Heather has been a healer and spiritually gifted her entire life. Since 2000, Heather Leah has expanded her knowledge of the human body, the role of the mind, and the healing of the spirit. Heather has been a massage therapist since 2000, Yoga Instructor since 2006, a Practitioner of Shamanic Healing since 2008, and holds a degree in Contemplative Psychology with a focus in Somatic Psychology from Naropa University in Boulder, CO.
It is such an honor to have you here with me! I am beyond grateful that you have taken the time to see what I offer and how I can serve you the most. I love spiritual wellness and those who seek healing just like yourself, who value and appreciate depth and are willing to explore deep healing modalities.
While I have been a healer and intuitive my entire life, I have been through many "initiations" that have brought me to where I am today and empowered me to step into my fullest self. I thought I would share a bit of my story so you know that I am YOU. I have been through many things and have gained so much insight into healing, wellness, and spiritual wellbeing. Here is a part of my story that you may be able to relate to!
Back in 2003, a week before my 25th birthday, I was at the lowest point of my life. I was lost, extremely depressed, and very uncertain about who I was and why I was put on this Earth. This was my dark night of the soul and my spiritual awakening. I remember praying in a jail cell, where I was being held after drinking heavily and driving. I was later charged with a DUI. This actually saved my life and was a huge wake up call/spiritual awakening. I prayed to my higher power, after I had lost my connection with my higher self for a long time, that I would do anything to change my life. And the spirits heard me that night! My life has not been the same ever since. It was my initiation into my healing gifts.
From that point on, my intuitive gifts sky rocketed and I was blown apart. The life I had known was no longer and I was sent forth to completely start over with the help of my spirits, angels, teachers, and mentor's. I was forever changed and have been on my healing journey ever since.
Many years later, in 2015, after years of gradually feeling sick and extremely depressed, I was diagnosed with lyme disease. Another initiation and opportunity to deepen my personal healing and gather more tools to heal my body and soul. It was extremely apparent to me that this was about loving my Self and working on my shadows. The dialogue I continually had running through my mind was so self deprecating that it literally made me sick. Once again, I was met with a dark night. And once again, luckily, I found the light.
All of the right teachers have shown up for me and I have been blessed, but man it is ALOT of work! And so completely worth it to show up, be present, and do the work that we are called to do! And we cannot do it alone because HEALING IS A LIFELONG JOURNEY. Most of the work I have studied, outside of therapeutic bodywork, has been shamanic healing and earth based medicine. My approach to healing is psycho-somatic in nature. I have studied mind-body healing and weave together the many modalities I have studied over the past 20 years. My coaching experience comes from my own life experiences and the teachers and mentors I have worked with along the way. We teach what we know and what we learn. I am grateful to lift others up and empower those who are need!
So why I am sharing this with you?
Because I am YOU! I have felt lost, been depressed, felt suicidal, and forgot my true essence... MORE THAN ONCE! Healing is a lifelong journey into whole-ness and I am in it and I get it! And I would not be who I am now without the support of mentors and teachers and spiritual helpers and most of all from Great Spirit. I get it, I've done it, and I live it! I've done and continue to do the deep work that takes an enormous amount of courage to heal and stay on the path. And, this is why.......
I love working with people who are ready to dream their life into being by making changes from deep within the Self. Those who are ready to do what it takes to live in harmony with the world you are a part of and step into your power, your gift's, and your soul's purpose.
How Can I help you?
My gifts as a visionary and healer and training in somatic therapy enable me to read into and track patterns that hold you back from being deeply embodied in your potential. I hold an impeccable container for healing to take place, and work with a high level of integrity, being as honest as I can be.
In the work I offer, I bridge the seen and the unseen realms, creating a synergistic approach for healing.
My role is to hold space and presence for you to explore your inner world, to deepen in your ability to meet yourself, and to listen to your internal compass. To strengthen your relationship with the spiritual realms, with nature, and with your own original medicine. To empower you in finding your unique gifts and how to express them in the world.
I look forward to supporting you on your journey into wholeness and empowered living in whichever way is best for you!
Education & Experience
Current-2022 Somatic Therapy 3 Year Professional Training | Peter Levine's Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute
2020 Compassionate Depossession & Curse Unraveling | Heart Centered Shamanic Healing with Betsy Bergstrom | Seattle, WA
2019 Craniosacral Therapy | Unwinding The Meridians | Piersman Craniosacral, New Mexico
2019 Certified Vaginal Steam Facilitator with Kelli Garza of Steamy Chick
2016Love Your Guts Study of the Pelvis seminar with Marty Ryan of Seattle, WA
2015 Six-month Medicinal Plant & Spiritual Evolution Intensive with Floracopeia founder David Crow
2015Herbal Medicine & Maya Abdominal & Womb Healing with Naomi Boggs of Wise Womb Medicine Path
2015 Arvigo Institute's Self Care workshop
2014Nine-month Women's Healing Intensive with Ann Drucker with a focus in Mayan Healing, Herbal Medicine, Plant Spirit Medicine, and Abdominal & Womb Massage.
2014Medicine For The Earth & Healing With Light with Sandra Ingerman
2013B.A. In Contemplative Psychology with focus in Somatic Therapy from Naropa University, Boulder, CO
2012 Soul Retrieval with Sandra Ingerman
2011 Training in Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy (Level 1)
Since 2008 Training in Shamanic Practices with a focus on intuition development, journey work, the journey of ones own deep soul healing, ceremony & ritual, and leadership skills with Char Sundust of Seattle
2009-2010Over 250 hours of Hatha Yoga Teacher Training with 14 years of teaching experience
2000 B.S. In Natural Health with a focus in Clinical Massage Therapy 2 Decades Practicing massage therapy in modalities including: Visceral Massage, Maya Womb Healing, Electro-Lymphatic Therapy, Nutrition, Healing Touch, Reiki, Reflexology, Somatic Movement, Pre- & Post-Natal massage, Plant Spirit Medicine, Craniosacral Therapy, Myofascial Release, Sports Massage, & Trigger Point Therapy.