The Fig Leaf; Holistic Health and Wellness

The Fig Leaf; Holistic Health and Wellness Whole body health and wellness. Naturally. Present moment guidance for the life experiences you des

Valerie is a certified hypnotherapist, Akashic Records reader and Intuitive healer/Artist. She has been practicing Reiki and other healing modalities for 20 years, and has been working within the Akashic Records for the last 5 years. "Akasha" is a Sanskrit word meaning "primary substance, that out of which all things are formed." The Records contain the record of your soul's existence; you can think of it like a library where all of the books are about you. Work done in the Records offers powerful soul level healing, and enables us to have a more conscious relationship with our own soul. Valerie is a pioneer in working with past life regression hypnosis within the Akashic Records; extending the scope and depth of healing at the soul level not just the ego level. Hypnosis within the Akashic Records can potentially help heal lifetime patterns. She can also hypnotize groups, work with couples, and help you work through any kind of stress in your life. Valerie paints Intuitive Soul Portraits: They are her interpretation of the energy of your soul. All are abstract, acrylic on canvas, original, healing and unique to each individual. Her artwork is not limited to people; she has the ability to paint energy of places, buildings, animals and anything else that you can imagine. “I offer the unique “side benefit” of being able to paint your Soul. As I open your Akashic records and tune into your energy field in order to help you to heal, I am able to “see” the energy of your soul. I am a painter, and offer this personal and unique visual reminder of the beauty of your inner self as a keepsake and as a tool to help you to delve more deeply into your own soul.”
Valerie speaks to audiences about promoting personal health, wellness, alternative healing methods and expanding consciousness. She enjoys writing about energy healing and how it helps us to help ourselves, and has had articles published in local and national magazines. Valerie is a member of the National Guild of Hypnotists, the Association for Research and Enlightenment, and currently sees clients in Charlottesville, VA and by phone. She travels to Northern VA and the Tidewater area regularly to see clients as well.

Not stuck.Not broken.Mid-crossing.Your DNA + Bridge showed up today.Some things don’t need fixing.They need finishing.Wh...
01/12/2026

Not stuck.
Not broken.
Mid-crossing.

Your DNA + Bridge showed up today.

Some things don’t need fixing.
They need finishing.

What’s carrying you forward—without your permission yet?

1/11.The Pearl within. Caution.Not everything rising in you is a red flag.Some things are surfacing because they’re read...
01/11/2026

1/11.
The Pearl within. Caution.
Not everything rising in you is a red flag.

Some things are surfacing because they’re ready
to be integrated — not judged.

Desire doesn’t mean recklessness.
Caution doesn’t mean shutting down.

There’s a difference between protecting your energy
and silencing your aliveness.

A pearl only forms because something stayed long enough
to be transformed.

🖤
What’s asking to be honored in you right now — without being acted on or pushed away?

(I’m curious what this brings up for you.) #111

Vulnerability and continuum.Some days aren’t about clarity.They’re about honesty.Vulnerability.Continuum.You’re still in...
01/10/2026

Vulnerability and continuum.
Some days aren’t about clarity.
They’re about honesty.

Vulnerability.
Continuum.

You’re still in motion,
even if you can’t prove it yet.

What does this bring up for you?

Working on fun stuff.
01/10/2026

Working on fun stuff.

January 9.The Unknown + StrengthWhat’s opening now doesn’t come with instructions.It comes with an invitation.Strength i...
01/09/2026

January 9.
The Unknown + Strength

What’s opening now doesn’t come with instructions.
It comes with an invitation.

Strength isn’t about knowing.
It’s about trusting yourself inside the not-knowing.

The unknown is not empty.
It’s alive.
And it responds to your presence more than your certainty.

Micro-activation:
Place a hand on your heart.
Whisper: “I am steady, even here.”

Let that be enough.

January 8.Go with the flow and completion. Today’s reminderStop forcing what’s already resolving.Go with...
01/08/2026

January 8.
Go with the flow and completion. Today’s reminder

Stop forcing what’s already resolving.
Go with the flow.

Completion is happening —
even if it looks nothing like you expected..

January 7.Fire & CourageFire doesn’t arrive to teach you something new.It comes when you already know — and it’s time to...
01/07/2026

January 7.
Fire & Courage

Fire doesn’t arrive to teach you something new.
It comes when you already know — and it’s time to trust what’s lit inside you.

Courage isn’t loud.
It doesn’t argue or prove.
It simply stays with its own knowing.

Use tools.
Learn.
Listen.

But don’t kneel to them.
Don’t outsource your authority.
Don’t shrink what you know to make it more acceptable.

Fire doesn’t need permission to burn.
Courage doesn’t need an audience.

Trust what’s already alive in you.

January 3. We are a couple days into the new year, so I pulled cards for myself and for you today. ...
01/03/2026

January 3. We are a couple days into the new year, so I pulled cards for myself and for you today. Under the full moon, at the turn of the year, these cards came forward: Grounded, with Shadow and Potential emerging together.

Full moons illuminate what’s already present, and the new year opens a fresh cycle—not as a clean break, but as a continuation with more awareness. Being grounded now isn’t about certainty or completion; it’s about steadiness as old layers surface and new possibilities begin to take form.

Shadow and potential often rise side by side at thresholds like this. What’s revealed is not meant to be fixed or rushed, but noticed, held, and integrated as we step into what’s next.

This is a moment for presence, patience, and listening to what’s quietly unfolding beneath the light.

I woke up with this sentence in my head:Scratching at the silences.I paired with a piece of my art.
01/02/2026

I woke up with this sentence in my head:
Scratching at the silences.
I paired with a piece of my art.

Happy New Year!Welcome 2026 #2026
01/01/2026

Happy New Year!
Welcome 2026
#2026

January newsletter is out! New year, new energy.
01/01/2026

January newsletter is out! New year, new energy.

https://conta.cc/4jpnnQXJanuary newsletter is out!
01/01/2026

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January newsletter is out!

Email from The Fig Leaf January: Happy New Year! January 2026 Guidance for the In-Between; Listening for what’s emerging. Winter night. digitally enhanced photo A Note From Valerie Happy New Year! D

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Valerie is a certified hypnotherapist, Akashic Records reader and Intuitive healer/Artist. She has been practicing Reiki and other healing modalities for 20 years, and has been working within the Akashic Records for the last 10 years. "Akasha" is a Sanskrit word meaning "primary substance, that out of which all things are formed." The Records contain the record of your soul's existence; you can think of it like a library where all of the books are about you. Work done in the Records offers powerful soul level healing, and enables us to have a more conscious relationship with our own soul. Valerie is a pioneer in working with past life regression hypnosis within the Akashic Records; extending the scope and depth of healing at the soul level not just the ego level. Hypnosis within the Akashic Records can potentially help heal lifetime patterns. She can also hypnotize groups, work with couples, and help you work through any kind of stress in your life. Valerie paints Intuitive Soul Portraits: They are her interpretation of the energy of your soul. All are abstract, acrylic on canvas, original, healing and unique to each individual. Her artwork is not limited to people; she has the ability to paint energy of places, buildings, animals and anything else that you can imagine. “I offer the unique “side benefit” of being able to paint your Soul. As I open your Akashic records and tune into your energy field in order to help you to heal, I am able to “see” the energy of your soul. I am a painter, and offer this personal and unique visual reminder of the beauty of your inner self as a keepsake and as a tool to help you to delve more deeply into your own soul.” Valerie speaks to audiences about promoting personal health, wellness, alternative healing methods and expanding consciousness. She enjoys writing about energy healing and how it helps us to help ourselves, and has had articles published in local and national magazines. Valerie is a member of the National Guild of Hypnotists, the Association for Research and Enlightenment, and currently sees clients in Charlottesville, VA and by phone and Skype. She travels to Northern VA and the Tidewater area regularly to see clients as well.