Triggers. Reactivity. What does it feel like to lose your center and how much compassion do you have for yourself when you do? Because how can we offer compassion to others if we don't practice offering it to ourselves? Also, what does it mean to be authentically yourself, regardless of what that means you present to the world? In this conversation Alison and David explore the truth in the notion that neither calmness or centeredness or any other desirable way of being is more important than being authentic to our human experience in any given moment. Indeed, nothing good ever comes from pretending ourselves beyond where we are in our individual human evolutions. We are all works in progress and the more deeply we embrace our flaws and mistakes as necessary steps on our path to our highest way of being, the closer we are in proximity to our divinity.

Sometimes the spiritual path includes losing your center for a moment — and then finding it again with awareness.

In this episode, Alison and David explore:

• What it really means to “lose your center”
• Compassion for yourself during reactive moments
• Nervous system jolts and modern spiritual life
• Authenticity vs pretending to be calm
• The difference between reactions and conscious responses
• How expectations, triggers, and responsibility intertwine
• The real meaning of mindfulness beyond the buzzword
• Why meditation practice matters off the cushion

This is spiritual growth in real life, not in a cave.

If you’ve ever wondered how to stay centered in a fast-moving world, this conversation is for you.

Sister and Brother duo and fellow yogis Alison J. Kay PhD and David M. Kay CMT go beyond standard self help talk to get underneath the hood of today's unprecedented, universal spiritual awakening to help us discover indeed what else is possible.

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• https://www.youtube.com/@iamspiritradio (David M. Kay)