When we heal ourselves and raise our vibration, we heal the world and raise the collective vibration overall.
Being authentic and aligned comes from a deep connection with Self and trusting our Inner Wisdom/intuition/ internal guidance. When we are in alignment, things flow, there is no resistance and no need for efforting or forcing things to happen.
Life flows with ease and grace.
When we are out of alignment, inauthentic, and disconnected from our Inner Knowing, life usually gets hard. We start struggling, resisting and get overwhelmed by conflict.
MY STORY
For most of my life I gave my power away to others who seemed better, smarter or more confident than me.
I grew up in a really poor, abusive environment. We’re talking trailer parks, sleeping honky-tonks while my parents were drinking, truckstops, drugs, stealing money, prisons, and abuse of all forms. It was bad.
We moved every 6 months, so on top of a volatile environment, there was no sense of home, consistency, stability, or structure. The adults (family friends, family, caregivers) in my life that I was supposed to rely on, came and went. No one stuck around for too long. I was hungry for stability, love, belonging, and protection.
I met my teenage love at 15, and he introduced me to a whole new world. One I always knew I wanted to explore, but didn’t know I had access to because of my upbringing.
I got to experience culture, symphony, opera, literature, poetry, self development - all the things my mom called me names for being interested in.
But then he left, and I was devastated! Even though I was crushed, having already stepped out of my small world, I had the strength, courage, and appetite I needed to move on.
I knew I wanted more out of life, way more than what my parents could ever offer me.
So at 16 I put myself through counseling. I paid for it myself, and moved out on my 18th birthday. I signed the lease and blew out the candle on a cupcake, all in one go.
Wherever you go, there you are…
Even though I got myself out of the trailer park and into the wide new world I knew I belonged in, I still carried with me the pain, trauma, and limiting beliefs from my childhood. This was ever present in my relationships with boyfriends (and friends) where I gave away my power, my voice, and my authenticity in order to feel loved and feel like I belonged.
Years later, I reconnected with that teenage love and moved from San Diego to Manhattan to be with him and try to live out my Lifetime Movie Channel romance. My romantic fantasy didn’t have the happy ending I hoped for.
Our relationship was filled with arguments instead. I started replacing the little voice in my head with his voice. I started doubting myself, doubting my intuition, and becoming increasingly insecure. I started taking on his behavior, losing myself more and more in the relationship. Given my low self-worth, for the first time in my life I had a hard time finding a job.
“Hey! I’m talking to you!”- The Universe.
The Universe has ways of getting your attention. It usually starts with a whisper, and if we don’t listen, it gets louder and louder. And it got louder for me.
One day, while riding my bike home through Harlem, I got hit by a car. In an effort to heal my injuries, I came across Reiki, an energy healing technique I connected with very quickly. By diving into this healing modality, my intuition and psychic abilities became stronger. I suddenly couldn’t ignore the signs that I was living out of alignment.
Less than a month later I knew I had to leave. I had always wanted to move to San Francisco, but I had no idea how, and thought I didn't have what it took. I didn’t have a job or a place to live, but I opened up to my intuition, set an intention, and then declared it.
The next day after my declaration, an apartment in SF fell into my lap!
“Thank you, Universe!”
A new beginning…
I moved back to California and I got a job - in the middle of a recession! - making the most money I’d ever made in my life. Once I started claiming my truth, all things started coming to me with ease and I started manifesting like a badass.
Throughout the years, my commitment to healing and accessing my Inner Wisdom have transformed my life. I went from feeling trapped, stuck, overwhelmed, hopeless, and powerless to feeling capable and strong.
Life now
I now have a zest for life I never had before. I own both my mistakes and my power. I listen to my own Inner Guidance. I am aligned with who I am. I have more authentic relationships with friends who know me for who I really am. I’m doing the kind of work I’ve always wanted to do, supporting women to break free from the prison of living out of alignment.
I also get to show my girls how to live an empowered life and I get to be the role model I didn’t have growing up. I want them to know what it’s like to be a strong woman living in authenticity, one who can heal herself and transform her relationships at the same time.
I would love to help you live in alignment, embrace your authenticity, and live a life of confidence and joy.
“Working with Rena was an incredible experience, I literally could feel her working with my energy even though we were far apart. Her insights and advice have been invaluable to me, and I look forward to continuing my work with her.”
~Loryn M.
If you really knew me, you would know that:
I'm a Libra, born in the year of the Rabbit, an INFP, Enneagram type 4w5, and Generator 4/6 in Human Design.
I'm an Empath and sensitivity is my Superpower.
I'm a lefty, but I like to practice with my right hand, you know, just in case.
I'm a Roller Disco Diva (in my dreams!)
I'm a Mom of two wild girls.
As a teenager, I loved the Renaissance Faire. Probably because of the Meade, turkey legs, and cleavage, but mostly because you can't spell Renaissance without me.
I paint with watercolors and flowers, sunsets, and twilight are literally all I paint.
After a rocky start, (I taught myself to knit left-handed,) I now enjoy knitting. Even though it takes me a year to finish a project.
I never leave home without my Tarot & Oracle cards and a few crystals. A girl's got to be prepared, amiright?
My warped sense of humor and love of puns were greatly influenced by the original Muppet Show. Apologies in advance.
I suffer from misophonia, an extreme dislike of certain noises. It's a real thing people!
