Welcome to this guided meditation for learning to trust after trauma.

When we have experienced trauma in childhood or narcissistic abuse at any point in our lives, it can be a huge challenge to trust again. Trusting others, trusting experiences or circumstances, and especially trusting ourselves and our own judgment.

In this guided meditation, we will connect with ourselves and safety, begin to get comfortable with feeling safe, calm, and grounded, and release the things that might be blocking us from learning to trust ourselves. 

If you need further support in your trauma recovery journey, I am available for 1:1 sessions and also have a membership group available.  Schedule a *free* discovery call with me to see if my offerings might be a fit for you.
https://annieboerner.as.me/

Learning To Trust After Trauma

Connor interviews author Jasun Horsley about his new book, Big Mother: The Technological Body of Evil, and how the narrative of technological Progress blinds us to the emergence of a demonic Oedipal surveillance state which is devouring human nature.

PREVIEW: Book Club #60 | Jasun Horsley’s Big Mother

In this first episode of an eight-part series, Michael explores the teachings of the Buddha before the rise of Buddhism as a religion. How was the world created? Is there a soul? Are the body and mind separate? These timeless questions, pondered by the Buddha, are examined against a backdrop of strict class systems, rigid religious beliefs, and gender inequality. Like Lao Tzu and Socrates, the Buddha sought ways for all people to find liberation. Michael delves into often-misunderstood Sanskrit terms, the origins of the Pali language, and insights from The Nikayas, a lesser-known Buddhist text.

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Before Buddhism: The Buddha’s Early Teachings on Liberation

In this second episode on the core teachings of the Buddha, Michael delves into the Buddha’s Middle Way. Without absolute truths or a single path, how do we navigate life? Michael highlights the human aspect of the Buddha's teachings, suggesting that practice is about compassionate engagement with the present rather than seeking enlightenment. By demythologizing the Buddha’s teachings and focusing on lived experiences, this talk offers a fresh perspective for modern practitioners.

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The Original Fire

In this third episode in the eight-part series, Michael explores the Buddha's teachings on transforming pain and uncovering truth. By exploring the parable of The City in the Samyutta Nikaya, Michael examines the Eightfold Path and the Four Noble Truths, emphasizing the importance of responding to suffering and dissatisfaction in our time.

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Cracks in the Coverings

In the fourth episode of our series on the core teachings of the Buddha, Michael explores how to let go of rigid identities and ideologies. Drawing from Vedic culture and parables in the Majjhima Nikaya, Michael shows how to offer our concepts of self and separateness to the metaphorical fire. The Buddha teaches that our bodies and minds are interdependent and constantly changing. By letting go of fixed identities, we can embrace the present moment and the deeper truths of the Buddha’s teachings.

The Awake in the World podcast is brought to you by the generosity of our amazing Patreon supporters, making it possible for us to keep Michael's archive of teachings available to the public. To become a patron, visit: patreon.com/michaelstone.

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Set the Raft Adrift

In the fifth episode of our series on the core teachings of the Buddha, Michael challenges common interpretations of nirvana and The Four Noble Truths. Drawing from "The Noble Quest" in the Majjhima Nikaya, Michael presents nirvana as something subtle and accessible within our lived experience, rather than a distant state to be attained through practice. The Buddha's awakening is portrayed as earthly and non-absolute, suggesting that nirvana is not a fixed destination but a continuous process. By literalizing religious concepts and grounding them in everyday life, the Buddha invites us to confront impermanence and let go of rigid identities.

The Awake in the World podcast is brought to you by the generosity of our amazing Patreon supporters, making it possible for us to keep Michael's archive of teachings available to the public. To become a patron, visit: patreon.com/michaelstone.

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Original Face

In the sixth episode of our series, Michael explores how meditation can facilitate a gentle openness to life. Drawing from Allen Ginsberg’s translation of Basho’s poetry and the Buddha’s teachings on "Conditioned Arising" and "Consciousness," Michael delves into the interconnectedness of existence. According to the Buddha, even consciousness arises dependently, shaped by moment-to-moment conditions. Like a tree shedding its leaves, the mind can release its attachments to thoughts. Meditation acts as medicine, nurturing self-awareness and creating space for kindness towards ourselves. Join us to discover how meditation can help us connect intimately with ourselves and others.

The Awake in the World podcast is brought to you by the generosity of our amazing Patreon supporters, making it possible for us to keep Michael's archive of teachings available to the public. To become a patron, visit: patreon.com/michaelstone.

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An Old Frog Goes Plop!

In the seventh episode of our 8-part series, Michael explores the Buddha’s teachings on karma. Contrary to fate, karma is seen as the actions that define who we are. Drawing from key texts, Michael explains how karma is intertwined with our experience of interdependence. The Buddha emphasizes that our feelings, thoughts, and actions are shaped by conditions in the physical world, not by past lives or external fate. Clinging to these constructs causes suffering. Join us to uncover the profound implications of karma in our lives.

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Follow along with the Core Teachings of the Buddha playlist as we release new episodes: soundcloud.com/michaelstoneteaching/sets/core-teachings-of-the-buddha

What Are You Going to Do with What You’ve Got?

In this Best of Awake in the World episode on freedom and discipline, Michael explores how genuine freedom is achieved by peeling away the deeply ingrained habits of self-creation, such as striving, intellectualizing, clinging, and storytelling. By becoming aware of these tendencies, we can open up space for contentment, presence, and new possibilities. Recorded on June 11, 2008.

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Best of Awake in the World: Free to be Nobody

I was asked to read Naomi Zera's essay in Substack declaring Rabbi Shmuley Boteach won a debate about Zionism (I think). He went insane and certainly did not win the debate. My look at this took me into exploring more fully that 'morals' and 'moralism' are the means of killing compassion in us to allow us to with moral justification kill those who are undeserving. I include Hannah Arendt, William Blake, and Martin Luther. I argue that the need for 'singularisation' in belief/ideology supports a moral code that then can be manipulated by the authority of the day. I also argue that 'side picking' is a form of childishness that keeps each side throwing stones at each other.

Candace Owens, Shmuley Boteach, Naomi Zera And Me

In recent years, I've become a refugee in the time of covid. I mostly write prose and poetry. I hope to return to reading with music.
My main focus is yoga, meditation and research of Gautama Buddha and health of body and society. I'm creating a yoga centre outside of Oaxaca City to share my discoveries of exploration in this place called 'truth in a pathless landscape', to paraphrase Krishnamurti.

Candace Owens, Shmuley Boteach, Naomi Zera And Me

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