About Andrea
Journey (So Far):
Andrea Cova grew up in Southern Michigan and started her spiritual journey as an Independent Fundamental Baptist. As a teenager, she served the church by using her musical talents in the youth group praise band and teaching the elementary-aged kids. As a young adult, she studied music at Wayne State University in Detroit, then music education at Baptist Bible College in Springfield, Missouri. She fit right in at her new church, once again teaching the elementary kids and leading the Praise and Worship for the middle school and high school students.
During her time away from home, she was exposed to different doctrines and became curious about the belief systems of other cultures. After school, she followed her new husband to his posting as a Youth Pastor in West Central Texas. She was pleased to teach Sunday School and run a Jr Church Music Program, but it was there that she became disillusioned about “the ministry.” Now, in an official church staff position, entrenched in rigid dogma, she witnessed hypocrisy and corruption at every level of leadership. Worse, her husband was released from his position for a hypocrisy of his own (though he hid the reason at the time.)
After her husband’s enlistment in the Air Force and a move to Florida, Andrea grasped for a way to continue to serve. She found solace in the music ministry once again at a new church, but it was clear she did not fit the mold anymore. There is where the marriage fell apart. During her husband’s first deployment, she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and had to have surgery. She found that she didn’t want or need him around for her recovery, so he remained deployed. With a husband that was all-in on a future in ministry, (but living a destructive secret life,) and having completely lost her own sense of purpose, she found herself numbing with alcohol. This triggered a deep despondence.
Eventually, despite the negative connotations tied to divorce in her community, she left and headed back to her home town…and home church. There, she taught Sunday School to special needs youth and let her heart heal. The next year, she visited San Diego to connect with a friend she met [singing karaoke online] back when she was at her absolute lowest. They fell in love. She hatched a plan to move there within the year to start their new life.
Settled in San Diego, away from the expectations of the church where she was raised, she was finally free to explore what she really believed. In 2011, pregnant for the first time (with twins,) Andrea found Kundalini Yoga as a way to experience a blissful, unassisted childbirth. To borrow from a cliché, it was a total paradigm shift. Through another pregnancy and two surrogacies, she dove deeper into experiencing the teachings in and out of the context of childbirth. Over the years, she opened herself to other spiritual teachings and tried different modalities. There were highs and lows, karmic lessons that triggered that wretched despondence again, and a true awakening that started her on the path to discovery of self, and therefore, the power of Source that resides within all of us. Now, she finds that the answers are not in a single, rigid dogma. (Though she does have a special place in her heart for the teachings of Jesus and those that knew him during his life on Earth.) Truth can be found in every religion, culture, and experience because it is inside all of us.
Ethos:
There is no particular doctrine that Andrea follows because her beliefs are fluid, changing as she uncovers new truths. If she did have to distill it into an ethos though, it would be this:
1. We are fractals of The Universe, extensions of Source Energy, The Oneness, sons of God, if you will. Our purpose is to expand The Universe, or glorify God, if you prefer that terminology. Why fractals, extensions, sons? If you are omnipresent, omnipotent, and omniscient you cannot learn or expand. You must first become separate, finite, and forget. Then, you can have new experiences and once again learn and expand.
2. We choose our lives before we arrive and forget. We have soul contracts and missions. Theses factors, along with the vibration of the collective consciousness, one’s ancestry, and the position of the stars at birth determine the unconscious and subconscious programming one is born with. The environment and experiences of the first three years of life further program the subconscious and core beliefs [the absorbent mind*.] One develops a consciousness [ego**] based on this environment and these experiences. It serves as a protector and makes sense of the world, labeling and categorizing everything based on the subconscious programming. This can develop and change throughout life, though it is usually pretty fixed after age seven, [the age of accountability***,] so designed to maintain homeostasis****.
3. Though it is often hidden to us, we have the ability to change our subconscious programming and even our reality. The secret is surrender. Surrendering the ego and releasing limiting subconscious beliefs allows one to align with Source and become magnetic. The trick to surrendering is practicing living in the vesica piscis, the vortex, the Christ Consciousness, walking the middle path. This is the practice Andrea brings to you now. Meditation is a powerful tool to align you with Source and raise your vibration. So is following your excitement. 😁 There are many other tools and teachers available to us here in this physical realm and Andrea finds great joy in experimenting with them and sharing in these experiences. All experience is valid and expansive on this journey.
Mission:
Assist in expanding The Universe and raising the vibration of The Collective in the realm by embracing my Dharma and living in the Vesica Piscis.
*The Absorbent Mind: Maria Montessori and other developmental psychologists suggest that up to age three, a child predominantly operates from their subconscious mind. During this phase, the brain absorbs information passively and without conscious effort, shaping foundational patterns of thought, behavior, and emotion.
**Ego: The ego is the part of the mind that mediates between our conscious self, unconscious drives, and external reality. It helps us navigate the world by balancing internal desires (id) with societal expectations (superego) to make practical, rational decisions.
***The Age of Accountability: The age of accountability, often defined as the point when a child becomes capable of understanding the difference between right and wrong, typically occurs around 7-8 years old. By this age, much of their foundational learning, values, and habits—absorbed passively during the absorbent mind phase—begin to manifest in conscious decision-making, shaping their sense of accountability and moral awareness.
****Homeostasis: The ego employs defense mechanisms like denial, rationalization, or repression to minimize stress, anxiety, or perceived threats to self-identity. These defenses support homeostasis by shielding us from experiences or emotions that might disrupt our sense of control. Change—whether external (e.g., life circumstances) or internal (e.g., personal growth)—can challenge homeostasis. The ego may resist change to avoid uncertainty, fearing it could lead to instability or harm, even if the change is ultimately positive.