Episode 144

Connection Begins With Surrender – BDay Fun Day 2

This is one of those conversations that begins in the body. We often talk about connection as something external, connecting with others, with guides, with business, but real connection always begins inward. It starts with surrender. And surrender is not about giving up. It’s about letting go of tight control so we can truly receive.

I explore what surrender means in real terms, not in the spiritual bypassing sense, but in grounded, embodied practice. We’ll talk about how surrender deepens your body awareness, expands your intuitive connection, and invites your business energy to meet you with trust.

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The Solar-Lunar Chakra and Deeper Connection

When we step beyond the foundational chakra system, we open to higher energetic pathways, one of which is the Solar-Lunar Chakra. This energy centre sits above the crown and brings together two chakras into one unified channel of connection. And while everyone experiences it slightly differently, closer or further above the head, the effect is the same: deeper, broader, more multi-dimensional connection.

This Chakra supports connection not just to guides, but to past lives, to other versions of yourself, to Mother Earth, and to unseen realms of wisdom. You don’t need someone else to take you there. You can go yourself. And that’s the magic of learning to trust and travel through your own energy.

It also expands your intuition. It deepens your connection to your own voice, and it refines the way you connect with others, through your business, through sessions, through daily interactions. But to access it clearly, you need to be in your body. You need to be grounded. Because when you ground your energy into the Earth first, the connection becomes not just clearer, it becomes sacred.

What Surrender Really Means

Surrender gets misinterpreted so often. It’s not giving up. It’s letting go of overcontrol. It’s the space between holding it all and allowing some of it to breathe.

I remember learning to swim. I could float, but I couldn’t trust the process. I had to surrender, not just to the water, but to the coach guiding me. I still stood in my strength, but I allowed space for his wisdom. And in that surrender, I transformed. Within six months, I passed the swim test for my bronze medallion in surf lifesaving. Not because I worked harder, but because I trusted.

That same surrender now flows into my business. I don’t try to control every detail. I still hold responsibility, yes, but I don’t hold everything so tightly that I can’t hear the guidance that’s trying to come through.

When I stopped trying to control how people read my words, how they found me, how they responded to my content, everything opened up. My business became more alive. I felt clearer. The connection grew stronger. Because I had let go.

Surrender Deepens Body Awareness

The more we surrender, the more connected we become to our body’s wisdom. And that awareness changes everything. It softens the noise. It clears the distortion. It helps us feel what’s real.

For me, it often feels like being in the ocean, laying back, letting the waves wash over me. There’s a presence in that experience. A quiet trust that the water holds me. That I know what it’s doing. That I can ride the wave, not fight it.

Surrender supports us in releasing old stories, limiting beliefs, and unhelpful thought patterns. When we’re grounded in our body, we can notice those thoughts quicker. We can ask why they’ve come. We can acknowledge them and gently let them move.

Sometimes we want to understand. Sometimes we don’t. But the clarity always begins in the body.

Working With Clients from Surrendered Space

The more I’ve anchored into surrender, the more clearly I can support others. When I’m on a call, whether one-on-one or in a group, I’m not performing. I’m connecting. I feel into each person’s energy, and the guidance arrives naturally. Effortlessly.

Because I’ve let go of needing to fix or direct, I can tune into what’s real. The insights come through clearer. The space holds more depth. And the connection is felt, not just by me, but by everyone present.

That’s the power of embodied trust. It creates space for something bigger to flow through.

Trusting the Messages

When we surrender, we become more available to receive messages from our energy, our body, and our business. And the more we trust those messages, the easier it becomes to discern what’s true.

Messages from love feel grounded, calm, and supportive, even when they’re firm. They might say, “Not now,” or “That’s not the right offer,” or “You created this for your growth, not to launch.” But they come with peace.

Messages from fear, on the other hand, feel frantic. Urgent. They push. They pressure you. They come from a place of lack or “what if.” You can feel the difference. And learning to trust that difference is part of deep energetic leadership.

Final Reflections

Surrender is the gateway to connection. Not the surface-level kind—but the kind that lets you hear your own energy clearly. That helps you feel when something is aligned or not. That allows your business to meet you in a relationship of trust, not control.

You don’t have to hold it all. You just have to open enough to receive what’s already there. And when you do, everything starts to move—not because you’re pushing, but because you’ve finally made space for it to flow.


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