Podcast appearances and mentions of Eckhart Tolle

The Best Spiritual Teachers of All Time | 10 Masters That Can Change Your Life. What do Lao Tzu, Confucius, the Buddha, Peace Pilgrim, Rumi, Don Miguel Ruiz, Byron Katie, Eckhart Tolle, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Edgar Cayce have in common?They each left behind a spiritual blueprint that still transforms lives today.In this video, we journey through time to uncover the core teachings, timeless wisdom, and powerful tools of 10 of the world's most influential spiritual teachers. Whether you're drawn to Taoism, Buddhism, poetry, mysticism, intuitive healing, or modern non-duality, this is your launchpad.

Reflection on Non-Judgment: The conversation shifted to a check-in on the previous week's practice of not judging, which was generally positive, prompting Soo Kim to ask for clarification on the difference between judgment and discernment. Jevon Perra initially requested a pause for the conversation to organize, noting Denise Darlene's quick start, but the discussion soon moved forward, focusing on these key spiritual concepts.Distinction Between Judgment and Discernment: Denise Darlene proposed that discernment and wisdom are the same, suggesting that judgment stems from fear and lacks peace, often involving labels and coming from the ego. Wisdom and discernment, conversely, come from love and result in peace. Jevon Perra cautioned that a form of discernment could still be rooted in fear, using the concept to create separation or a feeling of superiority.Peace as an Indicator for Wisdom: Denise Darlene maintained that if guidance is coming from a place of peace, it is wisdom guided by the Holy Spirit, which is a core concept in the Course in Miracles. Jevon Perra agreed that the presence of peace, love, and joy serves as an indicator of alignment, while experiences outside of peace, such as anger or frustration, signal alignment with the ego. Jevon Perra shared a personal anecdote of growing up in a religious family that misused "discernment" to enforce fear, highlighting that the resulting lack of peace was a clear sign they needed to leave the environment, demonstrating true discernment.Discussion on the Show Quantum Leap: Jevon Perra used the plot of the television show Quantum Leap as a metaphor for consciousness and purpose, where the character Sam Beckett leaps into different bodies to accomplish missions they do not remember. Brian Genovese, who loves the show, clarified that the mission is to set right what once went wrong, and once accomplished, the character leaps to the next adventure. Jevon Perra connected the show's themes to the idea that we are consciousness having an experience, which Brian Genovese agreed is a much deeper concept than people realize.Peace as a Guide and Awareness of Attachment: Denise Darlene restated the initial card's message that truth will correct all errors and that peace is the guide indicating alignment with the Holy Spirit. Jevon Perra noted that they can quickly tell when they are not in peace, which is always due to some attachment or idea of separation they are unwilling to let go of. They affirmed that the work involves bringing in and finding the truth to create the experience of peace.Clarification of "Truth": Soo Kim challenged the phrase "self-truth," suggesting that the focus should be on capital "T" Truth, representing non-duality, oneness, and unity, which is the voice of the Holy Spirit. Denise Darlene agreed that this pursuit of Truth often feels like death or betrayal, but confirms that this feeling is an indication they are on the right track.Reading from Manual for Teachers on Gentleness: The group decided to continue reading the "Manual for Teachers" from the Course in Miracles, focusing on the section "Gentleness". Soo Kim read that harm is impossible for God's teachers because it is the outcome of judgment and the denial of learning, making the Holy Spirit's lessons impossible to learn. Jevon Perra related the concept to a play, suggesting that consciousness is neither the hero nor the villain, and that believing in harming or saving is an attachment.The Strength of Gentleness: Soo Kim continued the reading, emphasizing that God's teachers are wholly gentle because gentleness is the strength needed for salvation to become easy. Jevon Perra described gentleness through the analogy of kindly waking a child from a nightmare, where the gentle voice of the Holy Spirit calls them out of the illusion. Jevon Perra offered a personal example of practicing gentleness in a relationship through non-resistance, which involved maintaining a state of "No, honey, it's okay" to diffuse conflict.Gentleness, Non-Resistance, and the Pain Body: Brian Genovese affirmed that Jevon Perra's non-resistance was successful because it denied the other person's ego the energy it sought to feed its "pain body," a concept also discussed by Eckhart Tolle. Denise Darlene added that kindness, not judgment or punishment, is what leads to repentance, echoing Christian scripture and the power of non-resistance in situations of conflict. Denise Darlene recounted an experience with their critical mother, noting that quiet non-engagement eventually exhausts the criticism, making them a less favorable person to complain to.The Choice Between Separation and Christ's Vision: Jevon Perra summarized the two ways of seeing the world: the world of separation, sin, and guilt (ego's perception), and Christ's vision (heaven on earth), which sees abundance, connection, and love. Jevon Perra stated that one cannot hold both visions simultaneously and that giving up the "games" of separation is necessary to see the wholeness that is already present. Denise Darlene emphasized that the difficult work of letting go of these egoic games is the difference between awakening and staying asleep, which involves the critical step of disciplining the mind to replace lies with truth.The Journey of Awakening and the "Happier Dream": Jevon Perra questioned the duration required for awareness, referencing a quote from I Am That that enlightenment could be instant upon belief. Denise Darlene shared their current status as having achieved a "happier dream" but not yet fully embodying the truth, acknowledging that they are closer than ever. Denise Darlene cautioned against the "holy instant system" without prior ego dismantling, noting that their son's experience of God's presence resulted in a painful psychosis upon returning to the body, necessitating a subsequent learning path.Experiences as Lessons and the Use of Medicine Journeys: The group discussed the idea that experiences labeled as "bad" are often lessons chosen by a greater part of the self. Jevon Perra expanded this to include anything that is resisted, including medicine journeys if used as escapism. Denise Darlene noted that their experience with medicine journeys has been for self-discovery—revealing subconscious beliefs and traumas—not for escape, and that post-journey work is still required for change. Soo Kim acknowledged that while medicine is intended for this deep work, some people use it to reinforce delusions or escape pain.Reincarnation and the Goal of the Course in Miracles: Denise Darlene inquired if the Course in Miracles discusses reincarnation, to which Jevon Perra replied that its premise is to "save time," implying the avoidance of doing the cycle of life again and again. The discussion touched upon the concept of the individual spirit returning to God like a wave merging back into the ocean, challenging the notion of maintaining individuality after death. Soo Kim noted that the concept of reincarnation is sometimes twisted in cultures like India to justify judgment or social hierarchy, calling others "stupid" due to perceived past lives.The Afterlife and Frequency of Vibration: The conversation turned to the nature of individuality after death and the "great reset button" that death provides. Jevon Perra recommended the near-death experience book Backwards by Nancy Danison, explaining that the afterlife location is determined by one's current vibrational frequency and that the choice to hold onto a low frequency can result in hellish experiences. Jevon Perra explained that one's body is a filter that lowers frequency, and after death, the frequency raises, allowing for experiences of what is called heaven, though perception can still be filtered by egoic beliefs.Conclusion on Gentleness and Non-Judgment: Denise Darlene reiterated a key takeaway from the reading: "harm is the outcome of judgment," meaning that taking offense stems from a judgment of the situation, not the neutral facts of what happened. The solution involves replacing judgment with compassion, seeing others' challenging behavior as the limited maturity of a wounded child. Jevon Perra shared a practical application of this, noting that viewing their mother as an "insane" or "crazy lady" they could help, rather than as an entitled person taking advantage of them, made the interaction bearable.Reflecting on Kindness and Empathy: Jevon Perra shared a story from their childhood about an accidental encounter at Disneyland where an adult's anger instantly turned to empathy and service upon seeing them in a wheelchair, illustrating how perception immediately shifts based on the recognized state of the other. The group affirmed the power of recognizing that others are often in a "mental wheelchair".Final Thoughts and Self-Inquiry: Denise Darlene concluded with the initial affirmation that when not experiencing peace, they are experiencing the effects of a lie, encouraging self-inquiry to discover the underlying lie or judgment. Soo Kim asked if their previous challenge to Brian Genovese about "self-truth" was a violation of gentleness, but Brian Genovese clarified that it was helpful for clarification and not perceived as judgmental. Jevon Perra ended the session by stating that they are always revealing their judgments or their love and acceptance.

In this episode of the Joyful Journey Podcast, I explore how to overcome the fear of not being enough and reconnect with your true self through presence and self-awareness. Inspired in part by the teachings of Eckhart Tolle, I share my personal journey from striving and self-doubt to living with deeper self-worth, inner peace, and authentic confidence. If you're interested in spiritual growth, ego healing, mindfulness, and learning how to live with more joy and purpose, this episode offers reflections and practical insight to support your path back to knowing you are already enough. Order Your Copy of Whispers of the Soul here: https://mybook.to/Whispersofthesoul About Anita AdamsI'm Anita Adams, your host and the founder of Joyful Inspired Living, an organization devoted to teaching The Wisdom Way—a practice that helps individuals reconnect with their authentic selves and create lives filled with meaning, well-being, and joy. In addition to hosting the Joyful Journey Podcast, I lead transformative retreats and workshops, and offer both group and one-on-one coaching. I'm also the bestselling author of Whispers of the Soul: A Guide to Clarity, Confidence, and Joy. If you have any questions, please reach. My contact information and ways to connect with me are below. And please subscribe for updates and consider leaving a review to help others discover this podcast. Thank you!Offerings by Anita: Coaching Services & Retreats: https://www.joyfuljourney.ca/services 30-Day Nature Challenge: https://www.joyfuljourney.ca/nature-challenge Whispers of the Soul: https://mybook.to/Whispersofthesoul Weekly newsletter: https://joyfulinspiredliving.myflodesk.com/joinConnect with Anita: Email - anita@joyfuljourney.caWebsite - https://www.joyfuljourney.ca/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/joyful_journey_with_anita/Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitaadamsyvr/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anita.adams.904/Book a Discovery Call: https://calendly.com/anitaadams

361: In dieser Episode spreche ich über etwas, das viele Frauen tief bewegt – und das doch so selten klar benannt wird: Gefühle sind echt. Aber sie sind nicht Deine Identität. Ich nehme Dich mit in den Raum zwischen Dir und dem, was Du fühlst. Dorthin, wo Klarheit entsteht. Und wo innere Freiheit möglich wird – ohne Härte, ohne Abstand, ohne Dich zu verschließen. Du erfährst in dieser Folge: warum Gefühle kommen und gehen dürfen, ohne Dich mitzunehmen was passiert, wenn wir uns mit unseren Emotionen verwechseln weshalb nicht das Gefühl selbst leidvoll ist, sondern die Verschmelzung mit ihm wie der innere Raum zwischen Wahrnehmung und Reaktion Halt schenkt warum Du nichts „lösen“ musst, um bei Dir zu bleiben Ich beziehe mich dabei auf Gedanken aus der Existenzphilosophie von Viktor Frankl und auf das Bewusstseinsverständnis von Eckhart Tolle – nicht als Theorie, sondern als innere Haltung, die im Alltag trägt. Diese Episode ist keine Anleitung und keine Meditation. Sie ist eine Einladung, Dich selbst wieder als den Raum zu erleben, in dem Gefühle auftauchen dürfen – und weiterziehen können. Du musst nicht weniger fühlen. Du darfst klarer bei Dir sein.

All suffering comes from your own thinking  – er kanskje en brutal setning for noen.   Men også en av de mest frigjørende innsiktene Rita kjenner til.  Og en sannhet som anerkjennes innen psykologi, selvutvikling og mental helse.I denne podcast-episoden utforsker vi hvorfor det ofte ikke er det som faktisk skjer i livet vårt som skaper stress, indre uro, angst og emosjonell smerte – men tankene, tolkningene og historiene vi legger oppå det som skjer.Med utgangspunkt i et ærlig og viktig spørsmål fra en klient, tar episoden deg med inn i kjernen av hvordan sinnet fungerer. Vi ser nærmere på innsikter fra moderne psykologi, Three Principles (3P) slik de ble formulert av Sydney Banks, østlig filosofi, mindfulness og arbeidet til Eckhart Tolle – og hvordan disse perspektivene alle peker mot det samme:at lidelse ofte oppstår i motstand mot virkeligheten, ikke i selve virkeligheten.Du vil blant annet lære mer om:forskjellen mellom fakta og tanker, og hvorfor denne forskjellen er avgjørende for stressnivået ditthvordan hjernen skaper tankekjør, overtenkning og unødvendig lidelsehva aksept egentlig betyr – og hvorfor det ikke er det samme som å gi opphvordan du kan ta eierskap og ansvar for ditt indre liv, uten selvkritikk eller skyldhvorfor smerten er ekte og menneskelig, men hvorfor lidelse ofte er noe vi kan slippe taket iDette er ikke en episode om å tenke positivt, undertrykke følelser eller «ta seg sammen».Det er en episode om klarhet, selvinnsikt og emosjonell regulering – og om friheten som oppstår når du slutter å slåss med det som allerede er.Når du lærer å skille mellom det som faktisk skjer, og det sinnet ditt forteller deg om det som skjer, kan nervesystemet roe seg. Tankestøyen slipper taket. Og du får tilgang til mer indre ro, tilstedeværelse og handlingsrom.Episoden passer spesielt godt for deg som:opplever stress, angst eller indre urokjenner deg fanget i egne tankerjobber med selvutvikling og personlig vekster nysgjerrig på psykologi, mindfulness og bevissthetønsker mer ro uten å måtte endre hele livet dittAll suffering comes from your own thinking -  kan gi deg friheten tilbake... 

I would love to hear from you! Send me a one way text and share how Recover Your Soul is supporting you or what you would like to hear more about.What if the real healing isn't found in forcing yourself to be stronger, but in deciding its time to awaken?I'm a couple days away from celebrating 8 years sober, and I'm sharing this as a Soul Journey story. When I finally decided to stop drinking, it was more than giving up alcohol. It was a decision to listen to my Higher Self and step fully into the life my soul was asking for.In this episode, I take you back to a trip to Southeast Asia that gave me just enough space to remember who I am beneath the chaos. I share the moment that surprised me most, the car ride home from the airport when the old stress returned fast and I could feel the pull to escape rise up in my body. That was the moment I knew I had to choose myself.Inspired by Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth, we explore the pain body as the unconscious part of us that clings to old wounds, story, and suffering, always searching for relief. This teaching aligns so beautifully with the Recover Your Soul process. Waking up is the antidote. Presence is the doorway. And your Soul Journey begins the moment you stop abandoning yourself and starJoin the community and Recover Your Soul with Rev Rachel.2026 is a big year offering GROUP COACHING, IN-PERSON RETREATS, and our FREE SUPPORT GROUP.  Start your journey with the FREE Recover Your Soul™ 9-Step Mini-Workbook- A gentle spiritual path to healing, letting go, and awakening. This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not allied or representative of any organizations or religions, but is based on the opinions and experience of Rev. Rachel Harrison or guests. The host claims no responsibility to any person or entity for any liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly as a result of the use, application, or interpretation of the information presented herein. Take what you need and leave the rest.Support the show FREE Mini Recover Your Soul 9-Step Workbook FREE Support Group on Zoom 6-7PM MT on the 1st Monday of the Month 1:1 Spiritual Coaching with Rev Rachel TRYASESSION for 40% off 1st session Self Guided Online Program to Work the Steps WORKSTEPS%50 for 50% off each step Recover Your SOUL CIRCLES Group Coaching with others on a similar path Follow on Social Media RYS Bonus Podcast Patreon Member or subscribing on Apple Podcasts for an extra episode every Friday. Free Patreon Members get access 1st week to new episodes. Transcripts

Are you constantly saying, “I just don't have time”?In this episode of Action-Ables, Paden breaks down the real reasons we feel starved for time — and why it has less to do with your schedule and more to do with your beliefs, habits, fears, and identity.Drawing from her 9+ years in the advertising grind, her coaching work, and insights from authors like Neale Donald Walsch and Eckhart Tolle, Paden uncovers the five hidden “time leaks” most people never question.You'll hear:Why your job, chores, and family responsibilities aren't the full storyHow distractions (doomscrolling, binge-watching, low-value habits) quietly eat your dayThe surprising way fear of failure keeps you “too busy”The difference between clock time and psychological timeA simple Bob Proctor-inspired exercise to finally see where your time is goingAnd how to rebuild your identity so you show up as someone who creates space for what mattersThis episode is equal parts practical and spiritual — and it will help you shift from “I wish I had time” to “I'm making time, intentionally.”If you're ready to stop repeating the same pattern every year and finally create space for your creative desires, this one is for you.Book a free coaching session:https://calendly.com/padenbhutia-coaching/pro-bono-coaching-sessionEmail: padenbhutia@padenbhutia.com

Dünyada ol ama dünyadan olma 00:00 – Giriş ve Gnostik Bilgi 00:46 – Değişen ve Değişmeyen Gerçeklik 02:15 – Şartlanmış Kişilikten Alan Açmaya 03:34 – Gündelik Hayatta Mevcudiyet 04:59 – Dünyada Olmak, Dünyadan Olmamak 06:26 – Bağlanma ve Gerçek Sevgi 10:41 – Bilinç ve Maddenin Katmanları 15:36 – Arayışın Kendisi 19:36 – Meditasyon pratiği Bu bölümde Eckhart Tolle'un, Yunan felsefesi üzerinden anlattığı değişen dünya ile değişmeyen öz ayrımı ele alınıyor. Gündelik hayatta küçük eylemlerle mevcudiyet pratiği yapmanın, egonun dramalarından çıkmanın ve bağlanmadan sevebilmenin altı çiziliyor. Bilincin maddenin farklı titreşimlerinde ortaya çıktığı fikriyle, arayışın aslında aranan şeyin kendisi olduğu vurgulanıyor. Bölüm, nefes farkındalığına dayalı meditasyonla kapanıyor. Zeynep Aksoy, saygın bir yoga eğitmeni ve Reset platformunun kurucusudur. Web sitesi üzerinden canlı ve kayıttan izlenebilen dersler, üyelik programları ve profesyonel eğitimler sunmaktadır. Online Stüdyo üyeliği ile günlük çevrim içi derslere, geniş bir arşive ve topluluk desteğine erişim imkânı sağlar. Ayrıca Zeynep, katılımcıların hareket, anatomi ve farkındalık konularında bilgilerini derinleştirmelerine yardımcı olmak için yenilikçi Fasyal Yoga Uzmanlık Programı'nı yürütmektedir. Daha fazla bilgi almak ve sertifikalı eğitimlere katılmak için: www.zeynepaksoyreset.com

This episode will challenge how you think about rehab, performance, and your role as a PT.Vikash Sharma — founder of Perfect Stride Physical Therapy and Running for Life — lays out a powerful argument: PTs are perfectly positioned to lead the health ecosystem, but most are playing way too small. He explains why strength training is non-negotiable for runners (and humans), how to treat beyond the injury, and the mindset shift new grads need.???? Hot topics:Rehab = PerformanceWhy runners must lift (and how PTs are failing them)How to build client trust through adaptabilityThe “hospitality” lens of patient careHis go-to book recs for mindset + communication???? Mentioned:Unreasonable Hospitality by Will GuidaraA New Earth by Eckhart Tolle???? SPONSORS???? PRE-ROLL: Brooks IHL – world-class residencies & fellowships → https://brooksihl.org????️ MID-ROLL: EMPOWER EMR – fast, flexible, PT-designed software → https://empoweremr.com????️ END-ROLL: U.S. Physical Therapy – build your PT career → https://usph.com

Eckhart - Berrak ve mevcut kal 00:08 – Yin Kavramı, İnziva ve Biçimsiz Olana Açılmak 04:00 – Ego, Kimlik ve “Araç Olma” Hali 07:50 – Kimlik Yaratma, Ahamkara ve Spiritüel Ego 11:59 – Özel Olma İhtiyacı ve “Ruhunda Fakir Olmak” 16:47 – Mevcudiyetle Yaşamak ve Öğretmenlik Yanılsaması 20:02 – Emek, Hazırlık ve Yin–Yang Dengesi 21:27 – İlişkilerde Kabul ve Kontrolden Özgürleşmek 26:14 – Fikirlerle Özdeşleşmemek 29:07 – Meditasyon pratiği Bu bölümde Eckhart Tolle'un yin kavramı üzerinden, kimlik ve ego ile mevcudiyet ve farkındalık arasındaki ilişki ele alınıyor. Gerçek uyanışın inzivadan değil, gündelik hayatın içindeki zorluklardan ve ilişkilerden geçtiği vurgulanıyor. Ego; kişisel, toplumsal ve spiritüel kimlikler üzerinden kendini yeniden üretiyor. “Özel olma” ve “haklı olma” ihtiyacı ızdırabın temel kaynakları olarak açıklanıyor. İnsanları değiştirmeye çalışmak yerine, kendi bilincini korumanın özgürleştirici etkisine değiniliyor. Bölüm, mevcudiyeti deneyimlemek için yapılan bir meditasyonla tamamlanıyor. Zeynep Aksoy, saygın bir yoga eğitmeni ve Reset platformunun kurucusudur. Web sitesi üzerinden canlı ve kayıttan izlenebilen dersler, üyelik programları ve profesyonel eğitimler sunmaktadır. Online Stüdyo üyeliği ile günlük çevrim içi derslere, geniş bir arşive ve topluluk desteğine erişim imkânı sağlar. Ayrıca Zeynep, katılımcıların hareket, anatomi ve farkındalık konularında bilgilerini derinleştirmelerine yardımcı olmak için yenilikçi Fasyal Yoga Uzmanlık Programı'nı yürütmektedir. Daha fazla bilgi almak ve sertifikalı eğitimlere katılmak için: www.zeynepaksoyreset.com

Eckhart Tolle - Yin Yang Nedir? 0:08 Doğa, Ses ve Varoluş 4:37 Yin ve Yang'ın Nitelikleri 6:45 Aşırılık ve Denge 11:32 Sınırlar ve Kabul 13:10 Farkındalık ve Denge 19:31 Sevgi Bir Tanıma Hali 21:28 Sat Chit Ananda 24:45 Bolluk ve Manifestasyon 27:11 Meditasyon Pratiği Bu bölümde Zeynep Aksoy, Taoist gelenekten gelen yin–yang öğretisini Eckhart Tolle'un yorumları üzerinden ele alıyor. Doğa ve seslerin varoluşla kurduğu ilişkiyi, sanatın hangi bilinç seviyesinden üretildiğinin neden belirleyici olduğunu inceliyor. Yin ve yang'ın nitelikleri, aşırılığın bireysel ve toplumsal düzeyde yarattığı sonuçlar ve sağlıklı sınırlar koymanın önemi bölümün ana başlıkları arasında. Farkındalık, yin ve yang'ın ötesinde denge kurmayı mümkün kılan üçüncü bir unsur olarak ele alınıyor; sevgi ise bir duygu ya da kavramdan ziyade bir tanıma hali olarak çerçeveleniyor. Bölüm, Sat Chit Ananda kavramı, bolluk bilinci ve egodan bağımsız eylem anlayışıyla derinleşirken, sinir sistemini regüle etmeyi hedefleyen aşamalı bir meditasyon pratiğiyle tamamlanıyor. Zeynep Aksoy, saygın bir yoga eğitmeni ve Reset platformunun kurucusudur. Web sitesi üzerinden canlı ve kayıttan izlenebilen dersler, üyelik programları ve profesyonel eğitimler sunmaktadır. Online Stüdyo üyeliği ile günlük çevrim içi derslere, geniş bir arşive ve topluluk desteğine erişim imkânı sağlar. Ayrıca Zeynep, katılımcıların hareket, anatomi ve farkındalık konularında bilgilerini derinleştirmelerine yardımcı olmak için yenilikçi Fasyal Yoga Uzmanlık Programı'nı yürütmektedir. Daha fazla bilgi almak ve sertifikalı eğitimlere katılmak için: www.zeynepaksoyreset.com

Eckhart Tolle - devam 00:08 – İç alan, saf algı ve boşluklar 02:54 – Tao'da vadi ruhu metaforu 05:18 – Gündelik hayatta alan açmak 06:42 – Zorlukları farkındalık aracı yapmak 10:36 – Zihni durdurmamak, tanıklık 12:03 – Ego ile boğuşmayı bırakmak 14:26 – Uyanık dikkat metaforu 17:17 – Mindfulness'ı güçlendirmek 22:35 – Hayatın amacı: uyanmak 23:09 – Meditasyon Bu bölümde Eckhart Tolle'un “iç alan” ve saf algı öğretisi üzerinden, düşünceler arasındaki boşlukları fark etmenin ve gündelik hayatın içinde alan açmanın önemi ele alınıyor. Zorlukların ve tetiklenmelerin bilinçlenme için bir araç olabileceği, zihni zorla susturmak yerine tanıklık gücünü geliştirmek gerektiği vurgulanıyor. Ego ile mücadele etmeyi bırakıp uyanık bir dikkatle mevcut olmanın, insanın derinleşmesini ve yaşamla daha yaratıcı bir ilişki kurmasını mümkün kıldığı anlatılıyor. Zeynep Aksoy, saygın bir yoga eğitmeni ve Reset platformunun kurucusudur. Web sitesi üzerinden canlı ve kayıttan izlenebilen dersler, üyelik programları ve profesyonel eğitimler sunmaktadır. Online Stüdyo üyeliği ile günlük çevrim içi derslere, geniş bir arşive ve topluluk desteğine erişim imkânı sağlar. Ayrıca Zeynep, katılımcıların hareket, anatomi ve farkındalık konularında bilgilerini derinleştirmelerine yardımcı olmak için yenilikçi Fasyal Yoga Uzmanlık Programı'nı yürütmektedir. Daha fazla bilgi almak ve sertifikalı eğitimlere katılmak için: www.zeynepaksoyreset.com

In this engaging conversation, Bishop Foreman shares his transformative journey from a challenging upbringing to becoming a leader in spirituality and music. He emphasizes the importance of overcoming adversity, breaking generational curses, and the power of consistency and persistence. Bishop Foreman discusses his experiences in music, his shift to ministry, and the significance of embracing opportunities. He also highlights the importance of mindset regarding money and success, encouraging listeners to view life through a lens of learning rather than loss. In this conversation, Bishop Foreman discusses the journey of personal evolution, emphasizing the importance of embracing struggles as a means of growth. He shares insights on the mission of his church, the significance of community building, and the transformative power of faith. The dialogue highlights the idea that life is a gift, and encourages listeners to recognize their potential as history makers in their everyday lives.takeawaysConversations can be catalysts for transformation.Being inspired by others is more beneficial than envy.Breaking generational curses is essential for personal growth.Consistency and persistence are key to success.Music and spirituality can provide relief and direction.Recognition in one's field can validate hard work and dedication.Embracing opportunities can lead to unexpected paths.Faith can accelerate one's destiny.Higher frequency energy leads to better life choices.Entrepreneurship teaches valuable lessons about resilience. Life is a journey, not a destination.Evolution is always change for the better.Struggles give us strength and significance.Life is a gift that should be embraced.You haven't met everyone who will love you yet.Every small action can lead to significant change.Life is about sowing and reaping.We must unwrap the gifts life presents us.Embrace the lessons in every experience.You are a history maker in your own right.The Bishop likes to say, "if you got a pulse there is a plan."I ask, "Will you surrender to it?" Most people fight life, and as Eckhart Tolle says, "when you fight life, life fights you."Listen in to the Bishop and his inspiring energy to do God's work, help others and do good!Gratefully yours, Steve

Eckhart Tolle - Sanat ötede olanı gösterir 00:08 – Varlığımızın %90'ı: Being 00:43 – Sanat ve “O” Hissi 02:49 – Kendini Bilmek Ne Demek? 04:24 – Ramana Maharshi ve Sessiz Bilgi 07:30 – Bedensel Enerji Deneyimleri 10:08 – Algı, Beden ve Bilinç 15:31 – Sevgi ve Öz Varlık 17:49 – Düşünceler ve Medya Etkisi 20:02 – Ego, Teknoloji ve Evrim 23:30 – Uyanışın Tarihsel Döngüsü 28:16 – Meditasyon: Saf Farkındalık Bu bölümde Eckhart Tolle'un “being” kavramı üzerinden, varlığımızın büyük kısmının formun ve düşüncenin ötesinde olduğu ele alınıyor. Sanatın, sevginin ve gerçek bilmenin bu alana temas ettiğinde anlam kazandığı; düşüncelerin çoğunun bize ait olmaktan çok kolektif ve öğrenilmiş olduğu vurgulanıyor. Ego ve teknoloji ilişkisinin insanlığı kritik bir eşiğe getirdiği anlatılırken, tarih boyunca bilincin dalgalar hâlinde yükselip alçaldığı hatırlatılıyor. Bölüm, öz varlıkla teması destekleyen bir meditasyonla tamamlanıyor. Zeynep Aksoy, saygın bir yoga eğitmeni ve Reset platformunun kurucusudur. Web sitesi üzerinden canlı ve kayıttan izlenebilen dersler, üyelik programları ve profesyonel eğitimler sunmaktadır. Online Stüdyo üyeliği ile günlük çevrim içi derslere, geniş bir arşive ve topluluk desteğine erişim imkânı sağlar. Ayrıca Zeynep, katılımcıların hareket, anatomi ve farkındalık konularında bilgilerini derinleştirmelerine yardımcı olmak için yenilikçi Fasyal Yoga Uzmanlık Programı'nı yürütmektedir. Daha fazla bilgi almak ve sertifikalı eğitimlere katılmak için: www.zeynepaksoyreset.com

Eckhart Tolle - Sadece mevcut ol yeter, eylem de buradan gelir. 00:08 – Kaosun Büyümesi: “Changing Lanes” ve Şiddete Giden Yol 01:59 – Hayat = Olaylar Değil, Tepkimiz 04:38 – Zorluklar Mevcudiyeti Uyandırır 05:42 – “Uyandım” Demek Kolay Hayat Demek Değil 09:25 – Zihnin Paterni: “Bir Sonraki An” ve Sokrates 10:50 – Taraf Tutmadan Mevcut Olmak 13:03 – Tartışma Kültürü ve Kavramlara Yapışma 15:10 – Çocuklarla İlişki: Zihin/Duygu Ötesi Presence 20:41 – Bilmemek ve Fikirsizlik: Özgürlük Alanı 22:17 – Nisargadatta Örneği: Uyanış Mükemmellik Değil 26:26 – Meditasyona Geçiş: Dinginlik ve Tanıklık Bu bölümde Eckhart Tolle'un kaos, ızdırap ve bilinç ilişkisine dair söyledikleri üzerinden, hayatı belirleyen şeyin yaşananlar değil onlara verdiğimiz tepkiler olduğu ele alınıyor. Bilinçsiz tepkilerin küçük olayları büyütebildiği, mevcudiyetin ise hem içsel hem ilişkisel alanı dönüştürebildiği vurgulanıyor. Uyanmış olmanın hayatı kolaylaştırmadığı; zorlukların devam ettiği ama onlarla kurulan ilişkinin değiştiği anlatılıyor. Bölüm, düşüncelere tutunmadan bu anda kalmayı destekleyen bir meditasyonla tamamlanıyor. Zeynep Aksoy, saygın bir yoga eğitmeni ve Reset platformunun kurucusudur. Web sitesi üzerinden canlı ve kayıttan izlenebilen dersler, üyelik programları ve profesyonel eğitimler sunmaktadır. Online Stüdyo üyeliği ile günlük çevrim içi derslere, geniş bir arşive ve topluluk desteğine erişim imkânı sağlar. Ayrıca Zeynep, katılımcıların hareket, anatomi ve farkındalık konularında bilgilerini derinleştirmelerine yardımcı olmak için yenilikçi Fasyal Yoga Uzmanlık Programı'nı yürütmektedir. Daha fazla bilgi almak ve sertifikalı eğitimlere katılmak için: www.zeynepaksoyreset.com

Send us a textSam Manchulenko is a seasoned yoga instructor and spiritual guide based out of Winnipeg, Canada. She is renowned for her expertise in facilitating yoga teacher trainings and workshops that integrate yoga philosophy with practical spiritual tools. Trained under prominent spiritual figures such as Dharma Mittra, Byron Katie, and Eckhart Tolle, Sam offers unique insights into yoga and personal development. She specializes in psychic development, intuitive empowerment, and blending various philosophical teachings to help individuals achieve internal harmony and mindfulness.Visit Sam: https://www.samtheyogi.com/Key Takeaways:Integration of Practice: Sam highlights the impact of practicing yoga alongside spiritual guides and emphasizes the importance of embodying compassion and curiosity.Yoga and Dance Synergy: Discover how both yoga and dance facilitate mindfulness, presence, and the subtle art of offering oneself to a greater purpose.Philosophical Insights: Explore the power of detachment and the unconditional love that comes from accepting challenges and darker emotions.Psychic Development: Learn about psychic development or intuitive empowerment and how it focuses on attuning to one's inner vibrations to manifest positivity.Thanks for listening to this episode. Check out:

Eckhart Tolle - İnsan Evrimi 00:08 – Düşünceyle Özdeşleşme ve Bilinç Boyutları 02:08 – İnsan Evrimi: Formun Ötesine Geçmek 05:14 – Sanat, Doğa ve “Being” Hâli 07:07 – Ego, Kavramsal Kimlik ve Kolektif Ego 09:50 – Bilinçsiz Ebeveynler, Travma ve Affetme 15:21 – Tanrı, Kavramlar ve İfade Edilemeyen Boyut 22:50 – Arayış Paradoksu ve Özgürlük 27:30 – Düzen, Kaos ve Uyanış 30:39 – Meditasyon: Dinginlik ve Saf Farkındalık Bu bölümde Eckhart Tolle, insanlığın büyük çoğunluğunun düşüncelerle tamamen özdeş yaşadığını ve düşünce ötesi bir varoluş boyutunun farkında olmadığını anlatıyor. İnsan henüz “tamamlanmış” bir varlık değil; evrimsel süreç, form ve kimlik ötesi daha ince bir bilince doğru ilerliyor. Ego; karşılaştırma, isimlendirme ve kavramsal kimlikler üzerinden çalışıyor ve bireysel olduğu kadar kolektif biçimler de alabiliyor. Bilinçsiz ebeveynlik ve travmalar nesiller boyunca aktarılırken, farkındalık bu zinciri kırma imkânı sunuyor. Sanat, doğa ve dinginlik, bu daha derin varoluş boyutunu hatırlatan alanlar olarak ele alınıyor. Bölüm, düzen–kaos döngüsünü yaşamın doğal yapısı olarak kabul etmeyi ve zorlukları uyanışın bir parçası olarak görmeyi öneren bir perspektifle, düşünceden uzaklaşmayı destekleyen bir meditasyonla tamamlanıyor. Zeynep Aksoy, saygın bir yoga eğitmeni ve Reset platformunun kurucusudur. Web sitesi üzerinden canlı ve kayıttan izlenebilen dersler, üyelik programları ve profesyonel eğitimler sunmaktadır. Online Stüdyo üyeliği ile günlük çevrim içi derslere, geniş bir arşive ve topluluk desteğine erişim imkânı sağlar. Ayrıca Zeynep, katılımcıların hareket, anatomi ve farkındalık konularında bilgilerini derinleştirmelerine yardımcı olmak için yenilikçi Fasyal Yoga Uzmanlık Programı'nı yürütmektedir. Daha fazla bilgi almak ve sertifikalı eğitimlere katılmak için: www.zeynepaksoyreset.com

Evrimleşmede ego, Narcissus 00:08 – Bu anı geleceğe ertelemek ve Yunan felsefesi 01:17 – Narcissus miti, ego ve insan evrimi 04:32 – Ego öncesi masumiyet ve “altın çağ” hafızası 06:41 – Yeniden doğuş potansiyeli, ızdırap ve kabullenme 09:22 – Düşüncenin durması, yaratıcı zekâ ve derin kaynak 14:53 – Spiritüel teknikler, kabullenme ve egonun işsiz kalması 18:56 – Dikkat, mevcudiyet ve sessizlik pratiği 23:06 – Meditasyon: nefes, dinginlik ve saf farkındalık Bu bölümde Eckhart Tolle'un “bu an” vurgusu üzerinden egonun oluşumu, Narcissus miti ve insanın bilinç evrimi ele alınıyor. Ego, düşünme ve kavramlaştırma kapasitesiyle birlikte gelişen gerekli ama sınırlayıcı bir aşama olarak anlatılırken, asıl dönüşümün bu egoik yapıdan çıkabilmekle mümkün olduğu vurgulanıyor. Düşüncenin durması iradeyle değil, dikkatle gerçekleşiyor; obsesif düşünce azaldıkça daha derin ve yaratıcı bir zekâ alanı açılıyor. Spiritüel tekniklerin amacı gelecekte “daha iyi” olmak değil, bu anı kabullenmek ve mevcudiyette kalabilmek. Bölüm, düşüncelerin ötesine geçmeyi destekleyen nefes ve dinginlik temelli bir meditasyonla tamamlanıyor. Zeynep Aksoy, saygın bir yoga eğitmeni ve Reset platformunun kurucusudur. Web sitesi üzerinden canlı ve kayıttan izlenebilen dersler, üyelik programları ve profesyonel eğitimler sunmaktadır. Online Stüdyo üyeliği ile günlük çevrim içi derslere, geniş bir arşive ve topluluk desteğine erişim imkânı sağlar. Ayrıca Zeynep, katılımcıların hareket, anatomi ve farkındalık konularında bilgilerini derinleştirmelerine yardımcı olmak için yenilikçi Fasyal Yoga Uzmanlık Programı'nı yürütmektedir. Daha fazla bilgi almak ve sertifikalı eğitimlere katılmak için: www.zeynepaksoyreset.com

Eckhart Tolle 1 00:08 – Eckhart Tolle konferansı ve ilk izlenimler02:17 – Eckhart'ın varlığı ve gurusuzluk hâli04:18 – Zihin, kişilik ve insanın bir sonraki evrimi06:38 – Geçmiş ve gelecek olmadan “ben” kim?08:24 – Kendinden kaçma isteği ve bağımlılıklar13:11 – Bu anı araç gibi yaşamak ve şikâyet hâli16:49 – Dinginlik (stillness) ve mevcudiyet19:58 – Meditasyon: nefes ve saf farkındalık Zeynep Aksoy bu bölümde, Yunanistan'daki Eckhart Tolle konferansının atmosferini ve Tolle'un “guru” gibi konumlanmadan, sakin ve alçakgönüllü bir varlıkla alanı taşıyışını anlatıyor. Ana fikir, zihnin sürekli yorumlayıp yanıltmasına rağmen artık düşüncelere eskisi kadar inanmamayı öğrenmek; geçmiş ve gelecek hikâyesi olmadan “ben kimim?” sorusunu doğrudan deneyimlemek. İnsanların “kendinden kaçma” dürtüsünü güzellik, heyecan, felaket senaryoları ya da bağımlılıklar üzerinden nasıl yaşadığını; fakat arananın kaçış değil, bu anın sadeliğinde uyanmak olduğunu vurguluyor. Bölüm, dinginlik (stillness) ve mevcudiyet (presence) odağıyla; kısa nefes aşamalarının ardından 12 dakikalık saf farkındalık pratiğiyle kapanıyor. Zeynep Aksoy, saygın bir yoga eğitmeni ve Reset platformunun kurucusudur. Web sitesi üzerinden canlı ve kayıttan izlenebilen dersler, üyelik programları ve profesyonel eğitimler sunmaktadır. Online Stüdyo üyeliği ile günlük çevrim içi derslere, geniş bir arşive ve topluluk desteğine erişim imkânı sağlar. Ayrıca Zeynep, katılımcıların hareket, anatomi ve farkındalık konularında bilgilerini derinleştirmelerine yardımcı olmak için yenilikçi Fasyal Yoga Uzmanlık Programı'nı yürütmektedir. Daha fazla bilgi almak ve sertifikalı eğitimlere katılmak için: www.zeynepaksoyreset.com

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The Current Thing is back, and we have a great guest. I'm now only seeking out guests I really want to talk to about something specific, and this week I am talking to YouTuber Richard the Fourth about the tension between politics and spiritual development. We discuss: -Whether tackling political problems can compromise us morally and spiritually -The version of Christianity he follows and why -Whether Jesus was political -His understanding of ‘Traditionalism' -Why he found New Age thinkers like Eckhart Tolle lacking -Masculinity, and whether men need a family -Why the ‘Red Pill' movement died out -His predictions on Reform UK and the future of Britain -C.S. Lewis And lots more! Watch the full episode here: https://www.nickdixon.net Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net   Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon   X: https://x.com/njdixon   Richard's channels: https://www.youtube.com/@UCASc-ZPPmrEsnjCKTFvQMxw https://www.youtube.com/@UCY4DZ8bnA-tWhzpfT_I4X1A https://richardthefourth.substack.com  

REWIND: After a conversation with Rabbi Rami Shapiro, CJ reflects on why spiritual independence matters—especially for those burned by religion. Drawing from the Gospel of Thomas, mystic traditions, and insights echoed by Eckhart Tolle, CJ explores the difference between belief and realization, form and essence, doing and being. When presence becomes primary and effort softens, coherence emerges—and the Field of Creative Intelligence reveals itself.Want to learn more about CJ Miller? Check out his Spiritual Artist Retreats, 1:1 Personal Coaching, and Speaking Engagements at www.spiritualartisttoday.com. His retreats are designed to help you reconnect with your Creative Intelligence and express your true artistic voice. You can also find his upcoming schedule there, and his book, The Spiritual Artist, is available on Amazon.

The Power of Now - A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment with Gilda and BarbaraIn this episode, we cover "A New Earth - Chapter 10, Section 12 A New Earth - The New Earth Is No Utopia" by Eckhart Tolle. Gilda Simonet and Barbara Wainwright have been studying Eckhart Tolle's work for ages. For the podcast purposes, we plan to go through the book from start to finish, reading only one section at a time. There are 122 sections of the book! Join our Facebook Group "The Power of Now - A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment with Gilda and Barbara" https://www.facebook.com/groups/thepowerofnowaguidetospiritualenlightmentwithgandb/Contribute to our show here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/barbara-wainwright/supportLearn more about Barbara Wainwright and our Coaching Courses here: http://www.WainwrightGlobal.com 800-711-4346

In this Rohatsu sesshin talk, Chozen reflects on awakening, silent mind, and the constructed personality that both protects and confines us. Drawing on the Buddha's own awakening, the teaching of “don't-know mind” from Seung Sahn Sunim, Eckhart Tolle's modern account of disidentification from thought, and the koan of Isan tipping over the water bottle, she points to the moment when thinking falls away and original mind reveals itself—vast, intimate, and free from entanglement. The invitation is to trust this silence, let personality become optional, and allow awakening to flow through the body and into everyday life. ★ Support this podcast ★

In the world of self-help and psychology there are people who have made certain topics a household term. Gary Chapman made love languages famous. Henry Cloud is the grandfather of boundaries. Eckhart Tolle helped us conceive of the ego. And Melody Beattie is why we know about codependency, due to her classic tome, Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself. I was so honored to have an audience with Melody to discuss the book for a revised edition, just a few years ago. Since we talked, Melody has actually ended her time here on earth. But, her message lives on. Melody is literally cited as one of the pioneers of the self-help movement. This breakthrough book of hers still remains the resource on codependency. Newsweek named Codependent No More one of the four essential self-help books of all time. Melody actually added a chapter on trauma to this revised edition and it went right to the top of the best seller charts, once again. As a human, can we even be completely non-codependent? I'm not sure, but by becoming aware of the signs and habits, we can surely mediate and mitigate codependency in our lives to a great degree. As humans we innately look for the A's from other people;  approval, affirmation, attention, and acceptance. How codependent we are relates to how much we need those A's to feel ok about ourselves. It's nice to get them, but are we ok without them? Can we be at peace without desperately needing positive feedback and reinforcement from other people? The answer is yes and this show will discuss how. When I asked Melody about her own life and any regrets, she flatly stated, “I regret that I've spent much of my life ragging on myself for not being enough.” This is a thoughtful, pondering discussion with Melody where her compassion for herself and others will pour through. Sign up for your $1/month trial period at shopify.com/kevin Go to shipstation.com and use code KEVIN to start your free trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda's mantra as she was entering brain surgery really stuck with Cody after last week's interview: "Stay awake. Stay alert. This is my life."  In this week's episode, Cody reflects on presence versus resignation, invoking Eckhart Tolle's teaching and examining how often we try to merely get through life instead of fully living it. Amanda's courage and focus become a model for noticing the present moment. An update on Amanda closes out this reflection. She's had another scan and this time her scanxiety proved correct. There were signs of progression and she is now facing the potential of another craniotomy. We'll give more updates as we have them, and hopefully talk with Amanda again about where she is now in her journey. 

Exploramos la importancia del autoconocimiento en tiempos de cambio y caos. Junto a Rubén Ortiz, un director espiritual, discutimos cómo mantener la serenidad en un mundo lleno de incertidumbres. Rubén comparte su experiencia con la comunidad migrante, destacando la necesidad de compasión y empatía en momentos difíciles. Reflexionamos sobre el miedo y la xenofobia surgidos en contextos de crisis, y la importancia de reconocer nuestra propia historia migratoria. También se enfatiza la necesidad de tomarse un tiempo para reflexionar en un entorno de inmediatez, así como la relevancia de las relaciones personales en tiempos de discordia. Este episodio es un llamado a la reflexión y al cultivo de la empatía, donde cada uno de nosotros tiene el poder de enriquecer el diálogo humano. Libros recomendados: Pablo d'Ors - Biografía del Silencio Anselm Grün - Elogio del Silencio. Alain Corbin - Historia del Silencio.Un recorrido histórico necesario. Byung-Chul Han - Vida Contemplativa Tich Nhat Hann - Silencio, el poder de la quietud en un mundo ruidoso Makoto Fujimura - Silence and Beauty  0:04  Conócete a ti mismo 0:35  Reflexiones de Eckhart Tolle 2:13   Navegando noticias turbulentas 3:42  Conversación con Rubén Ortiz 5:45  La importancia de la amistad 9:11   Practicando la gratitud 12:24 Enfrentando el tema migratorio 18:13  La xenofobia en Estados Unidos 29:54 Un cambio de perspectiva 31:23 La importancia del silencio 34:36 Buscando alternativas saludables 38:27 Conociendo nuestro cableado espiritual 46:11 La práctica del silencio 52:59 La importancia de la mesura 1:00:37 Reflexiones sobre la amistad 1:06:16 Cierre del episodio

The Power of Now - A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment with Gilda and BarbaraIn this episode, we cover "A New Earth - Chapter 10, Section 11 A New Earth - The Frequency-Holders" by Eckhart Tolle. Gilda Simonet and Barbara Wainwright have been studying Eckhart Tolle's work for ages. For the podcast purposes, we plan to go through the book from start to finish, reading only one section at a time. There are 122 sections of the book! Join our Facebook Group "The Power of Now - A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment with Gilda and Barbara" https://www.facebook.com/groups/thepowerofnowaguidetospiritualenlightmentwithgandb/Contribute to our show here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/barbara-wainwright/supportLearn more about Barbara Wainwright and our Coaching Courses here: http://www.WainwrightGlobal.com 800-711-4346

Dans cet échange avec Noémi Schaub, éditrice littéraire et ancienne croyante, je décortique la littérature spirituelle, de développement personnel et de bien-être.Quelles sont les grandes idées qui traversent les classiques du genre ? Pourquoi ces livres connaissent-ils un tel succès ? Comment s'y retrouver dans les méandres d'une offre en croissance perpétuelle ?Cette émission est la rediffusion d'une conférence que j'ai donnée en février 2025, au festival littéraire Textures, à Fribourg en Suisse, en collaboration avec la BCU, bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire de Fribourg.•• SOUTENIR ••Méta de Choc est gratuit, indépendant et sans publicité. Vous pouvez vous aussi le soutenir en faisant un don ponctuel ou mensuel : https://soutenir.metadechoc.fr/.•• RESSOURCES ••Toutes les références en lien avec cette émission sont sur le site Méta de Choc : https://metadechoc.fr/podcast/raz-de-maree-esoterique-en-librairie/.•• SUIVRE ••Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, Bluesky, Mastodon, PeerTube, YouTube.•• TIMECODES ••01:42 : Présentation d'Élisabeth Feytit et Noémi Schaub.05:16 : Comment identifier ce qui est lié au New Age ? En réaction aux Lumières et au dogmatisme des religions, créer sa propre réalité, spiritualité, développement personnel, bien-être, coaching motivationnel.10:32 : Parcours personnel dans le New Age : Loi de l'attraction, quête de vérité, formation de thérapeute, culpabilisation, souffrance, découverte de la métacognition.13:35 : Quelques grands classiques : Deepak Chopra, Le corps quantique, Eckhart Tolle, Le pouvoir du moment présent, Les neufs marches, Daniel Meurois et Anne Givaudan, channelling, Un cours en miracles, méditation, expérience mystique, Ramtha, ritualisation, sortie du réel, addiction, superstition, anxiété, cercle vicieux de la pensée positive, lithothérapie, conséquences graves sur la santé, les bienfaits du vinaigre de cidre, Natacha Calestrémé, Psychogénéalogie, le livre est porteur d'autorité, psychanalyse, irréfutabilité, Anne Ancelin Schützenberger, Aïe mes aïeux.35:31 : Comment identifier les livres à éviter : Neal Donald Walsh, Conversations avec Dieu, analyse de la préface du livre Le pouvoir du moment présent, bienveillance, amour universel, expérience individuelle, améliorer son estime de soi, pseudosciences, physique quantique, neurosciences, épigénétique, la science n'explique pas tout, l'absence de preuve n'est pas la preuve de l'absence, inversion de la charge de la preuve.50:10 : La Collection Méta de Choc et l'état du marché du livre : Une vie en anthroposophie, Cerveau et stéréotypes de sexe, Tous hétéros au boulot ?, L'astrologie, ça marche !… Trop, le storytelling, féérie et bonnes nouvelles dans les livres de développement personnel, difficulté face à l'incertitude, marché des livres ésotériques et de développement personnel, désinformation, stratégie marketing des éditeurs, statistiques des ventes de livres.61:27 : Questions du public : porosité de la spiritualité et des théories du complot, est-ce que je subis des pressions ? Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Dans cet épisode nous vous proposons de revenir à ce lieu essentiel où tout se joue : le maintenant.Pourquoi notre mental nous entraîne-t-il sans cesse dans le passé ou le futur ?En quoi cette agitation intérieure alimente-t-elle le stress et les ruminations ?Et surtout, comment revenir concrètement à l'instant présent dans une vie bien remplie ?En s'appuyant notamment sur la pensée de Eckhart Tolle, nous allons explorer ce qui nous empêche d'habiter le présent et je partage des pistes simples, accessibles et profondément humaines pour retrouver plus de calme, de clarté et de qualité de présence, à soi comme aux autres.Un épisode pour ralentir, respirer… et se rappeler que le bonheur ne se vit ni hier ni demain, mais ici, maintenant.***********Retrouvez le texte de l'épisode sur notre blog.En vous abonnant sur Itunes pour recevoir les notifications et en nous laissant un avis, vous nous envoyez des bulles de bonheur !En suivant notre actu sur FB @2minutesdebonheur et sur insta @2minutesdebonheur, vous profiterez gratuitement de pleins de trucs, d'astuces et de mises en pratique liés au podcast de la semaine.Inscrivez-vous à la newsletter, vous serez ainsi notifié de nos nouveaux épisodes et vous recevrez un cadeau !Et surtout, partagez nos épisodes à tous ceux qui veulent prendre le temps d'être heureux !***********Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Neil Gordon is the bestselling author of The Most Powerful Sentence of All Time. He is a former editor of Dutton, now a division of Penguin Random House, where he worked on books by New York Times bestselling authors such as Eckhart Tolle and Sylvia Browne. He has been featured in Forbes, Fortune, Inc., Entrepreneur, NBC, and Fox. In episode #263, Neil reveals the career-defining skill that separates professionals who fade into the background from those who command attention and close deals. You'll discover how to craft your "Silver Bullet"— a deceptively simple elevator pitch that transforms networking from awkward small talk into magnetic conversation.  Whether you're at a conference, client dinner, or investor meeting, this one sentence will make people lean in, ask questions, and remember you long after the conversation ends. If you've ever fumbled through "So, what do you do?" or watched someone's eyes glaze over mid-explanation, this episode will change everything.   Neil's Social Links: https://www.facebook.com/neilcanhelp https://www.instagram.com/neil.can.help/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilcanhelp/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOmpRBS2436uw4pzou9IFFw https://www.tiktok.com/@neilcanhelp   Neil's Book page: https://www.amazon.com/Most-Powerful-Sentence-All-Time-ebook/dp/B0DP7M9ZP7   **  Don't even know where to begin in improving your interpersonal skills? Are you ready to leave social stress behind and go from where you are to where you want to be? Confidence on Cue: a powerful 5-minute audio that resets your mind before any meeting, presentation, or social interaction. Book a Social Strategy Session HERE Have a question that needs an answer. Email me at Hello@SocialConfidencePro.com  LinkedIn Instagram TikTok

In this episode, I share some of my deepened learnings around awareness, presence, and how emotional pain can become a powerful doorway to awakening.I explore what happens when sadness, frustration, or anger arise without a clear reason—and how easy it is to judge ourselves for feeling the way we do. For many years, I believed the way through these emotions was to analyze them, trace them back to their origins, and try to understand why they were there.While there is value in self-inquiry, I've come to realize that it's not always necessary—and often not the most helpful place to begin.In this episode, I invite you into a gentler practice: acknowledging emotions as they arise, without analyzing, judging, or trying to fix them. Drawing on Eckhart Tolle's teachings around presence and the pain body, I share how simple awareness can begin to transmute emotional pain—much like warmth melting ice.We explore:Why resistance keeps emotions stuckWhat true acceptance really means (and what it doesn't)How presence creates the spaciousness needed for clarity and inspired actionWhy wisdom can only be accessed in the present momentIf you've ever felt overwhelmed by your emotions or unsure how to move through them, this episode offers a compassionate reminder: you don't need to strive or fix anything. Awareness itself is enough to begin the shift.And it's in that awareness—quiet, open, and present—where wisdom speaks. Order Your Copy of Whispers of the Soul here: https://mybook.to/Whispersofthesoul About Anita AdamsI'm Anita Adams, your host and the founder of Joyful Inspired Living, an organization devoted to teaching The Wisdom Way—a practice that helps individuals reconnect with their authentic selves and create lives filled with meaning, well-being, and joy. In addition to hosting the Joyful Journey Podcast, I lead transformative retreats and workshops, and offer both group and one-on-one coaching. I'm also the bestselling author of Whispers of the Soul: A Guide to Clarity, Confidence, and Joy.If you have any questions, please reach. My contact information and ways to connect with me are below. And please subscribe for updates and consider leaving a review to help others discover this podcast. Thank you!Offerings by Anita: Coaching Services & Retreats: https://www.joyfuljourney.ca/services 30-Day Nature Challenge: https://www.joyfuljourney.ca/nature-challenge Whispers of the Soul: https://mybook.to/Whispersofthesoul Weekly newsletter: https://joyfulinspiredliving.myflodesk.com/joinConnect with Anita: Email - anita@joyfuljourney.caWebsite - https://www.joyfuljourney.ca/Instagram -

Is the discomfort you're trying to fix actually the signal calling you back to your soul instead of another problem to solve? Josh Trent welcomes Ex-Comedian, Kyle Cease, to the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast, episode 791, to explore how fasting dissolves emotional hunger, why effort and ambition are often trauma driven, how the ego uses goals and problems to stay in control, why pain is a spiritual teacher, and how surrendering identity, outcomes, and the need to be someone can reconnect us to soul, presence, and God.

Original Air Date: 4-9-2008Readers of Eckhart Tolle's “A New Earth” reflect on how the book is sparking meaningful transformation in their lives—both in subtle shifts and profound changes. Participants in a global web class related to the book share personal insights and experiences that invite deeper connection to the authentic self. Also, Elizabeth Lesser, co-founder of the Omega Institute, joins the conversation to answer questions and offer guidance on integrating the book's teachings into everyday life. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Power of Now - A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment with Gilda and BarbaraIn this episode, we cover "A New Earth - Chapter 10, Section 10 A New Earth - Enthusiasm" by Eckhart Tolle. Gilda Simonet and Barbara Wainwright have been studying Eckhart Tolle's work for ages. For the podcast purposes, we plan to go through the book from start to finish, reading only one section at a time. There are 122 sections of the book! Join our Facebook Group "The Power of Now - A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment with Gilda and Barbara" https://www.facebook.com/groups/thepowerofnowaguidetospiritualenlightmentwithgandb/Contribute to our show here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/barbara-wainwright/supportLearn more about Barbara Wainwright and our Coaching Courses here: http://www.WainwrightGlobal.com 800-711-4346

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Season 14, Episode 382 reviews chapters 4–7 of Think and Grow Rich for Sales, showing how autosuggestion, specialized knowledge, imagination, and organized planning transform inner belief into consistent sales results. This episode explains practical steps to program confidence, build authority, paint future outcomes for buyers, and design repeatable sales systems that create certainty and close deals more naturally. Today EP 382 PART 2 of our Think and Grow Rich for Sales Series, we will cover: ✔ Chapter 4: Autosuggestion: How Your Inner Script Becomes Your Outer Results  Sales Application (Practical Use) Pre-call priming: Speak your outcome out loud before every call (“I bring clarity and certainty to this conversation.”) Language audit: Eliminate soft phrases (“I think,” “hopefully,” “maybe”) from your sales vocabulary. Repetition builds belief: Read your sales goals twice daily as if already achieved. Emotion matters: Read goals with feeling—belief is emotional, not intellectual. Interrupt negative mindsets: Replace “They won't buy” with “I help people make confident decisions.” Consistency over intensity: Daily repetition beats occasional motivation. Key Insight: Belief is built deliberately, not accidentally. ✔ Chapter 5: Specialized Knowledge: From Information to Authority  5 Sales Application Tips Organize your expertise into simple frameworks buyers can easily follow. Know their world better than they do—pain points, language, pressures, timing. Stop overloading: Say less, but say it with authority. Borrow brilliance: Use mentors, subject experts, and masterminds to extend your knowledge. Teach while you sell: Authority grows when you help buyers understand, not when you impress them. Key Insight: You are not selling information. You are selling guidance. ✔ Chapter 6: Imagination: Where Sales Innovation Is Born 7 Sales Application Tips Paint the “after” picture: Describe life, work, or outcomes post-solution. Use sensory language: Help them see, feel, and experience the result. Rehearse success aloud: Walk the buyer through implementation as if it's already happening. Normalize the decision: Familiarity reduces fear and resistance. Tell transformation stories: Stories activate imagination faster than facts. Slow the moment down: Imagination needs space—don't rush the close. Anchor certainty visually: “Imagine six months from now…” becomes a mental commitment. Key Insight: People don't buy solutions. They buy who they become after the solution. ✔ Chapter 7: Organized Planning: Putting Desire Into Action 6 Sales Application Tips Create a repeatable sales process you trust and follow consistently. Plan the work—then work the plan, even when results lag. Refine the plan, not the goal when setbacks occur. Prepare for objections before they arise—confidence comes from readiness. Track behaviors, not just outcomes (calls, follow-ups, conversations). Use structure to eliminate emotion-based decisions during the sales cycle. Key Insight: A plan creates certainty. Certainty creates momentum. Welcome back to our final series of SEASON 14 of The Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast, where we connect the science-based evidence behind social and emotional learning and emotional intelligence training for improved well-being, achievement, productivity and results—using what I saw as the missing link (since we weren't taught this when we were growing up in school), the application of practical neuroscience. I'm Andrea Samadi, and seven years ago, launched this podcast with a question I had never truly asked myself before: (and that is) If productivity and results matter to us—and they do now more than ever—how exactly are we using our brain to make them happen? Most of us were never taught how to apply neuroscience to improve productivity, results, or well-being. About a decade ago, I became fascinated by the mind-brain-results connection—and how science can be applied to our everyday lives. That's why I've made it my mission to bring you the world's top experts—so together, we can explore the intersection of science and social-emotional learning. We'll break down complex ideas and turn them into practical strategies we can use every day for predictable, science-backed results. Connecting Back to Our 6-Part Think and Grow Rich Series (2022) For today's EP 382, we continue with PART 2 of our Review of Think and Grow Rich for Sales, connecting back to our 6-PART Series from 2022[i]. Back in 2022, we didn't just read Think and Grow Rich—we lived inside it as we launched our year. Over a 6-part series that began the beginning of January 2022, we walked through this book chapter by chapter, not as theory, but as a personal operating system for growth, performance, and results. At the time, the focus of our 6 PART Series was broad. We covered: Personal development Mindset mastery Vision, purpose, and belief We covered the BASICS of this book that my mentor, Bob Proctor studied for his entire lifetime (over 50 years) that can be applied to whatever it is that you want to create with our life. Today, we are going to look at this timeless piece of knowledge, through a new lens. What we're covering today—PART 2 of our Study of Think and Grow Rich for Sales—is not new material. It's the application of this series, towards a specific discipline. You could apply this book to any discipline, but this one, I have wanted to cover for a very long time. How the 6-Part Series Maps DIRECTLY to Sales Mastery Here's the reframe that matters: Every principle we covered in 2022 becomes a sales advantage when applied correctly. Each of the 10 chapters explains how to further improve our inner state, and then we walk through how to make this change occur in our outer world, connecting each principal for the salesperson. And just a reminder that you don't need to be in sales for these principles to work for us. Think and Grow Rich for Sales How Inner Mastery Becomes Sales Results Inspired by Think and Grow Rich Through a modern neuroscience + sales lens   Chapter IV: Autosuggestion The Inner Script Behind Every Sales Call Core Idea: Your subconscious mind is always selling—either for you or against you. Sales Application: Language patterns that leak doubt Why we program confidence before the call Why tone matters more than technique Listener Takeaway: The buyer responds to your energy, not your words. Chapter IV — Autosuggestion How Your Inner Script Becomes Your Outer Results Autosuggestion is the bridge between what you think and what you experience. I first learned this concept while working with Bob Proctor in the seminar industry, and it fundamentally changed the way I understand my own personal results—both in life and in sales. At its core, autosuggestion is about creating order in the mind, (first) so your inner script consistently produces your outer results. The visual model that explains this in one simple view is the stickperson diagram, originally developed by Dr. Thurman Fleet in 1934. You'll see this image in the show notes, labeled A, B, and C. Here is what this diagram means. The Three Parts of the Mind IMAGE IDEA: From Dr. Thurman Fleet 1937 with his idea of Concept Therapy. A — Conscious Mind (Thinking Mind) This is the part of your mind you use when you are actively thinking: reading studying learning solving problems consciously making decisions This is where logic lives. B — Non-Conscious Mind (Emotional Mind) This is the most powerful part of the mind—and the most misunderstood. The non-conscious mind: accepts whatever enters it does not judge truth from falsehood operates primarily through repetition and emotion This is why: who you surround yourself with matters what you listen to matters what you repeatedly tell yourself matters Your non-conscious mind becomes the program that runs your behavior. C — Body The body is the instrument of the mind. Your body inherits what your mind expresses: thoughts affect emotions emotions affect physiology physiology affects behavior and results This is why mindset impacts: health energy confidence performance And why our thoughts, feelings and actions ultimately determine our results. They create our conditions, our circumstances and our environment. Why Autosuggestion Matters (Real Life Example) Because I learned this before I had children, I became extremely intentional about what was playing in the background of our home. News, negativity, and fear-based messaging go straight into the non-conscious mind—especially when the mind is in a submissive state, such as: early childhood (when your mind is wide open) right before sleep also while eating when relaxed or emotionally open This state of mind doesn't just affect children. It affects adults too. What we repeatedly hear becomes how we feel—and eventually how we act. This is why autosuggestion is not wishful thinking. It is mental conditioning. Autosuggestion and Alignment (Praxis) When your thoughts, feelings and emotions are aligned, you enter a state called praxis—the point where belief and behavior match. How do we enter this state? By: writing your goals reading them aloud repeating them twice daily you gradually impress belief onto the non-conscious mind. Over time: belief strengthens faith develops behavior shifts automatically Eventually, you don't have to force confidence. It becomes natural. Beyond the Five Senses: The Higher Faculties Before moving into Chapter V — Specialized Knowledge, it's important to introduce one of the most overlooked ideas Napoleon Hill emphasized: It's the 6 higher faculties of the mind. If you revisit Episode #67[ii], I explain how living only through our five senses can limit results. Our five senses are connected to the conscious mind. But beyond them lie six higher faculties, including: imagination intuition perception will reason memory Hill believed intuition and imagination were so powerful that he devoted entire chapters to them. These faculties allow us to: access deeper insight perceive what others miss gain a competitive advantage Intuition: A Sales Superpower If I had to choose three higher faculties most useful in sales for us to develop, they would be: intuition perception will Let's focus on intuition. Intuition is the mental tool that allows you to feel truth: a gut sense an inner knowing a subtle emotional signal It develops with practice—and trust. Putting Intuition Into Action (Sales) When you're presenting to someone, intuition answers questions like: Are they engaged, but holding a question? Do they need more information—or less? Is it time to continue… or time to ask for the decision? Highly intuitive sales professionals can sense: certainty hesitation trust resistance —even without being in the same room with this person. Sales at Its Highest Level This brings us back to Paul Martinelli's reminder: “Sales at its highest level is the transference of emotion. And the primary emotion is certainty.” When intuition is developed, you know: when certainty has been transferred when the buyer is ready when the close is natural Eventually, as your higher faculties become conditioned through autosuggestion, you access them automatically—without effort or overthinking. Closing Thought — Chapter IV: Autosuggestion Autosuggestion is not about forcing belief. It's about training alignment. When your thoughts, emotions, and actions match: confidence becomes automatic intuition sharpens results follow naturally Your inner script always becomes your outer results. And that's why autosuggestion is not optional. It's foundational. Chapter V: Specialized Knowledge Why Authority Always Outsells Enthusiasm Core Idea: Knowledge only becomes power when it's organized and applied. Sales Application: Moving from “presenter” to trusted expert Leading the conversation instead of reacting Why winging it destroys certainty Listener Takeaway: Mastery creates calm authority. Chapter V — Specialized Knowledge Why Expertise—Not Information—Creates Sales Success To further refine what we want to achieve, Chapter 5 of Think and Grow Rich introduces a critical distinction: not all knowledge is created equally. Napoleon Hill explains that it is specialized knowledge—not general knowledge—that separates you from everyone else and makes you valuable. Knowledge alone, Hill reminds us, is only potential power. “Knowledge (general or specialized) must be organized and intelligently directed, and is only potential power. It becomes power only when, and if, it is organized into definite plans of action and directed to a definite end.” (Chapter V, p. 79, TAGR) In other words: Information does nothing on its own. Application is everything. Why This Matters (Education vs. Application) This becomes clear when we think about formal education. Much of what we learn in school is general knowledge—useful only if we apply it in a specific way. Hill calls this the missing link in education: “The failure of educational institutions is that it fails to teach students HOW TO ORGANIZE AND USE KNOWLEDGE after they acquire it.” (Chapter V, p. 80, TAGR) This insight alone explains why so many intelligent people struggle to produce results—especially in sales. They know a lot, but they haven't organized that knowledge into a repeatable system of action. Henry Ford and the Myth of ‘Not Being Educated' Henry Ford is Hill's perfect example. Ford famously said he had a row of buttons on his desk—buttons he could press to access any knowledge he needed. He didn't need to personally possess all information. He needed to know: where to get it who to ask how to apply it Hill wrote: “Any person is educated who knows where to get knowledge when needed, and how to organize that knowledge into definite plans of action.” (Chapter V, p. 81, TAGR) Through his Master Mind, Ford had access to all the specialized knowledge required to become one of the wealthiest men in America. This is a critical lesson for sales professionals: You do not need to know everything. You need to know what matters most, and how to apply it. Why Some Ideas Succeed and Others Don't This principle explains why some books—and businesses—succeed at extraordinary levels while others, though insightful, fall short. Take Stephen Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Its impact wasn't just the ideas—it was the framework. Covey gave readers clear steps for how to apply each habit in real life. Contrast that with Eckhart Tolle's The Power of Now. An incredible book, (I love this book- I own it-and it's on my bookshelf). It's rich in insight—but for many readers, it's difficult to apply without additional guidance or structure. The difference is not wisdom. It's organized, specialized knowledge. “Knowledge is not power until it is organized into definite plans of action.” (Chapter V, p. 80, TAGR) What ‘Educated' Really Means Hill reminds us that education does not mean memorization or credentials. The word educate comes from the Latin educo, meaning: to draw out to develop from within An educated person is not someone with the most information—but someone who has developed the faculties of their mind to acquire, apply, and direct knowledge effectively. This is where Specialized Knowledge intersects with: imagination intuition perception will —faculties we explored earlier in the series. Chapter V Specialized Knowledge Applied to Sales In sales, Specialized Knowledge looks like this: Knowing your customer's world, not just your product Understanding patterns in their world that match with yours, not scripts that lack meaning Being able to simplify complexity for the buyer Organizing your knowledge into a repeatable sales process This is what creates authority. When something comes naturally to you—but amazes others—you are operating in specialized knowledge. That's where confidence comes from. That's where trust is built. That's where sales success compounds. How to Use Specialized Knowledge to Reach New Heights (Sales Tips) 1. Identify What You Do Naturally Well Ask yourself: What do people come to me for? What feels obvious to me but confusing to others? That's your starting point for specialization. 2. Organize Your Knowledge into a Framework Turn what you know into: a process a checklist a conversation flow Frameworks build confidence—for you and the buyer where you can point to them clearly where they are in the process, showing them how to move to where they want to go. 3. Learn Continuously—but Selectively Don't collect information. Acquire purposeful knowledge aligned to your goal. Ask: Does this help me serve better? Does this help my buyer decide? 4. Use a Master Mind No top performer succeeds alone. Surround yourself with: mentors peers coaches Borrow knowledge, insight, and certainty with every action that you take. 5. Apply, Review, Refine Specialized knowledge compounds only when used. Apply what you learn. Review results. Refine your approach. This is how expertise is built. Final Insight — Chapter V: Specialized Knowledge Sales success does not come from knowing more. It comes from knowing what matters, organizing it into action, and applying it consistently. When Specialized Knowledge is combined with Imagination, it creates something powerful: A unique and successful business. And this brings us naturally to the next chapters—where imagination, planning, and decision transform knowledge into results. Chapter VI: Imagination Selling the Future Before the Close                  Core Idea: People buy future identity, not features. Sales Application: Painting the “after” state Emotional buy-in before logical justification Don't quit when you are at “3 Feet from Gold” (Chapter 1, TAGR, Page 5). Listener Takeaway People don't buy solutions. They buy who they become after the solution. And it is the salesperson's role to activate the buyer's imagination—to help them see themselves on the other side of the decision. This brings us back to Paul Martinelli's reminder: “Sales at its highest level is the transference of emotion. And the primary emotion is certainty.” Imagination is what creates that certainty. Before a buyer can feel certain, they must first imagine the outcome: life after their problem is solved success after the decision is made themselves operating at a higher level When imagination is engaged, certainty follows. And when certainty is present, the decision becomes natural. Can you see how all of these success principles tie into each other? Like the colors of the rainbow. Chapter VI: Imagination Review of Chapter VI — Our Imagination “Imagination is everything,” according to American author and radio speaker Earl Nightingale, who devoted much of his work to human character development, motivation, and the pursuit of a meaningful life. Every great invention is created in two places: first in the mind of the inventor, and then in the physical world when the idea is brought into form. Our lives reflect how effectively we use our imagination. When we reach a plateau of success, it is not effort alone that takes us to the next level—it is imagination. Imagination allows us to see beyond our current circumstances and envision what is possible next. This is why creating a crystal-clear vision is so important. When we write and read our vision twice a day, we intentionally activate our imagination. Writing and reading that vision in detail stimulates recognition centers in the brain. What may initially feel unrealistic or even like a “pipe dream” begins to feel familiar. Over time, the brain accepts it as something possible—something achievable. Eventually, what once felt distant becomes something you can see yourself doing. And then, one day, what you imagined becomes your reality. When you look at the world through this lens, it's remarkable to consider how much has changed in just the last 50 years—and how quickly that pace is accelerating. These new innovations began in someone's mind first. The most recent leap forward is with artificial intelligence, but it follows the same pattern as every major breakthrough before it. Someone first imagined a world where: Amazon would dominate retail while owning almost no physical stores Uber would transform transportation while owning almost no cars Facebook would scale globally while creating no content Airbnb would become a hospitality giant while owning no real estate Netflix would redefine entertainment without being a TV channel Bitcoin would create value without physical coins Each of these began as an idea before evidence—a vision before execution. The same principle applies to our goals, our careers, and our success. Everything we create begins with imagination. When imagination is paired with belief, intention, and action, it becomes a powerful force that shapes not only individual outcomes, but the direction of the world itself.   Closing Thought — Chapter VI Imagination is not fantasy. It is the starting point of all progress. What you are able to imagine clearly today is what you are capable of creating tomorrow. How to Use Imagination for Sales Success Turning Possibility into Certainty 1. Understand the Role of Imagination in Sales Imagination is not fantasy. In sales, imagination is pre-decision certainty. Before a buyer can decide, they must first: see a different future feel themselves in it believe it is attainable Your job as the salesperson is to guide that mental rehearsal. People don't buy products. They buy the future version of themselves (with the certainty that you paint for them). 2. Imagine the Outcome Before the Buyer Does Top sales professionals do not start with features. They start with vision. Before the call, ask yourself: Who does my buyer become after the purchase? What changes in their day-to-day life? What problem is no longer taking up mental space? How you can support and guide them in this process. If you cannot imagine the outcome clearly, your buyer won't either.

Are you chasing every gold star, climbing every ladder, and nailing every "right" mark—only to find yourself missing out on real fulfillment and meaningful connection? The relentless pursuit of achievement can sometimes leave us feeling lonely, disconnected from ourselves, and trapped in relationships that don't truly nourish our hearts. When ambition runs amok, the cost may be far greater than just burnout or missed vacation days—it can lead to self-abandonment and relationships that feel more like a cage than a home. In this episode, you'll discover how overachievement and perfectionism can sabotage our capacity for genuine connection—and what it takes to turn things around. Through honest storytelling and practical insight, the conversation explores the hidden costs of self-abandonment and the steps toward reclaiming self-worth, authenticity, and aligned love. Whether you're feeling the grind of burnout or yearning for more realness in your relationships, you'll gain tools for slowing down, getting honest with yourself, and opening up to relationships that feel like home. Coach Keren Eldad is an Executive Coach, Speaker, podcast host and the Author of the new book: GILDED - Breaking Free from the Cage of Ambition, Perfectionism and the Relentless Pursuit of More.   Episode Highlights 06:18 The roots of self-abandonment: Overachievement and relationship choices. 09:12 Societal pressure and the pursuit of external validation in partner selection. 10:27 Personal story: From self-betrayal to reconstructing identity and worth. 16:07 Building healthy love: The learning curve toward self-connection in relationships. 20:39 Embracing uncertainty: Letting go of control and playing to win in relationships. 26:56 Yellow flags in relationships: Burnout, overfunctioning, and sexless marriages. 31:29 Radical honesty and initiating difficult conversations. 35:51 Centering yourself before addressing relationship issues. 39:54 Tools, coaching, and the path to authentic relationships.   Your Check List of Actions to Take Pause and self-reflect: Practice taking a mindful pause before reacting in relationships to better understand your true feelings and needs. Identify your patterns: Bring awareness to tendencies like overachieving or people-pleasing that may be impacting your connections. Prioritize self-worth: Work on recognizing and affirming your own worth, rather than relying on external validation or achievement. Start small conversations: When something feels off in your relationship, gently broach the subject with curiosity rather than jumping into confrontation. Read for growth: Incorporate reading transformational books by thought leaders to cultivate self-awareness. Seek support: Consider working with a coach or therapist to dig deeper into your personal growth and relationship patterns. Practice radical honesty: Begin being radically honest with yourself about what you want and how you feel, as self-abandonment only perpetuates dissatisfaction. Accept uncertainty: Learn to embrace the unknown in relationships, allowing space for vulnerability and authentic connection rather than controlling outcomes.   Mentioned Gilded: Breaking Free from the Cage of Ambition, Perfectionism, and the Relentless Pursuit of More (*Amazon Affiliate link) (book) Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence (*Amazon Affiliate link) (book) The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self *Amazon link (book) Dare to Lead (*Amazon link) (book) Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough (*Amazon link) (book) The Work of Byron Katie (website) Brene Brown (website) Eckhart Tolle (website) Ram Dass (website) Louise Hay (website) ERP 494: Designing Love That Lasts: 6 Principles for Lasting Connection — An Interview with Dr. Sara Nasserzadeh ERP 174: How to Experience More Love in Your Relationship with Byron Katie 12 Relationship Principles to Strengthen Your Love (free guide)   Connect with Keren Elded Websites: KerenEldad.com Facebook: facebook.com/LiveWithEnthusiasm?_rdc=1&_rdr# YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCgGViwGVn_yrHkq3PQ9R_-Q Instagram: instagram.com/coachkeren/?hl=en LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/keren-eldad Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coached-with-coach-keren/id1467079024  

The Power of Now - A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment with Gilda and BarbaraIn this episode, we cover "A New Earth - Chapter 10, Section 09 A New Earth - Enjoyment" by Eckhart Tolle. Gilda Simonet and Barbara Wainwright have been studying Eckhart Tolle's work for ages. For the podcast purposes, we plan to go through the book from start to finish, reading only one section at a time. There are 122 sections of the book! Join our Facebook Group "The Power of Now - A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment with Gilda and Barbara" https://www.facebook.com/groups/thepowerofnowaguidetospiritualenlightmentwithgandb/Contribute to our show here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/barbara-wainwright/supportLearn more about Barbara Wainwright and our Coaching Courses here: http://www.LifeCoachTrainingOnline.com 800-711-4346

In this King Hero interview I'm welcoming author and visionary, Dr. Jacob Lieberman, for his third interview to talk about vision.While he was remarkably successful at healing his own eyesight, this interview will focus on the vision behind the vision — what does clear seeing really mean, how has it impacted and changed his life, and how has it allowed him to be a beacon of awakening to many people.“Gently piercing the heart and mind with timeless principles and common sense wisdom, Liberman illuminates the seamless connection between light, vision and consciousness, offering a whole new way of seeing and being.”BioDr. Jacob Israel Liberman's discoveries in the fields of light, vision, and consciousness have been enthusiastically endorsed by luminaries in the fields of health, science, and spirituality from Deepak Chopra and Bruce Lipton to Eckhart Tolle. His newest book, Luminous Life: How the Science of Light Unlocks the Art of Living, reveals how light guides our every step, so we may fulfill our reason for being. Website: https://www.jacobliberman.org/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJacobLiberman  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjacobliberman/   

Imagine for a second that Eckhart Tolle wasn't a spiritual teacher, but a deep cover operative with a gun to his head. And just for a second, pretend that Tolle’s Power of Now wasn't a way to find peace, but a survival mechanism used to slow down time when your reality is collapsing. And your memory has been utterly destroyed by forces beyond your control. Until a good friend helps you rebuild it from the ground up. These are the exact feelings and sense of positive transformation I tried to capture in a project I believe is critical for future autodidacts, polymaths and traditional learners: Vitamin X, a novel in which the world’s only blind memory champion helps a detective use memory techniques and eventually achieve enlightenment. It’s also a story about accomplishing big goals, even in a fast-paced and incredibly challenging world. In the Magnetic Memory Method community at large, we talk a lot about the habits of geniuses like Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. We obsess over their reading lists and their daily routines because we want that same level of clarity and intellectual power. But there's a trap in studying genius that too many people fall into: Passivity. And helping people escape passive learning is one of several reasons I’ve studied the science behind a variety of fictional learning projects where stories have been tested as agents of change. Ready to learn more about Vitamin X and the various scientific findings I’ve uncovered in order to better help you learn? Let’s dive in! Defeating the Many Traps of Passive Learning We can read about how Lincoln sharpened his axe for hours before trying to cut down a single tree. And that's great. But something's still not quite right. To this day, tons of people nod their heads at that famous old story about Lincoln. Yet, they still never sharpen their own axes, let alone swing them. Likewise, people email me every day regarding something I've taught about focus, concentration or a particular mnemonic device. They know the techniques work, including under extreme pressure. But their minds still fracture the instant they're faced with distraction. As a result, they never wind up getting the memory improvement results I know they can achieve. So, as happy as I am with all the help my books like The Victorious Mind and SMARTER have helped create in this world, I’m fairly confident that those titles will be my final memory improvement textbooks. Instead, I am now focused on creating what you might call learning simulations. Enter Vitamin X, the Memory Detective Series & Teaching Through Immersion Because here's the thing: If I really want to teach you how to become a polymath, I can't just carry on producing yet another list of tips. I have to drop you into scenarios where you actually feel what it's like to use memory techniques. That's why I started the Memory Detective initiative. It began with a novel called Flyboy. It’s been well-received and now part two is out. And it’s as close to Eckhart Tolle meeting a Spy Thriller on LSD as I could possibly make it. Why? To teach through immersion. Except, it's not really about LSD. No, the second Memory Detective novel centers around a substance called Vitamin X. On the surface, it's a thriller about a detective named David Williams going deep undercover. In actuality, it's a cognitive training protocol disguised as a novel. But one built on a body of research that shows stories can change what people remember, believe, and do. And that's both the opportunity and the danger. To give you the memory science and learning research in one sentence: Stories are a delivery system. We see this delivery system at work in the massive success of Olly Richards’ StoryLearning books for language learners. Richards built his empire on the same mechanism Pimsleur utilized to great effect long before their famous audio recordings became the industry standard: using narrative to make raw data stick. However, a quick distinction is necessary. In the memory world, we often talk about the Story Method. This approach involves linking disparate pieces of information together in a chain using a simple narrative vignette (e.g., a giant cat eating a toaster to remember a grocery list). That is a powerful mnemonic tool, and you will see Detective Williams use short vignettes in the Memory Detective series. But Vitamin X is what I call ‘Magnetic Fiction.’ It's not a vignette. It's a macro-narrative designed to carry the weight of many memory techniques itself. It simulates the pressure required to forge the skill, showing you how and why to use the story method within a larger, immersive context. So with that in mind, let's unpack the topic of fiction and teaching a bit further. That way, you'll know more of what I have in mind for my readers. And perhaps you'll become interested in some memory science experiments I plan to run in the near future. Illustration of “Cafe Mnemonic,” a fun memory training location the Memory Detective David Williams wants to establish once he has enough funds. Fiction as a Teaching Technology: What the Research Says This intersection of story and memory isn't new territory for me. Long before I gave my popular TEDx Talk on memory or helped thousands of people through the Magnetic Memory Method Masterclass, live workshops and my books, I served as a Mercator award-winning Film Studies professor. In this role, I often analyzed and published material regarding how narratives shape our cognition. Actually, my research into the persuasion of memory goes back to my scholarly contribution to the anthology The Theme of Cultural Adaptation in American History, Literature and Film. In my chapter, “Cryptomnesia or Cryptomancy? Subconscious Adaptations of 9/11,” I examined specifically how cultural narratives influence memory formation, forgetting, and the subconscious acceptance of information. That academic background drives the thinking and the learning protocols baked into Vitamin X. As does the work of researchers who have studied narrative influence for decades. Throughout their scientific findings, one idea keeps reappearing in different forms: When a story pulls you in, you experience some kind of “transportation.” It can be that you find yourself deeply immersed in the life of a character. Or you find your palms sweating as your brain tricks you into believing you're undergoing some kind of existential threat. When such experiences happen, you stop processing information like you would an argument through critical thinking. Instead, you start processing the information in the story almost as if they were really happening. As a result, these kinds of transportation can change beliefs and intentions, sometimes without the reader noticing the change happening. That's why fiction has been used for: teaching therapy religion civic formation advertising propaganda Even many national anthems contain stories that create change, something I experienced recently when I became an Australian citizen. As I was telling John Michael Greer during our latest podcast recording, I impulsively took both the atheist and the religious oath and sang the anthem at the ceremony. All of these pieces contain stories and those stories changed how I think, feel and process the world. Another way of looking at story is summed up in this simple statement: All stories have the same basic mechanism. But many stories have wildly different ethics. My ethics: Teach memory improvement methods robustly. Protect the tradition. And help people think for themselves using the best available critical thinking tools. And story is one of them. 6 Key Research Insights on Educational Fiction Now, when it comes to the research that shows just how powerful story is, we can break it down into buckets. Some of the main categories of research on fiction for pedagogy include: 1) Narrative transportation and persuasion As these researchers explain in The Role of Transportation in the Persuasiveness of Public Narratives, transportation describes how absorbed a reader becomes in a story. Psychologists use transportation models to show how story immersion drives belief change. It works because vivid imagery paired with emotion and focused attention make story-consistent ideas easier to accept. This study of how narratives were used in helping people improve their health support the basic point: Narratives produce average shifts in attitudes, beliefs, intentions, and sometimes behavior. Of course, the exact effects vary by topic and the design of the scientific study in question. But the point remains that fiction doesn't merely entertain. It can also train and persuade. 2) Entertainment-Education (EE) EE involves deliberately embedding education into popular media, often with pro-social aims. In another health-based study, researchers found that EE can influence knowledge, attitudes, intentions, behavior, and self-efficacy. Researchers in Brazil have also used large-scale observational work on soap operas and social outcomes (like fertility). As this study demonstrates, mass narrative exposure can shape real-world behavior at scale within a population. Stories can alter norms, not just transfer facts from one mind to another. You’ll encounter this theme throughout Vitamin X, especially when Detective Williams tangles with protestors who hold beliefs he does not share, but seem to be taking over the world. 3) Narrative vs expository learning (a key warning) Here's the part most “educational fiction” ignores: Informative narratives often increase interest, but they don't automatically improve comprehension. As this study found, entertainment can actually cause readers to overestimate how well they understood the material. This is why “edutainment” often produces big problems: You can wind up feeling smarter because you enjoyed an experience. But just because you feel that way doesn't mean you gain a skill you can reliably use. That’s why I have some suggestions for you below about how to make sure Vitamin X actually helps you learn to use memory techniques better. 4) Seductive details (another warning) There's also the problem of effects created by what scientists call seductive details. Unlike the “luminous details” I discussed with Brad Kelly on his Madness and Method podcast, seductive details are interesting but irrelevant material. They typically distract attention and reduce learning of what actually matters. As a result, these details divert attention through interference and by adding working memory demands. The research I’ve read suggests that when story authors don't engineer their work with learning targets in mind, their efforts backfire. What was intended to help learners actually becomes a sabotage device. I've done my best to avoid sabotaging my own pedagogical efforts in the Memory Detective stories so far. That's why they include study guides and simulations of using the Memory Palace technique, linking and number mnemonics like the Major System. In the series finale, which is just entering the third draft now, the 00-99 PAO and Giordano Bruno's Statue technique are the learning targets I’ve set up for you. They are much harder, and that’s why even though there are inevitable seductive details throughout the Memory Detective series, the focus on memory techniques gets increasingly more advanced. My hope is that your focus and attention will be sharpened as a result. 5) Learning misinformation from fiction (the dark side) People don't just learn from fiction. They learn false facts from fiction too. In this study, researchers found that participants often treated story-embedded misinformation as if it were true knowledge. This is one reason using narrative as a teaching tool is so ethically loaded. It can bypass the mental posture we use for skepticism. 6) Narrative “correctives” (using story against misinformation) The good news is that narratives can also reduce misbelief. This study on “narrative correctives” found that stories can sometimes decrease false beliefs and misinformed intentions, though results are mixed. The key point is that story itself is neither “good” or “bad.” It's a tool for leverage, and this is one of the major themes I built into Vitamin X. My key concern is that people would confuse me with any of my characters. Rather, I was trying to create a portrait of our perilous world where many conflicts unfold every day. Some people use tools for bad, others for good, and even that binary can be difficult for people to agree upon. Pros & Cons of Teaching with Fiction Let’s start with the pros. Attention and completion: A good story can keep people engaged, which is a prerequisite for any learning to occur. The transportation model I cited above helps explain why. The Positive Side of Escapism Entering a simulation also creates escapism that is actually valuable. This is because fiction gives you “experience” without real-world consequences when it comes to facing judgment, ethics, identity, and pressure-handling. This is one reason why story has always been used for moral education, not just entertainment. However, I’ve also used story in my Memory Detective games, such as “The Velo Gang Murders.” Just because story was involved did not mean people did not face judgement. But it was lower than my experiments with “Magnetic Variety,” a non-narrative game I’ll be releasing in the future. Lower Reactance Stories can reduce counterarguing compared with overt persuasion, which can be useful for resistant audiences. In other words, you’re on your own in the narrative world. Worst case scenario, you’ll have a bone to pick with the author. This happened to me the other day when someone emailed to “complain” about how I sometimes discuss Sherlock Holmes. Fortunately, the exchange turned into a good-hearted debate, something I attribute to having story as the core foundation of our exchange. Compare this to Reddit discussions like this one, where discussing aspects of the techniques in a mostly abstract way leads to ad hominem attacks. Now for the cons: Propaganda Risk The same reduction in counterarguing and squabbling with groups that you experience when reading stories is exactly what makes narratives useful for manipulation. When you’re not discussing what you’re reading with others, you can wind up ruminating on certain ideas. This can lead to negative outcomes where people not only believe incorrect things. They sometimes act out negatively in the world. The Illusion of Understanding Informative narratives can produce high interest but weaker comprehension and inflated metacomprehension. I’ve certainly had this myself, thinking I understand various points in logic after reading Alice in Wonderland. In reality, I still needed to do a lot more study. And still need more. In fact, “understanding” is not a destination so much as it is a process. Misinformation Uptake People sometimes acquire false beliefs from stories and struggle to discount fiction as a source. We see this often in religion due to implicit memory. Darrel Ray has shown how this happens extensively in his book, The God Virus: How Religion Infects Our Lives and Culture. His book helped explain something that happened to me after I first started memorizing Sanskrit phrases and feeling the benefits of long-form meditation. For a brief period, implicit memory and the primacy effect made me start to consider that the religion I’d grown up with was in fact true and real. Luckily, I shook that temporary effect. But many others aren’t quite so lucky. And in case it isn’t obvious, I’ll point out that the Bible is not only packed with stories. Some of those stories contain mnemonic properties, something Eran Katz pointed out in his excellent book, Where Did Noah Park the Ark? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhQlcMHhF3w The “Reefer Madness” Problem While working on Vitamin X, I thought often about Reefer Madness. In case you haven’t seen it, Reefer Madness began as an “educational” morality tale about cannabis. It's now famous largely because it's an over-the-top artifact of moral panic, an example of how fear-based fiction can be used to shape public belief under the guise of protection. I don’t want to make that mistake in my Memory Detective series. But there is a relationship because Vitamin X does tackle nootropics, a realm of substances for memory I am asked to comment on frequently. In this case, I'm not trying to protect people from nootropics, per se. But as I have regularly talked about over the years, tackling issues like brain fog by taking memory supplements or vitamins for memory is fraught with danger. And since fiction is one of the most efficient way to smuggle ideas past the mind's filters, I am trying to raise some critical thinking around supplementation for memory. But to do it in a way that's educational without trying to exploit anyone. I did my best to create the story so that you wind up thinking for yourself. What I'm doing differently with Vitamin X & the Memory Detective Series I'm not pretending fiction automatically teaches. I'm treating fiction as a delivery system for how various mnemonic methods work and as a kind of cheerleading mechanism that encourages you to engage in proper, deliberate practice. Practice of what? 1) Concentration meditation. Throughout the story, Detective Williams struggles to learn and embrace the memory-based meditation methods of his mentor, Jerome. You get to learn more about these as you read the story. 2) Memory Palaces as anchors for sanity, not party tricks. In the library sequence, Williams tries to launch a mnemonic “boomerang” into a Memory Palace while hallucinatory imagery floods the environment. Taking influence from the ancient mnemonist, Hugh of St. Victor, Noah's Ark becomes a mnemonic structure. Mnemonic images surge and help Detective Williams combat his PTSD. To make this concrete, I've utilized the illustrations within the book itself. Just as the ancients used paintings and architectural drawings to encode knowledge, the artwork in Vitamin X isn’t just decoration. During the live bootcamp I’m running to celebrate the launch, I show you how to treat the illustrations as ‘Painting Memory Palaces.’ This effectively turns the book in your hands into a functioning mnemonic device, allowing you to practice the method of loci on the page before you even step out into the real world. Then there’s the self-help element, which takes the form of how memory work can help restore sanity. A PTSD theme runs throughout the Memory Detective series for two deliberate reasons. First, Detective Williams is partly based on Nic Castle. He's a former police officer who found symptom relief for his PTSD from using memory techniques. He shared his story on this episode of the Magnetic Memory Method Podcast years ago. Second, Nic's anecdotal experience is backed up by research. And even if you don't have PTSD, the modern world is attacking many of us in ways that clearly create similar symptom-like issues far worse than the digital amnesia I've been warning about for years. We get mentally hijacked by feeds, anxiety loops, and synthetic urgency. We lose our grip on reality and wonder why we can't remember what we read five minutes ago. That's just one more reason I made memory techniques function as reality-tests inside Vitamin X. 3) The critical safeguard: I explicitly separate fiction from technique. In Flyboy's afterword, I put it plainly: The plot is fictional, but the memory techniques are real. And because they're real, they require study and practice. I believe this boundary matters because research shows how easily readers absorb false “facts” from fiction. 4) To help you practice, I included a study guide. At the end of both Flyboy and Vitamin X, there are study guides. In Vitamin X, you'll find a concrete method for creating a Mnemonic Calendar. This is not the world's most perfect memory technique. But it's helpful and a bit more advanced than a technique I learned from Jim Samuels many years ago. In his version, he had his clients divide the days of the week into a Memory Palace. For his senior citizens in particular, he had them divide the kitchen. So if they had to take a particular pill on Monday, they would imagine the pill as a giant moon in the sink. Using the method of loci, this location would always serve as their mnemonic station for Monday. In Vitamin X, the detective uses a number-shape system. Either way, these kinds of techniques for remembering schedules are the antidote to the “illusion of understanding” problem, provided that you put them to use. They can be very difficult to understand if you don't. Why My Magnetic Fiction Solves the “Hobbyist” Problem A lot of memory training fails for one reason: People treat it as a hobby. They “learn” techniques the way people “learn” guitar: By watching a few videos and buying a book. While the study material sits on a shelf or lost in a hard drive, the consumer winds up never rehearsing. Never putting any skill to the test. And as a result, never enjoying integration with the techniques. What fiction can do is create: emotional stakes situational context identity consistency (“this is what I do now”) and enough momentum to carry you into real practice That's the point of the simulation. You're not just reading about a detective and his mentor using Memory Palaces and other memory techniques. You're watching what happens when a mind uses a Memory Palace to stay oriented. And you can feel that urgency in your own nervous system while you read. That's the “cognitive gym” effect, I'm going for. It's also why I love this note from Andy, because it highlights the exact design target I'm going for: “I finished Flyboy last night. Great book! I thought it was eminently creative, working the memory lessons into a surprisingly intricate and entertaining crime mystery. Well done!” Or as the real-life Sherlock Holmes Ben Cardall put it the Memory Detective stories are: …rare pieces of fiction that encourages reflection in the reader. You don’t just get the drama, the tension and the excitement from the exploits of its characters. You also get a look at your own capabilities as though Anthony is able to make you hold a mirror up to yourself and think ‘what else am I capable of’? A Practical Way to Read These Novels for Memory Training If you want the benefits without the traps we've discussed today: Read Vitamin X for immersion first (let transportation do its job). Then read it again with a simple study goal. This re-reading strategy is important because study-goal framing will improve comprehension and reduce overconfidence. During this second read-through, actually use the Mnemonic Calendar. Then, test yourself by writing out what you remember from the story. If you make a mistake, don't judge yourself. Simply use analytical thinking to determine what went wrong and work out how you can improve. The Future: Learning Through Story is About to Intensify Here's the uncomfortable forecast: Even though I’m generally pro-AI for all kinds of outcomes and grateful for my discussions with Andrew Mayne about it (host of the OpenAI Podcast), AI could make the generation of personalized narratives that target your fears, identity, and desires trivial. That means there’s the risk that AI will also easily transform your beliefs. The same machinery that can create “education you can't stop reading” can also create persuasion you barely notice. Or, as Michael Connelly described in his novel, The Proving Ground, we might notice the effects of this persuasion far more than we’d like. My research on narrative persuasion and misinformation underscores why this potential outcome is not hypothetical. So the real question isn't “Should we teach with fiction?” The question is: Will we build fiction that creates personal agency… or engineer stories that steal it? My aim with Flyboy, Vitamin X and the series finale is simple and focused on optimizing your ability: to use story as a motivation engine to convert that motivation into deliberate practice to make a wide range of memory techniques feel as exciting for you as they are for me and to give your attention interesting tests in a world engineered to fragment it. If you want better memory, this is your challenge: Don't read Vitamin X for entertainment alone. Read it to see if you can hold on to reality while the world spins out of control. When you do, you'll be doing something far rarer than collecting tips. You'll be swinging the axe. A very sharp axe indeed. And best of all, your axe for learning and remembering more information at greater speed will be Magnetic.

The Power of Now - A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment with Gilda and BarbaraIn this episode, we cover "A New Earth - Chapter 10, Section 08 A New Earth - Acceptance" by Eckhart Tolle. Gilda Simonet and Barbara Wainwright have been studying Eckhart Tolle's work for ages. For the podcast purposes, we plan to go through the book from start to finish, reading only one section at a time. There are 122 sections of the book! Join our Facebook Group "The Power of Now - A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment with Gilda and Barbara" https://www.facebook.com/groups/thepowerofnowaguidetospiritualenlightmentwithgandb/Contribute to our show here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/barbara-wainwright/supportLearn more about Barbara Wainwright and our Coaching Courses here: http://www.LifeCoachTrainingOnline.com 800-711-4346

The Power of Now - A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment with Gilda and BarbaraIn this episode, we cover "A New Earth - Chapter 10, Section 07 A New Earth - The Three Modalities of Awakened Doing" by Eckhart Tolle. Gilda Simonet and Barbara Wainwright have been studying Eckhart Tolle's work for ages. For the podcast purposes, we plan to go through the book from start to finish, reading only one section at a time. There are 122 sections of the book! Join our Facebook Group "The Power of Now - A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment with Gilda and Barbara" https://www.facebook.com/groups/thepowerofnowaguidetospiritualenlightmentwithgandb/Contribute to our show here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/barbara-wainwright/supportLearn more about Barbara Wainwright and our Coaching Courses here: http://www.LifeCoachTrainingOnline.com 800-711-4346

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How To Be A Friend (In An Unfriendly World) with Barnet BainWhat does it really mean to be a friend not just to others, but to yourself and to life itself?In this deeply human episode of the Sacred Changemakers Podcast, I'm joined by Barnet Bain, award-winning filmmaker, author, and teacher known for exploring themes of creativity, connection, and the human spirit. His film credits include What Dreams May Come, Homeless to Harvard, and Milton's Secret, based on the teachings of Eckhart Tolle. His new book, How to Be a Friend (in an Unfriendly World), offers a tender and practical guide to friendship as a living spiritual practice.Together, we explore why friendship is more than a social bond; it's a profound act of consciousness. Barnet invites us to look closely at the “bubbles” of belief and conditioning that shape our relationships, and to cultivate the courage to step beyond them. He shares what it means to become a “safe harbor” for others, how friendship differs from romantic or family love, and why being a friend to ourselves is the foundation for genuine connection.This conversation is both wise and intimate, weaving together stories from Barnet's creative journey, psychological insights from his Columbia University course, and timeless truths about belonging, vulnerability, and love. It's an episode that reminds us that friendship (when practiced with intention and attention) is a radical form of transformation.Key TakeawaysWhy genuine friendship begins with becoming a safe harbor for yourself and others.How to step outside “the bubble” of your own conditioning to see others more clearly.The difference between friendship, romantic love, and family bonds, and why all are needed.How small, conscious acts of friendship can transform your day and ripple through the world.Why “remembering the love” is the most essential practice of being human.Guest BioBarnet Bain is an award-winning filmmaker, author, and teacher known for his exploration of creativity, consciousness, and connection. His film credits include the Oscar-winning What Dreams May Come, the Emmy-nominated Homeless to Harvard, and Milton's Secret, based on the teachings of Eckhart Tolle. His new book, How to Be a Friend (in an Unfriendly World), grew from a Columbia University master's course he created for psychologists, offering a heartfelt guide to practicing friendship in all its forms.Learn More About Today's GuestBarnet's website ****→ https://BarnetBain.comBOOK: How To Be A Friend (In An Unfriendly World) by Barnet Bain → https://amzn.to/4opDrnyExplore Sacred Changemakers:Start your journey → SacredChangemakers.comDiscover Your Resonance Code → quiz.SacredChangemakers.comJoin our community → SacredChangemakers.com/communitySubscribe to The Coaching (R)evolution Newsletter → https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/the-coaching-r-evolution-7371571227230101504/Books by Jayne Warrilow:‘Becoming: Poems From The Thresholds Of Change' →

Sarah Chauncey joins Let's Talk Memoir for a conversation about her many careers in writing, working on a memoir and deciding not to publish, framing the story we want to tell, experiencing ourselves as a part of living system, going deeper and becoming more vulnerable, taking responsibility for our wellbeing and mental health, not seeing oneself as a limited, pursuing inner peace, reading subtextual energy on the page, different forms of storytelling, patterns in memoir, searching for emotional transformation and change, and getting to the heart of spiritual and awakened memoir. Also in this episode: -the great mystery -no longer being a character -deciding not to be too public   Books mentioned in this episode: -Working by Studs Terkel -The Situation and the Story by Vivian Gornick -Mariette in Ecstasy by Ron Hansen  -Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall B. Rosenberg -The Power of Vulnerability by Brene Brown Sarah Chauncey is a veteran writer and developmental editor, as well as the author of P.S. I Love You More Than Tuna, the first gift book for adults grieving the loss of a pet. In the early part of her career, she wrote for VH1, Comedy Central and other TV outlets, as well as entertainment websites and music magazines. Later, she pivoted to storytelling for organizations including NASA, McAfee and Intel. Sarah writes the Resonant Storytelling Substack, which offers guidance on craft and process for creative nonfiction writers. She also writes The Counterintuitive Guide to Life, which helps readers develop mental health resilience by developing self-awareness; and More Than Tuna, which offers support for those grieving the loss of a pet. In recent years, she's written for Tiny Buddha, Lion's Roar, Modern Loss, Eckhart Tolle's website, Jane Friedman's blog and the Brevity blog.    Connect with Sarah: Website: https://www.sarahchauncey.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@sarahchauncey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahkchauncey/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahchauncey/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarah.k.chauncey   – Ronit's writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The Rumpus, The New York Times, Poets & Writers, The Iowa Review, Hippocampus, The Washington Post, Writer's Digest, American Literary Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir WHEN SHE COMES BACK about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and their eventual reconciliation was named Finalist in the 2021 Housatonic Awards Awards, the 2021 Indie Excellence Awards, and was a 2021 Book Riot Best True Crime Book. Her short story collection HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE won Hidden River Arts' 2020 Eludia Award and the 2023 Page Turner Awards for Short Stories.  She earned an MFA in Nonfiction Writing at Pacific University, is Creative Nonfiction Editor at The Citron Review, and teaches memoir through the University of Washington's Online Continuum Program and also independently. She launched Let's Talk Memoir in 2022, lives in Seattle with her family of people and dogs, and is at work on her next book. More about Ronit: https://ronitplank.com Subscribe to Ronit's Substack: https://substack.com/@ronitplank   Follow Ronit: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ https://www.facebook.com/RonitPlank https://bsky.app/profile/ronitplank.bsky.social   Background photo credit: Photo by Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash Headshot photo credit: Sarah Anne Photography Theme music: Isaac Joel, Dead Moll's Fingers

German-born spiritual teacher and self-help author Eckhart Tolle once wrote, "Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance."  I found this to be true in my life as well, and as it turns out, expressing gratitude isn't just a sound spiritual practice. It's essential to our emotional and physical well-being.  According to a recent study performed at Harvard Medical School, "Gratitude is strongly and consistently associated with greater happiness. Gratitude helps people feel more positive emotions, relish good experiences, improve their health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships."    How can you reap the benefits? While there are many beneficial exercises that can help you cultivate an attitude of gratitude, such as journaling, morning or evening reflections, and performing acts of kindness, many people focus their thoughts outward (Ex: I'm grateful for my children, a roof over my head, my job, etc.).It's easy to lose sight of the good in ourselves. Instead, let's focus inward. Tune in as Anthony and I share what we're grateful for about each Enneagram type and why you should be too.

In this episode of Resonance, Michael Trainer pulls back the curtain on one of the most powerful relationship strategies he's ever learned — a strategy that transformed his life, unlocked access to global leaders, and helped build world-class communities and movements.He calls it The Anchor Strategy.At its core, the Anchor Strategy is simple:Create an offering so valuable that extraordinary people naturally orbit around it.Michael shares how this principle guided him from building Global Citizen to hosting His Holiness the Dalai Lama for his 80th birthday, to facilitating sold-out conversations with Deepak Chopra, Eckhart Tolle, Gabby Bernstein, Marie Forleo, and more.You'll hear the story of:how a 30-day meditation practice inspired him to host the Dalai Lamahow that one anchor created momentum he couldn't have imaginedhow the anchor of a single event led to hosting Deepak & Eckharthow a podcast becomes an anchor for world-class conversationshow anchors transform asks into meaningful offeringshow aligning altruistic impact with enlightened self-interest opens doorsand why being an offering is the most powerful frame for modern connectionMichael also breaks down:✔ how to use events and experiences as magnetizing anchors✔ how to build momentum by inviting people into something meaningful✔ how a podcast becomes an anchor for relationship building✔ how to transform cold outreach into a warm invitation✔ why being of value attracts people you once thought unreachable✔ and why the best ways to build relationships are not transactionalWhether you're building community, launching a platform, creating a movement, or simply trying to connect more deeply, the Anchor Strategy gives you a timeless blueprint for exponential relationships.This is the physics of human connection.This is how you build a life of resonance. Michael Trainer has spent 30 years learning from Nobel laureates, neuroscientists, and wisdom keepers worldwide. He's the author of RESONANCE: The Art and Science of Human Connection (March 31, 2026), co-creator of Global Citizen and the Global Citizen Festival, and host of the RESONANCE podcast.Featured in Forbes, Inc, Good Morning America. Follow on YouTube