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My Morning Alignment Ritual & How To Create Your Own (AR #83)

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I have been practising some form of morning routine for the past 10 years. This ritual originally began for me while I was working full time in a day job and I was desperately craving more time in my life to dedicate to what I was passionate about and what I loved.

Back when I was heading off to a job every day, the creation of this morning ritual was a game changer for me. It became my space to embody and activate the woman I wanted to be, even though I was still having to work in a role that didn’t light me up. It helped me reclaim my power so that rather than my whole day or week being about this job, what other people wanted, and things I didn’t like, instead I now had a big chunk of time being dedicated to things that really nourished me, and I felt more and more like my true self every day as a result.

If you follow me on Instagram, and particularly if you watch my stories, you would have come to discover that my morning routine is still a pretty core part of my self-care routine. It is a practise that tends to change and evolve day to day based on what I feel I need, but which does generally tend to include the same key components.

After sharing my personal practise on Instagram one morning, I put a poll up to ask if you wanted a podcast on morning routines, and over 750 of you said Yes! So I am dedicating a whole episode today to walking you through my personal alignment ritual, and I will also be sharing a whole bundle of tips and guidelines to help you create your own personal morning practise too.

 

In this episode I cover;

  • The current energy themes we are working through at the moment.
  • Why I began practising a morning routine 10 years ago while in a full-time job.
  • A simple morning practise you can implement before heading off to work.
  • How my morning routine helped me transition out of my old life and start living my dreams.
  • My top 3 tips to help you become a morning person and wake up early.
  • How I trained myself to consistently meditate in the morning.
  • The incredible benefits of having a morning routine or ritual, and how it can help you become your  best self and manifest your dreams.
  • The key things to keep in mind when designing your own personal morning routine.
  • My current morning alignment ritual which keeps me feeling high vibe, empowered, clear headed and calm. (I walk you step by step through the whole practice).
  • I also announce my latest new group program that you can be a part of!

 

Listen to Episode #83

 

Show Notes

Episode #81 – Navigating Change, Transition & The In-Between

The Dream Creator Mastermind

Abraham Hicks

Eckhart Tolle

My Slow Down & Tune In Playlist on Spotify

 

My Morning Alignment Ritual (listen to the episode for full details)

+ Wake up to an alarm with gentle music from my Slow Down & Tune In Playlist.
+ Turn on Himalayan salt lamp and diffuser with essential oils, to keep the lighting and energy calm and soothing.
+ Check in with how I am feeling to see what emotional, mental and physical state I have woken up in.
+ Plug in my headphones in and begin playing my Slow Down & Tune In Playlist, or some other type of audio such as a podcast or audio book.
+ Go to kitchen and make a morning drink of 1) hot water with lemon or apple cider vinegar, and 2) a warm up of either tea, cacao and coconut milk, or coffee.
+ Come into the living room and begin setting up my space for my morning routine by getting a cushion to sit on, lighting a candle, burning some palo santo or sage, getting an oracle deck, some essential oil and my journal.
+ If my Slow Down & Tune In Playlist is not yet going, I put in my earphones and begin playing the music.
+ Close my eyes and begin taking deep breaths into my body, allowing the music and my breathe to help me drop into the moment.
+ Scan through my body, noticing any areas of tension, tightness, anxiety or discomfort and if a sensation is I bring my awareness to it and use my breath to expand into it.
+ Bring awareness to spine and imagine light flowing through my spine. I see the light extending below my spine deep into the earth and extending up from the top of my head into the sky.
+ Ask the question – What is present for me today? and I observe my inner world. I witness and identify what is present for me today eg: anxiety, worry, tension in my jaw, lightness, future tripping, knot in belly, openness in heart etc. If the sensation is intense, painful or uncomfortable, I may place my hand over that area and stay with the emotion or feeling for a while to fully experience it and allow it to shift.
+ Ask the question – How would I like to feel today? Choose a few feeling words.
+ Ask the question – How can I support myself to feel that way? I explore a range of things I can practise and do that day to support me to experience that feeling.
+ Ask the question – What is going well in my life? What can I appreciate and give thanks for? Spend some moments in appreciation and looking for and thinking about what is good and going well.
+ Ask the question – What would I like to create more of in my life? Eg: more love, more self-care, greater commitment to exercise, expanding my business, more abundance and freedom etc.
+ Spend a few moments visualsing and imagining that, so I am putting energy into my desires.
+ Shuffle oracle deck and choose choose a card for the day
+ Note any insights, reflections or thoughts in my journal.
+ Wrap up the practise by placing hands on heart and breathing deeply into heart space, repeating the words “I love you” or anything else I need to hear.

 

The Dream Creator Mastermind (Applications are now open!)

The Dream Creator Mastermind is a 5 month masterclass & group mentoring program which will empower and support you to turn your heart-driven dream into a reality.

You will be mentored and guided to tune into your heart, gain clarity on your deepest desires, passions and purpose, clear out any fears or mindset blocks, share your authentic gifts and messages with the world, and begin taking brave steps forward to materialise your dream into a reality.

The Mastermind includes 12 powerful masterclasses, monthly group coaching calls, workbooks and resources, accountability challenges to keep you on track, and a supportive community who will cheer you on through the whole journey.

Applications are now open! Find out more and apply here.

 

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Connie x

Moving Through Fear & Becoming Brave With Katie Dean (#AR 82)

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Most of us find fear quite a challenging emotion to work through and move beyond. Typically when fear arises, our tendency is to pull back, stop, hesitate, close off, shut down or even run away. We may go into patterns of avoidance to distract ourselves, rather than having the courage to face it.

But in today’s episode of Awaken Radio, you are going to discover a new way of moving through fear. You will learn the power of learning into your fear, and shifting your perspective about it. You will no longer see fear as a bad thing, but as an opportunity. An opportunity to be brave.

My guest today is the perfect person to help you do this. Katie Dean is the author of the book Becoming Brave – a radical guide to turning fear into bravery. Katie shares her messages, her learnings and her journey in such an honest, authentic and vulnerable way that allows her to be a deeply relatable role model of what is possible.

In today’s episode Katie and I explore how to change your relationship with fear. This is not about trying to eliminate it or make it go away, but to change how we respond to it and step into it and through it with a brave heart.

Katie will gently and lovingly encourage you to lean into your fear. To listen to it. To pay attention to it. because your emotions hold messages for you, and as Katie so beautiful says – fear is just an opportunity for us to be brave.

Katie and I also talk about how to work through anxiety, the fear of not being good enough and the judgment of others. And we explore how to follow those deep intuitive nudges and inner knowing’s even when they are scary or filled with risk.

 

In this episode we cover;

  • How Katie uncovered the ways in which her life was being ruled by fear, and why it inspired her to write the book Becoming Brave.
  • The power of vulnerability, sharing our mess and telling our stories, and how it heals patterns of shame.
  • Why all emotions and feelings are storytellers, messages and signals that contain opportunities for healing.
  • Why we don’t need to fix our ‘negative’ feelings, or rush through them, but instead we need stop, lean in and to listen to them.
  • Katie’s personal journey with anxiety and how she changed her relationship to it.
  • Practical and powerful tools and strategies to work through feelings of anxiety, fear and panic.
  • How to handle inner beliefs and stories of not being good enough.
  • What it means to become brave, and why your fears are an opportunity to become brave.
  • Katie’s bravest moment, and how it changed the course of her life.
  • Why we need to lean into our fear because it is a sign we are on the right path.
  • How to recognise your intuition, trust it’s guidance and be brave enough to follow it.
  • The sneaky way we ignore and suppress our inner wisdom through positive thinking and spiritual tools.
  • The importance of honouring the process and not rushing your intuitively guided decisions.
  • The areas of Katie’s life that she is personally growing into and expanding through at the moment.

 

Listen to Episode #82

 

Tweetables

“Fear is just a chance for us to be brave” Click to tweet

“Shame gets reversed when it is shared” Click to tweet

“When we try to avoid our feelings we are missing the healing that wants to take place” Click to tweet

“If we are going to become brave, we need to put ourselves on the path of our fears” Click to tweet

“You will know your truth by how it feels” Click to tweet

 

Show Links:

Get your copy of Katie’s new book, Becoming Brave

Brene Brown

Elizabeth Gilbert

Katie’s Website

Katie’s Instagram

Katie’s Facebook

 

What is your biggest takeaway from today’s episode? We would love to hear it. Share with us in the comments.

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With love,
Connie x

Navigating Change, Transition & The In-Between (AR #81)

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I recently wrote a post on Instagram talking about my experiences of moving through a big period of transition and change. I shared that I felt like I was hovering in an in-between space somewhere between the old and the new. It felt a big period of growth and up-levelling and as though I was unraveling old parts of myself and my identity, but I wasn’t quite yet able to step into the new parts of me that were wanting to emerge.

I shared that I had been feeling quite stuck, and also quite confused, as I navigated the uncomfortable space in-between. I felt like I needed to share about this experience I was having, even though I was still very ‘in it’ at the time, as I felt some of my community may be moving though something similar.

And wow, the response that I received to the post was overwhelming. So many of you commented and messaged me saying that you were feeling the exact same feelings and have been moving through a very similar experience.

After seeing the response, and after reflecting on how profound this process has been in my own life, I felt inspired to dedicate a whole podcast episode to this topic so I could share my experiences with you and offer some support to those of you moving through this.

So in today’s Awaken Radio episode I am talking about moving through this process of change – both external change as we let go of old things from our lives, and also inner change – as we release old parts of ourselves.

I share more about how to navigate this transition process, what to look out for and be aware of and what to do when you find yourself in the space in between – the almost empty space in the middle where the old is falling away but the new is not yet fully formed.

I talk about the personal transition I am currently moving through and how it will be impacting my business, and I also share all of the practices and tools that have been helping me navigate this experience. I hope this episode is both supportive and comforting for you, and helps you feel that you are not alone in whatever is unfolding within yourself or your world right now.

 

In this episode I cover;

  • The transitions I am currently moving through both within myself and my business and how I am working through them.
  • Why we often find ourselves in the in-between space or a ‘void’ as we are shifting from old to new.
  • The difference between an inner transition and an external transition and how to know which one you are moving through.
  • Why transition periods are indicators that you are in a process of energetic upgrade and re-alignment.
  • Why your old patterns, beliefs and stories rise to the surface when you try to create change and step into something new.
  • How to avoid getting stuck (or being pulled back into the old) when you are wanting to move forward.
  • The importance of witnessing and changing your mindset and language.
  • The transformative power of the in-between phase and why it needs to be honoured, not rushed through.
  • Why creating space is a key part of calling in the new.
  • The importance of facing forward and no longer looking back into the past.
  • The power of alignment, and how to align your energy with who you want to be and what you want to create.
  • Why you need to back yourself, support yourself and love yourself while you are moving through a transition period.

 

Listen to Episode #81

Resources I Mention:

The Teaching of Abraham-Hicks

The Law of Attraction by Esther & Jerry Hicks

 

Tweetables:

“You have to release the limitations of your current self in order to step into the next level version of yourself” Click to tweet

“Inner transitions arise when you are moving through a period of growth and you become ready to shed an old part of who you are” Click to tweet

“Transitions are a process of pivoting – of turning in a new direction and aligning with a new path and possibility” Click to tweet

“The space in-between is your opportunity to choose between the old and new, and to communicate to life what you truly want” Click to tweet

“It is ok to slow down, to create space and to give yourself time to rest and recharge” Click to tweet

“Every time you place your focus on what you want instead of where you are, you pull your energy into building the new” Click to tweet

“Sometimes we need to stop looking back and we need to start facing forward” Click to tweet

 

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What is your biggest takeaway from today’s episode? Share with me in the comments.

With love,
Connie x

 

Spiritual Awakening, Ascension & Energy Upgrades with Carly Stephan (AR #80)

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Are you experiencing deep inner shifts and life changes? Are areas of your life such your job, your home or your relationships no longer feeling as fulfilling as they used to, and have you found yourself craving more? Do you have a yearning to step into a new chapter, and finally get onto your true path?

If so, you are likely moving through some energetic and spiritual up-levelling. And if you don’t know what I mean by that, don’t worry, because today’s soulful episode of Awaken Radio will help you to understand this process in a much deeper way.

In today’s episode I am talking with Carly Stephan and we are diving into the spiritual and energetic realm to talk about waking up to our potential, upgrading our life, raising our vibration and moving forward to follow our inner calling.

Carly is a mentor and coach who guides women to align and embody their inner light, and she shares with us how to navigate the ascension process of moving through our shadow and fears, so we can rise into higher state of being and more fulfilling ways of living.

Now, you may not be someone who identifies as having a spiritual awakening and you may not even know what the term ascension really means. But I encourage you to open your mind and heart and listen to what is shared here as I have a feeling you will be able to relate to a lot of what we cover.

You will learn about how to get onto your true path, move beyond your fears, speak your truth, raise your vibration and move through the often uncomfortable process of inner change as you step into more of your potential.

Both Carly and I share a lot about our own personal journeys of ‘waking up’ in this episode, so I hope you find it both supportive and inspiring.

 

In this episode we discuss & explore:

  • Carly’s journey of career transition from working in development with the UN to being a mentor for women.
  • How Carly came out of the spiritual closet and began to share her light and wisdom with others.
  • How to move through the fears that arise when you follow your heart and inner calling.
  • Why awakening is not just about being high vibe and positive, but requires an embracing of both the light and dark within you.
  • Why calling in more light, may initially activate more of your shadow.
  • The importance of staying present to your negative emotions and the energy of them, rather than getting caught in the story of them.
  • How to shift uncomfortable feelings through embodied movement.
  • What it means to be ascending or spiritually awakening.
  • Ascension symptoms and indicators, and how this affects your physical body, your life and your energy system
  • The importance of working on your energy body (and how to do it).
  • How to anchor your light into your body.
  • Why we need to work through the issues of our lower chakras before we can fully step into our ascension.
  • The importance integrating both our human and spiritual self
  • How to work through your fear of expression, sharing your message speaking your truth and using your voice.
  • The power of authenticity and dropping the pressure to be perfect
  • How to navigate the space in-between the old and the new.

 

Listen to Episode #80:

 

Quotes & Tweetables:

“Fear is an indicator that you are about to move through an upgrade and into a new phase of life.” Click to Tweet

“The more authentically you express yourself, the more you will live an aligned life with people around you who support you.” Click to Tweet

“The integration of the light and the shadow within us is critical to being able to live in an aligned state.” Click to Tweet

“One of the most highly spiritual things you can do is learn how to embody your soul within your human self.” Click to Tweet

“When you begin expressing your truth, you turn on the beacon that calls in the people who are supposed to be around you.” Click to Tweet

 

Resources We Mention:

Cosmic Light Connection Activation: Get your free copy of the audio here

 

Connect with Carly:

Website: https://carlystephan.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlystephan/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarlyStephanInc

 

What is your biggest takeaway from today’s episode? We would love to hear it. Share with us in the comments.

With love,
Connie x