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Hi! I'm Sarah @Rise Above Living

With a B.A. in psychology and being certified in EFT, Reiki and BEAM therapy, along with being an empath and HSP (highly sensitive person) I have learned some of the BEST ways to cope with life's stresses. I love teaching these techniques and tools AND continue to benefit from them. I have a passion for helping others and I have a deep desire to see this world evolve to be a happier and more joyful place. Check out the resources I offer below and sign up for my newsletter!

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🦅🐯Does Your Fears Get the Best of You Sometimes? Me too! 🐯🦅

Hello Sensi-Seeker Overcome Your FEARS Heart Expansion Fear is my Middle Name Some of my earliest memories have been related to fear. I feel like I was born into this world being fearful of basically EVERYTHING. My parents will even tell you I used to hide in the cupboards, closets, and the cubby hole often. School was even a challenge as I dreaded going every day. Finally, in my 20s I discovered this was because of my hyper-sensitivity to everything and my active imagination (picturing...

Starry night lessons for intuition and guidance.

Hello Sensi-Seeker Allowing Wisdom in ... Star Gaze Guidance 3 Benefits of a Healthy Forehead Chakra This week we focus on the FOREHEAD chakra. This is located in the forehead area, and its symbols in nature are the night sky and stars. The following are 3 major benefits of healing this chakra, AND some ways to heal/empower it. 1. Greater Intuition Often in the wellness community, it is seen as something only advanced spiritual people have but in actuality, we all can refine our intuition and...

Green Heart Healing

Hello Sensi-Seeker Love Energy Teachings... Green Heart Magic 3 Benefits of a Healthy Heart Chakra This week we focus on the HEART chakra. This is located in the center of the chest and the element associated with it is air. The following are 3 major benefits of healing this chakra, AND some ways to heal/empower it. 1. More Love of Self & Others Healing the heart chakra means that the energy of love can be more easily produced within and received. Often people speak of a “wall” up. This wall...

Let your inner-sun shine!

Hello Sensi-Seeker Let Your Inner Sun Shine... Sun Magic 3 Benefits of a Healthy Solar Plexus This week we focus on the solar plexus/navel chakra. This is located just above the navel, and the element associated with it is fire. The following are 3 major benefits of healing this chakra, AND some ways to heal/empower it. 1. More Confidence The navel chakra is the personality center, where you develop your sense of self and trust in your actions. The more you build trust in your "gut" feelings...

Red Sunset Power Ignites Root Chakra

Hello Sensi-Seeker Ignite Your Root Chakra Red Power 3 Benefits of a Strong Root Recently, I have been delving into the lessons of the Chakras and their energies again. In doing so, I was able to connect deeply in a spiritual way and was led to a much healthier frame of mind and energy. Let's just say before then, I was not in a good place. Due to the origins of the chakras (which are ancient, dating back to the Vedic texts from 1500-500 BCE), they really do hold such great lessons for...

Peace is the best gift

Hello Sensi-Seeker Give Yourself Some PEACE Allow for Peaceful Presence You ARE Allowed! For those of you who have been keeping track, NO, I have not sent out the LAST week for our Empath Solutions mini course. I was going to send that out today but given this time of year, for those of you in the U.S..A or, even Canada, this weekend can be a hectic one! And for the highly sensitive types and empaths, it can be ROUGH. So, this is a little reminder to make sure you squeeze in some SELF-CARE in...

boundary walls

Hello Sensi-Seeker 5 Weeks of Empath Solutions Flying to Guide Your Way Week 2: Boundary Setting Last week, if you missed it, I talked about emotional overwhelm, its root causes, and solutions to those causes. Here is the final blog post regarding this topic, titled, "Overwhelming Feelings as an Empath? 3 Easy Solutions". As mentioned in the above post, boundary setting can be a tool used to help with "taking on" too much physical responsibility that isn't yours. As empaths, learning how and...

island surrounded with water with trees

Hello Sensi-Seeker 5 Weeks of Empath Solutions Pendulum to test Energy In the next 5 weeks, I will be diving into the 5 major challenges empaths face. I will give you my own personal experience with each AND a few solutions to help you navigate them on your own. Think of it as a FREE mini crash course to help you find a consistent place of peace within your life. Week 1: Overwhelm On Friday I will be sending you WEEK 1's lesson and discussion on our first but most difficult challenge:...

Hello Sensi-Seeker Don't Get Stuck... Find a new way and be FREE Being an Empath often comes with the territory of ending up carrying others' baggage because we "feel" for them, and wind up feeling responsible somehow for fixing it. However, this is a co-dependent, and unhealthy dynamic and benefits NOONE. It is not enough for us to just "feel" for others. YES, that creates a deep caring which is much needed in this world but if we don't transform that into action, we just end up sitting in...

New Format: Thoughts? #1 Tip for Empaths AND HSPs! Create Space! With your body, mind, and spirit. Why? So, that you can THRIVE. With our gifts, we can get overpowered and suffocate easily with "clutter" around us. It is like a plant trying to grow in too small of a pot. Give yourself a BIGGER pot! How to do this... There are many ways you can create space for yourself. Here are some ideas: Literally, clear your physical space/home of clutter. This will help free up the energy in the room....