What is meditation really — a technique, a discipline, or a state of being?

In this episode of What Truly Matters, Svagito Liebermeister joins Candra Karlholm for a rich conversation about meditation, practice, and what it means to truly be present with oneself.

Svagito reflects on the difference between meditation as something we do and meditation as a state that arises when we are no longer identified with the mind. He speaks about witnessing as the core of all meditation, and why practice often feels challenging, boring, or even confronting — especially for the mind that wants to stay in control.

The conversation explores active meditations such as Dynamic and Kundalini, and how movement, structure, expression, and stillness can help us meet emotions, release tension, and create a sense of inner safety. Rather than pushing toward bliss, meditation is described as a way of learning to allow both pleasure and discomfort — without suppression or avoidance.

Meditation is also placed in the context of therapy and working with people: how structure can support presence, why we often rush to comfort emotions, and how meditation helps us relate differently to difficulties by gradually learning to say “yes” to what is — without turning that into a demand or ideal.

This episode invites a way of relating to meditation as a lived practice — learning to witness, to stay present, and to allow both ease and difficulty as they arise.

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Feelings of loneliness or fear of being alone are experiences many people encounter at times. Yet facing our aloneness is also part of human existence and inner growth.

Svagito describes aloneness as an existential experience of being centered in oneself, where nothing is missing, while loneliness arises from the feeling of missing someone or something. He speaks about how moments of aloneness — without a sense of lack — can arise through presence, creativity, meditation, or deep engagement, and why these moments often come and go.

The conversation touches on themes many people struggle with: feeling lonely even while in a relationship, the pull to look outward for relief when something inside feels unsettled, and how attachment patterns and childhood wounds become activated in intimacy. Personal reflections on love, grief, and loss are woven together with a grounded perspective on our biological need for connection and the importance of learning to be with ourselves.

A thoughtful conversation for anyone navigating relationships, attachment, or the ongoing question of how to feel more whole — both alone and with others.

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What truly heals in therapy — the method, or the space we hold?

In this episode of What Truly Matters, psychotherapist and spiritual teacher Svagito Liebermeister joins Candra Karlholm to explore the subtle art of working with people. Drawing from decades of experience, Svagito speaks about why presence and love matter more than techniques, and how true support always respects the client’s freedom.

They explore:

This conversation is a reminder that real transformation arises not from what we do to others, but from the space of presence, truth and freedom we share with them.

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Loss touches all of us — but how do we face it, feel it, and let go without forcing?

Together, they explore:

This episode invites you to meet loss as it is — not as something to escape, but as something that may reveal a deeper truth.

Drawing on his personal experience of loss and decades of therapeutic work, the book integrates somatic, systemic and spiritual perspectives — showing how trauma can become a catalyst for awakening and how presence, clarity and embodiment support true healing. You find the book on Amazon.

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True creativity doesn't come from effort — but from presence.

This episode explores creativity as a natural, playful, open state. When we stop trying to prove ourselves, when we relax, when we listen — creativity flows. Not as something we “do,” but as something we allow.

Drawing on his decades of experience as a workshop leader, author and meditator, Svagito shares how real creativity begins when we shift from doing to allowing. Together with host Candra, he reflects on the connection between creativity, relaxation, and inner trust, and how our modern world often blocks this natural flow through conditioning and comparison.

– The difference between doing and creative being

If you’ve ever felt blocked, pressured, or disconnected from your creative spark — this conversation offers a gentle, grounded way home.

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In this deeply reflective episode, Svagito Liebermeister explores what love truly is — beyond need, dependency, or romantic projection. He shares insights into how love arises from our inner being, and how we can meet others from a place of fullness rather than expectation. But he also addresses the importance of owning our expectations, acknowledging our needs and the value the other has for us.

Together with host Candra Karlholm, they speak about the difference between real love and wanting to be loved, how trauma affects our capacity to relate, and why presence and meditation are key in cultivating connection.

Drawing from decades of work in family constellation, trauma healing, and spiritual growth, Svagito reminds us that love is not something we “do,” but something we become present to — when we are not driven by lack or fear.

Whether you’re in a relationship or not, this conversation is an invitation to meet love as a state of being.

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– The implications of expectation 

– Intimate relationship as an opportunity to learn about love and grow our capacity

– The difference between love between a parent and child and love between partners – but how they sometimes get mixed up

– The role of meditation and healing

– Love as presence, not as transaction

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Welcome to What Truly Matters – a podcast of heartfelt conversations with psychotherapist, spiritual teacher, and author Svagito Liebermeister, hosted by Candra Karlholm.

In this short 6-minute introduction, Candra shares the inspiration behind the podcast and introduces its core themes: love, meditation, creativity, trauma healing, and how we can live more fully from essence and heart.

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