Still Waters With Li

Somewhere along the way, you became the strong one. The one who holds everything together. The one people rely on. The one who keeps going…no matter what. But strength like that isn’t always a choice. Sometimes, it’s something you learned in order to survive. In this episode, we explore the hidden cost of always being the one who carries it all: emotionally, mentally, and relationally. We’ll talk about: * How the “strong one” role develops * The impact of parentification and role strain * Why rest and vulnerability can feel uncomfortable * And what it actually takes to begin shifting out of survival mode Guided by Hexagram 28 — Great Excess, this episode reflects on what happens when the weight you carry becomes too much, and why something has to change. This isn’t about losing your strength. It’s about no longer carrying what was never yours to hold alone.

This episode is personal. Li shares what it means to live between cultures, growing up as a first-generation biracial Chinese American with roots in Kowloon, Hong Kong, and a second-generation Portuguese American raised by a first-generation Portuguese mother. Layered onto that…life as a former military spouse and current work within the military community. This isn’t just a conversation about identity. It’s about adaptation, survival, and the quiet cost of constantly shifting to fit environments that don’t always hold all of who you are. In this episode, we explore: •The weight of inherited cultural expectations •What happens when you’re always adjusting but rarely just existing •The emotional reality of living between worlds •And how to begin integrating the self you had to become Grounded in clinical insight and guided by I Ching wisdom, this episode holds space for the complexity of who you are, without asking you to simplify it.

In this episode of Still Waters with Li, we move from awareness into action. Inner child work is often misunderstood as something soft or abstract, but in reality, it is deeply rooted in how we learned to survive, attach, and regulate ourselves in early life. Reparenting in real time means recognizing the parts of you that are still responding from those earlier experiences and choosing to meet yourself differently. This episode explores how these patterns show up in everyday life, through emotional triggers, communication, boundaries, and self-talk, and how intentional, consistent care begins to reshape them. Guided by Hexagram 27: Nourishment from the I Ching, this conversation invites you to reflect on how you sustain yourself emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. This is not about becoming someone new. It is about becoming someone who finally shows up for themselves.

In this opening episode of The Roots and the River, Li explores the truth about trauma that often goes unrecognized. Not all trauma is loud. Not all trauma leaves visible scars. Some of it is subtle. Repeated. Normalized. And because of that, many people don’t even realize they’ve been shaped by it. This episode breaks down: •What trauma actually is beyond extreme events •Developmental and relational trauma •Cultural and intergenerational patterns •How survival becomes identity •Why what “looked fine” can still leave an imprint Grounded in clinical insight and supported by the DSM-5-TR framework, this conversation brings clarity to what many people have felt, but never had language for. This episode also includes an I Ching reflection: Hexagram 57 — The Gentle (The Wind) A reminder that what shapes us is not always forceful, but it is still powerful. If you’ve ever thought, “Nothing that bad happened to me…so why do I feel like this?” This episode is for you. Take a breath. You’re not broken. You adapted.

You were never meant to walk this path alone. In the final episode of this series, Li explores the role of guardians, ancestors, spirit allies, and trusted people who help protect and guide us, often quietly, and often when we need them most. Through the lens of Hexagram 13 — Tong Ren (Fellowship) from the I Ching, we look at how connection strengthens protection, how community stabilizes the spirit, and how discernment helps us choose the right people and energies to walk beside. 💭 In this episode: •Understanding spiritual and human guardianship •How fellowship strengthens your energetic boundaries •The Support Circle practice for grounding in connection •Learning to receive protection, not just give it 🎙️ “Protection isn’t a solo mission, it’s a circle.” #StillWatersWithLi #SpiritualBoundaries #SpiritAllies #AncestralWisdom #HealingJourney #IChingWisdom #EnergeticProtection

Boundaries are more than emotional tools, they’re energetic architecture. In this episode, Li explores how boundaries shape your spiritual safety, emotional clarity, and personal peace. When you learn where you end and others begin, you protect your power without shutting yourself off from connection. Drawing from Hexagram 60 — Jie (Limitation) in the I Ching, we examine how structure, limits, and clear edges actually create more freedom and balance in your life. 💭 In this episode: •Understanding the difference between walls and boundaries •How energy leaks happen, and how to close them •The Energy Line practice for instant clarity •What Hexagram 60 teaches about limit, balance, and peace 🎙️ “Boundaries don’t block love, they block chaos.” #StillWatersWithLi #EnergyBoundaries #SpiritualProtection #HealingJourney #IChingWisdom #SelfPreservation #InnerPeace

Not every doorway needs to be opened, and not every energy should be provoked. In this episode, Li breaks down what happens when we stir spiritual or emotional waters without awareness: the consequences, the energetic backlash, and the lessons that follow. We explore how ego, curiosity, or emotional triggers can invite energetic disruption, and how humility and respect restore balance. Guided by Hexagram 36 — Ming Yi (Darkening of the Light) from the I Ching, this episode teaches why sometimes the wisest move is to protect your light rather than prove it. 💭 In this episode: •How spiritual provocation shows up in modern life •Why “energy poking back” is real and predictable •The Reset Ritual for clearing stirred or chaotic energy •What Hexagram 36 teaches about protecting your inner light 🎙️ “When the unseen responds, it’s not punishment, it’s correction.” #StillWatersWithLi #SpiritualBoundaries #EnergyProtection #ShadowWork #HealingJourney #IChingWisdom #SpiritualAwareness

Not every thought, feeling, or spiritual message comes from truth, and not every connection is aligned with your energy. In this episode, Li breaks down the real meaning of discernment: slowing down, checking in with the body, and learning to separate what’s yours from what isn’t. Through personal reflection and the guidance of Hexagram 26 — Da Xu (The Taming Power of the Great) from the I Ching, we explore how patience, clarity, and grounded awareness empower you to navigate both spiritual and human relationships with confidence. 💭 In this episode: •How to tell when energy isn’t yours •Why discernment requires slowing down, not reacting •A simple “Pause Check” to help you sort truth from emotion •Understanding the power of restraint and clarity in spiritual interactions 🎙️ “Discernment isn’t about knowing instantly, it’s about waiting long enough for the truth to reveal itself.” #StillWatersWithLi #SpiritualDiscernment #EnergyAwareness #IntuitiveClarity #HealingJourney #BoundariesAndSpirit

Energy doesn’t just exist in the spirit world, it flows through people too. In this episode, Li unpacks how both spirits and humans can influence our energetic space, sometimes by invitation, sometimes by resonance, and sometimes through unhealed wounds. You’ll learn how to recognize when you’re carrying energy that isn’t yours, how to stay grounded in your own vibration, and why awareness is your first form of protection. Rooted in the wisdom of Hexagram 44 — Gou (Coming to Meet) from the I Ching, this episode explores what happens when powerful influences cross our path, and how to respond with clarity, not fear. 💭 In this episode: •Spotting energy shifts in conversations and spaces •Understanding resonance and energetic “openings” •Creating boundaries without losing compassion 🎙️ “Awareness doesn’t mean avoidance, it means choice.” #StillWatersWithLi #SpiritualBoundaries #EnergyAwareness #HealingJourney #SpiritualGrowth

Under the steady glow of the Beaver Moon, we pause to reflect on what it means to build inner protection as the colder season approaches. In this episode, Li guides you through grounding breathwork, a reflection on seasonal preparation, and the wisdom of I Ching Hexagram 24 — Return. This moon reminds us: slowing down isn’t weakness, it’s wisdom. Whether you’re feeling scattered or in need of quiet shelter, this episode offers space to reset and reconnect with what sustains you. 🌀 Featuring: •Reflection on the Beaver Moon’s symbolism •I Ching insight from Hexagram 24 – Fu / Return •Journal prompts + affirmation •A 2-minute Still Waters Pause 📖 Journal Prompt: What do I need to feel protected and grounded this winter? 🎙️ Tune in and build your inner lodge with intention.

Energy speaks, even when no one says a word. In this first episode, Li invites you to notice the subtle movements of spirit and emotion that flow through your daily life. We explore what it means to feel the “vibe” of a person or space, how unseen energy impacts your body, and why awareness is the first step in spiritual protection. Rooted in the wisdom of Hexagram 53 – Jian (Gradual Progress) from the I Ching, this conversation reminds us that boundaries and intuition don’t appear overnight, they grow, slowly and steadily, as we learn to trust our senses. 💭 In this episode: •Recognizing energetic shifts in people and spaces •Understanding how awareness protects your peace •How to ground yourself through observation, not fear 🎙️ “Awareness is the first gate, and by noticing what moves through you, you begin to protect what belongs to you.” #StillWatersWithLi #SpiritualBoundaries #EnergyAwareness #PodcastSeries #SelfProtection #HealingJourney

On this night of masks and moonlight, Li explores transformation through the lens of Hexagram 49 – Revolution. Halloween becomes more than costume and chaos, it becomes ceremony. A shedding of the old skin. A quiet awakening to courage. Through reflection, storytelling, and a guided Still Waters Pause, this episode invites you to kindle your inner flame, not to burn, but to illuminate. Themes: transformation • courage • self-renewal • authenticity Listen when: you’re ready to stop dimming your own light.

Healing isn’t about erasing who you were, it’s about walking forward without carrying the shame of old stories. In this closing episode of Breaking the Chains, Li reflects on what it means to live your truth after liberation. Through the wisdom of Hexagram 32 – Héng (Duration), we explore the sacred art of sustained alignment, not rushing to prove change, but choosing authenticity again and again. 💭 Includes reflection prompts + a Still Waters Pause practice to help you embody self-acceptance and quiet confidence. ✨ You are not who they said you were. You are who you’ve chosen to become.

When the world grows quiet, truth speaks softly. On this Hallows’ Eve, Li guides you through the thinning of the veil, between life and loss, past and becoming. This episode invites you to release what no longer holds you, honor the ancestors who walk beside you, and listen to the wisdom stirring beneath the surface. A stillness practice, breathwork ritual, and closing blessing help you ground through the turning of the season. Themes: letting go • ancestral connection • transformation • inner peace Listen when: the night feels heavy, and you need to remember your own light.

Joy can feel unfamiliar after a lifetime of survival. In this episode, Li explores what it means to allow joy back into the body after trauma, silence, and emotional exhaustion. Drawing from Hexagram 58 – Duì: The Joyous Lake, we learn that joy isn’t about forced positivity, it’s about breathing freely again, choosing pleasure without guilt, and letting softness coexist with strength. 💧 Includes: reflection prompts + a Still Waters Pause to help you reconnect with grounded joy. ✨ You don’t have to earn your peace. You’re allowed to feel good again.

Boundaries are not walls, they are sacred truths that protect your peace. In this episode, Li explores how boundaries become a form of spiritual and emotional integrity. Through the wisdom of Hexagram 9 – Xiǎo Chù: The Taming Power of the Small, we learn that change doesn’t have to be dramatic to be powerful. Gentle restraint, steady clarity, and small, consistent choices create lasting transformation. 🪶 Includes: reflection prompts + a Still Waters Pause visualization to help you strengthen your energetic field without closing your heart. ✨ Boundaries aren’t rejection. They are a return to alignment.

In this Scorpio Season mini episode of Still Waters with Li, we journey beneath the surface, where clarity replaces illusion and truth becomes the anchor. This reflection invites you to slow down and meet your emotions with clear eyes and steady breath. Li shares the guidance of I Ching Hexagram 46 (Shêng – Pushing Upward), offering grounded insight into transformation, emotional containment, and the art of healthy boundaries. You’ll also receive a somatic Still Waters Pause to reset your body and a Clear-Water Bowl ritual to keep your energy clean through Scorpio’s deep tides. Because this season isn’t about fearlessness, it’s about faithfulness to what’s real. ✨ Themes: Emotional truth, grounded transformation, boundaries, Scorpio energy, I Ching wisdom 🕯️ Practice: 90-second grounding + Clear-Water Bowl ritual 💬 Share: Post your one-line truth using #KindredCurrents and tag @StillWatersWithLi

EPISODE 3: Reclaiming Your Voice and Power Silence was once your survival. Now it’s time to speak from truth. In this episode, Li explores what it means to reclaim your voice after years of suppression, self-doubt, or spiritual conditioning. With guidance from Hexagram 34 – Dà Zhuàng (Great Power), this conversation reminds us that true power isn’t loud or forceful, it’s calm, rooted, and sovereign. 🪶 Includes: reflective journaling questions + a Still Waters Pause practice to reconnect with your voice through breath and vibration. ✨ This isn’t about shouting to be heard, it’s about remembering that your words carry weight, even in quiet spaces.

EPISODE 2: Breaking the Illusion of Obligation Not every duty is sacred. Some are chains disguised as love. In this episode, Li unpacks the ways guilt, cultural conditioning, and spiritual control teach us to follow out of fear instead of truth. With insight from Hexagram 17 – Suí (Following), we explore what it means to yield with discernment rather than obedience, and how to walk in alignment without losing compassion. 💭 Includes guided reflection + breathwork for releasing internalized pressure. 🕯️ This isn’t rebellion, it’s remembering your right to choose what’s real.

The Mid-Autumn Festival, or Zhōngqiū Jié (中秋节), is a time of reunion, reflection, and gratitude beneath the full moon. In this special episode of Still Waters with Li, we explore the legends of Chang’e and the Jade Rabbit, the meaning of mooncakes and lanterns, and the deeper invitation this season offers: to honor fullness and emptiness in our own lives. Join me for guided reflection and a Still Waters Pause as we return to wholeness under the luminous face of the moon.

The Harvest Moon rises: bright, full, and ancient in her wisdom. In this Lunar Reflections mini-episode, Li guides you through a grounding ritual, personal reflections on uneven harvests, and a meditation inspired by I Ching Hexagram 42: Increase (益 yì). Together, we ask: What have you truly gathered this year? What has grown, and what has gone to seed? Take a breath. Light a candle. Let this full moon episode be a resting place to honor what you’ve sown and who you’ve become. 🌀 Journaling prompts included. 🎧 Includes a closing moonlit meditation. 💧Grounded in science. Guided by the I Ching. ✨ Follow @stillwaterswithli for rituals, reflections & moon wisdom.

EPISODE 1: The Weight of Inherited Wounds We begin this series with truth, not performance. Many of us carry patterns we didn’t choose: emotional enmeshment, spiritual control, fear disguised as love. In this episode, Li shares her own story of growing up in a tightly controlled environment and how she began the slow, sacred work of releasing what was never hers to carry. We explore Hexagram 10 — Lǚ: Treading (Conduct) from the I Ching, a reminder that we can walk with awareness, even through treacherous paths, and not lose ourselves. This is for anyone unlearning the roles they were forced to play. And choosing their path forward: grounded, awake, and sovereign. 🌀 Includes: reflection prompts + a Still Waters Pause somatic grounding practice.

EPISODE 6 — Rebirth is a Ritual Still Waters with Li | The Sacred Descent Rebirth doesn’t mean starting over. It means integrating what you’ve carried, refining it into wisdom, and beginning again whole. In this closing episode of The Sacred Descent, Li guides you through the sacred work of rebirth, a ritual of honoring the descent, blessing the fire that transformed you, and returning with strength. Anchored in Hexagram 50 — The Cauldron, we explore how what has been burned can now nourish. 🕯️ Inside this episode: – Rebirth breath practice – I Ching reflection on The Cauldron – Guided meditation with the vessel of transformation – A ritual to integrate your descent and bless your return ✨ Your rebirth is not performance. It is truth. 🎧 Press play when you’re ready to rise from the descent: carrying wisdom, not wounds. And stay tuned: coming next is our new series, Breaking the Chains.

Libra Season — Balance Through Boundaries On September 22nd, 2025, we step into Libra Season and the Autumn Equinox, where day and night meet as equals. In mini-episode of Still Waters with Li, we explore balance, honesty, and relational equity. Guided by I Ching Hexagram 61 (Inner Truth), you’ll learn a simple “Feather & Stone” practice to honor both compassion and clarity. ✨ Tune in for a pause that helps you return to your center.

Balance and Release: Autumn Equinox Reflections 🌀 Seasonal Wisdom Series | Air Date: September 22, 2025 As day and night come into perfect balance, we arrive at the threshold of the Autumn Equinox: a sacred invitation to pause, reflect, and release. In this episode, Li guides you through a grounding meditation, personal reflection, and a seasonal ritual inspired by Hexagram 23 – 剝 Bō / Splitting Apart, drawn from the I Ching. This ancient wisdom reminds us that what is no longer rooted must gently fall away to return us to truth. Let go of what no longer supports your spirit. Honor the balance within. And trust in the beauty of becoming bare. 🕯 Guided Reflection 🔥 Equinox Ritual 📖 I Ching Integration (Hexagram 23 – Splitting Apart) 🌿 Closing Affirmation May this Equinox bring you stillness, clarity, and soul-deep release. 🎧 Tune in now on Still Waters with Li.

EPISODE 5 — Ancestral Fire, Feminine Gold Still Waters with Li | The Sacred Descent We inherit more than names. We inherit silence, grief, strength, and unfinished stories. In this episode of The Sacred Descent, Li guides you into ancestral work, not to blame or reject the past, but to transform it. Guided by Hexagram 18 — Work on What Has Been Spoiled, we explore how acknowledging what was neglected, hidden, or broken can become the beginning of healing. 🕯️ Inside this episode: – Grounding breath for ancestral connection – I Ching reflection on tending what was spoiled – A visualization with ancestral fire – A journaling ritual to release burdens and reclaim gifts ✨ Healing the past is the highest form of honor. 🎧 Press play when you’re ready to carry fire and gold.

EPISODE 4 — Soul Boundaries & Spiritual Fire Still Waters with Li | The Sacred Descent Not every boundary is loud. Some are quiet, steady choices that protect your fire. In this episode of The Sacred Descent, Li explores the sacred discipline of soul boundaries: how small, consistent acts of restraint preserve your light and keep you aligned with your truth. Guided by Hexagram 9 — The Taming Power of the Small, we reflect on how real strength lies not in force, but in gentle, steady containment. 🕯️ Inside this episode: – Grounding breathwork to call energy home – I Ching wisdom on restraint and quiet power – A guided meditation for protecting your inner flame – A journaling practice to name one sacred boundary ✨ Your fire doesn’t need to be everywhere. It needs to be tended. 🎧 Press play when you’re ready to honor your soul boundaries.

EPISODE 3 — The Mask & The Mirror Still Waters with Li | The Sacred Descent At some point in the descent, the mask begins to slip. And the mirror? It no longer reflects who you pretend to be, but who you really are beneath the performance. In this episode, guided by Hexagram 22 – Grace, we explore the difference between outer appearance and inner truth. Grace is useful, but it is not the essence. To descend means to see yourself clearly, without adornment: raw, real, and whole. 🪞 Inside this episode: – Grounding breath to release performance – I Ching insight on essence vs. appearance – A mirror meditation for soul truth – A ritual for meeting yourself without judgment ✨ You don’t need to appear whole. You only need to be true. 🎧 Press play when you’re ready to face yourself in sincerity.

🌕 NEW EPISODE — Corn Moon: Honoring the Sacred Vessel Within Air Date: September 7, 2025 🎙️ Still Waters with Li This Corn Moon, we pause not to perform, but to reflect, to gather, and to honor what is ripening within us. Under this September full moon, known for signaling the final harvest before the equinox, we explore what it means to gather the invisible crops of healing, growth, and self-trust. In this episode, Li reflects on the soulful meaning of harvest season, channels the sacred wisdom of Hexagram 50 — 鼎 Ding / The Cauldron, and guides you through a visualization to reconnect with your inner vessel. Together, we remember that not all nourishment is physical, and that spiritual alchemy often begins in silence, not spectacle. ✨ Topics explored: – The emotional harvests we rarely name – The sacred cauldron as a metaphor for soul transformation – I Ching insight on inner nourishment and right timing – A moonlit visualization to honor your quiet growth 🕯️ This episode is a quiet ritual. A reminder. A return. 📿 Tune in now on Spotify 🌽 Leave what no longer feeds your spirit, and keep what truly does. #StillWatersWithLi #CornMoon #FullMoonRitual #ICauldronWisdom #SoulHarvest #SpiritualAlchemy #IChingWisdom #GroundedHealing #PodcastforTheSoul #VirgoSeasonVibes #MoonMedicine #InnerAlchemy #LiSpeaks

Spirit Festival Reflections (Hungry Ghost Festival) | Mini-Episode On September 6th, 2025, communities across the world honor the Spirit Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival. This sacred day marks the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, when the veil between the living and the departed grows thin. Families make offerings of food, incense, and paper gifts, remembering ancestors and extending compassion to wandering souls. In this mini-episode of Still Waters with Li, we reflect on the meaning of this festival, the traditions of remembrance, and the ways we can honor those who came before us. Through a guided Still Waters Pause, you’re invited to light a candle in your heart, offering peace and gratitude to both your loved ones and the forgotten spirits. 🌊 May these reflections help you walk gently during Ghost Month, with reverence for both the seen and unseen currents of life.

EPISODE 2 — The Power in Your Pain Still Waters with Li | The Sacred Descent Pain does not mean you are broken. It means you are becoming. In this episode of The Sacred Descent, Li invites you to sit with the truth of your ache, not to fix it, but to hear it. Guided by Hexagram 28 — Great Exceeding, we explore how moments of overwhelm, fragility, and weight are not signs of failure, but thresholds of transformation. 🕯️ Inside this episode: – Breathwork for softening into the ache – I Ching reflection on the wisdom of difficulty and strain – Guided meditation to let pain speak – A soul journaling practice to listen without judgment ✨ If you’ve been carrying heaviness, this is your space to rest with it. 🎧 Press play when you’re ready to honor the power in your pain.

EPISODE 1 — The Descent Begins Still Waters with Li | The Sacred Descent Not all journeys start with light. Some begin in shadow. In this opening episode of The Sacred Descent, Li invites you into a season of quiet strength, honesty, and sacred withdrawal. Guided by Hexagram 36 — Ming I / Eclipse of Light, we reflect on the wisdom of protecting our inner flame when outer clarity fades. 🕯️ Inside this episode: – Grounding breathwork for the season’s shift – I Ching guidance for navigating unseen influences – A meditation on guarding your inner flame – A ritual to create your own Descent Altar ✨ This is the beginning of your descent — not to escape the dark, but to walk it with grace. 🎧 Press play when you’re ready to begin.

Virgo Season: Order from Chaos As the Sun enters Virgo, we step into a season of refinement, care, and devotion through simplicity. In this mini-episode of Still Waters with Li, we explore Virgo’s quiet strength alongside the wisdom of the I Ching’s Hexagram 60 – Limitation (節). Together, we reflect on how proper measure and supportive boundaries create space for peace, clarity, and nourishment. Virgo Season isn’t about chasing perfection, it’s about tending to what truly matters. This episode includes: •🌿 A short grounding breath practice •🌾 Reflections on Virgo’s energy of refinement •📜 I Ching insight from Hexagram 60 •✨ A seasonal affirmation + journal prompts Virgo reminds us that structure is not punishment, it is protection for what matters most. 🕊️ May your limits nourish you. 🌊 May your structure support your peace.

Under the ancient Sturgeon Moon, we are invited to remember the quiet power of endurance. This episode explores the strength it takes to keep going, not through force, but through wisdom, discernment, and deep inner knowing. With I Ching Hexagram 34, The Power of the Great, we reflect on what it means to stand in your strength, not for approval, but for truth. Join Li for a soulful pause, an honest reflection, and a guided meditation to remind you that your stillness is not weakness, it is sacred power. ✨ Follow @stillwaterswithli on Instagram 🌕 Subscribe and leave a review if this episode moved you 🎙️ New episodes every season and every moon

Leo Season isn’t just about being bold, it’s about being honest with yourself. In this short and powerful reflection, Li guides you through intentional breath, soul-level questions, and the grounded wisdom of I Ching Hexagram 55: Plenty, a reminder to live fully, even if the moment is fleeting. ✨ Breathwork to return to your center ✨ Reflection on truth, fear, and self-abandonment ✨ A mantra to reclaim your voice ✨ Sacred action to honor your fire, without apology You don’t have to roar. You just have to stop disappearing. Listen in. Breathe deep. Come home to your flame.

Not every cord needs to be burned. In this episode of Still Waters with Li, I guide you through a gentle, water-based alternative to traditional candle cord-cutting rituals. Using herbs, intention, and the power of water, this ritual is designed to help you release what’s heavy, what no longer belongs, and what’s quietly taking up too much space in your spirit. This isn’t about forcing healing or rushing closure. It’s about meeting yourself where you are, with honesty, care, and a willingness to begin the process of loosening what you no longer wish to hold. You don’t need perfection. Just presence. Listen now, and take the first breath back into yourself.

In this special Buck Moon mini-episode, Li invites you to pause beneath the glow of the full moon and reflect on the quiet transformation happening within. Like the deer growing new antlers, we are asked to shed what no longer serves and rise into our next form: stronger, wiser, softer. 🌕✨ Tune in for a 4-minute meditation on growth, grief, and sacred renewal. May the still waters within you rise.

🌿 In this special mini-episode, I take a quiet moment to share the heart behind Still Waters with Li: why this space was created, why I stepped away from public readings through Li Readings & Healings, and how my birth chart and life path have led me here. This is a space for real healing, beyond toxic positivity, where we can honor shadow work, grief, deconstruction, and the deeper layers of spiritual growth. Thank you for being here, kindred currents. May these waters offer you reflection, truth, and peace. 🌊

In this deeply personal meditation, Li shares a reimagined version of Psalms 23 through the lens of Chinese Buddhism. Raised in the church, she opens up about her spiritual deconstruction and returning to her Chinese ancestral roots. This guided meditation weaves gentle breathwork, reflection, and sacred phrases to soothe your spirit and awaken compassion. 🌿 In this episode: Guided Buddhist-inspired reinterpretation of Psalms 23 Breath-centered mindfulness practice Reflections on faith, deconstruction, and returning to ancestral wisdom The sacred phrase: Naam Mo Ah Mi Toh Fat 🧘🏽‍♀️ The Water Remembers series concludes here, and Li shares what’s to come: her next mini-episode on why she started Still Waters with Li, and upcoming Fall, Winter, Spring, and special series to guide your soul’s journey. ✨ New episodes weekly. Follow @StillWatersWithLi on Instagram for more I Ching readings, meditations, and affirmations. 🎧 Be well. Be whole. Be water.

🎧 Episode 6: The Water Priestess Path Still Waters with Li | The Water Remembers (Finale) In this final ripple of The Water Remembers, we return home to the truth within, to the stillness, strength, and sacred vision of the Water Priestess. You are no longer just healing. You are now holding. Witnessing. Leading. Inspired by Hexagram 20 – 觀 (Guān) – Observation, this episode invites you to embody soul-rooted leadership. You are the one who sees and is seen, not through striving, but through quiet presence and intuitive wisdom. 🌊 Inside this episode: • Reflections on sacred observation and spiritual leadership • A calming Water Priestess meditation • Affirmations for stepping fully into your path • A closing blessing to honor your return This is not the end. This is a beginning, a return to your own temple. “I see and I am seen. I walk the Priestess Path with reverence. My stillness is my power.” Thank you for remembering with me.

Episode 5 – Sacred Shadows: A Guide to Self-Truth Still Waters with Li | The Water Remembers series In this tender and grounding episode, we explore the sacred shadows that we all carry within us—those hidden parts shaped by pain, fear, and shame. These shadows are not our enemies; they are exiled truths waiting to be remembered. Through a gentle story and a transformative meditation, we journey together to meet these shadows with compassion and understanding. Drawing inspiration from the I Ching Hexagram 61, Inner Truth, we learn to approach ourselves with openness and sincerity, allowing clarity to emerge from the darkness. This episode invites you to embrace your shadows, not as flaws, but as parts of yourself that have long carried hidden wisdom. Join Li as she guides you through a profound process of self-recognition, where the path to becoming whole begins with tenderness and acceptance.

Step into a new season with Still Waters with Li. In this special Solstice reflection, we honor the passing of Juneteenth, the longest day of light, and the gentle arrival of Cancer season. Through the wisdom of Hexagram 24 — The Return — and a guided meditation at the water’s edge, Li invites you to release the old, embrace natural growth, and return home to your inner shore. 🌊 Includes a ritual to deepen your journey.

Episode 4: Soft Boundaries, Strong Soul In this gentle yet empowering episode, Li explores the sacred art of setting boundaries, not as rigid walls, but as soft riverbanks that guide your soul’s flow. Through story, breathwork, affirmation, and an I Ching divination featuring Hexagram 60 (Restriction), you'll be invited to return to your center and honor your limits as acts of love. Includes: 🌀 Personal reflection on overgiving and soul-remembrance 🌬️ 4-count boundary breath to anchor your energy 🌕 Affirmation: “My no is sacred. My yes is whole. I choose my flow.” 📜 I Ching reading: Hexagram 60 – the wisdom of restraint and balance 💌 Call to action: Say one loving no today Only two episodes remain in The Water Remembers series. A special Summer Solstice episode and Full Moon meditations will follow this summer, with a brand-new series launching this Fall. This episode is a sanctuary for all—regardless of age, gender, race, or path. ✨ Listen in. Flow within. Remember who you are.

🌕 Episode 3: The Moon Remembers In this deeply reflective episode, Li returns after her graduate school residency with a tender offering under the glow of the Strawberry Full Moon. She shares the sacred experience of meeting her soul-aligned tribe and the vulnerability of facing a potential threat on campus that same night. Through story, breathwork, a guided moonlight visualization, and a mantra for emotional resilience, this episode invites you to explore the tides of memory and the wisdom of stillness. Featuring I Ching Hexagram 2: Acceptance (Kun), this journey honors the soft power of reflection and the importance of yielding with grace. 🌀 Mantra: "I honor my tides. I rise, I fall, and I rise again." 📝 Journal prompt: "What does my moon remember?" ✨ Bonus episode coming soon in gratitude for your patience and presence.

🌊 Episode 2: Grief is a Portal Grief is not a weight to bear in silence—it’s a sacred passage, a portal into deeper truth. In this intimate episode, Li guides you through the healing currents of grief with gentle storytelling, a calming breath practice, and a prayer drawn from Chinese Pure Land Buddhist tradition. You’ll also receive insight from the I Ching, which reminds us that the way through sorrow is to move like water: fluid, ancient, and wise. Whether you are grieving a recent loss or carrying the memory of someone long gone, this episode offers space to feel, release, and remember. 🕯️ Light a candle. 🌊 Pour a cup of water. 📿 Speak their name. Let the water remember.

🌊 Episode 1: The Still Water Within Welcome to the first episode of Still Waters with Li. This sacred beginning invites you to return to the stillness at the center of your being—a space of softness, soul memory, and inner truth. In this episode, you’ll be guided through: Gentle breathwork to settle the body A reflective meditation beside a still lake Wisdom from I Ching Hexagram 61: Inner Truth A whispered mantra and a contemplative poem to anchor you in presence ✨ Plus, Li shares the vision for the podcast—new episodes will flow with the lunar cycles, seasonal shifts, and spiritual guidance. Close your eyes. Breathe deep. Come home to the still water within. 🕊️ “I return to the stillness. I remember who I am.”