About Sandy
I have always been interested in the creative spiritual dimension of life. I attended seminary for 3 years back in the mid-1970’s. I was serving as pastor of a small church when I met my husband. After my husband I married in l978, I decided to absorb myself in the multifaceted life of our farming business. My husband had encouraged me to continue my studies, but it just did not feel right for me at that time.
My husband’s earthy, spiritual nature was a good match for my spiritual, but less grounded nature. I did find myself drawn to various training programs and in l992 received my M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute.
As I began working with clients I noticed that many seemed to have a prominent physical component to their inner emotional issues. I began studying the mind/body connection and eventually enrolled and completed a three-year hands on healing program and certification at the School for Enlightenment and Healing.
The integration of this knowledge with my psychological training and experience brought added depth and spirituality to my work.
In the midst of all this growth and integration, my husband became ill and died and I was in a situation which required me to move. The stress of the move, the death and constant turmoil left me exhausted and energetically depleted. I was unable to continue my work. Each time I tried I became physically ill.
After another move, I ended up in the high country of Colorado. My healing journey led me to work with animals for five years. I began to again feel my connection to the Universal Source as I spent my time within the world of animals. Their honesty and purity of expression deeply transformed me.
I have recently returned to California. It was time to come home. And it was time to share my story. I learned much during my years of grieving. The reason I share my story is because I am now convinced that grieving is a journey. But it does not need to take years and years to move beyond grief. To move beyond grief is a process of taking action, of making a commitment to oneself to live into the possibilities which are the birthright of each one of us.
I welcome you to my blog. Please let me know if I can be of further service to you.
Sandy Clendenen
