DEVOTION with Nisha Moodley

I don't know about you, but the pandemic has brought me a huge opportunity to explore my ambitions on a deeper level…

Why do I want what I want?What do we want collectively, and why?Do I actually want what I say I want, really?What conditioning and wounding has impacted my longings?How can I even know whether my ambitions are truly mine?Is it even okay to hold these desires, when so many have so little?

The questions of ambition are not questions we can neatly answer, but questions we're invited to live in.

This week's podcast episode is an exploration on how we can live, breathe, and move within these complex questions...

In this episode, I share:

• How we can cultivate deeper self trust, while also interrogating our ambitions
• The initial "yes" that can make all the difference, and why it's not the whole story
• Why unmapping from toxic ambition is Grief Work, and some thoughts on what we might need in order to be with it
• The profound role pleasure can play in walking us back to a deeper understanding of our deepest longings and highest vision

You can find the show notes from this episode over at: nishamoodley.com/ep15

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RESOURCES + LINKS:

• Sign up for Nisha's free new workshop, Embody Your Leadership: Expand your freedom to show up with vision & devotion, here: EmbodyYourLeadership.com
• Meditation to connect with your Wise Future Self: NishaMoodley.com/join
• Soul of Leadership opens for enrollment soon. You can get on the waitlist here: SoulofLeadership.com

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IF YOU ENJOY DEVOTION PODCAST…

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CONNECT WITH NISHA:

To join the Podcast Inner Circle, for access to show notes, bonuses, and a chance to be a guest, sign up at DevotionPodcast.com (it's free!)

Instagram: instagram.com/nishamoodley

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In these deeply divided times, where we're expanding our awareness of the ways we've contributed to inequity and injustice, where social media enables a lightning-fast game of "telephone", where assumptions are made based on optics, and where calls to "cancel" someone can take place of relational engagement… the fear of being called-out can be gripping. If we aim to embody our leadership…

We don't want to react like a little animal backed into a corner.

We don't want to accidentally (let alone intentionally) cause harm.

But when we don't face the fear of being called-out, we become fragile instead of resilient...

We hide and keep ourselves small and quiet, because we don't want to risk causing harm or receiving negative attention.

We become rigid, self-righteous, and defensive, because deep down we can't handle being wrong.

In this episode, I share:

• How we can build resilience through receptivity (which doesn't mean being open to abuse)
• The difference between calls for accountability and attacks, and why we ought to discern the difference, even if we don't like how communication is being delivered
• How I "sort the mail" on communications, as a way to discern how I want to respond
• Why it's crucial to remember that we have sovereign choice over how we respond
• What we need to consider about right-relationship, after the dust settles

You can find the show notes from this episode over at: nishamoodley.com/ep14

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RESOURCES + LINKS:

• Sign up for Nisha's free new workshop, Embody Your Leadership: Expand your freedom to show up with vision & devotion, here: EmbodyYourLeadership.com
• Soul of Leadership opens for enrollment soon. You can get on the waitlist here: SoulofLeadership.com

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IF YOU ENJOY DEVOTION PODCAST…

We would love for you to rate and review it! This helps more people find it and give it a chance. Thank you in advance :)

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CONNECT WITH NISHA:

To join the Podcast Inner Circle, for access to show notes, bonuses, and a chance to be a guest, sign up at DevotionPodcast.com (it's free!)

Instagram: instagram.com/nishamoodley

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This week's podcast is structured like a workshop, where I muse on the under-acknowledged challenges that I see getting in the way of us fully surrendering in devotion to our sacred work, and offer some of my favorite meditations, practices, and inquiries to open more fully to the medicine we're here to receive and weave...

In this episode, I share:

• How focusing on what's marketable / what people want, can keep us from moving to our creative cutting edge
• The restrictive identities that bind our freedom to fully claim ourselves as whole beings
• How to shift from relating to your work as a Slot Machine to a Garden (and why we MUST)
• My favorite meditation for cultivating self-trust and trust in life
• The animist way of relating to my work that's changed everything

You can find the show notes from this episode over at: nishamoodley.com/ep13

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RESOURCES + LINKS:

• Learn about Nisha's intimate new course, DEVOTED | Surrender Into Your Sacred Work: DevotedCircle.com
• Meditation to connect with your Wise Future Self: NishaMoodley.com/join
• Check out Episode 9, to learn more about cultivating an animist relationship with your work

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IF YOU ENJOY DEVOTION PODCAST…

We would love for you to rate and review it! This helps more people find it and give it a chance. Thank you in advance :)

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CONNECT WITH NISHA:

To join the Podcast Inner Circle, for access to show notes, bonuses, and a chance to be a guest, sign up at DevotionPodcast.com (it's free!)

Instagram: instagram.com/nishamoodley

Facebook: facebook.com/nishamoodley

Messy times call for leadership...but how on earth can we show up in our strength and integrity when things are hard?

In this episode, I share:

:: My biggest growth-edge in moving elegantly through moments of messiness

:: A reframe on integrity that is liberatory and relational

:: How I navigate sharing personal things online, without bringing the energy of needing to be held

:: The role of your "Pillars of Nourishment" in moving through your messy moments

:: Ideas for the specific ways we can communicate our needs for space and support

You can find the show notes from this episode over at: nishamoodley.com/ep12

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RESOURCES + LINKS:

• Sign up for Nisha's free new workshop, Embody Your Leadership: Expand your freedom to show up with vision & devotion, here: EmbodyYourLeadership.com

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IF YOU ENJOY DEVOTION PODCAST…

We would love for you to rate and review it! This helps more people find it and give it a chance. Thank you in advance :)

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CONNECT WITH NISHA:

To join the Podcast Inner Circle, for access to show notes, bonuses, and a chance to be a guest, sign up at DevotionPodcast.com (it's free!)

Instagram: instagram.com/nishamoodley

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This conversation with Sebene Selassie is filled with grounded wisdom, stretching from the importance of land acknowledgment to cultivating self-love.

In this episode, we discuss:

:: Thoughts on the relationship between intimacy with death and belonging with life.

:: Blocking, deleting, unfriending, fighting? Musing on boundaries and connecting across differences.

:: The power and importance of relationship, and the role social media plays (or doesn't) in that.

:: Meditation as a pathway to being more in our bodies and with each other.

:: Sebene's insights about the distinction between aiming to achieve states of consciousness, vs. aiming to be more here and more human

:: How we can open to holding a stand for justice alongside compassion.

You can find the show notes from this episode over at: nishamoodley.com/ep11

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RESOURCES + LINKS:

• Order Sebene's book, 'You Belong - A Call for Connection' at sebeneselassie.com
• Connect with Sebene on Instagram at instagram.com/sebeneselassie
• Sign up for Nisha's free new workshop, Embody Your Leadership: Expand your freedom to show up with vision & devotion, here: EmbodyYourLeadership.com

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IF YOU ENJOY DEVOTION PODCAST…

We would love for you to rate and review it! This helps more people find it and give it a chance. Thank you in advance :)

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CONNECT WITH NISHA:

To join the Podcast Inner Circle, for access to show notes, bonuses, and a chance to be a guest, sign up at DevotionPodcast.com (it's free!)

Instagram: instagram.com/nishamoodley

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In these times of intensity, many of us may find ourselves feeling tender and raw. This can lead to our minds and nervous systems being more easily hijacked by technology and propaganda, leading to deepening disconnection, division, and aggression…

Lately, I have had many people reach out, challenged with sifting through all the competing and colliding narratives flying around, and desiring to feel more rooted clarity.

In this episode, I share...

:: Ideas for what to STOP doing, to create space for clarity and coherence

:: Discernment about where firmness and nuance can intersect around our beliefs

:: How our nervous systems and minds can be easily hijacked, and some of my favorite simple practices for preventing that

:: How America's collective psyche reminds me a lot of my dad's, shortly before his death, and how we might unhook from the hyper-paranoia

You can find the show notes from this episode over at: nishamoodley.com/ep10

As we explore ways to create that are both personally and collectively nourishing, there's an opportunity to seek clarity about what wants to be created, how it wants to be created, and what our place is in its creation. Relating to our creations through an animist lens invites us to hold them in RELATIONSHIP with all other beings. This opens up the possibility to create things that are more integrated and mutually nourishing.

In this episode, I'll share:

:: A philosophy for business that places strategy in service of soul

:: My favorite ritual for connecting with my business on a soul level, in order to gain clarity about how to support its growth

:: The things we need to get clear on, in order to step into a role of stewardship

:: A soulful way to check-in with our work regularly, to see what's needed

You can find the show notes from this episode over at: nishamoodley.com/ep9

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RESOURCES + LINKS:

• You can find Hiro Boga, mentioned in this episode, at HiroBoga.com
• Sign up for Nisha's free new workshop, Embody Your Leadership: Expand your freedom to show up with vision & devotion, here: EmbodyYourLeadership.com

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IF YOU ENJOY DEVOTION PODCAST…

We would love for you to rate and review it! This helps more people find it and give it a chance. Thank you in advance :)

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CONNECT WITH NISHA:

To join the Podcast Inner Circle, for access to show notes, bonuses, and a chance to be a guest, sign up at DevotionPodcast.com (it's free!)

Instagram: instagram.com/nishamoodley

Facebook: facebook.com/nishamoodley

In this conversation with Majo Molfino, we talk about the five Good Girl Myths, and how they can manifest-in and impact our hearts, minds, and world....sharing personal stories along the way.

In this episode, we discuss:

:: The more problematic or dangerous aspects of our obedience to external authority.

:: How we might catch the inner Good Girl triggers, so we can re-route ourselves towards choices that emerge from our wholeness.

:: Majo's journey of losing her mother tongue, then reclaiming it over time.

:: How being in community together has helped both of us find more liberation from perfection and fragile harmony.

:: What our top personal Good Girl Myths are, and how we're breaking free.

You can find the show notes from this episode over at: nishamoodley.com/ep8

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RESOURCES + LINKS:

• Order "Break the Good Girl Myth" at goodgirlmyth.com
• Connect with Majo on Instagram at instagram.com/majomolfino/
• Find the Shadow Side of The Feminine summit at shadowsideofthefeminine.com/nimo
• Sign up for Nisha's free new workshop, Embody Your Leadership: Expand your freedom to show up with vision & devotion, here: EmbodyYourLeadership.com

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IF YOU ENJOY DEVOTION PODCAST…

We would love for you to rate and review it! This helps more people find it and give it a chance. Thank you in advance :)

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CONNECT WITH NISHA:

To join the Podcast Inner Circle, for access to show notes, bonuses, and a chance to be a guest, sign up at DevotionPodcast.com (it's free!)

Instagram: instagram.com/nishamoodley

Facebook: facebook.com/nishamoodley

Things are changing, but what will they change to…?

So many folks are asking deep questions right now…

What can the future hold, beyond these capitalist systems?What is the future of my work?What is the future of climate change?Where do I want to live?

The BIG questions of our world, are shaping and fueling the big questions of our life.

But when we place a high value on certainty and clarity, there can be discomfort with uncertainty, and an avoidance of the feeling of confusion.

This discomfort and avoidance can have us cling to the status-quo, rather than courageously and creatively envision and map towards new ways.

In this episode, I'll share:

:: How we can normalize the feelings of confusion and disorientation for ourselves and others, so we can stay open to new possibilities for a more beautiful future.

:: The importance of creating intentional comfort, so we can navigate the intensity of entering the mystery.

:: Ways to identify your "pillars of nourishment"

:: How to discern who has the capacity to walk with us through the journey of questioning.

:: A bit of my own journey with unmapping from the pace of the world, towards embracing my own pace.

You can find the show notes from this episode over at: nishamoodley.com/ep7

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RESOURCES + LINKS:

• You can find adrienne maree brown's books Emergent Strategy and Pleasure Activism (and others!) here
• Sign up for Nisha's free new workshop, Embody Your Leadership: Expand your freedom to show up with vision & devotion, here: EmbodyYourLeadership.com

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IF YOU ENJOY DEVOTION PODCAST…

We would love for you to rate and review it! This helps more people find it and give it a chance. Thank you in advance :)

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CONNECT WITH NISHA:

To join the Podcast Inner Circle, for access to show notes, bonuses, and a chance to be a guest, sign up at DevotionPodcast.com (it's free!)

Instagram: instagram.com/nishamoodley

Facebook: facebook.com/nishamoodley

In these times when so many people are facing death in ways that lack the intimacy and connection we may long for, I offer a very personal story of a redemptive, beautiful, and intimate death – my father's.

I share this with the belief that in times of crisis, we need more stories and experiences of connection, beauty, and joy… and, if this is a tender topic for you at this time, please feel free to forego this episode.

In this episode, I'll share:

:: My journey with surrendering to my father's dance with death

:: The rituals we did to honor his body after death

:: Our experience of having children present in his last days (and moment) of life

:: Lots of tears...

You can find the show notes from this episode over at: nishamoodley.com/ep6

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RESOURCES + LINKS:

• Sign up for Nisha's free new workshop, Embody Your Leadership: Expand your freedom to show up with vision & devotion, here: EmbodyYourLeadership.com

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IF YOU ENJOY DEVOTION PODCAST…

We would love for you to rate and review it! This helps more people find it and give it a chance. Thank you in advance :)

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CONNECT WITH NISHA:

To join the Podcast Inner Circle, for access to show notes, bonuses, and a chance to be a guest, sign up at DevotionPodcast.com (it's free!)

Instagram: instagram.com/nishamoodley

Facebook: facebook.com/nishamoodley