Discovering Home Within: Sarah’s Journey with Life Alignment
Meet Sarah Nighthawk, a seeker, healer, and believer in the unseen magic of life. Her transformative journey with Life Alignment began on South African soil just a few weeks ago, where she found not only healing but a deep sense of home within herself. In this newsletter, Sarah shares her powerful FIRST experience with Life Alignment – from feeling lost and disconnected to embracing intuition and the profound interconnectedness of all things. Through her words, she invites you to explore the depth of energy work, the beauty of transformation, and the limitless possibilities of aligning with your true self.
Maggie: Sarah, your journey with Life Alignment started with a retreat in South Africa, followed immediately by the Foundation Course with Jeff Levin—quite an immersive experience! What called you to take the plunge so fully?
My very first experience with Life Alignment was at the Transcending the Illusion retreat in February 2025 in beautiful South Africa. I was feeling incredibly stuck, emotionally paralyzed. I decided to travel to South Africa from Sweden, hoping some sunlight and a change of scenery might help me shift out of it. A friend forwarded me a flyer for the retreat, and something in me clicked. I signed up knowing very little about the modality. From the moment I arrived in that room, with 40 other Life Alignment community members, I felt held. Seen. Loved. I could feel myself healing, my head and heart coming into alignment.
On the first day of the retreat, we paired off and came up with a mantra on how we felt. Mine was:
I AM HERE
May sound simple, but I had been feeling so out of sorts with myself for the past year, confused about who I was and where I was at with life. To land in that feeling – that all of me was at the retreat on South African soil – felt huge.
On the last day of the retreat, we went around the room and each reflected on how we felt. Out of my mouth, these words came:
I AM HOME
It was such an incredible feeling! So much of my inner battle has been figuring out where and how I feel at home in the world. After living within the incredibly loving and transformational cocoon of Life Alignment for four days, I had arrived home – to myself. I had come into alignment with the knowing that home is an internal freedom, a landscape on the inside in which we are safe and free and inspired to infinitely roam. Pure peace!
Also on the last day of the retreat, I was awoken with a deep inner knowing, which told me that a great next step would be to study the Foundation Course of Life Alignment. Incredible! One thing that Life Alignment reminded me is to tune into and trust my intuition. That the heart holds all the answers. And that true heart intuition can never lead you astray.
Do you remember the moment when Life Alignment clicked for you? What was it that made you think, this is different?
Witnessing the healing taking place in front of me, in real time. From the very first person that approached the table in front of Jeff, I could feel a very strong field of energy. Healing energy. Safe, warm, benevolent energy. And then, watching the transformation each person underwent – a different person got up and off that table than the one who got on it. The most powerful and convincing part for me, however, was when Jeff reminded us that nothing is personal. An individual’s healing session impacted and worked on ALL of us in the room, rippling out on a global level. I could feel it! Each person’s keywords, their apparent “individual” experience, resonated with me so profoundly. I was shifting forwards through each balance. And yes, my personal time on the table was incredible and memorable, but definitely not the only balance I received at the retreat.
When one of us heals, we all heal. Life Alignment puts that into action on a deeply energetic, transformational, real-world level. And we all know that humanity is crying out for epic levels of healing at the moment. Every time one of us heals or offers healing – either to ourself or another – we send light out to this world. Our bodies are conduits of energy. By choosing to channel healing energy through us, we put more healing in the world. Life Alignment is doing just that, choosing love over fear. Simple – and powerful – as that.
If you could describe your perspective on your feelings before and after your experience with Life Alignment, what stands out for you?
Before encountering Life Alignment, I was a big believer in energy, particularly the invisible force that is really in charge in life. I have years of experience working with that force. Thing is, I’d lost contact with it. I’d divorced myself from magic, that powerful yet undetectable-to-the-obvious-senses force at work in the world. I had somehow recently decided that I needed to grow up from those flippant, frivolous ideas and become a real adult (I turned 50 a week ago😉).
I then find myself walking into a room with 40 strangers, an 80-year-old man in a freshly ironed button-up shirt and dress trousers sitting in an office chair in front of a massage table in the front of the room. A very normal looking man, not far from my dad. A man who proceeded to evoke the healing forces of magic into the room, healing totally normal people from totally normal emotional misconceptions. WOW! Magic is real! And my mantra then became:
I MARRY MYSELF TO MAGIC.
Congratulations to your special birthday! Life Alignment is often described as more than just energy healing—it’s a transformational tool. Can you share a moment where you felt its impact in a real and tangible way?
The very physical feeling of Life Alignment has been powerful. I got deeper insights into how the system of Life Alignment works during the Foundation Course. Transmuting feelings through precise points in the body. All our bodies – ethereal, physical, emotional, spiritual – are involved in a dance. When out of sync, they are clumsy at best, diseased at worse. Life Alignment takes a holistic approach to healing, not working just through the head (like talk therapy) or the body (like movement therapy) or through the spirit (like a lot of shamanistic work). Life Alignment involves all bodies, bringing them into coherence. And it is as complete people – spirits poured into physical form – that we move through this world. Manifesting everything in our lives. We need all our bodies to live whole, complete, healed lives.
If Life Alignment were a movie, what genre would it be?
A sci-fi romance. An alien falls in love with a mermaid, and they someone spawn a human baby. A beautiful messiah, like a Gandhi or Mother Theresa, who spreads some serious universal healing.
Haha, I love this. If you could go back and give pre-Life Alignment Sarah one piece of advice before she embarked on this journey, what would it be?
Trust the invisible process. Do not second-guess your knowing. Take steps in the direction of your joy. Follow joy.
As for my daily life, I feel Life Alignment is there as a reminder of the power of ourselves to heal. To recover our true selves by tapping into our inner wisdom. Life Alignment offers a systematic way of entering into one’s inner intelligence by accessing the wisdom of the Higher Self. Jeff has brought an incredibly thorough system into the world. One that simply works wonders!
Noticeable shifts? I am reconnected with my inner knowing. That is pure power. If I slip from my centre, I know how to get myself back. I am also much more connected to my guides, my spirit team. I am not alone – none of us are. This is all so divinely orchestrated, every little note in the symphony of life. I’m no longer jumping into the orchestra pit, stage-diving the musicians and wondering why they’re playing out of tune. I instead provide them with the conditions to do their best.
Many people feel drawn to energy work but hesitate to take the first step. What would you say to someone considering Life Alignment but unsure if it’s for them?
Get a session, either online or in person. I’ve had both and both are incredibly powerful. Go into the session with an open mind, which will in turn ensure your heart is as reachable and receptive as possible. Suspend belief. Trust the practitioner. And agree with yourself to accept all the benefits of the session.
Also, I recommend reading The Healing Power of Life Alignment by Philippa Lubbock. An incredibly accessible and beautifully composed read composed by a woman who has been with Jeff since the early days of Life Alignment.
Lastly, keep your journey to yourself as you embark on this new terrain. Handle your curiosity and interest as you would a newborn. Only allow your interest to be held by those who respect, support and nurture you. Everyone has their own perception of reality. Allow yourself to explore energy healing by honoring the calling within you – on your own terms. The Life Alignment community is global and very caring. Reach out to a practitioner in your area for advice on how to get more information and support.
What piece of advice can you give the reader – sharing your own wisdom of your being and your life. How can someone get in contact with you?
- Believe in magic.
- Trust the benevolence of life.
- Surround yourself with like-minded, like-hearted people who resonate and strengthen your connection to your spirit.
- Get your body into nature as much as possible. Nature (earth’s body) is a portal to your inner nature (through your body).
- Consume beauty every day. Nature, art, music, food, friendship. Whatever beauty is to you, you can never have too much of it!
- Join me on my Substack – where I offer tips, tricks, and raw goodies on how I navigate this incredible terrain called life. An extra special article is BRAVE HAS TEARS IN HIS EYES which I wrote upon waking on my last day at the retreat. Testament to the power of healing! Or reach out to me.
Sarah, first of all, congratulations on your very special birthday! Thank you for sharing your experience with such depth and authenticity. Your journey resonates with so many. May your story inspire trust in the divine orchestra of life, the personal path, the magic available to us, and the courage to walk it fully – embracing the unknown and stepping into alignment with your true self.
Philippa Lubbock’s Books on Life Alignment
Philippa Lubbock has written two insightful books on Life Alignment.
- Life Alignment: Heal Your Life & Discover Your True Purpose – This book introduces the core principles of Life Alignment, illustrating how it can help release emotional and energetic blockages, improve well-being, and align individuals with their higher purpose. Through real-life case studies, Philippa shows the practical and profound impact of this method on physical health, relationships, and personal growth.
- The Healing Power of Life Alignment – Expanding on the first book, this guide delves deeper into the system, offering a more comprehensive understanding of how Life Alignment works. It provides detailed insights into the processes, tools, and techniques involved, making it a valuable resource for both newcomers and practitioners seeking a deeper connection to this powerful healing modality.
Both books serve as practical and inspirational guides for those looking to integrate profound alignment into their lives, fostering healing, transformation, and a greater sense of purpose.
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