Athena describes a heightened state of presence brought on by her time at Sedona's Airport Mesa Vortex and how presence leads to a visceral feeling of Oneness.

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Athena on Phone: Welcome to the

Awakening to Abundance podcast.

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I'm your host, Athena.

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This podcast is more than a podcast,

it's a transformative journey, designed

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to help you awaken to your abundance,

for you to discover what living

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the fullness of life means to you.

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As always, we're jumping

right in with today's episode!

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Hello, welcome to your Facebook group.

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Welcome to the live.

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Today is actually the spring equinox.

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So it means that we are

moving into a new season.

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It means that for the first time,

I believe that this is correct- the

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night and the day will be equal, and

then we will move more into the light.

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And so I thought that this would

actually be a perfect time to talk about

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expansion because the light is expanding.

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And I wanna say that when we think

about abundance, and we think

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about abundance as the fullness

of life, it means all of life.

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And yes, there is a wealth component, but

there is also abundance feeling peace,

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alignment, authenticity, connection.

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All of these things are

abundance, and you can feel this

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in every aspect of your life.

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And so that's what we are talking

about when we talk about abundance

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in this group, in this Equinox time,

what we are expanding more fully into.

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So expansion naturally comes when

you are working on the inside.

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Meaning, everything that you are

learning about manifestation, about

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abundance, about yourself, the

connection that you have to yourself,

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the connection that you have to the

Universe- whatever you wanna call it,

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that is all the inner work.

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And when you do the inner work, you

actually see the inner work then

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naturally expand into your outer world.

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We talk a lot about infinite

possibilities and opening yourself

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up, opening your mind up to the fact

that you can manifest certain things.

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Or you can be, do and have, or cultivate

or experience certain things in life and

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that is you deciding that

this is available to you.

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And when you decide that all that is

available to you, then that's when you

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actually see that the inner work that

you've done, the decisiveness that you

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have, the clarity that you have, is

then out pictured into your life, into

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your 3D reality, into your experience.

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So, expansion occurs naturally

from the inner work that you do.

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And I shared recently in an email that

went out yesterday, that I've been

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here for about 10 days now in Sedona.

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And there was a little part of me in

the beginning that was trying to find

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a routine, trying to figure out how

I essentially fit into Sedona and its

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community, and its own energy and vibe.

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And because it's spring time there's a

lot of tourists on spring break, spring

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training with baseball is occurring,

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and Phoenix is actually currently

having a heat wave, and so a lot

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of people are coming down here.

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And so I'm trying to figure out

what will my new routine be?

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What will my new schedule be?

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And I, for the first time a couple

of days ago, went to the Airport Mesa

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Vortex at sunrise and I just sat in

that energy, and I just allowed myself

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to be there, and it felt so wonderful.

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And it felt so enlivening.

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And it was one of those moments that came

really clear that I don't force anything.

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You don't force anything.

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When we allow things to unfold

the way that they're meant

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to, that's where the magic is.

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And when that happens, our

lives naturally expand.

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And so instead of me trying to

essentially force my surroundings

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to do what I wanted, I became in the

flow with the energy that is Sedona.

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And so for the first time, it

felt really aligned viscerally.

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And that then led into something that I

wanna talk a little bit more about today.

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After experiencing being in the vortex

and realizing that on a real visceral

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level, on an experiential level,

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on a level that we need to continue to

be reminded of sometimes- that allowing

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things to unfold and becoming the

energy of the time and the space that

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we are in, is really where the magic is.

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Is really where expansion is.

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I went to a square called

Tlaquepaque and I just allowed

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myself to be in that energy.

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And to experience all that

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that had as a gift for me as well.

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And what I noticed was from being

in the vortex, I had slowed down.

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There was an allowing, there

was a receiving that was there.

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That then translated into allowing

myself to be hyper present, hyper aware,

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and really, really present with

everything that was going on.

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So whether that was me entering into a new

store, or having somebody talk to me,

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or ordering a coffee from the barista.

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I was slowed down to the point

where I would notice things that

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maybe other people wouldn't notice.

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Where I would connect with people

on a deeper level because I was in

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the space that allowed me to do so.

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And when we slow down enough:

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one that is expansion in itself,

but two, it really allows you to

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become very intimate with everything

that's going on around you.

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All the life that is occurring.

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All the different energies at play.

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All the different animals, people,

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flowers, plants that are in

this one moment, all gathering

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together to co-create this moment.

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And when you are able to do this and

your perception slows down enough for

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you to expand and see all this, another

thing happens- you meld into the moment.

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And you see the absolute beauty that is

available to you in any given moment.

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And you become part of everything

that's happening around you- that story.

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So it's not just your story and your

perception of what you are seeing, but

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you viscerally realize that it's no

longer about me, but it's about the whole.

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It's about the Oneness that is

there- and that is expansion.

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Not only in the moment, not only

viscerally, not only experientially,

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but it's something that when you

cultivate more and more, and you

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practice more and more, you're able to

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be present at that level more often.

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And you'll see that that

is truly the Abundance.

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That is truly the fullness of life.

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Because when you are in that

State of Consciousness, when you

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are that present, you see how

harmonious this world of ours is.

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You feel a sense of peace,

a sense of belonging.

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A sense that it's always working

out, it's all interconnected.

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And you are thankful and appreciative

to be sharing this time and

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space with everything else that

is also having its experience.

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And that

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is something that you have to

experience for yourself to fully feel.

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But that connection, that

connectedness, is really what brings

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us the most joy, the most peace.

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That stillness, that quiet.

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That expansion to see more, to feel

more, to be more in that moment.

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That is the true expansion.

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So this season, this week, weekend-

be very conscious about how quick

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you're moving through life and

consciously slow yourself down and

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see the expansiveness that comes.

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And feel into that

authentic, aligned expansion.

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I will be with you again next week.

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See you then.

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Thank you for listening to this podcast

episode and being part of this community.

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I wanna hear from you.

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Email me at

[email protected]

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or DM me on Instagram

@abundancewithathena, and

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share with me your stories.

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And until next time, keep Awakening to

the Abundance that's always within you.