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Vanlife, The Unseen Experiences with Linnea Schmelzer

On By Lori ReisingIn Relationships, The Podcast, VanlifeLeave a comment
Vanlife, The Unseen Experiences with Linnea Schmelzer

Episode Summary

Today I get to talk with Linnea of Linnea and Akela.  She is a self-taught van life builder, a solo female van lifer and very authentic human being and creator.  We had such a ball talking about the intricacies of women van builders and lifers in various ways, the soul growth that comes along with the whole process and finding joy in the ways the ways that we stretch ourselves in life. She’s helping to pioneering the way on youtube sharing her videos in an environment that’s typically male and couple dominated,  We also find out how this enormous transition has come at one of her most vulnerable times in life.  If you want to take a leap in your life, to embrace the fear to transform it or if you just want to get giddy and excited about all the things, come along for our fun, authentic and vulnerable exchange!  

  Show Notes

  • Linnea Schmelzer
  • Solo female van lifer
  • Solo female van builder
  • Why Linnea decided to create instructional videos for her van build
  • What Linnea does really well in her videos
  • Our Divine Feminine is coming online now
  • Learning from women
  • Let’s talk signs!
  • When people are triggered by your choices
  • Linnea’s draw to vanlife
  • How Linnea created a path to vanlife
  • We are nature
  • How van life might create a balance in technology and being outside
  • Linea’s family life in nature that led them to nomadic living
  • The very real meaning of how precious life is every day
  • Linnea shares a very deep grief from the loss of her father here on Earth
  • How vanlife supports the grieving process
  • Linnea’s sidekick Akela
  • Building the van around Akela’s needs
  • The benefits of a swivel seat
  • Redefining relationships
  • The soul growth in opening up and reflecting
  • Linnea quote
  • Taking a leap that your soul already knows
  • The negative effects of projecting fears onto others
  • We are taking risks every day
  • A big project catapults us into self discovery
  • Representation in all areas of life matters
  • What was your biggest discovery about yourself in the van build?
  • What was your biggest roadblock in the van build?
  • The puc light process
  • Embodying the Divine Feminine and Sacred Masculine
  • What does vanlife with intention mean to us?
  • “Bury your damn poop!”
  • Doing a van build on a budget
  • Encouragement to take on big projects alone for soul growth
  • Who is your dream guest and why?

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Recalibrating Thoughts and Building My Van

On By Lori ReisingIn Self help, VanlifeLeave a comment

I’m starting my VAN BUILD tomorrow! The one that I was suppose to start a month ago. Yep, here we are. And what was the delay? Energy, the delay was a blockage of energy, a lack of flow. It was old stories of fear, pressure and overwhelm, as well as new stories of difficulty. The noise crept in, got ahold and kinda ran wild. How difficult it would be, how much time it would take, the endless projects piling up, sifting through mounds of information. I was digging a hole deep enough to entertain the idea of abandoning my dream. People’s doubts became amplified. They started to feel like my own. I was manifesting the reality I was internalizing before I’d even begun! The build started to seem impossible and the days were ticking away adding the pressure of time to the unsettling mix.

So what was I to do? The one thing that I have now become more and more accustomed to in this New Earth calibration. I removed myself from the time pressure cooker that feeds off stress and doubt. I made it my job for days/weeks to recalibrate my thoughts, my energy and my connection. I had to peel back the layers that try to stick from all around. I went into creating the project in spirit so that I could begin it in physicality. I released the drive to begin from a space of overwhelm and pressure so that I could truly begin in a state of bliss. I spent those days in meditation to realign with my trust and belief and begin this project from the true blessing that it is. A chance to imagine and create my home from scratch with my pop, learning his wisdom, soaking in his passion, deepening our human space in this moment. To be in gratitude for my courage and to be open to the process, no longer dependent on the outcome. This took time, it took practice, it took intention and it took my ability to stop pushing through the resistance, create the space to explore it and then transform it. Mindset work transcends our timelines, our previous definitions of success.

Then I went and got myself a cute, yet functional pair of overalls to add to the excitement, the energy and the entire project!

Stick around. It’s gonna be WILD!

My Vanlife Dream and Mindset Shift!

On By Lori ReisingIn Vanlife2 Comments

VANLIFE!!!

See that smile?? That smile is in large part to some big mindset work I’ve been doing. And also because I’ve worked harder on my dreams this year than I EVER have before, which has led me to my upgrade from part-time camper to full time vanlife! It  has also led me to the ability to sever my tie and reliance on the safety of my business in Portland and the security of the home I’ve lived in for the past ten years. It’s the dedication to shifting my mindset and belief system around money and soul purpose that have allowed me to take this huge leap of faith. I have always held on to money so tightly and come from a scarcity mindset of not enough, rather than more than enough. While I’ve always been a hard worker and very responsible, with that lower frequency belief I held money in a negative light, worried every time I spent it. Even when I had it to spend and spent it on my passion of traveling. It’s been a constant source of stress because at any point I could be broke. But why would I think that? It’s because I did not obtain the belief that I was infinitely talented and resourceful, but to constantly be worried that everything will go away. I’ve been hoarding my “stuff” believing that I wouldn’t be able to afford it if I needed it again. What a joy to finally feel money in a new light!

Money flows in and out (but can’t if you hold on so tightly there’s no flow), money is all around and it’s time for money to be in the hands of heart-centered, small business, pro-community humans. As I invest in my dream life that I now know is absolutely possible and definitely probable if I continue to practice a healed mindset of abundance, trust and flow, I offer that to all around me, they ripple it out and money becomes an exchange from love.

There’s a big awakening happening right now about money, who’s got it, how it’s used and what could happen with a better distribution of it. It’s an awakening of our true humanity and how far off course we’ve been steered for a very long time. Let’s take action. Be intentional, know that your money can make change. Where does it go? Who do you support? How does that feel? Stop habits, build your light! ✨

For me, the open road, the communing with Mother Earth and the freedom of spirit await.  There’s a whole lotta work ahead of that, though, loves.  I’ll bring you along every step of the way.  Manifestation is work, spiritually, emotionally, physically.  Here’s to staying the course, believing in myself and holding the truth of my soul’s calling!

Come join in the journey on my Instagram page and Youtube channel!