Healers on Healing: In the Spotlight with Deborah Brodey

by Isabel Fiorino-Habib,
Community Engagement Coordinator

Spotlight Interview with Deborah

Deborah shares her take on her work, as well as some tips and advice for a healthy fulfilling life!

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Deborah Brodey www.deborahbrodey.com

Today I had the wonderful opportunity to connect with Deborah Brodey for a vocal sound healing session via video and to discuss her upcoming free 5 Day Radical Self Nourishment Challenge. Deborah, a transformation guide, yoga teacher, vocal sound healer & ceremonial artist, works with individuals who are out of alignment with their self care and helps connect them with what she calls Radical Self Nourishment, so that they can unleash their full power, potential and creativity. She supports change makers, healers and empaths and helps guide them towards their own truth and unique voice. 

Deborah works with those struggling with self doubt, self worth, overwhelmed by stress, and fatigued from over giving. She also works with individuals who struggle with boundary issues, have strong inner critics or blocked creativity and expression and helps them to ground, come into their bodies and build more confidence and self trust. 

Deborah defines Radical Self Nourishment as a process whereby one “goes deep into the roots of the Self and discovers nourishment for all dimensions of the being - true soul nourishment”. She explains that creativity and freedom are at the core of soul nourishment and states that “such an important part of our self care is our creativity”.

Find Your Voice

During our one on one session, Deborah began by creating a sacred space for us. She refers to this space as a “sacred container” which is uniquely co created based on the context of the situation at hand. As I sat upright with my back supported and my feet on the ground, we began our session with a few deep conscious breaths to help me connect with the present moment.

Within this sacred container, Deborah began to call in and invite the qualities from each of the directions to be present with us. She began by calling in the East, the direction associated with a new beginning, a clean state, purpose, passion, clarity, and illumination. Together, we began sounding a sustained “Eeee” to bring forth these qualities.

​Then we called in the South. We called in the element of water and flow and asked for loving support from our helpers and guides. Deborah explained that any other qualities I wanted to invite in from the South I could also welcome to this sacred space. Again, we began to sound “Ohhh” to receive the energies of the South. 

Afterwards, we called to the West, welcoming the element of the earth. We called in radical trust and asked for support to assist with navigating the unknown. We then welcomed these qualities with a sustained “Oooo” sound. 

​Lastly, we called in the North, the element of air. We called in “the sacred breath that connects the mind, body, spirit and heart”. We called for the guidance of wisdom keepers to hold space for us in this direction. Then we welcomed the qualities of the North with the repetition and voicing of  “Ahhh”.

At the very end, we honoured the earth below us, the land, and the ancient ancestors of this land who knew how to take care of it. We honoured the sky, the sun, the moon, the planets and stars and we called in the centre that is within us that connects us to the universe. Deborah encouraged me to call this presence in using any sound that wanted to come through me. We voiced this sound together three times centering the container. 

“What was it like before the container and what was it like after the container?”, Deborah asked. 

I paused for a second to reflect on the experience and responded. 

​“Prior to our session, I was experiencing some anxiety but after the session I feel truly enveloped and supported, especially in my heart and chest area. Almost like a white light that made it feel ok to be in the here and now”. “It’s like a hug”, I explained, “Something that came from around me”.

Deborah then began to ask me if we could work with the anxiety that was coming up for me. Immediately I became quite emotional but felt that there was something important that needed to come through. She asked me to try and identify where the anxiety might be coming from. I explained that I had been trying to let go of a situation that has been present for me for the last 6 years that I felt was no longer serving me but that I was struggling to let go of. I explained that I wanted to make space for newness, that I had been working to purge the things in my life that no longer served me. My heart was telling me to let go of this particular situation and yet my body was telling me otherwise. Deborah replied, “Your heart knows. The heart is always connected to your highest self”.

Deborah replied, “Your heart knows. The heart is always connected to your highest self”. ​

We then discussed the process of letting go and the importance of setting boundaries to help assist with this process. During the entire session, I felt so held and supported. Deborah’s compassionate warmth and loving guidance shines through her work. It shines through in her beautiful voice, her wise words and her encouraging open minded approach. ​

​Deborah incorporates sound, imagery, movement & meditations into her work, all while creating a safe space where individuals can explore ways to re claim their energy, ground themselves, define their own boundaries, and learn to become more powerful receivers. She will be offering more guidance in her 3rd Free 5 Day Radical Self Nourishment Challenge beginning on October 13th - October 17th, 2020 at 2 pm Eastern.

This challenge is excellent for sensitive individuals, empaths and change makers who are interested in nourishing themselves. Her challenge will also explore the Niyamas or five attitudes that come from yogic philosophy, which are the pillars of the Radical Self Nourishment process. These include: cleansing, contentment, practice/discipline, self reflection and surrender. If this resonates, I encourage you to visit the link below to sign up for this upcoming challenge:  http://rsn.deborahbrodey.com/5-day-challenge/

For a free 30 minute consultation to see if Deborah is the right fit for you, please visit the following links:
https://www.innerartscollective.com/deborah-brodey.html
www.deborahbrodey.com
[email protected]

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About the author, Isabel Fiorino-Habib

Philosophy graduate and Reiki student, Isabel is fascinated by the human experience and the art of wellness. 

Receiving little relief or guidance for her own mental and emotional challenges, she sought out various alternative and complementary approaches to support her well being. Now she brings nearly a decade of experience exploring dynamic and individualized approaches to healing, which acknowledge the fundamental connection of mind, body, and soul. 

​Through her writing as Community Engagement Coordinator for the Inner Arts Collective, Isabel hopes to share her experiences with the healing process, and exposes the various modalities that are available to support us all.