Virtual Insanity
Our capacity to absorb what is going on around us seems to be infinite and compared to what was happening in the teen years of our parents lives there appears to be more information out there, both wanted and uninvited. The boundaries between our offline and online lives seem to have disappeared as we all become seamlessly connected to each other wherever we are. Our social media 'personas' feed into our offline life so that we hover in the mid world of on and offline, creating a personally constructed world which we think we can control with a swipe or glance. Yet this is not true as evidence shows that in the connected world we are nudged and guided to where algorithms have decided to take us but this is a cost which we can offset with meditation…
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The Removal of Irrelevancies
From a Vedic perspective possessions are fun to have but we learn through our Vedic Meditation practice there comes a point when when we need to edit out what is no longer useful or relevant. The removal of irrelevancies instantly lightens your mood, you feel less encumbered by 'stuff' that is just sitting around and occasionally used, and there are often other viable ways of experiencing or using them such as a digital version or renting.
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The Vedic Conversation - Series 4 Episode 10: Soaring to greater consciousness – with Tim Angel CBE
In this episode we talk to Tim Angel CBE, a meditator and chairman of Angels Costumes, suppliers of costumes to the film, theatre and television industries. Founded in 1840, they have supplied costumes to 37 movies that went on to win the Oscar for Best Costume Design including Star Wars, Titanic, Lawrence Of Arabia, The Great Gatsby, The Aviator, Memoirs of a Geisha and Marie Antoinette.
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The Vedic Conversation - Series 4 Episode 9: A Global Shift towards unity – with George Peterson asking the questions
In this episode, the tables are turned and the hosts become the interviewees.The episode is taken from the an appearance Rory, Derrick and Anthony made on the Global Shift podcast with George Peterson.
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The Vedic Conversation - Series 4 Episode 8: Inspiring the world to meditate – with Jonni Pollard
In this episode we talk with 1GiantMind founder and Vedic Meditation teacher Jonni Pollard about this journey to spirituality and how he views the relationship with 1GM and Vedic Meditation.
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The Vedic Conversation - Series 4 Episode 7: Why “getting back to normal” is a horrible thought – with Tim Brown
In this episode we are joined by Rory’s teacher Tim Brown, Australia’s longest standing teacher of Vedic Meditation.
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The Vedic Conversation - Series 4 Episode 6: Breathing life into communities – with Michael James Wong
In this episode we are joined by international yoga teacher, author and mass meditation event organiser Michael James Wong.
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The Vedic Conversation - Series 4 Episode 5: The sovereignty and dominion of the feminine divine – with Kristen Vandivier & Isabel Keoseyan
In this episode we’re joined by Vedic Meditation teachers and friends Kristen Vandivier and Isabel Keoseyan. Kristen and Issy talk about their many projects including Meditation Without Borders, a not-for-profit that brings meditation to those in need.
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The Vedic Conversation - Series 4 Episode 4: Supersizing quiet: From burger club communities to Oprah’s arena tours – with Jesse Israel
Welcome to this week's episode of The Vedic Conversation, hosted by Vedic Meditation teachers Rory Kinsella, Derrick Yanford and Anthony Thompson.In this episode we’re joined by Big Quiet founder and former music executive Jesse Israel. Jesse shares his approach to community building and how he ended up sharing the stage with Oprah Winfrey.
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Social Stamina - marathon or sprint?
In this post, with the Olympics being underway and the country opening up again, I reflect on how mentally fit we are to return to greater daily engagement. With all successful athletes having behind them a coach who has shown them the way, give sound advice and help them achieve a shared expected outcome - I offer insights of how we can apply the same approach to your meditation practice.
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The Vedic Conversation - Series 4 Episode 3: The natural unfolding of charm
Welcome to this week's episode of The Vedic Conversation, hosted by Vedic Meditation teachers Rory Kinsella, Derrick Yanford and Anthony Thompson.In this episode we talk to Michelle Cretella Bailey, a dance teacher and recent student of Vedic Meditation. We listen to Michelle’s experience of meditation and raising a daughter with her wife Ellen.
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The Vedic Conversation - Series 4 Episode 2: Aiming for the stars: Vedic astrology and universal approaches to meditation
Welcome to this week's episode of The Vedic Conversation, hosted by Vedic Meditation teachers Rory Kinsella, Derrick Yanford and Anthony Thompson.In this episode we talk with Théo Burkhardt about Vedic Meditation and his interest in jyotish, Vedic astrology.
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Men's Mental Health - Helping a Friend with Mental Health Issues
In this post, I refer to an old friend who suffered acute anxiety but was able to seek help and cope better. Seeking help, perhaps through talking to those closest to you, is the first but hardest step, as it requires us to be vulnerable. If you need someone to talk to, and feel that you can’t speak to friends or family, check out dedicated services designed to support you.
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The Vedic Conversation - Series 4 Episode 1: Meditation for Recovery from Addiction
Welcome to Season 4 of The Vedic Conversation, in this episode we talk with George Peterson, a meditation teacher and recovering heroin addict about the part that meditation played in his recovery.
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The Prism of Perception
Often the way we view things, and especially people, is through a prism which has been defined by our culture and upbringing or influenced by something we have been told or learnt. Adjusting our optic changes the way we observe, the way we assimilate, the way we sense and recognise and understand that something is right or wrong.
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The Reluctant Return - Meditation Builds Resilience and Adaptability
A year ago we wouldn't have thought we might be reluctant, or even desperately keen to return to our workplace after a long break, but our attitude and feelings have changed. Over the many years I have meditated one of the most important benefits I have received is the ability to be adaptable.
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The Vedic Conversation - Series 4 Episode 1: Meditation for Recovery from Addiction
Welcome to Season 4 of The Vedic Conversation, in this episode we talk with George Peterson, a meditation teacher and recovering heroin addict about the part that meditation played in his recovery.
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The Vedic Conversation - Series 3 Episode 9: Meditation to the Rescue. Having a Practice can Make You the Hero of Your Story – with James Brown
In this episode we're joined by James Brown (not that James Brown!) to talk about his journey with meditation, being the hero of your own story and about his experience of adopting two black children.
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The Vedic Conversation - Series 3 Episode 8: What Meditation Teachers Preach but Don’t Practise and Other Important Questions
In this episode we ask each other some pressing questions:
* What have we missed the most since COVID started?
* Are sexuality and spirituality incompatible?
* What are some things that meditation teachers preach but don’t practise?
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The Vedic Conversation - Series 3 Episode 7: Following Charm to the Other Side of the Country – with Kelli Douglas
In this episode we chat with Vedic Meditation teacher Kelli Douglas about her experience as a single mom and how she uprooted her life in New York and moved across the country to California during the pandemic, with a one way ticket and a single suitcase.
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