Go Gently - Meditation and Insight For Daily Life

Happy magic portal day! On this special and rare day of 2/22/22 I wanted to welcome you to your new self! Today is the day to take this meditation journey, journal, and step into the skin of the person you truly are inside and stop holding yourself back.In this episode I talk about the incredible power of our energy and take you on a journey to speak to your future self.Come back to this meditation any time you need grounding and a reminder that you already are everything you want to be.Quote reference:Joseph Campbell, "Pathways to Bliss""We keep hearing about the revolution around us all the time: the revolution, the revolution, the revolution. Revolution doesn't have to do with smashing something; it has to do with bringing something forth. If you spend all your time thinking about that which you are attacking, then you are negatively bound to it. You have to find the zeal in yourself and bring that out. That is what's given to you-_one life to live. Marx teaches us to blame the society for our frailties; Freud teaches us to blame our parents for our frailties; astrology teaches us to blame the universe. The only place to look for blame is within: you didn't have the guts... live the life that was your potential."Any questions or personal journey bookings: gogentlypod@gmail.com

As we get into the holiday season, so much can trigger our stress responses, whether that is travel, family dynamics, fear of the new year, money, etc. This is a journey to bring you back into your body and remember that the greatest gift you can give yourself and your loved ones is your presence. This journey meditation can be done seated or walking. Come back to it anytime you need to release tension. Quote:From On Being Human pp. 79-82."Based on his own battle with cancer, Dr. Selye offered three ways to build a constructive life:1) turn feelings of resentment and anger, which lower resistance to stress, into respect and sympathy2) set goals for yourself; and3) live for the benefit of others, for in so doing, you yourself will benefit,email the podcast: gogentlypod@gmail.com for questions, bookings, etc.

Welcome to Fall Season!Fall can be an incredible time of celebration, but also a time of deep reflection as we look back on the year and see what we have accomplished, lost, gained, and what we still dream of moving towards. Maybe you are feeling a little more contemplative this time of year, this podcast episode is a great one to come to to get grounded and hear your inner voice. Also, to realize you are exactly where you need to be no matter what emotions are coming up. Quote:"The Courage To Create"by Rollo May"...courage will not be the opposite of despair. We shall often be faced with despair, as indeed every sensitive person has been during the last several decades in this country...courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair.""The word courage comes from the same stem as the French word coeur, meaning "heart". Thus just as one's heart, by pumping blood to one's arms, legs, and brain enables all the other physical organs to function, so courage makes possible all psychological virtues. Without courage other values wither away into mere facsimiles of virtue."

This week I discuss the Carl Jung "Red Book" and how everyone has secret parts of themselves that they want to keep hidden. Where are you not accepting yourself and how can you free these limiting thoughts? This podcast is a reminder that you can alchemize these parts of yourself and use them as gifts that only you can bring to the world. Quote:"A Joseph Campbell Companion"The great problem is bringing life back into the wastelandwhere people live inauthentically"Email the show: gogentlypod@gmail.com

Welcome to the Aries Full Moon for October! This is a great episode and meditation for cord clearing for negative, toxic, or blocked relationships. This meditation is great to come back to often to shift negative blocks. Also a Joseph Campbell reading to remember that in our darkest moments we are breaking through not breaking down.To book a healing or ask questions email gogentlypod@gmail.comQuotes:Book: The Joseph Campbell Companion"Hell is the concretization of your life experiences, a place where you're stuck, the wasteland. In hell, you are so bound to yourself that grace cannot enter."..."The problem with hellis that the fire doesn't consume you.The fires of transformation do."..."Find a place where there's joy,and the joy will burn out the pain."

Forgive the sound in this one, my dog wouldn't sit still. In this episode I dive into the idea that our capitalist society has emphasized knowledge to such an extent that it sometimes leads us to shut down our heart-centered wisdom. How do we come back to one another and respect life wisdom over combative knowledge?Quotes:"Knowledge alone cannot give rise to value. It is only when knowledge is guided by wisdom that value is created. The font of wisdom is found in the following elements: an overarching sense of purpose, a powerful sense of responsibility and, finally, the compassionate desire to contribute to the welfare of humankind."-Daisaku Ikeda"Heaven is not located on hight, but where the good of love is, and this resides within a person, where he or she might be. -Emanuel SwedenborgTo book a session or ask questions email gogentlypod@gmail.com

This is a great reminder and reading that you already have the wisdom inside of you. You don't have to push or prove, just breathe and let emotions and moments flow through you. A perfect guided meditation to come to when you are feeling self doubt and want to connect in with your higher self and internal wisdom."Dropping Ashes on The Buddha"pg. 143"You mustn't worry about how you practice is, whether you are making progress or not, whether you are in anguish or not. All these things are not important. They are like the clouds passing in front of the moon. You must not be attached to anything that appears in your mind. Then you will attain freedom thinking. No-attachment thinking is just like this."You can now email gogentlypod@gmail.com to set up sessions, group meditations, or to ask questions.

A great reading from, "If You Meet The Buddha On The Road, Kill Him!" and guided visualization meditation for releasing self doubt. Whether you are trying to make a decision, are feeling anxious about an aspect of your life, or just need a moment to release some tension in your body, this is a great episode to come to each time you want to let a bit of the stress and self doubt go.Book reference:If You Meet The Buddha On The Road, Kill HimChapter: Learning to learn pg. 187"The Zen way to see the truth is through your everyday eyes, It is only the heartless questioning of life-as-it-is that ties a man in knots. A man does not need an answer in order to find peace. He needs only to surrender to his existence, to cease the needless, empty questioning. The secret of enlightenment is "when you are hungry, eat; when you are tired, sleep.The Zen Master warns: "If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him!" This admonition points up that no meaning that comes from outside of ourselves is real. The Buddhahood of each of us has already been obtained. We need only recognize it. Philosophy, religion, patriotism, are all empty idols. The only meaning in our lives is what we bring to them. Killing the Buddha on the road means destroying the hope that anything outside ourselves can be our master. No one is any bigger than anyone else. There are no mothers or fathers for grown-ups, only sisters and brothers."

There is definitely a lot of transitions going on in the world right now. This is a great episode to come to when you want to put down something that is weighing on you, reconnect with loved ones, feel less alone, and connect with your higher self. This talk and guided meditation with the gentle sound of the ocean, waves you into a deeper state of calm you can always come to for peace, love, and gentleness.Quote:"Summoning up the courage to take action is always the same regardless of how seemingly big or small the challenge. What may look like a small act of courage is courage nonetheless. The important thing is to be willing to take a step forward."Nichiren DaishoninBuddhist Monk

A heart opening meditation during trying times. A great intention setting meditation to come to anytime you find yourself isolating, exhausted, or feeling lonely. Fill yourself with your own light, love, and renew your heart. You can always refresh yourself and remember to open your heart.Quote:Tao Te-Ching"The heart that gives gathers" -Lao Tzu

This episode is great for explaining how to start a meditation practice. I also talk about setting down your ideas of perfectionism and JUST STARTING. A great episode to come back to when you need a few minutes of peace and breath.Quote referenced:Book: "Dropping Ashes On The Buddha""Socrates used to walk around Athens telling his students, "You must know yourselves" Someone once asked him, "Do you know yourself?" Socrates said, "No. But I understand this not knowing."

Deep belly breathing, box breathing, and a guided meditation to get into the "void" space. A great meditation to revisit when feeling overwhelm, burnout, or difficulty with decisions. Go into the void with me for a moment and set your burdens down.Quote referenced: "Dropping Ashes On The Buddha"Chapter 11. pg. 31 "...we don't know ourselves. Desire, anger, ignorance cover up our clear mind. If we cut off all thinking and return to empty mind, then your mind, my mind, and all people's minds are the same. We become one with the whole universe."

This visual meditation exercise is great for tapping into your higher wisdom and hearing your inner voice. A great visual journey to come to when you are struggling with making a decision, struggling with anxiety, or just need a peaceful break from the outside world. Journey inward to your higher wisdom and trust yourself more.

A visualization meditation for moving through blocks. Take a moment out of your day to breathe and relax. A great meditation to come back to when feeling overwhelmed.Quote referenced at the end:Tao Te Ching - Lao Tzu - chapter 76"A man is born gentle and weak.At his death he is hard and stiff.Green plants are tender and filled with sap.At their death they are withered and dry.Therefore the stiff and unbending is the disciple of death.The gentle and yielding is the disciple of life."