This is a meditation that connects us with an element of the Earth that conveys a message of the Earth, and of the nature spirits of the indigenous ones, for us. This is based on an experience I had in the Grand Canyon with the powerful energies there.  I hope you enjoy.

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Merging the spiritual with the real world, Rachel Horton White helps people release negative patterns in their lives, with practical tools like mindfulness, energy and intuition exercises, to connect with their true, inner selves. Through her work in Soulful Work Intuitive Consulting, Rachel facilitates groups of soul-seekers and spiritual entrepreneurs, has a meditation podcast called The Courageous Path and writes a lot. With a diploma in Integrative Healing Arts from the Southwest Institute for Healing Arts, Rachel is a life coach, hypnotherapist, mindfulness teacher, intuitive reader, tree-hugger and loves to talk to angels. Rachel also has a Bachelor’s Degree in English from Wellesley College and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Georgia, yet claims her true education came from studying abroad in Dakar, Senegal. Her recent book is a spiritual toolkit called Tools for the Awakening Soul: A Guide to Activate Your Intuition and Uncover Your Life's Purpose. Rachel lives on a homestead in mid-coast Maine where she and her husband homeschool their two bright, energetic children. You can find Rachel, along with the book, meditations and writing tools, at www.soulfulworkconsulting.com or www.rachelhortonwhite.com.

Music by Chris Kemp White (www.chriskempwhite.com).

Messages From The Earth Meditation

09/27/2025, Chikudo Catherine Spaeth, dharma talk at City Center.
Chikudo Catherine Spaeth teaches that zazen shows us what to care for, and leads the way in our request to study the precepts with a teacher. In this caring we become a good friend to our practice.

A Request for Jukai

10/05/2025, Tatsudo Nicole Baden Roshi, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.
Tatsudo Nicole Baden explores how Zen practice literally shifts the architecture of our experience — from a narrow, biographical “here” into a living, embodied field of contact.

A New Here: How Practice Opens Different Worlds

10/11/2025, Shosan Victoria Austin, dharma talk at City Center.
Shosan Victoria Austin teaches that we can deepen our understanding of the causes and cures of dispute, and practice with a unifying value of kindness that has the power to transform our conflicts to occasions for mutual curiosity, intimacy, and growth.

The Power of Non-Retaliation

10/18/2025, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho, dharma talk at City Center.
Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho teaches that when we remain in the mode of discovery we open to new portals to engage and activate in tending to today’s suffering.

Expanding How We See Things

10/19/2025, Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.
Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler reflects on the “Finding Yourself” chapter of “Becoming Yourself,” in which Suzuki Roshi teaches that finding real freedom is not about overcoming the limitations of our life, but rather embracing them: “To find true joy under some limitation is the way to realize the whole universe."

Freedom in Limitation

10/25/2025, Dainin Marsha Angus, dharma talk at City Center. Dainin Marsha Angus teaches about cultivating and mental and physical capacity to settle into stillness.

Cultivating Stillness in Turbulent Times

11/01/2025, Zenshin Florence Caplow, dharma talk at City Center. Zenshin Florence Caplow offers stories and teachings from her life as both a Zen practitioner and person with chronic illness, and readings from her new book, “Tend to Your Spirit: Mindful Living With Chronic Illness.”

Tend to Your Spirit: Teachings from Illness

11/02/2025, Gyokuden Stephanie Blank, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Gyokuden Steph Blank honors the effort and awakening of our ancestors and calls on us—the living—to rise up in support of Decency, Dignity and Awakening.

Awakening Together is APT

10/26/2025, Sessei Meg Levie, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.
Sessei Meg Levie reflects on Suzuki Roshi’s dedication to zazen, his work with early students in San Francisco, and the creation of the San Francisco Zen Center.

Suzuki Roshi's Legacy and Our Path of Practice

11/16/2025, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.
Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho teaches that sometimes it is necessary to be for or against but there is a broader context in which this is not always necessary.

Arising in Unimaginable Awareness

I am a seeker of truth, intuitive counselor, hypnotherapist, and homeschooling mother. I created this podcast to share with you guided meditations to help us quiet our minds and find the courage to access our true, inner selves for our expanded consciousness and collective healing. I also share some past interviews I've done with inspiring and brave people. I'm also the founder of Soulful Work Intuitive Consulting. I recently published a guidebook, called Tools for the Awakening Soul. Music is by my talented husband Chris Kemp White (https://chriskempwhite.com/). You can learn more about me at www.soulfulworkconsulting.com, for free handouts, meditations and the guidebook Tools for the Awakening Soul, to help you to release, expand and just feel better. I hope you enjoy.

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