At Energies4Life our aim is to teach others how to create a life that they love, through identifying and harnessing their own innate creativity and talents. To demonstrate that they already have all the tools that they need within them to create balance, harmony, happiness and well being in their lives.

How did Energies4Life come into existence?

As a classical violinist, I suffered terribly from performance nerves – to the point that I couldn’t function and lost my musical career.

 

Let me tell you my story....

I trained as a classical violinist, in my native Australia. After I finished my studies in Melbourne, I managed to successfully audition for my first job in an orchestra. After a few years, like many young Australians, I caught the travel bug and decided to quit my job and go to London, where I developed a free-lance playing and part-time teaching career. It all sounds good so far, but there was actually a big, big problem…………performance nerves!!

My fears seemed to increase with time. Beta blockers would help stop my bow from shaking as I played, but I would just sort of seize up, know that I was going to play badly and, of course, as predicted, played badly!

How I ‘worked’ around my disability...
I was actually fine if I was playing in a large group, such as an orchestra, but as soon as I was thrust into a small group, or exposed in an audition situation or had to (God forbid) play a solo, I would shake, feel ill and become absolutely terrified.

This meant that doing auditions was fast becoming out of the question. I had done about 6 or 7 since coming to London and each one was more catastrophic than the last.

What didn’t work...
I tried positive affirmations, relaxation techniques and of course more beta blockers, but nothing helped. It got to the point where I simply stopped auditioning, which meant that my playing career was going nowhere.

How I changed my life to avoid my disability...
OK, I thought, I’ll do more teaching instead; but I soon discovered that my performance nerves were not limited just to my playing. School concert days, where I had to get up on stage, present and talk to the audience had me quivering with fear as well! It was ruining my life and my job. I was afraid to be put on the spot, afraid to leave the house without my beta blockers…..

It was a total nightmare and was getting worse; not better. I had no idea what to do and felt totally powerless and inadequate.

So, what do you think happened next?
By chance a friend told me about this amazing new energy therapy, which had had spectacular results with all kinds of issues. It was called Emotional Freedom Techniques or EFT (also known as Meridian Tapping Techniques). It is like an emotional form of acupuncture.
For more information on this amazing energy technique click here

One day I decided to take the plunge and I organised a double EFT session with a Master Practitioner in London.

Well, all I can say is that by the end of those two hours I floated, REALLY FLOATED out of the session; floated down the road and equally floated blissfully through the 3 crowded, rush hour tubes (underground trains/subway) that I needed to take to get home.

I felt so serene that nothing could faze me.

Since that day I have not been troubled AT ALL by any performance nerves, either playing music or public speaking. It’s like those fears never existed!

This was such an epiphany for me that I decided to gradually phase out my musical career, so that I could concentrate on becoming a fully fledged EFT therapist.

And so, for the next couple of years I studied and studied and studied. Not only did I become an Advanced EFT therapist and trainer, but I also went on to become an NLP (neuro linguistic programming) Master Practitioner, Clinical Hypnotherapist and Life Coach.

I discovered that, not only was I no longer terrified out in front of a group, but that I actually, actively enjoyed it!

"I so enjoyed your work-life balance workshop this weekend Michelle. Your energy and enthusiasm was boundless, as was your knowledge and skill base. I’ve learnt heaps!" Maria (London)

And so Energies4Life was born. It was created to help others who are, for whatever reason, stuck in their lives or careers, just as I was.

It uses a variety of approaches and strategies, carefully crafted and adapted to each individual or group training.

Energies4Life is now an international personal development business, tailoring individual coaching programs by phone and giving courses, workshops and trainings in UK, South of France and Australia.

Michelle Clemons
B Arts (Music)
Dip Clinical Hypnotherapy
Dip Life and Career Coaching
NLP Master Practitioner
EFT – ADV and Trainer of Meridian Energy Therapies
Member of the Association for the Advancement of Meridian Therapies
Member of the British Institute of Hypnotherapy