Stillness is absolutely not supposed to feel like a trap… 

In meditation, you never want to feel stuck inside your own skin. Stillness is not about forcing silence or stilling the mind but rather it’s about choosing to meet yourself fully.

In this episode we will explore how stillness can becomes a powerful tool which opens the doorway to subtler layers awareness, deeper healing and intuitive clarity.

Topics covered:

• The difference between force and choice

• The physical, energetic, and mental benefits of stillness

• The Subtle Body and how to sense it

• Making the subtle obvious

• The principle of Spanda — the pulse of life

• The blessing of intuition and inner guidance

🙏 Stay Connected & Explore More:

Intro music from Upbeat (free for Creators!):

Amazing Day by Iris Young https://uppbeat.io/track/iros-young/amazing-day

In this episode Ash explores one of the biggest myths or misconceptions in meditation. This is the idea that you must remain perfectly still the entire time. 

In this episode I cover:

• Movement that doesn’t compromise the integrity of presence

• How comfort in the body supports deeper awareness

• Stillness as a tool for discernment, not a trap

By the end, hopefully you’ll see that moving mindfully within stillness doesn’t compromise meditation, but makes the experience richer and more sustainable.

After all, if we can’t move mindfully in the quiet, serenity of a seated meditation practice… What chance to we have in the heart of daily life?

🙏 Stay Connected & Explore More:

Intro music from Upbeat (free for Creators!):

Amazing Day by Iris Young https://uppbeat.io/track/iros-young/amazing-day

Join Ash in a quick easy meditation practise to establish contact with yourself before heading out into the business of the day.

This meditation has been created to slip easily into your morning routine.

All you need is a comfortable space.

Sitting upright is recommended, but if it feels better to lie down, follow what allows your body to be at ease. 

So, with that being said... Sit back, relax and enjoy!

🙏 Stay Connected & Explore More:

🎶 Music from Uppbeat: Shrine by Tranquilium – Listen here

Join Ash in a quick easy meditation practise to establish contact with yourself before heading out into the business of the day.

This meditation has been created to slip easily into your morning routine.

All you need is a comfortable space.

Sitting upright is recommended, but if it feels better to lie down, follow what allows your body to be at ease. 

So, with that being said... Sit back, relax and enjoy!

🙏 Stay Connected & Explore More:

🎶 Music from Uppbeat: Shrine by Tranquilium – Listen here

Aaron is a Yoga Therapist, studio owner of OmSom Yoga in Berwick, and a true master of Hatha Yoga, Yin Yoga, and Yogic Philosophy.

A true master of Hatha Yoga, Yin Yoga, and Yogic Philosophy, Aaron has a rare gift for translating ancient wisdom and esoteric teachings into language that feels clear, grounded, and relevant for the modern mind. Together, we explore the energetic, philosophical, and practical layers of yoga and meditation, revealing how these timeless practices lead us into greater awareness and self-realization.

✨ In this episode, we dive into:

0:00 Intro

1:31 Personal relationship to Mediation 

6:15 Meditation to know the Self

13:45 What is Hatha Yoga

24:29 The Pathway of Fire

28:54 What is the Mind

34:38 How to relate to Thoughts

39:06 Is your practise working?

43:35 The nature of Consciousness

52:45 Yin & Taoism

If you’re curious about Hatha Yoga, Yin Yoga, or the deeper dimensions of yogic philosophy, this conversation is for you. Aaron’s way of articulating the esoteric makes the unseen realms feel more accessible and tangible.

🕉 Connect with Aaron:

🙏 Stay Connected & Explore More:

Welcome to Part 3 of 3 in this mini series of episodes on Meditation and the Nervous System. 

In this episode, we explore the parasympathetic nervous system, the body’s built-in relaxation response, and why I call it the “meditation response.”

We’ll discover how meditation helps the nervous system reset, release stress, and return to its natural state of balance, joy, and connection.

We also explore the polyvagal theory, which reveals the two very different ways we can enter the parasympathetic state, and why understanding this is key to health, healing, and happiness.

Topics covered:

So hopefully these last 3 episodes have helped you to:

Ultimately, my hope is to highlight not just the stress, but the way back to balance, a clear path in meditation to restoring your health, vitality, and joy.

🙏 Stay Connected & Explore More:

🎵 Intro music from Upbeat (free for Creators!):

Amazing Day by Iris Young → https://uppbeat.io/track/iros-young/amazing-day

Welcome to Part 2 of 3 in this mini series of episodes on Meditation and the Nervous System. 

In this episode, we dive deep into the anatomy of the stress response and explore why meditation is such a powerful antidote.

You’ll learn how this survival system was designed to protect us but how in modern life it often works against us.

Topics covered:

Stress isn’t just “in your head”...  it’s in your body!

Through meditation we help our physical body guide shift the nervous system out of chronic sympathetic activation and into a restorative state where tissues, joints, and nerves can re-lengthen, decompress, and heal.

🙏 Stay Connected & Explore More:

Intro music from Upbeat (free for Creators!):

Amazing Day by Iris Young https://uppbeat.io/track/iros-young/amazing-day

Welcome to Part 1 of 3 in this mini series of episodes on Meditation and the Nervous System. 

One of the most common reasons people come to meditation is the impact of too much stress...But!

Not all stress is bad.

In fact, stress is essential, it’s the overdose and poor recovery that harm us.

In this episode, I share how meditation helps us change our relationship with stress and why awareness is the first step to freedom.

Topics covered:

Redefining stress: the difference between helpful stress and harmful stress

Where stress lives

Stress as an internal response

Why the same event triggers different stress levels in different people

How stress shrinks your “comfort zone” and makes you more reactive

The radical shift of taking responsibility for your stress response

How society conditions us to normalise high stress

Why stress itself isn’t the problem, but unawareness and poor recovery are

How self-awareness breaks the cycle of conditioning and restores balance

Meditation as a daily tool: not just for enlightenment, but for stress management and resilience

So I hope this first episode was helpful in reminding you that stress isn’t the enemy, it’s simply a messenger and meditation helps us listen.

🙏 Stay Connected & Explore More:

Intro music from Upbeat (free for Creators!):

Amazing Day by Iris Young https://uppbeat.io/track/iros-young/amazing-day

In this episode, I sit down with renowned teacher and devoted Shiva Yogi, Nataraj, to explore the heart of Tantra: its philosophy, practices, and relevance today.

Nataraj began daily yoga and meditation at just 13, immersed himself in Tantra by 16, and has since dedicated his life to sharing this wisdom worldwide through retreats, workshops, kirtan, and teacher trainings.

We explore the essence of Tantric and Yogic philosophy, the dance of Shiva and Shakti, and what it means to live these teachings in the modern world.

Topics covered:

- What is meditation

- The Tantric Path

- The descent of consciousness 

- Consequence of limitation

- What is a Shiva Yogi

- The principles of shiva and sakti 

- Goddess Tradition

- What is the mind

- Greif & love

- What is freedom 

- Methods to find grace 

Perfect for anyone curious about Tantra, spirituality, meditation, and self-realisation — or anyone seeking to understand how these timeless teachings can illuminate our search for meaning today.

Connect with Nataraj

Upcoming 200-Hour Hatha Yoga Teacher Training

Join Ash in a meditation practice to help you connect to presence through the miracle of your living body.

This meditation is designed to honour your body’s genius and innate intelligence.

Remember, the most valuable tool in any somatic practice is not technique, but the capacity to meet yourself with compassion and kindness. 

All you need is a comfortable space.

Sitting upright is recommended, but if it feels better to lie down, follow what allows your body to be at ease. 

So, with that being said... Sit back, relax and enjoy!

🙏 Stay Connected & Explore More:

🎶 Music from Uppbeat: Shrine by Tranquilium – Listen here