Meditation Stories with Nicole Ruvolo. How She Learned to Meditate and Her Experiences

Welcome. My name is Joy D. Fanning, Astronaut of Life, and this is Meditation Stories.

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I interview different people who talk about their experiences with meditation. I think meditation is like a gateway to so many experiences and things, and I want to not just talk about my own experiences on this channel but share what other people are experiencing and feeling all over the globe. So without further ado, here's the video. Hey Nicole, Hi, how are you?

I'm good, how are you?

I'm great, I'm great. Thanks for being here today with me.

Yeah, absolutely, I'm glad to be here.

Can you tell me a little bit about yourself, Nicole, and like what you do?

Yeah, okay, so hey, my name is Nicole Ruvolo, um, I am a certified crystal healer. I just started my own business as well, it's called Inner Arts and Healing. You can check out my site at www.innerartsandhealing.com. I'm specializing in crystal healing bracelets at this time. I'd like to expand my collection and offer more tools, products, and services. And I'm really about educating people about the language of the universe. That's really big for me and my journey, and I want to help people to step into their soul alignment and their soul purpose so that they can experience more of the magic of our lives.

Wow, that is awesome. I love that language of the universe. Yeah, yeah, that sounds deep for real. Like, well, because I feel like the language of the universe the way we communicate, it, it's the same but also different for everybody. What do you think?

Um, I, I believe that too, um, but I also believe that there are certain things that we can be looking for, um, that help us to tap into, to our path. So I'm really big on like numerology. Um, I like that this is going to air on 12/22. It's got that 222 in it, which is good for me and good for you. So I'm really, really big into, into numbers. I'm also really big into like spirit animals. And I know that, that the, the universe speaks to us in vibration. And, and the way that that manifests itself is in a lot of the different things that we can see in our conscious reality. So numbers and animals. I can't really think of a whole lot other right now. But it's also going to come up when I talk about, you know, some of these different experiences that I've had in meditation. So that'll surface back as well.

Yeah, no, that was a beautiful explanation. I don't know if I could have said that as eloquently as you did, because it is vibration. And yeah, how it ends up manifesting in the 3D might be different, but it's all vibration. I think Nikola— Nikola—

Nick—

I can't say his name— the Tesla guy. Yeah, he said that, right?

Yeah, yeah, that guy.

I get hung up on words a lot, but that's okay. All right, so Nicole, yeah, we're here to talk about meditation, right? So you've had some amazing experiences experiences. But before we jump into an experience, can you tell me how you just got started meditating and like what it was like for you at first?

Yeah, yeah, absolutely. Um, I already had that jotted down as a prelude into, into the, um, stories about, about meditation. And so for me, whenever I started meditating, I had a really difficult time. My head is like everywhere. And, and I guess I had, I had some issues understanding what meditation really was like, because it's not really this instance of you just close your eyes and there's nothing like that's not, that's not what we're here to do. I started listening to different binaural beats, call it frequency music, and I would listen to that while I was asleep, um, because if I couldn't meditate, at least I could be doing that, right? And that's something that I still do to this day, um, different frequencies match to different chakra points, different healing, all of that. So So really, for me, like, I listened to binaural beats religiously for about a month before I was able to successfully meditate.

Wow, that's awesome that it just took you a month, because it took me like a year to successfully meditate, if not longer. But I love binaural beats. That's like my jam. Whether I'm sleeping or not. I just— there's some YouTube channel where it's always like, this will tingle your pineal gland, and it does.

It's so awesome.

Yeah. So, so you figured out how to meditate, and then what happened? Like, what are some experiences you've had?

Okay, so this is whenever I then transitioned to actual meditations. I was doing a lot of guided meditations And this is when I had the realization that we are creating stories in our head, and that's the whole point. So like, as people are meditating, they're like, well, I got all this random weirdness that's popping up in my head. It's like, go with it. That's the point. Your imagination is key. And what we're doing is we're creating things in our subconscious. To bring them to conscious reality. So one of the first meditations that I did was to meet my spirit guides. And it was like, you know, first you're like rooting into the earth and then you're projecting into space. So I project into space and I meet these people on this planet and they're the blue people. I was also having the— these weird sensations where I would call it before the narrator did, right? So I'm like, oh cool, the blue people. And then she's like, notice their aura, what color are they? I'm like, I already know they're the blue people, come on, right? And so, um, I relate that back to like Arcturians, the blue people. Um, so I guess I got some ties with them. I also have like really big ties with the Pleiades. If you ever want to talk about that story, it's wild. Um, but yeah, so I'm— so I met the blue people, um, and they, they gave me a gift. And the gift that they gave me was this like ceramic heart that I had received at my grandpa's funeral like years before that. Whatever, go with it. So that was cool. The next time I tried to meditate, I'm doing another meet your spirit guide type of meditation. And this time I'm in a forest. And I'm supposed to be waiting to find my spirit guides. And this is really weird for me because I just met the blue people in space, right? So now I'm over here in this forest, and I'm like literally picturing myself just kicking the dirt, waiting for my spirit guides. The narrator then says, keep in mind, they won't always show up as like a person. It could be anything. It could be an animal, whatever. Boom, all of a sudden I'm talking to a praying mantis. Okay, really abruptly. Now I'm talking to this praying mantis, and I asked the praying mantis, where do I go from here? And he said, keep letting go of what no longer serves you and keep diving into the unknown. All right, cool. After this meditation, I went out and I'm on my porch and I set an intention with the universe, um, for I would see a praying mantis within 72 hours. Okay, given it's 72 hours, I'm gonna see this praying mantis. I went to sleep that night. I woke up the next day. I go to the bathroom. I text a friend and say, hey, I'm on the lookout for a praying mantis, you know, just so you know. I walk into my living room and I open the curtains to my window and bam, there's a praying mantis right there chilling on the window. And it's like these moments where it's like, I, I don't know what's more real. Like, it was, it was just so wild. It was so wild. Like, it happened so abruptly and it was so like that determination of like, your ability to manifest something and how it's exponentially heightened whenever you're doing meditation because you're tapping into these delta, um, theta brainwaves. And for real, there's a praying mantis on my window, okay? And, and the thing is too, like, the praying mantis, for me, A, they're a whole alien race. Are you aware of these guys? The pre-Mayan-type people, Google it. It's wild, right? But not only that, it's been like a spirit guide for me, and it's had presence in my life in different times. So that's just like one of the most wild experiences I've ever had with meditation and manifesting, like, so instantly that it just blew my, blew my mind.

That was an awesome story. I am in love with that. Oh my gosh, like, do you see praying mantises near your house very often, or was that like really a rare thing?

Yeah, like, it was like I've never seen a praying mantis. I don't live at that house anymore, but I'd never seen a praying mantis there, period, and never did again either. Wow. Um, and after that, you know, and I went out and I sat with it for a while and just was like chilling with my praying mantis friend.

Well, I'm really— I'm a little jealous because my spirit animal is a snake, and I don't think, even though my snake spirit animal treats me so well and is a good guide, I don't think I would want to hang out with a snake.

Well, I mean, depending on the snake. The fox is actually my primary spirit animal. But I got a lot of them that come in.

Yeah, true.

And another cool thing that happened is like, so I moved to Ohio recently, and whenever I got here, my parents were building this shed in the backyard. Then there's this praying mantis that's kicking it on the roof. I don't even know how he got up there, like, and it's just a sign that I'm on the right path.

Yeah.

And then like I, I set up my online store. I was like really vibing one day and this praying mantis showed up and he was like super erratic. It was weird. He was like ramming into the siding on the house and I was like, is this your first time, bro?

Oh, that's awesome. Yeah.

But even then I don't think that there had been like a praying mantis shown up in this area that my parents had even seen before I came in. And it was just like, all right, there's my buddy, I'm in the right place.

That's so beautiful. That's— oh, I just love that. And now it's like always, yeah, like a sign. And you see it, you're like, okay, that's my guides, I'm on the right path, this is what I'm supposed to be doing. Awesome. Have you had any other experiences?

Yeah, so there are— I have a knack for connecting with like my ancestors in meditation too. And this is a pretty wild story. I, I was— it was another guided meditation and I was in this like spring meadow. And a guide came to join me, and I instinctually knew that it was my grandma, my mom's mom, although she died before I could even meet her. But I just like knew it was her, and she took my hand and we went flying together before the narrator said, she grabs your hand and you guys go flying now, right? So after that, I had said to my mom, I was like, can I get a picture of her? I'm just really curious what she looks like because I feel like I just connected with her in meditation. And my mom was like, Nicole, this is really weird because I don't know if this is a memory or just like a vision that I have. But I have this in my head, this situation where I'm in a spring meadow with my mom. And she can't verify that with anyone 'cause she's passed, you know? And so it was just like, it means a lot to my family whenever I'm able to tell them about these experiences that I'm having. It's like really validating and super magical. So it's like, all right, I met the blue people, got the gift from my grandpa, right? Then I'm in this spring meadow with my grandma. And then my, my dad's dad had recently passed back in June, and he had had a long battle with Alzheimer's. And we knew that his time, like, you know, he's not going to make it many more days. And so I wanted to connect with him in meditation and just kind of guide him towards the light. And I, I met with him and, and he said to me, magic is real. Kabishka kabushka kaboshka. Okay, I don't even know what that means, but it's something he would always say. When he was like doing a magic trick or something. And I hadn't heard those words or even thought about that in so long. And so afterwards, I like text my family and tell them about it. And now they're like crying because it's just like so wild that, you know, but I know, I know that he believed in magic and I know that he's like here with me, you know, through my journey, especially as I'm trying to to help open up about my, my stories of magic and helping other people to tap into their magic too.

Wow, that is awesome. I love that you can share this with your family and, and it brings like joy and healing to them too, it sounds like, right?

Yeah, absolutely. Um, you know, I just went on that road trip that I went to Florida with my third cousin or whatever, and, and we went through all of these different stories. I started talking to her about, about numbers like angel numbers. And as I'm talking to her about these things, we pass exit 222 and I'm like, oh, look at that. No, wait for it. Then we stop at McDonald's and all I get is a coffee and I get my ticket and I'm ticket number 222. And I'm like, I can't make that— I can't make this shit up.

Like, well, and she got to be there for it and see how it happened, right?

And that like continued to happen. And she was just like, you have completely changed my outlook on religion and spirituality. She's like, I never knew how to talk to God, and I always had to go to someone else that would talk to God for me, and it took away my power. And this is so much easier. All I have to do is look for numbers and, and look for animals that, you know, like, we experience things in our conscious reality as a result of our subconscious, and the universe is talking to us all the time. So, so that was really cool too, and, and also very validating because she told me, you know, basically I need to be writing a book about these things, like she wants to read it for sure, um, that I should be teaching people about these things because in our, in our school system, like, I mean, people don't talk about these things, you know. They're like, oh, here, go to church, talk to this dude because he talks to God. And it's like, we all have our own power to tap into, into our spirituality and, and where our path is leading us, which is different for everyone.

Amen to that. Yeah, I, I love that. And I love that you got to show her that and bring that awareness to her just by being yourself and speaking your truth, because that's, that's how it— that's how the magic happens, right?

Right, absolutely. And that's something, you know, that I'm really trying to take some focus in with, like, my own endeavors with having my site, you know, like I'm selling jewelry, obviously, but I want to be educating people about how to work with crystals, and then all of the other, like I was saying, the, the language of the universe, so that they can tap into their own power as well.

That is awesome. Yeah, I need to— I have a bunch of crystals, but I'm like at tip of the iceberg as far as using them and knowing all the cool things they can do and help with. Yeah, so you have your website and sounds like you're gonna expand, right? So can you just give us a quick update on all of that?

Well, right now I'm actually working on finding a, um, publication to contribute to um, because I like— writing is one of my innate talents. I have a crazy story about that too. This book that I wrote when I was like 8, I was talking about like, you know how there's like a rainbow, they talk about the rainbow bridge to the other realm or whatever? And I wrote this book when I was like 8, 7 or 8 years old, and it was about this kid who finds this rainbow escalator into the sky, and he goes up there and he's talking to the cloud people, and he's asking them like why they live up there, and they say, we like to be up here away from the chaos and destruction of the world. And he's like, well, why have I been given this task? And they said, only he who was born on Earth could be given this task. Or something. And it's just like, I wrote that when I was 7, and I'm like, go back and read it. And I'm like, well, damn, like, that's what I believe. That's what I believe in now, you know.

That is so cool.

Yeah, so, so I'm working on like really trying to share my stories because even just like these stories about meditation, I have, um, a plethora of stories about crystal magic, um, different crystals that changed my life. Whenever I started working with moldavite which is very popular nowadays. Like, I was working with moldavite before it was cool, you know, and how it completely transformed my life and really put me on the path to my highest purpose. Um, and so, yeah, so I am— I'm working on, on different educational materials so that I can grow my audience base, um, so that I'm not in this position where, like, I'm only selling stuff to people that I know on Facebook, you know, like I really want to start reaching people, and that's why I'm really glad that I have this opportunity to be speaking with you and sharing my stories. Um, and, and then I would like to, to expand my product base. I have lots of really cool ideas about different, um, crystal accessories like that are specific to chakras, like So like hair barrettes that have like crown chakras and chokers that have throat chakra stones, um, etc. Or then even like, I mean, because my dog suffers from a lot of anxiety, so like pet collars that have certain crystals to help with that. But one of my big points too is I'm not just selling crystals, but also selling like the education of how to work with them to be able to experience that magic, because otherwise it's just a rock, you know.

True, true. Yeah, like I've been buying crystals for several years, but to me they were just like pretty things. And then yeah, the past few months I've dived into what they can actually do and It's amazing, just meditating with a certain stone changes the energy for me. So yeah, it's, it's like a whole other big ballpark, right? Right, of information, which we could totally talk about another time for sure. Well, this is awesome. We'll definitely put the link to your website below and yeah, have you back on because I love your stories, Nicole. These are, are beautiful, amazing, and I'm glad that we're getting them out there because they need to be shared. So thank you.

Yeah, absolutely. I'm really grateful for the opportunity to share because I know that there are people out there that are experiencing things too. And, and I mean, we connect and then we grow and then we experience more magic together. And those are the moments that like really give me The tingles, you know, like, I don't know, for me, I've also been able to, like, when I meditate now, I reach a state where my whole body is tingly and I'm like, it's working, you know. And so that's when you're really like holding on to that magic and, and realizing that you're feeling the energy.

And I love it.

This is what I live for. This is my path.

So yeah, yeah, same here. I'm glad our paths met because this is so beautiful. Well, thank you so much, Nicole. We will have you back soon.

Yeah, for sure. I also did want to offer a promotion code to any of your listeners so that you guys can go to my site and, and get in on 20% off your order of whatever amount. We're going to use code astronaut. For you guys. So I'll get that promo set up so you guys can be ready to go and get a discount.

Thank you, thank you, Nicole. I will totally stop by your, your shop and check it out. Thank you so much.