Letter from the Sanctuary

March 2024 Edition

Equinox Blessings and a Vulnerable Share…

As we emerge from our winter slumber awakened by the robin’s birdsong and the return of the red winged blackbird, we continue on the wheel of the year, stepping through the threshold to Spring here in the Northern Hemisphere.  This time may feel like a welcome change for some or more sluggish for others.  In an effort to continue to become more conscious of and embody the light of our true essence, this is a beautiful time to reflect on what was recently shed in the darkness of winter.  What was granted the sacred act of dying, so that you can walk forward feeling a re-birth, claiming more authentic pieces of yourself?   

This winter plunged me into the depths of birth, death and grief like I have never experienced before.  My partner, Dan, and I experienced the stillbirth of our first child, our daughter Stella Grace.  She was born, and died, on November 23rd, Thanksgiving Day, 2023.  We were blessed to have navigated these portals released from daily responsibilities which allowed us to just BE.  The shock plummeted us into other worlds and has been an extremely disorienting and lonely process.  So many of you have reached out and offered support and care through meals, flowers and your words, and I want to say how INCREDIBLY grateful we are to feel the love of our community.   Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

As I continue to paddle down the non-linear river of grief, I continue to find it SO fascinating the way our bodies respond to our emotions.  It has become one of my biggest curiosities, seeing over and over the ways our bodies communicate with us through pain, discomfort, illness and dis-ease.  A few days after the loss of our daughter, Dan experienced a rib that came out of place directly over his heart.  It was excruciatingly painful and made waking life and sleep very difficult.  I continue to learn that the body communicates in metaphors.  A rib “out” is like a blow.  The ribcage protects so much internally including the heart and the lungs, organs that we know are very affected by grief.  To connect the metaphor from the physical to the emotional, we then looked at where in his life he actually experienced a blow?  It was no surprise that the shock of receiving the news that our baby no longer had a heartbeat, and the literal heartbreak that he experienced, caused the rib to come “out”.

My body continues to communicate through my neck.  I continue to have pain in my neck which has resulted so far in 5 vertebrae that have come out at various times. The neck is the bridge between the head and the heart.  If I look into this deeper, there is a lot here.  Tracey Stevens shares, “Neck issues stem from a feeling of being out of control and the desire to overcome that feeling by taking control of as much as possible”.  For me, I felt very much in control during my entire pregnancy and was intentionally making an effort of doing all of the “right” things.  The night we received the news that I was to give birth to our baby who was no longer alive, the first thought that came out of my mouth was that we are really not in control at all!  This has been the theme that I continue to work with - to unravel my beliefs about self-worth and productivity as a way I perceive to control the happenings in my life, and instead begin to attune to the natural rhythm of my being, aligning my head with my heart.

Within all of this realignment to my own rhythm, I have been able to see how I have taken on the rhythms of my mother and her “routines”, as opposed to what feels good and true for me on a day-to-day basis.  We are two completely different people!  And yes, while I LOVE walking in my neighborhood early in the morning, like my mother does, I’ve also learned that I love taking walks at all times of the day!  Who knew! I no longer have to wake myself up at 5am to get my meditation in and then an hour walk, and then make breakfast all before showering and then rushing to get to work like I have done every day for the past however many years, in order to feel like a worthy human.  What a relief ~ my body thanks me~.

To begin to understand what I refer to as, the language of the body, is to become empowered in our health and well-being at the deepest level.  From the time we are born, we begin to respond to the energy of our parents and our environment and we adapt to that energy and environment as a means to survive. However, these early adaptations move us away from our authenticity from such an early age, then become second nature and often unconscious in our adult years.  Depending how far out of alignment with our true self we’ve deviated, our bodies may start communicating with us through pain, illness or dis-ease to get our attention.  Experience has shown me it is not only possible to heal from states of imbalance such as auto-immune conditions, even cancer, and that the body is entirely capable and is constantly working in our favor to come back into balance. It’s up to us to provide the environment and tools for it to even have a chance.  My walking example may be perceived as insignificant, but add together all these small adaptations and you are no longer living your own life. And the miraculous part is that once the body feels you have received its message, people tend to heal completely.

Now you may be wondering, “did she utilize the support of the Harmonic Egg?”, well, of course!  Somewhat hesitantly at first, I admit.  I honestly wasn’t sure how the Egg could meet the depths of the pain I felt inside.  However, after two sessions, I began to notice that parts of myself seemed to be returning back to me.  The shock I’d experienced had felt like I fragmented into a million pieces and after I began the Egg sessions, little by little, I began to feel more present in my awareness.  When I am receiving the vibrations and frequencies into my body, suddenly all of the noise in my busy mind goes away and I am able to connect to my heart and my truth (which is in turn supporting my neck issues).  Dan and I continue to make it our weekly ritual and the Egg has become a place where we can feel the music penetrate so deeply and let the tears flow in our own little sacred space.    

I am now back to work, and hope to see many of you soon when you come in for your Harmonic Egg sessions!  My Mother, Mona, and I, are continuing to expand our studies of the language of the body, spread the message of the Harmonic Egg here in Durango and create meaningful connections and support within our community.  May we all remember that each one of us has very unique gifts to offer this world and may we reconnect to those gifts and live the lives we came here to live.

Beauty and Blessings,

Calley

Letter from the Sanctuary

February 2024 Edition

It’s been 5 months since my daughter, Calley, and I opened the Harmonic Earth Sanctuary. I remember the day she called me to excitedly share a Luke Storey podcast she had just listened to with Gail Lynn, the inventor of the Harmonic Egg®️. “Mom, you need to listen to this!”.  So I did and like her, I also found myself excited about this intriguing innovation as well as the woman behind it.

Fast forward, and here we are, receiving clients into our “sanctuary” in the Newman Building in downtown Durango in a beautiful 3rd floor space with wood floors, brick walls and abundant light, not to mention the most kind, supportive and enthusiastic landlord you could ever want.

The vision we continue to hold is for Harmonic Earth Sanctuary to one day be on land where we can invite people to come and experience the Harmonic Egg®️ and be immersed in Nature at the same time; the vibrations and frequencies of the Egg acting as a bridge in helping people to connect to their natural origins. For children to gather and play and to learn how to be in relation to themselves and their natural environment. For adults to slow down, rest and allow themselves to be transformed by what Nature has to teach. For She, Mother Earth, is our greatest teacher; She, who sustains us alive and asks for nothing more from us than to reciprocate by caring for Her and all of the elemental beings of Nature. For now, we are here, in this lovely space in downtown Durango, grateful for all we have been given to birth this ever-evolving vision to serve humanity in complementarity to the Mother Earth.

Little by little, our business continues to attract those who seek new and innovative ways to care for themselves in a more holistic way. Thousands of people all over the world are experiencing the powerful energetic forces of sound and light therapy to support their body’s natural ability to heal. Backed by scientific research, more and more modalities are coming online. One of the things we fell in love with when we learned of the Harmonic Egg®️ is the way in which it was consciously created based on ancient technology and sacred geometry. Even though it looks futuristic, it is actually quite simple in its form and features much like indigenous sound chambers or the ancient technologies of Egyptian pyramids. The inside is a perfect acoustical environment of raw walnut wood where the client is bathed in surround sound of consciously created music in its fully uncompressed form. There is no computer-generated music, no Bluetooth; only sounds of nature, instruments such as piano, violin, cello, flute, drums and occasionally, mantras; all delivered via speakers and a sub-woofer. That’s it! Our clients are tucked into a cozy and relaxing zero-gravity chair where they drift off into the ethers of their sub-conscious to return 50 minutes later in a state of balance and equilibrium.

Each person who comes to us does so with different wants and needs. Some are curious. Many are feeling stress and anxiety. Some desire more energy, creativity or focus. Others are dealing with physical challenges; illness, chronic issues, injuries and still others are seeking spiritual expansion. Those who seems to benefit the most are committed to holistic, preventative health. In other words, they see the value in keeping themselves grounded and in a state of balance especially today when so much of our environment is out of balance. It’s more important than ever to regulate your Autonomic Nervous System repeatedly in order to function from your center which leads to more clarity, better decision making, less stress and a greater sense of well-being.

All ages can benefit from the Egg. Our youngest client was still in the womb of their mother. Pregnancy is a perfect excuse to seek the support of the Harmonic Egg®️. Perhaps our favorite has been the teens and young adults who come with an openness to whatever wants to unfold. To witness their unbounded enthusiasm for the experience has been so rewarding! Then to see them take actions to serve their mental and emotional health as a result of the insights they received in the Egg is remarkable. They are more malleable and not so entrenched in the routines of life that they are afraid to make changes. So, if you have children experiencing physical, mental or emotional challenges, maybe think about supporting them with some sessions in the Harmonic Egg®️.

Calley and I both know from direct experience our bodies are always sending us messages and physical pain, dis-ease or illness is usually, if not always, an attempt to get us to see what needs more attention in our lives; often linked to how far we may have drifted from our authenticity.  Once we remember how our bodies communicate with us, we no longer need to reach outside of ourselves for someone or some-thing to save us.  The power lies within, and when we ask the right questions and the message is received and integrated, the healing can be miraculous. The Harmonic Egg®️ is an excellent source of support in amplifying the messages intended to help us regain our health. Should we choose to ignore the messages, often relayed to us very subtlety, they will get louder and louder including making us very sick or injured. Why let it get that far?

Health is not linear and it is different for everyone. For your body to function at its best, we must pay close attention to our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being as a whole system. When one part (usually related to our emotions and beliefs) is out-of-whack we set ourselves up for a host of problems that will show up sooner or later. Science proves this as exemplified in Bruce Lipton’s groundbreaking book “Biology of Belief”; our cells respond to positive stimuli and a clean environment. Feed them toxins and they will respond accordingly.

If you’ve read this far, thank you. It’s difficult to say everything in a short sound bite. Perhaps we need to slow down and strengthen our attention spans again. So much context is lost or missing in quick little “posts”.

Marketers will say this is the time to give you something “free” so you will buy our product. We try to keep Harmonic Egg®️ sessions affordable for most but if you need a little incentive to give it a try, use this code FEBRUARY24 when you book a Single Session on our website: www.harmonicearthsanctuary.org. You will save $9 off the Single Session price and the code will be good for the month of March.

We hope we are providing a needed service to the Durango community and the Four Corners region. We invite you to try the Harmonic Egg®️ for yourself and please share with others who you feel may benefit. Reach out here inquire@harmonicearthsanctuary.org if you have questions.

Beauty and Blessings,

Mona