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Lindsey Shakti Graduate 2005


“My recovery with Shakti was a gateway to spiritual journey into a deeper relationship with myself, Spirit, and the world. It was the decision to live and take ownership of my life. It was a process of uncovering the underlying emotions and trauma that triggered my eating disorder and taking back the pieces of myself that I had lost during my wounding and addiction. It was a letting go of everything I had ever known about myself while embracing change and the possibility of a richer existence. It was stepping into my brilliance and opening to love, gratitude, my true essence and soul purpose. It was giving myself permission to be vulnerable, experience my pain, and surrender to the support of the community and to the will of Spirit. Now, recovery for me looks like saying “yes” everyday to a life that feels so much bigger than what I’m capable of: one of transformation, spirituality, service and compassion.

 

My recovery and transformation inspired several of my family members and friends to begin their own healing work. I have had countless people come to me and say that my transformation deeply touched their lives. The statement, "when one of us heals, it gives others permission to heal," is absolutely true. I am a living testament of that because of Shakti.

 

I feel that every aspect of my life completely transformed, including my relationships with family and friends, the health of my physical, mental, emotional, financial, energetic and spiritual states, my concept of self, my beliefs about the world, my purpose. And at the same time during all this change, I returned to the light and essence of who I always was. I discovered a home within, where I feel safe, comfortable, and free to be myself and with my emotions, which I never dreamed would be possible. I am now a self-sustaining, productive individual and I delight in my uniqueness. I feel deeply connected to myself and Spirit (who now guides my way). Peace has risen up within me and I have an internal sense of power that I can hold onto.

 

Using bulimia to cope with life seems so foreign to me. I now have healthy life skills and self-awareness, which get me through the challenging times. I have embraced and committed to a lifestyle of self-discovery and expansion.

 

The Shakti program was a huge investment....3 years of my life, $30,000, an unbelievable amount of energy. It was the hardest thing I have ever done. It was also, hands down, the most rewarding thing I've ever done. I would not be alive today if it wasn't for Shakti. The return on my investment is beyond words, beyond measure. I am eternally grateful for the life I have now which Shakti helped me regain.”

 

Lindsey is now a Certified Practitioner and Instructor of Medical Qigong Therapy.