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In this episode, Jaye and Leta are joined by acupuncturists and plant spirit practitioner Brittney Chowning for a deep dive into Alchemy Plant Spirit Connection: the magic of plant spirit, moxibustion and Alchemical treatments featuring Artemisia Vulgaris (Mugwort).
Brittney shares her journey from acupuncture school into Plant Spirit Medicine, tracing her lineage back to Eliot Cowan's Plant Spirit Medicine work and her studies with practitioner Suzanne Burnell. Leta, who began studying with Eliot Cowan in 1999, connects their shared roots in the tradition. Together, the three explore what Plant Spirit Connection actually is, how indigenous traditions have long communicated directly with plant spirits, and how this practice fits within the Daoist Alchemy framework of seven dimensions.
The conversation covers:
- What Plant Spirit Connection means, and how it differs from conventional herbalsm
- Multidimensional travel: drumming, meditation, and altered states as ways to access plant, stone, and spirit worlds
- Daoist Alchemy's seven dimensions and where humans, plants, and immortals fit within them
- Personal stories of direct communication with plant spirits, include Leta's roadside encounter with a plant that "waved her down" before a treatment
- Why Artemisia Vulgaris (Mugwort) is considered a uniquely generous, universally healing plant
- How plant spirit moxibustion offers an alternative for practitioners who can't burn moxa in their clinic (due to smell sensitivies, shared office space, or building restrictions)
Links:
- Episode 146 (Part 2 of the Firehorse Year discussion) - the context of 2026's Firehorse Year.
- Eliot Cowan's Plant Spirit Medicine book (the foundational text/lineage for both Leta and Brittney)
Upcoming Workshop: Alchemy Plant Spirit Connection - The Magic of Plant Spirit Moxibustion in Alchemical Treatments, featuring Artemisia Vulgaris
Date: Friday, July 25, 2026, Noon - 4:00 PM
Includes: Journey work, meditation, drumming, a guided meeting with the spirit of Artemisia Vulgaris, and practical guidance on incorporating more Plant Spirit Connection into clinical practice
Promo code for listeners: Moxa99
Register / replay after July 25: AlchemyLearningCenter.com
The Fire Horse is at a full gallop as we are halfway through 2026. The question is: are you enjoying the ride, or letting go of the reins?
The Fire Horse year in the Chinese calendar is associated with Double Fire... that's a lot of Fire even for the people who have a Fire Element energetic stack-up. It's no wonder things have felt fast, intense, and sometimes overwhelming. In episode 146, Jaye and Leta break down what the Fire Horse year actually means energetically, why the same year can feel like a gift to one person and an assault to another, and how your Five Element nature shapes your personal experience of it.
Leta explains how each Element is likely to experience this year, from Fire people running hot at the starting gate to Earth people being quietly nourished, Wood people feeling pulled in every direction, Water people finding unexpected steadiness, and Metal people being asked to yield to something bigger than themselves. Then Jaye and Leta get into the method they use to help ease the overwhelm of the Fire Horse year: the Daoist concept of Xuan Fu, the mysterious openings throughout the body that determine whether Cosmic Qi flows freely through you or whether you're running on your own limited reserves.
Plus an update on the newly launched 2026 Summer Alchemy Lab Workshop Series, a preview of the upcoming Alchemy Plant Spirit Connection workshop featuring Artemisia Vulgaris with Brittney Chowning on July 25th, and a tease for next episode's interview all about multidimensional healing with plant spirit connection. What is multidimensional healing? Join us next time to find out!
Summary of this episode:
- What makes 2026 a Fire Horse year, and why that combination amplifies everything Fire represents, including joy, passion, and forward momentum.
- The difference between controlling your outer world and creating from your inner center, and why the heart is called the supreme controller in Chinese medicine.
- How each of the Five Elements, Fire, Earth, Wood, Water, and Metal, is likely to experience the Fire Horse year differently.
- The Daoist concept of Xuan Fu, the body's energetic openings, and how closed doors leave you running on your own reserves while open doors connect you to Da Qi, or unlimited Cosmic Qi.
- Why the free Open Your Doors Meditation can support you through this year's energy.
Links:
Alchemy Learning Center: https://alchemylearningcenter.com
Open Your Doors Meditation (free): available inside Your First Alchemical Meditations
Alchemy Plant Spirit Connection Workshop, July 25th, 12:00–4:00 PM ET
Alchemy Healing Center: https://alchemyhealingcenter.com
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Email us your questions or suggestions: leta@inspiredactionpodcast.com and jaye@inspiredactionpodcast.com
After almost a year of wandering the world, we're back! And honestly? We were teaching, traveling, deepening our own Alchemy practice — and somewhere in the middle of all of it, we realized: we really missed you! We missed these conversations and the deeper dives, not to mention all the nerding out together!
So in this episode, we're easing everyone back in to the Inspired Action world. We share where we've been, what shifted for us, and why Season 10 feels different. We also get into:
- Why Daoist alchemy is not spiritual bypass — and why that distinction actually matters
- The two most important questions in Stage 1 of the Nine Stages of Alchemy
- What it means to become a Zhen Ren — a fully realized, authentically yourself human being
- Why this Year of the Fire Horse is asking something specific of all of us
- A teaser of what's coming in Episode 146 (including a Daoist meditation on opening your doors)
If you've been listening since the beginning, welcome home! If you just found us — perfect timing. We're so excited that you're here.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Episode 142: How to Navigate This Fast-Changing World Based on Your Elemental Nature
- June 27 Workshop: From Seeker to Alchemist (Alchemy Lab Workshop Series) → alchemylearningcenter.com
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Continuing the Conversation with Deng Ming-Dao Guest: Deng Ming-Dao (Daoist philosopher, author, and artist)
Episode Overview In this powerful continuation of Episode 143, hosts Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman dive deeper into their transformative conversation with renowned Daoist philosopher and artist Deng Ming-Dao. This episode explores the intersection of creativity, healing, and daily practice, offering profound insights for artists, healers, and anyone seeking to live more authentically.
This episode is essential listening for artists, healers, and anyone interested in living a more creative, authentic life. The conversation bridges ancient Daoist wisdom with practical modern applications for reclaiming creativity and attention in our distracted world.
Key Topics Discussed The Art of Listening to Inner Voices * Distinguishing between inspiration and other internal chatter * The importance of waiting and discernment in creative and healing processes * How meditation creates space to reassess and clarify authentic inspiration
Trusting Your Inner Compass * Why external validation (money, success) cannot replace inner knowing * The courage to follow your heart despite societal pressures * Self-cultivation as the ultimate measure of success
Reclaiming Your Attention * How society has co-opted our natural capacity for attention * The difference between being told what to focus on versus choosing your focus * Practical steps to redirect attention from consumption to creation
Everyone is an Artist * Why 99% of people have had their natural creativity "beaten out of them" * The myth of talent versus the reality of daily practice * Starting small: simple tools like pencil and paper, humming, or describing experiences
The Progression of Practice * Why beginners should expect and embrace being "no good" initially * The power of daily practice and incremental improvement * Using constraints and limitations to stimulate creativity
Art as Healing * How both artist and audience are transformed through creative expression * The gift of art as a form of healing exchange * Creating "messages in bottles" for future generations
The Spiritual Dimension of Art * Art as a response to the world and inner experience * The importance of not pandering to audiences * How authentic expression naturally carries spiritual essence
Memorable Quotes On Trusting Your Heart:
"If you trust your heart, if your heart tells you this is where you need to go, then that's what you need to follow. Because no external rewards and no external rejection is going to be a guide for what you need to do in life."
On Getting Started:
"It's as simple as picking up a pencil and a piece of paper. It's as simple as humming something. It's as simple as saying, this just happened to me. How do I describe it?"
On Attention:
"We are completely capable of attention, but attention has been co-opted by our society. We have not been allowed to say we deserve attention for our own purposes."
On Defining Art:
"Art is a response to the world. And from that, other people can see that shape [and] think about how they might want to respond to the world."
Practical Takeaways 1. Start a Daily Practice: Get a sketchbook and write or draw in it every day, even if it's "crap" 2. Examine Your Screen Time: Notice how much attention you give to others' content versus your own creative expression 3. Embrace Beginner's Mind: Allow yourself to be "no good" initially and focus on the process, not the outcome 4. Set Constraints: Use limitations to spark creativity (small canvases, limited time, simple materials) 5. Create Space for Reflection: Spend time looking at and contemplating your work, not just producing it
Resources Mentioned * AlchemyLearningCenter.com - Hosts' website with courses and resources * New Book: "Cultivating the Thirteen Ghost Points" by the hosts * The intersection of Daoist philosophy and creative practice * The concept of the Nine Palaces and the Creativity/Children Palace
About the Guest Deng Ming-Dao is an author, artist, and teacher. He is the author of: 365 Tao; Chronicles of Tao; Scholar Warrior; Everyday Tao; The Lunar Tao; The Living I Ching; Zen: The Art of Modern Eastern Cooking; and The Wisdom of the Tao, Every Journey Begins With a Single Step, and The Way of Heart and Beauty.
His books have been translated into a variety of European and Asian languages.
Deng Ming-Dao has trained in Chinese martial arts since 1975. His teachers have come from Beijing, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and two Taoist mountains, Huashan and Wudangshan. He has been most involved with the internal systems of Xingyiquan, Baguazhang, and Taijiquan, and he has given many workshops to introduce Chinese martial arts and Taoist wellness techniques.
Episode Themes * Creativity as Spiritual Practice * Healing Through Art * Attention as Sacred Resource * Daily Practice as Transformation * Authentic Expression vs. Commercial Art
Art as Self-Cultivation: A Conversation with Deng Ming-Dao Guest: Deng Ming-Dao (Daoist philosopher, author, and artist)
Episode Overview In this episode, Deng Ming-Dao, esteemed author of the Wandering Taoist and several other Daoist-based books—(including our favs Spiritual Warrior and 365 Tao), joins Leta and Jaye as they have an inspiring conversation together. This episode explores the concept of how art isn’t separate from self-cultivation—it is self-cultivation. Ming-Dao dives into what it means to self-cultivate and how creating art, practicing Tai Chi, or even making mistakes can be the fire that transforms us.
From poetry to Tai Chi to painting—everything becomes part of the Alchemical process of becoming our authentic selves. If you’ve ever wondered whether your creative life is as important as a spiritual practice—this podcast is for you.
Key Topics Discussed Self-Cultivation as Repair * The Chinese concept of self-cultivation literally means "repair" * How life and socialization tear us down and obscure our natural self * Why Daoists believe our natural self is already perfect * The parallel between health in Chinese Medicine and spiritual wellness
Art as Personal Transformation * Why every piece of art changes the artist who creates it * The continuous process of learning through creating * How mistakes in the studio become opportunities for growth * The discipline and perseverance required for artistic practice
Qi and Artistic Expression * The ancient Chinese concept of "lively movement and qi resonance" in art * How an artist's qi becomes visible in their work (especially calligraphy) * The difference between original energy and reproduced forms * Art as alignment with the energy of the universe
Tai Chi as Art Form * How Tai Chi transforms martial violence into self-cultivation * The role of qi circulation in both Tai Chi and artistic practice * Why practitioners from the same school look different (personal infusion) * The connection between movement, medicine, and creativity
Expression as Human Nature * Why every human being gives testament to their experience on earth * The role of creative expression in reconciling individuality with the collective * Cave paintings as evidence of humanity's innate creative impulse * How great artists help us put overwhelming feelings into form
The Challenge of Daily Practice * Why significant achievement requires daily commitment * Breaking free from society's consumer mentality * The difference between external motivation and internal necessity * Understanding practice as the ultimate gift to yourself
Authentic Inspiration and Inner Voices * How to distinguish between authentic inspiration and other mental chatter * The reality of multiple "voices" within ourselves * Why inspiration is just the beginning, not the end * The role of problem-solving and technical skill in bringing ideas to form
Memorable Quotes On Self-Cultivation:
"Self-cultivation is about recovering from those problems and getting back to your natural self. The Daoists feel that your natural self is perfect."
On Daily Practice:
"You're not doing this for a job, you are not doing this for a certificate. You're not doing this to be famous. You are doing this for yourself, and until you understand that, it's always going to be difficult."
On Consumer Culture:
"We have been so warped by our society that our only role is to be a customer... We need to get away from this kind of materialism and return to ourselves."
On Artistic Inspiration:
"Just because you get inspired is not the end of it. It's just the start of it... The voice is an idea. It's not a form. Your job as an artist is to make it form."
On Expression:
"Every human being has to work to live... But is that all you have to do? Everybody gives testament to their experience on this planet."
Practical Takeaways 1. Understand Art as Repair: View creative practice as healing and recovery of your natural self 2. Commit to Daily Practice: Recognize that significant growth requires consistent daily commitment 3. Practice for Yourself: Do creative work for your own development, not external validation 4. Embrace Qi in Your Work: Align your creative practice with life energy and universal flow 5. Learn to Distinguish Voices: Develop the ability to recognize authentic inspiration through experience 6. Accept the Problem-Solving Process: Understand that turning inspiration into form requires technical skill and perseverance
Resources Mentioned * AlchemyLearningCenter.com - Hosts' website with courses and resources * New Book: "Cultivating the Thirteen Ghost Points" by the hosts * 365 Tao: Daily Meditations - Ming-Dao's daily practice book * The Wandering Taoist - Available as audiobook * Scholar Warrior - Currently being read by the hosts * Hua Shan and Wudang Shan - Traditional Daoist mountain lineages
About the Guest Deng Ming-Dao is a Chinese American author, artist, philosopher, teacher and martial artist. He is the author of eight books, including 365 Tao, Everyday Tao, Scholar Warrior, and Chronicles of Tao. His books have been translated into fifteen languages.
Background & Training: He studied qigong, philosophy, meditation, and internal martial arts with Taoist master Kwan Saihung for thirteen years, and with two other masters before that. From a young age, he studied Taoist internal arts such as Qigong and Kung-Fu.
Artistic Career: He is an award-winning graphic designer and fine artist whose work is in several collections, including those of the Brooklyn Museum and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Currently transitioning into retirement, he paints daily and continues his writing practice, focusing on landscape paintings that combine Asian ink and watercolor techniques.
Episode Themes * Art as Spiritual Practice * Self-Cultivation vs. Socialization * Daily Practice as Transformation * Qi and Creative Expression * Authentic vs. Consumer Living * The Artist's Journey of Discovery
What's Coming Next This conversation continues in Episode 144, Part 2, where the discussion deepens into topics of healing through art, the role of artists in society, and practical guidance for reclaiming creativity in daily life.
This episode is essential listening for anyone who has ever questioned whether their creative pursuits "count" as spiritual work. Ming-Dao's insights reveal that art isn't separate from the spiritual path—it may be one of the most direct routes to recovering our authentic nature.
In this episode, Jaye and Leta invite you to take a little time out — not in a punishment sort of way, but in a take-a-step-back-and-breathe kind of way. We’re kicking off a brand-new five-part series on the Alchemy, Five Elements & Overwhelm, starting with Wood — the Element of Hope, Renewal, and of Inspired Action.
What We Talk About: * Why overwhelm is sometimes the new normal — and why is/isn't it OK * What ancient Daoist Alchemists did during times of political chaos (hint: it involves retreats, mountains, and silence) * Why wind represents change in Chinese Medicine — and how to work with it instead of being blown away * Wood Element traits under pressure: survival mode, strategy overload, and full-on gorilla mode * The concept of “Opti-mystic” — embracing the mystic and the optimistic during chaotic times * Practical advice for Wood types (and everyone with Wood in their chart, which is… everyone) on how to re-center, breathe, and find meaning in challenge * A sneak peek into how the other elements (Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water) handle overwhelm — next up: Fire and the fear of losing love
00:25 Dealing with Overwhelm in Today's World 04:31 Embracing Change and Technological Advances 12:48 Navigating Overwhelm with Elemental Energies 13:13 Understanding Yourself in Chaotic Times 13:53 The Essence of Wood Energy 14:27 Survival Mode and Wood People 15:52 Strategies for Wood People 18:59 Embracing Challenges Positively
Could ancient stones be the missing link in your modern-day transformation?
In this episode, Jaye and Leta explore the mysterious—yet surprisingly practical—world of Alchemy Stone Medicine. We're talking crystals, gemstones, and minerals, and how these ancient Earth allies can support healing, self-cultivation, and real energetic change.
From Five Element colors to sacred shapes to the way stones are formed deep within the Earth, you’ll discover that stones have personalities—just like humans. This episode is all about building relationships with stones as transformational partners, not just keeping them around as pretty shelf candy.
Whether you’re brand new to stone medicine or already knee-deep in crystal clusters, you’ll leave with fresh insights, a few laughs, and maybe a new favorite rock to carry in your pocket.
Stone Medicine is an ancient healing modality rooted in Chinese medicine. In this conversation with Stone Medicine practitioner, Mikhael Oskarsson, we delve into the methods and philosophies of Stone Medicine, emphasizing its transformational potential and how it can enhance self-cultivation practices.
Practical Applications of Stone Medicine
Stone medicine isn't just theoretical—it's incredibly practical. In this conversation, Jaye, Mikhael and Leta explore various ways to incorporate stone medicine into daily life:
- Jewelry and Talismans: Wearing stones as jewelry offers a constant energetic reminder and support, aligning with personal intentions and goals.
- Grids and Elixirs: Creating stone grids around spaces or using stones in elixirs (vibrationally potent water) can enhance environments and personal energy fields.
- Feng Shui and Placements: Stones can be strategically placed in homes to influence energy flow, attract positivity, and repel negativity or stale energy.
Connecting with Stones
Building a vibrational, personal relationship with stones is important to maximizing their healing benefits. When you enter into the world of Stone Medicine, it's an invitation to explore and discover which stones you are naturally attract to. Holding and connecting with these stones helps in developing an intimate understanding of Stone Medicine energies and how stones can support your journey. This will help you identify your allies as a Stone Medicine practitioner.
If you want to learn more about Alchemy Stone Medicine, join us for an upcoming free Alchemy Stone Medicine webinar on March 31st, 2025. This webinar will talk about Alchemy Stone Medicine in our Modern world and introduce our new 12-week immersive certification program for Alchemy Stone Medicine for Self-Cultivation.
In our final episode on the Thirteen Ghost Points, we discuss how they serve as metaphors for past traumas, events, or aspects of ourselves that haunt us. The journey through these themes is all about confronting these ghosts and working through them to cultivate a deeper sense of self.
This episode addresses your ability to guide your own destiny and connect with your higher self. It's about asking yourself the tough questions: Are you living by your own rules? Are you fulfilling your true purpose?
Exploring Ghost Official and Ghost Seal In this episode, we delve into two significant Ghost Points: Ghost Official and Ghost Seal.
- Ghost Official: This is about being in charge of your destiny. It asks us to examine whether we are living under our own life's rules or if we are being oppressed by the expectations and control of others. The key takeaway here is the freedom to fulfill your own will and walk your own path.
- Ghost Seal: This point speaks to the core essence of who you are, predating even this lifetime. It challenges us to connect with our authentic self, beyond labels and roles society gives us. Who were you before life defined you as an occupation, a familial role, or social identity?
Unfinished Business and a Life of Completion A life with no unfinished business is one that aligns with your core purposes and values, bringing the idea of completing your life's journey with a sense of fulfillment. By working through these themes, you can clear past burdens, enabling you to fully realize and embody your authentic self.
Join the Alchemical Journey Our exploration of the 13 Ghost Points ties in seamlessly with our upcoming book, Cultivating the Thirteen Ghost Points. If you want more information about the book, you can sign up to receive updates about the book launch and more at AlchemyLearningCenter.com.
We also invite you to join us for our upcoming live events. We’re hosting a webinar on March 31st, 2025 about Alchemy and Stone Medicine, an ancient Chinese healing modality, at the end of March. This event promises to be as enlightening as our podcast discussions.
00:43 Engaging with Your Ghosts 01:06 Deep Dive into the Last Two Points 01:38 Self-cultivation and the New Book 03:24 Introduction to Stone Medicine 03:48 Personal Connection with Stones 05:51 Exploring Ghost Official 06:51 Understanding Will Blocks 07:29 Living by Your Own Rules 08:41 Exploring Ghost Seal
In this episode, we discuss the next Ghost Points themes surrounding intimacy with yourself and the safest people in your life as well as releasing the guilt and shame you may be carrying.
Ghost Hall: Embracing Intimacy with Yourself and Others
Intimacy, whether with yourself or others, often involves vulnerability and trust. When we've been betrayed or taught to doubt ourselves, we often feel uncomfortable and afraid to expose our inner selves. Cultivating intimacy starts with introspection and building trust within yourself first.
Ghost Hall, is a metaphor for a private sanctuary within you- a small, intimate chamber next to your heart. You decide who is safe enough to be allowed into that intimate space. Intimacy is about trusting yourself to make the decision as to who to let in so that you can reclaim your power and achieve a deeper sense of connection with others.
Ghost Hidden: The Journey Through Shame and Guilt Shame and guilt can be significant barriers to achieving innocence and self-forgiveness. Forgiveness, particularly of yourself, allows for healing and can guide you back to your original state of innocence. The theme of Ghost Hidden is about embracing the idea that freedom and innocence are innate rights, available to everyone willing to undertake this journey of self-discovery.
00:52 Deep Dive into Intimacy and Innocence 01:19 Exploring Ghost Hall and Ghost Hidden 01:31 The Importance of Self-Cultivation and Awareness 05:34 Understanding Ghost Hall 08:33 The Concept of Intimacy with Yourself 10:17 Challenges of Vulnerability and Trust 12:28 Introduction to Ghost Hidden 12:53 Dealing with Shame and Guilt 13:58 Advanced Forgiveness and Innocence 16:28 Conclusion and Final Thoughts Links Advanced Forgiveness Meditation
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In this episode, we consider the realm of fields of energy in our healing journeys. This interview Keith Parker from Field Dynamics is a fascinating journey through the realms of energy fields, healing, and the intricate connection between mind, body, and spirit.
Keith elaborates on how energy fields are often described in various cultures and spiritual traditions as chi, prana, or aura, encapsulating electromagnetic, bioelectrical, and informational domains.
Join us for this thought-provoking conversation and uncover the intricate pathways that lead to a deeper connection with our inner healing potential. Whether you're a seasoned practitioner or a curious seeker, this episode explores the boundless possibilities of energy fields in enhancing healing.
00:31 Exploring the Heart's Energy Field 01:54 The Intersection of Science and Alchemy 03:44 The Power of Thoughts and Emotions 06:11 Introducing Keith Parker 07:37 Understanding Energy Fields 19:46 The Science Behind Energy Fields 32:21 Quantum Entanglement and Modern Science 33:49 The Holographic Principle and Reality 35:41 Fractals and the Nature of the Universe 39:24 Mind, Body, and Spirit: A Unified Perspective 43:03 The Heart's Role in Inner Transformation 49:01 Meditation and Self-Cultivation
This episode focuses on two themes: Ghost Market and Ghost Cave.
Ghost Market: Honoring Your Gifts
How do you present yourself to the world? Are you offering your unique gifts to those who most need them? Or are you hiding them away? Ghost Market is a metaphor for your unique talents. Can you connect with those who need your gifts? What is your "elevator pitch" for your skills and strengths?
Ghost Cave: Journey into the Heart
At the core of the Ghost points lies the Ghost Cave, which represents the heart's immaterial space—the essence of who you truly are. Heart pains, stemming from limitations and disappointments, often clutter this space. Can you release these burdens to free the heart and allow it to flourish authentically?
00:41 Understanding the Ghost Points 02:24 Ghost Market and Ghost Cave 04:54 The Concept of the Heart 06:20 Exploring the Ghost Market 17:14 Delving into the Ghost Cave *****
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😴 Look Under The Covers: Ghost Points for Better Sleep and Deeper Self Awareness 🥱
In this podcast episode, we discuss the mysteries of the Ghost Pillow and Ghost Bed points from Chinese Medicine, guiding you through self cultivational practices to perhaps uncover your unconscious beliefs and obsessive thoughts that can disrupt sleep. This episode is not just a conversation, but an invitation to become aware of your patterns, release what no longer serves you, and step into a life of greater authenticity and peace.
Whether it's through meditation, contemplation, or simply being more vigilant with your thoughts, this episode offers practical tips and empowering insights to transform hidden aspects of yourself that may be affecting your sleep at night. Join us for our continued podcast journey through the Thirteen Ghost points and your potential path to realized self-awareness and living the life you truly want will appear.
00:40 Exploring Ghost Pillow and Ghost Bed 01:09 Symbolism of Ghost Points 01:16 Deep Thoughts and Feelings 05:40 Understanding Unconscious Beliefs 06:11 Role of the Heart Protector 06:58 Repressing Emotions in Chinese Medicine 10:24 Meditation and Contemplation Techniques 10:54 Working with Unconscious Beliefs 13:33 Ghost Pillow: Support and Safety 17:23 Ghost Bed: Obsessive Thoughts 19:34 Homework and Practical Tips 22:09 Recap and Final Thoughts *****
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Are you embracing your authenticity—both in our relationships and your life's path? Are you being genuine with loved ones and staying true to your destiny? Cultivating Heartfelt Connections Can you free yourself from past heartaches and embrace new connections? Your Heart Protector might tell stories of inadequacy, but recognizing and questioning these beliefs can unlock the door to genuine relationships. Do you have defensive patterns that stop you from opening your heart.
Walking Your True Destiny Are you aligned with your heart's true path in life? Explore what you believe about the balance between destiny and free will. Are external forces or past experiences taking you off your Dao's course? There's no judgment here—only a call to honesty and self-reflection.
00:31 Introduction to I Ching 06:19 Season 8 Theme: 13 Ghost Points 07:12 Living Authentically and True Destiny 14:31 Exploring the Concept of Ghost Heart 15:40 The Domino Effect of Trauma 16:21 Rebuilding Trust and Connection 18:10 Defensiveness and the Heart Protector 21:29 Understanding Your Life Path 26:36 Overcoming Addictions and Will Blocks 28:40 Self-Cultivation Homework Links
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The next two Ghost Points in our series are about how we receive input from the outer world and how we actually see the world. These insights are invaluable for anyone striving to cultivate greater authenticity in their life.
- Ghost Convincing: This theme challenges us to recognize when we're being influenced by external pressures or "gaslighting." It's about trusting our inner truth and being aware of when something feels off.
- Ghost Eyes: This theme encourages us to reflect on how past experiences, especially traumas, might cloud our current perceptions. It's about seeing clearly without letting the past dictate our present.
Building Trust in Yourself To cultivate Trust, start with small steps to rebuild trust in yourself. Whether following a gut instinct about a seemingly simple decision, like taking an umbrella when it doesn't look like rain, or reflecting on bigger life choices, nurturing this inner trust is key to authenticity.
For those who might feel overwhelmed due to past traumas, the journey may take time, but it's worth the effort. Recognize situations where you might have doubted yourself and try to understand the underlying truth of those moments.
Moving Forward with Confidence While the past may have shaped us, it doesn't have to define us. By reconnecting with our authentic self, we can cultivate the Thirteen Ghost Points to approach the world with clarity and confidence.
08:00 Introduction to the 13 Ghost Points 08:42 Understanding Ghost Convincing 09:47 Trusting Your Instincts 10:12 Reconnecting with Your Inner Truth 12:17 The Impact of Trauma on Trust 13:04 Baby Steps to Rebuild Trust 14:38 How You See the World 15:50 Hypervigilance and Trauma 16:12 The Exhaustion of Hypervigilance 16:27 Different Perspectives and Vantage Points 17:20 Influence of Past Traumas 17:46 Homework: Observing Your Assumptions 19:51 Hypervigilance as an Excuse 20:20 Living Authentically 20:39 Energetic Work and Self Cultivation 21:35 Recognizing Gaslighting 21:47 Gentleness and Self-Care *****
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🚪 What does your 'door to the world' look like? How do different Elements like Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water interface with the world? 🌈 Plus, mini-update on the 5 Spirits... 🌿 Tune in and begin your journey to rediscover your true self! 💫 00:28 Diving into the 13 Ghost Points 02:42 Understanding the Five Spirits 09:55 Exploring your Door to the World 18:44 Exploring Your True Self 19:13 Understanding the Five Element types of Doors 20:14 Wood Element: Engaging with the World 22:13 Fire Element: Embracing Social Connections 24:41 Earth Element: Balancing Care and Boundaries 28:29 Metal Element: Integrity and Interaction 31:21 Water Element: Trust and Expression 33:02 Inspired Action: Healing and Authenticity 36:46 Conclusion and Next Steps *****
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🌟 Are you ready to unhook your past traumas and free your True Qi? The first step is to become the watcher and find the areas of your life where you have allowed yourself to be your true self. 👀 Can you be truly YOU vs the YOU that is being influenced by past trauma and external pressures? What have you acquired along that way that takes you away from being your true self? ☯️ Listen in as Leta and Jaye share tips on how you can identify your hooks by examining areas where your True Qi may have been distorted. 🚀 Take your first step towards self-discovery and healing with gentle kindness toward yourself! - How you interface with the world: Observe your interactions in daily life, for example, at social events or while talking to people in mundane settings like the grocery store. It's normal to interface in different ways depending on your Element: If you're Wood, you'll likely be private, if you're Fire, you might be shy, if you're Earth, you might be really open, if you're Metal, you might hold back and watch, if you're Water, you might feel socially awkward at times and be very social other times. - Self-Doubt: Identify areas where you are doubting yourself and how this could be linked to past experiences. - Perception of the World: Examine whether you see the world as a threat and how this affects your authenticity. - Walking Your Path: Check if you are metaphorically on your life's intended path or if you are taking a detour. - Unconscious Beliefs: Understand if your deepest unconscious beliefs align with your stated beliefs. - Obsessive Thinking: Notice if certain thoughts dominate your mind and how to bring balance. - Authentic Self-Expression: Verify how you speak about yourself; avoid self-denigration and be genuine. - Heart Pains and Reactions: Be aware of deep emotions and how they can trigger disproportionate reactions. - Intimacy and True Qi: Explore your comfort level with intimacy and sharing your true self with loved ones. - Guilt, Shame, and Control: Acknowledge feelings of guilt and shame and how external control affects your Qi. - Identity and Authenticity: Reflect on whether you are the person you truly want to be and how closely you align with your authentic self. Being gentle with yourself during this observation process. Acknowledging that trauma can make this process difficult and patience and kindness towards yourself are crucial. We are all on our unique Alchemical journey that is individual. Knowing that you don't have to do it alone, go it alone or be alone... we can share it with our global community of Alchemists at the AlchemyLearningCenter.com and InspiredActionPodcast.com. Five Element Fridays Podcast. *****
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In this pod, Jaye and Leta kick off Season 8 of the Inspired Action Podcast with a focus on authenticity and “True Qi.” They introduce the concept of the Thirteen Ghost Points from Chinese Medicine and their connection to achieving true authenticity. They explore how each element (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) can get “hooks” that interfere with our true selves, and discuss how the IAP Ghost Points series will help release these hooks. Listeners are invited to learn more in the Alchemy Learning Center for more in-depth classes, webinars and exploration and community support. 00:41 Understanding Authenticity and the 13 Ghost Points 02:10 Applying Ancient Philosophies in Modern Times 02:57 The Power of Self Cultivation and True Qi 04:31 Introducing the Ghost Points Series 12:35 Deep Dive into the Philosophy of Ghost Points 16:01 The Love-Hate Relationship with Hooks 16:21 Understanding Life's Curriculum 17:22 The Nine Palaces and Elemental Types 17:51 Wood Element: The Pursuit of Greatness 23:26 Fire Element: The Importance of Relationships 25:50 Earth Element: The Need for Belonging 27:47 Metal Element: The Pain of Disconnection 28:43 Water Element: The Desire to Matter 30:16 Introduction to Ghost Points The Nine Palaces Cheat Sheet: 1 - Career/Knowledge - Water 2 - Relationship - Fire 3 - Health - Wood 4 - Weatlh - Wood 5 - Home - Earth 6 - Children/Creativity - Metal 7 - Travel/Global - Metal 8 - Wisdom - Water 9 - Prosperity - Fire *****
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Have you ever wondered how the Yin and Yang energetic aspects within you can shape, fuel, focus, and move you in your life? 🌿🔥 Understanding the interplay between Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water on a deeper level can help you unlock new paths to success and harmony in all areas of your life! ❤️
If you are feeling out of balance within your elemental energy - it could be that your elemental nature is influencing these dynamics more than you realize... Can you imagine how your life could change if you embraced your true elemental type and leveraged its strengths on the deepest levels? 💡
Are you ready to unlock the secrets of the elements within you and transform your life? 🚀
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Understanding Different Elemental Types:
- Intro to Yin and Yang aspects within each elemental type.
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- Wood: Gallbladder (Yang) vs. Liver (Yin).
- Fire: Small Intestine/Triple Heater (Yang) vs. Heart/Pericardium (Yin).
- Earth: Stomach (Yang) vs. Spleen (Yin).
- Metal: Colon (Yang) vs. Lungs (Yin).
- Water: Bladder (Yang) vs. Kidneys (Yin).
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Practical Application in Relationships:
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Applying Yin/Yang dynamics in relationships.
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- Managing relationship friction and improving communication.
- Impact of Yin/Yang aspects on romantic relationships.
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Elemental Interactions and Energetics:
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Nourishing Relationships: Parent-Child dynamics among elements.
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- e.g. Wood helps Fire by fueling it; Fire helps Earth by warming it.
- Controlling Relationships: How elements naturally control each other.
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- e.g. Metal controls Wood by chopping it; Water controls Fire by extinguishing it.
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Enhancing Self-Understanding and Self-Acceptance:
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Self-reflection and acceptance of your elemental type and Yin/Yang nature.
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- Identifying strengths and areas for growth.
- Using this understanding for personal development.
Plus, get a sneak peek into our next season on the mysterious 13 Ghost Points.
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Waters... you've waited long enough! Are you a slow-moving, contemplative powerhouse or a quick, vigilant master of inventory? It's time to dive deep into the intriguing world of the Water Element with Jaye and Leta as they explore the Yin and Yang aspects of the Water. Listen in while they open the floodgates on the mysteries of the Kidneys and Bladder -- the Powerhouse and the Master of the Waterworks types. Learn how these organs influence not just our physical health, but our emotional and spiritual well-being, and discover the secrets behind the energy, timing, and wisdom they bestow upon us. This episode helps you identify where you fall on the Water continuum, offering insights into your behavioral patterns and how to harness the superpowers within you. Whether you're seeking to understand more about your elemental make-up, anticipating ways to balance your energy, or merely fascinated by the depths of Chinese medicine, don't miss out on this light-hearted and practical episode and the ultimate permission to take a restorative power nap! 00:25 Reviewing the Water Element 00:57 Characteristics of Water Elemental People 02:20 The Yin and Yang of Water 10:30 The Importance of Kidneys in Chinese Medicine 21:37 Kidney Yin and Yang Explained 26:22 The Kidneys Relationship to the Lungs 26:42 The Yin Yang Symbol and Kidney Yang 27:08 The Role of Kidneys in Heating the Body 27:31 The Triple Heater's role 28:47 The Powerhouse of the Kidneys 29:02 The Relationship Between Kidneys and Bladder 29:31 The Anticipation and Timing of the Kidneys 32:07 The Wisdom and Ambition of Water Element People 35:06 The Role of the Bladder in Water Management 35:59 The Bladder's Extensive Channel and Functions 39:25 The Importance of Water Balance in the Body 41:38 Understanding Water Element People 44:25 The Vigilance and Awareness of Bladder Types 48:36 Challenges Faced by Water Element People 49:49 The Kidney as the Ocean and the Bladder as the Rushing River 52:25 Catching a Shooting Star *****
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Take a magic carpet ride into the realm of Metal! 🌟 Explore the yin & yang aspects of the Metal Element (Lungs to Colon), and the delicate balance of connection and loss. Tune in now! 🎧✨ #InspiredActionPodcast #FiveElements #Metal
Discover the critical differences between the Lung, acting as the 'Minister of Breath', and the Colon, the 'Recycler/Gem Finder'. 08:19 Understanding Metal: Connection and Loss 13:24 The Role of the Lung Minister 24:20 Metal's Duality: Strength and Malleability 34:47 Understanding Metal Personalities 35:39 The Fragility and Strength of Metals 37:25 Metals in Different Cultures 38:34 The Role of the Lungs 39:07 The Bureaucratic Nature of Metals 42:35 The Large Intestine: The Conveyer Belt 48:03 The Spiritual Aspect of the Large Intestine 50:15 Challenges for Metals 01:00:29 Interacting with Metals *****
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Welcome to another deliciously funny episode of the Inspired Action Podcast! In this gut-busting installment, join Jaye and Leta as they unravel the digestive tracts of the Earth element. Learn whether you’re more of the Analyzer type or the Philosopher and what exactly are the 5 Tastes and why are they important to your Spleen?
While you’re at it, listen in to see if you are too sexy for your Spleen!
In this Episode:
- 4:00 - Joint Chiefs of Staff
- 10:21 - Analyst and Philosopher
- 12:38 - Stomach/Spleen Continuum
- 9:43 - Digestive System Explained
- 14:57 - From Eyes to Chewing
- 19:08 - Stomach Filling and Emptying
- 21:49 - Mindfulness
- 22:09 - Spleen - Transformation
- 27:47 - Transportation of Spleen
- 29:28 - The Five Tastes
- 36:08 - Seasons - Transitions
- 39:44 - Give to yourself
- 45:15 - The Crown of Thorns
- 46:29 - Great Enveloping
- 47:40 - How to be with Earth
- 51:58 - Don't Solve their Problems
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Can you fully be yourself… without apology? This episode dives deep into the Heart (Supreme Controller) and Small Intestine (Supreme Sorter) and how these two factors help all of us sort and understand the world around us and whether things are in alignment with who we really are. Leta and Jaye continue to examine how Fire, unlike the other Elements, manifests in four dynamic types, each embodying distinct yin and yang aspects.
00:21 Diving Deep into the Fire Element 00:29 Exploring the Yin and Yang of Fire 08:03 Understanding the Heart Types 17:11 The Supreme Controller: Embracing the Heart's Power 29:33 The Heart as a Mirror: Reflecting Authenticity 30:27 The Mirror Effect: Understanding Heart People 30:53 The Burden of Being a Heart Person 31:13 Seeking Authenticity: The Heart's Desire 31:54 A Psychic's Superpower 33:47 Navigating Chaos: The Heart's Challenge 44:27 The Alchemist: Transforming Chi 54:39 The Art of the Heart: Embracing Stillness 54:39 The Challenge of Being "When something takes charge of the beings, we speak of the Heart" - from Rooted in Spirit, by Claude Larre and Elizabeth Rochat de la Vallee To Learn More about Gua Sha, you can listen to: Episode 40: Stay Healthy by preventing a cold before it catches YOU! Or read our book: The Big "Little" Gua Sha Book, by Leta Herman and Jaye McElroy Or take our online class: Learn Gua Sha, at Alchemy Learning Center *****
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Have you Mastered the Art of the Open Heart? Join Leta and Jaye as they explore the many nuances of the Fire element through the lenses of Chinese Medicine and Chinese Numerology. Discover how Fire, unlike the other Elements, manifests in four dynamic types, each embodying distinct yin and yang aspects. This episode dives deep into the heart of Fire's complexity with insights into achieving authentic self-expression and balance. "When you're feeling more inward, it's not because you've been hurt and you're protecting yourself. It's because you're feeling quiet and connecting more internally. And when you're feeling more outward, we say that you're allowing the circulation of your spirits. You're allowing the light to shine, and you're interacting with the rest of the world.
01:07 Unpacking the Fire Element 01:17 The Four Types of Fire: A Deep Dive 01:43 Yin and Yang Across Elements 01:56 Fire’s Unique Characteristics 02:38 The Significance of the Numbers 10, 11, and 12 in Chinese Numerology 08:20 Elemental Traits 09:03 Understanding Socializers and Social Anxiety 15:18 Exploring the Heart and Pericardium 19:57 The Yang Aspects of Fire: The Socializer and the Supreme Sorter 21:57 Pericardium and Triple Heater Continuum 22:36 Diving Deep into the Pericardium Type 25:31 Addressing Fire Element Challenges 27:16 Understanding the Triple Heater: The Socializer's Struggle 31:26 Navigating Vulnerability and Social Dynamics 32:33 The Art of the Open Heart 39:49 Challenges and Growth for Fire Element Types 43:36 Embracing Your Inner Light "The Circulation Sex Official is when you're allowing that free flow of the spirit to come out of the heart, which is the Illuminator's job. The spirit is what It actually animates our bodies."
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Listen in as Leta and Jaye explore the vitality, versatility, and vibrant nature of Wood—revealing a few of its Yin and Yang aspects, and the dynamic roles of the Visionary and the Implementer Wood types. They share some insights from Chinese medicine, humorous anecdotes, and real-world examples, as this episode tries to demystifies the complex characteristics of Wood, offering listeners a fresh perspective on growth, adaptability, and the potential for transformation in their own lives. Spring forth and be Big and Bigger in your Woody life!
01:58 Introducing the Yin Yang Aspects of Each Element 08:18 Exploring the Yin and Yang of Wood 15:45 Implementing Visions: The Wood Element's Challenge 24:47 Understanding the Continuum of Wood Types 28:38 The Dynamic Duo: Visionary and Implementer in Action 30:25 Wood Couples: Visionaries and Implementers Together 30:35 Exploring Visionary and Implementer Dynamics 31:36 Casting a Visionary Movie: A Fun Digression 30:35 Understanding Yin and Yang Body Types 32:50 The Visionary Diet: Chocolate and Caffeine 34:27 Implementer's Nutritional Needs and DIY Beef Jerky 47:35 The Essence of Wood Energy in Coaching and Leadership 47:35 Navigating Life as a Wood Type: Challenges and Strategies 53:33 Celebrating Wood's Growth and Hope
Listen in as Leta has a lively conversation with Chinese Medicine Practitioner and Healer Ann Cecil-Sterman as they delve into a number of intriguing Chinese Medicine topics!
The mystery of life within us is something quite extraordinary! Leta and Ann explore the Eight Extraordinay Vessels of Chinese Medicine and their profound connections to Alchemical Chinese Medicine...and beyond.
Ann is an extraordinary person in her own right! She's also a practitioner who graciously shares her deep wisdom with us. For further insights into Ann's expertise, visit her page here.
In this conversation, we discuss:
03:51 The Unusual and Alchemical 05:25 The Eight Extraordinary Vessels 06:12 The Mystical Origins and Impact of the Eight Extraordinary Vessels 40:13 The Healing Power of the Eight Extraordinary Vessels 53:04 Reflecting on the Journey and Looking Ahead
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Jump into the whimsical and wondrous energtic deep end of the Water Element world with Leta and Jaye. From "move it-move it" to couch potato energy-preservation (a.k.a. doing something when they are doing nothing mode) to superhuman stamina, and from extreme procrastination to excelling in the art of crisis management, the fluid nature of Water does it all!
In this podcast you can learn about Water's need for movement and stillness, their secret longing to matter, their fear of confrontation, and their quest for knowledge and wisdom. Listen in and embrace the majestic and mysterious forces of your inner Water -- and find your own Wu Wei of life.
00:18 Diving Deep into the World of Water 01:54 Movement, Stillness, and Stamina 07:45 From Inertia to Inventory Control 27:05 The Thrill of Anticipation: Water's Realm of Possibilities 29:58 Exploring the Depths of Water: Drama, Trauma, and Wisdom 30:25 Crisis Management and the Unpredictable Nature of Water 31:46 Procrastination and Pressure 33:26 Seeking Intensity and Adventure 36:16 Decision Making and the Fear of Confrontation 44:30 Identifying Water 51:51 Celebrity Waters 54:26 Understanding What Water Truly Desires 57:10 Embracing your Water Element Join Our Facebook Group
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If you resonate with a strong cosmic connection, a sense of magic in life, authenticity, sincerity with a STRONG BS detector... you may align with the magnetic Metal Elemental Energy. On this podcast, we might tell a few little shiny "secrets" about the Metal Element of the Five Elements of Chinese Medicine and Philosophy... Join us to explore the enigmatic Metal Element within all of us! Celebrities like Taylor Swift, Angelina Jolie, John Lennon, Queen Elizabeth, Lana Del Ray and Meryl Streep exemplify Metal traits, making them popular figures in popular culture. Listen wherever you find your podcasts!
"Metal is almost a contradiction in terms within itself..."
In this episode, we discuss:
01:29 The Inherent Contradictions within the Metal Element
02:59 The Metal Element's Connection with Death and Legacy
08:22 The Magic Carpet Ride of Life
25:53 The Metal Element's Connection with Music and Art
29:47 Spotting a Metal Person in the Wild
32:37 The Regal Walk: Angelina Jolie and Queen Elizabeth
33:34 The Metal Element's X-Ray Vision
34:28 The Voice of Metal: Eeyore and the Art of Descending Speech
39:13 Famous Metal People: From Hollywood to Music
43:21 The Challenges of Being a Metal Element
47:35 What Metals Want Most in Life: Value, Respect, and Appreciation
49:34 The Evolution of Metal: Self-Respect and Service to Others
53:49 Compatibility of Metal with Other Elements
55:03 Celebrating the Strength and Beauty of Metal
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Welcome, fellow Earthlings, to a journey of secrets and wisdom in today's "Sharing is Caring" episode. Discover how Earth promotes harmony in our world and communities, by being the masters of setting boundaries, listening, and communicating with kindness. In this episode, we'll dig deep into the Earth's treasure trove of knowledge and unearth the secrets to fostering unity and balance in our lives. From planting the seeds of harmony to nurturing them into full bloom, we'll explore every nook and cranny of what it takes to cultivate a more connected and compassionate world. 🌍✨
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01:20 The Power of Listening and Truth in Earth Element 02:17 Understanding the Relationships between Elements 03:45 The Role of Earth Element in Social Behavior 04:16 The Earth Element as a Social Referee 06:22 The Earth Element in Teaching and Learning 07:02 The Challenges Faced by Earth Element 09:59 The Earth Element's Desire for Harmony 16:40 The Earth Element's Role in Problem Solving 22:23 The Yin and Yang Balance in Earth Element 24:08 The Earth Element's Love for Community and Sharing 29:48 The Giving Nature of Earth People 30:17 Thoughtfulness: The Ultimate Gift 30:43 The Art of Hosting: Earth People's Special Touch 31:35 The Earth Element in Relationships 31:56 The Importance of Learning and Digestion for Earth People 33:28 The Supporting Role of Earth People in the World 34:40 The Earth Element's Approach to Problem Solving 47:41 The Challenges and Secrets of Earth People 55:44 The Earth Element's Desire for Connection and Validation 59:44 The Importance of Self-Care for Earth People Links: * Earth teacher giving hugs - notice the long flowy sweater! * Join us for the Love & the Five Elements class to delve deeper into the intricate connection between the Five Elements and relationships! - Use Promo code: LOVE20OFF * Sign up for a Five Element or Ghost Points study group
Join us for this blazing episode that will reveal the secrets of Fires (which are not so secret because they love to talk about themselves)! We'll be exploring the magnetic pull that Fires have towards beauty and love, their insatiable drive to be liked and accepted, and the sometimes tricky terrain of people-pleasing. We'll also be dousing the flames of their self-doubt and navigating the choppy waters of their sometimes negative self-perception. Most importantly, we'll talk about Fire authenticity and their open-hearted way of being the love in the world. ❤️ 🔥✨
The Fire Element Unleashed - Diving into the vibrant world of Fire - exploring their need for emotional connection, their desire to feel truly alive, and the inherent link between fire and authentic self-expression.
A Spark of Shyness - Uncovering a surprising trait in Fire – shyness, and the underlining quest for emotional safety that it masks.
Turning Up The Heat On Vulnerability - An honest heart-to-heart about vulnerability, how it influences Fire behavior and self-perception
Beauty In The Fire - Fire’s struggle with physical beauty and attractiveness, and their incessant efforts to always look their best (or not)
The Dance Of Fire Relationships - The fiery, passionate world of Fire relationships, their preferences for flirtation, innuendos, and playful teasing
Mastering The Social Flames - The secret sauce behind Fire social dynamics - people-pleasing tendencies and struggle with passive-aggressiveness
Sexuality - The Hidden Ember In The Fire - The pivotal role of sex and intimacy in the passionate world of Fire - how it contributes to their longing for connection
Fires In The Limelight - Professional Brilliance - Fires shine in people-centric industries, with their conversational prowess and intrinsic people skills
Hugs And Hope - Fires loving themselves authentically, and embracing their unique characteristics
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Listen and discover a few of the hidden secrets within the Wood Elemental nature that Woods only reveal on a need-to-know-basis! Whether you or someone you know is Wood first or second in their energenic stackup... you may learn a little more about the inner workings of this element! Join us as we delve into the mysteries that Wood sometimes keep closely guarded and private.
Link to Show Notes
- Stage 8 of Alchemy and Time Travel
- Year of the Wood Dragon
- Wood secret - Wood wants the best - watch - Jay at the Excelsior Hotel in Las Vegas, Modern Family, Season 5, Episode 18
- Wood’s need for privacy - on a need-to-know basis
- Free Access Membership at the Alchemy Learning Center
- Connecting Your Circle - our intro book on the Five Elements (#amazonaffiliate)
- Energetics of Flow series - use Promo Code POD50
- Making Life Better for Everyone - the Wood dream
- General of the Unarmed Forces
- Finding the Win/Win
- Wood as The Strategist and the Idea Generator
- Avoidance of boredom drives many Woods to distraction
- Research - the good distraction
- Gear - an obsession with making life more efficient
- Challenges and Athleticism
- Spiritual Challenges and being the peaceful warrior
- Movers and Shakers
- Future telling
- Wealth and greed
- Wood dealing with frustration
- The Happy Penguin walk
- The succinct voice, fast thinking and fast talking
- The direct eyes
- Being seen
- Impatience and engagement
- Being a leader
- What does Wood want?
- Wood Fashion
- Celebrities
- Power and competitiveness
- Homework - Connecting with your Oracle: Ask a question, sleep on it, write in your journal in the morning for 7 days.
- Homework 2 - Walk your Wood and feel it in your whole body. How does it make you feel? How do people react around you when you are being more Wood?
We're kicking off Season 7 with a new Five Element seires! Embrace the weird, and join us as we revisit and dive deeper into the ever-changing, always-the-same world of the Five Elements! Discover your Elemental type and how understanding the Five Elements can rock your world as we expand into 2024!
- Being Water and being proud - a super freak!
- Yin and Yang energies - The Geyser video!
- The Yin and Yang nature of each Elemental type
- Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water
- Homework - be the Watcher
- Extra Credit - take the test at the AlchemyLearningCenter.com - Take a Five Element quiz in the Connecting Your Circle book or take the online quiz in the Understanding the Five Elements online class.
Join us for an introspective discussion with Michael Max, the host of Qiological, on different types of change: Bian-type change (slow and incremental) vs. Hua-type change (faster and Alchemical).
In addition to being the inquisitive host of Qiological, Michael Max has had a clinical acpuncture practice for over 20 years. He studied and traveled extensively in China and Taiwan.
NOTE: You can listen to the previous conversation between Leta and Michael on Qiological, episode #329.
In this interview, Leta and Michael talked about:
- Having a curious mind and an inquisitive heart
- Deep listening to clients
- Transformation and the psycho spiritual bypass
- Tian/Di/Ren (Heaven/Earth/(Human) and Jing/Qi/Shen (Essences/Energy/Spirit)
- The Dao that can be told...
- Earth - the mud ball
- Coursing the wind and how to navigate change
- The Nine Palaces - and the 4 Domino palaces: Career/Relationship/Health/Wealth
- Palace of Abundance
- Depression and Anxiety
- Dampness and ignorance
- Jerry Colonna: "How have I been complicit in creating the conditions I say I don't want?"
- Humming with Elephants by Sabine Wilms (#amazonaffiliate)
- BianHua - two types of change
- Hua Shan - the Alchemists' mountain
- What is Wisdom?
- Heart/Kidney Communication
- The technician vs. the shaman
- Pracitical magic and Bian-type magic
- Living into your magic
Jump into the Wu Wei… Mandalorian style. Join Leta and Jaye in a discussion of Baby Grogu, Gandalf, and walking your Wu Wei life. What inspires you? And how can you step into the footsteps of your destiny’s pathway that’s already there?
Dive into the world of Water music today! 🌊💿 We're revealing the secrets of this diverse Element that ranges from the tranquil dew on grass to the intense power of a tsunami. Join us in exploring the eclectic sounds, rhythmic patterns, and genre-defying nature of Water music. From the timeless Bjork to the captivating Billie Eilish, discover the emotional depth and unpredictability that define this musical element. 🎶💙 #WaterMusic #MusicalJourney #BillieEilish #Bjork
Show Notes:
“All you water listeners who've been waiting patiently for us to reveal the secrets of water music finally get satisfaction.”
- What is Water music energetically? - Energized and varied
- Genres that tend to be more Water - Rap, Punk, Techno, Classical, Jazz, Indie
- Water dancing - dancing wild, quirky
- Water singers: Bjork, Billie Eilish, Miley Cyrus, Cyndi Lauper, Tori Amos, Tracy Chapman, Annie DeFranco, Joy Oladokun, Kate Bush, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Kendrick Lamar, Yo Yo Ma, Harry Styles, The Weeknd, Run of Run DMC, Billy Joe Armstrong, David Byrne, B-52s, and Devo.
“One minute they love being alone, and they love that peace and quiet. We've sometimes called them the couch potatoes or they're in the couch potato mode. And then the next minute they jump into an intense activity or drama, like BOOM! And that's who they are. They're both peaceful and have intensity.”
"Think about all the ways water exists in our reality. There's ice, there's dew on the grass in the morning. There's a still pond. There's a drip, a trickle, a babbling brook, a rushing river, waves on top of the ocean, relentlessly doing their thing. Plus the tsunami."
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🎶 Exploring metal music: It's all about duality. Metal has two modes - one's the rule-following, law-abiding, goody-two-shoes, and the other's rebellious, a big middle finger to society's norms. It's all about connection and loss, from funky dance vibes to a wild, head-banging frenzy. It's a fascinating range of music that swings between these extremes. 🎸🤘 #MetalMusic #Duality
Show Notes:
“Metal music is best characterized by its syncopated bass lines, polyrhythms, and the minor key. When metal music isn't getting down and funky, then it's usually evoking feelings of nostalgia, wistfulness, and being forlorn. And that's what the minor key does in music. It actually makes you feel forlorn.”
- What is Metal music energetically? - Funky and wistful
- Genres that tend to be more Metal - Folk, the Blues, Funk, Jazz, Heavy Metal, Gothic and Punk Rock
- Metal dancing - deep knee bending, hip grinding
- Metal singers: Amy Winehouse, Lorde, Stevie Nicks, Cher, Mazzy Starr, Joni Mitchell, Sade, Loretta Lynn, Lucinda Williams, Ella Fitzgerald, Lana Del Rey, John Lennon, Sting, David Bowie, Prince, Tom Petty, Neil Young. Bob Weir, Darius Rucker, and Leonard Cohen
- How the second Element affects Metal music
“Think of it like the trees shedding their leaves in autumn. That's the Metal season. It's like waving goodbye to those sunny summer days. Goodbye, friends. We may or may not see you again.”
"The truth is, all of us "F" up. You know, all of us, all the time, we're F-ing up, and yet, we just don't talk about it that way or sing about it the way Metals do. They love to sing about it, apparently."
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🌍 Dance like Shakira, Shakira and Experience the Magical Moves of Earth Music! 🎶
Are you passionate about music that carries a meaningful message? Does the rhythm of a sensual groove get you moving and keep you there? Explore the captivating melodies and infectious rhythms of Earth music that will make you dance from your core and set your hips swaying from side to side.
Earth music isn't just about having a blast on the dance floor; it's a genre that weaves together powerful messages, whether they're political or deeply emotional, resonating with all of us.
Join us in the celebration of Earth music, where beats and lyrics come together to move your body and touch your heart. Let the beats move you, and let the lyrics inspire you. Don't miss this extraordinary musical journey!
🎵 Feel the Earth's Rhythm.
🌟 Dance to a Powerful Message.
🤗 Embrace the Music of the World.
Come groove with us and let Earth music elevate your soul. Your next dance adventure awaits! 💫🌏
Show Notes:
“The song El Jefe, Shakira sings it with Fuerza Regida... Their voices are beautiful, but their message is like powerful in your face. It's about the inequities between the wealthy and the poor. And Shakira wants to get to the truth. All Earths love to get to the truth, even if it hurts.”
- What is Earth music energetically? - Rhythmic and circular music
- Genres that tend to be more Earth - Folks, World (especially some African, Middle Eastern, and Latin), and some Disco
- Earth dancing - moving your hips side-to-side, getting into a repetitive rhythm, hands moving circularly through the air
- Earth singers: Shakira, Adele, Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Christina Aguilera, Norah Jones, Mary J Blige, Diana Ross, Donna Summer, Rachel Price, Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Peter Garbriel, Michael Franti, Jared Leto, Santana, Sam Cooke, Lionel Ritchie
- The Five types of voices: Why Earths have a signing voice
- How the second Element affects Earth music
“Earth music makes you want to move from your center. And that's where all Earth people hold their energy--in their abdomen. So they move from that center from the gut outward and their hands also move outward circularly. So everything is circular when you're dancing Earth.”
"So getting fired up is not the same as when wood gets pumped up, there's a difference. So when you get pumped up... 'I want to pump you up!'... it's more like your fighting spirit is engaged, and if you're pumped up and jumping, it's more like an athletic event."
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Do you love music that makes you want to jump? Light, lively, happy or sad - Fire music will make you feel... something!
Let the Five Elements set your music appreciation on fire and find your own Sound of Music inside of you!
Join Leta and Jaye as they explain the inspiring, driving music of the Fire Element.
Show Notes:
“Fire music is lighter, it's livelier, it's boppier, it's up and down music. And most Fire music is... happy music... because I'm happy!”
- What is Fire music energetically? - Up and down music
- Genres that tend to be more Fire - Pop, Caberet, Motown and Disco
- Fire dancing - bouncing on your feet, jumping up and down, dancing for joy, arms up in the air
- Fire singers: Whitney Houston, Katy Perry, Barbara Streisand, Janice Joplin, Natalie Merchant, Bette Midler, Sarah McLaughlin, Pharrell Williams, Usher, Freddie Mercury, Roger Daltrey, Robert Plant, David Lee Roth, Elton John, Adam Levine, Chris Martin. Cat Stevens, Jerry Garcia, John Legend, Bruno Mars, Drake, John Mayer, Justin Bieber, and Charlie Puth.
- How the second Element affects Fire music
“We've got it that Fire music is happy, but sometimes... It's happy until it's not. Because sometimes Fires have heartache. You know, all that love... wearing your heart on your shirt sleeve, eventually you're going to get heartbroken. And then the music is melodramatic.”
"So getting fired up is not the same as when wood gets pumped up, there's a difference. So when you get pumped up... 'I want to pump you up!'... it's more like your fighting spirit is engaged, and if you're pumped up and jumping, it's more like an athletic event."
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Do you love music with a driving beat? Do you sometimes dance like you're stomping or punching the air? Well, you might be Wood! Or you might just love Wood music.
Let the Five Elements set your music appreciation on fire and find your own Sound of Music inside of you!
Join Leta and Jaye as they explain the inspiring, driving music of the Wood Element.
Show Notes:
“So what is the music of getting the party started? It's like, let's go! Let's go! So we say it's a march. It's marching music, and that means it's emphasizing a heavy downbeat. And mostly it's not syncopated, but the march style gives the song a sense of energy and forward momentum.”
- What is Wood music energetically? - A march
- Genres that tend to be more Wood - Rock, some Pop, a bit of Rap... even a Polka!
- Wood dancing - angular, stomping, punching the air, energized and athletic like the Kazachok Russian dance
- Wood singers: Madonna, Pink, Lady Gaga, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Celine Dion, and Jennifer Lopez... Eminem, Frank Sinatra, Mick Jagger, Stephen Tyler, Axel Rose, Angus Young, Eddie Van Halen, Johnny Cash, Garth Brooks, Darryl DMC, Kanye West, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre...
- How the second Element affects Wood music
- Stay to the end for a chuckle!
“And I think every wood person wishes they could be more patient, especially when they feel frustrated. It's like just being able to pause for a minute and rethink before totally going off on someone.”
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Have you ever had a song unexpectedly play that touches your soul at just the right moment in time? Are you curious about how music, vibrations, and the Five Elements are interconnected? Do you want to explore the concept of your own personal Divine DJ and how it can enhance your Alchemy?
Join Leta and Jaye as they discuss the vibrational powers and the energetic nature of music and how you can find and access your own Divine DJ, a cosmic force that tunes into the rhythms of your soul.
Whether you're seeking inspiration or looking to elevate your everyday experience, this Pod will leave you inspired, empowered, and ready to unleash the harmonious magic that resides within you. Join the conversation and let your inner Divine DJ spin the soundtrack of your life and find your own Sound of Music inside of you!
Show Notes:
“The Divine Dj isn’t just spinning tunes for the lyrics, but also for the healing sound of the music. Because the Five Elements also apply to music.”
- What is the Divine DJ?
- How the Divine DJ works in a treatment?
- How each song can have an Elemental Energy type
- How the Divine DJ provides validation and synchronicities during treatments
- Using the Divine DJ concept for self-discovery and engaging with the Five Elements in music
“Every song can have an Element and sometimes a number of Elemental Energies when the band is made up of a number of different elemental energetic types.”
Are you flowing freely in your life? Or are you frozen in your life, afraid to take your next step? Or are you stubbornly not letting go of the anger you feel? These are just a couple reasons why your heart may not be free if you’re the Water Element. Listen and learn how you can face your Water challenges.
"So remember, living in a state of anticipation...this is water. And hopefully that anticipation is like a really wonderful feeling of exciting events in the future. But we always say your greatest gift can be your worst nightmare for every element. So this excitement for life can also be dread and terror for life when life is potentially delivering bad stuff in the future. " What are the Water tentacles of the heart?
- The number seven is the number of potential. And Water is all about potential!
- Waters don't mind waiting because they live in anticipation.
- You're not a freak or an alien... you might just be WATER!
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- Water is the most varied Elemental type.
- Waters excel in an emergency.
- Drama, trauma and the Dalai Lama - Waters love intensity and quietude/wisdom/meditation - the challenge is to have good intensity not bad intensity in life.
- Likely Water tentacles are: Fear, Apathy, Over-Indulgence and Deep-Seated Anger.
- The emotion associated with Water is often translated as "fear" but we like to use the word "anticipation."
- Fear as a negative emotion is more like PTSD. It's about freedom... do you have the freedom to drive on the highway even if you feel afraid?
- Anticipation should be a really wonderful feeling of excitement about the future.
- The Thirteen Ghost Points in Pod 29 and Pod 30.
- The Apathy tentacle is like being frozen in fear - like the Deer in the Headlights or Woolly Mammoth version of Water - a refusal to move and flow.
- The feeling of lack can bring out the over-indulgence tentacle for Waters.
- Waters can tend to not want to confront and stuff their anger, which causes the Deep-Seated Anger tentacle.
- To free yourself from these tentacles, do the Free Your Heart meditation in the Stage Two of Alchemy meditations in the Alchemy Learning Center.
One might be like a still pool of water and one might be like a rushing river, and those two don't seem alike at all... but wait a while, a couple minutes, a couple hours... time doesn't matter to water. They might even switch places energetically because all waters have the capability of being a calm lake or a tsunami.
For Metals, a Free Heart can mean the difference between flying and falling. How can the Metal Elemental type free their hearts and fly free in life? Can you let the power of the Metal Lungs let go of deep-seated anger and jealousy to fly their magic carpet through life instead of falling and going splat? "If you can say that you always do this particular thing whenever that particular situation happens, the question is why ... and at the core of this is the idea that those issues probably come from your heart pains, which come from past experiences that we can't let go of, and are haunted by -- even if it's completely unconscious."
By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram What are the Metal tentacles of the heart ? * Update from Alchemy Learning Center: Dai Mai Livestream Course Coming up on April 16! * Learn about the Master Alchemy Apprenticeship Program! 2023 cohort now open for enrollment * Apathy and Deep Seated Anger are the the primary tentacles for Metal people (bonus: Temptation and Jealousy). * The Yin nature of Metals makes them more reserved and observant - less "overly involved" - so more prone to retreat and shutting down. * A Metal person's nightmare could have them feeling disconnected and unable to find the way back. * The Apathy is the feeling that they'd rather do nothing -- life is just too painful -- when they've experienced deep trauma and the disconnect can feel all encompassing. * Apathy can be a mechanism where total surrender of CONTROL (especially in instances of trauma and abuse) allows for the Metal person to survive the circumstances of their environment. * Even if they aren't doing something about it, a Metal person is going to feel Deep Seated Anger at the injustice of the situation; this could be suppressed and building up until a time when it explodes! * Metals tend not to overindulge on things like food, though they might feel tempted by things they aren't supposed to have... * A Metal person can get really stuck in addiction if it feeds the impulse to be non-compliant with a norm (they follow the rules but find ways to be slightly deviant) -- think about the "cool" smoker. * Moxibustion or incense could help to offset some feelings of lack if a Metal smoker decides to quit. * Metal Jealousy is about not getting the RESPECT they deserve, and seeing others get it. * The Free Your Heart Meditation can help you to re-write the memories of experiences which have caused these tentacles to develop and create triggers in your life today.
Thought Quote: "Notoriously some of the big kings and queens of rock and roll, sex and drugs, but in everyday life, we have them around us of course...they just love a good Rebel Yell!"
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Is there a feeling of lack in your life? Resentment stemming from putting everyone else first? Maybe some overindulgence, or deep seated anger? Let's dig deep to see what that's about! "The first step is acknowledging that the problem isn't outside of you. That these outer circumstances are happening, but inside it's time to look at yourself and why you're being so triggered...so first ask yourself: what are the triggers?"
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What are your Earth tentacles of the heart ? * What would happen if the Earth came to an abrupt halt?! * Revisit Pod 2 and Pods 12-16 to brush up on basics of the Five Elements * Two types of Earth: Stomach and Spleen. What does each mean? * Food can play a major role in an Earth person's life...sometimes positive, sometimes negative. * Earth people sometimes struggle with feelings of lack, coupled with a denial of this feeling, and this can occasionally lead to... Overindulgence. * Some Earth people have tentacles that mess with their appetite, and may develop an eating disorder. * The flavor of Deep Seated Anger for Earth is Resentment, and when unaddressed this can come out in some not-so-nice ways... * Earth is right in the middle of Yin & Yang, and has some of both aspects. * Earth Apathy can be understood as an extreme version of putting others' needs ahead of their own * Occasional Jealousy (or Envy) can happen for Earths, especially when coupled with the deep seated anger and/or resentment. * Earth people do not like feeling like they've been "duped"! * How to address these tentacles? Earth goes into problem solving mode -- but can go round and round--so it's important to look inward. * Check out the Free Your Heart Meditation in the Second Stage of Alchemy Meditations in the Alchemy Learning Center to practice this!
Thought Quote: "They may have learned from trauma that they just don't matter at all, which is different than the Water wanting to matter, and they just go along with others, just to stay safe. They don't want to rock the boat or cause a rift."
Jaye McElroy Links in this Episode: * The Alchemy Learning Center -- a new online community of learning. Five Element, Nine Palaces, and Alchemy online classes on live online events. * New classes on the Five Elements: Becoming an Alchemical Healer Series * Master Alchemy Apprenticeship program * Check out our new App in the App Store or the Google Play Store! * Through the Mystery Gate, by Leta and Jaye * What If... T-Shirt * How to send us your Five Element walking videos * Email your questions and voice memos to Info AT InspiredActionPodcast.com.
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Supreme lover or supreme controller? Which are you? Are you trying to fill a hole of lack of love? Are you getting the love you deserve? Or are you trying to control everything and everyone around you. What stoke’s your fire and how can you spark your authentic heart again?
Saving the world is a big job and not everyone appreciates what Woods do for the rest of us. How can Woods heal the heart pains of being too much or not being seen for their greatness. Listen in for clues on how to heal Wood heart pains. “I have a special relationship with fashion. For me it’s like a superhero cape… it gives me wings to fly.”
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How Would Wood Unwind Their Tentacles? * The Wood version of a poncho – Celine Dion in a cape! * What to take on the Titanic, singing Celine Dion, and why Leonardo DiCaprio couldn’t fit on the door! * Wood is the change agent of the world, and frustration or anger is what gives them the impetus to create that change. * The Wood mind is constantly calculating odds and possible outcomes…it’s about optimal circumstances for survival at all times. * The Wood way is about finding a better way, especially when its a Win-Win. * When things don’t go Wood’s way…this is where the frustration can take a turn… * The common Wood tentacles: Deep-Seated Anger and Ego/Pride * Free Your Heart Meditation
- Moxibustion treatment – heat on acupoints
- How Woods utilize their Oracle for telling the future
- A Wood temper tantrum … Bradley Cooper in Chef
- Why Woods aren’t naturally Greedy, but Greed can be their tentacle
Thought Quote: I can’t allow you to sing it because that could cause an uprising in Canada. I’m pretty sure the Canadian mounties were created to come after people who do really bad Celine Dion impersonations. So you do not want to upset our family up North, the Canadians, because it’s a real thing. They do not like you singing bad Celine Dion…”
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Is your heart wrapped in tentacles of old pain(s)? What are these tentacles? How can you release them? Leta and Jaye discuss some of the the concepts of freeing these tentacles so that your heart can be free! "Are you free to do life the way you want to OR are you changing your life--radically or subtly--in ways that make your heart no longer be free to be you?"
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A Kraken...a Ball of Twine...A Tentacle, Oh My! * Give Pod 54 a listen if you want to hear Jaye talk about The Kraken * Your shiny new bike was stolen...NOW WHAT?! * What do we tell ourselves we have "learned" from the "bad" things that happened to us? * Each Element has different experiences of how heart tentacles are formed and how they can be removed...more on that in the coming episodes! * What do the Heart Tentacles and the Seven Deadly Sins have in common? * The Trials of Lü Dongbin * Tentacle Types: Lack versus Control * Visit Pod 29 to learn about how the Ghost Points can help with tentacles of the heart
Thought Quote: "We are actually meant to follow a path and have passion in our lives, that's what this part of alchemy that we're studying here is all about...getting you back in touch with your passions so that you can feel inspired to act on your inspirations."
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Ho’oponopono is one way to free your heart through its Advanced Forgiveness method. Is your heart free to truly be your authentic self? If you have Heart Pains from past trauma or difficulties, then you may need to release them. Sing along with Leta and Jaye to the Free to Be You and Me song…or not!
“In order to align your heart with what you really want…your heart has to be fully accessible to you. It has to be allowed to feel the passion and excitement for life that only our hearts can bring.”
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Forgiveness as Freedom* Search the archives for Pod 61 if you want a fresh take on advanced forgiveness. * Can you forgive those who have hurt you? * What holds you back from forgiveness? * Not everyone is ready to forgive–and thats ok! It’s a process and an ongoing conversation with yourself. * How are we seeing ourselves and our goodness in contrast to the world around us, and how we have been hurt by other people? * What’s this Ho’oponopono Prayer all about? And what is it…not quite? * In choosing forgiveness, we free our hearts to then seek what it is we truly want, and be our most authentic selves! Thought Quotes:
“There is no small feat in advanced forgiveness….it’s what we call a tall order.”
“If you feel like you can at least access your own heart, then you have the ability to access your healing magic…so you can release your heart pains on your own.“
“Unwrapping and untangling these heart-entrapping tentacles takes time, self-love, and a vigilant mind. This self-love can be rejuvenated and re-awakened in you, or it can be developed for the first time in your life.”
Links in this Episode: The Alchemy Learning Center — a new online community of learning. Five Element, Nine Palaces, and Alchemy online classes on live online events. * New classes on the Five Elements: Becoming an Alchemical Healer Series * Master Alchemy Apprenticeship program * Check out our new App in the App Store or the Google Play Store! * Through the Mystery Gate, by Leta and Jaye * What If… T-Shirt * How to send us your Five Element walking videos * Email your questions and voice memos to Info AT InspiredActionPodcast.com*.
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101 - Ho’oponopono Your Heart and Be Free! Ho'oponopono is one way to free your heart through its Advanced Forgiveness method. Is your heart free to truly be your authentic self? If you have Heart Pains from past trauma or difficulties, then you may need to release them. Sing along with Leta and Jaye the Free to Be You and Me song…or not!
"In order to align your heart with what you really want...your heart has to be fully accessible to you. It has to be allowed to feel the passion and excitement for life that only our hearts can bring."
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
Forgiveness as Freedom * Search the archives for Pod 61 if you want a fresh take on advanced forgiveness. * Can you forgive those who have hurt you? * What holds you back from forgiveness? * Not everyone is ready to forgive--and thats ok! It's a process and an ongoing conversation with yourself. * How are we seeing ourselves and our goodness in contrast to the world around us, and how we have been hurt by other people? * What's this Ho'oponopono Prayer all about? And what is it...not quite? * In choosing forgiveness, we free our hearts to then seek what it is we truly want, and be our most authentic selves!
Thought Quotes:
"There is no small feat in advanced forgiveness....it's what we call a tall order."
"If you feel like you can at least access your own heart, then you have the ability to access your healing magic...so you can release your heart pains on your own."
"Unwrapping and untangling these heart-entrapping tentacles takes time, self-love, and a vigilant mind. This self-love can be rejuvenated and re-awakened in you, or it can be developed for the first time in your life."
Links in this Episode: * The Alchemy Learning Center -- a new online community of learning. Five Element, Nine Palaces, and Alchemy online classes on live online events. * New classes on the Five Elements: Becoming an Alchemical Healer Series * Master Alchemy Apprenticeship program * Check out our new App in the App Store or the Google Play Store! * Through the Mystery Gate, by Leta and Jaye * What If... T-Shirt * How to send us your Five Element walking videos * Email your questions and voice memos to Info AT InspiredActionPodcast.com.
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This is where the magic happens. Our first episode for Season Six, which is all about the heart, explains how the magic of the heart happens and what we can do to improve our heart magic.
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For 99 episodes, we've introduced you to Daoist Alchemy, and the Five Elements. We've talked about meditation, Chinese Medicine, and we've done interviews with people who inspire us.
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What do Waters really want? Ocean, tsunami, still pond, frozen water, stagnant swamp… or playing on the Slip-N-Slide! It's all good! Waters want fun and intensity… and they want to matter.
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What do Metals really want? They may want a fancy new car, an amazing trip around the world, or the perfect romance, but deep down they want to be free from attachment and ultimately let go of wanting altogether. In this episode, we will discuss Metal's desire to grasp the ineffable and of course their ability to see the shenanigans going on all around them!
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Searching for Truth, Harmony, and Belonging among the rubble....When you ask yourself what you really want and the first things you think about is everyone else you care about... you may be Earth! But can you put aside everyone else's needs to discover what you really want?
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What do Fires really want? What are they really looking for? They want to burn brightly in the world! But what if they don’t feel safe and accepted? Can they feel safe enough to be a lighthouse of love in the world – letting their love burn brightly!
“The Fire heart is like a big furnace, they’re looking for passion through other people and social circumstances that fuels the furnace – those are the Fire Starters… those little sticks and crumpled up pieces of paper that really help bring them back from the barely burning coals, so they can burn brighter.”
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What does Fire REALLY want? * What does Fire really want? To burn brightly in the world! * The Social Palace – if it was one of the Nine Palaces – it would be a Fire palace * Acceptance allows Fires to feel safe to burn brightly * Why Fires need to be loved – by EVERYONE * What happens when a Fire’s fire goes out… * Restarting a Fire’s fire * Excitement and wildfires * Why some Fires can’t receive love * How some Fires get burned out * The Prosperity Palace and why it’s so hard
Thought Quotes:
“They think everyone has to love them all the time and then they get shocked because they put their hearts on their sleeves and then someone comes along and knocks their ice cream cone on the ground.”
“And that’s a Fire’s life. Sometimes people are mean, but you manage to keep your coals burning low, or something bigger happens and the Fire goes completely out. And it takes a lot longer to bring it back up.”
“They want to share good things and have people benefit and be excited about what they’re excited about and have it spread like wildfire.”
Links in this Episode: * The Alchemy Learning Center — a new online community of learning. Five Element, Nine Palaces, and Alchemy online classes on live online events. * Master Alchemy Apprenticeship program * Check out our new App in the App Store or the Google Play Store! * Through the Mystery Gate, by Leta and Jaye * What If… T-Shirt * How to send us your Five Element walking videos * Email your questions and voice memos to Info AT InspiredActionPodcast.com.
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Woods need to do great things and want these things to benefits others. But what if no one recognizes their greatness? Can they recognize their own greatness?
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Can you trust enough to take the next step in the darkness? Alchemy for Water people is having the ambition to get to get where you want to go but having no idea how to get there. It's just about trusting in the moment that you can take the next step.
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Can you trust enough to take the next step in the darkness? Alchemy for Water people is having the ambition to get to get where you want to go but having no idea how to get there. It's just about trusting in the moment that you can take the next step.
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Are your monsters your friends or foes? Alchemy for Metal people is like the children’s book Where the Wild Things Are… where the ultimate lesson is to not only confront your demons but to embrace them and be friends with them.
“Metals in general have a permeable boundary… meaning that things infiltrate their exterior really easily. We call this having clouds on the outside.”
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What do Metals fear? * Metals are attracted to dark things… dark humor, the macabre, life after death. * They’re easily affected by the outside world. * They may have fear of being overtaken and lost. * They’re fascinated with old things and history. * Hang onto old hurts and potentially harboring anger. * Forgiveness is the advanced virtue of Metal. * Freedom is the goal.
Thought Quotes:
“Harboring these gripes against people from your past ties you down. They’re shackles on your ankles. They’re the ballasts that keep you from flying on your magic carpet ride in life.There’s an innocence and wonder that belongs to Earth, and there’s this trust in goodness and truth.”
“Metal just wants to be free. Free to roam. Free to be who they truly are and not have to fit into society’s rules about social politeness and niceness.”
“Real forgiveness is truly letting go and, what’s even harder, truly forgetting.”
Links in this Episode: * The Alchemy Learning Center — a new online community of learning. Five Element, Nine Palaces, and Alchemy online classes on live online events. * Master Alchemy Apprenticeship program * Check out our new App in the App Store or the Google Play Store! * Through the Mystery Gate, by Leta and Jaye * What If… T-Shirt * How to send us your Five Element walking videos * Email your questions and voice memos to Info AT InspiredActionPodcast.com.
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Alchemy for Earth people is about overcoming the sense of invalidation to recover the sense of wonderment in the world.
“You’re not afraid of the truth! You love the truth, but the darkness for you is filled with untruths.”
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What do Earths fear? * What are the monsters in the dark for Earth? * Invalidation or being ignored * Untruths and liars * Fear of not belonging to family or community
Thought Quotes:
“There’s an innocence and wonder that belongs to Earth, and there’s this trust in goodness and truth.”
“So as much as you Earths want to examine yourselves and get to your own truths, I do know that slow and steady wins the race here.”
“Maybe you had a lovely mother. You worshipped her, but now you see that she’s just a liar.”
Links in this Episode: * The Alchemy Learning Center — a new online community of learning. Five Element, Nine Palaces, and Alchemy online classes on live online events. * Master Alchemy Apprenticeship program * Check out our new App in the App Store or the Google Play Store! * Through the Mystery Gate, by Leta and Jaye * What If… T-Shirt * How to send us your Five Element walking videos * Email your questions and voice memos to Info AT InspiredActionPodcast.com.
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Alchemy for Fire people is about recognizing that the best relationship of all is not the love of your life but being in love with yourself.
“You may be doing Alchemy to find that love of your life, or to heal the love you already have… but in the end it’s going to be because you want to love yourself.”
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What do Woods fear? * What are the monsters in the dark for Fire? * Fear of facing your own self-deception and fear of being alone * Fear of nobody loving the real me
Thought Quotes:
“Ultimately the big monster was the fear of being ostracized.”
“Once you love yourself like that, then the love of your life will show up because anyone who loves themselves and life that much attracts wonderful people to them.”
“Fires are fundamentally optimistic, so they might have created a lot of stories to make the bad stuff seem better than it is.”
Links in this Episode: * Thanks to our awesome listener – Hayes from West Virginia… here is the link to Jaye’s Fire song by the Ohio Players! * The Alchemy Learning Center — a new online community of learning. Five Element, Nine Palaces, and Alchemy online classes on live online events. * Master Alchemy Apprenticeship program * Check out our new App in the App Store or the Google Play Store! * Through the Mystery Gate, by Leta and Jaye * What If… T-Shirt * How to send us your Five Element walking videos * Email your questions and voice memos to Info AT InspiredActionPodcast.com.
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Alchemy for Wood people is the ultimate challenge, the final frontier – spiritual enlightenment and immortality.
“First and foremost, in order to pursue greatness, there has to be a base level of safety in your life. You have to feel like you’re not in survival mode.”
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What do Woods fear? * What are the monsters in the dark for Wood? * Fear of not succeeding or fear of being too successful * Death – not fulfilling your mission * Surprises – the goal is to eliminate them * Not wanting to revisit the past * The win-win is: enlightenment and redemption
Thought Quotes:
“It’s about doing your best at all times and being the best person you can be at all times. Even when you make mistakes, you don’t focus on them. You like to focus on what did go well.”
“A Wood person’s perspective on walking through that unknown might be: Why would I look into the darkness where I may have to revisit all the monsters of my past?”
“Entering the Mystery Gate is about your own enlightenment fundamentally. It’s about how to make yourself and your understanding of yourself even better… even greater if you need that word. It’s the first step to a commitment to your own growth and self-cultivation.”
Links in this Episode: * The Alchemy Learning Center — a new online community of learning. Five Element, Nine Palaces, and Alchemy online classes on live online events. * Master Alchemy Apprenticeship program * Master Alchemy Quest * Through the Mystery Gate, by Leta and Jaye * What If… T-Shirt * How to send us your Five Element walking videos * Email your questions and voice memos to Info AT InspiredActionPodcast.com.
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Can you walk in the darkness without fear? Can your inner light illuminate your way in the darkness? What are your demons and crawly things in your own dark tunnel? When you Enter the Mystery Gate, you have to have the courage to walk into the unknown. You already have the light to shine your way–your inner light.
“Start the process of introspection, looking within yourself. Your body is your vehicle in this lifetime. Most of us are just conscious of what’s outside our vehicle. But the question is what’s inside our vehicle.”
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Hello darkness my old friend… * Do you have enough courage to take steps int he darkness? * Entering the mystery (Xuan = mysterious) * The Nine Palaces – to learn more, check out our Understanding the Nine Palaces online class * You’re the darkness. You’re the tunnel. * Guided Stage One of Alchemy meditations available at: AlchemyLearningCenter.com * You can turn around and go back. Be kind to yourself. * There is always light at the end of the tunnel.
Thought Quotes:
“What sparks your interest in Alchemy and Daoism is whatever speaks to your spirit.”
“When we begin to unravel our lives, we let go of the attachments and things we ‘thought’ were going to make us happy.”
“If you can access your spirit, then you become the beacon of light that lights up that cave.”
Links in this Episode: * The Alchemy Learning Center — a new online community of learning. Five Element, Nine Palaces, and Alchemy online classes on live online events. * Master Alchemy Apprenticeship program * Master Alchemy Quest * Through the Mystery Gate, by Leta and Jaye * What If… T-Shirt * How to send us your Five Element walking videos * Email your questions and voice memos to Info AT InspiredActionPodcast.com.
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Is there more to life than this? If you want to ask yourself this question, then you may be an Alchemist. Discover why in this episode on asking this question means you’re stepping into the role of the Wizard.
“This is all about you embarking on your Alchemical journey… being a wizard means living limitless. Not even being limited by yourself, moving beyond yourself, beyond your habituated ways of reacting to the world and not being limited by who you are. It’s about being more than who you are, being open and flying free.”
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Becoming an Alchemical Wizard… * Is this your time to pursue Alchemy? * Do you want stability and the status quo or do you want transformational change and growth? Both are valid! * BaoPuZi, Master of Simplicity – by Ge Hong * The Nine Palaces – to learn more, check out our Understanding the Nine Palaces online class * Groundhog Day (the movie) * Our favorite wizards – Gandalf, Morgan le Fay, Dumbledore, Yoda, Glinda, and Samatha (Bewitched) * Pixie Dust * How to send us your Five Element walking videos
Thought Quotes:
“So for this week, it’s about asking yourself, ‘Is there more to life than this?'”
“It’s a willingness to first find your authentic self and then to let it go.”
“Part of being in the magic is not having to figure everything out. Part of it is trusting that if you step into Alchemy, the way will unfold for you.”
Links in this Episode: * The Alchemy Learning Center — a new online community of learning. Five Element, Nine Palaces, and Alchemy online classes on live online events. * Master Alchemy Apprenticeship program * Master Alchemy Quest * Through the Mystery Gate, by Leta and Jaye * What If… T-Shirt * Email your questions and voice memos to Info AT InspiredActionPodcast.com.
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Embrace Alchemy and feel free to soar through your life.
“In the legend, Ge Hong and his wife Bao Gu disappeared in front of Ge Hong’s apprentices eyes and just left a pile of clothes behind… Clothes drop! I’m out!”
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Join us for the episode that explains the Nine Stages of Alchemy: * BaoPuZi, Master of Simplicity – by Ge Hong * Enlightenment for Daoists * The Nine Stages of Alchemy – a roadmap * The Nine Palaces * Stage One – letting go of resistance to change * Stage Two – the best protection is no protection * Stage Three – letting go of the influence of past lives and ancestral lineage * Stage Four – being like a child * Stage Five – being the wise old person * Stage Six – flying in your life! * Last 3 stages of Alchemy — morphing, invisibility and walking through walls
Thought Quotes:
“Each stage is a paradigm shift that alters your beliefs. Your perception of the current reality will be adjusted.”
“Because Alchemy asks you to walk through doors fearlessly —doors that open up new worlds, realities, perspectives, and even yourself.”
“You really need to go into the caves yourself, but not like a man-cave… with surround-sound and a Lazy-Boy… to do these upper stages of work.”
Links in this Episode: * The Alchemy Learning Center — a new online community of learning. Five Element, Nine Palaces, and Alchemy online classes on live online events. * Master Alchemy Apprenticeship program * Master Alchemy Quest * Through the Mystery Gate, by Leta and Jaye * What If… T-Shirt * Email your questions and voice memos to Info AT InspiredActionPodcast.com.
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Get vigilant with your own mind and use your anxiety for good!
“Anxiety is such a buzz word right now… It’s this idea that we can take action to control our own minds and use this vigilance that anxiety requires to stop the negative self-talk.”
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In this Pod, we talked about: * The laws our minds operate under – negative laws, like nothing good comes to me * Overstimulation of the mind and addictions * Are your thoughts clean and clear? * Who’s the Boss: Your mind or you? * Steps to How to Outsmart Your Mind: + Step One: Embracing Gentleness + Step Two: Find False Premises + Step Three: Make a list of false premises + Step Four: Reverse the false premise + Step Five: Make your mantra and repeating it * The Ghost Points
Thought Quotes:
“But positive thinking, as much as it’s been a mainstay for spiritual circles around the world, it’s that just think positive idea, and frankly, it’s almost impossible for many people to just think positive.”
“The mind is as fast as the wind, and in fact, the Tibetans often called uncontrolled thinking, the Wind Horse. They thought this Wind Horse would run around without reins while you the rider was just being thrown around and you had no control over your horse whatsoever… I think that’s technically the definition of anxiety.”
“We have such aggressive minds.”
Links in this Episode: * The Alchemy Learning Center — a new online community of learning. Five Element, Nine Palaces, and Alchemy online classes on live online events. * Master Alchemy Apprenticeship program * Master Alchemy Quest * Through the Mystery Gate, by Leta and Jaye * What If… T-Shirt * Email your questions and voice memos to Anything AT InspiredActionPodcast.com.
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Become the Sage and live free from the structure of society, like a child. Empty yourself of yourself and live curiously.
“What if the quality of life was to simplify the way we live. It’s like walking in the footsteps that are already there in front of you. That is called the Wu Wei, being in the zone, the present moment, you’re not trying to force it, it comes easy. It’s inspired.”
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In this Pod, we talked about: * Walking in the Wu Wei footsteps that are already in front of you * Wu Wei – act naturally, effortless action, or Inspired Action * Trust with a capital T – It’s trust of all that is * Become the sage, a wizard in your own life, master reality by allowing it to happen * The way of the Dao is always on the side of good * What is a sage like? How do they live and experience life? * Living the master Jedi life * Ding the Butcher – cutting without technically cutting anything * Being curious about life, a series of ongoing curiosities * The Six Harmonies – the six things you want as a human being, empty them and become nothingness
Thought Quotes:
“Do we want to be the little boat on the sea being tossed this way and that, or do we want to have a rudder and a sail, a direction of where we want to go, maybe a compass, a feeling of purpose and accomplishment and completion of what we set out to do.”
“You don’t have to force it. You don’t have to think about it. When you’re in it, you’re in it.”
“It’s like a fish in the sea wondering what the stars in the sky are like. It can’t know. It can’t possibly know!”
Links in this Episode: * The Alchemy Learning Center — a new online community of learning. Five Element, Nine Palaces, and Alchemy online classes on live online events. * Through the Mystery Gate, by Leta and Jaye * Wu Wei Wednesdays – listen to weekly events * What If… T-Shirt * Listen to The Letting Go Meditation * Grogu – Baby Yoda on The Mandalorian * Email your questions and voice memos to Anything AT InspiredActionPodcast.com.
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Are you living your life to live or living to die? Listen in as we discuss the die before you die theory and more. This Daoist form of enlightenment is fascinating.
“The importance of immortality isn’t about living forever, it’s about the state of mind of not living to die. It’s about embracing the effervescence of your life, attempting to get back to the source of who you are, your spirit, and encountering that true essence deeply. That is the Daoist form of enlightenment.”
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In this Pod, we talked about: * Letting go at the end of the day and waking up like a child * We are PAC-MEN on crack – we’re using ourselves up if we’re not in alignment * The real L-Word – Longevity * Transformers – The Yellow Emperor is the Bumble Bee Transformer * Bao Gu, the wife of Ge Hong * The grim reaper – your new BFF * Opening your mind to an immortality mindset. Immortality as a way of life. * Become your own nuclear reactor – engender yourself – become an immortal fetus – a rebirthing of yourself * Become a sage – overcome life * Shaking up the way we see ourselves * Letting go of our habits, which make us old * Seeing the world as magical as a child does
Thought Quotes:
“Time is your friend not your enemy. Could you slow down and savor life?”
“Can you open your mind to living your life like there is no end to it. It’s the opposite of … living life like it’s your last day on earth.”
“This is about giving yourself an abundance of time and energy, like you’re immortal. “
Links in this Episode: * The Alchemy Learning Center — a new online community of learning. Five Element, Nine Palaces, and Alchemy online classes on live online events. * Wu Wei Wednesdays – listen to weekly events * What If… T-Shirt * Listen to The Letting Go Meditation * Email your questions and voice memos to Anything AT InspiredActionPodcast.com.
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Are you too attached to your mental woobie blanket? Are you too rigid to know that you are too rigid?
“We are living as Alchemists in our own lives. As such, we always reserve the right to change our minds as our minds change us.“
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In this Pod, we talked about: * We’re asking our minds to change. What is your mindset? Is it flexible or rigid? * Alchemy is about radical transformation – a revolutionary mind. Challenging every belief in our belief system. * The mystery – are you willing to take the step to look inside yourself? * The unconscious fear behind the Nine Palaces * The Nine Stages of Alchemy – a roadmap to how to spiritually evolve as a human being * Die before you die philosophy * The Five Spirits – what happens when you die * Who you gonna call? Ghost Busters! * When Fear governs our lives * Wu Wei Wednesday on June 9th – continue the conversation!
Thought Quotes:
“Alchemy is a revolution of your mind, instead of an evolution of your mind.”
“All they think about is dying, so they’re not really living.”
“Endings make space for new beginnings, so there’s no reason to fear death.”
Links in this Episode: * The Alchemy Learning Center — a new online community of learning. Five Element, Nine Palaces, and Alchemy online classes on live online events. * Wu Wei Wednesdays * Ask Better Questions T-Shirt * Email your questions and voice memos to Anything AT InspiredActionPodcast.com.
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Embrace the magic of the mystery of your life. Take a journey with Leta and Jaye through the Mystery Gate with Season 5 of the Inspired Action Podcast. This episode explores new beginnings and new directions.
“Being an Alchemist is really about how can you live your life authentically, with the freedom to do what’s right for you, with the ability to live like a child in terms of not taking a lot of the past into the present everyday, so you can be free to experience what you want to experience. An Alchemist is trying to evolve themselves so they can truly fly in their lives and live their true potential.”
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In this Pod, we talked about: * Season 5 – going through Alchemy step by step * What are all the ingredients you need to think about to become an Alchemist? * Who are you? Ask the question “Who am I” in a very deep way. (See link to guided meditation below) * The mystery – are you willing to take the step to look inside yourself? * The Nine Stages of Alchemy – a roadmap to how to spiritually evolve as a human being
Thought Quotes:
“Everyone needs to know this stuff. And that’s always been the driving force behind this podcast.”
“Your curriculum means you came to fulfill certain things in this lifetime.”
“The Alchemy is the fairy dust that brings the magic to life–that makes life magical.”
Links in this Episode: * The Alchemy Learning Center — a new online community of learning. Five Element, Nine Palaces, and Alchemy online classes on live online events. * Through the Mystery Gate Book Launch Replay * Wu Wei Wednesdays * Email your questions and voice memos to Questions AT InspiredActionPodcast.com.
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What makes you feel connected up to ALL THAT IS? What motivates the Metal type to feel the value inherent in life? How do you define what’s valuable and honorable?
“If we look at what they want, what truly is the heart of all their motivations, it has to be connection in a cosmic way. Connection with their own spirit, their higher self, this is what truly motivates them.”
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In this Pod, we talked about: * What is the motivation for the Metal Element?
Thought Quotes:
“Sometimes it looks like that children’s book, ‘Are You My Mother?’“
“Ultimately they need to find that connection with themselves.”
“But unless a Metal person can find that connection within themselves… maybe they’ll never be satisfied. They’ll always be looking for that thing.”
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Do you want to save the world? Save yourself? Or, do you just want the world to leave you the F-alone? Where do you fit in today? With so many people around the world marching in the streets, protesting all over the globe, seeing such unrest in the world — what’s an Alchemist to do? Listen in as we talk about the Daoist perspective on these global events.
“No good, no bad, no right, no wrong.”
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In this Pod, we talked about: The Alchemical Cauldron on LuoFu Shan mountain * Stage 5 of Alchemy – no good or bad * Chinese numerology – the number 2 (polarization) vs. the number 1 (unity) * Zach Bush theory about COVID-19 – the virus is our friend * The Listening Palace * Wu Wei – Inspired Action * Being an instrument of the Divine * Trust with a Capital T
Thought Quotes:
“Let’s go down the rabbit hole here. You have to throw judgmental ness out the window. But so much of what’s happening in the world evokes strong emotions. People are getting charged.”
“An alchemist isn’t looking to find the right answer or to get to the truth. The best song is by Michael Franti… he puts it so eloquently with his song nobody right, nobody wrong.”
“From an alchemist point of view…You have to leave the realm of polarization and come to the realm of unity, oneness, wholeness.”
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Do you want to save the world? Save yourself? Or, do you just want the world to leave you the F-alone? Where do you fit in today? With so many people around the world marching in the streets, protesting all over the globe, seeing such unrest in the world — what’s an Alchemist to do? Listen in as we talk about the Daoist perspective on these global events?
“This is a very challenging time for myself being an Alchemist and a little bit of an Activist… I feel like this pull of what’s going on in the world… see if this touches inside of you…”
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In this Pod, we talked about: The Alchemical Cauldron on LuoFu Shan mountain * The Metal Palace is the Global Palace… this is a Metal time in the world. We travel everyday… CNN, BBC, the F-Word News (Fox)… * The outer world’s impact on our inner world. – how are you personally handling the crises in the world. * The Hero/Activist, Saint/Anarchist, Alchemist roles * Inner Chapters and Outer Chapters of Daoist texts * The Alchemical cauldron of change * To create an Alchemical elixir, you need a catalyst for change * The reactants – the ingredients that are put in the cauldron and Trevor Noah’s discussion of them * The effect of George Floyd’s death on the world * The responsibility of society to care of or not the other members of society. * Fear – the other F Word – fear fuels our Alchemical cauldron of discord * Human fighting over resources… survival of the fittest, survival more challenging on your own…
Thought Quotes:
“There are times in life when the outer world is demanding our attention so strongly, it’s like knocking on our door. So even the monk sitting in meditation on a mountain somewhere is going to have a hard time ignoring what’s happening. Would that monk not know that the world is in a global pandemic if that person had any connection with anyone or any news source?… When I was on Mount Hua Shan… We stopped halfway up the mountain at this temple and stayed the night. They had a dish there… they were totally tapped into the news…
“It seems like we’re in an Alchemical cauldron, the roiling and boiling of all these things, all these things in the recipe of crazy chaos. It is an Alchemical cauldron going on of transformation. Change is coming.”
“Whether you agree with these changes happening in our society or not… these changes are very rapid and that’s the definition of Alchemy. It’s rapid change. So in a way, it shouldn’t be surprising that on the day that George Floyd died, something very powerful happened. The world shifted on its axis. The desire for change was awakened in us. It went all over the world… and it’s still rippling.”
Links in this Episode: * COMING SOON! The Alchemy Learning Center! — a new online community of learning. Five Element, Nine Palaces, and Alchemy online classes.
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Are you feeling like a Martyr in your life? Are you looking for someone who GETS it? Ending the need for martyrdom and finding self-empathy and self-validation is the key to Earth Motivation.
“One of the dangers for the Earth Element is ending up being the martyr for the rest of us, taking on the burdens for the rest of us… the Sherpa of Love.”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * What is the motivation for the Earth Element?
Thought Quotes:
“They’ll interview you for hours to figure out what’s not working in your relationship. That’s the Earth realm.“
“You really don’t feel satisfied in your life unless you know what your purpose and intent are. What is your purpose and your intent?”
“You can do it for yourself. You might want someone else to truly GET you. Don’t get me wrong when someone takes the time to truly understand you… boy does that feel good. But the question is: do you GET you?”
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Is your Fire burning brightly? Are you ready to truly love yourself? Do you wear your heart on your shirt sleeves? Do you want to let your bright light shine out but are always holding back? Maybe it’s time to let your Fire energy burn to your heart’s content.
“Be that giant lighthouse of love. Let that beacon shine out… who doesn’t love a lighthouse?”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * What is the motivation for the Fire Element?
Thought Quotes:
“All you need is love! Fires just want to be loved!”
“Beauty is on the inside as well as the outside. It’s a tough lesson for Fires to learn.“
“You asked me if I can think of a celebrity who loves to be loved. And what was my answer? … All of them!”
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Whether your battlefield is in the world stage, the corporate office, or your own family, how do YOU be the best? What are the Wood qualities that make up being the best, and does Trump meet those requirements? How do you work on our own inner Wood to be the best you can be? We all have Wood Energy in us, where is yours?
“Is Trump more Yang or Yin? Just watch him watch. Listen to the way he talks. He’s a force of nature!”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * What is the motivation for the Wood Element
Thought Quotes:
“Trump defines being the best as always winning. Woods like to feel like they’re winning. It’s that MAGA, Make America Great Again…you can do that unless you do what? WIN! And he wants to win against the whole world.“
“The UK we say is a much more Metal culture. They’re more reserved. They’re not all about winning. They’re more about respect and lots of other issues related to Metal.”
“Franklin Roosevelt, he was the champion of helping those in need… he had to have been Earth. He really brought forth these Earth values.”
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If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it…but…what if something is broke? During these uncertain times, we’re all examining our lives. Put your Earth hat on because it’s a great time to analyze what’s working and what isn’t in your life. Embrace this time in your life, and maybe it’s time to make some changes in your 9 Palaces!
“I’ve been guilty of this so many times. I’ll just sweep that under the rug… got my blinders on… and it’s because I don’t want to take the effort it takes to fix it… but in the long run, how much harder has your life been because you didn’t fix it.”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * Examining our lives… what are we not in alignment with? What have we swept under the rug? * Lockdown 2020 – what to do with this extra time? Examine your own life. What has and hasn’t been working? * Take the 9 Palaces challenge: + Reminder: Be gentle with yourself. + Examine each Palace: Career, Relationship, Health, Wealth, Home, Travel, Children/Creativity, Wisdom, Prosperity + Come back here tomorrow for the 9 Palaces spreadsheet!
Thought Quotes:
“People are open to this idea. People are self-examining… People want to look at themselves for a change.”
“We’ve jumped off the hamster wheel.”
“What do you want your new normal to be?”
Links in this Episode: * To help your Wei Qi system, watch this free video of Leta explaining Gua Sha & Acupressure Points that help prevent the cold & flu: CLICK HERE * If you would like to learn Gua Sha for self-care we have an in-depth on-line class for you. We also wrote a book. Here are the links…
We have an online class you can take it if you want to learn Gua Sha for yourself and your family. (It’s made specifically for self-care! For all our listeners, we have a very special $50 off coupon for you… CLICK HERE
For our book, ***The BIG “Little” Gua Sha Book***, visit our publisher Web site to purchase one. Or you can get one on Amazon (especially, if you’re outside the US).
Tibetan Head Roll … Listen to Pod 21 for more information or check out: Healing Anxiety: A Tibetan Medicine Guide to Healing Anxiety, Stress, and PTSD by Dr. Mary Friedman Ryan.
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Wrapped up in the media frenzy? Has the Pandemic got you in a panic? Is life feeling too complicated. Embrace simplicity and release resistance so your qi doesn’t become offensive.
“This is about the role of our energetic defense mechanism…”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * Energetic defense mechanism – “the best protection is no protection” – it’s about loving yourself so deeply, you feel invincible… you’re not putting up armor and unnecessary defenses * The Wei Qi system – protective/defensive qi works autonomically * Offensive qi – the immune system overreacting with resistance to change * Argumentative people have offensive qi * We want a balance of Wei qi, not too strong or not to weak * How to find a harmony – to be awake but not alarmed… lesson the amount of worry * Ge Hong and simplicity vs. complexity * Internal, External and Constitutional challenges * Chinese numerology – Numbers 1 through 4
Thought Quotes:
“We need to examine ourselves and why we’re doing what we’re doing and how we feel about what we’re doing.”
“Don’t react. Stay calm. And know you have good defense, which is no defense..”
“If you’re fighting change because you like the previous situation… then tomorrow you’re trying to get your past to last forever… You don’t want change, you’re stuck.”
Links in this Episode: * To help your Wei Qi system, watch this free video of Leta explaining Gua Sha & Acupressure Points that help prevent the cold & flu: CLICK HERE * If you would like to learn Gua Sha for self-care we have an in-depth on-line class for you. We also wrote a book. Here are the links…
We have an online class you can take it if you want to learn Gua Sha for yourself and your family. (It’s made specifically for self-care! For all our listeners, we have a very special $50 off coupon for you… CLICK HERE
For our book, ***The BIG “Little” Gua Sha Book***, visit our publisher Web site to purchase one. Or you can get one on Amazon (especially, if you’re outside the US).
Tibetan Head Roll … Listen to Pod 21 for more information or check out: Healing Anxiety: A Tibetan Medicine Guide to Healing Anxiety, Stress, and PTSD by Dr. Mary Friedman Ryan.
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Easy or the most challenging? Water/Water relationships!
“They love a good adventure. They also love to hang around and do nothing.”
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In this Pod, we talked about: * How Water and Water get along (or not)
Thought Quotes:
“If you’e Water, you’re likely trying to find another Water person to do stuff with. It could be as simple as hiking or going for walks…or jumping out of a plane, jumping on a bungee cord, or jumping down a waterfall.“
“Waters are the safety monitors of the Elemental world.”
“Waters also love to be geeky and nerdy.”
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What do you really want? How much of a sense of peace do you have today? This challenging time during the Coronavirus quarantine is causing many of us to feel the tug and pull of compulsive thinking, distractions, and discord. This episode is a moment of opportunity to start ending the suffering we are creating in ourselves by tending to our garden; the landscape that lies inside of us. Take a breath and turn on the light. Your story has already begun to change. Changes are afoot, a big foot!
“Can we be present with suffering without causing our own suffering…”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * You are already an enlightened being * Bridging the gap between your current identity and enlightenment * Working on your internal garden * Qi Stagnation * The change that is here, and the opportunity that lies within it * Gaining presence in our lives * Compulsive thinking and distractions * The ability to be around suffering and not suffer
Thought Quotes:
“We are taught to think enlightenment is only for people we call Buddhas. Everyone is already enlightened.”
“Are you running the obstacle to peace course? Tough Mudder… Climb the barbed wire of bad habits, go underneath the mud pit of laziness! If I had a little more time I’d think of some more.”
“Do you feel at home with yourself? Do you feel a sense of inner peace within? That little light we’re talking about, that’s the light you turn on in yourself, your own self-illumination. You can tell if you’re doing well if the other people around you are positively affected by your presence.”
Links in this Episode: * The Power Of Now by Eckhart Tolle * Watch Leta breakdown Gua Sha & Acupressure Points that help prevent the cold & flu: CLICK HERE * If you would like to learn Gua Sha for self-care we have an in-depth on-line class for you. We also wrote a book. Here are the links…
We have an online class you can take it if you want to learn Gua Sha for yourself and your family. (It’s made specifically for self-care! For all our listeners, we have a very special $50 off coupon for you… CLICK HERE
For our book, ***The BIG “Little” Gua Sha Book***, visit our publisher Web site to purchase one. Or you can get one on Amazon (especially, if you’re outside the US).
Tibetan Head Roll … Listen to Pod 21 for more information or check out: Healing Anxiety: A Tibetan Medicine Guide to Healing Anxiety, Stress, and PTSD by Dr. Mary Friedman Ryan.
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Easy or the most challenging? Metal/Metal relationships!
“To be in another’s presence, to feel connected, but not to need to talk all the time. It’s just a relief not to HAVE to talk. ”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * How Metal and Metal get along (or not)
Thought Quotes:
“The sex can be off the charts amazing!”
“Time doesn’t even really exist for Metals.”
“It’s also about that deep cosmic connection that is shared through touch.”
Links in this Episode: The Energy of Love by Leta Herman and Jaye McElroy
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The Only Condition For Presence Is Love Itself… What is most important in your life? In this episode we take a different look at the COVID-19 Pandemic. Not one of fear, but one of presence. The ability to access the NOW moment. Most of us have never been given the opportunity to put ourselves first in our lifetime. We invite you to join us and discover what we can become and how much love we can feel.
“We’re coming back to what’s most important in our lives. We want to encourage everyone who’s listening to take a step back and just pause, just breathe.”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * The COVID-19 Pandemic * What is most important in our lives? * Putting yourself first * The Wandering Daoists * How the different Elemental Energetic types deal with all of this * Where presence comes from
Thought Quotes:
“Fear is the number one thing that takes us out of being present.”
“It’s not really that the now moment is powerful. It’s just that it’s where we should be. And the more time we spend in the now moment, the more enjoyment we feel in life.”
“If you take care of yourself, even just a little bit, you’re way more helpful to everyone else.”
Links in this Episode: * The Power Of Now by Eckhart Tolle * Watch Leta breakdown Gua Sha & Acupressure Points that help prevent the cold & flu: CLICK HERE * If you would like to learn Gua Sha for self-care we have an in-depth on-line class for you. We also wrote a book. Here are the links…
We have an online class you can take it if you want to learn Gua Sha for yourself and your family. (It’s made specifically for self-care! For all our listeners, we have a very special $50 off coupon for you… CLICK HERE
For our book, ***The BIG “Little” Gua Sha Book***, visit our publisher Web site to purchase one. Or you can get one on Amazon (especially, if you’re outside the US).
Tibetan Head Roll … Listen to Pod 21 for more information or check out: Healing Anxiety: A Tibetan Medicine Guide to Healing Anxiety, Stress, and PTSD by Dr. Mary Friedman Ryan.
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In this episode we talk about how Gua Sha and Acupressure can prevent your cold or flu from going deep into your body. Leta gives acu-points, Gua Sha techniques and other suggestions for self-care during this world health crisis. During uncertain times, it’s important that we tend to ourselves. If you’ve been listening to us for a while, you know the importance of water, food, sleep, exercise, and meditation. Self-care can help reduce symptoms of colds, flu, and viruses.
“How do we feel safe and secure and loving and not go into that fearful place that is happening right now?”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * How to care for yourself in a Pandemic * What is an External Pathogenic Factor (EPF)? * What are Wind, Phlegm, and Heat symptoms? * How Chinese Medicine can help you stay safe and healthy * The “Bouncer” immune system metaphor * Gua Sha techniques and how they can help prevent the cold and flu * A lesson on Acupressure points that can help prevent the cold and flu
Thought Quotes:
“Change is going to happen. In Chinese Theory they say change is like the wind, and when the wind blows fiercely things have to change… and the wind is really picking up right now.”
“The symptom we feel isn’t the cold… it’s our body’s best attempt to tackle the cold and expel it before it enters the body.”
“Stress and fear can actually deteriorate the immune system. And being in a positive state of mind is always a good place to be.”
Links in this Episode: * Watch Leta breakdown Gua Sha & Acupressure Points that help prevent the cold & flu: CLICK HERE * If you would like to learn Gua Sha for self-care we have an in-depth on-line class for you. We also wrote a book. Here are the links…
We have an online class you can take it if you want to learn Gua Sha for yourself and your family. (It’s made specifically for self-care! For all our listeners, we have a very special $50 off coupon for you… CLICK HERE
For our book, ***The BIG “Little” Gua Sha Book***, visit our publisher Web site to purchase one. Or you can get one on Amazon (especially, if you’re outside the US).
Tibetan Head Roll … Listen to Pod 21 for more information or check out: Healing Anxiety: A Tibetan Medicine Guide to Healing Anxiety, Stress, and PTSD by Dr. Mary Friedman Ryan.
- Email your questions and voice memos to Questions AT InspiredActionPodcast.com.
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Easy or the most challenging? Fire/Fire relationships!
“Having that friend to me sounds like Heaven on Earth for an Earth person.”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * How Earth and Earth get along (or not)
Thought Quotes:
“Make sure you have at least one or two really good Earth people to ground you or keep you in the giving and receiving mode.”
“Every Earth person friend I know has at least one Earth friend in their circle… a Bestie!”
“All this compatibility sometimes poses a challenge. Earths make good friends but sometimes there isn’t that sexual attraction piece.”
Links in this Episode: The Energy of Love by Leta Herman and Jaye McElroy
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Do you love or dread exercising? You can find the joy in movement by doing whatever comes with ease. Learn how to move your Qi! Movement is something you can do everyday, and that’s all exercise is…movement! Did you know that certain movements are more fun for the different elemental types? Listen-in and learn more about the joy of movement!
“We’ve come to use this word exercise to describe movement, and it’s become this dreaded word.”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * The dreaded word…exercise * Movement for each Element * Internal organs that benefit from different types of movement * Pliability vs. Stretching vs. Flexiblity * Finding joy in movement for Anyone
Thought Quotes:
“During your exercise or right afterward do you smile to yourself and say I’m so glad I’m doing this, or I’m so glad I did it?”
“A forced thing is never a joyful thing.”
“Channel your inner Geko and strengthen those lungs!”
Links in this Episode: * We recommend you learn Gua Sha. We have an on-line class for you. We also wrote a book. Here are the links…
We have an online class you can take it if you want to learn Gua Sha for yourself and your family. (It was made for practitioners, but works for everyone! For all our listeners, we have a very special 50% off rate for you… CLICK HERE: and use the special coupon code: INSPIREDACTION.
For our book, ***The BIG “Little” Gua Sha Book***, visit our publisher Web site to purchase one. Or you can get one on Amazon (especially, if you’re outside the US).
Tibetan Head Roll … Listen to Pod 21 for more information or check out: Healing Anxiety: A Tibetan Medicine Guide to Healing Anxiety, Stress, and PTSD by Dr. Mary Friedman Ryan.
- Email your questions and voice memos to Questions AT InspiredActionPodcast.com.
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Do you love or dread exercising? You can find the joy in movement by doing whatever comes with ease. Learn how to move your Qi! Movement is something you can do everyday, and that’s all exercise is…movement! Did you know that certain movements are more fun for the different elemental types? Listen-in and learn more about the joy of movement!
“We’ve come to use this word exercise to describe movement, and it’s become this dreaded word.”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * The dreaded word…exercise * Movement for each Element * Internal organs that benefit from different types of movement * Pliability vs. Stretching vs. Flexiblity * Finding joy in movement for Anyone
Thought Quotes:
“During your exercise or right afterward do you smile to yourself and say I’m so glad I’m doing this, or I’m so glad I did it?”
“A forced thing is never a joyful thing.”
“Channel your inner Geko and strengthen those lungs!”
Links in this Episode: * For more information on our Releasing Chaotic Energy and Intro to Alchemy classes, click HERE. * For more information about Pliability exercises, read The TB12 Method: How to Achieve a Lifetime of Sustained Peak Performance by Tom Brady * For a well-rounded Sinew workout… T25 by Shaun T * Email your questions and voice memos to Questions AT InspiredActionPodcast.com.
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Easy or the most challenging? Fire/Fire relationships!
“Fires are drawn to other fires like moths to a flame.”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * How Fire and Fire get along (or not)
Thought Quotes:
“Being with another Fire partner is double the fun, double the parties, and double the friends. It’s a social extravaganza.”
“The question is with two Fires: Who does the attracting and who is the attracted?”
“You have to take turns holding the mirror up to each other.”
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Easy or the most challenging? Wood/Wood relationships!
“When two Woods meet, it’s like a little dance!”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * How Wood and Wood get along (or not)
Thought Quotes:
“Having two bosses and no underlings makes for a difficult and sometimes competitive household.”
“When they do find each other, connect, get each other, and have a good support system, I think that’s the key.”
“Every Wood needs to make sure their partner is satisfied.”
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Do you have an attraction to distraction? What is the role of entertainment in your life? How are you spending your free time? Billions of dollars are being spent just to get your attention! But not all distractions are evil… in fact some distractions that bring you laughter are even recommended for your Health Palace! Discover the redeeming values for you and your distractions. What can be eliminated, and what can be celebrated?!
“I promise you’ll have more fun doing vs. watching!”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * Distractions! * Your two value words * How you are spending your free time * The redeeming values within your distractions * The criteria we use to disconnect * The value of personal contact vs. virtual contact * The role of entertainment in your life * The benefits of laughter for your Health Palace
Thought Quotes:
“Water people need to disconnect. So that’s why I’m saying sitting on the couch and being a couch potato is not always bad!”
“Why is entertainment there and what parts of it are positive? What parts can help you to pursue growth and being your authentic self. And what part of entertainment is a distraction that’s preventing you from growth and being your authentic self?”
“There are laughter groups that are part of healing communities. You know some people get together and call it laugh clubs.”
Links in this Episode: * Time Management Episode * Dare To Lead list of values * The movie “Parasite” * The movie “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” * Laughter clubs – there are more than 6000 clubs worldwide! + Laughter Yoga University + Laughter Yoga Institute + How to Practice Laughter Yoga * Laugh with Kathleen Madigan
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The Dynamic Duo of the Water and Wood Elements.
“They can get a lot of ‘bleep’ done!”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * How Waters and Woods get along (or not)
Thought Quotes:
“Together they’re unstoppable! Yeah, unstoppable like a little Sia… we could get in trouble by the Sia police… they could see us!”
“They’re always there for Woods in a very comforting way… in an I’ve Got Your Back kind of way. “
“Woods can help Waters. They can give them encouragement…”
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What do you want to be doing this time next year? Channel your inner groundhog or woodchuck and chuck out those old bad habits. Jump on the early Spring for motivation all year! Discover your virtues that are unique to you!
“Where do you want to be this time next year…”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * The Year of the Rat! (Wood and Metal together) * The conflict between Wood and Metal * Wood Planning * How to finally find balance in your life * The 9 Palace domino effect * An amazing vetting system for making decisions * We talked about our Value Lists and how we made them! * Using your “two words” to guide you this year
Thought Quotes:
“We can solve our problems (challenges!) of the imbalance of the 9 Palaces from this system.”
“If you’re not happy about certain things in your life right now what are you gonna do about it? Where are you gonna be this time next year?”
“Go back to your main element to solve your challenges. If you’re really off, you’re trying to solve a challenge from another element that’s not the best part of you“
Links in this Episode: * Time Management Episode * The Nine Heart Pains Treatment * Listen To “Dare To Lead” On Audible * Buy “Dare To Lead” On Amazon * Dare To Lead list of values * Woodchuck Day
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Find your sacred couch and sink into it!
“Both are looking for that connection… it’s just that connection is a little different.”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * How Metals and Waters get along (or not)
Thought Quotes:
“You could just say a sacred couch… they can just hang on it.”
“It’s so nice to go with someone that they don’t have to talk all the time!“
“Waters have a tendency to spill out all over the place.”
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If you survived your family on the holidays… let’s talk about it! How to thrive at social events, not just survive. What do you do when you’ve changed, and you’re no longer in alignment with family and friends.
“Maybe you used to be in alignment, but now you’ve changed and you’re not in alignment anymore…”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * Social Compliance and the Holidays * Be a Hero, Saint or Alchemist at social events * The Holiday Authenticity “No Rule Rules” * What is Chaotic Energy?
Thought Quotes:
“Just Walk Away from the arguments… don’t take the bait!”
“I’m not the compliant type in general, maybe I’m more like a general disrupter. Maybe more the non-socially compliant person, but in a nice way!“
“You say ‘challenging’ like it’s a good thing… pushing your buttons, being passive aggressive, being short-tempered, angry, frustrated…”
Links in this Episode: * More about Chaotic Energy…
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What’s the difference between a New Year’s Resolution and a New Year’s Revolution? What’s holding you back from lasting change? Who’s holding you back? It’s time to move forward. Channel your inner honey badger!
“Honey Badger don’t care!”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * The I-Ching (our favorite I-Ching tool is at Divination.com) * Why New Year’s Resolutions don’t work * Change comes from within * Revolution is massive change * The 10 Steps of The Authenticity Revolution
Thought Quotes:
“It can be scary or frightening when you change your identity because there’s no going back. Revolution is massive change… and it’s hard, and it’s chaotic… and it feels totally terrifying because you know it’s impossible to go back once you do it.”
“If you’re in an alternative universe and you’re listening, come back to this universe, this dimension and be in real time…“
“You will change… you better be ready!“
“Define what you want to change in your life.”
Links in this Episode: * Check out our new Patreon page! Join us and be a part of the family. We appreciate your support, which will help the Inspired Action Podcast grow! www.Patreon.com/InspiredAction
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The I-Ching (our favorite I-Ching tool is at Divination.com)
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Honey Badger Don’t Care (the language in this video is not appropriate for children)
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Brittany Runs a Marathon
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Senses and sensibility… Earth and Metal make a nourishing couple on many levels.
“Earth and metal are both about their selfless desire to help others.”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * How Earths and Metals get along (or not)
Thought Quotes:
“If Earth and Metal meet on sacred ground, then all will be well in the Earth/Metal realm.”
“Sometimes Earths and Metals clash. Earth likes to harvest the bounty and give it away, feeling abundant and prosperous. Metal likes to conserve and save, cherishing what’s most important.“
“Most importantly, Earths handle all the social communications in a partnership, which is a huge relief for Metals.”
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Talk, talk and talk some more. The Social Butterflies of the Elemental world are the Fire/Earth couples!
“For long-term success, Fires need to keep that passion in play.”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * How Woods and Fires get along (or not)
Thought Quotes:
“Why are we only talking about the things the Fire person wants to talk about?”
“I think the other issue is Earth can be very vocal when they’re disappointed with their Fires, which is kind of like throwing a wet blanket on Fire self-esteem. You shovel Earth on a Fire to put it out.“
“Fire needs to know it can be forgiven and forgotten.”
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Is your relationship like a bonfire? The relationship between Wood and Fire is encouraging on both sides as long as you don’t take things too seriously!
“Wood and Fire: The Power Playmates”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * How Woods and Fires get along (or not)
Thought Quotes:
“Many people take Woods for granted… Fire doesn’t under-appreciate them at all.“
“Fires really want to be big in the world, but they’re just a little too shy.“
“Woods are the cheerleaders for the rest of the world, and Fires really need a lot of encouragement.”
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Are you more of a Knight, Saint, or Magician? How do you live your life… are you trying to fix problems, accept them, or harmonize them? Take a closer look at the how and the why you do what you do in the world! Alchemists choose to grow internally, while balancing and harmonizing with their external world. Listen in as we have a convo about the ease of rising above the suffering. And we tell a few jokes along the way. Laughing is not optional.
“Life invariably ends up delivering more good stuff than you could ever have imagined when you live life without what you call in Chinese Medicine…Rebellious Qi!”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * What is the Hero? * The tendency for Woods to be the Hero at times. * Using the Nine Palaces to understand life’s challenges. * What is the Saint? * The flow of life and the “Saint Trick” * The “maybe” story. * What is the Alchemist? * External vs. Internal Alchemy. * How do Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism differ on this level?
Thought Quotes:
“Through acceptance the Saint surrenders to what is. So the Saints are perfectly okay with whatever comes. They don’t need to fight and struggle.”
“When confronted with a challenge or a struggle in life, it’s the Hero’s role to overcome these obstacles.“
“The Alchemists say even though it’s all an illusion, you’re here to experience the illusion in order to experience a personal transformation.”
“And we’re back to the game of transformation!!!”
Links in this Episode: * Check out our new Patreon page! Join us and be a part of the family. We appreciate your support, which will help the Inspired Action Podcast grow! www.Patreon.com/InspiredAction
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The Saint (TV Series)
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The Course in Miracles and Marianne Williamson on The Course in Miracles
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The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
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Are you a fan of muddy water? The relationship between Earth and Water could get messy, but it doesn’t have to be! Earths love the excitement that Waters bring into their lives, and Waters can enjoy being guided by an Earth’s support. What happens when Waters become too unpredictable, and Earths become too analytical you ask? Come jump into our dirty, muddy, Earth Water episode!
“Earths love the excitement and variability that water has to offer”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * How Earths and Waters get along (or not)
Thought Quotes:
“Earths love the intrigue and want to dig deep to get to know those Waters.“
“Earths tend to plan and be predictable and Waters tend not to plan too much.“
“If Earth tries to keep their Water in a box… alright let’s just say in a bowl, who keeps Water in a box? A box of wine maybe–that’s their special Water!”
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You are what you think! What is your identity? Are you really living the life you want? Do you have beliefs that are limiting your ability to create new healthy habits? Maybe it’s time to change your identity and stop trying to negotiate with yourself! Listen in as we talk about being All-In.
“You can’t change a habit until you change your identity.”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * Limiting Beliefs * Leta’s story about coffee and Jaye’s story about sleep! * How to form an identity, belief, and habit * Thinking Brain vs. Reptilian Brain * Accountability vs. self-accountability * Baby-micro goals! Cute! * How to reverse engineer what you want to achieve
Thought Quotes:
“Heck I even had to take out the dog at 8:00 vs. 11:00. I even had to change my dog’s identity!”
“The way I understand it is–and I defer to any brain scientists out there–but the lower brain…”
“I’m sure there’s many of them listening to this podcast.”
“That may not be our demographic… we’re more the lazy lizard demographic.”
“If you can’t just dive in then you need to take that baby step. That little leap of faith, and then you’ll take that bigger leap on faith!”
“Yeah I like that, a baby step based on YOU.”
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Abraham techniques – Abraham affirmation techniques are powerful ways to create change in life. Abraham speaks to us through Esther Hicks.
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Who are you when push comes to shove? Woods get Earths moving, but how much bossy pants is too much bossy pants?… Where can Woods and Earths find the roots of common ground?
“If Earth and Wood can get out of their own way and make it work together, they can get a lot of bleeeeep done in the world.”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * How Woods and Earths get along (or not)
Thought Quotes:
“Earths like to deliver on tasks for someone they like and respect.“
“Wood needs to learn the value of the thoughtfulness that the Earths bring to the table.“
“Together Wood and Earth can really share their love of home: Wood loves to have roots, and Earths love their home.“
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Is self-cultivation something you’re thinking about or doing? Talking the talk and walking the walk is where we are heading with Season 4 – “All In!” Are you All In in your own life? Whether self-cultivation is now part of your day-to-day or not, we want to help jumpstart or reaffirm your journey!
“It’s a journey of one that you could bring your friends along with!”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * Types of Self-Cultivation + Forms of movement or exercise (move the Chi!) + Journaling or writing affirmations, gratitude, etc. + Meditations + Self-Care + Learning + Creative outlets for your body and mind + And so many more * Cultivating your own “garden” * Making new habits and replacing old habits * Time mismanagement * Self-neglect
Thought Quotes:
“If it feels like a chore why would you keep doing it?”
“New habits are super easy… it’s about replacing the old habits. That’s a little more challenging. The ones that are not serving you any longer.”
“Self-cultivation is taming that garden–tending it carefully so that it will bear fruit and sustenance. There’s nothing wrong with being a wild thing!
Links in this Episode: Shazam!!!
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Do you like to take orders or give them? Who’s boss in the bedroom? Find out how Wood and Metal get along or not… Guess who’s in danger when the Wood and Metal clash?
“In terms of opposites attracting, sometimes Metal and Wood are quite attracted to each other… they share a lot of commonalities.”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * How Wood and Metal get along (or not)
Thought Quotes:
“Who else to champion something important to Metal than a strong and amazing Wood partner?“
“The only type of person Wood will bow down to is Metal.“
“Woods don’t take orders from very many people in the world.“
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Do you have a lot of big buts in your life… reasons why you’re not doing or being all you want to do or be? Do you want more? Do you want to transform? Examine your life and put the Daoist Virtues into action… Courage, Authority, Gratitude, Forgiveness, and Acceptance so you can free yourself and be authentically you.
“Finding and living your authenticity is key to this idea of Happy on the Way to Happiness… We want to arrive at the Happiness, but what about the trip there?”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * Courage is the first step to authenticity + Brené Brown‘s courage to speak her truth + The difference between Earth and Wood Courage + Do you have the Courage to take the steps for your authenticity + Being a parent and being your authentic self * Authority – are you able to follow-through? + Are you in charge + Can you be empowered * Gratitude — appreciating all that you’ve gotten + Self-cultivation + Journaling an attitude of gratitude + Daily Grateful 4’s * Forgiveness is essential for any forward growth + Let go of resentment + Triggers and Tentacles + Resentment someone else put on you, holding you in a bad place * Acceptance is about you + If you can’t forgive, you can’t accept. + Self-acceptance + Start today * Do you have the desire to want more * Do you have the willingness to look at yourself with no shame, no blame * List out the micro-baby-steps
Thought Quotes:
“We call it Wu Wei, which is really living an inspired life, which is opposite of hard work.”
“What baby steps can you take…?”
“It’s the hamster on the wheel, it just goes around and round. Heck, I’ve been there… It was hell in a hamster wheel… I knew there was more to life than this…”
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Some like it hot, some like it chill. What to do if you are in a relationship with Fire and Metal Elements. Opposites attract and this can go both ways. Connection is where they meet and melt. Listen in as we discuss the good and the challenging aspects of Fire and Metal together.
"Metals can't stand any amount of fake-ness and they see right through it!â€
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In this Pod, we talked about: * How Fire and Metal get along (or not)
Thought Quotes:
"Fires and Metals can meet through connection."
"Letting the conversation have physical space… room to breathe, think…. a moment of silence is like gold for Metals."
"Metals have to be willing to expose something personal."
Links in this Episode: The Energy of Love by Leta Herman and Jaye McElroy
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Some like it hot, some like it chill. What to do if you are in a relationship with Water and Fire Elements. Opposites attract and this can go both ways. Funny and exciting, and then suddenly contentious. Listen in as we discuss the good and the challenging aspects of Water and Fire together.
“Whenever we feel bored with ourselves, we gravitate to the person who is going to spice up our lives, add a little excitement, maybe a little unpredictable.”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * How Water and Fire get along (or not)
Thought Quotes:
“The easiest thing a Water can do, is just let Fires just go do their thing.“
“You’re going to get burnt out or you’re going to get put out.“
“It’s about acceptance.“
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Does Surrendering sound scary? Hard? Like something foreign to you? How can you learn to find forgiveness? How can you truly let go and become comfortable with any loss or regrets in your life? The 5th Daoist Virtue is Surrender, but we like to call it Acceptance (it sounds a little less scary and more peaceful!). Listen in as we discuss where to find Trust with a capital T… and here’s a little secret… it’s not where most people are looking.
“Letting go and let the water flow…”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * Surrender vs. Acceptance * Obsessive thinking * Learning Trust but not Acceptance * Finding forgiveness for those who have led you astray * Getting comfortable with loss * Trust with a capital T and where you can find it! * Want to accept some homework? Think of something or someone you lost. Maybe you still have regrets. Imagine yourself accepting that loss. Imagine the hole in your heart filling up with something new!
Thought Quotes:
“There’s not a single person you can trust in your life except you!”
“Flowing water is always refreshing everything around it. Think about it, stagnant water is disgusting and unwanted. Nobody wants a swamp… Well, wait a minute… Shrek was in a swamp. Ogres like swamps!”
“Even the losses are part of your journey. There’s a natural ebb and flow in your life. Something bad is often followed by something good. Can you trust that even the losses are part of your own journey, and you can surrender to that journey yourself? Wherever it takes you is exactly where you need to be.”
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Do you want to get along better in the world. Imagine all the people, living life in peace … through energy. Listen in as we talk about the three types of energetic relationships.
“It’s amazing how often our Elemental Energies are causing “clashes” in everyday interactions without us knowing that it’s happening.”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * An overview of the three types of energetic relationships: Nourishing, Controlling and Same/Same
Thought Quotes:
“Controlling relationships can naturally be a little spicy and energized but can also be contentious.“
“If someone is being insulting, seemingly for no reason, then that’s also likely to be a Control cycle problem“
“Or you’re both just Wood and fighting over who’s top dog.“
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Do you put family first and yourself last? Does duty and your obligations zap your freedom to be yourself? Is Loyalty more important than your destiny? Listen in as we discuss the Metal Virtue of Forgiveness. Learn to Cultivate advanced forgiveness with Ho’oponopono and be FREE in your life.
“The virtue of Forgiveness is walking away without resentment.”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * The Metal Element is all about letting go! * If Metals get tweaked, they can really hold a grudge for a long long time. * Sometimes Metals really feel these duties to their families more than most of us. * The virtue of Forgiveness is walking away without resentment. * The benefit of cultivating your Forgiveness.
Thought Quotes:
“If I said that to my parents… I don’t think they would have said, ‘Oh look how independent she is, what a great thinker, yay!’ I would have had to run and run fast.”
“Loyalty in many cases breeds resentment.”
“It’s family first above all else.”
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Don’t be a quitter! What is a good Wood Strategy? Woods are master strategists. We all need to get in touch with our Wood Element to do goal setting. But even Woods can struggle with their goals…if they overdo and overload!
“We all need to get in touch with our Wood element!”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * Woods are goal setters and strategists * Wood struggles + Delegating to people who are not uber capable + Too many goals * Micro goals * Prioritizing goals * Doing what truly inspires you until you get bored
Thought Quotes:
“The Q word to me is like the F word.”
“I don’t think I have that high of a bar. It’s just perfection.”
“Remember, you can bench some of those good ideas for a rainy day. Oh boy was that a sports reference? That was pretty good for you I’ll give you a B+”
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Are you grateful? Do you see the constant good in your life? What’s your attitude on gratitude? When an Earth is at their best, they are filled with gratitude and living in the season of never-ending-harvest! So start your morning routines, get out your journals, and begin moving towards the solution, not the problem!
“Stuckness is Suckness!”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * Gratitude! * The grateful 4’s and our morning routine * An attitude of gratitude adjustment * Finding mercy for yourself * Harvest time of the year and the Earth Season * The hedgehog and complaining * The hedgehog challenge: can you stop complaining all day and be grateful for the things in your life?
Take the Hedgehog Challenge – No Complaining Thought Quotes:
“When you have gratitude you can have mercy on yourself.”
“A little bit of gratitude in your life is like plugging into an outlet.”
“You can find a hundred things to be grateful for about climate change, and I’m sure you can find a thousand things to complain about. Let’s focus on the hundred!”
Links in this Episode: *
- The Secret Movie
- Abraham Hicks – She was in The Secret! Abraham affirmation techniques are powerful ways to create change in life. Abraham speaks to us through Esther Hicks.
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Water is POWERFUL! Their stamina and ambition are unstoppable when achieving goals if they can learn to harness their energy effectively. But what happens if they freeze?? Tap into the Wood inside you or even a Wood friend to help you get moving!
"We need to tap into our Water to get bleep done!â€
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * The Water superpowers of stamina and ambition * Water's biggest challenge * The amazing Water marathon runner Courtney Dauwalter! * How Water can wait too long, or even freeze! * How Water can find the Wood to help them!
Thought Quotes:
"Another strength of Water is being patient. They'll wait for the right moment, and sometimes that right moment won't come for a long time."
"Wood and Water work really well together. It's the drive and the strategy!"
"The cure for any Water woes are getting out of your head and getting in the present moment."
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Why is it so hard to become the BOSS of YOU? Where can you find your Authority? Authority is a Fire Virtue and everyone has Fire in them somewhere! Fires like to be perceived well by their peers and their community, so it can be hard to find their own Authority. If you’re having some Fire challenges, the solution may be to start being accountable to… yourself! Stop all the worrying and stresses and create the life you always dream about! Start, in the name of love! Listen in and join The Minority Who Have Authority!
“With Authority comes responsibility.”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * What Fires really want! * What Fires really hate! * How to turn Morality into Authority * What is the Supreme Controller * The societal norms with children and Authority * The serious side effects of worrying and the Health Palace * The importance of accountability * Authority Work: Are you willing to be the Authority of you? Do you trust you can be in control of your own life? And if you were what kind of life would you be living?
Thought Quotes:
“When something takes charge of the being, we speak of the heart.”
“The vast majority of people are not being accountable to themselves.”
“I am safer by not worrying.”
Links in this Episode: Underoos still exist! (although we are hoping for Captain Marvel – but Wonder Woman is okay too.)
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Metals’ goal setting strengths come from their ability to be precise, organize a physical space, accountability, and possess truth and integrity. Jump on that magic Metal carpet ride!
“Reach the unreachable star!”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * Organizing a physical space * Thinking in black and white or shades of gray * Truth and integrity * How Metals’ are with confrontation * The duty to be responsible * A love of service and wandering
Thought Quotes:
“I like fudge. I think sometimes fudging helps you achieve your goals from the Wood perspective, until it bites you in the bleeeep.”
“We can all benefit from the Metal in us to hold ourselves accountable to our commitments.”
“If you’re stuck in Metal and the world around you is the excuse for not doing what you want, activate your Wood to make some changes!”
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Are you courageous enough to be selfish or do you tend to be the cowardly lion? Find the courage to do and be what you really want in life! It’s time to take a look at our societal values and make them more about YOU, YOU, YOU… find the Win/Win in your own life. Muster the courage and find baby steps to make changes.
“Our souls have longing…”
“Muster the courage despite the fear.”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * Practicing what you preach * The individual virtues vs. societal virtues * Putting yourself first * Selfishness * The Five Elements and the individual virtues
Leta and Jaye (and Xena) out climbing on a perfect day. Thought Quotes:
“Courage doesn’t mean a lack of fear, it means doing something even though you’re afraid.”
“People restrict themselves for so long that they go through a midlife transition.”
“The courage virtue is the courage to be your authentic self.”
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Earths’ goal setting strengths come from their ability to think things through, play it safe, take care of themselves, and keep it appropriate. Earth’s rock!
“Earths can better serve everyone else by spending a little time taking care of themselves.”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * Goal setting and thinking it through * Earth, The Home Palace, and the safe container * The importance of social compliance for Earths * Taking care of yourself * Reading books, walks in nature, taking a bath!
Thought Quotes:
“Home is the safe container from where we launch our ambitions from.”
“We need some spontaneity, but we also need some safety.”
“In order to set and achieve goals, you have to be able to think it through.”
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What are the modern day virtues? Are they liberating you or imprisoning you in your life? Does society hold you down? Do you ever want to run away to the middle of nowhere? It’s okay, we talk about this and more… listen and find out how an Alchemist can move through the world and become a Virtue Virtuoso!
“We want to be limitless!”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * How to be free and still be a part of your community or society. * The 5 Confucian Virtues * How each of the Five Elements connects to the Virtues * The worst thing that can even happen to someone * The Alchemist’s Path * Society and guilt * HW: How do you exhibit these 5 Virtues (or not) in your life?
Thought Quotes:
“Human connection is one of the greatest sources of happiness.”
“Being kicked out of your community can be the most painful things that can happen to a human being.”
“You can run away to the North Pole if there’s anything left to run away to. Are there mountains in the North Pole? I don’t think so. Just glaciers”
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Do you ever put yourself first? How do you set and achieve your goals? Are you Shiny? Do you stuff everything into every minute of each day? Do you have passion in your heart? Access your Fire Element to find your passions and motivation.
“You really need to have all Five Elements to set and achieve your goals. And luckily you have all Five Elements within you!”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * Goal Setting by each of the Elements * Fire’s passion and aligning it with your heart * The Shiny Bubbles syndrome * The Stuffing (Turducken) syndrome – time management challenges * Putting yourself first…what a concept!
Thought Quotes:
“If you really want to master your Five Elements, it’s like an alchemical process… you need all of them to get what you want.”
“Fire is the key to our motivation in life!”
“First you have to light a fire in your heart to get something done.”
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Whooo are you? Who, who, who, who? We really wanna know! The Daoist belief is this is all an illusion, so let’s start telling different stories, honoring our suffering, and become better watchers in our lives. Time to let go of bleep from the past that is holding you back. So how are you going to let go of your Tentacles and those pesky Triggers? Listen in to our conversation about tendrils, tentacles and triggers… oh my.
“A free heart is what we want!”
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In this Pod, we talked about: * Setting your heart free * How to release your Tentacles * Authenticity and freedom * Trading your problems away * How to deal with suffering * Inherited Tentacles
Thought Quotes:
“If we are not free we are not being authentic.”
“Leave your temple and you’re free!”
“The suffering isn’t the issue. You honor the suffering. Remedy the conditions that cause the suffering and transform, or just feel the pain and get stuck.”
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Introvert, Extrovert or Extra-Vert?!
“You get an Element, and you get an Element, and you get an Element, and you get an Element, and you get an Element! Everybody gets an Element… and it’s Friday.”
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In this Pod, we talked about: * Which Elements are extroverted and which Elements are introverted? * How does society and our upraising affect your introverted or extroverted-ness? * Be the Watcher (Eckhart Tolle-style) to discover your Elements.
Thought Quotes:
“That’s the Extra-verts, not the Extro, the Extra!”
“There are a couple exceptions to this Introvert/Extrovert rule…””
“You might be confused based on how you were brought up.”
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Be The Observer – Eckhart Tolle
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Do you get triggered easily by the little things in your life? Do basic fears, feelings of disconnection and annoyances seem all too familiar to you? Listen to our conversation and see if it’s time to free yourself from these basic Triggers.
“Rather than being your thoughts and emotions, be the awareness behind them”
— Eckhart Tolle
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * Our newest addition to the podcast, Five Element Friday! * What are Triggers? How do they effect our Tentacles? * Our 3 Needs: Survival, Connection, Individuality * 4 Common Triggers: Fear, Guilt, Loneliness, Annoyances (there can be many more!) * Triggerwork: Which triggers get your Tentacles going? Who’s pulling your Trigger??
Thought Quotes:
“Triggers are feelings.”
“You sleep if you’re sleep deprived, you eat if you’re hungry, and maybe you say the big scary two-letter word “N-O!””
“We first experience a feeling, which is a normal response, but then the past comes up and reels its ugly Kraken head! We remember the past circumstances (Tentacles) that this Trigger is reminding us of.”
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Be The Observer – Eckhart Tolle
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What’s holding you back from a free heart and a pure heart? Be the observer of your heart and the tentacles that have taken hold. What triggers you on a daily basis? You may not be an Octopus, but you might have tentacles!
“Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.”
— Eckhart Tolle
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In this Pod, we talked about: * Your “Kraken” Tentacles, and a few suggestions on what they might look like! * A Free Heart and a Child-Like Mind * The first four Tentacles that create a feeling of Lack * Three more Tentacles that give you a false sense of Control * How our Tentacles can turn our lives into an episode of “Hoarders” * Heart-work: How do the Tentacles appear in your life? Learn to identify your Tentacles and what triggers you.
Thought Quotes:
“There’s not a hierarchy of trauma.”
“We essentially create our own Tentacles. Because of our interpretation of what’s happening around us, it feels like it’s coming from the outside.”
“The challenge in life is to free yourself and come back to that child-like state.”
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Release The Kraken!!!
Davey Jones releases The Kraken in Pirates of The Caribbean!
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Are you searching for a Heart of Gold? Is your Heart free? Tend to your tendrils and look inside.
“Everything you want is because you think you will feel better in the having it.”
–Abraham-Hicks
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In this Pod, we talked about: * The Pursuit of Happiness – will it make you happy? * Ice Cream Cones and the 3 second rule * Turning on your light in your dark Scooby-Doo cavern * A Pure Heart * Avatar-like Heart Tendrils in all of us * Tentacles and the Seven Deadly sins
Thought Quotes:
“A pure heart is a free heart!”
“Our spirits are like gold, gold is a metal that never tarnishes.”
“From the outer heart there are all these tendrils, which are like our blood vessels, but metaphorically, let’s think of them more like a system of activation… we call it in Chinese Medicine “the Network of Animation.”
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Avatar Blue Tendrils
Eddie Murphy’s ice cream cone (from Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee)
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Have you ever wondered if Happiness could be solved for you? For everyone? Have you ever wished you could simply be Happier in your life? Best-selling author and Google X engineer, Mo Gawdat did just that! He wrote a fantastic book called Solve For Happy! Join us as we have a conversation with Mo, on these very special podcasts – we hope you get Happy on the way to Happiness.
“We have everything, but we can’t find what we want most, happiness.”
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In this Pod, we talked about: * Immortality * Interpretation of Quantum physics theories * Wu Wei * Be Learn Do model * Left vs. Right brain * Masculine and feminine qualities * The Home Palace * Fear * Trust with a capital T
Thought Quotes:
“This is what blows you away. The scientific method tells you to question everything other than the scientific method tells you.”
“If they didn’t question that assumption, and they decided the world was flat, then we would never been here today on a Zoom call.”
“Doing is a very masculine quality. Being is a very feminine quality. To achieve that flow, you want to first allow yourself to completely be… is to connect not only just with what’s inside you but with everything outside you and everyone outside you and every living being outside you… to feel the truth… which unfortunately is never found in thoughts.”
Links in this Episode: * Solve For Happy Book * Inspired Action on Instagram * Inspired Action on Tune-In
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Have you ever wondered if Happiness could be solved for you? For everyone? Have you ever wished you could simply be Happier in your life? Best-selling author and Google X engineer, Mo Gawdat did just that! He wrote a fantastic book called Solve For Happy! Join us as we have a conversation with Mo, on these very special podcasts – we hope you get Happy on the way to Happiness.
“We have everything, but we can’t find what we want most, happiness.”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * Moonshot Projects * Mo’s son Ali, and his death * The Stories we create * Good and Bad * The Grieving approach in Daoism * The Stages of Alchemy * Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon flying * Supertramp * Treating yourself like you treat your loved ones * Mo’s swap test for the 9 Palaces * The Matrix and Inception movies * Masculine and Feminine qualities
Thought Quotes:
“If I’d ask Ali, would you give your life for millions of people to find happiness, he’s say, ‘Yeah, take me right now.'”
“Isn’t it funny that we keep growing to become the babies that we were in the beginning?”
“One billion diapers!”
Links in this Episode: * Solve For Happy Book * Inspired Action on Instagram * Inspired Action on Tune-In
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Do you ever feel happy but think there must be more? What is the fundamental way that each Element can find happiness inside them? Each Element has a slightly different way to achieve their maximum potential of happy. We give you our insights for each of the Five Elements that will hopefully help you create more happiness than ever before!
“What is happy for one person can be totally different for the next person.”
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In this Pod, we talked about: * The interview coming up next with the author of “Solve For Happy,” Mo Gawdat! * A review of the motivations for each Element * His Holiness The Dalai Lama and his book, The Art of Happiness * What Happiness means to each Elemental Type * Water: Positive expectations or anticipation * Metal: Freedom to be in Wu Wei * Earth: A deep sense of inner belonging * Fire: The light and love inside of you * Wood: Engagement and peace within an activity
Thought Quotes:
“Each Elemental type has a different way to be happy.”
“Each Element is happiest when they transcend to a level of connection to the divine in their unique Elemental way.”
“As long as there is a lack of the inner discipline that brings calmness of mind, no matter what external facilities or conditions you have, they will never give you the feeling of joy and happiness that you are seeking. On the other hand, if you possess this inner quality, a calmness of mind, a degree of stability within, then even if you lack various external facilities that you would normally consider necessary for happiness it is still possible to live a happy and joyful life.”
–His Holiness the Dalai Lama, The Art of Happiness
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Do you have stars in your eyes? Are the Five Elements & Astrology connected? Energy vs. Astrology…the big question… Are they the same? What is the BIG difference.? Are you Fire or Water? Do you need more excitement in your life? We answer several listener questions on this Q&A podcast and talk a little about our “Happy” Season 3 which kicks off next episode!!
“We can’t say for sure what dictates our inherent nature”
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In this Pod, we talked about: * Why you might not want to mix Astrology and the 5 Elements unless you’re a super rock star astrologist! * Why it’s hard to trace what dictates our nature * Chinese Astrology vs. Western Astrology * The difference between Water and Fire Elemental excitement * Water intensity * Fire light-heartedness * How the top two combinations of Fire/Water or Water/Fire might be expressed differently * The Rebellious Chi Meditation * Concentrating on enjoying and deserving what you have, no matter how you’ve received it… it can happen!
Thought Quotes:
“These astrological events might be used to explain why some people feel like aliens in there own families”
“Water is much more intense and Fire is much more lighthearted”
“Enjoy things that are coming to you effortlessly”
Links in this Episode: * Arifa Boehler – Astrologer
Joey Yap
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* Inspired Action on Tune-In
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Is your child having trouble in school or at home? Have you thought about medication or used it with not-so- great results? In our society today, schools can be tough for all of the Five Elements to maneuver through. Home life and school life can often lead to confusion for students, parents, teachers and all those who want to make a real difference in your kid’s life. In this “educational” episode, we have special guest Mia Gray, a school adjustment counselor, who has been practicing the Five Element theories with her students for years!
“In this society, what falls into normal is very narrow.”
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In this Pod, we talked about: * Wood children understanding things fast, getting bored easily, and needing leadership roles * How to help Fire children to be social and their mood swings * Earth children having more trouble at home than in school, and why Earth children can get teased and sometimes bullied * Why Metal children listen without looking and can sometimes feel like outsiders * Why Water children might be the most misunderstood and their need for movement
Thought Quotes:
“Waters have too much attention, it’s just not focused on you.”
“Metals don’t get a bad rap, but a weird rap.”
“Help Earths to be their authentic selves.”
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The goal of this meditation is give yourself some time to align your heart with the answer to the What do I really want question from the What do you really want meditation. If you have not completed the What do I really Want meditation, please start there.
Stories create our identity, but what happens when those stories aren’t truly who we are? How do we identify the stories that are traumatic or holding us back in life? These stories, usually can be traced back to a specific challenge you’re experiencing within one of your Nine Palaces! Listen in for our conversation about stories, removing obstacles, and more… Get out of your own way and get in the Wu Wei!
“You can go your whole life believing stories that are just not true.”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * How stories create our identity * How to identify the story that is holding you back * Stories that are within each of the Nine Palaces * Identifying fear, guilt, shame, or blame * The trap of self-fulfilling prophecies * The importance of truly wanting to change in your life * Accountability for what we want and don’t want in our life
Thought Quotes:
“People are really hard on themselves. They kick their own @*!.”
“There is no try, only Wu…Wei.”
“Be the change you want to see in your self.”
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate–our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.”
—read by Oprah Winfrey quoting from A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson
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The Home-Sweet-Home Palace. When we complete the Earth Palace of Home, our work in this lifetime is essentially done! This can take a lifetime to do, or not! It’s time to connect with the Divine in Pod 46 and see where you are in the 9 Palaces. Listen in to our conversation about life, love and some of our thoughts that make up the Home Palace. There’s no Palace like Home… There’s no Palace like Home… There’s no Palace like Home (clicking your heels is optional).
“Maybe we are really just travelers. This lifetime, this place on earth is just a trip. And when we die we get to go back to the real home.”
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In this Pod, we talked about: * What happens when we complete the Home Palace? * Why we’re all trying to get to the Home Palace * Why Earths are always at the center of everything * How Earths are so good at holding space for people * Why every Palace is an Earth Palace * Why this Palace has so much to do with your “mother” * Who are the surrogates to the Divine? * The Nine Heart Pains treatment * Why the 9 Palaces could be called the 9 Challenges * Why we would ever want to leave a perfect feeling of wholeness
Thought Quotes:
“Home is our actual earth. All of us have a home here on earth, and that’s why we call it Mother Earth!”
“Home is where the heart is.”
Proverb: Unknown Origin
“The Home Palace is a state of mind and a state of heart…it’s a state of spirit.”
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What’s the difference between being wealthy and prosperous? Pod 45 dives into the Fire Palace of Prosperity! Listen to find out why Billionaires are giving away half of their money, and how the circulation of money makes the universe go round.
“Be inspired and then be inspiring!”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * The difference between being wealthy and prosperous * Why Prosperity is about having MORE than enough * How you can be prosperous with money, time, energy, love, and more! * If your Prosperity Palace is not doing well, take a hard look at your other Palaces * How it would feel to give away half of what you have * How judgement can get in the way of our Prosperity: Giving without strings attached and the problem with giving without a heart connection * Homework: Do you have enough money to pay your own bills? When is the last time you were debt free? Are you going on vacations or having any fun? When was the last time you had thoughts about sharing your resources with others? When was the last time you received something your didn’t expect with no strings attached?
Thought Quotes:
Leta: “I was thinking about Billionaires these days. Many people just aren’t comfortable with making that much money.”
Jaye: “Yeah well I’d like to feel uncomfortable like that someday!”
“When all beings are at your disposal, we speak of knowing how.”
Paraphrased from: Rooted in Spirit: The Heart of Chinese Medicine
Jaye: “If you don’t have the Prosperity Palace rocking or chugging along at some level, I really see a lot of the other Palaces that are struggling. Because you’re almost in a survival mode, you’re not in a giving mode. Your heart is not open. That’s why it’s the Fire Palace; it’s the heart. I think that it’s a really good way to get all of your Palaces going if you can look at the Prosperity Palace.”
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What’s the real difference between being smart and wise? Pod 44 dives into the second Water Palace of Wisdom! Listen to find out why BOTH are a good thing! Water people are born with a wisdom that can take the rest of the Elemental types 10,000 hours to master. But just being “book smart” isn’t going to get you the Wisdom you might be looking for. It’s actually letting go of knowledge that brings you true wisdom. For a Water it’s all about trusting in the moment that you’ll make the right decision. That’s why Waters are so good in emergencies! Start thriving in the now moment and discover a Wisdom that’s as powerful as the bottom of the ocean.
“A smart person will give you smart answers, but a wise person will ask you smart questions.”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * The difference between being smart and wise * Being in the NOW moment * Why Waters are best in an emergency * Where Waters hold their wisdom! * Why letting go of knowledge is the true wisdom * What happens if you have the Water Element third * How to thaw Frozen Water * What 10,000 hours can do for your Wisdom if you’re not Water * Harness the power of the bottom of the ocean within yourself
Thought Quotes:
“Wisdom is held in your kidneys, which are related to the Water organs. So believe it or not your Wisdom is held in your low back.”
“Trust in the moment that you’ll make the right decision.”
“It’s funny how all the other Elemental types are more likely to sometimes freak out, but Water, in an emergency, can stay level-headed and cool as cucumbers.”
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When is the last time you gave yourself permission to be Creative? What is creative in your life today? Do you play in your life or just fulfill obligations? What is your legacy?
“It’s about making something from ourselves that we end up loving even more than ourselves because we created it… Those are our children, which can be our creative children.”
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In this Pod, we talked about: * How this palace ties in with “The Zone,” or Wu Wei. The power of creative force… * Why this is often the first Palace to get “the boot” * The connection between the Metal Element and your legacy * Why waiting for “the right time” to be creative or have children is not a great idea… How not following your creative urge can lead to illness * How to give yourself permission to be creative * Why adoption can also fulfill your creativity * Being honest with your partner about wanting or not wanting children * Homework: Take 15-20 minutes and do something creative. If you can’t think of something, think of things you used to like to do. Start doing what you used to love to do. Dust something off and pick it up, or start something new! Take time to play with your children.
Thought Quotes:
Jaye: “Let’s go back to creativity and making babies! Bom chicka bow wooooowww.”
Jaye: “Look at Australia and New Zealand. Those Hobbits are really kicking it”
Leta: “I don’t think it’s just Hobbits that live there…”
Jaye: “Well you’re right there are Wizards too!”
Links in this Episode: * Michael Moore Movie, Where To Invade Next
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The goal of this meditation is to ask your higher self what you really want. Traditionally alchemists went on retreat to ask this question. Today, your meditation is your little retreat away from the demands of life. Putting aside your family, your boss and coworkers, your parents, children, or friends needs, what does your heart really want?
Are you traveling or are you virtually traveling through social media, TV, or your computer? Do you want to travel more in your life? Do you have any adventure in your day-to-day life. It’s time to break your habitual tendencies and your adventure on! The Travel/Global/Adventure Palace is #6 of the Nine Palaces.
“Not all those who wander are lost.”
J.R.R. Tolkien
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In this Pod, we talked about: * The Number 42 and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy * Boredom is not good. We need to jump into life. * Challenge your habitual way of living. * More and more people are fulfilling their travel palace through Instagram and TV. They’re not getting their butts off the couch. * It’s a mindset. You can do an adventure at the grocery store. * We’re all travelers. We are borrowing time. We’re visiting for a number of years and going back from whence we came from. * Metal magic carpet ride. * When we die, we get to go back home. This life is our trip. * E.T. Phone home. Wizard of Oz… there’s no place like home. Click! * Wood is in perpetual entrance. Every moment of every day is birth. * Metal is thinking about death… going back from whence we came. * Harold from Harold and Maude was trying to find Home with a capital H. * Global Palace – traveling to another country was very rare in ancient times. It was about getting out of your little village to learn that we’re different but we all have similarities. * If your Wealth Palace is limiting your Travel Palace, you can have adventures without needing money. * Homework — Do something different every day. Something you don’t normally do. Do you feel free to travel? What’s holding you back? Do you feel stuck in a rut? Do you have a Global perspective on life? Make new friends… stretch yourself culturally. What would a sense of adventure in your life feel like?
Thought Quotes:
“Travel takes you out of routine and invites you to try new things. The secret to staying young is to not live habitually.”
“Young people are spontaneous and exploring all sorts of things. As we age, we shut down to the newness.”
“We’re all travelers. We are borrowing time. We’re visiting for a number of years and going back from whence we came from.”
Links in this Episode: * F.U.N. Spongebob song
* Vagabonding by Rolf Potts on Audible
* The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential
Connecting Your Circle – The Five Elements primer
The Energy of Love – Love and The Five Elements
Alchemy Healing Center – https://AlchemyHealingCenter.com
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The intention of this meditation is to begin your Alchemy journey and enter the Mystery Gate. To begin Alchemy, you must be willing to enter the dark gate...like parting the veil of mystery. You do not know what lies behind this dark gate, but you are willing to put yourself first and brave the darkness and the unknown...knowing that there will be light at the end of the tunnel, and you will discover what lies behind the gate.
Become limitless. Wealth is a mindset of abundance. The Wealth Palace (also called the Abundance palace) can affect all the palaces. How many decisions a day do you make based on money? Does your happiness depend on how much money you have? Whether you’re rich or poor or somewhere in between, the Wealth Palace is a game of mental tug of war. What is your mindset? Stop being handcuffed by money—with either lacking or scarcity feelings–and start to find limitless resources! Wealth can also be about other resources, not just money.
“It’s not just about making money, it’s a mindset of abundance. Opening doors, breaking down obstacles. It’s a mindset of yes please!”
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In this Pod, we talked about: * The mindset of “yes please!” Being open to abundance * The obstacles we create to prevent us from true wealth * Fears about money can creep into your other palaces * How important the Wood virtue of Benevolence is to prosper in the this palace * The 10 Million Dollar Question * Why we have jobs instead of passionate careers * Why the rich and poor can BOTH have Wealth Palace challenges * Why Waters need to be especially vigilant about over protecting resources and getting into scarcity mode * Wealth Affirmations! * Homework: Do you have enough money right now? When is enough, enough? Do you make all your decisions everyday based on money? How many decisions?
Thought Quotes:
“Money trickles and sometimes it flows, and sometimes it’s like a tsunami. It’s a consciousness.”
“I see a penny and I pick it up because I just added to my Wealth Palace…”
Links in this Episode: Money Master the Game, by Tony Robbins
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Tap into your Wood Element (of the Five Elements) to stay healthy! Want to create consistent health in your life on a daily basis? This episode is a convo about the fundamental questions of “why” we get sick and the very first steps you can take to stop a cold in its tracks. Learn about multiple Acupressure “Cold Points” and the ancient healing art of Gua Sha. Start creating the uncommon cold in your life and feel great all year long!
“What if we gave each other permission to take time off from work and go have fun? Or go rest and sleep for no reason at all?”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * How to stay healthy every day–all year long. * Think about heath on a daily basis by tapping into your Wood element. * Acupressure techniques for preventing sickness * Gua Sha scraping at the first signs of a cold * The importance of taking “health days” to prevent sickness * #IFeelGreatButUsingASickDayToday * How resistance causes sickness * How “phlegm” is actually a very good thing! * Dealing with anger and letting go of the fight against sickness. That fight creates heat in your body!
Thought Quotes:
“Unless you’re sick, if you’re not the Wood Element, first or second in your stack up, you don’t think about health as much. But if you’re Wood first or even second health is always on your mind, it is just the way they think.”
“I say Gua Sha has a short learning curve, but a lifetime to master it.”
Links in this Episode: Stomach 9 for a sore throat
Small Intestine 18 for itchy nose, eyes, or mouth
Ren 22 – for beginnings of a cough
* Small Intestine 1 – Jing Well point for releasing the first stage of a cold
* Instant Pot
* The BIG “Little” Gua Sha Book
- Ceramic soup spoons
- Learn Gua Sha – online class
- The Inspired Action Podcast App (available in iTunes store and Google Play)
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This Inspired Action Podcast meditation is the first meditation to start with. It's a general relaxation and beginner's guided meditation. The goal of this meditation is to relax your body, clear your mind, and allow universal (cosmic) energy to fill you up before you begin your daily meditation.
Are you getting what you need in the sleep department? Are you struggling with daily bad sleep habits? Listen as we talk more about the 9 Palaces, the Health Palace, and how Sleep is important to your overall health. Health hacks and movement of Qi as well as one helpful “cheat” if you can’t get enough exercise.
“Sleep is a time of letting go of your resistance… When you go to bed at night… you are releasing resistance and that means you get to reset your body. That reset is so essential to your overall health.“
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * Sleep is a critical aspect of your Health Palace * Strategies for better sleep: + Daily meditation + Turning off your electronics 1-2 hour before bed + Reading an old-school physical book + Making rules and boundaries around your nightly routine + Blocking the light in your space (covering electronic lights and black-out curtains) + Getting the right sleeping temperature + Sleeping gear that can help (especially if you’re Wood!) + Pericardium 8 Acu-point on your palm to help sleep * Why Exercise is important for your Health Palace (especially for the Woods and Waters) + Not exercising can cause Qi Stagnation + Exercise can clear stuck/toxic emotions + The Massage “cheat”
Thought Quotes:
“If you’re not sleeping well, you should definitely try meditation because you can get the same effects while your body is in that meditation state. Like the sleep state, you are rejuvenating… That’s why we can heal. We regenerate.”
“The body is so amazing. I always say: ‘My body knows how to do it right.'”
“I have the smart phone addiction like everyone else, and the only way I can force myself to not continuously check it by my bed is I made a little bed for it over in the other room, and I tuck it in at night, and then I go to bed.”
Links in this Episode: * “Producing Meat Mindfully,” by Hannah Thorogood, in Permaculture International * f.lux for changing the color of your computer’s screen * Blue Light Blocking glasses * Sleep Mask (also blocks some sound) * Tom Brady’s Pajamas * ChiliPad for cooler (or warmer) temperatures at night * Tibetan Incense – order on our Born Perfect Web site * Our Letting Go Meditation or download our Inspired Action Podcast App
* Pericardium 8 on the palm of your hand (where your middle finger touches the crease while in a tight fist. Use this point when your mind/spirit can’t settle at night.
- The Clock
- Solve For Happy paperback or go to http://audibletrial.com/inspiredaction for free audiobook
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Is your Health important to you? Why do you do things to yourself that are not always healthy? Do you even want to live a healthy life? What is Clean Eating, and how can you do it more? Can you choose to make changes? Why the Health Palace really matters?
“If you ask 10 people what to eat, you’re going to get 10 different answers. “
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * The Health Palace belongs to the Wood Element – the element of decision making * The Water Element is about doubt and fear or Trust with a capital “T” * Simple strategies… what are the healthy options? * When you cook yourself, you get to pick your own ingredients. Cooking with clean ingredients… * Clean eating – eliminating processed foods. Eating more healthy vegetables, fruits, local meats, organic. Eliminating dyes and additives… taking the crap out that’s not needed. Reading ingredient labels. * Identifying your food allergies. * Doing research about a lot of different foods. * Eating nutrient dense food and counting your macros. * Meat substitutes or gluten-free substitutes can be like junk food. Read the labels. * Eating vegetarian and avoiding blood deficiency (pale tongue, feeling cold, tired or weak). Floradix or similar supplement for blood. * How do you feel after eating grains and sugar? * Slow Carb Diet (see link below) * Magic Day: eating whatever you want one day a week. * Movies: The Magic Pill and That Sugar Movie (see links below) * Ketogenic diet – a lifestyle change.
Thought Quotes:
“Some of us just don’t have any Earth Element in us and self-care is really rough.”
“Time gets blamed for bad food choices all the time.”
“Like Oprah, I was a gluten glutton for sure.”
“Turn the Food pyramid upside down and see what shakes out of it.”
Links in this Episode: * Ketotarian by Will Cole, how to eat vegetarian and ketogenic * Eat & Run by Scott Jurek, a great guide for Vegan athletes * Floradix – for blood deficiency. * The Magic Pill – interesting documentary on eating no sugar/grains * That Sugar Film – interesting experiment on what happens when you eat the daily average of sugar * Slow carb diet from The 4-Hour Body by Tim Ferris * Dom D’Agostino – the science behind Keto… https://www.ketonutrition.org/ * Keto Mojo – blood monitor for Ketones * Keto Community Group on Facebook * Join our Facebook Group to see the Plant Energetics video that we talk about in this pod.
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Are you in Perfect health? Are you obsessed with every detail of what you eat, wear, or do for exercise? Or do you barely pay attention to those details? What is keeping you from perfect health? How to shift your identity in your Health Palace. How to find a balance that works for YOU with all this conflicting information out in the world. Is it time to have this conversation…with yourself? “Laughter is the best medicine. Life doesn’t have to always be serious. “
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * Health is the domino palace — if your Health goes down all of your palaces start to fall * Change your identity, combat the Lizard Brain. Jim Fortin’s approach. * Floating downstream – Release Rebellious Qi meditation (see Inspired Action App for free download). The acu-point for Rebellious Qi is called “Not At Ease” (Stomach 19). * Doable strategies for change, not stressful strategies * HOMEWORK: + Say mantra to yourself, “I’m in perfect health” and manifest perfect health. It’s not a prayer, it’s not a wish, it’s an affirmation: “I am in perfect health.” + What do you resonate with? What are you in alignment with? + Take a look at your overall healthy choices. Are you eating the way you want to eat or are you waiting for that perfect world for Oprah’s personal chef to knock on your door? Are you drinking enough water? Are you sleeping well? What do you really want do to nourish your body? Are you thriving or surviving?
Thought Quotes: “People are either super obsessed with Health or they don’t think about it at all. And they take it for granted. Which is sometimes the better way to be. Because if you’re not thinking about it at all then that means you’re in good health”
“Carpal tunnel was created by the universe to kick people out of jobs that they hate in the first place. They hate their job therefore their body kind of goes rogue.”
“Now that it’s February it’s a good time to have one of these real conversations with yourself about what’s really achievable and an easy path to change.”
“Modern science is full of conflicting ideas and we’re terrified of doing something wrong.”
Links in this Episode: * The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential * Connecting Your Circle– The Five Elements primer – download the book below * The Energy of Love– Love and The Five Elements * Abraham-Hicks * Jim Fortin – changing identity * Alchemy Healing Center * Join our Facebook Group to see the Plant Energetics video that we talk about in this pod.
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Love is in the air… are you feeling it? Learn about the Who, the What, and the Why in the Relationship palace. How does your Element affect your Relationship Palace in the 9 palaces. Are you getting what you need in the Love Department? Are you a giver or a taker? The Five Elements and how they relate to your relationships. The only person you can change is yourself. “If you’re married to a zebra, don’t ask them to become a leopard. Learn to love the stripes.”
###### By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
In this Pod, we talked about: * How the Five Elements relate to each other: + Same/Same Relationships: Wood/Wood, Fire/Fire, Earth/Earth, Metal/Metal, Water/Water + Nourishing Relationships: Wood/Fire, Fire/Earth, Earth/Metal, Metal/Water, Water/Wood + Control Relationships: Earth/Water, Water/Fire, Fire/Metal, Metal/Wood, Wood/Earth
Thought Quotes: “One of you is more like a child. And the other of you plays more of a parental role. When the parent gets sick… the child totally freaks out. It doesn’t make sense. They’re not getting what they normally get.”
“These are the opposite attract relationships… they’re spicy, they’re hot! It’s very whoooo, exciting.”
“The only way they can take back control is through the insulting cycle… by insulting them. They bicker over every little thing… they’re having a control fight all the time.”
“Once you understand the energy dynamics and accept the fact that this is natural, this is life’s energy working in your relationship. Once you bring consciousness to that… you go, ‘Oh, I’m being insulting and mean to the person I love because I’m not getting what I need to explain to them across to them.’ And if the other person realizes that’s happening, they can work consciously to be a better communicator. These dynamics are present in every relationship.”
Links in this Episode: * The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential * Connecting Your Circle– The Five Elements primer – download the book below * The Energy of Love– Love and The Five Elements * Abraham-Hicks * Alchemy Healing Center * Join our Facebook Group to see the Plant Energetics video that we talk about in this pod.
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Do you want an extra ordinary relationship? It’s all about loving yourself first. Better relationships start HERE. “This is all about you. All capitals… Y-O-U!“
By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod, we talked about: * Relationship with yourself – loving yourself
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Having a partner – romantic relationships. Are you happy in that relationship? Are you thriving or just surviving?
- Yes, I’m happy.
- Questioning it the whole time
- Shouldn’t be in my relationship but stay for the kids, money, etc.
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Looking for love: Manifest the person you really want. What Element do you want?
- Ho’opononpono – Advanced Forgiveness: Say this in your mind while thinking about your partner…
- I’m sorry
- Please forgive me
- Thank you
- I love you
- Phlegm – eating sugar allows you to stay in a difficult situation/relationship
- Homework:
- Make a list of the things you want to be different in your relationship in a positive statement.
- What’s your intimacy level?
- How is your communication?
- What’s your acceptance of each other’s foibles?
Thought Quotes: “If you’re not in a good place with yourself, it’s not going to go very well with someone else.”
“The number one thing that needs to happen is both people need to want to change, to make it work. If one is unwilling to change, it’s not going to work.”
“If you’re not the most exciting thing in your own life, that’s got to be looked at.”
“Once your spirit makes that decision not to stay, and you’re balling your eyes out, the decision is made. You can’t stay.”
Links in this Episode: * The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential * Connecting Your Circle– The Five Elements primer – download the book below * The Energy of Love– Love and The Five Elements * Abraham-Hicks * Imago Relationship Technique * Alchemy Healing Center * Join our Facebook Group to see the Plant Energetics video that we talk about in this pod.
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Do you have a job, or do you have a career? Are you always training to do something? Who are you when you show up at work? What is work for you? Understand the Nine Palaces a little more, starting with the Career Palace. When did The “F-Word” become Fun? Do you have a passion for work? Why the Nine Palaces are like Trivial Pursuit, Parcheesi, and the Game of Life. Do you want to understand more about your career palace? Can you walk away for happiness? “Fun is such a dirty word. What are you doing for fun? When did the F-word become Fun?”
By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod, we talked about: * 8 Palaces and the 9th is Home. You want to get home. * Deep dive into the 9 Palaces – Career, Relationship, Health, Wealth, Home, Travel/Adventure, Creativity/Children, Wisdom, Prosperity * The Magic Square and the Nine Palaces * Career is a Water Element palace — Waters sometimes obsessively acquire skills. * Job is what you do for money. Career is what you’re passionate about. * 20-somethings getting jobs they don’t like. They just want to get out of their parents’ house. * Write down 10 things you love about your job. Loving something before you move on. * Up In the Air, George Clooney, the Axe man * Our identities are linked to our careers * When’s the last time you had fun? * Shifting your identity — think, act, eat like that person * Even if you love your job, reevaluate. Are you growing? * Homework: + What is your job. + Do you love it or hate it? + Are you authentic at work? + How many hours a day do you spend on work (include dressing for work, driving back and forth).
Thought Quotes: “If you were just honest with yourself that you don’t like that career and you took the steps to make a real change, not just a lateral movement to another job you hate, but a real change, you can discover what you love to do.“
“What part of your identity do you have to change everyday to fit into this job?”
“Jobs are for money. Careers are for passion or fun or fulfillment The ideal situation is if you have a job that turns into a career that you get paid for.”
“You better love your job because you’re giving away half your life! Probably more. More than half your life to something you love or don’t love.”
Links in this Episode: * The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential * Connecting Your Circle– The Five Elements primer – download the book below * The Energy of Love– Love and The Five Elements * Abraham-Hicks * And now for a Segway… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpEcI1Ak4MI * Alchemy Healing Center – https://AlchemyHealingCenter.com * Join our Facebook Group to see the Plant Energetics video that we talk about in this pod.
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Can you be Honest with yourself? Honesty is your first step to your DIY Life Strategy. Can you hold yourself Accountable? What will change in your life if YOU don’t change? Is it Time to shift your identity? Do you have a compelling reason for change? Being non-judgmental is huge. “I truly feel that Inspired Action and positive action are more powerful than words. You can use positive thinking all day long, but until you get some positive action, things are not going to change.”
By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod, we talked about: * DIY Life Strategy + Step 1: Honesty – the buck stops here. No more excuses. - If you could fix yourself what would you change? - How many decisions do you make every day based on money? - Where is your career? Do you have a job or a career. - Relationship — do you have one or want one? - Health–how’s you health? Do you want to lose weight, get in shape, or start a new routine? + Accountability–Am I accountable for the actions or I’m doing or not doing? Where are your January resolutions come February or March? - Non-judgmental-ness–it’s not going to matter if I eat that one cheeseburger. I’ll go to the gym later. It’s a slippery slope. - Get an Accountability partner + Homework: - Imagine you’re your own coach or work with a friend. - Pick one or two areas really important to you: career, health, wealth, relationship, or creativity. - Write three things where you are B.S.-ing yourself… e.g. something you’re not doing but you really want to do. - Ask why you want to do it (or stop doing it). You need a compelling reason to shift your perspective and change your identity. Take away the obstacles and make a daily action plan. - How to become a Marathon runner.
Thought Quotes: “It’s amazing how people fudge their own stories about themselves.“
“Where is your career? Do you have a job or a career. The difference is: Do you have a job that you do just for money or do you have a career you love to do and, oh by the way, bonus! You get paid for it. Is that career your passion?”
“You need a compelling reason to shift your perspective and change your identity.”
Links in this Episode: * The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential * Connecting Your Circle – The Five Elements primer – download the book below * The Energy of Love – Love and The Five Elements * Abraham-Hicks * The Secret – The book | The movie * Alchemy Healing Center – https://AlchemyHealingCenter.com * Join our Facebook Group to see the Plant Energetics video that we talk about in this pod.
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What is an Alchemical Life Strategist? Can you DIY as a Coach and do you EVEN want to? Are you dabbling or are you ALL IN – in your own life? Can you ask yourself the tough questions? “If you keep doing the same thing over and over… You’re not getting what you want or even close to your goal, but you think it’s going to happen. What’s going to change?”
By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod, we talked about: * What is an Alchemical life strategist? * Body mind and spirit balance. * Happiness–what level of happiness are you? * Positive action is Inspired Action. * Three groups of people: + Haven’t discovered their passion yet + Know what their passion is, but haven’t figured out how to follow it + Are pursuing their passion but need some strategies to fulfill their full potential
Thought Quotes: “Most people want to be happy. It’s the first question I ask, ‘Do you want to be happy?'”
“If you go through life and you’re a five on happiness, you need to do some work and get going on things. What are you waiting for?” “If you don’t change the present with some positive action, then how is it going to change? You’re just gonna wish it, you’re just going to hope it changes.” Links in this Episode: * The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential * Connecting Your Circle – The Five Elements primer – download the book below * The Energy of Love – Love and The Five Elements * Abraham-Hicks * Alchemy Healing Center – https://AlchemyHealingCenter.com * Join our Facebook Group to see the Plant Energetics video that we talk about in this pod.
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How do you speak about yourself in the world? What are your gifts to the world? Do you know you have a Superpower? Do you know your full potential? How do you talk about yourself to others? Listen as we have a conversation about the Thirteen Ghost Points and Ghost Market. “It’s more than marketing. It’s about how you talk about yourself, and how you present yourself to the world.”
By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod, we talked about: * This week’s Ghost Point: Ghost market. How you speak about yourself in the world? * What are your gifts to the world? Have you discovered your full potential yet? * How do you connect with those who really need your gifts? * Abraham-Hicks tells us to rendezvous with the recipients of your gifts. * How to sell your wormy apples.
Thought Quotes: “Ghost market is… just huge for people on the path to self-cultivation and awareness. “ “We have gifts. The things we are particularly good at in general are these gifts. We have to give them to the world. That’s kind of like our responsibility as a human being to the rest of the world. Some of us know what our gifts are and some of us haven’t really discovered our full potential yet. We probably have an inclination even if we’re not sure.” “When you operate under the assumption that every single being on the planet has gift to give… their super power, and there are numerous recipients of that gift that we need to connect with… We need to cross paths with what we’re supposed to, who we’re supposed to, and if you’re open… Guess what? It’s just going to happen.” Links in this Episode: * + The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential + Connecting Your Circle – The Five Elements primer + The Energy of Love – Love and The Five Elements + Abraham-Hicks + The Thirteen Ghost Points + Alchemy Healing Center – https://AlchemyHealingCenter.com + Join our Facebook Group to see the Plant Energetics video that we talk about in this pod.
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The Journey to Your Higher Self Meditation goes with Pod 11 and Stage One of Alchemy. This Meditation comes with the Premium content.
Are you easily convinced about things that are not true to you? Are you afraid of Leta’s Casper the Friendly Ghost impression? Believing in yourself is an important step on the road to Alchemy. Understanding the Thirteen Ghost Points is part of the journey and Ghost Convincing is about trusting yourself. “When you’re being authentic, it’s really about living a life that is you on many different levels…one being, not doubting yourself, not doubting your mission, not doubting your purpose for being here on earth…Trusting that you can and will make the right decisions in your life, and only you can know what they are.”
By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod, we talked about: * History of the Ghost Points and Sun Si Miao * What a Ghost Point treatment entails * Ghost Palace review from Pod 29 – your interface with the world (the in your face point) * How you can get hooked. * Ghost Convincing – self-doubt * The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – older generations dashing the hopes of younger generations * Can you really trust yourself? * Homework – Lung 11 Ghost Point
Thought Quotes: “You already have a fear of something happening, and guess what? It happens. It’s the law of attraction. You walk around afraid of betrayal, so you get betrayed. That’s the hook. And then, because you already feared that, this kind of betrayal for you is way bigger than if someone else got betrayed who didn’t have that opening and didn’t get hooked. Because we’ve all been betrayed. Only some of us end up with a ghost.” “It’s like a little worm that gets in your head, and it starts haunting you like a ghost.” Links in this Episode: * + The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential + The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel + Connecting Your Circle – The Five Elements primer + The Energy of Love – Love and The Five Elements + The Thirteen Ghost Points + Alchemy Healing Center – https://AlchemyHealingCenter.com + Join our Facebook Group to see the Plant Energetics video that we talk about in this pod.
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Do you have events, emotions, or feelings lingering from your younger years? How does that impact the way you move through the world today? Are you still carrying the pain? The first of the Thirteen Ghost points is all about what is your authentic door to the world. What are you showing the world? Has trauma changed the way you interface with those around you? Do you have a door with a peep hole and lots of deadbolts, or is your door blown off and letting just anyone or everyone in? Are you hooked into the past? Do you know the way out? “Has life changed the true you? Have you deviated from your true nature? If you have, then the ghost points are about putting it back.”
By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod, we talked about: * The Thirteen Ghost Points – a treatment that releases the skeletons in your closet. Doing the ghost points gives you a clean slate to start Alchemy. * You don’t get hooked unless you have an opening. * Ghost Palace – the first point. It’s about how you interface with the world. * The door to you – what is your true door? Has trauma changed your door? * Your Homework – sit or lie down and vibrate the point for about 20 minutes. * The Heart needs to speak – write in your journal or talk to a friend about what comes up.
Thought Quotes: “Until you free yourself from these closet skeletons, you can’t be that open because you’re always waiting for the other shoe to drop, for the other skeleton to pop out.” “The heart needs to speak.” Links in this Episode: * + The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential + Connecting Your Circle – The Five Elements primer + The Energy of Love – Love and The Five Elements + Alchemy Healing Center – https://AlchemyHealingCenter.com + Join our Facebook Group
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Do you love your life? Do you have access to your own heart? Can you spiritually pivot in your life? Listen to our conversations about Leta’s Divine DJ, the Thirteen Ghost Points, Alchemy Energetic treatments, Inspired Action, and how to shake things up in your life–perhaps things have been stuck for years and years. “What do you want to release from the past? What are you still carrying around, like an albatross around your neck or a monkey on your back?”
By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod, we talked about: * Today’s listener question: What is Alchemical energy work? What are the Alchemy treatments like? * Alchemical energy work is about transformation that happens organically without effort because it works at the unconscious cellular level. * What are Ghost Point treatments? – Unload the trauma of the past and the skeletons in your closet * Ling Shu = Spiritual Pivot * Nine Stages of Alchemy treatments – uses a vibrational technique with acu-points * Music in the treatments – your Divine DJ with 20k songs shuffled * Stone medicine, Stibnite and Alchemical elixirs * Born Perfect, Leta and Jaye’s upcoming book about Alchemy (expected early 2019) * Stage Two of Alchemy – releasing the baggage of this lifetime * Your Homework: What do you want to release from the past?
Thought Quotes: “The Ghost Points – It’s not like when you go through therapy and you unlock that door and take it out and you look at it and you process it… the Ghost Points are treatments that help people release trauma on the unconscious level or the cellular level, where it gets stored in your body. While Talk therapy is still really helpful, once it does surface, just getting them to release on that unconscious level is more than half the battle.” “I call them Ling Shu treatments which is a Chinese phrase that means “spiritual pivot”…It’s a transformational change.” Links in this Episode: * + The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential + Connecting Your Circle – The Five Elements primer + The Energy of Love – Love and The Five Elements + Alchemy Healing Center – https://AlchemyHealingCenter.com + Stone Medicine – https://alchemyhealingcenter.com/stone-medicine/ + Gua Sha and Cupping Classes – https://CuppingAndGuaSha.com + Join our Facebook Group to see the Plant Energetics video that we talk about in this pod.
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Find out where you fall on the Five Element continuum of yin and yang as we discuss the double-stuff theory. Are you a Picard or a Riker? Are you a sorter or a thinker? “Everything in Chinese Philosophy goes deeper than the surface.” By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod, we talked about: * + The yin and yang of each element – Oreo double stuff. Each meridian of the body has an organ and an element. - Yang – more active/doing and processing - Yin – more quiet and stores something + Body types – Yang types are thinner and bonier; Yin types are a bit fleshier and rounder + Every person is on a continuum from yin to yang. + Wood - Gall Bladder/yang – makes the todo lists and delegates the plans - Liver/yin – stores big plans and vision + Earth - Stomach/yang – hardworking, digesting thoughts and analyzing - Spleen/yin – present and listening, philosophical, storing big ideas + Metal - Colon/yang – talkers, finding the gems in the garbage, recyclers - Lungs/yin – holds awareness and being of service + Water - Bladder/yang – active fast waters, constant motion - Kidney/yin – slower waters, holding your ambition + Fire - Heart/yin – quieter and holds the spirit, supreme controller, the mirror to everyone else’s soul - Small Intestine/yang – very active processing and sorting, the ear of the heart - Heart Protector/yin – more sensitive and vulnerable - Triple Heater/yang – more outgoing, loves parties and people
Thought Quotes: “The most important part of waste disposal is making sure that nothing good gets thrown away. Kind of like looking for the diamonds in the crap.” “If you eat a banana, you’re not actually going to digest every part of that banana, in fact very little of it. A lot of it is going to get pooped out….what are the things we can take and utilize …the small intestine is in charge of that.” “The heart is your emperor, the master controller of you. And it needs a sidekick. And that sidekick is the small intestine. We like to call it the ear of the heart. It is literally listening to everything around you, constantly evaluating whether it’s good or bad… and the small intestine knows the song of the heart.” “There’s a real difference between holding a vision and having ambition. They sound the same but Waters are open to all possibilities whereas Woods pick a point and heads to it.” Links in this Episode: * + The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential + Connecting Your Circle – The Five Elements primer + The Energy of Love – Love and The Five Elements. + Join our Facebook Group to see the Plant Energetics video that we talk about in this pod.
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Five Element fun: Part 2! The Walks, the talks, the looks, and the smells… we want you to experience it all! Discover how all the elements look in the real world. How do you say supercalifragilisticexpialidocious? Do your eyes twinkle and flirt? Does your smell tickle everyone’s noses. Listen and learn – and then feel them! “When I teach people to feel the Five Element energies in their bodies, they learn them so much faster.” By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod’s interview, we talked about: * The Talk – “Talking is just another way that elemental vibration is manifesting through humanity. Think about the difference between between an assertive, commanding voice like an army sergeant directing a squad to do something vs. a hospice nurse asking a patient to move her legs. You simply cannot use the same voice for both of those situations. You have to modulate your voice accordingly, and that would tap into the Five Elements. You just tap into that element.”
- The Eyes
- Wood – Direct laser beam eyes
- Fire – Flirty eyes
- Earth – Big round eyes that envelop you, softer look
- Metal – Defocused eyes, x-ray vision
- Water – Cat-slit suspicious eyes or intense big eyes
- The Smells – If you want to figure out someone’s smell, just walk into their bedroom and take a big sniff. Smells have energy. The Wood and Water smells are higher, and the Fire and Earth smells are in the middle like around your head. The metal smell is low, like down by the floor.
Links in this Episode: * + The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential + Connecting Your Circle – The Five Elements primer + The Energy of Love – Love and The Five Elements. + Join our Facebook Group to see the Plant Energetics video that we talk about in this pod. + The Wonky Donkey video + The Wonky Donkey book
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Five Element fun! The Walks, the talks, the looks, and the smells… we want you to experience it all! Discover how all the elements look in the real world. Are you a penguin marching in combat boots? Do you have champagne bubbles in your step? Buddha Belly? Puppet on a string? Just skating along? Listen and learn – and then feel them! “When I teach people to feel the Five Element energies in their bodies, they learn them so much faster.” By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod’s interview, we talked about: * The Walks – + Wood – “You don’t really have hips or knees. It looks like you’re marching in a formation. Maybe we will make it cuter. Think of penguins marching. Think of an army of a thousand penguins marching with combat boots. Now that’s a visual you won’t get anywhere else because penguins like big shoes. And Woods like big shoes.” + Fire – “You can fake a fire walk by lifting your heels up. If you do it more like helium is lifting you up from the top, then it will look like a real fire walk. In fact, your butt should wiggle a little bit. We call it the butt wiggle, just from the motion of the bounce.” + Earth – “I want you stick out your buddha belly. I want you to rub that belly, really lovingly, daringly feel how you feel when you put all that energy there. You want to relax, you want to slow down, you want to be grounded… In fact, you know what? Take off your shoes… Earth people love to be barefoot.” + Metal – “Imagine a string tied to the top of your head, and its holding your head up, and you’re dangling from the string like a puppet… Let your hands and your arms feel floppy and loose. Think of Pinocchio on a string, kind of dangling. Lift your head and your nose, like you’re a little snooty Pinocchio, and then you try to start to walk, but fluidly, not like its your first day on puppet strings.” + Water – “Imagine tons of energy in your lower back. Feel it in your kidneys. Imagine you have two Harley Davidson engines in your low back, revving. Vroom vroom, and push your hips forward. Your feet just barely leave the ground. Waters don’t scuff their feet, unless they’re wearing Uggs, let’s remember the Uggs days when it was really hard to tell Waters. We had to make them take off their Uggs.”
Links in this Episode: * + The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential + Connecting Your Circle – The Five Elements primer + The Energy of Love – Love and The Five Elements. + Join our Facebook Group to see the Plant Energetics video that we talk about in this pod.
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Are you the one putting limits on yourself? What is your unique perspective on life? How do you move energetically through the world? If you were a plant out in world… what kind of plant would you be? Are you a summer rose, giant oak, honeysuckle, or office cactus? “You’re born with an intrinsic nature that gives you own unique perspective on life. It’s basically different from many other people you see in the world. Your perspective and your temperament is at work, and so you see things, and say, “I don’t like that or I don’t do it that way, I like to do it my way.” By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod’s interview, we talked about: * Your Intrinsic nature – Everyone has a more yin or more yang nature. * Be like Bradley Morra in the movie Limitless minus the pills * Being todolist-less * Plant energetics – What kind of plant are you? + Acorn (water) full of potential, waiting for just the right moment + Little sprout (wood) – strong and unstoppable + A big beautiful peony flower (fire) – opening up shyly showing its beauty to the world + Mother apricot tree (earth) – given the gifts of nourishment to those around you + Wandering leaf (metal) – excited to ride a magic carpet ride of life
Thought Quotes: “It’s inherent in our nature to appreciate the things that are like us and have difficulty with the things that are not like us.” “Confucius believed you should work really hard to be a good member of society. He espoused these values that are all about being a good member of society, which wasn’t really good for an individual in the community.” “We don’t need a todo list anymore… life kind of flows. It’s spontaneous… I don’t try to force myself to do anything that doesn’t feel good or isn’t inspired. You’d hardly recognize me these days. I hardly use lists now. I used to be list crazy…” Links in this Episode: * + The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential + Connecting Your Circle – The Five Elements primer + The Energy of Love – Love and The Five Elements. + Join our Facebook Group to see the Plant Energetics video that we talk about in this pod.
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Meet your Oracle… it’s easier than you think! You have the answers inside of you. Five Elements, Five Spirits, Sacred Fire… Start to create your own retreat and do a vision quest with a sacred Fire. Ask yourself better questions – and get your own answers! “All big decisions should be made at night during Wood time… 11:00 to 3:00 a.m.” By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod’s interview, we talked about: * Meet Your Oracle: The spirit of the Wood Element (the Hun) is in charge of making decisions. Learn how to access it at night. * Physical Fire (camp fire, fireplace, even candlelight) evokes your higher self. Learn how to create a sacred fire like the Huichol tradition. * The Five Spirits: The Hun (your Oracle), The Shen (your Light), The Yi (your identity), The Po (your Instinct) and The Zhi (your Will).
Thought Quotes: “Take just one hour a day for yourself, totally selfish, just for you. Not for the kids, not for the partner, not for anyone but yourself.” “Let me sleep on it. I’ll let you know in the morning. It’s definitely a Wood person. Every big decision in our life should be done that way.” Links in this Episode: * + The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential + Connecting Your Circle – The Five Elements primer + The Energy of Love – Love and The Five Elements. + Plant Spirit Medicine – by Eliot Cowan + Where to buy Copal if you don’t have a local store. + Where to buy Cacao beans (we like these so we don’t end up eating all the Chocolate offerings!)
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“We’ve all had negative experiences, and when it’s all said and done, we swear that we never, ever, ever want to have that experience again…and sometimes it still happens again!” By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod’s interview, we talked about: * Stage Two: Talisman (like an amulet a person might wear on their chest to ward off evil). In Stage Two of Alchemy, you become the amulet. * Frodo’s armor–Even the strongest armor can be pierced! * Being impenetrable like Helm’s Deep is good for a battle, but not for a human being trying to have a loving and kind, beautiful life. * Do you have the Great Wall of China around your heart? If you’ve built the great wall inside yourself, you’re probably stuck inside yourself. This is called the Internal Devils in Chinese Medicine. * Be the Tai Chi Master: If someone throws a punch at the Tai Chi Master, the master moves effortlessly out of the line of attack, and the attacker falls on the ground. Think Yoda. * Stone Medicine for opening your chest. Rose quartz from Madagascar.
Thought Quotes: “Internal Devils is like you have cellophane wrapped around your heart. People can see in and you can see out, but there’s no access. You can’t really make a connection.” “Your loving yourself is the secret to the best protection is no protection. There you cracked that open. I’m glad we didn’t mic drop at the beginning.” Links in this Episode: * + The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential + Connecting Your Circle – The Five Elements primer + The Energy of Love – Love and The Five Elements. + Brené Brown and The Power of Vulnerability (Get Free on Audible) or view TED Talk + Gangaji, YouTube video Open, Unprotected, and Free + LOTR — Frodo’s Mithral, Helm’s Deep + The Healing Heart Pains (a.k.a. the Nine Heart Pains) treatment – a Chinese Medicine treatment that helps with self-love and addictions.
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Feeling stressed and anxious in your life? Moving too fast? Are you the master of the monkey mind? Have you tried to meditate for years and it never worked? Learn about easy Tibetan Medicines techniques for calming your mind in our interview with Dr. Mary Friedman Ryan. Healing Anxiety is a book that shows how ancient Tibetan practices, food, meditation, exercises, and incense can easily make a difference in your health and happiness. “Be your own healer and solve your own problems by taking control of your own life.” By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod’s interview, we talked about: * Healing Anxiety book: Tibetan Medicine perspective on herbs, diet, constitution, healing exercises and healing retreats. * Moving at a “Glacial Pace” – the head roll healing exercise – gets you into a serene place. * Presence all day — pausing with each new task. * Outdoor meditation– Tibetan meditation on space. Staring at the horizon. * Three basic constitutions/humors * Dietary regimen for anxiety — foods your body wants to eat * The Five elements and the three humors
Thought Quotes: “The head roll empties my mind in ways meditation doesn’t.” “Meditating is addictive and great for opioid use disorder. We need more meditation. Get addicted to good things. Meditation and this podcast” “rLung is the horse. It’s the vital force in our energy that we ride and we should be riding it. We should be controlling our minds and our emotions with reins in a very gentle nice way. You can’t hold too strictly to thoughts and you can’t let them go wild either. You need that balance.” “On your deathbed, do you think you’ll say, ‘I wish I’d posted one more photo of my food. No.'” Links in this Episode: * + The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential + Connecting Your Circle + The Energy of Love + Healing Anxiety: A Tibetan Medicine Guide to Healing Anxiety, Stress, and PTSD by Dr. Mary Friedman Ryan. + Thich Nhat Hanh – The Long Road Turns to Joy: A Guide to Walking Meditation + To purchase the healing incense, visit our publishing Web site’s store
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Do you have difficulty meditating? Do you have the dreaded “monkey mind”? What kind of meditator are you? You can stop feeling like the square peg in a round hole if you can not do “traditional” meditation. Everyone and anyone can learn to meditate. In this Pod, we are taking the mystery out of meditation. We explain Daoist meditation practices according to the Five Elements. There is a meditation style for every Element! We also explore the Four Stages of Meditation, which includes Levitation. We talk about Thich Nhat Hanh’s Walking Meditation as an alternative you might love to try. “Visualization is a technique that helps you get into meditation because you’re using your own mind to distract yourself from your monkey mind thoughts.” By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod’s conversation, we talked about: © 2016 Jaye McElroy
- Taking the mystery out of meditation
- The four stages of meditation:
- Relaxation
- Concentration
- Meditation
- Levitation
- Distance healing, a form of projection
- Gangaji – stop your life story. Listen to an audio download: The Invitation. Or watch Gangaji on YouTube.
- Distractions
- Decluttering your mind
- Prayer vs. Affirmations – Abraham-Hicks
- Meditations for the 5 elements.
- Wood – visualization with goal
- Fire – visualizating bright light
- Earth – analyzing the mind
- Metal -breath work and traditional emptying mind also lying down
- Water – standing or walking meditation
Thought Quotes: “If you try to meditate and you just try to do one type of meditation… if you try to put a square peg in a round hole, it’s not going to fit, you have to find the fit for you. So if you can figure out your element, and you can figure out different kinds of meditations that fit you. You kind a give yourself a break.” “The days I meditate, I have a much happier, calmer day. If I meditate the very first thing of the day, there’e no chance I’ll skip it.” Links in this Episode: * + The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential + Connecting Your Circle + The Energy of Love + Visit InspiredActionPodcast.com for show notes. + Abraham – Abraham speaks to us through Esther Hicks. The Law of Attraction: The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham (paperback) or get a free audiobook and help support our podcast! + Thich Nhat Hanh – The Long Road Turns to Joy: A Guide to Walking Meditation + Gangaji – Audio download: The Invitation. Or watch Gangaji on YouTube.
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Are you just coasting in your life? Just going to work, coming home, eating food, watching TV and going to bed... Rinse and Repeat? Or... Are you COASTING and living the life you truly want where everything just lands in your lap? Easy. Stage One of Alchemy is about Creating Ease in your life. Stage Two of Alchemy is all about Letting Go of the baggage in your life. When you're inspired to make these changes in your life, things will shift.
Are you just coasting in your life? Just going to work, coming home, eating food, watching TV and going to bed… Rinse and Repeat? Or… Are you COASTING and living the life you truly want where everything just lands in your lap? Easy. Stage One of Alchemy is about Creating Ease in your life. Stage Two of Alchemy is all about Letting Go of the baggage in your life. When you’re inspired to make these changes in your life, things will shift. “If you’re on a road trip, what do you need? A road map. So let’s make a road map for everyone including ourselves so we know where we’re going… I think we have an idea of where we’re going, but you never know. We get good ideas. We get suggestions. We stop and think about things. It’s…a collaboration.” By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod’s conversation, we talked about: * What we’ve done so far in the podcast * Creating an energetic road map
—Pods 1-4 … great summary of key concepts —Pods 6-11 … Stage One of Alchemy —Pods 12-18 … The Five Elements * Transition from Stage 1 to Stage 2… When life feels easy, and you’ve given up the need to fight… it’s time to move onto Stage 2. * If you’re still doing Stage 1, keep listening for motivation, so you can remember where you’re headed and there’s no rush * Stage 2 is about dumping your bag of heart pains… letting them go. * Not all elemental types can do traditional sitting meditation * Your whole life could be good. The Life is Good the T-Shirt company is an Alchemical Company. * Homework: no complaining for one hour. If you’re already doing that, let’s go for one day of no complaining, and when you master that, go for one week of no complaining. Observe those around you and see if they are complainers or supporters.
Thought Quotes: “We are on this energetic road trip together. We’re kind of road tripping it here. We’re going on new roads and finding new ways to get to where we want to go.” “What is self-cultivation from the Daoist perspective? This podcast can motivate and self-empower you with the goal of living a happier, authentic, more fulfilled life.” “Alchemy is about parting the veil and choosing to walk the Alchemy road. It’s choosing to take your attention away from your current life and start to pay attention to yourself, what you want, and where you want to go with this life. It’s about willing to think deeply about who you are and what you want.” “People get stuck on the hamster wheel, and they forget what it’s like to have their own thoughts and their own emotions. They need to start thinking about themselves and their own minds.” Links in this Episode: * + The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential + Connecting Your Circle + The Energy of Love + Visit InspiredActionPodcast.com for show notes. + Dao De Jing, by Lao Tzu, “Whether you read it or not, it should just be on your nightstand at least!” A great way to understand this book is by reading: Change Your Thoughts – Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao. Also available with our sponsor Audible and comes with a free trial here. + Iliza Elder Millennial + Abraham – flowing downstream. Abraham speaks to us through Esther Hicks. + Jon Gabriel – weight isn’t necessary for protection + Post a photo of your nightstand’s books to our Facebook group. + If you’re not sure what element you area, write us, go on the Facebook group or send us a video of you walking (or your loved one). Have them walk slow and fast. If you’re shy, you can DM us through facebook or instagram, but if you don’t mind, we’d all appreciate you posting the video to the facebook group! We can all learn.
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Are you sometimes the life of the pity party? Do you love to play the blame game? Are you Mrs. or Mr. Martyr? Ever feel like Eeyore on a bad day? Do you know how to avoid your worst nightmare scenario? Learn to recognize these “states” and shift out of them. Instead, think outside the box, shine your love into the world, receive all the gifts coming your way, hold your head high, and access universal energy. Use your Five Elements! Become your authentic self. “Nobody loves me everybody hates me, I think I’ll go out and eat worms.” By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod’s conversation, we talked about: * 7 is the number of potential * The Third Element is your worst nightmare…Know how to avoid your nightmare scenarios. * The worst of each Element
- The Wood Blame Game
- The Fire Life of the Pity Party
- The Earth Martyr
- The Metal Eeyore Syndrome
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The Water Hysteria Emergency
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The Third helps you remember who you really are.
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Make friends with your second Element. You’ll be able to utilize it, and never go into the Third Element.
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Wood second – thinking outside the box, break through the obstacles
- Fire second – open yourself to all the love in the world, shine your own love out to the world
- Earth second – receive all the gifts coming your way, Look for the help that’s already supporting you
- Metal second – remember you are worth it, hold your head high
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Water second – remember you have access to all the energy in the universe
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Connecting Your Circle – become a realized human being.
Thought Quotes: “Essentially, your authentic self isn’t just your first element. It’s all three. Learning how to use them is your advantage. It’s the way you move through the world. And they’re the cornerstone of your core authentic self.” “The Third element comes to your rescue when you’re really down and out.“ “The best thing to do is just avoid it… Well, that’s it. Show’s over. Just avoid it, stay happy all the time. Our work is done.” “No one can tolerate being around someone who is stuck in their third. Basically they’re saying you’re hard to be around.”
Links in this Episode: * The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential * Connecting Your Circle * The Energy of Love * Visit InspiredActionPodcast.com for show notes.
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Your Five Elements and how to understand them better! Your greatest gifts can also be your worst nightmares. What’s on second is the Pod about your second “element” — the one that’s going to rescue you when you need it. Are you a whack-a-mole but whacking your own head? Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water but what order? What flavor of ice cream are you? Which toppings represent who you are? It’s not about being fake or phony; it’s about connecting with yourself to try and connect with someone else. “Understanding The Five Elements in myself has been my number one growing edge for me in my life. Once I realized how the second and third works, I am not kidding you, it change my life entirely. And I completely also healed myself.” By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod’s conversation, we talked about: * Putting the Five Elements into practice… * Your Second Element rescues you… * Wood second makes you more assertive and punchy… * Fire second makes you more social and vulnerable… * Earth second makes you more social and thoughtful… * Metal second makes you quieter and respectful… * Water second makes you powerful and unpredictable. * Some Elements control other Elements… * When your second Element controls your first…
Thought Quotes: “It’s like I was a whack-a-mole…except I was whacking my own head.” “All elements are perfect just as they are. We want everyone to celebrate each of the elements.” “It’s a way to work on your authentic self unapologetically, and also know when your element isn’t serving you, you can draw upon your other elements to help you out.”
“If you don’t understand that the rest of the world isn’t like you, then you can get yourself into trouble. So you have to step outside of your own box.”
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Do you feel your life is in a constant “hurry up and wait” mode ? Are you chill? Are you intense? Do you hate labels when describing yourself? Are you sometimes silly and playful for no reason? Do you like to laugh and make other people laugh? Are you secretly a safety monitor in fun activities? Are you a wiggler or foot tapper? Do you love to take naps? Do you have your own sense of style? The Water Element is the Master of the Wu Wei. Listen to this POD and see if you have Water in your top 2 Elemental spots. “Imagine you could actually catch a shooting star…wait all night long with your eyes peeled, no blinking is allowed, and then at that moment when it starts to go, you have to reach out and grab it in an instant.” By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod’s conversation, we talked about: * Hurry up and wait Water philosophy… * Water is about energy and its expenditure… * It’s an immense unstoppable energy, until it is drained… * A meandering river always finds its way to the ocean… * Water doesn’t have to take one path down the mountain at a time… * Water is the most varied of all the elements… * Waters are bold and courageous. They are trendsetters… * When making decisions, they can feel pressured. They can freeze. It’s one of the biggest challenges for Water.
Thought Quotes: “If Water is going to do something, they do it all the way.” “Spaz if you want to.” — N.E.R.D “Cars for Water people can be chaos on wheels.”
Links in this Episode: * Spaz – N.E.R.D https://youtu.be/PqX1SkYpNJQ * Bjork’ swan dress https://nypost.com/2015/03/15/bjorks-once-ridiculed-swan-dress-now-displayed-at-moma/ * Rock Gym Video https://centralrockgym.com/hadley/ * “May the Force Be with You.” — Star Wars * The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential * Connecting Your Circle * The Energy of Love
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Magic carpet rides and tragic sunsets…are you digging it? What is the cosmic connection? Do you have trouble letting go of people or things? Are you floating on clouds? Is the world your sacred temple? Do you desire respect from those around you or from those you admire? Do you like to hang back and watch the world come to you? Metal is what Metal wants to be. By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram “It’s the metal magic carpet ride… Spring will never come if we don’t let go As long as we don’t cling too tightly and too long, and we relax into the ebb and flow of life, which is death and rebirth, then we can be happy in the Metal element.” In this Pod’s conversation, we talked about: * Conservationist mentality – treasuring things like rare metals and even the occasional jar of jam. * Letting go – being acutely aware that all things come to an end. * Cosmic nature – the rest of the world is enamored with your cosmic nature. * Value – you feel a stronger connection to and appreciation of something that might end. * Respect – silent head nod, hands in prayer position, monk bowing to you. * The Judge and the Executioner – black and white, no gray area * The Night Errant – Camelot, Lancelot, being of service * Nostalgia – a pleasant emotion associated with memory * Sarcasm – Metal humor is sarcastic and a bit dark * Bette Midler, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, Meryl Streep, Jane Lynch, Humphrey Bogart, Greta Garbo, Nicole Kidman, Dame Maggie Smith, Queen Elizabeth II, Amanda Palmer, Paula Poundstone, Jim Gaffigan, Jerry Seinfeld
Thought Quotes: “When that leaf leaves its mother tree, it will never be attached again. So it has to truly let go. And to truly let go, you must fly free and easy and embrace the fact that you’re falling.” “It’s like Metals have a direct connection with some kind of divine ethereal realm. So we want to be near Metals in the hopes that something in them will rub off on us.” “If someone is going to chop my head off, I don’t want them to be all emotional about it. Give me a sharp blade and a quick cut.” Links in this Episode: * The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential * Connecting Your Circle * The Energy of Love * Grieving Treatment
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Earth Makes the World go’ round. Is the rest of the world depending on YOU? Are you a great listener?Are you the go-to problem solver in your circle? Do you like to take your time and think things through? Do you worry about your family and friends all the time? Do you own a poncho? By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram “If they can say to you, ‘You really understand me…’ That is one of the best things an Earth element person could ever want.” In this Pod’s conversation, we talked about: * Earth makes the world go round. * The Harvest season — the fruits of our labor * Supporting roles — psychology, healing, hospitality, philosophy, teachers * Earth Hair Stylists — therapists with sharp objects * Thoughtfulness – the gift of Earth * Self-case is important: receiving without guilt and not getting disappointed in others. * Problem solvers of the Elemental world. * Earth people are the BEST listeners in the world…learn why * Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Kristen Wiig, Kerry Washington, U2’s Bono, Micheal Franti, Christina Aguilera, Zachary Quinto, Javier Bardem, Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert, Dr. Brené Brown, Carole King.
Thought Quotes: “Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers… she does the same dance routine but backwards and and in heels.“ “You’re never going to do it as well as they do… All they want you to do is to say, ‘What can I do to help you?’” “So you come to realize that the only person who can really satisfy that need for validation is yourself… If you don’t get you… If you’re not listening to yourself, then you haven’t evolved as an Earth person.” Poncho Survey: Do you own a poncho? How many do you have? We’d love to know! Respond to our survey or post a picture of your poncho at the Inspired Action Podcast Facebook Group as part of our “we love to laugh at the Five Elements”(https://www.facebook.com/groups/InspiredActionPodcast/).
Links in this Episode: * The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential * Connecting Your Circle * The Energy of Love * Javier Bardem in Eat Pray Love * Carole King, I Feel the Earth Move
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Are you a Perpetual People Pleaser? Do you constantly fear getting your heart hurt? Are heart-to-heart connections what it’s all about for you? Can you see past your faults and only see the good in yourself? Is your heart open to those around you and to your self? Yes, to any of these could be a sign that you have the Fire Element (in the Five Elements) in your energetic make up. By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram “But enough about me. What about you? What do YOU think of me?” — CC Bloom, from the movie, Beaches In our conversation this episode, we talked about: * The number 13 and disillusionment – Daoist concept. * The Matrix movie’s “fake” life, sci-fi reference. * Fire wants a heart-to-heart connection but are vulnerable to haters and mean people. * Fires are People Pleasers. * Fire has the Power of Persuasion. * Fires can be the queens (and kings) of passive aggressive. * Fire can find the silver lining in every cloud. * Fire’s can have a high emotional intelligence. * Easy to identify walk. * Twinkle, twinkle eyes. * Fire wants unconditional love.
Thought Quotes: “We think we’re living a very real life, but it’s actually an illusion. Disillusionment is seeing that everything in life is an illusion. This is a Daoist concept, and one that’s difficult to grasp for most people.“ “Mean people suck… I’m pretty sure a Fire person created that bumper sticker.” “The evolutionary path for Fire’s growth lies in realizing that your best friend is truly your self.” Links in this Episode: * The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential * Connecting Your Circle * The Energy of Love * Beaches with Bette Midler * The Maxtrix
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Do you have what it takes to play on the A-Team? Do you like to fly under the radar in your life? Are you the cheering section or big motivator in your circle of friends and family? Yes, to any of these could be a sign that you have the Wood Element (in the Five Elements) in your energetic make up. By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram Have you mastered the Art of War as the Art of Peace? “What’s the point if it’s not challenging?” In our conversation this week we talk about: * Wood likes to sometimes fly under the radar – avoiding attention * Wood is strategic – like the General of the Armed Forces of ancient times * Wood needs to be engaged and not bored on a daily basis * Wood is results oriented and goal-centric * When Wood is off, they can be frustrated and even “mean” * The Happy Penguin walk / march * Wood-Boring eyes * The “Do What I Want Now” voice * Dreaming big — the bigger the better * Holding the big vision
Thought Quotes: “Wood loves good competition, likable and friendly. It’s about strategizing, motivating, outthinking, out maneuvering anyone. It’s in a nice way. Definitely not a seek and destroy or by any means necessary way. It’s civilized, polite, and nice… (ish).” “Thinking outside the box — we’ll create a whole new box if we have to.” “Wood loves to be advocates for anyone who can’t help themselves. Animals or people.”
“It’s all time management. If I value time, and it’s either an hour standing in line or an hour going back to what I was doing, I’ll pick the most efficient, quickest way possible… but in a nice way.” Links in this Episode: * The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential * Bossypants by Tina Fey * The Art of War by Sun Tzu * The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho
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Number Eleven is perfection plus One. Do you keep your own word with yourself? Are you accountable to yourself? Listen to the Journey to your higher self meditation. Learn to trust and listen to your higher self. By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram “The fight in you can’t be present to really meet your spirit and have a conversation with it.” In our conversation this time we talk about: * The Number 11 – Perfection plus 1 – The number of transformation and mutation * Commune with your true self * Presence Process by Michael Brown * Personal Integrity – Keeping your word with yourself * Accountability – It’s about putting your big girl pants on * Journey to Your Higher Self meditation – Practice this meditation after you start to feel more at ease in your life (see below to sign up to listen to this meditation).
Thought Quotes: “If everything stayed the same, we’d go crazy with boredom.” “We get born to experience our trials and tribulations so we can grow and evolve.” “Presence is not trying to get what you want but trusting that what you want is coming to you… There’s got to be some peace inside you that means you’re truly in the Now moment.”
“The accountability of having to answer to yourself. It’s about putting your big girl pants on.” Links in this Episode: * The Journey to Your Higher Self Meditation is available on our Premium Content App/Website. To sign up for our Premium Content, go to https://my.libsyn.com/get/inspiredactionpodcast. * And then listen to Premium content on one of the following premium portals: + on our new iTunes Podcast App (click here if you are using an iPhone) + on our new Google Play App (click here if you are using an Android) + on our Podcast Player Web site (click here if you are on a computer). * The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential * The Presence Process: A Healing Journey Into Present Moment Awareness by Michael Brown * Plant Spirit Medicine: A Journey into the Healing Wisdom of Plants by Eliot Cowan * Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better by Pema Chödrön
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Recognizing and overcoming the roadblocks in your life can be easy. Allow the doors to the Universe to open and receive what you want. Are you always fighting for everything you want? Do you always seem to be pushing? Do you have any fun anymore? Like Pema Chöndrön says: It’s time to grow and fly out of the nest of the status quo. Flying can be easy if you understand how to release Rebellious Chi. By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram It’s time to stop fighting and let life be easy. To download the meditation, click here. “A lot of people get stuck and maybe don’t just out of the nest… they think the world is against them or they are unlucky or the world is just bad.“ Some of the concepts we cover are: Talk about Rebellious Chi! This temple guardian has his middle finger up!
The number 10 – the number of perfection and human beings * Rebellious qi – when getting what you want is hard * Ganesha – the remover of obstacles * Pema Chödrön – are you going to grow or stay stuck in the poop * Getting what you want – you can have it and you deserve it * The Secret * Abraham and Esther Hicks – there can be ease in your life * Releasing Rebellious Chii – floating downstream
Practice this meditation ideally in the morning before you begin your day.
This simple meditation helps you let go and receive what you want easily and effortlessly.
You can download a guided Releasing Rebellious Chi Meditation here.
Thought Quotes: “I would travel if I had more money. Money comes up as a barrier, a roadblock, and the perception of the lack of money really restricts freedom.”
“We think we have to fight. You fight with all your energy, bring out all your weapons, have all these strategies to get what you want, but it really doesn’t have to be that way.”
“This is the point of really wanting something authentically and then allow it to happen without any fight, without any rebellious chi.”
“If you actually trust that you will get what you want, and it will be easy, then you don’t have to fight… If you believe you actually get to have it no matter what… that’s the first step. That means it will come no matter what.”
Links in this Episode: * Download The Releasing Rebellious Chi Meditation of the First Stage of Alchemy * The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential. * Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better by Pema Chödrön * The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (the movie is on Netflix) * The Law of Attraction with Abraham and Esther Hicks
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Moving in your life — from KNOWING what you want… to DOING what you want– requires understanding your heart’s desire. Do you feel like you want to make big changes in your life? Are you truly passionate about what you want with your life? Do you have the will and the willpower to achieve it? Listen to our conversation about the 9 Worm Holes, Alchemy, The Thirteen Ghost Points, Systemic “Internal Dragons” Heart Blocks and more. We also discuss an ancient Chinese poem that explains how the “will” to do what you want requires access to your heart and its passion. Do you have access to your own heart? By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram “The spark from your heart leads you down the road to discovery.”
Some of the concepts we cover are: * The Nine Wormholes – a faster track to enlightenment * Mid-Life Crisis – it’s a transition * Developing the Will to do what you really want * Bucket Lists – Just dreams or achievable ideas? * Your Heart’s Desire – You feel it in your soul * Famous Chinese poem – The Thirteen Appearances * Heart Pain – why some people struggle to access their heart * Systemic Heart Blocks – also called “Internal Dragons” used for clearing heart pain * The Thirteen Ghost points – when you’re haunted by the past * Loving Yourself Treatment – good for when a person has heart pain and addictions * Letting go of the past – forgiving people who have hurt you or forgiving yourself for things you’ve done
Thought Quotes: “When you put things off for years and years and years, the kids go off to college, and you’re stuck with your life.”
“You may have come up with a lot of good ideas about what you really want, but they’re just ideas.”
“If you have 30 things on your bucket list, wonderful, but they’re just ideas. You have to sit and ask yourself, ‘Does this dream really resonate with me… do I want to invest my time and energy in this idea?'”
“You want to feel it in your soul. You want your heart to accept it and feed it.”
Links in this Episode: * The Thirteen Appearances poem * The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential. * Systemic Heart Blocks * The Thirteen Ghost points treatment and ThirteenGhostPoints.com * Loving Yourself Treatment
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Are you hanging on to unhealthy emotions? Can you let go of your day? Do you meditate everyday? Do you feel like you are in a constant state of Anxiety or Depression? Learn more about flying in your life as we talk about the First Stage of Alchemy, Chinese Medicine, Motivational and Transformational mind, and Eckhart Tolle’s Power of Now. By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram This is a special episode that introduces and explains our first guided meditation, The Letting Go First Stage of Alchemy meditation. To download the meditation, click here. “If you’re hanging onto all of the good stuff, you really can’t fly in your life because it’s weighing you down… And this podcast is all about flying and living your life to its full potential and then you get your inspired action!” Some of the concepts we cover are: * Experiencing Emotions in the Now Moment * Your emotions themselves are not bad if you allow yourself to feel them in the now moment. * Eckhart Tolle being in the now moment–not trying to prevent something from happening and not trying to create something in that moment. Just being. * Lao-Tzu and embracing your child-like mind. * Sleeping like a baby with child-like innocence. * How to do The Letting Go Meditation before you go to sleep.
Practice this meditation before going to sleep. You review your day, and let it go.
This simple meditation cleanses you and creates movement in your life.
You can download a guided Letting Go Meditation here.
Thought Quotes: “The more you can remember, the more attached you are to your life. The more you can let go, the more detached you can become.” “You want to experience emotions because you want to be alive. But, they also can weigh you down if you hang onto them… You don’t want emotions to linger. They pull you down and cause anxiety and depression.” “You can’t take those things you’re holding onto with you when you die. So then why hold onto them? If you let it go now, heaven can exist on earth.” “You have to begin to let go of your day everyday… so when you wake and rise in the morning, are you free from yesterday?” Links in this Episode: * Download The Letting Go Meditation of the First Stage of Alchemy * The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential. * The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
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Are you asking what you really want without any limitations? It can be a tough thing to do for many people. By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this episode, we continue our discussion of Stage One of Alchemy.
“It’s not based on money… It’s not based on fears, taking risks. There’s no mistakes. There’s no right, no wrong…. It’s a simple question, however, it’s the most profound question of our lives. What do I really want?”
“Whenever you’ve been in the dark and you’re moving towards the light… it’s very bright in comparison to the darkness… you may have this exhilaration… an epiphany… but you may feel overwhelmed.” “Something just speaks to you from the space that is not your mind.” Getting to the Light at the End of the Tunnel After you make the commitment to embark on this journey, you may get some clarity about all the things you want to change in your life. But it can be overwhelming… what do you do when you’re overwhelmed by seeing what you need to see clearly. How do you move forward? The What-Do-I-Really-Want-Process of Alchemy You have to separate from the world and learn how to meditate. It’s about starting a self-cultivation practice. You have to retreat from the world, to think, to process, to reflect.
“We need to give ourselves permission to reflect.”
You need to ask “What do I really want” without any limitations, barricades, or roadblocks.
Are you willing to ask yourself this question?
“Even if they might know what they want, they put all these barricades or roadblocks in the way that they make it almost certain that they’re not going to get what they want. It’s almost the opposite… it can be an unraveling about how to get around these roadblocks, or if we have to, we’ll blow them up.”
This process involves asking this question completely open-ended. There are no limitations.
What if your whole life you’re being or doing something you don’t want to be or do?
You need to give yourself the time to really listen to your higher self.
What is the monkey mind? There’s a difference between your higher self and your ego-based monkey mind.
Being vs. Doing What do you do for money? And what do you do for passion?
Who do I really want to be? It’s the same question as What do I really want? It’s an identity question. “…when I told her that this question could be a being-ness question, and that she could actually wish for in her life, the Wu Wei that we talked about…she was so excited… Someone had given her the permission to just be the person she wanted to be…” The Meditation Think of yourself as a giant antenna. Turn on your receiver and wait for that signal to come in. Quiet that monkey mind. Asking yourself, what do I really want and tune yourself into the answer. You’re going to receive something. Something that arrives in your mind. You don’t manufacture it. Wait and be patient. Answer this question not from the mind level but from the spirit level. Write down your answers in your journal. Links in this Episode: * The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential.
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Are you always living in Fear mode? Releasing fear in your life, Find your affirmations for your life, Listening to Abraham & Esther Hicks, Do you have a habit of the woulda-coulda-shoulda’s? By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram “When we’re behind that veil, we cannot act from inspiration. We’re always acting out of fear.”
“If 80 is the halfway point of your life, what would you do differently. “
“If you know that you are really dealing with fear in your life. The first step is acceptance. Accept where you are. You’re in fear, and that’s normal. We all have fear of the unknown.”
Start the journey today. Where does it all begin? In this episode, we take a deeper dive into the Nine Stages of Alchemy, what they mean, and where to start the Alchemical Journey. This is the initiation step. It’s parting the veil. The veil is covering the illusion of reality. The goal is disillusionment, seeing through that illusion of life. When we’re behind that veil, we cannot act from inspiration. We’re always acting out of fear. The Nine Stages Alchemy is about freedom. The Nine Stages are stages of development and increasing freedom, not a treatment.
- What inhibits you from being truly free in your life.
- Why do we feel like we can’t do something we want to do? It’s because we’re hooked into something. We can’t let it go.
- Clear the baggage of this lifetime plus anything you brought into this life from your parents or past lives.
- Release rebellious qi so you can stop fighting for your heart’s desire and start allowing it to be easy.
- Metaphorically fly in your life and live your full potential.
“Why do you have to complicate things with what-ifs and woulda-coulda-shoulda’s…” “You actually have to take the blinders off your eyes that limit your perception of life. You have to open your mind and allow a truer life experience.” Are you willing to change? Releasing fear of growth and change. If you have fear deep down in your subconscious, it’s going to keep surfacing. And you need to address this before you move on. Just be the watcher to shift the fear-based reality. Accept it, observe it and let safety into your life. Abraham techniques — When you say I’m safe once, it doesn’t get to the deeper subconscious. When you say it at least 17 times, it can have a deep effect. It has to feel like a relief when you say it. It works a magic on you when it’s the right affirmation. Links in this Episode: * The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential. * Abraham techniques – Abraham affirmation techniques are powerful ways to create change in life. Abraham speaks to us through Esther Hicks. * The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle – learn to be the Watcher.
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Are you wasting your 1440 minutes a day? What are your daily stuffing habits? Time Suckers in your life? Is everyone addicted to FOMO (fear of missing out) or ATD (Addicted to Distraction)? By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram “You get 1440 minutes EVERYDAY!”
“Disconnect to Connect.”
“You have to have a reason to change, and you have to find your reason.”
“We’re in the middle of a time revolution, and I want to lead the revolt.”
This podcast is about the amount of time you get for this lifetime and how you’re going to spend it. Finding balance in your Nine Palaces is incredibly important. What’s the most important factor to balancing our Nine Palaces? Time. The Concept of Stuffing: We’re obsessed with stuffing because we have no time. * The Time Suckers are everywhere. * Time is more valuable than anything else. Maybe even love because if you have no time to be with your loved ones, then you don’t have love! It’s about spending time with each other. * Everyone has the same 24 hours every day. * FOMO – fear of missing out stops you from doing what’s most important to you. * Change is work. * Replacing bad habits with good habits. * If you want a better life, you have to take action: hence “Inspired Action.”
It’s about you looking at your life and deciding what you want to do with these minutes everyday. Are you just passing time because you don’t want to face your life. Are you “Addicted to Distraction?” ADD leads to ATD (Addicted to Distraction)–you’re down the rabbit hole in two seconds. Why are we doing the things we’re doing?
Take back what is truly ours–it’s time! It’s your time, it matters. Top Three Time Suckers 1. Emails – Techniques and tips to stop letting email run your life 1. 6 to 6 rule, no email (reading/writing/or checking) from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. (12 hours) 2. Every day for one week unsubscribe to 5 emails 3. On your phone, only have family and friends email, not work email or junk email 4. Turn off WIFI while doing something else on your computer 5. Apps to turn off notices (see below) 2. News (real or fake) – reduce or stop entirely 3. Social Media 1. First person who touches their phone has to pay for dinner 2. What did you do with your time before social media? 4. Bonus: #4 Binge watching TV–Your weekend time is your most precious time if there’s no time for you during the week. 5. Bonus: #5 FOMO – Fear of Missing Out–connect with people in person instead 1. What to do with extra TIME: * Journal * Have original thoughts * Have conversations * Connect with those around you
Homework / Tips: * Unsubscribe to 5 junk emails a day for 7 days * Only have your most important email address on smart phone, your other email addresses can sit on your computer * No media in the bedroom or bathroom at night (or all electronics including TV) * Get an alarm clock instead of using phone * Turn vibrate off on phone (Pavlov’s dog syndrome). You decide when you check your phone * Ask inner circle to call not text if there is an emergency over night. You can even use an old land line * 6 to 6 rule (more advanced) 10-12 hours every day of no media * Use your smart phone for smart things–calling, maps, etc. not for social media, junk emails…
Take back what is yours. Take back the time. Take back your 1440 minutes everyday. Everyday is a new day. Don’t let time fly right by you. Thanks for listening to our podcast or reading this post!
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Mentioned in this mini-episode * Alchemy Healing Center – helping people live more authentic, happy, meaningful lives everyday * The Thirteen Ghost Points – an ancient Chinese Medicine treatment for releasing whatever haunts you in your life * The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential
Time Blocking Apps * SelfControl – The Self Control App is total lockdown. It works great if you really need to focus with absolutely no interruptions. (For Mac OS only) * StayFocusd – Chrome Web Store – Block one website or all websites for the time you choose. * FocusMe – Need more advanced self-control? This app will cost you, but offers a lot more features. We haven’t tried it yet, but it looks great. * Moment – Unusual approach to monitoring screen time for the whole family. Only works on IOS devices, not computers.
Clocks Our favorite: Philips Wake-Up Light Alarm Clock with Colored Sunrise Simulation and Sunset Fading Night Light – Leta wakes up to the light of this lamp everyday before the alarm music starts. Other potential clocks you may like: * Peakeep Small Battery Operated Analog Travel Alarm Clock Silent No Ticking * Peakeep 4″ Twin Bell Alarm Clock * Marathon CL030053WH Classic Silent Sweep Alarm Clock
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Do you trust your own word? Can you commit to change within yourself? Learn this start-somewhere-easy-meditation, Everything in moderation is great in the Nine Palaces, Find some balance and peace of mind. By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram “Self-cultivation isn’t just about meditating in the morning or working out. It’s about everything.” “You should sit in meditation for 20 minutes every day, unless you’re too busy. Then you should sit for 1 hour.” — Zen Proverb “Get some time with yourself… everyday.” The topic of this episode is YOU, every aspect of your life that needs attending to. The Nine Palaces are: * Career * Love/Relationship * Health * Wealth/Abundance * Home * Travel/Adventure * Children/Creativity * Wisdom * Prosperity
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The Nine Palaces come from the legend of the Magic Square on the Tortoises’s back.
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The Nine Palaces breaks it down so it’s easy for you to look at all these aspects of your life.
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The Nine Palaces are about keeping awareness that you have all these aspects of your life.
Commitment Commit to working on self-cultivation. Replace old habits with new habits. It means putting yourself first.
If you don’t want to do something everyday, pick something else you want to do everyday. Be committed to something. What about your self-integrity? Can you commit to yourself what you want to do. When you start to balance all of the Nine Palaces, you don’t want to over do or underdo any of them. Master Jeffrey Yuen said, “When you lack moderation, it taxes your Nine Palaces. Over consumption and over indulgences will tax and stress your Nine Palaces.” Find the path of greatest ease. You have created much more drama than there actually is. If you find the path of greatest ease, drop some breadcrumbs so you can find your way back. Put some time aside to meditate, start somewhere. In meditation, when you get a thought, don’t judge it. Ask yourself, “What is this thought, and where did it come from?” Thanks for listening to the podcast or reading this post! Jaye Leta #InspiredActionPodcast Join Our Inner Circle If you would like to join our email newsletter list, click below. (We will never sell or misuse your email in any way, it is safe.)
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The 8 Immortals, becoming a realized human being/Zhen Ren, taking the red pill like Neo from the Matrix, letting go of past struggles is true freedom, Alchemy is the mystery of Gold (you are the gold), Diamonds are forever–but is that a good thing? By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram “The Daoist masters believed we are like gold, all of us. Our spirits can never be tarnished or disintegrate like other base metals.” “There’s more to life than your past suffering. Letting go of the past is your freedom.” “Be the change you want to see in the world.” – Gandhi In this podcast, we talked about: Our Curriculum Our Curriculum–Something we want to explore and understand better. It’s like an assignment we gave to ourselves before we are born. Your Five Elements are key to understanding your curriculum. Once you fulfill that curriculum, you can move on and do something else. Your curriculum is a laid out plan of learning. This is what you’re going to learn in this lifetime. Until you get that lesson that you came to learn, you’ll continue to work on it for the rest of your life. It’s important to understand what your curriculum is. The Nine Palaces Nine Palaces–the next level of understanding yourself and your struggles in particular. All human beings have to attend to their Nine Palaces or they suffer. The cause of suffering is imbalance in their Nine Palaces. The Nine Palaces are: * Career * Love/Relationship * Health * Wealth/Abundance * Home * Travel/Adventure * Children/Creativity * Wisdom * Prosperity
Each of the Nine Palaces corresponds to one of the Five Elements. * Wood – wealth and health * Fire – relationship and prosperity * Earth – home * Metal – travel and creativity * Water – career and wisdom
If you do complete your curriculum, then you become a Realized Human being–an authentic being or a Zhen Ren. You don’t have to die. You have some new lessons to learn. You become an alchemist. Alchemy The Alchemists in China were the sages of antiquity who were trying to achieve longevity and especially immortality. The Eight Immortals were believed to be able to live forever. Alchemy is the exploration of the mystery of gold. If you bury gold in the ground and dig it up later, it doesn’t corrode like other metals. It comes out looking just as beautiful as the day you buried it. You are perfect like gold. Alchemy is about freedom and living authentically. Immortality We like to think we’re going to live a lot longer than we think. Having that mindset of having a longer life completely reframes everything. We don’t need to grow old, decrepit, and die. Breaking down is not a necessary requirement to being old. You can grow old, be well, have a good body, a strong mind, and a good spirit. Alchemy is a journey of one. The average person isn’t interested in transformation. The average person wants no change. Diamonds do not evolve. They lock you into that state. “Diamonds are forever” means, “I love you just the way you are and don’t change.” The Matrix–Neo had the choice, blue pill or red pill. He takes the red pill. If you’re one of those people who would take the red pill, then you’e in the right place listening to this podcast. Alchemy is recommended for: * When you want to put yourself first, but life feels like it’s getting in the way. Alchemy helps you put yourself first. * When you want to enter the mystery of life * When you feel like, “Isn’t there something more to life than this?” * When you want to really fly in your life and live your full potential * Sometimes, near the end of the life, to help the dying process go well
Alchemy Methods * Acu-Points (acupressure or acupuncture) * Meditations * Stone Medicine Elixirs * Qi Gong
The only person you can change is yourself. Thanks for listening to the podcast – or reading this post! Jaye & Leta Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram #InspiredActionPodcast Join Our Inner Circle If you would like to join our email newsletter list, click below. We will never sell or misuse your email, it is safe.
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We think you're perfect just the way you are. Mastering your Five Elements, your motivational energy, connecting your circle, understanding how energy rules the world. By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram "The part of you that you love about yourself, needs to learn how to love the part you hate about yourself."
In episode 002 of the Inspired Action Podcast, we continue to build on the first episode… you are becoming the watcher or observer of you, and as the observer you can watch how you coexist with others in the world and particularly how you interact with those who are the same or different than you energetically.
This podcast is about becoming aware of your own energetic nature through the Five Elements of Chinese philosophy. The most important thing is to understand your true energetic nature.
"The sages of old believed if you can learn how to manifest all Five energies, you would become a master." "When you understand why you are the way you are, you don't need to beat yourself up for the things that you don't comply with in society… what they think you should be like." In this episode, we discuss:
- The different types of energy or qi
- Yin and Yang energies
- The Five Elements and how they are useful in your life
- How to identify your own element
- The positive parts and challenges for each element
- The motivations for each Elemental Energy type
"Once you start to see this energy at work in your life, you are going to be blown away because it completely changes how you walk through your own life."
Thought Quotes: * "You can forgive yourself for all the things you think are wrong about you." * "We think you're perfect just the way you are. You don't need to change. We just think you might not know that you're perfect already." * "If your deep desire is to be yourself, you're listening to the right podcast."
Links: * The Thirteen Ghost Points – an ancient Chinese Medicine treatment for releasing whatever haunts you in your life * The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential * The Energy of Love: Applying The Five Element to Turn Attraction into True Connection – the Five Elements and relationship by Leta Herman and Jaye McElroy * Connecting Your Circle: How the Five Elements can help you be a more authentic you – the Five Elements and your authentic self by Leta Herman and Jaye McElroy
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Are you the little boat in the big sea? Have you ever been in-the-flow? Motivational people: Gandalf in LOTR, Lao Tsu, Zhuangzi, Kramer in Seinfeld (for his Wu Wei way of life), Eckhart Tolle (for being the Watcher). By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram “A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.” — Gandalf from the movie The Lord of the Rings
In episode 001 of the Inspired Action Podcast, we begin by creating a framework for this motivational podcast by introducing you to a number of Inspired Action concepts.
The only prerequisite to joining us on this alchemical journey is a desire for change and a transformational mindset.
The goal of this podcast is to help you learn to master your own life. We will talk about how to “Course the Wind” on the sea of life.
Some of the concepts we cover are:
- Becoming a Realized Human Being
- Becoming a Master/Wizard of your own life
- Self-Cultivation
- Wu Wei
- Being in the Zone or the Flow
- Becoming the watcher (Eckhart Tolle-style)
- Being an instrument of the divine
- Self-Acceptance
- The Five Elements, your energetic nature, and what makes you energetically reactive to the world
Thought Quotes: * “What are you waiting for? You can start the journey now. You don’t have to be miserable on the road to happiness. You can actually be happy while you’re trying to get happier.” * “Wind is a metaphor for change. We want to be in control and in charge of where we are going in an easy way (not a forced way).” * “The reason we chose the name Inspired Action is that when you self-cultivate, you begin to create the ability to be spontaneous in your life. What that really means is that all of your actions are not based on what your logical mind tells you to do (the “shoulds” that our society has us doing all the time). Rather… they’re inspired actions.”
Links The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
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Having any fun in your life? Are you Happy? What is Alchemy, Daoism, Wu Wei, The Five Elements? Ancient Wisdom explained for today. By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram “We’re hoping what inspires us will inspire you to take action, have fun, and be happier!”
In this first mini episode (000) of the Inspired Action Podcast, you can hear what you can expect from this new motivational, transformational podcast.
We will introduce you to a few of the many concepts that we will cover throughout this podcasting journey, including:
- Wu Wei
- The Five Elements
- The Nine Palaces
- Alchemy
- The Thirteen Ghost Points
- Living and being Authentic in your life
- Becoming a Realized Human Being
- Creating Longevity for Your Life
- Balancing Time
- Moving and Fueling Your Body
- Putting FUN Back in Your Life
Plus… * Leta tells her story of eventually turning to Chinese Medicine after Western Medicine failed to “fix” her. * Jaye tells her story of working in marketing and advertising before realizing there is more to life than success and money. It’s all about experiences.
Thought Quotes: * “It doesn’t really matter how much money you make, or how much success you find in your job, if you don’t have the key components which is happiness, love, spirituality, joy, bliss, whatever you want to call it, that’s really what life is about.” * “Our mission in this podcast is to help you on your journey to living a more authentic existence.”
Mentioned in this mini-episode: * Alchemy Healing Center – helping people live more authentic, happy, meaningful lives everyday * The Thirteen Ghost Points – an ancient Chinese Medicine treatment for releasing whatever haunts you in your life * The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential
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