Virtual Pause

February 6, 2023 When I am dealing with a situation where I feel out of control, neglected, or taken advantage of, I find myself bubbling up with anger and ready to fight. Often my way of expressing myself, whether in my head or through words or actions, is not aligned with my values, and tends to make the situation worse. In this pause, we will allow ourselves to feel what comes up in our body wh...

Have you ever had a moment that some would call a peak experience? Where you feel whole and complete and content and like your soul is singing? Today we will talk about bringing these peak experiences down to the ordinary aspects of our lives - practicing getting out of our heads and being alive.

January 23, 2023 Sometimes the fog blocks are literal view of the landscape that we are in, and sometimes our own mental fog of trying to control and fix everything blocks our view as well. We are and have everything we need at this very moment – we just have to relax into it. In this episode we will learn to relax into the openness in us that is already there. Listening portion: Oh do you have ti...

January 9, 2023 Using our talents, gifts and skills for our own achievement and contribution to the world is obviously a great goal. Yet when we end up building our lives on these things, protecting them at all costs, and they become our identity, they act as barnacles on the bottom of our boats, keeping us from moving in the world with humility and freedom. Today we will spend time being grateful...

December 19, 2022 Today’s episode is a simple visualization to help us get out of the chaos and fill the void in our lives. www.angiewinn.com for book, resources, events, and more.

December 12, 2022 Often I am grasping, trying to find my way, trying to find my purpose in life, or where to live it out. I am discontent and looking outside of myself for the answers. Of course, this creates chaos in my surroundings and in myself. Yet when I have seen God move significantly in my life, giving me a purpose and a place to live it out, it has been not from a place of me searching fo...

December 5, 2022 Advent is always a conundrum to me – there seems to be a stark contradiction between what is – in me, in others, in the world - and what we are supposed and intended to be. Today we will allow the light to come in so we can see. We will look at ourselves, others, and the world through the lens of what is and what could be. We will let go of one thing that is holding back our light...

November 28, 2022 There are beautiful joys during the holiday season and intense stressors. Busyness, noise, and crowds can create some of the chaos during these times, and so can spending time with people that we love who are going through their own struggles. In this episode, will practice a simple way to clear our tents of the burdens that we allow others’ to bring into our tents, freeing us up...

November 21, 2022 I was stuck in a loop of chaos for so long, and no amount of knowledge I acquired created the shift I needed to live a life where I experienced stability. It was finally when I dedicated myself to meditation – the practice of quieting the mind – that I was able to release my inordinate attachments and feel a sense of transformation. Today we will do what we do in our pauses, and...

Sometimes it is very difficult to quiet our minds enough to know what it is we truly need. In this episode, we will go through a pause process that integrates centering prayer, and then I will lead us through an energy balancing meditation at the end.

November 7, 2022 We may find ourselves in situations where it is not safe to speak or express our emotions. What do we do with that? If we don’t find a time to make room for ourselves so we can dig in deeper, then we will stuff our emotions down, which leads to many things, including apathy, doubt of who we are, and the worse – creating situations where we oppress another. In this episode, we will...

October 31, 2022 Why do we need to experience some silence in our lives? Because our talents, our brains, and the world cannot determine who we are, solve all of our problems, and provide us a sense of wholeness and rest. We need to stop the compulsions of our false self and allow ourselves to be in silence for our true self, our inner diamond light, to be seen and validated by our creator. Today...

October 3, 2022 Too much! Do you ever feel like a sponge that can no longer take on any more water? You are at full capacity? We take on burdens of the world, of ourselves, of others. We are worried about today and tomorrow and have a pile of tasks and unmet expectations knocking at our door. In this episode we will try and squeeze out all of these burdens, worries, judgements, and expectations so...

September 26, 2022 When things get messy, I want to intervene and make it better. Truthfully, I want to try to control the situation so I get my expected outcome. Yet when I can’t intervene, especially if it is a situation that someone else is going through, then my default is to just sit by the wayside, worrying, or trying to avoid the suffering it is causing by watching Netflix or utilizing some...

Life is frenetic. There is a lot of noise out there in our world and in our internal beings. Analyzing things cognitively, problem solving the chaos away doesn’t always work. Sometimes we just need to pause. Sometimes we just need to see where we are on the continuum of chaos and stability, and just pause. Our Listening Portion today: Be still and know that I am God be still and know that I am be...

August 29, 2022 I almost didn’t do my own pause this morning because it didn’t feel productive. I have been running so fast lately and I have so many things to do. But I forced myself. And then when I did pause, I kept resisting the temptation to get up and send an email or add something to do my to do list. Pausing is hard. Yet if we want to live a life of integration, intention, and impact, we h...

August 22, 2022 Dropping off a child at his or her new chapter in life is brutal. We just dropped off our oldest son for his second year in college, and it still left a feeling of a gaping hole in my body. We try to distract ourselves or stuff down our feelings, but invariably they show up at the worst times – like the chicken aisle at the grocery store. Breath is the only thing that can pour into...

August 15, 2022 There are times when you get hit out of nowhere with criticism that knocks you off your kilter. I call these “two by fours.” When we expect to get hit with criticism from a person, we immediately put ourselves in a defensive, flight or fight stance. Today we will look at an alternative way – one that brings stability to our bodies and open ness and presence to our entire being. We...

August 8, 2022 My 19-year old son and I hiked Angel’s Landing in Utah a few weeks ago. It is a narrow path with cliffs that plunge 1400 feet down on each side. When we started, my body said no way. I was completely fragmented, and physically felt anxiety rise up in me. When we are in high-stress situations, often times we keep pushing through it, ignoring the signals our bodies are trying to send...

Episode 59: Active Resistance August 1, 2022 When we are resting in our true selves, we are whole, integrated, and feel a sense of peace. Yet there are many distractions that constantly beckon us to engage – and they get us out of this place of rest. We cannot simply desire to be our true selves, we have to actively resist what competes for our attention. This could be our need for perfection, our...

July 11, 2022 We find ourselves in situations and relationships where we suddenly are surprised by our reactions. They seem incongruent to who we really are. We may become silent, withdrawn, lash out, promise something we know we don’t want to do or simply cannot do, or justify our response by blaming others. We become chaos. This is in great contrast to how we feel and respond in the world when w...

June 27, 2022 With all that is going on in the world, we may feel either compelled to do something, or we feel compelled to escape and hide, leaning on our distractions to stop the discontent we feel welling up inside of us. Before we act, re-act, or hide, we need to pause. We need to pause because we need to connect ourselves to our true self, and to God, the divine, the universe. In this episode...

June 13, 2022 Why do you pause? Why do you take this moment and stop, so that you can tend to your body, mind, heart, and spirit? I know for me, although it brings peace and groundedness to my moment of chaos, it also has become the way I can help put my ego in the back seat everyday. And when I do that, I can actually see, discern, move and love in a way that does not expect anything in return. I...

June 6, 2022 There is so much despair and hopelessness right now in our world. I know for me, it makes me either feel paralyzed – unable to move to do anything to help because I can’t see how my little self can actually be helpful – or it makes me want to grasp at finding a purpose and a path for me to help change the world – which causes swirls of dust in the midst of my own chaos, and doesn’t en...

5/23/2022 Rest is a big buzz word these days. But resting is hard. Relaxation, on the other hand, is easy. But I find relaxation, although helpful at times, to simply be a momentary break, and sometimes just a way for me to avoid the restlessness inside of me. Today we will try to get to real rest - which is where our worthiness lies - by letting go of the things that we relentlessly pursue to giv...