***In my work, I come across so many amazing coaches and kindred souls that I just have to start sharing them with you.  Today I am introducing you to Veronica Nieves the Soul Desire Coach.  I met Veronica a few months ago and I am so excited to share with you an interview I did so you can get to know her a little bit better. 

AND-she has so graciously offered to give away 1 Soul Desire Session as well as 1 Reiki session on June 2nd, so make sure you sign up for that!  Enjoy!***

Hi Veronica, tell us a little bit about your journey and how you became the Soul Desire Coach. 

The awareness of my journey, into listening to my soul, started when my daughter was born.  My whole being was in awe of the miracle of birth and I wanted to create a miraculous life for myself and my family, the best life. There was that part of me inviting me to live in a joyful authentic place that was me. Now I have come to realize that it was my soul.

Early on I just felt the longing to live a life I would love, but I didn’t know how. I was bogged down with the day-to-day responsibilities. I did what I thought was the right thing to do at the time. I looked toward the external ideals of success to create that miraculous life. I worked hard to build my career as a teacher, be the best mother I could be and the best wife. Everything in the external world appeared to be in place. I was married, I had a child and a respectable career and approval from family and friends. I was successful. But this restlessness and a longing for more continued.

This is when I discovered Reiki. It opened me up to the idea of the energy body and an internal knowing.  Reiki gave me the opportunities to connect with my universal life force, the energy of source and the know that I was part of something greater. It slowly started to provide insights, calm my mental chatter so I could take the necessary action steps. I could feel myself hanging on to what I had known, what seemed good and comfortable. The restlessness began to grow in all areas of my life and Reiki provided a self-care routine as I started to let go of limiting beliefs.

Then my mother passed away of breast cancer and that was a catalyst that shifted me into honoring my soul and living its desires. I knew that I had to help others gain their awareness and live a life that was truly theirs. The pain of living a life that was too small for the soul was something that I knew others where feeling and needed support to transcend.
What does a Soul Desire Coach do?

As a Soul Desire Coach, I help you to connect to the part of you that longs for experiences that would be fulfilling and are truly aligned to what you are meant to do. It is about doing what you are curious about, sharing your gifts, discovering who you truly are and experiencing a life that is authentically you.

What are some ways we typically ignore the calling of our soul & why?

There are 3 ways that most of ignore our soul’s calling

1. We are conditioned as children to listen to the adults around us instead of learning how to tune in to what we truly desire.
2. Because we live in social groups like our families, friends and work we often seek approval from our group in making decisions. If our thinking is not in alignment with the particular group that we participate in, we may decide to ignore or soul’s calling in favor for social approval and acceptance.
3. We often think, if we are living a “good” life, why should we want more? It has to do with our conditioning or programming.  For example, simple phrases that we hear over and over again might get stuck in our programming of how we live life. Take the phrase “want not waste not”, if it’s in our programming we may decide to stifle our desires because it is not what we think we “should do”.

What are some ways that we can connect with our soul desire?

One way you can connect with your soul’s desire is to begin to feel and notice sensations. For example, what does it feel like to be in your body? Can you feel the softness of your skin or the firmness of your feet against the ground? Bringing your awareness to your body opens up other ways of interacting with the world instead of just your intellect.  The soul is a language that is found in our feelings and sensations and resides in the heart center.

Another way to get in touch with your soul’s desire is to change your relationship to commonly held aspects of living, that affect how we choose to navigate in the world. One such aspect is time. Time presents itself as a reflection to our beliefs about it. If we perceive time in a way, that favors what we want to accomplish, then the desires of what we long for seem possible, instead of out of reach.

(You can also sign up for my 10 Soul Desire Practices for free to learn more of these practices AND get entered to win 1 Soul Desire Session OR 1 Reiki Session.)

You use Reiki in your work too right? Can you tell us a bit about what that is and how it works for those that may not know.

Reiki is life force energy. Is the energy that is part of us and connects to the universe. This energy is stored in our bodies and is around us. But each of us has our own unique life force energy that we are either circulating or blocking.

How does Reiki enhance your work?

Reiki energy works on the idea that we are connected to the universal source, an energy that supports our innate healing abilities. We have energy centers in the body know as charkas and meridians and around our body known as the aura.

When the flow of energy is optimal all the centers are moving the energy in ways that support us with ease. When the energy centers are disrupted, which can happen because of negative thought patterns and experiences, it blocks in our optimal energy flow. Reiki helps to clear the blocks so that our energy can flow optimally again. Reiki influences physical, mental, emotional and soul energy.

You are also using it in moon ceremonies is that right?  Where can people learn more about that & maybe sign up to participate?

Reiki connects our body’s life force and uses the energy of the celestial moon, which has it’s own relationship to us in order to create an aligned flow of manifestation of our desires. We can release blocks and manifest our desires with the moon energy. Reiki boost the connection because we connect as our universal source potential, that part of us that knows all is possible and doesn’t entertain limits.  I just finished with the New Moon Reiki ceremony on Saturday, but I will be hosting them for each full and new moon.  If you would like more information about those ceremonies sign up here and you will be notified of the next ceremony.

And if people want to schedule a Reiki session for themselves how might they go about that?

To schedule a Reiki session you can check out my website or schedule a session here.

What 3 things would you suggest to people that may be struggling with their soul desires?

1. If you are struggling with your soul desires do open stream of consciousness journaling for about 10 minutes. You can start with the phrase I am struggling with my soul desires because… and list everything that comes up for without editing. Pick the one struggle that you can transform in a short time.

For example, when I was thinking of moving to the west coast, I made a list of all the struggles or a con’s list. One of them was, my uncertainty about where to move to. I took this struggle and asked, “how can I figure out where I want to move to?” Through open stream of consciousnesses journaling I came up with a few ideas. One of them was to move close to a friend until I could checkout different areas and that’s exactly what I did.

2. Struggling with your desires means that you are beginning to listen to your soul, but there is a block keeping you from fully committing to your soul’s desires. List 5 things that you would love, but you are not doing. Ask yourself, “if I where on my deathbed reflecting back on my life, would I regret not doing those things I love?” If it’s a “no”, then you need clarity in defining your soul’s desire. If it’s a “yes”, then seek out support so you can begin to live the life of your dreams.

3. The third option is to schedule a free 30 minute consultation by clicking here, to talk about how I can support you in living the desires of your soul

How else can people get in contact with you?

You can find out more about what I do and how to work with me on my website or follow me on Facebook or sign up for the FREE Giveaway (1 Soul Desire Session & 1 Reiki Session will be awarded on June 2nd!)