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My name is Yohanna Jessup and I am the creator of Painting Sacred Spaces - an intuitive process that combines meditative awrareness and wall painting techniques.

Deep inside I have always longed for a place that felt like home. The place where I belong. Where I feel enthusiastic, alive, inspired, fulfilled, held, nourished, nurtured, acknowledged. The place where I feel whole and loved.

The world I was born into did not reflect this innate desire. My environment seemed gray, dull, and monotonous. The people I saw did not live, but went about their routines mechanically. Lives dictated by necessity. By survival.

And I began to think that because I wanted something more, something with depth and meaning, that there was something deeply wrong with me.

I tried to fit in.

I tried to make myself be like my perception of what the world expected. And when I chose to do this part of me died inside. Actually - it did not completely die. The force of it turned inwards onto myself and became a tangled knot of fear, doubt, shame, self hatred, and mistrust. The more I tried to make myself fit, to make myself 'good enough' the more the knot thickened.

Once I acknowledged the massive desire for home - the place where I am free to live, love, and be - that's when the ties loosened. I began to have a choice. And I realized that my home is always there inside, even when I don't see or feel it.

My journey towards home is an ongoing adventure. It has led me to travel half way around the world, and recently, to relocate on the West Coast of the United States in the city of my birth. On my journey I have created works of art, deep loving relationships, and exciting career phases. I have experienced death, loss, disappointments, and struggles. The end of friendships, the passage of time. I invested hugely doing years of rigorous self development work, explored deep dark inner regions as well as soared to glorious heights. With experience and training I have helped others towards their journey home. As a meditation instructor I assist other people in overcoming limitaions and discovering their magnificance.

On my journey homewards I have cultivated and honed my passion for painting sacred spaces. These wall paintings grew from the desire to have my immediate environment reflect my inner home.

I create spaces that hold, inspire, rejuvenate, and ignite. Spaces that nourish and nurture. Spaces that support the users deepest desires and highest intentions. Spaces that harmonize and flow.

At home inside myself, I see people quite differently than they see themselves. A burst of light, a force of love. An eternal flame.

When I paint sacred spaces for clients I make it my mission to capture this beauty and imbue it into the client's environment. I do this because it makes a difference. When people feel at home, their lives open in profound and surprising ways.

"Working with Yohanna was a delight. Her custom design transformed my kitchen into a space of warmth, depth, and inspiration. The beautiful painting on my walls was icing on the cake! I enjoyed her professionalism and attention to my needs and details during each step of the process. I highly recommend Yohanna and her work."
AB - San Francisco

"I haven't said thank you enough, I kept wondering what to say as I'm still in awe of what you have done. What you do is much more than painting, it's a work of art with a highly alchemical flavor...!!!"
TS - Ravendale, CA