This week’s episode is all about forgiveness as a practice, and beginning again (and again). We often think of forgivensss as a singular act, but if you’ve ever tried to truly forgive, you likely know it’s a process. And if we succeed, it’s also something we might have to go through again when old wounds are reopened. We’ll be jamming on WHY we have to revisit forgiveness over and over again, and I’ll give some tools that will help you approach forgiveness as a practice.
Continue readingEp. 252: Resistance Calisthenics for the Rebel Ones
This week’s episode is all about breaking the rules – really! We’ll jam on why some rules should be broken, and the importance of breaking little rules every day. Plus I’ll tell you some ways you can figure out which rules should be broken in the first place.
Continue readingEp. 251: Discomfort vs Danger – Safe ENOUGH Spaces
This week we’re going to dive into how discomfort doesn’t always mean danger. We’ll also explore how we need not look for guarantees of complete safety – because nothing can guarantee 100% safety and comfort for everyone. You’ll also learn about some ways we can practice stepping INTO discomfort when we’ve found our safe enough space.
Continue readingEp. 250: What We CAN Do When We CAN’T Do Our Best
This week we talk about what we CAN do when – for myriad reasons – we can’t show up the way we’d like to in the world. We’ll talk about why we tend to ignore the not-so-awakened moments in our practice, and how that actually limits our growth. Plus I’ll tell you how we can look at our journey with a little more self-compassion and give you a super-special mantra from Larry Yang that can help us in these times.
Continue readingEp. 249: Safety Stillness and Connection – Your Birthright
This week’s episode is a reminder that safety, stillness, and connection are our birthright. We’re going to remember what’s possible, what’s available, and what we most need today, in this moment. And we’re going to explore ways we can tap into all of it, right now, wherever we are.
Ep. 248: You Are A Cycle Breaker
This week’s episode is all about being a Cycle Breaker. We’ll dive into our lineage of trauma and wounding, how we’re already doing the work to break the cycle of generational trauma, and what we can do to help others break the cycle for themselves. Yes, even in these times.
Continue readingEp. 247: Accepting the Unknown – The Bardo of This Life
This week, we’re talking about how life is full of unpredictability and change and how resisting reality and clinging to the way we think things “should” be leads to unnecessary suffering. We also explore what we can do to learn to let it all BE, without losing our capacity to take actions for a better, more compassionate world.
Continue readingEp. 246: Choosing to STAY During Challenging Times
This week, we’re diving into an essential topic for these times – how to stay through difficult experiences with others. I’ll talk about the importance of staying with discomfort for the benefit of our community and the more-than-human world around us. Plus we’ll talk about the key elements we need to help stay through the challenging times as well as when to say, “Thanks but no thanks!” and leave with integrity.
Continue readingEp. 245: KINDfulness
This week’s episode is all about the concept of KINDfulness and the way that being mindfully kind can have an impact on our world and our day-to-day lives… for ourselves, for others, and for the more-than-human world around us. After all, the world could use more kindfulness now, more than ever.
Continue readingEp. 244: Greatest Hits Vol. 24 – Helping Someone in Crisis
This week’s episode is an extra special one, as we talk about how we can help each other during a crisis or disaster. I’m sure you agree this is a good time to learn these skills! I’ll teach you some super practical tools to use when others are processing a recent crisis, and I’ll tell you some things NOT to do – and why.
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