I spent 10 years in college.  I was a straight A student and I hated almost every minute of it.

An yet, I remember at the beginning of each new class, I would sit down at my desk and expectantly look up to the teacher in anticipation of the great things I would soon be learning…only to be brutally disappointed when the class was boring and the exams were nothing more than mnemonic regurgitation.  Can you imagine 10 years of this sort of torture? 

Needless to say, after I got my Master Degree in Software Engineer, I swore never to take a class again.  Which goes to show you should never say never as I am currently knee deep in my PhD in Metaphysics.

In what?  I hear you say…Well, at least that's what I said.  I had never heard of such a discipline before I came across the American Institute for Holistic Theology.  Of course, the degree is not accredited with the DOE.  But it's the most fun and learning I have ever experienced in my career as a professional student!

Not only that but it's in my field!  I'm a Professional Intuitive (self taught, obviously, as I had no idea you could learn that in school) and it was profoundly surprising to me to find a degree that offered classes on Dream Interpretation and Chakra Therapy.  Wow!

So here I am, being a student again, after being a teacher for so many years!  Isn't life funny?  My 5 year old son is duly impressed that mommy is doing her homework while he plays video games.  And we play a round of Mario Kart on the Wii together when I am done…there's nothing like a little teaching by example for next year when he starts school

Although it was quite a shift for me to get back in my studying shoes, it's also such a refreshing change.  Instead of the hard work involves in creating material for others, I'm just drinking in what others have created.  This PhD program has exposed me to topics that I would not have approached on my own.  And best of all, I know that I am reading from the best authors on this topic as selected by eminently competent faculty advisers. 

My head is already swimming with ideas about my thesis…maybe it will be an experiment about Empath skills or a review of literature on the physiological basis of intuition.  Either way, it will be way more exciting than what I was dealing with during my terminally incomplete PhD in Psychology!

Ever since I started my career in this field, I always hoped that intuition would be "taught in school" at some point during my lifetime.  And although this degree is not likely to show up in accredited American colleges anytime soon, it is profoundly comforting that my hope has come true, in its own way.

in love,
Elise

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People who first visit my web site on intuition often ask me why I offer so much "free stuff". 
They can't believe how much information, programs and communities are available. 

• My Abundance Mindset Program is entirely free
• My Empath Survival Program is entirely free
• My EFT coaching videos are all free
• My Group Energy Healing Sessions are all free
• My Empath, Abundance and Intuitive community web sites are all free

The only reason I charge a fee for my online programs is because it costs me money to host them and spend time writing the code for my web site.  In fact, I have spent over 1200 hours over the last 3 years of my own time on the Manifestation Program alone.  There is a HUGE amount of programming behind all those nifty features and I do it all myself.

I also charge a fee for personal intuitive counseling session but I am only charging for my time, the healing that takes place during these sessions is free since it comes through me, not from me.

No matter how you add these numbers, it's pretty obvious that I am not making money from this work.  In fact, I tend to break even between my operating costs (about $300) and my income from my online programs and the few counseling sessions I can fit in my schedule.

No wonder some people ask me "What's the catch???"

And yet, there is no catch.  I offer thousands of hours of work for free because this is the most fulfilling activity for me.  There is nothing I enjoy most than getting an email from someone saying: "Wow, this is really working for me!"

But everyone's gotta pay the mortage…Not only that but I LOVE MONEY!  So how does this work out?  Quite simply, I have more than one job! 

I work on short term contracts as a software engineer.  Which means I set my own hours, allowing for time for my Intuitive Counseling appointments.  It also means I make more than $100 000/year. 

What are the advantages of this setup?

• I have only a few Intuitive Session a week, which is the most comfortable pace for me.
• I feel challenged by both left and right brain activities
• I am considered an expert in both field
• I receive money for my technical work from corporations who can afford it
• I can offer free information to people who can't afford my services

In one word, Free-dom. 

It took me many years to realize that this was the best setup for me.  At first, I felt like I should only have one job and make money one way.  That didn't work out…I didn like the idea of telling people I couldn't help them because they couldn't afford my rates.  So now I don't have to.  I just send them to my free programs (especially the Abundance Mindset one ;).

Don't get me wrong:  I always get paid for my time.  I am not a martyr and I do believe in having a balance between what is offered and what is received.  But anything that I can put on my web site (which doesn't require my time beyond the initial setup), I am offering for free or for less than the cost of a book.   

In love,

Elise Lebeau, M.Sc.
Professional Intuitive
www.EliseLebeau.com

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I woke up one morning and realized that all my dreams had come true.  It was a shock.  I hadn't planned on it.  Like most people, I had been disappointed enough times that I figured it was better to be content with what I could scrape together…

But I guess these things creep up on you. 

First, there was the dreams of my 10's:
1) I wanted to marry a man I loved and admired. 
2) I wanted to have a big house.

Then there was the dreams of my 20's:
3) I wanted to be rich.  At the time, that meant $60 000/year. 
4) I wanted new and safe cars. 
5) I wanted variety and fulfillment in my professional life.
6) I wanted to have a happy family.

This is my life right now (I'm 36):
1) My husband is a loving father and fantastic partner.  He's also amazingly smart with an IQ of 163 (meaning there's less than 30 000 people on earth with that kind of brain power)

2) I live in a 3800 sf house with an Art Studio.  My backyard is surrounded by 30 years old cedars.

3) I make more than $100 000/year.  We have no debts except our mortgage.

4) Both of our cars are less than 3 years old.  My hubby loves his Prius.  I love my Rav 4.

5) I have a dual career that I alternate every 6 months.  I'm a Software Engineer and a Professional Intuitive.

6) My in-laws (who live closer to us) are delightful people.  Our own family interactions are filled with hugs, kissed and tickles.

Now the funny thing is I could not exactly tell you when it all happened.  I followed my intuition along the way and there were plenty of twists and turns.  I don't even remember the last turn I took before I found myself on the other side…where everything is possible!

I have new dreams, of course, that include getting my PhD and writing an Amazon.com Best Seller.  And you know what?  I have no doubt that these dreams will come true as well…

In love,
Elise Lebeau, M.Sc.
www.EliseLebeau.com

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Meditation is a very personal thing. When my Empath and Intuitive skills went "live", I was overwhelmed with information and soooooooooooooo many people recommended meditation.

But I hated meditation…No kidding! Just sitting there, trying not to think of pink elephants. It was like a refined form of torture and, worst of all, oh so boring…

The answer came from one of my Spirit Guides one day. He suggested I try a mediation that involved watching movies. Huh? Does that count, I wondered… Since then, my guides have come up with all kinds of unusual meditation techniques that work for me, and now I love it.

Since I am an engineer, things make sense to me when they have a purpose. In my life, meditation is an processing activity, like a computer that needs some time to open up Word or to connect to the Internet. Computers also needs processing time when turning off, to cleanly organize all the new data that has been created.

When I meditate, I keep my left brain out of the way so that my right brain can process all the information I’ve been receiving (the right brain handles creative, intuitive and abstract data). When I’m done, my mind-computer is responsive again and I’m not just staring at the little hourglass, waiting for the processing to complete before I get my answer!

These are my two favorite meditations techniques. Try them out and feel free to tweak them! Remember that meditation is supposed to feel good.

The Movie Meditation:

1) Select a movie and set your intention to "meditate" while you are watching it.

2) As soon as you start watching, your brain will do what needs to be done to start processing. Even if you don’t know what that involves, your brain does! Just like your brain knows how to keep your body functioning while you think of something else.

Movies are great because they keep your left brain busy, leaving the right brain free to go in processing mode. This is a lot easier than trying to turn down your left brain!

3) After the movie, take a moment to "reboot" your mind-computer.  Do you get a message?  What thoughts pop into your mind? This is a great time for profoundly creative ideas to come up so make sure you’re listening! And take notes, if you feel so inclined! They’ll be priceless!

The Cat Meditation

You know how some people take "cat naps"? A few minutes here and there and they’re all refreshed! I’ve noticed that processing doesn’t have to be done all at once in a gruesome 1 hour session. Your brain always knows where it left off processing and it can continue at any time!

The Cat Meditation is a series of very short meditations (and by short I mean that 5 seconds is enough!) that you can easily do without needing to stop the flow of your day. Over time, I have found that I was yearning for longer processing time without ever having to force it.

1) In the Cat Meditation, you’re actually turning down your left brain for a brief period. This is different than the Movie Meditation, where you keep your left brain busy in order to facilitate processing. To do this, just imagine a blank screen in your mind. Like you’re watching a movie screen but the movie hasn’t started yet.

2) Keep it short! For most of us, it won’t be long before you start seeing thing (or hearing things) on your blank screen. By then, your left brain has started being active again so you’re done!

tip: If you can’t keep the screen blank (it’s ok, I had a hard time with that at first), try counting to 10. Your left brain might be more willing to stay quiet if you give it a little something to do at first.

3) Here are some great ways to practice this:<br>
- Do a Cat Meditation while reading a book each time you turn a page<br>
- Do a Cat Meditation while watching TV on the first commercial (mute the TV first!)<br>
- Do a Cat Meditation when you get in the car every morning<br>
- Do a Cat Meditation when you start to brush your teeth!<br>

Enjoy!

Elise Lebeau, M.Sc.
Professional Intuitive
www.EliseLebeau.com

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When my life is in turmoil, I do find comfort in my intuition.  Even if it doesn’t always spit out an answer that makes sense right away.  Somethings are so intricate, so elaborate, working themselves out over years, that you can’t possibly understand them right there and then.  But a little intuitive introspection can help to accept them anyway…

I spent 10 years in college…  I have degrees in Fine Arts, Psychology and Engineering.  And yet, after working just 3 years in software engineering, my life got turned upside down by a sudden opening of my intuitive skills. 

At the time,  I didn’t understand any of this!  Why couldn’t I sleep anymore?   Why did I feel so bad in crowds?  Why did I urgently need to move into a bigger house?  And why, oh why, did I feel the urge to quit my job and become a Professional Intuitive…

The end result was that I quit my job and started my private practice.  It’s not easy to walk away from a job that you love and that pays 100K/year.  And to think that I wasted 10 years in college!  But that kind of work just felt empty and meaningless at the time.   I did not understand why I was doing this…And so I ping ponged back and forth between fighting my intuition and following it.

At the time, the only thing that I was seeking from my intuition was understanding.  And even thought I could get these kinds of answers most of the time, sometimes I just couldn’t.  In these circumstances where I was not getting a clear intellectual answer to my question, I would feel my intuition had failed me somehow…

It’s only in the recent years that I started to have experiences where my intuition would not explain to me what was going on, but it would bring in information that I needed to be ok with it.  Meaning that I wasn’t fighting against it, even if I didn’t understand it.  Phew!  That made my life so much easier…

And that’s where my definitions of these words came from: an hand-on experience of intuition that lead to an intellectual or emotional epiphany. 

As it turned out years later, I did go back my beloved work in engineering!  Although I could not see this at the time, I wasn’t leaving engineering for ever: I was just taking a little break while I explored something else.  And now I switch back and forth between my two exciting careers.  So all these years in school weren’t just a waste of time after all…

It’s always fun when our intuition lays out information that brings understanding.  But it’s good idea to have a fall back plan…to acceptance.

In love

Elise Lebeau, M.Sc.
Professional Intuitive & Software Engineer
www.EliseLebeau.com

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