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Hey everyone, welcome back to Actuali podcast! In this episode, we practice a breathing technique invented by 26-Time World Record Holder, Wim Hof, known as The Wim Hof Method, and follow this with a guided meditation.  Wim's method has been shown in scientific study of its effects, to decrease inflammation, fight disease, and encourage the release of beneficial hormones, as well as the chemical compound DMT,  a very intriguing side-note. DMT, or dimethyltryptamine, is known to occur naturally in our own bodies, as well as many plants.  It has been shown to be released in larger amounts in the body during dream-time, as well as during the birth and death experience. In recent studies, DMT has been found to be constantly active in our brains in quantities as high as serotonin, and as such is now theorized to be central to our experience of conscious awareness. [Disclaimer:  The information provided in this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended to encourage or advocate the use of illegal substances found outside one's body.] Wide ranging benefits from this simple daily practice include: More Energy, a Boosted Immune System, powerful and natural anti-inflammatory effects, Better Sleep, Autoimmune Disease Relief, Fibromyalgia Relief, Arthritis Relief, COPD Management, Post-treatment Lyme disease, Migraine Relief, Overcoming Incurable Maladies such as Multiple Sclerosis, Help with Asthma Management, Lowering Blood Pressure, Improved Metabolism, Increased Sports Performance, an Excellent Workout Recovery, and more, and those are just the physical benefits! Mental benefits include: the decreasing of mental stress, overcoming depression, increased willpower, boosted focus and concentration, improved mind body connection, increased happiness and creativity, and a more peaceful state of being.  The Wim Hof method has even been scientifically proven to allow the practitioner conscious activation of the autonomic nervous system, something previously thought impossible. Contents of this episode: Part 1 - Intro to the Wim Hof Method Part 2 - A Guided Breathe-Along with a Wim Hof Tutorial Part 3 - A Guided Meditation led by yours truly Enjoy the show! Chris

Welcome back! In this episode, part III of our Phase-Shift series, we hear from three courageous, challenging, and empowering speakers, Bill Hicks, Jiddu Krishnamurti, and Daniel Schmachtenberger, to support our continued inquiry into the potential of a phase-shift for the human species. We know what happens when we fragment, fall apart, and turn against one another, but what happens when we instead Unite in One endeavor, to create a more peaceful, bountiful future for the children of tomorrow? With Bill Hicks, we consider: what happens when we see through Eyes of Love? We have previously explored how we can come to see people and the world around us through superficial impressions, stereotypes, and low resolution place-holder images. With Jiddu Krishnamurti, we consider: what happens when we see beyond the distinction of the observer and the observed? For we have come to see each other as images of each other, and rarely do we meet each other in the moment, truly, without preconceived notions limiting our capacity for sharing in mutual understanding. With Daniel Schmachtenberger, in a clip of his conversation with David Fuller of Rebel Wisdom, we consider the potential that the human species is itself in a phase-shift scenario. In short, Daniel describes an analogy between how the human species has decimated so much of the environment, in a way similar to how caterpillars are known for doing on a smaller scale. Though, caterpillars also "butterfly", that is, they metamorph and become major pollinators and super stewards of the environments they nearly wipe out. Though if we had never seen a caterpillar butterfly, we would have never known of such a potential to go from decimator to ultimate-steward of one's environment. Join us, as we dive deep into this inquiry, to consider how we, as individuals and as a species, may cease the tragic downward spiral, and instead make that great leap upward together! May we spiral to ever-higher lvls of being, to live in ever-greater synchrony with our environment and each other. 🙏 Music in this episode 'Swaying Lights' provided by the artist, Astral Pilot. Thanks for listening! Enjoy the show!

To catalyze and reunite. From this episode: "For hundreds of thousands of years, we humans have been able to skirt the precipice, and become evermore social, cooperative, and creative beings. We excel when we come together, and now we must more than ever help catalyze that process of reunification. We have at our advantage the fact that we have now become this global, interconnected species - now interacting and interrelating - a part of a global society that can, if we are courageous and persistent, become more united in common cause than we are divided by those nefarious interests who stand to gain in power and profit by turning peoples against one another. We may yet succeed. The hope is slim, but failure is truly certain if we do not try to stop this downward spiral. The countermove to the tragic downward spiral is a great leap upward together, and it begins within each one of us."  Enjoy the show! - Follow on IG at @Actuali.pocast  - and @christopher.kinley  - On facebook @ facebook.com/Actuali.podcast/ #meditation #phaseshift #selfrealization #healing #awakening #presence

Welcome back everybody! In this episode we begin our consideration of the many-layered existential crisis humanity faces, as well as the the potential of phase-shifting as a species to avert the danger of civilization level collapse. During this episode I bring up a dialogue between Ayishat Akanbi and David Fuller on Rebel Wisdom, titled 'Identity and Empathy', where Ayishat makes a great distinction between being "woke", and the process of awakening. Here's a link to that: https://youtu.be/PmKz0cmunP0 I also mention Jordan Hall's ongoing series, 'The Civium Project', which can be found here: https://youtu.be/yXBAtdyBto0 And Daniel Schmachtenberger's talk on the principle of emergence, from the Emergence Festival, is here: https://youtu.be/eh7qvXfGQho Lastly, the absolutely essential 'Awakening from the Meaning Crisis' series by John Vervaeke, which I wish every human being could have the chance to hear, can be found here: https://youtu.be/54l8_ewcOlY Enjoy the show! Follow on IG at @Actuali.pocast and @christopher.kinley facebook @ facebook.com/Actuali.podcast/

Welcome back to Actuali! In this episode, we begin by addressing the current crisis facing our world, this dark night of soul in America, and this beautiful chance we have to go beyond our labels. By widening our frames of reference, to see beyond our teams and tribes, our ideas and labels, we may remember what we are first and foremost: children of the cosmos, of earth and star. For the sake of hope, though I do sense us skirting the precipice, I also speak to a sense light on the horizon, as more and more come to deep life-affirming realizizations of what we really are, sparking off new lights, radiating brighter and brighter, their every heartful action rippling out. I pray enough of us can unite in the all-agreeable common cause of Love itself. To that effect, I wrote a poem, an older version of which I read on here some months before the corona virus event begin (Ep. 17). In this episode, the poem/prayer is presented in a new light, in perhaps a somewhat more refined form, with further explication of its meaning. I hope you find in it some cure for life's anxieties as they naturally arise in these changing times. It is a call to our unconditional love.  Though, this is no common gesture, and the most challenging posture to take, at least initially. It can be said that it waits for each of us, to awaken through us, as what we truly are. Though, this is just an invitation, as we come here to see for ourselves. For we fear this potential, for it eradicates the ego, and all our fear driven attachments and drives. This is the most courageous step one can take in life: to die before death, though we do so that we may be reborn again, within this life, ever-brighter, evermore the Truth of our highest Self. There are few ways to share this. Poetry is one. I hope this finds you well. Poems in this episode include: 'Next Lvl / A Prayer', 'Afternoon', 'Emergence', 'Timeless Transitions', 'Remembering'.

Hey guys! Welcome back to Actuali! In this episode we begin renewed, at 3am no less. Join us as we delve into a deep late night reverie, enjoying pensive thoughts and poetry. Poems in this episode: In Song, Autumn Sings, Afternoon Songs, Ancient and Immortal, Flower Life, Serene, A New World of Freedom Thanks for tuning in! Join us on IG! @Christopher.Kinley and @Actuali. Podcast

Hello everybody! Welcome back to Actuali!  We continue our exploration into the deepest questions of life, to understand our relationship with the deepest, most fundamental aspects of reality, that we may come to know ourselves truly, and be our Actual I. In this episode, we are utilizing a simple technique which involves only being aware of one's breathing during meditation, noticing thought distractions, and patiently returning attention to our breathing.  This allows us to get an experiential sense and build up a bodily memory of what Now, this very present moment, feels like without our thoughts, feelings, and perceptions laden over it. In returning our awareness to the Now we build up this sense which allows us to be freed of the impact of thoughts and feelings, gradually, and evermore over time as we deepen our practice.  And breathing, is a very simple, benign (not emotionally loaded) focal point for attention that is grounded here in the present, so it is a perfect anchor point for attention to return to. So, join us as we deepen our facility for returning to this all loving, healing, peaceful and free sense of presence, through the simple, effective mode of attending to our breath.  Soon, a deep breath to the stomach will come naturally to you, to ease any troubled moment. Love you guys!  Hope you all safe and sound during this trying time.  Feel free to call into the show through the free Anchor app if you'd like to talk, or have any questions! Your Host, Chris P.S. If you haven't already, I invite you to join us on our social media channels.  Just search for Actuali podcast on Facebook and Actuali.podcast on Insta!  See you soon!

Welcome back to Actuali podcast! This is Episode 28 - The Isness of Existence: Excerpt: As we get a sense of the isness of  existence, and we recognize the Truest, Deepest Sense of Self, we  realize once and for all, we are not the images we hold of ourselves,  nor is anyone else. Of course, we build impressions of everyone we  encounter, but as we come to  know that we are not our self-images, we  understand this of others as well. The drawing is not the thing, the map  is not the territory, the menu is not the food, a tree is not the word. Words  are mere low resolution place holders, icons for actual existence, and  the only way to experience actual existence, as was eluded to of Neo in  the Matrix when he awakens as the One.  This metaphor is ancient, and it  describes the moment one awakens to the underlying, actual nature of  reality, and sees beyond their programming and conditioning, beyond the  projections, the approximations, the representations, to experience a  sense of oneness, of unity with everything around us. #podcast #meditation #awakening #selfinquiry #selfrealization #mindfulness

Welcome back to Actuali podcast! In this episode we pick up where we left off in Ep. 26 - Going Meta, Buddhist Metta, and now we continue where we left off in our inquiry, to delve ever deeper into the direct experience of this phenomena of awareness. From the episode: "Laden over this most primary sense of awareness, we all have these filters we perceive through, our different histories, and experiences, different challenges, accomplishments, and struggles, preferences and styles of interacting, but we all share the same experience of awareness that all of this occurs in, and through that, the same capacity for suffering, as well as the same capacity for overcoming, for creativity and co-creativity, for partnership, for love, and through love, the same capacity for consideration, for going beyond judgement to understanding, and forgiveness. This same sense of awareness upon which our frames of perception are laid over, this that is ultimately empty of features, is as consequence also too full of potential to describe, is something so vast in its implications it can never be adequately named, is something we still may dance around just the same.  We can beat around the bush, so to speak, to at least somewhat effectively point towards what no words can say, because though it is ineffable, indescribable, this space of awareness remains something we ourselves can directly experience. And this experience of life and awareness that we share, through the knowing, the consciousness of this very moment, this is the doorway to the Unification of all Verses, that answers this Universal conundrum, why am I here? What is life? The door is your sense of self, the sense of being here in this moment, right now." Enjoy the show!

How can we see past our images of each other, to know each other as we are this moment, regardless of our different beliefs, as the always-changing ongoing miracles we truly are?  Can we be without a prebuilt image of another, while still holding a prebuilt image of ourselves? Behind descriptions of who we are according to traits, such as I am a [this profession], [this nationality], [this religion], with this name, these accomplishments, who is the I that has them?  When we say, I am this or I am that, I like this, I like that, Who is the Actual I? Welcome back to Actuali podcast! In this episode, we explore how we may drop the images, and see how we need not be attached to the ideas we hold, as they are simply tools we can use to interact with the world.  Rather than allowing the ideas that appear in our minds to be our masters, we make peace with this figment of self we've come to mistake for the most fundamental Truth of our being. It's time to get back in the driver seat. Let us embrace this paradox, that we are no-thing with room enough for everything, that we are limited only by our imaginations.  Let us see how we exist prior to these personages, these mirages / cast images, these projections of ideas we've accumulated over time.   We are not these jumbles of thoughts and memories of experiences.  We are the knower of all experiences!  The awareness before, behind, that continues on after each experience.  We are this that has always been here, unaffected.  But let's not get ahead of ourselves!  Join us on the deep dive into this most fundamental mystery of life:  Who are we beyond these images?  Who is the Actual I?

Meditation begins @ 12:20 (Tips, insights, and direction before).Today I invite you to join in the most essential practice of life: the art of meditation. With our attention on the spacious awareness that all thoughts arise in, the alive nature of this very moment becomes self-evident. We realize the true freedom and peace is already here, inherent in this very moment.During this guided experience we will bask in the wonder of the ever-unfolding realization of what we are, here and now, before our ideas, descriptions, and conceptions, to get down to what is most essential, and experience the Oneness that underlies all reality.In more Western language, to commune with God, as God's love lives through our hearts directly, is readily available, and patiently awaits our loving trust-fall into the very heart of who and what we all truly are.Originally aired: September 30, 2018Welcome everyone. In this episode we will practice a straightforward self-inquiry style meditation known as The Direct Path. In India, it is known as Advaita Vedanta, a practice which reveals the underlying, One, Whole, or interconnected non-dual nature of reality through inquiry into the question, "Who am I?" Or, "What am I?" (It's more the feeling than the words).Truly, what are we, beyond descriptions and ideas? Who are we beyond the story we hold in our minds, beyond our interests and experiences? What is this reality of beingness that I experience, and what am I in relation to all this?Join us as we endeavor to cultivate the wisdom to see beyond the narrowness of tribalist and essentialist perceptions of reality, and be that change we wish to see!Let's change this world from the inside-out!Links to Spotify, Apple, & more: @ https://Anchor.fm/Actuali

Originally aired: August 29, 2018.In this episode we consider how contentiously held points of view contribute to the increasing polarization of our societies. I would rather see us building bridges than deepening these divides, so in that spirit this episode is dedicated to exploring how we may yet stand independently, to observe, as impartially as we are able, as many sides of the story as we can get.Join us @ https://Anchor.fm/Actuali Links to Spotify, Apple, & more Become a part of our community: https://facebook.com/actuali.podcast https://instagram.com/actuali.podcast https://X.com/actuali_podcast https://rumble.com/user/Actuali Disclaimer: This show may include copyrighted material for educational purposes that are intended to fall under the "fair use" guidelines of Section 107 of the Copyright Act. The content is used for commentary, critique, and educational insights. All rights to the original content belong to their respective owners. If you have any concerns about the use of your material, please reach out to us directly.

Welcome back! In this episode we introduce our Poetry Night series! Poetry is a uniquely potent way to express things that cannot be said any other way. As Sigmund Freud once said, "Everywhere I go I find that a poet has been there before me"Poetry Night will serve as a place for us to celebrate and share together.Today we introduce the poem, 'The Explorer' by Rudyard Kipling. I will share a piece of my own, as well, at the end of this episode.Share your own favorite poem/s in the comments! Whether something by you, or your favorite author. Lyrics, and excerpts of stories are also welcome!Join us @ https://Anchor.fm/Actuali Links to Spotify, Apple, & more Become a part of our community: https://facebook.com/actuali.podcast https://instagram.com/actuali.podcast https://X.com/actuali_podcast https://rumble.com/user/Actuali Disclaimer: This show may include copyrighted material for educational purposes that are intended to fall under the "fair use" guidelines of Section 107 of the Copyright Act. The content is used for commentary, critique, and educational insights. All rights to the original content belong to their respective owners. If you have any concerns about the use of your material, please reach out to us directly. Music for this episode: Traveller by Lyvo https://soundcloud.com/lyvo (licensed under CC BY 3.0) Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/u1H6BGe7ZGE

Welcome everybody to this guided meditation. Today we practice the art of Self-Inquiry. This technique, also known as the Direct Path, comes from the Advaita-Vedanta non-dual tradition. This approach to self-realization was perhaps most clearly expressed by the Indian sage Ramana Maharshi, who suggested the simple asking of the question, “Who am I?” during our meditations. In describing Self-Inquiry, Ramana once said, “To inquire 'Who am I' is a long liberation, to keep the mind constantly turned within, and to inquire thus, in itself is the Atma Vichara of Self-Inquiry.” In this meditation we are keeping our sense of awareness on the sense of self, the sense of being we feel when we say the word "I", but with a slight tweak. We aren’t just focusing of the sights, sounds, sensations as they’re experienced, we are being aware of awareness itself, while inquiring into who it is that is having this experience.In doing so we find that there is a sense of Self that is deeper, and before all our mind's ideas, conditioning, beliefs, preferences, thoughts, and emotions. There is a sense of self that cannot be described by any preferences, by any story we tell or way we describe ourselves. There is a sense of beingness that remains spacious and pervasive, and simply always aware, that is yet untouched by our ideas and emotions. Like a camera simply recording, One's ground of awareness is a depthless realization of what we truly are: an inexorable part of an intrinsically connected web of being that pervades all existence. This is the practice of self-inquiry.Join us @ https://Anchor.fm/Actuali Links to Spotify, Apple, & more Become a part of our community: https://facebook.com/actuali.podcast https://instagram.com/actuali.podcast https://X.com/actuali_podcast https://rumble.com/user/Actuali Disclaimer: This show may include copyrighted material for educational purposes that are intended to fall under the "fair use" guidelines of Section 107 of the Copyright Act. The content is used for commentary, critique, and educational insights. All rights to the original content belong to their respective owners. If you have any concerns about the use of your material, please reach out to us directly. Music in this episode:'Maetistia Passing By', by Acrilic Colors (licensed under CC BY 3.0)'Empty City', by Andrew Sparrow (licensed under CC BY 3.0) Music provided by Kahvi.org and Scene.orgThanks for listening!

The recognition of self-transcendence as a stage of human potential beyond self-actualization presents us with a paradoxical solution to the greatest problems humanity faces.It presents us with a way that agrees with that old adage, to change the world, we must first change ourselves.But how to do that? How does one realize self-transcendence?This question sets up our exploration into the practice of self-inquiry, a technique for examining one’s own nature, which is accomplished through the turning of attention inward, to the sense of being itself.From Episode 5, The Potential that Still exists, with Ramana Maharshi and J. KrishnamurtiJoin us @ https://Anchor.fm/Actuali Links to Spotify, Apple, & more Become a part of our community: https://facebook.com/actuali.podcast https://instagram.com/actuali.podcast https://X.com/actuali_podcast https://rumble.com/user/Actuali Disclaimer: This show may include copyrighted material for educational purposes that are intended to fall under the "fair use" guidelines of Section 107 of the Copyright Act. The content is used for commentary, critique, and educational insights. All rights to the original content belong to their respective owners. If you have any concerns about the use of your material, please reach out to us directly. Songs for this episode:Parallel Worlds, Stainless, and HypnosisAll songs by AlexeyV (licensed under CC BY 3.0)Music provided by the elektronik free art collective@ Kahvi.org and Scene.org