Living the Sacred with Illana Berger, PhD.

Welcome to Living the Sacred – a spiritual teaching, counseling, coaching and ceremonial practice devoted to supporting individuals in their personal transformation and growth and in the discovery of their life's passion. You will develop and grow toward

joy,
love,
self discovery and
gratitude.

SERVICES

The services and teachings offered by Illana Berger, Ph.D and Living the Sacred are based on 12 spiritual principles of self realization, Awareness Practice, Zen Teachings, Jewish Shamanic Practices, mystical teachings of Judaism, Christianity, Hiduism and Buddhaism as well as traditional tribal wisdom from around the world.

You will discover how:

To Love as never before,
To Create an extraordinary relationship,
To see the gem in your relationship and life,
To balance your mind, body and spirit,
To heal your spirit,
To unveil what your soul's longing is,
To develop conscious awareness,
To reclaim your individual power and authenticity, leading to new possibilities in all areas of your life and in your relationships.
To create the life you are called to,
To discover alliances that will support your journey.
To identify what brings you joy and meaning and what you deeply want to create in your life,
To discover what obstacles might be challenging your success.
To discover the divine gifts you carry.

YOU CHOOSE THE FOCUS

Clients seek me out because they want to make a change in their lives. Some of the topics that my clients have worked with are:

Creating an amazing relationship and marriage
Finding the sacred in their life
Reconciliation with their partner
Building depth to their marriage, partnership or family relations
Deepening the meaning in their relationships
Creating a meditation practice
Healing from separation or divorce
Discovering their true work
Navagating a major life transition
Healing from illness, loss, addiction, anger and/or soul wounding
Removing negative mental conversations that keep them trapped in “not enough,” resentments, and other limiting thoughts.
Identifing a new, more fulfilling career and how to pursue it
Finding greater joy in life
Decreasing the grip of the inner critic
Balancing work and life
Stepping into a new level of leadership
Healing after a difficult life event
Fulfilling a life long dream or goal
Incorporating spiritual wisdom and practice in everyday living

Living the Sacred is an invitation to conduct your life from a new consciously aware perspective. This means living intentionally, following your inner guidance, and being open to signs and directives from inner and outer promptings. You will begin to live from this perspective rather than continue old habits and reactive conditioning that is motivated by the ego to keep you small and suffering. This inspired way of living requires a quiet mind, an open heart, a commitment to oneself, and a willingness to release the past by living in this moment thus freeing ourselves from conditioned and limited thinking.

"Willingness is the name of key to gate of awakening, for even to awaken from a deep sleep and face the new day, there must be the willingness to do it. In your heart is the opportunity, and the way is clear beyond the gate of thought and desire. There is no slef and other as the awareness of pure undistrubed consciousness slips into all consciousness." Cheri Huber

When you are willing to transform your mind, your life, and your heart and be open to fulfilling your destiny, the threshold you step over becomes a powerful and awakening experience. In ancient cultures this time was called a Rite of Passage. I bring insight, inspiration and safety to this process of change and transformation through the various services and classes I offer. By working through the Mindful Divorce Program or individually through Spiritual Healing & Counseling you will begin to actualize your life from an entirely new place within you. I design personal ceremonies and rituals for transitions and celebrations, as well as for new beginnings and conscious endings. This work will ignite or deepen partnerships and marriages and/or assist you in becoming the You that you are!

I offer wedding ceremonies, ritual blessings of homes, offices, and land, as well as personal journeys and pilgrimages. I work with couples, groups, families and communities using spiritual practices and ancient wisdom based in ceremonial and sacred practices of diverse traditions. I also offer transformative and healing retreats for individuals and small intimate groups.

The seeds that you plant with your thoughts, beliefs, states of mind and consciousness as well as through your speech and actions can bloom into wisdom and joy or sadness and suffering. These seeds determine your present experience and provide the foundation for your future. You can choose to begin, in this moment, to bring forth the blessings you have sought in your life and the world. Respond to the promptings of your heart . . . Live in the realm of awareness. Let me lead you there.