Member Spotlight: Deborah Brodey

This week's spotlight is Deborah Brodey - Transformation Guide, Yoga Teacher, Vocal Sound Healer and Ceremonial Artist. We invite you to learn more about Deborah as she shares her take on her work, as well as some tips and advice for a healthy, fulfilling, and happy life.

Stay tuned for a follow-up article this Thursday, showcasing our Community Engagement Coordinator's personal experience receiving Deborah's services!

Deborah Brodey
Transformation Guide  Yoga Teacher
Vocal Sound Healer

deborahbrodey.com

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1. How would you describe your work, to somebody that doesn't know anything about what you do? ​

I am a Transformation Guide, Yoga Teacher, Vocal Sound Healer & Ceremonial Artist and I guide healers & Changemakers who are out of alignment with their self care to come into Radical Self Nourishment so they can unleash their full power, potential & creativity.

My passion is to create transformative learning/healing spaces and experiences that are co-creative and facilitate:

• Radical Self Nourishment
• ​Access to your own wisdom & knowing
• Your healing
• Your truth
• Your presence
• Your unique Voice

I am the founder of the Radical Self Nourishment Program which I am currently teaching online through my Free 5 Day Challenges and my 7 Week online course.

I also support people in helping them to find their voices through individual Find Your Voice sessions or in workshop series called Embody Your Voice which I co-facilitate with Sound Healer/Composer Wendalyn Bartley.

2. What kinds of issues do you have a particular gift with supporting people through?

• Healers & Changemakers struggling with their Self Care.
• Self betrayal
• Overwhelm and stress
• Exhausted, fatigued from over-giving
• Grounding
• Breaking through core Limiting beliefs
• Blocked creativity and self expression​

• Self doubt  and building confidence and self trust
• Strong inner critic
• Boundary issues
• Self worth
• Embodiment - Helping people come into their bodies.
• Hiding and fear of shining their light in the world.
• Fear of their own power

3. What is the most fulfilling part about working with this specific healing modality?

I love creating powerful co-creative containers of love and magic that can hold my clients in deep honour, love, acceptance, so that they have full permission to be themselves and to uncover those parts that may have never been voiced. I love empowering others to uncover who they are, to find their voices and stand in their power and to Love, accept and trust themselves fully.

4. What are some of your go to pieces of advice to help someone cultivate more self love. 

• Dialoguing with your heart through journaling.
• Moving your body. mindful movement- yoga, tai chi, dance.
• Meditation
• Chanting
• Sounding
• Ceremonies with the cycles and with the earth and elements.
• Creative expression - drawing/painting etc...
  

Some of my greatest healing experiences have happened when I spend time in Nature, walking, sitting with a tree and just observing Nature. Since we are a part of Nature we can learn much about ourselves by simply being with Nature. A Tree does not have an issue with whether it is worthy of love. It is love. There is no worthiness to get. 

5. How does somebody find out if you are a good fit for your services or not?

I offer a free 30 minute consultations. I also run an online Free 5 Day Radical Self Nourishment Challenge a few times a year now so people can have a deep experience with me. The next one is Tuesday October 13 - October 17, 2020 at 2 pm Eastern.

5 Day RSN Challenge

6. If you were to write a self-help book, what would the topic be, and why? 

I am writing a book all about 7 Principles of Living Reciprocity. Reciprocity is about living in right relationship with ourselves, the Earth and our communities. As humans we are very out of balance with our true nature. Reciprocity is an ancient teaching that is Universal to all Indigenous, original and earth loving peoples around the world and is key to preserving life and living in alignment and right relationship with the Earth, and all of our relatives.  It is the key to our survival and our thrival on planet. 

7. Do you have a daily self-care practice or ritual that is helpful for you? 

Yes I have a number of practices I do every day. The first thing is having gratitude every morning and giving thanks for being here another day. I especially like to honour Mother earth and all of life and the elements and the directions everyday. I align with the earth and its cycles. I find it very powerful to align with the bigger forces.  I then will do a movement practice to get in my body usually yoga or dance. I often incorporate chanting and sound into my movement practices and breathing practice. ​

8. What do you think are the key ingredients to living a happy life? 

The key ingredients for me are cultivating a loving relationship with your self through the cultivation of friendliness, compassion, goodwill to others and equanimity. These are yogic qualities when in balance support our relationships with ourselves and with others and that support us to develop Peace of mind. Other ingredients are good health and energy hygiene, Loving relationships, reciprocity, creative expression, finding meaning and living our purpose, abundance in all of its forms, laughter, fun, playfulness and joy and community.

9. What is a quote that you resonate with, which reflects what you believe in & what you practice?

Love the world as your own self; then you can truly care for all things. Lao Tzu