Who We Are & What We Need

Spiritual Practices with Andrew Lang

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Andrew Lang and I discuss spiritual practices that bring self-knowing, build on self-trust, and lead to connection and embodiment.


Some of the related topics we cover include:

  • alexithymia
  • interoception
  • neurodivergence
  • paradigms of our society forming a constricting box:
  • dualism
  • neopatriarchy
  • white supremacy
  • capitalism
  • demands that we fit in certain ways - mechanisms to shut us down, tame us, quiet us, shame us, marginalize us
  • C-PTSD from societal norms and restrictions, conditioned reactions, survival responses
  • problem > solution > sales funnel to tell more people
  • spirituality as deep connection > god language fell away
  • re-humanizing
  • anger in pursuit of justice being responded to with anger in pursuit of control and order, and becomes a cycle
  • discernment -what is our move to make? just like we have different gifts, we may have different responses to the fight-and-annihilate energy so present in our world and news cycles
  • posture of sit up, lean in
  • capacity for discomfort
  • building capacity
  • coming alive
  • I can handle it - I’m not alone, I can trust myself, I have agency and a voice, it’s a challenge, it's not insurmountable, cycle of harm and repair, tolerance of others’ emotional responses to us
  • the right-sizing practice
  • keep us connected to safety, belonging, dignity; also: self, others, land, history, community

    • culture around sexual assault - how do we approach that?

    • one way is through inner work with men to address these types of questions and constraints...
      • a vision for my life that didn’t work out
      • what do I do? can’t cry, can’t express anger
      • grief around a dream that didn’t happen
      • I don’t know what to do with this feeling of pent-up energy
      • don’t know who to talk to
      • Cole Arthur Riley - can’t live on self-care and self-love alone - who will hold you?
      • response to feminine movement  - how do we hold our identities lightly?
      • work and identity

        • Carl Jung and Shadow work in spiritual practices:

        • look for where the defensiveness is - you’ve hit a shadow
        • what’s becoming possible
        • another shadow/fear - disorder
        • success, comfort, identity, security
        • how do we build consent and autonomy?


          • You can learn more about Andrew and connect with him at andrewglang.com


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