The GoodBeing Podcast

I believe that happiness is a skill that we can cultivate in ourselves. I also believe we have a duty to practice and grow our capacity for happiness for the good of ourselves and others. I share some thoughts about how we might go about developing the skill of happiness, and why I think Buddhism's Four Noble Truths get to the root of the human condition.

Podcast produced and hosted by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bo Aganaba⁠⁠⁠⁠. To learn more about Bo and GoodBeing, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠GoodBeing.ca⁠

I like to think of my physical practice as a journey of Embodied Development. This framing helps me to move beyond the limiting idea of "getting fit" as an orientation, and into a space of growth, exploration, and mastery of my embodied experience.

These bodies we have come with the inherited physical intelligence of millions of years of evolution. Our physical practice can be a wonderful way of learning how to use that inheritance for our own enjoyment and benefit. In this episode, I share a few ideas that shape how I approach this.

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Podcast produced and hosted by ⁠⁠⁠Bo Aganaba⁠⁠⁠. To learn more about Bo and GoodBeing, visit ⁠⁠⁠GoodBeing.ca

The GoodBeing Podcast is all about what it means to be human, and the questions and areas of inquiry that we can bring to our awareness to help integrate the different components or sides of human experience. One area that often suffers in modern life in the west is our physical embodied experience. We so often experience life solely through thoughts, trapped in our heads, that we become disconnected from our bodies. 

Podcast produced and hosted by ⁠⁠⁠Bo Aganaba⁠⁠⁠. To learn more about Bo and GoodBeing, visit ⁠⁠⁠GoodBeing.ca

We've all heard the phrase "Jesus died for our sins" but what on earth does that actually mean? Many of us were taught that Jesus had to die for God to forgive us, but there are plenty of stories where Jesus or God forgives people without blood or death being involved.

Understanding the essence of the Easter story is much more about putting on our metaphorical and poetical minds to have an experience of oneness with all of creation. It's really a story about at-one-ment, and it's an invitation to let go of the myth of redemptive violence.

Podcast produced and hosted by ⁠⁠⁠Bo Aganaba⁠⁠⁠. To learn more about Bo and GoodBeing, visit ⁠⁠⁠GoodBeing.ca

We often get so fixated on where we're going or on what we want that we forget to pay attention to the journey. But what if the way we get there is actually just as important as where we're going? What if it's more important?

Creating the world that we want requires ongoing and active participation, and just like the act of balancing, it's about shifting and correcting when we start to fall. This week's guest, Aslam Bulbulia, brings a lot of wisdom to the practice of community building and highlights the power of relationship and conflict management in personal and collective growth.

Resources mentioned:

Aslam's Newsletter and website: ⁠Shura Substack⁠, ⁠Shura Website⁠

Practicing Hope | Shagufta Pasta

Waterline, Inner Activist

Authors/Speakers Mentioned: Dr. Bilal Ware, Dr. Omar Sulieman, Sa'diyya Shaikh

Podcast produced and hosted by ⁠⁠⁠Bo Aganaba⁠⁠⁠. To learn more about Bo and GoodBeing, visit ⁠⁠⁠GoodBeing.ca

For many of us, listening can be a bit of a lost art. We don't have the patience to practice deep listening anymore, but then we end up missing out on so much. The openness that real listening comes with provides space for personal insight and the inspiration that allows us to be creative. This episode is about the art of listening and includes a guided meditation on how we can practice the openness required to listen well.

Podcast produced and hosted by ⁠⁠Bo Aganaba⁠⁠. To learn more about Bo and GoodBeing, visit ⁠⁠GoodBeing.ca

In my work with GoodBeing Co. I often include quotes from poets and writers to help those in the room step into a more evocative and experiential way of understanding the concepts we're discussing. In this episode, I share a few selections from poets and writers that have shaped my thinking around what it means to express our humanity with the knowledge that we are part of nature. In light of climate change, biodiversity loss, inequality, and so many other global challenges, I see this as the work of our age.

Featuring: Mary Oliver, Rainer Maria Rilke, & John O'Donoghue

Podcast produced and hosted by ⁠⁠⁠Bo Aganaba⁠⁠⁠. To learn more about Bo and GoodBeing, visit ⁠⁠⁠GoodBeing.ca

Ecosystems are complex, messy things, and they can help us understand why our society creates complex and messy systems. It's tempting to lament and turn away from that messiness, but what if we actually need to turn towards it?

Also, what can the Garden of Eden story teach us about our humanity? Listen to find out.

Podcast produced and hosted by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bo Aganaba⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. To learn more about Bo and GoodBeing, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GoodBeing.ca

Meditating really is a simple practice at its core but it remains intimidating and unsatisfying for many people. It has been a transformative practice for me, and I would love to share it in a way that is accessible for people, so join me in this short guided meditation. It's not about doing it "right" but just about having an experience of the present - just as it is.

Listen to episode 7: "Meditation 101"

Podcast produced and hosted by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bo Aganaba⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. To learn more about Bo and GoodBeing, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GoodBeing.ca

How do you maintain a sense of hope and optimism without leaning too far into naivety? It's a question I've often asked myself and one of the themes that is sprinkled in this conversation with mother, writer, and environmental communications leader, Alice Irene Whittaker.

We talk about being caretakers of the natural world, the challenge of self-shaming and guilt for environmental stewards and advocates, the role of deconstruction in self-development, the magic of a more embodied experience, and much more.

Alice Irene's podcast Reseed

Alice Irene's Website

Alice Irene's Instagram

Podcast produced and hosted by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bo Aganaba⁠⁠⁠⁠. To learn more about Bo and GoodBeing, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠GoodBeing.ca