What did I expect from a workshop on vision boards? Transformation and community as two heart-centered women came together to teach their Great Work. Sure I could stay home, carve out some time and do the board in the serenity of my studio but I wanted to be with other women doing art and visioning. Okay that sort of happened.

Lesson 1) I am the One who opens up with connection. Stand in your POWER woman. When the lead teacher takes no control of the room it’s hard to connect.

The heart connection needs intention, silence and reverence- it doesn’t happen in chaos. As a teacher the power of your presence carries the room through the rest of the day. In SoulCollage® we hold the space so people can dive deep. For me creating a vision board demands this same attention as your psyche/spiritual self is opening up to the possibilities…Future Seeing = Dreaming BIG. A teacher LEADs the experience and holds that bigger space with ease and grace.

I learned the heart connection is important and if it’s not there you’ll leave hungering and not know why.

Lesson 2) I am the One who holds Sacred Space. Mess is good. Midway through the teacher became more worried with getting the place cleaned up, putting scraps of paper away. Shouting “any scraps, any scraps here put them in this bag.”

For me this was too much. Being messy is part of the creative process, if the inner critic is going into overdrive about the room being untidy then maybe it’s time to rethink things. Collage is messy- there will be bits of paper everywhere.

I learned to be more Martha Stewart: plan ahead by putting trash bags at each table or deal with the paper scraps after the event.

Lesson 3) I am the One who is Shows Up on Time. Time is sacred; it’s a window of opportunity. Honor people who show up on time by giving them space to create. With 35 women in the room table space was already tight before we started. Then latecomers started randomly squeezing in here and there. Which meant stopping what I am doing, stopping the creative flow, move my images and vision board around to accommodate a woman who wasn’t considerate enough to arrive early to the party. Arggh!

Note to teacher: create a table for latecomers so they don’t disrupt the room. Then you can give a second round of instructions quietly rather than shouting “Make Room” and “HERE’S WHAT WE ARE DOING!” to everyone. I learned to honor people for showing up on time.

Lesson 4) I am the One who is the Teacher. Treat others the way you want to be treated. It’s my responsibility to vet the teacher before I dive in deep and open up. If you plan on teaching develop a signature speech for the training. As a teacher I still invest in speaking coaches to hone my craft. Teacher#2 hired a videographer to tape her presentation, yet the workshop felt sacrificed for her product and left me feeling a bit used. Videography needs to be invisible and seamless.

I learned the students are more important than the teacher’s agenda.

The day wasn’t a bust; I gave an intuitive reading from her vision board to a wonderful woman who is ready to create a new life. I left the session with an awesome vision board, my Big Dream in images and a few aha’s.

A good teacher is a practical mystic- creating sacred space she leads and nurturers, balances and becomes a witness for your experience to unfold in a magical way. In sync transformation happens.

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I doodle when I’m on the phone with clients.
I doodled in school.
Visual’s help us learn but in school doodles are discarded for “real” learning.

When did you stop drawing?

What age? Maybe it’s time to doodle again. Here’s one of my doodles from a coaching session on core values.

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Wouldn’t you like to release the “I don’t know what to do!” End the struggle that’s keeps you spinning?

Wouldn’t you like to easily tap into more creativity with ease and grace?

65% of us are visual learners. Your brain processes 60,000 times faster than reading text. Why not integrate visual mapping into your coaching experience! Let me help you map your vision. It’s fun. Easy. Powerful.

What Clients are Saying:

Above is the story board I created for my friend and colleague Bambi. After her Map ME! session she broke through her resistance and overwhelm; her creativity returned and she up-leveled her business.

Rev. Michele Grace Lessirard is one of the most giving, loving, and talented healers I know. I can always count on her to reveal what’s going on in the bigger picture that can be contributing to why I feel a certain way…i.e.. Weird and funky. I always love her cosmic updates of what’s going on energetically on the grand scale. (Whew, it’s that Mercury Retrograde thing again — not me!)

One day I was really struggling and none of my tools was getting me grounded. It was in relation to my growing success and I knew I was encountering the resistance to change that accompanies any up-leveling of ourselves. Only this one was really uncomfortable. Michele Grace very graciously gave me session and drew me a beautiful map of the experience, which involved getting in touch with the love and support that my deceased brother could give me. While the words have gotten lost, the image of her map has stayed with me. It was such a gift and her insights really blew me away. It was so helpful.

If you are looking for a loving, insightful guide for your journey, I highly recommend Michele Grace’s gifts, wisdom and talent! Her artistic impressions are such a beautiful gift one has forever and her comfort is profound.- Bambi Thompson from bambithompson.com

Your Map ME! session is interactive and fun.

• Through a series of channeled questions I’ll help you move past resistance (fear) into your BIG Dream! with ease and grace (yes this may include a money breakthrough).
• We talk about your business, what you want the coming year to look and feel like.
• I access your akashic records and get your soul symbols.  Doodling the your map while asking you a series of questions; however it may also be somewhat provocative for you as well.
• How long does it take? Expect 75-90 minutes Studio time.

Clients tell me that the ideas on their Maps start manifesting right away. How cool is that!  I promise you’ll have breakthroughs along with lots of ah-has.

Live Studio Session: Your 1:1  session happens in my Studio at Vero Beach, Florida. You will receive a copy of your Map ME! Vision map to take home with you that day.

Virtual Online Session: Your 1:1 session is conducted via the phone/Skype where I’ll ask you a series of questions. Then the call ends I go into my studio and create your personalized map. I’ll send your map along either by email (letter size) or large format. (You can opt in for the large format just pay for shipping $15-25).

Yes I’m ready for my Map ME! Session

Schedule a Discovery Call today.

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