June 24, 2025 • 42 mins
Gia-Raquel Rose, owner of Airs Above Yoga, LLC and a real estate sales associate in Tewksbury, New Jersey has had a love for horses stemming from early childhood. Growing up in “horse country” afforded her the privilege of beginning to ride from the tender age of four. It was a childhood illness, which brought her riding aspirations to an abrupt halt. It took twenty years before she was able to reunite with her long lost passion for horses and their ability to heal. In that time, she received a Bachelor of Arts in Corporate Communication from Arcadia University and became a twice two hundred hour certified yoga instructor in both Hatha and Vinyasa. It was the loss of her mother, Rose, to breast cancer, which ultimately shifted her trajectory from the corporate world to the internal work for which yoga, as a practice, is renowned.
We explore the powerful connection between meditation, pranayama, and upper chakra work as tools for discovering your unique creative purpose in the world.
• Meditation as the most effective practice for stimulating the upper chakras, especially the crown chakra
• Introduction to Nadi Shodhanam (alternating nostril breathing) as a balancing practice between left and right hemispheres
• How the right side represents masculine/solar energy (activating) while the left represents feminine/lunar energy (calming)
• Pranayama as the bridge between physical asana practice and meditation for the upper chakras
• Step-by-step guidance through a powerful meditation to connect with your higher self
• Creating energetic protection through visualization of white and gold light
• Opening a channel to receive divine guidance about your creative purpose
• The importance of surrender, trust, and receptivity when connecting to higher wisdom
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:32):
Namaste and welcome to the Divas that Care Network.
I am your host, gia Raquel Rose, owner of Heirs Above Yoga, and
you are listening to Above theGround podcast.
If this is your first time,tuning in our network is going
into its 15th year and listenedto in over 30 countries.
I would like to personallythank you for giving me the gift
(00:53):
of your time, as it is alwaysmy honor to hold space with you,
and today we are going to talkabout a meditation and then I
will lead you through a guidedmeditation on kind of again, I
should stop saying favorites andplaying favorites, because I
say everything is my favorite.
But we're working on our upperchakras this, this sequence, as
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I like to, kind of, tongue incheek, steal that word from yoga
but essentially working on theupper chakras, and we talked a
little bit last episode aboutasana and different postures
that can help to on the upperchakras.
And we talked a little bit lastepisode about asana and
different postures that can helpto support the upper chakras
Think third eye chakra and thinkcrown chakra, located just
above the crown of the head.
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And so meditation in and ofitself is essentially kind of
the best way to stimulate thoseupper chakras, especially your
crown chakra.
So when we talk about asana, alot of people will get caught up
in the you know physicality ofthe alignment between the
posture and the chakra that itmay help to support, benefit,
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balance, clear, etc.
So, because we alreadydiscussed that to a certain
extent, one thing that I don'ttalk about enough, that I truly
do love and we'll probably startto bring more into our
conversations, is pranayama,which is breath work in yoga.
And when we're talking aboutspecifically moving from the
physical body and when I sayphysical body, we're talking
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about the torso and the legs andthe arms right, like the things
below the neck, where the bulkof the chakras are right we have
our root, we have our sacral,we have our solar plexus, we
have our heart, our throat, ourthird eye and our crown.
So when we're discussing asanaand how yoga can benefit each
chakra or really the bulk of themeat and potatoes, if you will,
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of a yoga practice focuses on,maybe up towards the head and
neck, but specifically more intothe lower root, stabilizing
chakras right your root chakra,your creativity seat, your
sacral chakra, your power seat,your solar plexus and your heart
, the bridge to the upperchakras.
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When we start to talk about theupper chakras in the throat,
they're a little more, I guess,literally or physically, however
you want to phrase it condensedthrough from the throat to the
crown of the head.
So there's literal less spacein theory between them than
there are in the chakras in thebody.
So when we're talking aboutthat and we think about asana or
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physical movement as a way tostimulate those chakras, we
start to become slightly morelimited in how to use the
physical to support the.
I'll call it metaphysical,although I don't love the
connotations that go with thatword, so we'll call it the less
space that these quote unquotechakras will take up.
While not necessarily true,we're talking about when we're
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looking at the chakra inrelation to the size of the body
or the placement of the chakrawithin the body.
So when we talk aboutstimulating those upper chakras,
meditation is a huge part ofthat.
It's definitely a way to startincorporating those chakras into
your practice.
It's why we have, it's one ofthe reasons why we have
Shavasana, it's one of thereasons why meditation and yoga
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are.
You know, our limbs together gohand in hand.
And breathwork is another greatway to start supporting those
upper chakras.
Now, breathwork in and of itselfwith regard to asana yoga is
the two cannot be extricatedfrom each other.
Breathwork is a part of yoga,it is a part of the asana.
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So I kind of will chastisemyself for not having spoken
more thoroughly about it to date, and maybe I'll do it.
Just a about breath work.
Different forms are moresuitable for different things,
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so I'm going to, because it'sprobably one of the most
familiar breaths, I'm going totouch very briefly on ujjayi
breath, and that is the oceanwave breath.
That is a breath that youtraditionally shouldn't say,
traditionally I I have to stopmyself that you typically will
find yourself practicing in avinyasa or a strengthening, a
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little more fast paced class.
It is a, is a breath that firesthe core, is a breath that
fires the body and that createsbalance, and I'm not going to go
into how to practice it,because we'll save that for
another episode.
Because there is a breath thatI want to go into before I start
our guided meditation today andthat is probably, if I had to
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pick a favorite and playfavorites again, probably my
favorite breath.
It's called Nadi Shodhanam andit is a balancing breath between
the left and right hemispheresof the body.
So, as I know I've mentioned inthe past, if you're not
familiar, essentially in yogathe theory is as follows that
our body is divided into leftand right hemispheres.
There are nadis, that kind ofbalance and flow.
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This creates the kundalinienergy.
This creates the channel up thespine through the chakras, et
cetera.
It's very, very complicatedwhen I tell you that I'm giving
it like the broadest brushstroke, I'm almost ashamed to
make it that base, but for ourpurposes today, essentially, the
left side of the body isresponsible for the feminine
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aspect.
It's related to the moon, it'srelated to cooling, to calming,
to subduing, while the rightside of the body, the hemisphere
of the body, is dedicatedtowards the masculine, the
active.
The sun is the planet, it isassociated with and I shouldn't
really say planet, but moon andsun right, solar and lunar.
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The sun is dedicated to theright side of the body and, like
I said, that heating activeside.
So when we're talking aboutpranayama, nadi shodhanam is one
of its meanings, one of itspractical uses is to balance the
left and right hemispheres bycontrolling the breath intake
through the nose and it's kindof a fun one.
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I find it very, very relaxingand with enough practice you can
actually lose the hand itself,because your hand will play a
part in this and simply begin tofocused.
With focus, I should say, havethe breath pause in each nostril
.
And so I'll explain itEssentially, depending on how
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you would like to like.
Let's say, for example, it'sthe, it's the three o'clock,
slump right and you're in themiddle of your afternoon and you
are feeling a little bitdowntrodden or tired or just
trying to get through the end ofyour day.
If that was the case, you'regoing to want to begin and end
on the right side, and that'sbreathing in the breath through
the right nostril and exhalingthrough the right nostril,
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because that right side again isgoing to stimulate that heat,
that fire, that passion, thatsun energy, that masculine
active energy.
Let's say other way around it'stowards the end of the day and
you practice your yoga at nightand you're trying to calm down
from a hectic day, start torelax, tap into your body just
kind of chill.
Then you're going to want tobegin and end through the left
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and that will start to switchyou over into that relaxed state
of mind in theory, right Now Iwill say that I also there is a
practical application for thisfor anyone with road rage, as
you can practice this breathwhile you are driving.
I highly highly recommendsitting in traffic, being
frustrated, any of those things.
If you are alone or don't mindpeople looking at you, having
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your hand over your face andbreathing in this very specific,
targeted way, then I can saythat starting and ending through
the left side of the nose is agreat way to kind of take a step
back, take a deep breath andbring yourself out of that
aggravated headspace.
Essentially so, to give youexactly how to perform this and
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why I bring this up, is I liketo think of breath work as
similar to the heart chakra, abridge between asana and again,
I can't.
It is all one Right, it is allpart of the same thing.
But when we start talking aboutthe upper chakras and you know
we're not really going to beable to put our head into a
warrior to write that's kind ofthe concept that I'm coming from
(09:07):
.
Breathwork is a way to stimulate, obviously, the throat chakra
and in this case specifically, alittle bit more targeted
towards the third eye chakra,but ultimately leading to the
crown as well and clearing andcreating those channels so that
the energy can flow freely.
That's our goal in theory again.
So, because of that, breathworkis a great way to consider.
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If you want to put a label onit, consider incorporating as
asana for the upper chakrasWhile it is not technically true
and it is pranayama and it'sall its own and it's a part of a
yoga practice, a part of ayogic lifestyle philosophy.
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However, you want to againlabel it Pranayama in and
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outlines to go through theactual mind chakras, upper area
and still keep that physicalaspect to deepening your
practice into a meditation.
So, coming from that point andcoming from that place, you're
going to incorporate your hand.
Right or left doesn'tnecessarily matter If you want
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to take it one step further andyou're going to try to, let's
say, let's say I'm going to usemy right hand because I want to
have a little more energy fromfor the rest of my afternoon.
So, in theory, you're going totake the ring finger and the
thumb of whichever hand andagain, I'm taking it a step
further, you can use whicheverhand you prefer, the left hand
if you want to again stimulatethe left side.
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We're going to go with theright hand for this one and
you're going to take your indexfinger to the opposite nostril
and your thumb to the same side.
So thumb on the right nostril,ring finger on the left to
middle finger and index fingerover the middle of the nose, and
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then what you're going to do istake a nice deep breath.
And for those of you that arenot watching this and are
listening to this, I encourageyou to go check out the YouTube
channel and check it out.
It's on Airs Above Yoga.
So, beginning by blocking orclosing off the left nostril,
breathing in through the right,holding that breath, plugging
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the right nostril and breathingout through the right, holding
that breath, Plugging the rightnostril and breathing out
through the left nostril.
Repeating this, breathing inthrough the left nostril,
plugging and breathing outthrough the right.
Speaker 3 (12:01):
Again, inhale up through the right, close Exhale
through the left, inhale throughthe right, close Exhale through
the left Inhale through theleft, close Exhale through the
right and so on and so forth.
Speaker 2 (12:18):
I'm already feeling better, already, feeling a
little more in my body.
Now, if, for some reason, youhave any contraindication that
are sinus related or, you know,breath work, if there's anything
going on with you pulmonarysystem, obviously I will leave
that to a medical professional.
But this is a wonderful way tobegin to deepen your breathing,
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have conscious, conscious choiceand and focus over your breath
and its ability to still yourbody, still your mind, reset
your nervous system and practicea form of quote, unquote asana,
which is truly pranayama, butwe'll call it asana for the
upper chakras, as it begins tostimulate the throat, the third
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eye, specifically for this, forthis particular pranayama.
Now, all of that being said, weare here to talk about
meditation, and so when wetalked about inversions on our
last episode and we talked aboutstimulating those upper chakras
, the point of that right is tocreate.
It's to create something out inthe world, to to kind of start
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to tune into what, what your,what your purpose is for
yourself, on on this spinningball of rock that we call a
planet, and what you, um, notonly what your passion is,
because follow your bliss,follow your passion right but
also like what is it?
What is it that you are here tocreate, right, like if we are
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all beings just just moving,just moving through, like
there's a reason.
I believe there's a purpose, Ibelieve there's a reason.
So what, what's yours?
And so this meditation, I hope,is going to give you maybe me
also, you an insight into whatyour creation might be, what it
is that you were here to, thatyou are here to not cultivate,
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because we kind of did that lasttime, but to actually bring
into existence, from nothinginto something, and I hope that
this meditation can help anyonewho listens to it tune in, quiet
down and receive guidance fromtheir higher self, divine source
, whatever you call it, whateveryou believe in I support you
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and you're right to believe init and also allowing that
channel to open up, through youto receive insight for your
highest and best good.
That's what we're here for Now.
Having said that, when I dothese guided meditations, I also
kind of put myself into a anopen, receptive state and again,
as a reiki master andpractitioner, you know, it's
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something that I do quitefrequently and I'm I'm practiced
in that.
So, if you're not, if this isnot something that you do all
the time.
Please don't be frustrated ifthe first time you try it, you
don't get some sort.
You know, I'm not saying thatyou're going to follow this
meditation and then be struck bylightning with this amazing
billion dollar idea.
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No, this is.
This is a stepping stone to getyou there and I encourage you
to listen to it as manydifferent times as you like and
I encourage you to try everymeditation that I put out and I
encourage you to try any form ofmeditation that calls and
speaks to you, because we areall special snowflakes.
We are all different to youbecause we are all special
snowflakes.
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We are all different and weneed to celebrate that and not
quibble over it.
So if this is not the rightmeditation for you, please,
that's okay, that's fine, butI'm putting it out there into
the universe, I'm creating it,it is my creation for you and it
is ultimately a channel.
I believe and you can roll withme on this or not, but I
believe that what I amchanneling through these guided
meditations is coming fromsource divine above me.
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I am just the conduit, muchlike the Reiki energy that I
pass through into my clients andand friends.
So with that in mind, I'd likeyou to begin to set yourself up
in whatever way is comfortablefor you, and I will say cause
I've mentioned this in one of myearlier episodes about
Shavasana and the different waysto take it is maybe challenging
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for some people.
I, for example, don't love,because of my neck injury, to
stay prone.
We're talking about stimulatingthe third eye chakra.
If you're comfortable and youwant to try to meditate prone
and I would say, you know, onyour yoga mat, for example, and
you know, palm stacked, forehead, resting, so that you can
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breathe, if you can breathecomfortably prone, or if you
sleep prone and you want to havethat connection between the
third eye and the ground, Iencourage you to potentially try
this meditation in thatposition.
Only if it's comfortable foryou.
Otherwise, again, you can setyourself up with your legs up
the wall.
You can set yourself up in atraditional meditative seat to
align the chakras so that thecrown chakra is at the top.
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And when you're talking aboutyour traditional meditation seat
, if you have a meditationpillow, ideally your hips are
just a little bit a smidgen.
If you will elevated above yourknees, it reduces the angle,
makes it a little morecomfortable.
You're sitting forward on yoursits bone so that as you lift up
and back, your spine kind ofbalances naturally and removes
that kind of discomfort ofsitting too far back onto your
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sacrum area.
But again and as always,comfort is the most important
thing.
Your level of comfort is goingto be what allows you to deepen
and tune in.
So even if you're just layingflat I know that's not
traditional, but I can't speakenough to the ability of
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quieting down being directlyrelated to how comfortable your
body is so it is not taking youout of that space of receptivity
.
So hopefully in all of my cuesI have allowed you the time to
set yourself up comfortably sothat we can begin our guided
meditation on what you are hereto create.
Speaker 3 (18:05):
And so, with that, either lowering your gaze or
gently closing your eyes andbeginning to draw your awareness
into your body by connectingwith your breath, allowing the
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breath to flow through all thepoints of contact between
yourself and the ground beneathyou, and truly begin to feel
very, very heavy and weighted onthe floor and yet, at the same
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time, completely weightless inthe support that the earth
provides as you continue tobreathe, begin to relax every
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single muscle in your body fullyand completely into that
support.
Know that in this space you arecompletely safe, completely
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protected, completely protected.
And take a moment to set yourintention to receive in this
safe and sacred place and sacredplace, whether you see through
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your mind's eye, whether youhear whispers from your higher
self, whether you feelsensations in your body with a
sense of knowingness, inwhatever way you are most
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comfortable receiving.
Set that intention now.
Please show me my path.
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Allow me to my highest good and, with this seed of intention,
begin to visualize a white lightsurrounding your entire body in
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whatever position you find mostcomfortable, and know that this
light protects you and keepsyou safe and also creates around
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you the space to receive.
Allow this light to dissolveany and all blocks which might
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serve what you think but notwhat is true.
Deeply breathe and trust thislight to dissolve anything in
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your energetic field which mightbe in the way of receiving
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guidance for your highest andbest good.
Take a few breaths here.
Begin to notice if you feelanything, if you see anything
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through the eye of your mind asthis light begins to brighten in
on and around you.
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You Begin to breathe this lightinto your body, allow it to
clear the channels, allow it tocreate the space, not only
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without, but to feel yourselfsoften Soften through your body,
soften through your breath,soften through your mind.
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Release the feeling of have to,release the feeling of force
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and release the feeling ofcontrol.
Soften into a space ofsurrender.
Trust this light and begin toknow with every fiber of your
being how truly safe you arewithin yourself In this moment,
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in this sacred space, in thisenergetic protection light
flooding around you.
Begin to see, almost like ateardrop, how the light and the
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shape begins to reach upward.
Allow this light to hold you atthe bottom of this teardrop,
but reach up so far above you tocreate a connection with your
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higher self, with the part ofyou that is also part of the
divine and allow the very top ofthis teardrop to become golden
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in color.
If you have softened into thisplace of surrender and if you
know that you are completelysafe, that you are completely
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safe, allow the golden top togently roll open like a flower
blossoming, and allow thisopening to be your channel,
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protected by the gold ring tothe divine.
Nothing but good, love, light,peace and the simplest of
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knowing may enter the sacredspace you are now engaged in
with your higher self.
Begin to relax your breath oncemore and set your intention
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into this to receive yourguidance for your purpose and
why you are here and what it isthat is yours to create for the
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highest and best good of all,and then simply breathe softly
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and receive Thank you.
And when you have received yourguidance, begin to visualize
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the gold at the top of yourteardrop, begin to fold back up
just like a flower as you gentlyseal your sacred space from
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this connection to your higherself, thanking the divine that
lies within you for thiscommunication that you have
received.
And then begin to watch theteardrop and the channel that it
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creates begin to loweringitself back into the shape of a
perfect circle of light aroundyou and allow the gold that
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formed the top of the teardropto now gently encompass the
entirety of this white lightaround you, protecting you fully
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and completely as you come awayfrom this meditation.
Space is around you andwhenever you need to know you
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are protected, you can create it.
You can protect yourselfenergetically and communicate
with your higher and divine selfanytime you feel.
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Taking a few moments to bask inthis white light, sealed and
protected in gold.
Feel your truth, feel what itis like to trust in this
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guidance and to soften into thisspace, knowing that you are
guided, protected and safe.
Gently begin to deepen yourbreathing and set the intention
now to ground your awarenessback into your body and do so by
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beginning to make small andgentle movements, wiggling your
toes, moving your hands and feet, beginning to feel solid and
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grounded within this energeticshield of protection, knowing
that you now have the ability tosafely connect with your own
intuitive guidance from a placeof love and passion and joy,
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more deep breath and gentlybeginning to open your eyes.
I hope that you have found thismeditation not just useful for
you but healing and if, for somereason, you find that you might
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need a little extra time inthat receptive space.
Feel free to pause themeditation until you receive
your answer, your guidance, yourtruth, and I encourage you at
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that point to continue so thatyou properly ground yourself.
As you come out of thismeditation, I hope that you feel
inspired.
I hope that you feel protectedenough to go out into the world
with your creation and set itfree, because it probably will
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benefit more people than youknow.
And I believe in you.
And I hope that this meditationhelps you to also believe enough
in you to create with wildabandon for the highest and best
good for yourself, for theplanet, for the people who live
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in on it, maybe even for theanimals, but above all, for the
harm of none and the highest andbest good of all.
With that, I want to tell eachand every one of you how much I
appreciate you for sharing yourspace with me and ask that you
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please feel free to share thesame with your loved ones for
more goodness.
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visit my website,airsaboveyogacom.
As always, don't forget tocheck out my other episodes and
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Radio or anywhere else that youfeel guided.
Again, my name is Gia RaquelRose, owner of Heirs Above Yoga,
and you are listening to Abovethe Ground Podcast, where every
day is a good one.
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after the show.
Right now, though, stay tunedfor another jolt of inspiration.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
Namaste and welcome to the Divas that Care Network.
I am your host, gia Raquel Rose, owner of Heirs Above Yoga, and
you are listening to Above theGround podcast.
If this is your first time,tuning in our network is going
into its 15th year and listenedto in over 30 countries.
I would like to personallythank you for giving me the gift
(00:53):
of your time, as it is alwaysmy honor to hold space with you,
and today we are going to talkabout a meditation and then I
will lead you through a guidedmeditation on kind of again, I
should stop saying favorites andplaying favorites, because I
say everything is my favorite.
But we're working on our upperchakras this, this sequence, as
(01:15):
I like to, kind of, tongue incheek, steal that word from yoga
but essentially working on theupper chakras, and we talked a
little bit last episode aboutasana and different postures
that can help to on the upperchakras.
And we talked a little bit lastepisode about asana and
different postures that can helpto support the upper chakras
Think third eye chakra and thinkcrown chakra, located just
above the crown of the head.
(01:35):
And so meditation in and ofitself is essentially kind of
the best way to stimulate thoseupper chakras, especially your
crown chakra.
So when we talk about asana, alot of people will get caught up
in the you know physicality ofthe alignment between the
posture and the chakra that itmay help to support, benefit,
(01:57):
balance, clear, etc.
So, because we alreadydiscussed that to a certain
extent, one thing that I don'ttalk about enough, that I truly
do love and we'll probably startto bring more into our
conversations, is pranayama,which is breath work in yoga.
And when we're talking aboutspecifically moving from the
physical body and when I sayphysical body, we're talking
(02:19):
about the torso and the legs andthe arms right, like the things
below the neck, where the bulkof the chakras are right we have
our root, we have our sacral,we have our solar plexus, we
have our heart, our throat, ourthird eye and our crown.
So when we're discussing asanaand how yoga can benefit each
chakra or really the bulk of themeat and potatoes, if you will,
(02:41):
of a yoga practice focuses on,maybe up towards the head and
neck, but specifically more intothe lower root, stabilizing
chakras right your root chakra,your creativity seat, your
sacral chakra, your power seat,your solar plexus and your heart
, the bridge to the upperchakras.
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When we start to talk about theupper chakras in the throat,
they're a little more, I guess,literally or physically, however
you want to phrase it condensedthrough from the throat to the
crown of the head.
So there's literal less spacein theory between them than
there are in the chakras in thebody.
So when we're talking aboutthat and we think about asana or
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physical movement as a way tostimulate those chakras, we
start to become slightly morelimited in how to use the
physical to support the.
I'll call it metaphysical,although I don't love the
connotations that go with thatword, so we'll call it the less
space that these quote unquotechakras will take up.
While not necessarily true,we're talking about when we're
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looking at the chakra inrelation to the size of the body
or the placement of the chakrawithin the body.
So when we talk aboutstimulating those upper chakras,
meditation is a huge part ofthat.
It's definitely a way to startincorporating those chakras into
your practice.
It's why we have, it's one ofthe reasons why we have
Shavasana, it's one of thereasons why meditation and yoga
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are.
You know, our limbs together gohand in hand.
And breathwork is another greatway to start supporting those
upper chakras.
Now, breathwork in and of itselfwith regard to asana yoga is
the two cannot be extricatedfrom each other.
Breathwork is a part of yoga,it is a part of the asana.
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So I kind of will chastisemyself for not having spoken
more thoroughly about it to date, and maybe I'll do it.
Just a about breath work.
Different forms are moresuitable for different things,
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so I'm going to, because it'sprobably one of the most
familiar breaths, I'm going totouch very briefly on ujjayi
breath, and that is the oceanwave breath.
That is a breath that youtraditionally shouldn't say,
traditionally I I have to stopmyself that you typically will
find yourself practicing in avinyasa or a strengthening, a
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little more fast paced class.
It is a, is a breath that firesthe core, is a breath that
fires the body and that createsbalance, and I'm not going to go
into how to practice it,because we'll save that for
another episode.
Because there is a breath thatI want to go into before I start
our guided meditation today andthat is probably, if I had to
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pick a favorite and playfavorites again, probably my
favorite breath.
It's called Nadi Shodhanam andit is a balancing breath between
the left and right hemispheresof the body.
So, as I know I've mentioned inthe past, if you're not
familiar, essentially in yogathe theory is as follows that
our body is divided into leftand right hemispheres.
There are nadis, that kind ofbalance and flow.
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This creates the kundalinienergy.
This creates the channel up thespine through the chakras, et
cetera.
It's very, very complicatedwhen I tell you that I'm giving
it like the broadest brushstroke, I'm almost ashamed to
make it that base, but for ourpurposes today, essentially, the
left side of the body isresponsible for the feminine
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aspect.
It's related to the moon, it'srelated to cooling, to calming,
to subduing, while the rightside of the body, the hemisphere
of the body, is dedicatedtowards the masculine, the
active.
The sun is the planet, it isassociated with and I shouldn't
really say planet, but moon andsun right, solar and lunar.
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The sun is dedicated to theright side of the body and, like
I said, that heating activeside.
So when we're talking aboutpranayama, nadi shodhanam is one
of its meanings, one of itspractical uses is to balance the
left and right hemispheres bycontrolling the breath intake
through the nose and it's kindof a fun one.
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I find it very, very relaxingand with enough practice you can
actually lose the hand itself,because your hand will play a
part in this and simply begin tofocused.
With focus, I should say, havethe breath pause in each nostril
.
And so I'll explain itEssentially, depending on how
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you would like to like.
Let's say, for example, it'sthe, it's the three o'clock,
slump right and you're in themiddle of your afternoon and you
are feeling a little bitdowntrodden or tired or just
trying to get through the end ofyour day.
If that was the case, you'regoing to want to begin and end
on the right side, and that'sbreathing in the breath through
the right nostril and exhalingthrough the right nostril,
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because that right side again isgoing to stimulate that heat,
that fire, that passion, thatsun energy, that masculine
active energy.
Let's say other way around it'stowards the end of the day and
you practice your yoga at nightand you're trying to calm down
from a hectic day, start torelax, tap into your body just
kind of chill.
Then you're going to want tobegin and end through the left
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and that will start to switchyou over into that relaxed state
of mind in theory, right Now Iwill say that I also there is a
practical application for thisfor anyone with road rage, as
you can practice this breathwhile you are driving.
I highly highly recommendsitting in traffic, being
frustrated, any of those things.
If you are alone or don't mindpeople looking at you, having
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your hand over your face andbreathing in this very specific,
targeted way, then I can saythat starting and ending through
the left side of the nose is agreat way to kind of take a step
back, take a deep breath andbring yourself out of that
aggravated headspace.
Essentially so, to give youexactly how to perform this and
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why I bring this up, is I liketo think of breath work as
similar to the heart chakra, abridge between asana and again,
I can't.
It is all one Right, it is allpart of the same thing.
But when we start talking aboutthe upper chakras and you know
we're not really going to beable to put our head into a
warrior to write that's kind ofthe concept that I'm coming from
(09:07):
.
Breathwork is a way to stimulate, obviously, the throat chakra
and in this case specifically, alittle bit more targeted
towards the third eye chakra,but ultimately leading to the
crown as well and clearing andcreating those channels so that
the energy can flow freely.
That's our goal in theory again.
So, because of that, breathworkis a great way to consider.
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If you want to put a label onit, consider incorporating as
asana for the upper chakrasWhile it is not technically true
and it is pranayama and it'sall its own and it's a part of a
yoga practice, a part of ayogic lifestyle philosophy.
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However, you want to againlabel it Pranayama in and
(10:19):
outlines to go through theactual mind chakras, upper area
and still keep that physicalaspect to deepening your
practice into a meditation.
So, coming from that point andcoming from that place, you're
going to incorporate your hand.
Right or left doesn'tnecessarily matter If you want
(10:40):
to take it one step further andyou're going to try to, let's
say, let's say I'm going to usemy right hand because I want to
have a little more energy fromfor the rest of my afternoon.
So, in theory, you're going totake the ring finger and the
thumb of whichever hand andagain, I'm taking it a step
further, you can use whicheverhand you prefer, the left hand
if you want to again stimulatethe left side.
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We're going to go with theright hand for this one and
you're going to take your indexfinger to the opposite nostril
and your thumb to the same side.
So thumb on the right nostril,ring finger on the left to
middle finger and index fingerover the middle of the nose, and
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then what you're going to do istake a nice deep breath.
And for those of you that arenot watching this and are
listening to this, I encourageyou to go check out the YouTube
channel and check it out.
It's on Airs Above Yoga.
So, beginning by blocking orclosing off the left nostril,
breathing in through the right,holding that breath, plugging
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the right nostril and breathingout through the right, holding
that breath, Plugging the rightnostril and breathing out
through the left nostril.
Repeating this, breathing inthrough the left nostril,
plugging and breathing outthrough the right.
Speaker 3 (12:01):
Again, inhale up through the right, close Exhale
through the left, inhale throughthe right, close Exhale through
the left Inhale through theleft, close Exhale through the
right and so on and so forth.
Speaker 2 (12:18):
I'm already feeling better, already, feeling a
little more in my body.
Now, if, for some reason, youhave any contraindication that
are sinus related or, you know,breath work, if there's anything
going on with you pulmonarysystem, obviously I will leave
that to a medical professional.
But this is a wonderful way tobegin to deepen your breathing,
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have conscious, conscious choiceand and focus over your breath
and its ability to still yourbody, still your mind, reset
your nervous system and practicea form of quote, unquote asana,
which is truly pranayama, butwe'll call it asana for the
upper chakras, as it begins tostimulate the throat, the third
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eye, specifically for this, forthis particular pranayama.
Now, all of that being said, weare here to talk about
meditation, and so when wetalked about inversions on our
last episode and we talked aboutstimulating those upper chakras
, the point of that right is tocreate.
It's to create something out inthe world, to to kind of start
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to tune into what, what your,what your purpose is for
yourself, on on this spinningball of rock that we call a
planet, and what you, um, notonly what your passion is,
because follow your bliss,follow your passion right but
also like what is it?
What is it that you are here tocreate, right, like if we are
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all beings just just moving,just moving through, like
there's a reason.
I believe there's a purpose, Ibelieve there's a reason.
So what, what's yours?
And so this meditation, I hope,is going to give you maybe me
also, you an insight into whatyour creation might be, what it
is that you were here to, thatyou are here to not cultivate,
(14:02):
because we kind of did that lasttime, but to actually bring
into existence, from nothinginto something, and I hope that
this meditation can help anyonewho listens to it tune in, quiet
down and receive guidance fromtheir higher self, divine source
, whatever you call it, whateveryou believe in I support you
(14:25):
and you're right to believe init and also allowing that
channel to open up, through youto receive insight for your
highest and best good.
That's what we're here for Now.
Having said that, when I dothese guided meditations, I also
kind of put myself into a anopen, receptive state and again,
as a reiki master andpractitioner, you know, it's
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something that I do quitefrequently and I'm I'm practiced
in that.
So, if you're not, if this isnot something that you do all
the time.
Please don't be frustrated ifthe first time you try it, you
don't get some sort.
You know, I'm not saying thatyou're going to follow this
meditation and then be struck bylightning with this amazing
billion dollar idea.
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No, this is.
This is a stepping stone to getyou there and I encourage you
to listen to it as manydifferent times as you like and
I encourage you to try everymeditation that I put out and I
encourage you to try any form ofmeditation that calls and
speaks to you, because we areall special snowflakes.
We are all different to youbecause we are all special
snowflakes.
(15:27):
We are all different and weneed to celebrate that and not
quibble over it.
So if this is not the rightmeditation for you, please,
that's okay, that's fine, butI'm putting it out there into
the universe, I'm creating it,it is my creation for you and it
is ultimately a channel.
I believe and you can roll withme on this or not, but I
believe that what I amchanneling through these guided
meditations is coming fromsource divine above me.
(15:50):
I am just the conduit, muchlike the Reiki energy that I
pass through into my clients andand friends.
So with that in mind, I'd likeyou to begin to set yourself up
in whatever way is comfortablefor you, and I will say cause
I've mentioned this in one of myearlier episodes about
Shavasana and the different waysto take it is maybe challenging
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for some people.
I, for example, don't love,because of my neck injury, to
stay prone.
We're talking about stimulatingthe third eye chakra.
If you're comfortable and youwant to try to meditate prone
and I would say, you know, onyour yoga mat, for example, and
you know, palm stacked, forehead, resting, so that you can
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breathe, if you can breathecomfortably prone, or if you
sleep prone and you want to havethat connection between the
third eye and the ground, Iencourage you to potentially try
this meditation in thatposition.
Only if it's comfortable foryou.
Otherwise, again, you can setyourself up with your legs up
the wall.
You can set yourself up in atraditional meditative seat to
align the chakras so that thecrown chakra is at the top.
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And when you're talking aboutyour traditional meditation seat
, if you have a meditationpillow, ideally your hips are
just a little bit a smidgen.
If you will elevated above yourknees, it reduces the angle,
makes it a little morecomfortable.
You're sitting forward on yoursits bone so that as you lift up
and back, your spine kind ofbalances naturally and removes
that kind of discomfort ofsitting too far back onto your
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sacrum area.
But again and as always,comfort is the most important
thing.
Your level of comfort is goingto be what allows you to deepen
and tune in.
So even if you're just layingflat I know that's not
traditional, but I can't speakenough to the ability of
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quieting down being directlyrelated to how comfortable your
body is so it is not taking youout of that space of receptivity
.
So hopefully in all of my cuesI have allowed you the time to
set yourself up comfortably sothat we can begin our guided
meditation on what you are hereto create.
Speaker 3 (18:05):
And so, with that, either lowering your gaze or
gently closing your eyes andbeginning to draw your awareness
into your body by connectingwith your breath, allowing the
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breath to flow through all thepoints of contact between
yourself and the ground beneathyou, and truly begin to feel
very, very heavy and weighted onthe floor and yet, at the same
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time, completely weightless inthe support that the earth
provides as you continue tobreathe, begin to relax every
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single muscle in your body fullyand completely into that
support.
Know that in this space you arecompletely safe, completely
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protected, completely protected.
And take a moment to set yourintention to receive in this
safe and sacred place and sacredplace, whether you see through
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your mind's eye, whether youhear whispers from your higher
self, whether you feelsensations in your body with a
sense of knowingness, inwhatever way you are most
(21:01):
comfortable receiving.
Set that intention now.
Please show me my path.
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Allow me to my highest good and, with this seed of intention,
begin to visualize a white lightsurrounding your entire body in
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whatever position you find mostcomfortable, and know that this
light protects you and keepsyou safe and also creates around
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you the space to receive.
Allow this light to dissolveany and all blocks which might
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serve what you think but notwhat is true.
Deeply breathe and trust thislight to dissolve anything in
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your energetic field which mightbe in the way of receiving
(23:57):
guidance for your highest andbest good.
Take a few breaths here.
Begin to notice if you feelanything, if you see anything
(24:22):
through the eye of your mind asthis light begins to brighten in
on and around you.
(24:45):
You Begin to breathe this lightinto your body, allow it to
clear the channels, allow it tocreate the space, not only
(25:30):
without, but to feel yourselfsoften Soften through your body,
soften through your breath,soften through your mind.
(25:58):
Release the feeling of have to,release the feeling of force
(26:38):
and release the feeling ofcontrol.
Soften into a space ofsurrender.
Trust this light and begin toknow with every fiber of your
being how truly safe you arewithin yourself In this moment,
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in this sacred space, in thisenergetic protection light
flooding around you.
Begin to see, almost like ateardrop, how the light and the
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shape begins to reach upward.
Allow this light to hold you atthe bottom of this teardrop,
but reach up so far above you tocreate a connection with your
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higher self, with the part ofyou that is also part of the
divine and allow the very top ofthis teardrop to become golden
(28:59):
in color.
If you have softened into thisplace of surrender and if you
know that you are completelysafe, that you are completely
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safe, allow the golden top togently roll open like a flower
blossoming, and allow thisopening to be your channel,
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protected by the gold ring tothe divine.
Nothing but good, love, light,peace and the simplest of
(30:19):
knowing may enter the sacredspace you are now engaged in
with your higher self.
Begin to relax your breath oncemore and set your intention
(31:04):
into this to receive yourguidance for your purpose and
why you are here and what it isthat is yours to create for the
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highest and best good of all,and then simply breathe softly
(32:04):
and receive Thank you.
And when you have received yourguidance, begin to visualize
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the gold at the top of yourteardrop, begin to fold back up
just like a flower as you gentlyseal your sacred space from
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this connection to your higherself, thanking the divine that
lies within you for thiscommunication that you have
received.
And then begin to watch theteardrop and the channel that it
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creates begin to loweringitself back into the shape of a
perfect circle of light aroundyou and allow the gold that
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formed the top of the teardropto now gently encompass the
entirety of this white lightaround you, protecting you fully
(35:36):
and completely as you come awayfrom this meditation.
Space is around you andwhenever you need to know you
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are protected, you can create it.
You can protect yourselfenergetically and communicate
with your higher and divine selfanytime you feel.
(36:26):
Taking a few moments to bask inthis white light, sealed and
protected in gold.
Feel your truth, feel what itis like to trust in this
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guidance and to soften into thisspace, knowing that you are
guided, protected and safe.
Gently begin to deepen yourbreathing and set the intention
now to ground your awarenessback into your body and do so by
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beginning to make small andgentle movements, wiggling your
toes, moving your hands and feet, beginning to feel solid and
(39:31):
grounded within this energeticshield of protection, knowing
that you now have the ability tosafely connect with your own
intuitive guidance from a placeof love and passion and joy,
(39:52):
more deep breath and gentlybeginning to open your eyes.
I hope that you have found thismeditation not just useful for
you but healing and if, for somereason, you find that you might
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need a little extra time inthat receptive space.
Feel free to pause themeditation until you receive
your answer, your guidance, yourtruth, and I encourage you at
(40:46):
that point to continue so thatyou properly ground yourself.
As you come out of thismeditation, I hope that you feel
inspired.
I hope that you feel protectedenough to go out into the world
with your creation and set itfree, because it probably will
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benefit more people than youknow.
And I believe in you.
And I hope that this meditationhelps you to also believe enough
in you to create with wildabandon for the highest and best
good for yourself, for theplanet, for the people who live
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in on it, maybe even for theanimals, but above all, for the
harm of none and the highest andbest good of all.
With that, I want to tell eachand every one of you how much I
appreciate you for sharing yourspace with me and ask that you
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please feel free to share thesame with your loved ones for
more goodness.
Follow me on all the socials atabove the ground podcast and
visit my website,airsaboveyogacom.
As always, don't forget tocheck out my other episodes and
all of my amazing sisters atdivasthatcarecom.
You can can find us on Spotify,odyssey, apple, amazon, iheart
(42:19):
Radio or anywhere else that youfeel guided.
Again, my name is Gia RaquelRose, owner of Heirs Above Yoga,
and you are listening to Abovethe Ground Podcast, where every
day is a good one.
Speaker 1 (42:34):
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