Spiritual Awakening, Sobriety & the Dark Night of the Soul with Amanda Elemental

Jane and Sarah love a good spiritual awakening story, and Amanda Elemental has a fascinating one. We're bringing back this beautiful conversation with Amanda from a few years ago! (Episode 38) Amanda joins us to share her journey from a career in corporate advertising to becoming a Reiki Master, medium, and conscious DJ. During the pandemic, Amanda began looking for ways to heal her trauma. As she went deeper into that work, she unexpectedly found herself moving into a profound spiritual awakening. And as we all know, awakening isn't always easy. Amanda talks about following the signs and connecting with the people who helped support her through a huge time of change. She also shares how her spiritual journey led her into sobriety, something both Jane and Sarah know something about! Amanda describes moving through a dark night of the soul and the practices, resources, and people that helped her along the way. She also talks about the importance of taking trauma healing slowly and being gentle with yourself as you move through big changes. But wait! Don't worry - the conversation turns to music and dance. Amanda's years as a DJ have evolved into a more conscious approach to music, energy, and healing. She talks about ecstatic dance and the way movement can help us reconnect with our bodies, our joy, and ourselves. Because we're here to be embodied. We're here to experience ourselves. And what better way to do that than by dancing? This is another fun-filled episode with plenty of laughs, honest conversations, and a few epiphanies along the way. In This Episode Amanda's journey from corporate advertising to Reiki Master and medium What led Amanda to begin healing her trauma during the pandemic The unexpected spiritual awakening that followed What it can feel like to move through a dark night of the soul Amanda's journey into sobriety The importance of community and finding the right people during times of change How Reiki and energy work can support the development of mediumship Why trauma healing needs to happen slowly and mindfully Learning to recognize and trust the signs The connection between music, energy, movement, and healing Amanda's work as a DJ for ecstatic dance How dance can help us reclaim joy and freedom The importance of being present in our bodies Creating safe and inclusive spaces for people to dance and connect Amanda's vision for combining mediumship, music, movement, and healing Quotes “Community is so important right now.” “I know that trauma is something that happens fast and is meant to be healed very slowly.” Connect With Amanda Elemental Amanda Elemental Support the Podcast If you enjoy Medium Curious, please check out our Patreon and consider supporting the podcast. And please, please, please download the podcast when you listen. It really helps. Find Us Online Medium Curious:  MediumCurious Jane Morgan Medium: Jane Morgan Medium  Sarah Rathke: Sarah Rathke Instagram: MediumCuriousPod (@mediumcuriouspod)  Substack: https://mediumcuriouspod.substack.com/   If you enjoyed this episode of Medium Curious, please download, rate, review, share, and subscribe.