Episode 3: Kingdom of Heaven

What if the Kingdom of Heaven wasn’t a place you had to earn—but a presence you could return to?

In this episode of Designed to Be Awake, I share what it means to surrender the ego’s need for control and drop into the deeper wisdom of your body and spirit. Inspired by Eckhart Tolle, I explore the difference between planning from fear versus allowing from presence—and how the “right” answers often arise only when we stop trying so hard to find them.

I talk about what it means to feel the body’s “yes,” how the nervous system plays a central role in spiritual clarity, and why discomfort is often a sign of growth. Through personal reflection and client stories, I invite you to consider that what you seek is already here—and the journey is about remembering, not achieving.

If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, burnt out, or like you’re still trying to “figure it all out,” this episode offers a simple but radical shift: come back to your body, your breath, your now.

You were never meant to control everything. You were designed to be awake.

In This Episode:

• The deeper meaning of “Kingdom of Heaven is within you”
• Nervous system regulation as a spiritual practice
• Why your body is the best barometer for truth
• Letting go of over-efforting and trusting the flow
• Healing doesn’t always feel good—but that doesn’t mean it’s wrong
• How to build a life that arises from presence, not panic

Resources Mentioned:

• Loving What Is by Byron Katie
• The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
• Eckhart Tolle
• Michael Brown
• Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
• Chögyam Trungpa

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🎧 Produced by Chase Coughlin

🎵 Music by Chase Coughlin

🌟 With support from Regina Evangelista & Maia Young