Humpback Mom and Baby Mo’orea (Tahiti) Photo by Bob Valenta 2019

Doug & Trish with Cindy back in the day

View from our bed in Puna
at Cindy’s

Doug & Trish with Cindy
now

Onward and Upward!  To continue the story of our adventure into the unknown, I will tell you about our amazing experiences with the beloved humpback whales of Antarctica.

Since 2004 we have been taking groups of whale lovers to swim with our beloved humpback whales. We began in the Kingdom of Tonga for years and now are bringing groups to the mystical island of Mo’orea, which is across from Tahiti (part of French Polynesia).

There is nothing in the world, in our opinion, like being so close to a whale that they can look deeply into our eyes. In that instance, we feel that we are gazing into the multi-verse. The whales have such a powerful multidimensional energy that being with them in the ocean is like “Being in the Heart of God.” They bring us into that deep centerpoint within our hearts, the core of being of our souls that is void of all energy but of Source … deep silence.

My husband, Doug, and I have been conducting dolphin retreats in Hawaii since 1994 and I know that working with the dolphins has moved me light years ahead in my spiritual growth.  They have taught me joy and how to live in the flow of life.  The whales are another thing … with the whales I have learned to let go of fear and to surrender to my soul in a way that I thought would be impossible for me in this life time.  I do tell people that I truly believe that if we had not jumped off that cliff almost twenty six years ago and done the dolphin and whale work, I think it would have taken me at least two more lifetimes to be where I am spiritually now!  I am so very grateful.

Every time we take a group to be with the whales, the humpbacks give us a very simple and very profound message.  In past years we heard, “Allow the unfolding” … “Trust even if life looks like it is coming at you like a freight train” … “Be awake in the dream” …. and so on.  Beautiful and powerful messages that have informed our life.

This year the message was, “Dive deeper.”  Oh wow …. really???  I had felt that I had been diving deep all summer, but now again, there was more.  Sigh.  Well, I thought, life in this dimension is all leading to our oneness with Source … so, OK, I am willing to go deeper once again.  Bring it on!

If you have been following our adventure of being essentially “homeless” you will see how the magic has unfolded for Doug and me as we continue to practice living in the moment and completely following our guidance and what the universe has in store for us.  We do have some fabulous possible streams of income that are hanging out in the void for us … and we don’t know any of the timing.  So this gives us the opportunity to accept the moment and live in total trust that our destiny will unfold perfectly as time goes by. Continue reading →

Mt. Shasta, California

Spring at Panther Meadows

Ship Cloud

This post is a completion of our special and profound healing journey at the end of a summer of challenges for my dear husband, Doug, and me (though in little over a week we will be with the humpback whales in Mo’orea … wonder what they have in store for us!) You can see the other stories leading up to this one on my blog below.

Our healing trip continued after divine Canada as we were driving from Portland to the San Francisco Bay Area to visit family.  Of course, we just had to stop and spend some time at my second spiritual home, Mt. Shasta, on the way.  I have been conducting enlightening spiritual workshops at Shasta for many years as it is one of the most potent of vortexes for expanding consciousness.  This year, it just did not feel as though I should offer it again in September as I usually do.  Something kept me from putting it out there … and of course, I now know why … we just had to go to Canada, Lake Louise and experience the deep healing there!

As we drove closer to Shasta I was reading on a chat about a person who was sharing with mainstream people how to clear fear and transmute negative emotions.  I thought that was so cool and a great way to spread the love.  I thought … wow, I should send in my products and videos and meditations too to help people move through these challenging times.  I would only do it if they were for free.

There is a part of me that always wants to give my spiritual gifts for free and not charge at all.  I think so many spiritual teachers and healers feel the same way … but alas, we must charge in order to ensure we have sustenance.  But this time, I was truly considering sharing my gifts without charge to the mainstream people on this chat.

After that first inspiration, though, I felt a huge resistance and touched in to a concern I have always had about going “out into the world more” or being “well known.”  I know many of you know what I mean.  Am I good enough?  Am I worthy enough?  Questions that haunt me at times.  It seems easier to just fade into the background and live a simple life. Continue reading →