GIF89a GIF89a Uncategorized – Diane Marie Gallant https://dianemariegallant.com Coaching and Energy Healing NH Mon, 29 Aug 2022 15:42:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 The Gift of Time and The Stairway to Heaven https://dianemariegallant.com/the-gift-of-time-and-the-stairway-to-heaven/ https://dianemariegallant.com/the-gift-of-time-and-the-stairway-to-heaven/#respond Mon, 29 Aug 2022 15:42:38 +0000 https://riverlighthealing.com/?p=5087 Hello ,

I think all you lovely clients and students often. You have provided me with many rich gifts and I look forward to providing consistent offerings in the near future. I want to share what I have been doing since I was last active in my healing and coaching practice.

Where to begin…

In the fall of 2017, I radically changed my life. I embarked on a journey of strength. I embarked on a life alone, saying goodbye to a marriage that carried more pain than joy. Four days after taking this very brave step, my mother suffered a devastating medical event. Her cancer from 35 years ago had silently returned. She was hospitalized for one month. As an only child with no extended family, my life went into hyper-drive.

The next 18 months involved local cancer treatments and bi-monthly trips to Mass General Hospital. My father who was legally blind and had the beginnings of dementia needed personal care with close supervision. I spent the year going back-and-forth between my home and theirs to help them with daily living and medical needs.

In the fall of 2018, mom had a second medical event which hospitalized her for another month. I once again moved into my childhood home to take care of my father while she regained her strength. During this stay, it was obvious my father was affected by more than dementia. After mom returned home, I pursued testing for dad and he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

In 2019, both mom and dad where placed on hospice. I was exhausted from this continuous back-and-forth lifestyle of taking care of my parent’s single handedly while trying to figure out how to run a household alone.

That spring, I stumbled upon a sacred trip to Peru that had a hummingbird theme – hummingbird is one of my totems. I felt guided to take this trip and signed up. I was exhausted on every level and needed energetic restoration. When saying goodbye to my father, I had a feeling I may not see him again. I did not.

Below is a recount of what lead me to Peru and how it was a “premonition” on many levels…

In 2011, I participated in a “bi-location” meditation. This is when you meditate on a location and include a time in history. I chose Lake Titicaca which held a fascination for me. In this meditation, I had a deep personalized experience. I felt like I received an energetic activation (a “bump up” is an easy way to describe this). In my mind’s eye, I saw tall white cliffs behind me while sitting at the edge of the lake. I was very aware of the stars and cosmos though it was daytime. Prior to this experience, I had no awareness that Lake Titicaca was a potent energetic location on earth.

On the very last day of the trip, the bus pulled up to the last Inca sacred sight we would see. It was football field in length with carved “stadium seating” rows with a circular alter in the middle. I looked towards the lake and saw the exact same white cliffs I had seen in my bi-location experience. Instead of joining the group, I walked over to the sandy beach and sat with the cliffs behind me to meditate and commune with the land.

As soon as I sat down, a rare cell phone call came through. It was my parent’s neighbor telling me my dad was in the hospital. The doctor said my dad only had weeks to live, if not days. Then the call dropped. I was in shock. We were flying home the next day.

I sat on the shore for as long as I could. When the group was returning to the bus, I received an unexpected “gift of time”. This bus was stuck in the beach sand! This allowed me time to walk to the Inca sight and have my alone time there. When I returned to the bus I called the trip leaders over to tell them about the phone call and the burden I was carrying. One leader said to me, “Diane, do you know what the name of this site is? It is the Stairway to Heaven!” I was stunned. And not surprised. Prophecy stepped forward in that moment in time.

The trip leaders helped me to show dad to the Rainbow Bridge, a bridge that helps souls pass over. We made the presentation to my dad so he could take it if he was ready. He passed that night at 3:30AM. I started my long journey home that morning.

Dad was buried in fall of 2019. Mom began her journey living alone.

Continuing with my personal story…

In 2020, Covid arrived. Mom was declining and isolated. In the fall, I moved her into my home. I continued to live the back-and-forth lifestyle for one more year so she could continue to enjoy her home. It was “a lot’ for me to do. I would pack up food and my 18 year old Siamese cat, Jenna, and we would stay for two to three nights. A fun fact: Jenna is still with me and is 20 1/2 years old!

In the fall of 2021, I sold the home that dad built. We moved into it when I was 18 months old. Emptying mom’s house was an intimate and sacred experience. I am happy we shared this process together.

Mom and I continue to live together. She is still on hospice (4 years now) and is doing remarkable well. She shows me how to live with grace. She never places demands on me.

I have a daily choice to either sink in despair or to find the gifts among the challenges. I consciously choose to see this time in my life as a “gift of time”. I am using this time to creatively to revamp and expand my healing practice.

In addition to energy healing, I now offer an impactful and life-changing coaching program that builds “mental fitness” for positive change. It creates a solid foundation to strengthen one’s relationships, well-being and performance. I am eager to share this new offering with you and will send out a newsletter soon. A 10-week program will be launched in early October.

I am also working towards certification as an end-of-life doula. My interest in this is to help families and caregivers to navigate end-of-life for their loved ones in a sacred and dignified way. I am trained in helping with advanced directives, wills and trusts, as well as legacy projects and more. It’s big discussion.

My life experiences are rich and I have many ways to help people. My goal is to serve and help the world by creating a safe space for like-minded community where we can grow and support each other in conscious creation.

I invite you to contact me directly with ideas on how I can support you. Please share what topics of interest you have.

I send you big love and healing – sprinkled with lots of joyRSD!

Diane

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Waking up to life.

Walking on the earth.

I feel my feet touch the ground.

I feel my heart lift up towards the heavens.

I connect with a sense of Oneness, a sense of awe.

I feel the depths of Universal Connectedness, as well as fringes of separation.

It is the separation from Old Self that I sense, my old way of being.

A shedding of the old ways occurred when I wasn’t looking.

When did this happen?

It arrived like a thief in the night.

Taking away parts that no longer serve me.

Parts that I do not need.

Parts that do not belong to me.

Manacles, shackles, imposed conceptions fall away.

They continue to drop as I walk.

I no longer need these impingements, these limitations.

As I walk, I feel alien.

My eyes are open, yet I see differently.

The grass is greener.

The sky is bluer,

My heart is light.

My heart is open.

My heart is expanding.

Gravity is leaving.

I sense flight.

I am learning to soar.

I am a wing, a feather, a butterfly.

I am freedom.

I am wise.

I connect deeply with All That Is.

I am unencumbered.

I am transforming.

Embracing a quickening of the heart.

Embracing a new life.

Embracing my life mission to love, serve and inspire.

I lay at the feet of the altar, grateful beyond expression.

Grateful to be on The Path.

Grateful to walk the walk.

Grateful to be in the moment.

Grateful to consciously embrace The Now.

Walking on the New Earth.

Shanti, shanti, shanti.

Peace, peace, blessed peace.

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Note to the Reader: This blog is focused on the growth aspects behind emotional and mental aspects of suffering. It is not directly related to loss of loved ones. However, loss of loved ones does provide the opportunity for growth through grief, etc. I send deep compassion to those who have lost loved ones to COVID and other conditionsfreedom follows suffering.

This morning while in meditation, I imagined walking along a beach, then turning towards the dunes and running. In my mind’s eye I envisioned running up and down gently undulating hills. As my vision broadened, I sensed the warm wind gently blowing past me, the warm sun shining down on me and saw beach grasses softly moving in the breeze. With this vision came a strong sense of peace, followed by feelings of freedom. I felt deeply nurtured and experienced heart expansion as I connect with my wholeness, my Inner Self, my Inner Realm. No thoughts or messages came to me. My mind was blank. As I witnessed this, I became aware of the ‘silence of being’. This was a message! It was a reminder to keep my focus on the present moment because this is where I will experience peace of mind and heart.

The significance of connecting with the ‘freedom of the moment’ is an important one. It is where the Key to Joy resides. The Now is the space that adds longevity to life. For when we are truly present, there is no time. Being connected in the moment creates a timelessness which expands our life. We no longer squander precious moments by ruminating in the past or chasing the future.

Freedom is the equivalent of joy for me. Joy is my primary focus. I have learned to prioritize my self care.

As my meditation continued, flashes of past deep hurt and pain entered my energy field. Like everyone, I also have endured emotional pain. Alongside with it came very important life lessons.

As I moved through the pain, it brought profound growth. I learned how to leave the martyr/victim realm and shift into the Self-empowering and creative realm. I understand the value of rooting into the earth, into The Mother to anchor and support me. I continue to rely on my Internal Wisdom, and no longer chase answers outside of Self. I trust myself. This is a huge metamorphosis for me. It is a huge victory.

I endured relationships that did not serve me for a great deal of my life. I have overcome emotional abuse. I acknowledge the unfairness that came my way, and I own my part in creating/inviting some of it. Most importantly, I have learned to love myself in a new way. I now choose to empower myself with discretion and fortified boundaries, listening deeply to my intuition, my Inner Knowing, my Internal Divinity.

Through suffering there is an opportunity to achieve freedom. I have walked this walk. It is a powerful journey.

I continue to offer on-line support through transformational coaching with energy healing work. This is my life mission: to help others transform, heal and blossom through intuitive guidance with emotional support. If you are interested in scheduling sessions, please contact me at: https://riverlighthealing.com/contact/

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Love and Light,

Diane

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Tomorrow beginning at 1:27 PM the total eclipse of the sun begins in New Hampshire. It peaks at 2:44 PM and ends at 3:57 PM. The New Moon (which is more potent than a full moon) passes between the earth and sun to cause the eclipse. On top of this, Mercury retrograde began on August 12, and this weekend is the 30th anniversary of the 1987 Harmonic Convergence. Think of this eclipse as a energy portal!

Because of these powerful energies, it is a perfect time to manifest. It is very important to keep your thoughts positive and meditate/pray on all the beneficial aspects you wish to attract into your life. Everyone in the United States will be affected by this eclipse. With an open heart and open mind, you will be encoded and “bumped up” energetically as your consciousness expands to co-create the life that you are meant to live in this lifetime.

A new moon represents a fresh start. Setting goals during a new moon solar eclipse is more potent than a new moon alone. It is said that the manifestation period lasts longer. So keep this in mind as you contemplate what you wish to attract. Take advantage of this total solar eclipse of the sun! As you reflect, meditate and pray during this 2.5 hour period, remember that you are collectively connecting with all the other beautiful people who are also doing this across our nation. When we participate in groups, this amplifies our collective power all the more!

So manifest away and create a beautiful new world, adding a special request for global peace and goodwill to all.

Enjoy the Pink Floyd song, Eclipse:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9xOl8qZ7tc

Love and Light,
Diane

PS. If you are wondering what I’ll be doing during the solar eclipse, I will be on a NH mountain top!

]]> Wise Woman https://dianemariegallant.com/wise-woman/ https://dianemariegallant.com/wise-woman/#respond Fri, 17 Mar 2017 00:55:43 +0000 http://riverlighthealing.com/?p=1060 I am taking a webinar course by Jean Shinoda Bolen, Goddesses With You (After 50), and she speaks of how we have three acts in life: the Maiden (youth), the Mother (when we are busy developing careers, raising children taking care of needs outside of our own), and the Wise Women/Crone years (post-menopausal). When we enter our Wise Women years, our 3rd act, it is a time when we tie in the 1st act back into our lives. It is a time to bring back our authenticity and fulfill the needs we set aside during our second act of life because we were too busy meeting the demands outside of ourselves. This is a beautiful illustration to see how life is a full circle. Give yourself the permission to focus on your needs first so you live the life of your childhood dreams – modified to include what makes your heart sing now!

]]> https://dianemariegallant.com/wise-woman/feed/ 0 Namaste https://dianemariegallant.com/namaste/ Wed, 18 Jan 2017 17:43:14 +0000 http://riverlighthealing.com/?p=1026 As I age, I am realize “it ain’t over yet.” I have been inspired to see people senior to me achieve sustaining goals after 50 years of age. I’ve been observing this since I was in my 30s. As I move towards my passion of moving deeper in a spiritual life and developing a business to help expand others in their consciousness awakening and attract healing, I find much joy in sharing this song with you.
To you, from me, with love.
]]> A 30 Day Inspiration for 2017 https://dianemariegallant.com/30-day-inspiration-2017/ Mon, 02 Jan 2017 20:04:01 +0000 http://riverlighthealing.com/?p=1006 Today a friend introduced me to Mike Dooley’s inspirational page, www.tut.com. For 13 years he has been sending daily emails to inspire people to live their dreams. We are moving into a creative year in numerology, 2017. It adds up to 10 and reduces to 1; and 1 signals new beginnings. We all welcome a fresh beginning!

When you sign up for Mike’s daily inspiration, there is a sign up for a 30 day project to support your dreams. Click here to sign up. Starting January 1st, he will send a 10 minute assignment to support new beginnings. Purchase a separate journal or composition to record your thoughts. I am looking forward to participating, and with pleasure pass this opportunity along to you. Please reach out and share your success stories, for we support each other in Love and Light.
I wish you an abundance new year filled with endless joy and peace.
Namaste,the tut oath
Diane
]]> Last Belize Blog https://dianemariegallant.com/last-belize-blog/ Fri, 06 May 2016 16:40:18 +0000 http://riverlighthealing.com/?p=485 I am an avid gardener and this time of year keeps me extra busy. The rain is a blessing indeed. It makes digging and transplanting plants all that much easier. It is so great to sit in the soil and work with plants. I always feel my best when I am outdoors. This time of year always feels like a race: “who is going to win…me or the plants?” So far, I am winning!

Continuing with my Belize adventure…

One thing I prioritized when in Belize was to go inside the caves on a subterranean river. My husband, Paul, and I did this in our free day. When we go inside caves we experience a communion with the Earth itself. To be on the water adds a transformational aspect to the experience. We were fortunate to have the cave to ourselves on the way out. We turned the light off and sat in silence as we slowly paddled out. It was so serene and felt sacred. The Mayans actively used this cave for ceremonies.

It is a magnificent world we live in. The cultures of past civilizations and current ones keep our imagination growing and challenge our belief system. There are endless amounts of knowledge and experiences we can benefit by. The most important thing is to take what we learn and shift from the mind to the heart. When we drop our experiences into our hearts they become integrated into our energetic bodies and transform into wisdom. They become our guide posts. We are able to have eyes like an eagle and see from a state of higher wisdom.

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Just for fun: Eagle Pose                                       Tree Pose, at Caracol Ruins

Many guided trips in Belize include a combination of staying at the mountains and the ocean. We did yoga on this amazing platform when we were at Robert’s Grove, Placentia.

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Belize is magical because it is so undeveloped, the people are very kind and pleasant and a big plus for Americans is that they speak English! The coral reefs are lush and pristine. It is the closest union I have felt with the land in a long time. It was a very heightened experience with Mother Earth for me. I attribute this to the country itself and also because it is so undeveloped. Should you ever visit Belize, you will be glad that you did!

Namaste, Diane

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Reiki Circle – Tues, May 10

Attend the Reiki Circle on Tuesday, May 10 from 6-8 PM at the Community Church of Durham,
17 Main St. Register in advance if possible. It is held with a pre-booked minimum attendance. You may check my Facebook page by 3 PM that day to see if the event will run.

Please register in advance to ensure the Reiki Circle will run.

Suggested donation: $10 for all who attend including Reiki practitioners.

Love and Light,
Diane

Top photo: Barton Creek Cave

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