This week’s episode of the Growth Guide podcast features Light Watkins. He is a speaker, podcaster, author, teacher, and TEDx speaker. Light has taught thousands of people to meditate through his public, private, and corporate courses and retreats. Light has delivered highly inspirational keynotes at iconic brands and events, including at MindBodyGreen, SoHo House, Wanderlust Festivals, Apple, and Summit, among others, on meditation and the art of cultivating happiness. 

Light joined us today to talk about his book, "Travel Light: Spiritual Minimalism to Live a More Fulfilled Life."

Starting the conversation, Light shares his journey to becoming a minimalist and the difference between minimalism and spiritual minimalism.

Everyone wants to be the best version of themselves. It’s natural that you do your best if you are passionate about what you’re doing. If you do things you are not passionate about, it’s going to be hard for you to do or be the best. Doing conventional things makes everything complicated. We talk about listening to the small voice inside your head to do the things you are passionate about and the impact it has on your life.

Your heart never lies to you. It’s always precise about the things that will be good in your life. Sometimes it can be hard to do whatever your heart tells you to do, and it will take more effort from you. But that’s how your heart helps you to be comfortable with being uncomfortable.

Join us as Light Watkins guides us towards a life of mindfulness, authenticity, and self-realization.

[07.00] Minimalism – Starting the conversation, Light shares the difference between minimalism and spiritual minimalism.

[14.56] Vedic meditation – We discuss how Vedic meditation works and its two types of meditators.

[21.50] Self-realization – The universe has a voice. It speaks to your inner feelings.

[30.51] Do what your heart calls – It’s important that what you do makes you happy. Light shares how to turn up the volume on your little inner voice to do what makes you happy.

[40.34] Shifting why – You have to give your best to whatever you do in your life. Being the best version of yourself is going to give you so much in the process.

[50.00] Heart voice – Your heart never lies. It helps you find comfort in discomfort.

[58.03] Happiness – Fulfillment is the trust you have in your ability to adapt to change, which is going to increase significantly, says Light.

[01.10.49] Ignite your curiosity – Curiosity comes naturally to us. We talk about how the universe gives us new experiences through curiosity and how walking helps you to ignite our curiosity. 

Resources

Connect with Light Watkins

Website - lightwatkins.com/

Instagram - instagram.com/lightwatkins/ 

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/LightWatkins

Twitter - twitter.com/LightWatkins 

Book by Light Watkins
Travel Light: Spiritual Minimalism to Live a More Fulfilled Life

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Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue, Book 1

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