What Rises When You Stop Pushing

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A conversation about renewal and what returns to us when we stop forcing things in our lives.

Links to Steven Webb's podcast and how you can support his work. Donate paypal.me/stevenwebb or Coffee stevenwebb.uk Steven's courses , podcasts and links : stevenwebb.uk What Rises When You Stop Pushing An Easter Sunday conversation about what comes back to us when we finally stop forcing. Steven opens with daffodils appearing on Cornish roadsides and moves into a wide-ranging reflection on renewal — drawing on Alan Watts, Shunryu Suzuki, and Junpo Denis Kelly to explore why the things we thought we'd lost often return on their own. This one speaks directly to anyone at a low point. All episodes of Stillness in the Storms are brought to you without adverts by the generous donations of listeners treating Steven to a coffee. DETAILS Level: All levels Type: Conversational podcast episode Duration: ~20:00 Companion meditation: Inner Peace Meditations EP97 — " Find the Green Shoot " IN THIS EPISODE Daffodils on roadsides and what spring actually looks like before it looks like spring Alan Watts on waves and rhythm — the wave rises, crests, and falls, but the ocean never runs out of waves Junpo Denis Kelly on what arises first: caring. Anger comes from caring. Shunryu Suzuki and…

People in this episode

Host: Steven Webb

Topics covered

• renewal
• spirituality
• mental health
• Easter
• mindfulness

Keywords

• renewal
• Easter
• mindfulness
• spirituality
• mental health
• Alan Watts
• Shunryu Suzuki

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