We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Laura Ahern a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Laura, thanks for joining us today. How’s you first get into your field – what was your first job in this field?
A decade ago, I was widowed at the age of 29 and faced with the overwhelming reality that my life would never be the same. I struggled with the realization that I didn’t know who I was without my late-husband, nor did I know what I wanted out of life. In the moments where my dreams had seemed to have been ripped away from me, the heaviness of my grief made it next to impossible to move forward. And yet, there was this ever present spiritual presence pushing me into the unknown and inviting me to consider the possibilities of joy that lie ahead. In the immediate months after losing my husband, I found that yoga was helping me to regulate my stress and process my grief. In those moments, I didn’t realize the deeper energy healing and stabilizing was occurring as a result of my practice, but I did know that I felt lighter and had more peace.
After receiving my first yoga training and certification, I was intuitively guided to sell my home and move across the country (from FL to CA) to pursue yoga teacher training, with a vision of owning my own yoga studio. But little did I know that my journey wasn’t just about yoga. The program I enrolled in happened to include Reiki trainings and attunements, which ignited my healing on unimaginable levels. While in California I began working for a Naturopathic Doctor and exploring alternative methods for healing and wellness. My healing was so profound and expedited on account of the energy healing that I knew I wanted to share this type of healing with the world. Generously, the doctor I worked for acknowledged my passion and allowed me to start offering Reiki healing to patients. It was then I started to treat clients, working along side the doctor supporting them on their healing journey.
Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.
Laura Ahern, founder of 3OMs, is a passionate entrepreneur who has always been drawn towards caring for and uplifting others. Identifying her passion in her early twenties proved difficult when she recognized that the number of ways in which we can help people is as unlimited as our ability to evolve. While completing her psychology degree, she found herself working in the healthcare industry, in a variety of capacities, helping others to heal and experience an improved quality of life. Though work was exhausting, she had not yet considered that there was a different way that she could be helping people that was “out-of-the-box” of societal norms and in greater alignment with her soul’s purpose. That is, until in 2013 when Laura was widowed in her late twenties and her entire world changed.
Laura’s journey of widowhood put her on a path of self-discovery in which she began to explore alternative methods of healing that brought her into alignment with her authentic self. For the first time in her life, Laura experienced unconditional love and acceptance for who she truly was and all she had experienced, even the painful parts. It would seem that her healing journey was not just about grieving the loss of her young husband, but also of rediscovering who she was without him, and choosing to overcome adversity to claim the next brilliant chapter of her life.
Today, Laura is the owner and operator of 3OMs, offering A Holistic Approach to Transforming Your Life, for people around the world. Laura is an international Transformational Coach & Healer, a featured inspirational speaker, and the creator of the revolutionary healing technique, Ascension Healing. This comprehensive technique enables her to clear and heal subconscious patterning and self-limiting beliefs to free her clients from suffering and bring them into alignment with their higher vibrational self. Laura has been changing lives around the world for almost a decade now. Her clients experience profound shifts, which allow them to come into alignment with their higher-purpose so that they can live out their soul’s mission and live a life they are passionate about. Her clients consistently report experiencing miracles of healing on all levels, including body, mind, spirit, and in relation with self and others.
Laura has created transformational courses & programs that support people who feel unfulfilled & limited in their career to align with their higher purpose so that they can experience more meaning, joy, and freedom in their contributions (and life!). Her passion for psychology, neuroscience, & human behavior, coupled with her innate spiritual gifts of empathy, mediumship, and clairvoyance, allow her to merge the intellectual & intuitive aspects of the Self in a way that brings clients into their purest most powerful expression. Her transformational programs provide personalized coaching, along with energy healing through the administration of distance Ascension Healing, and incorporate a variety of other healing modalities such as Reiki, yoga, meditation, & pranayama breath-work.
Laura believes in “The Power of YOU!”; the innate power that you have within you to heal on the deepest levels while experiencing increased health, joy, and expansion. She believes that we are all here for a purpose and supports clients in living meaningful lives. Laura’s open-hearted & unconditionally loving presence creates a safe and confidential space for students & clients to explore deeply personal experiences in a judgment-free zone with an elevated perspective. Laura has guided hundreds of clients, of all ages, around the globe on a profound journey of self-discovery and is in constant awe of the miracles that unfold for each individual. Laura’s client’s describe her as “life-changing” & powerfully healing with unmatched compassion, encouragement, and wisdom.
Credentials: Graduate of Pennsylvania State University, Summa cum laude, with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, and additional studies in Transpersonal Psychology. Ascension Healing founder and practitioner with advanced knowledge of the chakra system. Certified in the Usui Method of Natural Healing as a Karuna Reiki Master-Teacher. Certified Medical Reiki Master (CMRM). Certified Hatha Yoga Teacher/Trainer E-RYT 500. Meditation Specialist and Pranayama Teacher.
Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?
Only six months after my husband passed away, I was let go from my job managing a dental office that I had been working at for years. In the moment that I was being let go, I remember thinking “Oh my God, now I am free to shift my life in a different direction”. The job was the only thing financially funding me to care for myself, my home, and dogs, and yet, I somehow in the moment I was being let go, I didn’t feel like a victim. I felt released. I recognized this as a pivotal moment of choice.
I knew deep down that even though something different was “calling me”, I would not have chosen to give up my job because of the security it brought me when I had nothing and no one else to rely on. I also recognized that it was extremely unexpected to be let go, as I was an incredibly devoted and productive employee, and had returned to work full-time just two days after my husband’s funeral. I knew enough to know and trust that this was not by “chance,” but that there was a higher purpose at play.
Without financial income, I chose to continue to envision my future and believe that better days were ahead. A couple days after being let go, I was contacted by another local dental office and offered a job to manage their practice. My professional reputation must have proceeded me because I had not applied for this job. Though the idea of accepting the job would have alleviated the stress of how I would be able to care for myself, I hesitated. I knew that this was the Universe giving me a choice. I could choose to say in a comfortable, predictable situation and career, or I could continue to believe in this “unknown calling,” and take the leap to follow my dream and move across the country. In a moment of choice, I chose to believe in my future and I declined the position. I proceeded with investing my energy in believing in myself, discarding doubt, and taking control where I could. I began to pack boxes, sell items I no longer needed, and put my house up for sale. I then enrolled in a yoga teacher training program in CA that I felt intuitively drawn towards.
Within two months, I found myself packing up my Toyota Corolla with everything I could fit in it, along with my two dogs and heading across the country from FL to CA to begin my yoga teacher training. With no job, no permanent residence, and almost no money in the bank, I headed across the country. Though I did not have “predictable” security, what I did have was much more important. I had a belief in myself and a belief in my future. I knew that I could trust myself to never quit on my dreams no matter what it took. It was with this self-reliance, trust in the unknown, and unwavering resilience that I said “yes” to the next chapter of my life.
Can you tell us about what’s worked well for you in terms of growing your clientele?
In the early years of my business, my clientele grew by word-of-mouth alone. Referrals are the foundation which I now stand on. In my opinion, the most effective “strategy” is to genuinely care about and connect with your clients. I have always been 110% invested in my clients transformations and have always believed in them, even when they didn’t believe in themselves. This investment has support my clients in aligning with and living unimaginably beautiful lives. People desire (and deserve) to be seen and heard. We are all hungry for deeply meaningful connection in this technology world that we live in. My advice, is to do what you love and you will be successful if you stay in alignment with what you authentically desire. When you are operating from a place of genuine care and concern, you will meet your clients needs and grow your business naturally.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.3oms.com/
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Theresa Bauer