Podcasts about seven thousand ways

Here we explore one of the most important aspects of being human—the power of friendship. Friendship is an island of safety and intimacy as we share our joys, sorrows, challenges, and authenticity. They give us the courage to be our full self, flaws and all, and love us even when we don't love ourselves. Mark Nepo is a poet, philosopher, and a most eloquent spiritual teacher. In 2015, he was given a Life-Achievement Award by AgeNation and in 2016 was named by Watkins: Mind Body Spirit as one of the Most Spiritually Influential Living People. He was part of Oprah Winfrey's The Life You Want Tour in 2014 and has appeared several times with Oprah on her Super Soul Sunday program on OWN TV. As a cancer survivor, Mark devotes his writing and teaching to the journey of inner transformation and the life of relationship. He is the author of many audio learning projects and over 20 books including: Reduced To Joy (Cleis Press 2013), Seven Thousand Ways to Listen: Staying Close To What Is Sacred (Free Press 2012), The One Life We're Given: Finding the Wisdom That Waits in Your heart (Atria Books 2016), More Together Than Alone: Discovering the Power and Spirit of Community in Our Lives and in the World (Atria Books 2018), Falling Down and Getting Up: Discovering Your Inner Resilience and Strength (St. Martin's Essentials 2023), You Don't Have To Do It Alone: The Power Of Friendship (St. Martin's Essentials 2024)Interview Date: 4/19/2024 Tags: Mark Nepo, honor, friendship, compassion, Organ master Lonnie Smith, Endora Welty, E.M. Forster, Personal Transformation, Philosophy, Relationship

Mark Nepo is a poet, philosopher, and a most eloquent spiritual teacher. In 2015, he was given a Life-Achievement Award by AgeNation and in 2016 was named by Watkins: Mind Body Spirit as one of the Most Spiritually Influential Living People. He was part of Oprah Winfrey's The Life You Want Tour in 2014 and has appeared several times with Oprah on her Super Soul Sunday program on OWN TV. As a cancer survivor, Mark devotes his writing and teaching to the journey of inner transformation and the life of relationship. He is the author of many audio learning projects and over 20 books including: Reduced To Joy (Cleis Press 2013), Seven Thousand Ways to Listen: Staying Close To What Is Sacred (Free Press 2012), The One Life We're Given: Finding the Wisdom That Waits in Your heart (Atria Books 2016), More Together Than Alone: Discovering the Power and Spirit of Community in Our Lives and in the World (Atria Books 2018), Falling Down and Getting Up: Discovering Your Inner Resilience and Strength (St. Martin's Essentials 2023), You Don't Have To Do It Alone: The Power Of Friendship (St. Martin's Essentials 2024)Interview Date: 4/19/2024 Tags: Mark Nepo, Thomas Merton, apprenticeship into compassion, grace, isolation, friendship of dogs, Personal Transformation, Psychology, Philosophy, Relationship

Mark Nepo shares how we can have direct connection to the attending guiding spirit within. He further suggests that we describe three reliable truths which are our personal foundation to return to as we meet the challenges of daily life. Nepo writes about how the net of relationship distributes our suffering. He is the author of many audio learning projects and over 20 books including Reduced To Joy (Cleis Press 2013), Seven Thousand Ways to Listen: Staying Close To What Is Sacred (Free Press 2012), The One Life We're Given: Finding the Wisdom That Waits in Your heart (Atria Books 2016), More Together Than Alone: Discovering the Power and Spirit of Community in Our Lives and in the World (Atria Books 2018), Drinking from the River of Light: The Life of Expression (Sounds True 2019), The Book of Soul: 52 Paths to Living What Matters (St. Martin's Essentials 2020), Surviving Storms: Finding the Strength to Meet Adversity (St. Martins' Essentials 2022) and Falling Down and Getting Up: Discovering Your Inner Resilience and Strength (St. Martins' Essentials 2023)Interview Date: 6/30/2023 Tags: Mark Nepo, heart mind, head mind, Dante, The Divine Comedy, inner guiding spirit, honor, Indra's net, fear, inner guide, Philosophy, Personal Transformation, Relationship

Mark Nepo is a poet and philosopher and a most eloquent spiritual teacher. In 2015, he was given a Life-Achievement Award by AgeNation and in 2016 was named by Watkins: Mind Body Spirit as one of the Most Spiritually Influential Living People. He was part of Oprah Winfrey's The Life You Want Tour in 2014 and has appeared several times with Oprah on her Super Soul Sunday program on OWN TV. As a cancer survivor, Mark devotes his writing and teaching to the journey of inner transformation and the life of relationship.Mark Nepo is the author of many audio learning projects and over 20 books including Reduced To Joy (Cleis Press 2013), Seven Thousand Ways to Listen: Staying Close To What Is Sacred (Free Press 2012), The One Life We're Given: Finding the Wisdom That Waits in Your heart (Atria Books 2016), More Together Than Alone: Discovering the Power and Spirit of Community in Our Lives and in the World (Atria Books 2018), Drinking from the River of Light: The Life of Expression (Sounds True 2019), The Book of Soul: 52 Paths to Living What Matters (St. Martin's Essentials 2020), Surviving Storms: Finding the Strength to Meet Adversity (St. Martins' Essentials 2022) and Falling Down and Getting Up: Discovering Your Inner Resilience and Strength (St. Martins' Essentials 2023). His many audio learning courses include Staying Awake (Sounds True 2012) and Holding Nothing Back (Sounds True 2012Interview Date: 6/30/2023 Tags: Mark Nepo, inner truth, integrity, Rabbi Omer-Man, noise, guiding center point, inner voice, enlivening, friendship, disheartening, discernment, Kalevala, isolation, Joseph Bruchac, original instructions, Philosophy, Personal Transformation, Relationship

Drawing from Mark Nepo's book "Seven Thousand Ways to Listen" this Situ Club gathering is focused on the practice and posture of deep listening. In the guided practice, Davin leads participants into an exercises of noticing sounds that begin quite close and then move outward. From there he inquires about the implication of truly listening well, proposing that is requires an active posture of giving and receiving. -- If you would like to join live, please visit: SIT CLUB If you would like to donate to Davin as an energetic exchange for these offerings, please do so here: DONATE -- Born out of the pandemic, Sit Club began in September of 2020 and continues every Sunday morning at 10am CT. Typically an hour in length, an intimate group of all ages, genders and races, from all over the world gathers on Zoom to sit in guided meditation, contemplate a reading and then share in conversation. Each gathering is centered around a spiritual theme chosen and guided by Davin. Youngs Buddhism is often the framework through which the readings and practices are approached, but no particular religious or philosophical ideology is subscribed to. There are no requirements, special skills or abilities that are necessary to attend. Just an open heart and a desire to connect with a community of seekers.

Inner and outer storms can be transformational agents. Nepo advises us that we must not skip over pain, breakage, and loss. He goes on to say, “And, we must not drown in it or make a permanent residence of it. We have to find the corridor of aliveness that allows us to process our experience and land in the opening the storm has made in us and around us.” Mark Nepo is a poet and philosopher and a most eloquent spiritual teacher. In 2015, he was given a Life-Achievement Award by AgeNation and in 2016 was named by Watkins: Mind Body Spirit as one of the Most Spiritually Influential Living People. He was part of Oprah Winfrey's The Life You Want Tour in 2014 and has appeared several times with Oprah on her Super Soul Sunday program on OWN TV. As a cancer survivor, Mark devotes his writing and teaching to the journey of inner transformation and the life of relationship. He is the author of many audio learning projects and over 20 books including Reduced To Joy (Cleis Press 2013), Seven Thousand Ways to Listen: Staying Close To What Is Sacred (Free Press 2012), he One Life We're Given: Finding the Wisdom That Waits in Your heart (Atria Books 2016), Drinking from the River of Light: The Life of Expression (Sounds True 2019), The Book of Soul: 52 Paths to Living What Matters (St. Martin's Essentials 2020) and Surviving Storms: Finding the Strength to Meet Adversity (St. Martin's Essentials 2022)Interview Date: 7/20/2022 Tags: Mark Nepo, Japanese Haiku poet, Masahide, geological storms, lightning strikes, Tempestarii, ethnic diversity, brokenness, spiritual diversity, dissociation, mass shootings, Roman Colosseum gladiatorial shows, Facebook algorithms, fear, denial, Tang Dynasty Tu Fu poet, love, victimhood, betrayal, empathy, George Floyd, Sheena Malhotra, 9-1/2 minutes of collective silence, soul, Personal Transformation, Social Change/Politics

Mark Nepo is a poet and philosopher and a most eloquent spiritual teacher. In 2015, he was given a Life-Achievement Award by AgeNation and in 2016 was named by Watkins: Mind Body Spirit as one of the Most Spiritually Influential Living People. He was part of Oprah Winfrey's The Life You Want Tour in 2014 and has appeared several times with Oprah on her Super Soul Sunday program on OWN TV. As a cancer survivor, Mark devotes his writing and teaching to the journey of inner transformation and the life of relationship. He is the author of many audio learning projects and over 20 books including Reduced To Joy (Cleis Press 2013, Seven Thousand Ways to Listen: Staying Close To What Is Sacred (Free Press 2012), The One Life We're Given: Finding the Wisdom That Waits in Your heart (Atria Books 2016), Drinking from the River of Light: The Life of Expression (Sounds True 2019), The Book of Soul: 52 Paths to Living What Matters (St. Martin's Essentials 2020), Surviving Storms: Finding the Strength to Meet Adversity (St. Martins' Essentials 2022)Interview Date: 7/20/2022 Tags: Mark Nepo, Japanese Haiku poet, Masahide, storms, suffering, grief, disappointments, loss, broken open, premature baby, incubator, silence, stillness, solitude, global body, injustice, web of interconnection, falling down, getting up, corridor of aliveness, lifeforce, Philosophy, Personal Transformation, Spirituality

#201 Today, my incredible guest is Mark Nepo. Mark is a poet and a best-selling author and during our conversation today, we talk about his journey of surviving cancer and what it taught him. We discuss the meaning of leading a heart-centred life, its positive effects, and how exactly one can go about trusting their heart. How can we be truly authentic? How can we live in the present during difficult times? What does it mean to stop chasing outside recognition? If you are going through hardship right now and have asked yourself any of these questions, then this episode is for you. “For anyone who's going through something challenging right now, trust your heart, your heart, our heart, is our greatest teacher.” About Mark: With over a million copies sold, Mark Nepo has moved and inspired readers and seekers all over the world with his #1 New York Times bestseller The Book of Awakening. His work is widely accessible and used by many and his books have been translated into more than twenty languages.  A bestselling author, he has published twenty-two books and recorded fifteen audio projects.  In 2015, he was given a Life-Achievement Award by AgeNation.  In 2016, he was named by Watkins: Mind Body Spirit as one of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People and was also chosen as one of OWN's SuperSoul 100, a group of inspired leaders using their gifts and voices to elevate humanity.  And In 2017 Mark became a regular columnist for Spirituality & Health Magazine. Recent work includes The Book of Soul (St. Martin's Essentials, 2020); Drinking from the River of Light (Sounds True, 2019), a Nautilus Book Award Winner; More Together Than Alone (Atria, 2018) cited by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2018; Things That Join the Sea and the Sky (Sounds True, 2017), a Nautilus Book Award Winner; The Way Under the Way: The Place of True Meeting (Sounds True, 2016), a Nautilus Book Award Winner; The One Life We're Given (Atria) cited by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2016, Inside the Miracle (Sounds True) selected by Spirituality & Health Magazine as one of the top ten best books of 2015; The Endless Practice (Atria) cited by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2014; and Seven Thousand Ways to Listen (Atria), which won the 2012 Books for a Better Life Award. Mark's Website: marknepo.com live.marknepo.com Key points with time stamp: 00:40 “Living a making:” learning to participate in oneness 02:36 What do we mean when we talk about souls and spirits? 07:30 The role of painful experiences in living a heart-centered life 09:27 How to keep positive during tough times 13:26 How can we begin to trust our hearts? 18:17 The five stages of grief during the COVID-19 Pandemic 22:56 Chasing outside recognition vs. living in the moment 28:44 Practices for living in the present 34:33 Choosing to be 100% authentic despite potential pain 37:59 How to dive into Mark's books 39:40 Mark's hope for our future in 2022 43:19 “No one is living your life but you…” Mentioned in this episode: Elisabeth Kubler Ross Oprah Winfrey The Book of Awakening, 2000. A book by Mark 7000 Ways to Listen, 2012. A book by Mark Finding inner courage, 2011. A book by Mark Surviving Storms: Finding the Strength to Meet Adversity, Mark's upcoming book About me: My Instagram: www.instagram.com/guyhlawrence/?hl=en My website: www.guylawrence.com.au www.liveinflow.co

Poet, spiritual thinker and author of Seven Thousand Ways to Listen, Nepo explores the many ways that deep listening is a matter of being changed by leaning into all we don't understand. Intuitive listening requires us to still our minds until the beauty of things older than our minds can find us. He describes this kind of listening as "a process by which what matters moves between us." He is the author of many books including Reduced To Joy (Cleis Press 2013) and More Together Than Alone: Discovering the Power and Spirit of Community in Our Lives and in the World (Atria Books 2018) Interview Date: 12/6/2013     Tags: MP3, Mark Nepo, giving and receiving, deep listening, what matters, personal mythology, web of relationship, friendship, witnessed, trust, paradox, Beethoven, outwaiting the clouds, truth, ocean, eternity, endure and endear, beauty, John Keats, Ode on a Grecian Urn, John Paul Lederach, Personal Transformation, Health & Healing, Self Help 

Host Christopher Miller interviews landscape architect/teacher Michael Parkey, ASLA on the art of listening during the creative process. Michael introduces listening for the Genius Loci or “Guardian Spirit of a Place.” As artists, we're asked to be still, be present and avoid the temptation to force a solution. Conversation details Michael's learned process including years of practice, focused concentration and “dreaming with his eyes open” that helps him identify the emotional feeling of a project.  He cautions to avoid formulaic work while letting the creative process unfold. Discussion also includes reference to Mark Nepo's “Seven Thousand Ways to Listen,” and the learnable ability to visualize a project before it's begun. Michael has taught courses on landscape design and native plans for Southern Methodist University, and frequently lectures on the same topics. His articles, designs, and illustrations have appeared in several books and periodicals, and he has frequently contributed to The Dallas Morning News. His designs have received awards from the City of Dallas and the American Society of Landscape Architects. For more information, visit http://www.michaelparkey.com/

  NLP practitioner and certified nutritional consultant and coach to Olympic athletes and A-list celebrities Adam Cobb is on the podcast today. We started recording right in the middle of a vulnerable ‘clearing the air' moment between us personally. It just felt important to share some good ol’ conflict resolution with you.  The crux of our chat was about ‘what happens when the thing we’re known for gets stripped from us.' Who do we become when our identity becomes rocked? Where do we turn to? How do we move through it?   Loss of Identity Just a few hours before Adam was scheduled to give a talk on movement and mindset, he had a basketball accident and got an ACL tear and meniscus rupture. As an adult having to live back home with his parents with little mobility was completely humbling.   Asking for Help He opens up about his decision to go to therapy and why he resisted it in the past. Even then, it took him three sessions to surrender to the process and really show up. He remembers a pivotal moment when he was standing with a bowl of chili in his hands because he couldn’t figure out how to bring it to the table while on crutches.   Healing Physically + Emotionally “Real healing looks like asking for help.” He shares how his lack of vulnerability created tension in his romantic relationships. He was challenged by his peers to think “what does silence sound like right now?” “I was operating in my head then; I am operating in my heart now.”   Resources Jesus Calling by Sarah Young and Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg. Seven Thousand Ways to Listen by Mark Nepo. The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk. Keep up with Adam at @coachadamcobb and coachadamcobb.com!   Struggling with online dating? Kait Warman of The Heart of Dating and I are hosting a live online workshop just for you on February 25, 2020. Grab your ticket here!   Did you know we have a Patreon page? Patreon is a platform that lets listeners financially support their favorite podcasts for as little as $5/mo. (That’s cheaper than a cup of NYC coffee y’all!) Head over to Patreon.com/therefinedcollective to see how you can support the podcast (and get some pretty awesome goodies as a thank you)! Another way you can support the podcast is by sharing with friends! Just copy this link and then paste into the group chat with your besties: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-refined-collective-podcast/id1348034641#episodeGuid=30c48f6a66bb4bfca88b0f6522037407

Mark Nepo – The Life of ExpressionAired Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 6:00 AM PST / 9:00 AM ESTWith over a million copies sold, MARK NEPO has moved and inspired readers and seekers all over the world with his #1 New York Times bestseller The Book of Awakening. Beloved as a poet, teacher, and storyteller, Mark has been called “one of the finest spiritual guides of our time,” “a consummate storyteller,” and “an eloquent spiritual teacher.” His work is widely accessible and used by many and his books have been translated into more than twenty languages. Join voice visionary Kara Johnstad and bestselling author, spiritual teacher and philosopher Mark Nepo in a conversation on the instrument that is you, what it means to live a highly creative expressive life, the inner journey of transformation and the beauty of relationship.About Mark Nepo:Mark has published twenty-two books and recorded fifteen audio projects. In 2015, he was given a Life-Achievement Award by AgeNation. In 2016, he was named by Watkins: Mind Body Spirit as one of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People, and was also chosen as one of OWN’s SuperSoul 100, a group of inspired leaders using their gifts and voices to elevate humanity. And In 2017 Mark became a regular columnist for Spirituality & Health Magazine. Recent work includes Drinking from the River of Light (Sounds True, 2019); More Together Than Alone (Atria, 2018) cited by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2018; Things That Join the Sea and the Sky (Sounds True, 2017), a Nautilus Book Award Winner; The Way Under the Way: The Place of True Meeting (Sounds True, 2016), a Nautilus Book Award Winner; The One Life We’re Given (Atria) cited by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2016, Inside the Miracle (Sounds True) selected by Spirituality & Health Magazine as one of the top ten best books of 2015; The Endless Practice (Atria) cited by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2014; and Seven Thousand Ways to Listen (Atria), which won the 2012 Books for a Better Life Award. Mark was part of Oprah Winfrey’s The Life You Want Tour in 2014 and has appeared several times with Oprah on her Super Soul Sunday program on OWN TV. He has also been interviewed by Robin Roberts on Good Morning America. The Exquisite Risk was listed by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2005, calling it “one of the best books we’ve ever read on what it takes to live an authentic life.” Mark devotes his writing and teaching to the journey of inner transformation and the life of relationship.Visit the Voice Rising show page https://omtimes.com/iom/shows/voice-rising/Connect with Kara Johnstad at http://www.karajohnstad.com/#MarkNepo #TheLifeOfExpression #KaraJohnstad #YourBigVoice #VoiceRising

Mark Nepo moved and inspired readers and seekers all over the world with his #1 New York Timesbestseller The Book of Awakening.  Beloved as a poet, teacher, and storyteller, Mark has been called "one of the finest spiritual guides of our time," "a consummate storyteller," and "an eloquent spiritual teacher." His work is widely accessible and used by many and his books have been translated into more than twenty languages.  A bestselling author, he has published twenty books and recorded fourteen audio projects.  In 2015, he was given a Life-Achievement Award by AgeNation.  And in 2016, he was named by Watkins: Mind Body Spirit as one of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People, and was also chosen as one of OWN's SuperSoul 100, a group of inspired leaders using their gifts and voices to elevate humanity.  In 2017 Mark became a regular columnist for Spirituality & Health Magazine. Recent work includes More Together Than Alone (Atria, 2018), Things That Join the Sea and the Sky (Sounds True, 2017), a Nautilus Book Award Winner and cited by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2017, The Way Under the Way: The Place of True Meeting (Sounds True, 2016), a Nautilus Book Award Winner, The One Life We're Given (Atria) cited by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2016, Inside the Miracle (Sounds True), selected by Spirituality & Health Magazine as one of the top ten best books of 2015, The Endless Practice (Atria), cited by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2014, his book of poems, Reduced to Joy (Viva Editions), named by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2013, a 6CD box set of teaching conversations based on the poems in Reduced to Joy (Sounds True, 2014), and Seven Thousand Ways to Listen (Atria), which won the 2012 Books for a Better Life Award. Mark was part of Oprah Winfrey's The Life You Want Tour in 2014 and has appeared several times with Oprah on her Super Soul Sunday program on OWN TV.  He has also been interviewed by Robin Roberts on Good Morning America.  The Exquisite Risk was listed by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2005, calling it "one of the best books we've ever read on what it takes to live an authentic life." Mark devotes his writing and teaching to the journey of inner transformation and the life of relationship.  He continues to offer readings, lectures, and retreats. Key Points from the Episode with Mark Nepo: Mark sees himself as a life-long student and teacher, and the student part leads him to write his books. He writes from a place of inquiry as he goes through life, and uses his books for people to go through an inquiry themselves (rather than just handing out answers). Mark says he writes about what he needs to know, not what he knows. True teachers are those who point you to your own wisdom rather than giving you theirs. There are no short cuts or how-tos. Mark talks about the journey of being human, which he sees as about the constant steering and struggling to be real. In the context of the journey, Mark does not see there being a destination or arrival point. It’s all journey, exploration and inquiring. He used experience with a compass sailing through fog on a boat his father built – the needle never stands solidly still, pointing North. It wobbles and moves, which he sees as such a great analogy for how life works. He quoted William Blake, who said, “Straight is the road to improvement, and crooked is the road to genius." Mark shared the source of the word “Genius,” which actually means “Attendant spirit.” We all have this, so we all have genius in us. It’s an interesting way for us to think about who is a genius, and whether we are willing to see the genius in us. It’s an attendant spirit that is within us to see us through the journey. Mark has survived Cancer more than once, a process that taught him so much about that journey and struggle. He found that we don’t have to suffer some terrible fate to really grow – we all suffer in different ways and we can all grow. In his 30s, he was teaching in Albany and was a poet, and was diagnosed with a rare form of Lymphoma that showed as a tumor in his skull bone that was growing and protruding rapidly and dramatically. At the same time, he wife at the time was also going through Cancer, so he was focused on her and didn’t even recognize that there was a lump protruding from his head. After going into a doctor’s appointment where he got the diagnosis, he describes it like going through a door he could never go back through. While he waited for his craniotomy (removal of part of his skull), he felt like the tumor’s size was fluctuating, but no one would believe him. He insisted before surgery to have another MRI, and they found that the tumor was gone. That moment forced him to return to life and wonder who he was, what he was supposed to do. Within 8-10 months, another tumor on his rib had progressed and presented itself, and that needed to be removed, so his battle reemerged. This sparked fear in Mark as the things he used to help with his cranial tumor weren’t helping, so he had surgery to remove the rib. Given the rare and aggressive form of Lymphoma he had, he had to have chemotherapy for four months, which nearly killed. Along the journey, he kept being reminded of the crooked road to the attendant spirit, which required total authenticity, openness and acceptance of what it means today to get to tomorrow. The process lead him to open to the beliefs of many religions, not just Judaism, which he was raised with. He found energy in affirming the common center of all paths of belief, which was so empowering and warming. This also taught him that everything he does must come from his heart. His mind serves his heart today, and everything he chooses to write must come from his heart or he won’t write it. Mark described a shift in his poetry through this where he wanted to write poems that helped him live. Today, in his 60s, he says he wants to be the poems, which is such a beautiful way to think about it. Mark used the analogy of a butterfly emerging from its cocoon to make a point. The butterfly only does that once, while we can do that many times as we grow from different versions of ourselves. And none of those cocoons is wrong, nor were the past versions of us “bad”. They did their job, or we wouldn’t be who we are now. If we think about a glass of water, it’s like us. The water is our spirit and the glass is our identity. If the glass breaks, we are still us, and we can add our spirit to another identity as we grow. We all go exploration, mastery and abandonment as we go through life. We get these opportunities to go back to being the beginner in major life transition points like retirement. This brings possibility and joy. This lead to the discussion of our identity to be tied to our career. Mark shared an example from Native American culture where roles shifted based on the needs of the community. Therefore, no one was defined by one thing they did, but rather by their relationship the community overall. That is a stark difference that could allow them to go through the shifts in life without facing the same sort of identity crisis many of us go through. How do we lean into life and be whole-hearted? The times we really need it are the times we tend to be closed, the times when life is tougher. Mark said something really powerful - fear is to be moved through, not obeyed. We all get the abrasion of living. Pain is the friction of life, and we can’t avoid it. The way to deal with it is to broaden our view. Don’t stay small so the pain is large relative to you. If you enlarge your sense of things, the pain will not be as great relative to all you’re seeing. How you do that is within you, not something Mark can prescribe. Opening yourself to exploring that is a way to start. What makes you feel a more enlarged sense of things? If you feel pain, complication, confusion or entanglement, ask yourself, “Is what’s before me heartening or disheartening? If it’s heartening, lean into it. If it is disheartening, why am I bothering?” We will encounter pain and fear, and that will cause us to constrict. Our job is not to eliminate that fear or pain, but rather to open up. How do we let beauty in while we are suffering. This helps us to open up. Even in moments of pain, we have to discern how bad the pain really is so we can build on those moments. As Mark shared, every pain he felt after his rib removal during his Cancer battle can’t be a 12 on a 1-10 scale, so forcing himself to see the difference helped him open up again and keep things in perspective. Starting in March, Mark will be running a few year-long programs around authenticity and your own personal development practice. They start in-person with Mark in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and all have limited availability so you really get a deep, personal interaction to spark your growth. You can find more about this and everything he does at marknepo.com and threeintentions.com, which is specifically focused on this program. Mark ended with his own twist on “Go out and do it,” asking everyone to be as present in your heart as possible so you can remove whatever is between your heart and the world. 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Mark Nepo moved and inspired readers and seekers all over the world with his #1 New York Times bestseller The Book of Awakening. Beloved as a poet, teacher, and storyteller, Mark has been called "one of the finest spiritual guides of our time," "a consummate storyteller," and "an eloquent spiritual teacher." His work is widely accessible and used by many and his books have been translated into more than twenty languages. A bestselling author, he has published twenty books and recorded fourteen audio projects. In 2015, he was given a Life-Achievement Award by AgeNation. And in 2016, he was named by Watkins: Mind Body Spirit as one of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People, and was also chosen as one of OWN's SuperSoul 100, a group of inspired leaders using their gifts and voices to elevate humanity. In 2017 Mark became a regular columnist for Spirituality & Health Magazine. Recent work includes More Together Than Alone (Atria, 2018), Things That Join the Sea and the Sky (Sounds True, 2017), a Nautilus Book Award Winner and cited by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2017, The Way Under the Way: The Place of True Meeting (Sounds True, 2016), a Nautilus Book Award Winner, The One Life We're Given (Atria) cited by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2016, Inside the Miracle (Sounds True), selected by Spirituality & Health Magazine as one of the top ten best books of 2015, The Endless Practice (Atria), cited by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2014, his book of poems, Reduced to Joy (Viva Editions), named by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2013, a 6CD box set of teaching conversations based on the poems in Reduced to Joy (Sounds True, 2014), and Seven Thousand Ways to Listen (Atria), which won the 2012 Books for a Better Life Award. Mark was part of Oprah Winfrey's The Life You Want Tour in 2014 and has appeared several times with Oprah on her Super Soul Sunday program on OWN TV. He has also been interviewed by Robin Roberts on Good Morning America. The Exquisite Risk was listed by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2005, calling it "one of the best books we've ever read on what it takes to live an authentic life." Mark devotes his writing and teaching to the journey of inner transformation and the life of relationship. He continues to offer readings, lectures, and retreats.

Mark Nepo, is a poet and spiritual adviser who has taught in the fields of poetry and spirituality for over 30 years. Nepo is best known for his New York Times #1 bestseller, The Book of Awakening. He has published 12 books and recorded six audio projects. A cancer survivor, Nepo writes and teaches about the journey of inner transformation and the life of relationship. Mark Nepo moved and inspired readers and seekers all over the world with his #1 New York Times bestseller The Book of Awakening. Beloved as a poet, teacher, and storyteller, Mark has been called "one of the finest spiritual guides of our time," "a consummate storyteller," and "an eloquent spiritual teacher." His work is widely accessible and used by many and his books have been translated into more than twenty languages. A bestselling author, he has published twenty books and recorded fourteen audio projects. In 2015, he was given a Life-Achievement Award by AgeNation. And in 2016, he was named by Watkins: Mind Body Spirit as one of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People, and was also chosen as one of OWN's SuperSoul 100, a group of inspired leaders using their gifts and voices to elevate humanity. In 2017 Mark became a regular columnist for Spirituality & Health Magazine. Recent work includes More Together Than Alone (Atria, 2018), Things That Join the Sea and the Sky (Sounds True, 2017), a Nautilus Book Award Winner and cited by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2017, The Way Under the Way: The Place of True Meeting (Sounds True, 2016), a Nautilus Book Award Winner, The One Life We're Given (Atria) cited by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2016, Inside the Miracle (Sounds True), selected by Spirituality & Health Magazine as one of the top ten best books of 2015, The Endless Practice (Atria), cited by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2014, his book of poems, Reduced to Joy (Viva Editions), named by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2013, a 6CD box set of teaching conversations based on the poems in Reduced to Joy (Sounds True, 2014), and Seven Thousand Ways to Listen (Atria), which won the 2012 Books for a Better Life Award. Mark was part of Oprah Winfrey's The Life You Want Tour in 2014 and has appeared several times with Oprah on her Super Soul Sunday program on OWN TV. He has also been interviewed by Robin Roberts on Good Morning America. The Exquisite Risk was listed by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2005, calling it "one of the best books we've ever read on what it takes to live an authentic life." Mark devotes his writing and teaching to the journey of inner transformation and the life of relationship. He continues to offer readings, lectures, and retreats. Please visit Mark as well at: threeintentions.com and http://wmespeakers.com/speaker/mark-nepo

Mark Nepo moved and inspired readers and seekers all over the world with his #1 New York Times bestseller The Book of Awakening. Beloved as a poet, teacher, and storyteller, Mark has been called "one of the finest spiritual guides of our time," "a consummate storyteller," and "an eloquent spiritual teacher." His work is widely accessible and used by many and his books have been translated into more than twenty languages. A bestselling author, he has published twenty books and recorded fourteen audio projects. In 2015, he was given a Life-Achievement Award by AgeNation. And in 2016, he was named by Watkins: Mind Body Spirit as one of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People, and was also chosen as one of OWN's SuperSoul 100, a group of inspired leaders using their gifts and voices to elevate humanity. In 2017 Mark became a regular columnist for Spirituality & Health Magazine.Recent work includes More Together Than Alone (Atria, 2018), Things That Join the Sea and the Sky(Sounds True, 2017), a Nautilus Book Award Winner and cited by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2017, The Way Under the Way: The Place of True Meeting (Sounds True, 2016), a Nautilus Book Award Winner, The One Life We're Given (Atria) cited by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2016, Inside the Miracle (Sounds True), selected by Spirituality & Health Magazineas one of the top ten best books of 2015, The Endless Practice (Atria), cited by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2014, his book of poems, Reduced to Joy (Viva Editions), named by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2013, a 6CD box set of teaching conversations based on the poems in Reduced to Joy (Sounds True, 2014), and Seven Thousand Ways to Listen(Atria), which won the 2012 Books for a Better Life Award.Mark was part of Oprah Winfrey's The Life You Want Tour in 2014 and has appeared several times with Oprah on her Super Soul Sunday program on OWN TV. He has also been interviewed by Robin Roberts on Good Morning America. The Exquisite Risk was listed by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2005, calling it "one of the best books we've ever read on what it takes to live an authentic life." Mark devotes his writing and teaching to the journey of inner transformation and the life of relationship. He continues to offer readings, lectures, and retreats. Please visit Mark as well at: threeintentions.com and http://wmespeakers.com/speaker/mark-nepo See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mark Nepo moved and inspired readers and seekers all over the world with his #1 New York Times bestseller The Book of Awakening. Beloved as a poet, teacher, and storyteller, Mark has been called "one of the finest spiritual guides of our time," "a consummate storyteller," and "an eloquent spiritual teacher." His work is widely accessible and used by many and his books have been translated into more than twenty languages. A bestselling author, he has published twenty books and recorded fourteen audio projects. In 2015, he was given a Life-Achievement Award by AgeNation. And in 2016, he was named by Watkins: Mind Body Spirit as one of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People, and was also chosen as one of OWN's SuperSoul 100, a group of inspired leaders using their gifts and voices to elevate humanity. In 2017 Mark became a regular columnist for Spirituality & Health Magazine. Recent work includes More Together Than Alone (Atria, 2018), Things That Join the Sea and the Sky (Sounds True, 2017), a Nautilus Book Award Winner and cited by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2017, The Way Under the Way: The Place of True Meeting (Sounds True, 2016), a Nautilus Book Award Winner, The One Life We're Given (Atria) cited by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2016, Inside the Miracle (Sounds True), selected by Spirituality & Health Magazine as one of the top ten best books of 2015, The Endless Practice (Atria), cited by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2014, his book of poems, Reduced to Joy (Viva Editions), named by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2013, a 6CD box set of teaching conversations based on the poems in Reduced to Joy (Sounds True, 2014), and Seven Thousand Ways to Listen (Atria), which won the 2012 Books for a Better Life Award. Mark was part of Oprah Winfrey's The Life You Want Tour in 2014 and has appeared several times with Oprah on her Super Soul Sunday program on OWN TV. He has also been interviewed by Robin Roberts on Good Morning America. The Exquisite Risk was listed by Spirituality & Practice as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2005, calling it "one of the best books we've ever read on what it takes to live an authentic life." Mark devotes his writing and teaching to the journey of inner transformation and the life of relationships. He continues to offer readings, lectures, and retreats.

  Hi there and welcome to episode 20 of Couragemakers!   This week, I'm talking with the lovely Jennifer Seale. Jen is a certified Holistic Health Practitioner (health and wellness coach), licensed Spiritual Practitioner, blogger, truth-seeker, and lover of life.  She guides those who want to love themselves, heal their relationship between food and body, and live their best life possible!  She shares a passion of overall wellness through holistic health, food, creativity, mindfulness, spirituality, and most importantly…balance! Jen currently resides in sunny southern California with her partner Greg, and their sweet pup Charlie.   In this episode, Jen really vulnerably her journey of growing up feeling insecure and how she made the decision to start learning how to love herself.  Jen shares all about the doubt and guilt that comes with starting to love yourself, and how we can start to move beyond the grief of what could have been and embark on a journey of working to build yourself.   We really dive into how working to love yourself is always a work in progress, how healing and change can happen when you treat yourself with kindness and respect and Jen gets really vulnerable about what she believes about herself now that her younger self would be astounded to hear.     This is a wonderful episode if you want to learn more about what self love looks like in practice, if you struggle with your self esteem and if you find it hard to accept yourself where you are right now.   Also, Jen is queen of recommending books and TV programmes, so I've included all of the things she's mentioned in the show notes!   I'm really excited for you to listen to this episode - Jen is so honest, so funny and I really appreciate how vulnerable she gets  during this interview, to help all of us learn to love ourselves.   Enjoy the show! About Jen   Jennifer Seale is a certified Holistic Health Practitioner (health and wellness coach), licensed Spiritual Practitioner, blogger, truth-seeker, and lover of life.  She guides those who want to love themselves, heal their relationship between food and body, and live their best life possible!  She shares a passion of overall wellness through holistic health, food, creativity, mindfulness, spirituality, and most importantly…balance!   Jen recently launched an ongoing 21 Day Meditation Experience that is open to the public.   You can connect with Jen here: Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram Things we talked about during today's show   How Jen's life fell apart in one week and Jen's decision to start learning to love herself   How fear is good for you   How healing and change occurs when you treat yourself with kindness and respect   What keeps Jen inspired and her go to things when you're having a shitty time   Books/Resources etc mentioned during today's show   The Office   House of Cards   Scandal   Orange is the New Black   The Royal Tenenbaums   It Was Me All Along  - Andy Mitchell   Gabrielle Bernstein   Mary Ann Williamson   Seven Thousand Ways to Listen - Mark Nepo The Four Agreements - Don Miguel Ruiz   Friday Five Favourites - The Happy Healthy Balance   Big Magic - Elizabeth Gilbert Find out more and download the Couragemakers Manifesto here   If you have any question about today's episode, any comments or would like to be a guest on Couragemakers, get in touch: meg@thathummingbirdlife.com   About Meg & That Hummingbird Life   I'm Meg and I'm the host of Couragemakers and founder of That Hummingbird Life. I started this podcast because I wanted to create a platform for passionate and unconventional women to have honest conversations and to share their stories, struggles and dreams. The intention behind this podcast is to inspire and encourage creative and mission-driven women to live a wholehearted life and follow the beat of their drum.   When I'm not recording episodes and making new friends with the wonderful guests, you can find me working on all manners of magic over at That Hummingbird Life, sending free self care checks ins to hundreds of women every Sunday and helping my clients build brands they love as a graphic designer. I'm currently based in London, and getting ready for my round the world adventure with Mr. Meg starting August 2016. Don't worry the podcast isn't going anywhere!   That Hummingbird Life | Twitter | Pinterest |  

The Call to Honor the Wisdom of the Elder   Mark Nepo hit The New York Times best-seller list with The Book of Awakening, the story of his journey through cancer. His loving readers have eaten up all his books since, including Seven Thousand Ways to Listen and The Endless Practice. Mark is beloved because he so authentically shares his journey. Speaking with the compassion of someone who's been there, he returns to The Soul-Directed Life to give us a peek Inside the Miracle to help us deal with our own difficult diagnoses or significant life challenges.

This solo show is my own download around how resistance has been showing up in my life and what I am learning from it.  We all have those voices, right?  The one that says to us, "who cares, do what you want..." and the other that speaks from our soul and reminds us of who we really are....  Yeah, I dig into that. I talk about my friend, Molly Knight Forde who is BRILLIANT and my guest on Episode Seven... I mention the book, Seven Thousand Ways to Listen by Mark Nepo (its super fabulous). It's the world according to me, and I invite you to come on in and stay awhile.  Let me know what you think, and if you are enjoying these solo rambles or not (I hope you are, because they are really fun to record). Big huge love to you all!!

Reduced to Joy Is fear, anxiety and wounds of the past blocking you from joy in your work and in your life?  What if you could move through these block and be reduced to joy?    Join us Thursday at Noon Central time for powerful On Purpose Show with Mark Nepo, author of Reduced to Joy.  Mark  is a poet and philosopher who has taught in the fields of poetry and spirituality for forty years. Beloved as a poet and teacher, he's been called “one of the finest spiritual guides of our time.” He has published fourteen books and eight audio projects including Reduced to Joy (voted Best Spiritual Book of 2013 by Spirituality and Practice), Seven Thousand Ways to Listen and the #1 New York Times bestseller, The Book of Awakening. In November 2013 he was a guest on Oprah's Super Soul Sunday. Susyn Reeve is the best-selling author of The Inspired Life:  Unleashing Your Mind's Capacity for Joy.  She has 35 years experience as a Corporate Consultant, Self-Esteem Expert and InterFaith Minister.  She has been a delegate to the UN Commission on the Status of Women. (www.SusynReeve.com) Rikk Hansen is one of the nation's leading experts in guiding midlife professionals and entrepreneurs to discover a life work that's truly their CALLING.  As founder of Brilliant NEXT, he has pioneered a system called New Fire Discovery that guides midlife women and men to find certainty of purpose and and exciting direction for their next fulfilling work - in a short period of time despite any obstacles or fears.  (www.BrilliantNEXT.com)

Prayer. It is more than just asking for things we want. It is essential for our happiness. To connect to Spirit replenishes our Spirit. Prayer is most powerful when done from the spaciousness of our connection to Spirit. Rev. Patrick introduces the book of the month, Seven Thousand Ways to Listen by Mark Nepo, as he weaves together four principles of life through a poignant parable about an apprentice. The apprentice gains insight from his work in a bakery, winery, farm, and along the seashore. Through the stages, he learns what it means to be a sieve (sifting through flour is like sifting through life's experiences to get the finest things out of life), a strainer (if we're not careful, we can become "drunk" on the dregs of life, the negative experiences of our past), a funnel (directing water for irrigation is like connecting to Spirit), and a sponge (there is great joy in taking in whatever life is giving, and giving of oneself freely, without inhibition.)

Kathryn interviews New York Times Bestselling Author Mark Nepo on his latest book Seven Thousand Ways to Listen: Staying Close to What is Sacred. Nepo shares his story of hearing loss and encourages us to redefine what is important while teaching us to act wholeheartedly. Kathryn also interviews feminist and one of Guardian's Top 100 Inspiring Women Jessica Valenti on her book Why Have Kids?. Valenti takes a look at the world of having (and not having) children and how that compares to the American ideal.

Kathryn interviews New York Times Bestselling Author Mark Nepo on his latest book Seven Thousand Ways to Listen: Staying Close to What is Sacred. Nepo shares his story of hearing loss and encourages us to redefine what is important while teaching us to act wholeheartedly. Kathryn also interviews feminist and one of Guardian's Top 100 Inspiring Women Jessica Valenti on her book Why Have Kids?. Valenti takes a look at the world of having (and not having) children and how that compares to the American ideal.