Feeling Helpless to Help

Show Notes

Every day the news seems to get worse and worse. The sense of urgency builds and yet for most of us ordinary people who live thousands of miles away, we feel helpless. 

 

In this episode, Kristen and Isabel confront their own moments of helplessness in the face of global tragedy and discuss how meditation itself works to cool the collective. Listen in to hear how to overcome feelings of helplessness and explore real tangible ways to contribute to not only the easing of suffering in Ukraine, but everywhere.  

4.30 Cooling the collective through meditation

5.30 Leading through a grounded place 

6.00 Leading through fear vs leading through happiness

7.30 Yogastha Kuru Karmani

9.00 Feminine Warriors – “make your enemies your disciples – it´s a unity action.” Kristen

11.00 Micro and Macro – fractalization of the oneness 

12.00 All problems are consciousness problems

16.00 It´s okay to be angry – all feelings are valid.

24.00 Dharma – universality through individuality contacting all other individualities 

28.45 “In times of great difficulty is where heroes come forth.” Kristen 

30.00 The power of group meditations

34.00 Cleaning the collective stress

35.00 Fear comes from “othering”

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