Redefining Identity...
Since 2009, I have been involved with assisting people redefine their identity.
Big Talk - You Might Be Saying to Yourself - But What Does That Actually Mean?
Working with identity - the inner aspects of how people see themselves in the world - is challenging and exciting work. Using a powerful, yet relatively obscure form of kinesiology - called comprehensive kinesiology (or Core Health), we facilitate the process of guiding participants through a systematic and incremental 'reset' in the subconscious mind.
One of the greatest gifts in my life has been learning qigong - like in the picture above. In many areas of my life it has provided an advantage, especially in difficult times.
Together qigong and comprehensive kinesiology are a powerful combo.
Core Health is a very effective way to defrag the hidden garbage we collect over the years (emotional trauma, failures, mistakes and losses) that collectively becomes the underlying operating default. When these defaults (or glitches get locked into place) they operate like a software bug or hidden malicious code that gets activated like a computer virus does when certain conditions exist. These bugs - or glitches - override the conscious mind - whether the default is healthy and constructive - or unhealthy and self-destructive.
Walking the walk, or practicing what 'I preach' has been a real challenge for me over the last year.
In 2005, I made a conscious choice - and stated in publicly to a large group of people to follow a new path - and do whatever it takes - to learn how to re-learn living authentically. That is: being who I really am, regardless of potential repercussions, regardless of the discomfort of not fitting in - all the time.
I made a pledge to learn how to live fully present. I agreed to call myself on my own bullshit wherever it popped up, wherever I caught myself not being fully honest. In 2014, I updated that pledge where I found myself resisting being fully vulnerable and transparent emotionally, mentally and energetically. I have chosen to drop the facade, the deflection and the projections in favor of being real. And it is a learning process that I take sincerely.
I am fortunate to learn what I have learned from exceptional teachers along the way and through a variety of methodology and modalities - over a 40+ year time period.
Still, regardless of your training, it shakes you to your core - your foundation - when your loved one dies. It forces you to reevaluate and redefine who you become and what your new identity is living a life without the person you care most about in the world in your life.
This is what happened to me.
On June 7, 2013, my beautiful, loving wife died in my arms. Putting what I have been taught into practice with these parameters has been a real challenge and a real soul search since.
I am working through it - not just surviving - but on a higher level that allows me to use the tools and my training to actually do what I teach - in my own life.
Although it is almost even weird to say this somehow, I am grateful to the universe for my wife's death in this way: She left with an opportunity to either expand or contract, to step up into my own personal power or to slide back into the shadows and suffer quietly trying not to be noticed and not take responsibility for my life.
The latter would actually be easier in many cases.
But I have chosen - instead - to step up and face my fears,to step back into my personal power and move ahead in my life as a leader and a mentor and teacher. I have chosen to expand and do great things in my life without my wife.
Choosing to be vulnerable is often a challenge. But I choose it anyway and I think now - given my personal experience - I can teach and facilitate on a more effective level of connection because I am teaching both from my heart and from personal experience.
Simply put, I know what I am talking about now and people recognize and appreciate the difference - the stark authenticity and my willingness to be completely vulnerable and transparent in my work.
I AM Michael Barrett and I AM a Core Health Facilitator, Trainer and Energy Transformation Coach.
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