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Episode 92

92: How to Strengthen Your Intuition | 7 Spiritual Practices to Trust Your Inner Voice

If you’ve ever wondered how to strengthen your intuition, how to trust your inner voice, or whether your intuition is even real — this episode is for you.

In this two-hour deep dive, priestess, professor, and spiritual teacher Bertena explores 7 practical spiritual practices that actually work to help you develop intuition in grounded, embodied ways.

You’ll learn:

  1. What intuition really is (and what it is not)
  2. The difference between intuition and anxiety
  3. How the nervous system affects intuitive clarity
  4. How to strengthen intuition daily through simple habits
  5. Somatic practices that build intuitive trust
  6. Why self-trust is the foundation of spiritual growth

This is not about becoming psychic overnight.

This is about learning how to trust yourself again.

If you’re navigating spiritual awakening, feminine leadership, priestess work, or simply wanting to feel more confident in your inner guidance — this episode will give you grounded tools you can use immediately.

In This Episode We Cover:

✔ What intuition actually is

✔ Signs your intuition is growing

✔ How trauma and nervous system dysregulation block intuitive clarity

✔ Somatic grounding for intuitive development

✔ Daily micro-decisions that build self-trust

✔ Journaling prompts to access your inner wisdom

✔ How to discern fear vs intuition

✔ How to stop outsourcing your knowing

Reflection Questions:

  1. What does “yes” feel like in my body?
  2. Where do I override my inner knowing?
  3. What small intuitive nudge can I act on this week?
  4. If I fully trusted myself, what would change?

Resources & Invitations

If you’re ready to deepen this work, explore:

✨ The Ancient Arts of the Priestess Academy

✨ Somatic Yoga & Embodiment Classes

✨ Private Intuitive Sessions

Visit: bertena.org

Share This Episode If:

  1. You’re learning to trust your inner voice
  2. You’re healing from self-doubt
  3. You’re walking the priestess path
  4. You want grounded spiritual practices that actually work

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Bertena Varney

Bertena is a spiritual teacher, priestess, and intuitive guide who blends ancient wisdom with grounded, modern insight. She is the creator and host of The Spiritual Sanctuary, a podcast devoted to the Wheel of the Year, Divine Feminine wisdom, goddess traditions, ritual, meditation, and soul-aligned living.

With decades of experience as a college educator and a deep background in spiritual studies, Bertena brings a rare combination of academic depth and embodied spiritual practice to her work. Her teachings weave together seasonal spirituality, priestess paths, somatic awareness, tarot and oracle wisdom, and contemplative ritual—always with an emphasis on empowerment, discernment, and personal sovereignty.

Bertena is the founder of the Ancient Arts of the Priestess Academy, where she offers self-paced courses, seasonal lessons, and immersive spiritual education rooted in the cycles of nature rather than hustle culture. Her work is especially supportive for women seeking a slower, more meaningful spiritual path—one grounded in trust, rest, and inner authority.

Through her podcast, courses, and writings, Bertena invites listeners into a sanctuary space where wisdom is remembered, not rushed, and where spiritual growth unfolds in its own time.

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