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Connection to Self through Meditation ~ Episode 43 ~ My conversation with Mary McIntyre

It is such a pleasure to have a conversation with Mary McIntyre. Mary is a somatic psychotherapist and also leads Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Meditation (MBSR) and provides ongoing mentoring supervision to new teachers. Her “eat, love, pray” journey in 1980s that invited her into a deep meditation process.

[2:03] Connection to the self – Meditation offers
[3:32] Interested in the Abstract & different religions
[4:00] My own “Eat, Pray, Love” journey to Meditation
[6:28] Living Longer In Sri Lanka
[9:44] Connection to protected loving space
[10:46] Connection to a Flow State – It’s the “in-between”
[13:17] The ‘in-between’ is always there – but am I aware of it?
[16:29] Are people looking for connection through technology?
[20:08] Oh, the word ‘Human Connection’
[26:05] Its mindfulness – awareness of attention
[27:39] Connection to freedom in the knowing

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Connection to Nature’s Life of Love ~ an Eco-philosopher’s Open Heart – Episode 38

Caresse is a eco-philosopher and a trained Transpersonal & Experiential Psychotherapist. Her practice is ECOllaborations – partnering with life – is bringing us back in touch with the evolution of nature. Nature has so many gifts for us and we have become disconnected. Nature is asking us to listen and to connect.
[0:15] Connections to Self are multi-dimensional
[0:25] Life meets us in our Evolution
[1:30] Connecting through our ego death
[3:42] Connection with Nature is forcing us to listen
[4:31] Connecting to Myself
[5:30] Connection ~ being held in a field of nature’s love
[6:38] Connecting to self through our Inner Journey work
[8:46] Connections through open heart
[9:55] Connections through our Heart Chakra
[12:50] Connections deepen with practice
[14:43] Connections of the Source flow through me
[18:20] Our interconnected field of Life
[20:08] Connection to Nature centres & Grounds me
[26:08] Healing Ourselves ~ Healing Mother Earth
[27:17] Connections to Communities of Practice

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Episode 35~Nature is My Gift to Self Connection – My conversation with Deb Collins

At National Gathering of Transpersonal & Experiential Psychotherapists Association Deb Collins from Conscious Works was invited as a co-facilitator to guide the members through a process of change. Her guidance and understanding of the processing space of change facilitated a deep sense of safety and connection. Here is her ‘Heart of Connection’ conversation.

[0:13] Connection to Encourage Others In Self Discovery
[1:03] Journey of Self Discovery
[2:45] Disconnection Experience
[3:52] My Internal Driver
[4:52] Connecting to Nature
[6:28] Body Connection in Nature
[7:22] A Presence of Being instead of Doing
[9:22] Present Awareness
[15:26] Connecting to Mother Earth
[21:33] Freedom of Mind is the Connection to Nature
[22:54] Drawn to Surfing
[26:00] Connections Energetic Gift to Self
[27:53] Advice to Younger People

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Episode 31 ~ Connection & Affinity To Home And Region ~ My Conversation with Tracey Mahony

A true local and soul of the community. Her heart is in the region and the connection to where she belong has settled Tracy in her well-being. Glad to move through life and reach the contentment she is now living.

[0:55] My Affinity to the Region I Was Born In
[1:23] Spiritual, Physical & Mental Health Are All One
[2:28] Nature’s my connectivity. Nature is my God.
[3:23] Feeling Free in My Groundedness
[5:06] Feeling Free Is a Mental Health Free Zone
[5:50] Disconnection Can Find A Space of Anger
[6:42]Connection to Others People Find Me
[8:27] The Energy of Our Connection
[9:10] My Past Has Taught Me About Connection
[9:55] Kindness Is From The Heart
[14:42] Switch Off to In Power Mode to Re-charge My Batteries
[17:16] Giving Love to Others Is Giving Love to Me
[20:12] I Need My Connection To the Ocean
[21:18] A ‘No-thing Think’ Along the Beach
[28:38] Coming into My Heart of Happiness

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Episode 19 – Simple Steps & Little Connections Returns Me to My Lightness – My Conversation with Venita Dungey

The conversation with a long time friend and social work colleague. To sit in the natural space they have brought with it a relaxed and peaceful energy for a conversation about remembering to focus on the simple little things of connection.
[1.04] My Connection To Nature Provides Me With A Lightness
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[5:39] The Simple Benign Process of Letting Go Of Work ~ Thank you Myers
[7:26] These Simple Steps Returns Me to My Lightness
[10:33] Love the Fairy Lights They Go Wherever I live.
[15:29] The Power of Energetic Connection To Our Well-Being
[18:40] The Essence is Just There
[22:37] The Art of Vulnerability & The Art of Connection – Is Being Lost?
[27:32] Acceptance of What Is – The Practice of Good Social Work and Good Therapy
[30:06] Remember to do the Little Things of Connection(s)

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