Messy, Luminous, Being Podcast

Let's sit down and talk about exercise, health routines and the realities of life. There are lots of things I want to do for myself — whether that's related to food, exercise, cold-water immersion, meditation etc. But it's rare that things go according to plan and we all struggle to keep up a good routine. After years of trying to practice different things myself in the limited time left after kids and messy real life have their way, and working with others dealing with similiar scenerios in their homes, I'm really changed my perspective on all of these self-care practices that are genuinely so important but don't have to LOOK the way we think. Listen in and let me know what you think.  Want to get more Messy Luminous insights and inspiration each week? Come join the newsletter here https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/messyluminousbeing    

Emotional pain comes from an internal split between what our encultured mind believes and what feels deeply true in our hearts. When this emotional pain becomes stored in the body, it can be one of the most toxic disrupters of our health. So how does this happen? How do non-physical emotions get stored in the physical body, and how can we rethink the relationship between our psychological state and our physical health, as researchers are doing in the field of psycho-immunology? In this episode we talk about what inner integrity might mean, how the mind can sometimes perceive stress is 'normal' even though the body knows the truth, and what tools we can use to reclaim aspects of our own truth and inner integrity that we've abandoned along the way of messy real life.   Messy Luminous Being reflections and opportunities delivered to your inbox every week. Sign yourself up here. https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/messyluminousbeing

Can our emotions be toxic? When it comes to stress and all those related feelings, the answer might be yes, especially if these experiences extend for days, weeks or even longer. In this episode, part of our Vital Health series, I share some new research on stress, how it is processed and stored in the body, and how we can use the natural capacity of our minds and our physiology to shift out of this negative spiral, shorten the 'refractory period' of stress and restore ourselves to health. Enjoy xx   Want to enjoy more Messy Luminous Being inspiration. Come join the newsletter and get a free copy of my ebook Embodied Transformation here https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/embodied-transformation  

Movement is one of the most effective ways to improve our physical, emotional and mental health. But which types of movement matter most? And how can we change the way we think about fitting them into our busy lives? In this episode, we cover resistance training, cardio and functional movement practices like yoga and pilates to discuss how these movement practices have different benefits, how we can move the way we were designed by nature, and how to rethink a new way to  'make time' to practice. Enjoy xx s   p.s. interested in trying Luminous Movement for a couple of months to see if it works for you? Tap here for details and sign up link. Luminous Movement is a combination of yoga, pilates, functional and fascia movement designed to return our body to its natural postural alignment, re-awaken core strength, relax the nervous system and plug into the power of the present moment. It is accessible for everyone and because classes are online (live + replays) it's easy to work at your own pace and level. Best way to know if it will work for you? Try it for a couple of months and see how you feel! Questions? Email me anytime at sarah@sarahbhunt.com

You are powered by sunlight. The amount of energy you feel in your body — to wake up refreshed, to exercise, to work and create and enjoy life — is directly tied to how your metabolism releases that light energy in your cells. This is where you really are a luminous being! In this episode, I share the first session from Vital Health week earlier this spring. We dive deep into the body to understand where energy really comes from, common misperceptions and how we can support the source of energy creation in the body so we start to FEEL as luminous as we are. Get connected to Messy Luminous Being with weekly email updates & inspiration to motivate your journey. Sign yourself up here -  https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/messyluminousbeing  

Creativity is an experience that's often pushed to the edges of our lives— something we're allowed to indulge in when all the important jobs are done. This is conversation about another role creativity could play in our lives...an antidote to anxiety. It's about the way our brains work, the difference between the left and right hemispheres of the brain, and states of mind that block our dreams versus the states of mind that bring our dreams alive. What a perfect time of year to reflect on how much anxiety is really running our daily lives and how creativity could be used as a medicine that already exists within us.    Coming up... Creative Alchemy: a month of activating health, vision & authenticity, January 1 - 30, 2025. Get access to Creative Alchemy for FREE by joining the Messy Luminous Being Whatsapp Community. Tap the link to get access...https://chat.whatsapp.com/GKEJ9SjhSyX1L3ukfI03Ym

What do you do when you know something that could help your loved one but they just don't want to hear it. How can we remain in our wise and true-to-ourselves state of being when we are in difficult relationships. This is a challenge we all face. It is the mud that grows the lotus, the obstacles that create the opportunities for deeper wisdom. This episode if a conversation and a few teachings I've been passed about how to look that the situation with a 'stuck' or unhappy loved one from a different perspective. May it be of service and activative the wise knowing inside you.    Our lovely sponsor this week is Ekotex a small family-run business making yoga and meditation products including eco-friendly mats, cushions and more. Connect and browse their collection at ekotexyoga.co.uk and use discount code MESSYLUMINOUS at checkout for 10% off!   For more Messy Luminous Being to your inbox tap here, to your Whatsapp feed tap here.

It's the rare bubble of time...the quiet of the morning, before the day really gets started. We can do things for ourselves during this time that are unlikely to happen at any other time of day. But whether we're wishing for a meditation session, time with our thoughts and a journal, a regular exercise routine or something else that fills our cup and starts the day off right...it can feel like the hardest thing to weave into our busy lives. A good morning routine. In this epsiode I share some ideas for the way I have evolved my own morning routine which never looks the same from day to day. I also share my favourite tips from writers like James Clear's Atomic Habits that take a totally new approach to starting (or restarting) those practices we really wish were part of our daily lives. Enjoy xx   For the incredible tallow skin care from Freya's Kitchen head to IG @itsfreyaskitchen or online at www.freyaskitchen.com For more Messy Luminous Being in your life, join the weekly newsletter here https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/messyluminousbeing  

Can we consciously direct the body towards a stronger immune system and deeper level of health? If stress can make us sick, can we harness this power of the deeper areas of the mind to make us well? This radical perspective on health brings us into contact with the wisdom principle in the body, a deep intelligence and organising energy that lies beyond the thinking mind. This episode is a conversation about the three areas of deep health and how the wisdom principle in the body works (including the powerful teaching from the placebo effect studies and new understandings of our immune system). Understanding how to access deeper parts of the brain through breathing and meditation techniques, we can reframe not only our perspective on health but radically re-imagine our own power at directing these wisdom processes in the body.

This episode comes as a spell to help us recast our ideas and assumptions about how to practice. Life is busy, time is a very limited resource...and yet what I continue to hear is that we woman need to be satisfied with finding scraps in the day to remember our Selves. That this is all we can really expect in these hectic times, and that sometimes taking three mindful breaths is enough. There is another more powerful way to both think about and approach sacred practice, ways to reignite our Intuition and deep Self that don't require Time in the way we're used to thinking. So come with me on a walk with bats, pheasants, autumnal trees and the wind, as we reframe what's possible for us as both everyday and sacred beings when it comes to finding moments of Presence and Inner Power in modern busy life. I'd love to hear from you. Message me on IG here or email me at sarah@sarahbhunt.com   Want Messy Luminous Being moments more often? Here's how they can come to you... Email...direct the river of MLB messages to your inbox Whatsapp...we now have a new way for where inspiration, mental reframes, motivation to practice and Q&As can all happen. Step into the virtual MLB sacred fire circle with Whatsapp messages    

deep in our hearts is a knowing of the original village -- a place where individuals were connected in community by our roles to meet each others' human needs. And in this original village was always a space for contemplation and connection to our inner world, the world of spirit, the world of the unseen forces that guide our lives. In this new season of the Messy Luminous Being Podcast we are co-creating that sacred space, the original fire circle, that used to occupy of physical reality in the village but was always truly located inside us. So when you need space to turn down the noise of the world and turn to your own inner voice, this can be your sacred tent, your higher ground, the fire circle you can step into. Onwards together xx s

In this episode I talk with Anna Neubert-Wood from Wander Women about the power of time in nature and with oneself. We discuss the "nature high", cold water swimming as a personal practice, and forest bathing. The fast pace of life can often make us miss what's going on inside of us, and Wander Women gives women the opportunity to experience a new level of self-care, slow living and reflection time. You are going to love this conversation!   To join Messy Luminous Being's new Whatsapp community and get inspiration straight to your phone tap here   Connect with Anna and all of Wander Women's offerings and wisdom on IG @wanderwomenscot and online at https://wander-women.co.uk

This second and third parts of the Nervous System Masterclass are all about activating the Calm Creative State, including new science on our brainwaves and meditation techniques, and finally some key Mindset Shifts we can make to radically reduce stress by changing the ways we think which cause stress in the first place. I can't wait to hear what you think and how you use these mindset shifts in your own messy luminous life. 

There is real magic and possibility in understanding the wisdom of our nervous system, learning how to listen to it, care for it and harness its power. In this episode, I share part of a Nervous System Wisdom Masterclass I ran this month, with new science and new potentials. In terms of our nervous system and our body's reality, we live in two states of being — survival or creative. I know which one I want more of! Let's dive into this together...   Get access to the whole Nervous System Masterclass along with the MLB newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/messyluminousbeing

Sometimes the big picture is much bigger than we can see. In this episode, I have a conversation with Annu Tara, founder of Aurora Earth, about her perspective on the sacred earth, what she calls the 'Restorative Timeline' and the way mental constructs have created a false over-lay to natural reality. This is a conversation full of the cosmic, the sacred feminine and a chance to step into another perspective of life beyond what we can see. Connect with Annu Tara on IG @annutara or at https://auroraearth.org to find out about Wild Wisdom and upcoming offerings.   For more Messy Luminous Being, join the newsletter here.

Your emotions are biochemisty. Your body is an energy conductor. Observing your thoughts is the most powerful technology for change (and here's why). This episode is full of science and three of the most powerful ideas of mind-body connections that can inspire us and guide us when we want to get unstuck, change or uplevel our inner experience of life. This is the mechanicals, the why and the how behind "becoming the change" we all want to see in the world.   Come hang out more with me in the Messy Luminous Being newsletter, weekly messages that will bring you gritty real-ness, meditation science and inspiration about becoming our most true and beautiful selves. https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/messyluminousbeing

How can we place our own life journey in a larger landscape that we might call the Mythic Dimension of our lives? In this episode, I talk with rites of passage guide, founder of the Art of Rewilding and self-proclaimed 'feral Buddhist', Natasha Lythgoe. We discuss the way wildness and mindfulness merge, how to find space for the parts of us we often don't want to claim, what rites of passage such as vision quests can be like, and how to bring the idea of the mythic dimension into our everyday lives. You can find Natasha on IG @the_art_of_rewilding and join the Art of Rewilding Newsletter here https://www.theartofrewilding.com/newsletter-sign-up-page For more Messy Luminous Being including the upcoming free Wisdom Apothecary download, join the newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/messyluminousbeing    

Reverse the way you see it. This wisdom teaching from Tibetan Buddhist meditation is all about taking mind-training into the wilds of messy real life. But how do we change the way we see things? And what does it mean to say — Life is happening For you? In this episode, I wanted to share my own mental reframe process with specific real life examples. This is the kind of meditiation practice that doesn't take any time, and is happening all the time. This is mental alchemy...transforming life into the path to Awakening.    Want more Messy Luminous Being delivered straight to you each week? Plus an amazing freebie for all subscribers, the Wisdom Apothecary download coming soon. Here's the link to tell me where to send it... https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/messyluminousbeing

What is the relationship between the inner and the outer? Between our Soul-self that exists as part of the great mystery, and our physical body? And are there aspects of ourselves that are lying dormant and looking for places to express themselves? These are some of the many questions I talk about with the wonderful Fiona Sears, reiki practitioner, energy worker and skin-rewilding tallow maker, who insists that the things we put into and around our bodies have energy.  You can follow fiona on IG @fiona.sears and find her tallow shop on etsy @beesncoos And if you fancy getting some "whispers from your wise self" each week, jump into the Messy Luminous Being newsletter here

In this episode, I wanted to share a moment from my own messy real life that gave me a ton of wisdom about finding a new level of self-acceptance. What is so interesting about parenting is the reality that we don't choose our children like we choose our friends. We get the children we get and life teaches us how to learn and accept and love them for who they are in all their messy beautiful humanness. The truth is, we also don't choose ourselves! We don't get to decide what we're good at or what we find difficult. So whether you're a parent or not, this is a story you need to hear about what might happen if we really accepted ourselves the way we learn to accept our loved ones. It's wisdom in the midst of messy real life. The way our life becomes the path.   Want more spiritual wisdom in messy real life? Plus a weekly delivery of 'words from your wise self' to brighten your inbox? sign up here https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/messyluminousbeing    

Wisdom has most often been passed from one generation to the next through stories. How should we live? What is our relationship with the universe and ourselves? What is the deeper meaning of our life? In all cultures, insights have been held in stories, and these stories have been told as medicine for the soul. In this episode, I talk to storyteller Claire Hewitt. We talk about how story is connected to land and place, how sometimes stories come to us at just the right time and how women's wisdom has been carried and also hidden within story. You can find Claire on Facebook here And you can deepen and explore your own story with Messy Luminous Being and weekly letters from your wise self here.

Your body is a sacred interface between your deep self and the 3D world of form that we live in. This is why, taking care of our bodies and learning how to communicate with our bodies in the language it understands is the most powerful way to step into our most true and beautiful version of life. In this episode I talk about what it means that our body is an interface, how to use posture and the breath to change the interface, and what that does to our experience of what we call 'reality'.   Want to see want this means in practice? I'm running a week of short 20min sessions to empower you to direct your body in a new way. This is -- Awaken the Core of You, 5-9 February 2024. For more details tap here https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/awaken-the-core-of-you  

How can we rediscover the natural breath? What are the biggest issues we humans living in the crazy modern world have around breathing? What does it mean to 'optimise' the breath? And how far can the breath really take you? In this episode, I talk with Dani Mae, founder of Breath Guidance and avid explorer of the power of the breath, whether that's freediving, breath techniques for athletes, breathing for health and much more. This episode is guaranteed to inspire you!   Find Dani Mae at www.breathguidance.com where you can get access to her free Breath Technique Training program. You can also connect with Dani on Instagram and Youtube @breathguidance    And...the new Messy Luminous Being Online Journal is here! Check out my series of articles on 'The Core of You' coming all this month! Plus get Messy Luminous freebies & special offers including discounts on the upcoming Awaken the Core movement challenge 5 - 9 Feb 2024 through the MLB Newsletter.  

How can we make things easier on ourselves while still creating the life we really want? How can we genuinely stop overworking, pushing ourselves beyond our limits, and running out of steam? Three inter-related ideas come to mind, as we step through the threshold of this next year, and take that moment to pause and reflect on how we're living — consistency, ease & essentialism. In this episode, Sarah shares how these three ideas converge to create a new guidance system for Effortless Effort as we head into the next year.   Get Messy Luminous messages, letters from your wise self, and more every week. Just tell us where to send them...  https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/messyluminousbeing  

If you dared to visit the Oracle, what would she tell you? A novella of magical stories and spells of wisdom. The tales of the oracle tells like seeds, like threads that weave their way into your bones and have the power to transform. She waits for you at the threshold of her white stone house above the silver mangroves and against the towering cliffs of her indigo island. And in this final tale, she invites you into a dark passageway deep inside her home. The Oracle's Tales by Sarah Beth Hunt. Listen here to the final chapter. This January you can get a copy of The Oracle's Tales as a free gift. Just tap here and tell me where to send the ebook. https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/the-oracles-tales  

For those who visit the Oracle, she shares tales in the Old Language, tales that weave their way into your bones and have the power to transform. She stands at the threshold of her white stone house above the silver mangroves and against the towering cliffs of her indigo island. She is waiting to tell you this next story…the tale of the hungry ghosts...  * A new year's gift...Enjoying the Oracle's Tales? Get your own ebook copy here https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/the-oracles-tales

The Oracle's Tales is a novella of magical stories and spells of wisdom. The oracle is a healer, and most come to her for help with their physical ailments. But this is not the oracle's true calling. The oracle is a healing of the suffering of the mind. In this third chapter, the oracle tells you the Tale of the Wild Horses.  "You have come here," she says, "thinking of yourself as an ordinary person. Someone with problems and worries and things to do. But beneath all of this you are a daughter of the grasses and a son of the stones. So listen..." If you enjoy the story and want to get a copy of your own, head here...https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/the-oracles-tales  

The Oracle speaks tales in the Old Language, tales that weave their way into your bones and have the power to transform. And if you dared to visit the her at her home by the cliff, what tale do you think she would tell you? Once there was, and once there was not and once there will be again, a young girl who dreamed that she stood before a long path that was littered with flecks of gold... Listen now to the story of the treasure in the cave, for sometimes it is told like this, and sometimes it is told another way... The Oracle's Tales is a novella by Sarah Beth Hunt. You can grab your own ebook copy of The Oracle's Tales. Just tap the link & tell me where to send it... https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/the-oracles-tales

If you dared to visit the Oracle, what would she tell you? The Oracle's Tales is novella of magical stories and spells of wisdom. The oracle is a healer, and most islanders come to her for help with their physical ailments. But this is not the oracle's true calling. The oracle is a healer of the suffering of the mind… For those who visit, she speaks tales in the Old Language, tales that weave their way into your bones and have the power to transform. She stands at the threshold of her white stone house above the silver mangroves and against the towering cliffs of her indigo island. She is waiting for you…   Get your own copy of The Oracle's Tales ebook. Just tap & tell me where to send it... https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/the-oracles-tales

As we come into the beginning of winter, how can we align our busy outer lives with our inner desire to slow down, curl up and rest? How do the energies of this season invite us to shift our inner practices like yoga or meditation? And what lies waiting for us, if we allow ourselves to really descend with this yin energy? In this episode, I talk to Marit Akintewe about seasonal yoga and the different kind of energy and inner power waiting for us when we are willing to really come into flow with this slow season. Connect with Marit on IG @seasonalyogaedinburgh   Hey lovely! Come join us for ❄️The Great Slow Down❄️ a FREE month of quiet practices, meditation moments, inner inspiration and invitations to slow down each day in December. All online so you can weave slow moments in when it's right for you. Tap here for details https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/greatslowdown

"You will never believe or surrender to any thought that is not equal to the way your body feels." This is a powerful truth, and the thing that makes mindset work really hard. Sometimes we genuinely can't shift our mindset because our body is stuck in a totally different vibe. In this episode, I talk about how to work with our experience of embodiment and take the body along with us on our inner journey. This includes both the science and the meditation advice on how we can feel the inner body and learn what the body is saying. This is how movement can also be a method of meditation and a doorway to our inner selves and the experience of our own luminous Being.   Want to check out Luminous Movement and try practicing with me. Here's all the details https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/luminousmovement with special offer price through the end of 2023! xx s

The benefits of mindfulness and meditation are promoted everywhere. So why aren't we all sitting? In this episode, I talk with mindfulness teacher Aiko Smith about the invisible standards we're all trying to live up to and the political and cultural reasons why we can't sit in stillness. We also discuss the forgotten power of community practice and how Aiko's own life experience made her look in the mirror and say "I'm going to save myself". Join Messy Luminous Being's 'Inward November' month of meditation practice. Live meditation sessions every Monday, all the lovely audio meditations & breathing practices, plus extra meditation tips & practical ways of weaving stillness into busy real life. It's all happening in the Luminous Mind membership, and right now you can jump in at the Founding Members Price of £18.99. Tap here for all the details https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/luminousmind   Connect with Aiko on IG at https://www.instagram.com/aiko.means.love for mindfulness teachings, inspiration and upcoming courses.

Heading out on a walk, I started thinking about the many ways I practice mind-calming and all the ups-and-downs-and sideways realities of having a long term meditation practice when you live in messy real life. So this episode is a chat, along a woodland walk and with a few startled pheasants, about how I'm thinking about meditation now after many years of weaving it in alongside life with kids, work and a constantly changing schedule.  Join me every week through Messy Luminous messages (they're free!) Just tell me where to send them... https://messyluminousbeing.mn.co/share/5KashZscKEu8X75g?utm_source=manual   And this episode of the mLb podcast comes in collaboration with CacaoAmor. If you've wanted to try cacao as a drink, would love a new chocolate-y ritual to create intentions for the day, or want to switch to a brand of cacao that really supports ancient trees in diverse & fair growing conditions for the planet and local farmers...this is where you need to go --> https://cacaoamor.com/  

Softening our self-critical voice, feeling love for ourselves when we have a human moment, and the evolving journey of meditation practice in messy real life...these are just a few of the illuminating moments in my conversation with Elena Brower, poet, Zen practitioner, mother and creative soul. Elena shares a gorgeous reframe on what life can be as a woman beyond the age of 50, and profoundly important wisdom on parenting and when we are not responsible for the course of another person's life.  You can find all the beautiful courses, mentorships and meditations Elena offers at elenabrower.com. Follow Elena on IG @elenabrower This episode of the MLB Podcast comes in collaboration with EkotexYoga, a woman-founded and family-based company for sustainable yoga mats and props. Our practice should align with our ethos. Products contain zero plastic, mats are made from plant-based natural rubber or reclaimed PVC, meditation cushions are made with organic cotton and filled with buckwheat or spelt.  Find all their beautiful products at ekotexyoga.co.uk and use code MESSYLUMINOUS at checkout for 10% off. What a weekly dose of Messy Luminous Being? Just tell me where to send it! https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/messyluminousbeing

Imagine your future self, a person you are moving towards through the landscape of time. Our tendency can often be to get caught up in this week, this day, just getting through. But what would happen if we adopted a radical new mindset, one that goes against our culture of reacting only when something has gone wrong? What if we cultivated a mindset and lifestyle that focused on how we are taking care of our future self? What would this look like in the way we approach of health? What we put into our minds? How we direct and organise our time?   This episode comes to you in collaboration with the beautiful CacaoAmor, pure ceremonial-grade cacao from the ancient trees of Ecuador. This is a beautiful caffeine-free way to bring the ritual of creating Intentions into your messy luminous day! Try it for yourself and get 10% off using discount code MESSYLUMINOUS at checkout. https://cacaoamor.com/ And follow Deya, such a goddess of intention & creation on IG @cacaoamor. Want a weekly dose of Messy Luminous Being? Just tell me where to send it... https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/messyluminousbeing

The energy of plants and the living world is reflected within us. In this beautiful conversation with the wise and wonderful Lucy Jones, we talk about the meaning of self-sufficiency and personal sovereignty, plant medicine, intuition and the health journey we are all on with our bodies. Growing herbs in a small patch in her garden from the age of 8, Lucy trained in both Western herbal medicine and Tibetan medicine, so she brings a unique perspective to the ways we can call on herbs for healing. You are going to love this one! Follow and connect with Lucy Jones on IG @myrobalanclinic, online at www.myrobalanclinic.com, and check out her books Self-sufficient Herbalism, and A Working Herbal Dispensary.  And step into the flow of the Messy Luminous Being community with weekly inspiration straight to your email. Just tap here and tell me where to send it. https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/messyluminousbeing

We are evolving beings, meant to grow and learn and change. This episode is about the gritty, non-linear process of our efforts to step into the next version of ourselves and what we have to overcome in the process. Overcoming old versions of ourselves is something we have to do physically, but also emotionally and spiritually. Yet sometimes along our life journey a portal opens and the call to step through it is too strong to ignore.   To find out more details of the Higher Ground movement challenge 2-6 October 2023 tap here. https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/higher-ground-week To join the Messy Luminous Being newsletter tap here https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/messyluminousbeing

Our physical bodies are the lens through which we experience life. So how we take care of our health can completely change the life we think we are experiencing! In this episode, I wanted to share my latest adventures in wellness...from a summer of eating oreos to few new shifts that are making me feel a thousand times better both physically and mentally.  If you enjoy this episode, give it wings by sending it on to a friend. And if you'd like more Messy Luminous Being in your world, come join our weekly Messy Luminous Letters that will light up your inbox.

Journeying into unseen places, spirit guides and imagination as the driver of spiritual practice. What a beautiful conversation in this episode with Rhonda McCrimmon who talks with me about Celtic Shamanism, the power of listening and her own everyday efforts to embody spiritual practice in messy real life. You can connect with Rhonda on IG @centreforshamanism and online at centreforshamanism.com

We all have a face that we show to the world. An avatar of ourselves that we present outward. But the secret we all share without really acknowledging it, is that we are all also carrying so much behind the scenes. And our experience of our inner self doesn't always match the outward self everyone sees. This episode is a wandering conversation with me about the messy realities of our search for integrity and inner alignment. A matching of our outer self with what we feel is true for us on the inside. I also wanted to share what's been going on for me this year, what I've learned, & the theme for this coming season...the re-wilding of the self. Re-wilding...what that might mean? Could a return to our essential nature and inner truths be a return home to who we truly are? Welcome to season 5 lovelies! I'm so glad to be in conversation with you! xx s   Want to join the Messy Luminous DreamTeam and get access to a monthly zoom call of Mindful Time Planning session (aka DreamTime)? Jump into the Messy Luminous Being newsletter and find out how easy it is to join me each month, step into a moment of Higher Ground and plan the next month of life! https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/messyluminousbeing

There is something I think we're all looking for...and that is a life that elevates us beyond the small self and into the most true and beautiful version of who we really are. A life where this connection to our deeper self is woven into every day. A life where we create and accumulate moments of illumination. This episode shares the method behind my own spiritual practice in messy real life. Moments of Illumination is a navigation system with three aspects of practice gleaned out of years of struggle to find space and time for myself. This way of practicing has shown me that most of our spiritual connection practice stands outside time and can be woven into life through sacred moments.  Join our lovely Moments of Illumination monthly membership to come practice creating moments of illumination for yourself. You'll get a drip-feed of guidance, inspiration, short meditations and breathing practices and so much more.  TAP HERE TO FIND OUT MORE --> https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/moments-of-illumination

Our bodies are the holders of ancestral knowledge, ancestral feelings, ancestral wounds. In this episode, Tara Wild shares her journey with feminine ancestral teachings from Ireland and Britain, how we can heal our lineage and ways we all embody a place in the lineage. We are also ancestors. Tara's journey began living in London when she felt a deep call of the land and a desire to come back into felt connection with the cycles, seasons and wisdom of the earth. I loved this conversation about women's wisdom, stories of the goddess from these traditions and so much more. You can connect with Tara on IG @tarawild. Find out more about her upcoming workshop Women of the Wells: an introduction to England's native mythology and mythic women here https://tara-wild.com/women-of-the-wells/

Come take a few minutes to remember yourself, to come back home. To remind yourself of what you've always known. This is where your energy really comes from, this place inside of you. This is where your true power is.

There are so many inner practices to choose from and work with.  In this episode, Sarah shares her reflections on a through-line which feels like the foundation of them all. Self-love has become a complex word and we all have different associations with it. Yet the reality is, we're still not very good at *doing* it. It feels like this through-line is also the basis of deep and true self-love. May this episode inspire you to see the deep truth and luminosity of who you are. xx s   Give yourself the gift of weekly Messy Luminous inspiration. It's free and comes straight to you. Just head here and tell Sarah where to send them :) https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/messyluminousbeing

In this episode, Sarah shares her reflections on the importance of stepping away and finding space for just ourselves. Integrating practice into messy real life is such a journey. But there are times we can also take ourselves on pilgrimage...for a walk, for a day, or for a bit longer...and rediscover ourselves in solitude.

When we are surrounded by man-made environments, it can be hard to remember that we ourselves are not man-made. We are beautifully wild. And that's why stepping out into nature, whether on a walk you do everyday, into your back garden, or into the wilds of the 'loneliest glen in scotland' (where I recorded this episode) can be a powerful reminder of the incredible living force inside of us and who we really are. Come with me into Glen Lyon and reorient your inner world back to your deep wild nature.

My son told me recently that the reason he likes to climb mountains is because at the top, you can really hear 'the great nothing'. My whole being stopped when he said that, because I know exactly what he means. The deep, expansive space. The great quiet that also lies within us. This is a fertile space. A stillness that speaks. And when we learn to quiet the noise of our mind, we can find it.   This March 2023 I am running my 4 week Messy Luminous Meditation Course online. To find out more and join me in the Great Quiet, head here...(25% off for podcast listeners!) https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/meditation-course-communitydiscount

The deep value of practice, learning how to stablise our inner Witness, the revelancy of traditional yoga teachings to modern life and so much more. In this episode I talk to Marit Akintewe, advanced yoga teacher and director of Seasonal Yoga in Edinburgh. Come sit with us as we spiral through the seasons, yoga tradition and into ourselves. You can find Marit on IG @seasonalyogaedinburgh and online at www.yogawithmarit.com  Want to invite spiritual practice into messy real life? Get some Messy Luminous Being weekly inspiration for free! Just tell me where to send it —> https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/messyluminousbeing For beautiful & sustainable yoga accessories head to www.ekotexyoga.co.uk & use promo code MESSYLUMINOUS at checkout for 10% off!

Challenges in our life are inevitable. We have been taught to wish for calm seas and smooth sailing in life, but the truth is, it is often the challenges that bring us the opportunity for deeper transformation. This episode is about how to shift our mindset around our 'problems' and use them as soil for becoming wiser, more authentic versions of ourselves.   For your own cup of delicious Cacao, head to www.cacaoamor.com and use promo code MESSYLUMIOUS for 10% off. And for weekly Messy Luminous inspiration plus inside information on upcoming meditation courses and coaching opportunities join the community here: https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/messyluminousbeing

Presence alone is healing. No one tells us this. We are taught that in order to heal our bodies, our minds, our relationship, we have to 'do' something more. Yet so often, the most powerful medicine we can give ourselves is Attentive Stillness. In this episode, Sarah talks about the meaning of effortless effort (wu wei), the power of our attention and how we can use simple attention or observation to heal ourselves.   To join the Awaken yoga morning challenge week, Feb 6-10 head to https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/awaken-spring-2023 To stay connected, come hang out with me in your inbox... https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/messyluminousbeing And to get your hands on the most delicious Cacao, head to www.cacaoamor.com, use promo code MESSYLUMINOUS for 10% off   

The deep value of practice, learning how to stablise our inner Witness, the revelancy of traditional yoga teachings to modern life and so much more. In this episode I talk to Marit Akintewe, advanced yoga teacher and director of Seasonal Yoga in Edinburgh. Come sit with us as we spiral through the seasons, yoga tradition and into ourselves. You can find Marit on IG @seasonalyogaedinburgh and online at www.yogawithmarit.com  Want to invite spiritual practice into messy real life? Get some Messy Luminous Being weekly inspiration for free! Just tell me where to send it —> https://mailchi.mp/sarahbhunt/messyluminousbeing For beautiful & sustainable yoga accessories head to www.ekotexyoga.co.uk & use promo code MESSYLUMINOUS at checkout for 10% off!