Life & Work with Danielle Engle

Today we’d like to introduce you to Danielle Engle.

Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
My name is Danielle and have been a self employed hair salon owner for 25 years. I have two wonderful young boys ages 8 and 4. After each pregnancy, I suffered from postpartum
depression but didn’t realize that I was suffering until after my 2nd son. My father in law died 4 days before our second son was born. The energy was dark and heavy in our house. About 7 months postpartum, my husband basically demanded I seek out counseling.
I went, reluctantly, as I felt he needed it most.

Well, the stars aligned and brought Dr. Deidre Bliss into my life. She introduced mindfulness techniques to me. After working with her and my spiritual life coach for more than
3 years, I felt the call to help others connect to these wonderful tools. We all have the power to shift our reality. We all have a light, spark, energy inside that can be re-lit. We can find our joy, playfulness and learn to express ourselves more clearly.
I learned that feeling your emotions is absolutely necessary to transform your life. Scary,sure, but liberating.

Most of all I learned to heal the deepest aspects of myself which radiated outwards and I started witnessing others healing too. The saying “Heal yourself, heal the world” started
to make complete sense. Our energy sends ripples outward and it can create beautiful results. Through this amazing journey, I have become a Reiki Master, Youth Life Coach, intuitively guiding and helping people discover their true selves.

Watching those around me elevate their lives and cultivate the light within has given me such purpose.

Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall, and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
My path got easier as I learned to trust my inner guidance system. We tend to look outwards for clarity instead of trusting what emotions are coming up. Our emotions are ways
to recognize what needs healing. Once you learn to not fear the process it becomes increasingly easier to navigate.

The biggest struggle has been getting out of my own way. Not allowing negative self-talk, self-sabotage and doubt keep me from healing and building my business.

Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
Right at the heart of 2020 chaos, I was guided to open my wellness studio. In my space, I wanted to create an environment so that people of all ages could learn tools to help
them connect deeper within, manage stress/anxiety/depression in a more wholesome mind/body/spirit way. Hosting a variety of classes such as women’s healing circles, kids fun mindfulness classes and more. A place to be seen, heard, validated, and supported.

My goal is to work with children/parents to help them create a positive and healthy relationship with themselves and those around them. To believe in their intuition and self.
Helping to teach positive mindset and self regulation techniques can transform someone’s life. Imagine a world where we all believe in ourselves, love ourselves unconditionally and respect each other. It all starts inward.

By going through my own healing journey and always expanding on that higher wisdom, I am able to share a variety of tools that can radically uplevel oneself to the most amazing
life possible.

We’d love to hear about what you think about risk-taking?
I used to not take risks, I love stability and predictability in order to feel “safe”. However, we are never taking risks if we are following our intuition. The problem is we
don’t know how to recognize our intuition. At the end of 2019 through meditation, it was presented that I needed to depart from the salon space I was sharing with a friend. It was time to find my own space where I could expand my skill set into Reiki and mindfulness
activities while still doing hair.

Fast forward to March/April 2020 as I am signing my new lease in a plaza storefront. Then everything shuts down and I have a new lease that I am locked into. With everything
shut down, not being able to do hair and spending money to remodel a disgusting office space was scary. Learning to radically trust what I am being divinely guided to do was a valuable lesson.

That was the biggest risk I have ever taken. investing in my new space with no money coming in and not sure when life will return to being open. Thank goodness for the deep
guidance that was given to me through meditation during those scary and stressful times. Learning to connect and trust the inner guidance system that we were all born with takes the risks out of the equation.

Radical trust in our faith, ideas, and beliefs helps us to shift in ways that can be unlimited. Everything worked out even better than I imagined. Now it has been 2 years and
things are starting to build into a beautiful business.