Meditate with Alice

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Today’s practice is designed for those moments where you can feel yourself getting stuck in the weeds, zooming in on the little details and getting so caught up in the minutia that you lose sight of the big picture. This meditation is here to support you in gaining perspective and remembering (in a good way!) that you are but a blip in the expansiveness of the universe. But of course, at the same time, you are a universe unto yourself.

And I find that my biggest reminder of this is nature, particularly the ocean. I live in Byron Bay, a beautiful spot in Northern New South Wales and the most easterly point of Australia. And if you’ve ever been here, or perhaps if you visit one day, a must-do activity is the lighthouse walk. And whenever I do this walk, I am reminded of perspective. I look out into the vastness of the ocean that extends as far as the eye can see before it slowly merges into the blueness of the sky above. This is particularly magic in whale season as I see these magnificent mammals breaching, and even they seem small in comparison to the magnitude of the ocean and the expansiveness that surrounds us. And I feel tiny. My problems shrink. My worries seem miniscule. My looping thoughts fade.

And this isn’t to dismiss the human experience, but more that it serves as a gentle reminder and invitation to zoom out and see the bigger picture. And in this moment of zooming out, I am always reminded of a few things.

Firstly of our interconnectedness and connection to something greater than ourselves.

Secondly I find that this act of gaining perspective brings more connection, more softness, more clarity, more presence, more compassion to myself and to the people in my world.

And thirdly the bigness of the world serves as a reminder of hope and possibility for all that is available.

So with that being said, I hope you enjoy this meditation… it was a lovely one to create for you and I hope it brings you what you’re looking for.

After listening to this mediation, you might like to journal on the following to deepen the connection and reflection:

* What object or item did you choose in your environment as your point of anchor and safety? What is it about this that feels safe to you?

* When you tuned into your body, which part did you choose as your internal anchor? Why do you think this part of you feels safe?

* What compassion or love would you offer to others when you see the world in this zoomed-out way? And how can you offer a piece of that to yourself?

* What possibility feels alive for you right now? This may be big or small… where can you soften to meet it?

As always, if there is anything on your mind, or heart, that you’d like to share, I’m here and always happy to hear from you!

With love,

Alice x

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I usually share these guided meditations to paid subscribers only but I felt called to share this one freely and publicly. Because in the busyness of this time of year, I feel we could all do with a little more calm and presence. So I encourage you to set aside some time for yourself today, get comfy, listen and enjoy.

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This meditation is inspired by The Secret Garden, one of my favourite childhood books and a story I recently revisited when I found myself watching the film. In the film, there’s a scene where the children run through the garden and it shifts and responds to them. When their inner world turns dark, the flowers droop and the leaves begin to die. When the energy is joyful and high, the flowers bloom and lift towards the sky.

And that scene stood out to me.

Because I’ve always felt that nature is one of my greatest mirrors and teachers. It meets us exactly where we are, without judgement and somehow offers up just what we most need.

Some days I go to the beach and the darkness of the sky reflects the state of my soul. And as I cry, the clouds cry with me.

Other days the sun shines bright and this reflects the hope and optimism rising within me.

Nature reminds us of our ever-changing-ness, our seasons, our cycles, our capacity to shed, bloom, rest, renew. It reflects back our inner landscape with a quiet kind of honesty.

And so today’s meditation is an invitation into that reflection.

As you explore your inner garden throughout this practice, notice the state of it. Notice what it looks like, feels like, represents. Perhaps it is flourishing and bright. Perhaps it is sparse and bare. Perhaps it is organised and manicured or wild and untamed. The way your garden appears is not an accident. It’s a message, a mirror, a whisper from your inner world.

Your garden may show you where you are craving rest. Or where you are craving freedom. Where you need more structure or more softness. Where you are blooming or what you need to let go of.

Let this meditation be an opportunity to meet yourself with curiosity, compassion and presence. To see what nature is showing you about yourself. And to receive whatever message your soul is sending.

After listening to this meditation you may like to journal on the following to deepen the connection:

* What did the garden in your visualisation look and feel like? Describe everything you noticed such as colours, textures, seasons, the general atmosphere etc.

* What did your garden reflect back to you? What message did you receive?

* How can you bring a little more of your garden’s wisdom into the way you move through the next few days?

* If your garden were to shift into its most balanced, nourishing state, what would it look like? And what would need to shift within you to mirror that?

This will be such a beautiful meditation to return to regularly and you may find that your garden shifts and changes as you shift and change. Or you may receive different reflections, themes or messages depending on what is present in your life.

As always, if there is anything on your mind, or heart, that you’d like to share, I’m here and always happy to hear from you!

And if there is someone you know who will enjoy this meditation, you are welcome to share it with them.

With love,

Alice x

If you’re looking for some 1:1 support in creating your aligned life, you may be interested in booking a session with me.

1:1, Mother:Child and Family Human Design readings….your opportunity to dive deep into all things Human Design and uncover the insights that matter most for where you are right now. Expect to walk away breathing a sigh of relief feeling deeply seen, validated, understood and with clarity on who you are and how to create more ease, flow and alignment in your life. Find out more and book HERE.

Untangled… Untangled is for the times when you catch yourself thinking, “I wish someone would just tell me what to do.” Not because you need someone else’s answer, but because you need support finding your own. Untangled it a deep, powerful 2 hour session designed to move you from confusion to clarity. Human Design provides understanding of your innate way of decision-making and energetic flow while conversational hypnotherapy helps untangle the mental loops, emotional charge and resistance that keep you stuck so that you can reconnect with your own inner knowing. Find out more and book HERE.

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Today’s practice is designed to help you settle and come back to yourself in moments of heightened energy. Moments when your mind is racing, your body is humming with leftover adrenaline and there’s this feeling of energy circulating throughout your body. It might come after a busy day, an emotionally charged conversation, a buildup of stress or even something beautiful that left your system a little overstimulated.

I’ve come to describe this feeling as ‘fizzy’, sort of like a bottle of soft drink that has been shaken. Everything feels a little too activated, the bubbles swirling, rising, fizzing and circulating around your body creating a sense of urgency or restlessness. And sometimes in these moments of heightened emotion or energy it can be helpful to move. We know that emotion is energy in motion and so sometimes this energy needs to be physically released from the body through movement.

But then there are other times when you just need to let everything settle. You need calm. You need stillness. A pause. A moment to let the bubbles rise to the surface and be released. Because just as a shaken bottle of soft drink will settle when it’s left undisturbed, so too will you.

So with that being said, today’s practice is to support you in settling. In coming back to yourself. In allowing the fizzy energy to fizzle out of you as you recalibrate your nervous system and return to a state of balance, calm and groundedness.

After listening to this meditation, you may like to journal and reflect on questions such as:

* What does “fizzy energy” feel like in you body? Describe it in detail…sensations, metaphors, colours, textures.

* What tends to trigger this elevated or heightened energy for you?

* When you feel activated, what does your body usually ask for…movement or stillness? And how do you know?

* What helps you come back to yourself when you feel scattered or overstimulated?

As always, I hope you enjoy this meditation, it was a lovely one to create for you!

With love,

Alice x

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As always, if there is anything on your mind, or heart, you would like to share, I’m always more than happy to hear from you.

This meditation is a visualisation practice to clear, cleanse and renew. To let go and wash away what feels heavy so that you can step into what feels light, aligned and true.

Because life has a way of accumulating residue. Perhaps small disappointments, unspoken worries, outdated stories, grievances, irritations, unhelpful habits, unfounded fears, resentments that cling to us over time and accumulate a feeling of energetic grime.

And anyone who knows me, knows that I love the water. And so I wanted to share with you today a version of a cleansing ritual or practice I often imagine when I dive into the ocean.

Because water, in its natural wisdom, knows how to flow and cleanse without resistance. Water is deeply healing. Calming. Soothing. A balm for the soul.

After listening to this meditation, you may like to journal to deepen this practice and reflect on questions such as:

* What feels heavy or stagnant for you right now?

* What are you ready to release and let go?

* Once you’ve let go, what would it look like, and feel like, to swim in the spaciousness you’ve created?

* How do you want to feel on the other side as you emerge?

And of course, if you have access to water, whether the ocean, a lake, a pool. I encourage you to take this practice with you. Dive in, let the water wash away your worries, cleanse your soul and emerge feeling renewed as your true self.

With love,

Alice x

This week’s meditation practice is designed to help you cultivate and tune into the emotion of awe.

This meditation was inspired by the fact that awe is one of my favourite feelings, it is just such a beautiful, profound, expansive, inspiring and soul-healing emotion.

And interestingly, but not surprisingly, there is a growing body of research exploring the science of awe and how it shapes our wellbeing, sense of connection and even our physical health.

If this is something you are curious about, I’d encourage you to read the paper The Science of Awe by the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley which you can find HERE.

Personally, like many, I feel most filled with awe in nature. Whether it’s the way the afternoon sun beams through the trees, the magical swirls of pink and orange that fill the sky at sunset, sitting on my surfboard surrounded by a pod of dolphins in the early morning sun, spotting whales breaching in the distance, walking round the corner of a rocky path to the glimpse of the most stunning beach with turquoise blue waters that glitters under the light of the sun.

So what is it about awe which is just so wonderful? And what is it about certain moments which stir this feeling of awe within us?

My thoughts are that there are a few contributing factors:

The first is an element of surprise.

It is unexpected. Seemingly out of the blue. It catches us off guard. It exceeds expectations of what we thought possible. And there is something beautifully child-like about this, which I think is why it is so captivating for us as adults to experience. Through a child’s eyes there is so much newness, wonder, delight, surprise and awe to be found in the world around them. But as we get older, the world becomes more familiar and less becomes new. So when we experience awe as in adulthood, I think in many ways, it brings us back into this child-like state of experiencing the joy and delight of surprise.

The second is these experiences offer a reminder of perspective.

The expansiveness of our surroundings tend to remind us, in a good way, that we are but a blip in the vastness of the world, the cosmos, the universe. The feeling of smallness and insignificance in relation to the bigness of our environment. Research refers to this feeling as the “small self” - that humbling yet liberating recognition of our place within the greater whole.

And thirdly is an element of connection.

And this connection may be with the person or people that you are sharing the experience with. But even if you are physically alone, there tends to be a sense of connection with Mother Nature, the universe or something bigger than ourselves. Even when we are alone, awe reminds us that we are never truly separate. We are one.

So I hope you enjoy this meditation, it was a lovely one to create for you. And after you have listened, you may like to journal to deepen this connection.

You might reflect on questions such as:

* When was the last time you felt a sense of awe? Describe this moment and consider what it was about this experience which made it meaningful for you.

* What environments, people or moments tend to evoke awe for you? Is there a common thread?

* How does awe feel in your body?

And while this practice is beautiful for tuning into the feelings of awe and wonder when we may not have immediate access to this in our everyday life, my invitation to you is to go out into the world and allow yourself to be open to wonder and beauty. And not from a place of searching for awe, because as I touched on above, one of the magical things about awe is that it tends to find us when we least expect it. But in order to experience these moments at all, you do need to be out in the world and open to receiving.

With love,

Alice x

This meditation practice is designed to support you in tuning into your body and listening to the wisdom it wants to share with you.

Because so often our minds can be very noisy. So much so, that they almost drown out the whispers from our body. And for many it can feel like the mind and body are disconnected or in conflict with each other. Many harbour feelings of confusion and frustration as to what is going on in their body and why.

So this meditation is an invitation to pause, soften and tune in. It’s a gentle reminder that your body is not your adversary….it is a wise, intuitive ally that holds a profound understanding of what you most need.

As you move through this meditation, notice that this is not about fixing but rather it’s about listening. About asking: What are you telling me? What do you need from me? How can I honour you? When we approach our bodies with curiosity rather than criticism, a dialogue begins. Perhaps a tight shoulder reminds you that you’ve been carrying too much, a flutter in your stomach signals a need for nourishment, tired eyes whisper the need for stillness, sore feet remind you to slow down. Whatever this might be for you, each sensation, each message, is a form of intelligence and an opportunity to respond with love, kindness, care and compassion.

After listening to this meditation, you may like to journal to deepen this connection. You might reflect on questions such as:

* What part of my body did I feel most drawn to during this meditation?

* What message did it have for me?

* How do I usually respond when my body communicates in this way?

* What is this part of my body asking for?

* What small, kind action could I take today to support this part of me?

* What resistance comes up when I think about listening to my body?

You might also experiment with offering gratitude to your body. Even if there are parts that feel tense, tired or strained, try acknowledging and thanking your body for all that it allows you to do.

You are of course welcome to return to this practice whenever you feel called to. Because the more we practice listening, the more we learn that the body is never working against us. The body is a beautiful source of guidance, an ally in living fully and a companion on your journey of self-understanding.

With love,

Alice x

P.S. As always, if there is anything on your mind, or heart, you would like to share, I’m always more than happy to hear from you. You are welcome to leave a comment below or send me a message.

Something I hear often from my clients is that they struggle with control, or perhaps more accurately, they struggle feeling like they don’t have control. Particularly when there is something they desire, something they are working towards, a dream, a vision or manifestation….that seemingly isn’t coming to fruition.

And they are doing all the right things, they are visualising, manifesting, trying, planning, preparing, taking action and yet….it still doesn’t happen. The dream isn’t here. And this is where there is a tendency towards self-blame, which might sound like “what am I doing wrong?” Followed shortly by an attitude of wanting to knuckle down and commit. To push harder. Do even more. Force. Ultimately all in an attempt to control and guarantee an outcome.

But the truth is, in gripping so tightly to your dream, you end up in this pressure cooker of anticipation where every waking thought is consumed by what you don’t yet have and what you could do differently or more of to achieve it.

And so this meditation was born for those moments of grasping. The moments where you feel yourself gripping, clutching, pushing, striving. This meditation is designed show you what it feels like to let go and to show you that this is safe.

Because when you grip tightly to a desire believing that your happiness or worth depends on it, ultimately you create resistance. But when you release that grip, even just a little, you begin to soften and open yourself up to receiving.

But please know, letting go isn’t about giving up. It’s about remembering that life moves through you and for you, not because of you or to you. It’s about allowing space for grace, for unexpected blessings, for divine timing, happy coincidences, synchronicities and to receive….to allow what is meant for you to flow in.

But remember….you first need to open your hands to receive.

With love,

Alice x

P.S. As always, if there’s anything on your mind, or heart, that you’d like to share, I’m here and would love to hear from you.

This mediation was created from the realisation that so many teachings, philosophies and wisdoms from all different cultures, backgrounds and times, at their core, all come back to one simple truth: love.

But in today’s modern world there is a tendency to think that love is something we get, something we earn, something external, something outside of us that we are gifted by others when we’re good enough or worthy enough.

But what if it isn’t that simple? What if the love you feel from someone else isn’t only theirs? What if it’s a reflection of the love already within you?

And so this meditation practice is designed to cultivate this inner feeling of love recognising that this love within you is representative of both the love you offer to others and the love you receive from others.

Because love is emotion. Emotion is energy in motion. And so love is always in motion. Always moving. Flowing. Circulating. Being shared, offered, given and received.

When you nurture love within yourself, it naturally ripples outwards and then returns back to you.

But it starts within. It starts with you.

And this is not about finding love but more about remembering it. About reconnecting to the truth that you are love.

So this is your time to settle, breathe, receive and come back to this truth.

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With love,

Alice x