2012-04-28 – Introduction to the Heart Practices – These instructions on the heart practices were given at the IMCW 2012 Spring Retreat. A guided lovingkindness or “metta” meditation to open the heart and come home to presence follows. Please support t…
Marc David (Psychology of Eating) discusses women’s bodies, emotional eating and how they are at odds with sex, dating and relationships. Also discussed: Dieting, marriage issues, relationship issues, sexual attraction, attraction loss, what is sexy, a…
My wife and I had lunch together with another couple one very hot Georgia day last week. As we were leaving the restaurant, an elderly couple was also leaving. My friend Bryan held the door for them, and the gentleman said, “Thank you, I should give …
2012-07-04 – Part 2 – Freedom: Taking the Backward Step – This talk investigates the core conditioning that creates and sustains trance. We then explore two gateways to realizing and inhabiting our true nature – inquiry and letting go. Please support t…
There’s a myth going around. A nasty one. Basically it’s some version of “I can’t take a risk until I’ve got a certain amount of money.” And to an extent this is true. From a survival standpoint, absolutely. It’s hard to consider self-actualization whe…
2012-6-27 – Part 1 – Freedom: Seeing Who is Looking Through the Mask – We suffer when we are identified with our egoic conditioning and unable to recognize the spirit – the love and awareness – that animates our own and all beings. In this talk we expl…
58 year old stand up paddle SUP racer Bill Whiddon paddled 60+ miles across the Gulf Stream from the Bahamas to Miami in 17+ hours. How to do something crazy, being bold, vision, planning, training, fear, doubt, hitting the wall and resistance are disc…
2012-06-20 – Cultivating Equanimity (Duck Meditation) – Equinimity, the mindful presence that neither grasps nor resists experience, is the grounds for unconditional love and wise action. This talk explores the conditioning that entraps us in reactivit…
Be prepared for complex, multi-level questions on the PMP Exam. Early this week, we heard back from a Student who passed PMI’s PMP exam. This Student performed well, scoring “moderately proficient” in 4 of 5 Process Groups and “proficient” in the 5th….
She may be sensitive. She may cry more times in a month than you have in the last ten years. Sometimes she may lose herself in her emotional world with tears or rage or deafening silence. But let’s get something straight — she is not fragile. Whether s…
2012-06-13 – Committing to Joy – What makes joy rare? How do we awaken this beautiful capacity to embrace life? In this talk we explore the obstacles to joy and the attitude and practices that free us to “love what is.” Please support this podcast by d…
Jun Po Denis Kelly Interview A Heart Blown Open. Jun Po discusses his life, sex, LSD, running from the law, meditation, mondo zen, reincarnation, Ken Wilber, spirituality, waking up, koans, anger and fear.
You win when Velociteach wins! 25% off – June 12-14 – Any InSite Course Velociteach was named 2012 Small Business of the Year in our region! To celebrate this award and our 10-year anniversary, Velociteach & InSite are offer…
2012-06-06 – Cultivating Compassion – We each have the potential to live with a compassionate, open heart. In this talk we explore the conditioning that closes us off to authentic caring, and the ways of deepening our attention that help us live to inc…
2012-06-06 – Cultivating Compassion – We each have the potential to live with a compassionate, open heart. In this talk we explore the conditioning that closes us off to authentic caring, and the ways of deepening our attention that help us live to inc…
This morning, Velociteach was recognized with the 2012 Small Business of the Year by the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce. We are truly humbled by this honor. This is our 10th year in business, and that makes it all the sweeter for us. Missing from this…
2012-05-30 – Intimacy with Life – Awakening Love – The Buddha taught about four Divine Abodes–dwelling places of the awakened heart mind: lovingkindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. In this four-part series, we will explore the ways our conditioni…
Chip Conley author of Emotional Equations and Peak and CEO of Joie de Vivre Hotels discusses anxiety, workaholism, finding a calling, success and making sense of your emotions.
2012-05-23 – Training for Intimacy with Life – “Enlightenment is intimacy with all things” teaches Zen Master Dogen. While we long for this intimacy, we are conditioned to avoid the vulnerability and fear that an intimate presence can arouse. This tal…
(from Retreat) Introduction to the Heart Practices
2012-04-28 – Introduction to the Heart Practices – These instructions on the heart practices were given at the IMCW 2012 Spring Retreat. A guided lovingkindness or “metta” meditation to open the heart and come home to presence follows. Please support t…
117 What You Need to Know About Women, Their Bodies, and Food – Marc David
Marc David (Psychology of Eating) discusses women’s bodies, emotional eating and how they are at odds with sex, dating and relationships. Also discussed: Dieting, marriage issues, relationship issues, sexual attraction, attraction loss, what is sexy, a…
Summer is Here
My wife and I had lunch together with another couple one very hot Georgia day last week. As we were leaving the restaurant, an elderly couple was also leaving. My friend Bryan held the door for them, and the gentleman said, “Thank you, I should give …
Part 2 – Freedom: Taking the Backward Step
2012-07-04 – Part 2 – Freedom: Taking the Backward Step – This talk investigates the core conditioning that creates and sustains trance. We then explore two gateways to realizing and inhabiting our true nature – inquiry and letting go. Please support t…
How Much Does Freedom Cost?
There’s a myth going around. A nasty one. Basically it’s some version of “I can’t take a risk until I’ve got a certain amount of money.” And to an extent this is true. From a survival standpoint, absolutely. It’s hard to consider self-actualization whe…
Part 1 – Freedom: Seeing Who is Looking Through the Mask
2012-6-27 – Part 1 – Freedom: Seeing Who is Looking Through the Mask – We suffer when we are identified with our egoic conditioning and unable to recognize the spirit – the love and awareness – that animates our own and all beings. In this talk we expl…
116 How to do Something Bold – Bill Whiddon
58 year old stand up paddle SUP racer Bill Whiddon paddled 60+ miles across the Gulf Stream from the Bahamas to Miami in 17+ hours. How to do something crazy, being bold, vision, planning, training, fear, doubt, hitting the wall and resistance are disc…
Cultivating Equanimity (Duck Meditation)
2012-06-20 – Cultivating Equanimity (Duck Meditation) – Equinimity, the mindful presence that neither grasps nor resists experience, is the grounds for unconditional love and wise action. This talk explores the conditioning that entraps us in reactivit…
PMP Exam Tip – complex questions
Be prepared for complex, multi-level questions on the PMP Exam. Early this week, we heard back from a Student who passed PMI’s PMP exam. This Student performed well, scoring “moderately proficient” in 4 of 5 Process Groups and “proficient” in the 5th….
Why She’s Not Fragile
She may be sensitive. She may cry more times in a month than you have in the last ten years. Sometimes she may lose herself in her emotional world with tears or rage or deafening silence. But let’s get something straight — she is not fragile. Whether s…
Committing to Joy
2012-06-13 – Committing to Joy – What makes joy rare? How do we awaken this beautiful capacity to embrace life? In this talk we explore the obstacles to joy and the attitude and practices that free us to “love what is.” Please support this podcast by d…
115 Sex, Drugs and Escaping from Life – Jun Po Denis Kelly
Jun Po Denis Kelly Interview A Heart Blown Open. Jun Po discusses his life, sex, LSD, running from the law, meditation, mondo zen, reincarnation, Ken Wilber, spirituality, waking up, koans, anger and fear.
25% off InSite
You win when Velociteach wins! 25% off – June 12-14 – Any InSite Course Velociteach was named 2012 Small Business of the Year in our region! To celebrate this award and our 10-year anniversary, Velociteach & InSite are offer…
Cultivating Compassion
2012-06-06 – Cultivating Compassion – We each have the potential to live with a compassionate, open heart. In this talk we explore the conditioning that closes us off to authentic caring, and the ways of deepening our attention that help us live to inc…
Cultivating Compassion
2012-06-06 – Cultivating Compassion – We each have the potential to live with a compassionate, open heart. In this talk we explore the conditioning that closes us off to authentic caring, and the ways of deepening our attention that help us live to inc…
Macho Man and The Ultimate Warrior Play Golf
A life lesson learned from watching Macho Man Randy Savage and The Ultimate Warrior play a round a golf.
Velociteach Awarded with Small Business of the Year
This morning, Velociteach was recognized with the 2012 Small Business of the Year by the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce. We are truly humbled by this honor. This is our 10th year in business, and that makes it all the sweeter for us. Missing from this…
Intimacy with Life – Awakening Love
2012-05-30 – Intimacy with Life – Awakening Love – The Buddha taught about four Divine Abodes–dwelling places of the awakened heart mind: lovingkindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. In this four-part series, we will explore the ways our conditioni…
114 Emotional Equations, Anxiety and Doing What You Love – Chip Conley
Chip Conley author of Emotional Equations and Peak and CEO of Joie de Vivre Hotels discusses anxiety, workaholism, finding a calling, success and making sense of your emotions.
Training for Intimacy with Life
2012-05-23 – Training for Intimacy with Life – “Enlightenment is intimacy with all things” teaches Zen Master Dogen. While we long for this intimacy, we are conditioned to avoid the vulnerability and fear that an intimate presence can arouse. This tal…