Inspired Action Alchemy

Inspired Action Alchemy

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  • 22 - The Best Protection is No Protection | Stage Two of Alchemy
    "We've all had negative experiences, and when it's all said and done, we swear that we never, ever, ever want to have that experience again…and sometimes it still happens again!" By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod's interview, we talked about:
    • Stage Two: Talisman (like an amulet a person might wear on their chest to ward off evil). In Stage Two of Alchemy, you become the amulet.
    • Frodo's armor–Even the strongest armor can be pierced!
    • Being impenetrable like Helm's Deep is good for a battle, but not for a human being trying to have a loving and kind, beautiful life.
    • Do you have the Great Wall of China around your heart? If you've built the great wall inside yourself, you're probably stuck inside yourself. This is called the Internal Devils in Chinese Medicine.
    • Be the Tai Chi Master: If someone throws a punch at the Tai Chi Master, the master moves effortlessly out of the line of attack, and the attacker falls on the ground. Think Yoda.
    • Stone Medicine for opening your chest. Rose quartz from Madagascar.
    Thought Quotes: "Internal Devils is like you have cellophane wrapped around your heart. People can see in and you can see out, but there's no access. You can't really make a connection." "Your loving yourself is the secret to the best protection is no protection. There you cracked that open. I'm glad we didn't mic drop at the beginning." Links in this Episode:
      • The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential
      • Connecting Your Circle – The Five Elements primer
      • The Energy of Love – Love and The Five Elements.
      • Brené Brown and The Power of Vulnerability (Get Free on Audible) or view TED Talk
      • Gangaji, YouTube video Open, Unprotected, and Free
      • LOTR — Frodo's Mithral, Helm's Deep
      • The Healing Heart Pains (a.k.a. the Nine Heart Pains) treatment – a Chinese Medicine treatment that helps with self-love and addictions.

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  • 21 - Meditate Not Medicate | Interview with Dr. Mary Friedman Ryan
    Feeling stressed and anxious in your life? Moving too fast? Are you the master of the monkey mind? Have you tried to meditate for years and it never worked? Learn about easy Tibetan Medicines techniques for calming your mind in our interview with Dr. Mary Friedman Ryan. Healing Anxiety is a book that shows how ancient Tibetan practices, food, meditation, exercises, and incense can easily make a difference in your health and happiness. "Be your own healer and solve your own problems by taking control of your own life." By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod's interview, we talked about:
    • Healing Anxiety book: Tibetan Medicine perspective on herbs, diet, constitution, healing exercises and healing retreats.
    • Moving at a "Glacial Pace" – the head roll healing exercise – gets you into a serene place.
    • Presence all day — pausing with each new task.
    • Outdoor meditation– Tibetan meditation on space. Staring at the horizon.
    • Three basic constitutions/humors
    • Dietary regimen for anxiety — foods your body wants to eat
    • The Five elements and the three humors
    Thought Quotes: "The head roll empties my mind in ways meditation doesn't." "Meditating is addictive and great for opioid use disorder. We need more meditation. Get addicted to good things. Meditation and this podcast" "rLung is the horse. It's the vital force in our energy that we ride and we should be riding it. We should be controlling our minds and our emotions with reins in a very gentle nice way. You can't hold too strictly to thoughts and you can't let them go wild either. You need that balance." "On your deathbed, do you think you'll say, 'I wish I'd posted one more photo of my food. No.'" Links in this Episode:
      • The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential
      • Connecting Your Circle
      • The Energy of Love
      • Healing Anxiety: A Tibetan Medicine Guide to Healing Anxiety, Stress, and PTSD by Dr. Mary Friedman Ryan.
      • Thich Nhat Hanh – The Long Road Turns to Joy: A Guide to Walking Meditation
      • To purchase the healing incense, visit our publishing Web site's store

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  • 20 - The Mystery of Meditation | You can do it!
    Do you have difficulty meditating? Do you have the dreaded "monkey mind"? What kind of meditator are you? You can stop feeling like the square peg in a round hole if you can not do "traditional" meditation. Everyone and anyone can learn to meditate. In this Pod, we are taking the mystery out of meditation. We explain Daoist meditation practices according to the Five Elements. There is a meditation style for every Element! We also explore the Four Stages of Meditation, which includes Levitation. We talk about Thich Nhat Hanh's Walking Meditation as an alternative you might love to try. "Visualization is a technique that helps you get into meditation because you're using your own mind to distract yourself from your monkey mind thoughts." By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod's conversation, we talked about:

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    • Taking the mystery out of meditation
    • The four stages of meditation:
    • Relaxation
    • Concentration
    • Meditation
    • Levitation
    • Distance healing, a form of projection
    • Gangaji – stop your life story. Listen to an audio download: The Invitation. Or watch Gangaji on YouTube.
    • Distractions
    • Decluttering your mind
    • Prayer vs. Affirmations – Abraham-Hicks
    • Meditations for the 5 elements.
    • Wood – visualization with goal
    • Fire – visualizating bright light
    • Earth – analyzing the mind
    • Metal -breath work and traditional emptying mind also lying down
    • Water – standing or walking meditation
    Thought Quotes: "If you try to meditate and you just try to do one type of meditation… if you try to put a square peg in a round hole, it's not going to fit, you have to find the fit for you. So if you can figure out your element, and you can figure out different kinds of meditations that fit you. You kind a give yourself a break." "The days I meditate, I have a much happier, calmer day. If I meditate the very first thing of the day, there'e no chance I'll skip it." Links in this Episode:
      • The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential
      • Connecting Your Circle
      • The Energy of Love
      • Visit InspiredActionPodcast.com for show notes.
      • Abraham – Abraham speaks to us through Esther Hicks. The Law of Attraction: The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham (paperback) or get a free audiobook and help support our podcast!
      • Thich Nhat Hanh – The Long Road Turns to Joy: A Guide to Walking Meditation
      • Gangaji – Audio download: The Invitation. Or watch Gangaji on YouTube.

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  • 19 - Energetically Road Tripping Together

    Are you just coasting in your life? Just going to work, coming home, eating food, watching TV and going to bed... Rinse and Repeat? Or... Are you COASTING and living the life you truly want where everything just lands in your lap? Easy. Stage One of Alchemy is about Creating Ease in your life. Stage Two of Alchemy is all about Letting Go of the baggage in your life. When you're inspired to make these changes in your life, things will shift.

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  • 19 - Energetically Road Tripping Together | Don't Be Afraid to Ask for Directions
    Are you just coasting in your life? Just going to work, coming home, eating food, watching TV and going to bed… Rinse and Repeat? Or… Are you COASTING and living the life you truly want where everything just lands in your lap? Easy. Stage One of Alchemy is about Creating Ease in your life. Stage Two of Alchemy is all about Letting Go of the baggage in your life. When you're inspired to make these changes in your life, things will shift. "If you're on a road trip, what do you need? A road map. So let's make a road map for everyone including ourselves so we know where we're going… I think we have an idea of where we're going, but you never know. We get good ideas. We get suggestions. We stop and think about things. It's…a collaboration." By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod's conversation, we talked about:
    • What we've done so far in the podcast
    • Creating an energetic road map
    —Pods 1-4 … great summary of key concepts —Pods 6-11 … Stage One of Alchemy —Pods 12-18 … The Five Elements
    • Transition from Stage 1 to Stage 2… When life feels easy, and you've given up the need to fight… it's time to move onto Stage 2.
    • If you're still doing Stage 1, keep listening for motivation, so you can remember where you're headed and there's no rush
    • Stage 2 is about dumping your bag of heart pains… letting them go.
    • Not all elemental types can do traditional sitting meditation
    • Your whole life could be good. The Life is Good the T-Shirt company is an Alchemical Company.
    • Homework: no complaining for one hour. If you're already doing that, let's go for one day of no complaining, and when you master that, go for one week of no complaining. Observe those around you and see if they are complainers or supporters.
    Thought Quotes: "We are on this energetic road trip together. We're kind of road tripping it here. We're going on new roads and finding new ways to get to where we want to go." "What is self-cultivation from the Daoist perspective? This podcast can motivate and self-empower you with the goal of living a happier, authentic, more fulfilled life." "Alchemy is about parting the veil and choosing to walk the Alchemy road. It's choosing to take your attention away from your current life and start to pay attention to yourself, what you want, and where you want to go with this life. It's about willing to think deeply about who you are and what you want." "People get stuck on the hamster wheel, and they forget what it's like to have their own thoughts and their own emotions. They need to start thinking about themselves and their own minds." Links in this Episode:
      • The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential
      • Connecting Your Circle
      • The Energy of Love
      • Visit InspiredActionPodcast.com for show notes.
      • Dao De Jing, by Lao Tzu, "Whether you read it or not, it should just be on your nightstand at least!" A great way to understand this book is by reading: Change Your Thoughts – Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao. Also available with our sponsor Audible and comes with a free trial here.
      • Iliza Elder Millennial
      • Abraham – flowing downstream. Abraham speaks to us through Esther Hicks.
      • Jon Gabriel – weight isn't necessary for protection
      • Post a photo of your nightstand's books to our Facebook group.
      • If you're not sure what element you area, write us, go on the Facebook group or send us a video of you walking (or your loved one). Have them walk slow and fast. If you're shy, you can DM us through facebook or instagram, but if you don't mind, we'd all appreciate you posting the video to the facebook group! We can all learn.

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  • 18 - What the Bleep's on Third | The Five Element Nightmare Scenario
    Are you sometimes the life of the pity party? Do you love to play the blame game? Are you Mrs. or Mr. Martyr? Ever feel like Eeyore on a bad day? Do you know how to avoid your worst nightmare scenario? Learn to recognize these "states" and shift out of them. Instead, think outside the box, shine your love into the world, receive all the gifts coming your way, hold your head high, and access universal energy. Use your Five Elements! Become your authentic self. "Nobody loves me everybody hates me, I think I'll go out and eat worms." By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod's conversation, we talked about:
    • 7 is the number of potential
    • The Third Element is your worst nightmare…Know how to avoid your nightmare scenarios.
    • The worst of each Element
    1. The Wood Blame Game
    2. The Fire Life of the Pity Party
    3. The Earth Martyr
    4. The Metal Eeyore Syndrome
    5. The Water Hysteria Emergency
    • The Third helps you remember who you really are.
    • Make friends with your second Element. You'll be able to utilize it, and never go into the Third Element.
    1. Wood second – thinking outside the box, break through the obstacles
    2. Fire second – open yourself to all the love in the world, shine your own love out to the world
    3. Earth second – receive all the gifts coming your way, Look for the help that's already supporting you
    4. Metal second – remember you are worth it, hold your head high
    5. Water second – remember you have access to all the energy in the universe
    • Connecting Your Circle – become a realized human being.
    Thought Quotes: "Essentially, your authentic self isn't just your first element. It's all three. Learning how to use them is your advantage. It's the way you move through the world. And they're the cornerstone of your core authentic self." "The Third element comes to your rescue when you're really down and out." "The best thing to do is just avoid it… Well, that's it. Show's over. Just avoid it, stay happy all the time. Our work is done."

    "No one can tolerate being around someone who is stuck in their third. Basically they're saying you're hard to be around."

    Links in this Episode:
    • The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential
    • Connecting Your Circle
    • The Energy of Love
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  • 17 - Who's on First, What's on Second | What order are your Five Elements?
    Your Five Elements and how to understand them better! Your greatest gifts can also be your worst nightmares. What's on second is the Pod about your second "element" — the one that's going to rescue you when you need it. Are you a whack-a-mole but whacking your own head? Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water but what order? What flavor of ice cream are you? Which toppings represent who you are? It's not about being fake or phony; it's about connecting with yourself to try and connect with someone else. "Understanding The Five Elements in myself has been my number one growing edge for me in my life. Once I realized how the second and third works, I am not kidding you, it change my life entirely. And I completely also healed myself." By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod's conversation, we talked about:
    • Putting the Five Elements into practice…
    • Your Second Element rescues you…
    • Wood second makes you more assertive and punchy…
    • Fire second makes you more social and vulnerable…
    • Earth second makes you more social and thoughtful…
    • Metal second makes you quieter and respectful…
    • Water second makes you powerful and unpredictable.
    • Some Elements control other Elements…
    • When your second Element controls your first…

    Thought Quotes: "It's like I was a whack-a-mole…except I was whacking my own head." "All elements are perfect just as they are. We want everyone to celebrate each of the elements."

    "It's a way to work on your authentic self unapologetically, and also know when your element isn't serving you, you can draw upon your other elements to help you out."

    "If you don't understand that the rest of the world isn't like you, then you can get yourself into trouble. So you have to step outside of your own box."

    Links in this Episode:
    • The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential
    • Connecting Your Circle
    • The Energy of Love
    • Visit InspiredActionPodcast.com for show notes.

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  • 16 - Dare to be Different | The Water Five Element Pod
    Do you feel your life is in a constant "hurry up and wait" mode ? Are you chill? Are you intense? Do you hate labels when describing yourself? Are you sometimes silly and playful for no reason? Do you like to laugh and make other people laugh? Are you secretly a safety monitor in fun activities? Are you a wiggler or foot tapper? Do you love to take naps? Do you have your own sense of style? The Water Element is the Master of the Wu Wei. Listen to this POD and see if you have Water in your top 2 Elemental spots. "Imagine you could actually catch a shooting star…wait all night long with your eyes peeled, no blinking is allowed, and then at that moment when it starts to go, you have to reach out and grab it in an instant." By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod's conversation, we talked about:
    • Hurry up and wait Water philosophy…
    • Water is about energy and its expenditure…
    • It's an immense unstoppable energy, until it is drained…
    • A meandering river always finds its way to the ocean…
    • Water doesn't have to take one path down the mountain at a time…
    • Water is the most varied of all the elements…
    • Waters are bold and courageous. They are trendsetters…
    • When making decisions, they can feel pressured. They can freeze. It's one of the biggest challenges for Water.

    Thought Quotes: "If Water is going to do something, they do it all the way." "Spaz if you want to." — N.E.R.D

    "Cars for Water people can be chaos on wheels."

    Links in this Episode:
    • Spaz – N.E.R.D https://youtu.be/PqX1SkYpNJQ
    • Bjork' swan dress https://nypost.com/2015/03/15/bjorks-once-ridiculed-swan-dress-now-displayed-at-moma/
    • Rock Gym Video https://centralrockgym.com/hadley/
    • "May the Force Be with You." — Star Wars
    • The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential
    • Connecting Your Circle
    • The Energy of Love

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  • 15 - Rebel Zen | The Metal Five Element Pod
    Magic carpet rides and tragic sunsets…are you digging it? What is the cosmic connection? Do you have trouble letting go of people or things? Are you floating on clouds? Is the world your sacred temple? Do you desire respect from those around you or from those you admire? Do you like to hang back and watch the world come to you? Metal is what Metal wants to be. By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram "It's the metal magic carpet ride… Spring will never come if we don't let go As long as we don't cling too tightly and too long, and we relax into the ebb and flow of life, which is death and rebirth, then we can be happy in the Metal element." In this Pod's conversation, we talked about:
    • Conservationist mentality – treasuring things like rare metals and even the occasional jar of jam.
    • Letting go – being acutely aware that all things come to an end.
    • Cosmic nature – the rest of the world is enamored with your cosmic nature.
    • Value – you feel a stronger connection to and appreciation of something that might end.
    • Respect – silent head nod, hands in prayer position, monk bowing to you.
    • The Judge and the Executioner – black and white, no gray area
    • The Night Errant – Camelot, Lancelot, being of service
    • Nostalgia – a pleasant emotion associated with memory
    • Sarcasm – Metal humor is sarcastic and a bit dark
    • Bette Midler, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, Meryl Streep, Jane Lynch, Humphrey Bogart, Greta Garbo, Nicole Kidman, Dame Maggie Smith, Queen Elizabeth II, Amanda Palmer, Paula Poundstone, Jim Gaffigan, Jerry Seinfeld

    Thought Quotes: "When that leaf leaves its mother tree, it will never be attached again. So it has to truly let go. And to truly let go, you must fly free and easy and embrace the fact that you're falling." "It's like Metals have a direct connection with some kind of divine ethereal realm. So we want to be near Metals in the hopes that something in them will rub off on us." "If someone is going to chop my head off, I don't want them to be all emotional about it. Give me a sharp blade and a quick cut." Links in this Episode:
    • The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential
    • Connecting Your Circle
    • The Energy of Love
    • Grieving Treatment

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  • 14 - The Mysterious Fifth Element | The Earth Five Element Pod
    Earth Makes the World go' round. Is the rest of the world depending on YOU? Are you a great listener?Are you the go-to problem solver in your circle? Do you like to take your time and think things through? Do you worry about your family and friends all the time? Do you own a poncho? By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram "If they can say to you, 'You really understand me…' That is one of the best things an Earth element person could ever want." In this Pod's conversation, we talked about:

    • Earth makes the world go round.
    • The Harvest season — the fruits of our labor
    • Supporting roles — psychology, healing, hospitality, philosophy, teachers
    • Earth Hair Stylists — therapists with sharp objects
    • Thoughtfulness – the gift of Earth
    • Self-case is important: receiving without guilt and not getting disappointed in others.
    • Problem solvers of the Elemental world.
    • Earth people are the BEST listeners in the world…learn why
    • Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Kristen Wiig, Kerry Washington, U2's Bono, Micheal Franti, Christina Aguilera, Zachary Quinto, Javier Bardem, Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert, Dr. Brené Brown, Carole King.

    Thought Quotes: "Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers… she does the same dance routine but backwards and and in heels." "You're never going to do it as well as they do… All they want you to do is to say, 'What can I do to help you?'" "So you come to realize that the only person who can really satisfy that need for validation is yourself… If you don't get you… If you're not listening to yourself, then you haven't evolved as an Earth person." Poncho Survey:

    Do you own a poncho? How many do you have? We'd love to know! Respond to our survey or post a picture of your poncho at the Inspired Action Podcast Facebook Group as part of our "we love to laugh at the Five Elements"(https://www.facebook.com/groups/InspiredActionPodcast/).

    Links in this Episode:
    • The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential
    • Connecting Your Circle
    • The Energy of Love
    • Javier Bardem in Eat Pray Love
    • Carole King, I Feel the Earth Move

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Join us on an Alchemical Transformational Journey... this podcast is for anyone interested in creating more balance in life (through the Nine Palaces), understanding your Five Element energetic…