My Background

Prior to experiencing, or more accurately knowing anything about, alternative healing therapies, I was happily married (still am, though now more earnestly, more about that later), had 2 beautiful daughters, was working in the corporate world in positions of increasing responsibility, and had a fairly consistent, essentially fulfilling religious practice. In short, I was living the life of the “superwoman” idealized on the commercials of the 70’s. Do you remember her? (I can still hear the words to, “I can bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan, and never, never let him forget he’s a man… ’cause I’m a woman, W-O-M-A-N”.). If anyone asked me, I would have said that I was living the American Dream. For the most part, life was predictable and happy.

And, then I entered “mid-life” and became increasingly disenchanted. Outwardly nothing had changed yet there was a growing sense of an unnamed something missing. I have come to understand that this occurs more often than many realize, or are willing to acknowledge. In fact, to a greater or lesser degree, in my opinion, everyone undergoes this process. For me, this led to the ultimate acknowledgment that I was little more than the roles I was portraying. I wanted – no needed – more…

No longer was I willing to settle for being defined as someone else’s something – my mother’s daughter, my husband’s wife, my daughters’ mother, etc. etc. Although I loved my family deeply, I could not be fulfilled in only serving them. I needed to re-prioritize, and learn the benefit of self-care.

However, due to the fact that my extended family and friends were similarly engaged, I had no role model for this. I had attracted into my life those who would validate that the life I was living WAS what was meant to be. In addition, it had been so long since I had a true sense of self, it was unlikely if not impossible to be reclaimed without assistance.

And yet, there was a point at which the urge for change overtook me and I succumbed to it. At this point the desire for something more meaningful in my life was becoming too much to simply wait and hope. With an attitude of “I have nothing to lose” I undertook my first earnest piece of personal growth work in decades.

At a pivotal point in that workshop we were introduced to a group breathwork process which opened my heart to the possibility of a life fulfilled. For the first time I began to FEEL that I deserved more.

Following that first foray into the breath, my breathworker and I agreed that it would be beneficial for me to experience private “breathes”. Each session was different, always pointing to the next evolution for my soul’s purpose. There were times of tears and times of elation, but rarely if ever did I experience the mundane with which my life seemed to be filled.

In time, I began to understand from a bodily experience (rather than as a mental concept) what it meant to live somewhere other than in survival mode. My demeanor gradually changed as years of burden and struggle were lifted from my shoulders. It is no exaggeration to say that all of my relationships improved, as I no longer blamed others for conditions in my life. I was experiencing love that had always been available but which I was previously denying or unable to receive.

During this time I also found Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) while doing an undirected web search. (I have since learned that there are no accidents; I was ready for and desiring a new way to work with the body’s wisdom.) Initially, the idea that our bodies have held trauma for decades resonated with me from what I had learned in breathwork.

I began to see the potential for deep release as I experienced chronic physical pain leave my body. While still skeptical, I applied EFT to many conditions – all with amazing results! Once the underlying emotions were identified, even lifelong ailments and anxieties were transmuted. I watched in amazement and with gratitude as time and again there was no evidence of pain, being replaced by “I can’t find it!” or “It doesn’t seem to be there.” What began as a means to self-heal was quickly becoming my purpose.

My Purpose

In the years since, I have developed a passion and deep commitment to your healing as the path to a life of blessings and gratitude. This is not only possible, but a certainty, once you surrender to the truth within.

My role is to enable you to reclaim your self – unencumbered by the false beliefs which prevent you from fully engaging in life. In doing so, we uncover whatever is driving those beliefs, and allow you to reframe them. Working with positive, self-directed affirmations along with the specific bodily techniques outlined here brings about permanent change. Whoever you think you are, if you are not completely happy with yourself, you can have more.

“What you are, the world is. And without your transformation, there can be no trasnformation of the world.” J. Krishnamurti

“You can achieve anything you want in life if you have the courage to dream it, the intelligence to make a realistic plan, and the will to see that plan through to the end.” Sidney A Friedman

As you read this, consider that (as when I “found” EFT) you found my site for a reason. There is a full, rich life awaiting you. I invite you to consider what it would be like to let go and rest in the assurance of your life being exactly as it is meant to be. Ultimately, you will experience freedom and a true sense of joy and the absolute peace from which your life now springs.

Qualifications

Alexandra Rose is certified as a Conscious Integrative Breathworker (CIBW), Certified Rebirther (Breathwork Coach), Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) Practitioner, and Meditation Coach. She has extensive advanced training in CIBW, as well as shamanic healing practices. She completed an 18-month training in modern shamanism, culminating in ordainment as a Spiritual Counselor (an inter-faith designation) in March 2006. She joined the National Inter-Faith Council to assist others through non-traditional ministry.