Sacred Listening
Sacred Listening is a conversational practice in which Zel listen's for the energetic imprint of your words and offers either:
- direct energy work in the moment to either amplify, diminish, balance, direct, or expose what is coming through
- explanations of self-guided energy practices for you to engage with at home
- insight and perspectives that may be helpful in re-framing and re-claiming your truth
Zel's clients typically consider this an extremely effective complement or replacement* to psychotherapy because of it's focus on both conversation and practical somatic processing. Zel only recommends considering this a “replacement” for therapy when the right therapist or therapy style is not accessible or affordable, or when a person has already engaged in other therapies and is ready to apply that knowledge in a somatic context.
These types of energy work may include:
- A specific breathing style
- An affirmation
- An open sanskrit mantra
- A physical posture(s)
- Tapping
- A personalized ritual
- A specific cleansing or purification practice
- A specific herb to be in relationship with
- A specific protection practice
- Guidance on a 40-day practice
- A journaling prompt
The suggestion is rooted in Zel's deep and practical knowledge of somatic energy practices, energetic body maps, trauma studies, and peer support rooted in both training and lived experience. Zel is highly skilled and and leads from a place of:
- neurodivergence-affirmation
- disability justice
- honoring sociocultural & sociolinguistic impacts
- honoring the impact of systemic oppression
- consent
- honoring boundaries
- grounding and parasympathetic nervous system activation
- protective techniques
- honoring barriers and limitations
- immediate care techniques in the event of activation or trigger
In these sessions, navigable activation is common, but true triggers are rare. Anti-carceral emergency contact mechanisms are in place for people who are more likely to experience triggers, and this will be discussed in the context of consent and boundaries at the beginning!