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A gentle guide to living a whole hearted, meaningful life, using a variety of stories and poems as inspiration.

Ana


    • Feb 6, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 25m AVG DURATION
    • 68 EPISODES


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    Poetry as Balm in Troubled Times

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 31:58


    In this episode, Ana catches up on recent events in her life and offers a variety of poems to soothe the soul and nervous system during this time of upheaval.

    Edna O'Brien, Literary Playgirl of the Western World

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 23:20


    Ana discusses the life and work of Edna O'Brien, a writer who caused a scandal in 1960's Ireland with her debut novel, The Country Girlls, and her pioneering exposé of women's previously hidden sexual lives.

    The Function and Possibility of Regret

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2024 19:05


    Ana shares about how regret can shape and potentially re-shape our lives.

    The Gift of Friendship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 27:43


    Ana muses on the value of friendship and shares some poems on love and friends for inspiration.

    Life as One Bright Pearl

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 27:57


    Ana shares how challenging life experiences stretched her in meaningful and ultimately helpful ways. 

    The Tender Beauty of Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 26:31


    Ana explores the twin poles of joy and sorrow in this world, and in her life, and the exquisite beauty that arises when these extremes are held in love.

    Beginnings, A New Year's Contemplation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 20:56


    Ana muses on endings and fresh starts, sharing a variety of poems to inspire the conversation.

    Who Is Your Teacher? Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 28:01


    Ana shares more varieties of potential teachings in life through her personal experience, while also offering related wisdom, poems and inspirations.

    Who Is Your Teacher? Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 30:20


    Ana shares about the multiplicity of teachers and teachings in daily life, if we are open to receive them.

    Choosing Love over Fear

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 20:08


    Ana explores our primary motivations of living from either love or fear, and shares related poems as well as offering questions for you to ponder.

    Disidentifying from the Body

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 23:22


    In this episode, Ana shares about an illness that precipitated a deep dive into physical challenges and the resultant exploration of disidentification from the human form.

    Self Compassion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2023 24:46


    Ana explores the ways we can offer compassion to ourselves and shares selected poems on the subject for inspiration.

    What is Compassion?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 25:17


    Ana explores the meaning of compassion in our daily lives, and offers many examples as inspiration. 

    Coming Home: A Guided Meditation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2023 23:21


    Ana shares a gentle guided meditation, inviting us back to the Heart, to our true home.

    The Last Times

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2023 21:46


    In this episode, Ana offers an invitation to relish each moment, in the awareness that at any second, it could be our last moment. She suggests treating each potential last time as if it were the first, by meeting it fresh and consciously.

    The Question of Identity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 23:27


    In this episode, Ana muses on the variety of identities we assume in a lifetime, and the eventual possibility of relinquishing those decriptors of the small self on the journey towards remembering our true nature.

    The Healing of Heart and Body

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 25:38


    In this episode, Ana shares the fruits of her journey over the past half year of healing on many levels in the wake of a serious fall last November.

    Coming Home: A Guided Meditation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 22:35


    On the one year anniversary of the podcast's launch, Ana offers her 50th episode as a special gift: a gentle guided meditation inviting you to come Home.

    Being With Anger

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 26:51


    Ana muses on the uses and benefits of allowing anger to be felt, and offers some related poems and wisdom from a variety of sources.

    The Art and Soul of Forgiveness

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 27:38


    Ana muses on what forgiveness entails and offers some ways to approach it, as well as weaving in related poems.

    The Roles of Ancestors

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 32:09


    Ana shares some of her ancestral history and muses on the vital role and gift of our ancestral inheritance and our place in it.

    Loving Life and Travels Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 21:16


    In this episode, Ana shares about her recent visit to the Big Island of Hawaii.

    Loving Life and Traveling

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 24:43


    Ana shares the ups, downs and in betweens of her the first week of her recent travels, and eventually bringing love to all of it.

    The Many Names of God

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 28:55


    A guided meditation in which Ana explores some of the names of God, which is to say Love.

    Go Easy: A Guided Meditation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 22:36


    This week, Ana shares a gentle guided meditation that support greater inner peace and harmony.

    A Gentler World

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2022 28:45


    Ana invites you towards gentleness for yourself and others during the many global and personal changes that are unfolding. She shares about a recent wildfire in her area whose ravages haven't deterred the resilience of that community, and how softness can be a welcome and needed balm.

    The Mystery of Memory

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 26:05


    In this episode, Ana muses on the wonders, unpredictability and mysteries of how memory operates. 

    Where Is Your Attention?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022 22:07


    Ana explores the power of attention and how where we place it can have an immense impact on our quality of life.

    Ana's Love Poems

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 31:33


    Ana shares some of the intimate love poems that blossomed along the path of her spiritual journey, and includes some tales of what inspired them.

    What is Sanity?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 37:54


    In this episode, Ana muses on what constitutes "sanity" or "normality" in our world, and by contrast, "insanity." She shares some heartfelt tales from a deep friendship in her earlier life as a point of departure. 

    Being Breathed by Love: A Guided Meditation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2022 28:55


    Ana offers a deep, intimate meditation which explores how Love lives and breathes through us, whether we are conscious of it or not.

    The Spirit of Generosity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 29:03


    Ana offers some inspiration on kindness: the gift that keeps on giving. Poems and quotes interwoven throughout.

    An Abundance of Miracles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2022 30:11


    In this episode, Ana muses on the presence of miracles, both large and small, in her life and in the world. She intersperses her talk with related quotes and poems.

    The Humbling and Awakening of One Country: Ireland

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 28:04


    In this episode, Ana discusses the difficult history of the fate of pregnant women in Ireland. Please note there is highly sensitive material included here, as well as relevant poems and potentially hopeful takeaways for the listener.

    The Great Gift of Humbling

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2022 29:31


    In this episode, Ana shares addresses the highly charged topic of the overturning of Roe vs. Wade. Please be aware that sensitive details will be discussed and explored. 

    Softening the Heart, A Guided Meditation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 30:35


    Ana offers a gentle meditation on loving and softening from the inside out.

    The Light of Summer Solstice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 21:09


    Ana shares thoughts and poems about the celebration of light during Midsummer.

    More Celebration, Less Criticism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 16:51


    Ana shares suggestions to help us befriend the "enemy" within, that is, to find inner peace. She discusses recent research on human behavior and various related poems and quotes.

    Chapter 3 on my Spiritual Journey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 31:22


    Ana shares a pivotable relationship that comprised a significant  part of her spiritual healing.

    Field Notes on My Spiritual Path Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 35:58


    Ana continues sharing her winding, circuitous journey towards self love. Poems included.

    Being with Changing Fortunes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 32:36


    Ana shares some recent experiences of the joy and gratitude that can be found in the face of changing fortunes.

    Field Notes on My Spiritual Journey

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 24:48


    Ana offers some of the early punctuation points on the winding path she traveled back Home to the Heart of True Love.

    Leaning into Life's Mysteries

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 38:07


    Ana muses on the various uncertainties that life offers each of us and the potential within the mystery. 

    Making the Best of Life's Challenges

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 39:27


    In this episode, Ana explores the potential for finding joy in life's challenges. As usual, several inspiring poems are threaded through.

    Learning How to Be Present

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 25:02


    Ana shares about the wake up call she received which prompted her to be more present to the moment. She weaves in a variety of related quotes and poems as well.

    How Do You Hold "the Heavy Weight of Now?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 32:07


    Using a powerful poem as inspiration for this meditation, Ana gently guides you through the journey of your life and invites you to investigate ways that you hold the challenges of daily life.The poems is "How to Hold the Heavy Weight of Now" by Dana Levin.

    The Mystery and Miracle of Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 30:13


    In this episode, Ana discusses the apparent complexities and gifts of death.

    Pain and Joy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 19:06


    Ana discusses the unlikely connection between pain and joy and weaves in some related poems.

    Ireland and Poetry

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 26:34


    In this episode, Ana addresses the significant role of poetry in Ireland through time. She weaves in a selection of related poems for your enjoyment.

    A Guided Meditation on Love and Ukraine

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 33:27


    Ana shares an extended meditation on the power of Love, for both self and others, and focuses especially on the situation in Ukraine.

    Self Love, Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 29:27


    Ana brings her exploration of Self Love to a conclusion in this fourth episode of the series. She intersperses related poems and quotes also.

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