1 00:00:00,995 --> 00:00:03,725 - It's once again time to get gutsy with Liz Hall 2 00:00:03,785 --> 00:00:06,725 and her expert guests on the Gutsy Babe podcast. 3 00:00:07,995 --> 00:00:11,885 - Today's guest is a soul called Joel, also known 4 00:00:12,065 --> 00:00:13,405 as Joel Cross. 5 00:00:13,985 --> 00:00:16,645 He is a Grammy nominated musician, poet, 6 00:00:16,745 --> 00:00:18,125 and meditation teacher. 7 00:00:18,905 --> 00:00:20,685 His unique blend of artistry 8 00:00:21,105 --> 00:00:24,165 and spirituality has garnered him a dedicated 9 00:00:24,435 --> 00:00:26,045 following worldwide. 10 00:00:26,825 --> 00:00:28,725 Hi, Joel. It's so good to see you. 11 00:00:29,945 --> 00:00:31,085 - So good to see you too. 12 00:00:32,175 --> 00:00:34,645 - Thank you for being on the Gutsy Bay Podcast, . 13 00:00:36,105 --> 00:00:38,285 - Oh, it's my pleasure. My pleasure. 14 00:00:38,975 --> 00:00:39,975 Thank you for having me. 15 00:00:41,535 --> 00:00:45,175 - So, I just wanna say, 16 00:00:45,355 --> 00:00:47,535 and I believe, you know, I'm just such a huge, 17 00:00:47,565 --> 00:00:48,655 huge fan of yours. 18 00:00:49,415 --> 00:00:53,135 I love following you on your journey through social media. 19 00:00:54,175 --> 00:00:59,055 I have your journal, I listen to your music, 20 00:00:59,795 --> 00:01:03,335 and I just love to share your message, uh, 21 00:01:03,365 --> 00:01:05,655 with anyone I come across. So, thank you. 22 00:01:06,545 --> 00:01:08,855 - Thank you so much. I so appreciate you 23 00:01:08,995 --> 00:01:10,295 and supportive of the years. 24 00:01:10,355 --> 00:01:12,575 It was, um, wow, what, 25 00:01:12,575 --> 00:01:14,455 almost two years ago when I was touring, 26 00:01:14,455 --> 00:01:16,055 and we did a show at your space. 27 00:01:16,195 --> 00:01:19,215 So it was, it was a really wonderful, really wonderful. 28 00:01:19,275 --> 00:01:21,015 So thank you. Thank you for your support. 29 00:01:21,755 --> 00:01:23,935 - Oh my gosh. Um, of course, of course. 30 00:01:24,595 --> 00:01:27,295 So, I, I know we have some questions, 31 00:01:27,315 --> 00:01:30,255 but I just wanna just have a free flow conversation 32 00:01:30,635 --> 00:01:35,575 and, uh, share, just share with us 33 00:01:36,445 --> 00:01:41,055 what you got going on, who you are, what you're doing, um, 34 00:01:41,805 --> 00:01:44,775 what your message is, if you don't mind. 35 00:01:45,975 --> 00:01:49,285 - Hmm. . Um, 36 00:01:50,085 --> 00:01:52,645 I don't generally do very well with like labels, 37 00:01:52,645 --> 00:01:54,965 but I'll, I'll try to give an explanation here. 38 00:01:55,345 --> 00:01:57,405 Um, I'm Joel. 39 00:01:57,765 --> 00:01:59,805 I was a musician for a long time, 40 00:01:59,985 --> 00:02:03,085 but, um, I guess these days I combine music 41 00:02:03,425 --> 00:02:07,645 and mindfulness, um, along with, uh, meditation. 42 00:02:08,505 --> 00:02:11,405 And so much of what I'm about is 43 00:02:12,065 --> 00:02:13,685 really being an advocate 44 00:02:13,685 --> 00:02:15,125 for mindfulness through all of my gifts. 45 00:02:15,865 --> 00:02:19,925 So that includes, uh, playing the guitar, writing, singing, 46 00:02:20,305 --> 00:02:23,925 uh, poetry and creating mindfulness experiences. 47 00:02:24,945 --> 00:02:27,605 Um, and at the core of my 48 00:02:28,485 --> 00:02:33,125 sharings is really a belief that we have the ability to, 49 00:02:33,665 --> 00:02:35,045 um, self evolve. 50 00:02:35,945 --> 00:02:37,125 If we show up for ourselves, 51 00:02:37,225 --> 00:02:39,245 we can change the way we experience the world 52 00:02:39,985 --> 00:02:42,885 and, um, have a positive impact, um, 53 00:02:43,165 --> 00:02:44,445 changing the world from the inside out. 54 00:02:45,025 --> 00:02:49,005 So I just try to do my share and, um, supporting that shift. 55 00:02:50,785 --> 00:02:51,905 - Well, you're doing a beautiful job. 56 00:02:53,065 --> 00:02:56,975 Um, I have a personal story to share with you. 57 00:02:57,795 --> 00:03:01,685 Um, so I don't know, uh, if you know that I, I have a 58 00:03:02,305 --> 00:03:05,725 gut health product that I created, um, a couple 59 00:03:05,725 --> 00:03:10,525 of years ago, and it's kind of a wild story, um, 60 00:03:10,525 --> 00:03:13,525 because I had personal gut health issues, I had issues 61 00:03:13,525 --> 00:03:16,205 through my health many years, uh, prior. 62 00:03:16,865 --> 00:03:20,005 Um, and I was since then being able to, you know, 63 00:03:20,355 --> 00:03:23,325 help myself kind of cure myself, go into remission 64 00:03:23,585 --> 00:03:28,085 and help with, uh, this gut help that now helps. 65 00:03:28,345 --> 00:03:30,165 I'm just trying to share with other people. 66 00:03:31,185 --> 00:03:34,485 But it was so funny when, not funny, I, 67 00:03:34,485 --> 00:03:35,645 when I was in my kitchen, 68 00:03:36,075 --> 00:03:40,925 like working up all these ingredients, I was listening to 69 00:03:41,755 --> 00:03:46,045 your song that you sing, um, the, uh, energy mantra. 70 00:03:46,915 --> 00:03:49,045 - Okay. - Which is one of my favorites, as you know. 71 00:03:49,505 --> 00:03:51,125 And it was on repeat. 72 00:03:52,205 --> 00:03:55,045 I honestly, probably for like a couple of hours 73 00:03:55,385 --> 00:03:58,005 and I was just in a zone in my kitchen, 74 00:03:58,555 --> 00:04:03,245 like working up this whole master ingredient plan 75 00:04:03,585 --> 00:04:07,645 of, um, well now it's something really, it works, uh, 76 00:04:07,665 --> 00:04:08,965 but something's really beautiful. 77 00:04:09,185 --> 00:04:12,005 And it was funny because my husband came into the kitchen. 78 00:04:12,155 --> 00:04:14,805 He's like, you were in a trance. 79 00:04:14,985 --> 00:04:17,965 You were on some other like, dimension. 80 00:04:18,625 --> 00:04:20,685 You know how many times you listen 81 00:04:20,785 --> 00:04:23,685 to this energy song on repeat? 82 00:04:23,865 --> 00:04:25,965 He is like, it was definitely a couple of hours. . 83 00:04:30,585 --> 00:04:32,445 - That's amazing. I love that. 84 00:04:32,925 --> 00:04:35,405 I love that. Oh, that's beautiful. 85 00:04:35,985 --> 00:04:39,245 - So I feel like you've been personally on my journey with 86 00:04:39,245 --> 00:04:40,245 me. . - . 87 00:04:44,485 --> 00:04:48,125 - I so love that because, um, I feel like 88 00:04:48,125 --> 00:04:49,245 before I recorded it 89 00:04:49,245 --> 00:04:53,965 and shared that I would sing it to myself on repeat in that, 90 00:04:53,985 --> 00:04:55,125 in that same way. 91 00:04:55,905 --> 00:04:58,365 Uh, and I, I would find myself in a trance 92 00:04:58,385 --> 00:05:01,565 of just being aligned with that energy, our power, 93 00:05:01,745 --> 00:05:04,325 our ability to love and expand and grow. 94 00:05:04,985 --> 00:05:08,565 And, um, it's, it's, it's so fulfilling to know 95 00:05:08,565 --> 00:05:10,245 that you had the same experience. 96 00:05:11,365 --> 00:05:14,125 - I really did. - Amazing product 97 00:05:14,125 --> 00:05:15,805 that's helping people. That's 98 00:05:15,805 --> 00:05:16,805 wonderful. - . 99 00:05:19,155 --> 00:05:22,805 - Yeah. I really wasn't a trance for a couple hours, 100 00:05:22,835 --> 00:05:25,565 several hours, and it was a beautiful experience. 101 00:05:25,745 --> 00:05:26,745 So thank you, . 102 00:05:27,625 --> 00:05:28,925 - Oh, you're so welcome. 103 00:05:32,545 --> 00:05:36,205 - . So how long have you been meditating 104 00:05:36,425 --> 00:05:39,165 and is there any kind of certain skill 105 00:05:40,385 --> 00:05:43,125 to teach maybe me to start with meditation? 106 00:05:43,635 --> 00:05:44,635 That would be nice. 107 00:05:45,685 --> 00:05:46,705 - Um, well, let's see. 108 00:05:47,055 --> 00:05:51,945 I've been meditating almost 15 years now. Okay. 109 00:05:52,025 --> 00:05:54,265 I guess 14. And, um, 110 00:05:55,305 --> 00:05:57,885 my first meditation was purely intuitive. 111 00:05:58,225 --> 00:06:02,005 Mm-Hmm. . Um, and so I, I, 112 00:06:02,285 --> 00:06:03,565 I sat down in the corner of my room. 113 00:06:03,645 --> 00:06:05,245 I was kind of drawn to it intuitively, 114 00:06:05,635 --> 00:06:09,205 just coming up in my circles and, um, very loud. 115 00:06:09,905 --> 00:06:11,405 And I sat down, 116 00:06:11,965 --> 00:06:15,405 I put on some music I found on YouTube Mm-Hmm. , 117 00:06:15,605 --> 00:06:16,925 you know, those droney things. 118 00:06:17,705 --> 00:06:19,045 And then I said, I'm just gonna try this 119 00:06:19,045 --> 00:06:22,005 and I'm gonna follow my intuition, my own inner guidance. 120 00:06:22,945 --> 00:06:25,005 And the first thought I had was, okay, 121 00:06:25,065 --> 00:06:26,805 I'm gonna clear my mind. 122 00:06:26,985 --> 00:06:28,245 So with each inhale, 123 00:06:28,245 --> 00:06:30,685 I'll just focus on whatever thought is biggest in my mind. 124 00:06:31,555 --> 00:06:35,565 With each exhale, I'll visualize it, um, being, you know, 125 00:06:35,635 --> 00:06:39,905 kind of, uh, dissolved in the air as it leaves my body. 126 00:06:40,805 --> 00:06:42,505 - Ooh, I like that. - Yeah. 127 00:06:42,505 --> 00:06:44,025 It was a beautiful starting point. 128 00:06:44,725 --> 00:06:48,465 Um, and so maybe that's a great place for everyone to start. 129 00:06:48,615 --> 00:06:52,065 Once I actually studied meditation, I, I learned that 130 00:06:52,065 --> 00:06:53,665 that's a very common practice. 131 00:06:53,885 --> 00:06:56,105 You know, breathing in, you focus on something, 132 00:06:56,215 --> 00:06:58,345 breathing out, you focus on something, right. 133 00:06:58,525 --> 00:06:59,825 You always connect to the breath. 134 00:07:00,385 --> 00:07:01,705 'cause the breath is in the present moment. 135 00:07:03,125 --> 00:07:06,265 And, um, so I mean, 136 00:07:06,295 --> 00:07:08,225 have you meditated at all before, or? 137 00:07:10,675 --> 00:07:12,965 - I've tried, but I've never had it 138 00:07:12,965 --> 00:07:14,085 explained to me like that. 139 00:07:14,385 --> 00:07:17,645 So I think that will definitely help me. 140 00:07:18,065 --> 00:07:20,965 So I'm gonna def I'm gonna try that. So thank you. 141 00:07:21,905 --> 00:07:23,765 - Oh, well, good. Yeah. You're welcome. 142 00:07:24,265 --> 00:07:28,445 Um, it's, I think the ultimate goal is just being present 143 00:07:28,515 --> 00:07:30,045 with, with where you are. 144 00:07:30,345 --> 00:07:34,005 Mm-Hmm. . And if you're just focusing on the thought instead 145 00:07:34,005 --> 00:07:37,125 of trying to get rid of the thought or it's a problem, 146 00:07:37,345 --> 00:07:39,845 or all the things that we usually do 147 00:07:39,845 --> 00:07:41,085 become so self-critical. 148 00:07:41,585 --> 00:07:46,525 Mm-Hmm. , um, there's a shift in our state of being, right? 149 00:07:46,875 --> 00:07:49,685 Like, okay, tuning in, having this thought, 150 00:07:49,995 --> 00:07:51,965 breathing out, let it go. 151 00:07:51,965 --> 00:07:54,205 Sometimes it happens in one breath, sometimes it happens, 152 00:07:54,735 --> 00:07:56,005 takes five, 10 breaths. 153 00:07:56,705 --> 00:07:58,005 But just sit with it 154 00:07:58,005 --> 00:08:00,365 and be present with it until another thought comes 155 00:08:00,385 --> 00:08:01,645 in and do the same thing. 156 00:08:02,705 --> 00:08:06,725 And after a while, you kind of open yourself up to 157 00:08:07,405 --> 00:08:10,285 a calmer, clear, more grounded mind, simply 158 00:08:10,285 --> 00:08:11,845 because you're not at war with yourself. 159 00:08:12,225 --> 00:08:13,805 Mm-Hmm. . Right. You're just allowing 160 00:08:13,865 --> 00:08:16,285 and letting go, allowing and letting go. 161 00:08:17,065 --> 00:08:19,125 And that's a, a beautiful state to be in 162 00:08:19,125 --> 00:08:20,925 with life, allow and let go. 163 00:08:21,465 --> 00:08:26,375 Right. So, so yeah, it's a great place to start. 164 00:08:27,345 --> 00:08:28,805 - Oh, I'm, I'm looking forward to trying 165 00:08:28,805 --> 00:08:30,295 that, but thank you. 166 00:08:31,065 --> 00:08:34,615 - You are welcome. - So what, 167 00:08:35,065 --> 00:08:37,175 where are you currently on your journey? 168 00:08:37,475 --> 00:08:39,455 Are you in the mountains? Are you ? 169 00:08:42,155 --> 00:08:46,495 - Um, so yeah, about a year and a half ago. 170 00:08:46,605 --> 00:08:49,055 Well, I traveled for two years, pretty much full time. 171 00:08:50,155 --> 00:08:52,215 And then I felt the call to kind 172 00:08:52,215 --> 00:08:54,455 of like settle down somewhere, at least have a home base. 173 00:08:54,675 --> 00:08:59,285 Mm-Hmm. . And, um, I was looking in East Texas for a while, 174 00:08:59,825 --> 00:09:01,045 not too far from my family, 175 00:09:01,265 --> 00:09:03,645 and wasn't finding exactly what I wanted. 176 00:09:05,135 --> 00:09:08,995 And, uh, was on a call with my brother kind of talking 177 00:09:08,995 --> 00:09:10,155 through my process 178 00:09:10,335 --> 00:09:12,035 and he recommended, he's like, 179 00:09:12,035 --> 00:09:13,075 why don't you go further east? 180 00:09:14,435 --> 00:09:17,955 Beautiful. And what you essentially want is a nice little 181 00:09:17,955 --> 00:09:21,355 place for yourself in, in nature with the creek 182 00:09:21,695 --> 00:09:23,155 and so on. 183 00:09:23,255 --> 00:09:26,435 And, um, and so I was like, okay, why not? 184 00:09:26,495 --> 00:09:28,875 And I looked and there was a, a brand new listing 185 00:09:28,905 --> 00:09:30,595 that had been up for less than an hour. 186 00:09:31,715 --> 00:09:34,595 I was like, that looks like exactly what I want . 187 00:09:35,855 --> 00:09:39,435 And so the next day I came and saw, saw the land 188 00:09:39,855 --> 00:09:43,555 and loved it was so lit up for my soul within 189 00:09:44,495 --> 00:09:46,315 and, uh, ended up putting in an offer. 190 00:09:47,175 --> 00:09:50,035 And so I've been here now for about a year and a half. 191 00:09:50,495 --> 00:09:52,755 Um, and soon I'll be building a little cabin. 192 00:09:53,055 --> 00:09:55,435 And, um, it's kind of funny 193 00:09:55,955 --> 00:09:57,995 'cause people ask me like, so you live in Arkansas now, , 194 00:10:01,055 --> 00:10:02,195 and yeah, I do. 195 00:10:02,415 --> 00:10:04,435 Um, but it makes perfect sense. 196 00:10:04,715 --> 00:10:07,275 'cause, um, looking at it from another vantage point, 197 00:10:07,955 --> 00:10:11,035 I looked up my, uh, astrocartography mm-Hmm. , 198 00:10:11,375 --> 00:10:14,815 and, um, didn't know anything about, about it beforehand. 199 00:10:15,115 --> 00:10:19,775 And my son and my mercury are like this close 200 00:10:20,315 --> 00:10:23,815 and right in between is the, the rural area that I'm in now, 201 00:10:24,145 --> 00:10:27,495 which is all about feeling at home with yourself, um, 202 00:10:27,585 --> 00:10:30,815 being in a safe space to be more yourself and teach 203 00:10:30,915 --> 00:10:33,335 and share and write, which is exactly 204 00:10:33,335 --> 00:10:34,335 what I've been doing here. 205 00:10:34,435 --> 00:10:37,695 And so it's like, oh, well, of course, of course. 206 00:10:37,695 --> 00:10:39,135 This is why I'm drawn to this area. 207 00:10:40,355 --> 00:10:42,575 - That's beautiful. You put it out in the universe 208 00:10:42,595 --> 00:10:43,895 and the universe delivered. 209 00:10:44,235 --> 00:10:45,535 Mm-Hmm. - . Yeah. 210 00:10:46,595 --> 00:10:48,455 So, um, I'm here 211 00:10:48,555 --> 00:10:52,255 and maybe, uh, like a few months ago 212 00:10:52,895 --> 00:10:54,695 I was in Peru for a retreat 213 00:10:54,795 --> 00:10:57,695 and I got the, the travel bug again. 214 00:10:57,795 --> 00:11:00,615 So maybe, uh, in the coming months 215 00:11:00,755 --> 00:11:02,415 or a year, I'll, I'll get back on the 216 00:11:02,415 --> 00:11:05,535 road, uh, intermittently. Yeah, I would 217 00:11:05,535 --> 00:11:06,535 - Love that. 218 00:11:06,535 --> 00:11:08,455 You have to hit me up when you're in California. 219 00:11:09,455 --> 00:11:11,655 - I definitely will. You know, my brother's, um, 220 00:11:12,275 --> 00:11:15,295 is out in Pasadena now, so Yes. 221 00:11:15,295 --> 00:11:17,495 I'll have to come up. Yeah, right. , is he 222 00:11:17,495 --> 00:11:18,495 - Really? 223 00:11:18,495 --> 00:11:20,855 Oh my gosh. What? That's wild. 224 00:11:21,325 --> 00:11:23,135 - Yeah. About a year, year and a half ago. 225 00:11:23,875 --> 00:11:27,415 So next time I'm out, I'll definitely have to, um, say hello 226 00:11:27,435 --> 00:11:28,695 and hopefully connect with you guys. 227 00:11:29,595 --> 00:11:32,255 - Yes, please do. Please, please do. 228 00:11:32,995 --> 00:11:36,815 So you mentioned, uh, teaching and training. 229 00:11:37,035 --> 00:11:41,145 Are you, are you, um, doing any retreats yourself? 230 00:11:41,485 --> 00:11:45,065 Are you, can you share any of, of that with us? 231 00:11:45,575 --> 00:11:50,345 - Yeah. Um, so I've been, uh, so I did my first 232 00:11:51,295 --> 00:11:53,405 international retreat in Peru this summer. 233 00:11:53,405 --> 00:11:55,965 And the Rise retreat, it's all about walking, meditation 234 00:11:55,965 --> 00:11:59,165 and connecting to the earth and, um, exploring new places 235 00:11:59,425 --> 00:12:03,045 and kind of the same process of allowing and letting go. 236 00:12:03,905 --> 00:12:06,845 But, um, it was all about sharing the practicality 237 00:12:06,865 --> 00:12:10,245 of mindfulness through practicing while you're in motion, 238 00:12:10,255 --> 00:12:13,085 which is truer to our regular everyday life. 239 00:12:13,305 --> 00:12:16,125 Mm-Hmm. , right. We're not always just sitting and quiet 240 00:12:16,185 --> 00:12:19,365 and silent and, you know, kinda estranged from the world. 241 00:12:19,415 --> 00:12:23,325 We're engaged. And so, um, we 242 00:12:24,395 --> 00:12:27,205 meditated of course, in, uh, the mornings 243 00:12:27,205 --> 00:12:30,445 and had deep discussions, but we went out into Peru 244 00:12:30,465 --> 00:12:34,365 and, um, there's, there's such a, a rich history of, um, 245 00:12:34,485 --> 00:12:36,685 a connection to the earth through the ink and traditions 246 00:12:36,785 --> 00:12:37,925 and plant medicines. 247 00:12:37,985 --> 00:12:41,045 And so there's a lot of sacred, um, sites to visit. 248 00:12:41,265 --> 00:12:45,165 And, um, we visited Machu Picchu and Rainbow Mountain 249 00:12:46,105 --> 00:12:50,165 and, um, rainbow Mountain Hike was, uh, a symbolism 250 00:12:50,265 --> 00:12:52,525 for our energy, our chakras aligning 251 00:12:52,985 --> 00:12:56,485 and as you ascended, um, viewing each stage of the journey 252 00:12:56,545 --> 00:12:57,565 as a different energy 253 00:12:58,065 --> 00:12:59,565 and a point of connection with yourself. 254 00:13:00,305 --> 00:13:02,965 And, uh, so we practiced walking meditation all the way up 255 00:13:02,965 --> 00:13:06,325 with plenty of breaks, and it was so beautiful, 256 00:13:06,675 --> 00:13:08,285 such a beautiful, rich experience. 257 00:13:09,025 --> 00:13:12,475 So, um, that was my retreat. 258 00:13:12,535 --> 00:13:15,755 And then I just got back from, uh, Casaro, California. 259 00:13:16,615 --> 00:13:20,035 Um, I collaborate with a few other creators 260 00:13:21,015 --> 00:13:23,635 who are in the environmental space, who, 261 00:13:24,575 --> 00:13:29,115 and in the ecological space all about really returning 262 00:13:29,115 --> 00:13:31,355 to our creative essence, the natural way of being. 263 00:13:32,015 --> 00:13:36,195 Um, so seeing what we do as a part of the whole Right. 264 00:13:36,615 --> 00:13:39,115 Not just a person over here teaching meditation 265 00:13:39,735 --> 00:13:41,235 or there's not just a business here, 266 00:13:41,235 --> 00:13:43,355 but you're a part of your community, right? 267 00:13:43,355 --> 00:13:45,715 Mm-Hmm. And your community is a part of the 268 00:13:46,255 --> 00:13:48,715 entire global community, right? 269 00:13:48,735 --> 00:13:52,195 Mm-Hmm. . So how are we connecting what we do internally 270 00:13:52,935 --> 00:13:56,355 and professionally with how we serve the world? 271 00:13:56,445 --> 00:13:57,475 Right? Mm-Hmm. 272 00:13:58,475 --> 00:14:02,035 bringing in, um, other ways to view capital, other ways to 273 00:14:02,545 --> 00:14:04,515 step out of duality, say, 274 00:14:04,535 --> 00:14:07,275 how can we move past this is happening? 275 00:14:07,495 --> 00:14:11,035 And this is the resistant force to reconciling 276 00:14:11,035 --> 00:14:13,395 and transcending those systems, to seeing all 277 00:14:13,395 --> 00:14:14,515 of it as a part of the whole. 278 00:14:15,015 --> 00:14:16,715 And how can we meet all the needs 279 00:14:16,735 --> 00:14:20,515 and balance everybody's, um, desires and purpose 280 00:14:20,575 --> 00:14:24,035 and mission, also taking care of the planet and the animals 281 00:14:24,735 --> 00:14:27,635 and doing everything with, um, aligned, uh, 282 00:14:27,635 --> 00:14:28,635 sustainable intention. 283 00:14:29,605 --> 00:14:31,985 - Wow. That's beautiful. I love that. 284 00:14:33,055 --> 00:14:35,265 - Yeah. It was a, a really beautiful experience 285 00:14:35,265 --> 00:14:37,105 and it's something that, we'll, um, 286 00:14:37,105 --> 00:14:38,465 that was our second year doing it, 287 00:14:38,465 --> 00:14:40,905 so we'll probably be doing it next year, next fall. 288 00:14:41,645 --> 00:14:44,905 Um, so people are interested in those kinds of things. Yeah. 289 00:14:44,905 --> 00:14:47,625 There's, they can sign up at my, uh, website 290 00:14:47,645 --> 00:14:48,665 for my mailing list, 291 00:14:48,685 --> 00:14:50,785 and I'll be sharing as soon as, um, 292 00:14:51,035 --> 00:14:53,125 soon registration's available for those events. 293 00:14:53,755 --> 00:14:55,285 - Yeah. I think I'd love to sign up. 294 00:14:56,065 --> 00:14:58,405 - Oh, wonderful. Hopefully we'll see you at the next one. 295 00:14:59,075 --> 00:15:01,765 - Yeah. How many people did you have in your Peru trip? 296 00:15:03,195 --> 00:15:05,605 - Peru trip was very small. 297 00:15:06,385 --> 00:15:09,685 Uh, we started out with a, a handful of folks 298 00:15:10,065 --> 00:15:12,745 and things happened. 299 00:15:13,055 --> 00:15:14,945 Yeah. And they had to back out. 300 00:15:15,285 --> 00:15:17,625 So it actually ended up becoming a one-on-one trip. 301 00:15:18,205 --> 00:15:19,265 - Um, oh, that's beautiful. 302 00:15:19,485 --> 00:15:21,105 How intimate and special was that? 303 00:15:21,805 --> 00:15:23,025 - It was really beautiful. 304 00:15:23,325 --> 00:15:27,185 Um, I called, uh, the woman who ended up going, 305 00:15:27,925 --> 00:15:29,705 and I let her know very transparently. 306 00:15:29,745 --> 00:15:31,105 I said, Hey, we had a small group, 307 00:15:31,285 --> 00:15:32,865 and now you're the last one. 308 00:15:33,015 --> 00:15:35,705 They, they had come up. Are you okay with that? 309 00:15:35,875 --> 00:15:38,385 Wanna be fully transparent? If you want to go, we're going. 310 00:15:38,845 --> 00:15:41,505 - It was all in. - It was all in. Yeah. 311 00:15:41,605 --> 00:15:43,985 And, um, it was beautiful. It was exactly what she needed. 312 00:15:44,645 --> 00:15:47,665 And, um, we had a great connection with the locals there 313 00:15:47,745 --> 00:15:50,105 that were supporting us as we moved around the land 314 00:15:50,205 --> 00:15:54,625 and, um, this beautiful, powerful, soulful exchange. 315 00:15:54,805 --> 00:15:58,825 And so I think in this work I've been surrendering 316 00:15:59,045 --> 00:16:02,035 to allow Right. 317 00:16:02,055 --> 00:16:05,795 And let go whatever big vision I had for it, 318 00:16:05,815 --> 00:16:08,155 or other vision I had for it, letting that go. 319 00:16:08,155 --> 00:16:09,555 And it was exactly what it was supposed to be. 320 00:16:10,105 --> 00:16:11,995 Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. 321 00:16:12,505 --> 00:16:17,265 - Well, that's beautiful. I feel 322 00:16:17,265 --> 00:16:19,705 that nature is healing on its own. 323 00:16:19,845 --> 00:16:22,025 That's where I feel that I'm also closest to God. 324 00:16:22,925 --> 00:16:27,655 And, um, something personal about me is 325 00:16:27,655 --> 00:16:29,855 that I actually, uh, wanted 326 00:16:29,855 --> 00:16:32,015 to be a park ranger, and I went to school for 327 00:16:32,015 --> 00:16:33,015 that - . 328 00:16:33,015 --> 00:16:34,255 Wow, that's amazing. 329 00:16:34,875 --> 00:16:37,455 - And I actually lived in Yosemite National Park 330 00:16:38,715 --> 00:16:39,855 in my early twenties. 331 00:16:40,805 --> 00:16:42,455 - Amazing. And 332 00:16:42,935 --> 00:16:46,295 - I did solo backpacking trips by myself when I was young. 333 00:16:46,615 --> 00:16:48,055 I wouldn't do that now, but I 334 00:16:48,055 --> 00:16:49,055 did - . 335 00:16:51,235 --> 00:16:53,175 Wow. That's awesome. That's awesome. 336 00:16:53,375 --> 00:16:56,135 - A lot of people don't like know that about me 337 00:16:56,155 --> 00:16:58,575 or people that know me now or even see that with me. 338 00:16:58,635 --> 00:17:01,495 But yeah. So, um, I even lived in Alaska, 339 00:17:02,245 --> 00:17:05,735 like I was very adventurous when I was young, and I Wow. 340 00:17:05,875 --> 00:17:08,135 Did all kinds of pile things out in nature. 341 00:17:08,475 --> 00:17:11,885 And so that's something that I've been drawn. 342 00:17:12,045 --> 00:17:15,645 I think there's something that aligns me with you is 343 00:17:15,645 --> 00:17:19,965 that I been there, I lived in nature by myself. 344 00:17:20,805 --> 00:17:23,645 I meditated, I guess it was my own way 345 00:17:23,645 --> 00:17:26,325 of meditation without even knowing That was meditation back 346 00:17:26,325 --> 00:17:30,365 then, because it's not, back then they didn't call it that. 347 00:17:30,445 --> 00:17:31,445 I don't know, . 348 00:17:32,055 --> 00:17:34,165 - Right. - That's maybe they did. 349 00:17:34,285 --> 00:17:35,405 I just didn't, wasn't aware. 350 00:17:35,805 --> 00:17:37,805 I was in my own world with nature 351 00:17:37,945 --> 00:17:40,205 and, um, in my own thoughts, 352 00:17:41,865 --> 00:17:43,405 and it was a beautiful time. 353 00:17:43,465 --> 00:17:45,045 And it's still the most special time 354 00:17:45,235 --> 00:17:46,685 that I look back in my life. 355 00:17:47,305 --> 00:17:51,115 And Yosemite is my favorite place in the 356 00:17:51,115 --> 00:17:52,355 world to me. 357 00:17:52,425 --> 00:17:57,225 Like I've, I've spent a lot of, um, quality time 358 00:17:57,225 --> 00:18:00,865 with myself in Yosemite and just being in the outdoors. 359 00:18:01,445 --> 00:18:04,995 So I love that you're on your journey 360 00:18:05,015 --> 00:18:06,995 of being in the outdoors and exploring. 361 00:18:07,335 --> 00:18:11,915 So thank you. 'cause it brings back my inner self 362 00:18:11,935 --> 00:18:13,875 and I need to get back there, basically. 363 00:18:13,875 --> 00:18:15,435 That's what I'm telling myself. I know. 364 00:18:15,475 --> 00:18:16,635 I need to get back into nature. 365 00:18:17,665 --> 00:18:22,075 - Okay. Yeah. Well, that's beautiful. Um, you're welcome. 366 00:18:22,105 --> 00:18:24,115 Yeah. Nature is such a healing force. 367 00:18:24,435 --> 00:18:29,155 I mean, it's a, it's a tricky thing in modern society 368 00:18:29,385 --> 00:18:32,835 because, um, the way it's structured, we, we have to engage 369 00:18:32,835 --> 00:18:35,755 with each other in, in the city in some way, right? 370 00:18:35,855 --> 00:18:40,165 Mm-Hmm. . Mm-Hmm. . And, um, but the earth is our home. 371 00:18:40,165 --> 00:18:42,445 We're supposed to be connected to it, you know? Yeah. 372 00:18:42,905 --> 00:18:45,005 And, and that's part of our true nature. 373 00:18:45,065 --> 00:18:49,005 So how do we balance, you know, depending on what your life 374 00:18:49,565 --> 00:18:50,765 requires, right? 375 00:18:50,765 --> 00:18:52,165 Yeah. How you temper that 376 00:18:52,165 --> 00:18:54,405 with some real intentional time in nature, 377 00:18:55,345 --> 00:18:56,725 um, that's so important. 378 00:18:56,825 --> 00:19:00,925 And, and that is enough for, for most people to, to, to get 379 00:19:00,925 --> 00:19:02,605 that balance and regulation they need. 380 00:19:03,795 --> 00:19:05,205 Yeah. You said it's like, 381 00:19:05,235 --> 00:19:06,965 it's not usually called meditation. 382 00:19:07,125 --> 00:19:10,165 I was just talking to, do you know Scott Tatum, the, uh, 383 00:19:10,365 --> 00:19:12,085 friendly reminder guy? You 384 00:19:12,085 --> 00:19:13,085 - Can't, yeah. 385 00:19:13,155 --> 00:19:16,085 - Yeah. Um, we had a conversation yesterday 386 00:19:16,625 --> 00:19:18,205 and he was saying basically the same thing. 387 00:19:18,205 --> 00:19:19,885 He's like, well, I don't meditate, but, but, 388 00:19:20,025 --> 00:19:21,125 but hiking is my thing. 389 00:19:21,185 --> 00:19:24,325 I'm always outside. And I'm, I was like, you meditate, man, 390 00:19:25,835 --> 00:19:28,725 that, you know, but it's, it's the same thing, you know, 391 00:19:28,725 --> 00:19:30,805 it's attention with intention, right? 392 00:19:30,825 --> 00:19:32,965 You're trying exactly intention 393 00:19:33,145 --> 00:19:35,965 to whatever's happening in your emotional, mental world 394 00:19:36,835 --> 00:19:40,805 with the intention to find peace and calm and groundedness. 395 00:19:41,215 --> 00:19:44,645 Right. And nature's the greatest support for that 396 00:19:44,645 --> 00:19:46,325 because it's always in that state. , 397 00:19:48,225 --> 00:19:49,485 - You learn so much from nature. 398 00:19:50,145 --> 00:19:53,005 - Mm-Hmm. . Mm-Hmm. , I certainly, 399 00:19:54,645 --> 00:19:56,845 - I received messages now from you 400 00:19:57,215 --> 00:20:01,325 where this morning I received, dear one, you are whole, 401 00:20:01,625 --> 00:20:02,925 you are loved, you are 402 00:20:02,925 --> 00:20:03,925 wonderful - . 403 00:20:07,175 --> 00:20:10,925 - Thank you for that. I read them every morning, I wake up 404 00:20:10,925 --> 00:20:13,085 to them and it fills my heart. So thank you. 405 00:20:13,825 --> 00:20:15,605 - Oh, you're so welcome. You're so welcome. 406 00:20:16,825 --> 00:20:20,925 And those are, um, messages from my heart to you, 407 00:20:20,985 --> 00:20:24,365 to the collective, to whoever's, um, open to receiving them. 408 00:20:25,025 --> 00:20:28,695 You know, it's, uh, every day, you know, 409 00:20:28,775 --> 00:20:30,495 I do the How's your heart practice? 410 00:20:30,635 --> 00:20:32,655 And there's a moment to just connect 411 00:20:32,655 --> 00:20:34,175 to the heart space and breathe. 412 00:20:34,955 --> 00:20:36,495 And then I share a thought and idea. 413 00:20:36,635 --> 00:20:38,575 But those are never planned out. 414 00:20:38,685 --> 00:20:41,535 It's just whatever's coming through my heart, 415 00:20:41,555 --> 00:20:43,535 my love channel in that moment. 416 00:20:43,995 --> 00:20:46,375 And, um, it's, it's for me as much 417 00:20:46,375 --> 00:20:47,405 as it is for everyone else. 418 00:20:48,305 --> 00:20:50,205 Um, but that's been my practice 419 00:20:50,465 --> 00:20:54,565 for years in my private space, just holding space to be with 420 00:20:55,805 --> 00:20:56,805 whatever's happening within me, 421 00:20:56,865 --> 00:21:00,685 but also knowing that I'm always guided 422 00:21:00,745 --> 00:21:03,285 and supported by my heart, my intuition, my connection 423 00:21:03,785 --> 00:21:05,045 to something bigger than me. 424 00:21:05,665 --> 00:21:09,235 Mm-Hmm. . And, um, I think early, 425 00:21:10,045 --> 00:21:13,075 maybe when I was around 18, 19 years old, 426 00:21:13,075 --> 00:21:15,675 when I started journaling is when I discovered this, 427 00:21:16,015 --> 00:21:18,755 you know, I would journal all of my frustrations, all of my, 428 00:21:19,615 --> 00:21:21,955 you know, things I was frustrated with life about. 429 00:21:23,335 --> 00:21:26,075 And then once all of those were out mm-Hmm. 430 00:21:26,155 --> 00:21:29,915 , there was this beautiful wisdom and love and comfort 431 00:21:30,095 --> 00:21:31,795 and guidance that was just coming through, 432 00:21:32,535 --> 00:21:34,155 and it was always there under the surface. 433 00:21:34,375 --> 00:21:35,875 And that's, I think one 434 00:21:35,875 --> 00:21:39,635 of the beautiful things about meditation is when you take 435 00:21:39,635 --> 00:21:42,635 that time to kind of be with those emotions, they get 436 00:21:42,635 --> 00:21:44,915 to stay in motion and actually be processed 437 00:21:44,915 --> 00:21:46,275 or let go or lightened. 438 00:21:46,655 --> 00:21:48,755 Mm-Hmm. , once you do that, you can connect 439 00:21:48,975 --> 00:21:50,675 to the still calm knowing, right? 440 00:21:50,695 --> 00:21:53,115 Mm-Hmm, . Mm-Hmm. . So the easiest way I 441 00:21:53,115 --> 00:21:54,195 know how to express it, right? 442 00:21:54,195 --> 00:21:55,715 When you align with that frequency, 443 00:21:55,715 --> 00:21:59,115 your own still your own calm, then you're connected to 444 00:22:00,305 --> 00:22:01,485 the knowing, right? 445 00:22:01,645 --> 00:22:03,765 Intuition, the divine, your guides, 446 00:22:03,965 --> 00:22:05,125 whatever language you use for it. 447 00:22:05,595 --> 00:22:09,725 Yeah. It's always there if we make ourselves available. 448 00:22:09,905 --> 00:22:14,295 And so I, um, my whole, 449 00:22:15,155 --> 00:22:18,935 uh, I guess mission with social media is I, I imagine most 450 00:22:18,935 --> 00:22:21,455 of us are kind of in the busyness, right? 451 00:22:22,355 --> 00:22:23,855 the, the opposite of still calm. 452 00:22:23,855 --> 00:22:27,415 And knowing we're like avoiding and busy and distracting. 453 00:22:27,475 --> 00:22:29,375 And, and then you happen upon 454 00:22:29,375 --> 00:22:30,815 something that's a little different. 455 00:22:31,195 --> 00:22:34,255 It helps you to slow down and reconnect. You know? 456 00:22:34,355 --> 00:22:36,095 So whether you get the, the regular message 457 00:22:36,715 --> 00:22:40,455 or the, the video practice, it's, um, it's, 458 00:22:40,455 --> 00:22:43,815 it's very important to, to tap in and remember those things 459 00:22:43,925 --> 00:22:47,535 because most of us wake up so busy that we don't realize 460 00:22:47,535 --> 00:22:50,735 that we have a, the power to shift our energy and our focus. 461 00:22:51,555 --> 00:22:53,935 So I'm glad. No, you're, it's resonating with you. 462 00:22:54,795 --> 00:22:57,085 - Oh, it's so resonating with me. So thank you for that. 463 00:22:57,505 --> 00:22:59,765 You're absolutely correct. It is people avoiding 464 00:23:00,065 --> 00:23:02,285 and the busyness and the noise, right? 465 00:23:02,505 --> 00:23:05,445 And when people do come across your page, 466 00:23:05,865 --> 00:23:08,005 you instantly have this calmness, 467 00:23:08,145 --> 00:23:12,365 and you're having people stop and listen and feel your heart 468 00:23:12,905 --> 00:23:15,205 and your message with what's coming in with them. 469 00:23:15,305 --> 00:23:18,765 So it works. So keep doing what you're doing. Thank you, . 470 00:23:19,815 --> 00:23:21,085 - Thank you. I'm glad to hear that. 471 00:23:22,685 --> 00:23:27,405 - Yes. Um, if you could only recommend three mindful 472 00:23:27,925 --> 00:23:31,985 practices of for conscious evolution, can you share that 473 00:23:36,495 --> 00:23:39,105 - Just three mindful practices for conscious evolution? 474 00:23:39,105 --> 00:23:40,825 Nothing major, um, , 475 00:23:42,355 --> 00:23:44,625 - We're just three tips. Three tips. 476 00:23:45,435 --> 00:23:46,565 - Sure, sure. 477 00:23:47,505 --> 00:23:49,965 Um, honestly, the first one is just to, 478 00:23:50,225 --> 00:23:51,765 to journal like, so easy. 479 00:23:52,155 --> 00:23:54,685 Yeah. And I would say I have my rise journal, 480 00:23:55,175 --> 00:23:58,165 which is an expansion of what I'm gonna, um, recommend. 481 00:23:58,585 --> 00:24:01,285 But if you just start with the first, um, letter 482 00:24:01,285 --> 00:24:03,125 of the framework, which is release, 483 00:24:04,735 --> 00:24:08,005 we're always in an exchange with the world around us, right? 484 00:24:08,145 --> 00:24:11,085 And there's a thought and idea every time you look someone 485 00:24:11,145 --> 00:24:14,245 in the eyes or you walk through, you know, 486 00:24:14,845 --> 00:24:17,365 a certain space on your way to work and so on and so forth. 487 00:24:18,065 --> 00:24:20,405 And so just to clear your cannabis, kind of like, uh, 488 00:24:20,405 --> 00:24:22,645 what I just shared around kind of letting go 489 00:24:22,645 --> 00:24:25,165 of all your frustrations, well, that's just frustrations. 490 00:24:25,185 --> 00:24:27,845 But aside from that, you have everything in 491 00:24:27,845 --> 00:24:31,845 between energetic exchanges and ideas and feelings. 492 00:24:32,545 --> 00:24:35,365 So just taking a moment to just write without judgment, 493 00:24:35,655 --> 00:24:38,165 everything that's on your mind, stream of consciousness, 494 00:24:38,595 --> 00:24:40,485 kind of letting it go on the page. 495 00:24:41,505 --> 00:24:43,485 And when you can slip into a state of non-judgment, 496 00:24:43,595 --> 00:24:46,405 even if your ideas are coming out very randomly, 497 00:24:46,755 --> 00:24:49,365 they make no sense, and you recognize that 498 00:24:49,425 --> 00:24:54,135 and you can just let it be what it is, we shift into a state 499 00:24:54,135 --> 00:24:58,375 of allowing and letting go and presence, right? 500 00:24:58,395 --> 00:25:01,015 That's what that whole practice is about. Mm-Hmm. 501 00:25:01,095 --> 00:25:05,335 , when you're in that state, you remember, oh, I don't have 502 00:25:05,335 --> 00:25:09,885 to approach life with so much, uh, illusory control. 503 00:25:10,225 --> 00:25:12,885 Mm-Hmm. , right? I can just be a witness 504 00:25:13,105 --> 00:25:14,485 and recognize that I'm already okay. 505 00:25:15,015 --> 00:25:18,085 Right? And that's, that's a beautiful foundation, right? 506 00:25:18,685 --> 00:25:20,245 To help shift your consciousness. 507 00:25:21,105 --> 00:25:24,485 Um, the second one I would suggest is walking meditation. 508 00:25:25,385 --> 00:25:29,585 So whenever you're walking, it's already beautiful to, 509 00:25:29,605 --> 00:25:31,625 you know, be on a nice little trail or at a nice park. 510 00:25:32,085 --> 00:25:34,785 Mm-Hmm, . Um, but if you tune in 511 00:25:35,565 --> 00:25:39,325 and as you're walking, become present 512 00:25:39,325 --> 00:25:40,405 with the breath, right? 513 00:25:40,405 --> 00:25:43,485 Breathing in, breathing out, I tend to, um, 514 00:25:43,705 --> 00:25:45,685 do a four count in, four count out. 515 00:25:46,065 --> 00:25:47,645 Mm-Hmm, . So it's every four steps. 516 00:25:47,855 --> 00:25:50,285 Align it with my steps, and then I check 517 00:25:50,285 --> 00:25:52,365 to see if my body's relaxed, right? 518 00:25:52,465 --> 00:25:57,135 So four in, four out, let's, 519 00:25:57,195 --> 00:25:58,775 how are my toes just turning your awareness 520 00:25:58,835 --> 00:26:00,055 to your toes as you're walking ? 521 00:26:01,315 --> 00:26:04,335 Are they relaxed? If not, as soon as you become aware 522 00:26:04,335 --> 00:26:05,695 that they're not, they start to relax. 523 00:26:05,765 --> 00:26:06,815 It's a funny thing that happens. 524 00:26:08,195 --> 00:26:10,015 , we get unconscious to ourself. Yeah. 525 00:26:10,015 --> 00:26:11,135 And then slowly work your way up. 526 00:26:11,195 --> 00:26:14,415 You know, the ankles, the soles of your feet, calves, knees, 527 00:26:14,675 --> 00:26:17,255 the hips, the torso, everything else. 528 00:26:18,235 --> 00:26:19,895 Um, and that's a beautiful practice. 529 00:26:21,145 --> 00:26:22,905 'cause it helps us to address a lot 530 00:26:22,905 --> 00:26:23,945 of things that are under the surface. 531 00:26:25,165 --> 00:26:27,065 Um, and then the third tip, 532 00:26:29,075 --> 00:26:30,885 it's meta loving kindness practice. 533 00:26:31,315 --> 00:26:34,005 It's my, it's the, it's something I never miss. 534 00:26:34,705 --> 00:26:37,685 Um, and mental loving kindness comes from 535 00:26:37,755 --> 00:26:38,805 eastern traditions. 536 00:26:39,345 --> 00:26:41,605 And it's all about practicing love for yourself, 537 00:26:42,025 --> 00:26:43,315 for someone you care for deeply, 538 00:26:43,865 --> 00:26:46,435 someone you have challenges with in your life. 539 00:26:46,815 --> 00:26:49,965 Mm-Hmm. . And then for everyone everywhere. Mm-Hmm. . 540 00:26:50,145 --> 00:26:53,715 Um, and there's usually about four 541 00:26:53,715 --> 00:26:58,635 or five phrases, um, that you send to all of these folks. 542 00:26:59,615 --> 00:27:04,205 And, um, the whole goal is to remember 543 00:27:04,675 --> 00:27:06,845 that love is a verb, right? 544 00:27:06,865 --> 00:27:08,685 And it's a skill that we cultivate. 545 00:27:09,345 --> 00:27:10,965 And we can't just say, I love people 546 00:27:11,185 --> 00:27:13,785 and not actually be sending them love, 547 00:27:14,625 --> 00:27:16,305 actually practicing love for them in an 548 00:27:16,305 --> 00:27:17,385 intentional, conscious way. 549 00:27:18,205 --> 00:27:20,825 Um, so when you stop 550 00:27:20,845 --> 00:27:23,225 and you say these phrases, which are, 551 00:27:23,645 --> 00:27:25,585 may I be healthy, right? 552 00:27:25,965 --> 00:27:28,185 Mm-Hmm, , may I be happy? 553 00:27:29,085 --> 00:27:31,305 Mm-Hmm, , may I take care of myself wisely? 554 00:27:32,555 --> 00:27:33,975 May I be safe and protected? 555 00:27:34,595 --> 00:27:36,855 May I be peaceful and at ease, right? 556 00:27:37,345 --> 00:27:38,605 And I do the same thing for you 557 00:27:38,825 --> 00:27:40,405 and someone I have difficulty with. 558 00:27:40,465 --> 00:27:43,405 May all beings, um, have those same blessings. 559 00:27:44,355 --> 00:27:45,925 When you're focusing on an individual 560 00:27:46,025 --> 00:27:48,925 or focusing, especially when you're trying to grow 561 00:27:48,925 --> 00:27:51,765 with someone that isn't the easiest person in your 562 00:27:51,765 --> 00:27:52,765 life. , - , 563 00:27:54,665 --> 00:27:57,485 - You step out of judgment with that person as well, right? 564 00:27:57,865 --> 00:28:01,995 Mm-Hmm, , you, you witness, oh, there's resistance there. 565 00:28:01,995 --> 00:28:04,335 What is that about? What, 566 00:28:04,335 --> 00:28:06,095 what is this person reflecting about me? 567 00:28:06,555 --> 00:28:09,055 Mm-Hmm. , right? And what is life presenting 568 00:28:09,055 --> 00:28:11,655 as an opportunity here for me 569 00:28:11,655 --> 00:28:13,535 to have the peace and the calm I want? 570 00:28:14,395 --> 00:28:17,405 And almost every time I realize that 571 00:28:17,475 --> 00:28:18,885 what I'm really upset about is 572 00:28:18,965 --> 00:28:20,725 that this person is triggering something within me 573 00:28:20,725 --> 00:28:21,725 that I'm not ready to face. 574 00:28:22,145 --> 00:28:26,685 Mm-Hmm. So I get to own my emotions, take my power back, 575 00:28:27,355 --> 00:28:29,215 and show this person some compassion. 576 00:28:29,915 --> 00:28:32,255 And what I've found is, even if I don't say anything to 577 00:28:32,255 --> 00:28:35,575 that person at all, because my energy has shifted Mm-Hmm. 578 00:28:35,835 --> 00:28:37,095 or dynamic shifts, 579 00:28:38,325 --> 00:28:39,325 - Right? 580 00:28:39,325 --> 00:28:40,875 - They show me some random point 581 00:28:40,875 --> 00:28:42,275 of kindness, and I'm like, what ? 582 00:28:45,495 --> 00:28:47,235 And then I go, oh, well, of course, 583 00:28:47,375 --> 00:28:49,315 but I'm also more able to receive it. 584 00:28:49,315 --> 00:28:53,715 And so those are three practices I would recommend that are, 585 00:28:53,935 --> 00:28:58,075 um, simple, yet have a profound shift in our 586 00:28:58,075 --> 00:28:59,395 consciousness, for sure. 587 00:29:00,785 --> 00:29:03,035 - Yeah. They were powerful. Those are great tips. 588 00:29:03,135 --> 00:29:04,135 So thank you for that. 589 00:29:05,035 --> 00:29:06,775 - Of course. - Beautiful. 590 00:29:08,105 --> 00:29:10,045 So please share what you have coming up 591 00:29:10,045 --> 00:29:12,125 and how people can find out more about you 592 00:29:12,185 --> 00:29:14,725 and how they could be come part of your community. 593 00:29:15,755 --> 00:29:20,315 - Sure. Um, so the community, um, 594 00:29:20,315 --> 00:29:21,675 the beautiful soul is community. 595 00:29:22,205 --> 00:29:25,315 Every day we connect for meditation, we have weekly 596 00:29:26,025 --> 00:29:28,875 discussions around whatever's coming up in your life 597 00:29:28,875 --> 00:29:30,395 where we get to kind of talk through these things 598 00:29:30,495 --> 00:29:35,035 and how, um, our practice could support whatever 599 00:29:35,835 --> 00:29:38,955 challenges life is presenting, as well as monthly workshops 600 00:29:39,015 --> 00:29:40,435 and weekly sound baths. 601 00:29:41,265 --> 00:29:45,115 Um, and it's all about returning to your heart, returning 602 00:29:45,115 --> 00:29:48,035 to your authentic nature, um, to the gift of mindfulness. 603 00:29:48,295 --> 00:29:51,035 And so that's available, um, at my website. 604 00:29:52,135 --> 00:29:54,875 And, um, in January we'll be doing a 605 00:29:54,875 --> 00:29:55,995 30 day meditation challenge. 606 00:29:56,655 --> 00:29:59,875 So, um, for those who are new to meditation, 607 00:30:00,095 --> 00:30:02,715 are just curious, but they're not ready to sign up 608 00:30:02,715 --> 00:30:05,635 for a membership, um, it's a great time to kind 609 00:30:05,635 --> 00:30:08,675 of dip your toe in and to see how it would feel to be a part 610 00:30:08,675 --> 00:30:11,155 of, uh, the practices that we offer and share. 611 00:30:11,895 --> 00:30:16,115 See what shifts in your life, you know, um, um, so many 612 00:30:16,115 --> 00:30:19,475 of the members, um, at a member telling me just today, 613 00:30:20,055 --> 00:30:21,555 she said, you know, this came during a, 614 00:30:21,635 --> 00:30:23,395 a very challenging time in my life, 615 00:30:24,375 --> 00:30:27,915 and I've never felt so much ease and flow 616 00:30:28,525 --> 00:30:31,075 after being a, a, a regular meditator. 617 00:30:31,575 --> 00:30:34,075 And I go to sleep more easily, I'm less irritable. 618 00:30:34,695 --> 00:30:37,115 And I find I have deeper relationships 619 00:30:37,145 --> 00:30:39,155 with people in my life because I'm more open 620 00:30:39,535 --> 00:30:41,195 and available to them and myself. 621 00:30:42,335 --> 00:30:45,425 And it's, you know, a very simple thing. 622 00:30:45,525 --> 00:30:50,385 But, um, such a profound shift can happen when we set the 623 00:30:50,385 --> 00:30:51,425 intention to show up every day. 624 00:30:51,445 --> 00:30:54,865 So people wanna join the 30 day Meditation Challenge, 625 00:30:55,905 --> 00:30:58,505 or the community they can, um, sign up at my website is 626 00:30:58,505 --> 00:30:59,585 so called joel.com. 627 00:31:01,015 --> 00:31:04,595 - On an ending note, can you sing a little 628 00:31:05,335 --> 00:31:07,035 energy mantra song for me? . . 629 00:31:09,765 --> 00:31:10,765 It'll just be for me. 630 00:31:11,975 --> 00:31:16,435 - Oh, you want the energy mantra, ? Okay. 631 00:31:16,685 --> 00:31:19,155 Let's see. Just a little bit of it. I'm trying to think. 632 00:31:19,155 --> 00:31:22,475 What's a good point? Um hmm. 633 00:31:24,265 --> 00:31:28,855 Let's see. Everything that I need, I already have, 634 00:31:28,915 --> 00:31:31,335 and everything that I have is all that I need. 635 00:31:31,335 --> 00:31:33,695 And anything I desire I will receive. 636 00:31:34,015 --> 00:31:36,335 'cause my reality is created by me. . 637 00:31:38,995 --> 00:31:40,855 - Oh, that fills my heart. Thank you. 638 00:31:41,555 --> 00:31:43,455 - Oh, you're welcome. I love that 639 00:31:43,455 --> 00:31:44,455 mantra, - . 640 00:31:46,245 --> 00:31:49,055 It's been such a pleasure, Joel, thank you from the bottom 641 00:31:49,075 --> 00:31:52,695 of my heart for coming on and having a little chat with me. 642 00:31:53,925 --> 00:31:56,415 - Well, thank you so much, Liz. 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