Neil Meekin - The Pool of Life Podcast Episode #5 - Jim Loftus - Nature Connection

Neil Meekin - The Pool of Life Podcast Episode #9 - Dr Jens Thomas - A Road Less Travelled

Welcome to the Pool of Life Podcast Episode #9 with Dr Jens Thomas. Co-founder of Liverpool based social-enterpise Farm Urban, with Dr Paul Myers who I interviewed in Episode #6. As always the interview was conducted in nature as we walked through the stunning Dibbinsdale Woods on the Wirral in Merseyside. I was introduced to this special place by my cousin and so if you're on Merseyside do go and check it out.    What can I say..this was a powerful and deep conversation (as I anticipated). In the first part of the podcast its always appreciated to explore the early years and the life trajectory and experiences that shape a person. It's wide-ranging conversation about his life,  from sailing to Australia and living in remote Argentina, to quantum chemistry, music, and the origins of Farm Urban. As with the my own inner work and the Pool of Life, Jens also has shares his own inner work as we explore spiritual practices like the Diamond Approach, the importance of trust, grief, kindness, and gratitude. Its also about how new ways of living and working can emerge in tune with nature as an antidote to the extractive and destructive modern systems that we live in.  Jens is definitely someone who embodies #beingthechange - Enjoy

Neil Meekin - The Pool of Life Podcast Episode #8 - Poppy Altmann - Homeo-Constellations

Welcome to the Pool of Life Podcast Episode #8 with Poppy Altmann [https://www.poppyaltmann.com/about] and join us for another deep conversation in nature as we walk along the might river Thames in Richmond, Greater London. A place where Poppy grew up and currently resides. As is the theme with most Pool of Life Interviews, they take place in the beauty of nature where the person being interviewed is often rooted. Poppy is an International Family Constellations Facilitator, Trainer & Supervisor, and someone who is respected highly, both my myself and the wider Constellations community.  This interview forms part of a series of Pool of Life Podcast interviews that fosusses specifically on Constellations practitioners who are pushing the boundaries of what is possible. As a 20 year practicing Homeopathist, Poppy blends this powerful healing modality with an equally powerful healing modality - Family Constellations to form Homeo-Constellations.  Join us as we explore a life journey that has its roots in an ancestral story of holocaust survival, to a stint in Venezuela, motherhood, and key influences that have shaped a path of learning and healing and one that continues to evolve. Join us to learn more and how you can benefit in your own life. Poppy Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/poppy_altmann_constellations/] Poppy Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063592629222] Poppy Website [https://www.poppyaltmann.com/home] #familyconstellations #homeopathy #homeoconstellations

Neil Meekin - The Pool of Life Podcast Episode #7 - Claire Lewis - Baltic Ventures

Welcome to the Pool of Life Podcast Episode #7 with the amazing Claire Lewis [https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-lewis-147x333/] and a beautiful Winter walk through the beautiful Delamere Forest in Cheshire in the UK. Claire is a Leader, a Visionary, an Entrepreneur, and unbeknownst to many, a person who conducts a life that is deeply mystical and profound. My type of person! Claire is the CEO of Liverpool HQ'd high growth tech accelerator Baltic Ventures [https://www.linkedin.com/company/baltic-ventures-uk/], whose mission is to support game-changing founders who are building the solutions and businesses of tomorrow. From it's hyper-local base in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle, it accelerates early-stage tech businesses with global ambition. In this powerful episode we explore a Womans life journey from rural Cheshire in the North West of England via a life of education, Corporate life in London, travel, entrepreneurship, motherhood, burnout and eventually back in rural Cheshire living within the beautiful Delamere forest. Underpinning all of it is a series of mystical and spiritual awakenings that have provided a unique lens and philosophy of life. Join us for a tour de force of an episode of what a life of meaning and purpose entails, informed by a connection to a deeper sense of what it means to be a full connected human being to self, nature and spirituality. This is for you who are going though massive shifts and change in your own life, or sense you are the theshold of something big. Claire Lewis Linkedin - Link [https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-lewis-147x333/] #threshold #change #emergenence #entrepreneurship

Neil Meekin - The Pool of Life Podcast Episode #6 - Dr Paul Myers - Farm Urban - From Labs to Lettuce

Welcome to Episode #6 of the Pool of Life Podcast. Continuing the theme of interviewing change-makers from the City of my birth - Liverpool (UK), let me introduce you to someone who for me epitomises what it means to be a pioneering and visionary Leader! Dr Paul Myers - Co Founder and Managing Director of Liverpool based social enterprise - Farm Urban.  The last couple of episodes have been conducted in beautiful nature, and that continues here as I interviewed Paul in Childwall Woods, an absolute gem of a nature space in South Liverpool, and a place where Paul starts each day.  Paul is someone I have worked closely with in the last 18 months, supporting him and Farm Urban with their powerful mission to transform our cities and towns into greener, healthier more inclusive places. I have worked and travelled around the world for many years, supporting and collaborating with many people and many organisations, and I can hand on heart say Farm Urban is undoubtedly my favourite. Join us as we dive in to Paul's rich journey to date, his personal philosophy and dynamic approach to life, how he met co-founder Jens Thomas, and the evolution and future of Farm Urban.  Check out Paul and the incredible work of Farm Urban on the usual Socials below. Instagram - Link [https://www.instagram.com/farmurban.co.uk/] Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/farmurban.co.uk [https://www.facebook.com/farmurban.co.uk] Website - Link [https://www.farmurban.co.uk/] Dr Paul Myers - Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-myers-5b653a196/] Enjoy #farmurban #paulmyers #lettuce #hydroponics #aquaponics #futurefood #liverpool #socialenterprise [https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/woodland/]

Neil Meekin - The Pool of Life Podcast Episode #5 - Jim Loftus - Nature Connection

Welcome to Episode #5 of the Pool of Life Podcast. I had the honour and privilege of interviewing Forest School Leader & Trainer Jim Loftus of Grow Wellbeing in woodland on the mystical Bidston Hill on the Wirral Peninsula. It was a powerful experience to be in conversation and dialogue under a tarpaulin and the pouring rain, surrounded by trees, and immersed in Autumn energy. Its the intention that all future interviews where possible will be conducted in a natural environment. There is something around the coherence and the holding that it enables for a connection and conversation to go to a deeper level somehow. This was a beautiful far reaching conversation of honesty and depth. Some of the topics and themes discussed - *How the education system doesn't serve all learners and the impacts. *How being immersed in nature helps regulate the nervous system. *The power of nature based education through Forest School appraches. *How challenging circumstances in life such as illness and chronic stress can catalyse radical change in life. *The importance of acknowledging ancestors and ancestral lands and how they continue to shape us. *The importance of 'Irishness' and how embedded it is in Liverpool and the wider Merseyside region. *How a £20 hammock can transform your life. *Climate change and its impacts *A Slavic witchcraft practice for cultivating BEING. ...and much more. Join us under the tarpualin and the pouring rain amongst the Tress and the Autumn leaves. Instagram - Link [https://www.instagram.com/grow_wellbeing/] Website - Link [https://www.grow-wellbeing.com/] Enjoy #woodland [https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/woodland/] #forest [https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/forest/] #forestschool [https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/forestschool/] #pooloflife [https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/pooloflife/] #transformation [https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/transformation/] #change [https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/change/] #nervoussystem [https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/nervoussystem/]