Hello dear readers...here is an interview about my work and how I came to do this that I love so much..I hope you enjoy reading.. greetings Sabine van Baaren
Interview with Claudia Schlichte (2010)
Wonderful to meet you, Mrs.
van Baaren.
Would you like to tell us a little bit about yourself, where do
you come from and what do you do?
I come from the Netherlands
and I was born into a family full of music, my father was a music producer and
so music was very much part of our every-day-life.
I grew up deeply involved
with the magic of it and chose to follow this path for myself as well later on
in life.
I have been living in Germany for the last 25 years and am a singer,
healer and medium. The spiritual aspects of life fascinated me so much that I
decided to get involved with healing work and forms of meditation and have been
combining all of these qualities in my work for a few years now.
How did you grow up?
We are a family of five children, I am the fourth-borne, so
there was not a lot of space for me.
Like many other children I was very
hungry for attention, which was of course not always met in a form I would have
desired. My dream was to become a dancer, like my mother, but my fear stopped
me from following this path.
I had to get used to
learning different languages and to be very flexible and open to new
environments and new people, since I was raised in different countries, among
others France and Belgium, as a child. This gave me the qualities of being very
sensitive and open and willing to enter into different situations and open up
to different cultures and people. These are aspects that are very helpful with
my work.
As I became older, I came
to realise that the challenges of the past (for example moving house and
learning to live in different places) are in fact the treasures of the
moment.
Actually through many individual stages of my life, I went inside and
chose very spontaneously without knowing why and realising later on along the
path that I had indeed been guided.
I remember when I was a succesful
back-up-singer in Germany, touring, wealthy, well-situated… and yet, I had this
deep inner knowledge of not doing what I was intended to do in this life and
not following my true life´s purpose…. And even though I didn´t have the
slightest clue about the nature of this true purpose, I decided to trust this
"pull" and reduce my back-up work. So my solo-career began and I
started training in a School for Healers. I had no idea at that moment that
four years later I would be able to combine both qualities and express them in
the work that is now mine and which I deeply love and call my home and my
purpose for being here.
What makes you and your
work so special?
Well, everybody is special
and everybody has a unique gift to offer to this wonderful world. And my
greatest gift is my voice.
I feel blessed with being able to transmit energies,
information and life qualities through my voice. I channel the higher
source/spirit and transfer individual messages for those who wish to hear them
and who are looking for the truth of things.
What makes it so special is that
it´s always new and different and either sung or / and spoken in languages from
a higher source that can touch us on several levels: physical, emotional,
spiritual or on a soul level.
We are full of old
experiences that are connected to fear and pain or unfulfilled wishes or in
turn denial. Bit by bit we can peel off these layers in order to reveal our
true nature. My work may bring divine support to this process and highlight
what is covered by these layers or show us the story wanting to be told
therefore healing can unfold.
In which form can this
affect a person?
There are as many forms to
feel and receive and perceive the energies as there are human beings. Some of
us may see or receive visions, others may feel it in their bodies, warmth,
vibrations, pulling, pressure, pain can be come more intense for a while or
disappear. Emotions can be felt such as joy or sorrow and a very deep inner
peace can come into being. Just to mention a few. In fact, I believe there is
no limit.
Where does your inspiration
come from?
Beside my spiritual guides, I feel
deeply involved with the female qualities and energies of Mother Mary. Although
I have no religious background whatsoever, I often feel her presence very
deeply. I also feel a strong connection to Lemuria and part of me has a strong
bond to shamanic source, just to name a few.
Do you work individually or
with groups?
Both.
I also give partner/couple,
mother/child, brother/sisters sessions, which is a quite interesting form of
support as healing can arise from a deeper space within, from its true source
and not from an intellectual background. It goes deep down to the root of
things, like looking behind the curtain of what the symptoms are telling us.
My
group work consists of regular events of VOICE TO HEART as well as several
special workshops in which I can assist people to develop their own spiritual
qualities by means of for example singing.
You recently recorded a new
CD, REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE, how is the resonance so far?
Ohhh, lovely! I am so grateful for the wonderful feedback, which
I receive from all sides. People inform me that they are touched on the deepest
of levels and that listening to the music and sounds sets things into motion,
really moving things for them.
This process began with my 1st. CD, WHATEVER
COMES and is now even intensified. I hear that some people listen to it every
day and experience true transformation. In fact, I listen to it myself very
often too.
Do you give concerts as
well?
Yes, together with Mark Joggerst,
my music partner - we created and recorded REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE. We gave birth
to the project AWAKE in 2005. Mark is an inspired film music composer and
conductor. We have a very strong musical connection and are very happy that we
met each other. We feel as if we talk the same language, he by means of his
piano and me thorough my voice. Our concerts are a combination of songs and
improvisations.
Thank you very much, it was
wonderful to meet you in person and I can truly say that your presence radiates
and it is great to experience your warmth and also sense of humour. Do you have
any further message which you would like to convey to our readers?
I wish for you to be happy and to be at peace, to let your
divine nature, your soul and your heart show you, how wonderful you are and to
give you the trust and courage to do what you are born for, REMEMBER WHO YOU
ARE!
And I thank my guides and
divine presence from the bottom of my heart and with all of my being for
supporting me on all levels at all times in such a wonderful way and for each
and every being whom I meet along the way.
