Episode 051 An opportunity to stay grounded w/Claire Bradley
Messy, Luminous, Being Podcast
Release Date: 09/21/2020
Episode 148 The Oracle's Tales - the tale of the starfish
Messy, Luminous, Being Podcast
If you dared to visit the Oracle, what would she tell you? The Oracle's Tales is novella of magical stories and spells of wisdom. The oracle is a healer, and most islanders come to her for help with their physical ailments. But this is not the oracle’s true calling. The oracle is a healer of the suffering of the mind… For those who visit, she speaks tales in the Old Language, tales that weave their way into your bones and have the power to transform. She stands at the threshold of her white stone house above the silver mangroves and against the towering cliffs of her indigo island. She is...
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Episode 147 The Descending Energies of the Season w/Marit Akintewe
Messy, Luminous, Being Podcast
As we come into the beginning of winter, how can we align our busy outer lives with our inner desire to slow down, curl up and rest? How do the energies of this season invite us to shift our inner practices like yoga or meditation? And what lies waiting for us, if we allow ourselves to really descend with this yin energy? In this episode, I talk to Marit Akintewe about seasonal yoga and the different kind of energy and inner power waiting for us when we are willing to really come into flow with this slow season. Connect with Marit on IG @seasonalyogaedinburgh Hey lovely! Come join us...
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Episode 146 Bringing the body along with you
Messy, Luminous, Being Podcast
"You will never believe or surrender to any thought that is not equal to the way your body feels." This is a powerful truth, and the thing that makes mindset work really hard. Sometimes we genuinely can't shift our mindset because our body is stuck in a totally different vibe. In this episode, I talk about how to work with our experience of embodiment and take the body along with us on our inner journey. This includes both the science and the meditation advice on how we can feel the inner body and learn what the body is saying. This is how movement can also be a method of meditation and a...
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Episode 145: Mindfulness and why we can't sit w/Aiko Smith
Messy, Luminous, Being Podcast
The benefits of mindfulness and meditation are promoted everywhere. So why aren't we all sitting? In this episode, I talk with mindfulness teacher Aiko Smith about the invisible standards we're all trying to live up to and the political and cultural reasons why we can't sit in stillness. We also discuss the forgotten power of community practice and how Aiko's own life experience made her look in the mirror and say "I'm going to save myself". Join Messy Luminous Being's 'Inward November' month of meditation practice. Live meditation sessions every Monday, all the lovely audio meditations &...
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Episode 144 what meditation feels like
Messy, Luminous, Being Podcast
Heading out on a walk, I started thinking about the many ways I practice mind-calming and all the ups-and-downs-and sideways realities of having a long term meditation practice when you live in messy real life. So this episode is a chat, along a woodland walk and with a few startled pheasants, about how I'm thinking about meditation now after many years of weaving it in alongside life with kids, work and a constantly changing schedule. Join me every week through Messy Luminous messages (they're free!) Just tell me where to send them... And this episode of the mLb podcast comes in...
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Episode 143 Softening Time, Softening our Hearts w/Elena Brower
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Softening our self-critical voice, feeling love for ourselves when we have a human moment, and the evolving journey of meditation practice in messy real life...these are just a few of the illuminating moments in my conversation with Elena Brower, poet, Zen practitioner, mother and creative soul. Elena shares a gorgeous reframe on what life can be as a woman beyond the age of 50, and profoundly important wisdom on parenting and when we are not responsible for the course of another person's life. You can find all the beautiful courses, mentorships and meditations Elena offers at...
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Episode 142 Taking care of our Future Self
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Imagine your future self, a person you are moving towards through the landscape of time. Our tendency can often be to get caught up in this week, this day, just getting through. But what would happen if we adopted a radical new mindset, one that goes against our culture of reacting only when something has gone wrong? What if we cultivated a mindset and lifestyle that focused on how we are taking care of our future self? What would this look like in the way we approach of health? What we put into our minds? How we direct and organise our time? This episode comes to you in collaboration...
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Episode 141 the spirit of self-sufficiency in herbalism & health w/Lucy Jones
Messy, Luminous, Being Podcast
The energy of plants and the living world is reflected within us. In this beautiful conversation with the wise and wonderful Lucy Jones, we talk about the meaning of self-sufficiency and personal sovereignty, plant medicine, intuition and the health journey we are all on with our bodies. Growing herbs in a small patch in her garden from the age of 8, Lucy trained in both Western herbal medicine and Tibetan medicine, so she brings a unique perspective to the ways we can call on herbs for healing. You are going to love this one! Follow and connect with Lucy Jones on IG @myrobalanclinic, online...
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Episode 140 Overcoming Ourselves
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We are evolving beings, meant to grow and learn and change. This episode is about the gritty, non-linear process of our efforts to step into the next version of ourselves and what we have to overcome in the process. Overcoming old versions of ourselves is something we have to do physically, but also emotionally and spiritually. Yet sometimes along our life journey a portal opens and the call to step through it is too strong to ignore. To find out more details of the Higher Ground movement challenge 2-6 October 2023 tap here. To join the Messy Luminous Being newsletter tap here
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Episode 139 Adventures in Wildfit
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Our physical bodies are the lens through which we experience life. So how we take care of our health can completely change the life we think we are experiencing! In this episode, I wanted to share my latest adventures in wellness...from a summer of eating oreos to few new shifts that are making me feel a thousand times better both physically and mentally. If you enjoy this episode, give it wings by sending it on to a friend. And if you'd like more Messy Luminous Being in your world, come join our weekly Messy Luminous Letters that will light up your inbox. 💗 Just tell me where to send...
info_outlineWe practice. And then suddenly life hits us with something big and unexpected. It's in these times when our practice becomes more than something we do for momentary enjoyment. We start practicing to help us live well. This conversation with yoga teacher Claire Bradley brings so much practical wisdom and down-to-earth experience of how yoga can help us ground ourselves during the pandemic. Most importantly is the mind-shift yoga can bring, to use these moments as an opportunity to get to know ourselves more deeply. This is yoga on and off the mat in a way I know you're going to love.