Oct 21, 2022
17 mins. Learning about simple and personal applied strategies for grounded living after having spent decades looking for answers in the self-help aisles of bookstores.
The quickest way to meditate is by focusing on one of the five senses. By focusing on the sense of touch, we elevate the body's signals of feelings over the mind's processing, and we ground to the present moment. When we are in the present moment, worries of the future mist over, regrets and burdens of the past fade. We can be grateful for the here and now. The Landscape for Learning is in you - Workout Within with Maureen! :-)
Maureen and Pierre are talking about resources and explore the premise of this podcast, which is illuminating resources to help others. Very quickly, they discover the word "irony." Self-help is within, and they dive into the irony of self-help advice, books, resources. Is that the right path to go down?
Pierre relates his hack: get out of your head and into your ass. Tim Ferris’ advice per Maureen is: get out of your head and get into your body - a little more understandable. Hehe
Pierre’s daily prayer includes the expression: May I come to my senses.
Maureen and Pierre discuss life hacks - short cuts or crutches to help us combat our cultural imbalance to brain and rational thoughts. Our culture practices disembodiment, so says Maureen.
Explore with us the deeper meaning of our body’s wisdom and presence. Especially, the body’s wisdom to be happy.