Enlightened-ish Podcast

Grounded spirituality and wisdom to live by for this tender, turbulent digital age. Wisdom. Spirituality. Science. Healing. Storytelling.

The Relaunch 07/14/2024

The Relaunch In this episode, host Brad Wetzler re-introduces listeners to Enlightened-ish Podcast after two years away to write and publish his memoir, Into the Soul of the World: My Journey to Healing. The book, published by Hachette Book Group is now available on Amazon.com and from your local independent bookstore. He discusses why he named the podcast Enlightened-ish and his philosophy that our spiritual life ought to be rooted in a spirit of imperfection. Stay connected—on the path, in the work, and in the soul. 🌐 Website & offerings: 📬 Substack | Seeking: Letters to the Restless: 📸 Instagram: 📘 Facebook: 🎓 Memoir Workshop – One Powerful Session: 🌀 Writing the Soul – A Guided Journey: 🎙️ Audiobook — Into the Soul of the World: 📚 Hardcover book: For more information about Brad or his memoir coaching services, please go to bradwetzler.com /episode/index/show/pathpodcast/id/32131347

Episode 7: Living Our Authentic, True Self 10/06/2021

Episode 7: Living Our Authentic, True Self Brad Wetzler revisits Siddhartha, the classic spiritual novel by Hermann Hesse, and he discusses the concepts of "true self" and "authenticity." He asks, how do we locate our true self? How do we live from our true self? What is the cost of living in our true self? Are you courageous enough to become who you really are? Are you ready to walk away from the unspoken agreements holding you back? /episode/index/show/pathpodcast/id/20734220

Episode 6: Yoga, Lovingkindness Meditation, and Finding Faith in Ourselves 09/28/2021

Episode 6: Yoga, Lovingkindness Meditation, and Finding Faith in Ourselves Brad Wetzler shares the life lessons he learned on a pilgrimage to India's Mount Arunachala. He discusses his definition of "spiritual" and "faith," and he reveals how a humiliation led him to see his path more clearly and helped him heal depression and cope with childhood trauma. /episode/index/show/pathpodcast/id/20622995

Episode 5: Roadtripping, the Heart, and Embodied Enlightenment 09/16/2021

Episode 5: Roadtripping, the Heart, and Embodied Enlightenment Brad tells the story of a recent road trip across New Mexico and Colorado--and into the core of his own heart. What is the heart? What does it mean to drop into the heart? Is all this heart talk even real except to poets and romantics? Brad answers these questions, and he comes to a surprising conclusion about what enlightenment actually is. Hint: Cows do it. /episode/index/show/pathpodcast/id/20503274

Episode 4: Adventures In Faith 08/28/2021

Episode 4: Adventures In Faith In this episode, I tell the story of my pilgrimage to Arunachala, the great Shiva mountain in southern India. While circling the conical peak chanting Om Namah Shivaya, I encounter the ego-destroying Shiva. I come closer to what I've been seeking for decades. I get a glimpse of my true self, maybe my soul. I learn that I have far more faith than I imagined. Faith is a verb. To have faith is to trust in one's own experience. /episode/index/show/pathpodcast/id/20292686

Episode 3: Spiritual Ambition (Is a Good Thing) 08/17/2021

Episode 3: Spiritual Ambition (Is a Good Thing) In this episode, I discuss the ways in which having spiritual ambition has helped me to transform, and how great spiritual teachers have emphasized this, too. I tell a story about my pilgrimage to Israel and Palestine launched me into a decade-long period of inner exploration. How can you set your spiritual goals? Listen to Episode 3 for inspiration to help you with your spiritual evolution. /episode/index/show/pathpodcast/id/20166239

Episode 2: Being a Good Human 08/13/2021

Episode 2: Being a Good Human This week I talk about how I shifted away from seeking "enlightenment" and total emotional healing by leaning into my humanness. I discuss more self-forgiving, less painful ways to practice. I talk about the pitfalls of self-absorption and victim-ness, and I offer one way that we can transcend these bad habits. Last, I talk about what it means to live a life with heart. /episode/index/show/pathpodcast/id/20132285

Episode 1: Introducing the Enlightened-ish Podcast 08/04/2021

Episode 1: Introducing the Enlightened-ish Podcast Welcome to Enlightened-ish with Brad Wetzler. In this first episode, Brad discusses the who, what, where, when, and why of his new podcast. We humans have big brains that serve us in many ways. But our thinking brains also cause trouble for us. Meanwhile, we humans have big hearts, the feeling part of us that unites us and allows for cooperation and even love. Brad proposes that, in the Enlightened-ish Podcast, he will seek to build a bridge between the thinking brain and the heart. /episode/index/show/pathpodcast/id/20032928

Ep 4: Dr. Tamra Sattler on the Enneagram, Spiritual Bypassing, and the Quest for True Self 03/29/2021

Ep 4: Dr. Tamra Sattler on the Enneagram, Spiritual Bypassing, and the Quest for True Self oin host Brad Wetzler for a discussion with Dr. Tamra Sattler on the difference between spirituality and psychology, the enneagram, spiritual bypassing, and the quest for True Self. /episode/index/show/pathpodcast/id/18512897

Ep 3: Ross Wehner on Education, Purpose, and the Future of Wisdom 03/23/2021

Ep 3: Ross Wehner on Education, Purpose, and the Future of Wisdom Educator and entrepreneur Ross Wehner and host Brad Wetzler discuss education, purpose, and the future of wisdom. Wehner, the founder of World Leadership School and TeachUNITED, nonprofits dedicated to helping people discover their purpose explains that purpose happens when a person's thinking, feeling, and doing are in alignment. Anybody interested in how transformation happens and how humans can build a healthier, more sustainable future won't want to miss this episode. /episode/index/show/pathpodcast/id/18438356

Ep 2: Matthew Andrews on Yoga, Pilgrimage, and the Transformational Gifts of Devotion 03/14/2021

Ep 2: Matthew Andrews on Yoga, Pilgrimage, and the Transformational Gifts of Devotion Matthew Andrews is a writer, musician, entrepreneur, spiritual activist, and yoga teacher. He is co-owner of Yoga Center Amherst, which has had an average of about 1400 class attendances per month since 2016. He has completed 500+ hours of yoga teacher training, has co-taught several Embodyoga teacher trainings, and has organized and led eight yoga-oriented retreats in North and South India, with over 150 total attendees. /episode/index/show/pathpodcast/id/18317585

Ep 1: BK Loren on Nature, Grounded Spirituality, and the Power of the Unnameable 02/25/2021

Ep 1: BK Loren on Nature, Grounded Spirituality, and the Power of the Unnameable Host Brad Wetzler speaks with novelist, essayist, and teacher BK Loren about our changing relationship with the natural world, how we transform, and the things that can't (and shouldn't) be named. /episode/index/show/pathpodcast/id/18091502

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