Podcasts about Mantra

Dear Community, we're opening up a private Community membership for those who are interested in processing the podcast. Learn more here: https://linktr.ee/gatewaystoawakeningWhat if sound is one of the fundamental forces shaping our bodies, our consciousness, and even the world around us?In this episode of Gateways to Awakening, I sit down with legendary sound healer, Grammy-nominated musician, author, and pioneer Jonathan Goldman, who has spent more than 50 years exploring the transformational power of sound. We dive into Jonathan's newest book, Ascension Harmonics, and his exploration of the Divine Name, an ancient sequence of sacred vowel sounds he describes as a “hotline to the Divine.”“It is not only the frequency of the sound that creates its effect. It is also the intention of the person making and receiving the sound.” — Jonathan Goldman In this episode, we explore:Why Jonathan believes everything can be understood through vibrationHow sound may help restore the body to resonance and balanceThe principle Frequency + Intent = HealingWhy love, gratitude, kindness, and appreciation transform the way we use soundThe science and practice of hummingWhy every person is a unique vibratory beingThe ancient Divine Name and Jonathan's work with sacred vowel soundsSound, the biofield, and what Jonathan calls the “Gaia Matrix”Collective intention and planetary healingThe relationship between sound, water, and DNAJonathan's extraordinary experience of sound becoming lightWhy silence is just as essential as soundAnd why healing ourselves and healing the planet may ultimately be the same actJonathan leaves us with a beautifully simple practice: take a breath, hum, and then become silent. In a world filled with noise, the space between sounds may hold some of the greatest gifts of all.We would LOVE to hear from you! What did you learn? Tune into Gateways to Awakening for more conversations with leading thinkers, scientists, mystics, entrepreneurs, and consciousness pioneers exploring the future of human potential.If this episode resonates with you, you may also enjoy Yasmeen's work through the Inner Knowing School, where she teaches intuition, energetic mastery, multidimensional awareness, and nervous system regulation through private immersions and executive cohorts. You can also explore Yasmeen's latest book, A Glitch in the Matrix: 10 Energy Codes to Become the Main Character of Your Life, available on Audible, Kindle, and in print. The book explores intuition, consciousness, timelines, emotional regulation, and how to manage your energy instead of your time.

The Learning Leader Show with Ryan Hawk www.LearningLeader.com The Price of Becoming is a USA Today, LA Times, and Publishers Weekly Best-Seller! www.LearningLeader.com/Becoming This is brought to you by Insight Global. If you need to hire one person, hire a team of people, or transform your business through Talent or Technical Services, Insight Global's team of 30,000 people around the world has the hustle and grit to deliver. Blake Mycoskie founded TOMS Shoes in 2006 after a trip to Argentina, where he saw children without shoes and built a company around giving away a pair for every pair sold. TOMS went on to donate more than 100 million pairs of shoes and became one of the most copied business models in the world. What most people don't know is what happened after he sold it, and I'm grateful that he was open to talking about that on this episode of The Learning Leader Show. Key Learnings Make your gratitude specific. Not "I'm grateful for my family." Name the exact thing. Blake's example from that morning: the photos the camp posted of his daughter laughing in the lake, and knowing his stoic kid does not smile like that unless she is genuinely happy. He kept the practice going for five years when he couldn't feel any of it. Blake could not name five things he was grateful for, and he had all the same things in his life he has now. He did it anyway. He credits it as one of the things that kept him going. Surfing is a great thinking practice. Surfing is mostly just sitting on the board. Three hours in the water, ten waves, maybe five minutes standing. The rest is paddling and sitting. That's why it works as a thinking practice. Capture the idea in the moment or lose it. Blake programmed the side button on his Apple Watch to open a voice memo. Every idea he has sitting on the board, he records. They're all waiting when he gets out. He hit every marker and still felt worthless. "I did everything, and I still, deep down in my soul, had this feeling like I'm not worthy, I'm not enough, and I never will be." The external validation was the drug. Selling TOMS cut off the supply. The thing that had been holding up his sense of self was suddenly gone. If you get there and it's empty, don't panic. Panicking is what Blake did, and having money meant he could make expensive mistakes fast. Build the dream house. Get divorced. One thing after another. The emptiness may be the point. Blake's read on it: if achievement delivered what society promises, you'd never go inward. Feeling hollow at the summit is what forces the inner work. He re-patterned the sentence he'd been telling himself since childhood. The old one was "you're not enough." He replaced it with "I am enough. I've always been enough." Twenty minutes every morning and every evening. Forty straight days. It worked, and he no longer needs to do it daily. Sometimes you just need a physical cue to catch the loop. That's the whole idea behind the bracelet he wears. Not magic. A reminder on your wrist that interrupts the thought. Give the second one away. Blake found the bracelet's real power was handing one to a friend. Now you're both wearing it, you're both in on it, and there's an unspoken agreement that neither of you has to have a bad day alone. Men are worse at building that than women are. Tell your kids they're enough, and keep telling them. They're going to get the opposite message from everywhere else, which is exactly why it has to come from you repeatedly. Blake says the relaxation you'll see in them is immediate. Be brutally honest about how hard the job is. Try to talk them out of it. Blake is the last interview in the process now. If he can lay out every negative and they still desperately want it, the commitment is real. "How many people did you convince not to take the role before you got the right person?" Most leaders slip into sales mode, talk the candidate into it, and end up talking themselves into the candidate. What he screens for during the interview process: Integrity first. If it isn't there, it surfaces fast now. Attitude second. The person who never says "that's not my job." Whether they're building a resume or joining a movement. Find the people who cover what you're bad at. Blake is a storyteller, a vision-sharer, and high energy. He is not a supply chain guy, not a finance guy, and he has trouble saying no. So he hired around it. That's what let him actually be the chief shoe giver instead of pretending to be a CEO. Don't wait for permission. Most people stand in line at the front door. Blake looks for side doors. In Argentina he had no investors and no plan, just an idea and the words One For One. Ryan's version for his kids: everyone can apply online. Drive to the restaurant and go talk to the manager instead. Having no experience was the advantage. He'd never made a shoe, so he didn't know which rules he was breaking. Same with outdoor advertising. Same with driver's ed. He learned it from Richard Branson: ask forgiveness, not permission. Nashville wouldn't allow advertising, so he sold art instead. Blake spent two years with the city council and got there by removing the ad from the ad. No price, no call to action. Just album covers on the sides of buildings, called country music art. Once one artist had one, they all wanted one. He sold the company to Clear Channel. You don't attract what you want. You attract what you are. Want honest friends, be honest. Want peace at home, bring peace. Want trust, practice it when nobody's watching. Blake applies it to customers too: sloppy companies attract sloppy customers, and that's usually the real reason the business fails. Charlie Munger got asked how to get a great wife. He said: deserve one. Be known for doing what you said you'd do. Early on Blake didn't have the skills, so he built the reputation on execution instead. Move fast, keep it simple, do it with integrity. Momentum is a form of trust. The other half of that is not overpromising. Blake's own failure mode is getting excited, feeling falsely confident, promising something big, and missing. When it happens, own it fast and be honest, and the relationship usually survives. Be careful using a general-purpose chatbot as a therapist. Blake's warning, and the reason the founders of Sonia built a purpose-built tool instead: the big consumer models are designed to make you feel good about yourself. If you need to hear something hard, that's the last thing you want. He went from skeptic to advisor in six months. Blake met the Sonia founders at a mental health conference, tried the app to be polite, and by the third session was getting insights he hadn't gotten elsewhere. He now spends five to ten hours a week helping them. His reason for loving the work: "Now I get to be the coach instead of the athlete." Stop chasing balance. Design for harmony. Blake picked this up from an executive at Cannes who said she'd given up on balance. He goes hard in phases. Full dad mode with the office waiting on emails. Then all in on a launch and missing things at home. The measure isn't evenly split day to day. It's whether, over a year, everyone in his life feels like they got what they needed to thrive. Including him. Reflection Questions What did you actually feel grateful for today? Not the category. The specific moment. What is the sentence you've been repeating to yourself since childhood, and is it true? In your last hire, how hard did you try to talk them out of it? Or did you spend the interview selling them, and then sell yourself? More Learning #598: Sam Parr - Bold. Fast. Fun. Living by a Mantra & Building a Media Company #547: Dr. Michael Gervais - Stop Worrying About What Other People Think of You #676: Jesse Cole - Built for The Fans (The Owner of the Savannah Bananas)  Episode Chapters 00:00 Meet Blake Mycoskie 01:38 Surfing is Great for Deep Thinking 03:41 Make Your Gratitude Specific 05:39 Blake Sold TOMS and Fell Apart 11:20 Advice for Those to "Make It" and Feel Nothing 13:23 "I Am Enough" and the Bracelet on His Wrist 17:35 The No Magic Pill 19:41 The Risk of Chatbot Therapy 22:42 A Surgeon Dad, a Bestselling Mom, and the Pressure Nobody Said Out Loud 25:13 Telling Your Kids They're Enough 31:31 How He Got Country Music Art on the Side of Buildings 35:15 Learning to Be Proud of TOMS Again 38:49 Hiring Around Your Weaknesses 41:25 Try to Talk Them Out of the Job 45:07 You Don't Attract What You Want. You Attract What You Are. 46:54 Don't Wait for Permission 48:34 Be Known for Doing What You Said You'd Do 50:02 The Champagne Question: Harmony, Not Balance 52:28 EOPC

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Every day, tens of millions of people use mantras all around the globe. Originating in South Asia and then spreading via practitioners, texts, rituals, and iconography, mantras have been grounded in speech and sound but also take a range of material forms. For instance, they are inscribed on surfaces, written in manuscripts, printed on posters, visually encoded in diagrams, or worn as amulets and textiles. Not surprisingly, mantras also circulate widely in digital spaces. In this episode of the Nordic Asia Podcast, Prof. Xenia Zeiler from the University of Helsinki talks to Prof. Borayin Larios about the ERC Synergy project MANTRAMS - Mantras in Religion, Media and Society in Global Southern Asia, and about digital mantra research. Funded by a Synergy Grant from the European Research Council, MANTRAMS is a pioneering, large-scale research project entirely dedicated to mantras, past and present. The interdisciplinary and comparative six-year project will investigate mantras across millennia and around the world, examining the roots of mantra, their circulation across South and Southeast Asia, and their transcultural significance in global contexts today. Borayin Larios is Assistant Professor of Modern South Asian Studies at the University of Vienna. His research interests span contemporary and classical Indian religious traditions, including the anthropology and history of mantras, popular and everyday Hinduism, material religion, and Yoga and Tantra traditions. In his interdisciplinary approach, he combines cultural anthropology, religious studies, and historical philology. He is a Principal Investigator in the ERC Synergy project MANTRAMS - Mantras in Religion, Media and Society in Global Southern Asia. Xenia Zeiler is Professor of South Asian Studies at the University of Helsinki. Her research and teaching are situated at the intersection of digital media, culture, and society, specifically as related to India and global Indian communities. Her focus within this wider field of digital culture is video games and gaming research, in India and beyond. She also researches and teaches digital religion, popular culture, cultural heritage, and mediatization processes. The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the following academic partners: Asia Centre, University of Tartu (Estonia), Asian studies, University of Helsinki (Finland), Centre for Asian Studies, Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania), Centre for East Asian Studies, University of Turku (Finland), Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University (Sweden) and Centre for South Asian Democracy, University of Oslo (Norway). We aim to produce timely, topical and well-edited discussions of new research and developments about Asia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Every day, tens of millions of people use mantras all around the globe. Originating in South Asia and then spreading via practitioners, texts, rituals, and iconography, mantras have been grounded in speech and sound but also take a range of material forms. For instance, they are inscribed on surfaces, written in manuscripts, printed on posters, visually encoded in diagrams, or worn as amulets and textiles. Not surprisingly, mantras also circulate widely in digital spaces. In this episode of the Nordic Asia Podcast, Prof. Xenia Zeiler from the University of Helsinki talks to Prof. Borayin Larios about the ERC Synergy project MANTRAMS - Mantras in Religion, Media and Society in Global Southern Asia, and about digital mantra research. Funded by a Synergy Grant from the European Research Council, MANTRAMS is a pioneering, large-scale research project entirely dedicated to mantras, past and present. The interdisciplinary and comparative six-year project will investigate mantras across millennia and around the world, examining the roots of mantra, their circulation across South and Southeast Asia, and their transcultural significance in global contexts today. Borayin Larios is Assistant Professor of Modern South Asian Studies at the University of Vienna. His research interests span contemporary and classical Indian religious traditions, including the anthropology and history of mantras, popular and everyday Hinduism, material religion, and Yoga and Tantra traditions. In his interdisciplinary approach, he combines cultural anthropology, religious studies, and historical philology. He is a Principal Investigator in the ERC Synergy project MANTRAMS - Mantras in Religion, Media and Society in Global Southern Asia. Xenia Zeiler is Professor of South Asian Studies at the University of Helsinki. Her research and teaching are situated at the intersection of digital media, culture, and society, specifically as related to India and global Indian communities. Her focus within this wider field of digital culture is video games and gaming research, in India and beyond. She also researches and teaches digital religion, popular culture, cultural heritage, and mediatization processes. The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the following academic partners: Asia Centre, University of Tartu (Estonia), Asian studies, University of Helsinki (Finland), Centre for Asian Studies, Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania), Centre for East Asian Studies, University of Turku (Finland), Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University (Sweden) and Centre for South Asian Democracy, University of Oslo (Norway). We aim to produce timely, topical and well-edited discussions of new research and developments about Asia. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/southeast-asian-studies

Every day, tens of millions of people use mantras all around the globe. Originating in South Asia and then spreading via practitioners, texts, rituals, and iconography, mantras have been grounded in speech and sound but also take a range of material forms. For instance, they are inscribed on surfaces, written in manuscripts, printed on posters, visually encoded in diagrams, or worn as amulets and textiles. Not surprisingly, mantras also circulate widely in digital spaces. In this episode of the Nordic Asia Podcast, Prof. Xenia Zeiler from the University of Helsinki talks to Prof. Borayin Larios about the ERC Synergy project MANTRAMS - Mantras in Religion, Media and Society in Global Southern Asia, and about digital mantra research. Funded by a Synergy Grant from the European Research Council, MANTRAMS is a pioneering, large-scale research project entirely dedicated to mantras, past and present. The interdisciplinary and comparative six-year project will investigate mantras across millennia and around the world, examining the roots of mantra, their circulation across South and Southeast Asia, and their transcultural significance in global contexts today. Borayin Larios is Assistant Professor of Modern South Asian Studies at the University of Vienna. His research interests span contemporary and classical Indian religious traditions, including the anthropology and history of mantras, popular and everyday Hinduism, material religion, and Yoga and Tantra traditions. In his interdisciplinary approach, he combines cultural anthropology, religious studies, and historical philology. He is a Principal Investigator in the ERC Synergy project MANTRAMS - Mantras in Religion, Media and Society in Global Southern Asia. Xenia Zeiler is Professor of South Asian Studies at the University of Helsinki. Her research and teaching are situated at the intersection of digital media, culture, and society, specifically as related to India and global Indian communities. Her focus within this wider field of digital culture is video games and gaming research, in India and beyond. She also researches and teaches digital religion, popular culture, cultural heritage, and mediatization processes. The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the following academic partners: Asia Centre, University of Tartu (Estonia), Asian studies, University of Helsinki (Finland), Centre for Asian Studies, Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania), Centre for East Asian Studies, University of Turku (Finland), Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University (Sweden) and Centre for South Asian Democracy, University of Oslo (Norway). We aim to produce timely, topical and well-edited discussions of new research and developments about Asia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/south-asian-studies

Every day, tens of millions of people use mantras all around the globe. Originating in South Asia and then spreading via practitioners, texts, rituals, and iconography, mantras have been grounded in speech and sound but also take a range of material forms. For instance, they are inscribed on surfaces, written in manuscripts, printed on posters, visually encoded in diagrams, or worn as amulets and textiles. Not surprisingly, mantras also circulate widely in digital spaces. In this episode of the Nordic Asia Podcast, Prof. Xenia Zeiler from the University of Helsinki talks to Prof. Borayin Larios about the ERC Synergy project MANTRAMS - Mantras in Religion, Media and Society in Global Southern Asia, and about digital mantra research. Funded by a Synergy Grant from the European Research Council, MANTRAMS is a pioneering, large-scale research project entirely dedicated to mantras, past and present. The interdisciplinary and comparative six-year project will investigate mantras across millennia and around the world, examining the roots of mantra, their circulation across South and Southeast Asia, and their transcultural significance in global contexts today. Borayin Larios is Assistant Professor of Modern South Asian Studies at the University of Vienna. His research interests span contemporary and classical Indian religious traditions, including the anthropology and history of mantras, popular and everyday Hinduism, material religion, and Yoga and Tantra traditions. In his interdisciplinary approach, he combines cultural anthropology, religious studies, and historical philology. He is a Principal Investigator in the ERC Synergy project MANTRAMS - Mantras in Religion, Media and Society in Global Southern Asia. Xenia Zeiler is Professor of South Asian Studies at the University of Helsinki. Her research and teaching are situated at the intersection of digital media, culture, and society, specifically as related to India and global Indian communities. Her focus within this wider field of digital culture is video games and gaming research, in India and beyond. She also researches and teaches digital religion, popular culture, cultural heritage, and mediatization processes. The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the following academic partners: Asia Centre, University of Tartu (Estonia), Asian studies, University of Helsinki (Finland), Centre for Asian Studies, Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania), Centre for East Asian Studies, University of Turku (Finland), Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University (Sweden) and Centre for South Asian Democracy, University of Oslo (Norway). We aim to produce timely, topical and well-edited discussions of new research and developments about Asia.

MENOPAUSE PANCHAKARMA PROGRAMWomen are unaware that painful menopause is directly connected to the imbalances that have been quietly accumulating over many years.To build a better support system for women going through this important transition, Sitaram Retreat x Postcard has created a dedicated Menopause Panchakarma Program.The program includes consultations, Panchakarma therapies, hormonal health support, personalised nutrition and lifestyle guidance, and restorative practices for the mind and body.Early Bird Offer Live! Valid for bookings until September 15th, 2026.Click to know more: https://sitaramretreat.com/Prepare_Your_Body_for_Menopause/ What happens when a disease continues to affect the body even after the body's cells have changed?Guru Yogi Shivanji introduces the Pancha Koshas, the five layers of human existence, and explains how he approaches chronic and complex conditions by looking beyond visible symptoms. The conversation explores anger, grief, hatred and forgiveness, including the story of a woman with long-standing vitiligo and the role emotional patterns played in her healing journey.The episode also explores Pranayama, Kumbhaka, breath retention and Bandhas, and Guru Yogi Shivanji's understanding of how breath and Prana influence the mind and body. He explains Pancha Bala Siddhanta and why food, movement, breath and mental focus form an important foundation before medicine.Episode HighlightsUnderstanding the Pancha KoshasThe mind, Prana & physical bodyEmotional patterns, forgiveness & healingPranayama, Kumbhaka & breath retentionPancha Bala Siddhanta explainedFood, movement, breath & mental focusThe healing village approachWhy healing requires active participationTimestamps00:00 – 03:46 – Pancha Koshas, Beliefs & Healing03:46 – 13:44 – Anger, Grief, Forgiveness & Letting Go13:44 – 18:57 – Science, Belief & Choosing the Right Doctor18:57 – 24:43 – Mantra, Focus & Pancha Bala Siddhanta24:43 – 27:17 – Forgiveness, Healing & Breath27:17 – 39:42 – Pranayama, Kumbhaka, Bandhas & Prana39:42 – 42:42 – Inside the Healing Village42:42 – 44:29 – Living in Tune With NatureAbout Guru Yogi ShivanjiGuru Yogi Shivanji is the founder of Indimacy Healing Village in Trivandrum, where he works with an approach that brings together food, movement, breathing, meditation and traditional healing practices.About Dr Vignesh DevrajDr Vignesh Devraj is a fourth-generation Ayurvedic physician and the founder of Sitaram Retreat, Kerala, a space for authentic healing. He is a committed practitioner and researcher of Panchakarma.If you are interested in doing a one-on-one Ayurvedic consultation with Dr Vignesh Devraj, please find the details here: https://calendly.com/drvignesh/30-minute-session-with-dr-vignesh-devraj-md-ay-ist If you are economically challenged, please use the form below to request a free Ayurvedic consultation: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd29nHcrC1RssR-6WAqWCWQWKKJo7nGcEm8ITEl2-ErcnfVEg/viewformBALANCING THE MIGHTY VATA – ONLINE COURSE NOW AVAILABLEVata governs Prana, the nervous system, movement, and emotional well-being. In Ayurveda, balancing Vata is considered one of the most important aspects of healing and recovery.This comprehensive online course includes over 6 hours of practical teachings, downloadable notes, and simple tools that can be integrated into everyday life.Link: https://vigneshdevraj.com/balancing-the-mighty-vata/For further information, kindly visit: www.vigneshdevraj.com and www.sitaramretreat.comInstagram – @sitarambeachretreat | @vigneshdevrajTwitter – @VigneshDevrajDisclaimer: We strongly recommend that the content discussed in these episodes should not be used as medical advice or as a substitute for professional medical care.

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Ever find yourself saying yes to a new collaboration, tool, or project—then months later wondering how you got there? If you run a business (especially with an ADHD-ish™ brain), you're not alone.‍In this episode, I break down why our brains confuse options for opportunities, how dopamine clouds our judgment at the moment of the ask, and share a practical “screen door” filter to make better decisions going forward.‍Dopamine is a talent scout, not a bookkeeper: That rush of excitement we feel with something new? It's all about anticipation—not reality. The cost and maintenance of a new yes don't hit until much later. The trick is to slow the yes.‍Clever ways options pretend to be opportunities:‍The Flattering Ask: feeling chosen and visible can feel like opportunity, but might be just an option that doesn't fit your goals.‍The Closing Door: artificial urgency and manufactured scarcity prey on impulsive decision-making.‍The Adjacent Idea: our shiny new ideas often show up exactly when important work becomes tedious, tempting entrepreneurs to jump ship.‍Why is this so hard for ADHD brains?‍Because dopamine is LOUD and it fires at anticipation, not the actual result. That new offer or collab invitation? It's pure possibility—no fatigue, no disappointment, no downside at first. The evaluation part comes much later, usually after you're already committed.Story Time ‍Diann once bought a high ticket course to “launch a high-ticket course,” and not only never opened it, but kept paying a monthly subscription for three (!) years (ADHD dopamine at work, folks—don't feel bad, you're not alone!

(HABLAR DE LA MUERTE) Hoy te comparto un episodio diferente que seguramente te vendrá de alivio en algún momento donde quieras conectarte con un ser querido que recién partió y quieras conmemorar su vida con un espacio de ritual. Entonaremos el Mahamrityunjaya Mantra, un antiguo mantra usado para rituales de paso. ¡Espero te inspire! El mantra:  tryàmbakaṃ yajāmahe sugándhiṃ puṣṭivárdhanam. urvārukámiva bándhanānmṛtyórmukṣīya mā́mṛ́tāt

Ever find yourself saying yes to a new collaboration, tool, or project—then months later wondering how you got there? If you run a business (especially with an ADHD-ish™ brain), you're not alone.‍In this episode, I break down why our brains confuse options for opportunities, how dopamine clouds our judgment at the moment of the ask, and share a practical “screen door” filter to make better decisions going forward.‍Dopamine is a talent scout, not a bookkeeper: That rush of excitement we feel with something new? It's all about anticipation—not reality. The cost and maintenance of a new yes don't hit until much later. The trick is to slow the yes.‍Clever ways options pretend to be opportunities:‍The Flattering Ask: feeling chosen and visible can feel like opportunity, but might be just an option that doesn't fit your goals.‍The Closing Door: artificial urgency and manufactured scarcity prey on impulsive decision-making.‍The Adjacent Idea: our shiny new ideas often show up exactly when important work becomes tedious, tempting entrepreneurs to jump ship.‍Why is this so hard for ADHD brains?‍Because dopamine is LOUD and it fires at anticipation, not the actual result. That new offer or collab invitation? It's pure possibility—no fatigue, no disappointment, no downside at first. The evaluation part comes much later, usually after you're already committed.Story Time ‍Diann once bought a high ticket course to “launch a high-ticket course,” and not only never opened it, but kept paying a monthly subscription for three (!) years (ADHD dopamine at work, folks—don't feel bad, you're not alone!

Most people wait to feel ready before they begin. But readiness is often the the feeling we only enjoy after we have already taken the first step. Jonathan Petrides, founder of AllPlants, knows what it means to keep going when the obvious answer is “no.” He was rejected by every university he applied to, experimented with businesses that went nowhere, and eventually built a company around a simple insight: people may want to eat more plant-based food, but wanting something and making it easy are different things. This conversation explores the psychology of taking action before you feel ready, finding a mission worth committing to, and staying resilient when progress is slow. JP explains why purpose creates endurance, how persistence can change outcomes, and why showing up often gives you an advantage over people who are still preparing. Turn rejection into information rather than identity. Find a problem you care about solving for years. Make the first step so small that action feels inevitable. Listen now and start before you feel ready. SPONSORS

“Knowledge is really important. Knowledge brings forth this awakening as well.” What does it actually mean to bring the roots of yoga to your practice? To bring inspiration? To bring prayer? Mantra? Pranayama? Knowledge? In this episode of a Curious Yogi, I sit down with Crystal Rainbow Borrelli - author, oracle deck creator, and third-generation yogi. We dive into how to honor the ancient wisdom, respect tradition and understanding tools like sacred mantras can completely reshape your time both on the mat and in your life. Key TakeawaysYoga is a way of relating to lifeMantra becomes more meaningful when it's mythology and history is understoodOwn your voice! Essential for yoga teachersYoga's Spiritual Heart: Insights on practicing in yogas heartland of India.The mythical story behind the warrior posesStudying the roots of yoga, with respect for tradition, helps preserve it's depthTo experience the world as a yogi is to hold both the human and the spacious Yoga supports nervous-system regulation by creating a pause before reactionYoga Teacher Trainings in the west, things to consider and how to choose the right trainingsRaised off-grid on a remote island on the West Coast, Crystal Rainbow Borrelli is a yogi, international retreat leader, and teacher trainer for 200-hour and 300-hour programs worldwide. She is the author of Within the Divine Realm, a guide to the mythical stories and sacred mantras of yoga's gods and goddesses, and creator of the Sacred Realms Oracle Deck. Crystal's Online Classes, Book & Oracle Deck: crystalrainbowborrelli.comConnect with Crystal: @crystalrainbowyogaI loved this conversation! Crystal is such a power house and she truly shares from her heart. This conversation is sure to give you inspiration for how to practice your postures, sing your mantras and approach your yoga practice. In oneness, Bobbi Thanks for listening! 

Sita Ram Sita Ram „Sita Ram“ ist eines der beliebtesten Mantras. Diese Aufnahme mit Darshini entstand live während eines Samstagabend Satsangs bei Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg. Text Sita Ram Sita RamRam Sita Ram Ram Teilen … Du kannst das Audio mit anderen teilen, um Liebe und Harmonie zu verbreiten.

Sita Ram Sita Ram „Sita Ram“ ist eines der beliebtesten Mantras. Diese Aufnahme mit Darshini entstand live während eines Samstagabend Satsangs bei Yoga Vidya in Bad Meinberg. Text Sita Ram Sita RamRam Sita Ram Ram Teilen … Du kannst das Audio mit anderen teilen, um Liebe und Harmonie zu verbreiten.

You need people who have everything to show you that everything is nothing. George Harrison had wealth, fame, mansions, cars — everything material desire could want. And he said just sitting down and chanting the Hare Krishna mantra gives more happiness than all of it. "The response that comes from chanting is bliss — a much higher taste than any happiness found in the material world." Raghunath and Kaustubha explore that alongside the Yugala Gīta — where the gopīs at the highest perfectional stage are doing exactly what George did on a boat with John Lennon sailing through the Greek islands. Glorifying Krishna. In bhakti, the means and the end are the same thing. Srimad Bhagavatam 10.35.20-26 ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************

You need people who have everything to show you that everything is nothing. George Harrison had wealth, fame, mansions, cars — everything material desire could want. And he said just sitting down and chanting the Hare Krishna mantra gives more happiness than all of it. "The response that comes from chanting is bliss — a much higher taste than any happiness found in the material world." Raghunath and Kaustubha explore that alongside the Yugala Gīta — where the gopīs at the highest perfectional stage are doing exactly what George did on a boat with John Lennon sailing through the Greek islands. Glorifying Krishna. In bhakti, the means and the end are the same thing. Srimad Bhagavatam 10.35.20-26 ******************************************************************** LOVE THE PODCAST? WE ARE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AND WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO JOIN! Go to https://www.wisdomofthesages.com WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@WisdomoftheSages LISTEN ON ITUNES: https://podcasts/apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-of-the-sages/id1493055485 CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/wisdomofthesages108 *********************************************************************

Jahnavi Harrison is a Grammy-nominated artist, musician, and practitioner of Bhakti Yoga who has spent her life exploring sound as a path to the divine. Raised at Bhaktivedanta Manor in England, she grew up inside one of the world's most dedicated devotional communities, and in this conversation we trace how that formation shaped her relationship with voice, identity, approval, and what it means to offer your life as a prayer.What We Dive Into:1. Most of us were told at some point to be quiet, to sound better, or to wait until we were good enough. That conditioning runs deep. Reclaiming the voice, whether through kirtan, song, or simply speaking truthfully, is one of the most direct paths back to a self that stopped performing and started expressing.2. Bhakti is not a feeling you arrive at and maintain. It is a daily offering, something you return to moment by moment, especially when you have drifted. Jahnavi's framing is simple: make space for prayer in whatever form feels alive to you, and that space will become a source of nourishment that compounds over time.3. The desire to be accepted can masquerade as discernment, as wisdom, even as calling. Jahnavi traces how much of her own journey involved slowly distinguishing the voice of genuine inner knowing from the much louder voice that simply wanted to be liked. That distinction is not resolved once. It is worked on for life.Know Thyself, but not by yourself. A guided space to return home to yourself.https://www.knowthyselfcollective.com✨THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:https://www.timeline.com/KNOWTHYSELF Save 20% off your Mitopure® Gummieshttps://www.mudwtr.com/knowthyselfUse code KNOWTHYSELF for up to 43% off sitewide___________00:00 Intro01:36 What Devotional Music Actually Is03:12 Sound as a Direct Path to the Divine06:42 Sound as the First and Last Sense09:15 The Sensitivity of Sound and Its Transformative Power12:28 Why We Lose Our Voices: Fear, Shame, and the Voice Unsung16:22 Finding Your Voice and Speaking Your Truth20:17 Discerning Your Own Voice from the Noise of Others23:46 The Missed Flight: Choosing Calling Over Convention29:00 Life as an Offering: Dharma and Letting Go of Outcomes31:54 The Intelligence of the Heart in Bhakti36:22 Nature, Silence, and the Inner Life42:39 Prayer vs. Meditation: Are They the Same?48:32 Prayer as Relationship, Not Request57:54 Kirtan, Mantra, and the Dissolution of Self1:03:25 Kirtan at a Funeral: Sound as Communal Holding1:06:15 Losing and Reclaiming Faith: The Reckoning with Tradition1:13:33 The Role of Trusted Counsel Through Doubt1:15:28 The Grammys and the Tension of Devotional Art in Industry1:21:37 Fame, Ego, and Staying on the Right Track1:25:40 Expanding Beyond Tradition: The Rise Album with Willow1:35:36 Art as Revolution and Service1:38:31 The Coldplay Concert and the Power of Mass Gathering1:43:17 Current Projects and Dreaming Bigger1:51:37 Closing Message: Make Space for Prayer Every Day___________✨MORE FROM JAHNAVI↳Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jahnavi_harrison↳YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/JahnaviHarrisonMusic↳https://www.jahnavimusic.com

The Good Guys web their bows, eat some DNA inhibitors, and get all up inside a spider. The one where The Good Guys watch ⁠Spiderman Brand New Day.-The Good Guys:  Regan, Rob, and Ryan -Producer:  Eric 'e0n' Chung  -Engineers:  Regan & Eric  -Social Media Strategist:  E  -Background Music and FX courtesy of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  - -Let Me Tell You Something⁠ -Handshake -Lem0n Method -⁠ -⁠⁠ -Featured background music playlist:  Ad Infinitum, Data, Mantra, Symbolic, Vintage, and Arcadia  by  White Bat Audio  -- Theme music is Battle (Boss) by BoxCat Games and is licensed under CC BY 3.0  - Additional music is Against the Wall by BoxCat Games and is licensed under CC BY 3.0  -

Just like Baba said, “Most people who meditate make the same mistake. When they sit for meditation, they do not focus on the Self, instead they run after the mind trying to find out what it is doing.” So, focus on your own Self. Use the mantra, this ancient sacred formula, to pierce through the mental activity that you usually find so intriguing. Mantra gives you your own Self. — Gurudevi Nirmalananda   Watch Gurudevi's full discourse “Sublime Spiritual State" here: https://gurudevi.vhx.tv/products/sublime-spiritual-state-7-19-26   #meditate #meditation #gurudevi #yogamysticism #spirituality #divine #yoga #swaminirmalananda #blissyoga #svaroopayoga #siddhayoga #muktananda #gurudevinirmalananda

**What if Animal Reiki is not simply a technique we use, but a contemplative practice that transforms the way we meet animals, ourselves, and the healing journey?** In this August 2026 episode of Animal Reiki Talk, Kathleen Prasad explores the art and science of the Let Animals Lead® method and considers a deeper question: Rather than asking whether Reiki can “fix” an animal's condition, what is Animal Reiki inviting us to become? Kathleen shares how foundational practices such as hara breathing, the Reiki Precepts, mantras, and chanting help us cultivate mindfulness, emotional balance, compassion, and grounded presence. She also discusses how contemplative science is beginning to explore many of these ancient practices, including breathwork, meditation, mantra repetition, compassion practices, and the ways animals and people influence one another's emotional states. Drawing upon nearly 30 years of experience with animals in homes, shelters, farms, sanctuaries, veterinary settings, and wildlife environments, Kathleen shares moving examples of the many forms healing can take. These experiences remind us that healing is not always the same as curing—and that the practitioner's role is not to control the outcome, but to show up with an open heart, a steady presence, and trust in the animal's wisdom. This episode also explores important questions about the future of Animal Reiki research, including the need to honor animal agency, dignity, comfort, and freedom of choice. During the community Q&A, Kathleen offers encouragement for practitioners who do not visualize during meditation, sharing that Reiki may be experienced through sensation, sound, peacefulness, inner knowing, or simply through the responses of the animals themselves. A second heartfelt discussion explores how science, intuition, and personal healing can gradually find their way into greater balance. The episode closes with a gentle Global Healing Circle meditation dedicated to animals everywhere and to all who care for them. **Topics include:** • Animal Reiki as a contemplative practice • Hara breathing and emotional regulation • The Reiki Precepts as a path of mindfulness • Mantras, chanting, and returning to presence • The difference between healing and curing • Animal agency and ethical Reiki research • Practicing Reiki with aphantasia • Trusting your unique experience of Reiki • Bridging science, intuition, and spiritual practice • A Global Healing Circle meditation for animals May this conversation remind you that beneath all our doing, planning, and worry, there is a peaceful awareness that has always been here—and every time we pause to simply be with an animal, we are practicing the heart of Reiki.

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00:00 – 23:52- Carlie Irsay-Gordon met the media on Friday, her “Find A Way” mantra heading into this season, Jadeveon Clowney goes back to the Texans, how Daniel Jones looked in Week 1 of training camp, the Colts starters have looked solid but the backups have not, Colts were the runner-up to Deebo Samuel?, Colts kicking competition 23:53 – 29:58 – GOATs of the Week 29:59 – 56:07 - Rick Venturi joins us and discusses his health, his excitement for pads going on at practice, training camp thoughts to this point, where the Colts are deepest, Daniel Jones, Jonathan Taylor, his thoughts on the backups the Colts have, Colts o-line against opposing pass rushes, where is the Colts pass rush going to come from?Support the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The August 2026 edition of the EML Podcast delivers another packed selection of new electronic music from across the EML family and the wider underground dance scene.This month's show features fresh trance, progressive house, techno, melodic electronic music and club-focused releases, including music from Flukus, Arturis, Funky Resistance, Jan Johnston, Lorna James, Ariel Music, SJM, Newsome, Venom Hertz and more.Flukus takes the Demo of the Month spotlight with “Mantra”, while Jay's Pick goes to Funky Resistance with “Inside the Sound.” The episode also includes the Suncraft remix of “Synth Magic”, Flukus' energetic “Rhythm”, Arturis' atmospheric “Lost in the Silence”, and a new remix of “Broken” from Jan Johnston and Lorna James.August 2026 Tracklist  Ariel Music – Forever Alive   Flukus – Mantra [Demo of the Month]  Juan Almiñana Obando – This Is Your Dream   SJM – Like a Sunlight   Jarr Head & Alphed Le Cornett – Synth Magic (Suncraft Remix)  Paul Ross [AU] – Hold Me High   Flukus – Rhythm   Arturis – Lost in the Silence   Newsome – How We Do   Jan Johnston + Lorna James – Broken (SNIL Remix)  Funky Resistance – Inside the Sound [Jay's Pick]  Venom Hertz – Come and Fucking Get It  Discover more new electronic music, releases, artists and label news at:https://www.eml-recordings.comEML Podcast — New Music • Artist News • DJ Picks

Why don't talented women pursue leadership? After 35 years in manufacturing, Sheila LaMothe has an answer most of us feel but rarely say out loud: it's usually not ability. It's that they don't see themselves as worthy of the opportunity, even when the people around them already do.Sheila chaired the Women in Manufacturing board, founded Women in Finishing, and today is Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at the Chemical Coaters Association International. And it all started with a marketing manager sitting silent in a room full of GE and Ford executives, feeling completely irrelevant, promising herself she would not leave that room without saying something.In this episode:The real reason women hold themselves back from leadership (it's not skill)Imposter syndrome, and why an invitation is evidence that someone sees your value"He saw something in me that I didn't see in myself": how allies and sponsors open doorsSheila's "jump in" rule for opportunities you don't feel ready forHow to bring a mistake to your boss with solutions, not just problemsWhy you should never apologize for speaking in a meetingCHAPTERS 0:00 — Intro and Sheila's “say something in the room” takeaway0:32 — Why speaking up matters when you're invited to lead1:00 — A simple challenge for the week: one comment, one question1:30 — Intro to Sheila LaMothe and her career story2:33 — Feeling intimidated in a room full of high-level women3:29 — The moment Sheila decided to speak up4:09 — Why women often don't own their expertise5:32 — Sheila's unconventional path into manufacturing7:12 — Confidence, imposter syndrome, and male allies9:48 — Mantras for stepping into opportunity11:37 — Leadership, teamwork, and lessons from athletics13:33 — Learning to trust the better idea, not just your own16:03 — Coaching people to bring solutions, not just problems17:28 — Handling a major magazine typo with transparency20:41 — Joining the WIM board and growing through leadership23:44 — Why trade associations are an underrated resource27:00 — Building a meaningful network, not just collecting contacts29:49 — Final advice: stop apologizing, speak confidently, commit fully32:30 — Closing thanks and outrohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sheila-lamothe-a1405420/If leadership doesn't see your impact yet, start by putting it into words they recognize. Get the Free Impact Clarity Tool: https://nowomanleftbehind.ac-page.com/impact-clarity-ai-optinRosie Zilinskas is the creator of the Articulation Gap for high-performing corporate women. The Articulation Gap is the distance between the impact high-performing corporate women create and the impact leadership recognizes, rewards, and promotes through Clarity, Composure, and Conviction.#WomenInLeadership #ImposterSyndrome #CareerGrowth

The mantra artist and Bhakti yoga teacher discusses his Lightfall EP, meditation, the power of mantra music, and how ancient spiritual practices can create deeper connection in the modern world

Govinda Narayana Govinda Narayana ist ein Krishna Kirtan: Krishna wird angerufen als Govinda Gopala, also als guter Hirte. Er ist für alles Naras, also alle Wesen da. Er ist Hari, strahlend und leuchtend. In diesem Kirtan wird Gott angerufen als Govinda, als guter Hirte, als Gopala, als der Schützer aller Wesen, als Narayana, als der, der in allen ist, als Hari, der, der leuchtet und strahlend ist, voller Liebe. Er ist Ananda, er führt zur Freude, und er ist derjenige, den wir überall wahrnehmen und erfahren können. Text Govinda Narayana,Gopala Narayana Govinda Gopala NarayanaHari Govinda Gopala Narayana Der Beitrag Govinda Narayana gesungen von Aditi erschien zuerst auf Yoga Vidya Blog - Yoga, Meditation und Ayurveda.

The mantra artist and Bhakti yoga teacher discusses his Lightfall EP, meditation, the power of mantra music, and how ancient spiritual practices can create deeper connection in the modern world

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Why Being "Too Masculine" Is Blocking Your Love Life | FT: Faye CONNECT WITH CHARLENE:On Instagram @mscharlenebyars([https://www.instagram.com/mscharlenebyars]On YouTube @chosentraining(https://www.youtube.com/@lovestorieswithcharlenebyars))Work with me HERE([https://charlenebyars.com/](https://charlenebyars.com/))CONNECT WITH Jacqueline FayeOn Instagram @(/)On YouTubeCelebrity matchmaker, bestselling author, and NLP practitioner Jacqueline Faye ("Faye the Fairy Matchmaker") joins the podcast to break down what actually makes a woman magnetic in dating and relationships. After a decade running Diamond Club Matchmaking for high-achieving men and women, Faye shares the biggest patterns she's seen, from women with unrealistic "checklists" around age and height, to the personal journey that inspired her book, Seduce Like a Goddess.Timestamps:00:00 — Intro: Meet Jacqueline Faye, "The Fairy Matchmaker" 02:00 — How Faye Got Into Matchmaking (From Actress to NLP Coach) 04:30 — Why She Started Diamond Club Matchmaking 06:15 — What Faye Noticed First: Entitled vs. Underprepared Women 09:00 — Are Women Really Looking for Love or a Feeling? 11:00 — The Problem With Rigid Dating "Checklists" (Age, Height, etc.) 13:30 — Faye's Personal Story: Becoming the Breadwinner & Losing Her Feminine Energy 17:00 — Taking Phone Calls While Giving Birth (The Hustle Culture Trap) 19:30 — How Her Marriage Changed When Roles Shifted 22:00 — Reclaiming Feminine Energy in Business and Life 24:30 — The Chronic Pain Story: Masculine Energy & the Body 26:30 — Letting Him Lead: Practical Examples 29:00 — What Men Actually Want: Affection AND Appreciation 31:30 — Why Saying "Thank You" After a Date Still Matters 34:00 — Behind the Book: "Seduce Like a Goddess" & the Secret Spell Concept 36:30 — Manifestation, Mantras, and Getting "Lit Up From the Inside" 39:00 — Client Story: Throwing Out the "Tall, Handsome" Checklist 42:00 — Biological Age vs. Chronological Age in Dating 45:00 — Healthy Love Is Created, Not Found (Attachment Styles) 47:30 — Faye's Story: Letting Go of Timelines Around Having Kids 50:00 — Why Desperation Energy Repels Men 52:00 — What Keeps Long-Term Couples in Love (Date Nights, Effort, Spice) 55:00 — Chemistry vs. Compatibility Explained 58:00 — Advice for Singles: Ask Questions, Don't Just Talk About Yourself 1:00:30 — Advice for Married Women: Reigniting the Spark 1:02:30 — Miss Charlene's Trench Coat Story 1:04:00 — Where to Find Faye + Get the Book 1:05:30 — Closing Thoughts: Step Into Your Goddess FrequencyFaye opens up about her own shift from operating in "masculine hustle energy" as a CEO and breadwinner to reclaiming her feminine energy, and how that shift changed her marriage, her business, and even a year-long chronic pain issue she believes was tied to the imbalance. The conversation covers what most women misunderstand about men (hint: it's not just affection they crave, it's appreciation), the difference between chemistry and compatibility, why throwing out rigid dating "timelines" often leads to exactly what you were chasing, and practical advice for both single and married women on reigniting attraction, receiving instead of over-giving, and staying open to partners who don't match a mental checklist.This episode blends real client stories, personal vulnerability, and practical dating advice for women looking to shift from chasing love to naturally attracting it.

What if healing begins long before medicine reaches the body?In this episode, Dr Vignesh Devraj sits down with Guru Yogi Shivanji exploring mantra, consciousness, healing, and the relationship between the physical and subtle dimensions of our existence.Together, they discuss why Ayurveda views the mind as the bridge between the body and consciousness, the limitations of our senses, and how ancient teachings often describe reality in ways that resonate with emerging ideas in modern science.The conversation also explores the meaning of detachment, the purpose of spiritual practice, how breath influences the mind, and why many of our emotional and physical patterns begin long before symptoms appear. Rather than asking listeners to believe blindly, this episode invites us to question, observe, and experience these teachings for ourselves.Episode HighlightsFrom scepticism to spiritual inquiryMantra: Medicine for the mindBody, mind, and consciousnessPancha Kosha, Sthula and Sukshma explainedThe limits of sensory perception Quantum physics Vs ancient wisdomAwareness & attention influence healingThe three states of consciousnessTimestamps00:00 – 07:42 – From Scepticism to the Science of Mantra07:42 – 15:30 – Body, Mind & Consciousness: The Missing Link15:30 – 24:20 – Pancha Kosha, Sukshma Sharira & The Nature of Reality24:20 – 34:10 – Spirituality, Detachment & The Meaning of a Tyagi34:10 – 45:25 – Mantra, Quantum Physics & The Power of Thought45:25 – 54:45 – Healing the Mind, Breaking Patterns & The Role of Breath54:45 – 01:01:11 – Consciousness, Liberation & A Preview of Episode 2About Guru Yogi ShivanjiGuru Yogi Shivanji is a teacher of Siddha wisdom, yoga, mantra, and consciousness whose work integrates ancient Indian spiritual traditions with practical approaches to inner transformation. Through decades of study, practice, and teaching, he explores the relationship between the body, mind, breath, and consciousness, helping seekers understand the deeper principles behind healing and self-realisation.About Dr Vignesh DevrajDr Vignesh Devraj is a fourth-generation Ayurvedic physician and the founder of Sitaram Retreat, Kerala, a space for authentic healing. He is a committed practitioner and researcher of Panchakarma.If you are interested in doing a one-on-one Ayurvedic consultation with Dr Vignesh Devraj, please find the details here:https://calendly.com/drvignesh/30-minute-session-with-dr-vignesh-devraj-md-ay-istIf you are economically challenged, please use the form below to request a free Ayurvedic consultation:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd29nHcrC1RssR-6WAqWCWQWKKJo7nGcEm8ITEl2-ErcnfVEg/viewformBALANCING THE MIGHTY VATA – ONLINE COURSE NOW AVAILABLEVata governs Prana, the nervous system, movement, and our emotional well-being. In Ayurveda, balancing Vata is considered one of the most important aspects of healing. This comprehensive online course includes over 6 hours of practical teachings, downloadable notes, and simple tools you can integrate into daily life.Link: https://vigneshdevraj.com/balancing-the-mighty-vata/For further information, kindly visit: www.vigneshdevraj.com and www.sitaramretreat.comInstagram – @sitarambeachretreat | @vigneshdevrajTwitter – @VigneshDevrajWe truly hope you are enjoying our content. Leave your review and subscribe to the podcast so you never miss a new episode. Thank you for your support.Disclaimer: We strongly recommend that the content discussed in these episodes should not be used as medical advice or as a substitute for professional medical care.

What does it truly mean to live with greater awareness, compassion, and presence?In this episode of the Integral Yoga Podcast, host Avi Gordon sits down with renowned spiritual teacher and kirtan artist Krishna Das for a heartfelt conversation about the inner journey of awakening. Drawing on decades of spiritual practice and the teachings of Maharaji (Neem Karoli Baba) and Ram Dass, Krishna Das shares practical wisdom for navigating everyday life with more love, acceptance, and peace.Together, they explore topics including karma, reincarnation, ego, meditation, bhakti yoga, mantra chanting, mindfulness, unconditional love, gratitude, healing, and the role of spiritual community. Rather than offering abstract philosophy, Krishna Das explains how these timeless teachings can help us meet life's challenges with greater clarity, compassion, and resilience.Whether you're beginning a meditation practice, exploring yoga philosophy, or simply looking for inspiration on your personal path, this conversation offers thoughtful insights into cultivating inner freedom and living with a more open heart.In this episode, you'll hear about:* Karma and how our actions shape our lives* Reincarnation and spiritual evolution* Letting go of ego and attachment* Bhakti Yoga, mantra chanting, and meditation* The influence of Maharaji (Neem Karoli Baba) and Ram Dass* Healing through compassion, gratitude, and presence* The value of Satsang and spiritual community* Finding lasting peace through everyday spiritual practiceGuest: Krishna DasKrishna Das is one of the world's most respected kirtan artists and spiritual teachers. Through his music, retreats, and teachings, he has introduced countless people to Bhakti Yoga and the transformative practice of mantra meditation. His work continues to inspire people around the world to cultivate devotion, compassion, and inner peace.Host: Avi GordonAvi Gordon hosts the Integral Yoga Podcast, where he speaks with spiritual teachers, authors, and practitioners about meditation, yoga, conscious living, personal growth, and holistic well-being.If this conversation resonates with you, consider following the Integral Yoga Podcast and sharing this episode with someone who may benefit from its wisdom.⏱️ Episode Timestamps00:00 – Introduction & Welcome with Avi Gordon02:15 – Maharaji (Neem Karoli Baba), Ram Dass & Spiritual Beginnings08:00 – Bhakti Yoga, Devotional Chanting & Mantra Practice14:30 – Understanding Karma, Reincarnation & Spiritual Growth21:10 – Ego, Attachment & Living in the Present28:45 – The Transformative Power of Mantras & Kirtan35:20 – Unconditional Love, Compassion & Presence42:50 – Grace vs. Personal Effort on the Spiritual Path50:15 – Healing Trauma, Suffering & Finding Inner Peace56:40 – Satsang: The Power of Spiritual Community1:01:10 – Final Wisdom, Gratitude & Closing Thoughts

The Good Guys string their bows, eat some lotus flower, and get all up inside a horse. The one where The Good Guys watch The Odyssey.-The Good Guys:  Regan, Rob, and Ryan -Producer:  Eric 'e0n' Chung  -Engineers:  Regan & Eric  -Social Media Strategist:  E  -Background Music and FX courtesy of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  - -THE Odyssey -Oughta See -Oughta Hear -⁠ -⁠⁠ -Featured background music playlist:  Ad Infinitum, Data, Mantra, Symbolic, Vintage, and Arcadia  by  White Bat Audio  -- Theme music is Battle (Boss) by BoxCat Games and is licensed under CC BY 3.0  - Additional music is Against the Wall by BoxCat Games and is licensed under CC BY 3.0  -

Join us for a thought-provoking episode as we sit down with Kunsang Yang Yang , a pioneering voice in the integration of Buddhist philosophy and systemic family therapy. Drawing from years of personal spiritual practice, professional experience, and the teachings of his root guru, H.H. Yisie Vorle (as featured in the book Path Beyond Samsara), Yang Yang explores how Buddhist concepts like mindfulness, non-self, and wholesome aspirations can transform the way we understand and foster change within families and communities.Discover how Buddhist ideas—such as the five aggregates, relational mindfulness, and the power of mantra recitation—can broaden the systemic lens, offering new pathways for healing and connection. We'll delve into practical techniques, including the innovative narrative-mantra group model, and hear insights from clinicians who have participated in these integrative practices. Whether you're a therapist, spiritual seeker, or simply curious about the intersection of Eastern wisdom and modern psychology, this episode offers fresh perspectives and actionable ideas for cultivating compassion, resilience, and meaningful change.Tune in to explore the rich dialogue between Buddhism and systemic therapy, and learn how ancient wisdom is shaping the future of mental health and relational wellbeing.As a qualified Singaporean Systemic Family Psychotherapist, Counsellor and Social Worker for over 20 years, Yang Yang has worked with children, adolescents, individual adults, couples and families in the UK and Singapore. He lived in London for 13 years before relocating back to Singapore, where he continues to offer systemic therapy as a Buddhist monk. He just completed his PhD in Buddhist studies at Thailand during this interview. 

Stewart Alsop sits down with Matias Avalos on this episode of the Wisdom podcast to explore the intersection of technology, humanism, and creative sovereignty. The conversation moves from Matias's work with neural network-based audio plugins and effect chains to broader questions about corporate transhumanism, data ownership, and what it means to maintain human agency in an increasingly automated world. They discuss the dangers of convenience-driven technological adoption, the implications of companies like Palantir and Neuralink, and how bureaucratic incentives push toward total legibility while protecting their own opacity. Along the way, they touch on everything from IMAX audio production and the death of walkable cities to Instagram's transformation from visual diary to data extraction platform, ultimately arguing for local, open-source, and sovereign approaches to technology that keep humans in the loop rather than replacing them with "average fabrics" of algorithmic output. Find Matias Avalos on LinkedIn for more techno-poetic discussions.Timestamps00:00 Stewart welcomes Matias Avalos to discuss their friendship and upcoming conversation topics.05:00 Matias explains audio effect chains using neural networks to capture professional recording room signatures and create portable high-fidelity sound processing.10:00 Discussion of piezoelectric microphones converting sound vibrations to electrical signals and CIA experiments using lasers to capture audio from glass surfaces.15:00 Conversation shifts to digital audio recording, sampling rates, and the importance of source material quality for post-production work.20:00 Stewart shares his journey building web conferencing software to replace Riverside, encountering lip-sync problems and learning about FFMPEG processing.25:00 Matias discusses corporate transhumanism, Neuralink's implications, and how brain interfaces could enable continuous taste mining beyond medical applications.30:00 Analysis of corporate transhumanism through companies like Neuralink, discussing private decision-making, lack of transparency, and various transhumanist philosophies globally.35:00 Matias reads poetry about digital replicas and data generation, exploring how wearable devices continuously capture human activity creating targetable information streams.40:00 Discussion of Peter Thiel's shift from libertarianism to neoconservatism, Palantir's origins in Total Information Awareness program, and Buenos Aires as humanist sanctuary.45:00 Examination of American convenience culture, post-WWII suburban isolation, and Buenos Aires as walkable humanist alternative to car-dependent American cities.50:00 Matias presents Neil Harbison as positive transhumanism example, explaining color-to-vibration synesthesia implant while discussing techno-optimism from Global South perspective.55:00 Conversation explores bureaucratic incentives toward population legibility, compelled silence laws, and sovereignty through open-source local technology ownership avoiding corporate control.60:00 Matias concludes discussing digital identity ownership, social network portability, and how digital twins determine human worth across platforms and borders.Key Insights1. Modern digital audio processing technologies represent a fundamentally different approach to music and sound production compared to generative AI tools. Matias Avalos distinguishes between technologies like Neural DSP's Mantra plugin, which uses deep neural networks to capture and emulate professional recording environments, and generative platforms like Suno. The key difference is that traditional digital signal processing tools put the creator in control, allowing them to make artistic decisions using expensive effect chains that would otherwise only be available in elite studios like Abbey Road. These technologies democratize access to professional audio tools without removing human agency from the creative process, whereas generative AI tools operate as black boxes that produce outputs based on prompts rather than allowing genuine creative control.2. The capture and preservation of source material remains critically important in audio and video production, despite advances in post-production capabilities. Through his experience building a web conferencing application to replace Riverside.fm, Alsop learned that many technical problems, particularly lip-sync issues, stemmed from poor source file management and recording methodology. This principle extends across all media production, as Avalos explains using the example of missing lighting in professional photography. While modern generative AI might attempt to invent missing elements, the results cannot match properly captured source material. This highlights a fundamental tension in contemporary media production where the quality triangle of cheap, good, and fast has been disrupted by AI technologies that can deliver all three if we lower our standards for what constitutes good work.3. Corporate transhumanism represents a particular and concerning subset of transhumanist philosophy that differs significantly from earlier artistic and philosophical approaches to human enhancement. While early transhumanists like Neil Harbison, a color-blind artist who implanted a device to translate color frequencies into vibrations, pursued personal enhancement and expanded human experience, corporate transhumanism as practiced by companies like Neuralink focuses on technological integration with significant profit motives and control mechanisms. The discussion highlights how these corporate approaches position themselves as solving medical and cognitive problems while simultaneously creating dependency through terms of service, data mining, and token-based economic models. This represents a Trojan horse where the promise of enhanced capability masks the establishment of new forms of control and surveillance of human consciousness itself.4. The concept of legibility as a bureaucratic end goal rather than a means to an end explains much of the surveillance apparatus that has developed in Western societies, particularly in the United States since 9/11. Alsop describes how those in positions of power, wealth, and fame have a structural incentive to make everything around them legible and controllable while maintaining their own privacy and illegibility to external observation. This dynamic manifests in technologies like Palantir and in legal mechanisms like compelled silence through gag orders, which directly contradict constitutional principles of free speech. The drive for total legibility of populations appears to have no ultimate purpose beyond the accumulation of legibility itself, creating a recursive loop where surveillance and data collection become self-justifying activities that serve power structures rather than the populations they ostensibly protect.5. Human beings continuously generate enormous streams of metadata through their daily activities, creating what Avalos describes as evaporating against our own will into hundreds of RSS feeds for hundreds of corporations. This automatic data production occurs through basic activities like waking up, moving through space with smartphones and wearable devices, and interacting with digital platforms. The fundamental question that predates transhumanism but becomes more urgent within it is how individuals can own what they produce simply by existing and moving through the world. This data is captured through accelerometers, gyroscopes, GPS systems, and countless other sensors that create comprehensive digital profiles without explicit consent or meaningful control by the individuals being monitored. The unilateral nature of this communication, where individuals broadcast data without receiving genuine value in return, has become so deeply embedded in modern infrastructure that it forms part of the taken-for-granted landscape of contemporary life.6. Platform lock-in and the inability to migrate digital identity across services creates a new category of loss that requires genuine grieving. Avalos describes how his experience with Instagram, which began as a personal visual diary before the Facebook acquisition, evolved into a situation where he cannot extract his creative work and social connections from the platform without significant loss. This phenomenon extends beyond mere inconvenience to touch on fundamental questions of identity and citizenship, as social media profiles increasingly determine real-world opportunities like visa applications and border crossings. The implications of digital footprints have become severe enough that individuals can be denied entry to countries based on algorithmic analysis of their online interactions, likes, and expressed beliefs. This creates a situation where people are worth exactly what their digital twin indicates they are worth, with no meaningful avenue for human appeal or nuanced self-representation.7. The future relationship between humans and technology requires a return to principles of sovereignty, local control, and open source development rather than dependence on corporate platforms and proprietary systems. Both Alsop and Avalos advocate for a do-it-yourself approach to technology that emphasizes ownership and control over personal tools and data. This includes avoiding closed systems like Neuralink unless they become open source and user-controlled, and prioritizing local execution of AI models over cloud-based services that create dependencies and enable surveillance. The conversation suggests that techno-optimism remains possible, but only from what Avalos calls the trenches, acknowledging the different relationship that people in the Global South and those outside centers of power have with technology. This grounded optimism recognizes the entanglement of beneficial and harmful aspects of technological development and maintains that human agency and creative freedom require conscious resistance to the convenience-at-all-costs model that has characterized recent technological adoption.

Get the 200+ Page Optimal Living Daily Workbook (PDF) — Free. Want to turn today's episode into an actionable plan? Join the Optimal Living Weekly newsletter and I'll send you our 200-page digital workbook immediately. It's packed with the best takeaways from the show, formatted for easy reading and implementation at home. Get your free PDF workbook here: ⁠⁠https://oldpodcast.eo.page/join⁠ Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3080: Chalene Johnson explains why letting go of other people's opinions is essential for building confidence and living authentically. She shares practical advice for handling criticism, avoiding negative influences, and focusing on your own values and intentions so you can make progress without seeking others' approval. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.chalenejohnson.com/million-dollar-mantra-1-stop-worrying-about-what-other-people-think/ Quotes to ponder: "If you're doing what's right… your intentions are good and they are well thought out, you don't need to spend an ounce of your energy worrying about what other people think; much less trying to convince people or win other people's approval." "Other people's opinions are 90% of the time based on their own self-reflection." "Most negative people are negative, not just to you but to just about everybody and to be completely honest, it's how they get a response from people, it's how they make themselves feel important." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

​ Sath Paal  from  Nanak Naam  Joins us today to explain the entire history of Sikhism, from the ancient origins of the Guru Granth Sahib to the Langar philosophy and many other interesting topics… WELCOME TO RELIGION CAMP!

This episode started with a question I want you to sit with: what is your mantra? My buddy Lamonte lives by three words, 'Be great today,' and I break down why those words hit differently when you understand what a mantra actually is at its root. This is not about positive thinking or wishful optimism. It is about pairing expectation with deliberate action and recognizing that you are the common denominator in every outcome in your life. If you have been waiting on the right circumstances to show up, this episode is the reminder that you are the reason things fall into place. Key Takeaways A mantra is literally a mind tool, designed to anchor you when pressure, fatigue, or adversity hit hardest. Expectation is the barometer for how you judge every experience. Set yours toward greatness and then act accordingly. Hoping and wishing are not strategies. Deliberate action toward being great today separates the doers from the waiters. You are the common denominator in every situation in your life. That is not a burden, that is power. Even in the darkest rooms, light finds a way through. There is always an opportunity if you are looking for it. Action Steps Choose your personal mantra this weekend. Make it short, direct, and something you can call on in moments of pressure or exhaustion. Each morning, pair your mantra with one specific action step toward who you want to be, not just a feeling but a decision followed by movement. The next time you face a difficult situation, actively look for the light in it before you name the problem. Train your mind to find opportunity first. Notable Quote You are the common denominator between complacent and great. That should not scare you. That should excite you.

This teaching was given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Lama Tsonkhapa Institute in Italy as part of the Ganden Lha Gyama retreat between September 3-30, 2004.00:00:00 Rinpoche explains the benefits and meanings of several mantras: mantras for blessing the speech, Chenrezig mantra, and other mantras. By reciting these mantras, the negative karma of anyone who sees, touches oneself or hears one's voice gets purified.01:05:35 Rinpoche leads the practice of Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga.Find out more about Lama Zopa Rinpoche, his teachings and projects at https://fpmt.org/

Most of us get defensive without even realizing it — and it's one of the fastest ways connection breaks down in marriage. In this episode, we explore why defensiveness is actually a self-esteem issue at its core.We break down how defensiveness shows up differently depending on whether you're coming from shame (one-down) or grandiosity (one-up), and why neither position allows for real repair or intimacy. Sharla shares a personal story from her own life and explains how healthy self-esteem gives us the ability to feel proportionate guilt without collapsing into shame.You'll also get a simple, practical intervention you can use in the moment — including a physical technique and two powerful mantras — to help you move out of defensiveness and back into “same as” with your partner.If you've ever felt like you get defensive even when you don't want to, this episode will help you understand why… and give you tools to actually change it.In This Episode:Why defensiveness is a symptom of distorted self-esteemThe difference between one-up (grandiosity) and one-down (shame) defensivenessHow grandiosity blinds us to the impact we have on othersWhat healthy self-esteem actually looks like in real momentsA simple body-based intervention to get out of defensivenessTwo mantras to help you return to “same as”Journaling prompts to help you notice and interrupt defensiveness fasterKey Tools & Practices:Physical Centering Technique: Pull yourself up from shame or down from grandiosity until you feel centered and “same as.”Mantra for Shame: “I'm enough and I matter despite…”Mantra for Grandiosity: “Each person has inherent worth. No one more than. No one less than.”This week's journaling prompts to track your defensiveness patternsAction Step This Week:The next time you feel defensiveness rising, try the physical centering move with one of the mantras. Then journal:What triggered it?Was it more one-up or one-down?Did the intervention help?Connect With Us:Website: MasterYourMarriage.usInstagram: @masteryourmarriageFacebook: Master Your MarriageIf this episode helped you, please leave a comment or review and share it with someone who needs it.Mentioned in this episode:Research Interview RequestBefore we get back to the episode, I want to share something quick. A lot of people who listen here are looking for more support than the podcast alone can offer. Some are interested in coaching, but many want a more structured program with clear tools and ongoing guidance. We're in the early stages of creating something like that right now, and we're looking for a few people to interview so we can make sure we get it right. If you've ever felt successful in your career but disconnected at home, I'd really love to talk with you to get your insights as we create something that can genuinely help couples. This is purely for research — no sales pitch, no pressure. If you're interested, go to masteryourmarriage.us/research to schedule a quick interview.” Alright…back to the episode

He bet his uncle he could beat him in a race, and that was the start of everything.Handal Roban grew up in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines playing cricket before a single track meet at age fifteen changed his trajectory.  When the cricket team pushed him out, he didn't look back. Instead, he chased the guys who beat him—literally moving to Jamaica to train at Jamaica College High School, one of the most decorated prep programs in the Caribbean. That decision, he says, taught him how to navigate being the underdog, how to thrive in discomfort, and how to carry the weight of a new culture in silence when no one could understand a word he said.At Penn State, Roban has quietly built one of the most decorated careers in school history: two Big Ten Freshman of the Year awards; multiple All-American honors; a trip to the Paris Olympics at 21 years of age; and a 1:42.87 at the 2025 NACAC Championships that left him thinking the clock was broken. That time made him the second-fastest 800m runner in NCAA history. He still can't fully believe it.But what defines Roban isn't the resume, it's the philosophy underneath it. Stop chasing times. Find your mantra. Get comfortable being uncomfortable. Don't respect your competitors so much that you forget to race them. And when the butterflies show up before the gun, don't fight them, channel them.With one year of eligibility remaining and an NCAA title still on his list, Roban isn't close to done.Tap into the Handal Roban Special. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider following us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and giving us a five-star review! I would also appreciate it if you share it with your friend who you think will benefit from it.S H O W  N O T E S   -The Run Down By The Running Effect (our new newsletter!): https://tinyurl.com/mr36s9rs-Our Website: https://therunningeffect.run  -THE PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClLcLIDAqmJBTHeyWJx_wFQ-My Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/therunningeffect/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠-Take our podcast survey: https://tinyurl.com/3ua62ffzBehind the scenes of The Running Effect: https://youtube.com/@dominicschlueter?si=PM9FjPc92eFUFEZLuminaryThreads: luminarythreads.shop $20 off your next Attuned scan: https://attuned.health/discount/TRE20?ref=TRE20 Instagram: @handal.roban X (Twitter): @imhandalroban TikTok: @handal.rob

Tu cuerpo escucha todo lo que dices de él. Cada crítica, cada queja, cada "no me gusta nada de mí". Y lo manifiesta. Estoy grabando este episodio en pleno postparto, con el porcentaje de grasa más alto que he tenido en mi vida junto con muchos cambios en mi cuerpo. Y podría estar obsesionada con ello, con volver a como estaba antes. Pero elegí el otro camino: agradecerle a mi cuerpo que creó a mi hijo. Hoy te hablo de por qué la industria nos hace sentir que nunca somos suficientes, el poder de las palabras, y de cómo empezar a hablarte con el amor que le darías a tu mejor amiga. Todas hemos pasado por momentos de crítica a nuestro cuerpo, si algo de esto resonó contigo, este episodio te va a mover algo.  

Mantra for stuck cleaning company owners "Marketing doesn't work for me" "I've built my entire company on repeat and referrals" "I can't afford marketing" What if "marketing" isn't the problem? What if you're blaming the lead source without seeing the big picture? Before you turn it all off and go back to hope as a strategy, check out this conversation!! BONUS ALERT: If you want help getting the right clients at the right price without fighting over price, click here → growmycleaningcompany.com/talk

What if one simple cue could change the way you walk? In this episode, Katy introduces movement mantras—easy-to-remember prompts that help you improve your gait one step at a time. Learn how small changes to posture, arm swing, push-off, foot placement, and even the routes you choose can make walking feel stronger, smoother, and more comfortable.Plus, Katy and Jeannette talk with the team behind Freet Barefoot about walking culture, healthy footwear, and hiking in all kinds of terrain, before answering a listener question on vibration plates and lymphatic drainage.Enhanced Show Notes and Full Transcript0:00 — Intro & encouraging kids to walk7:15 — Dynamic Collective Sponsors14:20 — The “Mental Ten” for better walking15:00 — Movement mantras for posture, arm swing and push-off18:15 —Vary your route, vary your carry21:25 — Freet Barefoot and walking culture23:00 — The story behind Freet Barefoot 31:05 — Multi-day walks, footwear and foot strength 37:50 — Walking culture and ‘Rights to Roam' in the UK 43:05 — Favourite Freet Barefoot customer testimonials 47:40 — Do Vibration Plates Help Lymph Drainage? (sponsored by ScreenFit™).Books, Links and Resources:More about Freet BarefootA stepwise course to Walking Well with Katy Bowman & Jill MillerConnect, Move & Learn:Join Our Newsletter: Movement Colored GlassesFollow Katy on SubstackTry Katy's Virtual Studio Free for 7 days!Made Possible By Our Wonderful Sponsors:Earth Runners:  makers of minimalist earthing sandals designed for natural foot movement and connection to the ground— use code DNA10 for 10% off.Freet Barefoot: creators of comfortable barefoot shoes built for natural movement, flexibility, and durability— use code DNA10 for 10% off.Venn Design: Beautifully upholstered ball-shaped Air Chairs and floor cushions that encourage dynamic sittingMovemate: Active standing boards with smoothly articulating wooden slats. Designed to keep you moving without interrupting your focus.ScreenFit™: a complete online vision training program —take $200 off with code NUTRITIOUSMOVEMENTIkaria Design: The Soul Seat® offers height-adjustable, multi-position sitting—get 10% off new chairs and desks with code DNA10My Happy Feet: Toe-spacing socks that gently realign toes for comfortable shoe recovery—take 20% off with code MYDNAThoughts/questions email us at podcast@nutritiousmovement.comYour Voice on the Podcast: Read The Credits  October Retreats 2026 

Get the 200+ Page Optimal Living Daily Workbook (PDF) — Free. Want to turn today's episode into an actionable plan? Join the Optimal Living Weekly newsletter and I'll send you our 200-page digital workbook immediately. It's packed with the best takeaways from the show, formatted for easy reading and implementation at home. Get your free PDF workbook here: ⁠https://oldpodcast.eo.page/join⁠ Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes and learn more at:⁠ OLDPodcast.com⁠. Episode 3454: Marc Chernoff explores how unrealistic expectations and emotional reactivity fuel unnecessary conflict, and why a simple pause and deep breath can transform the way we respond to difficult people. Through mindful mantras and compassionate perspective shifts, he offers practical ways to reduce stress, improve relationships, and cultivate greater inner peace. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.marcandangel.com/2016/06/15/7-powerful-mantras-to-stop-you-from-overreacting-and-arguing-with-people/ Quotes to ponder: "Inner peace and harmony begins the moment you take a deep breath and choose not to allow another person or event to control your thoughts and emotions." "Don't let the silly little dramas of each day get the best of you. Be selective in your battles. Oftentimes peace is better than being right." "Inhale. Exhale. A moment of silence in a moment of anger, can save you from a hundred moments of regret." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ever catch yourself saying, "It's hard" or "I can't do this"?Ever wonder why changing your mindset feels so much harder than changing your habits?Ever feel like you're the one thing standing in the way of your own progress?In this episode, I share the mindsets, mantras, and beliefs that helped me lose 40 lbs and keep it off. We'll talk about the power of radical responsibility, how your thoughts shape your actions, and practical ways to replace the stories that keep you stuck.I'll also walk you through a simple exercise you can use to create empowering mantras that reinforce the person you're becoming and help you stay consistent long-term.

In this episode, I talk about a simple mantra that powers your brain to find possibility instead of problems. My new book "The Opposite of Settling" is out now! Instagram: @case.kenny Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.