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Ep 92: Radical Gratitude: A Conversation with Will Pye Sep 25, 2018

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Today we are speaking with Will Pye. Will's first book is titled Blessed With A Brain Tumor; Realizing It's All Gift and Learning to Receive. So needless to say, he was a perfect guest for us to have on as a follow up to our basic trust conversation from last week.

Will is a social entrepreneur, teacher, transformational coach, speaker and author. He leads workshops and retreats around the world. Will's second book, The Gratitude Prescription; Harnessing the Power of Thankfulness for Healing and Happiness is due for release this May. He is also the founder of the community of awakening and sacred activism, with the title we very much love, The Love & Truth Party: www.loveandtruthparty.org, And of the year-long program and coaching group, Living Impeccably.

In our conversation with Will here, the thing we dove most into is surrender: of course surrender gets talked about a lot in spiritual circles, so we wanted to bring you something more useful than "I think you should surrender". That said, we talk about what it is and what it isn't. How life is life-ing and preparing us perfectly for our hero's journeys, the projections we can have about someone's terrible news, or in this case diagnosis, and how Will instead seems to be living like he's on a really fun scavenger hunt or adventure, rather than as someone who is burdened by the reality of living with a brain tumor. That said, we also debunk some of the ideas that awakening or realization causes one to no longer have human emotions or plain old bad days. However, Will points out that he has found it possible to not suffer about his suffering. a crucial distinction. You can find more of Will's work at willpye.com

Ep 91: The Implications of Basic Trust Sep 11, 2018

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Inspired by the teachings of AH Almaas, today we're discussing a concept he calls Basic Trust. Basic trust is the implicit sense that we are connected, safe, held and supported by life. What fascinated us the most about this concept is the revelation that when Basic trust gets ruptured spiritual aspirations such as surrender, acceptance or letting go can feel out of reach or effortful. Also, how much or how little basic trust you have can affect the quality and experience of your spiritual awakening. In this conversation we explore our experiences and perspectives on basic trust as well as Almaas's definition, including how it is fed, how it is ruptured, and ultimately how we can go about healing.

Ep 90: Why Talk About Awakening? Sep 04, 2018

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We are happily back from our 6-week break, and in today's conversation we are talking about what we are talking about! In our 6-weeks to integrate, reflect, and deepen what's up here at Bliss and Grit, we realized that we haven't spoken so directly that this show is about what we can call awakening. For many of you who are listeners, that's no surprise at all, but if we choose to get really direct that that's what we are devoted to, then it makes sense to talk about what IS awakening? Why does it get a bad, or weird, rap, why were we shy about admitting that in the past, and, well what is it again!?! We discuss what it means to us to "wake up" by looking at the difference between object-based reality and subject, or present-moment-experience-based reality. We get at new angles on what the ego is. And we open up about why we care about this, and why we refuse to be slaves to our own conditioning anymore.

Ep 89: Our Bliss + Grit Journey Jul 17, 2018

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We are 89 episodes in, and almost at our 2 year Bliss + Grit anniversary! So in this week's episode we're speaking about what it's been like for us to do B+G over the last couple of years. From following our own mysterious divine calling, to running a business by trusting life and listening to messages, to reframing leadership to a vision of healing in public, we're chatting about the inspirations we've gathered and lessons we've learned throughout our time on the show. We couldn't have done it without you and we're oh so grateful.

We will be taking off for the rest of the summer to refresh and recalibrate. But we'll be back in September with some next level goodness.

One other note, our audio quality may be a little off from usual. We had some technical difficulties that we will straighten out over the break but we thought it was worth delivering.

Ep 88: The Power of Words Jul 10, 2018

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Today we're talking about the power of words- how we are shaped by the words we hear and how we shape our worlds with the words we use. in particular we are looking at how we shape people's view of who we are with the words we unconsciously use about ourselves. Yet when we head into this territory, frequently teachings crop up, particularly in popular culture, about how we need to edit and suppress ourselves, or pretend to be something other than what we feel. We explore shame, blame, and superstition-free inquiries around how we can shift the words we use to describe ourselves and the world we live in.

Ep 87: Turning Towards Our Triggers Jul 03, 2018

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This week we're discussing turning towards the ache. We can often either resist the situations that trigger us. Or once we get triggered we can collapse into patterns of shame or blame. What if we instead met our triggers with an attitude of curiosity? What if we leaned into what we were afraid of as an opportunity to grow past the fear? In this conversation we are sharing our recent personal experiences of embracing the attitude of empowerment and moving towards what scares us.

Ep 85: Exploring the Similarities Between Teachings Jun 19, 2018

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After a recent request from a listener to share some more details about how we are connecting the dots between all of the amazing teachers we've had on the show, we're doing an integration episode. Recently, we have seen so many similarities between teachings that Loch Kelly shared and those that Matt Kahn offers. They use completely different language, come from radically different backgrounds and offer different tools, yet when you boil it down the overlap is obvious. We are jazzed about what we've been experiencing and seeing since we had the pleasure of having conversations with these two luminaries back to back. In this episode we are chatting about how we've been integrating the connections between their teachings on what Matt would call ego and soul, or what Loch would call ego and awake awareness, and how we've been applying the wisdom to our lives.

Ep 84: Everything is Here to Help You: A Conversation with Matt Kahn Jun 12, 2018

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Today we are speaking with Matt Kahn. Matt's teachings are very near and dear to our hearts and have made a tremendous difference to both of us on our paths, so we were thrilled to do this interview. If you don't know Matt's work- he is the author of the books Whatever Arises Love That, and his hot off the press book, Everything is Here to Help You. He is also well known for his abundant YouTube channel, filled with video excerpts from the numerous retreats and events that he holds each year. Matt is a rare breed as a spiritual teacher- I would describe him as an energy healer/empath, nondual/mystic, pragmatic and grounded yet interdimensional teacher who- wait for it dear listeners- teaches directly to the needs of the energetically sensitive souls, or what we call the "sensies". What others have called empaths, or highly sensitive people. In other words, us, our tribe here at Bliss and Grit. If you want a deep dive into what really is the ego and how do we make the journey to living not from ego but from soul? What really is the soul, and what is the interplay with the body as we go on this journey- well have we got the conversation for you. You can find more of Matt Kahn's work at mattkahn.org.

Ep 83: The Awakening Nervous System Part 2 Jun 05, 2018

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This week we're going deeper on a conversation we had a few months back on Awakening and the nervous system. Through numerous personal experiences, recent interviews and a course we've been taking with a teacher named Neelam on the Awakening Nervous System, we've been getting an even more profound understanding of the role the nervous system may play in recognizing our true nature. From discussing what it means to be present, to the basics of poly-vagal theory and tools we can use to create shifts, we're exploring the fascinating world of the human nervous system.

Ep 82: The Art of Shifting: A Conversation with Loch Kelly May 29, 2018

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Today we are having a conversation with Loch Kelly. Loch is the author of Shift into Freedom, and the creator of the recent audio course offering through Sounds True, Effortless Mindfulness Now. He is a meditation teacher, psychotherapist, and founder of the non-profit, Open-Hearted Awareness Institute. Loch has collaborated with neuroscientists at Yale, UPenn and NYU. He has been teaching seminars, supervising clinicians and practicing awareness psychotherapy in New York for 30 years. It's also worth mentioning that he teaches in our favorite lineage, the human being lineage! Which makes him a perfect teacher to have on Bliss+Grit. We so admire how he talks about awakening as a normal developmental potential for all human beings, and how his approach is so practical and available. We talk about how the answer to any question related to relieving suffering is always the same: shift. We also discuss how to shift, and Loch offers several experiential practices throughout our conversation. So you don't get to just hear about it, you can experience it for yourself.

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