The process is realizing that you and I exist on more than one plane of awareness simultaneously and on one plane suffering stinks, and on another plane suffering is grace.

And the question is, “Can you balance those two things in your consciousness?”

Ram Dass on Scientific Materialism & Death

Being In Faith & Suffering As Grace

Nothing needs to be refused. Let the breath travel the body without picking up speed. The clouds of thought haul across the sky. Let them come and go. Let the breath move the way blood moves: let it find its own rhythm. Recorded 2017.

20 min. Guided Meditation: Feeling the Sensations of the Body

For the purposes of meditation, what you’re thinking about is not important. But as we pay attention to thinking in meditation, you might notice other aspects of the process of thinking besides the content. So, for example, if you’re thinking words or images, what’s the quality of the inner voice? What’s the quality of the pictures that you see? Recorded 2017.

20 min. Guided Meditation on Thinking

In South American Indigenous culture, an Icaro signifies magic or alchemy, and is a healing chant. Sung by a curandero, or shaman, it is said the icaro channels medicinal spirits ~

I made this tribute to the late Olivia Arévalo (1933 - 2018) to honor her beautiful voice, soul and wisdom 

Olivia was an acknowledged Shamana and leader of the Shipibo-konibo tribe in Perú, as well as a political activist defending the Peruvian Amazon. In April last year, she was sadly murdered - but her legacy continues to live on

Olivia was the living memory of her people, one of first female shamans of Peru. Her approach of healing people was really in a total respect of the traditional way from ancient Shipibo 

Haux haux

Icaro (Olivia Arevalo tribute)

I describe Kelly Brogan as a “renegade psychiatrist” – someone who abandoned a prestigious career “in the system” to become a critic of pharmaceutical psychiatry and an advocate for holistic therapy. She is also a dear friend and ally whom I appreciate for her courage, creativity, and intellect. We covered a lot of ground in this conversation, medical, philosophical, and spiritual. Some of the main themes were: ending the war on pain, reclaiming personal sovereignty in physical and mental health,  the power of “I don’t know,” and the passage to authentic personal and cultural adulthood. We also discuss her powerful new book, Own Your Self (https://amzn.to/32XjBpF).

New & Ancient Story

Kelly Brogan: Get Real, Get Well, Get Free (E39)

A troop of Gibbons call across a shallow valley on a damp morning after a night of rain. A white-rumpped shama awakes. Recorded near Purut camp in the Danum valley reserve in Sabah, May 2017.

Danum in rain

Soma Awakening Protocol

Soma Awakening Daily Dose With Counting

Dr. Sarah Shaw, author of Mindfulness: Where It Comes From and What It Means, guides listeners through a shamatha breathing mindfulness exercise in this track. May it be of benefit.

Mindfulness Breathing Exercise with Dr. Sarah Shaw

Hormonal balance is intrinsically related to spirituality and healing hormonal imbalances is often a catalyst for spiritual growth. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Jolene Brighten to talk all things coming off birth control, natural alternatives, Fertility Awareness Method, PCOS, amennorhea and other common hormonal imbalances. If you are a womban-- this episode is a must-listen! Connect with Dr Brighten at drbrighten.com Receive 10% your Magnesium Breakthrough Formula at www.bioptimizers.com/sahara with code sahara10 Get your Organifi Pumpkin Spice and other superfood products at organifi.com with code sahara for 20% off Pre-Order my new book Discover Your Dharma: A Vedic Guide to Discovering Your Purpose and receive exclusive free bonuses, meditations, courses + gifts: www.iamsahararose.com/dharma Take my Dharma Archetype Quiz at www.dharmaarchetypequiz.com Join Rose Gold Goddesses, the sacred sisterhood collective all about embodying the Goddess within at www.RoseGoldGoddesses.com Track your menstrual cycle and begin each day with peace, clarity + joy with my new A Yogic Path Reflective Journal, available here: https://amzn.to/2W8ZQu3 Receive $2250 off + exclusive bonuses for IIN with my discount: https://www.iamsahararose.com/become-a-health-coach Intro + Outro Music: Silent Ganges by Maneesh de Moor Discover your Dosha and receive custom results for your mind and body with my free quiz at eatfeelfresh.com/new-quiz Connect with me for daily Ayurvedic and modern spiritual wisdom at: Instagram.com/iamsahararose Facebook.com/iamsahararose Twitter.com/iamsahararose Order My Books Eat Feel Fresh + Idiot's Guide to Ayurveda: www.iamsahararose.com/books By accessing this Podcast, I acknowledge that the entire contents are the property of Sahara Rose, or used by Sahara Rose with permission, and are protected under U.S. and international copyright and trademark laws. Except as otherwise provided herein, users of this Podcast may save and use information contained in the Podcast only for personal or other non-commercial, educational purposes. No other use, including, without limitation, reproduction, retransmission or editing, of this Podcast may be made without the prior written permission of the Sahara Rose, which may be requested by contacting pr@iamsahararose.com. This podcast is for educational purposes only. The host claims no responsibility to any person or entity for any liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly as a result of the use, application, or interpretation of the information presented herein.

325: Holistic Hormonal Balance + Birth Control with Dr Jolene Brighten

The Beyond Limitless full moon series is an invitation to move beyond what it means to be human, and to enter into the realms of what it means to be part of Nature. Natural. Elemental. Vibrantly alive and connected to all that is.
This full moon we open into an embodied dance with the element of fire - passionate and dangerous, undeniable and alchemical, cleansing and transformational. This is a force of elemental potency and totalness That invites us to let go completely, to give up what is no longer needed, to transform through fire and allow the Phoenix of the new to arise out of the ashes of the old.
This is both pleasure and daring. The wild and uncontrolled force that would roar its truth through our souls and burn away all that stands in the way of our most authentic selves.

Beyond Limitless ~ Fire ~ Late November Full Moon Call

Awake in the World Podcast is a library of talks on a wide-range of topics, including bringing mindfulness and meditation practice into daily life; personal and community issues regarding mental health; and social change. The podcasts were recorded at live events so you might hear coughing, airplanes, cars, sirens, laughter, and peoples’ questions—all part of the intimate experience. Michael Stone (1974-2017) was a Buddhist teacher, author, and mental health advocate. His legacy is stewarded by Carina Stone. Podcast funded by Patreon (patreon.com/michaelstone).