Sounds of SAND #97 Love & The Metacrisis: Gigi Azmy
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Aug 15, 2024 Gigi Azmy, a pioneer in blending spiritual insights with psychological research, shares her transformative journey in understanding love and relationships. She discusses the necessity of trauma healing within spiritual awakening and how it fosters genuine connections. Gigi emphasizes navigating personal and global crises through relational honesty and community healing. She also offers insights from her upcoming book on redefining love and relationships, advocating for flexibility and self-awareness in sustaining meaningful bonds.
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Trauma Is Essential To Spiritual Practice
- Gigi found spirituality must include trauma work to bring awakening into daily life.
- She shifted workshops to combine meditation with trauma healing so participants could remove blocks to relational growth.
Spirituality Must Withstand Collective Shock
- Gigi discovered her practice struggled during COVID and global crises because she had to hold space for her own shock first.
- This revealed spiritual methods must help us sit with horror without closing the heart.
Relational Crisis Is Rooted In Nervous Systems
- Relational breakdowns persist across demographics, pointing to a nervous-system level problem.
- Gigi argues common tools help but fail when shame and inner critics trigger withdrawal in conflict.