Leadership and Yoga sacred stillness: the gene keys, meditation, contemplation & pausing
Stillness is a return to power, a pause that grinds the grains of life into real wisdom, and that alone has brought in more joy, clarity, and aligned opportunity than all the forcing ever could. Inspired by my favorite story that Richard Rudd wrote in the Gene Keys.
What happens when we actually experience silence, surrender, and deep rest? This episode is burnout recovery, and a reminder that staying in touch with the magic of life through pausing is not a luxury, it is fundamental, and without it, nothing you do can bring you peace. Shift from chasing stimulation to savoring simplicity.
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00:00 intro
2:00 free yourself from friday FOMO
3:17 the terrible table
4:45 the truth of our old apartment
6:00 100 days meditating
9:50 I sponsor my own show :)
14:38 part 1: stillness brings you wisdom that resolves the problems you cannot solve
15:30 gene keys opening story: the turtle
20:16 life is a set of solving problems
25:45 don’t meditate to relax, meditate to feel
27:00 being decisive
28:15 part 2: stillness is what makes you feel worthy, not doing more
32:50 first, we must be, then we can do, and eventually have
34:14: part 3: stillness makes your power surge back to you
37:00 the process: a tool from busting loose from the money game
41:50 stillness has no limits, it’s our infinite nature
44:00 it is our duty to tap into our power
45:00 will it work? to practice stillness?
46:40 recap