Show Notes
Something might come up for you in this episode. That's the whole point. In this episode of Shed & Shine, Gino takes a different approach. He starts with the traditional framework from Shine and walks you through all four levels. Not to explain it. To make something surface. Then he flips it entirely. Instead of digging down to find the block, he takes you up. To your highest True Self. Pure light, full presence, vibrating at the top level. And at that height, the theory goes, the blocks can't hold on. They just fall away.
Your True Self wants your blocks gone. This episode might be the nudge it needs.
Timestamps 00:00 Shedding for Your True Self 01:10 Traditional Approach: Love or Fear 04:50 Awareness and Processing Blocks 06:50 The Opposite Approach: High Vibration 10:17 Identifying Residual Blocks 13:10 Processing and Releasing
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