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Zeena Speciale, a shamanic Reiki master teacher, certified sound healer, and co-founder of hiKin—a community where hiking and kinship move as one—guides this weekly podcast into the heart of mindful movement and soulful connection. Sacred Steps offers walking/hiking meditations, breathwork, and nature-rooted reflections to help you find presence on the trail and clarity within.
Find Zeena at Soul Collective, her spirit-based yoga studio in the heart of Cave Creek, AZ, or at soulcollective.love.
Welcome to Sacred Steps, a podcast for hiking and walking meditations. Presented by Heikin and guided by me, Zena Special. This is your invitation to move with intention, to breathe with the earth, and to remember that every step you take is a doorway inward. These are meditations in motion crafted for the trail or sidewalk, canyon or neighborhood, wherever your feet carry you. With each episode, you'll be guided into presence, into the mystery, into the quiet places where the sacred begins to speak.
Zeena:So lace up, exhale, and let's get moving. You're exactly where you need to be. Today, we walk at the edge of a miracle. Not the kind that parts the sea or turns water into wine, but the quiet kind. The kind that begins softly, beneath the surface, until something within you shifts.
Zeena:A breath, a knowing, a feeling that nothing will ever be quite the same again. These kinds of miracles don't demand your belief. They invite your attention. They arrive through subtle patterns, movements of energy, threads of truth, weaving through your life in ways that are easy to miss, but impossible to forget. There are five of them.
Zeena:Five threads I've come to recognize. Five frequencies that show up when something sacred is near. So let me introduce them. First, the visionary. She lives at the edge of possibility.
Zeena:She sees what could be when the rest of the world only sees what is. She dreams in outlines and walks barefoot toward the future because she knows that the ground will rise up to meet her. And then there's the believer. They don't need proof. They carry the flame.
Zeena:And when the path goes dark, they hold steady. They remind you who you are, when you've almost forgotten. And then there's the heart, the sacred yes. It's the rhythm under everything, that pulse that turns breath into motion. It's the voice that says, yes, keep going.
Zeena:Not with logic, but with love. And then comes the vibration. This is the surge, the passion, the frequency that wakes you up. It moves through the chest like a you can't explain, and suddenly, you're in motion without even remembering choosing to be. And finally, the foundation.
Zeena:Its strength doesn't need recognition. It simply holds. It anchors like the stone beneath the stream, like the mountain beneath the storm. Its presence allows everything else to rise. So as you walk today, listen for these threads.
Zeena:Not with your ears, but with your breath, with your bones, with the rhythm of your steps. Feel your feet meeting the earth. Each step, an offering. Each step, a conversation. And let your breath find its rhythm now.
Zeena:Not controlled, not forced, just present. Inhale deeply through the nose. One, two, three. Exhale softly through the mouth. Three, two, one.
Zeena:Again, inhale. One, two, three. Exhale, three, two, one. Inhale, breathing in calm. Exhale.
Zeena:Breathing out, distraction. Continue that pattern of breath. And as you continue to breathe, let the land attune you. Let your movement begin to clear the noise. With every step forward, let something go.
Zeena:Tension, doubt, urgency. It all falls behind you like old leaves in the wind. Inhale, light. Exhale, wait. Inhale, presence.
Zeena:And exhale what no longer serves. Now bring your awareness to your body in motion. Feel your arms moving. Feel your spine upright and steady. Feel your feet as they meet rock, soil and sand, the living pulse of the earth beneath you.
Zeena:You are not separate from this. You belong here. You're part of the miracle already. Now, as you walk, imagine these five threads weaving themselves through you. Visionary, the one who sees beyond the obvious.
Zeena:She walks ahead of the story, barefoot, trusting that the trail will rise to meet her. So inhale, seeing what could be. And exhale, letting it come closer. Now the believer, not blind, not naive, but the one who holds the light in the dark. They study the path.
Zeena:They walk even when it's unclear. So inhale, steady breath. Exhale, steady steps. Then the heart. This is your fuel.
Zeena:The that says, yes, keep going. Not because it's easy, but because it matters. Inhale into the chest, and exhale with warmth. And now the vibration, the fire, the frequency, it moves through you before you even choose. It's the moment you feel moved without knowing why.
Zeena:So inhale and let it rise. And exhale and let it ripple out. And now the foundation, the stillness beneath it all, like stone beneath the river. It doesn't chase. It holds.
Zeena:Inhale into your spine and exhale into the earth. Let these threads braid together now within you, around you. No effort, just presence, just breath and motion. Now, feel it. That edge, that shimmer of something just beyond the veil.
Zeena:It doesn't announce itself. It doesn't scream, but you can sense it. Like the pause before the sun rises, like the hush before the next chapter chapter begins. You are walking at the edge of a miracle. Let that truth settle in your bones.
Zeena:Inhale, feeling the miracle already here. Then exhale, stepping into it fully. Now call in your intention, not from the mind, but from the body, from the breath. What are you ready to receive? What miracle are you quietly preparing for?
Zeena:Inhale, naming it silently. And exhale, releasing the need to know how. Hold it gently in your chest chest, and keep walking. Let the trail hold it with you. And as you continue on your path, know this, miracles don't always arrive with thunder.
Zeena:Sometimes they arrive as breath, as movement, as you, walking softly into what's next. You may already be in it. Inhale, trust. Exhale, surrender. Keep walking.
Zeena:Keep listening. And let the miracle walk beside you now. If you're looking for more ways to move, heal, and align with your soul's light, You can find me in the Haiken Facebook group or visit soulcollective.love. My name is Zena Special, and it's an honor to walk this path beside you. Thank you.
Zeena:Thank you. Thank you. Until our souls meet again, keep shining.