An Inspired Chat with Nancy Vahling of West Wash Park

We’re looking forward to introducing you to Nancy Vahling. Check out our conversation below.

Nancy, we’re thrilled to have you with us today. Before we jump into your intro and the heart of the interview, let’s start with a bit of an ice breaker: What do you think others are secretly struggling with—but never say?
“I’m grieving, but life won’t stop.”
Loss—of people, dreams, identity—often lingers quietly. The world moves on, but grief has its timeline. Many carry it silently to avoid making others uncomfortable. While in the space of quietly grieving, you also lose time. The loss of time creates more struggle. Thinking you are behind or have lost out on more. Grief has a hold of you, and that hold often feels like a secret you need to keep so others do not see you as weak. At the core, many long to be deeply understood, not just loved for what they do or how they show up, but for who they are beneath all the layers, they want to soften in and let their grief be seen.

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
Nancy Vahling at Imagine Akasha is combining her artistic talent and intuitive gifts to build a niche spiritual brand. She offers handmade oracle cards, personal readings, meditative guidance, and a podcast covering metaphysical themes—all rooted in creative authenticity and healing exploration. It’s a blend of art, fate, mindfulness, and story-driven spiritual commerce.

As the next evolution in the Imagine Akasha journey, Nancy Vahling is now offering a Reiki I training, designed specifically for emerging energy workers who are ready to deepen their intuitive gifts, awaken their healing touch, and step into energetic service.

Rooted in the same intuitive artistry that defines her oracle deck and soul readings, this Reiki class is both sacred and practical. Students will learn:

The principles and lineage of Reiki

How to sense and direct universal life force energy

Techniques for hands-on healing, self-treatment, and energy hygiene

Chakra balancing and energetic boundaries

How to trust your intuition as a healing guide

This foundational class is ideal for those newly awakened to their energetic sensitivities, creatives seeking to channel healing through their art, and anyone looking to expand their spiritual practice with grounded, heart-centered tools.

Nancy combines her decades of intuitive experience, creative embodiment, and Akashic insight to hold a safe and inspired space for healing and transformation. All participants will receive attunement, certification, and a personalized Imagine Akasha energy integration kit.

Come activate your gifts. Trust your hands. Become the healer you’ve been waiting for.

Great, so let’s dive into your journey a bit more. What part of you has served its purpose and must now be released?
The part of me that believed I had to earn my worth through perfection, through being agreeable or palatable, has served its purpose. That part helped me survive, helped me belong—but now it limits the truth I’m here to express. I’m learning to release it—not all at once, but piece by piece—with compassion for the part of me that still wants to be liked, still feels the sting when others don’t understand me.

But in that tension, I’m also discovering something deeper: I am a creator. Not just of images or ideas, but of reality, energy, presence. When I create from a place of truth rather than fear, I touch something eternal. I don’t need to be liked to be real. And I don’t need to be understood to be valid. That’s what I’m leaning into—the power of showing up fully, knowing that my work, my essence, my being, has value simply because it is.

Was there ever a time you almost gave up?
Yes—many times. There were moments I felt invisible, wondering what could possibly make me different or valuable when there are thousands doing what I do. It’s easy to believe the myth that the world is too saturated for your presence to matter. But I’ve learned that no one can carry the vibration I carry. The way I see, the way I feel, the way I hold space—it’s not a copy of someone else’s gift. It’s uniquely mine.

People don’t come to me for answers. They come to be reflected—to feel seen in a way that perhaps only I can offer. And I’ve come to believe that’s true for all of us. The world doesn’t need more noise; it needs more frequency. The clearer I become in my own, the more I trust that those who are meant to find me will. That trust keeps me moving forward—even when doubt shows up.

Next, maybe we can discuss some of your foundational philosophies and views? How do you differentiate between fads and real foundational shifts?
Fads are like fireworks—bright, loud, and gone in an instant. Foundational shifts are like the slow turning of the Earth—you don’t always see the movement, but everything is changing.

I feel the difference in my body. Fads live in the surface mind; they create urgency. But a real shift settles deep, like a stone dropped in water. It ripples through everything—quietly, persistently. A fad asks for performance. A shift asks for presence. You don’t have to chase it. You just have to listen.

Okay, so let’s keep going with one more question that means a lot to us: If you laid down your name, role, and possessions—what would remain?
If I laid down my name, my role, and all my possessions—even the title of ‘artist’ or ‘intuitive’—what would remain is essence. The frequency. The witness. The part of me that listens beyond words, that sees beyond the veil.

Losing my identity as a graphic designer felt like a kind of death—a grief I didn’t expect. But what I realized is that the role was only ever a vessel. What I am—and always was—is the vision that moves through the vessel. That doesn’t leave.

When everything else is stripped away, what remains is stillness, sensitivity, and the ability to feel what’s true beneath what’s seen. That’s not a job or a title. That’s soul.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://imagineakasha.com/
• Instagram: @imagineaksha
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-vahling-4b799411/
• Twitter: https://x.com/GirlGonePsychic
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100024665172686

Image Credits
Peter Hewitt Photography www.phewittphoto.smugmug.com