Discover the essence of a heart retreat and the transformative impact of deepening intimacy. Explore meaningful desires, self-love, and embodiment practices. Embrace dance as a form of self-expression and the art of relational practice. Get excited for an upcoming retreat filled with personal growth and love.

Sofia-Jeanne and Daniel discuss the Anti-Fragile Heart Retreat, exploring the transformative power of embracing difficult emotions, collective capacity and shared transformation in a group setting, and the importance of growth and support in a nurturing community.

Join a transformative retreat in Asheville, focused on emotional sovereignty and mindfulness. Experience deep relationships and healing practices for personal growth and co-creating a better world.

Jane Weintraub from Imaginisma discusses living with a life-threatening condition, the value of 'being local,' and the importance of physical connections. They explore 'holy work,' rediscovering humanity's basics, and hope for younger generations. Delving into pain, love, and 'aliveness,' they contrast modern tendencies with the richness of local relationships and purposeful growth.

The podcast explores the relationship between Attachment Theory and awakening, blending Buddhist and developmental psychology. Topics include the heart's development, levels of attunement, finding trustworthy teachers, and community building. It delves into healing the attachment system, right relationship, and the Bodhisattva path.

Jordan Hall discusses his recent conversion to Christianity and the evolution of his worldview. Topics include the tension between innovation and tradition, Game A and Game B, the search for deeply connected communities, the importance of grief, the evolution of modern Christianity, cultural attitudes towards Christianity, and the power of committing to truth.

After a long career using many therapeutic modalities, for more than a decade, Bob Falconer has devoted his practice exclusively to Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy. Bob has completed all levels of IFS training and continues to study with many of the senior IFS trainers. He co-authored the book Many Minds, One Self with IFS founder Richard Schwartz and has helped to train more than a thousand people in IFS.  For the past several years, Bob has been devoted to completing the extensive research and writing of his new book, The Others Within Us, which deals with “unattached burdens,” “guides” and what has sometimes traditionally been referred to as spirit possession. In this episode, Daniel and Bob discuss Bob’s personal trauma and the historical fight for the cultural and professional recognition of abuse, trauma and PTSD. They then delve into the history of psychotherapy and its connections to capitalism and colonialism and Bob’s perspectives on Internal Family Systems (IFS). While exploring the major themes of Bob’s book, they discuss the porous nature of mind, differing cultural models of mind, psychosis and spirit possession, Bob’s personal experiences with “the others within us,” the imaginal realm, and how Western psychology might shift from a “mono-mind” perspective to a “porous mind” one in the future. Timestamps 03:39 Intro 05:29 Bob’s Abusive Upbringing and Early Spiritual Experiences 11:07 How Internal Family Systems Has Helped Bob Become a “Man of Joy” 13:37 The History and Evolution of Modern Cultural Conceptions of Abuse, Trauma and Mind 21:03 Competition, Capitalism and Colonialism in Psychotherapy 23:42 Internal Family Systems and Multiplicity of Mind 28:43 Bob’s Book and His Perspectives on The Porous Nature of Mind 31:48 “Something Foreign In My Mind”: The Client Who Changed Bob’s Perspective 39:09 “The Others Within Us”: The Core Claim of Bob’s Book 45:36 Generational Trauma and Different Cultural Approaches to “The Others Within Us” 49:19 How Forces Not Clearly Linked To Our Personal History Might Get Into Us 52:53 Limitations of the Western Conception of Mind and Differing Cultural Interpretations of “Psychosis” 57:39 Possible Portals To A More Widespread Recognition of The Porosity of Mind 1:00:05 Navigating The Imaginal Realm 1:03:51 How Coaches and Practitioners Can Make Space for Porosity of Mind and The Others Within Us 1:09:20 Closing The Others Within Us

Daniel talks with Tasshin, an online pilgrim, about living one's vow and effective coordination. They discuss bottlenecks, clarifying purpose, and the interconnection between inner and outer work. Other topics include productivity, psychology, ethics, and the pathology of trying to solve the world's problems. They also reflect on their friendship and collaboration at the Monastic Academy.

John Churchill, Doctor of Psychology and teacher of Buddha Dharma, discusses the three paths of awakening: individuation, identification, and initiation. They explore the integration of Western and Eastern traditions, the shift towards inclusive thinking, and the importance of stability, insight, and metacognition in developmental processes.

Vince Horn and Daniel discuss the evolution, benefits, and potential of social meditation. They explore the new meditatewith.ai app created by Vince and Interbeing Inc. co-founder Chris Ewald. The app allows users to practice social meditation with an AI partner, with the ultimate goal of deepening the realization of human interconnectedness in everyday life. Vince and Daniel discuss how social meditation can affect relationships and networks, and how the practice might help address core issues of alienation from self, other, and world at the heart of the meta-crisis. Vince Horn is part of a new generation of teachers translating age-old wisdom into 21st century code. A computer engineering dropout turned modern monk, Vincent spent his 20s co- founding the Buddhist Geeks project while doing a full year of silent meditation practice on retreat. Timestamps 3:54 Intro 5:36 Intro to Social Meditation 11:23 Evolution of Social Meditation 16:33 The Role of Language in Meditation 21:50 Significance of Meditation Moving into the Inter-Relational Context 24:53 Social Meditation’s Effects on Relationships 26:04 The Meditatewith.ai App & The Issues It Addresses 30:11 Intra-Connection, Interconnection & How Social Meditation Can Impact Groups 34:19 Vince’s Inspiration For This Work 38:43 How AI Is Used in the App 49:09 Social Meditation and the Unfolding of the Spiritual Path 53:36 Creating and Refining a Protocol for Social Meditation 57:30 Value of Social Meditation for the Meta-Crisis 1:01:12 Next Steps for the App 1:03:09 Wrap-up Try the app at meditatewith.ai