by Jamie Allen Bishop
(reprinted, originally written in 2013, published with appropriate updates)
I am Jamie Allen Bishop, owner, and Sole Reader at Soul Heart Entertainment, a company providing private party host/esses with spiritual advisor entertainment and in business for more than 13 years.
What is a sole reader, you ask? Before I go into those details, I must start from the beginning of my holistic wellness practitioner journey.
I am a Master Toe Reader (MTR). To become a Master at anything requires dedication, perseverance, and practice... all of which takes time. Initially, an MTR takes 100 hours of classroom certification over the course of one to two years. The program I went through was at the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts (SWIHA) in Tempe, Arizona.
Prior to SWIHA, I attended Arizona State University (ASU), also in Tempe, AZ, for two degrees: a BFA in Drawing and an MA in Art Education. I used my art background to create a few businesses, and I taught in an elementary classroom for awhile. Alas, the income in art is fickle, and income teaching is negligible. Being a practical woman with a family, I knew I needed to find a more stable career. I never imagined in 2005, when I was introduced to toe reading, that I had found my career path, my "calling."
Toe reading is the idea that our thoughts, feelings, and emotions (our subconscious belief systems) show up in the way our toes do. There is a science to this practice: each wrinkle, toenail, toe padding, callous, freckle, color, etc. has a meaning. It doesn't matter what your heritage or family background or location is. All meaning shows up with extreme accuracy. And, it is no mistake that the bottom of our foot is referred to as our "sole." What shows up in our sole is akin to what shows up in our soul. Toe reading is a truly AMAZING and unique tool in the holistic wellness industry.
Perhaps toe reading is a commentary on the human condition? Perhaps it is patterning? Perhaps it is nonsense? I suppose the relationship (or connection) between the practitioner and the client is what matters most. In my experience as an MTR, intuitive guidance/perception plays a large role in what makes a toe reading a valuable service.
That intuitive guidance is why I refer to myself as a "Sole Reader."
KC Miller, a co-founder of SWIHA, once said that if she had to do it over again, she would have called Toe Reading, Sole Reading. I completely agree.
And, thus, was born the term: Sole Reader.
A sole reader uses intuitive guidance to provide information specific to a client regarding whatever subject is the focus of the toe reading session. Intuitive guidance to me means I ask my angels/guides and my client's guides to be present during a reflexology and/or a toe reading session. I allow myself to be a conduit of love and light, sharing information that might be pertinent to a client's health and happiness.
Toe reading is a wonderful experience and works best when a specific idea/question is present.
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May you have a glorious day, each and every moment.
Blessings,
Jamie
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