Sailing with Spirit: Navigating Business as a Voyage

Sailing with Spirit: Navigating Business as a Voyage | The Vital Spirit | Laura Rowe | Empath Mentor

Revised: August 12, 2025 “The goal is not to sail the boat, but rather to help the boat sail herself.” — John Rousmaniere on business as a voyage Traditional business models and methods are based on sound business texts and programs. You have the business plan, the marketing calendar, and the accounting software. In theory, […]

Distance Healing in a Post COVID World

Distance Healing in a Post COVID World | The Vital Spirit | Laura Rowe | Empath Mentor

Revised: August 11, 2025 Love knows not distance; it hath no continent; its eyes are for the stars. ~ Gilbert Parker on love (which is the primary ingredient in distance healing) As the days grow shorter and we roll on towards the busy holiday season here in Portland, I find myself reflecting on how much […]

Thriving as an Empath: Self-Awareness is Key to Finding Peace

Self-Awareness is Key

Updated: June 14, 2025 This is part four of a five-part series on energy and Thriving as an Empath. Did you miss any of the blogs? Self-awareness is a trait – or maybe ‘practice’ is the more accurate way to put it – that everyone can always improve at. It is part emotional intelligence, part perceptiveness, […]

Thriving as an Empath: A Primer for Energy Maintenance

A Primer for Energy Maintenance

Updated: June 14, 2025 This is part three of a five-part series on energy and Thriving as an Empath. Did you miss any of the blogs?  Life is not happening to you. Life is responding to you. ~ Rhonda Byrne Unlocking Your Energy Maintenance As I sit here trying to focus on writing this blog, I’m reminded […]

The Awakened Path: Transformation Through Healing

Awakened Path | The Vital Spirit | Laura Rowe | Empath Mentor

Updated: March 3, 2025 The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and the acceptance of love. ~ Marianne Williamson, on the Awakend Path The Beginning… I have always been a spiritual person. Someone who seeks to understand myself and how I fit into the world around me. Someone who believes in the idea of […]

Thriving as an Empath: The Empath Defined

The Empath Defined

Updated: June 14, 2025 The Empath Defined is part two of a five-part series on energy and Thriving as an Empath. Did you miss any of the blogs?  “Highly sensitive people are too often perceived as weaklings or damaged goods. To feel intensely is not a symptom of weakness, it is the trademark of the […]

Mindful Revolution

Mindful Revolution | The Vital Spirit | Laura Rowe | Empath Mentor

Revised: August 11, 2025 “We look forward to the time when the power of love will replace the love of power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace.” ~ British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone Revolution: a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.  Mindful Revolution: is a […]

Thriving as an Empath: A Five Part Series

Thriving as an Empath: Part One

Updated: June 14, 2025 This is part one of a five-part series on energy and Thriving as an Empath. Did you miss any of the blogs?  When I was first realizing that I was an empath, I sometimes felt victimized by this so-called “gift.” While on the one hand I was relieved to learn there […]

Full-Spectrum Living: Identifying and Feeling Emotions

Full-Spectrum Living: Identifying and Feeling Our Emotions | The Vital Spirit | Laura Rowe | Empath Mentor

Revised: August 11, 2025 Courage, originally meant to speak one’s mind by telling all one’s heart. ~ Brene Brown What is Full-Spectrum Living? Full-Spectrum Living means allowing yourself to experience your emotions authentically, without stifling the hard ones. It is choosing to learn how to manage difficult emotions so you can feel the full expression […]

From Within: Living a Mindful Life

From Within: Living a Mindful Life | The Vital Spirit | Laura Rowe | Empath Mentor

Revised: August 11, 2025 When we consistently suppress and distrust our intuitive knowingness, looking instead for authority, validation, and approval from others, we give our personal power away. ~ Shakti Gawain Let’s talk about mindfulness, practice, finding your inner genius, and why any of this matters to you. Specifically, I want to relate to you […]