Connecting to Spirit with Lisa Brandis | Intuition, Channelling & Spiritual Development

Lisa Brandis
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Connecting to Spirit is a podcast about intuition, channelling, Reiki, and spiritual awakening for intuitive seekers who want to trust their inner guidance and live a more aligned, soul-led life. I’m Lisa Brandis — founder of Intuitive Reiki International®, spiritual mentor, bestselling author, and channel for Anya. In this podcast I share real stories, live channelled messages, and grounded spiritual teachings to help you develop your intuition, strengthen your connection to Spirit, and step into your spiritual gifts with confidence. Each episode invites you to: ✨ Deepen your connection to Spirit and your higher self ✨ Trust your intuition and move through fear or self-doubt ✨ Learn the art of safe, heart-led channelling ✨ Activate your gifts through Reiki and energy healing ✨ Step into spiritual leadership with confidence and authenticity Whether you're just beginning your intuitive journey or already walking the path as a healer, teacher, or spiritual guide, Connecting to Spirit offers inspiration, reassurance, and practical wisdom to support your growth — gently, honestly, and with integrity.

  1. APR 19

    You’re Already Channeling — You’re Just Not Trusting It - E6

    Have you ever received something, a feeling, a message, a sense, and immediately thought, I’m just making this up?  Because what if that’s not what’s happening at all? What if you’re already channeling… and the only thing getting in the way is that you don’t trust it yet? In this episode, I’m speaking to the experience of receiving something subtle and dismissing it before it’s even given the chance to develop. Because channeling doesn’t usually begin in the way people expect. It’s not always clear. It’s not always strong. And it rarely feels undeniable at the beginning. Instead, it often shows up quietly. As a shift in your awareness. A feeling in the body. A thought that feels slightly different to your usual thinking. And because it’s happening through you, it’s very easy to question it… or assume it isn’t real. I share a personal experience from a practice session that shaped how I understand this work, and what it revealed about trust, choice, and the way we work with spirit. Because even when something is coming through, you don’t lose control. You don’t override your body. You don’t ignore what doesn’t feel right. You are part of it. And the moment you start to recognise that, something begins to shift. This episode isn’t about trying to receive more. It’s about recognising what’s already there, and beginning to trust what you’re channeling. You’re not learning how to channel. You’re learning how to trust what’s already coming through. If this resonated, go back and listen to the episode "Channeling Is Not What You Think It Is (The Truth Explained)" on what channeling actually is. It will give you the foundation for everything you’re starting to notice now. Support the show Hosted by Lisa Brandis — bestselling author, founder of Intuitive Reiki International®, and intuitive channelling expert and spiritual medium. Connecting to Spirit is a podcast dedicated to intuition, channelling, energy healing, and soul-led transformation. With over two decades of experience as a Reiki Master Teacher and spiritual mentor, Lisa blends grounded wisdom with higher guidance to help you strengthen your intuition, trust your connection to Spirit, and awaken your gifts with confidence. Each episode shares real stories, intuitive insight, and practical spiritual tools to help you deepen your awareness and live in alignment with your soul’s guidance. 💛 Want to go deeper? Explore free trainings, intuitive tools, courses, and upcoming events: 👉 https://linkin.bio/lisabrandis 🎧 Love the show? Follow, rate, or share — it helps others reconnect with Spirit and purpose. 📲 Connect with Lisa Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/lisabrandis_/ Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/intuitivereikiint

    10 min

  2. APR 7

    Channeling Is Not What You Think It Is (The Truth Explained) - E5

    Channeling is not what you think it is. You are not being taken over.  You are not losing control and you’re definitely not opening yourself up to something dark. In this episode, I’m breaking down what channeling actually is — not the version you’ve seen in movies, and not the fear-based stories people often believe, but the real, grounded human experience of it. I’m sharing my own journey into trance channeling, including the first time I allowed a direct message to come through, what that felt like, and how everything shifted from that moment. Because when you understand this properly… everything changes. In This Episode, I Share:  What channeling really is (and what it’s not)  My first experience of trance channeling and what it felt like in my body  Why channeling is about allowing, not losing control  The truth behind the fear of “channeling something dark”  How love, grounding, and intention shape your connection  Why I always recommend starting with Reiki  A simple way to begin opening your own intuitive connection The Truth About Channeling Channeling isn’t about losing yourself.  It’s about learning to allow more of who you are. 🔗 Next Steps If this episode opened something up for you, I go deeper into this work in my free training, where I walk you through the foundations of energy, intuition, and how this naturally leads into channeling in a grounded and practical way. And if you’re ready to keep building this connection, the next episode I recommend is: How to Strengthen Your Intuition: 3 Simple Daily Practices 🎙 Listen & Connect Support the show Hosted by Lisa Brandis — bestselling author, founder of Intuitive Reiki International®, and intuitive channelling expert and spiritual medium. Connecting to Spirit is a podcast dedicated to intuition, channelling, energy healing, and soul-led transformation. With over two decades of experience as a Reiki Master Teacher and spiritual mentor, Lisa blends grounded wisdom with higher guidance to help you strengthen your intuition, trust your connection to Spirit, and awaken your gifts with confidence. Each episode shares real stories, intuitive insight, and practical spiritual tools to help you deepen your awareness and live in alignment with your soul’s guidance. 💛 Want to go deeper? Explore free trainings, intuitive tools, courses, and upcoming events: 👉 https://linkin.bio/lisabrandis 🎧 Love the show? Follow, rate, or share — it helps others reconnect with Spirit and purpose. 📲 Connect with Lisa Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/lisabrandis_/ Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/intuitivereikiint

    9 min

  3. MAR 28

    How to Strengthen Your Intuition (3 Simple Daily Practices) E4

    You’re not lacking intuition — you’re just not recognising it. The more you notice it, the stronger it becomes. Once you begin recognising your intuition, the next step is learning how to strengthen it. In this episode, I share simple, practical ways to deepen your connection to intuition and start trusting it in your everyday life. Rather than something mysterious or out of reach, intuition is already present — it just requires awareness, space, and trust. I also share a personal story of following a strong intuitive nudge that led to an unexpected and meaningful reconnection, showing how intuition often guides us one step at a time. We explore why slowing down is essential, how overthinking blocks intuitive guidance, and how shifting your focus away from needing to be “right” allows your intuition to come through more clearly. If you’ve ever questioned whether you’re intuitive, or wondered how to strengthen it, this episode will help you see that it’s already there — and show you how to begin working with it more consciously. Support the show Hosted by Lisa Brandis — bestselling author, founder of Intuitive Reiki International®, and intuitive channelling expert and spiritual medium. Connecting to Spirit is a podcast dedicated to intuition, channelling, energy healing, and soul-led transformation. With over two decades of experience as a Reiki Master Teacher and spiritual mentor, Lisa blends grounded wisdom with higher guidance to help you strengthen your intuition, trust your connection to Spirit, and awaken your gifts with confidence. Each episode shares real stories, intuitive insight, and practical spiritual tools to help you deepen your awareness and live in alignment with your soul’s guidance. 💛 Want to go deeper? Explore free trainings, intuitive tools, courses, and upcoming events: 👉 https://linkin.bio/lisabrandis 🎧 Love the show? Follow, rate, or share — it helps others reconnect with Spirit and purpose. 📲 Connect with Lisa Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/lisabrandis_/ Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/intuitivereikiint

    10 min

  4. MAR 19

    Three Voices, One Truth: Mastering Intuitive Discernment - E3

    What if you've never lacked intuition — you've just been misreading it? In this episode, I'm sharing the framework I've refined over more than 20 years of doing this work: the Three Voices. True inspired guidance, fear, and your own thinking mind. Each one shows up when you tune in. Knowing which is which is where real trust begins. Through my own stories — including a moment of embarrassment on tour with my business coach, a nerve-filled first live channelling demo, and a sleepless spiral that finally broke open into guidance — I walk you through exactly how each voice feels in the body, and the simple discernment key for each one. You'll discover why fear doesn't announce itself, why your guides can't reach you when your mind is drowning in the problem, and what to do instead. I close this episode with a live channelled message from Anya — a collective of spirit guides — speaking directly to your capacity to receive guidance right now. If you've ever talked yourself out of a feeling you now wish you'd trusted, this one's for you. 🎙 Subscribe so you don't miss the next episode 📩 Send me a message if this landed — I genuinely love hearing from you 🤝 Share this with one person who needs it today Support the show Hosted by Lisa Brandis — bestselling author, founder of Intuitive Reiki International®, and intuitive channelling expert and spiritual medium. Connecting to Spirit is a podcast dedicated to intuition, channelling, energy healing, and soul-led transformation. With over two decades of experience as a Reiki Master Teacher and spiritual mentor, Lisa blends grounded wisdom with higher guidance to help you strengthen your intuition, trust your connection to Spirit, and awaken your gifts with confidence. Each episode shares real stories, intuitive insight, and practical spiritual tools to help you deepen your awareness and live in alignment with your soul’s guidance. 💛 Want to go deeper? Explore free trainings, intuitive tools, courses, and upcoming events: 👉 https://linkin.bio/lisabrandis 🎧 Love the show? Follow, rate, or share — it helps others reconnect with Spirit and purpose. 📲 Connect with Lisa Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/lisabrandis_/ Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/intuitivereikiint

    17 min

  5. MAR 12

    How Intuition Quietly Guides You to the Right People and Opportunities

    Have you ever had a moment where something inside you just knew — not because you had the evidence, not because it made logical sense, but because something deeper within you simply said yes… or no? In this episode of Connecting to Spirit, I explore how intuition often appears quietly in everyday moments. It might be a sudden impulse to answer a phone call, an instant sense of connection with someone new, or a small inner nudge that leads to something far bigger than you ever expected. I share several personal stories from my own journey — including a moment when trusting a simple intuitive feeling led to an opportunity I never saw coming, and another where an unexpected act of kindness changed the course of my work in ways I could never have planned. What I’ve learned over the years is that intuition doesn’t usually shout. It arrives quickly and quietly, often before the logical mind has time to analyse it. The challenge is that the mind often arrives right afterwards with questions, doubts, and reasons to ignore it. But when you begin recognising these signals and learning to trust them, life can start unfolding in ways that feel deeply aligned with your spiritual path. In this episode I share: • How intuition often appears through small everyday nudges  • Why the logical mind can talk us out of intuitive guidance  • Personal stories of intuition leading to unexpected opportunities  • How genuine connection and alignment can open surprising doors  • Why intuition becomes stronger the more you learn to listen Learning to trust your intuition may be one of the most powerful skills you develop — because the guidance you’re searching for has been within you all along. Support the show Hosted by Lisa Brandis — bestselling author, founder of Intuitive Reiki International®, and intuitive channelling expert and spiritual medium. Connecting to Spirit is a podcast dedicated to intuition, channelling, energy healing, and soul-led transformation. With over two decades of experience as a Reiki Master Teacher and spiritual mentor, Lisa blends grounded wisdom with higher guidance to help you strengthen your intuition, trust your connection to Spirit, and awaken your gifts with confidence. Each episode shares real stories, intuitive insight, and practical spiritual tools to help you deepen your awareness and live in alignment with your soul’s guidance. 💛 Want to go deeper? Explore free trainings, intuitive tools, courses, and upcoming events: 👉 https://linkin.bio/lisabrandis 🎧 Love the show? Follow, rate, or share — it helps others reconnect with Spirit and purpose. 📲 Connect with Lisa Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/lisabrandis_/ Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/intuitivereikiint

    12 min

  6. MAR 5

    Why Your Intuition Speaks Before Your Mind — And Why We Ignore It

    Your intuition often speaks before your mind — but many people have been conditioned not to trust it. In this episode of Connecting to Spirit, I explore the powerful relationship between intuition and personal responsibility, and why learning to trust your inner guidance can transform your life. I begin by sharing one of the first lessons I learned during my early Reiki training — a simple but profound teaching about emotional responsibility and the stories we choose to hold onto. From there, we explore what intuition actually is. Not something mystical or vague, but a powerful biological early-warning system designed to guide and protect us. I also share a deeply personal story about my daughter that became a defining moment in my own journey of learning to trust intuition fully and follow it with courage. If you’ve ever second-guessed your inner knowing, felt the tension between intuition and logic, or wondered how to develop stronger intuitive awareness, this episode will help you reconnect with the guidance that already lives within you. In this episode you'll discover • The Reiki teaching that changed how I take responsibility for my emotions • Why intuition often arrives before logic • How your nervous system processes intuitive signals instantly • Why we override our inner knowing • How Intuitive Reiki can help develop intuition and spiritual awareness Learning to listen to your intuition may be one of the most important skills you ever develop — because the guidance you’re searching for has always been within you. Support the show Hosted by Lisa Brandis — bestselling author, founder of Intuitive Reiki International®, and intuitive channelling expert and spiritual medium. Connecting to Spirit is a podcast dedicated to intuition, channelling, energy healing, and soul-led transformation. With over two decades of experience as a Reiki Master Teacher and spiritual mentor, Lisa blends grounded wisdom with higher guidance to help you strengthen your intuition, trust your connection to Spirit, and awaken your gifts with confidence. Each episode shares real stories, intuitive insight, and practical spiritual tools to help you deepen your awareness and live in alignment with your soul’s guidance. 💛 Want to go deeper? Explore free trainings, intuitive tools, courses, and upcoming events: 👉 https://linkin.bio/lisabrandis 🎧 Love the show? Follow, rate, or share — it helps others reconnect with Spirit and purpose. 📲 Connect with Lisa Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/lisabrandis_/ Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/intuitivereikiint

    14 min

  7. 12/20/2025

    The Signs You’re Ready to Step Into Your Spiritual Calling

    Are you truly ready to step into your spiritual calling — or is something quietly holding you back? What if the nudge you’ve been feeling isn’t doubt… but an invitation? In this Season Two finale of Connecting to Spirit, I share the real signs that tell us we’re ready to expand our spiritual work — whether that’s offering your first session, saying yes to a leadership opportunity, or finally trusting yourself as a teacher and guide. This episode is for you if:  • You learned Reiki or intuitive work for personal growth and now feel called to share it  • You’re craving clarity around your next step as a spiritual entrepreneur  • You feel ready to grow, but fear or self-doubt keeps slowing you down  • You want your spiritual work to feel aligned, grounded, and authentic — not forced In this episode, I explore:  ✨ The subtle signs that show you’re ready to step into your calling  ✨ Simple, grounded action steps you can take this week  ✨ A powerful student story about confidence, courage, and saying yes  ✨ Why readiness doesn’t come before action — it comes because of it This isn’t about building something louder or busier.  It’s about building something that resonates as truth. Thank you for being part of Season Two. I’m so grateful you’re here, and I can’t wait to continue this journey with you in 2026. With love,  Lisa ✨ Support the show Hosted by Lisa Brandis — bestselling author, founder of Intuitive Reiki International®, and intuitive channelling expert and spiritual medium. Connecting to Spirit is a podcast dedicated to intuition, channelling, energy healing, and soul-led transformation. With over two decades of experience as a Reiki Master Teacher and spiritual mentor, Lisa blends grounded wisdom with higher guidance to help you strengthen your intuition, trust your connection to Spirit, and awaken your gifts with confidence. Each episode shares real stories, intuitive insight, and practical spiritual tools to help you deepen your awareness and live in alignment with your soul’s guidance. 💛 Want to go deeper? Explore free trainings, intuitive tools, courses, and upcoming events: 👉 https://linkin.bio/lisabrandis 🎧 Love the show? Follow, rate, or share — it helps others reconnect with Spirit and purpose. 📲 Connect with Lisa Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/lisabrandis_/ Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/intuitivereikiint

    6 min

  8. 12/11/2025

    The Power Within: How Karen Churchill Healed from Cancer with Reiki

    What if your deepest healing began the moment you decided to trust your intuition?  What if the strength you needed was already inside you, waiting to be awakened? In this deeply moving episode, I sit down with intuitive healer Karen Churchill, who bravely shares her journey from an unexpected cancer diagnosis to discovering her own healing power through Reiki and spiritual connection. Karen opens her heart as she recounts the intuitive messages she received, the spiritual awakening that unfolded, and the moment she realised she could partner with her body to heal. Her story is deeply moving, filled with raw honesty, courage, and the kind of wisdom that can only come from lived experience. Together, we explore:  🔸 How intuition becomes a compass during life’s hardest moments  🔸 Messages from spirit and the signs that guided her healing  🔸 Breakthroughs that changed her perspective — and her health  🔸 The powerful role of belief and the mind–body connection  🔸 How to honour medical advice while embracing complementary healing Karen’s journey is a beautiful reminder that our body holds incredible wisdom, spirit is always speaking, and healing is possible in ways we may never expect. Guest Karen Churchill — intuitive healer, Reiki practitioner, and a powerful example of what’s possible when you trust the voice within.  Learn More  Support the show Hosted by Lisa Brandis — bestselling author, founder of Intuitive Reiki International®, and intuitive channelling expert and spiritual medium. Connecting to Spirit is a podcast dedicated to intuition, channelling, energy healing, and soul-led transformation. With over two decades of experience as a Reiki Master Teacher and spiritual mentor, Lisa blends grounded wisdom with higher guidance to help you strengthen your intuition, trust your connection to Spirit, and awaken your gifts with confidence. Each episode shares real stories, intuitive insight, and practical spiritual tools to help you deepen your awareness and live in alignment with your soul’s guidance. 💛 Want to go deeper? Explore free trainings, intuitive tools, courses, and upcoming events: 👉 https://linkin.bio/lisabrandis 🎧 Love the show? Follow, rate, or share — it helps others reconnect with Spirit and purpose. 📲 Connect with Lisa Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/lisabrandis_/ Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/intuitivereikiint

    27 min
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Connecting to Spirit is a podcast about intuition, channelling, Reiki, and spiritual awakening for intuitive seekers who want to trust their inner guidance and live a more aligned, soul-led life. I’m Lisa Brandis — founder of Intuitive Reiki International®, spiritual mentor, bestselling author, and channel for Anya. In this podcast I share real stories, live channelled messages, and grounded spiritual teachings to help you develop your intuition, strengthen your connection to Spirit, and step into your spiritual gifts with confidence. Each episode invites you to: ✨ Deepen your connection to Spirit and your higher self ✨ Trust your intuition and move through fear or self-doubt ✨ Learn the art of safe, heart-led channelling ✨ Activate your gifts through Reiki and energy healing ✨ Step into spiritual leadership with confidence and authenticity Whether you're just beginning your intuitive journey or already walking the path as a healer, teacher, or spiritual guide, Connecting to Spirit offers inspiration, reassurance, and practical wisdom to support your growth — gently, honestly, and with integrity.

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