Louise Kay Podcast (Louise Kay)

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Louise invites you to step out of thought and open to the deeper dimension of Being.

This is a clip from the open zoom meeting on 30th June, 2020.

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Register for the next weekly live guided meditation followed by Q&A on Zoom (by donation): https://www.louisekay.net/zoom.html 3 weeks of open meetings in Rishikesh, India: March 6th - 24th, 2024: https://www.louisekay.net/rishikesh20... 7 Day 'Awaken to the Divine' retreat, Rishikesh, India: March 27th - April 3rd, 2024: https://www.louisekay.net/india2024.html 7 day 'Stillness of Being' retreat, Bavaria, Germany: June 2nd - 9th, 2024: https://www.louisekay.net/germany2024... Living in integrity requires an attitude of gentle openness. With curiosity one can contemplate one's own words, actions and behaviors with the intention of living in alignment with the highest Truth. Beating oneself up internally with violent mental dialogues and self-judgements is not a helpful habit and simply creates and perpetuates inner suffering. If you notice this habit occuring don't try to stop it, simply observe it non-reactively. Trying to stop it is another form of inner violence, whereas simply observing it brings more consciousness to it, thereby depleting its power over you. This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on January 7th, 2024. Louise Kay holds group events and retreats online and around the world. For more details visit http://www.louisekay.net/

Louise invites you to play this fun game as a way to bring your attention fully into the present moment and experience life through fresh, new eyes.

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This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on April 24th 2022. 

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Louise explains that the mind cannot know Awareness. We must enquire and look with openness into our own experience in order to know ourselves experientially as Awareness itself. 

This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on December 12th 2021.

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Join the next live guided meditation followed by Q&A on Zoom: https://www.louisekay.net/zoom.html Join an upcoming retreat with Louise: https://www.louisekay.net/events.html This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on March 26th, 2022. Louise Kay holds group events and retreats online and around the world. For more details visit http://www.louisekay.net/

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Can you be comfortable in not knowing and not having any answers right now? Can you even let go of all the answers that you believe you do have? ... answers to things like who you are and who other people are, and what the meaning of life is. Can you rest your attention fully present here in this moment without projecting your mind into past or future or any concept, and simply be in the mysterious unknown of the now?

In this moment you know the experiences which are appearing now (sense perceptions, emotions, sensations, thoughts etc), but these appearances will sooner or later disappear. But what is it that is knowing the experiences? That which knows / perceives never appears or disappears, and nor does it ever change. In fact it is the only thing that is ever truly stable. The discovery of your True self as this eternal, unchanging, unmoving awareness is what brings about the end of the sense of separation, and ultimately the end of suffering.

This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on August 21st, 2022.

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The ego gets a distorted sense of pleasure by feeling a sense of self from and identifying as 'the one who suffers.' It will even fight to defend its right to suffer and maintain identification with the story it has attached to. By becoming conscious of this distortion we can free ourselves from mental suffering by giving up believing in the mind's stories.

Louise Kay holds group events and retreats online and around the world. This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on January 16th 2021. Join the next weekly open Zoom meeting with Louise:
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The conceptual self identifies with external experiences, objects, emotions, thoughts, experiences of the body, and personalizes them which creates suffering. When we become conscious of this mechanism a shift in identity takes place from the personal, conceptual self to the impersonal. The sense of 'I' then no longer revolves around experiences and stories, but refers to an abiding of the True essence of ones being, pure consciousness. This is the discovery of freedom.

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Whenever  there's a feeling of frustration on the spiritual path it is inevitably  accompanied by a desire to escape the present moment. The mind has an  idea about how one's experience should be and the reality in this moment  is different. The mind then seeks ways to change the experience of this  moment and projects that a better, 'more spiritual' moment exists in  the future. In order to transcend the perceived illusory problem of  frustration one must disengage from the mind's commentary. That doesn't  mean stopping or changing the mental narrative, but disidentifying from  it. It means that you stop believing the story and see the story for  what it is (the ego/mind generating unnecessary suffering). The  attention must withdraw from mind content and abide as pure awareness.  From here, uncomfortable sensations in the body are witnessed with  gentle curiosity, consciously felt and surrendered to. With full  acceptance of 'what is', frustration automatically dissolves because the  very definition of frustration is contradictory to acceptance. It is a  form of resistance. When you stop believing in the story of frustration,  you (awareness) are instantly free.

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This is a clip from 9/01/2022 Open Zoom.

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There is nothing you need to do.

 There is nothing to be changed. Nothing to escape from or avoid. Nothing to fix. Nothing to heal or integrate. Nothing to become .

Only recognising I am.

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The questioner is experiencing a spiritual awakening and it doesn't feel right for her body to have sex at the moment.

In the interaction, Louise speaks about one of the core masculine and feminine traumas, how early childhood trauma is connected to sex and challenges in relationships, and how you can heal these traumas through consciously meeting your inner experience. 

This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on November 28th 2021.

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One of the misconceptions that many people hold is the idea that 'if I'm able to stop my thoughts, I'll experience peace.'

 You can't stop thoughts because you aren't controlling them, just as the sky isn't controlling the clouds that pass through it.

 Therefore any attempt to stop thoughts will simply lead to frustration and more stress. 

 This spiritual practice is not about trying to stop thoughts, but instead turning the attention away from thoughts and focusing on the spaciousness in which the thoughts appear.

 This spacious awareness is not disturbed or affected by any thought and it is here in pure, still Beingness that you will discover lasting peace.

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On the level of form it goes up down, up down, good bad, negative positive, negative positive. It's always changing. 

But to discover the unchanging essence of who you are – which is unconditional love – is to discover freedom.

Clip from the open Zoom meeting on November 21st.

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In this podcast Louise points to the True Self, that which lies beyond the conceptual sense of 'I', and after a deepening into the silence of Being laughter erupts.

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   This is a clip from the open zoom meeting on the 6th of February 2022. 

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Join the next live guided meditation followed by Q&A: https://www.louisekay.net/zoom.html 7 Day Retreat in Colorado, USA - August 12 - 19: https://www.louisekay.net/colorado202... 7 Day Retreat in Andalucia, Spain - September 30 - October 07: https://www.louisekay.net/spainretrea... Our bodies hold unprocessed emotions from painful past experiences that we weren't able to fully process in the moment. These unprocessed emotions are stored in the body as blocked energies and can feel like uncomfortable sensations, such as tightness, contractions and heaviness. If you meditate and practice presence, your system will begin to process these old emotions by bringing them up to the surface so that they can be consciously felt and release. At this point many people give up their practice, thinking that they're doing their meditation wrong. Remember: if you feel discomfort in your meditation then it's working! Follow this simple 5 step formula to heal the past emotions held in your body: 1. Totally disidentify from the story of 'me' and rest your attention as the witness of the experience. Observe any thoughts that appear but do not give any interest in their content. 2. Adopt an attitude of pure positivity. I'm grateful for this experience! 3. Gently enquire into where the emotion / sensation is felt in the body. 4. Consciously allow your body to totally and completely feel the sensation. Surrender FULLY to it. 5. Be unconditional with the process. Don't wait for the emotion to disappear, just hold it in pure unconditional love for as long as it remains and use the experience to deepen into presence. This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on June 25th, 2023.

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Anxiety is often accompanied by a racing mind. When we develop the capacity to disengage with thoughts and instead focus the attention on the ever-present background stillness, we gain access to an infinite stream of well-being. When the sensations in the body are consciously and gently felt in the present moment, this stream of well-being infuses the whole system and can bring about profound transformation on the level of experience. This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on March 26th, 2022.

Louise Kay holds group events and retreats online and around the world. For more details visit http://www.louisekay.net/

Louise offers a live guided meditation followed by Q&A on Zoom every Saturday and Sunday. Register here (by donation): https://www.louisekay.net/zoom.html Join Louise for 3 weeks of open meetings in Rishikesh, India: March 6th - 24th, 2024: https://www.louisekay.net/rishikesh20... Join Louise for the 7 Day 'Awaken to the Divine' retreat, Rishikesh, India: March 27th - April 3rd, 2024: https://www.louisekay.net/india2024.html Join Louise for the 7 day 'Stillness of Being' retreat, Bavaria, Germany: June 2nd - 9th, 2024: https://www.louisekay.net/germany2024... Louise Kay holds group events and retreats online and around the world. For more details visit http://www.louisekay.net/

In this guided meditation Louise invites the listener to explore what is experienced in this moment, and to draw the attention back into that which knows the experiences of the moment - the fundamental unchanging 'I AM.'

Louise talks about how to stay present when family members are triggered and projecting their pain onto us.
She explains how these challenging moments are key opportunities for our spiritual practice.
This is a clip from the open zoom meeting on 28th October 2020.
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This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on November 14th 2021.  Louise Kay holds group events and retreats online and around the world.  For more details visit http://www.louisekay.net/

Louise highlights common misconceptions about spiritual awakening, including ideas that awakening will be accompanied by a dramatic experience, all life's challenges will disappear, and an unending state of bliss and ecstasy will ensue.

This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on November 28th 2021.

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Join the next live guided meditation followed by Q&A on Zoom: https://www.louisekay.net/zoom.html 7 Day Spain Retreat, September 30th - October 7th, 2023: https://www.louisekay.net/spainretrea... If you bring all your attention fully present into this moment, what is your actual experience of the moment? And who or what is aware of the experience? When no thoughts are present in the moment, what is here? You may answer, "I am here. I am aware." But who or what exactly is that 'I' which is aware? Is it aware of itself? During self-enquiry like this it is very common for the conceptual self (ego) to experience confusion or fear. That is because a shift in identity is taking place, from identification with an imaginary self-image, to identification with the True self (pure consciousness). This confusion or fear doesn't need to be fixed or elimated. By simply resting the attention as the witness of the experience it dissolves and quietens by itself with time. There is in fact no ego to be dissolved. There are only thoughts and unconscious patternings and conditionings acting out. By simply resting the attention as that which is aware and witnessing the present moment, higher consciousness infuses the system and old unconscious structures and imprints unwind and release naturally and effortlessly. It must be noted that the aim is not to reach an end point where the ego has dissolved, but to discover in this moment right now the Truth of who you are beyond the egoic / conceptual self: pure, naked Awareness. This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on June 18th, 2023.

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When we become fully present in the body and open to deeply feeling the inner energy field without having any agenda to change, heal or fix any sensation, our system effortlessly returns to its natural state of balance and harmony.

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This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on November 28th.

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When you surrender to your True Self your physical vessel becomes a gateway for the divine to express itself creatively in form. What it means to live in Truth is to embody the qualities of this Divine Intelligence: compassion, gentleness, presence, peace and fierceness, and to live and express them moment to moment in your actions and words, while fearlessly taking action on your intuition and excitement.

This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on December 12th 2021.

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It is very common during the process of spiritual awakening that a sense of fear arises from the separate self. When we open to our true nature, the one consciousness, the mind can experience a fear of its own death. This is a crucial moment in spiritual practice, and what is required in that moment is to completely allow and surrender fully to the experience of fear.  It is in this surrender that the sense of separation dissolves and falls away like a curtain, revealing the nature of the true self, pure awareness. With this realization comes the knowing that I am eternal, infinite consciousness, and I am also a temporary expression of form, and there is no separation between the two. That part which experiences itself as a separate form can use prayer as a vehicle to open the heart and deepen in unconditional love.

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This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on March 6th, 2022.  

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Join the next live guided meditation followed by Q&A on Zoom (by donation). Register here: https://www.louisekay.net/zoom.html 7 day 'Stillness of Being' retreat, Bavaria, Germany: June 2nd - 9th, 2024: https://www.louisekay.net/germany2024... 7 day 'Stillness of Being' ONLINE retreat, livestreamed from Germany: June 2nd - 9th, 2024: https://www.louisekay.net/germanyls24...

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7 day USA Retreat, December 2nd - 9th, 2023: https://www.louisekay.net/colorado202... 7 day Germany Retreat, June 2nd - 4th, 2023: https://www.louisekay.net/germany2024... In this video Louise describes the three different stages of consciousness, from total identification with the conceptual self to the recognition of one's True nature as pure awareness. This is a clip from the Colorado retreat, August 18th, 2023.
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   This is a clip from the open zoom meeting on the 13th of February 2022. 

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The willingness to look and to see the Truth is one of the key components for deepening in Truth and experiencing transformation on the level of form.

Join Louise Kay for a weekly live guided meditation followed by Q&A on Zoom (by donation). Register here: https://www.louisekay.net/zoom.html 7 day 'Embodied Awareness' retreat, California, USA: October 2nd - 9th, 2024: https://www.louisekay.net/usa2024.html Louise Kay holds group events and retreats online and around the world. For more details visit http://www.louisekay.net/

Join the next live guided meditation followed by Q&A on Zoom: https://www.louisekay.net/zoom.html 7 day Intimate Thailand retreat, April 2023: https://www.louisekay.net/thailand202... 7 day Germany retreat, June 2023: https://www.louisekay.net/germany2023... 7 day Spain retreat, September 2023: https://www.louisekay.net/spainretrea... True meditation is not limited to a daily formal practice. Of course a daily formal practice can be incredibly beneficial, but for the lover of Truth the practice does not end there. The presence that you embody in your formal practice overflows into every aspect of your life, from eating to listening to working. Every single moment is lived as an embodiment of the highest Truth, and this brings nourishment and flourishing into every aspect of your life. This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on April 2nd, 2023.

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In this podcast Louise explains how when we do something 'wrong' it's not because we're inherently bad, but that we're doing our best with the level of consciousness that we embody in that moment, and that these moments are actually learning experiences. She explores how distorted beliefs and conditioned patterns cause us to feel guilt and guides the questioner to discover freedom beyond the story of the conceptual self.

Join the next live guided meditation followed by Q&A on Zoom: https://www.louisekay.net/zoom.html 7 Day Spain Retreat, September 30th - October 7th, 2023: https://www.louisekay.net/spainretrea... Many people are drawn to the spiritual path as a result of life 'falling apart'. Life stops making sense and amidst the suffering they search for deeper meaning. Others experience life 'falling apart' as a result of spiritual awakening. Regardless of the cause, whenever life 'falls apart', there is a huge opportunity for growth and expansion. Many times the limited mind cannot understand why circumstances are unfolding the way they are, but often there is a bigger picture and the benefit can only be recognized later on. Did you ever argue with reality only to look back later in life and see that that occurance was the best thing that happened? There is a greater intelligence supporting, navigating and guiding our life. When this is understood there is a desire and willingness to surrender one's life to that divine intelligence, and it is with that surrender that peace is found. This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on May 14th, 2022.

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This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on February 13th, 2022.  

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When the mind personalizes thoughts and feelings it creates problems. These problems all center around a conceptual self, which we refer to as 'I'. When we investigate the nature of this 'I' we discover that it cannot actually be found and does not actually exist, aside from in our own imagination. With this seeing comes the recognition that who I am is not that concept of myself, but that which is aware of the concept. This is pure awareness. It never changes, never moves, never dies. It just is. Nothing belongs to awareness, nothing affects it, nothing harms it and nothing can destroy it (you).   

When your perspective shifts from identifying as the conceptual 'I' to understanding that 'I' am awareness, then you are instantly free from suffering. Feelings don't need to be changed or fixed, they are simply witnessed. Thoughts don't need to be changed or eliminated, they are simply witnessed. And the attention rests problem free as 'I awareness', simply witnessing the magnificent phenomena that is life.   

This is a clip from the 7 day UK retreat, taken on July 16th, 2022.

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In this podcast Louise speaks about the only thing that remains unchanging and constant. The only place we can find safety, security, trust, love, all the things we long for, is in the depth of our own Being.

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Bring your attention fully present into this moment and ask yourself, "can I say YES to whatever is here right now?" Yes to whatever emotions are present in this moment, yes to your life circumstances in this moment, even a yes to any resistance that's here. A total and complete yes to it all. If you can fully say yes to what's here, it is possible to experience peace in this moment.  

Even if this moment is filled with challenges, rather than relating to your experience in a negative way, if you enquire, "what can I learn from this situation?" the challenges too can become gifts to be thankful for, because ultimately every situation contains opportunity for growth.   Surrendering to what is doesn't mean that you no longer need to take action in life. Rather, the action that you take is no longer reactive or ego-driven, but informed by the deeper wisdom of life, which is accessed through the surrendered state of being.  

This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on September 18th, 2022.  

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Louise offers a guided meditation to support the listener to drop into Beingness and open to the direct experience of the True self beyond thoughts, sensations, emotions and experiences.

This is a clip from the open zoom meeting on 19th May 2020. 

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 Bring your attention fully present into this moment and ask yourself, "can I say YES to whatever is here right now?" Yes to whatever emotions are present in this moment, yes to your life circumstances in this moment, even a yes to any resistance that's here. A total and complete yes to it all. If you can fully say yes to what's here, it is possible to experience peace in this moment. 

 Even if this moment is filled with challenges, rather than relating to your experience in a negative way, if you enquire, "what can I learn from this situation?" the challenges too can become gifts to be thankful for, because ultimately every situation contains opportunity for growth.   

Surrendering to what is doesn't mean that you no longer need to take action in life. Rather, the action that you take is no longer reactive or ego-driven, but informed by the deeper wisdom of life, which is accessed through the surrendered state of being. 

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  This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on September 18th, 2022.  

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This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on February 6th, 2022.

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This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on November 14th 2021.

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A lasting sense of inner peace and fulfillment is found when one's inner state of being is no longer dependent on external circumstances. There is neither  attachment to experiences, nor focus on what is lacking or missing in the present moment. Each moment is met with the pure openness that is unconditional Love.

This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on January 16th 2022.

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This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on February 13th, 2022.  

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In this video a questioner asks Louise Kay, "If I surrender, will the universe really provide what I need?" Louise speaks about the importance of finding fulfillment in the present moment and then taking action on desires that are aligned with higher consciousness. Egoic desires are born from lack and a feeling / belief that this moment right now is incomplete but if I reach a future moment that's different I will feel better. There is a belief that if I can get X/Y/Z, THEN I'll be happy. When one surrenders fully into the present moment and disidentifies from the egoic self, thereby recognizing one's True nature as pure consciousness, an extension of the one divinity, the system becomes an open vessel through which aligned desires flow. These desires are informed by higher consciousness and are therefore of the greatest benefit to the whole. External reality is constantly giving you feeback in the form of reflections in order to support you to live consistantly in alignment with Truth. This is a clip from the California retreat, USA on October 5th, 2024. Louise Kay holds group events and retreats online and around the world. For more details visit http://www.louisekay.net/

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Most of us grew up in a society which conditioned us to believe that our happiness was dependent on external circumstances, whether it's relationships, money, status, materialism or success. Those that discover that these things can only bring temporary fulfillment often begin a search for something deeper. A search for the Divine.   

Lasting happiness is accessible to all of us in every moment. This happiness is derived not from things or circumstances, but from the joy of Being. When we stop all seeking, searching, resisting and efforting and become totally and completely present in this moment right now, a vast ocean of peace opens up to us. A peace that is unchanging, unmoving and eternal. As we become anchored in this presence, we can still have preferences and desires, and enjoy the beauty of the world of forms, but the difference is that we are no longer attached to those things or seeking happiness and fulfillment in them.  

This is a clip from the 7 Day UK retreat on July 19th, 2022.

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When we let go of the conceptual self we discover what lies beyond the mind and it is in knowing ourselves as this pure awareness that we discover freedom.

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This is a clip from the Open Zoom, July 3rd, 2022.  

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Inside each of our hearts lies a seed of Truth. When this seed is nurtured through spiritual practice and living in presence, it receives nourishment and begins to expand. Just as a planted seed blossoms into a sweet smelling flower, this seed of Truth in the heart blossoms into an expression of higher consciousness emanating a sweet perfume of Truth.  

This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on March 6th, 2022.  

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This is a clip from the Amsterdam weekend retreat on December 4th, 2022.  

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When we become conscious of the distortions of the mind, (eg how it judges others, makes constant comparisons, complains etc), the idea often arises that these mind patterns need to be changed or somehow eliminated. However, this idea is also born from the mind!

  It's not necessary to change the mind, but just to observe it and see it for what it is, without identifying with or believing in the thoughts. Instead of being invested in the content of mind, focus your attention on the spacious awareness in which the thoughts arise. Your mind will then gradually quieten and you will deepen into the stillness of Being.

This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on February 6th 2022. 

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In this podcast Louise explains the difference between a mind-based desire and the desire to surrender to Truth which arises from the depths of the heart.

Join the next live guided meditation followed by Q&A on Zoom: https://www.louisekay.net/zoom.html 7 day retreat in Bavaria, Germany, June 4th - 11th, 2023: https://www.louisekay.net/germany2023... 7 day retreat in Andalusia, Spain, September 30th - October 7th, 2023: https://www.louisekay.net/spainretrea... Bring all your attention fully present into this moment. Observe your body as it breathes. Observe thoughts as they arise and disappear. Observe sounds as they come and go. Allow your attention to relax and open into pure Beingness. No effort to do anything. No effort to change, fix or achieve anything. Just pure awareness aware now. Join me for the 20 minute guided meditation to drop and deepen into Beingness and discover the unending realm of peace which lies beyond forms and experiences. This is a clip from the Costa Rica retreat on November 2nd, 2022.

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In this guided meditation, Louise invites the listener to let go of all ideas of what it means to meditate, of all concepts of an 'I' that is here meditating, of agendas and outcomes, and to allow your attention to drop fully into the present moment and just notice that you are aware.

When we mature spiritually we step into our true power and take full responsibility for our life. What were previously perceived as problems transform into challenges and opportunites for growth and surrender, and are faced head-on with courage and unconditional Love. Old patterns of avoidance and resistance are seen with clarity but no longer acted out, and we live in alignment with, as an embodiment of, the teachings of Truth.

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The awakening of consciousness takes place on three levels: the mind, the body and the heart. The mind begins to awaken when deep questions arise and are reflected upon, such as, 'who am I?' 'what is the meaning of life?' 'what happens after I die?' 'does God exist?' Through the practice of self-enquiry the mind becomes conscious of itself and the veil of the separate self falls away to reveal the True self (pure awareness).   

As higher consciousness begins to penetrate through the system, unprocessed emotions and energies that are held in the body bubble up to be integrated, and a longing from deep within the heart reveals its yearning to merge fully with the Divine.  Each person will experience their own unique awakening journey and there is no right or wrong way for awakening to happen. Also, these levels of awakening can happen suddenly, slowly, separately or together.   

This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on September 4th, 2022.  

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In this video Louise Kay explains how through the power of meditation and living in the present moment you can open to your True nature: pure, luminous consciousness. Your nature state is radiant, luminous, pure Being and when you are fully present in the Now this radiance emanates effortlessly. There is no experience or emotion that can affect your nature state, but if a thought which resists any experience or emotion is identified with, suffering is born. If thoughts are simply observed, without being fed attention, peace becomes the constant, natural state. The core recognition which brings the end to suffering is the realization that 'I' refers to the aware witness (pure consciousness) and the 'I' which mental stories revolve around is not only not who I am, but actually does not even exist outside of imagination. Louise Kay offers a weekly live guided meditation followed by Q&A on Zoom (by donation). Register here: https://www.louisekay.net/zoom.html Join Louise for 3 weeks of open meetings in Rishikesh, India: March 6th - 24th, 2024: https://www.louisekay.net/rishikesh20... Join Louise for the 7 Day 'Awaken to the Divine' retreat, Rishikesh, India: March 27th - April 3rd, 2024: https://www.louisekay.net/india2024.html Join Louise for the 7 day 'Stillness of Being' retreat, Bavaria, Germany: June 2nd - 9th, 2024: https://www.louisekay.net/germany2024... This is a clip from the 7 day 'Awakening the Wisdom Heart' retreat in Colorado, USA on December 5th, 2023. Louise Kay holds group events and retreats online and around the world. For more details visit http://www.louisekay.net/

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This is a clip from the online weekend retreat on May 8th, 2022.

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 In this 30 minute guided meditation Louise invites you to bring your attention fully into the present moment. She then gently guides you on a journey of full body somatic exploration, combined with self-enquiry. 

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This is a clip from the 7 day Costa Rica retreat on November 1st, 2022.  

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Join the next live guided meditation followed by Q&A on Zoom: https://www.louisekay.net/zoom.html 7 Day 'Awakening the Wisdom Heart' Retreat in Colorado, USA Dec 2nd - 9th, 2023: https://www.louisekay.net/colorado202... 7 Day 'Awakening the Wisdom Heart' ONLINE Retreat, Dec 2nd - 9th, 2023: https://www.louisekay.net/coloradols2... 7 Day 'The Stillness of Being' Retreat in Bavaria, Germany, June 2nd - 9th, 2024: https://www.louisekay.net/germany2024... Desires are a natural part of the human experience and desires themselves don't cause suffering. What does cause suffering is attachment to desires. In order to discover the state of non-attachment one must turn the attention inward, away from external materialism and experiences. Beyond the level of manifest forms lies a deep, still, unchanging, infinite peace... and with a simple shift in the focus of attention from forms to formlessness, lasting fulfilment can be discovered right here in the present moment. This is a clip from the 7 day 'Deepening Into the Heart of Being' retreat in Colordao, USA on August 13th, 2023. Louise Kay holds group events and retreats online and around the world. For more details visit http://www.louisekay.net/

In this 5 minute guided meditation Louise invites you to surrender fully into the present moment, simply being aware of what's experienced right now, without any effort to change, fix or manipulate any experience; simply to allow everything to be as it is, right now.

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This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on March 6th, 2022.  

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A questioner asks if enjoying sex, smoking and eating junk food is aligned with the path of spiritual awakening or if it comes from a distortion of the pleasure seeking mind.

Any attempt to be a 'spiritual person' by behaving and speaking a certain way, wearing certain types of clothes, eating a certain diet etc is simply the conceptual self trying to uphold a desired self image. When all self images fall away, including the 'spiritual' self image, what remains is actually the unknown. It is out of the unknown of the present moment that aligned expression arises. So, in order to know what is reallly true for you in any given moment you must first be fully present. Discernment and radical honesty are also required because the conceptual self can have sneaky methods of convincingly justifying distorted behaviors. Ultimately, only you know what is really true for you in any given moment and taking full responsibility for that knowing is in itself part of the maturing process on the spiritual path. This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on February 18th, 2024.
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In this 4 minute guided meditation Louise invites you to bring your attention fully present into this moment and deeply relax into the simplicity of being.  

 This is a clip from the 7 day Costa Rica retreat on November 1st, 2022.  

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In this recording Louise talks about how best to make a decision by opening to the stillness of the present moment and surrendering to the unknown. This allows us to transcend the chaos of the mind and from this deeper space of Being clarity and guidance arise effortlessly.

In order to know your true self through direct experience you must have the willingness to give up the mind's ideas about how life should be and what should be happening in life. This means giving up control, giving up interest in thoughts and having the willingness to deeply feel whatever wants and needs to be felt in the body. 

With this total and complete surrender to the Divine itself there is no longer a conceptual 'me' directing 'my' life, there is only a deeper me (Awareness), which is aware of how life is unfolding. From here there is no resistance, and without resistance there is no suffering, only deep, unending peace.  

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In this video Louise shares practices for embodying a state of gratitude and appreciation, such as using a daily gratitude journal, consciously focusing one's attention on beauty in the world, and being conscious of the words we speak. 

 This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on March 6th, 2022.

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What is enlightenment? How to get enlightened? It's not what you might think! In this video Louise explains how enlightenment is not an experience. Many spiritual seekers experience peak spiritual experiences, but these experiences come and then they go. True enlightenment is not any experience, but the moment to moment direct, experiential recognition of that which never comes or goes: the knowing of oneself as the eternal witnesser of the experiences. Louise offers a live guided meditation followed by Q&A on Zoom every Saturday and Sunday. Register here (by donation): https://www.louisekay.net/zoom.html Join Louise for 3 weeks of open meetings in Rishikesh, India: March 6th - 24th, 2024: https://www.louisekay.net/rishikesh20... Join Louise for the 7 Day 'Awaken to the Divine' retreat, Rishikesh, India: March 27th - April 3rd, 2024: https://www.louisekay.net/india2024.html Join Louise for the 7 day 'Stillness of Being' retreat, Bavaria, Germany: June 2nd - 9th, 2024: https://www.louisekay.net/germany2024... This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on January 21st, 2024. Get the full recording here: https://shop.louisekay.net/p/open-zoom-january-21st-2024/ Louise Kay holds group events and retreats online and around the world. For more details visit http://www.louisekay.net/

In this podcast Louise speaks about using the heart's longing for Truth as a gateway to deepening into Awareness, and the paradox of knowing oneself as God and simultaneously feeling a sense of human separation.

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In this recording Louise offers a guided meditation inviting you to open fully to the present moment.

Join Louise Kay for a weekly live guided meditation followed by Q&A on Zoom (by donation). Register here: https://www.louisekay.net/zoom.html 7 or 14 day 'Embodied Awareness' retreat, Bavaria, Germany: August 17 - 31, 2025: https://www.louisekay.net/germany2025... 9 day 'Embodied Awareness' retreat, Tiruvannamalai, India: January 31 - February 09, 2025: https://www.louisekay.net/india2025.html On the level of form we experience polarities: good / bad, happiness / sadness, calmness / turbulence etc. This is the very nature of the form reality and it's totally natural. Many people mistakenly believe that lasting inner peace will be known when they finally (one day in the imagined future) manage to control the form reality well enough in order to eradicate the negative 50%. This ludicrous notion gives rise to constant efforting in order to strategize and manipulate the external reality, along with mentally arguing with what is, which of course brings about stress and suffering. Often a point of frustration is reached, which can bring about a search for deeper meaning and connection to God, and ultimately the path of Truth. This is the direct, experiential knowing of the dimension which transcends the level of forms: the underlying formlessness out of which the forms arise. Access to this deeper, spiritual dimension means access to the ONLY (non-physical) place where lasting peace can actually be found. It can be accessed here, in this moment, by simply bringing your attention fully present into the NOW.

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 Louise invites you to enquire and reflect upon these important questions: 

 What do you want?  

Why do you want it? 

 Can external experiences ever bring you lasting fulfillment? 

What is the purpose of your life? 

Who are you beyond your physical body and your mind?

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Join Louise Kay for a weekly live guided meditation followed by Q&A on Zoom (by donation). Register here: https://www.louisekay.net/zoom.html 7 or 14 day 'Embodied Awareness' retreat, Bavaria, Germany: August 17 - 31, 2025: https://www.louisekay.net/germany2025...

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This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on February 6th, 2022.

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In this podcast Louise explains how we can use relationships for our spiritual growth and healing.

Join the live guided meditation followed by Q&A this Sunday: https://www.louisekay.net/zoom.html 7 Day Colorado Retreat: Deepening into the Heart of Being, Aug 12 - 19, 2013: https://www.louisekay.net/colorado202... 7 Day Spain Retreat: Discovering Inner Peace, Sep 30 - Oct 07, 2013: https://www.louisekay.net/spainretrea... Conditionings, memories, traumas and beliefs meld together to form a conceptual self identity. When reality is perceived through the filter of this conceptual 'me', a distorted reality is perceived and experienced, which affects how the perceiver reacts to life circumstances and relates to other people, largely creating suffering and chaos. By enquiring into who or what is aware of thoughts and the sense of the individual 'me' it becomes apparent that there is a deeper 'me' beyond any idea, experience or concept. This is pure consciousness. It never moves or changes and its very nature is peace. When reality is perceived from this perspective, problems and suffering fall away and external life effortlessly aligns with the harmonious, abundant nature of the True Self. Louise Kay holds group events and retreats online and around the world. For more details visit http://www.louisekay.net/

Louise speaks about living and embodying your Truth every single moment, no matter what.

This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on November 14th 2021.

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The nature of the world of forms is dualistic. Life is smooth sailing and then challenges arise. Emotions go high and then they go low. Life situations go up and then they go down. Happiness isn't found by becoming a master at manipulating and controlling the external realm of forms in order to maintain an impossible everlasting high.  

 True lasting happiness can only be found by discovering the formlessness which lies beyond the forms. The underlying alive presence of eternal beingness. You can access it right now in this moment by becoming still and resting your attention as that which is aware. 

That which is not an experience. That which never moves or changes. The only thing that is everlasting and constant; pure awareness.  

This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on February 19th, 2023.

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Louise speaks about how to deal with negative energies and how we can positively use the experience for spiritual practice and growth.

This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on November 7th 2021.

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Next time you experience what you would call a 'negative' emotion try this practice:  Take a moment to pause, notice your breath and bring all your attention fully present into this moment. Become aware of sense perceptions, such as sounds, smells etc, and then notice the thoughts that are appearing in your mind. Don't try to stop or change the thoughts but just for this moment don't give any interest in whatever they're saying. Let go of the idea that anything needs to be fixed right now.  

Then acknowledge the emotion that is present, and after acknowledging it take away its label. Notice that you didn't choose this experience, it is simply appearing by itself and let go of any personalization, resistance or attachment to the emotion. So you are simply observing it neutrally. You are the spacious, formless awareness in which the emotion is temporarily appearing. Let your attention rest as the untouched witness of the experience.  

From here slowly and gently bring your attention more deeply into the body and adopt an attitude of open curiosity. Ask questions like, 'where is this emotion felt in my body? What is the actual sensation that's there?' Allow your attention to gently open to, include and consciously feel the sensations. Even if it feels uncomfortable stay with it and remind your body that you're safe and everything is ok right now. If resistance is present, acknowledge and allow that too.   

If you notice that your attention gets pulled out of the body and back into streams of thought, the moment that you become aware of it simply notice and start the practice again. Don't beat yourself up about it if that happens, you're learning and this takes practice.  

This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on August 21st, 2022.

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Louise Kay holds group events and retreats online and around the world.  

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Join Louise Kay for a weekly live guided meditation followed by Q&A on Zoom (by donation). Register here: https://www.louisekay.net/zoom.html 7 day 'Embodied Awareness' retreat, California, USA: October 02 - 09, 2024: https://www.louisekay.net/usa2024.html 7 day online retreat, livestreamed from USA: October 02 - 09, 2024: https://www.louisekay.net/livestream-... 7 or 14 day 'Embodied Awareness' retreat, Bavaria, Germany: August 17 - 31, 2025: https://www.louisekay.net/germany2025...

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Very often what underlies addictive behaviors is unprocessed past emotion. In order to avoid feeling the pain of this trapped emotion, comfort is sought in experiences and substances. This coping mechanism can bring about a temporary sense of relief, but aside from not being a sustainable solution, it can have negative repercussions in many different areas of life, damaging health, relationships and ultimately keeping us from our natural state of happiness and well-being.  By becoming consciously aware of the body's experience when an addictive behavioral impulse arises, it is possible to gently open to the uncomfortable emotion and by staying present with it and feeling it from a position of non-identification, these emotions can release and integrate. As a result of this practice, many unhealthy behaviors and addictive patterns fall away, resulting in more harmony, peace and happiness in all areas of life. 

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Louise Kay holds group events and retreats online and around the world. 

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This is a clip from the open Zoom meeting on February 13th, 2022. 

 Louise Kay holds group events and retreats online and around the world. 

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This is a clip from Louise's 'meet the speakers' interview for the Integrated Awakening Conference.