Meditation is as intimate as it is individualized. The timeless practice serves first-timers to dedicated practitioners. Some flow, some play, some crochet, some sing, some sit. And the beauty of it all is there is permission for you to take what you need and leave what you don’t.

As a passionate yoga instructor and practitioner, I always seek to elevate my spiritual connection. Last summer, I developed a new meditation practice, where I come home to the spirit world. I even took a weekend workshop with renowned psychic medium and spiritual teacher Becky Hesseltine in Eagle, Colorado. What I learned applies not only to
those who gift readings to others but to anyone curious about what lies beyond the physical world we see, work and play in. Tapping into one’s mediumistic and psychic connections is an art available to all through meditation. I am learning that this practice is a journey, one which opens up a deeper understanding of the universe and our place in it.

Worlds Within Worlds

Before you nestle into your meditation, it is important to understand who and where you are. Hesseltine says that “we are all connected beyond time, space and physicality.” The said spirit world is a place where we come from and where we will go back to. You, reading this, are simultaneously in both the spirit and the physical world. As energies in a human
vessel, each one of us is said to be derived from the spirit world. All the while, you’re also living in the physical world, experiencing life as a human.

Begin your meditation by finding a seat or shape that feels nurturing for you. I like to go into viparita karani, or waterfall pose. I often do this with my legs up the wall to naturally calm down my nervous system, aid my digestion and support lymphatic drainage. Knowing I am in a shape that nurtures my body helps me find comfort tapping into the spirit side. Once your body, mind and spirit are comfortable, your brain will naturally begin producing alpha and/or theta brainwaves, depend ing on the person and your experiences prior. Alpha brainwaves happen when you are physically and mentally relaxed, finding calm reflections and is effective for focus and learning. Theta brainwaves happen when you are awake and in a deep relaxed state of mind. You are feeling creative, tapped into your intuition and have reduced consciousness. You do not need to know which ones are happening to proceed, but rather, find comfort in your state of being.

Visualize Your Breath

This is my favorite part — where you facilitate the closest thing to magic deemed relevant by society. I like to view this step as detoxifying for your insides physically and spiritually.

In whichever shape you have chosen to connect to the worlds within worlds, begin by exhaling more than you inhale. Lengthen your spine from your tailbone through the crown of your head. This makes more room to feel the abundant, kind energies in the spirit world. Once you feel comfortable and ready, take an inhalation, at least four seconds long. I view my inhales as safe, cleansing fuel that bring me closer home: the spirit world. With your eyes closed, to ward off all other senses, see your breath exiting your body through your nose or mouth, longer than your previous inhale. Visualizing any colors or entities that serve you, purify every part of your circulation with your breath. Visualize the breathwork with every inhale and exhale to bring clarity and balance into your spiritual journey.

Feel The Love

Once you are in sync with your breath, allowing your body to guide you, you be come more receptive to the love flowing from the spirit world. This heightened state of openness enables you to fully experience the nurturing and supportive energies who are always around you, rooting for you and guiding you. As you continue to nurture yourself with breath, let the warmth envelop you, fostering a profound sense of peace and belonging.

The spirit side is filled with everlasting love, unity and truth. Here, you can discover deep insights and answers as you meditate, connecting with the universe’s eternal love and, with practice, the possibility to connect to your departed loved ones.

There is no time limit in your meditation. Grant yourself permission and grace to stay in this state for as long as needed, soaking in the love and wisdom from the spirit side. Allow these insights to nurture and enrich your time in the physical world, integrating them at your own pace.

Chloe Wasserstrom
Community Engagement Coordinator
@chlowass

 

Originally published in Winter/Spring 2024-25  issue of Well.