Reclaiming The Power Of Breath A 
Virtual Healing Series With Zoë 
Flowers 

CHARITY: With that, it is my pleasure to present Zoe Flowers with 
our set of healing sessions. Zoe is an advocate, healer, writer, 
poet, and filmmaker. Zoe has been providing these sessions for 
us over the past few months during the public health crisis And 
most recently with everything that's going on in the world. She 
has provided these sessions through us alone to over 1500 victim 
advocates. And we are thrilled, thrilled, thrilled to have her back 
again for another series. Zoe, I'm going to pass it over to you. 

ZOE FLOWERS: Thank you, Charity. I'm going to turn this music 
down. Thank you for engaging with me in the chat. I always love 
to see where people are checking in from. I didn't see any New 
York in the house, so if there are any of my New York folk in 
house-- I did see Boston, so let's close. Some in Connecticut right 
now. So welcome, welcome. There's New York checking in. Hey. 
OK, sorry. OK. So I'm so silly. 

All right, y'all. We are going to go ahead and get started. I am 
doing another free session on Saturday. I put it in the chat, I will 
put it in there again, for African-American folks, Black folks, folks 
who identify on a daily basis as being of African descent. I did put 
that in the chat. We're doing it 4:11 Eastern Standard Time. We 


are doing a free healing circle via Zoom. We will be opening it up-
- I love Vermont. Hello, Rosalind. We will be opening it up for-- 
we're going to be doing one for other Black Indigenous people of 
color as we go on. And I'm sure we will do one for white allies as 
well. But this one on Saturday is specifically for Black folks. So 
just please be on the lookout for that. Hey, Portland. Love 
Portland. So yeah. Let's get into it. 

Oh, thank you. They're my reading glasses. Thank you. OK. So 
here we are in the shadow of a solar eclipse, a couple of days 
away from the summer solstice in the center of so many things. 
And here we are, going into Cancer season this weekend. 

So this weekend would be a great weekend to engage in shadow 
work, things that you want to release, parts of your personality, 
particular circumstances, anything that you want to let go of, as 
we start the next half of the year. This weekend will be amazing. 

Also going into Father's Day weekend as we go into Cancer. So 
we may be having some heavy emotions around what we call the 
divine masculine, issues with the father, father figure. This will be 
an amazing weekend to release issues with the divine masculine 
as well. 

So I just want to say that because I just want to set the stage 
and confirm that if you all have been feeling very emotional this 
week starting from maybe like last Thursday up to this week, of 


course, there's a lot of things happening in our world, in our 
country. But there's also a lot of planetary things that are 
happening as well that could be adding to your emotions. And so 
I've already talked to people who have been crying for five days 
and having more trouble sleeping than usual. So if these things 
are coming up, just know that these things are coming up and 
coming out so that you can heal them as we go to this next 
phase, OK? So I just wanted to raise that issue for you, that this 
will be an amazing weekend to start again. 

Again, just a quick recap, summer solstice, solar eclipse on 
Saturday, new moon, going into Cancer, Father's Day on Sunday. 
So just a lot. And we still have three planets in retrograde. So if 
emotions are high, that's pretty much-- that has a lot to do with 
it, OK? All right. 

So let's go ahead and let's settle in to our chairs. Maybe you're 
sitting on the couch. Maybe you're sitting on the floor. Maybe 
you're at a desk. Wherever you are, just go ahead and let your 
arms drop. Let your attention, let your gaze turn inward. So we're 
turning the intention or turning the attention inward, what's 
happening with us inwardly, doing what I call a body scan. So 
sensing from the top of the head down over the eyes, the mouth, 
throat, the heart, the stomach. I'm using my hands. You don't 
have to. The legs, just doing a scan of what's happening. Where 
are you? How are you feeling? How is the body feeling? How is 


the breath? What is the quality of the breath? Is it choppy? Is it 
smooth? 

If you haven't closed your eyes yet, now would be a great time to 
let the top lid fold over the bottom lid. Letting the breath slow 
down. Letting everything be loose. Today we're actually going to 
take our palms, we're going to put our poems down either on our 
thighs or by our hips next to us. But we are going to put our 
palms down to ground. 

Taking an intentional breath in through the nose, out through the 
mouth. On this next inhalation, let your shoulders raise just a bit, 
not quite touching the ear lobes. But just inhale, shoulders up. 
Exhale, shoulders drop. Inhale, shoulders up. Exhale, shoulders 
drop. 

If your feet are crossed, uncross them. We want to uncross any 
energy if you're able, to let your feet be firmly planted on the 
ground. Go ahead and do that. Palms down, feet down, shoulders 
dropped. 

Sink further into the seat. It's almost like you're trying to send 
your tailbone into the chair. And all of these are gentle 
movements. You're not ramming the tailbone. You're just sending 
your attention down the spine to the tailbone. And let that 
tailbone be firm into the chair. 


Shoulders relaxed. Eyes closed. Letting the heart slow down. 
Letting the breath slow down. Letting the body be heavy. Letting 
the body be heavy. It's almost like there is a gentle pressure on 
the top of the head, just a gentle pressure pushing you down, 
grounding you in. 

And then it just dissipates. The pressure dissipates. But you're 
still firmly planted. See, sense, or imagine a beautiful orange light 
hovering at the top of the head. And that light slowly makes its 
way down, down the back of the head, hovering in the area just 
above the nape of the neck. Breathing into the area at the nape 
of the neck, just at the top of the neck. 

See, sense, or imagine that orange light lighting up that area in 
the top of the neck. And the light expands on the inside of the 
head. The light expands to the left, over the left hemisphere of 
the head and then over the right hemisphere, over the head, and 
then over the top of the head. So it's almost like you have a 
cocoon, an orange cocoon, on the inside of the head. 

And it's almost like the sound of the chimes are massaging this 
part of the head. Letting the breath slow down. Letting the heart 
rate slow down. If the mind is wandering, send the attention to 
the tip of the nose so it's almost like you're looking cross-eyed at 
the tip of your nose. 


You might be rocking a little from side to side, eyes closed. See, 
sense, or imagine any concerns that you might have being 
absorbed into that orange light. And that light travels down 
through the neck, down through your shoulders, down the arms, 
elbows, wrists, to the tips of the fingers. 

Down the front of the body, down the back of the body, filling the 
chest. Down the thighs, knees, calves, ankles, feet. 

The entire body filled with this golden orange light. And on each 
inhalation, the light gets brighter and brighter and brighter. And 
each exhalation, it fills even more of the body. Lighter and lighter 
and lighter, light orange, now. Now the light is a pale orange 
color. 

Filling the tips of the fingers, the tips of the toes, every part of 
the body, is beautiful, pale orange. And we can see, sense, or 
imagine that this orange is associated with the sun. So maybe 
you feel a little warmth. 

And as this light actually begins to dissipate from the top of the 
head, it starts to travel down the head. So it's almost like water 
in a pool or water in a glass. It just gets lower and lower and 
lower. So where it once filled the head, now the light is 
dissipating. 


And it's taking with it all the concerns of the future and of the 
past. All of that's being released into the light as it travels down. 
So you can actually send things into that light, things that you 
want to release. You could send fear into the light. Guilt from the 
past, nervousness about the future, go ahead and release that 
into that light, that pale orange light. 

You could send people, situations, no judgment. The light travels 
down to the throat. You can release any harsh words, arguments, 
disagreements, words that were stuck in your throat or have 
been stuck in your throat, things you've been meaning to say. 
See, sense, or imagine your throat expanding and those words 
being absorbed into the light. 

The light moves down over the shoulders, over the heart, where 
it hovers for a bit. What is the quality of your heart? Have you 
been holding your breath? Have you been keeping your heart 
tight? Have you been hiding your heart? Have you been 
protecting your heart? Now would be a good time to free up that 
heart space and just release everything into that light. Don't 
forget to breathe. 

Letting the heart be wider and wider and lighter and lighter, just 
like the front. And that light travels down over the stomach, 
cleansing the internal organs, addressing any stress in the 
stomach, any strain, any shame or guilt around the stomach. 


See, sense, or imagine that pale, orange light bathing the internal 
organs in love. 

Releasing any concerns about what you need to do or be or how 
you should be showing up. Go ahead and release those things 
into that pale, orange light. Any situations, any images, any 
deadlines, go ahead and just release that for this time period. 
This is your time. And maybe the stomach expands as you let 
those things out. 

Now would be a good time to take a full, deep breath. And exhale 
it out. That light travels over the tailbone, over the hip bones, 
cleansing the reproductive area. Releasing any tightness there, 
any blocks to your creativity, any blocks to your ability to feel 
pleasure, any shame, any guilt, anger, rage, you can release that 
into the light. Any discomfort, any angry reactions or protective 
feelings about your organs, your gender, your non-gender 
conformity, other people's ideas, go ahead and release that into 
the light. And see if there is no spaciousness there. Take a deep 
breath in. Exhale out. 

Allow that light to travel now down to the thighs, down through 
the muscles, taking with it any discomfort, any tightness in the 
joints, any tightness in the muscles, any inflammation. See, 
sense, or imagine those things being absorbed gently into the 
pale, orange light, that you can release them and you can just 
say, I release the soreness of my body. 


See, sense, or imagine now that light taking all the things that 
you've been releasing down the legs, down through the ankles, 
down through the soles the feet, down to the very center of the 
earth. Down through the Earth's crust, down through the ground, 
down to the center of the Earth where it burns up. The sun's rays 
burn all of those things you no longer need. And they are nothing 
but ash and smoke, ash and smoke. 

And soon, that ash and that smoke dissipates as well. Now would 
be a good time to call back your energy. Now that you've 
released things you no longer want to carry, now would be a 
good time to call back your energy. Call back your laughter. And 
that is as simple as saying or thinking to yourself, I call back my 
laughter. I call back my autonomy. I call back my gratitude. I call 
back my imagination. I call back my power. I call back my 
presence. I call back my hope. Whatever it is, just call it back to 
you. I call back my focus. 

Now is the time to trust in your abilities. You do not have to 
compare or compete with any other. The people, places, and 
situations you are here to help this lifetime have been selected at 
a higher level, long before you got here. By following your heart, 
taking soul-satisfying steps on your journey, and believing in 
yourself enough to take risks to allow for your growth to happen, 
you will fulfill your destiny. 


You are fulfilling your destiny. You are in the right place at the 
right time doing the right things for the right results. You're 
perfect, whole, and complete. There is nothing more you need to 
do or be. 

Allowing yourself to breathe that in. Allowing yourself to come 
back to a presence of your body, meaning bringing your attention 
back to the present moment. The sensation of your hands on 
your thighs or by your side, the sensation of your feet being 
planted in the ground, the sensation of your tailbone in the chair. 

Now would be a good time to move slightly from side to side, 
gently stretching the spine. Your breath coming back to normal. 
Maybe on the inhalation, you lean over to the right. On the 
exhalation, you lean over to the left. On the inhalation, you lean 
over to the right. On the exhalation, you lean over to the left. On 
the inhalation, you come back to center. On the exhalation, you 
round the back a little bit. On the inhalation, you come back to 
center. On the exhalation, you round the back. 

On the inhalation, you come back to center, putting your 
shoulders backwards. On the exhalation, you roll the shoulders 
forward and round the back. On the inhalation, you roll the 
shoulders backwards and come back to center. On the exhalation, 
you roll the shoulders forward and roll your back. 


Breathing normally, come back to center. Turn your head to the 
left, seeing if you can let your chin go over the left shoulder. 
Deep breath in. Bring your head back to center. Exhale out, take 
your chin over the right shoulder. Inhale in, bring the head back 
to center. Exhale out, bring the head over to the left. Inhale, 
bring the head back to center. Exhale at center. 

Bringing the hands up to the middle of the chest in prayer 
position, bringing your chin to chest, giving yourself a vow of 
gratitude for all that you already have done. Understanding you 
are fulfilling your destiny. Thanking your heart for never leading 
you astray, even if you didn't recognize it. Letting the hands drop 
down by the side, they can either be palms up or palms down. 
Maybe shaking out the hands a bit, shaking the shoulders. Maybe 
making the ankles go around in a circle, letting the ankles go 
around in the opposite direction. Again, turning the ankles around 
in an outward circle. Bringing the ankles back in a reverse circle. 

Wiggling the toes, wiggling the fingers. Shaking out the feet. 
Wringing out the hands, eyes still closed. Taking the index finger 
and tapping the heart. Taking the middle finger, tapping the 
heart. Taking the index finger and the middle finger, tapping the 
top of the head. Tapping the shoulder, left shoulder. Tapping the 
right shoulder. Tapping the left shoulder. Tapping the right 
shoulder. One more time, tapping the left shoulder. Tapping the 
right shoulder. 


Tapping the left wrist. Tapping the right wrist. One more time, 
tapping the left wrist. Tapping the right wrist. One more time. 
Tapping the left wrist. Tapping the right wrist. 

Shaking the hands in front of you. Coming back to full awareness. 
Dropping the hands by the side. Maybe moving the shoulders, 
lowering the head, you can open your eyes. Taking a final breath 
in. Exhaling it out. Great job, everyone. 

CHARITY: Thank you, Zoe, and everyone for participating today. 
Zoe, do you want to take any questions? 

ZOE FLOWERS: Mm-hmm. 

CHARITY: If you questions for Zoe, you can-- 

ZOE FLOWERS: You're welcome, Jen. 

CHARITY: Put them in the chat pod. 

ZOE FLOWERS: You're welcome, Brett. You're welcome, Tami. 

CHARITY: Yep. We can put any questions in the chat. 

ZOE FLOWERS: And again, if you want to email me, you can 
email me at info@iamzoeflowers.com. 

Oh. And I wanted to show you all this. I just happened to be at 
CVS the other day. And I got this. And it's not like the fancy 
schmaltzy aromatherapy oils. But it does the job. It's called 


Focus. And it's by Rare Essence Aromatherapy. Oh, I'm glad you 
came into the room, Rosalind. And it's been good. I bought it 
about two days ago. And I've been putting it on my temples. I've 
been putting it on my chest. So it has a lot of citrus in it, because 
citrus is a good pick-me-up. And so it has a blend of lemon and I 
don't know, I think orange. But it's really, really good. 

You want to take a picture? Sure, Emma. But again, I got it at 
CVS. I've been seeing it for a while. And some of them come in a 
three pack. They have some for stress, anxiety, focus. This one 
was singular and it's Rare Essence, Rare Essence Aromatherapy. 
And again, I got it at CVS. So it's been really, really good. 

And if any of you all want to join our free healing session for 
African-Americans and people of Black descent, again, you can 
come to my Facebook page, I Am Zoe Flowers. And you can 
register from there. I also put the link here. And it's this 
Saturday, 4 o'clock, 4:11 Eastern Standard Time. And it's free.99 

CHARITY: All righty. Fantastic, Zoe. Thank you so much. 

ZOE FLOWERS: Sure, sure. 

CHARITY: As we close, once you leave the room, there'll be a 
brief evaluation pop-up. We'd really appreciate it if you just took 
some time to answer that evaluation. And you can always reach 


us at The National Resource Center for Reaching Victims at 
reachingvictims.org. Thank you all. 

ZOE FLOWERS: Thank you. 

CHARITY: Thanks, Zoe. 

ZOE FLOWERS: Have a good week. See you next week. Bye.