Being a channel
Intuition is not a gift reserved for only a few. It is a natural way of perceiving the world when we are present—when the body relaxes and the mind makes space to feel.
Being a channel is not something distant or mysterious; it is deep listening—with the skin, the heart, with all the senses.
It is connecting with an inner space where the subtle becomes language.
Where we receive impressions, images, sensations, and information that come from a place deeper than thought.
And we have all entered this space at some point —in a dream, in a gut feeling, in a phrase that arrives as if someone whispered it, or in an inner knowing that appears without explanation.
We access these expanded states more easily through practices such as meditation, sound, breath, and conscious movement; through art in any of its forms, by being in contact with nature, in moments of vulnerability, or in conversations that touch the soul. When we open spaces of connection with a greater source that communicates by moving deeply through us.
Connecting with intuition and opening ourselves to receive information is not an escape from the human experience, but a way of living it more fully. It is having tools that help us walk through life with more flow, expanding our consciousness by integrating our experiences, and making decisions with discernment and clarity.
The importance of being a clear channel
Being a channel is not only about “receiving messages.”
It is about holding an inner space where energy can move clearly, without interference, without the noise or distortions of our own emotional clutter.
A clear channel is not someone perfect. It is someone present and available, not saturated by projections, accumulated stories, or unconscious desires to control another’s experience.
Being a clear channel means:
recognizing which emotions are yours and which are not
cultivating a calm nervous system
keeping the body open and grounded
staying in contact with your truth
A channel that is not clear can mix their own fear, need, or expectations with the information they receive. They may confuse intuition with reaction, vision with fantasy, signs with noise.
Grounded
Opening the channel without being grounded can be confusing, overwhelming, or even dysregulating for the nervous system. When you work with subtle energies, your body needs a place to release what is not yours and to settle what is true. The Earth is the filter, the anchor, and the support.
Being grounded prevents dispersion and depletion, helps you avoid absorbing what does not belong to you, and allows you to feel with discernment.
The Earth cleanses you as much as it holds you.
In the spaces I hold—both individual and group—I have seen how, when the body feels safe, consciousness opens organically. The subtle becomes clear, and what once seemed “mystical” simply feels natural.
A simple grounding practice
Before meditating or opening yourself to receive anything:
Place your feet on the ground.
Inhale deeply and imagine the air rising from the Earth into your feet, continuing upward until it reaches the heart.
As you exhale, allow the breath to descend back down to your feet and into the Earth.
Inhale again, this time guiding the breath up to your third eye,
and exhale, returning it to the Earth.
Inhale a third time, lifting the breath up to the crown,
and let the exhale slowly descend back into the Earth.
Return to your natural breathing and begin your meditation, automatic writing, or channeling practice.
Ready to receive
All human beings have the ability to be a channel, and you do not need a title or someone else’s recognition to be one—but you do need a practice.
A practice that helps you return to your center, to the body, to the present moment; one that allows you to recognize what you are carrying, release it, and make space.
Because it is in that presence that you are ready to receive. When energy flows without resistance, it feels gentle, coherent, and honest. It does not push or confuse. It simply reveals itself.
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