Today we’d like to introduce you to Angela Arnold.
Hi Angela, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
The journey to my business was a long, and winding healing path. Born in a small Mid-West town to teenage parents, I encountered many challenges and experiences that heavily shaped the healing guide I have grown into today. Duality has been a huge part of my life, and is a great resource for me today as I navigate the world through a more enlightened lens. From early on, I experienced a life of both lack and abundance. My father anchored into one stable home, my mother moved often. My father worked hard and built a home in a wealthier part of town. My mother struggled always juggling multiple jobs, moving often, and making our home in the grittier parts of town. And as often happens with teenage parents who are often ill equipped to care for a child, I was placed in many compromising situations early in life. Even though I experienced a lot of darkness, one of my biggest blessings was that I was deeply loved and cherished by both of my parents. My parents were wounded souls, and also very magical beings. They were both amazing in so many ways, and I am grateful for their love even if it wasn’t always able to keep me safe. Those challenges, and their love built the resilient woman I have grown into today. I had a great bond with both of my parents, and I like to believe that I am carrying on the best parts of them.
While I enjoyed living around my family, I never felt connected to the place they raised me. I moved out west in my late 20’s, on a quest to find a place that felt more soulful to me than the town I was born to. I have always been in love with nature, and an adventurous spirit. A late 90’s trip to OR with my high school sweetheart became the catalyst to leave NW IN. We fell in love with the beautiful and varied landscape of OR. We have been together for 35 years, and have lived here for 27 of those years. Living in, and loving the nature that surrounds us. We love adventure, and camp often. Mother Nature is my nourishment, replenishment, my alchemist and life. Air and Earth rule my astrological chart, so it makes sense that grounding outdoor activities are naturally healing for me.
Through the years, I worked hard but never felt I was in the right line of work. I felt I had a deeper sense of purpose from a young age, but through the years my purpose escaped me. I worked in a variety of service industry positions, many of those years working within animal shelters or customer facing roles. I loved connecting people to the perfect fur baby, while also helping animals in need. I also loved the problem solving aspect in my other service roles. My favorite days were when people came in with a scowl on their face, and left with the biggest grin after working with me. Eventually I wore tired of working for “the man” and started to explore other career paths. Nothing seemed to quite fit, until I landed where I am now- Hypnosis, Reiki, and Shamanic Journeying. I also offer tarot and oracle readings, and utilize this gift to add additional wisdom to the sessions I offer.
The catalyst to lead me to hypnosis was the loss of my mom. She left too early. I was angry, and sad, falling into a deep depression. The loss changed me, and not for the better. I was lost for several years, and hypnosis was the thing that helped me most. I did not consider hypnosis as a career choice until later on, when I was searching for something more meaningful to do with my life. One day, on a camp trip with my dad, I came across an article about hypnosis. In that moment something lit a fire in my brain, a remembrance of those sessions that had helped me to heal, and of who I was to become. I remember sharing my interest to my dad on that trip, and he lit up at the mention of it. My dad was my biggest supporter in making this shift, and he knew it was the perfect role for me. He encouraged me until he left his body several years ago as well. His loss was even more devastating for me, as he was always my fiercest protector and my favorite person. Gone too soon, he passed on 7 short years after my mom, almost on the exact same day that she left this earth. Seven years, two days apart. They created me, shaped me, left me, and became the greatest catalyst to my healing journey.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
I have navigated many challenges in my life, and they have changed me. As mentioned previously, some changed me for the good, and others ripped me apart and rebuilt me. Sometimes we need to go low, to propel higher. That was my experience with depression after my mom died. But as I healed and transformed myself, it helped me navigate the later challenges with more ease. I am so grateful that I had healed so much by the time my dad passed away. He was one of the most precious people in my life, and I don’t think I would have survived his death without the wisdom I had gained before he passed.
The Universe led me down a different path in my business. I went into hypnosis thinking I would create a clinical practice, but as time went on realized the spiritual aspects of it where were the most transformation could take place. I was sent mostly past life clients even though I hadn’t advertised it anywhere in my marketing. Had I been rigid, and stubborn forcing myself to do only clinical hypnosis, I would have not found my deeper purpose. I am so grateful that I went with the flow, and followed the breadcrumbs that led me to where I am today. This also showed me to trust in the Universe. The plan will fall into place when you do not force anything. Trust and surrender get you farther than force. I encourage you to let them lead your way.
Life is full of bumpy roads, and road blocks. It is your level of curiosity that makes the path clearer and smoother, or not. If you only expect challenges to bring negative consequences, it absolutely will. If you can find curiosity in any challenge, you will move through that challenge with more ease, grace and strength. You will retain the wisdom of those moments. Growing heartier like the seedling that pushes through to grow in unexpected places. Your challenges give you so much wisdom, they are the experiences that offer you the most growth.
Gratitude is a great resource when times are challenging. We have become a society of complaint. This isn’t good enough, that isn’t good enough. Look around there is so much to be grateful for. Quit finding every little thing to complain about. Yes, there are challenges. Yes, we are in chaotic times. But gratitude is a choice, and ultimately when you start looking for things to be grateful for, you will find that the good outweighs the bad. We weren’t meant to experience a miserable life, but there are many who are addicted to being miserable. Life is too valuable to waste it being miserable.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about ASA Hypnosis & Reiki?
I would say one of the most interesting things about my hypnosis career is how it has evolved over the years, as I mentioned before. I started out very clinical. I had no interest in going down the spiritual path with my work. I wasn’t opposed to past life work, but I didn’t really believe in it, until I had no choice but to believe. The evidence was there. My first year of business brought me past life, after past life client. I was trained in it, but I did not mention it anywhere on my website, nor did I market myself in that category. Yet I kept getting clients who wanted past life work. I remember being frustrated by that, and now looking back I have so much gratitude. It wasn’t against my morals, so I accepted those past life clients and through the work I transformed alongside my clients. There were too many wondrous and auspicious experiences in these sessions to deny the potency of this work. As time went by, I sat down taking my work even deeper and wrote my Soul Wisdom Session, which is where souls go between past lives. About a year later, Reiki was brought to my attention, and I followed those breadcrumbs too. This opened up a whole new layer of awe in my sessions, and elevated my work in ways I could have never imagined. I eventually became a Reiki Master, which took my skills to new heights. And almost 3 years ago, while sitting in hospice with my dad, Shamanic energy work fell in my lap. Another trail of breadcrumbs from the Universe. The three modalities together created a beautiful trinity of body, mind and soul alchemy for me to offer to those who seek me. This work feels holistic, not only in my heart, but also in the results gained through sessions I provide. Past life, or parallel lives as I prefer to call it, is my specialty now. My unique understanding on what past lives are and how they impact us, offers my clients a broader understanding of the meaning of life, and in a sense it sets me apart. I like to say that curiosity and duality are our superpowers. Choosing to see the magic in this world through a loving lens, rather than a wounded lens will set you free.
I am most proud of myself for trusting and listening to the Universe. Accepting the invitation to change the trajectory of my business, so that it could become something greater than I expected. My heart feels full by the results that happen within these holistic sessions I offer. I take great honor in the trust it takes for people to open up to me, so that we can do the potent work together. I always tell people I am not your healer. You are. I am the healing guide. You must be open to healing, as I can only guide you as far as you allow yourself to go. You are always in control of how much healing happens during our time together, so it is best to find me when you are truly ready to transform. My goal is to give you the best experience within the layers that you allow us to peel away during our journeying together. And the greatest gift is when people text or email me later with all of the beautiful changes and experiences that arise for them after our work together. It is the most rewarding gift I could ever receive.
My ideal client is one who is truly ready to expand mentally and spiritually. Anyone who is looking to connect to the deeper meaning of their inner world, their soul, would benefit from my sessions. When you connect to soul, you need less coping or numbing mechanisms to survive. And when you learn how to live without reaching for numbing behaviors, you thrive. I assist people with all types of issues and behaviors, in a holistic way so that they can walk out of my office already feeling the benefits. I offer a variety of offerings to work through your energy, and the things that you want to overcome. We discuss your intentions prior to working together and then formulate the options that would best benefit you. Whether it’s a past life, or soul council visit, a card reading, hypnosis or Reiki, we will work side by side or remotely to inquire about and transmute what is blocking you from your best life. I also offer group events: Soul Wash women’s circle, Earth-Shifting, and Parallel Lives for those who are nervous to try a personal session. It’s a great way to get familiar with my work, and to meet a loving community. Those who come with an open heart, and an open mind find the most transformation in these sessions or events.
Over the years, doing this work, I have come to understand who I am, and what I came here to do. This work has shown me that the world has lost touch with soul. We are souls visiting physical bodies. All of the outside substances and influences have disconnected us from the soul self. I see this to be true in the work that I do. I am a torch for others, I offer them some light so they can light their own torch, and help them find their way. Many come to me with no light left in their eyes. I reignite their heart, so that they can turn the light in their eyes back on. I help them to see the truth of who they are. So let me introduce my soul self. I am Assa (ah-suh), Angela Seraphina Spirit-Song Arnold. Bringer of light, love and truth, your soul reclamation guide. If you are ready to create a life that feels lighter and brighter, I invite you to seek me out, and tap into the Assa frequency. The frequency offers a sigh of relief, just like it sounds.
Let’s talk about our city – what do you love? What do you not love?
I love this city for so many reasons. The art, the trees, the walkability, the food, the community. I love how diverse the landscape is when you travel out of the city. We have the luxury of mountains, forests, the ocean, and desert. How amazing is that? I could go on, and on. I am truly in love with this place.
What I don’t enjoy about this city is how government has become big money. I see our leaders taking in our hard earned money, while sitting back and failing us in so many structural ways. This city has so much potential to do things right, and to lead the way, but it is wasting our money while infrastructures all around us are failing. I have watched this city decline over my 20+ years here. I also know that there are a lot of amazing people in this city doing incredible work in smaller format, but they need our city leaders to get on board with their good work so that we can all live better. I don’t want to get into a political discussion so I won’t expand on this further.
Pricing:
- Currently my sessions run from $111-$555, depending on the type of session the client needs. I also offer package rates for hypnosis, and reiki. Prices are subject to change, and are clearly marked on my website.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://asahypnosis.com
- Instagram: asahypnosis
- Facebook: angela.arnold73
- Youtube: coming soon
