Have you ever felt like you’re trying so hard to manifest your desires, but nothing seems to shift? You visualize, affirm, and take action—yet something still feels off.

The truth is, manifestation isn’t just about asking for what you want—it’s about becoming the version of you that naturally attracts it. Before you can SHINE and manifest your dreams, you must first ALIGN.

ALIGN: The Foundation for Manifestation

ALIGN is the first step on your manifestation journey. Before you focus on setting intentions, raising your vibration, and taking action (SHINE), you need to ground, clear, and align yourself with your highest energy.

The ALIGN framework ensures that every aspect of your being—mind, body, and soul—is in harmony with your desires. When you are aligned, manifestation becomes effortless. But when you’re out of alignment, you’ll experience resistance, self-sabotage, and frustration.

So let’s explore how ALIGN sets the foundation for everything that follows.

A – Awareness: Recognizing Your Spiritual Essence

The first step to alignment is awareness—realizing that you are more than your physical self. You are a spiritual being having a human experience, and your energy shapes your reality.

How to Cultivate Awareness:

• Pause & Reflect: Who are you beyond your roles and responsibilities?

• Observe Life Patterns: Where do you feel in flow, and where do you feel stuck?

• Meditate or Journal: Spend time connecting with your soul’s desires.

When you awaken to your true self, you stop chasing external validation and start aligning with your soul’s purpose.

L – Letting Go: Releasing What No Longer Serves You

Alignment isn’t about adding more—it’s about clearing what’s blocking you. Before you can attract new blessings, you need to release limiting beliefs, past wounds, and energy leaks that are holding you back.

Ways to Let Go:

• Identify & rewrite limiting beliefs.

• Practice energy cleansing (Reiki, cord-cutting, or intention setting).

• Release resentment, guilt, or fear through forgiveness practices.

Letting go creates the space needed for new manifestations to flow in.

I – Intuition: Strengthening Your Spiritual Connection

Your intuition is your inner compass—the guidance system that keeps you aligned with your highest path. Yet many people ignore it, relying only on logic and external opinions.

How to Strengthen Intuition:

• Pay attention to synchronicities and gut feelings.

• Ask your spirit guides for signs.

• Practice automatic writing or meditation to receive intuitive insights.

When you trust your intuition, you stop forcing outcomes and start flowing with divine timing.

G – Gratitude: The Frequency of Alignment

Gratitude shifts your energy from lack to abundance, from fear to trust. It’s one of the most powerful ways to align with your desires.

Gratitude Practices:

• Keep a gratitude journal—write 3 things you’re thankful for daily.

• Express gratitude before your manifestation arrives (as if it’s already done).

• Pause throughout the day to appreciate small moments of joy.

The more grateful you are, the more your reality shifts to reflect that abundance.

N – Nurture: Aligning Mind, Body & Soul

Alignment isn’t a one-time thing—it’s a daily practice. Just like a plant needs water and sunlight, your mind, body, and soul need care and nourishment.

Ways to Nurture Your Alignment:

• Mind: Surround yourself with uplifting content, affirmations, and positive influences.

• Body: Nourish yourself with healing foods, movement, and rest.

• Soul: Meditate, spend time in nature, and connect with your higher self.

When you nurture alignment, you maintain the flow of energy needed for manifestation.

ALIGN First, Then SHINE

ALIGN is the first step to manifestation. It lays the groundwork for the SHINE framework, which helps you amplify your desires and take inspired action.

If ALIGN is about getting into energetic harmony, SHINE is about channelling that energy into manifestation.

Without ALIGNment, manifestation can feel forced, frustrating, and inconsistent. But when you first align, everything flows effortlessly.

So, where are you out of alignment?

Which step of ALIGN do you need to focus on most?

Let me know in the comments, or share your experience with ALIGN! If you’re ready to go deeper, grab my free ebook Limitless to help you clear limiting beliefs and step into alignment:

https://annemarie-soulsanctuary.com/limitless