Today we’d like to introduce you to Magdalena Spinelli.
Hi Magdalena, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
I was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina a long time ago. When I was 12 years old, my mother remarried an American diplomat and two months after the sudden death of my older brother Damian, we moved to Brasilia, Brazil. The beginning of a brand new life didn’t leave much room for bereavement and all the changes were very exciting!
New step-dad, moving from country to country, learning new languages and cultures, making friends around the globe. I thrived as a diplomatic brat enjoying to the fullest the traveling adventures. I graduated from Marymount University with a BS in political science and international relations. I spent sophomore and Junior years as an exchange student in Rome, Italy. An Argentinian of Italian descent, I felt right at home in Rome. Once I graduated, I decided that my dream was to get any job that kept me traveling. I did my internship with the CIA. They wanted to recruit me but I didn’t feel that was for me. Eventually, I moved to Miami and became a journalist working for the Hispanic television networks covering stories around the country. After a few years of frantic work schedules and living my life at the beck and call of the networks, I met my first husband.
Soon after we started dating, he decided to return to his home country of Italy. I decided I wanted to follow him so we moved to a beautiful summer resort in the northwestern part of Italy called “Il Golfo Dei Poeti” (The Gulf of the Poets). Lerici was given this name since the poets Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Lord Byron lived in the area in the 1800s. This jewel of the Italian Riviera would become my “golden cage’ for three years. I married too young! I had fallen in love with Italy and marrying an Italian was the perfect excuse to go back. The honeymoon was short-lived. Lerici was a small beach town that came alive during the summer, but the winter months were long and quiet. My ex-husband worked all day. I went from being a crazy busy journalist to taking care of the home and making pasta. The silence and stillness left me no choice but to go within. This allowed me to begin an exploration into my patterns, feelings, pains, doubts, anger, all of it. On the day of my brother’s wake, I had promised myself never to cry again because nothing would be as profound as the death of a brother. During the deep dive, I found a well of tears that started flowing and didn’t stop for months. I had finally given myself permission to grieve the death of my brother. Releasing some of that pain gave me the strength to take full responsibility for my decisions. It was then that I began receiving a lot of intuitive information and I could perceive my deceased brother’s presence. I feel Damian guided me in taking my first steps on self-discovery. I started paying attention! Books on spirituality and love arrived at the right time. I listen to the subtle messages. One such message was given to me by the woman who came twice a month to iron my ex-husband’s shirts (the one duty I delegated to keep my title of independent woman). I had confided in her and one day she took one long look at me and said “Some birds are not meant to be kept in a cage”.
A few months later, I moved back to the US. The officer who greeted me at the airport looked at my passport and said: “Welcome Home”. A simple confirmation that the US was my true home. I moved back to Miami in 2000 where I went back to being a journalist for an online site. In 2002 a good friend introduced me to my current husband. He was working as a voice over actor and I decided I wanted to give it a try. I thought a less demanding schedule could help me slow down and reduce my persistent stomach issues. In fact, a move to Los Angeles in 2005 for work worsened my symptoms. After two endoscopies, diet restrictions, acupuncture treatments and medicine, I decided to listen to a friend and go to an energy healer in Topanga. Meanwhile, “Los Angeles” went to work and I booked a national on-camera commercial. I called the revenue, healing residuals. I had no idea that this powerful “Kahuna” of Native American descent and Maori lineage would become my first spiritual teacher. I had not only begun an extraordinary deep healing process but a self-discovery adventure. All healing sessions came with a lesson and vital information. The work was at a cellular level and it began with my arrival in this world, which had been very traumatic. The umbilical cord around my neck choked me every time my mother pushed. This was part of the fear that was eventually released from my stomach.
Years later, I worked side by side with my teacher doing healing workshops. I was fascinated and in awe of the world that was slowly uncovering. I wanted to learn more, to experience more. I incorporated daily rituals to ask for guidance. I began to trust it. My powerful intention leads me to meet other influential healers in Reiki and Shamanism. I went to workshops at the Esalen Institute and took Kundalini Yoga classes, as well as self-imposed retreats in powerful energy earth centers. Since I had always been my friends’ therapist, I decided to take a course in life coaching. In 2008 I was certified in Coach for Life. All of this orchestrated by the subtle messages I received along the way. During the process, I not only worked as a voice over actor, but I began doing what filled my heart with joy, life coaching and healing. I met so many people who needed help dealing with unresolved pain, anger, sadness, etc… I especially worked on many women who’s brothers had passed away. Then there were those who came to receive information. I knew early on that one of my responsibility was to be a way shower. My daughter was born in 2011. Her arrival was magical! I knew that all the hard work I had done so far was necessary in order to bring her in this world, but it wasn’t just for her. It impacted my family dynamic, especially the relationship with my mother.
Still, deep inside I knew the work was not done. Soon after our daughter was born I told my husband we would eventually move to Topanga. Even though he didn’t believe me, on November of 2013 we moved to a beautiful home in Topanga. After living in many places around the world, I finally felt I was home. We set up a home recording studio which allowed us to do voice overs for clients around the world. I multitasked as a mother, wife, voice over talent and life coach. No matter how busy I was, I always made room for my spiritual work. I felt it was my lifeline. Open to receiving more, one night I couldn’t sleep and images of a workshop kept coming in. Once I put all in writing I realized the workshop was a beautiful compilation of Kundalini Yoga, breathwork, chanting, praying and a chakra (energy centers) alignment with the voice. The Power of Our Voice workshop was born. I enjoyed immensely guiding people through this experimental exercise. Cut to January 1st of 2020. I felt a big event was imminent. I didn’t know it would be a pandemic, but I did recognize the need for everyone around the world to go within. I had one persistent question in my head, how can we heal this humanity? A few weeks later, I was introduced to the Healy. A brand new technology in the frequency therapy field. It’s a wearable device that delivers frequencies to our cells via micro-currents. These are known to increase the energy production of the cells by 500% and frequencies are specific for every body part.
With the knowledge that we have around 50 trillion cells in our bodies with an electrical membrane surrounding them, I dove into the cellular regeneration field. I believed wholeheartedly that it was going to be a bridge to understanding ourselves not only as human bodies but as energy vibrating beings. I became part of the Healy World team. I have seen how it’s benefited so many people over and over again. Someone once said that I had gone from being born in Maria de Los Buenos Aires to finding my home in Maria de Los Angeles. I’m not a religious person, but in 2020 in the middle of a world pandemic, I decided to celebrate my birthday by connecting to my birth name, Magdalena. Guided by a long-time friend and shaman, I set up a session with a man who had been channeling healing techniques from Mary Magdalene since 2017. As soon as I heard his voice, I knew we had met before in another lifetime. It is said that teachers can open up a door, but it is up to the students to walk through it. With full trust, I joined the study group of the healing techniques of Mary Magdalene. The work felt very organic. When I began, they were already on the third book learning techniques about cellular regeneration. I felt I was coming full circle. It was also no coincidence that months earlier, I had started working with the Healy – yet another subtle message showing me I’m on the right path.
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey have been a fairly smooth road?
It has not always been a smooth road for sure. There were financial issues, self-confidence issues and doubts. Things didn’t always work out the way I wanted them to, but I do feel that it was in the struggles that I grew the most and learned to trust. I began to notice that the more I released control, the more things flowed. One time, when I was still in between Los Angeles and Miami, I didn’t have enough money to go back to LA. In route to see a friend, I said at loud: “Universe if you want me to go back to LA, I need voice-over work right now”. Later on that day, I received a call from a client who booked me for 14 tv and radio spots. I couldn’t believe it!! Did it really work that way?!! Is this how we create our reality?!! Staying present in the struggles kept me away from anger and frustration so I could resolve matters in a more creative and positive way – most of the time.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
I am an Intuitive Life Coach / Healer / voice over actor / soon to be teacher and practitioner of the Mary Magdalene Healing Techniques – not always in that order. I specialize in intuitively guiding people find what is working and not working in their lives. I help them recognize patterns, beliefs, self-imposed limitations, family contracts and many other subtle behaviors that don’t allow them to move forward and up in life. I empower them to find their own internal guidance to gain clarity in their decisions, intentions and goals. I’ve learned that you can’t heal anyone until you’ve healed yourself. I feel that what sets me apart is that I’ve done the work and it fills my heart to be able to hold space for others. I am humbled and full of gratitude for the opportunity to heal because I know that in the process, I am healing myself… I’m most proud of my courage and wild spirit! They allowed me to face all my pain, anger, fear and become a more complete and loving being. Without them, I couldn’t be where I am today. Of course, that healing the relationship with my mom was a very proud moment, as well as being able to do my work in 4 languages: English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.
Networking and finding a mentor can have such a positive impact on one’s life and career. Any advice?
I have a motto about networking – You never know who other people know. With this in mind, talk to others who are in your field and out of your field. Listen to your intuition. Learn to see the messages. My experience has been that the best connections came from the most unsuspected source. And most important, release expectations. Let things flow! Have a goal in mind and then stay open to receive.
Contact Info:
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: www.firelighthealing.com
