I used to believe in spiritual highs and lows.

I remember one of the first times I had a spiritual high: at the top of a mountain called Estes Cone, two thousand feet above the rest of the valley, with a view of the epic Rocky Mountains all around me. My body was singing with energy, alive, and I was in awe at the beauty of the creation all around me.

Another time, I signed a 'death certificate' at a church service, signifying today was the day I died to myself and lived for Christ.

Alternatively, I knew the dark valleys of life, when God felt far away. These moments were typically connected with some kind of pain. Pain, in my view, was the opposite of God and love and other things I associated with spiritual 'highs.'

I felt connected to God with positive emotions or sensations and disconnected when there were negative emotions or sensations. I thought about spirituality and my journey in a linear fashion, Point A to Point B.

I started practicing mindfulness about six years ago. I stopped believe in spiritual highs and lows over the next few years. It happened in small shifts:

• Reading Be Here Now by Ram Dass
• Deactivating the Facebook profile that I'd had since 2008 (it doesn't seem related, but getting off Facebook at this time of transition in my life helped ground me in the present)
• Meditating along to Tara Brach's free podcast
• Healing my relationship with my body through self-care, a fresh relationship, and forgiveness
• Love Is Letting Go of Fear by Gerald Jampolsky
• Psychedelic experiences

Using mindfulness in my spiritual journey transformed my views about highs and lows, connection and disconnection, positive and negative. Before, I thought I needed to do something specific to get in touch with meaning. I thought I needed specific set of circumstances to feel at peace. I thought I couldn't feel love when I was disconnected from others or angry with myself. I thought I had to work on letting go of attachments before I could be fear.

Now I know that everything I was searching for in my spiritual highs is always available to me.

Peace.

Meaning.

Freedom.

Love.

It's all right here, right now.

We can work on our mindset in order to connect us with these feelings and states, yes. We can seek out people who support these things. We can take action to seek them out, sure.

But they're already here too. Really, even right now.

It's taken me years of slow, steady work and shifts in myself to get in touch with that truth. I want to offer all that I learned on my journey to you, condensed into one powerful package.

You can sign up for my course, From Self-Doubt to Self-Empowerment for only a couple more days. Registration will close Sunday night at midnight Pacific time!

You'll get a course tailored individually for your needs and situation, plus 12 weeks of group coaching with the rest of the cohort. The price is $499, which you can pay all at once, or over 2 months.

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I also offer 6 months of 1:1 weekly coaching. This option is for you if you'd rather work in more depth, about every area of your life instead of only your self-empowerment.

I will guide you as you develop a mindfulness practice and help you recognize what's holding you back from believing that you have everything you need right now. It's yours for $1200, and you can pay it all at once or over 3 months.

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Emily Loveall, Life Coach

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