ABOUT LEELA
I was 36 years old the first time I listened to and acted on my intuition.
I felt afraid of what it was asking me to do.
I felt afraid of what it was asking me to do.
It was early 2011 when I discovered the book “In Search of the Miraculous: Healing into Consciousness”. It would be several years later until I would even begin to grasp most of the book's contents. There was one paragraph in it about healing and letting go however that I could grasp, and it spoke incredibly and surprisingly accurate to my circumstances. I looked up the author’s website and it announced an upcoming 10-day intensive she leads.
When I saw the event something mysterious in me said to GO.
I was afraid to go because it didn’t make logical sense for me to attend a spiritual meditation retreat. I didn’t feel healthy or mentally strong enough for it to be of any help to me. One reason being that I had tried unsuccessfully to come off the psychiatric medications I had been dependent on for 15 years (prescribed to me for adhd, depression, and anxiety). I assumed a meditation retreat was for people who didn't need to take a pill, can meditate for hours, survive on salad, and be happy about nothing. I wasn't that "kind of person". I felt so far from being that "kind of person".
But I went.
I went only because of that mysterious feeling in me telling me to go.
When I saw the event something mysterious in me said to GO.
I was afraid to go because it didn’t make logical sense for me to attend a spiritual meditation retreat. I didn’t feel healthy or mentally strong enough for it to be of any help to me. One reason being that I had tried unsuccessfully to come off the psychiatric medications I had been dependent on for 15 years (prescribed to me for adhd, depression, and anxiety). I assumed a meditation retreat was for people who didn't need to take a pill, can meditate for hours, survive on salad, and be happy about nothing. I wasn't that "kind of person". I felt so far from being that "kind of person".
But I went.
I went only because of that mysterious feeling in me telling me to go.
I flew from my home in the midwestern US and landed in Vancouver BC with such a torrent of doubts and biases. But the experience of those next 10 days with the author of the book and spiritual teacher, Mada Dalian, shocked me. Those 10 days changed me more than the previous 15 years of searching combined. One change is that I stopped taking all psychiatric medication during that retreat and never took them again since.
I had up until then spent my life fearing, doubting, and controlling my inner world, my intuition, and my gifts. The work done in those intensives involves specific active meditations and activities designed to release trapped emotions and self-sabotaging thoughts and to increase self-awareness and intuition. We were given so much freedom to express and explore ourselves! I was terrified of it, yet it was also liberating and healing!
My past searching consisted of reading many self-help books, trying special diets, healing approaches, attending therapy, and consulting with doctors and alternative practitioners. Although there was some progress from the things I had done, this experience with Mada catapulted me beyond all of them.
Ending the medication was a big deal at the time but it was also just the beginning. For the next few years, I encountered and healed many layers of traumas and issues that the medications had previously kept suppressed. As I worked closely with Mada I learned how to use the Dalian Method (DM). The DM became the primary technique that would unravel me - and I mean that in the best possible way. I never experienced something this deeply healing, powerful, and real! I finally had a way to truly understand myself! I started to uncover a natural joy, compassion, and courage within me. Life became increasingly colorful, exciting, and meaningful.
After adjusting to life as a happier person I began to sense that there's also more to all this than achieving a happier state. I was compelled to keep going with the inner work but my motivation was no longer solely to get rid of pain and problems. There was something deeper happening. I realized that I was amplifying my intuition and making it a way of life for myself. I also realized that I was a seeker at heart and that I had always been a seeker. I was seeking expansion and evolution of my consciousness.
And in time came a further realization: This is all much bigger than just me and it was time to begin sharing what I've learned and to facilitate for others. I started this website in 2015.
Through private sessions, workshops, speaking, and writing, I support fellow souls in their journey to gain confidence in their intuition & unique gifts and to expand their consciousness.
I continue to remain a seeker and grateful student of Mada Dalian.
I had up until then spent my life fearing, doubting, and controlling my inner world, my intuition, and my gifts. The work done in those intensives involves specific active meditations and activities designed to release trapped emotions and self-sabotaging thoughts and to increase self-awareness and intuition. We were given so much freedom to express and explore ourselves! I was terrified of it, yet it was also liberating and healing!
My past searching consisted of reading many self-help books, trying special diets, healing approaches, attending therapy, and consulting with doctors and alternative practitioners. Although there was some progress from the things I had done, this experience with Mada catapulted me beyond all of them.
Ending the medication was a big deal at the time but it was also just the beginning. For the next few years, I encountered and healed many layers of traumas and issues that the medications had previously kept suppressed. As I worked closely with Mada I learned how to use the Dalian Method (DM). The DM became the primary technique that would unravel me - and I mean that in the best possible way. I never experienced something this deeply healing, powerful, and real! I finally had a way to truly understand myself! I started to uncover a natural joy, compassion, and courage within me. Life became increasingly colorful, exciting, and meaningful.
After adjusting to life as a happier person I began to sense that there's also more to all this than achieving a happier state. I was compelled to keep going with the inner work but my motivation was no longer solely to get rid of pain and problems. There was something deeper happening. I realized that I was amplifying my intuition and making it a way of life for myself. I also realized that I was a seeker at heart and that I had always been a seeker. I was seeking expansion and evolution of my consciousness.
And in time came a further realization: This is all much bigger than just me and it was time to begin sharing what I've learned and to facilitate for others. I started this website in 2015.
Through private sessions, workshops, speaking, and writing, I support fellow souls in their journey to gain confidence in their intuition & unique gifts and to expand their consciousness.
I continue to remain a seeker and grateful student of Mada Dalian.
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