dsound-spirituality Tag Posts Index

Set the Precedent: Episode 156

In sales, people talk about the idea of “going first”, meaning that if you want someone to feel a certain emotion, you can feel it yourself. If you want someone

Comfort in the Uncomfortable: Episode 155

In many situations, we might find ourselves with a level of healthy stress - practicing yoga, in the gym, in our professional lives and even in our hobbies. The

Maybe It's Nothing: Episode 154

As we go about our days, we might find ourselves lost in thought. We worry about whether we turned off the oven or the water heater, whether we will meet the deadline,

I Didn't Mean to Offend: Episode 153

If you reflect on your life, you can probably remember many times when you said something you thought was rather innocent, and someone got very offended. Perhaps

Life Without Suffering: Episode 152

Not many people choose a monastic lifestyle, especially today. Many prefer to live in the world; most seek pleasure expecting that it will somehow lead them to

Return to Practice: Episode 150

When we begin some discipline, eventually, we might stop the practice. Our schedule gets too busy, or we feel too lazy, and we forget how important our meditation,

Overwhelmed by the Beauty of this World: Episode 149

In an extract from his journal, lucid dreamer Robert Waggoner writes: ‘At this point, I truly become overwhelmed by the beauty and love in this lucid dream. I stand

Beautiful Medellín: Episode 148

A prince lives in his palace for many years, enjoying fine wine, fine food and the company of beautiful, charismatic women. “I love life,” he says. “Life is so kind

Healing Journey With Alistair Hart: Episode 147

Alistair Hart is a meditation teacher, showing students to learn how to be free of thoughts using knowledge from yoga. In this episode, Alistair tells his story

Lost in the Mystery: Episode 146

Deep in sleep, you might gently enter a dream, finding yourself in a foreign land with no familiar surroundings. Nobody speaks your language, and you’re not sure

You Move Me: Episode 144

Watching a Hollywood movie with an orchestral soundtrack and lines carefully crafted to make us feel emotions, it’s only natural that we do feel emotions. However,

Turn It To Gold: Episode 143

“Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.” - Napoleon Hill From a certain perspective, life is a

Squeeze A Little Happiness: Episode 141

Some people might tell you that if you have to try to be happy, maybe you’re not really happy. Perhaps this is a romantic idea of happiness, much like the romantic,

Let Go of Grudges: Episode 140

At many moments in our lives, we will feel that someone has wronged us. We can choose to express our feelings, demand an apology, or we can choose to let it go.

Take a Shower: Episode 139

In some ways, the shower is a cultural symbol, representing a period of the day that we have to ourselves, with few other responsibilities. Some people know the

Praise Yourself: Episode 138

So many of us have the character trait of being self-demanding or autoexigent, criticizing and judging ourselves harshly for making mistakes, not moving forward

Calibrate Ourselves: Episode 137

We might look back at our pasts, wondering how we could have done such stupid things, made such big mistakes and faux pas. Of course, when we did those things, we

Integrate the Lessons: Episode 135

On this podcast, we talk about so many interesting techniques to calm the emotions or feel good about ourselves. For example, practicing mindfulness, savoring the

A Little Bit Extra: Episode 134

You're in the gym. You get to the last rep in your last set of bench press. The weight feels heavy in your hands, and you're tempted to just put it down, and mark

A Delicate Balance: Episode 133

In these unusual times, we might find ourselves feeling intense extremes of emotions. Perhaps we've found a way to feel really good most of the time, but when something