People

Liz Velazquez – Disruptive Channel, Restoration of Truth Conduit, Life Path Guide, Intuitive Healing Agent

Liz, Founder of the Heart Center, has been studying Truth principles since the age of 13, when she was invited to attend a Unity Church service. She immediately fell in love with the natural environment of the church – a giant tree growing from inside and out through the ceiling.

Secondly, she was impressed by the fact that there was meditation during the service – she could feel the peace and harmony in that short moment of silence in which everyone participated. Finally, she was captured by the words of the minister when he said, "I know you are all doing well in the worldly sense because you are elegantly dressed; you live in a great neighborhood; and, you are driving nice cars. But I want to tell you something, there is not a house fancy enough for you, or clothes elegant enough for you, or cars that can take you to greater places, than what is available to you in the true knowledge of the Kingdom of Heaven."

She was hooked! She proposed to herself after that service to live in close communion with nature; practice meditation on a regular basis and to seek the truth in that ethereal promised land. It has been a long, beautiful, challenging and rewarding journey and it has been her professional intention and heart felt desire to assist others in their journey to discovering their own inner truth and the joy and peace that she has experienced in her life through, nature, meditation and contemplation.

Her experiences, education and training, combined with intuitive knowing, have deepened her love and desire to assist others. To this aim, she uses a three-step process that nurtures the individual's desire to release obstacles that stand in the way of reaching their personal ideals. This, in turn, opens the path into the Heart center and the realization of their Unique Essence. In the final step, Liz guides the individual in practical ways of integrating that knowing for self-fulfilment and benefit to the world.

Training and Education:

Graduated from UC, Davis – Social/Cultural Anthropologist
Unity Chaplain in Prayer Ministry, Tampa, FL
Therapeutic Foster Parent and Case Management, NC
Usui Reiki Master and Reiki Tummo Practitioner
Raja Yoga Advanced Teacher Training, San Jose, Costa Rica
4 Years of Non-Dual Kabbalistic Healing, A Society of Souls
Enneagram
Kriya Yoga Initiate, Center for Spiritual Awareness, GA
Founder of Light on the Mountain, Struggling Children’s Camp
Founder of The Heart Center, a Restorative Healing Center for Mind, Body and Spirit
200 Hour Trauma Informed Yoga Certification

Erin Smith Emmons – Garden Management and Ear Seeds Practioner. My name is Erin Smith Emmons, and I’m proudly a part of The Heart Center team. I moved to North Carolina seven years ago from Alaska. It was there that I found my deep relationship with Mother Earth and our environmental impact.

From 2010-2014, I served a native village as an Environment Specialist in sustainability and preservation of natural resources, mostly living off the land in a respectful way. I also managed the Gakona Village Community Garden and educated the Tribe that I represented how to garden and harvest. I feel these experiences led me to help be a steward of our environment and realized that we are all connected to this divine earth.

During 2016-2017 I taught many informative courses related to herbal medicine and the use of essential oils for health purposes at the Tri County Community College. I have a strong interest in native plants and medicinal herbs, the vast ecosystem at my disposal is a great influence on this!

My interest in gardening and sustainability unfolded in the town of Robbinsville, and I became the community garden director. This has been an on-going project since 2019 and continues to thrive in the community, providing organic food, education for younger generations and a network of like-minded people. This also led me to attend many seminars under The Organic Growers School (OGS) of Asheville, NC. Enhancing my knowledge of horticulture, permaculture and sustainable farming methods.

As of March 2022, I was drawn to auricular therapy and became an Ear Seeds Reflexology Practioner. This healing modality is based on Chinese reflexology, a gentle application of ear seeds to maintain balance and bring harmony to the body.

It brings me much joy to offer this practice to The Heart Center. As we heal ourselves, we help heal the world. In connecting our collective gifts, growth and community blossoms with each seed planted.