"Amy has a calm and relaxing energy that makes her perfectly suited for counseling others.  My morning sessions with Amy left me energized and ready to take on the world and try new things.  My program with Amy was during a particularly stressful time in my life, full of change and uncertainty. Amy’s coaching gave me specific challenges I could visualize and work on, making me feel in control, which, for me,  I found more helpful and satisfying than working with my traditional therapist. 

 

After our first consultation, I thought about and set up some goals that seemed extremely lofty to me. I had heard of other people solving health problems through life changes, but I wasn’t sure I would be able to do the same. But by incorporating small changes each week throughout our time together, I’ve been able to go off antibiotics and feel like my skin is healthier and more vibrant than ever, allergies are more manageable and more than anything, I can “feel” how food or events (travel, stress, lack of sleep, etc) will affect my body and utilize my new knowledge to manage through and compensate for those events. Amy has given me a toolbox that feels infinite, and a new thirst and curiosity to continue on this path of a healthy, balanced life."

JC, Clarendon, VA - Internet Entrepreneur age 36

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"I have only known Amy Arnold for just about 8 months but I feel like she has been there for me so much longer.  She is my mentor and my inspiration.  As I was going through some physical and emotional challenges she would always start out saying “What is new and good”.  At that moment I realized with all the negative stuff I kept rolling through my mind, there was really good stuff that happened that week. As a matter of fact more good had been happening than the bad I kept rolling in my mind.  She helped me remember the good is so much better to feel than the bad. 

Nutritionally I am healthier and stronger than I was before.  Amy helped me put food balance back into my life.  She helped me to detoxify my mind and body.  What a difference it has made.  Through foods and detoxifying she helped me realize how bad I really felt before.

Amy’s energy modalities are powerful.  Not only did I feel a shift physically but emotionally.  It is as if a great weight is lifted off my shoulders and I feel lighter.  I was in NJ and Amy was in Virginia doing a distance energy session with me and after a day I would email Amy how If felt.  One session my left arm became very warm and within hours the swelling in my arm went down. 

That same session I felt my heart opening up and feeling the incredible feeling of joy and being loved.  It was a feeling of being safe again and let others in.  She said she did feel a pull to work on my heart.  I had gotten so many complements from that whole week.  People would say “you look different”.

As I was going through my cancer treatments, Amy always made me feel like my decision was the right decision.  She always helped to guide me towards a place that was right for me without judgment.  Amy helped me find what was right for me while so many others were trying to force me to do what is right for them or go to the doctors that were right for them. 

Amy always held me accountable for me.  She made me make a commitment to myself and guided me to follow that.  She taught me to listen to my inner voice  and helped me realize that I already had the answers but just had to listen.  She gave me strength to follow that path where ever it may lead.

Amy is an educator beyond most educators.  What I mean by that is she gets how to help people.  She realizes that not everyone thinks and learns the same way.  She has immersed herself in so many different modalities so that she can talk to clients from all different angles.  Some days we talked from a spiritual perspective.  Some sessions we talked about detoxifying my body.  Some days we talked about food basics.   Some days she just listened to my pity party.   She understands that in the beginning I couldn’t and wouldn’t move quickly on some of her suggestions but she also understood how much to encourage me to keep moving forward.  Towards the end of our sessions she knew to push me more.  She knew I could be held accountable for more. 

Amy also introduced me to the “Laugh Out Loud” program.  I have used this program so much in the school I work in.  The other day I substituted in a class room for lunch period. This class is a tough group of kids.  The kids are a bit chatty.  The teacher is always yelling in the hallways at them.  When he came back from lunch he had to take a double take.  All the kids were in their seats and quiet.  We were playing but not out of control.  The kids were having fun and working with me. This program is amazing. But most important this class reminded me to laugh.

Amy is an amazing person.  She thinks out of the box and was able to create a program that was specific and unique to just me.  She was great at adjusting and adapting our counseling session’s even switching gears in the middle of the session when the need arose.  It is not every day I get a chance to talk with someone about how I am feeling being able to do it in an environment where I feel safe.

Thank you Amy for helping me get back my life.  Thank you for showing me on an emotional, physical and chemical (meaning food) way to take control of my life.
I look forward to taking more classes with you even if I have to travel."

Brenda DeSteno  - New Jersey

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"Amy has helped me regain balance and set me on the road to renewed health.
I am 43 years old and have lived a fairly healthy, balanced life.  However, 2 years ago, my husband of 19 years was killed just 28 days after we had our first baby.  I lost the love of my life just as I became a parent.  I needed to make quick financial and personal decisions that would have long-term consequences for me and my daughter.  I was lost.
I spent the next 2 years processing, but not progressing.   I shed very few tears.  I felt I had to be strong for my daughter.  Family and friends tried to offer me direction, but I was only defensive.  This was my life.  I just was not really living it.  
Ready to get back in shape and in charge of my life, I started working with Amy.  Feeling as if every second counts and as though there aren’t enough hours in the day, I committed 2 hours a month to work with Amy and value the time she spends with me.  She has taught me to quiet my mind and regain clarity.  Through blessings, prayer, and meditation, Amy has helped me release tears and pain.  Guiding me through a 21 day detox, Amy helped me detox my body and my soul.  

We’re making small strides, but they’re strides all the same.  I find that when you’re overwhelmed, the best you can do is take small steps.  Amy helps me identify ways I can remove the clutter from my world, literally and figuratively.
In the few months we’ve worked together, I’m more productive at work and at home; spend more time having fun with my daughter; and have lost 14 pounds.  I’m still not as organized or as fit as I once was, but I realize that doesn’t really matter.  I’ll get there.  Life is just too short to not live it the best I can."

K.F., Mom, Writer, & Special Projects Officer, Army Well-Being Division
Washington, DC

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"Amy's transformational yoga class helped me to go deep within and clear away the negativity and grief. Her clear directions and heartfelt meditations went right to my center and anchored me for the entire class. But I was only able to let go because of the safe, protective energy that she surrounded the studio with. It was truly an amazing, heart clearing ninety minutes, and I will be forever grateful to her for changing me in a profound way."

LD - New York City

 

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"I have known Amy for a long time but from a different, much more computer oriented world. However, I have always known that she had a gift for bringing the best out of people. So when Amy told me that she had begun working with energy I was excited to give it a shot. I was not disappointed. 
 
About five years ago I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia - a neurological, chronic illness that causes extreme pain and fatigue. The doctors who finally diagnosed me and have been treating me guess that I have had the illness for close to twenty-five years and have just found ways to work around the symptoms. But no matter what I tried, from medication to chiropractic to exercise to diet, nothing has alleviated my symptoms quite the way that the energy work I have done with Amy has. In just a matter of one or two sessions I was feeling more like my old self rather than the extremely tired mom who lived in constant pain that I had become."

Lisa-Anne Moore - VA

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"Wow!!! The experience of the trance dance was like that of a vision quest and an intense healing experience. Amy set up the sacred space with her protective loving energy so we all felt safe to "let go" and do the spiritual work/adventure we came to do. I found that I was able to fall into a trance with the breathing and the music quite fast. I then proceeded to heal and face things from my life in a loving comforting way that shed years of guilt and shame I had carried around for way too long. I had done internal work before through therapy, yoga, etc,...yet none of them created this space for healing where my body, soul and mind finally "got it" at many levels-especially at a level that meets with the pulse of the earth. I am forever grateful for Amy introducing me to trance dance and providing the sacred space to heal."  EK Costa Rica

"I did my first trance dance with Amy in Costa Rica. Not knowing what to expect, I was a little apprehensive at first. The music carried me along and brought forth many emotions and memories that were unexpected. The waves of energy I felt at the end of the dance lightened and energized me in a way I had not experienced before. Thank you Amy for giving me a new experience and for making me feel safe and protected duirng the entire trance dance. You are a trance dance goddess!"

LD - New York City

"I found my time working with Amy to be incredibly beneficial.  After each conversation I was always amazed at how we covered so many topics in depth in such a short amount of time. I found that working with her I continually felt more at peace in my body and empowered in myself.  She has a wide variety of tools and experience to draw from and this combines  well with acute listening skills. This combination of skills along with my own willingness to grow helped to light a path for an authentic shift in my ability heal old patterns that I had been working on for years.  I highly recommend working with Amy."  -Jenna - Portland, Oregon

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"In the past I have tried a variety of “diets” and lost the same 20 pounds over and over. My motivation was mostly rooted in upcoming special events and the goal was strictly a change of appearance. This time I knew I needed more.

Amy Arnold has made a great difference. She goes far beyond “waistlines”. She addresses body and soul as a whole on a very individual basis. She motivates and counsels towards a long-term commitment for a healthy and balanced life style!

Through her knowledge and guidance I have slowly changed my eating habits. She raised my awareness of nutritional values and how they affect my body now and in the long term.

Of course she stresses the value of exercise, it is part of the “balance” we strive for and part of long term well-being. The spiritual part of life is just as important and Amy has encouraged me to take “time out” every morning to reflect on the positive things in life, relationships, successes and goals.

Amy’s reinforcing emails have been very important during these past months, but most of all were her regularly scheduled meetings. Decades of routine behavior are difficult to alter, like a ship changing course in mid sea, it takes effort and time.

Amy has helped me to do that!

She is a knowledgeable, patient coach and a great motivator.

I truly thank her!"

M.V., Owner, MV Interior Design

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"Amy provided me with the support and guidance that helped me transform my life.  My health has taken a back seat for years as I'm a mother of three and work full time.  The convenience and affordability of VitalSelf gave me the opportunity to focus on ME and my approach to life.  Today, I have more energy and feel better than ever before!"

J.R., Senior Security Manager