After a sudden accident left him quadriplegic and near death, Juan Manuel Espinosa entered a state of profound stillness that would change everything. I

n this deeply moving conversation, Juan Manuel shares how losing physical mobility opened an entirely new inner world — one shaped by direct experiences of light, unconditional love, and spiritual truth. Rather than returning to life as it was, he emerged with a calling: to serve, to teach, and to support others awakening to their own inner guidance.

Janie and Juan Manuel explore:

What happens when identity and control fall away

How near-death experiences can reorient purpose and perception

Living with physical limitation while expanding spiritually

Discernment, surrender, and trusting the intelligence of life

Facing fear and anger to allow for spiritual expansion and growth

Serving a spiritual community rooted in light, love, and presence

This episode is for anyone navigating loss, trauma, illness, or profound change, and for those who sense that awakening often begins where certainty ends.

Learn more about Juan Manuel and Somos Avalon at somosavalon.com Instagram: @somosavalonrivieramaya Juan's Book - The Sound of Love - https://www.somosavalon.com/libro-el-sonido-del-amor

Do you struggle to trust your intuition or wonder if what you’re hearing is real or just fear?

In this episode of Waking Up One, Janie speaks with intuitive guide and strategist Christine Gerber-Rutt about how to recognize genuine intuition, quiet self-doubt, and build real trust in your inner guidance—without losing your grounding or common sense.

Christine shares how intuition isn’t something mystical or reserved for a few. She shares about it’s a natural human capacity that often gets buried beneath overthinking, fear, and external noise.

Drawing from her background in social work, coaching, and tarot, she explores how intuition and intellect don’t have to compete and reveals how they can work together.

Together, Janie and Christine talk about:

How to recognize the difference between intuition, fear, and imagination

Why intuition often speaks in quiet whispers instead of loud directives

The importance of structure and spaciousness when developing intuitive trust

How tarot and intuitive tools can support—not override—inner wisdom

Turning intuitive insight into real-world action without overwhelm

This episode is for anyone who has ever wondered, “Is this my intuition… or am I just making it up?” If you’re learning how to trust yourself, listen more deeply, and live in alignment with something greater, this conversation offers both reassurance and practical insight.

More on Christine: https://www.christinegerberrutt.com/ https://www.instagram.com/christinegerberrutt/

What if your body is an instrument of light and music that’s just waiting to be tuned?

In this episode of Waking Up One, Mahalia Michael (aka Mermaid Mahalia) shares her extraordinary journey from multiple concussions, PTSD-like symptoms, and deep trauma to becoming a “medical musician” and conduit for dolphin, whale, Lyran, and Lemurian frequencies. She describes how humming, sound, and “awakened intelligence” (not artificial intelligence) can help us clear dense vibrations, reconnect to our crystalline nature, and remember that we are bioluminescent, musical beings.

Mahalia and Janie explore:

• How Mahalia’s brain injuries, neurofeedback, and a life-changing encounter with humpback whales and spinner dolphins opened intuitive “x-ray vision” and medical intuition

• What it means to treat the body as a crystal musical instrument that can be tuned, polished, and re-energized
• Simple practices like hugging yourself and humming to shift out of stress, addiction to drama, and “pirate” pain-body patterns Lyran angelic beings, Lemurian wisdom, and why Mahalia calls our DNA “disco-funk DNA” instead of “junk DNA”
• How sound, geometry, and whale/dolphin frequencies (including her albums Mermaid Dreams and Mermaid Island: Walking on Water) can support relaxation and inner coherence
• “Awakened Intelligence” vs. AI: why returning to innocence, Divine Mother, and the womb of creation matters now more than ever
• Using your voice as medicine to clear trauma, open the throat and heart, and live in greater freedom, pleasure, and harmony with Earth
• You’ll also hear a beautiful live light-language transmission from the Lyrans, along with practical, gentle ways to start sounding, humming, and loving your own instrument—right where you are. Connect with Mahalia Michael:
• “Spinal Sonics™: Photonic, Scalar & Holographic Frequency Alignments.”
• Oceans of Light, Mahalia Michael MEPG ~ The Dolphin Doctor 🐬🌴🌺🐋
• www.brain-bliss.com
• Mermaid Island ~ Walking on Water Holographic ASMR Energy Medicine Album in 432hz Universal Healing Frequency https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLPPQs7N0NQ&t=3484s
• 'My Dolphin Doctor' on Amazon Frequency Upgrade through Trauma Recovery https://www.amazon.com/My-Dolphin-Doctor-Frequency-Holographic/dp/B0DC5SMG1K 🐬🌴🌺🐋
• “Dolphins may well be carrying information as well as functions critical to the regeneration of life upon our planet.”🐬🌴🌺🐋 ~Buckminster Fuller
• Connect with Waking Up One Website: WakingUpOne.com
• Subscribe on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@WakingUpOne
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