We recently connected with Pamela Robins and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Pamela, thanks for joining us today. We’d love to hear the backstory behind a risk you’ve taken – whether big or small, walk us through what it was like and how it ultimately turned out.

One of the greatest risks was when I moved to Mexico and then ended up living there for 10 years.

It was shortly after September 11, I was living in Chicago and engaged.

I was searching online for a place to honeymoon – one that neither of us had been to before.

And then a strange thing happened.

Each time I told someone that we were looking for a destination in Mexico the response was shockingly the same – “The Blue Parrot in Playa del Carmen.”

I had no choice but to look up the website and do some research.

I clicked on the “careers” page and saw some openings. One was for a Sales Team, a couple specifically, to sell condos. Then I saw another opening for the marketing and promotion of the bar/nightclub on the beach.

My career had primarily been in marketing and advertising for larger advertising agencies in New York and Chicago. My fiancé had been a nightclub promoter and was in Public Relations for some of the biggest names and brands in Chicago.

We had talked about joining forces and creating something together and there it was.

Then I had the most clear and concise vision/download I have ever experienced.

I told him that we were going to do the following in this specific order:

1. Move to Mexico

2. Sell all the condos as the sales team

3. Market and promote (revamp) the bar/nightclub

4. Partner with the current owner

5. Own the business

And that is exactly what we did. That list above…all of that happened, in that order, in under 5 years.

It was a wildly successful time and beyond anything that I would have ever imagined.

That risk led to a wild ride, that ultimately brought me to Los Angeles. After a series of major life events that unfolded here, I began an intense journey of self-rediscovery, healing and deep connection to my unique gifts and abilities.

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.

Hi! I’m Pamela Robins and I was born and raised in the small suburban town of Cranford, New Jersey.

I understood from a very young age that I had psychic/intuitive/healing gifts and was taught by the trees about how energy works. At age 11, my mother said I had “magic hands” after I intuitively used Reiki healing on her blinding migraines to give her relief. I never told anyone of my visions or deja vu and I believe that is how I was able to develop my skills to be as clear as they are today.

When I was 18, I moved to New York and pursued a career in the advertising industry. A few years later, I moved to Chicago and started my first entrepreneurial endeavor which was a product based business – artful velvet pillows with words and designs on them – that made their way into the hands of Madonna, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Hustler Hollywood and on the sets of Friends and MTV’s The Real World.

I had the opportunity to move to Mexico (with my now ex-husband) and ran successful restaurants, nightclubs and hotels for 10 years while also designing and building homes. Things became increasingly dangerous as the businesses grew and the drug cartels coming in. I returned to the states, landing in Los Angeles.

I started horseback riding to help with my PTSD from my stressful years in Mexico and met my soulmate horse, Tuxedo in the process. I didn’t know then the impact he would have on my future and the work that I am doing now. I started training to compete with Tuxedo and within one year, I had learned enough to enter my first 3 day eventing competitions. We went on that year to win a California Title.

Shortly after this, I went through a series of major events that changed my life. Within two months, I lost my mother to her battle with Cancer, I was diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer while attending my mothers funeral, my marriage ended in divorce with an incident that occurred while my scars were still fresh from my cancer surgery. I chose to walk away from my dream home and three businesses we had in order to save my life and re-discover myself.

A vision of a Tipi came to me one day during this time and I asked the owner of the ranch where Tuxedo was boarded if I could put one up. She said yes. I asked the universe for next steps and I was shown to share the space, my sound healing, nature and the animals on the ranch with others as a way to continue my own healing journey and to empower others to be their own greatest healers.

Since 2018, I have been leading groups in meditation on the ranch. Having the time to disconnect from everything – my gatherings are two hours – you’ll sit on the land, breathe the fresh air, get a hug from a donkey, stare at the sky, connect with other hearts and minds just like your own and be gently nurtured into peaceful calm with one of my guided meditations and sound healings.

I did lose that Tipi and my home in the fires (at the end of 2018) and the community that had quickly grown, rallied to support the funding of another Tipi and help me rebuild my life and I chose to keep going, fueled by love.

In 2022, I tragically lost Tuxedo to an accident on the property. I thought I could never go back and lead another group. His spirit called me back and through his loving presence on the other side, I have found the courage to continue my work there – to honor him and the legacy we have created together.

I guess that is what I would want people to know about me and my work. Life continues to happen and we just keep going. There is beauty and there are gifts in the grief and sorrow equal to the beauty and gifts that there are in the joy. It’s all the same, it just feels different.

I have learned to be a master of alchemy and intimately understand the process of how to take raw emotion and channel it into something beautiful that I can share to help someone else.

My mission is to empower you and to help you feel safe in your body. These are the tools that over time have created a safe space for me within myself to thrive and stay soft in the face of life’s challenges.

If you’d like to work with me Here are some ways to do that:

READ MY BOOK!

Meditating with Animals : How to Create More Conscious Connections with the Healers and Teachers Among Us.

MEDITATE WITH ME!

Group Meditation – Sound Healing + Guided Meditation Journeys with the Animals on a private ranch in Agoura Hills

Private 1:1 – Energy + Sound Healing Session at my home studio (to remove blockages, calm your nervous system, help with sleep, anxiety, stress, break ups, health issues)

Sound Healing Training Workshops

Listen to my meditations on Insight Timer

EMPOWER YOURSELF!

Astrology for Empowerment – Full birth chart reading, solar return reading, astrology check-ins

ADORN YOUR SPACE!

Spiritual Gift Products: Sage + Crystal Bundles, Tuxedo’s Spirit Bells, Animal Medicine Candles, Animal Spirit Water Sprays, Meditating with Animals book

I have a 200 hr YTT, NASM CPT/CNC, Reiki Levels 1 + 2, Astrology Certification, Sound Healing Certifications.

Do you have any insights you can share related to maintaining high team morale?

When I owned the business in Mexico, we had 140 employees spread over multiple properties. There were 3 hotels, 2 restaurants and the nightclub. When I moved back to the states, I had 64 employees spread out over a restaurant and two hotels in Ojai.

I enjoy finding people who are passionate about what they do and I want to give them the freedom to do their jobs without micro-managing them.

It is also important to me to treat people like family, where there is a warmth in the working environment.

I’ll share a beautiful memory of how the investment in my employee relationships was returned to me while running our business in Mexico.

A category 5 hurricane churned over our area for a full three days, causing massive structural damage to our beachfront restaurant and nightclub. There was also several feet of sand that the storm brought in that covered our bar and restaurant.

As I stood taking that all in, I was tapped on the shoulder and heard “Mrs. Pam! Mrs. Pam!” I turned around to see several of my employees – with their family members – walking up the street with shovels in hand. I cried tears of relief and felt overwhelming love.

Work and family are everything in Mexico.

That day, everyone showed up to help start the digging out and rebuilding process. I saw that the business that was grown was ours collectively and this was their home and we were their family too.

Morale could have been low, even mine was for a moment! I believe that because of the investment we made into every person that worked with us, they showed up with the desire to go above and beyond not only as a team – but also a family.

Value your people and they will literally move mountains for you when you need it the most.

Any stories or insights that might help us understand how you’ve built such a strong reputation?

I would have to say that my vulnerability and authenticity have drawn people to me.

I never intended to be doing this work or leading groups but life had another plan for me. It was through a series of traumatic life experiences, that I discovered powerful healing modalities and my healing gifts. I was then guided to share the things that helped me, with others.

I was naturally attracted to wellness practices to help me navigate grief, loss, anxiety and overwhelm.

My life today is built from a foundation of peace. My daily practices include various forms of meditation, strength training, nutrition, astrology, art and being in nature and around animals.

These wellness practices have helped me to heal, soothe, empower, understand and have compassion for all of who I am. These are the gifts that I naturally want to share with others because I believe in the benefits.

I share my story and my safe healing space(s) in order to empower others to share their stories and become their own greatest healers.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.pamelarobins.com
• Instagram: meditatingwithanimals
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrarKOQRXTVI9-rx16DBhfw
• Other: Find my free meditations on:https://insighttimer.com/pamelarobins