Lucas shares his journey from nearly two decades in corporate to a more aligned path in yoga and sound healing. Together, Gina and Lucas explore what Biofield Tuning is, how sound can support the nervous system and energy field, and why tuning forks, gongs, and sound baths can create such powerful shifts.

They also talk about Lucas’s group “biofield sound bath” experiences, remote sessions, the intuitive impressions that can come through during sound work, and his playful snack brand, Sound Nuts™, created around the idea that intention and healing frequencies can be infused into everyday life — even what we eat.

In This Episode

Gina and Lucas discuss:

• What Biofield Tuning is and how sound can support the energy field
• Lucas’s transition from corporate into yoga, sound healing, and intuitive wellness
• How tuning forks, gongs, and sound baths can support relaxation and energetic clearing
• The intuitive impressions that can come through during sound healing sessions
• The story behind Sound Nuts™ and infusing intention into everyday life

Guest Bio

Lucas Kirschman is the founder of Nirvana State Wellness and a Sound Healing Academy certified practitioner, certified Biofield Tuning practitioner, and 200-hour RYT yoga teacher based in Tampa, Florida. Through Nirvana State Wellness, Lucas offers private sound therapy, Biofield Tuning, group sound baths, and yin yoga both in person and remotely. His sessions are guided intuitively and shaped by what each person needs in the moment.

Lucas is also the founder of Sound Nuts™, a snack brand built on the idea that intention and healing frequencies can be infused into everything — including what we eat and drink.

🌿Connect with Lucas

Website: https://www.nirvanastate.com/

Instagram: @lucaskirschman

Sound Nuts™ Instagram: @soundnutssnacks

Lucas offers in-person sessions and classes in the Tampa area, as well as remote Biofield Tuning sessions.

🌿Connect with Gina

Explore Gina’s 1:1 sessions, online programs, upcoming events, meditations, and intuitive resources:

https://www.thekarunalife.com/

Email: support@thekarunalife.com

🍃🌟 Intuition Development: Spirit Guides + Divination Tools is available on Udemy:

https://www.udemy.com/course/intuition-development-for-beginners/?referralCode=9F5A02C27016105FC259

For Trimatri® Reiki training, visit:

https://www.trimatrihealing.com/

Instagram: @thekarunalife

✨Thank you for listening to The Karuna Life Podcast. If you enjoyed this conversation with Lucas, please follow the show and leave a 5-star review. It helps more people discover grounded conversations about energy, intuition, sound healing, and spiritual growth.

Disclaimer:

The content shared in this episode is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical or mental health condition. These practices are complementary wellness approaches and should not replace medical care, therapy, or guidance from a licensed healthcare professional. Always consult a qualified provider for medical or mental health concerns.

Together, Gina and Jennie explore what Qigong is, how it differs from Tai Chi and yoga, and why this gentle practice of mindful movement can be so supportive for beginners. Jennie shares her personal path from belly dance and yoga into Qigong, how she began to feel the energy beneath the movements, and why this practice became something she felt called to teach.

This conversation touches on the physical, emotional, energetic, and spiritual benefits of Qigong, including stress relief, nervous system support, emotional release, grounding, and the subtle art of listening inward. Gina and Jennie also speak to common beginner concerns—like coordination, flexibility, and feeling self-conscious—with a beautiful reminder that Qigong is not about performance or perfection. It is about presence.

Listeners will also hear about a simple shaking practice, the magic of students discovering the feeling of Qi, the beauty of practicing outside in nature, and how even a few minutes of Qigong can create meaningful shifts in the body, mind, and energy field.

This episode is a gentle invitation for anyone curious about Qigong, energy work, meditation, nervous system support, or embodied spiritual practice—and a reminder that sometimes the simplest practices are the ones that bring us home to ourselves.

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About Jennie Delich

Jennie Delich is a Qigong instructor and founder of QiCurious Qigong, rooted in the belief that Qigong is for everyone. She invites others into embodied practice through listening inwardly, moving with pleasure, and caring for themselves in ways that ripple outward to humans, critters, and the natural world.

Jennie is a Holden Qigong Certified Teacher with additional certifications from Mimi Kuo-Deemer, and she previously served as Teacher Liaison for Holden Qigong. Through QiCurious Services, she facilitates a monthly Embodied Arts Teacher Circle and offers curriculum and learning-design coaching to help teachers turn their expertise into clear, teachable offerings.

Connect with Jennie

Website: www.qicuriousqigong.com / Instagram: @qicuriousqigong

Connect with Gina

Learn more about Gina’s 1:1 sessions, online programs, upcoming events, and Trimatri® Reiki training at www.thekarunalife.com.

🌿 Intuition Development Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/intuition-development-for-beginners/?referralCode=9F5A02C27016105FC259

Instagram: @thekarunalife

⭐Questions, comments, or ideas for a future episode? Email Gina at gina@thekarunalife.com.

In this episode of The Karuna Life Podcast, Gina Kitzmiller is joined by Deb Schaffer of Enchanted Botanicals for a heartfelt conversation about ancestors, intuition, plant wisdom, and meaningful ritual. Together, they explore who the ancestors are, what it means to connect with “well” ancestors, and simple, grounded ways to begin working with your ancestors in everyday life. Gina and Deb also talk about trusting subtle signs, creating spiritual practices that feel personal and true to your own path, and allowing connection to unfold in a way that feels natural and supportive. Deb shares how her family lineage, connection to nature, and personal healing journey have shaped her work and inspired the way she blends ritual with everyday life. Gina also shares her Online Intuition Development course, created to help you strengthen your inner knowing in a grounded, practical way.

➡️ How do you connect with your ancestors? We’d love to know in the comments! 🌿✨

Deb Schaffer is the creative heart behind Enchanted Botanicals, a magical lifestyle brand built around the belief that real life gets better when you add a little ritual. She is a spiritual herbalist, energy intuitive, natural magic coach, author of Notes from an Enchanted Garden, and teacher of Plant Magic.

Gina Kitzmiller is the creator of The Karuna Life®, founder of Trimatri® Reiki, and host of The Karuna Life Podcast. She is also the creator of the Online Intuition Development course, an Intuitive, Reiki Master Teacher, and the Amazon bestselling author of Soul Walk: The Unexpected Gifts of Grief and Connection to Those in Spirit.

Connect with Deb:

🌿 https://www.enchantedbotanicals.com

📱 https://www.instagram.com/enchantedbotanicals

📖 Book: Notes from an Enchanted Garden

Connect with Gina:

🌐 https://www.thekarunalife.com

🌀 https://thekarunalife.thinkific.com/products/courses/intuition-development-course

📱 https://www.instagram.com/thekarunalife

If this episode resonated, be sure to follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with someone who would love this conversation ✨🤍

Together, Gina and Donna explore why addiction often serves a purpose, why one-size-fits-all recovery models do not work for everyone, and how kindness, self-trust, and a new understanding of thought can open the door to real freedom. They also talk about family dynamics, shame, coping behaviors, relapse, and what it means to move beyond survival into a life that feels clear, grounded, and truly your own.

This episode is for anyone navigating addiction, loving someone who is, or trying to understand the deeper emotional and mental patterns that keep us stuck. It is also a powerful reminder that change is possible, that healing is not always linear, and that there may be more paths to freedom than we have been taught to believe.

⭐️ If this episode speaks to you, please follow The Karuna Life Podcast, leave a five-star rating and share it with someone who may need this conversation. We'd also love to hear your thoughts in the comments.

✨Connect with Donna Bishop via email: discoverywithdch@gmail.com. Her website will be shared here soon once her new site is finalized and published.

✨ To explore more of Gina Kitzmiller’s work — including her Intuition Development course on Udemy, healing offerings, and her book Soul Walk — visit:

🌿 https://thekarunalife.com/

📸 Instagram: @theKarunaLife

📧 Email: gina@thekarunalife.com

This podcast is for Informational purposes only and reflects Donna Bishop’s personal experience with addiction and healing. Nothing in this episode should be considered medical, psychological, or professional treatment advice, and we are not recommending any specific recovery approach or program. If you are struggling with addiction, substance use, or mental health concerns, please reach out to a qualified medical or mental health professional for support.

Andrea breaks down craniosacral therapy as a gentle, fascia-informed approach that supports the body’s return to homeostasis - especially when we’ve been living in chronic fight/flight/freeze. Together, Gina and Andrea explore how stress and emotion can be held in the body, why true healing isn’t something that’s “done to you,” and how the right support can help you come back into your own inner authority.

This episode also goes deeper into the real-life spiritual work: judgment vs. compassion, authenticity, and the “shadow” as a teacher. You’ll hear why patterns often return leveled up - not to punish you, but to help you strengthen boundaries, integrate the lesson, and move forward with more clarity. Plus, Andrea shares her surprising career pivot and a manifestation moment.

Key Takeaways

• Your body is designed to heal - but it needs the nervous system to feel safe enough to do it.
• How we fall into the victim mindset and how to change it.
• Awareness is powerful: observing thoughts without labeling them “good/bad” can create real change.
• Boundaries often get tested at higher levels as you grow - this is how lessons become embodied.
• Presence is medicine: when someone can hold steady, your system can recalibrate naturally.

If you enjoyed this conversation, please follow the show and leave us a comment, rating, or review - it truly helps support our work and we'd be really grateful!

About Andrea Morrison

Andrea Morrison is a Craniosacral Therapist and channeling energy healer, and the founder of Balance From Within. After experiencing craniosacral therapy 15 years ago, she felt called to leave a 23 year career in dental hygiene and devote her work to supporting the body’s natural ability to heal itself. Fascinated by healing from an early age, Andrea has studied and blended multiple modalities into her practice including elements of massage, sound, crystals, and frequency work, creating sessions that are both subtle and profoundly transformative for the mind body and soul.

• Website: https://mybalancefromwithin.com/
• Instagram: @mybalancefromwithin
• Podcast (Spotify): Balance From Within

About Gina Kitzmiller / The Karuna Life®

Gina Kitzmiller is the creator of The Karuna Life®, founder of Trimatri® Reiki, and the Amazon bestselling author of Soul Walk: The Unexpected Gifts of Grief and Connection to Those in Spirit. She offers 1:1 sessions, mentorship, and her self-paced course Intuition Development—a practical roadmap for strengthening intuition with Spirit Guides, divination tools, and grounded practices.

• Explore offerings: https://thekarunalife.com/
• Intuition Development (online programs): https://thekarunalife.com/online-programs
• Instagram: @thekarunalife
• Email comments or show suggestions: gina@thekarunalife.com

Disclaimer This episode is for educational and informational purposes only and is not medical, psychological, or therapeutic advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional for medical concerns.

🌿If you’d like to go deeper, explore Gina’s sessions, trainings, and offerings at www.thekarunalife.com, including her online, self-paced Intuition Development course on Udemy. For questions or support, email support@thekarunalife.com.

⭐ If this meditation supports you, please follow The Karuna Life Podcast and leave a five-star rating and review. We’d be grateful, and it helps more people find the show.

Reiki disclaimer: Reiki is a complementary wellness practice intended to support relaxation and stress reduction. It is not medical or mental health treatment, and it is not a substitute for professional care. If you have a medical or mental health concern, please consult a licensed provider.

Together, we explore how sound becomes an ally for presence, regulation, and transformation—from simple, accessible ways to work with instruments at home to deeper themes around consciousness, voice, and sacred sound traditions. This is one you’ll want to listen to with headphones.

Key Moments:

22:51 - Ancestral Healing and Sound

26:27 - Throat Chakra and Women Speaking Truth

32:01 - The Great Transformation

42:37 - Sound Healing: Opening to Expansiveness

Zacciah Blackburn is the Executive Director of Sunreed™ Instruments and Sunreed™ Center, and is one of the most experienced instructors in Therapeutic Sound Healing in the world, involved in the field of healing music, sound and shamanic practices for over 45 years. He is a gifted intuitive, trained in classical healing and shamanic traditions, and sacred sound cultures.

Dorothy Stone is Co-Director at Sunreed™ Instruments and Sunreed™ Center. She has been working in the field for over 30 years. Grandmother, mother, and hearth holder, Dorothy supports and inspires those around her, encourages us to embrace the good found everywhere, and is a true believer in the healing power of sound and love.

🎧 Stay through the end: There’s a live sound healing demonstration around 44:00 that is truly mesmerizing—the kind you feel in your body.

Explore Sunreed's instruments, training and more: Sunreed™ Center Programs: https://www.sunreedcenter.com/programs Sunreed™ Instruments: https://sunreed.com/

🌿If this episode supported you, please follow The Karuna Life Podcast and leave a 5-star rating and review—it helps the show more than you know, and we’d be truly grateful. Have a topic request, comment, or suggestion? Email us at support@thekarunalife.com. And to explore The Karuna Life's offerings, sessions, and resources, visit www.thekarunalife.com.

In this solo check-in, Gina Kitzmiller (creator of The Karuna Life® and founder of Trimatri® Reiki) shares what her Spirit Guides have been emphasizing for the year ahead: a fast-moving current, bigger energetic shifts, and a powerful theme she received—The Return of the Mystic. This is an invitation to slow down enough to hear what’s true, strengthen discernment, and trust your intuition in the way it naturally speaks to you (no perfection required).

Gina also touches on Fire Horse energy beginning in February, how to work with transformation without burning out, why stillness is the clearest doorway to guidance, and what it looks like to choose aligned action instead of impulsive decisions. The episode closes with a group oracle card pull (Focus), details about Gina’s live online automatic writing workshop, and a note about her self-paced retreat, Retreat Into Stillness.

🌿Explore Gina’s work, sessions, mentorship, retreats, and resources at www.TheKarunaLife.com and learn about Trimatri® Reiki training at www.trimatrihealing.com.

If you enjoyed this episode, please follow The Karuna Life Podcast and leave a 5-star review - it supports the show more than you know and we'd be grateful!

⭐Write Your 2026: Automatic Writing for Spirit Guides + Akashic Records (Jan 22): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1980022718251?aff=oddtdtcreator

🍃🌿 Intuition Development Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/intuition-development-for-beginners/?referralCode=9F5A02C27016105FC259

Disclaimer: This episode is for spiritual education and personal growth only and is not medical, mental health, legal, or financial advice. Always consult a qualified professional for support related to your situation.

In this episode of The Karuna Life Podcast, I sit down with Intuitive, Energy Healer, Astrologer, and Children’s Author Nicole Lea Turner—currently 36 weeks pregnant with her second child—to talk about pregnancy as both a deeply human experience and a powerful spiritual portal.

We explore what happens when a sensitive, intuitive woman carries a new soul, including how Nicole’s previous miscarriages shaped this pregnancy and the way she relates to the soul she’s carrying now. She shares how those losses, while deeply painful, also felt like part of a larger soul path that ultimately led to this baby.

We talk about:

• The energetic and emotional shifts she noticed as soon as she became pregnant
• How this pregnancy has felt like its own spiritual upgrade
• Why she feels many of the babies coming in now are lightworker souls with a very specific purpose
• How her intuition, dreams, and inner knowing have changed while carrying this little one
• The reality of holding both collective intensity and maintaining faith
• The honest mix of grief, fear, hope, and trust after loss—and how she makes space for all of it

If you’re pregnant, trying to conceive, healing from loss, parenting a sensitive kid, or you just feel that the new souls arriving are here on a mission, this conversation offers validation, perspective, and gentle company on the path. ✨

Connect with Nicole

• Email: nicoleleaturner@gmail.com
• Instagram: @NicoleLeaTurner
• Children’s book: Into Nature We Go on Amazon https://a.co/d/bpi5aCv

Connect with Gina & The Karuna Life™

✨ If this conversation resonated with you, you can explore more of Gina Kitzmiller’s work — including Trimatri® Reiki, her Intuition Development course on Udemy, intuitive guidance, healing offerings, and her book Soul Walk — at:

🌿 https://www.thekarunalife.com

📸 Instagram: @theKarunaLife

📧 Email: gina@thekarunalife.com

Disclaimer: This conversation reflects personal experiences and spiritual perspectives only and is not medical advice. Please consult your licensed healthcare provider for any medical, pregnancy, or mental health concerns.

We explore the “why” behind twin flames (growth, mirror work, karmic cleanup), the common pitfalls (spiritualized obsession, breadcrumbing, runner–chaser loops), and how to spot red flags. For practitioners, we offer grounded guidance on ethics and how to offer support rather than demand outcomes. For seekers, we share ways to recover your center, rebuild nervous-system safety, and remember the point: your life, your sovereignty, your soul.

We cover:

• Twin Flames vs. Soul Mates: frameworks, overlap, and key distinctions
• The “why”: mirrors, lessons, timing, and unhealthy patterns
• Practitioner cautions: avoiding prediction traps, marketing ploys, and dependency
• Self-support: boundaries, embodiment, resourcing, and calling in healthy love

Perfect for anyone curious about twin flames, disentangling from an unhealthy dynamic, or supporting clients with clarity and compassion—minus the hype.

Guest Bio — Catherine Hinkle

Catherine Hinkle is an Air Force veteran and OSU-trained Family Nurse Practitioner who blends integrative medicine with intuitive healing. Her personal wellness journey—including a 100-lb transformation—inspires her whole-person approach. Catherine is a Certified Holistic Wellness Coach/Nutritionist, Certified Intuitive Counselor, Practical Reiki Master/Instructor, and a 200-hour Mindful Resilience Yoga Teacher with the Veterans Yoga Project. Learn more about her work: infinitesoulflame.com • Instagram/Facebook: @infinitesoulflame

Find Gina Kitzmiller & The Karuna Life®

Gina Kitzmiller is the Creator of The Karuna Life® and Founder of Trimatri® Reiki. She is a Professional Intuitive, Reiki Master Teacher, author, and meditation teacher who helps others strengthen their intuition, reconnect with inner guidance, and explore energy healing in a grounded, supportive way.

Intuition Development Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/intuition-development-for-beginners/?referralCode=9F5A02C27016105FC259

Website: www.TheKarunaLife.com

Instagram: @thekarunalife

Trimatri® Reiki Training: www.trimatrihealing.com

Support the Show

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Edit shares why she left a 15-year career in petroleum engineering to focus on trauma healing and why true transformation does not have to take a lifetime. Together, Gina and Edit explore energy-based healing, including Sekhem, Usui Reiki, ancestral clearing, meditation, and practical ways to raise your vibration.

If you’ve been “doing the work” and still feel stuck, this episode offers a grounded and hopeful perspective on healing, energy work, and lasting change.

Connect with Edit B Kiss:

Website: www.editbkiss.com

Instagram: @editbkiss

Connect with Gina Kitzmiller:

Gina Kitzmiller is the Creator of The Karuna Life® and Founder of Trimatri® Reiki. She helps others strengthen their intuition, reconnect with inner guidance, and explore energy healing in a grounded, supportive way.

Intuition Development Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/intuition-development-for-beginners/?referralCode=9F5A02C27016105FC259

The Karuna Life®: www.thekarunalife.com

Trimatri® Reiki Training: www.trimatrihealing.com

Instagram: @thekarunalife

If you enjoy this episode, please follow The Karuna Life Podcast and leave a 5-star rating or review. For comments, questions, or show ideas, email support@thekarunalife.com.

Come for the cosmic curiosity, stay for the grounded take from a first responder who’s spent years bridging the seen and unseen.

In this episode you’ll hear:

• What 3I-Atlas is and why it’s sparking spiritual conversation
• How to recognize portals & “thin places,” and simple ways to engage them
• How to access the new light codes coming in around Solstice

Connect with Jeff:

• Insight Timer / Shamanic Journey Meditations: Jeff Rheinfrank Spiritual Soul Journeys (search in-app)
• Website: spiritualsouljourneys.com

Connect with Gina:

• The Karuna Life® (sessions, podcast, resources): thekarunalife.com
• Book — Soul Walk: The Unexpected Gifts of Grief and Connection to Those in Spirit (Amazon Best Seller): Get the Kindle/print on Amazon
• Reiki Training — Trimatri® Reiki (in person and online): trimatrihealing.com
• Work with Gina (Life Path Consultations/Akashic Records + Divine Energy Reset): thekarunalife.com / email: gina@thekarunalife.com

Learn more about Lisa's work with Halo Publishing and Elite Voices: www.halopublishing.com • Instagram @halopublishing | @elite_voices

Explore Gina’s work: www.thekarunalife.com • Instagram @thekarunalife • Reiki Training: www.trimatrihealing.com • Soul Walk book in all formats on Amazon: https://a.co/d/hkdvSq0 email comments or show ideas: gina@thekarunalife.com

Listener Takeaways

• What pets most want you to know after they’ve crossed
• Gentle guidance around euthanasia decisions and releasing guilt
• Simple rituals + one at-home practice to feel closer to a pet in spirit
• Kid-friendly ways to include children in the grieving process

Guest Bio — Catherine Hinkle

Air Force veteran and OSU-trained Family Nurse Practitioner, Catherine Hinkle blends integrative medicine with intuitive healing. Her personal wellness journey—including a 100-lb transformation—inspires her whole-person approach. She’s a Certified Holistic Wellness Coach/Nutritionist, Certified Intuitive Counselor, Practical Reiki Master/Instructor, and a 200-hour Mindful Resilience Yoga Teacher with the Veterans Yoga Project. You can learn more about her work: Here is the website link:  https://infinitesoulflame.com/ Instagram/FB: @infinitesoulflame

Find Gina & The Karuna Life®

• Website: www.TheKarunaLife.com
• Instagram: @thekarunalife
• Mentorship & sessions: www.TheKarunaLife.com/mentorship
• Trimatri Reiki™: www.trimatrihealing.com
• Book: Soul Walk: The Unexpected Gifts of Grief and Connection to Those in Spirit — Amazon

Jennifer shares how Spinal Flow — a gentle, holistic approach to working with the nervous system — can help release tension patterns that may keep us stuck in cycles of stress, pain, or disconnection.

Together, Gina and Jennifer explore:

✨ What Spinal Flow is and how it can be helpful

✨ The vital role of the nervous system in healing

✨ The connection between body, mind, and spirit

✨ Intuition and the dream world

✨ Practical ways to honor your intuition and support your well-being

This conversation is an invitation to trust the wisdom within your body and to see healing as a bridge — connecting you back to yourself, your intuition, and the natural flow of life.

Whether you’re curious about Spinal Flow, seeking new ways to support nervous system regulation, or wanting to deepen your mind-body-spirit connection, Jennifer’s insights offer a grounded and inspiring perspective.

💜 Tune in and discover how listening inward can change everything. If you like this episode, please follow and leave us 5 stars. It helps others find these important conversations!

🌿 Connect with Jennifer Andrade Blue Lotus - A Bridge to Wellness

Website: https://bluelotusbridge.com

Instagram: @BlueLotusBridge / Email: info@bluelotusbridge.com

🌿 Connect with Gina /The Karuna Life®

Gina Kitzmiller is the Creator of The Karuna Life® and Founder of Trimatri® Reiki. She is a Professional Intuitive, Reiki Master Teacher, energy healer, author, podcast host, and meditation teacher who supports others in strengthening their intuition, reconnecting with their inner guidance, and moving through life with more clarity, confidence, and alignment.

Through her sessions, courses, Reiki training, workshops, and guided meditations, Gina blends grounded support with spiritual depth to help others heal, grow, and trust the wisdom within. Website: https://thekarunalife.com Instagram: @TheKarunaLife / Email: support@thekarunalife.com

✨ Intuition Development Course on Udemy

https://www.udemy.com/course/intuition-development-for-beginners/?referralCode=9F5A02C27016105FC259

In this Wine Down Wednesday episode of The Karuna Life Podcast, I sit down with the amazing Lori Vynalek—Reiki Master, intuitive, artist, and kindred spirit—for a glass of wine and an open-hearted conversation.

We dive into the real magic of Reiki, the unexpected moments of mediumship, and what it’s like to live a life guided by Spirit. It’s unfiltered, soulful, and filled with laughter, stories, and insights that will inspire you to trust your own intuitive path.

Whether you’re just beginning your spiritual awakening, curious about energy healing, or looking to deepen your connection with Spirit, this episode will leave you feeling seen and supported.

✨ Topics We Explore:

The healing power of Reiki and how it transforms lives

The realities (and surprises) of mediumship

Medical Reiki and energetic support during medical care

Recognizing signs from Spirit and trusting your gifts

Want to Learn Reiki?

If you’re feeling called to explore energy healing, I offer Trimatri Reiki™ training and certifications. Visit www.trimatrihealing.com or email me directly at gina@thekarunalife.com to learn more.

Explore Gina's Work: For private sessions, life path consultations, retreats, classes and more, visit:

👉 www.thekarunalife.com

Connect with Lori Vynalek: 📧 lorivynalek@gmail.com

🙏 If you enjoyed this episode, please consider giving it a 5-star rating, leaving a review, and following The Karuna Life Podcast. Your support helps the show reach more souls who need it.

Together, they discuss:

• Why presence matters more than perfect words
• The difference between holding space and trying to "make it better"
• Common mistakes well-meaning supporters make—and how to avoid them
• How grief invites us into deeper compassion, connection, and humility
• The sacred art of simply being with someone in their sorrow

Whether you’re walking through grief yourself or wondering how to support a loved one, this episode is a gentle guide back to the heart.

✨ Connect with Alice Foeller

Instagram: @alicefoeller

www.alicefoeller.com / Tedx Talk: https://youtu.be/mZHb8FJ_O2Y?feature=shared

Learn more about The Art of Compassion: Supporting Friends Through Dark Times https://a.co/d/gOXT8jW

📖 Mentioned in this episode:

• The Art of Compassion by Alice Foeller
• Grief support tips and stories from real-life experience

🕊️ If this episode touched your heart, please consider leaving a 5-star rating and review. It’s a simple way to help others discover these healing conversations—and it truly means the world to us.

🎧 Subscribe to The Karuna Life Podcast for more soul-centered episodes on healing, intuition, and spiritual connection.

Meredith shares her deeply personal journey of healing after infidelity, addiction, divorce, and the unraveling of the life she thought she was going to have. Through honesty, vulnerability, and hard-won self-discovery, she offers hope for anyone navigating betrayal, relationship loss, grief, or the process of rebuilding after painful change. Meredith’s story is a reminder that even when life takes an unexpected turn, healing, liberation, and a new chapter are possible.

In this episode, we explore:

✨ Healing after betrayal, addiction, and divorce

✨ Transforming pain into empowerment

✨ Setting boundaries and reclaiming personal power

✨ The importance of vulnerability and truth-telling

✨ Rebuilding when life does not go according to plan

✨ Meredith’s writing journey and the message behind her books

Connect with Meredith:

Website: www.mendwithmere.com

Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok: @MendwithMere

Connect with Gina:

Gina Kitzmiller is the Creator of The Karuna Life® and Founder of Trimatri® Reiki. She is a Professional Intuitive, Reiki Master Teacher, author, podcast host, and meditation teacher who helps others strengthen their intuition, reconnect with inner guidance, and explore energy healing in a grounded, supportive way.

Intuition Development Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/intuition-development-for-beginners/?referralCode=9F5A02C27016105FC259

The Karuna Life®: www.thekarunalife.com

Trimatri® Reiki Training: www.trimatrihealing.com

Instagram: @thekarunalife

If you enjoy this episode, please follow The Karuna Life Podcast and leave a 5-star rating or review. It helps more people find these conversations and supports the growth of the show. For comments, questions, or show ideas, email support@thekarunalife.com.

Deb is a spiritual herbalist, energy intuitive, and mentor who helps others reconnect with their inner magic and create more meaningful, fulfilling lives. In this episode, she shares her powerful personal journey, including how a life-altering breast cancer diagnosis opened the door to deeper healing, spiritual growth, and a renewed connection with nature.

Together, Gina and Deb explore the healing power of energy work, the wisdom of the natural world, and how intentional living can help us move through life with more clarity, trust, and connection.

In this episode, we explore:

✨ Deb’s healing journey and spiritual awakening

✨ The connection between nature, energy, and intuition

✨ How life challenges can become catalysts for transformation

✨ Living with more intention and everyday magic

✨ The creation of Enchanted Botanicals

✨ Resilience, growth, and reconnecting with your inner wisdom

Connect with Deb from Enchanted Botanicals

Website: Enchanted Botanicals

Instagram: @enchantedbotanicals

Use discount code GINA to save 20% in Deb’s online store.

Connect with Gina Kitzmiler of The Karuna Life:

Gina Kitzmiller is the Creator of The Karuna Life® and Founder of Trimatri® Reiki. She is a Professional Intuitive, Reiki Master Teacher, author, and meditation teacher who helps others strengthen their intuition, reconnect with inner guidance, and explore energy healing in a grounded, supportive way.

Intuition Development Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/intuition-development-for-beginners/?referralCode=9F5A02C27016105FC259

The Karuna Life®: www.thekarunalife.com

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Nora shares from over a decade of experience as a Shamanic Practitioner and Teacher, offering insight into the foundations of shamanism and why so many people feel drawn to this ancient spiritual practice.

This episode offers a thoughtful introduction for anyone curious about shamanic practices and how journeying can be used as a supportive tool for reflection, connection, and everyday life.

In this episode, we explore:

✨ What shamanism is

✨ The purpose of shamanic journeying

✨ Why people feel drawn to this practice

✨ How shamanic journeys can support personal growth and self-healing

✨ The importance of respecting traditional shamanic roles

✨ Ways to bring spiritual insight into everyday life

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Instagram: @circular_journey

Email: acircularjourney@gmail.com

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Gina Kitzmiller is the Creator of The Karuna Life® and Founder of Trimatri® Reiki. She is a Professional Intuitive, Reiki Master Teacher, author, podcast host, and meditation teacher who helps others strengthen their intuition, reconnect with inner guidance, and explore energy healing in a grounded, supportive way.

Gina’s Intuition Development Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/intuition-development-for-beginners/?referralCode=9F5A02C27016105FC259

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Trimatri® Reiki Training: www.trimatrihealing.com

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Together, Gina and Jenny explore the Akashic Records as an energetic field of information connected to the soul’s experiences, wisdom, patterns, and possibilities. They move beyond the common idea that the Records are only about past lives and discuss how the Akashic Records can also support personal growth, healing, creative projects, business clarity, and deeper self-understanding.

Jenny shares her journey from yoga into spiritual awakening through the Akashic Records and offers insight into how working with the Records can open a doorway to transformation, compassion, and a deeper connection with the self.

In this episode, we explore:

✨ What the Akashic Records are

✨ Common misunderstandings about the Records

✨ How the Records can support personal growth and healing

✨ The connection between intuition, compassion, and soul-level guidance

✨ Using the Records for creative projects and life direction

Connect with Jenny:

Website: www.amalthea.guide

Akashic Training: www.akashictraining.com

Instagram: @amalthea.guide

Connect with Gina:

Gina Kitzmiller is the Creator of The Karuna Life® and Founder of Trimatri® Reiki. She is a Professional Intuitive, Reiki Master Teacher, energy healer, author, podcast host, and meditation teacher who supports others in strengthening their intuition, reconnecting with their inner guidance, and moving forward with more clarity, confidence, and alignment.

Through The Karuna Life®, Gina offers 1:1 intuitive guidance and energy healing sessions, online courses, guided meditations, spiritual resources, and events. She also offers Trimatri® Reiki training for those who feel called to deepen their energy healing practice.

The Karuna Life®: www.thekarunalife.com

Trimatri® Reiki Training: www.trimatrihealing.com

Intuition Development Course on Udemy: https://www.udemy.com/course/intuition-development-for-beginners/?referralCode=9F5A02C27016105FC259

Instagram: @thekarunalife

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Erin shares her personal journey of working through anxiety and how mindfulness became a powerful tool in her healing. Over time, that practice naturally merged with her love of art, leading her to teach mindful art as a way to support presence, emotional expression, and self-discovery.

This episode is a beautiful reminder that creativity can be healing, intuitive, and deeply supportive — especially when we give ourselves permission to create without pressure.

In this episode, we explore:

✨ Mindful art as a tool for presence and healing

✨ Moving through anxiety with mindfulness and creativity

✨ Letting go of perfection and judgment in the creative process

✨ How art can reveal subconscious patterns and inner wisdom

✨ Emotional breakthroughs through intuitive expression

✨ Self-care, emotional health, and creative healing

Connect with Erin Scaia of Living by the Brush:

Website: www.livingbythebrush.com

Instagram/Facebook: @livingbythebrush

Connect with Gina Kitzmiller of The Karuna Life :Gina Kitzmiller is the Creator of The Karuna Life® and Founder of Trimatri® Reiki. She is a Professional Intuitive, Reiki Master Teacher, author, podcast host, and meditation teacher offering 1:1 sessions, intuition development courses, guided meditations, events, and Trimatri® Reiki training.

The Karuna Life®: www.thekarunalife.com

Trimatri® Reiki Training: www.trimatrihealing.com

Intuition Development Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/intuition-development-for-beginners/?referralCode=9F5A02C27016105FC259

Instagram/Facebook: @thekarunalife

Email: support@thekarunalife.com

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This conversation offers an honest look at the challenges, surprises, and responsibilities that can come with opening to mediumship, including the importance of discernment, boundaries, and delivering messages with care.

Gina closes the episode with a message from her Spirit Guides.

In this episode, we explore:

✨ How mediumship works

✨ Ways mediums may receive messages from Spirit

✨ Setting boundaries with spirits

✨ Distinguishing your own emotions from spiritual impressions

✨ The challenges and surprises of becoming a medium

✨ Delivering messages with care and accuracy

✨ A closing message from Gina’s Spirit Guides

Connect with Kelly Baker:

Living in Your Success

Instagram: @kelly.livinginyoursucess

Connect with Gina Kitzmiller:

Gina Kitzmiller is the Creator of The Karuna Life® and Founder of Trimatri® Reiki. She is a Professional Intuitive, Reiki Master Teacher, author, podcast host, and meditation teacher who helps others strengthen their intuition, reconnect with inner guidance, and explore energy healing in a grounded, supportive way.

Intuition Development Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/intuition-development-for-beginners/?referralCode=9F5A02C27016105FC259

The Karuna Life®: www.thekarunalife.com

Trimatri® Reiki Training: www.trimatrihealing.com

Instagram: @thekarunalife

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Gina explores how intentional conversations with loved ones in Spirit can become a meaningful part of processing grief, staying connected, and creating space for healing. She also shares a lighter personal story about receiving a sign from her husband during an ordinary moment in daily life.

As our understanding of grief and Spirit continues to evolve, Gina invites listeners into a new narrative around loss — one that honors love, connection, and the possibility that our relationships may continue in a different form.

In this episode, we explore:

✨ “Having Coffee With Ghosts” as a grief ritual

✨ Staying connected with loved ones in Spirit

✨ Signs from loved ones during everyday life

✨ Sensing spiritual presence without forcing connection

✨ Grief, healing, and continuing bonds

✨ Creating a new narrative around loss and Spirit

Connect with Gina:

Gina Kitzmiller is the Creator of The Karuna Life® and Founder of Trimatri® Reiki. She is a Professional Intuitive, Reiki Master Teacher, author, podcast host, and meditation teacher who helps others strengthen their intuition, reconnect with inner guidance, and explore energy healing in a grounded, supportive way.

Intuition Development Course on Udemy: https://www.udemy.com/course/intuition-development-for-beginners/?referralCode=9F5A02C27016105FC259

The Karuna Life®: www.thekarunalife.com

Trimatri® Reiki Training: www.trimatrihealing.com

Instagram: @thekarunalife

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Gina shares personal stories about grief, parenting children through loss, and finding ways to honor both your own emotions and the needs of your family. She also offers gentle insight on how to better support someone who is grieving, especially during a season that can feel joyful for some and incredibly difficult for others.

This episode is a compassionate reminder that grief does not follow a schedule, and there is no “right” way to move through the holidays after loss.

At the end of the episode, Gina’s Spirit Guides share a message for the group.

In this episode, we explore:

✨ Navigating the first holidays after loss

✨ Parenting children through grief

✨ Honoring your own grief experience

✨ Supporting someone who is grieving

✨ Creating space for both sadness and meaning

✨ A closing message from Gina’s Spirit Guides

Connect with Gina:

Gina Kitzmiller is the Creator of The Karuna Life® and Founder of Trimatri® Reiki. She is a Professional Intuitive, Reiki Master Teacher, author, podcast host, and meditation teacher who helps others strengthen their intuition, reconnect with inner guidance, and explore energy healing in a grounded, supportive way.

Intuition Development Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/intuition-development-for-beginners/?referralCode=9F5A02C27016105FC259

The Karuna Life®: www.thekarunalife.com

Trimatri® Reiki Training: www.trimatrihealing.com

Instagram: @thekarunalife

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Gina discusses the role of free will, shifting timelines, and what she sees as a web of possibilities that can change based on our choices, energy, and circumstances. Rather than viewing predictions as fixed outcomes, this episode invites listeners to understand intuition as a way of reading current patterns, potentials, and energetic direction.

In this episode, we explore:

✨ Why psychic predictions are not always fixed

✨ How free will can shift timelines and outcomes

✨ The “web of possibilities” and how intuitive information may change

✨ The difference between prediction, potential, and guidance

✨ Stories from Gina’s personal experiences with accurate and inaccurate readings

✨ A closing message from the Spirit Guides

🌿Connect with Gina:

Gina Kitzmiller is the Creator of The Karuna Life® and Founder of Trimatri® Reiki. She is a Professional Intuitive, Reiki Master Teacher, energy healer, author, and meditation teacher who supports others in strengthening their intuition, reconnecting with their inner guidance, and moving forward with more clarity, confidence, and alignment.

Through The Karuna Life®, Gina offers 1:1 intuitive guidance and energy healing sessions, online courses, guided meditations, spiritual resources, and events. She also offers Trimatri® Reiki training for those who feel called to deepen their energy healing practice.

The Karuna Life®: www.thekarunalife.com

Trimatri® Reiki Training: www.trimatrihealing.com

💫 Intuition Development Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/intuition-development-for-beginners/?referralCode=9F5A02C27016105FC259

Instagram: @thekarunalife

Email: support@thekarunalife.com

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Gina discusses what she calls “modern-day curses” — the kind of heavy, emotionally charged energy that can be sent consciously or unconsciously during intense situations such as conflict, betrayal, divorce, or painful relationship endings.

She also touches on black magic, psychic attack, and how these forms of energy may still show up today, as well as how they can affect the energy body, emotions, and overall sense of well-being.

Rather than approaching these topics with fear, Gina offers a grounded perspective on awareness, energetic boundaries, and practical ways to support your energy field.

In this episode, we explore:

✨ What “modern-day curses” can look like

✨ How intense emotions may affect the energy body

✨ Black magic, psychic attack, and energetic interference

✨ Why fear is not the goal — awareness is

✨ Ways to protect your energy and stay grounded

✨ How to keep your energy body clear and supported

Connect with Gina Kitzmiller:

Gina Kitzmiller is the Creator of The Karuna Life® and Founder of Trimatri® Reiki. She is a Professional Intuitive, Reiki Master Teacher, author, podcast host, and meditation teacher who helps others strengthen their intuition, reconnect with inner guidance, and explore energy healing in a grounded, supportive way.

Intuition Development Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/intuition-development-for-beginners/?referralCode=9F5A02C27016105FC259

The Karuna Life®: www.thekarunalife.com

Trimatri® Reiki Training: www.trimatrihealing.com

Instagram: @thekarunalife

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Gina answers common questions such as “Who are my Spirit Guides?” and explains why receiving names may not always be as clear or important as people expect. She also shares how Spirit Guides may communicate through intuition, meditation, symbols, signs, feelings, dreams, inner knowing, and repeated messages.

This episode also looks at common misconceptions about intuition and spiritual guidance, including the idea that intuitive messages should always feel loud, dramatic, or obvious. Gina encourages listeners to stay open, curious, and grounded as they learn how their own intuition speaks.

In the second part of the episode, beginning around 16:30, Gina welcomes a special guest to share a personal experience with Spirit Guides and how guidance can show up in unexpected and meaningful ways.

In this episode, we explore:

✨ Who Spirit Guides are

✨ Why Spirit Guide names can be difficult to receive

✨ Signs and symbols from Spirit Guides

✨ Meditation and intuitive communication

✨ How to begin trusting your inner knowing

✨ Common misconceptions about intuition

✨ A personal Spirit Guide experience from a special guest

Connect with Gina:

Gina Kitzmiller is the Creator of The Karuna Life® and Founder of Trimatri® Reiki. She is a Professional Intuitive, Reiki Master Teacher, author, podcast host, and meditation teacher who helps others strengthen their intuition, reconnect with inner guidance, and explore energy healing in a grounded, supportive way.

Intuition Development Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/intuition-development-for-beginners/?referralCode=9F5A02C27016105FC259

The Karuna Life®: www.thekarunalife.com

Trimatri® Reiki Training: www.trimatrihealing.com

Instagram: @thekarunalife

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You’ll learn practical ways to identify and remove energy cords using intention and visualization, along with tools to protect your field so new cords don’t form as easily. Gina also shares supportive practices such as meditation, crystals, and angelic assistance to help you maintain energetic balance and emotional clarity—especially during stress, conflict, breakups, or big life transitions.

Want to go deeper? Explore Gina’s self-paced Udemy course, Intuition Development, for a structured roadmap to strengthen your intuition, work with guidance, and build discernment through grounded practices and intuitive tools. You can also explore private sessions, mentorship, guided meditations, and Trimatri® Reiki training at www.thekarunalife.com.

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If you have more questions about energy cords that we didn’t cover, comment or email Gina at gina@thekarunalife.com. Follow along on Instagram/Facebook @TheKarunaLife.

In this episode of The Karuna Life Podcast, Gina Kitzmiller explores the different ways loved ones may communicate from beyond, including animal encounters, feathers, meaningful symbols, repeated signs, and dreams.

Gina also discusses visitation dreams, how they may feel different from ordinary dreams, and why learning to trust your own experience can be such an important part of receiving signs.

She shares a personal story about receiving a spiritual message and the very human desire to look for outside validation. This episode offers grounded guidance for recognizing signs, staying open, and building trust in the quiet ways love continues to reach us.

At the end of the episode, Gina’s Spirit Guides share a message for the group.

In this episode, we explore:

✨ Common signs from loved ones in Spirit

✨ Animal encounters, feathers, symbols, and repeated messages

✨ What visitation dreams may feel like

✨ The desire for outside validation

✨ Trusting your own spiritual experiences

✨ Opening to signs through energy, vibration, and gratitude

✨ A closing message from Gina’s Spirit Guides

Connect with Gina:

Gina Kitzmiller is the Creator of The Karuna Life® and Founder of Trimatri® Reiki. She is a Professional Intuitive, Reiki Master Teacher, author, podcast host, and meditation teacher who helps others strengthen their intuition, reconnect with inner guidance, and explore energy healing in a grounded, supportive way.

Intuition Development Course on Udemy: https://www.udemy.com/course/intuition-development-for-beginners/?referralCode=9F5A02C27016105FC259

The Karuna Life®: www.thekarunalife.com

Trimatri® Reiki Training: www.trimatrihealing.com

Instagram: @thekarunalife

YouTube: @TheKarunaLifePodcast

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Gina shares how oracle cards can support intuition, reflection, spiritual guidance, and connection with your Higher Self and Spirit Guides. She also offers beginner-friendly guidance for choosing a deck, creating a simple practice, and using cards with more confidence and less second-guessing.

The episode closes with a special card pull and intuitive message for listeners.

In this episode, we explore:

✨ What oracle cards are and how they can support intuition

✨ How to choose your first deck

✨ Simple ways to cleanse, bond with, and care for your cards

✨ Connecting with Spirit Guides and your Higher Self

✨ Beginner-friendly card spreads for clarity and daily guidance

✨ Common mistakes to avoid when reading cards

✨ A closing card pull and intuitive message

Connect with Gina:

Gina Kitzmiller is the Creator of The Karuna Life® and Founder of Trimatri® Reiki. She is a Professional Intuitive, Reiki Master Teacher, author, podcast host, and meditation teacher who helps others strengthen their intuition, reconnect with inner guidance, and explore energy healing in a grounded, supportive way.

Intuition Development Course on Udemy: https://www.udemy.com/course/intuition-development-for-beginners/?referralCode=9F5A02C27016105FC259

The Karuna Life®: www.thekarunalife.com

Trimatri® Reiki Training: www.trimatrihealing.com

Instagram: @thekarunalife

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