About Catherine
My name is Catherine Bowen. I was born and raised in Jamaica where my ancestors lived from the 1700s. Growing up surrounded by the beauty of the Caribbean Sea and the lush foliage of the mountains was truly wonderful. Because of the lifestyle, health wasn't really an issue. Cows were grass-fed and we had range chickens. Yam, cassava, potatoes and all types of vegetables came straight from Mother Earth. Not to mention the fruit. We walked barefoot as children, swam in the sea often, played in the sun. Breathed in the fresh air.
We lived in an old great house where I saw spirits, smelled and heard them. Most Jamaicans are aware of "duppies" so this was nothing unusual. I also had a special bond with my maternal grandmother, who was living in England at that time. When she was going through major life events (falling down stairs on one occasion), I knew something had happened to her, but didn't know precisely what until I was able to contact her.
It wasn't until I left Jamaica and moved to Atlanta in 1998 with my three daughters, that I felt I really began to accelerate on my spiritual journey. In 2003, my eldest daughter, Rachael, died in a car accident at age 20. Very quickly she showed us that her energy was still very much with us.
We lived in an old great house where I saw spirits, smelled and heard them. Most Jamaicans are aware of "duppies" so this was nothing unusual. I also had a special bond with my maternal grandmother, who was living in England at that time. When she was going through major life events (falling down stairs on one occasion), I knew something had happened to her, but didn't know precisely what until I was able to contact her.
It wasn't until I left Jamaica and moved to Atlanta in 1998 with my three daughters, that I felt I really began to accelerate on my spiritual journey. In 2003, my eldest daughter, Rachael, died in a car accident at age 20. Very quickly she showed us that her energy was still very much with us.
Bianca, Me and Rae
She tickled me on the left side of my neck for many years, sometimes as a warning, sometimes as a pat on the back. Strangely enough, I have only had six dreams of her in the twenty years since she moved on.
Three months before her death I had started attending the Self-Realization Fellowship temple founded by Paramahansa Yoganandaji and was taking the weekly esoteric lessons. I knew where she had gone, but I still missed her in the physical. I started searching more and more and took classes in angels, crystals, numerology, energy healing, mediumship and channeling, Shamanic journeying, Tarot, and felt that I was - finally - coming alive. My father felt I had joined a cult (or more than one), but I noticed that all the people in these classes were loving and open. We talked more about God than we did in the church I used to attend. In the temple, I loved that there was a reading from both the Bhagavad Gita and the Bible and both said the same thing. I read up on Buddhism and was blessed to go to three sessions with H.H. the Dalai Llama when he visited Emory some years ago.
Three months before her death I had started attending the Self-Realization Fellowship temple founded by Paramahansa Yoganandaji and was taking the weekly esoteric lessons. I knew where she had gone, but I still missed her in the physical. I started searching more and more and took classes in angels, crystals, numerology, energy healing, mediumship and channeling, Shamanic journeying, Tarot, and felt that I was - finally - coming alive. My father felt I had joined a cult (or more than one), but I noticed that all the people in these classes were loving and open. We talked more about God than we did in the church I used to attend. In the temple, I loved that there was a reading from both the Bhagavad Gita and the Bible and both said the same thing. I read up on Buddhism and was blessed to go to three sessions with H.H. the Dalai Llama when he visited Emory some years ago.
Rae on her 1 year Anniversary
All the books I read were of a spiritual nature and the more I read, the more there was to know. My niece practiced Reiki, which I had never heard of before. She gave me some sessions, that I found fascinating. A few years afterwards, I was attuned to Levels 1, 2 and 3 and also started practicing Usui Reiki and attended Reiki circles. That year, 2009, I also became a certified personal trainer as I had decided to take my physical self in hand and learn more about the body. I also took a sports nutrition consultancy course. Then hypnotherapy and psychotherapy, followed.
But it was February, 2010, when I went to a seminar on Pranic Healing, where Kaveta Chhibber, my first teacher, was speaking. As I entered the room, I knew that this was my next step. I took the first four classes quickly and practiced both in the US, in Jamaica whenever I visit, and now in England. I became a Certified Pranic Healer in 2012. I am also completed Astara's Book of Life Lessons, studying the Greater Mysteries as well as another Esoteric Course with Master Hector Ramos of the Alicorn Institute in Atlanta (he is now in Rome, Italy).
In August, 2013, I moved to England, where I am currently living in Hampshire. I always knew that I would live in England, but didn't know how it would come about.
In February, 2014, I learned of Dolores Cannon and, again, knew immediately that I was to study under her. I became Quantum Healing Hypnosis Therapist in June, 2014.
My current teacher is In'easa Mabu Ishtar in Australia, who channels the Ascended Masters and brings their teachings through. Interestingly, I met Ishtar in 2012 at Astara, but was not in a position to start working with her until 2014 in Glastonbury, England. I have now begun to teach some of her courses: The Masters' Way and The Path of The One Heart, which will be followed by more over the coming years.
But it was February, 2010, when I went to a seminar on Pranic Healing, where Kaveta Chhibber, my first teacher, was speaking. As I entered the room, I knew that this was my next step. I took the first four classes quickly and practiced both in the US, in Jamaica whenever I visit, and now in England. I became a Certified Pranic Healer in 2012. I am also completed Astara's Book of Life Lessons, studying the Greater Mysteries as well as another Esoteric Course with Master Hector Ramos of the Alicorn Institute in Atlanta (he is now in Rome, Italy).
In August, 2013, I moved to England, where I am currently living in Hampshire. I always knew that I would live in England, but didn't know how it would come about.
In February, 2014, I learned of Dolores Cannon and, again, knew immediately that I was to study under her. I became Quantum Healing Hypnosis Therapist in June, 2014.
My current teacher is In'easa Mabu Ishtar in Australia, who channels the Ascended Masters and brings their teachings through. Interestingly, I met Ishtar in 2012 at Astara, but was not in a position to start working with her until 2014 in Glastonbury, England. I have now begun to teach some of her courses: The Masters' Way and The Path of The One Heart, which will be followed by more over the coming years.