Stoic Moment Podcast

Happy International Yoga Day

Today's special episode features the show's first guest; a great friend of mine, fellow thinker and physiotherapist, and certified Yoga instructor, Keith Finn

In celebration of today Keith and I met to discuss the relationship between what's frequently referred to as the three pillars of wellbeing: physical, mental and spiritual

The Stoics understood the importance of valuing yourself mentally and physically.  They regularly spoke of how important it is for you to look after yourself through physical exercise, exposure to adversity and safeguarding your mental health

“In order to protect ourselves, we must live like doctors and be continually treating ourselves with reason.”― Musonius Rufus

I'll be exploring this from a variety of different perspectives and approaches in future episodes

We talk about yoga from Eastern and Western perspectives, and use our knowledge as physiotherapists to relate yogic teachings to scientific and anatomical principles

This is part one of the brilliant conversations Keith and I had - if you've enjoyed it please share it and stay tuned for more in the near future

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- Gavin

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“The universe made rational creatures for the sake of each other, with an eye toward mutual benefit based on true value and never for harm.” - Marcus Aurelius.

In this episode we discuss the Stoic concept of 'Sympatheia': the interconnectedness of humans, everywhere.  

We relate its relevance to Men's Mental Health week (14 - 21st June) and also bring Buddhist meditation in to the idea of fostering goodwill and kindness to everyone.

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On today's show we begin to look at the Stoic idea of exploring and questioning our perceptions.

This is a hugely significant concept in Stoic philosophy and would be impossible to cover in a single episode.  

Today's show provides us with a starting point on this fundamental concept of Stoicism and features many of the quotes from Epictetus' teachings on the subject.

"Don’t let the force of an impression when it first hit you knock you off your feet; just say to it: Hold on a moment; let me see who you are and what you represent. Let me put you to the test.” — Epictetus  

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Hi everyone, Gavin here.

Today's episode came about following a conversation I had with someone recently.  They were talking about how hurt they were that a gesture they had made for someone in the past that went unappreciated and instead of receiving praise they were left feeling criticized and disappointed.  It turned out this event happened about 25 (TWENTY FIVE!) years ago and it struck me that this person had been carrying this feeling within them for such a long time they hadn't thought to question it.  Secretly causing them a lot of grief along the way.

What struck me next was that it was my instant reaction to phrase a response something long the lines of this podcast, which from an outsider's perspective seemed useful and intended to be caring.  What I wanted to add though was that it also made me reflect inwards - that as easy as it was for me to offer a response such as this one I had to examine myself too, and I realised that in offering the advice to another I could see that I have on many occasions felt and carried the resentment of a response or reaction that I didn't want or didn't feel like I deserved.

In doing so, I could see how the words contained in this podcast were also of absolute benefit to me - something which I had conveniently overlooked to begin with.

The title is the question I put to my friend and then afterwards, to myself.

"If they won't change, can you?"

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What are your absolutes? The things that make up your day, your week, your month, your year that you absolutely must do.

In today’s show we seek to look inwards, to try and honestly identify what our absolutes are, and what they say about us.

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Blink...and it's gone! 

Today's show is all about TIME. 

Is our time really so limited or do we waste much of it? 

We consider what Seneca and Marcus Aurelius had to say on the subject and use that as a prompt for us to examine our time and use it more intentionally. 

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Welcome to episode three! Today's show is all about ACTION!

The final episode of three introducing you to the Stoic idea of understanding what we can and can't control.

Episodes one-three discuss what I call 'The Three A's'

- Acknowledge

- Accept

- Action

One of Stoicism's most prominent figures, Marcus Aurelius spoke of action in this way:

“Concentrate every minute like a Roman— like a man— on doing what’s in front of you with precise and genuine seriousness, tenderly, willingly, with justice. And on freeing yourself from all other distractions. Yes, you can— if you do everything as if it were the last thing you were doing in your life, and stop being aimless, stop letting your emotions override what your mind tells you, stop being hypocritical, self-centred, irritable. You see how few things you have to do to live a satisfying and reverent life.”

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In today's show we discuss how we can learn to accept the fact that we can't control much of what happens to us BUT in doing so we gain a Stoic superpower!  AMOR FATI!  LOVE YOUR FATE! 

Instead of wasting our time feeling hurt by what hasn't gone the way we wanted we can accept it and invest our energy in to embracing what has happened, by turning it into an opportunity for growth.

An ancient idea that remains more relevant than ever for us in our modern lives.

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