332. Living From Overflow VS Overwhelm, Tapping into Your Inner Power + Rediscovering Your True Identity with Alexi Panos
Oct 24, 2023
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Alexi Panos, self-development expert and author, discusses balancing the polarity between inner masculine and feminine energies, nervous system work for personal validation, dissolving old relationships, and becoming a magnet for desired sex, relationships, and money.
Tapping into the muse involves prioritizing pleasure, desire, and joy, and listening to the inner voice that guides our lives.
Entrepreneurs need to rewire their nervous systems and operate from a place of safety and coherence for long-term success.
Honoring the muse allows us to experience life in a deeper, more meaningful way and live in alignment with our true selves.
Deep dives
Tapping into the Muse
Tapping into the muse is about reconnecting with the most alive aspect of ourselves. It involves prioritizing pleasure, desire, and joy, and listening to the inner voice that guides our lives. By devoting ourselves to the muse, we can create a life that resonates with our truth and feels authentic. It's about prioritizing aliveness, being present, and experiencing the fullness of pleasure and joy in every moment. Tapping into the muse allows us to create from a place of authenticity and alignment, and it has the power to transform our relationships, businesses, and overall experience of life.
Rewiring the Entrepreneurial Nervous System
Entrepreneurs often have nervous systems wired for chaos and survival. This wiring can fuel the early hustle and drive needed to build something out of nothing. However, hustling and surviving is not sustainable for long-term success. To sustain success, entrepreneurs need to rewire their nervous systems and operate from a place of safety and coherence. This involves creating a sense of safety within oneself, listening to the body's signals, and being aware of when hustle is no longer serving them. By building a solid foundation of safety and self-awareness, entrepreneurs can tap into their highest faculties, operate from a state of flow, and create from a place of abundance and coherence.
Prioritizing the Muse
Prioritizing the muse is about honoring the most alive aspect of ourselves and making it the center of our lives. It requires letting go of performative versions of femininity and instead, tapping into our authentic desires, pleasure, and joy. By prioritizing the muse, we create space for creativity, sensuality, and aliveness, which then ripples out into all areas of our lives - relationships, work, and personal fulfillment. Honoring the muse allows us to experience life in a deeper, more meaningful way and live in alignment with our true selves.
Challenging Masculine-Feminine Stereotypes
The traditional masculine-feminine binary and stereotypes do not accurately reflect the complexity and diversity of individual experiences. Each person has their own unique expression of femininity and masculinity, and it cannot be defined or limited by external standards. The work of tapping into the muse is about embracing and integrating both masculine and feminine energies within ourselves, and creating a harmonious balance that feels authentic and true. By challenging societal programming and conditioning, we can reclaim our power to define and embody our own versions of femininity and masculinity.
Understanding the Internal Partnership of Masculine and Feminine Energies
The podcast episode explores the importance of having a balanced internal partnership between the masculine and feminine energies within oneself. The speaker emphasizes that many people ignore this partnership, treating it more like a roommate situation. However, when the masculine and feminine energies engage in conversations about what truly matters, the masculine can step up and provide support and safety to the feminine. This leads to a sense of devotion, allowing the feminine to express itself authentically. The podcast highlights the need for high-achieving women entrepreneurs to create a safe space for their inherent feminine energy to thrive, fostering a stronger connection with their inner masculine.
Embodying Wholeness and Finding Pleasure in Life
The podcast also delves into the concept of feminine embodiment and the importance of reconnecting with one's true self. It advocates for integrating the masculine and feminine energies within oneself and maintaining a somatic field of dignity and integrity. The speaker emphasizes the significance of pleasure and the exploration of desire as catalysts for a more fulfilled and authentic life. It is highlighted that true liberation and aliveness come from accepting and embracing all aspects of oneself, including the messy and joyful moments. The podcast encourages listeners to step into their fullest expression, connecting with their muse and living a life that is aligned with their personal truth.
This episode is perfect for our community of high achieving women. Alexi Panos is back on the podcast talking all about how to come home to yourself, balance the polarity between your inner masculine and feminine through nervous system work. We talk about how this work applies to everything in life from sex and relationships, to letting go of people- pleasing and becoming a magnet for the peace, money, and life you desire. All while letting go of needing any of those external things for validation, because you are your safety. Listening to myself has been one of the most powerful things for me in my life and business. I can’t wait to see what this episode inspires within you.
HIGHLIGHTS
How Alexi “does it all” with 4 kids under 5, and what it looks like for her to take time for herself
Nervous system work to feel safe in your body, shed the “should's”, and find all the validation you need within
What Alexi did to dissolve her old marriage + start a new relationship with her husband
How to balance the polarity of masculine and feminine within yourself
Become a magnet for the sex, relationships, and money you desire