all that we are with amisha tala oak (fka the future is beautiful) - Alan Clements on Meditation, Sacred Activism and Intimacy - E53

Alan Clements on Meditation, Sacred Activism and Intimacy - E53

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06/20/19 • 89 min

all that we are with amisha tala oak (fka the future is beautiful)

How can we change the world by changing our consciousness?

In this episode entitled Oxygenating Beautiful States of Mind, Amisha meets author, investigative journalist and teacher of meditation Alan Clements. Together they explore the nature of meditation, consciousness, beauty and activism.

Alan shares the story of his enquiry into the influence of consciousness on consciousness itself, including what inspired him to study “the elements of consciousness that enhance its frequency, luminosity, liberty and enlightenment.” We hear about the shift from external exploration - through psychedelics, entheogens, diet and yoga - toward an internal exploration, which led Alan to Burma, to the Mahasi Meditation Centre, and his teacher there.

After studying mindfulness meditation in a Burmese monastery for over 20 years, Alan returned to the world of laypeople and now spends his days writing, running retreats and teaching what he has learned to others. He and Amisha speak about the challenges of studying meditation outside the controlled environment of a monastery, and how we can practise mindful intelligence as a way of being in everyday life.

Alan shares his beliefs about how monogamous commitment is the way of the future for loving relationships, and why abandoning polyamory allows us to reach greater states of freedom together than we can alone. He tells how - by holding the highest integrity of presence in every moment and encounter - we can each change the world right here, right now and one person at a time.

“The most important act of activism today is to be in emotional integrity in the most heightened way - where you are, with whom you’re with - and let that be the evidence, should you die, of the greatest gift you gave to the future of life.” ~ Alan Clements

Links from this episode and more at https://allthatweare.org/2019/06/20/e53-alan-clements-on-meditation-intimacy-and-sacred-activism-oxygenating-beautiful-states-of-mind/

For Amisha's book INTUITION - https://amisha.co.uk/intuition/

To work with Amisha one on one, visit https://amisha.co.uk/leadership/

How can we change the world by changing our consciousness?

Links from this episode and more at https://allthatweare.org/2019/06/20/e53-alan-clements-on-meditation-intimacy-and-sacred-activism-oxygenating-beautiful-states-of-mind/

For Amisha's book INTUITION - https://amisha.co.uk/intuition/

To work with Amisha one on one, visit https://amisha.co.uk/leadership/

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After two very full series and 52 episodes, our host Amisha Ghadiali shares some musings with our community during our series break.

In this episode entitled Presence, Sacred Activism and Resilience, she talks about her ideas to get the community together in more face to face interactions all over the world, and a possibility of a matchmaking service for those looking for love!

She also shares about sacred activism, resilience, and presence. How to dance the twin trail, as we prepare for Series Three which we start recording in May and will be released in June.

Thank you to all of you wonders in our community for your beautiful hearts and commitment to the future. We are writing it as we speak, nothing is inevitable.

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Anna Murray on Pattern, Cycles and Balance - E54

At a time of growing individual and global burnout, how can looking to nature's patterns inspire us to find more sustainable and harmonious ways of living?

In this episode entitled The Positive Power of Pattern, Amisha meets with Anna Murray, co-founder of Patternity - a ‘conscious creative organisation’ working with pattern to inspire more curious, collaborative and connected ways of living.

Anna shares her journey with patterns, noticing how they play out in her own life and in the world around her, and speaks about how we can work with pattern awareness to create balance in our lives. During her early career in advertising, Anna became aware that something was very wrong with the way she was using her creativity. This sense of discomfort grew stronger and she began to hear a call to change direction. Anna speaks about the experience of taking a leap of faith to respond to this call and how her life has transformed as a result.

As an entrepreneur starting a new business, Anna and her business partner, Grace Winteringham, quickly came up against their own patterns and the patterns of the business culture around her. She tells how they were pushed to change, and to really live Patternity’s ethos of interconnectedness, beauty and balance. We hear how the two women repatterned their working lives and company culture to be in balance and harmony with natural patterns.

Together Anna and Amisha discuss the cycles that shape our lives on a personal and societal level, the bias we hold against slower, darker aspects of different cycles, and the gifts that come from tracking and tuning into our own cyclical nature. Anna tells us about her decision to approach life with more spirals and fewer stripes and what this means in her day to day life.

“We have not been taught to value rest, we want to be in perpetual summer.” ~ Anna Murray

Links from this episode and more at https://allthatweare.org/2019/06/27/e54-anna-murray-on-pattern-cycles-and-balance-the-positive-power-of-pattern/

For Amisha's book INTUITION - https://amisha.co.uk/intuition/

To work with Amisha one on one, visit https://amisha.co.uk/leadership/