Awaken your power.

"My mindfulness is largely a practice of curiosity. It's a practice of wonderment and wondering about this process of being human about the interconnectedness between all of us, and how certain people come into our lives and why they do and how this or that person triggers us. Isn't that interesting?"

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"Discomfort allows us to move inward, to reflect, to consider to contemplate, so that we can change and we can adjust and grow through that discomfort."

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Part of a journey to wholeness, part of a journey to awakening power, is to expand our emotional experience so that we become fuller, more whole human beings. That's what my work is all about. That's what this podcast is all about. And I dare to say that that is what this time is asking us to do.

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I'm so glad to be able to do this podcast right now. It means so much to be able to chew through some of these difficult things that are going around in our head as we all deal with the effects of the Coronavirus.

If you are an artist or creative or a visionary or a leader in any capacity right now, I think today's episode will be especially valuable for you. Andrea and I talked about how important it is to stay connected to our creativity and our curiosity and our hope for a new world as we continue to stay present compassionate and empathetic during this period of time.

And if you know somebody who's creative and is in this space of making art for the world, and perhaps especially if they're struggling with that right now, definitely share this episode with them.


1:00: Introduction to Andrea's Podcast: Our Story Speaks

4:00: Value of our work - Importance of continuing your art, podcasts, book, and other creative pursuits during Coronavirus creativity

9:12: "It is not the time for any of us to stop moving in the direction of growth, progress, passions and purpose."

10:55: Collective Consciousness - how it affects all of us

12:50: New Normals - Our resilient souls

"Life doesn't happen to you, it happens for you," Byron Katie

14:00: How to show up for/in discomfort

14:54: Spiritual Opportunity

15:00: Mother Earth

15:45: Ayurvedic approach/philosophy

17:30: The Lifestyle we've been "sold"

19:00: How to be in discomfort - Yin Yoga

20:20: Modeling for children

21:00: Our interconnectedness/reaching out to each other

25:10: Empathy/Compassion

Tonglen Meditation Practice

29:00: Women's roles in leading with love and courage

 - power, empowerment, thoughtfulness, creativity

31:30: A new world - staying in a place of curiosity

32:00: What are these feelings and where are they coming from?

33:15: Courage and Fear in our circles

34:40: Time for wholeness

35:10: Clarissa Pinkola Estes message on coronavirus

36:15: Tips to stay in the space of hopefulness and curiosity

42:00 Importance of writing down these stories





Andrea is the creator and host of Our Story Speaks, a podcast platform for women to share the ideas, experiences and stories that connect us all.  Andrea has a background in social work, a passion around women's issues and a belief that meaningful connection with other women is the way we heal our traumas and create great things.  Andrea lives in Oregon with her two small sons.

Here are my links/contact information:

Our Story Speaks Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/our-story-speaks/id1478819794?uo=4

FB & IG -@ourstoryspeaks

[email protected]

ourstoryspeaks.com (coming soon!)

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Think of this period of time as a form of revelation, as a form of truth now coming to the surface because it can't be hidden under business. It can't be hidden under power. And we can't hide. Our true selves are going to come to the surface.

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It's really important to go write right now. It' doesn't matter what shape it takes in the end. You have a thought, write it down, save it for yourself. And you can come back to it later. And maybe the only point of that thought was that it comforted you right now. And maybe it's something more, and it's not your business right now. Your job is just to be present with what is.

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This podcast is divided into 2 parts—the first 15 minutes are devoted to a discussion on identity. Starting at about the 15 minute mark, I transition into a 30-minute Yoga Nidra —a long, guided meditation through the Koshas—the "sheaths" or "layers" of the body.

I wanted to do this episode today, outside of my normal rhythm, as something I can do to help during the Coronavirus and stay-at-home, social distancing measures we're implementing and following. As hard as this period of time is for so many, it can actually be a good time to explore some answers to the Big Questions: Who am I, and Why am I Here?

Enjoy.

Keri

Hello and welcome to a special episode of Awaken Your Power. This one is going to land in between my usual rotation of every other Tuesday. It is in response to the corona virus and the social distancing that we're all practicing right now. And it's going to be divided into two sections. The first section is going to be a discussion on identity and purpose and meaning and who are we, and we're gonna take a deep dive into what it means to wear an identity. I often use the term skins as a metaphor for identity. And the second half of the episode I will be guiding you through a Yoga Nidra, which is yoga sleep, essentially a deep relaxation that you can expect to last anywhere from 20 minutes to 30 minutes.

And we're going to go through the Koshas or the coverings or she's of the body. This is going to go hand in hand with our discussion of identity because the idea of this particular meditation practice or Yoga Nidra is to, one by one, remove the coverings that hide our soul in this world.

So I would invite you now as we start to talk about identity and move into this first section of the podcast, to also take this time to set up a space where you will be able to lie down in silence and preferably in darkness as well with as little disruption from any of the senses as possible. So for this particular meditation practice, we don't want any sense or any lights on.

We want to kind of remove all of the input, so that we can go deep into our own body, mind, and then we'll go even deeper and deeper into that. So again, maybe make a space with some blankets and pillows, make sure that you'll be warm and comfortable and undisturbed.

I will put in the show notes on my website, the minute that that starts so that you know, if you want to jump directly to that later, or do that multiple times, I would definitely recommend that.

But first, I want to talk about this opportunity that we have right now to explore the questions Who am I? And Why Am I Here? for with a little bit more depth. This is a topic that is always near and dear to my heart. It was definitely a major theme of my book Embodying Soul: A Return to Wholeness.

I see skins or really identities and labels and personality, characteristics and our titles I call them all skins as coverings of our soul as ways that can depending on how we use them, either bring us a little bit closer to ourselves and our soul or keep us from that. That kind of relationship.

I want to start with this quote by Emily McDowell. It says, "Finding yourself is not really how it works. You aren't a $10 bill in last winter's coat pocket. You are also not lost. Your true self is right there, buried underneath cultural conditioning, other people's opinions, and inaccurate conclusions you drew as a kid that became your beliefs about who you are. Finding yourself is actually returning to yourself an unlearning an excavation of remembering who you were before the world got its hands on you."

When I think about being a kid when I go back there. And again, when I wrote about this period of time in my life, I remember a sense of freedom and play. I think the human journey is really about coming into this human body, and then taking on labels playing roles playing the game. And as children a little bit closer to our soul, we remember that so we would play games,

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Introduction

2:08

About Emily's Book - Damsel No More: The Secret to Slaying Your Anxiety and Loving Again After an Abusive Relationship.

 

4:45 Healing Through Writing - Gaining Perspective & Forgiveness

7:39 - Why Healing Doesn't have to be Painful

10:12 - Life Stories as Goldmines

11:08 - Discussing Anxiety vs. PTSD

13:05 Differentiating Anxiety from General Fear

17:15 - How Emotions are Like Candy!

18:38 Emotional Management for Kids and Adults

22:11 - Need to Belong

23:36 - Gaslighting, Narcissism, and Cultural Zit Popping

26:30 - Purpose of Finding your Magic, Especially in Times like ours

27:33 - Working with the Collective Consciousness

29:02 - Live Your Purpose

29:42 - Importance of Telling/Sharing Our Stories (Especially the small ones!)

36:57 - No We Aren't All Empaths

41:08 - Empaths vs Introverts

 
ABOUT THE GUEST - EMILY DAVIS

Natural intuitive, bestselling author, and metaphysical coach Emily Davis began accessing her spiritual gifts as a child. Over the years all the fear and yuck of modern day life got in the way of that magic and, after leaving an abusive relationship, she set out on a quest to recapture her spirit! Now, Emily specializes in helping people discover their purpose in life through unblocking their intuitive gifts and learning to use them without fear. It is her mission to make magic part of everyday ordinary life. Emily and her family, including her many furry muses, adventure from Lake Tahoe, California where she also co-hosts her metaphysical comedy podcast Perceptionists Anonymous!
Website and Social Links
https://www.facebook.com/groups/masteryourmagic/
https://www.damselnomore.com/
https://www.instagram.com/likerofwords/
 
Podcast Links! (Perceptionists Anonymous)
https://open.spotify.com/show/4cs6JIcnTkS3tWUWxnYYs4
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/perceptionists-anonymous/id1481128773?uo=4
https://www.instagram.com/perceptionistsanonymous/

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Authenticity is a willingness to pursue your interests, your values, what makes you happy, and then also a willingness to speak your truth and express your needs without apologizing for it.

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You did not choose this life for it to be easy. You did not choose this life to escape or get by on habit and routine. You wanted to come here to change, to evolve, to grow, and to learn. And sometimes just because of the nature of life, things get backed up. We've been on autopilot for way too long. And so all of this change and all of this transformation that was coming to us is sort of bottle jammed, and we must now move it out. This is sometimes what causes a Dark Night of the Soul as well, when we've spent too many years not paying attention, not doing our healing work, not integrating the lessons into our lives.

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