As we begin a new year, consider choosing a word or phrase to act as a theme, touchstone, and inquiry. Once you have chosen one, use this meditation to anchor it in and see what arises!

The solstice can act as an invitation to re-ignite the light that is inside of us. Be gently guided through your chakra system as you awaken each power center with your breath and fill it with light. Guaranteed to be uplifting and energizing.

The chaos and uncertainty of the world can engender fear. Allow yourself to interrupt that cycle right now and choose again. Use your breath, it will guide you back to the truth of who you are and what is real. Enter into this place of total peace, acceptance and love.

Connect to the Divine Mother as you settle into the rich space of creation - the womb chakra- a place that is available to all. In this primordial place, your deepest dreams can be birthed. What is calling to you?

What if instead of fighting we listened? This meditation is focused on seeing the "other" and allowing ourselves to be fully present with them. To see, hear and extend love. The path of true compassion.

The world we experience can often feel challenging, difficult. And while we feel that, there also exists an undercurrent of grace, of divine love that is ever present, reminding us what is real. Instead of being caught in the chaos, the invitation is to return to this grace that is always there.

Gratitude moves us from feeling like something is missing in our lives to the recognition of all the blessings and good we have this moment. It is an instant reset. Deepen into your gratitude practice and consider using it as a lens through which to see and experience the world.

This guided meditation is keenly helpful if you find yourself feeling stressed, anxious, angry, afraid or are experiencing any other "negative" emotion. Normally when we feel these, we push them away. Instead, see if you can make space for them to be here with you, and as you do, you neutralize their affect. Then, you may even receive a new gift or way of seeing the world. 

This is a potent time of change and transformation. Rather than allowing the uncertainty to bring us into fear and anxiety, we can channel this potency and create, birth something entirely new. What is calling to you?

A balanced life can feel elusive especially when there is turmoil in our surroundings. But we also know we feel better, clearer and more grounded when we are in balance. This guided journey with Shakti will help you return to a place of equilibrium, peace and clarity, and was recorded during a Love's Refuge live session.