We recently connected with Colleen Kimberly Broersma and have shared our conversation below.
Colleen Kimberly , looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. We’d love to have you retell us the story behind how you came up with the idea for your business, I think our audience would really enjoy hearing the backstory.
Hi everyone. My name is Colleen and I came up with the idea for my business after losing someone significant in my life at the age of 50. (This is a recap if you read the first article I shared last summer.)
My loss inspired me to want to help others struggling with grief.
I knew I wanted to create some shifts in my own life to empower myself toward a healthier and happier future, and to heal, but I had no clue what that looked like or even how to get there.
I truly lacked clarity about what I wanted to do in life after my boyfriend’s death, but I also knew I wasn’t happy in my current reality as a social media marketer. I felt chained to my computer, drained, and if I’m being honest I had a wealth of Imposter Syndrome happening at the time. This imposter syndrome combined with my grief was overwhelming and crippling.
In a deep haze of fear around the future, I decided to take one small step toward a new one. I signed up for a Yoga Teacher Training program that spanned 5 months with the intention of creating a new life aligned with a truer version of myself. Yoga became my gateway there.
Yoga Teacher Training taught me a lot about myself. It helped me to process some grief and taught me how to tap into my strength and resiliency. It was challenging both emotionally and physically in ways I never imagined. I was one of the oldest students there and not the least bit bendy or flexible. But I still showed up every weekend DETERMINED to get this certification and start my new life. I wanted to be an inspiration for people like me who thought yoga wasn’t for them or that you had to be flexible. So I kept showing up and facing the challenges.
It was hard, but also beautiful. It expanded me in new ways I couldn’t conceive at the time.
In the interim of the training, I also took Reiki I & Reiki II to become a certified practitioner and I did a Restorative Yoga training as well. I started creating more and more actionable steps into calling in a new life.
When YTT was over I found my first job teaching yoga at a bar of all places. (Shout out to Abbey Burger Bistro in Fells Point, Maryland.)
Once I started teaching regularly, I really cemented the vision of helping others process their grief and loss through Yoga, Mindfulness, and Reiki. And it was from that intention that The Soul Nourish, my first holistic healing company, was birthed. It was my desire and intention to be a part of the solution for the mental health crisis that this planet is experiencing, through a holistic lens.
I offered one-on-one private yoga sessions, in-class sessions at multiple local studios, one-on-one energy healing sessions, workshops, and other offerings. From there I started working with the sacred plant medicine of Cacao and doing ceremonies with Restorative Yoga and other healing modalities combined.
I really felt called to serve and assist others on their healing journey while sharing my own experiences. I truly saw a need where so many people were grieving and struggling, not just from death, but from divorce, job loss, and other everyday struggles.
But as I grew, shifted, and did my own healing, my services, and offerings shifted too, particularly around 2020 when Covid hit.
I started to transition away from teaching yoga in 2020 once we were on lockdown. I was not one of these teachers who loved Zoom. In fact, I disliked it immensely. I did not thrive in this capacity. I did however find that I thrived offering one-on-one energy healing sessions via Zoom.
This started the shift and progression away from teaching yoga into fully embodying my desire to be #SoulSupport through energy healing and Cacao Ceremonies.
In April of 2022, I started down a new path working with a healing modality called the Arcturian Healing Method™️ which is essentially “Multidimensional Divine Healing Frequencies” (think Reiki on steroids) that amplifies and accelerates healing and spiritual growth on all levels. It works in what is called the Quantum Field and expands beyond what our limited consciousness can connect to, or even ask for in regard to our own healing.
Some of the issues the Arcturian Healing Method can support are:
Life Path / Soul Purpose Alignment
Life Functioning Upgrade
Physical Healing
Emotional Healing
Mental Healing
Spiritual Healing
It was from working with this modality that I shifted in a new direction. I 100% believe that frequencies are the future of healing so I took one small, but mighty step, into that future.
On June 3rd of 2023, I fondly bid The Soul Nourish farewell and created a new website more aligned with who I Am and what my vision for the future is. My new website is called 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐧 -www.illuminatewithcolleen.com
I Am still sharing through the holistic lens but in a different capacity.
Colleen Kimberly , love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?
Please allow me to reintroduce myself. My name is 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐦𝐚 and I Am here to talk to you about my new website, 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐧. It is so much more than a website. It is an extension of my heart, based in CommUnity, Growth, Expansion, Empowerment, and Joy.
It is a walk of Soul Remembrance and Sacred Activation. I work with healing frequencies and light code activations to 𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐔𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄 the Cosmic Wisdom of the Soul’s Truth and the Divine Blueprint within each of us. Through this “Illumination” process I guide you to envision the life you want to live, the life you were meant to live. I assist in creating a connection to your sacred purpose as a happy, healthy, prosperous, and embodied soul.
Each one-on-one session and group energy healing offering is intuitively guided to assist and empower you to illuminate the pathway to your most healed state and highest timelines.
I work with multiple multidimensional healing modalities, in the Quantum Field, with the assistance of the Arcturians, InterGalactics, and other divine light energy healing frequencies.
I know at this point in the article you may have formed an opinion about what I’m sharing and that is great! Maybe this is for you, maybe not. Wherever you land, I invite you to get curious and read on. I realize I could tone this down hoping to reach a broader audience and talk about Reiki and other healing modalities that are more mainstream, but that isn’t who I Am and more importantly, that isn’t WHY I Am here.
I AM here to “Galactically Activate” humans on a global level. I Am here to support the ascension of our Earth Mother, the collective, and myself through working with the Arcturian Healing Method and my Galactic Soul Family. I AM here to walk beside each of you as you re-awaken to your truth and your heart. Your heart knows your most healed state. I Am simply the guide.
Obviously, there are many healing modalities available in today’s modern world. I offer a unique “galactic” experience as a portal to self-discovery to create accelerated spiritual growth and healing.
It is my belief that when we do the work to heal ourselves, that healing amplifies outward to our family, loved ones, and our Earth Mother.
I AM passionate and proud of these offerings, events, empowerment courses, and sessions I offer because I believe they support ALL levels of healing. I believe we are all meant to be more than our fears and struggles. I believe we are all meant to do amazing things in this lifetime. But in order for that to happen we have to get to know thyself and love thyself first. These sessions and offerings are an opportunity to do just that, from a space of compassionate action.
How’d you build such a strong reputation within your market?
I think being honest, authentic, and showing up in all of my messiness has really helped people connect and relate to me. I share all of my struggles AND my joys with complete honesty. I never try to come across as perfect or like I have my “S” together. I Am walking the same path, with the same challenges as everyone else. That is one of the many reasons I show up every day, in all of my messy magic, to let people know they are not alone and to also share my resources and lifetimes of remembered knowledge.
I’ve also been blessed with amazing testimonials from my wonderful clients. I beleive that those testimonials combined with my passion for what I do have helped the trajectory of my growth in the holistic and wellness community.
We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?
I absolutely love this question. I like to dive into the uncomfortable feelings when it comes to my life and emotions because I believe that is where the grit becomes the Pearl.
Voof, let’s see. There have been so many lessons on this journey. One was managing expectations on a more physical level. Meaning, just because I hung up my sign as a yoga teacher and energy healer back when I started my journey, didn’t mean the clients would immediately walk through the door. I truly had an expectation that it would all magically happen overnight because I was doing sacred service,
What I didn’t factor in was my FEAR and that old nagging IMPOSTER SYNDROME creeping back in. It has been my lived experience that every time you level up in life, new fears and irrational thoughts surface to tell you you’re not good enough and ask “Who are you to want to do that?” This voice in my head really polarized me from feeling comfortable shining my light. I spent a lot of time second-guessing myself and not trusting my gifts. I now see that time in my life as a gift, this grit, because it was a significant part of the healing journey and helped me to become stronger and expand into a deeper sense of self and service.
It can be a challenging process to reframe and tell a new story when unworthiness shows up. Now when I hear that voice that says “Who Am I to want to do that?” I turn and say to myself, “𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐀𝐌 𝐈 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭??”
I love creating Pearls from the contrast and grit life offers. As a result of this unlearning to re-learn, I have taken these lessons and made them part of what I teach and share in my 12-week 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞. We really dive into those limiting beliefs, doubts, and fears that keep us stuck in polarity and duality. We do the work to reframe them and tell a new story aligned with our authentic heart-based truth.
Another big one I want to share is COMPARING myself to others. I have learned that we are all here on this planet to offer our individual unique gifts and abilities to the world. We are not meant to step in the shadow of another. We are meant to shine our special and distinctive light in a way that is authentic only to us FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE. Comparing ourselves to others only dims our light.
And when we step into our own Divine Light and shine it brightly for all to see, miracles happen, shift occurs and we expand ourselves into a higher timeline.
As I shared on my website: :
“𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘐 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘐 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦. 𝘐 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬.
𝘠𝘰𝘶, 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.
𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦.
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥.
𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯?”
It has been an honor and privilege sharing my story with all of you. I think it is also important to share that It was through my own work with the Arcturian Healing Method that I started to re-remember who I AM and why I AM here.
If my Galactic story and path of soul remembrance intrigued you and you would like to learn more about how it can support you, please reach out.
It would love to co-create and ILLUMINATE your most healed state.
with gratitude,
Colleen Kimberly Broersma
Illuminating the Cosmic Wisdom of the Soul
Galactic Divine Blueprint Activations
Celestial Sacred Ceremony
Arcturian Healing Method™️
www.illuminatewithcolleen.com
Contact Info:
- Website: www.illuminatewithcolleen.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aconsciouscolleen https://www.instagram.com/illuminatewithcolleen
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/illuminatewithcolleen/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colleenkimberlybroersma/
- Other: Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/illuminatewithcolleen Soul Illumination Sessions: https://www.illuminatewithcolleen.com/illuminationsessions Galactic Divine Blueprint Activation Sessions: https://www.illuminatewithcolleen.com/event-details/galactic-divine-blueprint-activation-2023-07-17-19-00
Image Credits
Photo 1: Rose Marie Davila at Loch Raven Beach Photos 2, 3, 4: Leighann Watson at Loch Raven Beach