Mar'ce Merrel - COACHING October 2024

I met Leslie in the late spring 2024 for a consultation. My intuition guided me to her in ways I can make sense of now. Then, I trusted my gut.

I didn't know what to expect– I'd never sought out a healer/energy worker/medium. I hadn't read all the details on her website. Like many of us, I've experienced familial sexual abuse which echoed through my life in cycles of repetition until I made healing a priority. I worked for over 15 years with a wonderful therapist (thank you Rosa) who helped me find a pathway to a more peaceful, grounded experience of life. Three years after Rosa retired, I noticed I experienced periods of low energy, confusion, and anger. I could be stalled for a day or days by lethargy or a drive to push through whatever it was that was coming up for me. My deepest desire for many years has been to move past the story of the harm done to me and reside in the moment I am in with peace.

Leslie listened with grace; heart open. In the first meeting, the honesty between us felt alive and trustworthy. Her questions were more curious than procedural, her care genuine, and her sharing full of compassion. I knew within a few minutes I would be working with her, though it took me some time to make the decision to commit to three months of sessions. Again, I trusted my intuition.

As a first time reiki client, I didn't know what to expect. The flow of our sessions allowed me to listen to my body– my heart, my gut, my mind and to speak with clarity. Once, early on, I talked about how I suffered from thoughts of hating my body. Right then, she asked permission to lead me through a grounding exercise: to feel my feet on the ground, to experience energy flowing through me. As she led me through a visualization of sky and earth, of a flower blossoming, energy flowed into my heart and I felt an expansion of love. I experienced how beautiful I was, how beautiful each of us is, how powerful. Thank you, Leslie. This practice will remain with me for my lifetime. Leslie's ability to meet my body's energy, to help release the blockages (the residue of trauma), has resulted in more clarity and more access to energy.

After our first three months of sessions- each session spaced two weeks apart- I feel more capable of reading my energy, of working with it. I notice my judgement of myself and I respond with feeling my heart open, softening. This has made a huge difference in the moment-to-moment way I move through relationship with all beings.

I am grateful to be alive. I recommend meeting Leslie and trusting your intuition.