My guest in this episode is Brian Berneman who, along with partner Kayla Greenville, founded Conscious Action in 2017 in New Zealand. He is an expert on wellbeing and conscious living, and he and Kayla offer diverse courses, events, and coaching. We had a wide-ranging discussion about well-being, expanding our awareness, and living more consciously for ourselves, humanity as a whole, and the planet. Brian defined conscious living as awareness plus action and noted that our action needs to be based on informed response rather than reaction (from emotion or habit). So learning to be present is key. He said that we need to understand that everything is interconnected, so we need a holistic view - both as individuals consisting of body, mind & spirit and for the benefit of the world (all beings and ecological systems). Brian also talked about our need to "unlearn" all the programming or conditioning that keeps us from being fully conscious. To do that he recommended two simple steps: 1) create space through stillness (of body and mind), and 2) question your thoughts and experience - such as by asking "Where did that thought/feeling come from? Is it valid? Or is judgment limiting our perspective?" As we were wrapping up, he reminded people to remember that "We are unique and powerful and fully capable of change." Their podcast is Conscious Action Podcast, and their website is at ConsciousAction.co.nz.
Per Raymond Posch (host) - All 108 episodes of Our Spiritual Life remain accessible, but new episodes are not being added. All new episodes are being published under my New Ways of Being podcast. Learn about me and New Ways of Being at RaymondPosch.com. Listen to new episodes at www.NewWaysofBeing.world.
Our Spiritual Life was honored to be included in the FeedSpot 100 Best Spiritual Podcasts (blog.feedspot.com/spiritual_podcasts) in May 2023.
Please feel free to contact me at any time at ray@raymondposch.com.
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