Trauma, light and language - which emotion is 'pain'? Language is one of the prisons that keep us away from the present moment. Usually our language is crystallized past and the pathology of the shadow is already incorporated in our daily language. If we want to awaken to another step of culture we need to awaken from the habit of speaking in a way that fixes the past. Our emotional system is the bridge beween our thoughts, our emotions and our body.
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Recorded at the Celebrate Life Festival on July 25, 2014
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Thomas Hübl is a contemporary spiritual teacher. In his work he reveals the enlightened potential of a new form of humanity which he calls 'we-culture', accessible to us all.
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Thomas Hübls Website:
www.thomashuebl.com/en
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Website Celebrate Life Festival:
http://www.celebrate-life.info/2014/en

The Language of Trauma

Most of the pieces on Shanti Guitar are based on the concept of Raga, a traditional form of Indian music that has been in existence for centuries. It's important to note that these pieces are not traditional North Indian Classical music. Rather, they were borne from a personal musical style developed over many years - a style that is heavily influenced by this music.

The word Raga itself means “that which colors the mind." It is not only a scale or some fixed sequence of notes; it is considered a living musical entity (like a God or Goddess). The ancient Vedic yogis discovered that ragas have certain harmonious or antagonistic effects depending on when they are played. When correctly performed -- at the appropriate time of day or season of the year -- a spiritual connection between Raga and musician occurs, thus creating a "sound manifestation" between artist and audience. It is an experience that is literally out of this world.

"Music is much more than notes produced on an instrument. Every note should live and breathe with a connection to the Soul. Drawing from the infinite tradition of raga, as well as that of blues and those South African sounds of my youth, I have found a way to express my experience in a way that I hope will leave you feeling soothed, healed, uplifted and at peace with one's self and the world. Because that's the feeling I get from playing it. Namaste, Siyabonga and Peace." - Stevin McNamara, Ashland, Oregon, January 2012

Shanti Guitar (digital version)

Into the Moment

Using sound as an anchor to ground attention. Recorded 2017.

20 min. Guided Meditation: Receptive Listening

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

"Sounds Of Gopinath Garden" is a part of live performance program of Ananda Lila project in Puri / Odissa. This track was recorded in Shri Tota Gopinath Mandir on 24th January 2018.

Shri Tota Gopinath Mandir 2018

Sounds Of Gopinath Garden (live in Puri 24-01-2018)

We discuss multi-dimensionality, opening up access and anchoring higher dimensional realities from this physical here.

Inspired Living

Inspired Living Interview #2: 9/19/2018: Parallel/Alternate Realities/Multi-Dimensionality NOW

Yoga Nidra

5Rhythms® Wave - Essence of Staccato in all rhythms - Angles and lines

5Rhythms® Staccato Wave

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

In this episode, Michaela offers a Q&A to her online course ‘Awakening The Pleasure Body’.

Topics Include:

0:00 - Intro
0:16 - Pros and cons of using a vibrator
9:36 - Why does my arousal disappear mid-month?
10:36 - Michaela’s top recommendation for wands
13:42 - Why do I crave casual sex during ovulation?
23:08 - Living with spontaneous states of high arousal.
34:13 - What to do when painful memories come up during Non-Linear Movement Practice.
39:33 - Increased body pains at certain times of the month.
40:54 - The bodily yes to penetration.
47:54 - Navigating trauma around the penetration.

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Podcast #45: Pleasure, Toys, and Opening the Body

From The Chord of Love: Readings by Ram Dass & Devotional Songs by Amazing Grace 

In the 60s and 70s many of us journeyed to the East in search of 'something'. In the foothills of the Himalayas, some of us were graced to touch the living spirit through our guru, Neem Karoli Baba. Being with the devotees surrounding him, we were opened to "bhakti yoga" the path of the heart. Through song, poetry, myth and prayer, we were reminded that ultimately there is only the Beloved. Now, many years later, when even a few of us gather, we share, as you will hear on this recording, extemporaneously, the words and songs that remind us of the Beloved yet again. Join us in the Ocean of Love. 


2 - Reading 1 by Ram Dass

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).