Winnie interviews David and the Resident Volunteers Joel, Clemens, Mitchell, Julie and Sasha on their reflections of Samarpan Meditation.You’ll be taken through what this practice means to us, what 30 minutes of sitting in surrender to one’s soul is like internally for us, and some responses to “Have you experienced a deep meditation state?”Towards the end, Winnie reads a passage from “Samarpan Yog Of The Himalayas Part 1” with insight into the living Satguru’s reflection on Samarpan.0:00 Intro by Mitch0:44 Intro by Winnie1:22 Winnie5:20 Joel- “Thoughts come up, and there’ll be time when they last a lot longer than others, but it’s the gentle reminder of ‘Surrender that thought’”10:20 Julie13:00 “I almost allow myself to go down those little tangents now” .. “it felt like I was battling with myself in a way”17:35 Mitch- “When I heard that internally 'thank you for being here', it felt like it was a big big space and a big big voice that resonated through that space”25:35 Clemens- “In the first few months, I saw myself getting emotional when I thought about certain situations from the past, or made stuff up about the future”33:46 Sasha- “It feels like wholeness, it starts in the centre of my being and there’s no differentiation anymore between my mind, my body, my heart and the thoughts anymore”42:09 David- “It’s an embodied feeling more than anything it means” .. “it’s a feeling of alignment with the reality of things, more than any concrete idea ..”- “One carries themselves as a being that is engaged in an ongoing practice”- “One of the great things is the new sense of Being that emerges” “I sit now, nested inside of a larger story which may not be absolutely true, but we must live inside of a story of some description”50:45 Winnie reads a passage from “Samarpan Yog Of The Himalayas Part 1”- “People think that to surrender everything means to give up all your wealth, to give your physical body for work, or to take a vow to undertake guru’s work throughout your life, this is what people think, but this meaning is wrong..”54:45 Winnie’s Outro55:16 Mitchell’s OutroSign up to our Newsletter at https://www.kailash.coFacebook https://www.facebook.com/KailashGrampiansInstagram https://www.instagram.com/kailashcollective
This conversation stems from the question David shares at the start, "how can we offer a facilitator a chance to round out and integrate their experience?".Bronte Spicer hosted her Sacred Lineages of the Earth retreat on 12-14 February 2021. For Bronte's upcoming courses, events and upcoming new book, visit https://brontespicer.com.We hope you enjoy the conversation!1:35 “How’s your experience been?"2:55 Backpedaling, Bronte’s Journey to hosting at Kailash5:05 How has the last 18 months been in regards to how you facilitate and hold space? "I wasn’t giving myself the space to offer my own medicine, to offer what I love to teach, it was terrifying to strip everything back to nothing"7:48 "Is this enough?"8:31 David’s reflections and correlates to our recent meditation gathering - "The magic emerges from the group"9:48 Space within structure "The in-between spaces are where the magic happens - The structured and formalised program is just an excuse for people to get together."11:53 Spaciousness16:03 The nature one's creations - "We can feel if things are pushy"17:43 What drives Bronte's work and retreats?20:23 The Pipe and the water analogy25:08 The Harsh inner critic.26:12 What scares Bronte about facilitation and putting on an event like this?26:43 What would a bad outcome be?36:33 What do you see coming for the people who have participated in your work?39:48 Surrender43:40 Bronte’s feedback on our space and the team45:29 Bringing the sacred back to the contemporary world47:45 Upcoming for Bronte50:53 Kindred souls, reach out to us at Kailash!Sign up to our newsletter at https://kailash.co
This conversation with Erika and Hamish Cramer was recorded in the yurt here at Kailash following Erika's 2nd The Queen of Confidence Retreat here at Kailash.0:00: Intro0:51: Conversation Begins1:11: Post-facilitation - What are you feeling right now?3:31: Adapting to the energetic requirements of the situation5:26: What practices bring you into the Feminine?7:20: “Mother Earth is a bad ass mum”8:35: What are you shedding and see being welcomed in in the next 6-12 months?14:57: What’s coming up next?16:00: “If you’re great at service, you’re great at business”17:00: Thank you’s18:00: “This space feels different"19:10: OutroErika's work holds space for women to go deep into process around darkness, death and rebirth. In this conversation, Erika & Hamish reflect on their experience facilitating this retreat, and also what they have let go of in the last year, and what they've made space for as a result.You can find out more about Erika's work at https://thequeenofconfidence.com including her book "Confidence feels like Sh*t".Stay in tune with us and our upcoming podcast episodes, retreats and online offerings by signing up to our newsletter at https://kailash.co
Welcome to the very first episode of the Kailash Podcast.This completely unscripted conversation between David Wegman, Rajni Susegad and Mitchell Reeves dives into some of the community, spiritual and business practice that happens here at Kailash Mountain Collective in Wartook, Australia.An intro by David & Mitchell ends at 4:24 and the conversation begins after the Guru avahān mantra by David & Rajni.We cover some brief history of the space, how Rajni & David landed here, and speak about a myriad of topics such as emptiness, softness, cultivating the land, devotional practice, life as a gift, the soul, orienting around a higher principle, collective meditation, Gurukarya aka Karma Yoga, taking the guru as your own soul, letting the universe seduce you, integrity + more.The conversation ends with a Shanti path mantra (a prayer for peace), before which an introduction is given by David to Samarpan meditation - If you would like to learn more about Samarpan meditation, you can visit https://gurutattva.org, or reach out to us directly.It would mean a lot to hear from you, what feedback do you have for us? Please reach out via our website or social media.With love & gratitude from the Kailash family.