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I share the big questions that are scratching my brain. Questions about what it means to be human, and how to create the best possible blueprint for being. My main objective is to embrace my humanity by becoming present with every aspect of my human experience. Learning to be (becoming) human is a wild journey; especially in a strange (dehumanising) society that seems to have forgotten, exploited and abandoned the human. But I do believe the answers are there - in love, in bearing witness, in community and in sovereignty and in freedom. Welcome to Right Where You Are by Khanyisa (Learner Human) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Khanyisa Twala


    • Mar 14, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 27m AVG DURATION
    • 22 EPISODES
    • 4 SEASONS


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    You're always welcome, Right Where You Are

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 17:02


    What a beautiful journey this has been.Goodbye my dear friend. Meet again, in another life.And for the very last time… Welcome to Right Where You Are. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    1. Back in business, baby (Season 3 Welcome)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 37:18


    Hey darling!Welcome to Season 3 of RWYA. Let's discuss the new ways that RWYA wants to show up in the world and what I have to offer in this new season.Let's talk business and my new desire to venture into the dimension of sale… exciting! Love you loadsKhanyisa…. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    story of the moral (2/2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2024 59:16


    Recapping and consolidating season 2

    story of the moral (1/2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 32:04


    Recapping and consolidating season 2

    Reading: Existential Kink by Carolyn Lovewell

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 20:45


    Reading from Existential Kink by Carolyn LovewellPart 2 - Lesson 4 - Exercise 7 -How to Feel Your Real Feelings (Not Your Fake Ones)Get your free chapters of Existential Kink: https://carolynlovewell.com/# Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    birth/life/death...

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 13:10


    It's my birthday tomorrow!And I'm thinking about how thin the lines between birth and death and life are(and how the human tradition of birthday celebration is actually strange)Journal entry: 12/07/2022 - We Living/Growing/Dying Beingsblogpost: We Living/Growing/Dying BeingsLove youuu

    Jesus take the wheel (you can't park the car there!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 24:44


    "What if I give Jesus the wheel and we end up crashing?"In this episode, I share the more chaotic side of the conversation around surrender. Don't be fooled into thinking it's all sunshine and daisies and you'll never suffer again. Instead, realise that the suffering of surrender might hurt less (and even be more magical) than the hurt of attachment/aversion. Pick your flavour...[updated audio]Learner Human (blog)@learnerhuman (Instagram)Buy Me A Coffee (Donate & show some love)........ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Blessed are those f*cked by the Lord

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 31:52


    "To open myself up to God is to invite the big orgasmic, electric current, wanting to happen in and through me"On Jesus and St Teresa of Avila. On bearing witness to suffering and letting it pierce our hearts. On being the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.[with music, sound effects, poetry and drama]Learner Human (blog)@learnerhuman (Instagram)Buy Me A Coffee (Donate & show some love).... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    "I am the corrupt politician"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 48:59


    Humans (unconsciously) desire pain, suffering, hatred and crime. The desire become extremely dangerous when it is unconscious.And why is it unconscious? Because we pretend to be "civil/holy/clean" humans and end up discarding our "dirt"... to our own detriment.[unscripted, raw and straight from my heart to yours]"No one is just one person, you, for example, are both Cain and Abel"-Josè Saramago, Cain (2009)P.S: I was actually so afraid of speaking about this.Learner Human (blog)@learnerhuman (Instagram)Buy Me A Coffee (Donate & show some love)... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Dirtiness is next to Godliness

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 42:56


    "God is with me when I'm doom-scrolling on Instagram while taking a dump." God is with me always.In this episode, we explore the idea of dirt as a cultural phenomenon that establishes order, power relations and cultural dynamic. In every culture, dirt is loathed, rejected and condemned. But what if dirt is natural, or it makes us who we are? What if Dirtiness is Next to Godliness?Instagram: @learnerhumanBlog: learnerhuman.comTo show your support/donate: Buy Me A CoffeeLove: youReferences:Mary Douglas - Purity and Danger (1966)Michel Foucault - Discipline and Punish (1920)Julia Kristeva - Abjection (concept mentioned in multiple works)Carl Jung - The shadow (concept mentioned in multiple works)Carolyn Lovewell - quoted from Facebook post, concept mentioned in Existential Kink (2020)Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (2011)All music sourced from Youtube Creative LibraryNecessary Attributions:Ambiment - The Ambient by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100630Artist: http://incompetech.com/......... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    earth is dizzy, the humans are spinning (2/2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 28:59


    A call to love, even if it feels like the world is loveless and burning. An invitation to open your heart, even if it puts you and the risk of betrayal and crucifiction.Because LOVE IS THE ANSWER. LOVE IS THE ANSWER. LOVE IS THE ANSWER.Instagram: @learnerhumanBlog: learnerhuman.comLove: youReferences:George Simmel - The Metropolis (1903).... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    not a vessel for spirit, a straw (2/2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 29:24


    On surrender, letting go and letting life•Some Jungian psychoanalysis•Some Buddhist philosophy•and Stoic teachings•2 analogies about water•and a journal entry...Blog: https://learnerhuman.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/learnerhuman/... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    not a vessel for spirit, a straw (1/2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 24:23


    On surrender, letting go and letting lifeSome Jungian psychoanalysisSome Buddhist philosophyand Stoic teachings2 analogies about waterand a journal entry......Blog: https://learnerhuman.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/learnerhuman/.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    both are true (reconciling paradoxes)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 34:46


    Everything I said in episode 1 is true. And the opposite is also... true. Let's play a bit of devil's advocate and find ways to hold polar opposites as true in our hearts. Putting self-responsibility and self-compassion in one basket, creating a magical and revolutionary paradox.[spontaneous, unscripted & straight from the heart]People mentioned:@ayandastood@simplysayo@peathefeary(all on Instagram)Enjoy

    earth is spinning, the humans are dizzy (1/2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2023 39:16


    Long time no see, my friends!I am back from a much needed hiatus and we're kicking off Season 2 with a huge caveat for whenever things get... political.Let's be honest, it's quite difficult to observe the human condition and to be Right Where We Are without noticing that everything (and I mean e

    let's try again, yeah? (Season 2 babyyyyyy!!)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 6:37


    Hello! Welcome to season 2.The theme for the season is Learner Human.Because that is what I am. A Leaner Human. Awakening. Becoming. BeingI'm excited for what this journey holds for usSincerelyKhanyisa(Excuse the mic movement noises. I needed to move my body in order to feel present with this process)...... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Don't do your best

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 27:59


    We did it Joe! We've come to the end of season 1 of RWYA... Or maybe we didn't do it Joe. Maybe it's too imperfect to let it come to an end. Are we really going to end the season off on episode 6? With only 3 "full" episodes, and another 3 episodes that basically say the same thing? YES! Yes we are.This episode is about allowing our creations to be imperfect, incomplete, messy and... human. We explore the importance of showing up imperfectly, in the fullness of our human expression. In fact, this was the very lesson the spirit of Right Where You Are wanted to teach. And I'm grateful to have had that be the first.To many more

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    Even if everybody listens (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2023 11:56


    This episode is a gesture of appreciation for you, beloved listener. Because in all of space, and all of time, with infinite possibilities... what were the chances that this podcast found you... Right Where You Are........ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    { honestly, let it bleed }

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 1:30


    A poem.An extension of episode 3. I believe in love. I believe in life. And I believe that opening is the way of life/love/god/yonk'into nje.honesty, let it bleed[ prod. AV, just a guy ]Episode 4: Dare to live/love...... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SHAME ON YOU!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 40:36


    “SHAME ON YOU!” It seems the whole world is constantly screaming these words at us. “You are unworthy, invalid, inferior.”This episode takes place at the gym, and I speak about shame and my theories on its origins in human history. I then add my take on it as an unhealthy and unnatural emotion, and definitely not an effective one.This one's long and filled with some academic references. I've added a bibliography below. I've also created a Guide on my Instagram (@khanyis.isibhakabhaka). Otherwise, enjoy. And feel free to shoot me a DM with your own opinions or arguments on this.With loveKhanReference listWays of Seeing by John BergerThe video of the BBC production "Ways of Seeing" (Episode 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU_RToLqOsADiscipline and Punish : The Birth of the Prison by Michel FoucaultVisual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema by Laura Mulvey. pp. 6-18Peter A Levine, PhD on Shame - Interview by Caryn Scotto D'Luzia: https://youtu.be/i2CN5nhmfxkNot mentioned:Performative Acts and Gender Constitution: An Essay in Phenomenology and Feminist Theory, by Judith Butler. Available: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3207893Men, Women and Worthiness: The Experience of Shame and the Power of Being Enough by Bree BrownThe Diamond Net. Shame and the Shadow (Shame and Love Series 2): https://youtu.be/gfNLCNM4WJ8... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Take Up Space, Right Where You Are

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 23:56


    This episode takes place in my bedroom, in my childhood home. We dive into the concept of taking up space and some of my philosophical takes on this phenomenon. I then share a bit of my own story on my decision to take up space by allowing my ideas and desires come to life, including the idea of this podcast.With much loveKhanyisaDon't forget to breatheAnd welcome to Right Where You Are... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Welcome to Right Where You Are

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 13:04


    Welcome to every present moment ever. Welcome to Right Where You Are with Khanyisa. Talking everything humaning and being present in our human experiences.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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