Meet LJ (she/her)

Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to LJ (she/her). We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Hi LJ, really happy you were able to join us today and we’re looking forward to sharing your story and insights with our readers. Let’s start with the heart of it all – purpose. How did you find your purpose?

My calling to body/energy work came from my spiritual practices and relationship with God. I’ve always had an intuitive sense of using my hands and tools of nourishment and healing, but ultimately this interest became a true passion that lead me to being a trained professional in this field. I also believe that my interests outside of bodywork, mostly music and gardening, actually help to influence my work as a bodyworker. Both my musical and plant explorations help me to be a better practitioner and to stay connected to Source.

Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?

What feels most exciting bout starting my private practice, Co-Creator Bodywork, and about the wellness industry in general, is the ability to provide an opportunity and safe space for individuals to do their own healing work. I am not a healer, I simply help guide others in doing this work for themselves. Whether working with someone’s muscle tissue itself or just their energetic field, I hope to help people release what is no longer serving them. At Co-Creator Bodywork I offer a variety of body/energy work experiences including circulatory massage, deep tissue / myofascial release, prenatal massage, craniosacral unwinding therapy, traditional Thai massage, and Sensory Repatterning, so no matter what intentions a client has for their own work, I can find a modality that will suit their needs.

There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?

So far on my journey, the qualities that have most helped in my transition from student to working professional have been confidence / self belief, spiritual connectedness, and a curiosity for the work. I believe in being a student for life, and that you can always add more tools to your toolbox. I also believe in believing yourself. I trust that I meant to do this work and I try to show that self-belief to others as well.

As we end our chat, is there a book you can leave people with that’s been meaningful to you and your development?

A book that has played a really important role in my life at large and also my professional development is “The Untethered Soul” by Michael Singer. This is a short, yet dense book that is full of nuggets of wisdom. It is difficult to choose even which to include here, but something he talks about at great length is the ability to choose whether you open or close your heart to the world. At one point he writes, “closing your heart does not really protect you from anything; it just cuts you off from your source of energy. In the end, it only serves to lock you inside” (46). He also spends much of the book helping guide you to your real “you”, meaning, the you that is Awareness, that is Consciousness observing itself rather than the you that identifies as “I” or “me” or “mine.”

Contact Info:

• Website: https://co-creator.co
• Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/58HQxaYQfJ5PMRPb6

Image Credits

Dr. Bobbi Jones