Love & Liberation with Olivia Clementine

00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:42 Intimacy Essentials 00:02:51 Working with resistance to the journey of intimacy  00:05:07 When a relationship is workable and when it is not. 00:05:58 Projections  00:07:24 Conditioning, erotic wounding and sexual habits. 00:13:10 Vulnerability and safety for trust 00:14:59 Reactivity and deep listening. 00:22:33 Our inner critic and self-worth. 00:26:13 Hoping and potential, fear of aloneness 00:29:00 Connection as the aphrodisiac 00:30:23 Radical subjectivity 00:33:00 Men and the need to work with shame.  00:39:19 Healthful anger and freeing one’s expressive capacities.  00:45:51 On reflecting on death, enlivenment of death 00:47:22 When Robert nearly died in 2016.  00:49:21 Robert reads a poem, “Which of us will die first?” 00:51:59 Ease and connection over spark 00:54:16 On gratitude and faith    Links: Robert Augustus Masters https://www.robertmasters.com/   Free music from Robert’s wife, Diane Bardwell https://www.robertmasters.com/music/   Podcast https://oliviaclementine.com/podcasts Support Enjoy these episodes? Please leave a review here. Scroll down to Review & Ratings. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/love-liberation/id1393858607  

00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:15 Being a zen priest at Daihonzan Chozen-ji and taking away fear.  00:03:38 Being a good leader from the perspective of Rinzai Zen 00:07:54 Rinzai Zen’s perspective of leaders and followers 00:09:31 Zen arts as a path of awakenment, on Omori Sogen and blending martial arts and zazen meditation. 00:14:42 Breaking through self-imposed limits through martial arts 00:17:00 On kendo, “the way of the sword,” historically and prior to WWII.  00:20:27 Unified action and intention  00:25:41 Martial arts fundamentals and flavors 00:29:42 Supporting someone through silence 00:35:36 Asian Buddhism in America in the 19th century. 00:43:55 Engaging in Asian culture today   Links: Cristina Moon www.cristinamoon.com Podcast https://oliviaclementine.com/podcasts Support Enjoy these episodes? Please leave a review here. Scroll down to Review & Ratings. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/love-liberation/id1393858607

00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:00 Charles experience of gaslighting into greater self-trust through the corona pandemic days.  00:12:00 Shadow versus light side of spirituality, health and self-improvement.  00:18:36 Being an agent of change through friendship and self-knowing.  00:23:28 Different causes for the desire to control society and each other. 0027:00 Blame as a trap rather than a key 0029.55 What is it about our society that is goes against life and our natural instincts? 00:33:18 Meaning of growth economy and it’s impact on our intimate lives.  00:39:17 Parenting, belonging, community 00:44:00 Trusting the principle of the gift and how Charles engages in gifting his work. 00:50:34 Tuning into forgotten questions, rather than living in habit and filters of reality.  00:55:59 Conclusion Links: Charles: https://charleseisenstein.org/ Podcast https://oliviaclementine.com/podcasts Support Enjoy these episodes? Please leave a review here. Scroll down to Review & Ratings. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/love-liberation/id1393858607

Christina Monson is a Buddhist practitioner and teacher and Tibetan language translator, and interpreter with over 30 years of study, translation and practice experience in Buddhism. Some of what Christina shares today: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:42 Meeting self-made Buddha Chatral Rinpoche 00:09:15 Recounting moments with Rinpoche. 00:13:00 Realization energy 00:17:44 Mountain retreat 00:21:00 Guru Yoga and releasing hope and fear  00:27:00 Retreat schedule 00:36:00 Illness, grief and this year being the most transformational for Christina 00:50:00 A reading and elaboration on "A Song of Amazement Inspired by Practice Experience" by Uza Khandro (Sera Khandro). 01:00:00 Uniqueness of Sera Khandro as a human and realized being. 01:02:00 Reading and reflections on “Spontaneous Advice, Connected with a Prayer,” by Chatral Rinpoche   01:07:00 Challenges in translation and specifically this prayer. 01:12:00 Conclusion   Links: Spontaneous Advice Connected with a Prayer  https://www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-masters/chatral-rinpoche/spontaneous-advice-connected-with-prayer A Song of Amazement Inspired by Practice Experience https://www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-masters/sera-khandro/song-of-amazement Podcast https://oliviaclementine.com/podcasts Support Enjoy these episodes? Please leave a review here. Scroll down to Review & Ratings. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/love-liberation/id1393858607

Guided Somatic Meditation Practice: 12 Fold Lower Belly Breathing with Dr. Reggie Ray   To listen to our full conversation visit here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/love-liberation-with-olivia-clementine/id1393858607   Links   Reggie Ray: https://www.dharmaocean.org/dr-regina... Podcast/Olivia: https://oliviaclementine.com/podcasts   Enjoy these episodes? Please leave a review here. Scroll down to Review & Ratings. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/love-liberation/id1393858607

Dr. Reginald “Reggie” Ray is the co-founder and Spiritual Director of the Dharma Ocean Foundation, dedicated to the evolution and flowering of the somatic teachings of Tibetan Buddhism and was a founding member and University Professor at Naropa University, prior to his retirement. Some of what Reggie shares includes: 00:00 Vajrayana tradition and working from the inside out and problems as expressions of own deepest nature.  05:33 The power of being genuine and attracting the right people 09:24 On suffering, mistakes and the universe as sacred totality. 12:12 Somatic meditation to inhabit more of your experience 13:56 Reggie’s spiritual entry through suicidal depression.   20:48 The impact of inviting reality and the ungluing of the limited small ego.   24:00 The impact of releasing tension and relaxation on realization.  29:00 Differentiating habit body from wisdom body 36:00 Three yana answer on time and Chogyam Trungpa’s advice on regular practice.  41:00 Suggestions on maintaining and improving one’s meditation practice over time, daily and longer retreats.   48:00 Relationship, the sacred other and love being born through letting go.   55:00 Reggie’s journey of marriage   57:00 Tools to support challenging relational moments.  59:00 Reggie’s motivation for his new book in process.    Links: Reggie Ray: https://www.dharmaocean.org/dr-reginald-ray/ Podcast/Olivia: https://oliviaclementine.com/podcasts Enjoy these episodes? Please leave a review here. Scroll down to Review & Ratings. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/love-liberation/id1393858607  

Some of what intimacy teachers Londin and Justin share includes: 0:00 Sexual yoga and sacred intimacy in the context of modern life 8:00 How their intimacy intensifying practice of Alpha and Omega differs from common masculine feminine polarity teachings  18:00 The power of connecting through the body and what it means to relate with unconditional love.  23:00 Example of a daily embodiment practice to deepen in unconditional love and intimacy.   28:00 Qualities of a healthy relationship  34:00 Training the body and heart to be available to intimacy.  39:00 Becoming parents and the need to prioritize intimacy to benefit all other aspects of one’s life. 45:00 Pleasure as gateway for deep listening to the divine and allowing there to be a fresh beginning.  48:00 Justin’s shift out into wanting to be in a committed relationship and his homecoming through that. 53:00 Enjoy sharing your radiance, while knowing you do not need to earn love. Being love and being freedom. Reclaiming the natural forces of duality. LINKS: Londin: http://www.londinangelwinters.com/about/ Justin: https://www.justinpatrickpierce.com/ Podcast/Olivia: https://oliviaclementine.com/podcasts Enjoy these episodes? Please leave a review here. Scroll down to Review & Ratings. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/love-liberation/id1393858607

00:00 Introduction 00:57 Realizations through relationship and everyday living 04:26 Challenges of relationships and the path to liberation 06:30 The importance of the ‘mother’ example on the path to liberation 07:31 Ordinary love and ‘Buddhist’ love 17:51 The difference between bliss and love 21:06 Dangers of tantric methods and female objectification 25:17 Sera Khandro and other women’s voices and experiences 26:40 Misunderstanding of non-attachment and bypassing love 29:45  Monastic discipline and rules  31:28  The purpose of celibacy, sexual bliss and union practice 36:19 Cleaning out the inner channels 39:34 Misunderstanding of ‘youth’ and ‘ripeness’ in teachings 44:48 The meaning of ‘renunciation’ and its importance on the path 52:39  Tibetan word for Buddhist and the Inner level as antidote to spiritual materialism 55:00  Understanding Karma and Merit ”Why bad things happen to good people? 1:02:31 Maturity and accountability for suffering and our situation 1:07:35  Female practitioners, translators and lineage holders 1:15:28  The ‘unseen’ blessing of being unknown versus the need for female role models Links: Adele: https://dakinitranslations.com Podcast/Olivia: https://oliviaclementine.com/podcasts Enjoy these episodes? Please leave a review here. Scroll down to Review & Ratings. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/love-liberation/id1393858607

Today Oceana Sawyer offers a short guided practice to invite pleasure in any moment.  To listen to our extended conversation visit: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/love-liberation/id1393858607?i=1000583811226 Links: Oceana: https://www.oceanaendoflifedoula.com Podcast/Olivia: https://oliviaclementine.com/podcasts Enjoy these episodes? Please leave a review here. Scroll down to Review & Ratings. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/love-liberation/id1393858607      

Oceana Sawyer is an End of Life Doula, writes and speaks on the liminal space of active dying and grief. Note: Oceana explores some unconventional perspectives in this episode, which come from mid-stream in longer conversations in which she is embedded. They presume an understanding that on the level of social reality, horrific atrocities have been committed against large and specific groups of people and more-than-human beings that cannot be underestimated in terms of their ongoing impact and must be acknowledged and held with the respect and consideration they deserve. Her comments are not intended to diminish or bypass the impact of historic, intergenerational, persistent, and personal trauma. She honors the deep work many are doing to recover and repair such trauma and grief. Her comments are an offering of her emergent viewpoints which are always open for debate and evolution. Some of what Oceana shares includes: Meaning of pleasure Why pleasure is important in a dying process Responsible hedonism Pleasure for caregivers Removing binary of living and dying What to do in a grief spiral Universal rightness versus Moral rightness The longer arc of your life Diamond like quality of humanity and aliveness through horrific circumstance including the middle passage. Navigating destruction in the fractal generative existence The significance of our self-reflective nature This isn’t the time for unity and what this time is for Expansive impact of two spirited trans community Owning your center and recognizing other centers. Why its important to practice pleasure to make the most of your dying process. The conversation in the sacred portal at the end of life Living more fully Finding places that fit you rather than fitting in. Links: Oceana: https://www.oceanaendoflifedoula.com Podcast/Olivia: https://oliviaclementine.com/podcasts Enjoy these episodes? Please leave a review here. Scroll down to Review & Ratings. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/love-liberation/id1393858607