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On The Rocks With Neil And TomS3 E4 Body Scan MeditationThis episode is Neil leading a guided body scan meditation. This can be a useful way to get into meditation and the whole episode only last about 15 minutes.We hope you find it beneficial. Stay chilled.Neil and Tom Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-03-2516 minOn The Rocks With Neil And TomS3 E3 Fear, Anxiety and Porthcawl's LionsEpisode 3 of Season 3 or is that Series 3? Depends if you are from the US I guess. Anyway this episode is all about Fear. Why do we fear things, how does it manifest and why can it end up changing to anxiety. Included in this episode is a mention of the mantra 'Nam-myoho-renge-kyo' which loosely translates as 'Glory to the Dharma of the Lotus Sutra' and is recited to assist in overcoming obstacles to success or happiness.The book that started of our connection to the chant was the book Bodhisattva Blues...2024-03-1130 minOn The Rocks With Neil And TomS3 E2 Mindfulness for lifeToday we broach the topic of mindfulness. Including the following questions that Tom, mostly, expertly answers. What is it?How do we become more mindful?Why does it help?Isn't it just a commercial exercise?This is the first episode from the new mobile recording studio (Tom's Van) and there were a few sound issues at first. During the discussion we mentioned Jon Cabot Zinn and this is a link to his website. https://jonkabat-zinn.com/2024-02-2630 minOn The Rocks With Neil And TomS3 E1 Finding a philosophy for living a happier lifeWelcome to Series 3 episode 1. In this episode we attempt to explain the method that we use to try to create a more harmonious way of living. A way to start seeing the world as it really is and how this can lead to a happier life. We mention various books during the episode and these are very good starter books if any of this has piqued your interest.Hope you gain something from this episode.Neil and Tom.A good introductory guide.https://secularbuddhistnetwork.org/the-core-concept-of-secular-buddhism-a-fourfold-task/2024-02-1136 minOn The Rocks With Neil And TomS3 E0 A welcome to series three and music from the JagsterWelcome back and say hello to Season Three or is it Series Three? Today's short episode is just a short intro to the new season and a chance for me to present to you some music from my long time surfing pal , windsurfing guru and photography master, James 'Jagster' Jagger. I have included some of the lyrics below and some links to his photography website. Hope you enjoy.The first episode will be released next week and covers an approach to the Philosophy for living a better and hopefully happier life.Thanks for...2024-02-0506 minOn The Rocks With Neil And TomS2 E12 Where's your evidence?Where is your evidence?In this episode Neil and Tom discuss what actual evidence they have for supporting their lifestyle choices.Why are they following a whole food plant based diet.Why are they tee total.What the benefits as they see it of meditation, mindfulness and studying Buddhism.Rather than rely on what you have read, try something out and get your own evidence for keeping it going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-12-1832 minOn The Rocks With Neil And TomS2 E11 - What does surfing mean to us?Today we discuss surfing, how we started, what it means to us, and the wider world of surfing. Including discussion of flow, localism, spirituality, mindfulness, and identity. Hope you enjoy the ramblings of two dedicated surfers.Thanks for listening to us.See you in the water, Neil and Tom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-12-0433 minOn The Rocks With Neil And TomS2 E10 - What is meditation?Today's show is on meditation. Neil and Tom try to explain what meditation is and why everyone should do it. They discuss the benefits that include help you to live in the present moment. Also a bit of Tom's research into the efficacy of Meditation as a therapeutic intervention. All accompanied by the gentle sound of pouring rain as they record in Neil's mobile recording studio overlooking the beach.Thank you again for listening and here are some links about meditation.15 Minute Meditations Podcast:https://shows.acast.com/15-min-meditations2023-11-2034 minOn The Rocks With Neil And TomS2 E9 Revisiting Not Drinking - Gaining much, rather than giving upIn Episode 9 of series 2 we discuss the method that we both used to stop drinking alcohol. The method was the Allen Carr Easyway method, see links below. We talk about some of our experiences with drinking alcohol, how difficult it is to stop drinking and some of the tools that The Easyway method uses to help. We are also briefly joined by a friend and fellow surfer who pulls up next to our mobile recording studio and want to chat. We kept recording and it may well lead to some future podcasts.Note. This podcast is...2023-11-0632 minOn The Rocks With Neil And TomS2 E8 - Physical FitnessOn today's show Tom and Neil discuss how their approach to staying fit has changed throughout their lives. From early teenage days when it ll seemed far too easy through to the gaining weight years(Tom as muscle, Neil as fat). All the way up to today when they are more concerned with functional fitness and longevity fitness. That is staying fit and healthy to do the things that they want to do. Along the way they discuss the Centenarian Decathlon, a concept put forward by Dr Peter Attia https://peterattiamd.com/ which is from his new book. 2023-10-2334 minOn The Rocks With Neil And TomS2E7: The Four NutrimentsIn this episode Tom takes the lead and discusses the Four Nutriments. These four nutriments are the aspects of life that you should take care to be aware of consuming. As per usual we will link it in to our Plant Based and Sober lifestyles probably managing to show horn surfing into it again. Or more likely Tom's new dipping tank. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-10-0933 minOn The Rocks With Neil And TomS2E6 - The Four IdolsToday is all about the Four Idols mentioned by Saint Thomas Aquinas.The four idols being power, money, fame and pleasure. The theory is that you are mainly driven by one of these idols and that most/all of your decisions day to day are driven by this idol.We discuss this and other driving forces. Thanks to the Tim Ferris Podcast for making us aware of them and the following site for information on them.https://www.sahilbloom.com/newsletter/the-four-idols-money-power-pleasure-fame Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-09-2530 minOn The Rocks With Neil And TomS2E5 Dealing with stressToday we are talking about how we both deal with stressful situations. Both in the sporting realm, in particular when surfing and also in day to day life.Discussion includes the differences in how we have dealt with stress at various times in our lives. How we approach surfing when the waves get a bit bigger. Approaches to new sporting challenges and meditation as a method for helping you to act not react to situations that occur day to day.Mentioned within this episode is Headspacehttps://www.headspace.com...2023-09-1131 minOn The Rocks With Neil And TomS2E4 - Facing fear of the future - The Five RemembrancesThe Five Remembrances are a Buddhist Aide Memoire to help you to face fears of future events and to face the anxiety that these thought of the future may cause in you.The Five are;1. I am of the nature to grow old, I cannot escape old age.2. I am of the nature to get sick, I cannot escape sickness.3. I am of the nature to die, I cannot escape death.4. All that is dear to me and everyone I love are of the nature to change. There is no way to escape...2023-09-0439 minOn The Rocks With Neil And TomS2E3 - Water as Therapy or even Water TherapySeries 2 Episode 3.Water as Therapy or even Water Therapy.Recorded in our mobile recording studio (Neil's car) straight after getting out of the sea after a very pleasant surf. This episode tries to get to the bottom of why being in and around water is so good for us both mentally and physically.We talk about our experiences with surfing, kayaking, swimming and cold water immersion and try to explain how it helps us in our day to day life.Hopefully the times when people wandered over to us for a chat...2023-08-2132 minOn The Rocks With Neil And TomS2E2 It's Worth It In The End.Series Two; Episode Two.It's Worth It In The End.In this episode we discuss the difficulties that have arisen since we made the decision to eat a plant based diet, stop drinking and investigate the world of Buddhist Philosphy.We discuss at depth other people's views of us and the "weird" ways that we live our lives. We look at how we respond to this and how to find strength to continue along the path that we are on even in the face of many difficulties.In this podcast we mentioned:2023-08-0737 minOn The Rocks With Neil And TomS2E1 Cold Water Dipping and catching up.We are both back, Tom is more qualified and I am into a different decade of my life. In this episode we discuss what has changed since series one in our lives. This includes our attitudes towards surfing and the type of surfing we are doing. Also with our experiences with Cold Water Dipping which we rather stupidly started doing on Jan 1st this year. All of these things in our life we try to link back to Buddhism and some of the important Dharma messages.Hope this is useful for you all. 2023-07-2434 min