. It has truly been rewarding.

Recently, I went for an endoscopy and found there was a problem. At first the doctor thought it was acid re-flux, which I found hard to believe since I teach and follow an alkaline diet to reduce inflammation in the body. A few days later a barium swallow showed my stomach had moved into my chest through a large hole in my diaphragm. I needed to have elective surgery soon because this could be life-threatening if it became an emergency. The day I went to the first surgeon, I was very scared. He told me all the risks and I wondered if I would leave my only son without his last parent.

I made up my mind that I would do what I could for a good outcome. I had to wait 7 weeks to get a medicine I take for arthritis out of my system before the surgery. I got a second opinion and felt much more calm. I also did my energy work visualizing my stomach sliding out of my chest easily .

I saw myself happy and healed but I also knew that I could handle anything in my true inner divine consciousness , even going to another plane of existence.

I am happy to report the surgery went extremely well. My doctor was surprised the stomach came down so easily , since it was wedged between my heart, lungs and aorta. He said most people’s stomachs are more stuck and they only have a small percent in their chest, mine was 100% in my chest.

After the surgery , I spent the whole afternoon and evening in a gratitude prayer for my doctors, my family, my friends and for life itself. When true obstacles come in your life, you realize that the relationships you have are the most important thing. There is always a silver lining and mine was this feeling of gratitude and being fully alive.

I found that you have to rely on conventional Western medicine for some health issues , but Energy Healing certainly helps with physical issues including positive outcomes. I am truly thankful to all my spiritual mentors, especially, Angela Coulter and Veronica Vela , who have guided me over the years to a true place of peace and unconditional love.

Expanding Your Horizons Leads to A Fullfulling Life

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May 202015

Do you ever feel like something is missing, even when everyone around tells you that you have all you need?

When I was 29 , I had a full time job I enjoyed, while working on my degree part time. I was part of a clogging team that traveled to Europe most summers. I had lots of friends to spend time traveling, listening to music, dancing and eating together. It was a fun filled life and everything seemed great.

Then without warning, my mother, who was my best friend died suddenly. I lost my joy for life, not wanting to go out and began eating emotionally. My friends would ask when I would I start smiling again. I was in an emotional fog and did not know how to get out. Three months after she died, she visited me in my dream state and we talked all night. I can still see her pink gown and her smile as if it was yesterday. The next morning I woke up and was thrilled with life and ready to get out and start living!

I realized that I had let my spiritual and intuitive side slip away from me over the last decade. I made a conscious decision to renew this important part in my life. I promised myself that in 4 years when I finished my BS , I would “expand my horizons” to include more than the physical world around me.

A few months after receiving my degree , I began focusing my attention on spirituality. A friend asked me to visit Health Ecology in Cameron Village in Raleigh, NC. I met Veronica Vela, a Reiki Master . She suggested I study the “Course in Miracles”. I told her I did not know anything about miracles. She convinced me to start the weekly study group. I remained in this group for 2 years.

The Course In Miracles changed my life. I found the basis to life is love and there is nothing else. The opposite of love is fear, but fear cannot exist if you come from love. The hardest part was learning forgiveness. I learned that to forgive someone does not mean you condone their actions, but that you will not let that negative emotion hold your back from your true light. This is especially true when learning to forgive yourself. There are no mistakes, just opportunities to learn and grow. Living in the past keeps you from expanding your horizons and have a truly fulfilling life!

I have tried to live my life with love and forgiveness and it has been truly remarkable. I got married at 36 and had my only child at 42. I found myself a widow at 50 but knew that my spiritual strength would get me through this. A few years ago, I was struck with autoimmune arthritis and began walking with a cane overnight. Within the next year, I had double knee replacement and was white water rafting. My friend and mentor, Angela Coulter, originator of Trinity Energy progression, lead me back to meditation and connecting with my spiritual self. This helped me through a difficult time , reinforcing the power of connection to your inner strength.

I now work in energy healing and nutritional health. I became a Trinity Energy Progression Practitioner, Reiki Master Practitioner and Ordained Minster in the last several years. “Expanding my horizons” in this area of my life has been one of the most fulfilling things I have ever done. I feel at peace with myself, even when it seems that everything else is falling apart. I know that how I perceive the world defines my life. I truly feel that life is wonderful and I can not wait for something new!

Always look within for guidance when it gets tough in the “real world”. Try listening to a recorded meditation to quiet your thoughts. http://roadtoawakening.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/HeartFocus-7mins.mp3 If you have trouble doing this, ask a friend for help. The next choice is to seek someone that does energy healing and that you feel connected to. Look for someone who comes from unconditional love and without judgement of your thoughts and feelings.

I have been truly blessed by my spiritual mentors. I love helping others find the peace I have found.

Angel Oak Helps You Connect

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Jan 252015

The Angel Oak is thought to be one of the oldest living things east of the Mississippi River. Angel Oak is a live oak. Towering over 65 feet high, the Angel Oak has shaded John’s Island, South Carolina, for over 1400 years, and would have sprouted 1000 years before Columbus’ arrival in the New World. Today the live oak has a diameter of spread reaching 160 feet, a circumference of nearly 25 feet, and covers 17,100 square feet of ground. http://www.angeloaktree.org/history.htm

When I first saw the Angel Oak while traveling in South Carolina, I felt it’s immense energy . When I touched the tree trunk it seemed that I was connected to the tree and the earth. It was such a comforting feeling. It felt like I was part of the tree’s past as well as the present. Being in the presence of such a magnificent living tree is awe inspiring. Nature has always been my first choice for feeling connected spiritually to my self and others.

When I was young, I would play in the woods behind my house for hours by myself. I would imagine wood nymphs and fairies during my visits to the stream in the woods.

During the course of my life , I have encountered deaths of loved ones, my father at age 19, my mom at age 29 and my husband at age 50. With every loss, I was profoundly comforted by family and friends. Even with all the love given to me, I still had to turn to my spiritual center to go forward with my life. These events propelled me to increase my spiritual search. My mother died in a coma and I was not able to say goodbye. Three months later after being depressed (one of the few times in my life) I was visited by her spirit. I was told by my friend from Taiwan, that they believe the spirit of a loved one visits you about 3 moths after death. I knew that my spirituality was an important part of my life and began following that path as soon as I graduated from college 4 years later.

It began with the Course in Miracles in 1986 and my first Reiki class. I am still continuing to learn. I became a Trinity Energy Practitioner ( founded by Angel Coulter) in 2012 and an Ordained Minister in 2014 through New Earth Aquarian Church , founded by Veronica Vela. My more recent spiritual search was initiated after I acquired inflammatory arthritis and started walking with a cane overnight. Learning to mediate deeply was necessary to help with the pain. I found that guided mediation was a great way to start. (http://www.roadtoawakening.net/AudioDownloads/ExpandingConsciousness.mp3). My first serious attempt resulted in me sobbing and my head bobbing uncontrollably. I called Angela, the friend who sent me the link, and told her something was wrong. She laughed and said that was a good thing to happen. I was totally confused but was told it meant I was really releasing the pain and connecting.

These benefits caused me to understand the importance of meditation. Now I am on a mission to introduce meditation and energy work to everyone. We all want peace and sometimes do not know where to start. Taking time for yourself and listening to your inner guidance is not as easy as it sounds. It takes practice and time. I started slow and encourage others to try mediating for 5 minutes a day, gradually increasing to 20 minutes or more.

I also find it much easier to feel connected to others and the earth by spending time in nature. Even if you just sit on the porch and look at the birds. Our life can be so hectic, that we do not feel we have the time for this. But it is amazing how much more you can accomplish if you center yourself first and listen to that inner voice.

Now I wonder, after meeting the Angel Oak, if the fairies and wood nymphs I met when I was young were really from my imagination!