REALITY CHECK

Discover your divine purpose, heal your soul, and awaken to your highest calling.

Join Zachary Phillips on a journey towards living a more examined life with talks delving into the nature of reality, the search for meaning and the pursuit of happiness.

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A Gentle Return To Self - Guided Meditation

In today’s session I share with you a guided meditation that weaves together mindfulness, breathwork, healing visualization, and mantra, inviting you to soften, slow down, and reconnect to the self and the moment.

You can follow each cue or simply sit and listen. This space is here for you. Let the words, breath, and stillness meet you as you are.

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Eliminate Excess Suffering By Identifying 'The Second Arrow' | Ep 239

Life will shoot us with the first arrow - these are real injuries, setbacks, losses and pain.

But the greater cause of our suffering comes form ‘the second arrow’ - the fear, anxieties, ruminations, and other internal mechanisations that we dwell upon.

In this episode I discuss the concept of the second arrow, as well as how we can use it to eliminate significant amounts of excess (and useless) suffering.

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A Revolutionary Reframe Of Your Gratitude Practice - Guided Meditation | Ep 238

In this session I share a guided meditation that I shared on the Insight Timer app.

What if you were to give thanks in advance for the wonderful things that were going to happen? - And what if you used that question to reframe your gratitude practice into the future? In this session we contemplate this concept and suggest how it could be adapted to reduce anxiety and increase positivity and presence, both now and into the future.

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An Invitation Into The Peace Of The Present Moment - Guided Meditation | Ep 237

In this session I share a guided meditation that I shared on the Insight Timer app.

This track is an invitation to explore the beauty of the present moment.

To stop the rush and to settle into the now. It begins with a discussion of the benefits of finding opportunities to meditate through out the day and then goes into a mindful story.

Join me on a journey towards the peace of the present moment and embrace the beauty that is all around us.

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Hunting My Own Shadow - A Story Of Transformation | Ep 236

This is the story of a dark night of the soul, of traversing the depths of despair, and of rebirth.

It is the story of transformation from a shadow version of myself into my embodied fullness.

It is the story of reintegration with my body after years of trauma, and of letting go of old wounds and identities that no longer serve me.

It is a story of reframing my inner world, from victim hood into strength.

It is a story of how I am now hunting my own shadow.

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Is Enlightenment Possible? | Ep 235

Every Christmas season I talk on this topic, because every Christmas season I am reminded of just how overwhelming, panic inducing and confusing it all can be.

Thankfully I am learning from the past and have realised the need for intervention, prevention, and pre-emptive attention to self-care and preparation to stay sane over the next few months.

So with that said I want to share with you the following podcast and blog post. If you, or someone you know is neurodivergent, you will get a lot from this one….

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