Ivor “Gently” shares his transformative journey from a conventional life to a spiritual path marked by significant awakenings. He explores themes like the unraveling of identity, ethical decision-making, and the importance of meditation and intuition. Ivor emphasizes individual growth, collective well-being, and accepting radical responsibility in one’s spiritual quest.
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Balancing Inner Work And Selflessness At A Monastery (As A Lay Resident)
Reflections on a balance between personal spiritual practice and selfless service as a lay resident in a Buddhist monastery in England. Key themes include emotional complexities, cultural differences between England and America regarding helpfulness, the importance of healthy boundaries to prevent burnout, and guidance from the heart in discernment.
P̶o̶d̶c̶a̶s̶t̶ D̶o̶w̶n̶ And Upcoming Monthlong Offline Retreat
Brief note mentioning just what the title says: why the podcast has been offline / not working and upcoming offline retreat time. Also, a couple episodes of the podcast are scheduled to auto-publish while I’m away/offline. Update Nov 9: Just in time, looks like I’m able to upload again to archive.org
Mad Service Do’s With Madhuri Pura Dasa
In this April 9, 2024 conversation with Madhuri Pura Dasa — more affectionately known as Madhu — we talk about his journey as a young man finding inspiration in the Bhagavad Gita, so much so it inspired him to ordain as a monk in the Bhakti yoga tradition after turning 18 years old and theContinue reading “Mad Service Do’s With Madhuri Pura Dasa”
Relationship Lessons And Growth With June Edward
On December 29, 2023 June Edwards and I spoke a lot about relationships including how she sees the framing of soul mates, twin flames and karmic relationships; the lessons of self-worth, trust and communication, unconditional love, money and balance, and patience. We go deeper into growth, self-love, purpose, effective communication in relationships, and relationship lessonsContinue reading “Relationship Lessons And Growth With June Edward”
Let’s Truly Serve
On September 5, 2023 this Insight Timer live event aimed to refresh, inspire, explore and boost innerstanding of service to others. This included: being spontaneous, going on intuition, interventions vs. letting people be, putting compassion and service in action by asking how can I help, harm reduction, prioritizing, self-care, flipping the script on the argumentContinue reading “Let’s Truly Serve”
Monasteries, Retreats, Traveling And Being Offline Abroad
UPDATE JULY 15, 2023: Back in Denmark. New gallery added below. And these word of prose by Graham Brown that seem a fitting share via a friend at Chithurst: Here, at the end of the world, all afternoon it’s soaked and poured. Grey clouds looming like a paradoxical blessing. We close our eyes in orderContinue reading “Monasteries, Retreats, Traveling And Being Offline Abroad”
Lawyering Down, Kundalini-ing Up With Kara Bitar
On July 21, 2022, Optimization Coach and Kundalini Yoga Teacher Kara Bitar and I spoke about Kara’s journey from high powered lawyer to ill health to healing to teaching and coaching: I hold a J.D. from Duke University School of Law and practiced high-stakes corporate litigation at one of the largest law firms in theContinue reading “Lawyering Down, Kundalini-ing Up With Kara Bitar”
Spoken Mastery With Brenden Kumarasamy
On July 7th speech coach Brenden Kumarasamy and I talked: Find Brenden online at: https://www.youtube.com/c/MasterTalks https://rockstarcommunicator.com to register for free zoom workshops every three weeks https://www.facebook.com/mastertalkyt https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendenkumarasamy Audio: Spoken Mastery With Brenden Kumarasamy Or listen via Insight Timer (app or website)
Transmosis Healing With Tracey Whittet
On June 13th intuitive guide, teacher, and energy healer Tracey Whittet and I chatted about her integrative healing method Transmosis, corporate America, how she works with folks in healing and energy work and clearing, meditation, channeling, A Course In Miracles, Love Is Letting Go Of Fear, reiki, inner realms, archetypes, love, energetic hygiene, Tracey’s trainingContinue reading “Transmosis Healing With Tracey Whittet”
Integrating Presence 