Studio Tapes with Veronica: The Practice of Living Awake
Studio Tapes with Veronica is about the practice of living awake. Through story, reflection, and embodied tools, Veronica helps you come back to center. Her work weaves truth, discernment, and creation as medicine, meeting others where they are while guiding them back to the wisdom of love and alignment.
When Life Falls Apart: The Cracking of Illusions
Have you ever looked at your life and thought, “This isn’t my story”? So many of us are feeling it right now… stuck, disconnected, or like life just doesn’t fit. You might be asking: “Why doesn’t my life feel like mine? Why does everything feel off even though I’m doing everything right?” If that’s you, I hear you. I created this for you.
In this episode, I explore why life can feel like it’s falling apart and how disillusionment isn’t failure. It’s an initiation.Â
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What Part of You is Not For Sale?
You give your time and energy to work, family, and endless demands, yet something feels missing. You scroll when you’re tired, say yes when you mean no, and silence yourself to avoid disapproval.Â
By the end of the day, you wonder: Where did my life go?
You’re not alone. And more importantly, there’s a way back to yourself.
If you feel scattered, drained, or like you’re living on autopilot, this is for you.
 "Attention is life. Guard it as sacred, because where your attention goes, your life follows." ...
Why Life Feels “Off” Right Now
Have you ever felt like you’re saying yes when every part of your body says no? Or that no matter how much you try to perform, prove, or keep up, you still feel misaligned?
In this episode, I share why you keep feeling out of alignment and how to come back to yourself through discernment and presence. By the end, you’ll know how to recognize misalignment, reclaim your “I Am,” and return to yourself.
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Outgrowing Old Patterns & Recording a New Rhythm - This Tape Is Me
Have you ever felt like you’re outgrowing the version of yourself you were told to be? In this episode I share the story of moving beyond old patterns, letting go of “fixing,” and recording a new rhythm for my life.Â
If music has ever helped you return to your own center, I’d love to hear from you. Drop a 🎶 and share your reflection.
And if you’d like to take this deeper, I’ve created a free set of reflection questions you can download—no sign-up required.Â
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Why Mindset Work Fails When You’re Stuck in Rumination
If you’ve ever felt like mindset work isn’t helping you move forward or like you’re doing everything right but still feel stuck, then this episode is for you.
Today, I’m reflecting on a recent episode from Dr. K (The Healthy Gamer) and sharing my own lived experience with rumination, overthinking, and emotional disconnection. We explore why chronic overthinking isn’t a thinking problem at all. It’s a feeling avoidance pattern rooted in the lower mind.
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...You’re Not Afraid of the Unknown | The Lie That Keeps You From Awakening
You’ve been told you fear the unknown. That fear is something to overcome. That uncertainty is a threat to your peace.
But what if none of that is true?
In this episode, I invite you to pause and come back to presence. To ask not what you fear, but who is the one listening? Because fear isn’t something to fix. It’s something to feel.
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When Healing Feels Exhausting and You Want to Quit
Healing can feel harder than the pain itself. If you’ve ever felt so exhausted that you wanted to give up, this message is for you.
In this episode, I share why healing often feels draining, how ego hijacks the process, and why your soul is never the part that’s tired. Ego clings, resists, and convinces you that quitting is the only option. But your spirit is waiting, not worn out.
If you’re standing at the edge of giving up, let this perspective bring you back to center.
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A Message for the One Ready to Give Up
If you’ve ever felt too tired to keep going, this Soul Note is for you.
This short transmission is a reminder to honor your body’s rest without abandoning your soul’s journey. Don’t give up on yourself.
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What You Call Confusion Is a Call Back Home
In this Soul Notes reflection, I explore what confusion really means and how it's often a sign that you've left your seat of presence.
 Whether you're feeling misunderstood, emotionally charged, or stuck in old patterns, this reflection offers a pause and a path home.Â
Start with presence. Start with breath.Â
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Meditation for Heart, Voice, & Vision Alignment
This guided meditation invites you to align your heart, your voice, and your vision so they move together in truth and clarity.
Through grounding breathwork, somatic awareness, and reflective prompts, you’ll be guided to:
Anchor yourself in presenceRelease old armour around the heartActivate your voice without seeking approvalClarify your vision and take a step toward itWhile this meditation was created with the Aquarius Full Moon in mind, the energy and process are timeless. You can return to it anytime you feel called to reconnect with your “I Am", whether you’re navigating a transi...
The Ego Trap vs. the Real You
You can’t change your life from the mind of the one trying to survive it.
In this episode, we explore how meditation quiets the ego and reconnects you with the Real You... the presence that transforms everything.
You are the center.Â
Meditation is the way through.Â
Presence is the path.Â
The place where transformation begins.
In this episode, I explore the real purpose of meditation, not as an escape, but as a return. A return to your body, your breath, and the Real You beneath the story.
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The AI Mirror & the Disappearance of the Self
What happens when the image we’re shown becomes more believable than the life we’re actually living? In this reflective episode, Veronica explores the rise of AI-generated beauty and the deeper cost of imitation, not just in media, but in our relationship to self.Â
It’s a meditation on perception, personhood, and the quiet power of reclaiming your attention in a world obsessed with perfection.
If you’ve ever felt disconnected from your reflection or unsure whether what you’re seeing is even yours, this episode is an invitation to come back to center… and to what’s...
The Illusion of Seeking and the Power of Presence
Stop Chasing, Start Being
We often chase moments that once felt profound, seeking to recreate clarity or connection. But the real gift is here, now. This reflection explores the power of presence, the illusion of seeking, and what it means to stop chasing and start being.
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Wherever You Go, There You Are
What Is Mindfulness, Really?
What if the patterns you’re trying to outrun are actually waiting to be met, not fixed? In this episode, I explore the deeper meaning behind the phrase “Wherever you go, there you are.” Together, we unpack what mindfulness really is, and it's not about perfect calm. It’s about catching the moment before it becomes a rerun.
And sometimes, that’s all it takes to begin again.
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How You Show Up Matters
The Pause That Changes Everything
In this episode, I explore why how you show up (especially in the in-between moments) matters more than any milestone. If you’ve ever felt stuck, scattered, or unsure, this episode offers a grounded path back to trust.
If this message spoke to something you’re moving through, I’d love to hear from you. Leave a review, share the episode with a friend, or tag me @alignwithveronica to let me know how you’re showing up today.Â
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I Am: The Loop That Shapes Your Life
Every time you say “I Am,” you’re shaping the direction of your life, not through force, but through agreement.
There is loop is always running. The question is:
Are you aware of it?
Are you choosing it… or repeating it?
This isn’t about hustling to become something else. It’s about slowing down enough to see what you’ve already chosen to believe.
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For the One Who is Rebuilding
A spoken reflection for the quiet rebuilders. The ones choosing presence over performance and truth over approval. If you’ve ever felt unseen in your becoming, this is a moment to return to yourself. Let it meet you where you are.Â
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The Breath Between Worlds
A one-minute reflection on the breath as a sacred threshold. From the cry of birth to the sigh of death. This Soul Note invites you to remember what breath carries, releases, and reveals.
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When the Mirror Doesn’t Reflect You Back
Healing the Fixer Pattern and the Pain of Self-Abandonment
Have you ever poured your heart into someone only to realize you were the only one truly present? This episode isn’t about a breakup. It’s about the pattern underneath it. The pattern of performing care, translating silence, and calling it love.
This is a sacred pause for the one who’s ready to stop performing healing…
and start receiving it.
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Three Days to Grieve?
What Bereavement Really Means
In this episode, I explore the emotional and cultural weight of bereavement and why so many of us are never given the time, space, or presence required to truly heal.Â
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Veronica is a teacher, creative guide, and founder of Align with Veronica. Through voice, movement, and reflection, she helps people come back to center. Her work weaves truth, discernment, and creation as medicine, meeting others where they are w...
The Truth Behind “I’m Not Enough”
You Were Never the Problem
Have you ever caught yourself whispering, “I’m not enough”, not out loud, but somewhere deep beneath the surface of your life?
In today’s episode, we explore the wound beneath the words. If you’re ready to stop chasing enoughness and start living from the wholeness that’s already yours, this conversation is for you.
If this episode spoke to something tender within you, I’d love to hear how it landed. You can leave a review, comment below, share it with someone who may need it, or sim...
Letting Go Without Losing Yourself
Let Life Season You
What if change isn’t something to fear, control, or avoid, but something meant to season you? In this episode, I explore how we move through life’s transitions without losing ourselves in the process. From impermanence to ego, from somatic resistance to embodied remembrance, this reflection invites you to pause, feel, and return to the truth beneath the noise.
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How to Tell When Ego Is Running Your Life (and What to Do Instead)
But beneath it all, there’s a deeper seat…Â
The seat of consciousness. The soul. The one who sees.
In this deeply reflective episode, I explore the original meaning of asana from yoga philosophy, not as a posture, but as a seat of awareness, and how it points to the state of mind we inhabit in daily life. You’ll be guided through the inner shift from ego to human to soul, and learn why discomfort isn’t something to escape… but something to stay with.
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The World as Just So (A Softening Into What Is)
What if nothing is missing? What if your healing doesn’t require more effort, but more presence?
In this episode, Veronica invites you to explore what it means to let go of striving, soften the grip of ego, and return to the rhythm that already lives within you. Inspired by a phrase once heard in an Alan Watts lecture, “the world as just so”, this reflection weaves yogic psychology, nervous system wisdom, and embodied awareness into a gentle reminder:
This episode is an offering of rest, reclamation, and remembrance… for anyone feeling the weight of becoming...
Forgiveness Is the Way Back to Yourself
Forgiveness, when it is real, is not about fixing the past but about freeing the present.
In today’s episode, we slow down and explore what forgiveness really means. Not a performance, not a duty, and not something we do for others, but a sacred return to self.
If you’re tired of trying to perform your healing, if you’re ready to return to the truth of who you are, this episode is for you.
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You Don’t Need More Reminders. You Need to Remember.
What if the reason you keep needing reminders… is because you haven’t fully remembered?Â
In this episode, we explore the unseen cost of mental loops, the residue of unprocessed experiences, and the difference between being reminded and remembering.
If you’re tired of knowing what to do but never fully feeling the shift, this is your invitation to return. To soften. To remember.
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Why Even Heal? Letting Go, Layer by Layer
For the moments when healing feels heavy and presence is the only way through.
In this raw and reflective episode, I explore a question many of us ask, but few of us say out loud:
What’s the point of healing if there’s still pain?
Through personal story, breath, and reflection, I offer a grounded perspective on what it really means to heal, not to perfect yourself, not to escape discomfort, but to return to presence, even when life hurts.
We’ll explore:
The difference betwee...What Your Body Remembers (Reclaiming Presence in a World That Forgot)
What does it really mean to be natural?
Not what’s familiar. Not what’s been normalized. But what your body remembers... instinctively, intuitively, without needing permission.
In this deeply reflective episode, we examine how modern life has conflated performance with presence and productivity with worth.Â
We unpack the hidden cost of disconnection and offer a somatic pause to begin returning to the rhythm beneath the noise… the part of you that was never lost, only covered.Â
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Surrender Is a Return to Wholeness
A somatic reminder when you're tired of holding it all together.
In this episode, I invite you to reflect on the true meaning of surrender, not as a passive letting go, but as a return to your natural state of presence, safety, and alignment. We’ll explore the wisdom of the breath, the hidden tension stored in the body, and how we unconsciously resist life’s flow.
This episode features a guided practice, somatic insights, and personal reflections that directly address the nervous system, helping you soften, reconnect, and release what you were neve...
Love Languages or Childhood Wounds? What Your Heart Is Really Craving
What if your love language isn’t who you are… but what you didn’t receive when you needed love the most?
In this episode, we explore how “love languages” may reveal early childhood wounds rather than your true essence. I’ll guide you through seeing the longing beneath the label, why real love doesn’t need performance, and how to reconnect with the presence that love is meant to be.
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How survival shapes our view of loveWhy absence leaves an echo we may mistake for identityThe subtle difference betwe...You Don’t Have to Have It All Figured Out
 Why One Step Is Enough
You don’t have to have it all figured out to take one step forward.Â
In this episode, I share why one imperfect, real step is enough and how to recognize when old patterns try to pull you back. We’ll talk about the discipline of yoga, the power of “now,” and four tools to help you come back to yourself.Â
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When Songs Speak to Your Soul
The Power of Music
Have you ever had a song stop you in your tracks, bringing up emotions you didn’t even know you were holding? Music isn’t just something we listen to… it’s something we feel. It has the power to break through emotional barriers, uncover hidden truths, and guide us toward healing.
Music can be a powerful tool for self-awareness, emotional release, and healing. Tune in and discover how the songs you love might be speaking to you in ways you never realized.
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Breaking Free from Expectations & Rediscovering Yourself
Your Story, Your Path
Are you living a life that truly feels like your own, or have you unknowingly adopted someone else’s story? In this episode, we explore how external narratives - whether from society, family, astrology, or past conditioning - can shape our sense of self and keep us disconnected from our truth.
You’ll learn how to:
Recognize where you’ve absorbed limiting narratives.Differentiate between external labels and your authentic self.Release stories that no longer serve you.Reconnect with your unique path and purpose.Like the lotus...
How to Stop Seeking Validation & Own Your Worth
No More Proving
Are you living to prove yourself or living for yourself? In this episode, we explore how the need for validation keeps you trapped in self-doubt and disconnection… and how to break free.
When you stop proving and start trusting yourself, you unlock a deeper sense of confidence, clarity, and freedom. Tune in to explore how embracing your worth transforms the way you show up in the world.
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Why Sitting with Your Feelings Unlocks Self-Trust
Are you caught in the cycle of constant doing? Using distractions to avoid uncomfortable emotions?Â
In this episode, we explore the power of being overdoing, uncovering how sitting with your emotions can lead to deep self-awareness, healing, and empowerment.
Many of us turn to action when we feel lonely, anxious, or restless. But what if we paused instead of reacting? What if we allowed our emotions to reveal their deeper truths before taking action?
True empowerment isn’t found in doing more… it’s in understanding yourself deeply.Â
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Celebrating Milestones and Why This Podcast Matters
In this special episode, we’re raising a glass to two significant milestones—my podcast reaching 100 downloads and my sister’s birthday! 🎉
Join me as I reflect on the power of collective learning and growth, and how each download represents a moment of connection on this transformative journey we’re on together.
I want to extend a sincere thank you to each and every one of you who has supported this podcast. Your listens, shares, and feedback have made this milestone possible, and I’m incredibly grateful to have you on this journey with me.
7 Essential Steps to Infuse Mindfulness into Your Day
In this transformative episode of the Align with Veronica Podcast, we're diving into the power of small, intentional steps to bring mindfulness into your daily life.Â
Discover how integrating simple practices like setting a daily intention, mindful breathing, and movement can shift not just your day but your entire way of living.
Join me, Veronica, as I guide you through seven essential steps that will help you stay centered, grounded, and connected to your true-self. Whether you're new to mindfulness or looking to deepen your practice, this episode offers practical tips, guided exercises, a...
Breath Awareness Meditation for Inner Connection
Take a deep breath and join me in this Breath Awareness Meditation, a simple yet powerful practice for cultivating mindfulness, reducing stress, and enhancing self-awareness. By tuning into your breath, you create space for clarity, emotional balance, and a deeper connection to the present moment.
This practice is perfect whether you’re new to meditation or looking to deepen your practice. Take just a few minutes to reconnect with yourself.Â
Your breath is always with you, guiding you back to the present.
Thank you for being here!
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Breath as Life
 Unlocking the Mind-Body Connection Through Conscious Breathing
Your breath is more than just an automatic process… it’s the key to deeper self-awareness, emotional balance, and spiritual connection. In this episode, we explore how the breath acts as a bridge between mind and body, offering insights into breathwork techniques that ground, energize, and calm.
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The Heart of Yoga: A Journey Beyond the Mat
In this episode of Align with Veronica, we explore the true essence of yoga—a practice that transcends the physical postures on the mat and flows into every aspect of our lives.Â
Join me as we delve into how yoga can be a way of life, integrating intention, breathwork, and mindfulness into our everyday experiences.
Discover how to live with greater intention, awareness, and alignment, and how yoga can guide you toward your highest self. Whether you're new to yoga or a seasoned practitioner, this conversation will inspire you to see yoga as more than a p...
