Hi, I’m Noraleen! I am a trauma-informed reiki master and have been studying tarot for 8 years.

I have had the opportunity to heal from physical, emotional and spiritual childhood abuse as well as sexual and emotional violence and intimate partner abuse as an adult. I am an only child and I grew up in a fundamentalist Christian home that was emotionally, spiritually and physically abusive. I was abused for expressing authentic emotions like anger, abused for being angry about the abuse, and abused for speaking my truth when it didn’t align with my parents’ beliefs. Anything occult or esoteric including yoga and any kind of spirituality that wasn’t fundamental Christianity was considered Satanic and unsafe.

My passion for growth started out as dedicated (and somewhat obsessive) research into family systems theory, gentle parenting and exactly what went wrong in my childhood. I confronted the shame and fear that my parents were right about me - that I was inherently evil and sinful, unworthy and unlovable. I was also delving deep into quantum physics, esoteric traditions and various spiritual lineages, igniting a passion for immersing myself in the bigger truth of existence and the divinity at the heart of human identity. 

Becoming a single mother was the final straw that broke me wide open, shoving me over the cliff of fear into unyielding Presence. This time was a masterclass in trusting my soul’s path even when my ego fought with everything it had. Surrendering to my emotions without fear or judgment was truly a last ditch effort - the only way out was through. I’m grateful for the abuse I've gone through because it pushed me to ask questions. As an adult I chose to learn about healthy childhood dynamics, gentle parenting, and trauma recovery and made choices that aligned with my beliefs, ending patterns of multi-generational trauma in multiple family systems. I've also chosen to pursue modalities that felt deeply right and fulfilling to me – even though they were presented to me as evil and unsafe when I was a child.

The hardest and most painful things I’ve experienced have been the most beautiful gifts. I am wildly and inexpressively grateful to have gone from environments where I was physically unsafe to express the truth of who I am to living that truth and guiding others to do the same. This is deeply sacred work and it is an honor to do it alongside you. And so it is.