Ralph De La Rosa Podcast

Ralph De La Rosa Podcast

A collection of archived recordings including podcast interviews, teachings, and meditation practices rooted in universal, human spirituality offered by therapist, bestselling author, and meditation teacher, Ralph De La Rosa, LCSW. All offerings are non-religious and are informed by Tibetan Buddhism, yoga, trauma theory, somatic psychology, Internal Family Systems therapy, and social justice.

Episodes

December 28, 2022

Foundational Meditation

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Recorded live while sitting next to the roaring tides of Zicatela Beach in Puerto Escondido, Mexico. This meditation guides you into relaxing the body with smart breathwork and then into a mindfulness-based "heart breathing" practice with longer pauses between instructions so you feel the support of the earth's energy in your meditation. 

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Recorded live while sitting next to the roaring tides of Zicatela Beach in Puerto Escondido, Mexico. This meditation guides you into relaxing the body with smart breathwork and then into a mindfulness-based "heart breathing" practice with longer pauses between instructions so you feel the support of the earth's energy in your meditation. 

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Practice (30) mins - Embodied Breath
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The Holding Environment: Talk + Practice of Working with Heartache in Meditation
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April 19, 2019 16 mins

Ralph guides us on a practice for cultivating loving-kindness for a hurting world

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In this class and practice, Ralph clarifies the concept of self-love, why so many of us have difficulty in accessing self-love, and how to cultivate self-love in an honest way. He skillfully weaves an Internal Family Systems approach into a guided meditation, bringing listeners into greater contact with their inner world.

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Ralph describes the importance of acknowledging all emotional states, including what are often described as ‘negative’ emotions. He shares his healing formula, which he presents as presence + warmth x’s generosity. He then takes listeners on a guided meditation to experientially show listeners how to reveal the layers underneath each emotional state.

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Ralph and Brendan discuss powerful addiction, meditation, and relationship tools. Originally published on The Brendan Burns Show. Find more at https://www.brendanburns.com

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This interview was recorded November 2018 on The One You Feed Podcast with Eric Zimmer. In this interview, Ralph and Eric discuss Ralph’s book, The Monkey Is the Messenger. They talk about the ‘monkey’ and why it is always on our side, and how the ‘monkey mind’ drives us both toward and away from meditation. They go on to discuss emotions and how emotions, as well as the unconscious mind are held in the body. Ralph points towards R...

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