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Happy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to Modernity☿️ Mercury - God of Babylon (60 min)In ancient Mesopotamia, the Babylonians were among the first peoples in history to decode the secrets of the heavens, and to understand that the planets in the sky provided a sort of atlas to the inner world of the human mind (as Hermes Trismegestus wrote in the famed Emerald Tablet, "As above, so below."). The great Babylonian god Nabu was believed to be in the form of the planet we now call Mercury. He was the god of literacy, reason, speech and knowledge. As powerful as these tools of the mind are, they prove to be a serious impediment to a...2020-08-091h 00Happy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to Modernity☿️ Mercury - God of Babylon (45 min)In ancient Mesopotamia, the Babylonians were among the first peoples in history to decode the secrets of the heavens, and to understand that the planets in the sky provided a sort of atlas to the inner world of the human mind (as Hermes Trismegestus wrote in the famed Emerald Tablet, "As above, so below."). The great Babylonian god Nabu was believed to be in the form of the planet we now call Mercury. He was the god of literacy, reason, speech and knowledge. As powerful as these tools of the mind are, they prove to be a serious impediment to a...2020-08-0945 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to Modernity☿️ Mercury - God of Babylon (30 min)In ancient Mesopotamia, the Babylonians were among the first peoples in history to decode the secrets of the heavens, and to understand that the planets in the sky provided a sort of atlas to the inner world of the human mind (as Hermes Trismegestus wrote in the famed Emerald Tablet, "As above, so below."). The great Babylonian god Nabu was believed to be in the form of the planet we now call Mercury. He was the god of literacy, reason, speech and knowledge. As powerful as these tools of the mind are, they prove to be a serious impediment to a...2020-08-0930 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to Modernity☿️ Mercury - God of Babylon (20 min)In ancient Mesopotamia, the Babylonians were among the first peoples in history to decode the secrets of the heavens, and to understand that the planets in the sky provided a sort of atlas to the inner world of the human mind (as Hermes Trismegestus wrote in the famed Emerald Tablet, "As above, so below."). The great Babylonian god Nabu was believed to be in the form of the planet we now call Mercury. He was the god of literacy, reason, speech and knowledge. As powerful as these tools of the mind are, they prove to be a serious impediment to a...2020-08-0920 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to Modernity☿️ Mercury - God of Babylon (10 min)In ancient Mesopotamia, the Babylonians were among the first peoples in history to decode the secrets of the heavens, and to understand that the planets in the sky provided a sort of atlas to the inner world of the human mind (as Hermes Trismegestus wrote in the famed Emerald Tablet, "As above, so below."). The great Babylonian god Nabu was believed to be in the form of the planet we now call Mercury. He was the god of literacy, reason, speech and knowledge. As powerful as these tools of the mind are, they prove to be a serious impediment to a...2020-08-0910 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityMoving Past Your Moon 🌕 Energy (30 Min)The celestial spheres hold many lessons for us. The moon 🌕 teaches us about our subconscious and our emotional selves. Are you ready to move past the rollercoaster of your emotional life? Then listen in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-08-0730 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityMoving Past Your Moon 🌕 Energy (20 Min)The celestial spheres hold many lessons for us. The moon 🌕 teaches us about our subconscious and our emotional selves. Are you ready to move past the rollercoaster of your emotional life? Then listen in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-08-0720 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityMoving Past Your Moon 🌕 Energy (10 Min)The celestial spheres hold many lessons for us. The moon 🌕 teaches us about our subconscious and our emotional selves. Are you ready to move past the rollercoaster of your emotional life? Then listen in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-08-0610 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityI See the Moon 🌙 (60 min)The Astrological significance of the moon has long been known to be connected with emotions and the subconscious. In this guided meditation the moon becomes a pivot point, an invitation to discover your higher self. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-08-041h 00Happy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityI See the Moon 🌙 (45 min)The Astrological significance of the moon has long been known to be connected with emotions and the subconscious. In this guided meditation the moon becomes a pivot point, an invitation to discover your higher self. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-08-0445 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityI See the Moon 🌙 (30 min)The Astrological significance of the moon has long been known to be connected with emotions and the subconscious. In this guided meditation we use the moon becomes a pivot point, an invitation to discover your higher self. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-08-0330 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityI See the Moon 🌙 (20 min)The Astrological significance of the moon has long been known to be connected with emotions and the subconscious. In this guided meditation we use the moon becomes a pivot point, an invitation to discover your higher self. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-08-0220 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityI See the Moon 🌙 (10 min)The Astrological significance of the moon has long been known to be connected with emotions and the subconscious. In this guided meditation the moon becomes a pivot point, an invitation to discover your higher self. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-08-0110 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityThe 7 Celestial Spheres 🪐 (30 min)For many thousands of years, humans looked down: their attention was bent towards the earth. But about 12,000 years ago the archeological records shows that something changed. The flood waters receded and the Neolithic package of grains and domesticable animals provided surpluses of food. Human society began to change and they began to shift their gaze upwards and contemplated the heavens. What they saw there is still reverberating through the ages to today. They discovered a map of the human soul, a roadmap for uncovering the hidden reality and infinite potential buried within each person. Join me on this journey. Allow...2020-07-2630 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityThe 7 Celestial Spheres 🪐 (45 min)For many thousands of years, humans looked down: their attention was bent towards the earth. But about 12,000 years ago the archeological records shows that something changed. The flood waters receded and the Neolithic package of grains and domesticable animals provided surpluses of food. Human society began to change and they began to shift their gaze upwards and contemplated the heavens. What they saw there is still reverberating through the ages to today. They discovered a map of the human soul, a roadmap for uncovering the hidden reality and infinite potential buried within each person. Join me on this journey. Allow...2020-07-2645 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityThe 7 Celestial Spheres 🪐 (60 min)For many thousands of years, humans looked down: their attention was bent towards the earth. But about 12,000 years ago the archeological records shows that something changed. The flood waters receded and the Neolithic package of grains and domesticable animals provided surpluses of food. Human society began to change and they began to shift their gaze upwards and contemplated the heavens. What they saw there is still reverberating through the ages to today. They discovered a map of the human soul, a roadmap for uncovering the hidden reality and infinite potential buried within each person. Join me on this journey. Allow...2020-07-2600 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityLost in Thought 🤔💭 (60 min)"Empty your mind" is the refrain that is often repeated as guidance for how to meditate. Or bring "present moment awareness" to the "the now". Yet time and again when you do that, your mind wanders off somewhere. You start thinking about what you're going to do for dinner or what you are going to wear to work or about that big meeting or argument yesterday. Before we know it, you are lost in thought. But there is a very simple technique to teach your brain how to stop those persistent thoughts from taking over your attention. Practice with...2020-07-251h 00Happy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityLost in Thought 🤔💭 (45 min)"Empty your mind" is the refrain that is often repeated as guidance for how to meditate. Or bring "present moment awareness" to the "the now". Yet time and again when you do that, your mind wanders off somewhere. You start thinking about what you're going to do for dinner or what you are going to wear to work or about that big meeting or argument yesterday. Before we know it, you are lost in thought. But there is a very simple technique to teach your brain how to stop those persistent thoughts from taking over your attention. Practice with...2020-07-2245 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityLost in Thought 🤔💭 (30 min)"Empty your mind" is the refrain that is often repeated as guidance for how to meditate. Or bring "present moment awareness" to the "the now". Yet time and again when you do that, your mind wanders off somewhere. You start thinking about what you're going to do for dinner or what you are going to wear to work or about that big meeting or argument yesterday. Before we know it, you are lost in thought. But there is a very simple technique to teach your brain how to stop those persistent thoughts from taking over your attention. Practice with me...2020-07-2130 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityLost in Thought 🤔💭 (20 min)"Empty your mind" is the refrain that is often repeated as guidance for how to meditate. Or bring "present moment awareness" to the "the now". Yet time and again when you do that, your mind wanders off somewhere. You start thinking about what you're going to do for dinner or what you are going to wear to work or about that big meeting or argument yesterday. Before we know it, you are lost in thought. But there is a very simple technique to teach your brain how to stop those persistent thoughts from taking over your attention. Practice with...2020-07-2120 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityLost in Thought 🤔💭 (10 min)"Empty your mind" is the refrain that is often repeated as guidance for how to meditate. Or bring "present moment awareness" to the "the now". Yet time and again when you do that, your mind wanders off somewhere. You start thinking about what you're going to do for dinner or what you are going to wear to work or about that big meeting or argument yesterday. Before we know it, you are lost in thought. But there is a very simple technique to teach your brain how to stop those persistent thoughts from taking over your attention. Practice with...2020-07-2010 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityClear Awareness (60 min)Something as simple as your breath can unlock the mysteries of your higher self. Reveal the "private face" of your mind through the ancient practice of stilling the mind. (This is a 60 minute version). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-07-151h 00Happy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityClear Awareness (45 min)Something as simple as your breath can unlock the mysteries of your higher self. Reveal the "private face" of your mind through the ancient practice of stilling the mind. (This is a 45 minute version). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-07-1445 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityClear Awareness (30 min)Something as simple as your breath can unlock the mysteries of your higher self. Reveal the "private face" of your mind through the ancient practice of stilling the mind. (This is a 30 minute version). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-07-1330 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityClear Awareness (20 min)Something as simple as your breath can unlock the mysteries of your higher self. Reveal the "private face" of your mind through the ancient practice of stilling the mind. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-07-1220 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityThe Song Within The Silence 🤫 (60 min)There is an invisible world that can be accessed with careful attention and a still mind. Listening to the song within silence is a good practice to open a window into this world. Try it with me now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-07-0300 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityThe Song Within The Silence 🤫 (45 min)There is an invisible world that can be accessed with careful attention and a still mind. Listening to the song within silence is a good practice to open a window into this world. Try it with me now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-07-0245 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityThe Song Within The Silence 🤫 (30 min)There is an invisible world that can be accessed with careful attention and a still mind. Listening to the song within silence is a good practice to open a window into this world. Try it with me now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-07-0130 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityThe Song Within The Silence 🤫 (20 min)There is an invisible world that can be accessed with careful attention and a still mind. Listening to the song within silence is a good practice to open a window into this world. Try it with me now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-06-3045 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityThe Song Within The Silence 🤫 (10 min)There is an invisible world that can be accessed with careful attention and a still mind. Listening to the song within silence is a good practice to open a window into this world. Try it with me now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-06-2910 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityIn A Galaxy 🌌 Near, Near By...✨ (60 min)If you pay close enough attention, an entire universe will open up for you in the apparently simple experience of breathing. Being still and bringing a patient attention to the detail of breathing will unlock a veritable galaxy of sensation and insight. It is said of the smallest actual galaxies in our Universe that they hold the most dark matter. The same might be said for the cycle of a single breath. Try this meditation to discover this for yourself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-06-2400 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityIn A Galaxy 🌌 Near, Near By...✨ (45 min)If you pay close enough attention, an entire universe will open up for you in the apparently simple experience of breathing. Being still and bringing a patient attention to the detail of breathing will unlock a veritable galaxy of sensation and insight. It is said of the smallest actual galaxies in our Universe that they hold the most dark matter. The same might be said for the cycle of a single breath. Try this meditation to discover this for yourself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-06-2345 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityIn A Galaxy 🌌 Near, Near By...✨ (30 min)If you pay close enough attention, an entire universe will open up for you in the apparently simple experience of breathing. Being still and bringing a patient attention to the detail of breathing will unlock a veritable galaxy of sensation and insight. It is said of the smallest actual galaxies in our Universe that they hold the most dark matter. The same might be said for the cycle of a single breath. Try this meditation to discover this for yourself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-06-2130 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityIn A Galaxy 🌌 Near, Near By...✨ (20 min)If you pay close enough attention, an entire universe will open up for you in the apparently simple experience of breathing. Being still and bringing a patient attention to the detail of breathing will unlock a veritable galaxy of sensation and insight. It is said of the smallest actual galaxies in our Universe that they hold the most dark matter. The same might be said for the cycle of a single breath. Try this meditation to discover this for yourself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-06-2020 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityThe Tiniest House 🏠of Time ⌛ (60 min)What is the tiniest house of time? Beyond the physical senses of the body, each of us possesses a so-called sixth sense that allows us to perceive dimensions beyond time and space. In the Hindu and Buddhist tantric traditions, they spoke of this as our third eye, or Ajna chakra (Ajna in English means "authority" or "command" or "to perceive"). It is only through Ajna chakra that we can perceive the answer to this question. The higher dimension or the so-called noumenal realm is the root or source of our visible reality. When the third eye is open, the hidden ca...2020-05-0400 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityThe Tiniest House 🏠of Time ⌛ (45 min)Beyond the physical senses of the body, each of us possesses a so-called sixth sense that allows us to perceive dimensions beyond time and space. In the Hindu and Buddhist tantric traditions, they spoke of this as our third eye, or Ajna chakra (Ajna in English means "authority" or "command" or "to perceive"). This higher dimension or the so-called noumenal realm is the root or source of our visible reality. When the third eye is open, the hidden causal levels are revealed to our consciousness. The vision of our conscious mind soars like an eagle high in the sky ab...2020-05-0445 min
Happy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityThe Tiniest House 🏠of Time ⌛ (30 min)Tiniest house is now only available on the Alyte app. You can download it here: https://www.alyte.app/zebSee you on the other side :-) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-05-0301 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityThe Tiniest House 🏠of Time ⌛ (20 min)When we learn how to open the third eye we can see everything as it is and from the point of witness or observer. It means examining self-limiting ideas and developing wisdom that comes from a perspective that transcends the dualities, whether it be good or bad, black or white, or any other pair of opposites. In the Hindu and Buddhist tantric traditions, they spoke of this third eye as the Ajna chakra (Ajna in English means "authority" or "command" or "to perceive"). This higher dimension or the so-called noumenal realm is the root or source of our visible reality. Wh...2020-05-0320 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityThe Tiniest House 🏠of Time ⌛ (10 min)In addition to the five physical senses, each of us possesses a sixth sense that allows us to perceive dimensions beyond time and space. In the Hindu and Buddhist tantric traditions, they spoke of this as our third eye, or Ajna chakra (Ajna in English means "authority" or "command" or "to perceive"). This higher dimension or the so-called noumenal realm is the root or source of our visible reality. When the third eye is open, the hidden causal levels are revealed to our consciousness. The vision of our conscious mind soars like an eagle high in the sky able to se...2020-05-0310 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityThe Well Digger & The Sapphire 💎(60 min)In this especially pure meditation, the fifth chakra is the focus. In the Hindu tantric tradition the fifth chakra is located in the throat area and is called the Vishuddhi (in English: "especially pure"). The gift of the fifth chakra is an intuitive knowing. It is the kind of knowing that gives you the power follow the path to your perfect life and the courage to express your authentic truth. These gifts belong to you but they must be earned through patience and stillness. Allow this guided meditation to be part of your practice of unlocking access to your intuitive s...2020-04-2900 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityThe Well Digger & The Sapphire 💎(45 min)In the Hindu tantric tradition the fifth chakra is located in the throat area and is called the Vishuddhi (in English: "especially pure"). The gift of the fifth chakra is an intuitive knowing. It is the kind of knowing that gives you the power follow the path to your perfect life and the courage to express your authentic truth. These gifts belong to you but they must be earned through patience and stillness. Allow this guided meditation to be part of your practice of unlocking access to your intuitive self. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...2020-04-2845 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityThe Well Digger & The Sapphire 💎(30 min)The fifth chakra is located in the throat area and is called the Vishuddhi (in English: "especially pure") in the Hindu tantric tradition. The gift of the fifth chakra is an intuitive knowing. It is the kind of knowing that gives you the power follow the path to your perfect life and the courage to express your authentic truth. These gifts belong to you but they must be earned through patience and stillness. Allow this guided meditation to be part of your practice of unlocking access to your intuitive self. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...2020-04-2730 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityThe Well Digger & The Sapphire 💎(20 min)The fifth, or throat chakra is called the Vishuddhi (in English: "especially pure") in the Hindu tantric tradition. The gift of this chakra is an intuitive knowing which gives you the power follow the path to your perfect life and the courage to express your authentic truth. These gifts must be earned through patience and stillness. Allow this guided meditation to be part of this practice of unlocking access to your intuitive self. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-04-2720 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityThe Well Digger & The Sapphire 💎(10 min)The gift of the fifth chakra is an intuitive knowing. It is the kind of knowing that gives you the power follow the path to your perfect life and the courage to express your authentic truth. These gifts belong to you but they must be earned through patience and stillness. Allow this guided meditation to be part of your practice of unlocking access to your intuitive self. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-04-2610 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityThe King 🤴🏻 (Heart Chakra ❤️30 min)Across time and culture and geography, the heart is repeatedly represented as the bridge between our higher, divine self and our lower, physical and mental self. Because it makes this bridge it is the mythical kings of ancient times in that it has knowledge of the divine wisdom of our higher self. But it won’t assert its power and dominance unless we invite it to speak and to guide us and to rule us. It is at the center of the human body and is the point around which everything else circulates. The heart pumps life sustaining blood to ev...2020-04-2530 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityThe King 🤴🏻 (Heart Chakra ❤️20 min)The heart represents the bridge between our higher, divine self and our lower, physical and mental self. Because it makes this bridge it is the mythical kings of ancient times in that it has knowledge of the divine wisdom of our higher self. But it won’t assert its power and dominance unless we invite it to speak and to guide us and to rule us. It is at the center of the human body and is the point around which everything else circulates. The heart pumps life sustaining blood to every corner of the body and this circulation is no...2020-04-2420 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityThe King 🤴🏻 (Heart Chakra ❤️10 min)The heart is the place where information and power that is beyond time and space can be received by our conscious, thinking self. It is said to be the temple of the divine or the throne of the god within us. And it's job is to rule. Unfortunately it makes a reluctant, quiet ruler. But it pays to heed its guidance. It is at the center of the human body and is the point around which everything else circulates. The heart pumps life sustaining blood to every corner of the body and this circulation is not just energetic or spiritual...2020-04-2210 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityUse Colors 🎨(Fourth Chakra - 30 min)In traditional Buddhist or Hindu tantric traditions the Fourth Chakra is called the Anahata Chakra. Anahata means "unhurt, unstruck, and unbeaten". As the translation suggests, Anahata is associated with balance, calmness, and serenity. The Fourth Chakra is also sometimes labeled the Air Chakra: the foundation of your life giving breath, lungs, heart (oxygen), and your sense of spaciousness. It is even credited with hormone production and playing an important role in the regulation of the immune system. The heart carries a special significance in cultures and spiritual traditions throughout the world. Your Heart Chakra is located in the center...2020-04-2130 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityUse Colors 🎨 (Fourth Chakra - 20 min)Your Heart Chakra is located in the center of your chest towards your spine, behind your sternum. Blockage of this chakra will manifest in your life as dysfunction in your relationships with others (think codependency, marital or friendship difficulties, jealousy, neediness or withdrawal, loneliness, etc.). Relatedly, it is said to govern the love of oneself and others, as well as the important sensibilities of compassion, forgiveness, grief, and wisdom. In traditional Buddhist or Hindu tantric traditions the Fourth Chakra is called the Anahata Chakra. Anahata means "unhurt, unstruck, and unbeaten". As the translation suggests, Anahata is associated with balance...2020-04-2020 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityThe Unstruck Bell (30 min)Every major spiritual tradition has this same metaphor of the heart as the point of connection with God or the higher self. In the Hindu and Buddhist tantric traditions this heart-bridge is called the Anahata or Fourth Chakra. In the Koran the heart or Qalb is referred to over 100 times and in the Bible, heart or Lebab, is mentioned over 1000 times and is also seen as the seat of intuition or the throne of God. It clearly isn't the physical heart that is being referenced. So what are they talking about? Each of these great traditions recognized that if we...2020-04-1930 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityThe Unstruck Bell 🔔 (20 min)Everyone has heard the phrase "follow your heart". But what does that mean? And where does it come from? It turns out that regardless of place or time, all the major spiritual traditions have this same metaphor of the heart as the point of connection with God or the higher self. In the Hindu and Buddhist tantric traditions this heart-bridge is called the Anahata or Fourth Chakra. In the Koran the heart or Qalb is referred to over 100 times and in the Bible, heart or Lebab, is mentioned over 1000 times and is also seen as the seat of intuition or...2020-04-1820 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityThe Unstruck Bell 🔔(10 min)"Follow your heart" is an oft repeated piece of advice. But why do people say that? And where does it come from? It turns out that regardless of place or time, all the major spiritual traditions have this same metaphor of the heart as the point of connection with God or the higher self. In the Hindu and Buddhist tantric traditions this heart-bridge is called the Anahata or Fourth Chakra. In the Koran the heart or Qalb is referred to over 100 times and in the Bible, heart or Lebab, is mentioned over 1000 times and is also seen as the seat...2020-04-1710 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityEaster as a Meditation (60 min)The life of Jesus holds a profound mystery within it that can be used to unlock an experience of peace and contentment for you. Broadly speaking, Easter commemorates four key parts of the Jesus phenomenon: 1) his Incarnation; 2) his Passion (betrayal, trial, torture and death); 3) his Resurrection; and 4) his Ascension. This guided meditation loosely follows this four part sequence minus the Christian overtones. The first part takes inspiration from the first line of the Christian and Jewish bible "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." (Genesis 1:1). There was darkness and then there was light. The second part extrapolates fro...2020-04-141h 00Happy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityEaster as a Meditation (45 min)Even though this is not a religious podcast, the religions of the world contain within them profound secrets to human existence: to its purpose and meaning. The life of Jesus is a great example of a mystery that can be used to unlock an experience of peace and contentment. Broadly speaking, Easter commemorates four key parts of the Jesus phenomenon: 1) his Incarnation; 2) his Passion (betrayal, trial, torture and death); 3) his Resurrection; and 4) his Ascension. This guided meditation loosely follows this four part sequence minus the Christian overtones. The first part takes inspiration from the first line of the Christian and...2020-04-1345 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityEaster as a Meditation (30 min)This is not a religious podcast but the life of Jesus holds a profound mystery within it that can be used to unlock an experience of peace and contentment. Broadly speaking, Easter commemorates four key parts of the Jesus phenomenon: 1) his Incarnation; 2) his Passion (betrayal, trial, torture and death); 3) his Resurrection; and 4) his Ascension. This guided meditation loosely follows this four part sequence minus the Christian overtones. The first part takes inspiration from the first line of the Christian and Jewish bible "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." (Genesis 1:1). There was darkness and then there was lig...2020-04-1230 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityEaster as a Meditation (20 min)Jesus' life story holds a profound mystery within it that can be used to unlock an experience of peace and contentment for you. Broadly speaking, Easter commemorates four key parts of the Jesus phenomenon: 1) his Incarnation; 2) his Passion (betrayal, trial, torture and death); 3) his Resurrection; and 4) his Ascension. This guided meditation loosely follows this four part sequence minus the Christian overtones. The first part takes inspiration from the first line of the Christian and Jewish bible "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." (Genesis 1:1). There was darkness and then there was light. The second part extrapolates fro...2020-04-1120 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityEaster as a Meditation (10 min)From Palm Sunday, through Good Friday and Easter Sunday, the Christian Easter week celebrates the life of Jesus. This Holy week holds a profound mystery within it that can be used to unlock an experience of peace and contentment for you, regardless of your religious convictions (or lack thereof). Broadly speaking, Easter commemorates four key parts of the Jesus phenomenon: 1) his Incarnation; 2) his Passion (betrayal, trial, torture and death); 3) his Resurrection; and 4) his Ascension. This guided meditation loosely follows this four part sequence minus the Christian overtones. The first part takes inspiration from the first line of the Christian...2020-04-1010 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityRoses & Garbage (Cognitive Dissonance - 60 min)Thich Nhat Hanh is a revered Buddhist monk from Vietnam. One of his more memorable Dharma talks is based on the buddhist notion that beauty and filth are concepts in our minds. They are representations that we use to affix a skin to the surface of reality. The truth is that beauty and filth are two halves of single whole. If you look deeply enough at a rose and rubbish, you will see that they are one and the same. We can uncover this truth through a mind training technique known as ‘cognitive dissonance’. The mind naturally holds onto energies. It u...2020-04-0800 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityRoses & Garbage (Cognitive Dissonance - 45 min)The Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh teaches thatt the beauty of a rose and the filth of garbage 'inter-be". Beauty and filth are concepts in our minds. They are representations that we use to affix a skin to the surface of reality. The truth is that beauty and filth are two halves of single whole. If you look deeply enough at a rose and rubbish, you will see that they are one and the same. We can uncover this truth through a mind training technique known as ‘cognitive dissonance’. The mind naturally holds onto energies. It uses emotions to unconsciously sust...2020-04-0745 min
Happy Body - A Wellness PodcastTake the sleep testThe ancient Chinese philosopher and military strategist Sun Tzu is famous for saying: “To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.” His wisdom is surprisingly relevant to the battle against insomnia. The key to winning the battle for sleep, to breaking our wakefulness’s resistance, is not to fight for sleep in the first place. You may be lying in bed wanting to fall asleep but maybe you shouldn’t even be bothering to try. Take these two tests to see if perhaps the moment isn’t right for...2019-06-0309 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastUse your inner fortress to help you fall asleepIt is bedtime and once again you can’t sleep. You’ve tried everything you can think of and you’re ready to give up but you don’t even know what that means. It is time take another tack. This meditation will help unlock the cycle you are stuck in. It may not work tonight, and that is okay. The extraordinary thing about meditation is that if you can concentrate properly, the time spent can be even more rejuvenating than sleep itself. Sleep, nature’s sweet nurse, awaits. Listen to this meditation to help you enter her care. Hosted on A...2019-05-2712 minHappy Body - A Wellness Podcast"Bedtime Bath" - A guided talk to help you fall asleepSleep really is such a strange phenomenon. No matter how much we want it, it is only when we let go of needing to fall asleep, and thinking about sleep, that we can fall asleep. Fortunately, doing peaceful sleep-time meditations is relaxation and rest enough for your body to be rested for tomorrow. It has a similar effect on the brain and body. So don’t worry if you don’t fall asleep. Just enjoy cycling through this meditation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-05-2012 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastPutting your body to sleepWe can’t tell our body to fall asleep the same direct way we can tell our arm to move or our voice to make words. Unfortunately, that isn’t how that system works. So we have to play by the rules of the going to sleep game. Tonight, the way we are going to play that game is by pretending our body is a small child. She doesn’t want to go to sleep tonight so we have to help her. We have to remind her that we are the one in charge and make sure she trusts us and kn...2019-05-0612 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastSerena Sleep Meditations IntroYour subconscious or lower self doesn’t want to let you fall asleep. There is some worry or fear so deep that your lower self believes that sleep might even lead to your death. It is irrational but the part of our selves that is in charge of putting our bodies to sleep has a different logic. It’s logic is survival. It doesn’t trust your logical self or your higher self that everything is going to be ok. So it is time take another tack. These meditations will help unlock this cycle. It may not work tonight, and that i...2019-04-2909 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastWrist Warm Up (15 min)Do you suffer from fatigued or aching fingers, hands, wrists, elbows or forearms? Are feeling the chronic pain of a repetitive stress injury (RSI/RSD--Repetitive stress disorder/repetitive strain injury) or CRPS (Complex regional pain syndrome)? If so, this set of warm up movements will help them recover their relaxed comfort and ease. You can also use it prepare them before a stint in front of the computer or a session at the gym. Time to stop taking your wrists for granted and nurture and attend to them. This set of movements does just that.This...2019-02-1815 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastWrist Warm Up (10 min)Are your wrists or forearms aching or sore? If so, this set of warm up movements will help them recover their comfort and ease. You can also use it prepare them before a stint in front of the computer or a session at the gym. We tend to take our wrists for granted but they are delicate parts of our bodies that need to be nurtured and attended to. This set of movements does just that.This is a 10 minute version of the wrist warm up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...2019-02-1110 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastWrist Warm Up (5 min)Hands sore from too much typing or physical work? Computers and smartphones have added hours more of delicate hand use for all of us. And when you combine that with other activities it can all just be too much. Use this warm up or post exercise to help gently invigorate and awaken your fingers, hands, wrists, forearms and elbows.This is a 5 minute version of the wrist warm up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-02-0405 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastI Am Healthy (1 hr)You can have a tangible impact on the health of your body simply by changing the way you think. Dedicate the time to remodeling the structures of your brain that control the health of your body. This meditation helps you do that. This is a one hour version of the I Am Healthy guided meditation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-11-101h 00Happy Body - A Wellness PodcastI Am Healthy (45 min)Your body is very susceptible to suggestion. If you think negative thoughts or believe the negative things people say about you sometimes, your body might take you or them seriously. Unfortunately, that negativity can affect your health and wellbeing. Fortunately you can take advantage of that same susceptibility to influence your body in the other direction, too. You can remind yourself of your inner potential for vitality, power, fitness and health. So do that right now!This is a 45 minute version of the I Am Healthy guided meditation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...2018-11-0945 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastI Am Healthy (30 min)If you think negative thoughts or believe the negative things people say about you sometimes, your body might take you or them seriously. Unfortunately, that negativity can affect your health and wellbeing. Fortunately, this works in both directions so you can take advantage of that same susceptibility to influence your body towards health instead. You can remind yourself of your inner potential for vitality, power, fitness and health. So do that right now!This is a 30 minute version of the I Am Healthy guided meditation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...2018-11-0330 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastI Am Healthy (20 min)If you have an injury or are sick or are in pain for any reason, you can use the vast powers of your mind to mitigate your suffering and support your natural immune and healing processes. This meditation will guide you through this simple yet powerful process.This is a 20 minute version of the I Am Healthy guided meditation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-11-0220 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastI Am Healthy (10 min)Illness and pain are a natural part of life. Outside of the obvious things like eating right, getting enough sleep, washing our hands and reducing stress in our life, are there other techniques we can use to maximize our health and our strength? It turns out the body responds to positive thinking and can be healed by the presence of an otherworldly light. This light has been called prank, qi, and mana. But the point isn't the name. The point is to learn how to marshal this light in the service of your health and your vitality. So give...2018-10-2710 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastFeet and Ankle Therapy - Softening the Soles (10 min)This is a short and simple self administered therapy for sore feet and ankles. Whether you suffer from an RSI/RSD (Repetitive stress disorder/repetitive strain injury), CRPS (Complex regional pain syndrome), fallen arches, pronation, flat feet, Plantar fasciitis or just have been on your feet too long, this will help sooth the pain. (This is a 10 minute version of the Softening the Soles therapy) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-09-1310 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastFeet and Ankle Therapy - Softening the Soles (20 min)This is a 20 minute version of the Soften your Soles foot therapy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-09-1021 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastRelease Pain in the Calves, Feet, or Ankles (20 min)If you are suffering from pain in your feet, ankles, calves and shins, these simple movements will help relieve your discomfort. These body parts are the most distant part of the body from the brain and as a result we sometimes unconsciously treat them like distant cousins or, in the worst case, complete strangers. Many people are so disconnected from their feet that without looking they aren’t even sure what their foot's position is in space or angle is relative to their legs. When we become estranged from a part of our bodies, all sorts of problems can arise. At...2018-08-1419 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastRelease Pain in the Calves, Feet, or Ankles (36 min)This is a simple movement exercise to help relieve pain in the feet, ankles and calves/shin area. These body parts are the most distant part of the body from the brain. As a result, we sometimes unconsciously treat them like distant cousins or, in the worst case, complete strangers. Many people are so disconnected from their feet that without looking they aren’t even sure what their foot's position is in space or angle is relative to their legs. When we become estranged from a part of our bodies, all sorts of problems can arise. At a simple level, we...2018-08-1236 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastReleasing Muscle Tension (Back - Shoulders - 30 min)Are your back and shoulders in pain or stiff? Having a spasm or tightness again? You have the power to fix your myofascial pain by taking advantage of the way the brain works, by hacking its mode of operation. The world we perceive isn’t what we think it is. We construct our reality in our minds. A small trickle of fresh data from the outside world is used only at the margin to update the model in our mind of what we are “seeing.” This invented reality that we experience as consciousness allows for much faster...2018-07-0830 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastHip Release Therapy 5 - Stretching and SqueezingYour hips don’t lie. If you take the time to listen to them, they may well have a scary or sad tale to tell. A story that you might not want to hear. The key is to remember, like when you have a bad dream, that it isn't real. A memory or fears about the future are just patterns of activity in your brain. They're not happening right now outside of you or to you (other than in your mind). So we don’t have to believe these stories. But if we can remain separate from them and unconditionally obse...2018-05-3015 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastHip Release Therapy 4 - Limber and ElasticSure, this is short physical therapy session. But these exercises are operating at an entirely deeper level at the same time, if you choose to allow that. Why? The hips are the home of your emotional self and they are the gates within which you will find your second or sacral chakra. In anatomical terms, the sacrum is the triangular bone at the base of your spine.This part of your physical body is aligned with the location in your subtle body that is highly sensitive to your energetic and emotional connection to others. This is where you generate negative...2018-05-2919 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastHip Release Therapy 3: Open and SuppleThe hips are located in the area of your second chakra, your sacral energy center. It is the place where our emotions and our unconscious desires emerge. These parts of ourselves have an energetic dimension which can create a host of problems if they are not led and organized by our higher and wiser self. The simple movements you will be doing in this movement therapy session are designed not just to free up the tightness or relieve the soreness in the tissues of your hip and sacrum, but to release any blockages in your second chakra. For if the...2018-05-2819 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastHip Release Therapy 2: Soft Like Warm ButterIf you are experiencing pain or tightness in your hips, there might just be a physical cause like sitting for too long on a plane or at the office. Or maybe a workout triggered it. But why your hips? Or why that particular part of your hips and why that particular pain? There may be a straight-line physical explanation. But there might also be an emotional trail that you can uncover. The hips are one of those places where we encode our trauma or our fears. When we have tightness or pain or soreness in these areas, it can mean...2018-05-2716 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastHip Release Therapy 1: Delicious SoftnessOur hips are a part of our bodies that hold memories, and especially memories of relationships. Romantic relationships, family relationships, or relationships with work colleagues. You might even find that they store ancient memories of your history with people from past lives. So, working with your hips is an opportunity to discover what these memories are, to unlock them from the physical pattern they have woven in your tissues, to face these memories and free yourself from their negativity. And doing these exercises will help your hips will feel better too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...2018-05-2616 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastAllergy Relief Therapy - Calm like a Clear Sky (30 min)Skin rashes, itchy eyes, sneezing, pressure in the sinuses. Or maybe the inflammation is internal somewhere else in your body. Regardless of where it is, there is a breakdown in understanding. A confusion within your body. Your job is to clear up that confusion. Let’s take dust. Dust mites may seem like a scary invading army. And if you’ve every seen a picture they look every bit the frightening sci fi monster. But each part of nature plays its role in the greater whole. There is one species of dust mite, for example, that lives in the grou...2018-05-1329 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastAllergy Relief Therapy - Calm like a Clear Sky (15 min)Allergens confuse your body. Your job is to clear up that confusion. Let’s take dust. Dust mites may seem like a scary invading army. And if you’ve every seen a picture they look every bit the frightening sci fi monster. But each part of nature plays its role in the greater whole. There is one species of dust mite, for example, that lives in the ground and its powerful enzymes break down the organic matter in soil. This enrichment actually enables life on earth. Unfortunately, similar enzymes, when they enter our eyes or nose or mouth from the d...2018-05-1215 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastAllergy Relief Therapy: Hello Dust, I call you friend - 30 minIn the ancient texts such as the Egyptian Book of the Dead (originally called the Book of Emerging Forth into the Light) they had a concept of spells. While there may have been true magicians and miracle workers, most of these spells exploited a foundational feature of human neurology: a careful and disciplined cultivation of our mind can change our physiological sate. Anyone can learn with just a few minutes practice to change the temperature of their fingertip, for example. These "spells" of old are taking advantage of this 'mind over matter' power that we all have.2018-04-2830 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastAllergy Relief Therapy: Hello dust, I call you friend - 15 minFrom time immemorial, allergens like dust and pollen have been a symbol of both creation and destruction (“ashes to ashes, dust to dust”). These twin symbols cause our bodies to become confused in their presence, to mistake a harmless ingredient in the life making process (like pollen and dust) as something that could harm us; as something that requires a full blown immune system response. But the pollen or dander or dust isn’t a virus or some other potentially lethal invader. Today we are going to practice using the power of our words and our mind to turn down t...2018-04-2616 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastTherapy to Lessen Your Allergies - The Empty Cup - 15 minAllergies are an incredibly frustrating and uncomfortable phenomenon. It is easy to fell helpless. But you have a choice. You can react to the pollen or dust (or whatever your allergen is) with fear and resistance… or you can choose to cultivate love and acceptance. The physical discomfort and suffering you are experiencing in your allergic response is an invitation to cultivate an ongoing posture of submission and acceptance. If you weren’t having your allergic episode, you wouldn’t have the incentive to practice this. Think of your discomfort as being like an secret cup that you have within...2018-04-2514 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastTherapy to Lessen Your Allergies - The Empty Cup - 30 minMost people think that 'spells' are a fanciful legacy of primitive cultures. But in fact some of them have a basis in the way the brain and body interact. There are techniques anyone can follow (or 'spells' anyone can learn to 'cast') to exercise the mind's control over the unconscious activity of the body. Allergies are one of those activities that are susceptible, at least at the margins, to these 'spells'. It turns out that you have a choice. You can react to the pollen or dust (or whatever your allergen is) with fear and resistance… or you can ch...2018-04-2530 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastSelf Help for Sore Wrists and Forearms (30 min)Are your wrists or forearms aching or sore? If so, this moving meditation will help them recover their comfort and ease. You can also use it warm them up before a day at the computer or a session at the gym. We tend to take our wrists for granted but they are delicate parts of our bodies and are so much more than just the junction between our arms and our hands. The wrist is the place where we express our skill, where our ideas are carefully shaped into form. Chances are they are sore or tired from over...2018-04-2130 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastSelf Help for Sore Wrists and Forearms (15 min)Are your wrists or forearms aching or sore? If so, this moving meditation will help them recover their comfort and ease. You can also use it warm them up before a day at the computer or a session at the gym. We tend to take our wrists for granted but they are delicate parts of our bodies and are so much more than just the junction between our arms and our hands. The wrist is the place where we express our skill, where our ideas are carefully shaped into form. Chances are they are sore or tired from over...2018-04-2114 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastRelieve Aching or Sore Hands and Fingers (30 min)Are your fingers or hands sore? Are they aching or stiff? You can use this moving meditation to help release their tightness and restore them to a smooth and relaxed resting state. Chances are that they are bothering you because they have been overused. Computers and smartphones have added hours more of delicate hand use for all of us. And when you combine that with other activities it can all just be too much. But the hands represent the expression of your power and your ideas and thoughts so there could be more information embedded in this pain. Whether y...2018-04-1827 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastRelieve Aching or Sore Hands and Fingers (15 min)You can use this moving meditation to help release their tightness and restore them to a smooth and relaxed resting state. Chances are that they are bothering you because they have been overused. Computers and smartphones have added hours more of delicate hand use for all of us. And when you combine that with other activities it can all just be too much. But the hands represent the expression of your power and your ideas and thoughts so there could be more information embedded in this pain. Whether you are gesturing while speaking, using your hands to write or...2018-04-1815 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastHemorrhoids Self-Care (10 min)Hemorrhoids is a problem people don’t like to talk about. But it is very common condition. According to the U.S. National Institutes of Health, as many as 75 percent of Americans will be affected by hemorrhoids at some point in their lives.With hemorrhoids, there is a swelling of the veins of the anus due to too much contraction in this area. This distension of the blood vessels, like varicose veins in the legs, results from excessive blood accumulation in this area. The blood that is stuck in the anus veins is blood that in th...2018-04-0910 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastReleasing Muscle Tension (Mid & Upper Back - 12 min)Our Mid- and Upper backs hold the weight of the world, our world at least. And this weight can bring chronic or periodic pain. Fortunately we can use our bodies and minds to release this pain, to heal ourselves. We just need to know the code. Listen to this or the longer version to help you learn that code.Obviously, if are having a serious traumatic episode and are suffering from whiplash or very real back pain, please seek the help of a professional.If you enjoy these practical guided meditations, you may...2018-04-0212 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastReleasing Muscle Tension (Mid & Upper Back - Heart Chakra - 35 min)Our Mid- and Upper backs hold the weight of the world, our world at least. And this weight can bring chronic or periodic pain. Fortunately we can use our bodies and minds to release this pain, to heal ourselves. We just need to know the code. Scientists have identified and synthesized the parts of marijuana that make people feel so good and along the way they have figured out the answer to the mystery of why all human brains would have evolved a specific receptor in the brain for a plant that until recently only grew in...2018-03-2635 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastReleasing Muscle Tension (Back - Shoulders - 20 min)Ready to release the tension in your back and shoulders? Having pain and tightness again? You have the power to fix it by taking advantage of the way the brain works, by hacking its mode of operation. The world we perceive isn’t what we think it is. Take the vision processing center of our brain. 90 per cent of all connections coming in to this part of our cortex don’t come from our eyes. They come from other parts of our brain, carrying predictions about what is in the world we “see” out there. Neuroscientists have conc...2018-03-1822 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastReleasing Muscle Tension (the Neck - 24 min)Imagine that you have a daughter and she has just come in from playing outside. She has a freshly skinned knee and is crying because the bully who pushed her down also took her dolly. Our bodies are like that. They can’t speak the language we use with each other so they tell us their troubles and fears through pain, soreness and restricted movement. We can learn the language of our bodies and demonstrate mastery of our selves by understanding and practicing this truth. And our sore muscles will feel better in the process! But a t...2018-03-1223 minHappy Body - A Wellness PodcastReleasing Muscle Tension (Jaw & Mouth -20 min)Ever wonder why a hug feels so good? Or a massage? Or hot baths? It is because these are the sorts of “words” our bodies understand. We can’t command a muscle to relax with a thought or a sentence. We have to speak the body’s language. We do this by combining love and attention with movement and touch. Music works too. This is the language our bodies understand. We all carry the stresses of the day and the traumas of our past in our bodies. One of the common but often unrealized spots is our jaw and our mout...2018-03-0520 minHappy Mind: Meditations from the Ancient World to ModernityCounting Breaths To 10 (9 Min)This is one of the most basic and frequently used meditation practices. You simply count each breath until you reach the tenth breath and then begin again. A simple but extraordinarily powerful practice. Zebediah Rice guides you through it before leaving you to practice it for a few minutes on your own.For the companion podcast covering the theory behind why these meditations work, check out the Serena system podcast at https://goo.gl/Dxu4eo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2017-08-2809 min
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