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Meditationsfrom Live and Die Awake

Twenty meditations run through the book, one beside the chapter it belongs to, read by Julie in her own voice. She asks for your email before one plays, so she knows who is sitting with her, and she sends you the file to keep.

In the book
20 meditations
Here now
One of them
The rest
November 4, 2026
Price
Free

begin here

Live and Die Awake: Rising from the Ashes

8:51

The meditation that opens Live and Die Awake, read by Julie. It asks nothing of you except a few quiet minutes and your attention.

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Julie likes to know who is here before she begins.

when to sit with it

At the beginning of a day, or at the end of a hard one. Sit somewhere you can stay put for nine minutes. Headphones help, but they are not required.

If you would like to keep a copy, Julie will email you the file.

contents

All twenty, and where each one sits.

The book prints a code beside each meditation that opens its page. The recordings arrive with the book, on November 4, 2026.

  1. Opening MeditationLive and Die Awake: Rising from the AshesListen · 8:51
  2. Chapter 5A Love Letter to Your BelovedReleased Nov 4
  3. Chapter 6A Sacred Grounding Before Saying GoodbyeReleased Nov 4
  4. Chapter 7Opening Yourself to Divine OrchestrationReleased Nov 4
  5. Chapter 8The Descension and Shattering from GriefReleased Nov 4
  6. Chapter 9Blessings of Your Tribe. Connection to your Roots and Branches of SupportReleased Nov 4
  7. Chapter 10Allowing the Grief to Guide YouReleased Nov 4
  8. Chapter 11Finding the Beauty Through the PainReleased Nov 4
  9. Chapter 13Choosing RebirthReleased Nov 4
  10. Chapter 15Self-Discovery When Living with IntentionReleased Nov 4
  11. Chapter 16Living in Flow and Ease, Releasing Dis-EaseReleased Nov 4
  12. Chapter 17Awakening to Your TruthReleased Nov 4
  13. Chapter 18Radical ForgivenessReleased Nov 4
  14. Chapter 19Divine ConnectionsReleased Nov 4
  15. Chapter 20Consciousness Beyond FormReleased Nov 4
  16. Chapter 21The Eternal SoulReleased Nov 4
  17. Chapter 24Divine Ashes AscendingReleased Nov 4
  18. Chapter 27Waking Up Each MorningReleased Nov 4
  19. Chapter 28Connecting with Your Loved OnesReleased Nov 4
  20. Chapter 29Becoming the LightReleased Nov 4

Live and Die Awake.

These come from the same place the book comes from. If you would like the rest of it, it is here.

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