When it comes to personal growth and healing, many of us assume we need to go it alone. We think transformation happens privately, in silent moments of meditation, therapy, or journaling. And while solitude does have its place, research and lived experience show something more:
We often heal faster, more deeply, and more sustainably when we do it in the presence of others.

This is the foundational idea behind group work—not just in Life Alignment, but in many well-known healing traditions and psychological models. From ancient ceremonial circles to modern-day support groups, people have always gathered in community to reflect, release, and remember who they are. In this month’s newsletter we are going to look deeper into the topic of group healing.

Human beings are social by nature. Our nervous systems are designed to regulate through co-regulation – meaning we calm down, feel safe, and orient ourselves better when we’re with others who are grounded and present.

Neuroscientist Stephen Porges coined the term “neuroception” to describe how our bodies constantly scan the environment for safety. In a supportive group setting, especially one with attuned facilitators, the body receives cues of safety, which is essential for healing and emotional integration.

We Learn by Resonance and Reflection

Sometimes, we can’t see our own patterns until someone else shares something that hits home. This mirroring effect is a key element in modalities like Gestalt therapy, family constellations, and even like Anonymous Addict groups. In those spaces, people often say, “I heard my story in your words.”

This kind of recognition is powerful. It dissolves shame and creates belonging – two things that are essential for sustainable personal change.

 

“When people gather with clear intention, a kind of energetic intelligence shows up – something larger than any one of us. That’s where the real healing begins.”

— Jeff Levin

 

Every few weeks, people from around the globe – some experienced in Life Alignment, others completely new – gather online or in person for group workshops. And each time, something subtle but powerful happens: people feel seen, heard, softened, shifted. That’s why group work is becoming an increasingly central part of the Life Alignment journey – and it’s easy to understand why.

Alignment: Why Group Healing Is So Powerful

When we come together in a shared intention – even if we don’t speak – a deeper coherence begins to form. You might notice sensations in your body during someone else’s balancing or feel emotional shifts simply by witnessing.

• Shared resonance unlocks healing: When someone in the group shares a story or receives a balance, others often recognise aspects of themselves in that process. That kind of mirroring brings insights without effort.
• The energy field becomes more dynamic: A well-held group creates a strong energetic container. This allows deeper patterns to surface and resolve – not through force, but through flow. Its a very tangible experience.
• You’re never working alone: In a group, even your quiet presence matters. You contribute to the field, and the field supports you in return.

 

 

Pic above: example of “Chat with Jeff” gathering. More details below.

 

Group Fields Amplify Insight and Transformation

While science doesn’t yet fully understand how the energetic coherence of a “group field” works, research in systems theory and quantum field dynamics offers clues. When individuals come together with a shared intention, the group forms a kind of collective intelligence. Ideas flow more freely. Insights arise. People report sensing things they couldn’t access alone.

In simpler terms: the field holds more than the sum of its parts.
 

“For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”
— Matthew 18:20 (NIV)

This verse of the bible is often used to highlight the spiritual power and presence that emerges when people come together with shared intention or in prayer. It resonates deeply with the concept of group healing, shared presence, and alignment within community settings like we offer in Life Alignment.

 

Relating: The New Frontier of Spiritual Practice

One of the core themes Jeff brought to the forefront this summer is that spiritual growth cannot be separated from how we relate. In our close relationships – partners, friends, colleagues, even strangers – we are constantly navigating projection, expectation, and unconscious programs.

In group work, this becomes fertile ground for healing. A triggered moment in a group setting can become the portal to healing a childhood wound. A tension between two participants can become a teaching moment on boundaries or self-worth. And all of it is done through the Life Alignment lens: clear, energetic, compassionate, and deeply empowering.

 

Jeff in Norway in 2024

The Future: Community as Legacy

Now in his 81st year, Jeff’s passion is not slowing – it is ripening. Over the past two years, he has moved his teachings almost entirely online.

Jeff often speaks of legacy – not as something left behind, but as something co-created. And that legacy, he says, lives in the groups, the circles, the shared breaths, the moments of laughter after a deep cry, the trust formed between strangers. Online and Offline.

Final Thoughts

Group work works – not because it’s louder or more dramatic than individual work, but because it taps into something ancient and essential: our need to be with each other, to witness and be witnessed, to heal in community.

Whether it’s a Life Alignment workshop, a weekly recovery group, or a circle of friends who dare to be honest, healing becomes more real when we do it together.

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”
— Helen Keller

Our Open Workshops, whether online or in person, are informal, welcoming spaces. You don’t need to prepare anything or have prior knowledge. Some people share deeply, others observe silently. Everyone receives something.

“Chat with Jeff” – A Free Offering, Every Second Tuesday

Alongside our open workshops and retreats, we host a regular free online gathering called “Chat with Jeff.” It’s a casual yet powerful space where Jeff Levin offers presence, guidance, and energy alignment for whoever shows up.

🗓️ Every second Tuesday
🕗 20:00 SAST (South Africa Standard Time)
💻 On Zoom – Free and open to all

These sessions usually include a short group meditation or alignment, a Q&A where anyone can ask questions (about Life Alignment, the current times, or personal growth), and sometimes a free group balance that emerges organically.

It’s a beautiful way to stay connected, especially for those who don’t always have time for a full workshop. And for new people, it’s a great entry point into the community – no expectations, no pressure.

 

 

Jeff’s 2025 Europe Visit: Community in Motion

From June to July 2025, Jeff will be travelling in Europe to offer a small number of in-person group-workshops, including the UK, Germany, Italy and Sweden. For full information about in person and online Group work – dates and registration, visit our event website.

 

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In a world that moves faster every day, many of us are seeking a return to what’s real—what’s natural. We want to feel grounded, energised, emotionally clear, and spiritually connected. Life Alignment is working on exactly that, and in this month’s newsletter, we’re sharing more about the Four Elements and how Vortex Technology uses the inherent power of Earth, Water, Fire, and Air – both within and around us.

Each of these elements is not just around us, but within us. They shape how we feel, think, and move through life. When these elemental forces are in harmony, we thrive. But when they’re out of sync, we feel it – through stress, fatigue, disconnection, or imbalance.

Balance your energy, find your flow, and awaken your vitality through the wisdom of Earth, Water, Fire, and Air.

🌱 Earth: Stability, Strength & Grounding

The Earth element represents solidity, structure, and support. It’s the foundation beneath our feet and the grounding presence within us. When Earth is strong in our lives, we feel safe, stable, and rooted in reality. Our energy is steady, our decisions are grounded, and we’re more connected to our physical bodies and the natural world.

 

Signs you may need more Earth energy:
• Feeling anxious or scattered
• Difficulty staying focused
• Disconnection from your body or surroundings
• Low energy or fatigue

 

 

 

 

How to Enhance Earth Energy:
• Walk barefoot on grass or soil (earthing)
• Spend time in nature, especially forests and mountains
• Eat grounding foods like root vegetables and whole grains
• Practice slow, stabilizing movements such as yoga or tai chi
• Declutter and organize your space

 

How the Earth Vortex Card Supports:
The Earth Card helps deepen your connection to the Earth, enhancing stability and natural detoxification. This magnetic frequency is designed to re-ground your body’s energy field, recharge your environment, and revitalise your connection to nature. It also supports the natural cleansing functions of the liver and helps plants, food, and minerals retain vitality. It works strongly with the energy of the animal and vegetable kingdom.

 

💧 Water: Flow, Emotion & Renewal

The Water element governs emotions, intuition, and adaptability. It helps us flow through life, process feelings, and stay connected to our inner world. When balanced, Water energy fosters emotional intelligence, empathy, and creativity. It washes away what no longer serves us.

Signs you may need more Water energy:
• Emotional overwhelm or numbness
• Dehydration or poor digestion
• Stagnation or lack of inspiration

How to Enhance Water Energy:
• Drink plenty of pure, energized water
• Bathe or swim in natural water sources
• Practice breathwork or meditation focused on emotional release
• Journal to express emotions
• Listen to calming or flowing music

 

How the Water Vortex Card Supports:
The Water Vortex Card enhances the purification and energetic quality of any liquid. Use it to energize your drinking water, detoxify your food, and cleanse your energy field. This card supports deep emotional and energetic release while promoting hydration at a cellular level.

🔥 Fire: Transformation, Energy & Passion

Fire is the element of action, motivation, and transformation. It governs our digestion, metabolism, and the inner drive to create change. Fire gives us the courage to move forward, set boundaries, and stand in our truth.

Signs you may need more Fire energy:
• Inflammation or chronic pain
• Anger or irritability
• Burnout or lack of drive

How to Enhance Fire Energy:
• Spend time in sunlight (safely)
• Engage in vigorous movement or dance
• Set small goals and take bold action
• Eat warming, spicy foods
• Practice breath of fire or energizing breathwork

 

How the Fire Vortex Card Supports:
The Fire Vortex Card is a powerful energetic ally that clears blockages and restores vitality to areas of the body holding tension, pain, or emotional trauma. Whether you’re recovering from injury, fatigue, or emotional wounds, this card encourages your body’s natural healing response by reactivating energy flow. The Fire card also enhances light in your auric field and creates energetic protection from EMF’s and other energies which might be not in alignment with your personal energy field.

🌬 Air: Clarity, Breath & Lightness

Air is the element of breath, movement, communication, and mental clarity. It brings freshness, perspective, and the ability to rise above stress. Air helps us stay light, inspired, and mentally agile.

 

Signs you may need more Air energy:
• Mental fog or forgetfulness, Overthinking
• Shallow breathing or sluggishness
• Disconnection from intuition or dreams

How to Enhance Air Energy:
• Practice deep, conscious breathing outdoors
• Open windows to let fresh air circulate
• Speak or write to clear your thoughts
• Meditate or visualize flying or floating
• Engage in light movement like stretching or walking in open spaces

 

How the Air Vortex Card Supports:
The Air Vortex Card brings the element of lightness and clarity back into your system. It promotes oxygenation of the blood, boosts immunity, and supports respiratory function. Whether you need better sleep, increased focus, or a lift in energy – especially during travel or allergy season—this card is an essential tool.

How Elemental Tools Enhance Everyday Energy

You don’t need to be a healer or energy expert to feel the benefits of working with the elements. Whether you’re exploring vibrational healing for the first time or are a seasoned practitioner, Life Alignment Vortex Cards offer simple yet powerful support.

These tools are infused with high-frequency information based on quantum principles. They work in harmony with your body’s natural rhythms and activate only when needed – making them safe, intelligent, and deeply intuitive.

Each of the above presented card enhances the healing power of its corresponding element. Together, they help you:
• Detoxify and energize the body
• Regulate emotions and energy flow
• Reconnect with nature’s wisdom
• Balance your environment (including EMFs and geopathic stress)

By aligning with these elemental forces, you support not only your physical well-being but also your emotional balance and spiritual growth.

 

🌈 Coming Soon: New Vortex Course for the Public: Vortex Energetic.

 

                                                                                         We’re excited to give you a sneak peek of our upcoming Vortex Energetics Course – a simple, accessible introduction to energy healing for everyone.

This course is based on just five powerful Vortex Cards: the four Elemental Cards (Earth, Water, Fire, and Air) plus the Rainbow Card, which integrates the frequencies of all elements into one harmonious field. Together, they form a practical and effective first-aid energy healing toolkit – simple to use, yet deeply transformative.

Whether you’re completely new to energy work or looking to empower others with easy-to-use tools, this course offers an intuitive, no-fuss way to restore balance, boost vitality, and reconnect with your natural energy.

 

 

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Despite of war and turbulences currently occurring on our planet, in our general modern world, many individuals carry the weight of past traumas, often feeling disconnected from their true selves and struggling to find balance. In this newsletter, we provide valuable insights, practical tools, and inspiring stories that highlight the transformative potential we all have within us. Our constant ability to respond – whether you are new to the concepts of trauma work and Life Alignment or seeking to deepen your existing knowledge.
This edition of the newsletter is dedicated to the transformative journey of trauma work.

Healing Pathways: Exploring Trauma Work and Life Alignment with David Pasikov, Life Alignment Teacher, Practitioner and US Coordinator.  

“It is interesting that we are having this interview on June 6^th, Maggie, because it is the 80^th anniversary of the commencement of the Normandy invasion in World War II. The world was certainly in turbulence then, with many touched by the heartbreak of war. Today, there are many in the world who again are facing the horror of war.”

Maggie: David, Jeff has raved about your trauma workshop that you offered for the Israeli Life Alignment community in April 2024. I got inspired to make this a topic available for the global community. Why is trauma work relevant for everyone?

None of us is insulated from trauma, and it seems fitting that furthering our understanding of trauma is the topic for this newsletter. Whether it be divorce, medical crisis, drastic changes in one’s finances, loss of a loved one, or any of the other countless catalysts, we all know the experience of trauma to some degree.
I began my career as a science teacher in urban Detroit, which led to helping to found and later becoming the executive director of a residential school for troubled youth in Canada. That led to a 25-year career as a psychotherapist in Boulder, Colorado, which has shifted into my current coaching and Life Alignment practice in Michigan. Trauma work has been a consistent focus throughout my career, including the core of my post-graduate study. 

Maggie: To better understand trauma, let’s first explore what it isn’t.

Yes, that’s an important starting point. Let’s take a moment to define our terms and clarify the differences between stress, shock and trauma.

• With STRESS, the symptoms will diminish or disappear soon after the cause of the stress is removed.
• SHOCK is a sudden or violent mental or emotional disturbance that, like stress, can diminish or disappear quickly once the event is over.

With TRAUMA, the symptoms persist long after the situation is over.

• Trauma is in the nervous system, not in the event.
• It is our internal response to the event and not the event itself.
• In Life Alignment, we say that the issues are held in the tissues. In other words, there is a cellular memory of unresolved issues and unresolved trauma. A clue to this is being triggered. When we are triggered, we are accessing the residual emotional charge from a past challenge or traumatic event.

Simply put, trauma can be seen as too much data for a person to handle in the time that they have been given. For instance, if I go to an amusement park to ride the roller coaster, as I wait in line, I see people on the ride being thrown back and forth as the roller coaster makes sharp turns and even turns upside down, and I hear people screaming. The ride ends and they leave laughing. That isn’t trauma. But the same actions within just a few seconds in a car accident constitutes is a traumatic event.

Another simple definition of trauma is, too much, too often, for too long. I recently worked with a paramedic who was the lead first responder on an ambulance in a major U.S. city. She reported to work every day with a bullet proof vest. She was extremely dedicated to her work, but she had to quit because it was too much, too often, for too long. When the symptoms of post-traumatic stress continue after six months, clinically the condition becomes Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). We used Life Alignment to help her with this condition.

Maggie: How do trauma/survival mechanisms affect us individually? How do they affect our relationships, families, communities, and even the planet?

That’s a lot to cover. Let’s start at the individual level and then expand on it.

For me, the key to this is in your first question. When we experience a traumatic event, we activate the body’s survival mechanism. If we can run from the threat, that’s “flight.” If running away isn’t an option, we can go into defending ourselves, or “fight.” If neither one of those is possible, we can go into “freeze.” We instinctively go into freeze when there is no other viable option. Our survival mechanism has evolved over millennia, and instinctively we know that predators focus on movement, so being still can provide safety.

 

Several years ago, I was working with an American veteran who was referred to me by his doctor to help him with PTSD, which was severely affecting his ability to move his body. As we unpacked his trauma, he told me a riveting story about fight/flight/freeze. He was in a line of armored vehicles on patrol in Afghanistan. Because he was a gunner, his upper body was exposed as he looked for danger. The vehicle in front of him ran over a powerful landmine, causing a massive explosion. After the smoke cleared, he could see the rear door of that vehicle fly open and three men rush out. One took off running to escape the danger (flight), the second man, armed with his weapon, ran into the nearby field beside the road firing wildly (fight) and the third just stood there like a deer in the headlights (freeze).

As mentioned previously, when the symptoms of traumatic stress persist after 6 months, clinically we refer to that as PTSD. In other words, the body’s survival mechanism can continue to fire, and the body’s chemicals that get released to respond to the threat can continue to flood our bodies. Over time, these hormones, such as cortisol and adrenaline, can negatively impact our systems.

Another challenge is that trauma disorganizes the brain. We learned early on in our evolution that when we hear the roar of a predator, we don’t need speech and it won’t help us to overthink what to do to save ourselves. As a result, in a traumatic situation, the resources and focus in the brain shifts from the prefrontal cortex, where we do higher levels of thinking, to the brain stem or mammalian brain where we are more governed by instinct.

When our trauma response is not treated effectively, we can be constantly on the lookout for danger, a condition that we call hypervigilance. There are other symptoms which can occur as well. However, to keep it simple, if I am in a state of hypervigilance, plus I am not thinking as clearly as I normally do over an extended period, that can dramatically affect my ability to interact with my loved ones and with society in general.

Maggie: Thank for that excellent overview David. How does Life Alignment help?

Over the years I have studied several approaches to unwinding, trauma and Life Alignment is the most effective tool that I have found. In Life Alignment, we respect that a person has a physical body, an emotional realm, a mental capacity, and an energetic or spiritual component. In addition to our human nature, there is the “being” or energetic side of us as well. We even refer to ourselves as human beings. As a result, Life Alignment has a vocabulary for each of those four levels.

 In the trauma field, it is now conventional wisdom that traditional talk therapy can at times make things worse for a traumatized client. Telling the story without tools to clear it can overwhelm a person. I learned early on in my career as a psychotherapist that it is easy to open someone up, but it’s not so easy to put them back together again. What I love about Life Alignment is that we work by priority in concert with the client’s innate intelligence. As a result, we can help them access and unwind parts of the residual trauma in a way that doesn’t put them on overload.

As you mentioned, I recently did a half-day class for our Israeli practitioners on understanding trauma, which included tools to help their clients as well as themselves. Helping someone else with their trauma can trigger our own. Taking a deeper dive into the tools that Life Alignment has to offer in caring for a client’s trauma highlighted to everyone the significant range of tools that are at our disposal to help our clients as well as ourselves as caregivers.

During the class, I shared an example of work that I did several years ago. Initially, I met with a female client to help her clear a traumatic event which had a lot of details. It took around three Life Alignment sessions to help her. She moved out of town and came back to see me about 10 years later. I have a good memory, and even though she returned to work on a relationship issue, I began the session by asking her if we could revisit our previous work. I walked her through each of the scenes of the traumatic event, and through muscle testing and by interviewing her, the clearing that we had done on each component a decade earlier had remained clear.

 

Through that experience and many others, I have grown to see that a traumatic event, like a diamond, has many facets. In Life Alignment, we clear the facets by priority. In other words, we don’t have to address each minute detail. As a result, in my experience, the work we do is effective over time because we are working on each facet at the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual (energetic) levels. Trauma is a fact of life, but it doesn’t have to be a life sentence.

Maggie: Thank you so very much for your perspectives on all of this David. This has been most informative and actually practical to observe in ourselves and then work with it. Is there anything else you would like to add?

Thanks very much Maggie. I have a couple of quick things.

Because of the positive feedback that I received on the trauma class I did with our Israeli practitioners, we have decided to offer it again so that any of our qualified practitioners from around the world can attend and learn more about trauma work and how to implement it in their Life Alignment practice.

The workshop will be on 26 September 2024 at 5pm – 9pm South African time. For more information and registration via e-mail: david@pasikov.com

Also, I recently was approached on LinkedIn by a best-selling author to co-author a book with him and several other coaches from around the world on coaching. My chapter is entitled, Transforming Stress into Strength, and it contains my top stress management tools. When it comes to trauma, I use these tools to help my trauma clients in their recovery. Although the book is for anyone who is a coach or is considering coaching, I highly recommend it to anyone who has a practice, including a Life Alignment practice, as each chapter provides practical tools for working with others. It is also useful for self-discovery. The book can be ordered through Amazon in Kindle form for $2.99 and the paperback is $19.99. 

 

Thank you again, Maggie, for your interest in bringing this timely subject of trauma work to our Life Alignment community.

 

Vortex Card of the month

Restorer Card (Rehabilitation)

This magnetic Vortex card restores balance to an area of choice where there is distortion of the vibrational frequency through illness or trauma. It creates a relief of symptoms and accelerates healing time. The mechanism of the Restore card is to remove blockages in our subtle energy bodies in order to restore the natural healthy function to the area of trauma, discomfort and inflammation. This work nor only for our physical body and trauma but also for the mental, emotional and spiritual body. It is a great ally when we see ourselves stuck in a sympathetic trauma response.

Events & more…

18 August: OPEN WORKSHOP – ONLINE: THE POWER OF TRUST & INTUITION IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY (Australian Times)
26 August: MINI MASTERCLASS – ONLINE: QdB: “Additional Information”, “Past Timeframe (incl. Past Life)” & “New Movie”
30 August – 1 September: MASTERCLASS MODULE 4 – ONLINE:

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Back to the Roots with Life Alignment

As we are still welcoming 2025, we’re taking a moment to return to the roots of Life Alignment – a unique holistic healing system that transforms lives, fosters alignment, and unlocks the potential within. We sat down with Eilat Noy Haimovich, a seasoned Life Alignment teacher from Israel, to unpack what makes this methodology so impactful and explore the role of intuition in the process.

Maggie: Eilat, How did you come to Life Alignment?

In 1994 I was struggling to make ends meet while raising my son on my own. He was 9 years old and was epileptic since birth. About every 3 weeks my son had a seizure that left him lethargic for about a week. After each seizure I knew I had at least two weeks to sleep peacefully before the next episode. I went to many doctors, but no drug helped. I come from a family where my mother is a nurse working in the newborn department in the hospital and my father is a professor, teaching in the medical school in the Tel Aviv university, so my primary inclination was the general medicine. I would not have explored alternative medicine if my son would have healed through the common drugs. When I realized that doctors cannot help me, I started looking for alternatives. A friend suggested I accompany her to a lecture about BAT – Body Alignment Technique, which was the initial name of Life Alignment. I went with her because according to the Native American medicine, bat is my totem of the West, and I appreciate it greatly. So, I studied with Jeff Levin in January of 1995 and immediately started giving my son treatments from afar, on the chart. I did not expect it to work. At all. But then, after each seizure, it took longer for the next seizure to come. The intervals became longer and longer, till there were no more seizures. So, even though I was working in the High-Tech industry at that time I started giving treatments to people, first as a hobby and later it became my primary profession.

 

You indeed became an integral part of Life Alignment in Israel and globally. Speaking of “back to the roots”: How does Life Alignment work?

This is an interesting question. At first glance, it’s easy to outline the methodology that is used in Life Alignment – receiving the guidance through what is commonly referred to as “muscle testing” or pendulum, using body points that represent different organs in the body, using balancing cards that you spin over specific energetic gates that we call vortex centers and more… but truly, the question of how does it work is beyond our understanding. I believe that each of us might give a different explanation that appeals to each person’s belief system. There is a vast Universe beyond the physical that we are all connected to, but which also has specific routes of energy. Each of us is connected to a specific route through which the healing energy is channeled through us and utilises the Life Alignment methodology to assist the recipient to achieve greater harmony through their body and aura which brings about the well-being state.

In your view, Eilat, who can benefit from Life Alignment best?

Life Alignment is seriously for everyone – from individuals seeking emotional and physical healing to entrepreneurs aligning their goals with their greater life purpose. It’s for people who are keen to stand up for themselves and are unafraid of taking self responsibility in order to listen to their own intuition and creating the lives they are desiring. One of my clients, a business owner, came for sessions of Life Alignment to support his company’s growth. Over six years, his business tripled its assets, far exceeding his initial goals. This success stemmed from addressing both personal blocks and the energetic health of his company. Whether the focus is on relationships, health, career or spiritual growth, Life Alignment assists to unlock potential and achieve meaningful transformation.

 

I so agree. Can you share a more memorable experience out of your practice?

There are so many exciting and fulfilling moments in the practice, but to strengthen the point of allowing Life Alignment to lead and address whatever is needed, without interference from the practitioner, I’d like to share a rare example. A Russian-speaking client came to my clinic, but her translator didn’t show up, so we couldn’t communicate verbally. That was not a problem. I was guided by the Life Alignment methodology to treat her spine at a specific lower part of it. One word came up for treatment and it was “Mother”. So, this one word in Russian “Mama”, was all I had to say. She expressed herself in her own language, very animatedly while I was doing the energy work of Life Alignment. I didn’t need to understand what she was saying. A week later the translator called me to give feedback. Her lower back pain was gone and an X-ray imaging showed that two places where she had spinal disk herniation were completely healed.

Fascinating. Let’s go deeper into this, as trust doesn’t come easily to everyone. How does intuition and trust play a role in Life Alignment?

That’s true. Trust comes before intuition though. The process we use in Life Alignment allows the practitioner to receive the information for the session – called balance – from the recipient’s body. As a Life Alignment teacher, I find many times that the practitioners try their best to address the issues that the recipient needs help with. In time, what they develop is the ability to draw a blank in their minds while giving a Life Alignment session, so that the information for the balance will arise from the ever-present intelligence of the recipient’s body, and not from their own mind and wants. This means that students of Life Alignment cultivate trust in the method and in the guidance that is received trough working by the priorities of the body. Ultimately, the goal would be to allow the recipient and the practitioner a better connection to their own intuition that is guided by their Higher Self, rather than from the ego-mind which is limited and creates blockages to manifesting their potential.

And the more intuition we strengthen, the more we can heal, help, and transform ourselves, right? How can someone cultivate intuition through Life Alignment?

 

Cultivating intuition begins with openness and profound trust. Here are a few practices that Life Alignment promotes to strengthen intuition:

1. Mindfulness and Presence: Being present during sessions allows both the practitioner and the client to tune into subtle energetic shifts. For this, centering and grounding are required to create a place of neutrality. Meditation is a very useful instrument for this.
2. Using Vortex Technology: These tools help clear energetic interference, making it easier to access intuitive insights. The Head Office in Cape Town is in the process of developing a course in Vortex Technology for the public with no previous knowledge required. It will be called “Vortex Energetics,” but I don’t know much more about it yet. I’m excited for its launch in February 2025. Look out for it on the Life Alignment website and on social media! Alternatively, a certified practitioner can consult you about which vortex cards are useful for your individual situation and environment.
3. Journaling and Reflection: After sessions, clients and practitioners can reflect on their experiences to better understand the messages they received intuitively. However, each session stands alone for itself, and the work completed in a session remains completed. Of course, there are different layers to a topic, and different angles are addressed in various sessions as part of a process.

How does someone start their journey with Life Alignment when they want to not only use but learn the modality?

The best place to begin is with the Foundation Course. It introduces the fundamental techniques, including identifying energy blockages and working with body points. At a later stage on this path of learning, you can explore deeper modalities like Life Purpose Alignment and Vortex Technology.
Even a single session with a certified LA practitioner can create powerful shifts. Learning the techniques as a practitioner takes it further, empowering you to guide others on their healing journey.

 

Any advice for those exploring Life Alignment newly?

The most important step is to stay open and trust the process. Life Alignment often works in ways that transcend logic, and its outcomes can be truly miraculous. Whether you’re a practitioner or a client, the method’s wisdom will guide you.
Being part of the Life Alignment community is a blessing in itself. As Native American wisdom goes:

“All are chosen, but only a few answer the call.”

For those who choose this path, Life Alignment offers a transformative journey towards healing, clarity, and alignment. Whether the reader is already part of Life Alignment or not, everyone is welcome to attend the “Chat with Jeff” every other Tuesday evening at 19h00 South African time or to join our WhatsApp Group “LA Family”. The Zoom link for the free “Chat with Jeff” is shared in this group as well.

 

Thank you, Eilat. It is so nice to talk and look at the basics of Life Alignment. The simplicity and the interplay of structure and intuition. Life Alignment stands out because of its unique blend of structured methodology and intuitive practice. This interplay creates a dynamic space for healing and growth.
As practitioners, we learn to trust our intuitive sense while honoring the process. For clients, this duality ensures a personalized and profound experience. It’s not just about following a system—it’s about working with the unique energy of each individual and situation.
As we begin this new year, let’s reconnect with the essence of Life Alignment. Whether you’re just starting out or have been on this journey for years, the tools and practices are here to support you in creating a life of balance and fulfillment. By embracing both structure and intuition, we can deepen our practice and unlock even greater potential.

Open Workshop – Online

Your Manifestation Journey

 

Join Jeff Levin for an empowering 4-evening workshop designed to help you unlock the power of manifestation through the unique Manifestation method of Life Alignment. Over four consecutive evenings, you’ll discover how to tap into your true potential, release limiting beliefs, and align your energy with your deepest desires. Bring your vision to the group and let’s use the power of the collective to manifest what is ready for you. 

 

🌱 What you’ll experience:
•⁠  ⁠Guided manifestation meditations
•⁠  ⁠Energy clearings of the causal and subtle bodies to amplify your manifestation power
•⁠  ⁠The Manifestation process

Don’t miss out on this powerful opportunity to manifest the ideas you’ve always dreamed of and which are supporting your and the collective’s highest good!
Let’s align and create magic together.✨

🗓️ DATE: 10 -13 March 2025
⏰ TIME: 19h00 – 21h30 SAST

🏷️ VALUE: ZAR 5500 for all 4 evenings (no drop in possible)

Registration click HERE

 

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Dear Life Alignment Community,

We are thrilled to present an inspiring interview with Annarita Nassisi, a dedicated Life Alignment teacher and advanced practitioner from Italy. With a profound passion for research, biology, and energy healing, Annarita has specialized in a fascinating aspect of the Life Alignment System:
Iris Balancing.

In this edition, Annarita shares her journey, insights, and the transformative potential of Iris Balancing. Whether you are new to Life Alignment or a seasoned practitioner, her story will encourage you to explore this profound practice further.

Maggie: Annarita, please share your journey with Iris Balancing?

Over the years, I’ve attended numerous courses and workshops led by Dr. Jeff Levin, the creator of the Life Alignment System. Among the many transformative techniques I learned, Iris Balancing captivated me immediately. Its immense potential to foster transformation in individuals and groups inspired me to integrate it into my practice without hesitation.

Since then, I’ve been privileged to share this powerful method with women and men through workshops, where participants often express deep gratitude for the profound insights and changes it brings.

With the Life Alignment System, I facilitate individual sessions to help people realign with their true essence, restoring their natural state of well-being. In Life Alignment we are offer also extend balancing to homes, lands, couples, families, and organisations. It’s vital to align the environments and relationships surrounding an individual to ensure their inner harmony is sustained over time.

My journey has shown me that everything vibrates and communicates constantly—just as our bodies do. Life Alignment incorporates all the subtle aspects of life, uniting them in harmony.

Over the years, I’ve deepened my studies in symbols, geometry, and sacred numerology, discovering meaningful connections that enrich the Life Alignment journey. 

Maggie: Tell me how Iris balancing fits into the picture of Energy Work and Self Development? Why the iris out of all things :)?

The Iris is a window to the soul and a mirror of our being. It holds our genetic imprint, offering insights into our physical and emotional state at birth, personality type, and even our connections to our parents.

This intricate map allows us to gain a complete picture of ourselves—one that can be balanced on any dimensional level through the Iris Balancing technique.
 

Maggie: Fascinating! What made Iris Balancing such a meaningful practice for you personally?

My passion lies in research and biology—the intricate universe within us. Every molecule, cell, and organ carries symbolic meaning, and I’ve always been fascinated by their interconnections.

Iris Balancing offers answers to questions that have long intrigued me:

• What lies behind the Iris?
• What does it reveal about personality and health?
• How can this knowledge help uncover and transform inner wisdom?

It’s a unique blend of science and symbolism, connecting our physical, emotional, and energetic selves in profound ways.

Discovering the World Within Your Iris

The Iris represents genetic heritage and ancestral memories, offering insights into both physical and emotional patterns. Dr. Jeff Levin’s integration of the Rayid Method into Life Alignment emphasizes four personality archetypes: mental, emotional, kinesthetic, and extreme. By balancing these aspects, Iris Balancing cultivates harmony and resilience. At this point I want to thank Jeff for having created this fantastic path through the Iris, which enlightened me and gave me the opportunity to grow professionally and personally. 

The Transformative Power of Iris Balancing

Below I want to share an example of one of my clients of a pre and post Iris Balance, using iridoscope photography. Clients often express amazement at the visible changes in their Iris after a balancing session and it even works online via Video-telephony:

• Pre- and Post-Balancing Photos: Using an iridoscope, we capture magnified images of the Iris, revealing structural and color shifts. As per pre-balancing photo below (LEFT), you can see a very evident, irregular pattern on the upper part of the iris. On the Post-balance picture below (RIGHT) you can see the immediate alignment of the rays in the iris which was captured straight after balancing.

Beyond the Physical: Iris Balancing aligns not only the Iris but also the corresponding organs, promoting emotional clarity and physical well-being.

Maggie: Do you have some tips to support our readers with preparing for an Iris Balance?

Sure, however those following are tips are useful not only for preparing for an Iris Balance. I am happy to share my go to recommendations to maintain a healthy inner and outer lifestyle: 

1. Detox Support: Partner with a naturopath or explore remedies like Bach or Australian Flowers.
2. Alkaline Living: Adopt a nutrient-rich, alkaline diet to support natural detoxification.
3. Stay Curious: Observe and reflect on the patterns revealed by your Iris—it’s a gateway to self-discovery.

Discover the Power of Iris Balancing

A big thank you to Annarita for sharing her expertise and passion with us. Her insights into Iris Balancing offer fresh perspectives, even for experienced Life Alignment practitioners. I love the scientific and energetic approach of Iris balancing and will definitely give it a try. 

By highlighting the connection between biology, science, and energy healing, Annarita has shown how these elements intertwine beautifully to create harmony. I understand much better now what this branch of Life Alignment is about. Thank you for providing both hands-on experience and deeper insights into this remarkable practice.

To explore the possibilities of Iris Balancing, visit life-alignment.com for details about Annarita’s and other peoples upcoming workshops or to book an individual session with one of our international practitioners. If you want to LEARN giving Iris balances, please reach out to Maggie, margarete@life.alignment,com

Vortex Cards of the month:

OCTAGON CARD (Detoxification)

The Octagon Card is a valuable tool for enhancing the Iris balancing and general detoxification process by fostering an energetic flow that promotes the release of negative thoughts, emotions, and entities from both people and environments. It works in a similar way to the ancient practice of burning sage to clear stagnant or harmful energy.

PERSONAL WELL-BEING:

When placed on the stomach, the Octagon Card supports the detoxification process and encourages healthy digestion. Its energy flow aids in cleansing the body on a deeper level, aligning with Iris balancing techniques to promote overall well-being.

EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT:

For spaces, the Octagon Card can be placed on a front door frame to neutralise negative energies, creating a harmonious environment. This helps clear unwanted energetic presences from buildings, contributing to a balanced, serene atmosphere that complements the detoxification and Iris healing process..

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The new year brings a chance to start fresh, set meaningful resolutions, and realign with what matters most. Yet, for many, the weight of the past year and the busy holiday season lingers as fatigue, stress, or even burnout.
This January, instead of diving headfirst into another cycle of busyness, what if you paused and listened to what your body and emotions are trying to tell you? These moments of overwhelm aren’t just challenges—they’re invitations to recalibrate and create lasting change.

What Is Your Body Trying to Tell You?
Burnout and overwhelm rarely appear out of nowhere. They are the result of prolonged stress and unaddressed imbalances. Symptoms such as persistent fatigue, brain fog, emotional heaviness, and physical tension often serve as signals that something deeper needs attention.
The key to meaningful recovery is understanding the root causes of these feelings. Are you carrying unresolved emotional burdens? Are old beliefs or habits draining your energy? Or are the demands of daily life simply exceeding your resources?
Recognising these patterns is the first step toward transformation, allowing us to address what’s beneath the surface rather than simply managing symptoms.

 A Gentle Approach to Healing
Life Alignment, our beloved transformative healing and energy-balancing modality, is designed to work with these deeper imbalances. By addressing the root causes of stress, burnout, and overwhelm, Life Alignment helps clear the blocks that prevent us from feeling calm, energised, and resilient.
Using a holistic approach, Life Alignment sessions guide the body and mind toward balance by:

• Identifying unresolved emotional patterns that contribute to stress.
• Releasing energetic imprints of trauma or limiting beliefs stored in the body.
• Restoring flow and balance to the energy systems, which support both physical and emotional well-being.

 

The result is a renewed sense of clarity and capacity, where even small changes begin to feel impactful.

 

 

A Story of Transformation
One of my clients, a dedicated professional and parent, came to a Life Alignment session feeling stuck in a cycle of exhaustion. Despite her best efforts to juggle work and home life, she felt depleted, guilty, and unable to enjoy the things that once brought her joy.
During her session, an underlying belief surfaced: the need to constantly “prove her worth” by overcommitting. As this emotional block was released, she experienced a profound sense of relief and clarity. The work on the actual root cause and the underlying belief system helped ease her physical symptoms, such as tension headaches and chronic fatigue.
Over the following weeks, she reported better sleep, improved focus, and the confidence to set healthier boundaries. 
In Life Alignment we don’t want to only create a shift for the moment. We also don’t only want to create awareness. The modality works on a deeper, subconscious level and our aim is to shift your entire approach to unhealthy patterns and require the nervous system response to certain triggers.

Steps to Ease Into 2025
If you’re feeling the strain of the past year, here are small, actionable steps inspired by healing principles to help you start the new year with more balance and clarity:

1. Pause and Reflect: Check in with yourself regularly. Are you feeling energised or drained? This simple awareness is a powerful first step.
2. Breathe Intentionally: Practice belly breathing—short inhales and long, calming exhales—to soothe your nervous system.
3. Simplify Priorities: Focus on a few meaningful resolutions rather than overwhelming yourself with too many goals.
4. Create Space for Rest: Let go of the pressure to be “productive” all the time. Rest is essential for sustainable energy.
5. Seek Support: Whether through a trusted practice, a supportive community, or a gentle healing modality like Life Alignment, asking for help is a sign of strength.

The Ripple Effect
When we invest in our well-being, the benefits ripple outward. A balanced and energised version of yourself positively impacts not just your health but also your relationships, work, and community.
This January let’s embrace a new kind of resolution—one rooted in listening to ourselves, honouring our needs, and creating space for transformation. It’s not about perfection; it’s about progress, one small step at a time.

Here’s to a 2025 filled with energy, clarity, and a deeper connection to what truly matters.

 

 

 

Vortex Cards of the month

RESTORE CARD (Rehabilitation)

The Restore Card is a powerful tool designed to bring balance and healing to you, your family, and your environment. By removing blockages in the subtle energy bodies, it helps restore natural health and vitality, offering relief from pain, discomfort, and inflammation. Whether used for physical ailments or emotional well-being, the card accelerates healing and promotes overall wellness.

In your environment, when used alongside the Water Card, it has been shown to neutralize harmful chemical components in water, improving its quality. This makes the Restore Card an excellent tool for enhancing both personal and environmental health, creating a balanced and healing space for everyone.

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“I believe that there is a subtle magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, will direct us aright.” ~ Henry David Thoreau.

When I am out of balance I turn to nature. I go to my backyard or into the mountains, sit under a tree or touch a rock, and close my eyes, feeling the sun on my skin, the earth under my feet, while listening to the birds. I immediately feel the stress of the day gradually leaving my body and mind. It’s amazing how quick that “medicine” works, isn’t it? But how do I actually connect to that medicine? And what is this medicine about? And has our land balance and stress too?

In this month’s newsletter I am talking to Loraine O’Hagan, an advanced Home- and Land Alignment practitioner based in South Africa. She shares her extraordinary skills to connect to the soul of our land and to heal in co-creation with Earth.

Maggie: Loraine, you are a passionate Home Alignment practitioner and work not only in South Africa but also in Europe. What made you decide to specialise in the alignment of property and land? 

As an Animist the environment has always been a very important part of my world. Growing up in East and Southern Africa in the 1950’s as a highly sensitive and dyslexic child, there was no understanding in those days of special needs and I was labelled a cry-baby and stupid and so it was to the earth, the trees and plants, and elemental beings I turned to for comfort. My relationship to this world and the rural settings I lived in sustained and nurtured me and later as an adult, finding my way in the world of alternative culture and spirituality I discovered the work of Rudolf Steiner. I read his lectures on elemental beings and the relationship to the land through Bio Dynamic farming and Anthroposophical medicine. The cycles of the moon and planets and their influence on the growth and wellbeing of crops allowed my internal world to feel validated. 

After many years working within Anthroposophical therapeutic communities, and my love of the child, teenager or adult who was “different”,  I was guided to Wilderness work being done with foster children in the UK working with Vision Quest and rites of passage in the Lakota Indian tradition. This led me on a beautiful journey into the work of “Ancient Healing Pathways” all the while deepening my connection to the spirit within the land, the forests and all who dwell on it both visible and invisible.

Fast forward many years and my return to South Africa led me to a Facebook ad of a certain Jeff Levin holding a Life Alignment demonstration in a space in Woodstock. After a bit of research and seeing that one of the modalities within Life Alignment was Home and Land Alignment and having found the demonstration fascinating, I began studying Life Alignment in Cape Town. Learning Home- and Land Alignment gave me the tools to deeply implement and facilitate my connection to Earth.

Maggie: That is very interesting. Working on the quality and energies of land implies that there can be imbalances in it. How does this happen?  

The earth is no different to the material human body, it holds and stores trauma just like we do within our human body. Having worked for many years as an Art Therapist within the refugee and Asylum seeker communities of United Kingdom, I became fascinated at tracing the “fault lines” of the major conflict zones that were feeding the refugee crisis at that time. I was working with a lot of underage Afghan boys at the time who were all placed in foster care and from different tribes. When I traced the Afghan conflict as well as the inter-tribal conflicts, I realised it was embedded in the land and not just a current conflict. I was working there, post 9/11. The more I researched the conflicts I found them all to have ancient fault lines that simply continued to play out the trauma of the land with different players in different costumes. I felt and still feel that it’s not just the humans living in these lands that need healing but a deep global healing within the earth is needed to end these on-going conflict hotspots.

Maggie: And Global healing is what Life Alignment is all about, offering treatments and the Vortex Technology to balance not only the trauma of land, but also of our air, food, body, past etc.

Exactly Maggie. In the past when people lived in a much more animistic way in their relationship with the land, ceremony and honouring were a natural part of life. The ancients had a deep understanding of the power held within the earth. You just have to begin to explore Ley lines and the powerful cathedrals and sacred sights built on them to realise that this connection to the land, the magnetic grids and the galactic influence and a build-up of negative energy that needs to be acknowledged and cleared, is nothing new. We are simply reviving a much-needed skill that has been put to sleep but is thankfully being re awakened.  Jeff’s work within the whole body of Life Alignment and Home/Land Alignment is just one truly magnificent example of reclaiming and re working these ancient skills.

When we recognise that the body of earth has memory and stores trauma in pretty much the same way as we do, and we bring to consciousness the deep need it has to be healed and respected and honoured, we become co-creators with the earth and can partake in a beautiful evolutionary healing journey that truly does work for the highest good for all. 

Maggie: This sounds so beautiful Loraine, it deeply resonates. How exactly do you use Home and Land Alignment? Do you have an example?

Just like in an individual Life Alignment session, also Home and Land Alignment provides a modality and a process to bring to consciousness the unconscious or hidden stories, wounds or traumas, that a home or piece of land may be holding. Through this work and its completion and participation of the clients, what was once hidden in the realms of the unconscious is able to be healed or neutralised for the highest good of all.

I will give a truly wonderful example of some work I had been doing with a client in Europe. I had done a lot of Life Alignment work with her and when I told her about Home Alignment, she was really keen. She was living in her ancestral home that had been her Grandmother’s and after a lot of personal balances, things were still not shifting but reoccurring. I suggested a Home Alignment Process. She sent the house plans and I did the initial set up of the work using the plans and the lists of Root Causes. One of the root causes was Burial Site. When I shared this with her, she became unhappy and denied that this could be possible. She later called me back to say she had spoken to her father and there was definitely no burial site on the property. So, I started the whole procedure again to double check myself and got exactly the same results. I decided to look up on the map where exactly her house was and was absolutely amazed to find it was 3 km from one of the infamous Jewish Concentration camps, one that did not have a gas chamber but used mass graves. I was able to have a positive conversation with my client who was able to say it had been a deep fear in both her and her mother and they had chosen not to acknowledge its closeness out of fear of retribution. We identified the right treatments to balance the land. For example she took both her young children to the memorial garden, and they placed stones with blessings in it.  She planted a beautiful Pink Rose bush as a way of honouring and acknowledging the burial site. We also buried the Earth Card beneath the Rose bush as part of the process to clear the trauma embedded in the earth. For me this is a beautiful example of not only personal healing, but ancestral and global healing as well.

Maggie: Very beautiful. And it makes sense! What can I do for myself if I believe my house or land isn’t in a healthy state?

A beautiful start is to become conscious of the earth, the trees, one’s garden and home as vital living beings. When in a “right relationship” with them, we are able to work with them and receive their benevolence and support. This allows us to become co-creators with our garden and home and to raise the frequencies of light and love.

A daily practice of gratitude for our home, mother earth and all the living beings in our garden helps align and strengthen healthy energy of the land.  

I love to sing or tone to the trees, land and elemental beings as well as truly listen to what information they have or hold for one is another great practise.  

And of course having a Home /Land Alignment certified practitioner come and work with you on your home and land, in a sacred and creative way, is a truly wonderful and very tangible experience.

Thank you so much Loraine. I found this interview deeply touching and I am fascinated about your connection to the spirit of land. It sounds like a while new world to explore. We are all feeling drawn to nature, but to really get deep about connecting to the gifts, soul and support of it and to merge with the land power and history, just feels so on track with what the world needs right now.

Your and all other international Home Alignment Practitioners contacts are available on our website.

Vortex Cards of the month

EARTH CARD (Grounding)

The earth element represents the matter of the universe. It gives form to the human body and all creation. The Earth card increases the energy field of the body or an object and activates life force. When the energy field expands, your personal feeling of being grounded is enhanced, as well as your connection to the energy emanating from Mother Earth. 
Another crucial function of the Earth card is detoxification. It may be used on your body to energetically activate the cleansing process of the liver. The Earth card may be utilised to activate the life force of minerals and vegetables, too. Tests have shown profound changes in growth and health when the card has been placed on many types of vegetation. The Earth cards also work very efficiently on cleansing crystals and jewellery from energies they have absorbed as a way to reset and reactivate them.

Events & more… 11 – 14 March 2025: OPEN WORKSHOP – ONLINE: MANIFESTATION JOURNEY. Bring your clients and friends to thsi very special kick off of 2025 and manifest what is already available to you if you choose to receive it 🙂 Did you miss one of our newsletters? Check the history on our Blog! LET YOUR CLIENTS, FAMILY, FRIENDS and NETWORK participate and share the this link to subscribe to this newsletter. *Pictures taken by photo artist Dylan O’Hagan

 

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Life Alignment and the Enneagram offer both amazing tools for healing and transformation, guiding us to awaken to what we truly are. It’s a precise tool that helps unfolding our true, inherited potential.
In this month’s newsletter I am talking to Renate Stöcker who is a Life Alignment Practitioner and teacher in Germany and leads transformational workshops with the Enneagram.

Maggie: Renate, we had such an informative interview with you 2 years ago about Non-violent communication. This time we are talking about the Enneagram. I believe many people heard of it, but don’t know what it is exactly about.  Please tell us more about your passion and approach for the Enneagram.

I learned the Enneagram as a spiritual tool more than 30 years ago when I was a student of the so-called Diamond approach. It is a magnificent way to understand our ego structure, our habitual patterns of thinking and acting, our suffering and limitations but also the great potential that lies in each of us. As a dynamic pattern it shows us how to liberate from our ego structure and be who we truly are. The Enneagram and Life Alignment together provide complementary and miraculous tools to guide us on this journey home to ourselves. 
The Enneagram describes nine (=ennea) personality types and ways to perceive the world. It offers a precise map of our ego structure, our inner landscape, which paints a picture of how we connect to ourselves and the world. It depicts our core beliefs, our fears and what motivates our behavior.
In the early years of our development, we gradually lose touch with the beauty of our divine nature. Along the way, each of us develops a personality structure in order to cope with childhood. Each ego type has lost touch with one essential quality, such as strength, love, courage, trust etc. in particular. In order to cover up this painful loss, the ego mimics that particular quality in an artificial way.

Maggie: Does this mean the Enneagram is some kind of personality test? 

No, not at all, although it is often misunderstood as such, it was not meant to be one.  It is actually a tool to liberate from our ego structure.  

What are the main characteristics of the 9 types you are mentioning?

 

• Type 8 (the Leader) lost touch with strength, probably often left to feel powerless. So, there is a desire to feel the life force by being strong and assertive, while actually protecting against hurt. This becomes the driving force in life. 
• Type 9 (the Mediator) lost touch with universal love and unity and tries to substitute that loss by creating comfort and harmony in life. They often are good mediators, being able to see all perspectives; they are however often unaware of their own needs, thinking they don’t matter that much. They tend to avoid conflict as they probably learnt that conflict would disturb the feeling of harmony and oneness.
• Type 1 (the Reformer) lost touch with the sense that our true nature is perfect as it is. They learnt that they need to be perfect in every way to be accepted and loved. As they also expect others to be the same, they can be quite judgmental. They have a very harsh inner critic, which they identify with, also judging others but mostly themselves.
• Type 2 (the Helper) lost connection with feeling part of universal love and the flow of life. They show up as being very generous persons, helping and supporting others, which also serves to prove that they are valuable and deserve love. They are very empathetic to the needs of others, while at the same time not being aware of and often actually denying their own needs. There is a belief that having own needs will diminish their goodness.  
• Type 3 (the Achiever) is trying to get recognition by initiating and achieving great projects, also happily supporting others to achieve their goals. Striving to get things done is driving them to overcome an inner emptiness, while quite often not listening to their own heart and essential needs.  
• Type 4 (the Individualist) lost touch with the ground of being, feeling lost, different from others and often not part, trying to make up for the loss by being and creating something special and original, which has depth and beauty, thus searching for their own identity and an authentic expression of themselves. 
• Type 5 (the Researcher) appreciates knowledge and understanding, often takes the position of an observer, needs time and space for himself to sort things out, in order not to feel overwhelmed. Like Type 8 they are creating a strong protection against hurt. 
• Type 6 (the Loyalist) is often in touch with fear and doubt. They are looking for a solid ground and what they can trust and when they found something that feels right, they are loyal in supporting that. As fear is a predominant emotion, they learnt to be vigilant and mentally alert, thinking of all that could happen and be prepared.
• Type 7 (The Adventurer) tries to avoid feelings of pain and emptiness, striving to feel free and have possibilities and choices. Keeps busy planning a next adventure and opportunity, not to miss anything. 

Types 8.9 and 1 are described as body types – Types 2, 3 and 4, are seen as heart types, seeking recognition and value from the outside world, types 5,6 and 7 are described as head types, thinking up life predominantly in their heads.

In line with our Ennea-Type we have also created an ego-ideal of who we would like to be and how we want to be seen by others. If we don’t follow this ideal – our inner critic jumps in, attacking and leaving us with feelings of guilt and shame. Then we either blame ourselves or others. 

Maggie: Are there better and worse types?

No, they are all structures of our ego personality, none is better or worse. Each of us developed one structure in particular but we all have energies of the other 8 types as well – although our ego-ideal might not like to see that. Depending on the development of each person, there are different levels for each type – healthy, average, unhealthy and in rare cases awakened – but I think, this would take us too far at this point. Each Enneagram type has unique gifts which are crucial for the world, and it is in our interest to get access to those talents. This is exactly where Life Alignment comes in: Accessing the true potential and bringing awareness into the blind spots of each type. Furthermore, when relating to other people we notice that we have one particular view to the world and experience that there are 8 other views as well. We become aware, where we start our inner journey of unfoldment and where it can lead us to. 

 

Maggie: This indeed sounds like the approach of the Enneagram aligns very well to the modality of Life Alignment. How do you use the Enneagram in your work with Life Alignment?

First of all, it is good to know ourselves. Most importantly we learn that we all have an ego, but we are not that ego structure, we are all beings with a vast potential. Life Alignment doesn’t identify personality types, but in its essence works exactly on that – breaking through the limitations of our ego structure and expanding to a place beyond mind.

The Enneagram helps us to identify our ego structures, and our distorted views of reality. With Life Alignment we can work on a deep level to liberate from our conditioning, from feeling a separate ego self to feeling part of the whole, being connected to our higher will and true power.  

Maggie: Could you give an example?

Yes, sure, a client comes to mind with a type 2 personality structure. 

My client came for a session, feeling very angry and frustrated about her boss and the situation at work. She was about to quit her job.  
She tells me that she works longer hours than most of her colleagues, taking care of many things, nobody else does, often anticipating what is needed and providing for it. I realized that she is not setting any boundaries, almost pretending she had no personal needs herself.

Despite all her efforts and contributions for many years, she didn’t get the acknowledgement and appreciation she was longing for. On the contrary, someone else got promoted to a position she would have loved herself.  
We tackled the situation with a Life Alignment Balance: Feeling into the situation, first a huge anger and then a tremendous sadness came up, as she was realizing that this was the story of her life. 
Her higher self then guided us to go back in time when she was 4 years old and feel what it is like to be in her family. Her parents are both busy coping with life and themselves, her much elder brother doesn’t take much notice of her. She feels very lonely and shut out from life.

This is a pivotal moment in a balance to allow and stay with these feeling of deep pain, as they become a doorway for magic to happen – divine qualities are coming through. For her it was a huge wave of love and compassion followed by deep joy, filling the painful hole, that was buried underneath her personality structure. It felt as if they were dissolving her personality structure. 

She realized that she had developed this core pattern to be in contact, hoping to get the love, she was desperately longing for as a child. It made so much sense at that time but she wants to change this pattern now.             
When we work with the core pattern of the personality structure, it can bring about an amazing transformation and change, as many issues fall into place at the same time.
The change in a Life Alignment balance happens, when we are connecting to divine energies, our essential qualities of presence, like true will, love, compassion, courage, true power etc. They help us to reconnect to what we truly are, we don’t feel any separation anymore but feel one with the whole of being again. Ego patterns of fear, stress, worry and tension can be released and new decisions for life made. 

Maggie: That’s a beautiful example. How does Life Alignment make sure that the individual aspects of a rather generic personality type are considered.

Well, we are not working with a pattern, but with a unique individual being and her personal story. Although each person shares a core pattern with others of this type, they will lead their life in a personal way. The Enneagram is the map, and the person is the territory we work with. We follow the wisdom of her higher self, which will guide us to what the person is ready to shift.
 
When we are aware of our own personality structure and know that is not who we truly are, we can become aware, when familiar patterns are showing up; we can just witness them without acting them out. We can take time to sense into what is true for us at the very moment and become response-able, instead of reacting from an automatic pattern. This requires cultivating being present, which is muscle to grow for all of us.   
For me it has been an amazing journey with the Enneagram and Life Alignment from been caught up in all sorts of patterns to feel more liberated and be present here and now. For me this combination is gold. It is my deep desire to share the wisdom of the Enneagram together with the powerful healing work of Life Alignment. 

Maggie Thank you, Renate! I am also an integrative Enneagram Coach and can copy your point of view. Working with Life Alignment and using the Enneagram map as a base, is so much fun, insightful and can shift deep layers of our soul while behavioural and rather practical aspects at the same time. I look forward to your workshop on this, please share it on our website!

 

Vortex Cards of the month

The Activator Card Set

The Activator Set is made up of three large Vortex cards each made up of 12 individual cards, designed to create a powerful energy field that either releases trauma or invokes universal energy to activate our true essence. 
It is furthermore very useful for group work such as meditation, Yoga, business meetings etc. The participants reported a profound experience of presence, centring and stilling of the mind.
External use: The Activator Set can be used to energise homes, land, and/or on the body.

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