About Char
People ask me all the time how and when I became interested in this “energy stuff”….well, I’ve always been interested in it and didn’t even know it.
Ever since I was very little I was extremely interested in how the body works and all the different ways we can feel….like that special soreness from a really good workout. How your body feels stronger even though it hurts like crazy to walk up a flight of stairs the day after that workout. Or going to a scary movie with your girlfriends and huddling together to stay warm ‘cause your scared half to death. Or laughing so hard that your stomach muscles feel like you did a thousand sit-ups and your body just tingles from the wonderful sensations of laughing. All those feeling are energy….emotions moving through our body.
More than 20 years ago I was told I would end up in a wheel chair due to rheumatoid arthritis. That doctor told me to exercise and that I did. I started to run every day some days twice a day with 45 minutes of aerobics on my lunch hour. Crazy! I know! But I was young. During this time I also started working at a company where the Vice President/Partner of the company was adamant about positive thinking. In fact, when I was promoted to be his assistant I had to read the book, Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale, before I could begin the position. Needless to say I fell in love with the book! I’m on my second copy and I used to give it as gifts all the time. Anyway, I became aware of changing my thoughts also affected my body. It felt better and lighter! Very interesting I thought…
Still with the interest of the human body and helping others I moved to Aberdeen, South Dakota to take an EMT Certification. My goal was to become a part of the Emergency Flight Crew….well I received my EMT Certification but half way through the program I met a wonderful man, Roger Jung. We were married in Jackson Hole, Wyoming at the base of the Teton Mountains in July 1994.
As the years gone by I’ve had plenty of experiences with owning and operating different businesses…they all had one theme in common – helping others. From owning a health club and being a Personal Fitness Trainer; to a decorating business helping people bring beauty into their homes and offices; to a gift basket business (with the main theme chocolate!) helping people with their gift giving needs; partners in The UPS Store to help people with their packaging & shipping needs; and having a massage therapy practice helping people to relax and become more aware of their body through personal coaching.
As a massage therapist that is when this “energy stuff” really kicked in. I began to feel other people’s energy. Not just my own anymore! I could feel the excess energy in people’s muscles; I could feel how scattered they felt; and/or how low their energy level was feeling. It was amazing to feel this and I was able to move that energy out of their body either by Reiki, massage and/or crystals placed on the body! The clients felt calmer and more relaxed after their sessions.
In 2007 Roger and I decided to move to the farm I grew up on to help my Mother. She had been living by herself since 2001 when my Dad passed due to lung cancer. Moving in itself is a challenge but moving back to your childhood home is a cathartic healing process. During this time I really became aware of how a person’s surroundings effects their mood and health. Also, how important exercise is for mental and emotional health….keep that energy moving out of the body! (Wink Wink) I don’t run twice a day anymore, but I still run and exercise…it helps keep life fun.
Soul & Surroundings Coaching was developed to bring the past 25 years of my experiences into one complete package to help others….. By coaching people to change thoughts and old beliefs that no longer serve them; coaching people in their exercise programs, changing the energy in their homes either by Dowsing, crystals placed in their environments and/or clutter clearing; by changing the energy in their bodies by Crystal & Reiki Healing. All to help still the waters in and around you.
So, you see, I’ve come to understand that all my interests have always been about energy. Everything is energy. Change the energy in and around you and your world changes! I’m here to help you still the waters.
