Write Your Self Open

An Ancestral Reunion [Receiving Healing + Wisdom from Your Lineage]

[Meditation Duration: 27 minutes]

Journey into sacred space for a guided meditation unlike any other. This meditation offers a soul-gathering of wisdom, healing, and joyful remembrance.

Step beyond ordinary reality to connect with both:

✨ Genetic ancestors — those in your bloodline who have carried your lineage forward

✨ Spiritual ancestors — versions of you in other lifetimes, non-ordinary forms, and soul expressions

This sacred ceremony offers you the chance to:

🕯️ Receive guidance and healing from your unique ancestral collective

🎁 Exchange symbolic gifts with those who walk with you from beyond the veil

🔥 Celebrate with a joyful feast of dancing, music, and soul connection

💫 Leave with a deeper knowing: you are never alone on your path

Your guides, teachers, helping spirits—and your Highest Self—will hold you throughout.

Music: 

“Shamanic Trance” by Tranceformations

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Write Your Self Open is a revolutionary approach to self-development that combines guided meditation, journaling, and supportive group discussions led by holistic psychotherapist and professional voice-over artist Rachel Astarte.

It's all the benefits of personal transformation + community-building without the constraints of talk therapy.

We meet every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at 1:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. PT.
Join anytime. No previous meditation or writing experience necessary.

To join or share, visit writeyourselfopen.com

• • •

Write Your Self Open is a revolution in self-development that blends guided meditation, journaling, and supportive group discussion led by holistic psychotherapist Rachel Astarte.

It's all the benefits of personal transformation + community-building without the constraints of talk therapy.
Join anytime. No previous meditation or writing experience necessary.

To join or share, visit writeyourselfopen.com

_____________________________________________
Before you begin

• Prepare your space and ensure you will not be disturbed.
• Wear comfortable clothing.
• Use an eye cover, if preferred.
• Have a notebook/journal and pen ready.
• Optional: Prepare a question for your journey. It could be anything you’re grappling with at the moment. 
  • Note: It’s best not to ask a “When” question; in Non-ordinary Reality there is no “time” as we understand it. 
  • Write your question in your notebook or journal.

After the meditation

• Sit up slowly. Take a moment to return to Ordinary Reality.
• Write whatever you remember from your journey into your notebook/journal. Use all the senses!
• Consider how you might incorporate the offerings you received from the journey into your life, starting today.

Good luck, and blessings on your journey.

xo RA

Navigating the Gatekeeper [Trusting Your Magic]

[Meditation Duration: 25 minutes]

Navigating the Gatekeeper is a guided journey to meet the part of you that’s been afraid to trust your magic.

The rational mind.

The ancestral protector.

The inner skeptic.

Together, we’ll:

✨ Hear their fears

✨ Heal old wounds from lifetimes of spiritual suppression

✨ Transform the Gatekeeper into your trusted ally

✨ Step into a fire circle of your guides, ancestors, and Highest Self

✨ Reclaim your power as a bridge between the seen and unseen

Music: 

"Ethereal Relaxation" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
 Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

• • •

Write Your Self Open is a revolution in self-development that blends guided meditation, journaling, and supportive group discussion led by holistic psychotherapist Rachel Astarte.

It's all the benefits of personal transformation + community-building without the constraints of talk therapy.
Join anytime. No previous meditation or writing experience necessary.

To join or share, visit writeyourselfopen.com

_____________________________________________
Before you begin

• Prepare your space and ensure you will not be disturbed.
• Wear comfortable clothing.
• Use an eye cover, if preferred.
• Have a notebook/journal and pen ready.
• Optional: Prepare a question for your journey. It could be anything you’re grappling with at the moment. 
  • Note: It’s best not to ask a “When” question; in Non-ordinary Reality there is no “time” as we understand it. 
  • Write your question in your notebook or journal.

After the meditation

• Sit up slowly. Take a moment to return to Ordinary Reality.
• Write whatever you remember from your journey into your notebook/journal. Use all the senses!
• Consider how you might incorporate the offerings you received from the journey into your life, starting today.

Good luck, and blessings on your journey.

xo RA

Meeting Your Guide Between Worlds [Spirit Connection]

[Meditation Duration: 19 minutes]

Meeting Your Guide Between Worlds

This guided meditation helps you connect with your personal helping spirit or ancestral guide—someone who knows how to gracefully transition between the physical and metaphysical.

This guide has been with you since before memory.

It’s time to remember.

Music: 

"Peace of Mind" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
 Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

• • •

Write Your Self Open is a revolution in self-development that blends guided meditation, journaling, and supportive group discussion led by holistic psychotherapist Rachel Astarte.

It's all the benefits of personal transformation + community-building without the constraints of talk therapy.
Join anytime. No previous meditation or writing experience necessary.

To join or share, visit writeyourselfopen.com

_____________________________________________
Before you begin

• Prepare your space and ensure you will not be disturbed.
• Wear comfortable clothing.
• Use an eye cover, if preferred.
• Have a notebook/journal and pen ready.
• Optional: Prepare a question for your journey. It could be anything you’re grappling with at the moment. 
  • Note: It’s best not to ask a “When” question; in Non-ordinary Reality there is no “time” as we understand it. 
  • Write your question in your notebook or journal.

After the meditation

• Sit up slowly. Take a moment to return to Ordinary Reality.
• Write whatever you remember from your journey into your notebook/journal. Use all the senses!
• Consider how you might incorporate the offerings you received from the journey into your life, starting today.

Good luck, and blessings on your journey.

xo RA

The Bridge Between Worlds [Harmonizing Science + Spirit] 

[Meditation Duration: 17 minutes]

The Bridge Between Worlds is a practice for those who walk the line between logic and intuition, science and soul.

If you’ve ever felt uncertain about how to express your spirituality in a grounded way—or worried about appearing “too woo” or “not spiritual enough”—this meditation is for you.

We’ll call upon the wisdom of your Highest Self to:

✨ Harmonize your relationship with both science and spirit

✨ Explore the interconnectedness of all things (yes, even quantum physics makes a cameo)

✨ Discover a unique inner knowing—not belief, but embodied conviction

✨ And lock in a personal tool you can use anytime doubt arises

Music

"Blue Sky" by Leah Robinson @ Pixabay.com

• • •

Write Your Self Open is a revolution in self-development that blends guided meditation, journaling, and supportive group discussion led by holistic psychotherapist Rachel Astarte.

It's all the benefits of personal transformation + community-building without the constraints of talk therapy.
Join anytime. No previous meditation or writing experience necessary.

To join or share, visit writeyourselfopen.com

_____________________________________________
Before you begin

• Prepare your space and ensure you will not be disturbed.
• Wear comfortable clothing.
• Use an eye cover, if preferred.
• Have a notebook/journal and pen ready.
• Optional: Prepare a question for your journey. It could be anything you’re grappling with at the moment. 
  • Note: It’s best not to ask a “When” question; in Non-ordinary Reality there is no “time” as we understand it. 
  • Write your question in your notebook or journal.

After the meditation

• Sit up slowly. Take a moment to return to Ordinary Reality.
• Write whatever you remember from your journey into your notebook/journal. Use all the senses!
• Consider how you might incorporate the offerings you received from the journey into your life, starting today.

Good luck, and blessings on your journey.

xo RA

The Sacred Witness [Feeling Fully, Observing Clearly]

[Meditation Duration: 16 minutes]

Feeling fully without getting lost in the feeling is one of the most essential (and elusive) practices on the healing path. It means:

✨ Holding your emotions fully—without being consumed by them.

✨ Witnessing what arises—without turning away or numbing out.

We’ll call upon the Highest Self to support us in feeling the depth of destabilizing emotions without spiraling into them or shutting them down.

You’ll learn how to:

💠 Stay present with difficult emotions

💠 Create safe internal containers for feeling

💠 Move between feeling and witnessing

💠 Transform or release what’s ready to shift

Music
"Peace of Mind" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

• • •

Write Your Self Open is a revolution in self-development that blends guided meditation, journaling, and supportive group discussion led by holistic psychotherapist Rachel Astarte.

It's all the benefits of personal transformation + community-building without the constraints of talk therapy.
Join anytime. No previous meditation or writing experience necessary.

To join or share, visit writeyourselfopen.com

_____________________________________________
Before you begin

• Prepare your space and ensure you will not be disturbed.
• Wear comfortable clothing.
• Use an eye cover, if preferred.
• Have a notebook/journal and pen ready.
• Optional: Prepare a question for your journey. It could be anything you’re grappling with at the moment. 
  • Note: It’s best not to ask a “When” question; in Non-ordinary Reality there is no “time” as we understand it. 
  • Write your question in your notebook or journal.

After the meditation

• Sit up slowly. Take a moment to return to Ordinary Reality.
• Write whatever you remember from your journey into your notebook/journal. Use all the senses!
• Consider how you might incorporate the offerings you received from the journey into your life, starting today.

Good luck, and blessings on your journey.

xo RA

Calling In Resilience [Managing Disappointment]

[Meditation Duration: 16 minutes]

When things don’t go the way we hoped, it’s easy to spiral—into defeat, into self-judgment, into the familiar ache of “What did I do wrong?”

But what if disappointment didn’t have to mean disconnection?

What if it became the doorway to resilience, clarity, and reconnection with your truest self?

In this meditation, you'll be guided to:

✨ Sit gently with what didn’t go as planned

✨ Recognize and soften negative self-talk

✨ Reconnect with your Highest Self as a source of wisdom and strength

✨ Rise with renewed clarity and self-compassion

Music

“Meditation Music” by Dana Music from Pixabay

• • •

Write Your Self Open is a revolution in self-development that blends guided meditation, journaling, and supportive group discussion led by holistic psychotherapist Rachel Astarte.

It's all the benefits of personal transformation + community-building without the constraints of talk therapy.
Join anytime. No previous meditation or writing experience necessary.

To join or share, visit writeyourselfopen.com

_____________________________________________
Before you begin

• Prepare your space and ensure you will not be disturbed.
• Wear comfortable clothing.
• Use an eye cover, if preferred.
• Have a notebook/journal and pen ready.
• Optional: Prepare a question for your journey. It could be anything you’re grappling with at the moment. 
  • Note: It’s best not to ask a “When” question; in Non-ordinary Reality there is no “time” as we understand it. 
  • Write your question in your notebook or journal.

After the meditation

• Sit up slowly. Take a moment to return to Ordinary Reality.
• Write whatever you remember from your journey into your notebook/journal. Use all the senses!
• Consider how you might incorporate the offerings you received from the journey into your life, starting today.

Good luck, and blessings on your journey.

xo RA

Sitting with the Issue [Inner Dialogue]

[Meditation Duration: 20 minutes]

It’s time to stop running from the part of you that feels hardest to face.

In this meditation, you'll connect gently with a challenging part of yourself—not to fix it, but to listen. Because healing comes from presence.

Suggested preparation: Before you begin, choose an issue that has been concerning you recently. It could be low self-esteem, impostor syndrome, procrastination, anger, etc. 

Music
“Inner Peace Meditation” by NaturesEye from Pixabay.com

• • •

Write Your Self Open is a revolution in self-development that blends guided meditation, journaling, and supportive group discussion led by holistic psychotherapist Rachel Astarte.

It's all the benefits of personal transformation + community-building without the constraints of talk therapy.
Join anytime. No previous meditation or writing experience necessary.

To join or share, visit writeyourselfopen.com

_____________________________________________
Before you begin

• Prepare your space and ensure you will not be disturbed.
• Wear comfortable clothing.
• Use an eye cover, if preferred.
• Have a notebook/journal and pen ready.
• Optional: Prepare a question for your journey. It could be anything you’re grappling with at the moment. 
  • Note: It’s best not to ask a “When” question; in Non-ordinary Reality there is no “time” as we understand it. 
  • Write your question in your notebook or journal.

After the meditation

• Sit up slowly. Take a moment to return to Ordinary Reality.
• Write whatever you remember from your journey into your notebook/journal. Use all the senses!
• Consider how you might incorporate the offerings you received from the journey into your life, starting today.

Good luck, and blessings on your journey.

xo RA

Meeting Your Healing Ancestor [Self-healing]

[Meditation Duration: 19 minutes]

For this journey, we’re not looking for healing out there—we’re journeying inward to find the healing power already within you.

✨ You’ll meet an ancestor healer—maybe from your lineage, maybe from a life you’ve lived before.

🌿 You’ll receive healing for something that needs tending now.

🌀 And you’ll discover how to call upon this guide again—whenever you need support.

This is the kind of deep self-sourced healing you may never have experienced before.

Music
"Healing Meditation Ringing Background Music For Meditation" and "Ambient for Meditation" from Pixabay.

• • •

Write Your Self Open is a revolution in self-development that blends guided meditation, journaling, and supportive group discussion led by holistic psychotherapist Rachel Astarte.

It's all the benefits of personal transformation + community-building without the constraints of talk therapy.
Join anytime. No previous meditation or writing experience necessary.

To join or share, visit writeyourselfopen.com

_____________________________________________
Before you begin

• Prepare your space and ensure you will not be disturbed.
• Wear comfortable clothing.
• Use an eye cover, if preferred.
• Have a notebook/journal and pen ready.
• Optional: Prepare a question for your journey. It could be anything you’re grappling with at the moment. 
  • Note: It’s best not to ask a “When” question; in Non-ordinary Reality there is no “time” as we understand it. 
  • Write your question in your notebook or journal.

After the meditation

• Sit up slowly. Take a moment to return to Ordinary Reality.
• Write whatever you remember from your journey into your notebook/journal. Use all the senses!
• Consider how you might incorporate the offerings you received from the journey into your life, starting today.

Good luck, and blessings on your journey.

xo RA

Shedding the Story [Soul Reset]

[Meditation Duration: 19 minutes]

What would it feel like to exist beyond your personal story—free from the labels, fears, and inherited narratives that have shaped you?

Journey to a place where you can safely shed everything that isn’t truly you and consciously create yourself from the inside out. This is more than just a meditation—it’s a full reset, an opportunity to meet your True Self without the weight of the past.

Enjoy this deep refresh, a new way of being. 💫✨

Music
"Wind of the Rainforest" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
 Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

• • •

Write Your Self Open is a revolution in self-development that blends guided meditation, journaling, and supportive group discussion led by holistic psychotherapist Rachel Astarte.

It's all the benefits of personal transformation + community-building without the constraints of talk therapy.
Join anytime. No previous meditation or writing experience necessary.

To join or share, visit writeyourselfopen.com

_____________________________________________
Before you begin

• Prepare your space and ensure you will not be disturbed.
• Wear comfortable clothing.
• Use an eye cover, if preferred.
• Have a notebook/journal and pen ready.
• Optional: Prepare a question for your journey. It could be anything you’re grappling with at the moment. 
  • Note: It’s best not to ask a “When” question; in Non-ordinary Reality there is no “time” as we understand it. 
  • Write your question in your notebook or journal.

After the meditation

• Sit up slowly. Take a moment to return to Ordinary Reality.
• Write whatever you remember from your journey into your notebook/journal. Use all the senses!
• Consider how you might incorporate the offerings you received from the journey into your life, starting today.

Good luck, and blessings on your journey.

xo RA

The Knowing Self

[Meditation Duration: 16 minutes]

Trusting your intuition isn’t about waiting for certainty—it’s about learning to listen to your true Self.

Your inner wisdom is always speaking to you, but doubt, fear, and overthinking can drown it out. 

Explore how to quiet the noise, tune into your truth, and trust what’s already within you.

Music

"Blue Sky" Music by Leigh Robinson from Pixabay

• • •

Write Your Self Open is a revolution in self-development that blends guided meditation, journaling, and supportive group discussion led by holistic psychotherapist Rachel Astarte.

It's all the benefits of personal transformation + community-building without the constraints of talk therapy.
Join anytime. No previous meditation or writing experience necessary.

To join or share, visit writeyourselfopen.com

_____________________________________________
Before you begin

• Prepare your space and ensure you will not be disturbed.
• Wear comfortable clothing.
• Use an eye cover, if preferred.
• Have a notebook/journal and pen ready.
• Optional: Prepare a question for your journey. It could be anything you’re grappling with at the moment. 
  • Note: It’s best not to ask a “When” question; in Non-ordinary Reality there is no “time” as we understand it. 
  • Write your question in your notebook or journal.

After the meditation

• Sit up slowly. Take a moment to return to Ordinary Reality.
• Write whatever you remember from your journey into your notebook/journal. Use all the senses!
• Consider how you might incorporate the offerings you received from the journey into your life, starting today.

Good luck, and blessings on your journey.

xo RA