Living Limitless: Embracing Play, Power, and Presence on the Path to Transformation
What does it mean to live without limitation—not in a surface-level, manifest-your-dreams way, but in a deep, soul-expanding, fully-embodied way?
For Michele Rae, founder of The Center Within and author of Living from the Center Within: Co-Creating Who You Are Becoming, the answer unfolds in spirals, not straight lines. In this vibrant and vulnerable conversation with Andrea Luzon for the Living Limitless series, Michele shares her story of spiritual evolution and her tools for staying grounded in purpose and play.
🌿 Transformation as a Spiral, Not a Straight Line
Many seekers believe awakening will bring instant clarity and lasting peace. But as Michele reflects, the truth is more nuanced. Real transformation often comes in waves—confidence followed by self-doubt, expansion followed by contraction.
“It’s not linear,” she says. “It’s more like a mountain range—or a spiral.”
That spiral includes breakdowns and breakthroughs. It includes moments of shadow work, inner reckoning, and difficult honesty about the choices we’ve made. But it also includes light, laughter, community, and joy.
What carries us through? Awareness. Compassion. Commitment to keep going. And a deep, embodied remembering that we are already whole—even as we continue to grow.
🧘♀️ Mindfulness as a Daily Practice of Freedom
When asked how she moves through emotional triggers or unexpected disruptions, Michele shares a framework rooted in mindfulness and nervous system regulation:
- Notice – Become aware of the physical, emotional, or mental shift.
- Pause – Create a moment of space instead of reacting.
- Choose – Consciously select a tool or practice to return to balance.
She draws from a deep toolbox of transformative practices: breathwork, visualization, guided imagery, walking in nature, reaching out to her support network, or using touch-based techniques like Reiki or massage. These aren’t just responses to crisis—they’re skills that are strengthened daily, even in moments of calm.
“Practicing when you’re not triggered helps build the muscle,” Michele shares. “It makes it easier to return to balance when you are.”
🌈 Play as a Pathway to Power
In a conversation themed around Living Limitless, it’s no surprise that play becomes a core topic—and Michele’s response is both joyful and profound.
For her, play is more than relaxation. It’s a way of being. A way of noticing the magic, intuition, and synchronicity that surrounds us daily.
“I’ll see three hawks on the way to the office and take that as a blessing,” she says. “It’s a playful exchange with the world.”
Whether it’s dancing outdoors, soaking in a candlelit bath, cooking with intention, or reading a book with wonder—Michele invites us to play as a form of remembering. A return to childlike awe. A spiritual practice that reconnects us with presence, joy, and aliveness.
💓 Living from the Heart and Soul
Throughout the conversation, Michele gently but firmly encourages us to move beyond the old, limited stories we’ve internalized. Those that tell us we’re too much, too sensitive, or not enough. Those that keep us playing small.
As we reconnect with our “center within,” we begin to live not from fear or restriction, but from wholeness.
And that shift? It doesn’t just change our personal lives. It changes the collective.
“I believe we’re receiving downloads from the imaginal realm,” Michele shares. “New ideas for systems, communities, and ways of being that are more sustainable and just—if we’re willing to listen.”
💫 A Guided Meditation to Recenter and Reawaken
One of the highlights of the episode is Michele’s live guided meditation, offered to help listeners return to their inner center.
Through breath, gratitude, sensory awareness, and energetic alignment, she leads a calming practice that opens the heart and activates the soul.
It’s not simply a moment of peace. It’s a reminder that this state—coherent, grounded, and expansive—is always available to us. We only need to pause and listen.
🌟 An Invitation to Co-Create the New Era
Living limitless, as Michele describes, is not about perfection. It’s not about having all the answers.
It’s about showing up. Staying in the work. Choosing presence over protection. And leaning into relationships, synchronicities, and soul nudges that guide us toward our highest expression.
From supporting global consciousness shifts to helping individuals navigate everyday triggers, Michele’s work reminds us that we’re not alone—and we don’t have to navigate this journey without support.
As she says in closing:
“If you’re ready to take that deeper step into your more authentic self, reach out. This is the time to co-create who we are becoming—together.”