Inner Work: A Spiritual Growth Podcast

This is a guided meditation to raise your vibration and set the highest possible energy for the day ahead.
In this high-vibration morning reset, I'll walk you through grounding breathwork and powerful affirmations designed to raise your frequency, release old patterns & beliefs weighing you down, and anchor you into the truth that you are a Divine being of light before you step into the world. 
This meditation is flexible — use it exactly how it fits your morning:
🌅 Eyes closed, lying in bed as you wake up
☀️ Playing in the background while you shower, make breakfast, or get ready
🧘 As a sit-down practice to center yourself before your day begins
We'll start with a few deep, grounding breaths to bring you fully into the present moment. From there, we'll move into powerful affirmations to reclaim the full truth, power, and Light of your inner being.
By the end, you'll have reconnected with your sense of abundance, clarity, and inner power... ready to move through today from a place of alignment and strength.
👉 If this meditation supports you, hit subscribe so you don't miss future sessions. And please share it with someone who needs an energy boost right now.
Thank you for being here, doing your inner work, and leading the way for others with your light. It makes a difference!
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Music & editing by G. Demers
Inner Work 2026 All Rights Reserved.

Welcome back! For this month's Akashic Records forecast, I'm tapping into the Field and pulling a 3-card Tarot spread to explore the incoming energy for August.
We'll explore:
what to expect + what's heading our way collectively and individually in August
where your Soul may be asking you to grow or keep healing
how to stay aligned with your highest purpose this month
direct guidance from the Records to make the best "spiritual use" of August

This is a channeled reading straight from the Akashic Records combined with the symbolism and wisdom of the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot deck.
Whether you're new to the Records or a longtime seeker, this forecast offers grounded, practical spiritual guidance you can actually use in your daily life this month.
💬 I'd love to know — which part of this reading (and which card) resonated most with you? Let me know by sending a note to me@josephinehardman.com
To see the cards as we go through them, you can watch this as a video episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lU-93nPvV2w
Thank you for being here, doing your inner work, and leading the way for others with your light. It makes a difference!
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Get the FREE Akashic Records Mini Course + weekly newsletter: https://josephinehardman.com/akashic-records-intro/
Explore YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@healer.josephine
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Contact: me@josephinehardman.com
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Music & editing by G. Demers
Inner Work 2026 All Rights Reserved.

Every one of us carries innate spiritual gifts - intuition, healing abilities, multidimensional awareness, the capacity to sense what lies beyond the veil. But too often, without realizing it, we get in our own way and engage in habits or patterns that block the full expression of these gifts. 
In this episode of INNER WORK, we explore five common (and often unconscious) habits that delay spiritual awakening and keep you from fully activating and living from your gifts... plus how to recognize each one with compassion, not judgment.
This is a deep, honest look at the inner and outer obstacles that we often run into as humans on the spiritual path. There's no toxic shame or self-blaming here, just an open invitation to expand your awareness of these old patterns, release what doesn't serve, and reclaim your full, authentic power. 
In this episode, we cover:
Impatience & self-doubt — how fear-based doubt about your gifts (and your healing journey) can quietly sabotage your progress, and why meeting self-doubt with clarity — rather than believing it — is essential
Slipping into unconsciousness or ego mind — the old coping mechanisms (overworking, people-pleasing, numbing out) that pull you out of presence, and how ego convinces you that you or your gifts "aren't enough"
Spiritual bypassing — using spiritual tools, places, or practices to escape reality rather than integrating it, and why true growth requires grounding your spirituality in everyday human life
Outgrowing or mismatching your support systems — how to discern when therapists, healers, or other guides are (or aren't) equipped to support you through a genuine spiritual awakening
Energetic discernment — why being selective about who and what you allow into your inner circle and energy field directly impacts your ability to stay aligned and let your gifts flow
Whether you're just beginning to awaken to your gifts or you're deepening your existing spiritual connection, this episode offers grounded, compassionate guidance for recognizing what's been holding you back... and reclaiming your full spiritual expression.
For additional support, here's my "Activate Your Spiritual Gifts" Guided Meditation in the Akashic Records: https://youtu.be/Gdkqguu1kY0
I mentioned author, spiritual teacher, and psychiatrist Stanislav Grof in this episode. If you want to explore his work further, I recommend his books Spiritual Emergency and The Stormy Search for the Self.
Thank you for being here, doing your inner work, and leading the way for others with your light. It makes a difference!
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Get the FREE Akashic Records Mini Course + weekly newsletter: https://josephinehardman.com/akashic-records-intro/
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Contact: me@josephinehardman.com
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Inner Work 2026 All Rights Reserved.

Are you ready to awaken and fully claim your intuitive, healing, and multidimensional gifts?
In this powerful guided meditation, we journey into the Akashic Records to clear the blocks, self-doubt, and old fear holding you back... so we can activate your full spiritual potential.
In this session, you'll be guided to activate:
✨ Clairvoyance (Clear Seeing) — receive messages through your spiritual sight & third eye, and be able to see beyond the veil of physical reality 
✨ Clairsentience (Clear Sensing/Feeling) — feel truth in your body and discern intuitive guidance 
✨ Claircognizance (Clear Knowing) — access deep inner knowing and multi-lifetime wisdom
✨ Clairaudience (Clear Hearing) — hear the truth beneath words, connect to the guidance of your Higher Self, and receive Spirit's messages
✨ Healing — awaken your body's full capacity to heal and your power as a Lightworker
Carve out this sacred time, get as comfortable as you can, and let yourself be held in this journey. All you need is an open heart and a willingness to receive.
👉 If this meditation supports you, hit subscribe so you don't miss future sessions... and share it with someone who needs to reconnect with their gifts.
Suggested guidance to get the MOST from this meditation:
make sure you can carve out sacred time for yourself and won't be interrupted
eliminate background noise and distraction as much as possible
listen with headphones or on your favorite speakers
set an intention to leave mental chatter, ego mind, unrelated to-do lists or thoughts, etc and any other form of resistance at the door (as much as possible)
please release expectations or attachments about how this meditation "should" unfold, and stay open to wherever the Records take you. The Akashic Records always provide us with EXACTLY what we most need, every time we journey there (never more and never less)
get as physically comfortable as you can. It doesn't matter if you do this meditation sitting up or lying down; whatever feels most supportive for your body is great. You can also experiment with closing your eyes to go deeply within, or keeping your eyes softly open
please do not drive or operate heavy machinery while listening to this : )
 
Thank you for being here, doing your inner work, and leading the way for others with your light. It makes a difference!
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Get the FREE Akashic Records Mini Course + weekly newsletter: https://josephinehardman.com/akashic-records-intro/
Explore YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@healer.josephine
Follow on Instagram: https://instagram.com/healer.josephine
Connect through my website: https://josephinehardman.com
Contact: me@josephinehardman.com
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Music & editing by G. Demers
Inner Work 2026 All Rights Reserved.

As you heal and continue awakening on your spiritual path, you'll often start doing things like: showing up as authentically yourself in the world, setting healthier boundaries, and saying NO instead of compulsively saying YES to things you don't really want to do.
You'll also start outgrowing certain people, places, relationships, and situations.
As you do all of this, some people will... freak out. Or react defensively. Or take it as a personal rejection. Or minimize the value of what you're doing. Or just not understand.
Unconsciously, people might try to sabotage your healing and keep you from growing.
Let's talk about WHY this happens, HOW it can show up, and what you can do to keep healing anyway.
In episode #3 of "Navigating the Spiritual Crisis", we'll explore:
how your spiritual growth and healing can feel threatening, uncomfortable, or inconvenient to other people
WHY people might try to unconsciously sabotage your healing (where this impulse really comes from)
specific ways in which people might try to derail you or stop your growth
the language people might use to mock, minimize, or criticize your spiritual path... especially as you begin asserting and prioritizing yourself
why intentional solitude can be a key part of spiritual awakening
how to best support yourself through this kind of situation, and continue healing & growing anyway
practicing discernment about when, where, and with whom to share your sacred spiritual experiences
 
Here's the previous episode on "When you feel invisible (or like an alien) around other people": https://youtu.be/-rPUSAXM7Ac
In this podcast series, we explore what the spiritual crisis or awakening really is, how it can look and feel, and how you can best navigate it... without self-sabotage, fear, or feeling like you're "going crazy". 
Ultimately, the spiritual crisis is your true Self calling you back home.
It's a powerful opportunity to shed the old masks, identities, and roles you've been playing or wearing... so you can embody your FULL human & Divine self in this lifetime, and be authentically who you really are.
Join me for a no-nonsense, grounded, transformative exploration of the spiritual awakening process and an empowering approach to the dark night of the Soul.
Thank you for being here, doing your inner work, and leading the way for others with your light. It makes a difference!
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Get the FREE Akashic Records Mini Course + weekly newsletter: https://josephinehardman.com/akashic-records-intro/
Explore YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@healer.josephine
Follow on Instagram: https://instagram.com/healer.josephine
Connect through my website: https://josephinehardman.com
Contact: me@josephinehardman.com
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Music & editing by G. Demers
Inner Work 2026 All Rights Reserved.