Valerie Day
It’s a joy for me to hold space for someone, to listen to them with love — knowing their wholeness.
I first felt the call to become a practitioner in the summer of 2001. I can picture the very moment I first felt the calling; it was in the Agape Sanctuary in Culver City in 2001. I was in a class and we were doing a dyad exercise and I was matched up with Audrey Newmont. I had this beautiful journal I had gotten from Italy and I wrote about it in that journal. It was a distinct moment and reminded me of when I grew up in the Mormon Church. In the Mormon Church, people receive an official call from the Bishop to a position in the church. This inner feeling I had felt official but it did not come from an authority outside of me. What I remember most about it was an experience of humility which is what I feel present to right now as I write this.
You are free to have all of your deepest heart’s desires.
My life and Science of Mind
As a practitioner of SOM, first and foremost, what stands out is a sense of freedom. I can remember early on in my Science of Mind studies having this feeling of a weight being lifted from my shoulders. The teachings of Science of Mind have empowered me to know that I’m at choice and release me from the cycle of victimhood many of us commonly live in. Over the years my practice and faith has deepened. In more recent years, I’ve had a deeper leap of faith and been speaking at church and facilitating memorial services. I’ve taught both accredited Science of Mind classes and workshops including Foundations and Spiritual Practices. I taught the Artist Way for many years as well as workshops using sound, movement, breathwork and poetry. For many years I facilitated an 11th step support group called Freedom Path.