Episode 34: Feeling Helpless to Help
“In times of great difficulty is where heroes come forth.”
-Kristen Vandivier
Episode Summary
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.
Highlights
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”