ABOUT DANA
People often ask me...
Have you always been clairvoyant? Is it a gift that you were born with, or did you discover this ability later on in life?
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My response is simple: We are all born with extrasensory abilities. Babies and young children see auras, read energy, and are pure channels in constant connection with Source. So, I was born with intuitive knowing, and you were too! Maybe more than you give yourself credit for.
As a child, I remember palpably feeling what others were feeling, and knew that certain things were going to happen because I "saw" them in my mind's eye, but I generally kept these insights to myself. And like most of us, over time I gradually forgot these abilities. As a teenager I got good at conforming to societal expectations in hopes to fit in with my peer groups and please the adults I looked up to. The more I relied on what I thought others wanted me to be, the less in touch I became with my own truth and inner guidance.
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In my perception, this disconnection from Self is a common experience of modern times. We come into the world pure, bright, complete, and totally conscious. Then little by little, our light begins to dull as we attempt to mold ourselves to the demands and expectations of society. Like sponges we absorb what we learn from our environment, parents, teachers, and other adult role models, who, ironically, may have forgotten what it means to be a child. Add to the mix cultural and religious influences, intergenerational conditioning, and subconscious beliefs... no wonder it can be hard to filter out the noise and stay true to Self!
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The good news is, if we fall asleep to the voice of our inner wisdom, then the next step is to wake up. Isn't that what we came here for? To awaken and evolve into a fuller expression of love? Thankfully our soul, all-knowing and ever-present, faithfully sends us wake up calls. One after the other, louder and louder, until we choose to listen.
My wake up call
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By my junior year in college, I was familiar with a way of being that wasn't quite me - partying, pushing my body, out of touch with what I truly wanted or needed. Going to Argentina for a semester abroad in 2008 changed everything for me. It gave me the opportunity to break outside of my box, and do things differently. But before the road got easier, it got harder.
At the end of my stay I was taking a dance class and attempted to pull off a flip, and... voila! - I landed on my head, injuring my spinal column. I spent the next several months with compromised mobility and a lot of pain. Back stateside, I struggled facing my injury, and with the added challenge of "reverse culture shock", I fell into a depressive state.
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This was the beginning to my waking up. Choosing to take things into my own hands, I sought out alternative healing methods, radically changed my diet, quit drinking, joined a Qigong studio, and began the journey of spiritual awakening. Once I got a taste of the golden drop of consciousness, there was no turning back! All sorts of synchronicities began to happen and life presented me with new opportunities to heal, grow, and open to more joy and magic.
After I graduated from college with a BA in Spanish, my heart led me back to Argentina. I had no idea how things were going to turn out; I simply knew to trust my intuition and go. Little did I know I would spend the next eight years in various parts of the country, living many intense and beautiful chapters, including the start of my exploration in the subtle healing arts. I opened up a creative channel, started making art, and reconnected with my childhood passion of playing the flute. I sought out studies in energy healing, and found my first teacher of Kundalini yoga.
A grand inspiration...
In 2011, I visited a friend in Buenos Aires who told me she had recently taken an aura reading course. She was radiant, and enthusiastically offered me a reading. I thought to myself, "I don't know what that is, and YES, I want one!" To this day I vividly remember the felt-sense of a powerful, soulful presence, and the profound messages that moved me to my core. I yearned for more.
The following year, I immersed myself in aura reading trainings in Patagonia, and became a certified reader through the Piracanga School in March of 2013. This experience showed me it wasn't about acquiring a skill set outside of myself; it was about peeling back the layers to reveal my innate intuitive capacity. Like polishing a diamond in the rough.
I have been giving aura readings (now called Intuitive Readings) ever since I completed the training, and it is so fulfilling! Each session is an uplifting soul-to-soul encounter, and I am very grateful to be doing this work.
Weaving it together
Since returning from Argentina, I've completed almost 500 hours in yoga teacher trainings, created my intuitive consulting and healing practice offering 1:1 sessions, sound baths, workshops and retreats, and graduated from the comprehensive 2 year training in Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy, with certification in process.
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I currently reside in Portland, Oregon with my partner and 1 year old daughter. In my spare time you can find me enjoying precious moments with my family, friends, tending to our home, dancing, cooking, exploring nature, studying, doing my own growth work, and deepening my connection with Spirit.
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The journey of being a human is at once a hard path, and an extraordinarily beautiful one. In my lifetime I am committed to walking it with as much vibrancy and humility as possible, sharing the tools, gems, and experience that I've gathered along the way. Thank you for walking alongside me, for bringing your full self, and for the ripple effect that that expands outwards as you cultivate love and light.​
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Warmly, Dana ​