Grand Rising with Ryan Stober & Sheela Rahman: Tuning Forks, Galactic DNA, and Living in the Heart

Some mornings ask you to ground in. To take a breath, hit a tuning fork, and remember that joy—and a little bit of magic—are always available if you know where to look. That's exactly what happened when Ryan Stober and Sheela Rahman took the stage for Grand Rising, Humankind's weekly community update show broadcasting live from Sedona.

What unfolded was equal parts practical wisdom, cosmic synchronicity, and the kind of lighthearted spontaneity that makes you want to lean in closer. From tuning fork demonstrations to a book recommendation that arrived with impeccable divine timing, this episode reminded viewers why gathering—even virtually—matters.

Who Are Ryan Stober and Sheela Rahman?

Ryan Stober and Sheela Rahman are the co-hosts of Grand Rising, and their chemistry is immediately evident. Ryan brings a warm, self-deprecating humor—joking about needing to "practice my numbers and my letters every morning"—while Sheela anchors the show with grounded presence and genuine expertise in sound healing and energetic practices.

Sheela, who recently returned from a trip where she "saw water and ate seafood," seamlessly shifted from playful banter into teaching mode when she pulled out two tuning forks: one weighted, one unweighted. "These might just be the most powerful objects on Earth to generate the purest frequency that just cuts through to the quantum," she explained, before demonstrating the 432 Hz fork's effect on Ryan's third eye and crown chakra.

Ryan's response? "I think I can speak a different language." The moment captured the show's essence: profound tools delivered with accessibility and humor. Sheela went on to share her "secret sauce"—tuning up your teeth. "Your teeth are like the tuning forks of your whole body," she said. "But you do have to be careful because if you tune up your teeth, everything you say is going to come true."

What Happened During This Episode?

The format of Grand Rising is beautifully structured chaos. After opening with breathwork and intention-setting—Sheela suggested calling in joy, love, and compassion—the hosts moved through a packed agenda: upcoming events at Humankind, a segment called "Pretty Pony of the Week" (yes, really), and interviews with community members.

Watch the full episode to catch Ryan scrolling through Eventbrite, rattling off everything from Frequency Fridays to Random Rab's two-night residency in October. The energy is infectious—these aren't just calendar announcements, they're invitations into a living, breathing community.

Then came the book segment with Gisele, Humankind's resident literary guide. She recommended Drunvalo Melchizedek's Living in the Heart, a book both she and Sheela helped transcribe. The synchronicity? Ryan had purchased all three books in the series just moments before Gisele texted him about recommending it. "I give up on the synchronicity because it's too magical," Ryan laughed. "It's like, yeah, it's too much for me at this point."

Gisele's take on the book was clear: "Where are we really living? Are we living in our heart, or are we living in our head?" Sheela added that the book includes exercises for balancing energetic beams around the head—"almost like that tuning fork practice I was doing with you earlier, but this is working more on the etheric, energetic plane."

What Made This Episode Unforgettable?

The final segment featured Adria, a channel and author promoting her event You Are Galactic: Activate Your DNA Now. Adria described the current moment as feeling "so sci-fi," explaining that she channels Angels Raphael and Ariel along with the Isida, "founding mothers of the Zoroastrian" galactic strain. Her book, Activate Your Galactic 12 Strand DNA, explores the idea that humans carry twelve galactic strains, including Pleiadian and Dragon.

"Some days it's really painful and uncomfortable," Adria shared about the activation process, "but then I come out of these moments... and I'm speaking light language or I'm remote viewing accidentally without meaning to." Ryan related immediately: "That's been my kind of sense... every day something is happening and it's like, oh my goodness."

What makes Grand Rising work is the hosts' willingness to be fully human while exploring the extraordinary. They fumble with Eventbrite, joke about dressing up as wizards, and celebrate "Pretty Pony of the Week" with genuine delight—all while holding space for teachings on quantum coherence, heart-centered living, and galactic DNA.

As Ryan signed off with an improvised jingle—"Pretty ponies, there's so many to choose from"—the message was clear: this is a community that doesn't take itself too seriously, but takes the work very seriously. Catch the replay to experience the full transmission, tuning forks and all.

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