Zen Bites x19 - Change & Impermanence - Living with Uncertainty
Release Date: 10/04/2016
Transcending Mindfulness #7: Trauma & Healing
The Zen Gateway's Podcast
In this podcast: What is trauma? The link between trauma and psychological dissociation as a defence mechanism. Symptoms of trauma & alienation and its causes in personal and collective psychology. Encountering trauma in meditation practice. The history of studying trauma in psychology. The connections between dissociation and a strong feeling of ‘I’ or self. Deep trauma as somatic or ‘in the body’. Trauma, healing and working through the energetic body. Discussing the metaphysics of mind & body. A separation of mind and body: a minority view in human history. Returning the...
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Transcending Mindfulness #6: Deeper Down into the Shadow
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Jamie and Martin return to discuss ‘shadow work’ a term now popular referring to the need for genuine transformation of consciousness through integration of the hidden or repressed contents of the unconscious in order to bring about wholeness of the personality. This podcast looks at correlations between this psychological work and the work of Zen students linked to the Ten Bull Herding pictures, a popular simile for the Zen training. Jamie Shavdia is a clinical hypnotherapist and musician who can be found at Martin Goodson is a Zen teacher and co-founder...
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Transcending Mindfulness #5: Reviewing The Awakened Ape by Jevan Pradas
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In this episode Psychotherapist and musician, Jamie Shavdia and Zen teacher Martin Goodson review Jevan Pradas's book - The Awakened Ape: A Biohacker's Guide To Evolutionary Fitness, Natural Ecstasy, and Stress-Free Living Jevan Pradas is a 'brain trainer and 'bio-hacker' who specialises in utilising the latest in neuro science as well as traditional wisdom systems from around the world to help his readers discover well being and happiness in this life. His approach is firmly science based somewhat eschewing alternative epistemologies which may appeal to some more than others. Although this...
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Transcending Mindfulness : Self-Esteem v. No-Self
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Modern psychology talks about the importance of self-esteem and yet the Buddha talked taught about No-Self. Are these two approaches reconcilable? Martin Goodson, co-founder of The Zen Gateway is joined by Jamie Shavdia, psychotherpist and musician (his latest album 'Truth Lamp' can be found now on Spotify). Together they explore what both these concepts mean and how they are used therapeutically and as part of a spiritual path.
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Transcending Mindfulness 3: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
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Jamie Shavdia (www.jamieshavdia.co.uk) and Martin Goodson (www.thezengateway.com) discuss the hugely popular book ‘The Power of Now’ by Eckhart Tolle. In this podcast they discuss where this book sits in the development of contemporary spirituality and psychotherapeutic treatments by introducing the present moment as a psychological medicine for many of our modern complaints. Eckhart Tolle had what he described as an ‘enlightenment experience’ spontaneously following bouts of deep depression and suicidal ideation. Jamie and Martin discuss the fact that there are some...
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Transcending Mindfulness #2: Emotional Intelligence
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What is emotional intelligence and how does it work in a therapeutic practice? Is there an overlap with Buddhist practice and understanding of the human condition? What are the factors that aid its development and what are the obstacles that prevent it arising? Jamie and Martin return to discuss this hot topic in the series Transcending Mindfulness where we explore the depths of consciousness, human spirituality and therapeutic practice.
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Transcending Mindfulness #1: Sacred Places & Conscious Transformation
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A podcast exploring the depths of consciousness ,spirituality and psychology. This episode explores how places affect consciousness and ranges from a discussions around psychogeograpy to holy and sacred sites and how these can have a transformative effect on experience and psychology. Jamie Shavdia () and Martin Goodson () return in a new series following on from the success of the original Zen Bites series.
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Soko Morinaga - A commemoration talk at Kettering Buddhist Society 17th June 2024
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This talk was given at the Kettering Buddhist Society on Monday 17th June 2024 to commemorate the memorial anniversary of Soko Morinaga Roshi.
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Zen Bites No.20 - Mapping the Mind
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In this final episode Jamie & Martin discuss how the infinitely complex nature of the mind is often modelled in both Buddhism and psychology. The models offer us a map in order to give structure to an otherwise chaotic terrain however in the end this map must be laid down after the arising of the awakened mind.
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Zen Bites x19 - Change & Impermanence - Living with Uncertainty
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In this episode Jamie and Martin discuss the inevitability of change and impermanence, both core concepts in Buddhism and Mindfulness practice. Topics range from the Buddha's life story to Brexit, the end of cycles to intrapsychic momentary change.
info_outlineIn this episode Jamie and Martin discuss the inevitability of change and impermanence, both core concepts in Buddhism and Mindfulness practice. Topics range from the Buddha's life story to Brexit, the end of cycles to intrapsychic momentary change.