
Discover Your Authentic Spiritual Self – How to Reconnect to Your Inner Guide and Intuition
06/28/24 • 24 min
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Discover how to connect with your authentic spiritual self and live a life of deeper purpose and fulfilment.
Episode highlights:
- What is the authentic spiritual self?
- Why your spiritual self can not be damaged or lost
- Signs and symptoms that you’ve disconnected from your authentic spiritual self
- Why you are a spiritual being having a human experience
- How we dishonour our authentic spiritual self and the consequences
- Are you living your life through your emotions or your authentic spiritual self?
- Inner Child work and the ‘Shen Test’
- Why you CAN’T learn how to become more spiritual!
- How to discern between the voices of the Ego (Inner Child) and your Shen (the authentic spiritual self)
- How to use meditation and mindfulness to connect to your authentic spiritual self and your inner wisdom
- Tuning into your intuition (and what blocks it)
- Extra resources to help you connect to your authentic spiritual self.
With your hosts, David James Lees (ordained Taoist monk, emotional and spiritual health teacher) and Alexandra Lees (mindset and business coach).
Discover our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com
Other related teachings on our YouTube channel that will help you:
- The Shen (Spiritual Self) – Guided Meditation https://youtu.be/BM2CNYvI45Y?si=MWZpvazEA6n5qgvz
- THE SHEN (SPIRITUAL SELF) PLAYLIST https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zIBmp50wYcmU7jCBLp1Qvl-j
- THE GOLDEN THREAD PROCESS https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zIAsS_wgdRN7QGBKIk54sbyD
- GUIDED MEDITATION PLAYLIST https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zIA12P7BftG6a18lIWFDjL35&si=K4CxcGqwMI7wDvXH
Join our free Wu Wei Wisdom Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wuweiwisdomcommunity
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Disclaimer: This podcast and any associated teaching and comments shared are not a substitute for professional therapy, mental health care, crisis support, medical advice, doctor diagnosis, or professional healthcare treatment. Our show episodes provide general information for educational purposes only and are offered as suggestions for you and your professional therapist or healthcare advisor to consider and research.
Music by Earth Tree Healing
Discover how to connect with your authentic spiritual self and live a life of deeper purpose and fulfilment.
Episode highlights:
- What is the authentic spiritual self?
- Why your spiritual self can not be damaged or lost
- Signs and symptoms that you’ve disconnected from your authentic spiritual self
- Why you are a spiritual being having a human experience
- How we dishonour our authentic spiritual self and the consequences
- Are you living your life through your emotions or your authentic spiritual self?
- Inner Child work and the ‘Shen Test’
- Why you CAN’T learn how to become more spiritual!
- How to discern between the voices of the Ego (Inner Child) and your Shen (the authentic spiritual self)
- How to use meditation and mindfulness to connect to your authentic spiritual self and your inner wisdom
- Tuning into your intuition (and what blocks it)
- Extra resources to help you connect to your authentic spiritual self.
With your hosts, David James Lees (ordained Taoist monk, emotional and spiritual health teacher) and Alexandra Lees (mindset and business coach).
Discover our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com
Other related teachings on our YouTube channel that will help you:
- The Shen (Spiritual Self) – Guided Meditation https://youtu.be/BM2CNYvI45Y?si=MWZpvazEA6n5qgvz
- THE SHEN (SPIRITUAL SELF) PLAYLIST https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zIBmp50wYcmU7jCBLp1Qvl-j
- THE GOLDEN THREAD PROCESS https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zIAsS_wgdRN7QGBKIk54sbyD
- GUIDED MEDITATION PLAYLIST https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zIA12P7BftG6a18lIWFDjL35&si=K4CxcGqwMI7wDvXH
Join our free Wu Wei Wisdom Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wuweiwisdomcommunity
Book an online consultation with David: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com/therapies-for-body-mind/
Follow us on Instagram: @wuweiwisdom
Sign up to receive a relaxing guided meditation gift, plus our weekly newsletter: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com/signup
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Disclaimer: This podcast and any associated teaching and comments shared are not a substitute for professional therapy, mental health care, crisis support, medical advice, doctor diagnosis, or professional healthcare treatment. Our show episodes provide general information for educational purposes only and are offered as suggestions for you and your professional therapist or healthcare advisor to consider and research.
Music by Earth Tree Healing
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Other related teachings on our YouTube channel that will help you:
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Disclaimer: This podcast and any associated teaching and comments shared are not a substitute for professional therapy, mental health care, crisis support, medical advice, doctor diagnosis, or professional healthcare treatment. Our show episodes provide general information for educational purposes only and are offered as suggestions for you and your professional therapist or healthcare advisor to consider and research.
Music by Earth Tree Healing
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Learn practical steps to break free from people pleasing and worrying about others' opinions.
Episode highlights:
- Introduction - defining the problem of seeking validation and people-pleasing
- Why your Inner Child is hooked on the drug of wanting approval from other people
- The link between anxiety and self-doubt, and how to use the Golden Thread Process to find the root of the problem
- Why approval-seeking behaviour stems from childhood experiences and our Inner Child
- The role of your Shen and authentic self in valuing yourself
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- Top practical steps for solving your approval-seeking behaviour
With your hosts, David James Lees (ordained Taoist monk, emotional and spiritual health teacher) and Alexandra Lees (mindset and business coach).
Discover our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com
Other related teachings on our YouTube channel that will help you:
- Stop Comparing, Criticising and Judging Yourself https://youtu.be/Lu_6Rq0Cqmc?si=uzPhFoibI7Ac9hVO
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- Believe in Yourself Guided Meditation https://youtu.be/Mw8oxjAIFyE?si=gKHE1U51RbiauNaT
- THE INNER CHILD PLAYLIST https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zICGLRS1b7q1HSJhZRash5qq
Is there a question you'd like answered on the show? Submit it at: https://bit.ly/askusyourquestion
Join our free Wu Wei Wisdom Community Facebook support group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wuweiwisdomcommunity
If you love our work, make a small donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wuweiwisdom
Book an online consultation with David: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com/therapies-for-body-mind/
Follow us on Instagram: @wuweiwisdom
Sign up to receive a relaxing guided meditation gift, plus our weekly newsletter: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com/signup
Disclaimer: This podcast and any associated teaching and comments shared are not a substitute for professional therapy, mental health care, crisis support, medical advice, doctor diagnosis, or professional healthcare treatment. Our show episodes provide general information for educational purposes only and are offered as suggestions for you and your professional therapist or healthcare advisor to consider and research.
Music by Earth Tree Healing
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