► Tell us about you and your podcast
Hi, I'm Amy Sikarskie and I have worked in the spiritual healing arts for over two decades. I have worked with thousands of clients and held space for groups leading them through healing meditations, mentoring, and Inner Dance sessions in person and online. I offer courses on energy therapy, channeling and the awakening process and specialize in working with healers, seers, empaths and starseeds. I channel spiritually uplifting messages from The Council of Light, archangels and spirit guides. I am a clairvoyant channel, master energy therapist and ascension activator.
I guide others through their spiritual awakening process and support them through education and in their personal experiences through mentoring, intuitive guidance, online courses and in person retreats.
I am an Amazon best selling spiritual author, founder of Spirit School Online and host of The Spirit and Soul Healing Podcast. The podcast draws on all aspects of my training and specialties. I am a certified past life hypnotherapist, licensed nurse, Reiki teacher, and a clairvoyant channel. This means that I can see visions and energy. I can telepathically communicate with my spirit guides and the archangels and I physically channel The Council of Light. As a physical channel I have worked to hold their energy in my body and let them use my vocal chords to deliver messages and share healing energy sessions and activations. I am an Inner Dance facilitator and have recently found myself diving deeper into Sound Therapy.
My audience includes those that are new to spiritual terminology, experiences and practices and expands to support master energy therapists, seers, mediums, psychics and channels. I do not hold back. I share from my personal experiences; from the life as a seer, healer and channel.
Episodes include insights into my life and personal revelations, channeled messages for the collective, tips for healers and the self healers, and access to my work through in the Guest Energy Healing Sessions collection.
I guide others through their spiritual awakening process and support them through education and in their personal experiences through mentoring, intuitive guidance, online courses and in person retreats.
I am an Amazon best selling spiritual author, founder of Spirit School Online and host of The Spirit and Soul Healing Podcast. The podcast draws on all aspects of my training and specialties. I am a certified past life hypnotherapist, licensed nurse, Reiki teacher, and a clairvoyant channel. This means that I can see visions and energy. I can telepathically communicate with my spirit guides and the archangels and I physically channel The Council of Light. As a physical channel I have worked to hold their energy in my body and let them use my vocal chords to deliver messages and share healing energy sessions and activations. I am an Inner Dance facilitator and have recently found myself diving deeper into Sound Therapy.
My audience includes those that are new to spiritual terminology, experiences and practices and expands to support master energy therapists, seers, mediums, psychics and channels. I do not hold back. I share from my personal experiences; from the life as a seer, healer and channel.
Episodes include insights into my life and personal revelations, channeled messages for the collective, tips for healers and the self healers, and access to my work through in the Guest Energy Healing Sessions collection.
► Why & how did you start this podcast?
I have an online school, have a monthly membership, Soul Wise LA, and have an active presence on social media. I love working with groups to support, mentor and I teach at SpiritSchoolOnline.com Sharing a deeper look into my life and being able to speak freely - not following a course structure, and sharing what comes to my heart and mind in a spontaneous way inspired me to create the podcast.
I had felt the feeling building and recall that I was intuitively guided by my spirit guides to use my voice in a new way, one that was unique to me, and to share spiritual truths and staples that were being lost amongst the buzz-word rush of social media trends.
My goals were to reach as many as possible, that resonated with me, are looking for support energetically and spiritual. It was important to me to create a welcoming and loving space where listeners could turn to for insights, education and peaceful and soul healing energy.
Before I released my first episode I created close to two dozen episodes over the space of four - six weeks and had them scheduled out before releasing my first episode. I intentionally did this so that I could stay ahead and not fall behind when life got busy. All of my episodes are free-flow with no script. I speak from my heart and in the moment.
I had felt the feeling building and recall that I was intuitively guided by my spirit guides to use my voice in a new way, one that was unique to me, and to share spiritual truths and staples that were being lost amongst the buzz-word rush of social media trends.
My goals were to reach as many as possible, that resonated with me, are looking for support energetically and spiritual. It was important to me to create a welcoming and loving space where listeners could turn to for insights, education and peaceful and soul healing energy.
Before I released my first episode I created close to two dozen episodes over the space of four - six weeks and had them scheduled out before releasing my first episode. I intentionally did this so that I could stay ahead and not fall behind when life got busy. All of my episodes are free-flow with no script. I speak from my heart and in the moment.
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► How'd you find the time and funding to do this podcast?
I release at least one episode a week on podcasting apps and on YouTube. Solo cast episodes take very little time to produce. There is little editing involved and average I would say take about three hours from start to publish. Guest episodes take longer because I sometimes run into audio issues such as distorted audio, back ground noise, or us talking over each other and I personally edit these shows.
I initially took some time off of taking sessions and produced the first set of episodes before opening back up for client sessions. My office and podcasting space is in our home and I pop on anytime I feel inspired.
I am currently funding the podcast and spend anywhere from $25-$100 a month on the hosting fees and some transcription services to assist with the show notes. I also have an assistant that helps with all aspects of my business and creating content from the episodes for social media. Because she helps in other areas of my business, it is challenging to say how much of her compensation is dedicated to the podcast.
I initially took some time off of taking sessions and produced the first set of episodes before opening back up for client sessions. My office and podcasting space is in our home and I pop on anytime I feel inspired.
I am currently funding the podcast and spend anywhere from $25-$100 a month on the hosting fees and some transcription services to assist with the show notes. I also have an assistant that helps with all aspects of my business and creating content from the episodes for social media. Because she helps in other areas of my business, it is challenging to say how much of her compensation is dedicated to the podcast.
► What do you gain from podcasting?
I am currently not taking sponsorships. I will consider it for products or services that I feel aligned with and that are supportive to my community. I am not marketing as actively as I could. I currently have 2,500- 3,000 downloads each month.
My podcast has been a beautiful space where I can connect deeper with my friends an community. I feel its is a soul calling to share hidden or forgotten truths when it comes to the soul, our eternal nature, healing energetically and the channeled messages.
My podcast has been a beautiful space where I can connect deeper with my friends an community. I feel its is a soul calling to share hidden or forgotten truths when it comes to the soul, our eternal nature, healing energetically and the channeled messages.
► How does your podcasting process look like?
I use a Shure podcasting mic that my friends helped me select and set up for my Audible book, Activating the Starseed. I record in my home office with Adobe Audible and Zoom and I edit with Audible and iMovie for the videos that I share on YouTube and Instagram.
For solo casts, I feel a message or topic coming through from spirit and will get a glass of water, use the restroom, let my family know that I am recording and then pop onto the mic and let it pour through me.
I organically connect with guests and have had many friends on, that are also in my career field, to speak about the healing arts and offering intuitive readings. I share these in the Light Working Conversations collection.
I have had guests apply for the energy healing sessions and we do our best to check their audio before having them join on Zoom and film for the podcast. Most of the guests are listeners whom I had never met prior to their healing session and reading.
For solo casts, I feel a message or topic coming through from spirit and will get a glass of water, use the restroom, let my family know that I am recording and then pop onto the mic and let it pour through me.
I organically connect with guests and have had many friends on, that are also in my career field, to speak about the healing arts and offering intuitive readings. I share these in the Light Working Conversations collection.
I have had guests apply for the energy healing sessions and we do our best to check their audio before having them join on Zoom and film for the podcast. Most of the guests are listeners whom I had never met prior to their healing session and reading.
► How do you market your show?
Most listeners tune in on Apple Podcast followed by Spotify and Audible. I'm not sure how this is calculated but my insights share that 144% come from Apple and 25% on Spotify.
I find that Instagram and YouTube have been the most useful in sharing my podcast and new releases with others.
I find that Instagram and YouTube have been the most useful in sharing my podcast and new releases with others.
► What advice would you share with aspiring (new) podcasters?
Follow your heart and be sure that you're really feeling called to podcasting. If you are strictly in it to make a profit, do a lot of research a head of time.
Truly, I'm just winging it. I market to current followers on Instagram and YouTube and let the others find me through word of mouth or recommendations on the podcasting apps. Like I mentioned, I could do a better job of marketing and SEO fine tuning. I would say this is one area of focus I'd recommend.
I have found that captivate offers a lot when it comes to assisting with their products and educational content. I have recently found podsqueeze.com and find it very helpful for transcribing and assisting with show notes.
Truly, I'm just winging it. I market to current followers on Instagram and YouTube and let the others find me through word of mouth or recommendations on the podcasting apps. Like I mentioned, I could do a better job of marketing and SEO fine tuning. I would say this is one area of focus I'd recommend.
I have found that captivate offers a lot when it comes to assisting with their products and educational content. I have recently found podsqueeze.com and find it very helpful for transcribing and assisting with show notes.
► Where can we learn more about you & your podcasts?
You can find my podcast at SpiritAndSoulHealingPodcast.com, more about myself, The Council of Light, books and services at AmySikarskie.com.
I am the co-founder of an online monthly membership, Soul Wise LA. It is for members that are looking to better understand energy and spirituality with the support of a loving community. You can find us at SoulWiseLA.com.
My certification courses, meditations and gatherings can be found at SpiritSchoolOnline.com.
I am on Instagram at @amysikarskie, @SpiritAndSoulHealing.podcast and @Raise.The.Vibe.Tribe
You can find the podcast and other videos at YouTube.com/AmySikarskie
Thank you! I look forward to connecting with you and supporting you in your spiritual and soul-space health, Amy
I am the co-founder of an online monthly membership, Soul Wise LA. It is for members that are looking to better understand energy and spirituality with the support of a loving community. You can find us at SoulWiseLA.com.
My certification courses, meditations and gatherings can be found at SpiritSchoolOnline.com.
I am on Instagram at @amysikarskie, @SpiritAndSoulHealing.podcast and @Raise.The.Vibe.Tribe
You can find the podcast and other videos at YouTube.com/AmySikarskie
Thank you! I look forward to connecting with you and supporting you in your spiritual and soul-space health, Amy