The woman behind Somewhere Space.

I thought you might want to know more about the person that channels your reading. So, here’s a short story that might help you grasp a better sense of who I am.

A few years ago I was on a trip in California with a friend. One evening as we were walking around in Venice Beach, I passed in front of what I first thought was a gem store. But as I entered it I saw that this was also a drop in meditation centre with a beautiful inner sand garden.  While walking through the garden a strong feeling overcame me. I started crying uncontrollably. I suddenly realized that I wanted to change my career and perhaps become a meditation teacher or something in that realm.  I didn't have a clue how, what or when I would do it but the feeling of something shifting was strong. I couldn't deny it. I went back to the hotel and went straight to bed feeling so vulnerable with my heart wide open but filled with a sense of a new beginning inside me. 

The next morning I woke up and I did my Headspace meditation from the app like I always do.  I was in the middle of a one year challenge I had given myself.  After my morning meditation I started to think about Andy Puddicom, the co-creator of Headspace and his amazing work. He was my idol. What could I possibly bring to the world that he wasn’t already bringing? Yep, big lack of confidence on my side here!  But still I was looking for a starting point in my heart. A few minutes later,  my friend and I were on our bikes and heading to a coffee shop we had seen the day before near the beach. In all honesty, we thought the barista was cute and we wanted to check him out. But right before leaving I sent a text to my roommate to let him know about my epiphany and my new calling to become a meditation teacher.  

Then as I'm biking, out of nowhere, I decided to start pretending that I was a shark on a bike! For some reason I thought I was so funny and I kept on saying I’m a shark on a bike, I’m a shark on a bike and wiggling my hand over my head mimicking a shark fin. My friend looked at me with a straight face and lovingly said: I'm not laughing at this!  Arriving near the beach we locked our bikes, and I turned my head in the opposite direction of where we were heading and I saw a big drawing of a shark on top of a building.  I looked at my friend and said to her: OMG this is a sign we have to go inside! My friend is like whatever, she’s the very opposite of a sign believer. I started running and as I entered the Great White coffee shop for the first time in my life I came face to face with Andy Puddicom of Headspace.  My mentor, my idol, the guy that I’ve been listening to each morning for some years now…. I still can’t believe it sometimes. But yeah the first person I ran into a few hours after this big shift was him! I was so shocked that I ran out of the coffee shop.  My brain could not process it.  I thought the universe was joking with me. But it wasn’t.  It was just showing it’s presence and the road ahead and asking me to trust

Isn't it beautiful?! I wanted to share that story with you all to let you know a little bit about my journey. Meditation is a huge part of my life even if I’m still not teaching it for now.  My practice has led me to develop my akashic reading skills as a first offering to this world and I truly feel blessed to be able to do so. 

Krystel