Ryen Blaschke, MA
Originally from Oregon and California, I currently reside in Longmont, Colorado. I am both an empath and academic with a lifelong connection to the power of subtle energies, as well as a fascination for human growth, healing, and development. I hold a Master’s degree in Consciousness Studies and Transpersonal Psychology as well as a Life Coach Certification based in Internal Family Systems (IFS). I am also a Certified Psychic Medium from the Holistic Studies Institute of NY and regularly attend intensive study programs at the Arthur Findlay College of Mediumship Development in Stansted, England.
My Journey – As a multi-faceted being with a love for our planet, animals, and creative expression, I began my undergraduate studies in wildlife biology, as well as photography and mixed media art. Ending up with a Bachelor’s in Fine Art, I made my way to NYC to pursue a career in fashion styling, continuing for over 10 years. Despite accomplishing a goal of finding career success within a highly competitive field, my soul knew deep down that I had a much bigger purpose.
In 2016, out of deep curiosity and joy, I sought to formally develop my intuitive abilities while still pursuing my fashion career. I attended the Holistic Studies Institute of NY and was taught by some of NYC’s finest and most recognized mediums. In that time, I began to awaken to the intuitive abilities and sensitivities within me that I had been conditioned all my life to ignore and fear. I began to expand as a spiritual being and develop a deeper connection with spiritual forces in ways I always knew to be possible within my heart, but had been conditioned to believe otherwise.
In 2017, I underwent several losses in my personal life. Fortunately, due to a newfound connection with spiritual dimensions and my intuition, I allowed myself to surrender completely to my spirituality and healing process. Shortly after, I felt called to go into nature and camp alone for the first time, which had been both a lifelong goal and fear of mine. During my time camping solo, I underwent a sudden awakening in which I was brought to remember many parts of myself that I had unconsciously been neglecting for years.
I saw my life flash before me and realized that I had slowly lost touch with myself and my higher path for over a decade. I realized that I had been conforming and constraining the wholeness of my being into conventional roles, a narrow career path, and to the hustle of commercial career success. I realized that I had slowly lost unconditional love and acceptance of myself and was looking for approval everywhere outside of myself. In result, I had been unknowingly performing false versions of myself in order to find outside acceptance, belonging, or worth.
From this realization, I left my life and career in NYC, and further pursued alone time in nature to deepen my newfound connection with myself. I decided to take this goal to a global level, solo traveling around the world for the majority of a year. I traveled across Africa, the UK, Scandinavia, and Europe, seeing places and doing things I had longed to do my whole life. It was during that time that I began to rediscover all the parts of myself that had been lost, as well as discover new parts of myself that I never knew existed.
Through exploring the vast and varied beauty of the planet during my travels, I reunited with my passion for the earth, my passion for life, and in living fully with presence and awe. I began to reunite with my love and acceptance for all parts of myself and my deep love and compassion for others. I reunited with my love of nature as well as nature photography and spent most of my time photographing the landscapes of 16 countries.
I discovered a love of spontaneity and adventure by allowing my intuition to guide the direction and flow of my travels. I learned for the first time in my life how to let go and find a sense of being, after so much doing, controlling, and striving. I found unbounded joy and bliss by allowing my heart and soul to lead, instead of following the narrow focus of my mind. During these travels, I was gifted nameless synchronicities, experiences, and insights that ignited the seeker within me. I began to grow more curious about what it was that I was experiencing during my travels, as well as during my experiences as a medium and empath.
After my travels, I returned to the east coast and continued my journey of understanding and truth-seeking. I sought to learn more about the human psyche, our world, spiritual dimensions, and consciousness itself as the center of it all. I earned a Master’s in Consciousness Studies and Transpersonal Psychology from the Graduate Institute of CT, as well as a Psychospiritual Life Coaching Certification.
Today, I continue to journey deep on a path of spiritual connection, alignment, expansion and personal growth with commitment and passion. I continue to learn and practice new skills personally and professionally and look forward to allowing this work to continually evolve alongside me. I am committed to living a slower-paced life that is connected and attuned to the earth, myself, and others, and to helping others do the same.
My mission is to help others awaken and heal, and believe it is the key to awaking and healing our planet. It is for this reason that I am passionate about helping others connect to the truths of their deepest Self, their healing capacities, their innate spiritual connection and abilities, the many parts of themselves, and their soul’s true calling.
“Awaken Yourself, Awaken the Planet”
Outside my work, I enjoy spending time in nature, photography, trail running and hiking, spending time with loved ones and friends, building community, plant-based cooking and nutrition, art, music and dance, gardening/permaculture, environmental activism, social justice, and animal advocacy.