\u201cYou can\u2019t wait until life isn\u2019t hard anymore before you decide to be happy.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

You may have heard these inspiring words spoken by 30-year-old Jane Marczweski, who goes by the stage name Nightbirde, during her <\/span>America\u2019s Got Talent<\/span><\/i> audition that aired last month. Her original song, \u201cIt\u2019s OK,\u201d won Simon Cowell\u2019s Golden Buzzer, and the audition video now has over 120 MILLION views on Facebook alone.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the time of her audition, Nightbirde shared that she had cancer in her lungs, spine, and liver and had been given a two percent chance of survival.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBut two percent is not zero percent,\u201d<\/span><\/i> she said. <\/span>\u201cIt\u2019s important that everyone knows I\u2019m so much more than the bad things that happened to me.\u201d<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

And so much more, she is.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Her positive outlook and attitude are lessons in survival at a time when we need it most. She is a beacon of light and hope for people currently finding themselves in dark places.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/b>It\u2019s Alright to Be Lost Sometimes.\u201d<\/i><\/b> – Nightbirde<\/b><\/p>\n

While the song\u2019s lyrics provide a glimpse into Nightbirde\u2019s cancer diagnosis, divorce, cross-country moves, and feelings, there is so much more to her story. Beyond the details of the cancer and what happened, there are the tools that she has used to get through it all.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Nightbirde pointed to one of those tools on her Instagram page a few weeks before <\/span>AGT<\/span><\/i> aired, sharing a clip from a podcast series she participated in with <\/span>\u201cthe therapist <\/span><\/i>[discipleship counselor] <\/span>who saved my life with the truth.\u201d<\/span><\/i> That podcast is <\/span>R.E.S.T. with Virginia Dixon<\/span><\/i>, and Nightbirde was featured in the four-part segment titled \u201cHow You Love & Attachment.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the realest I\u2019ve ever been about the collapse of my marriage and the lies that were keeping me sick,\u201d<\/span><\/i> Nightbirde said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The \u201cR.E.S.T.\u201d Is History.<\/b><\/p>\n

“R.E.S.T.\u2122 (Relational, Emotional, Spiritual Truth) is the single most important component for healing the whole person.”<\/span><\/i> – Virginia<\/span><\/p>\n

As explained on her website, <\/span>\u201cAfter years of working in the field of neuroscience <\/span><\/i>[and] <\/span>collaborating with medical practitioners\u2026 Virginia Dixon observed that it is through the pursuit of relational, emotional, and spiritual truth (R.E.S.T.\u2122)\u00a0that we\u00a0most effectively reconcile conflicts and displace the confusion, chaos, and dis-ease which frequently lead to illness.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

To achieve the R.E.S.T.\u2122 necessary for healing, it is essential to examine the life of your heart, the role of your relationships, the meaning behind the pictures of your life, and the intrinsic value of your story\u2014in other words, the good, the bad, and everything between.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Each of us has a \u201cstory\u201d: the sum total of what we\u2019ve experienced and inherited from our ancestors. R.E.S.T.\u2122 involves knowing, understanding, and ultimately reconciling our stories to end negative generational patterns and bring about healing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dis-ease will become disease if left unresolved. But if looked at as an opportunity to understand things you didn\u2019t know existed (attachment styles, triggering events, relationships), you can understand how you love, and you can heal and prevent all kinds of disease.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Virginia employs an integrated, comprehensive approach to reconciling the <\/span>\u201cconfusion, chaos,\u00a0and dis-ease\u201d <\/span><\/i>that compounds when spiritual, emotional, and relational conflicts are not resolved.<\/span><\/p>\n

R.E.S.T.\u2122 is the fruit of 40+ years of Virginia\u2019s life\u2019s work, and she now leads a six-week online course called 40 Days of R.E.S.T.\u2122 every 60 days throughout the year to help people live with increasing measures of freedom by displacing the confusion, chaos, and dis-ease that plagues them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, into an eclectic family of deep political and philosophical convictions, Vi observed at an early age how people\u2019s hopes, dreams, fears, and passions are often rooted in an inherent desire to reconcile generational conflicts. She intuitively recognized that confusion, chaos, and dis-ease were a part of life and had a profound understanding that, by nature, people long to be seen, heard, and understood.<\/span><\/p>\n

She found that it is the lies people believe about themselves and the intentions of others that generate confusion, chaos, and dis-ease resulting in conflict, and she felt an innate compassion for people\u2019s vulnerability and desire for peace and freedom.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to be quiet and learn to listen to people, because their constitution by nature knows exactly what it needs, and when it needs it. And it knows what\u2019s creating the confusion,\u201d <\/span><\/i>Virginia shared.<\/span><\/h3>\n

So, Virginia went on to study multiple disciplines in search of the truth: philosophy, theology, biology, chemistry, and law. Her findings?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf we do not intentionally step into these places of R.E.S.T.\u2122 to reconcile the disparity between our spirit, our soul, and our body, we are not going to work our way out of a paper bag,\u201d<\/span><\/i> she said. <\/span>\u201cThere\u2019s not a pill to fix this. There\u2019s no MRI. There\u2019s no blood test. You need to go into that quiet, still place and understand the constitution of the spiritual realm, the soul, and the brain, and how it processes information and sustains life.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

That\u2019s really what R.E.S.T.\u2122 is about\u2014its deep roots are grounded in the history of Virginia\u2019s family and woven into the anatomy of her ancestors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>The Podcast<\/b><\/p>\n

R.E.S.T. with Virginia Dixon<\/span><\/i> was launched in January 2021 to meet the needs of Virginia\u2019s clients by allowing them to revisit the principles of R.E.S.T.\u2122 covered during their time spent working together. It also serves as an introduction for new clients, providing a foundational understanding so they can hit the ground running at their first session.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Mental health is the number one health crisis facing Americans today,\u201d <\/span><\/i>Virginia said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Episodes 1-4 dive into understanding our constitution (spirit, soul, and body) and how it works to sustain or diminish the life of our heart, the role of relationships, the meaning of pictures, and the stories of our lives. This is imperative to displace the growing confusion, chaos, and dis-ease in order to heal and find significance in life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Episodes 5-8 constitute the aforementioned four-part series telling Nightbirde\u2019s story. Listening to these binge-worthy episodes, it is apparent why Nightbirde credits Virginia with saving her life with the truth: Relational, Emotional, and Spiritual Truth, that is. According to Virginia:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJane is a perfect, textbook example of the impact that unresolved emotional conflicts have in creating and advancing disease and what is possible when those conflicts are reconciled.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n

In these episodes, we learn that cancer can be linked to certain traumas or relationships, depending on the context in which it developed and\/or the triggering event that led to the disease.<\/span><\/p>\n

From understanding the emotional constitution of cancer to how your <\/span>\u201cattachment style\u201d<\/span><\/i> may be connected to disease, these episodes provide fascinating information and discussion, all woven throughout Jane\u2019s illuminating story of marriage, divorce, cancer, remission, return of cancer, and healing\u2014and Virginia\u2019s facilitation of the reconciliation process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Listeners also meet podcast moderator Natalie Williams, a former client-turned-Virginia\u2019s administrative assistant, in Episode 5. She immediately grasped the concept and value of R.E.S.T.\u2122 and recognized how it could speak to the heart of her generation. She now handles the social media accounts for R.E.S.T. along with a host of other responsibilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Episodes 9-12 dive into the environment of our childhood and how it impacts our lives from birth to beyond. After that, another series of episodes with guest Katherine Dang covers things that hold us back, feelings of control (or lack thereof), power and weakness, and more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The entire series is well laid-out and easy to follow, and it provides a wealth of information and clarity. It\u2019s truly hard to stop listening once you get started.<\/span><\/p>\n

An expert at understanding the human condition, Virginia\u2019s belief that the heart is central to all things guides her philosophy on healing, allowing her to effectively understand and communicate the instrumental role that R.E.S.T.\u2122 has upon each individual’s capacity to reconcile conflicts.<\/span><\/p>\n

R.E.S.T.\u2122 is really the story of every single person listening. We are a nation\u2014a world\u2014in a global state of dis-ease. Even beyond our political and economic situations, it\u2019s woven into the anatomy of our souls.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We need R.E.S.T.\u2122 now more than ever.<\/span><\/p>\n

R.E.S.T.\u2122 in the Pandemic<\/b><\/p>\n

Covid has ushered in an era of fear, but in Virginia\u2019s world, it has also done a lot of good for humanity\u2026 because it\u2019s waking us up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCovid to me is the beauty in the ashes of humanity, because it\u2019s exposing so many facets of the human condition,\u201d<\/span><\/i> she said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We can give it power and say it\u2019s killing us, Virginia continued, but the <\/span>real<\/span><\/i> pandemic consists of the unresolved conflicts within the heart of man, which are driven by the <\/span>\u201cI wants, I needs, I deserves\u201d<\/span><\/i>\u2014the lusts of the flesh. If we can get through those, we can thrive and shine despite a pandemic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, R.E.S.T.\u2122 is not about a cure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t chase a cure, because we all have an appointment with destiny,\u201d<\/span><\/i> Virginia explained.<\/span><\/p>\n

R.E.S.T.\u2122 is about freedom.<\/b><\/p>\n

Virginia firmly believes that, by design, individuals have a fundamental understanding of what is at the core of their conflicts and dis-ease. Convinced they possess\u00a0both the power and authority to heal, she guides them through the process of reconciling the conversation between spirit, soul,\u00a0and body.\u00a0The therapeutic relationship is not the primary\u00a0source of healing; the client is.\u00a0Virginia\u00a0merely facilitates the process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just putting an oxygen mask on them and teaching them about the oxygen,\u201d <\/span><\/i>she said.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Virginia empowers people by providing a formula to reason through the complexities of the human experience. And by working with one patient, she creates a sort of \u201cripple effect\u201d that extends to the healing of others.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

August 2021 Issue<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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