Higher Self Mastery

Confused about chakras? You’re not alone. Here’s the clear, practical guide no yoga class ever has the time to give you.

They’re mentioned in yoga, meditation, and spiritual circles all the time. But what actually are chakras — and why should you care about them in your everyday life?

In this beginner-friendly episode, I strip away the mystery and explain what chakras really are, where they’re located, and how they affect the way you show up.

When these energy centres are out of balance, it shows up in very real ways.

Do you often feel like you have to shout to be heard? That could be the sign of an overactive throat chakra.

Or maybe you live in a constant state of fear, which could point to an underactive root chakra.

By the end of this conversation, you’ll have a clear understanding of how your chakras influence the way you react, respond, and show up in different areas of your life — and simple ways to begin bringing them back into balance.

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What if your wardrobe could be more than just clothes?
What if it could become a source of confidence, empowerment, and self-expression?

In this inspiring conversation, I sit down with Sophia Lorimer, a sustainable stylist and the founder of the multi award-winning Fine-Tuned Wardrobe  - a business that empowers women to dress for success sustainably.

Together we explore:

• Practical tips for transitioning your wardrobe from summer to autumn without starting from scratch
• How to let go of clothes that hold you back and create space for who you are today
• The missing link between mindset, mirror work, and confidence
• Navigating identity shifts through perimenopause, postpartum, career changes, and midlife transitions
• Why sustainable fashion can be both empowering and deeply personal

Whether you’re a busy professional, a mum in midlife, or simply ready to feel more empowered when you get dressed, this episode will help you reconnect with your confidence one outfit at a time.

✨ Connect with Sophia Lorimer:

• Instagram: @finetunedwardrobe
• LinkedIn: Sophia Lorimer
• Website: finetunedwardrobe.com
• Join her upcoming 20-Day Style Challenge starting in October

✨ Connect with Dharmi Schumacher

🔗 Want to connect in person?

I’ll be speaking at my last Summer event this Saturday 6th September, right here in my hometown, Leicester. Come say Hi. Tickets available via my Linktree 

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• Instagram: @dharmischumacher
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As we close out August, we enter a powerful seasonal shift. The in-between space where summer hasn't fully left, but autumn is already knocking. This transitional time can be energising, yes, but it’s also chaotic, fast moving, and if we’re not careful, deeply depleting.

In this episode, I speak candidly about the collective pressure that ramps up this time of year. The tendency to over commit, over plan, compare ourselves, and push through without pause. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

I invite you to take a step back. To get grounded. To check in. And to consciously choose what you want the next 3 to 4 months to feel like, not what others expect of you.

Don’t fall into the trap of comparison or speed. You get to set the pace. You get to protect your energy.

🎧 Press play, take a breath, and let this be a reminder to move forward from grounded intention, not panic.

🔗 Want to connect in person this summer?

I’ll be speaking and sharing my work at a number of live events this season — from workshops to ceremonies and community gatherings.
I’d love to meet you there.

👉 View upcoming events on my Linktree 

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Last week, I emphasised the importance of grounding — something we all need after the intensity of the Lion’s Gate Portal, Mercury Retrograde, and the general disruption of summer holidays.

One of the practices I mentioned was breathwork, and this week, I’m going all in.

This is a practical, step-by-step episode where I guide you through 5 different breathwork practices that you can use straight away.

The reason I chose breathwork is because it’s with you everywhere — at home, at work, in every situation. Wherever you go, your breath goes. It is the most powerful and potent embodied practice for grounding yourself.

I cannot emphasise enough the importance of having a regular breathwork practice. The more you master your breath, the more you master your experience of life — learning to respond rather than react.

Breathwork is about cleaning out and rejuvenating your life force — your prana, your chi. It regulates your nervous system, clears stagnant energy, and reconnects you to your body. It’s accessible, effective, and simple to master.

So if you don’t already have a breathwork practice, I urge you to give this episode a listen. You’ll walk away with five practices that are easy to use and powerful to implement.

Ready to reset? Press play and breathe with me.

Mentions:
📚 Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor
📚 Prana and Pranayama – Yoga Publications Trust, Bihar School of Yoga

🔗 Want to connect in person this summer?

I’ll be speaking and sharing my work at a number of live events this season — from workshops to ceremonies and community gatherings.
I’d love to meet you there.

👉 View upcoming events on my Linktree 

Summer holidays are beautiful... and brutal.
Especially if you're the one holding it all together.
The planner, the provider, the peacekeeper, the parent — all at once.

If you’ve found yourself bouncing between joy and overwhelm, craving five minutes of peace between packed lunches, sibling squabbles, and work meetings… this episode is for you.

In this bite-sized solo, I’m sharing the 3 powerful shifts that have helped me move from survival mode to actually enjoying the summer — while still running my business and keeping everything afloat.

Whether your children are toddlers, teens, or somewhere in between, these tips are simple, soulful, and totally do-able.

✨ These are the practices I come back to again and again when things get loud, messy, and full-on.

And no — it’s not about getting it perfect. It’s about staying grounded in the chaos, choosing yourself without guilt, and finding small moments of nourishment.

🔗 Want to connect in person this summer?

I’ll be speaking and sharing my work at a number of live events this season — from workshops to ceremonies and community gatherings.
I’d love to meet you there.

👉 View upcoming events on my Linktree 

We’re talking about the real blocks to receiving what you want.

From childhood conditioning to societal messaging, to the quiet fears that live beneath the surface — this episode explores the inner beliefs that may be holding your manifestations at arm’s length.

You’ll hear:

• How beliefs around worthiness, deserving, and fear are formed — and how they stick
• Why wanting both spiritual depth and material success can feel like a conflict
• The deeper cost of fearing change, growth, or rejection — even when you say you’re ready

But it’s not all doom and gloom.
 There’s power in taking responsibility.
 And yes — you absolutely can reprogram the beliefs that have been keeping you small.

In this episode, I offer six practical tools to help you get started.
 Simple, powerful shifts to support your receiving energy and open the door to more.

🕯️ New Lionsgate Portal Manifestation Ceremony – August 7
I've just added another date for this powerful in-person workshop.

To receive details, email me the word “CEREMONY” at:
📩 [email protected]

📖 Free Manifestation Guide
For a soulful guide to support your practice, just email the words “FREE GUIDE” and I’ll send it your way.

This is Part Two of the Manifestation Mini-Series — recorded during the Lions-Gate Portal, one of the most potent energetic windows of the year.

In this episode, I share what truly makes a difference when it comes to calling in what you desire — and why many women don’t even realise they’re manifesting from a place that’s out of sync with their emotional needs.

We explore:
✨ Why this time of year is so potent — and how to work with it intentionally

✨ The difference between ego-led desires and soul-led alignment

✨ The emotional blueprint underneath your manifestation goals
✨ The gap between what you think you should want and what your soul is actually craving
✨ How to ground your dreams in the body and take soft, aligned action

🔗 Resources mentioned:

🎧 The Kirsty Gallagher Podcast
🎧 Align by Jenna Zoe

📖 Free Manifestation Guide
Want a soulful guide to help you connect, clarify, and begin calling it in?
Simply email me the words “FREE GUIDE” and I’ll send it your way.

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Your energy is powerful. Let’s make 2025 the year you honour it fully.

Welcome to Part One of my special Mini Manifestation Series — created to help you align with the energy of the Lionsgate Portal, one of the most potent times of the year for calling in your desires and stepping boldly into your next chapter.

In this episode, I’m focusing on the Law of Circulation — a universal principle that reminds us: energy must move. Manifestation isn’t just about visualising or wishing. It’s about participating in the energetic exchange of life.

Here’s what I’m sharing:

• What the Law of Circulation really means — and why it’s foundational for manifestation
• Why giving (in all its forms) starts the momentum of what we want to receive
• The power of a daily gratitude practice — and why it vibrationally aligns you with abundance
• A personal story of how giving from the heart came back to me in the most magical and unexpected way
• How to shift from overthinking your manifestation to embodying the energy of it

✨ I’ll also guide you to start a simple gratitude practice this week — one that will build real energetic momentum in preparation for the Lionsgate Portal on 8/8.

If you’re tired of feeling unappreciated or overlooked, I want you to hear this: your outer world is a mirror of how you treat yourself. In this episode, I share how I reclaimed my power by going first—by honouring my worth, my voice, and my needs—and how you can do the same. Let this be your sign to stop waiting for others to change… and start with you.

We explore:
 ✨ The ego death that often comes during life transitions
 ✨ Why feeling unappreciated is a sign to go inward—not blame outward
 ✨ How your relationship with yourself sets the tone for every other relationship
 ✨ Real-life examples of what it looks like to honour your worth in small, daily acts
 ✨ Why reclaiming your power starts with one simple choice: You go first.

🧭 Your journal prompt this week:
Where in your life are you giving too much and receiving too little?
What one small act can you take to honour yourself more fully?

This week, I’m sharing the meaning behind the name Higher Self Mastery—and why it matters. As women, we shift between seasons of doing and being, strength and softness. This podcast is here to honour it all. Wherever you are on your path, there’s space for you here. 

In this episode, I pull back the curtain on the name Higher Self Mastery—and what it truly means to me.

This isn’t just a title. It’s a powerful fusion of two energies:
 ✨ Higher Self – feminine, intuitive, connected to Source
✨ Self Mastery – masculine, grounded in action and achievement

And as women, we’re constantly shifting between these two. This episode is a love note to every woman who’s ever felt too soft, too strong, too much, or not enough.

We explore:
 🌙 Why I chose a name that speaks to both the feminine and the masculine within us
🌿 How society conditions women to disconnect from their softness or power
⚖️ My personal story of yo-yoing between masculine burnout and spiritual passivity
🌸 What true balance between doing and being really looks like
💫 Why alignment lives in the dance between surrender and action

🧭 Your reflection prompt this week:
Where in your life are you leaning too far into doing—or not doing enough? What would balance feel like?