Join Zachary Phillips on an odyssey into his mind as he shares his lived experience with mental illness, the recovery process, and pursuit of happiness through authentic vulnerable expression.
Yesterday, a friend asked me how to meditate, that talk inspired this episode. Here is my guidance for absolute beginners:
1: sit comfortably (no pain or sleepiness)
2: set a timer for 5 minutes
3: pick a meditation object (breath, vision, sound)
4: when you notice a wandering kind, bring it back to focus. A successful session is one that you complete, ideally every day!
The moment we label something, it is limited. The label isn’t the truth, it is a representation of, it’s a finger pointing to the moon, it is a suggestion of possibility that always falls short of reality.
Read MoreLife 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.
Read MoreLast night I woke enraged. At the world. At my family. At my job. At myself. I was lying in bed in a state of utter tension; with a headache, racing heart, and complete emotional overwhelm.
Read MoreToday I share the audio from my live talk on the Insight Timer app, titled "Stop Quitting On Yourself", inspired by my 10 day course - “Discover Your Divine Purpose”…
Read MoreIt feels like the world is in utter chaos right now. War, pandemic, scandals, corruption, and hypocrisy are rampant. We have more information than we need, and little ability to impact anything.
In this episode I discuss my response to recent events, highlighting how I am attempting to stay sane during it all.
Read MoreWe have a tendency to believe that happiness will come ‘when we make it’ or ‘when we accomplish the goal’. In this way we delay our happiness to some future state.
The problem is that we live the majority of life in the pursuit, and when we finally do arrive, our happiness is short lived.
Thus we risk living a life where we are delaying our happiness, and never actually enjoying it, or the present moment.
But the good news is that once we recognise this process, we can start mindfully appreciating the present moment and enjoying the journey as well as the destination.
There is nothing in life that doesn’t change.
Consider your body, your goals, your life. It is always changing and will always change.
In this talk, I break down how mindfulness helps us to accept change and embrace it by living in the moment.
By seeing reality as it is, for what it is, we can find peace.
Read MorePositive daily habits are the key to personal development and growth.
Start slow and let life open up to accommodate the new habit. One minute a day is infinitely better than none - and the change will not come as a shock.
Your mind, body, and life will accommodate to your new habit and it will stick.
Read MoreLive morning mindfulness sessions, 6:40am AEST on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/zacpphillips/
Program:
06:40 - Welcome + short talk
06:50 - 5 minutes of mindfulness meditation
06:55 - QnA + Closing gratitude
I would love to see you there!
Introducing my 10 meditation course on insight timer ‘Your Mindfulness Toolbox For Daily Living’.
In this course you will learn a collection of traditional and novel practices, techniques, concepts and strategies to attain mindfulness, and take the benefits of clarity, calm and control off the meditation mat and into every day life.
Read MoreMindfulness Meditation is the act of purposefully paying non-judgmental attention to the present moment.
To begin meditation, focus on the sensations of your breath. When you notice that you are distracted, gently return your focus back to the breath. Sounds simple enough, however, the beginning meditator quickly runs up against a plethora of questions, concerns and insights.
This talk aims to inform and empower all who wish to start a successful mindful meditation practice.
Read MoreActive self-care is vital to maintain functionality. Last week was a struggle for me, so I decided to take some action.
Read MoreLucid dreaming involves becoming aware that you are dreaming and then taking control of the dream.
I use it as a form of wish fulfilment, exploration and inner therapy.
In this episode I discuss how to get and stay lucid and dive deep on why you should give it a try.
Worried about the Coronavirus? Meditation will help.
Unchecked fear can make us irrational, take away our functionality and impair our judgement. This impact is compounded when those around us are just as afraid as we are.
Fear has a way of spreading.
The panic buying of toilet paper, preserved goods and medications, as well as the absolute desolation of global share markets in response to the Coronavirus is telling.
We are afraid, and rightly so. But do we need to be this afraid to remain safe? I doubt it.
In this course you will learn five different meditations that will help you to reduce the severity and duration of intrusive thoughts. You will learn how to manage the (natural) fear that arises, as well as learn to put the information about the pandemic into an appropriate context for your life.
These skills will help you to maintain a sense of normality in a world that feels increasingly confusing and scary.
We are often our own worst critics. Mental illness or a traumatic past can make loving who we are feel seemingly impossible.
But there is a way to change that. To be kinder and more loving to ourselves.
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Slow breathing relaxes the body which in turn relaxes the mind.
Being told to take ‘a slow deep breath’ is so cliche that it is often not even attempted. This is a shame, because it really does work …
Meditation is a mental health must for me - I do it daily.
In this episode I share ‘Meditate’ Chapter: 1.9 of How To Get Your Sh!t Together, as well as introduce you to my new Mindfulness Meditation Skill Share Course
The following five things have done wonders for my mental health - they have become daily musts. In this episode I discuss why they have made such a massive difference in my life, and why you should try them for yourself.
Read MoreZachary talks about his day off from life, spent in solitude meditating. No social media, communication, reading, writing or eating; just observing the mind.
"I noticed that my mind would throw up strong urges and emotions. I started to act on them before I realized that I was doing so. This led me to wonder (in normal waking life) how much do my emotions, thoughts and feelings control me? I always presumed that I lead them, but I think I am drastically wrong about that."
This is shadow work with a twist.
- Featuring -
12 exclusive guided audio tracts, introspective contemplations, expansion challenges, & email coaching.
Read more about the course here.
