Many of us were told to "Calm down", "Don't get so emotional", or "Keep yourself under control!" We assume having a regulated nervous system means we should be calm and relaxed all the time. This is not what nervous system regulation is about.

Let's explore this wonderful, visceral world that is integral to the experience of being a human. Given the fast pace of life, it's more important than ever to navigate this topic with a bit of wisdom and patience.

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In 1995, Ken Wilber published Sex, Ecology, and Spirituality—an enormous text that attempted to combine the latest in Western science and psychology with ancient Eastern wisdom traditions. Aliceanne recently found herself reading an email from Ken's organization Integral Life that revisited the 20 tenants he laid out in that book. https://integrallife.com/experience/holons

As she read, she was reminded of the way she wasn't 100% convinced of the integrity of this framework, and so began engaging in a contemplative practice of feeling / thinking through exactly what didn't sit right (and what did).

In many ways, Ken's framework is absolutely brilliant. He synthesizes ideas that are genuinely helpful in navigating everyday life, as well as wrestling with some of science and spirituality's biggest questions.

Join us as we think/feel through the 20 tenants together. What about this framework do you agree or disagree with? And what might that reveal about yourself?

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Most personality frameworks look at external traits to determine what makes us different. This is a valid way to understand personality, but it leaves us with lots of unanswered questions. If you've ever wondered WHY you and the people in your life do what you do, this episode is for you!

Two types can, for example, look confident and forward-thinking on the outside but have completely different motivations under the surface. Dig in with us as we talk about the why behind the what.

Don't know your type? Aliceanne mentions this free online assessment as a great resource. Or, if you're looking for something more structured, she offers the iEQ9 assessment at no charge for all her coaching clients.

Visit her website today!

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The Enneagram is usually presented as a personality typing framework—and it is, at one level. But it is so much more than that!

What even IS a personality, really? (And what is it not?) Can it tell us anything helpful for our everyday life? Could it help us see the deeper truths of reality itself?

Aliceanne (type 7) and Ryan (type 9) talk about the history of the Enneagram, what makes an assessment statistically valid, and the non-dual perspectives the Enneagram are founded on.

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Last episode we felt we barely scratched the surface of what it means to be a human in a body. For decades, psychologists, physical therapists, and other researchers have asked the question, "How does the mind show up in the body?" This episode we walk through one of Aliceanne's favorite models for how our early life development shapes our physical body and our psychological response to life: Bodynamics.

Founded in the 1970's and 80's by Denmark psychotherapist and physical therapist Lisbeth Marcher noticed not all stress causes people to contract their muscles. Some people's reactions are the opposite: they surrender and lose their energy, and this manifests in the body in predictable, measurable ways. So, if you've ever wondered why a chronically tight muscle will not relax no matter how many massages you get this episode is for you. Everything from feeling our throat close during a meeting, to having difficulty identifying what we might need or want, to feeling as though we have to fight for everything we have. It all has its roots in the body, and somewhere in our psychological development early in life.

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Aliceanne discovered last year she has something called aphantasia: she cannot "see" anything behind her mind's eye. An estimated 1% to 5% of people experience no visual imagery when they close their eyes. But that does not mean they do not have a rich, vibrant inner world! It's simply experienced through different "channels" of human perception: narrative / storytelling, relational, semantic, and somatic, to name a few.

Join us as we explore the incredible landscape of embodiment: the experience of being in a body (rather than just "having" a body). We cover the neuroscience and psychology behind somatic awareness and what it changes about our daily, lived experiences, and we share some personal stories about how being more embodied has dramatically changed both our lives.

Link to Dr. Patty Gently's article mentioned by Aliceanne.

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Living in a scarcity mindset reduces your cognitive capacity by the equivalent of 13 to 14 IQ points, according to Harvard economist Sendhil Mullainathan and Princeton psychologist Eldar Shafir. An abundance mindset is so much more than wishful thinking! It’s an upgrade that changes the grey matter of your brain. You are literally building a bigger, stronger mind capable of spotting opportunities you used to be blind to.

Join us as we unpack what a scarcity and abundance mindset is, what some sources of scarcity are, and how we can move to an authentic experience of abundance.

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Most people have heard of the 10 Commandments from the Christian Bible. But did you know the Buddhists have a nearly identical teaching?

And how is ANY of this relevant or interesting for a secular, modern human dealing with the complexities of our world today? Surely if God is all-knowing and powerful, He could have created a better list than what He delivered to Moses on Mount Sinai?!

We also tackle a sticky question: is the external world the direct cause of your suffering, or is it merely an objective condition that triggers internal, defensive armor? How do we avoid sounding like we're blaming the victim and find genuine agency and power?

Links to resources mentioned in the podcast:

• Joseph Goldstein's series where he unpacks The Eightfold Path. ⁠You can listen to Episode 1 in that series here⁠.
• ⁠The Seven Storey Mountain⁠ by Thomas Murton.
• And the whole episode was inspired by a section in Dr. Joe Loizzo's book ⁠Sustainable Happiness⁠ about the similarities between the 10 Commandments and The Eightfold Path. 

others find it, too. Thank you!

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In the second half of our exploration of how humans react to discomfort, we unpack the good news! The same powerful laws of cause and effect can be harnessed for our increasing freedom, insight, and ultimate liberation from suffering .

Pulling from Dr. Joe Loizzo's forty years’ experience studying the beneficial effects of contemplative practices on healing, learning and development, we reveal all 12 links in the chain to better understand how they interact with one another.

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This episode is a 2-part series on a how humans respond to discomfort. Do we react, and like struggling in quicksand, further ensure ourselves in yet more suffering? Or, can we learn to relate to the moment in a way that frees our mind, body, and heart?

In this first part, we unpack the "reactive" movements of this universal pattern in each human's life. Learning to relate to it with wisdom and skill may perhaps be the most important thing we can ever practice. We give real-world, practical advice how to navigate each step in the chain of suffering, and share some stories to more clearly illustrate the nature of how each "link" creates the chain of reactivity.

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Episode art by Andrew Archer, as seen on the cover of the book Awakening From the Dream—Reimagining the Buddha's Wheel of Life