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Confronted with Blockages? That's actually normal!

Published 3 months ago • 2 min read

Dear Reader,

How is 2024 going for you so far? At the end of 2023, did you decide that things were going to change for you in 2024? Did you make a list of dreams, intentions, and goals you’re hoping to achieve this year?

Maybe you’ve decided to up your professional life, finally breaking free from negative beliefs about self-worth and abundance. Or is it more on an emotional level that you want to see things evolve--new and healthier relationships, freedom from enmeshment, better boundaries? Or is it a fitter body, a quieter mind, a healthier lifestyle that you’ve banked on for this year? Or do you just want to find your soul’s true path in life and be more authentic in all that you do?

Many of us begin the year with new hopes and intentions and a true desire for transformation. Humans aren’t stupid. We all sense we could evolve in at least some areas of our life. Isn’t that why we are here? Isn’t learning about ourselves, growing, and healing the bottom line of what it is to be human?

Making intentions and projecting our dreams onto the new year is one thing, but now that we have arrived at the midpoint of February, are you still feeling so positive and hopeful about the fresh new year ahead or are you up against some roadblocks?

If you’re confronted with stagnation or blockages, if you can’t see how to get around them or move forward, or if you’re feeling frustrated that all those hopes and dreams have been covered up with frustration and anxiety and you can’t imagine them happening anymore --that’s OK! In fact, it’s normal.

When we make a step towards change by making intentions, writing a list in our journals, doing a ritual, whatever it may be...guess what? Our psyches tend to throw up the old patterns, actions, habits that are holding us back from what we want. Shadow material rises uncomfortably and stares us in the face. It usually says something like “How on earth do you think you’ll have success in 'blank'? Look at you, you’re a disaster. You haven’t done 'blank, blank and blank.' You are no good at 'blank and blank.'” (Instead of 'blank' just substitute the details your inner critic uses against you.)

But hang on! The psyche, and especially the unconscious, is very wise. It’s doing you a favor by showing you all the things you need to do to make the shift you so desire. And you CAN do these things. That’s why they are coming up. You’re ready. One tip to remember is that however disturbing being faced with the behaviours you haven‘t excelled in recently may feel, the unconscious never gives you more than you can handle. It wants you to grow and succeed.

And so do we!

We’ve been in similar situations many times, even very recently, but through our years of culminated work we’ve learnt the tools and the roadmap for a quick and effective way through.

And that is what our work at AromaGnosis is about. We are here to help you transform the direction of your life rapidly. We don’t take long to help see your blind spots, remove obstacles and challenges holding you back so you gain a whole new perspective on the next steps towards your dreams.

We do this through our coaching sessions, our live retreats, and Cathy’s Alchemy of Menopause live online journey.

Join us and leap forward in 2024!

Many Blessings

Cathy and Florian

Hi we're Cathy Skipper & Florian Birkmayer MD

We are teachers & coaches of soul growth to live your best life. We are AromaGnosis.

We combine a deep perspective, incorporating ancestral healing, psychedelic therapy, aromas and a hands-on roadmap of the psyche for transformational healing and growth by getting your ego and shadow to collaborate instead of undermining each other. Remove long-standing blockages and live your best life.

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