This is an invitation to remember the freedom you were born with. In this episode of the Rose Woman Podcast, we sit down with Lixuan An to explore what true freedom feels like in a real, lived body and life.
Lixuan was born in Beijing, China, and came to the US at the age of 15 to enter University. After a 20 year stellar career in marketing and tech which took her around the world, a near death experience in 2005 completely changed the course of her life. Lixuan left the business world to embark on a two-decades long intensive study of philosophy, psychology, mysticism, religion, and a myriad of healing modalities, including ancient rituals, hypnosis and plant medicine. Today she is a highly regarded art curator, public speaker, spiritual teacher and mystical healer, and has helped thousands transform their lives. With her empathy, compassion, intuition, and guidance from ancestral and cosmic realms, Lixuan helps individuals to investigate and comprehend the root causes of their sufferings and to help them remove obstacles on their path to joy, peace, fulfillment, and unconditional love and wellbeing.
Lixuan resides in Silicon Valley and in Sweden. She regularly leads transformational retreats and workshops worldwide. She works with individuals, groups, and organizations, and dedicates her life to the humble and simple joy of facilitating and witnessing the healing and expansion of humankind.
So press play, come with an open heart, and let this episode be a gentle experiment in your own freedom.
In this episode, we cover so many topics, including:
- (00:00:00) Opening Definition of Freedom
- (00:00:20) Introduction to the Episode
- (00:03:18) Stanislav Grof’s Contributions and Holotropic Breathwork
- (00:05:40) Breathwork as a tool for Freedom
- (00:09:02) What is Freedom?
- (00:13:20) Compassionate Self‑Inquiry
- (00:17:02) Prayer: Healing through Love
- (00:21:07) Triggers as Soul Curriculum
- (00:22:57) Shift the Story & Take Action
- (00:24:53) Importance of Parenting and Ancestral Healing
- (00:27:19) Practical Steps in Achieving Freedom
- (00:30:18) Unwanted Recurring Events are Pointers to Areas Lacking Freedom
- (00:35:48) The Role of the Body in Freedom
- (00:41:08) Embodying Freedom and Transformation
- (00:44:44) Practices for Achieving Freedom
- (00:47:09) Impact on Art Making
- (00:49:10) Closing Thoughts
Helpful links:
- Lixuan An - To book private sessions, group workshops or retreats contact lixuanlive@gmail.com
- Stan Grof - psychiatrist with over sixty years of experience in the research of non-ordinary states of consciousness
- Arlene Saman - Founder of One Heart Worldwide
- Thich Nhat Hanh - Global spiritual leader, poet, and peace activist
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