Tara Jolly

From a very young age, I began to look out into the world and into myself with a deep curiosity. I had a good life growing up in a small town in Wisconsin, but I always knew there was so much more than what I was experiencing and seeing around me.

After my grandmother’s death when I was 13, I had a number of spiritual experiences that really opened my eyes to the unseen world. I became interested in spirituality and alternative methods of healing and knowing. It started with tarot cards, astrology, psychic readings, self-help books, psychology, yoga, festivals, hoop dancing and moving meditation. Eventually I found the Law of Attraction teachings from Abraham Hicks, or rather, they found me.

I studied the Law of Attraction and manifestation extensively, and I was able to direct and change my life quite a bit using those techniques. This was a very exciting turning point when I realized my power as a creator and how vibration works in this reality. But over time, I realized there is much more to manifestation than ‘change your thoughts to change your reality’ and that’s why the Law of Attraction doesn’t work for most people. And I wanted to go deeper than just knowing how to manifest. I wanted to truly know and understand all the laws of this universe, the big picture, other people, myself. I wanted Self Mastery.

So, I started my search for truth in earnest. I was on a mission to transform myself on all levels and become the woman I knew I was meant to be.

At 28, I changed my life dramatically. My 15 year relationship and marriage ended abruptly. This was incredibly painful, as everything I ever knew began to fall away. But at the same time, my pain lit a fire in me, and my search for truth became everything. I knew I had to leave Wisconsin.

I connected with a vegan community in Hawaii, and they invited me to stay and work with them on their veganic farm on the Big Island. I had been vegan for a couple of years at this point and was longing for more vegan community, and I just knew this was what I needed to do next. So, I quit my job as an accountant, sold some of my belongings, cashed in my savings, and got on a one way flight to Hawaii. The community welcomed me with open arms and we became like family. They invited me to go with them to their incredible off grid property in New Zealand where we lived for 6 months. This first travel experience living in community was very challenging and exciting. It shot me out of my comfort zone and gave me great insights into myself and what I wanted out of life. I knew I wanted freedom from the 9-5 work week, I wanted to live in nature, and I wanted to do something meaningful. It was here I learned the importance of doing the things I’m afraid of.

While I was in New Zealand, I discovered ascension, which has been my guiding light and framework for my personal growth for the past 7 years. Ascension is about raising our consciousness and having heart based thoughts, words, and actions. It’s about coming into a state of unconditional Love for All. It’s healing every level of our being and clearing every pattern of thought, speech, and behavior that isn’t based in love. It’s about Self Mastery and eventually embodying your Higher Self. But the process of Self Mastery is a never ending one, of course. We are always learning and refining ourselves again and again in this dance we call life.

I returned to the United States after my time in New Zealand, got officially divorced, and entered into a very dark depression. I just had this amazing experience in New Zealand and found my spiritual path, but I was deeply mourning the loss of my marriage and my old life. I couldn’t go back to the way things were, but I didn’t know how to move forward. I was utterly lost. I was also experiencing a mysterious health crisis, I was unemployed, had no money, and I was living with my parents as I was about to turn 30 years old.

I never really understood depression before this. What it’s like to not even be able to speak properly or get out of bed in the morning and how scary it is to be utterly numb. I felt like I was barely alive and I didn’t even have the strength to call on my ascension or my spiritual practices. The scariest part was not feeling anything at all; even pain would have been better. I felt like I was underwater all the time. Nothing mattered. After a few months living like this with my parents, I pulled myself together enough to get a job and a small studio apartment. It’s amazing how I got and kept that job because I was barely functioning, but I see now this was divine assistance. It was very hard to go back to corporate life, but I knew I needed money. So for the next year, I did nothing but work and hole up in my apartment as I slowly began to heal and put myself back together. Slowly, slowly I worked through the pain of my divorce and through my own research and efforts, healed my body. My healing was paramount, and while this was the lowest point of my life, I knew I had to go through this. Eventually, hope and clarity began to emerge, and once again, I knew I had to leave Wisconsin. Now was my time to create who and what I wanted to be.

I had always dreamed of going on the Great American Road Trip, so I built a bed in the back of my SUV and made plans to tour the United States living out of my vehicle. I saved every penny I could as I plotted my escape from my corporate job and began to get excited about my next chapter.

I traveled all over the United States for close to a year living out of my Toyota.

I lived very simply and did odd jobs just to keep going. I had no plan whatsoever - every single choice was spontaneous. I slept in truck stops, Wal-Mart parking lots, and campgrounds and ate out of a cooler. I didn’t even have a smart phone. I had less money than I ever had, but was rich in experience. The outdoors was my living room. I met so many incredible people from all different walks of life, and they all became my teachers. I shared so much love and truth with complete strangers, and had my heart broken open again and again, but this time by love. So many people opened their homes and hearts to me, and I learned a great deal about the human spirit - my own included. I began to realize my own strength and resilience, and I started to really let go of fear and trust myself. I was free, living in the moment, and having so much fun. I felt like I was finally living fully! I had no idea how I was going to keep it going, but I knew one thing: I could never go back.

And I haven’t.

For the past six years, I have been traveling the world studying myself, human behavior, energy, spirituality, ascension, the heart, the mind, belief systems, the enneagram, human design, consciousness, the collective, and this reality we live in. Along the way, I started a traveling vegan marketing company and did some remote administrative work to support myself. It’s been a wild ride! I can honestly say that I’ve learned more in my travels than I have in my first 28 years of life, and I am so grateful for the unique perspective and look into humanity it has given me.

My travels eventually brought me to Koh Phangan, a very special island in the gulf of Thailand where I now live. Today, I can honestly say I have created the life of my dreams.

It is now my highest excitement to teach others what I have learned and guide them through their process of self-transformation and creation, so they can embody their highest potential and live the life they’ve always wanted. So much of what we’re told and taught simply isn’t true, and it doesn’t take a scientist to look at the state of our world to realize the way we’ve been doing things isn’t working. I’m here to tell you there is another way.

The time is always now. Schedule a free call with me and let’s talk more about it.

Lots of Love,

Tara