Daniel Brottman is a meditation teacher and emotional integration coach who combines traditional Buddhist-based meditation with innovative techniques like Ideal Parent Figure Protocol and Core Transformation.

Our conversation in this episode includes:

• Daniel's meditation background
• The value of meditation retreats
• The ethics of teaching meditation
• Sila, right conduct and why it's a vital part of the path
• Ideal Parent Figure protocol and attachment healing
• Core Transformation and parts work
• How to build a consistent meditation practice
• 5-minute guided meditation with Daniel
• Daniel's meditation teaching and coaching offerings

To learn more about Daniel's work or to connect with him as a teacher or coach, check out his Substack at danielbrottman.substack.com.

To read more of Chris's work and connect with the Mind, Meaning, and Magic community, check out chriscordry.substack.com.

May you be happy /|\

At the time of greatest darkness, the light is reborn. Join us, this winter solstice, for a Mind, Meaning, and Magic holiday special featuring Loup des Abeilles.

Loup des Abeilles is a former Orthodox Christian priest and the author of Le Chanson des Etoiles on Substack, where he writes about Christianity, animism, Druidry, re-enchantment, embodiment, sexuality, and more.

In this episode, we explore:

• Tolkien and re-enchantment
• early experiences with LSD
• An encounter with Sufism
• Becoming an Orthodox priest
• Leaving the church and exploring paganism
• Christianity's problematic relationship with the body and sexuality
• What Christians can learn from pagans, and vice versa
• How to practice animism within a Christian context
• Is it Christmas for the animals, too?
• A Druid prayer for the solstice

To read Loup's wonderful essays and find out more about his work as a Spiritual Director, check out https://www.chansonetoiles.com/

For more of Chris's writing and podcast episodes, go to https://chriscordry.substack.com

Connirae Andreas, Ph.D. has been a leader in the field of personal development, coaching, and NLP for over 4 decades. She is best known as the creator of Core Transformation, an innovative parts work modality, and The Wholeness Work, a gentle method of healing and spiritual awakening.

Topics include:

• Early beginnings in NLP
• A life-changing encounter with Milton Erickson, the godfather of modern clinical hypnosis
• Connirae's awakening to a deep sense of wellbeing
• A guided demo of The Wholeness Work

This is the first episode of the Mind, Meaning, and Magic podcast! To learn more and join the MMM community, head to chriscordry.substack.com.

To find out more about Connirae's work and access the free trainings she mentions in this episode, check out andreasnlp.com!