Connecting to Spirit with Lisa Brandis | Intuition, Channelling & Spiritual Development

Have you ever received something, a feeling, a message, a sense, and immediately thought, I’m just making this up?  Because what if that’s not what’s happening at all?

What if you’re already channeling… and the only thing getting in the way is that you don’t trust it yet?

In this episode, I’m speaking to the experience of receiving something subtle and dismissing it before it’s even given the chance to develop.

Because channeling doesn’t usually begin in the way people expect.

It’s not always clear.
It’s not always strong.
And it rarely feels undeniable at the beginning.

Instead, it often shows up quietly.

As a shift in your awareness.
A feeling in the body.
A thought that feels slightly different to your usual thinking.

And because it’s happening through you, it’s very easy to question it…
or assume it isn’t real.

I share a personal experience from a practice session that shaped how I understand this work, and what it revealed about trust, choice, and the way we work with spirit.

Because even when something is coming through, you don’t lose control.

You don’t override your body.
You don’t ignore what doesn’t feel right.

You are part of it.

And the moment you start to recognise that, something begins to shift.

This episode isn’t about trying to receive more.

It’s about recognising what’s already there, and beginning to trust what you’re channeling.

You’re not learning how to channel.

You’re learning how to trust what’s already coming through.

If this resonated, go back and listen to the episode "Channeling Is Not What You Think It Is (The Truth Explained)" on what channeling actually is. It will give you the foundation for everything you’re starting to notice now.

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Hosted by Lisa Brandis — bestselling author, founder of Intuitive Reiki International®, Reiki Master Teacher, intuitive channelling expert, and spiritual medium.

Connecting to Spirit is for spiritually aware women ready to strengthen their intuition, trust their gifts, and step into grounded spiritual leadership. Through personal stories, intuitive insight, and practical teachings, each episode explores intuition, energy healing, practitioner growth, and soul-led transformation.

With more than 20 years of experience, Lisa shares conversations designed to help you feel more connected, more confident, and more aligned with who you truly are.

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Channeling is not what you think it is. You are not being taken over.  You are not losing control and you’re definitely not opening yourself up to something dark.

In this episode, I’m breaking down what channeling actually is — not the version you’ve seen in movies, and not the fear-based stories people often believe, but the real, grounded human experience of it.

I’m sharing my own journey into trance channeling, including the first time I allowed a direct message to come through, what that felt like, and how everything shifted from that moment.

Because when you understand this properly… everything changes.

In This Episode, I Share:

•  What channeling really is (and what it’s not) 
•  My first experience of trance channeling and what it felt like in my body 
•  Why channeling is about allowing, not losing control 
•  The truth behind the fear of “channeling something dark” 
•  How love, grounding, and intention shape your connection 
•  Why I always recommend starting with Reiki 
•  A simple way to begin opening your own intuitive connection 

The Truth About Channeling

Channeling isn’t about losing yourself.
 It’s about learning to allow more of who you are.

🔗 Next Steps

If this episode opened something up for you, I go deeper into this work in my free training, where I walk you through the foundations of energy, intuition, and how this naturally leads into channeling in a grounded and practical way.

And if you’re ready to keep building this connection, the next episode I recommend is:

How to Strengthen Your Intuition: 3 Simple Daily Practices

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Hosted by Lisa Brandis — bestselling author, founder of Intuitive Reiki International®, Reiki Master Teacher, intuitive channelling expert, and spiritual medium.

Connecting to Spirit is for spiritually aware women ready to strengthen their intuition, trust their gifts, and step into grounded spiritual leadership. Through personal stories, intuitive insight, and practical teachings, each episode explores intuition, energy healing, practitioner growth, and soul-led transformation.

With more than 20 years of experience, Lisa shares conversations designed to help you feel more connected, more confident, and more aligned with who you truly are.

💛 Ready to go deeper?
Explore free trainings, practitioner resources, courses, and upcoming events:

👉 LISABRANDIS.COM

📲 Connect with Lisa

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Website:

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You’re not lacking intuition — you’re just not recognising it.
The more you notice it, the stronger it becomes.

Once you begin recognising your intuition, the next step is learning how to strengthen it.

In this episode, I share simple, practical ways to deepen your connection to intuition and start trusting it in your everyday life.

Rather than something mysterious or out of reach, intuition is already present — it just requires awareness, space, and trust.

I also share a personal story of following a strong intuitive nudge that led to an unexpected and meaningful reconnection, showing how intuition often guides us one step at a time.

We explore why slowing down is essential, how overthinking blocks intuitive guidance, and how shifting your focus away from needing to be “right” allows your intuition to come through more clearly.

If you’ve ever questioned whether you’re intuitive, or wondered how to strengthen it, this episode will help you see that it’s already there — and show you how to begin working with it more consciously.

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Hosted by Lisa Brandis — bestselling author, founder of Intuitive Reiki International®, Reiki Master Teacher, intuitive channelling expert, and spiritual medium.

Connecting to Spirit is for spiritually aware women ready to strengthen their intuition, trust their gifts, and step into grounded spiritual leadership. Through personal stories, intuitive insight, and practical teachings, each episode explores intuition, energy healing, practitioner growth, and soul-led transformation.

With more than 20 years of experience, Lisa shares conversations designed to help you feel more connected, more confident, and more aligned with who you truly are.

💛 Ready to go deeper?
Explore free trainings, practitioner resources, courses, and upcoming events:

👉 LISABRANDIS.COM

📲 Connect with Lisa

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Website:

https://intuitivereiki.com.au/

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What if you've never lacked intuition — you've just been misreading it?

In this episode, I'm sharing the framework I've refined over more than 20 years of doing this work: the Three Voices. True inspired guidance, fear, and your own thinking mind. Each one shows up when you tune in. Knowing which is which is where real trust begins.

Through my own stories — including a moment of embarrassment on tour with my business coach, a nerve-filled first live channelling demo, and a sleepless spiral that finally broke open into guidance — I walk you through exactly how each voice feels in the body, and the simple discernment key for each one.

You'll discover why fear doesn't announce itself, why your guides can't reach you when your mind is drowning in the problem, and what to do instead.

I close this episode with a live channelled message from Anya — a collective of spirit guides — speaking directly to your capacity to receive guidance right now.

If you've ever talked yourself out of a feeling you now wish you'd trusted, this one's for you.

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Hosted by Lisa Brandis — bestselling author, founder of Intuitive Reiki International®, Reiki Master Teacher, intuitive channelling expert, and spiritual medium.

Connecting to Spirit is for spiritually aware women ready to strengthen their intuition, trust their gifts, and step into grounded spiritual leadership. Through personal stories, intuitive insight, and practical teachings, each episode explores intuition, energy healing, practitioner growth, and soul-led transformation.

With more than 20 years of experience, Lisa shares conversations designed to help you feel more connected, more confident, and more aligned with who you truly are.

💛 Ready to go deeper?
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📲 Connect with Lisa

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Website:

https://intuitivereiki.com.au/

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Have you ever had a moment where something inside you just knew — not because you had the evidence, not because it made logical sense, but because something deeper within you simply said yes… or no?

In this episode of Connecting to Spirit, I explore how intuition often appears quietly in everyday moments. It might be a sudden impulse to answer a phone call, an instant sense of connection with someone new, or a small inner nudge that leads to something far bigger than you ever expected.

I share several personal stories from my own journey — including a moment when trusting a simple intuitive feeling led to an opportunity I never saw coming, and another where an unexpected act of kindness changed the course of my work in ways I could never have planned.

What I’ve learned over the years is that intuition doesn’t usually shout. It arrives quickly and quietly, often before the logical mind has time to analyse it. The challenge is that the mind often arrives right afterwards with questions, doubts, and reasons to ignore it.

But when you begin recognising these signals and learning to trust them, life can start unfolding in ways that feel deeply aligned with your spiritual path.

In this episode I share:

• How intuition often appears through small everyday nudges
 • Why the logical mind can talk us out of intuitive guidance
 • Personal stories of intuition leading to unexpected opportunities
 • How genuine connection and alignment can open surprising doors
 • Why intuition becomes stronger the more you learn to listen

Learning to trust your intuition may be one of the most powerful skills you develop — because the guidance you’re searching for has been within you all along.

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Hosted by Lisa Brandis — bestselling author, founder of Intuitive Reiki International®, Reiki Master Teacher, intuitive channelling expert, and spiritual medium.

Connecting to Spirit is for spiritually aware women ready to strengthen their intuition, trust their gifts, and step into grounded spiritual leadership. Through personal stories, intuitive insight, and practical teachings, each episode explores intuition, energy healing, practitioner growth, and soul-led transformation.

With more than 20 years of experience, Lisa shares conversations designed to help you feel more connected, more confident, and more aligned with who you truly are.

💛 Ready to go deeper?
Explore free trainings, practitioner resources, courses, and upcoming events:

👉 LISABRANDIS.COM

📲 Connect with Lisa

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Website:

https://intuitivereiki.com.au/

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Your intuition often speaks before your mind — but many people have been conditioned not to trust it.

In this episode of Connecting to Spirit, I explore the powerful relationship between intuition and personal responsibility, and why learning to trust your inner guidance can transform your life.

I begin by sharing one of the first lessons I learned during my early Reiki training — a simple but profound teaching about emotional responsibility and the stories we choose to hold onto.

From there, we explore what intuition actually is. Not something mystical or vague, but a powerful biological early-warning system designed to guide and protect us.

I also share a deeply personal story about my daughter that became a defining moment in my own journey of learning to trust intuition fully and follow it with courage.

If you’ve ever second-guessed your inner knowing, felt the tension between intuition and logic, or wondered how to develop stronger intuitive awareness, this episode will help you reconnect with the guidance that already lives within you.

In this episode you'll discover

• The Reiki teaching that changed how I take responsibility for my emotions
• Why intuition often arrives before logic
• How your nervous system processes intuitive signals instantly
• Why we override our inner knowing
• How Intuitive Reiki can help develop intuition and spiritual awareness

Learning to listen to your intuition may be one of the most important skills you ever develop — because the guidance you’re searching for has always been within you.

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Hosted by Lisa Brandis — bestselling author, founder of Intuitive Reiki International®, Reiki Master Teacher, intuitive channelling expert, and spiritual medium.

Connecting to Spirit is for spiritually aware women ready to strengthen their intuition, trust their gifts, and step into grounded spiritual leadership. Through personal stories, intuitive insight, and practical teachings, each episode explores intuition, energy healing, practitioner growth, and soul-led transformation.

With more than 20 years of experience, Lisa shares conversations designed to help you feel more connected, more confident, and more aligned with who you truly are.

💛 Ready to go deeper?
Explore free trainings, practitioner resources, courses, and upcoming events:

👉 LISABRANDIS.COM

📲 Connect with Lisa

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https://www.instagram.com/lisabrandis_/

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Website:

https://intuitivereiki.com.au/

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Are you truly ready to step into your spiritual calling — or is something quietly holding you back?

What if the nudge you’ve been feeling isn’t doubt… but an invitation?

In this Season Two finale of Connecting to Spirit, I share the real signs that tell us we’re ready to expand our spiritual work — whether that’s offering your first session, saying yes to a leadership opportunity, or finally trusting yourself as a teacher and guide.

This episode is for you if:
 • You learned Reiki or intuitive work for personal growth and now feel called to share it
 • You’re craving clarity around your next step as a spiritual entrepreneur
 • You feel ready to grow, but fear or self-doubt keeps slowing you down
 • You want your spiritual work to feel aligned, grounded, and authentic — not forced

In this episode, I explore:
 ✨ The subtle signs that show you’re ready to step into your calling
 ✨ Simple, grounded action steps you can take this week
 ✨ A powerful student story about confidence, courage, and saying yes
 ✨ Why readiness doesn’t come before action — it comes because of it

This isn’t about building something louder or busier.
 It’s about building something that resonates as truth.

Thank you for being part of Season Two. I’m so grateful you’re here, and I can’t wait to continue this journey with you in 2026.

With love,
 Lisa ✨

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Hosted by Lisa Brandis — bestselling author, founder of Intuitive Reiki International®, Reiki Master Teacher, intuitive channelling expert, and spiritual medium.

Connecting to Spirit is for spiritually aware women ready to strengthen their intuition, trust their gifts, and step into grounded spiritual leadership. Through personal stories, intuitive insight, and practical teachings, each episode explores intuition, energy healing, practitioner growth, and soul-led transformation.

With more than 20 years of experience, Lisa shares conversations designed to help you feel more connected, more confident, and more aligned with who you truly are.

💛 Ready to go deeper?
Explore free trainings, practitioner resources, courses, and upcoming events:

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https://intuitivereiki.com.au/

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What if your deepest healing began the moment you decided to trust your intuition?  What if the strength you needed was already inside you, waiting to be awakened?

In this deeply moving episode, I sit down with intuitive healer Karen Churchill, who bravely shares her journey from an unexpected cancer diagnosis to discovering her own healing power through Reiki and spiritual connection.

Karen opens her heart as she recounts the intuitive messages she received, the spiritual awakening that unfolded, and the moment she realised she could partner with her body to heal. Her story is deeply moving, filled with raw honesty, courage, and the kind of wisdom that can only come from lived experience.

Together, we explore:
 🔸 How intuition becomes a compass during life’s hardest moments
 🔸 Messages from spirit and the signs that guided her healing
 🔸 Breakthroughs that changed her perspective — and her health
 🔸 The powerful role of belief and the mind–body connection
 🔸 How to honour medical advice while embracing complementary healing

Karen’s journey is a beautiful reminder that our body holds incredible wisdom, spirit is always speaking, and healing is possible in ways we may never expect.

Guest

Karen Churchill — intuitive healer, Reiki practitioner, and a powerful example of what’s possible when you trust the voice within.  Learn More 

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Hosted by Lisa Brandis — bestselling author, founder of Intuitive Reiki International®, Reiki Master Teacher, intuitive channelling expert, and spiritual medium.

Connecting to Spirit is for spiritually aware women ready to strengthen their intuition, trust their gifts, and step into grounded spiritual leadership. Through personal stories, intuitive insight, and practical teachings, each episode explores intuition, energy healing, practitioner growth, and soul-led transformation.

With more than 20 years of experience, Lisa shares conversations designed to help you feel more connected, more confident, and more aligned with who you truly are.

💛 Ready to go deeper?
Explore free trainings, practitioner resources, courses, and upcoming events:

👉 LISABRANDIS.COM

📲 Connect with Lisa

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https://intuitivereiki.com.au/

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What if the thing you fear most… never actually happens?

This week I go deep and share a very personal story — the moment my husband was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and my whole world collapsed in an instant. I was pregnant, caring for a toddler, and suddenly facing the unthinkable. My mind went straight into worst-case scenarios. That moment led to a profound shift in perspective — one that ultimately ended 17 years of anxiety.

In this episode, I walk you through the mindset shift that stopped me from “dress rehearsing tragedy” and brought me back into presence, gratitude, and spiritual trust. This insight has guided my healing work for years, and I share it in the hope that it brings comfort and clarity if you’re navigating something hard.

If your mind often jumps to “What if?”, this episode is a gentle reminder that you don’t have to live there.

🌟 In this episode, I share:

• What happened the day we received the diagnosis
• How catastrophic thinking takes hold
• Brené Brown’s concept of “dress rehearsing tragedy”
• The Reiki principle that interrupts fear
• How to return your energy to the present moment
• The words my psychologist shared that changed everything
• The outcome of my husband’s cancer journey
• A spiritual perspective for anyone facing uncertainty

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Hosted by Lisa Brandis — bestselling author, founder of Intuitive Reiki International®, Reiki Master Teacher, intuitive channelling expert, and spiritual medium.

Connecting to Spirit is for spiritually aware women ready to strengthen their intuition, trust their gifts, and step into grounded spiritual leadership. Through personal stories, intuitive insight, and practical teachings, each episode explores intuition, energy healing, practitioner growth, and soul-led transformation.

With more than 20 years of experience, Lisa shares conversations designed to help you feel more connected, more confident, and more aligned with who you truly are.

💛 Ready to go deeper?
Explore free trainings, practitioner resources, courses, and upcoming events:

👉 LISABRANDIS.COM

📲 Connect with Lisa

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/lisabrandis_/

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/intuitivereikiinternational

Website:

https://intuitivereiki.com.au/

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Discover Deep Soul Love Through Learning Intuitive Reiki
Story Time:  I share one of the most touching moments I’ve ever experienced while teaching Reiki. During a Reiki attunement in one of my workshops, a beautiful soul, a foster parent in his 50s who felt the love of his own soul for the very first time. It was a moment of pure awakening… and it changed both of us.

We’ll explore what Reiki attunement really is, how it opens the heart to deeper connection, and why these moments of spiritual remembering can lead to profound healing, self-worth, and inner peace.

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Hosted by Lisa Brandis — bestselling author, founder of Intuitive Reiki International®, Reiki Master Teacher, intuitive channelling expert, and spiritual medium.

Connecting to Spirit is for spiritually aware women ready to strengthen their intuition, trust their gifts, and step into grounded spiritual leadership. Through personal stories, intuitive insight, and practical teachings, each episode explores intuition, energy healing, practitioner growth, and soul-led transformation.

With more than 20 years of experience, Lisa shares conversations designed to help you feel more connected, more confident, and more aligned with who you truly are.

💛 Ready to go deeper?
Explore free trainings, practitioner resources, courses, and upcoming events:

👉 LISABRANDIS.COM

📲 Connect with Lisa

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/lisabrandis_/

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/intuitivereikiinternational

Website:

https://intuitivereiki.com.au/

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