Liminal Spaces of Life

I’ve just gotten back from a beautiful vocal retreat in the Santa Cruz mountains, where my teacher discussed liminal space; it’s been on my mind ever since. Liminal space is the transition state between where you’ve been and where you are going. “Liminal” comes from Latin word “limen”, meaning “threshold”. When we are in a liminal space, we are on the precipice of a new chapter, in the space between the familiar and the unknown. 

Physical places can be liminal spaces - like airports, train stations, hotel lobbies. They can also be the transitional times in our lives - graduation, pregnancy and childbirth, death, physical illness, marriage, divorce, a big move, career change, or spiritual awakening. These times of crossing an important threshold into the unknown can bring up anxiety, grief, sadness as well as relief, gratitude, hope, and joy. Holding a confluence of emotions during the liminal spaces of life is a beautiful part of being human. It’s challenging yet empowering when you can see it as an opportunity to look inward and discover what those emotions have to tell you. 

I feel fortunate to be in a liminal space now, having just graduated with my Master’s Certification in Intuition Medicine®. I also recently quit nursing to focus on my private energy healing practice. It took a lot of listening to my spirit, surrendering, and trusting to be here. I’ve moved through feeling absolutely ecstatic to terrified, and now most days, I feel deeply grateful and confident that I am on the right path. 

There is an element of surrender that is necessary for walking through liminal spaces with ease and grace. Often, we resist what we do not know, what makes us uncomfortable, or what we do not want to deal with - but the common adage is true: what we resist persists. When we accept circumstances as they are - whether that’s a romantic relationship that’s fallen apart, or the crumbling of a career we worked so hard to build - we allow the seeds of infinite aligned possibilities to grow in the garden of the liminal space. 

The key is in surrender and trusting that something more aligned is on its way. A few years ago, I realized that my marriage was not supporting me in the ways that I needed, but I resisted change for a long time. I didn’t want my life to implode ( I thought it surely would!), as I had put so much of myself into it, and the prospect of having to start over felt impossible initially. However, the more I listened to my intuition, I came to understand that staying in a relationship, just because it felt safe, was not enough. I sought to move beyond doing what was expected of me,  and craved a life of authenticity and alignment. I knew eventually that if I wanted to live the life I dreamed of, I needed to move on. I found myself in a liminal space, where I had let go of the comfortable, and was in the unknown. It was a very challenging time, but the courage it took to move into this place was more than worth it. It made me realize just how strong I am, and empowered me to discover who I really am and what truly makes me happy. With time, I found myself in an entirely new life, where I found more happiness and freedom than I’d ever known. 

Tapping into your intuition and listening to the cues of your body, mind, and spirit during liminal spaces helps us find the aligned path forward. When we quiet our minds and listen to our intuition, the magic starts to happen. As someone who has changed careers a couple times, been divorced, and had several spiritual awakenings, I am very familiar with the liminal spaces of life, and now provide support to those in these transitional stages. These are rich times to heal old patterns and prepare the body, mind, and spirit for a beautiful new chapter. My goal is to provide energy healing, spiritual coaching, and practical tools that empower clients to move through these threshold times with ease and grace.