Personal Will vs Divine Will: Turning Willpower Into Surrender (EP52, 2/2)

Healing Yourself: Maps and Skills for Self-Healing & Spiritual Awakening - An Overview Compilation (EP54, 2/4)

Join the newsletter for free meditations and updates at thegroundoflove.com Healing as Transformation: A Year of Wisdom on Trauma, Resilience & Self-Healing | Anniversary Compilation Welcome back to The Ground of Love. This is part two of our four-part anniversary series celebrating one year — and today's episode is a deep, wide-ranging compilation on healing and self-healing, pulled from some of our most beloved episodes of the year.  We explore: The Ratio — a simple but powerful framework for understanding how resilience and difficulty interact, and why you need a "majority stake" of resource to metabolize pain Trauma & resilience — what trauma really is and how presence and embodiment build our capacity to stay with what's difficult Nervous system regulation — grounding practices with Mother Earth, and how to ask for the right kind of support from others Boundaries for empaths — why a boundary isn't about pushing others out, it's about filling yourself back in Parts work (Internal Family Systems) — meeting your inner child, your angry part, your scared part, from a place of witnessing self instead of identification Contact vs. witnessing self — the delicate balance between falling into pain and spiritually bypassing it, and how to tell which direction you tend to lean The magnetism of shame, resentment & hatred — why some pain is tempting to stay in, and how to gently notice when we're choosing the whirlpool Getting unstuck — recognizing when you're settling, waiting for a savior, or running on empty — and how to build real forward momentum Healing as transformation — moving through the "veils" of the ego with faith, trust, and the proof of every aha moment you've already survived Want to go deeper? I offer private one-on-one healing sessions on Zoom, where we can work with your specific nervous system, your specific parts, your specific path. Details at the thegroundoflove.com *** 02:54 - Q #1 EP5 - The Ratio 09:37 - Q #2 EP34 - Regulate the Nervous System  16:13 - Q #3 EP17 - 8 Core Tenets of Healing 20:55 - Q #4 EP19 - The Balance Between Contact and Witnessing  32:36 - Q #5 EP44 - How to Get Unstuck 35:24 - Q #6 EP8 - Trauma Healing is Entering the Now Moment 41:42 - Q #7 EP18 - Healing as Transformation *** Keywords: healing journey, self-healing tools, trauma and resilience, nervous system regulation, Internal Family Systems, inner child healing, empath boundaries, spiritual awakening, witnessing self, somatic healing, holistic health, spiritual transformation *** This podcast show is for people dedicated to spiritual awakening, spiritual practice, psychology, healing work, collective healing and awakening, and global positive social change.  *** For free meditations, private sessions, and the Ground of Love Healing School, see www.thegroundoflove.com [http://www.thegroundoflove.com/] To send me a message directly, click here [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2315943/fan_mail/new] www.thegroundoflove.com

Surrender to the Divine - A One Year Anniversary (EP53, 1/4)

For free live Zoom meditations: www.thegroundoflove.com/meditation Surrender to the Divine: A One-Year Anniversary Collage | The Ground of Love To celebrate one year of The Ground of Love, this episode brings together the most powerful teachings on surrender to the divine from all 52 episodes of the podcast's first year — woven into a single, immersive journey. In this special compilation, we explore what it truly means to trust God's will, release control, and find strength in surrender. You'll hear reflections on the balance between personal will and divine will, the difference between passivity and true acceptance, and how every life experience — pleasure and pain alike — can be a teacher on the spiritual path. This episode weaves together teachings on: * The two paths to God — the devotional (bhakti) and the formless (jnana) — and how they lead to the same truth * The spiritual warrior archetype: when to hold strength and when to yield * The three forms of prayer, and praying for "God's highest will" rather than personal outcomes * Feeling held by your guides, angels, and ancestors * Divinity as the Great Mother and Mother Earth * Finding gratitude and hidden blessings within difficulty * What it feels like to let go and rest in the true ground beneath you This episode offers a beautiful re-entry point into the heart of surrender, faith, and spiritual trust — a reminder that you are held, you are not alone, and you don't have to do this by yourself. And it is the first of a four-part anniversary series. Stay tuned for the next three themed compilation episodes. 02:20 - Q #1 - EP1 Life as Teacher 03:20 - Q #2 - EP46 Definitions of God 05:15 - Q #3 - EP49 Strength and Surrender 09:07 - Q #4 - EP52 Faith vs Fear 12:18 - Q #5 - EP51 Acceptance 14:02 - Q #6 - EP15 3 Forms of Prayer (Personal Will vs God's Will) 21:04 - Q #7 - EP12 Feeling our Heavenly Guides 25:50 - Q #8 - EP35 Divinity as the Great Mother and Mother Earth 30:12 - Q #9 - EP20 Gratitude During Difficulty 32:59 - Q #10 - EP2 Letting go *** For one-on-one healing sessions or to join the group membership, visit www.thegroundoflove.com [http://www.thegroundoflove.com]. *** Subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who needs to hear it today. Keywords: surrender to the divine, spiritual podcast, trust and faith, God's will, spiritual awakening, letting go, divine feminine, Mother Earth spirituality, prayer and surrender, spiritual growth podcast *** This podcast show is for people dedicated to spiritual awakening, spiritual practice, psychology, healing work, collective healing and awakening, and global positive social change.  For free meditations, private sessions, and the Ground of Love Healing School, see www.thegroundoflove.com [http://www.thegroundoflove.com/] To send me a message directly, click here [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2315943/fan_mail/new] www.thegroundoflove.com

Personal Will vs Divine Will: Turning Willpower Into Surrender (EP52, 2/2)

For free live Zoom meditations: www.thegroundoflove.com/meditation Surrender is not passive. It is not floppy, weak, or giving up. Surrender is one of the most active, courageous things you will ever do — and your personal will is the very thing that gets you there. In this second half of our two-part series on personal will and divine will (go back to episode 51 if you haven't heard part one), we go deep into what it actually looks like to keep showing up, keep trying, keep praying, keep doing the healing work — while still trusting that God's hand has the final say. We talk about the two forces inside all of us: the part that wants union, alignment, and truth, and the part still caught in wounding, grasping, and aversion. And we talk about what happens when your faith tips past 51% — how your personal will stops fueling your ego and starts becoming a rerouting force, a spiritual warrior, taking you out of polarity and into surrender. This episode will change how you think about willpower, effort, and what it really means to trust the unknown. Your personal will was never meant to be dampened. It was meant to bring you home. *** Click "Follow" to receive future episodes, released weekly.  *** This podcast show is for people dedicated to spiritual awakening, spiritual practice, psychology, healing work, collective healing and awakening, and global positive social change.  For free meditations, private sessions, and the Ground of Love Healing School, see www.thegroundoflove.com [http://www.thegroundoflove.com/] *** This podcast show explores meditation, mindfulness, consciousness, spiritual awakening, and spiritual growth, with a strong focus on personal healing, trauma healing, emotional healing, and somatic healing. We dive into nonduality, embodied spirituality, the true self, life purpose, and spiritual practice, while also addressing shadow and integration themes like spiritual bypass, ego-death, root causes, and holistic healing.  To send me a message directly, click here [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2315943/fan_mail/new] www.thegroundoflove.com

Personal Will vs God's Will: When They Are/Aren't In Alignment (EP51, Part 1/2)

For private and group offerings, see www.thegroundoflove.com In this episode, we explore the relationship between personal will and divine will—examining what happens when our desires conflict with life's natural unfolding. Topics Covered: * Defining personal will and divine will, and how they relate to each other * Why personal will often works against divine will * The role of faith and trust in spiritual practice * How prayer and healing work can align with divine will rather than oppose it * Surrender as active participation, not passivity * The Bhagavad Gita perspective on action and attachment to outcomes * How to release self-blame and resentment when life doesn't follow your plans * The freedom that comes from accepting life's natural order * Practical approaches to daily life when you trust in something greater than yourself This episode examines how aligning your personal will with divine will—rather than fighting against it—can bring acceptance, peace, and genuine spiritual growth. This is part one of a two-part series. The conversation continues in the next episode. *** Click "Follow" to receive future episodes, released weekly.  *** This podcast show is for people dedicated to spiritual awakening, spiritual practice, psychology, healing work, collective healing and awakening, and global positive social change.  For free meditations, private sessions, and the Ground of Love Healing School, see www.thegroundoflove.com [http://www.thegroundoflove.com/] *** This podcast show explores meditation, mindfulness, consciousness, spiritual awakening, and spiritual growth, with a strong focus on personal healing, trauma healing, emotional healing, and somatic healing. We dive into nonduality, embodied spirituality, the true self, life purpose, and spiritual practice, while also addressing shadow and integration themes like spiritual bypass, ego-death, root causes, and holistic healing.  To send me a message directly, click here [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2315943/fan_mail/new] www.thegroundoflove.com

The Ground of Love Spiritual Group Shares (EP50)

www.thegroundoflove.com/group When we are in community, in the transmissions of the Divine, and held by effective practices and maps, we can accelerate our spiritual path forward towards that which we have always cared about, towards the truth of ourselves and the fulfillment of our lives that has been awaiting us. We can be held and inspired to go as deep as we can.  I lead a spiritual community in an online spiritual healing and awakening group program that brings deep spiritual practitioners together in the transmission fields of blessings of all those who hold and guide us in the highest realms of awakened Love and beingness. I share from my own training in multiple lineages and with master teachers, and from my experience as a healer in private practice since 2016.  Today I wish to share with you the personal experiences of a handful of participants in our group. I trust there is a resonance field that will ping those who are of like mind and heart and drawn to the same field of togetherness. If you feel this is of interest to you and you want to learn more, we can chat on zoom and see if it's a fit. You can click on the link below, or email thegroundoflove@gmail.com. To learn more about the group program visit www.thegroundoflove.com/group. To send me a message directly, click here [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2315943/fan_mail/new] www.thegroundoflove.com