I have been practicing intuitive work for over 15 years.
I am currently studying Hakomi Therapy through the M.E.T.A Institute in Portland Oregon.
I am a certified Reiki Master through the lineages of Jessica Miller and Dr. Raven Lee. I am a professional member of the International Center for Reiki Training.
I have studied with the leading world scholars in Tarot, Mary Greer and Rachel Pollock. I am a member of the American Tarot Association ATA . I attend the Los Angeles Tarot Symposiums (LATS) and the Bay Area Tarot Symposium (BATS) and (MARS) Mary and Rachel Seminars and I associate through writing and other activities with organizations like Aclectic Tarot.
I study Mystic Shamanism, the tradition of Healing, and am the organizer for a five year program with Dr. Barbara Raven Lee , Ana Marie Gonzales with teachingas also by Dr. Elena Loboda ( Brain Neurochemist).
I have studied Shambhala Buddhism at the Los Angeles Shambhala Center where I completed a Shambhala Warrior Training and a study in Shambhala Art. I study and practice Bon Buddhism, the original Tibetan form of Buddhism. I have attended many workshops, seminars and groups concerned with mediation, tarot, and intuitive/psychic practices. I publish articles and am creating my own tarot deck. I also study Bach Flower Remedies, EFT, and Chakra energy. I practice sacred meditations, Qi Gong, and I study all year with an Abraham Hicks group (Laws of: Attraction, Deliberate Creation and Allowance) and I am a member of a monthly goals group (Life Coaching).
Tarot, Reiki, Aura Reading and other tools/practices of intuition are ways in which I channel information and healing energy for the benefit my clients. I use dream interpretation and positive visualization techniques from many different counseling philosophies.
What Does a Session Look Like?
When you enter the room, the healing begins. In a typical session we first engage in conversation. Much like any other practitioner, we take the time to check in. Being in-the-moment can be the most informative place! For first time clients, it is important to gather history, listen carefully and compassionately to whatever brought you to Tree of Life Healing. Together we create a goal for the session and for future sessions as well. During the session you may benefit from mindfulness, Reiki, intuitive messages, Somatic work, Chakra energy work, Shamanic Techniques, Meditation, Tarot, Dream Interpretation, Positive Visualization, Obstacle Identification and Goals Planning, and more. Each session is as individual as each client.
With all the tools I use, I can see how my clients use titles like Life Coach, Spiritual Counselor, or Intuitive Counselor to define what I do. Whatever the title, my goal always is to help a person connect with their own inner wisdom, to hear their own truth, unobstructed by what life experience has put upon it. My goal always is to provide a clear and practical pathway to follow. My goal is to help you remember who you truly are.
There is peaceful happiness available to every single person, and my wish is to help people understand and embrace this truth through thought and action. I work with a deep connection to spirit yet my practice is non-denominational non-prejudiced and is an appropriate accompaniment to any lifestyle.
How did I start reading Tarot?
Years ago, I started with a non-tarot deck based on teachings from the
Ojibwa in the American Great Lakes, The Cards of Winds and Changes.
I felt strongly drawn to early European practices of honoring nature and of the practices of Indian Tribes of North America. I came to learn that in my family tree, I have European and Indian ancestors, it seemed my path was actually making sense. My first tarot deck came to me in the quintessential tarot manner. It was a gift. Well- known psychic and tarot reader, Thea Bloom was reading my cards, when she was done she pushed her deck to me and said, "you can do this." It was a turning point in my life and confirmed my belief in my ability as an intuitive And as many of my clients have voiced, sometimes confirmation is all you need.
What led me to Tarot, Reiki and Intuitive Healing?
I have had a connection with intuitive work and healing since I was a child. As a girl I was very attuned to other's emotions. I would know what was going to happen in certain situations. My Family called me "sensitive" and "emotional." I have always seen what you can name guides or angels depending on your vocabulary. Everyone has the ability to hear and see beyond what we consider the physical world. The American culture does not honor these skills as much as it honors other abilities so the ideas of being in touch or intuitive or in tune are not taught in schools. Rather if a child does report seeing or hearing things outside of normal sight or hearing it is usually labeled "imagination" or "play."
For me intuition and imagination are very closely related. Part of being intuitive/psychic is learning to discern between intuition and imagination. I had a parent who honored my abilities in certain areas and played intuitive/psychic games with me. My favorite was guessing what animal was behind my little toy barn door.
Being a Healer is a calling. I have felt called to this work my entire life. I have even pursued other careers with success, but Healing is what I am here to do. Even as a girl I was the person in whom others naturally confided. I was always asked for directions, assistance, advice, opinion and I know that this is partly because I do not offer advice or opinion! But I certainly do offer assistance, provide choices for direction, and honor exactly where an individual happens to be in their life. For a true Healer, nothing is more fulfilling than being able to offer relief, support and a clear vision of life.
Intuitive and Healing work is my calling. I endeavor to be in the best service of my global community.
About Andrea Marie
.Intuitive Practitioner
Andrea-Marie Stark
The Six of Cups, a lovely tarot card!
818 . 568 . 6983
Energy and Intuition for LIFE!
This really is the barn!
