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Tiny details and lots of patience 😅

Writer's picture: Nicole DeRoyNicole DeRoy

A ceremonial session, always challenges tenets of trust and surrender, both for my client and for myself.


This was such a challenging piece to execute.. especially on such an athletic anatomy!


Iron Cross from the Burning Bush at Mount Sinai, Egypt
Iron Cross from the Burning Bush at Mount Sinai, Egypt

Ryan found me after having a dream that he was getting a tattoo to commemorate a milestone in his yogic journey. He was looking for assistance with opening up his Chakras and inviting energy to flow more freely. He was inspired by the story of Moses seeing the fire of the burning bush that does not consume.


This was my first opportunity to hold a ceremonial space here in Sedona, and I invited Ryan to meet with me on Yavapai Vista where we dove into his path for several hours.


During this time we discovered he was imbalanced in his lower chakras and had been putting emphasis on the upper ones in his practice, and I was grateful to share my experiences in how we can only access so much in the 5D realms if we are not grounding our vessel, as our energy is a holistic system.


I'm eternally grateful to the earth and the energy provided to us here in this sacred place, and it was a dream come true facilitating this practice on the red rocks.


After leading Ryan through a grounding meditation, we opened up for Spirit to guide and used Oracle cards to receive messaging for him, while I channeled other messages from Source to assist him in his practice. Following the readings I had the pleasure of facilitating his first ever Reiki experience, right there across from Bell Rock and Courthouse Butte.



Ceremony on the Red Rocks in Sedona, Arizona
Ceremony on the Red Rocks in Sedona, Arizona


This was the first time I held a ceremony but the tattoo to commemorate the experience didn't happen right away... It was a lesson in surrender for the both of us.


While Ryan was visiting Egypt recently, he stumbled across a monastery at Mt Sinai and discovered the original burning bush. Above the bush was this iron cross. The shapes on the cross reflected the flames of the first tattoo design that we didn't move forwards on, and he knew he had finally found the imagery he was seeking. This is an iron cross that's above the burning bush at the monastery at Mount Sinai in Egypt.



Cross over the burning bush at the Mount Sinai Monastery
Cross over the burning bush at the Mount Sinai Monastery

So we scheduled a new appointment, and I was grateful to be able to see this experience come full circle, infused with Reiki from start to finish.


This tattoo pushed my technical ability and I'm thrilled with the results. Thanks again, Ryan, for your ultimate trust in this process, especially with your first tattoo! Patience truly is a virtue!


The fine lines, the intricate details, the symmetry... Really force you to slow down and get present, and when many may see this piece as a headache I see it as a gift.


This was the first piece that stemmed from my first ever ceremonial tattoo session here in Sedona.. an experience I brought with me from my origins in Rhode Island; and while the tattoo wasn't led by the ceremony it was still a powerful journey for both myself and for Ryan.


I'd love to commemorate your journey.

Contact me to get started 🩵🩵🩵

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