Staying In Alignment While Manifesting A New Cottage
Name: Ashley Rorro
Where do you reside?: Cape Cod, MA
What is your cultural upbringing and background?: My father's side is Catholic, and my Mother's side is spiritual. I grew up with my mom. Her being a single parent and little to no support from my dad emotionally or financially. My mom always worked, but we never had any money.
Are you currently a Pathway Member?: Yes
What was on your manifestation list?:
- Open a Wellness Studio
- 2 bedroom cottage
- Macbook under $1000
- Respect & compassion for my body
- Starting a podcast
- Having an article written about me in a local publication about my story, my shop, and my service work
- Create online courses
- Empowered woman who practices TBM
- Guest on an episode of Expanded
What workshops did you use and what blocks did you discover during the DIs & workshops?: - Unblocked Inner Child, Unblocked Shadow, boundaries, the rut, rock bottom, and Unblocked Money
- My blocks are; living in a scarcity mindset, feeling like I'm "too much," that I have to work hard to make money, that I have to starve myself to be skinny and "liked," that I am unworthy of having my voice be heard, that my opinion doesn't matter
What expanders did you find?:
- Local women who owned businesses and worked for themselves
- women who felt empowered and liberated around money
- women who were creating course content for the greater good
- women who respected and LOVED their bodies
- women who liked TO HAVE FUN and let things come easily to them
- women setting clear boundaries
What tests did you face? Which did you pass? Not pass?: I faced every single test you could possibly imagine, haha! financial, suitors, and emotional tests.
I am still working to pass some financial tests around feeling worthy of holding onto the money I make while trying to make more, also charging the amount of money I deserve for my services. I just recently passed suitor + boundary wrapped into one...my landlord just recently came to me in a really aggressive way. She told me that I could not host an outdoor yoga class at the shop anymore instead of backing down, letting her walk all over me, and playing small. I stood my ground in a professional way and communicated to her that there were solutions to this problem and that we needed to find one because I wanted to continue hosting outdoor yoga classes.
In the end, the conversation turned really nice, and I even made her laugh (something she never does), and we came to an agreement that if I took out an insurance policy on her property for yoga, I could continue hosting. That same week a man came into my shop who was very interested in me, and right off the bat, I knew I wasn't interested in him. Old Ashley would have been "nice" and given him my number when he asked, but I knew I had to send a clear and direct message with the work I've been doing, so I told him I was not interested in dating. This is something I would have never done before, but it felt SO GOOD to set that boundary and be clear in my intentions.
Did you experience a magic dark period?: I have experienced many! If so, tell us about it. I am actually in one right now, and I can FEEL how crazy the energy is around me at the moment. I have just passed many tests, and now everything is slowing down and becoming more easy and fluid. I can feel in my bones that one of my manifestations is about to come through!
How did your manifestation come through? Part of my authentic code is freedom + ease. So I have found that when I am having fun and give myself the time and freedom to explore, my manifestations always come through—flowing instead of forcing. The more fun I experience, the more in alignment I become. The more I focus on fun ways to move my body and exercise that I actually enjoy and food that I actually find nourishing to eat, the more compassion and love I have for myself... which is how I feel right now. I have spent my whole life hating my body and tearing it apart because of programming from my mom and my peers, and now I am in a place where I LOVE my perfectly imperfect body :)
How long did it take for your manifestation to come through after crafting your initial list?: The wellness shop took two years, the computer took 2 WEEKS! The podcast took four months. The cottage took 6-8 months.
How frequently were you using the workshops and DI's when you noticed the biggest shift surrounding your manifestation?: I use them 5-6 days a week, and that's what is most beneficial for me. I would do a workshop and then supplement when I was in-between workshops with the DI's.
How do you incorporate this work into your life on a daily basis? Any tips, tricks or recommendations for getting the most out of it, or personalizing it?: I have found that doing the DI's or workshop you are working through first thing in the morning is most beneficial to me. I wake up, make my coffee, and immediately get back into bed (my cocoon of safety), put in my earbuds + eye mask, and get started right away! I am still in that theta state but certainly not asleep. This also sets me up to have a balanced and productive day. I feel the most empowered starting my day this way. Then I set out for a morning walk around my neighborhood and listen to one of the expanded podcasts.
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Is there anything else you think we should know? If you made this process your own in any way, this is the perfect spot to share that.: I just wanted to thank you guys for all the space you hold for this community.
I am submitting my story again because I feel as though I could be a HUGE light + expander for young adults who have been incarcerated and hold a lot of shame around that. I spent six months in jail and, upon leaving, held a lot of shame and guilt, but through this work, I was able to manifest all of my visions and have them come to life! I want to help people feel empowered to make choices that honor them and release the stigmatizing guilt and shame imprinted on us for having served time. I also want people to know that working on your own self-worth is life after jail. All your dreams can come true!
Thank you :)
Are you submitting this testimonial for:: A chance to be featured on The Expanded Podcast
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