Changeable Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode, I strongly encourage you to look at the beliefs you’re living by.

There may be conflicting beliefs. You may believe things you swear you don’t believe. The only way to know – and for those beliefs to change – is to honestly and eagerly look and be willing to see what’s there.

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I will be leading a Silent Retreat in Taos, New Mexico, February 22-27. 

The retreat will provide a supportive space for you to steep in your essential being. You’ll immerse in what’s always here, unchanging, beyond the pull of thoughts, feelings and identities, in the absence of everyday distractions and conditioning.

The retreat is small, so space is limited. You can check out all the details at dramyjohnson.com/newmexico/

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In this episode, I speak to a question from a listener who says she chooses romantic partners who are not right for her because – in her words – they make her feel more worthy. 

I talk her through some of the ways she can examine this pattern in depth, noticing the beliefs behind her behaviors, so she can see this with more objectivity and ultimately so it can change.

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I will be leading a Silent Retreat in Taos, New Mexico, February 22-27. 

The retreat will provide a supportive space for you to steep in your essential being. You’ll immerse in what’s always here, unchanging, beyond the pull of thoughts, feelings and identities, in the absence of everyday distractions and conditioning.

The retreat is small, so space is limited. You can check out all the details at dramyjohnson.com/newmexico

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There is a lot of talk about prevention in the physical health world. It makes sense to prevent physical health problems when possible.

Does this extend to emotional health?

Can we prevent emotional discomfort? Does it make sense to try? 

Or is it safe to “wear your heart on your sleeve”, even when the world may be warning you against that?

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Join me for a live, free, 2-hour class: The Silence at the Heart of Everything: Rediscovering What Never Changes on Monday, November 10th

In the class I’ll talk about the silence and stillness at the center of all things as well as several common benefits of prolonged time in silence. 

I’ll also tell you a bit about my upcoming Silent Retreats and answer your questions. Then we’ll have a quick break and an optional 30 minute guided-meditation-turned-silent-sitting together to give you a tiny taste of what’s possible. 

Register for the live class at dramyjohnson.com/silenceclass

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One function of thought appears to be creating continuity– the sense of a solid me, traveling through time. You, your life, the thoughts, feelings, and experiences that arise, often feel familiar. We feel stuck in repeating patterns, saying things like “I’m back here again” and “This always happens to me”. 

At the same time, when we really look, is anything ever truly repeated? 

In a very real way, despite the sense of continuity created by the mind, have you ever really felt this exact feeling before? Has this experience ever actually happened? 

The implications of this realization are profound. Suffering happens when we think we know. But if everything that arises is brand new and therefore unknown and unknowable, is there suffering? 

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This episode of Changeable was inspired by a goal one of my private coaching clients shared with me.

Her goal for our coaching was to feel a particular way when faced with a particular work situation. 

While I don’t know that our time together can deliver what her mind says it wants–that specific  feeling–I’m pretty certain it can help her be less reactive. I’m certain it can help her care less about which thoughts and feelings are showing up at all. And I think that’s what she really wants anyway.

I’ll share my reflections on how and why we feel pulled around by thoughts and feelings, and the direction we can look in to begin to unravel this. 

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Today’s episode explores a question from a listener who says she has been stuck in a sense of nostalgia for years.

She’s convinced that it’s all downhill from here. 

This may be one of my favorite episodes. The questions she asks opened the door to look at what nostalgia is, what the past and future are, etc, in a very deep way. I hope this discussion opens the door for you to see the things that seem so solid and real in a somewhat new way.

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In this episode, Helen Amery and I discuss “authentic expression”, or just “being as you are”.

The veil that appears to be in the way of our experience of simply being as we are is perhaps not as thick as it feels. And that veil, when it’s felt, is here to be felt. We feel our way through it. 

We also discuss the sometimes tricky situation of expressing ourselves with people in our lives once we have a sense that everything we want to express is creative, reflective thought. Helen coaches me through the stumbling block I have around expressing “my thoughts” when I’m annoyed with my husband. 

At the end of the episode, Helen talks about The Enlightenment Event, an incredible 10 month event with a variety of teachers doing workshops on all aspects of awakening. I’m honored to be one of the teachers in this event. It will be a very unique event with a lot of interaction and support. I highly recommend you check it out! https://wildfigsolutions.co.uk/2024/01/03/the-enlightenment-event-feb-to-nov-24/

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This week’s episode is a talk I gave about the difference between reality and imagination.

Reality is what’s alive in your sensory experience right now.

It’s seeing, hearing, feeling, smelling and tasting. What also might be alive right now is thought. The content of that thought is what I’m calling imagination. It’s the concepts, images, stories and narratives that are, well, alive only in imagination. 

Reality has an aliveness that imaginary thought forms seem to lack. Reality is illuminated, immediate, and alive. 

We all live in imagination at times and that’s fine. It’s just really, really helpful to know the difference.

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In this episode, Change Coach Alex Linares and I discuss turning toward everything.

Thoughts. Questions. Doubt. Discomfort. Seeking.

We explore how subtle, immediate, and complete everything is (which, not surprisingly, is the exact opposite of how thought often portrays it). We feel this completeness when we immerse in it. 

We discuss how questions, doubts and seeking burn themselves out when we invite them to be exactly as they are.  All experience is safe and complete exactly as it is. 

I highly recommend hiring Alex if you’re looking for support for something you’re going through, or to explore the nature of experience in a very deep way. To see more about her and her offerings, go to https://canaimacoaching.com. 

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I hear a lot of people not wanting to fully give up identification with thought. 

They get that not all thought is true, but some of it is, right?

Or they get that thought is reflective and narrative, but we need it for practical tasks, right?

These are very natural, innocent thoughts. And, there can be an element of fear in them. A sense of wanting to hold onto something that appears known and certain. 

If no thought were ever true and thought was absolutely unneeded, then what? Exploring that question can allow us to see much more than keeping one foot firmly planted in the thought-camp. 

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Beginning January 10th, I’ll be leading a brand new course: The Welcoming What Arises Workshop. 

In the workshop we’ll lean in together, learning to fully embrace the felt sensations of life. I have found this way of going straight into the physical to be incredibly powerful and freeing.

I would love for you to join us for this workshop! Go to https://www.dramyjohnson.com/welcomingclass to learn more and sign up! 

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The 2024 Change Coach Training Program is now enrolling! The course begins in January and is THE most complete, supportive training around. See all the details and save your seat in this intimate group training at https://www.dramyjohnson.com/coachtraining

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