Laura Barna:
Coach, Alchemist
I’m a facilitator, transformational coach, and alchemist. I believe in the restorative magic of embodiment and integration. With this in mind, I lead women’s and co-ed circles, cacao ceremonies, and inner-work healing techniques. I’m also an intuitive, reader of the Akashic, and Reiki master, which I use in session and ceremony to offer personalized recommendations and experience.
I specialize in shadow work. Meaning, after finding and identifying the parts of you that seem scary or unlovable – the parts that you would rather not show anyone – we focus on what these shadows are, why they’re there, and what they need. Together, we bring light to them so that we can work with them in a new way to incorporate and love these thorny sides. To show these parts love and light is to lead with the heart and facilitate wholeness.
With each session and ceremony, I utilize my strengths and specialties as an empath to create sacred space. Here, I encourage everyone to drop into their heart: to find, honor, and transform their shadow. Using the alchemy of grace, compassion, and listening, people remember who they are and why they are here.
I also make and sell chai golden milk mix, healing salves, customized bath salts, teas, elderberry, and much more using all natural ingredients. Search my shop for all apothecary goods and products.
I love to read and learn anything about the body, trauma, esoterica, witchcraft, herbalism, breathwork, inner work, coaching, and cooking, just to list some. I love to teach what I know and I’m grateful for all who have taught me. I am mother to three creative, wild, and spectacular children, and one very loyal and loving kitty. We live near the river where I heal, dance, and cook my way through life’s challenges and joys.
I am certified through both Shadow Workers Academy and Beyond Coaching.
What Clients Say About Laura Barna
Working with Laura is a felt experience in her presence, whether in person or virtually. The essence of her work is experienced through her attention to the task, her committed yet adaptive focus on the trends and shifts of how things are going along the way to the task goal, and her steadiness along the course. She has a calm that doesn’t rile or spook on the outside, yet instead names and addresses matters in an efficient way. What I’ve felt and seen is her elements of attention, commitment, adaptation, and steadiness. What she’s helped me with and what I’ve also had the pleasure of seeing her help others with is a welcome, intentional space that says, “Here, it’s safe to work on that here,” and “Yes, the difficult things are clever in how they stick around, but I believe you’re cleverer and just don’t realize it yet. We can walk that path.” Her confidence in helping others in this way is evident in her work, her words and actions. She’s walked these walks and talked these talks with her own heart.
I was coached by Laura the past year and 20 million out of 10 recommend! This woman is fierce in her devotion to help you actualize yourself, the potential you have, who you are, name your wounds, hold your wounds, and connect the dots in ways that I never thought possible. I went through a journey with her and she is now one of my most treasured, respected, and loved human beings that I’ve ever met. We started off as strangers and now I get to call her sister; it’s been such a joy. If you are considering working with this woman stop considering. Lean in! She’s incredible and will give you what you need. Sometimes what you need isn’t always rainbows and sunshine, but how she shows up in the hard parts and the sticky parts is invaluable. It’s invaluable to have someone’s presence that is really there to hold you unconditionally and be safe. She is safe! Thank you for everything you’ve given me and you’re the best!
From Laura’s coaching sessions and programs, I’ve had huge ‘ah ha’ moments. I’ve learned different techniques like parts work, heart coherence, and more. I’ve learned how to speak up for myself too. Laura helped me release trapped emotions in my body and guide me through wounds involving my mom and dad. I can’t believe how much I’ve been able to up my game with my parents and my business. Her coaching has opened many doorways for me and I have so much more freedom and space in my life now!
I’ve had a number of coaching sessions with Laura over the last couple of years. I’ve always really enjoyed working with her. She is an amazing coach that has a multitude of tools at her disposal. She’s very intuitive, guides very intelligently, and is really able to get me to places within my psyche that I’ve struggled accessing without support. What I really love about her is her ‘no bullshit’ attitude. She will be very honest with you but she won’t be brutally honest, she’ll be constructively and compassionately honest. It’s always been a pleasure to work with her. She’s become a really good friend at that time and I would highly recommend anyone working with her!
Working with Laura I feel held and supported in a non-judgmental space. Surrounded by an envelope of care and warmth but open to investigation and inquiry.