Peaceful Ease

Ela recently asked herself this very question: Who Would You Be Without the Need to Maintain the Current You?

Listen as Ela tackles this difficult question as she stays in a remote part of Switzerland, with an empty schedule.

She describes how this questions led her dissemble many sides of her life to allow space in her mind to grow 'wider'. She also shares some tools that will help you answer the same question for yourself.

“America is a nation of emotional orphans, adult children grew up without effective parents.” This powerful quote by Dennis Wholey is the topic of this episode of the Peaceful Ease Podcast.

Listen as Ela and Mario discuss how society today doesn't allow us express our emotions at a young age, and how we grow up to be suppressed children in adult bodies.

At the end of the discussion, Ela suggest an activity for those who may relate to this quote. The activity is designed to help you discover how you can express your feelings in a healthy way.

Links: 

The Tao of Fully Feeling, Pete Walker 

Dennis Wholey

The Guest House, Rumi

Gratitude. . . another buzz word of our times. But do you know how gratitude differs from appreciation?

In this episode, Ela sets a new task for you where you can truly explore what you are grateful for in your own life, and how you can turn this into appreciation.

Tune in to get energized with the magical powers of gratitude and appreciation.

Are you feeling anxious or stressed at the moment?

Listen to this episode to be guided through a deep 20-minute relaxation session, which will leave you feeling calmer and more at ease.

This easy-to-follow exercise will help you to improve your connection with your body and your mind.

“Sacrifice is a tag we attach to gifts when we give to get something back” - this quote by Ela is the topic of this episode.

Listen as Ela and Mario discuss how by sacrificing for someone is like a present given with conditions and burden, how we can practice giving from the bottom of our hearts, unconditionally.

Links:

The Four Agreements

'Letting go' has become a buzzword these days. But why should we even consider letting go of our expectations? Don't they give us hope and act as a driving force that guide us in life?

In this episode, Ela addresses these questions with a poem called ‘Just Perfect.’

The poem beautifully describes being present in the moment and the magic that happens right after that. It reminds us how to free ourselves from our fears, and trust in ourselves in this journey of life.

This episode's topic is inspired by Tony Robbins and his primary question idea: ‘What is your primary question?’

Ela adds a beautiful twist to this question and asks what our primary 'question' in life is. She describes how our primary emotion creates colored-lenses that distort our perception of the world.

Listen as Ela guides you to wake up to your inner-dynamics which in turn enables you to choose how to respond to situations, and experience life with ease.

Links:

Primary Question, Tony Robbins

Did you know we often use one of the 3 strategies to deal with conflict? We either play the invisible, a compromiser/negotiator, or the rebel.

In this episode Ela explains these dynamics and how we all use one of these traits to resolve conflicts. So that you know how to recognize your own and your partner's approach to conflicts and use this knowledge to improve your relationships during stormy days.

Do you sometimes confuse your worth with the value of things you own?

We often judge ourselves by how others perceive us, and even though we know internalize others’ opinions is not the healthiest way of living our lives, we often don't know how to break this habit.

In this episode Ela presents an ancient a story, The Ring’s True Worth, which can help us realize our true worth.

Listen as Ela explains to us how to increase our self-awareness and maintain a positive attitude towards negative emotions.

Links:

The Ring’s True Worth

Mooji

Dr Wayne Dyer

How often you feel hurt because you're unheard?

As a follow up to our last episode, which focused on silence, Ela and Mario talk about listening skills.

Ela discusses the 4 different types of listening, and how not listening properly causes hurts in our relationships. She then guides us through a practice which will create deep and lasting bonds with people in your life.