Life Illuminated

Mindfulness and Meditation Instructor, Spiritual Life Coach Maggie Kelly shares how without mindfulness, we slowly die. How can that be? Sounds pretty dramatic, doesn't it?  Listen as she explains how mindfulness is the water for a dying plant - literally and figuratively.  Download and subscribe. Visit Maggie at www.satsanghouse.net

Maggie explores this idea of "spiritual materialism" where we mistakenly believe that Enlightenment is something we can obtain if we work hard enough, attend enough retreats, read enough spiritual texts or meditate for long enough.  But Awakening isn't a one shot deal; it's more of a slow and steady path. It's as if while on the path you receive a few sprinkles of awakening here and there as you g...

Join Certified Meditation Instructor and Life Coach Maggie Kelly as she walks you through how we allow our thoughts to drive the show. We believe everything we think without little question as to whether or not it is real or even true.  You'll be left with tips on what to do with your endless internal dialog.  Rate, review and subscribe. Visit www.satsanghouse.net  for more details and information...

Professor/Author/Speaker Dr. Betty Kovacs shares Western culture's lost spiritual history of altered states of consciousness and what that means for us today. In this insightful and thought-provoking chat with spiritual teacher and mentor Maggie Kelly, Dr. Kovacs explores what it means to synchronize your heart with the core of creation. Contact Dr. Betty Kovacs at www.kamlak.com . Subscribe, rate...

Join Spiritual Teacher and Life Coach Maggie Kelly as she offers her commentary on one of the oldest Buddhist teachings; the Fourth Mindfulness Training. Start to grapple with this idea of deep listening and compassionate speech as your path to liberation.  Please feel free to connect with Maggie at maggie@maggiekelly.com .  Download, subscribe and rate this podcast and join us each week for a new...

Join Renee Jones, as she discusses the decades spent on yo-yo diets trying to find ways to curb her emotional eating. Renee's mission is to help others who struggle with their weight, who look to food for stress relief and to soothe themselves. Her motto is" When we face our stuff, we no longer need to stuff our faces". Subscribe to the Life Illuminated podcast. Visit Maggie Kelly at www.satsangho...

Join Life, Business and Spiritual Coach, Meditation teacher and spiritual mentor Maggie Kelly as she gives us a little Dharma Talk on how to recognize the old habitual patterns of behavior and limiting beliefs that might be the residual we need to "brush off" in an effort to reconnect with our inner spark.  Join us and walk away with a few new practices to catch yourself before going down the rabb...

This episode is a little different in that it is a rebroadcast of an interview conducted by Alexandra Babayan, LAc and Maggie Kelly for Alexandra's "Transformational Healing Summit."  Alexandra is a licensed acupuncturist, medical herbalist, qigong instructor, and lifestyle coach. She loves treating all patients with a focus on digestive disorders, mental-emotional health, and women's health. Her ...

Settle in to this in-depth conversation with Maggie Kelly. In a little role-reversal, Hypnotherapist and host of the "Power of Your Mind" podcast Victoria Gallagher interviews Life, Business, Meditation and Spiritual Coach Maggie Kelly. Join us as Maggie guides us toward the practice of meditation and "returning to your Self". Visit Maggie at www.maggiekelly.com  and sign up for a complimentary co...

Corporate life coach Kim Ades shares her "Frame of Mind Coaching" methodology for helping clients identify their blindspots, change their mindset and yield extraordinary results. Kim helps her clients connect to their own emotional resilience to help them navigate these difficult times.  Join host Maggie Kelly for a thought-provoking chat with Kim Ades.  Rate, Review, Subscribe. You can find Maggi...

Former monk, Pandit Dasa is a Mindful Leadership Expert, author and motivational keynote speaker. His inspirational speeches aim to create a more mindful workplace culture which increases productivity and improves retention. He emphasizes the importance of leading without ego and highlights the importance of cultivating self-awareness and personal growth and development. His story is chronicled in...

George Tsiattalos, author of One with Life: Insights into Spiritual Enlightenment joins Spiritual Life Coach, Meditation Instructor and mentor Maggie Kelly for an insightful dialog about what it means to awaken.  Reach George at: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorGeorgeTsiattalos/ Contact Maggie Kelly at www.maggiekelly.com Please rate, review and subscribe to the Life Illuminated podcast.     

Join Maggie Kelly as she hosts Christiane Michelberger, former physician and psychoanalyst as they discuss the path the awakening.  Christiane is a mentor, or as she puts it, Travel Guide, to those dedicated to awakening using the Buddhist Ten Fetters assumptions as her guide. Christiane won't teach you anything or give you anything. Instead, she prefers to keep you in an inquiry into your own spi...

Along the spiritual path you may encounter times when you aren't feeling like you're on solid ground. You might feel like the ground beneath your feet has given way. Join Spiritual Mentor and Contemplative Life Coach Maggie Kelly as she provides you with reassurance that Freaking Out is GOOD News on your spiritual journey.  Subscribe, download and rate. Visit Maggie at www.maggiekelly.com  or www....

Did you know our brains take in more than three times the amount of negative input than positive? This bias then becomes part of our internal narrative so much so that we have difficulty accepting the positive in either our interactions, relationships or conversations. Tune in to gather some insight into how you can practice challenging your negativity bias.  Subscribe, rate and review the Life Il...

Join Contemplative Psychotherapist, Meditation and Spiritual Mentor and founder of Satsang House Meditation and Spiritual Center Maggie Kelly as she imparts beautiful guidance on how to survive the disruption and upheaval of the Coronavirus. How can we stay centered with a healthy dose of concern versus panic over our current state? NOTE:  All in-person classes, coaching sessions and meditation se...

In this episode, Spiritual and Meditation Teacher and Life Coach Maggie Kelly asks a fundamental question: Why do we check out of our lives? What are your ways of checking out? Talking? Eating, scrolling, gambling, binge-watching TV?  Every experience we ever have in our lives only happens once. If we aren't there to experience it, it's as if it never happened. Tune in for Maggie's insight and a p...

Pain is the final pathway, the body screaming that something has gone terribly wrong. Dr. Gurpreet Padda and his team treat at the intersection of the pain epidemic, opioid epidemic, and the diabetes epidemic. Tune in for an informative conversation between Maggie Kelly and  Dr. Gurpreet Padda as he discusses these interrelated pathologies and the clinical manifestations of systemic meta inflammat...

Under undue stress? Want to get off the proverbial treadmill of your chaotic life but can't find time for a vacation? Take a trip into the silence every day from the comfort of your own home! Join Spiritual and Meditation Teacher and Life Coach Maggie Kelly in a discussion of how incorporating this ancient practice into your daily life will settle your physiology and quiet your stress response all...

Wouldn't it be nice to touch that space in between all o your noisy thoughts? Join Spiritual and Meditation Teacher and Life Coach Maggie Kelly as she discusses how meditation can help you quiet your internal dialog. Why meditate?    Please download, subscribe and rate our broadcast. Visit www.satsanghouse.com  or find Maggie at www.maggiekelly.com.

Join Spiritual and Meditation Teacher and life coach Maggie Kelly as she gives you a sense of what the expression "Loving-kindness" actually means. In the ancient language of Sanskrit, loving-kindness is called "Metta." Literally, is means that we will accept ourselves warts and all with self-compassion and understanding. Listen in for a more meaty understanding.  Subscribe, rate and download this...

Join Spiritual Mentor and Life Coach Maggie Kelly as she engages on an inspiring interview with Jeff Gargas. Jeff Gargas is the COO and co-founder of the Teach Better Team (Creators of www.teachbetter.com, The Grid Method, and Teach Further) and co-author of the book, "Teach  Better." He works with educators to increase student engagement and improve student success. He also offers 1-on-1 coaching...

Stéphane Grenier shares his vision to ensuring that there no longer be barriers to mental health in this beautiful interview with Spiritual Teacher Maggie Kelly. In his autobiography, After the War: Surviving PTSD and Changing Mental Health Culture , Stéphane tells his story from the day he landed in the midst of the Rwandan genocide, through his journey of changing mental health culture in the Ca...

Join Spiritual Teacher Maggie Kelly as she chats with Tom Corner for a conversation about how anger and rage woke him up to himself. Tom discusses ways in which we can tame the "mosh pit " of our minds, break away the layers of uncovered unconscious beliefs and hold the focus of our awakening.  Please rate, review and subscribe to the Life Illuminated podcast. Contact Maggie Kelly through maggie@s...

Join Maggie Kelly as she chats with Gin Carter, yoga and meditation teacher. Gin is also the co-founder of the Humanization Project, an organization devoted to humanizing our nation's prison population and creating compassion and understanding.  Please subscribe and rate this podcast and feel free to connect with Maggie Kelly, Spiritual Life Coach and Meditation teacher at www.satsanghouse.net