Illuminating the Shadow

Illuminating the Shadow MEDITATION: Exploring our own Intrinsic & Energetic Boundaries

Hey there, friends! Welcome and thank your for joining me in this meditation episode of Illuminating the Shadow. Through this Reiki-infused, guided meditation practice, I hope to really facilitate a safe and nurturing space that aims to support you in your own personal journeys in self-awareness, radical self-acceptance and self-worth through the use and integration of our own internal boundaries. Join me as we work to cultivate a deeper sense of connection to both ourselves through the awareness of our inherent needs and energetic boundaries, through this heart-felt guided meditation practice. Enjoy!

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NEW Episodes now EVERY Wednesday! Available on Apple, Audible, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to your favorite podcast!

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Illuminating the Shadow: Shining a light of awareness on the BOUNDARIES we MAINTAIN with Ourselves

So in the past several episodes of Illuminating the Shadow, we spoken pretty heavily about boundaries, AND we’re not done yet! But in those episodes, we spoke about the need for addressing boundaries in our social interactions, and in our relationship dynamics, we spoke about addressing boundaries with others. In today’s episode we will be building a bit upon some of that context, some of that foundation, and we will be discussing our own personal boundaries that we set with ourselves, as we shine a gentle light of awareness upon some of our experiences, tendencies and beliefs about the boundaries that we set and maintain with OURSELVES. These more intrinsically-motivated boundaries that we maintain with ourselves they reflect our own inherent NEEDS. These intrinsic or internally-driven boundaries are deeply rooted in our core beliefs & reflected in our core values. These internal boundaries reflect back to us in our self-talk, our internal narratives and they reflect back to us in our own perceptions of ourselves, in the ways that we view & understand ourselves. You know how people always say that change begins within? Well, they are right and this work in BOUNDARIES begins from within, as well.  True and effective boundaries, originate from our own inherent needs & internal boundaries, radiating outwardly to our external and shared experiences. And so chances are, that if you struggle asserting and maintaining clear boundaries with others, you more than likely struggle asserting and maintaining clear boundaries with yourself.

Join me as we illuminate the shadows together!

The is POWER in your voice and there is MEDICINE in your Story.

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Illuminating the Shadow Meditation: Rooted in the Wisdom of you own Inner Compass

Hey there, friends! Welcome and thank your for joining me in this meditation episode of Illuminating the Shadow. This meditation practice builds upon the foundation we laying in the last several episodes (Episodes 13-15) of Illuminating the Shadow, in which we discussed BOUNDARIES. I wrote this mediation episode in an effort to cultivate a safe and nurturing space that aims to support you in your own personal journeys in shadow work through self-awareness & radical self-acceptance. It is my most heartfelt intention that this mediation supports you as we work to integrate some of this work on boundaries.

Join me as we act to RECLAIM the parts of ourselves that we've lost along the way, as we act to cultivate a deep and meaningful sense of groundedness in our sense of self through this heart-felt, Reiki-infused, guided meditation practice. Enjoy!

There is power in your voice and there is medicine in your story.

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Illuminating the Shadow Podcast Episode #15: BOUNDARIES are Liberating AF! Let's put them into ACTION!

What if I told you that buried deep within the discomfort of your emotional triggers lie the very keys to your healing? What if I told you that buried deep under the discomfort of your most painful frustrations, your most painful resentments lie the very keys to your freedom? What if I told you that buried deep below the painful exterior of your most hurtful experiences and your most painful memories lie the very patterns and wounds that need your attention and healing?

And that when that feeling of emotional stirring goes off in your body, presenting as an emotional trigger, it is in internal alarm, and a call to action, and that emotional trigger is often leading you right to a BOUNDARY that was violated, challenged or that needs your attention and re-evaluation. Our unhealed wounds arise to the surface as emotional triggers, characterized by their sharp emotional response often reminiscent of a past trauma or repeating trauma or pattern or belief. These triggers serve as a prompt and a deep call to action. This is a call to acknowledge the wound, to examine and honor it and to offer that trauma wound the space it requires to heal.

It’s time to honor our boundaries as we HONOR ourselves and explore our emotional triggers, as the vital messengers they are. And yes, they are vital messengers, they point us to what needs our attention and response. So today, we are going to continue our discussion on boundaries, as we dive in deep just shine a gentle light of awareness upon some of our patterns, habits, and beliefs surrounding boundaries and how we can maintain and assert clear and  sustainable boundaries with others.

Join me as we illuminate the shadows together!

"No is a necessary magic. No draws a circle around you in chalk that says I have given enough" - Nayyiray Waheed

The is POWER in your voice and there is MEDICINE in your Story.

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Illuminating the Shadow: BOUNDARIES! Those aren't your bags, Baby!

BOUNDARIES do not BIND, they LIBERATE

So as you begin to reflect upon the relationships in your life… relationships with your family, relationships with your friends, your partner, co-workers… Do you feel HEARD? Do you feel VALUED? Do you feel safe? Do you feel like you can openly express your own needs? Do you feel safe expressing your boundaries?  When you think about boundaries within your relationships… What comes up for you? As you begin to reflect upon the boundaries you see as examples in your life, in your relationships, perhaps you begin to question whether or not these cycles and beliefs about boundaries that once held you, that once kept you comfortable and safe in what you knew at the time, if you are beginning to see that these behaviors and beliefs aren’t serving you any longer, and you’re ready to release yourself from their holds, well it may be time to start to begin to think about your own personal journey in boundaries. Boundaries are the common ground and the very foundation of where our personal values & beliefs, our sense of self and our emotions meet. And they are also sometimes where they clash.

What if I told you that people treat you EXACTLY how you allow them to treat you? What if I told you that we show people HOW to treat us and we show them the very BEHAVIORS that we find acceptable, and these behaviors and tendencies are directly reflected in the very BOUNDARIES (or lack of them) that we set forth?    

While boundaries may seem limiting or restrictive sometimes to others, when used appropriately they are QUITE the opposite and they are LIBERATING AF!! OUR BOUNDARIES KEEP US SAFE. But boundaries are much more than that, when we set boundaries, we then have the capacity to recognize and accept and to MEET our own needs. Boundaries are the courageous manner through which we act to nurture ourselves, through our confidence to SPEAK our TRUTH. When we set boundaries we have the courage to LOVE and honor ourselves and to meet our needs, and we can then act to reclaim our power and to re-write some of our outdated narratives, if we find that they are no longer serving us.

In this episode of Illuminating the Shadow podcast, we will be shining a gentle light of awareness upon some our beliefs, tendencies and patterns when it comes to our relationships with others, as we continue our discussion on boundaries.

Join me as we will explore these themes and much more as we seek out to illuminate the shadow together.

There is power in your voice and there is medicine in your story.

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Illuminating the Shadow: Embracing BOUNDARIES as Radical SELF-CARE

BOUNDARIES do not BIND, they LIBERATE

What if I told you that people treat you EXACTLY how you allow them to treat you? What if I told you that we show people HOW to treat us and we show them the very BEHAVIORS that we find acceptable, and these behaviors and tendencies are directly reflected in the very BOUNDARIES (or lack of them) that we set forth?    

While boundaries may seem limiting or restrictive sometimes to others, when used appropriately they are QUITE the opposite and they are LIBERATING AF!! OUR BOUNDARIES KEEP US SAFE. But boundaries are much more than that, when we set boundaries, we then have the capacity to recognize and accept and to MEET our own needs. Boundaries are the courageous manner through which we act to nurture ourselves, through our confidence to SPEAK our TRUTH. When we set boundaries we have the courage to LOVE and honor ourselves and to meet our needs, and we can then act to reclaim our power and to re-write some of our outdated narratives, if we find that they are no longer serving us.

You know how I am always saying that there is power in your voice and there is medicine in your story and that you are active writing your own story through your own interpretations of your experience and your own narrative? Well that narrative, that story of your life, it is reflecting back to you in the very boundaries that you set with others.

In this episode of Illuminating the Shadow podcast, we will be shining a gentle light of awareness upon some our beliefs, tendencies and patterns when it comes to our relationships with others, paying particular attention to our personal boundaries.

Join me as we will explore these themes an much more as we seek out to illuminate the shadow together.

There is power in your voice and there is medicine in your story.

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Illuminating the Shadow Meditation: Cultivating Resiliency & Acceptance with each Beat of your Brave Heart Meditation

Hey there, friends! Welcome and thank your for joining me in this meditation episode of Illuminating the Shadow. This meditation practice builds upon the foundation we laid in the previous episode (Cultivating Mutual Support & How we can Honor Ourselves WHILE Supporting Others). I wrote this mediation episode in an effort to cultivate a safe and nurturing space that aims to support you in your own personal journeys in self-awareness, radical self-acceptance and self-worth, and to support us as we work to cultivate a deeper sense of connection to both ourselves and to each other. Join me as we act to cultivate a deep and meaningful sense of MUTUAL SUPPORT and MUTUAL ACCEPTANCE through this heart-felt, Reiki-infused, guided meditation practice. Enjoy!

There is power in your voice and there is medicine in your story.

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Illuminating the Shadow: Cultivating Mutual Support & How we can Honor Ourselves WHILE Supporting Others

In this episode of Illuminating the Shadow, we will be exploring our own lens of perception and how it contributes to our understanding of the world around us. As we shine a gentle light of awareness upon some our beliefs, tendencies and patterns and how they reflect back to us in the boundaries we maintain with each other. We will be diving in deep to further explore and examine how some of our habits and patterns and beliefs are reflective in our exchanges with others. We will be discussing some practical ways to bring more clarity and more understanding into our interactions with others, into our dialogues, our miscommunications AND into our disputes with others, as we work to facilitate a shared space of mutual understanding. Working to foster and encourage clear and direct communication in our daily social interactions and in the relationships that we value, so that we can engage with others in a way that supports them while simultaneously offering us that same support, that mutual understanding.

Upon this common ground, is where we can meet each other with understanding and grace, despite our differences. We have such a beautiful capacity to support each other, while simultaneously advocating for ourselves and our own needs.

Join me as we will explore these themes and much more as we seek out to illuminate the shadow together.

There is power in your voice and there is medicine in your story.

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Illuminating the Shadow Meditation: Luminous Inner Light Meditation

Hey there, friends! Welcome and thank your for joining me in this meditation episode of Illuminating the Shadow. In this meditation, I hope to really cultivate a safe and nurturing space that aims to support you in your own personal journeys in self-awareness, radical self-acceptance and self-worth, as we work to cultivate a deeper sense of connection to both ourselves and to each other, through this heart-felt guided meditation practice. Enjoy!

There is power in your voice and there is medicine in your story.

NEW Episodes now EVERY Wednesday! Available on Apple, Audible, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to your favorite podcast!

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Illuminating the Shadow: Thank You for Being a Friend

In this episode of Illuminating the Shadow podcast, we will be shining a gentle light of awareness upon some our beliefs, tendencies and patterns when it comes to our relationships with others. We will be diving in deep to explore some of the ways that we try to support and care for those we love, and as we begin to reflect upon our relationships and how we show up in them, as we begin to reflect upon our past experiences and as we begin to ask the hard questions, we begin to invite more clear and direct communication into our relationships, and more mutual understanding. In cultivating this sense of clear communication and this sense of mutual understanding, we can then act to support and love our people, in a way that is truly considerate and supportive more contentiously.

Deep down, I believe that we want to help each other, we want to offer our support and we want to ease the pain or the tension that our loved one is experiencing. That’s our intention, to support, to help. But… just because that is our intention, it isn’t necessarily always the actual outcome. So how do we bridge this gap- this gap between TRYING to be supportive and help and ACTUALLY being support and helpful?

Join me as we will explore these themes an much more as we seek out to illuminate the shadow together.

There is power in your voice and there is medicine in your story.

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