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The Zen Gateway's PodcastTranscending Mindfulness #6: Deeper Down into the ShadowJamie and Martin return to discuss 'shadow work' a term now popular referring to the need for genuine transformation of consciousness through integration of the hidden or repressed contents of the unconscious in order to bring about wholeness of the personality. This podcast looks at correlations between this psychological work and the work of Zen students linked to the Ten Bull Herding pictures, a popular simile for the Zen training. Jamie Shavdia is a clinical hypnotherapist and musician who can be found at www.jamieshavdia.co.uk Marti...
2025-02-2655 minThe Zen Gateway's PodcastTranscending Mindfulness #5: Reviewing The Awakened Ape by Jevan PradasIn this episode Psychotherapist and musician, Jamie Shavdia and Zen teacher Martin Goodson review Jevan Pradas's book - The Awakened Ape: A Biohacker's Guide To Evolutionary Fitness, Natural Ecstasy, and Stress-Free Living Jevan Pradas is a 'brain trainer and 'bio-hacker' who specialises in utilising the latest in neuro science as well as traditional wisdom systems from around the world to help his readers discover well being and happiness in this life. His approach is firmly science based somewhat eschewing alternative epistemologies which may appeal to some more than others. Although this...
2025-01-1236 minThe Zen Gateway's PodcastTranscending Mindfulness : Self-Esteem v. No-SelfModern psychology talks about the importance of self-esteem and yet the Buddha talked taught about No-Self. Are these two approaches reconcilable? Martin Goodson, co-founder of The Zen Gateway is joined by Jamie Shavdia, psychotherpist and musician (his latest album 'Truth Lamp' can be found now on Spotify). Together they explore what both these concepts mean and how they are used therapeutically and as part of a spiritual path.
2024-11-2851 min
zengateway's podcastThe Power of NowJamie Shavdia (www.jamieshavdia.co.uk) and Martin Goodson discuss the hugely popular book The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. In this podcast, they discuss where this book sits in the development of contemporary spirituality and psychotherapeutic treatments which introduce the present moment as a psychological medicine for many of our modern complaints. Eckhart Tolle had what he described as an 'enlightenment experience' spontaneously, following bouts of deep depression and suicidal ideation. Jamie and Martin discuss the fact that there are some people who, without any prior spiritual training, do have such genuine revelations a...
2024-09-2748 minThe Zen Gateway's PodcastTranscending Mindfulness 3: The Power of Now by Eckhart TolleJamie Shavdia (www.jamieshavdia.co.uk) and Martin Goodson (www.thezengateway.com) discuss the hugely popular book 'The Power of Now' by Eckhart Tolle. In this podcast they discuss where this book sits in the development of contemporary spirituality and psychotherapeutic treatments by introducing the present moment as a psychological medicine for many of our modern complaints. Eckhart Tolle had what he described as an 'enlightenment experience' spontaneously following bouts of deep depression and suicidal ideation. Jamie and Martin discuss the fact that there are some people who, without any prior spiritual training, do have su...
2024-09-0848 min
The Zen Gateway's PodcastTranscending Mindfulness #1: Sacred Places & Conscious TransformationA podcast exploring the depths of consciousness ,spirituality and psychology. This episode explores how places affect consciousness and ranges from a discussions around psychogeograpy to holy and sacred sites and how these can have a transformative effect on experience and psychology. Jamie Shavdia (www.jamieshavdia.com) and Martin Goodson (thezengateway.com) return in a new series following on from the success of the original Zen Bites series.
2024-07-0141 minThe Zen Gateway's PodcastZen Bites #10 : Body & Breath (March 2015)In this episode Jamie Shavdia & Martin Goodson discuss the importance of the body in the practice of mindfulness and Buddhist practice, as well as the pivotal role of following the breath.
Along the way they also discuss the feeling of an existing 'I' that develops through habitual patterns of thought and emotion, psychosomatic symptomology, Zen Master Hakuin and gumboils.
2015-03-1945 min
The Zen Gateway's PodcastZen Bites x3In this episode Jamie Shavdia and Martin Goodson discuss what mindfulness is actually for, and how the context for Mindfulness varies considerably depending on whether it is cultivated towards religious or therapeutic ends. They also discuss the effects on perception which can result when glimpses of no-mind arise.
2014-04-2538 min
The Zen Gateway's PodcastZen Bites #1In this wide ranging discussion therapist Jamie Shavdia & Zen Gateway co-founder Martin Goodson discuss the nature of consciousness, realisation of one's own mortality, compassion, Zen Buddhism, therapy and Alan Partridge.
You can read Jamie's article on realisation of mortality, around which the conversation is based, here.
2014-02-2043 min