Chrysalis Yoga and Wellness is a practice that Follows Yogini Erica Rae. Erica received her 200 hour YTT with Empower Yoga, graduating in February of 2017. Erica has been engaged in independent and ongoing study of Holistic health practices since 2008. Her areas of personal interest/study include: Meditation, Indian philosophy, Taoism, Buddhism, Gnosticism, sacred relationships/contracts, Reiki, shamanism, Sound therapy (song/vibration), Aromatherapy, Gemstone healing, Holistic health/dietary practices, Archetypes, Kundalini and Middle Eastern/ Tribal Dance. Erica is an Artist, a Mother and a modern day Mystic with a profound perception of energy and a passion for personal transformation. She believes that each individual has the right to change their mind, each day stepping into a more authentic relationship with themselves and their purpose. Erica’s Vocation is expressed in her willingness to assist others in finding their own power to heal from within through yogic practice, shadow work, and her reiki practice. Her soothing voice and gestures create a nurturing space where one feels safe and opening to receive source energy while simultaneously releasing dense energies that gather in the body and energy field while living in toxic environments from everyday life or a traumatic family/relationship/life experience. Erica’s yoga practice created the space for her to witness her own personal transformation, which enabled her years of study to lead her on a journey from a codependent survivor, to healing, to finding a sovereign relationship with source. Her physical yoga practice and receiving reiki attunements, brought Erica the tools to integrate her calling to reiki mastery, turning her world quite literally upside down, this perspective makes her approachable for many survivors, those in recovery from addiction/codependency and those willing and ready to embark on their spiritual awakening with some assistance from a teacher. She encourages those who practice with her to accept all aspects of oneself, dark and light and has found this approach to be forgiving in a way that can only Be experienced. She believes that sometimes one’s greatest beauty is found in their darkest hour, there is joy to be found in the anticipation of change. Erica has long held an ability to find Joy in the melancholy of life, as the source of survival is a spark from deep within. A determination to live authentically requires an opening of the third eye, a willingness to embark on a journey of self inquiry, as the blind fold is removed, a profound shift happens. For what we sew from within we also see in our reality outside of self. It is Erica's greatest hope for all who share space with her on this life’s journey that they may access their own power to rewrite their story with an open heart and mind, in union. She uses mindful instruction to bring you present with each breath and movement, providing gentle assistance to encourage and empower each practitioner to find themselves in yoga. It is Erica's intention that your practice will leave you feeling inspired by your own divinity and empowered to embrace each moment, for it is how we participate in the present that creates and cultivates our momentum forward. Erica is a Certified and Attuned Reiki Master Teacher, Offering private one on one or group sessions. A skilled intuitive, Erica offers tarot and oracle card readings with every reiki session. Readings can be scheduled independent of a reiki session as well. Her Yoga approach is Somatic and intuitive. Practicing with Erica is an opportunity to BEcome acquainted poetically with your mind, body, and emotions in an environment that honors each individual’s process and practice. Her practice is trauma sensitive as she takes the time to notice each participant, guiding the group or an individual as needed, in this way she creates a nurturing environment for you to transform at your own pace within each meditative practice, sometimes bringing in sound, song, Palo Santo smudge and/or aromatherapy to enhance the process of each restorative practice. Erica is aware that each day is as unique as each individual and holds a space that is gracefully allowing, forgiving and empowering, all while offering you the space to rise up and heal yourself each time you come to find yourself in yoga.
