Your life was never meant to be lived away from the flame.
Life will burn,
It will test,
It will consume,
But your story is written in the embers.
It's not the fire that defines you,
It's the rice.
Welcome to Coached by Nikki Dyer.
I welcome you to settle into your surroundings wherever you are.
As we shift your attention to the gentle natural rhythm of the body breathing,
Feel the way your belly contracts on the exhale.
Notice how it rises on the inhale,
The way you feel centered and grounded,
Fully experiencing what it's like to have your body breathe for you,
Feeling the mind and body continue to relax,
A little deeper still.
The full moon in Taurus rises like an ember blowing from the ashes of what has been.
October brought intensity in the form of eclipses and shadow work.
Moments when the flames of life rose high.
When everything you are feels like it's being tested,
Torn,
And consumed.
Heavy heat holding you down,
Like your spirit turning to ash,
But the rhythm of life lives for you.
You were never meant to burn.
You were always meant to rise,
To heal,
To renew,
To reignite.
Every trip and fall,
Every time life knocked you down to your knees,
It passes the power to rise again,
Stronger and wiser.
The greatest glory isn't found in never falling,
In staying away from the flame.
It's found in the courage to rise from the ashes every single time you get too close.
Tonight,
The full moon in Taurus rises,
Steady,
Luminous,
Unshaken,
A mirror in the sky reflecting the truth you've been walking toward all along.
It's one of those moments of clarity,
A pause between what has burned away and what is just beginning to emerge.
Even if it doesn't look the way you imagined,
Even if the path feels unfamiliar,
Trust it.
Transformation rarely looks graceful when you're inside the fire,
But still,
Here you are,
Rising.
You've shed layers,
Released stories,
Stepped through the flames that once tried to consume you,
And somehow,
You found your wings in the ashes.
The grounded energy of Taurus holds you now,
Inviting you to see with clear eyes what is meant to remain and what must finally be left behind.
Take a deep breath in,
And exhale the weight of all that no longer serves your becoming.
Together we take this deliberate pause,
Here,
To notice and recognize how much of you has been reborn through challenges,
Through change,
Through the slow,
Sacred work of rising.
Inhale,
Feel the strength that was forged in the fire.
Exhale,
Letting gratitude fill the space where the old ones lived.
You are the phoenix,
Living proof that endings are simply beginnings,
Wearing a different name.
And as this moonlight washes over you,
Remember,
Change is built from small moments of courage,
Day after day,
Breath after breath,
As you rise again and again,
Through the forging flames of who you were always meant to be.
Taking a final deep breath in here,
And release.
I encourage you to use the remaining rest of the year to remember how much like the phoenix you are.
Your life was never meant to be lived away from the flame.
It's not the fire that defines you.
It's the rise,
Welcoming any stretches that feel right for you.
And when you feel ready,
Open your eyes and return to the space around you.
