Habitual Harmony with Nora Sophia

How often are you a loving witness to yourself? We are taught to be a witness to ourselves, void of judgement, but what is it like to be a witness offering love and compassion? What is it like to attend to ourselves so we can free ourselves from anxiety, situations, emotions, and people? In this meditation, we will give ourselves the gift of restorative energy so we can walk through the liminal threshold to the next space of transformation waiting for us.

As humans, our fight-or-flight response hasn’t changed much since we were hunters and gatherers.Though we are no longer being pursued by saber tooth tigers, we can find ourselves being attacked by expectations and pursued by to-dos, our body says: stress.We can overcome our primal instincts — and even reduce cortisol and adrenaline — with meditation and mindfulness.Try this short session to learn how.

Dr. AJ Levine was introduced to me over a decade ago. She is brilliant, funny and has a heart full of not only love of humanity but courage. We talk about her time growing up, learning to give communion to Barbie, why you couldn't be Pope unless you were Italian, the power of the parables and so much more. AJ, as she prefers to be called, will inspire you with her understanding but more so with her delivery. She is engaging, insightful and simply a lovely human. If you haven't read any of her books you should, they include: "The Misunderstood Jew, The Church and The Scandal of the Jewish Jesus", "Short Stories by Jesus", so many more and recently "The Jewish Annotated New Testament" she released with co-editor Mark Zvi Brettler.

Chrissie Lam is a catalyst, she is a creator and she is a connector. What begin as a photo project with one bracelet asking the question, "what does love mean to you?" After sharing stories on social media of people wearing this special bracelet, supporters around the world felt moved to get involved — and the Love Is Project was born. With each bracelet sold, Love Is Project fulfills its mission of empowering thousands of female artisans in developing countries around the world through fair wages, healthcare, education, and more, paving the way to a positive future ahead.

And don't miss "The Greatest Love Story Ever Told" it's a book about the collection of lives and stories from Chrissie's amazing travels and times sharing Love. 

www.loveisproject.co

Sometimes we need to stop our day and give ourselves the gift of time, the gift of breath and replenish energy into our body and spirit. This guided meditation will take you through a body scan and give you about 15 minutes of restoration.

First captivated by his art then captured by his soul. Matt Shapira is making a difference, and none of it has to do with him. As you take in this interview one of the first things you notice is Matt's humility, then you notice his love and equally his passion. You will absolutely lose yourself in his determination to share the message of not only impacting the lives of elephants but transforming the awareness of humanity. Matt is absolutely one of my favorite interviews, watching I'm sure you will see why. He is compelling!

Matt's website: www.theroamingelephantjourney.com

So many of you have asked how my spiritual journey began, who fostered it, who challenged it. Well, this podcast is about that guy. Scott Heare is a treasure. He has a heart the size of Texas and the deepest well of knowing. Scott is the one who taught me long ago, it's not arriving at an answer, it's in asking better questions. He is a Methodist Pastor, but to simply introduce him that way, is far too small and too confining a box. He is a friend. He is my mentor and he was my first Rabbi. So grateful to him for not only the spiritual lessons but the understanding of my identity, sonship and my why.

Do you live your story or do you live your life like a story erased? Sometimes we can lose our fire. For me, life is about letting go and beginning again. In this video, I share about a near death experience and how this taught me to not play small, use my voice and the importance of learning from all things including our oneness with nature. Following, I offer a guided meditation about learning from trees as a teacher and what they have to share.

This podcast was special. I had the honor of listening to the wise takeaways of my son as we travel through his journey. We talk about what tennis has meant to him, the identity it provided, the lessons learned from understanding who we are. We dove into how the view of ourselves matters, the importance of learning from everyone and so much more. Jake shares about the great people he's been privileged to teach and those he's had the pleasure of learning from. And of course we talk about learning from ourselves and transformation. I hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed sitting with Jake, not as my son, but as a young man wise beyond his years.