Love is the power podcast

Is it time yet? To love and trust yourself no matter what? This episode begins with a short guided meditation from Tom and ends with a sweet exploration on love. Whether you're in a romantic relationship or not, could it be that love happens all by itself? And that you don't need a partner to be at peace right now? Until love is satisfied by Caroline Corcoran |  Awakening by Jimmy Stofer 

Could it be that the only thing we know for sure is our direct experience and the rest is just a theory? Our direct experience is what helps us answer question one and two of The Work: "Is it true?" and "Can you absolutely know it's true?" In this episode, we look at identification, concept, and the meanings we put onto our personal experience that move us away from directly experiencing what is t...

"I don't ever want to experience physical pain, the body becoming unattractive, or the death of myself and loved ones." … Can you relate? This week's group meditation takes an interactive look at the saying, "what you resist persists." Or as Tom puts it, what it's like to live life with the soundtrack "I'm not open to that" playing in the background. When we hold onto this position, we're actually...

There are endless sayings and quotes that speak to the power of acceptance. But what about when it comes to the things that we don't want in this world?  To the mind, total acceptance gets all too close to condoning. And most of us are completely clear that we don't condone things like discrimination, poverty, or violence. How can we utterly allow and welcome all things as they are? Is the utter a...

When we believe we can do wrong, living by a set of rules not only makes sense, but is critical to our well-being and safety. We accept the limits to our freedom that the rules impose and rarely stop to question whether we need the rules or not. This week's group meditation investigates one of the most convincing arguments for adhering to rules: You're a "you" who can do wrong.   Until love is sat...

Byron Katie has been known to describe herself as "no one going nowhere doing nothing." In this episode, we get a taste of what she may have meant. Do we really need "you" and "I" in this moment? Join us for a letting go of identity and a possible alien encounter. You just never know where you're going, and perhaps you don't need to hold onto anything to enjoy the ride.  Until love is satisfied by...

In the midst of perceived chaos, the mind employs strategies to regain a sense of control. But did it ever have control to begin with? By meditating on "I don't know" and "there is nothing to do," we can see that "having room for everything" is not a state we achieve but a description of who we are. When we stop participating in violence as a strategy for peace, we join in the symphony of life and...

Is it possible to be kicked out of love? Tom proposes that being 'kicked out' is a fear that most people have: It's anticipating the loss of support or believing that we are unloveable. What do you hide away or hold onto - for fear of being found out and kicked out? Join us for two powerful investigations into this story and the experience of who we are without it.  Until love is satisfied by Caro...

Happy New Year! What would you like to experience this coming year? And what are you ready to be "done with?" In this episode, Tom supports group participants to get in touch their hearts' desires and to call the mind's bluff on everything it says is "in the way." We invite you to bring your own pen and paper and follow along for this simple yet impactful guided meditation.  Until love is satisfie...

The Work can be applied to our most extreme hurts or to simple daily stressors. Through the steps of inquiry, we can begin to see the profound truths of life hidden beneath painful stories. Join us as Tom unravels two common beliefs: “There's not enough time" and "I need to know." Could it be we never need to know anything before we know it and we've always been enough just the way we are? Until l...

Could it be that approval is a stressful game we learn to play early in life? Who would you be and how would you live without the need to please? In this episode, Tom supports a meditation participant to explore her fears around disapproval and invites us all to experiment with being "done" with the approval/disapproval game.                        

What do the mystics mean when they say, "Life is but a dream?" Or as Byron Katie puts it, "Life is your perception of it?" Could it be that we've been habituated to see the outer world as 'more real' than that which is perceiving it? And that the realest thing around is the being-ness that we are? Join us for an experiential investigation into the is-ness of all things—the kindness of the intellig...

The Work helps us identify what we're believing, question it, and see who we are with and without the story. This can be helpful because some beliefs are so familiar that they run completely unnoticed. This week, we use the power of self-inquiry to take a closer look at the widely-held stressful story of 'winning and losing.'  Until love is satisfied by Caroline Corcoran |  Awakening by Jimmy Stof...

One of the major benefits of The Work is the recognition that our thinking - and not the situation itself - causes us stress. From here, we can begin to practice what Tom calls being “not interested,” allowing stressful stories to fall away as we experience who and what we are without them. Join us for an active investigation into the commonly held stressful story that it’s possible to let ourselv...

Until love is satisfied by Caroline Corcoran | Awakening by Jimmy Stofer

Until love is satisfied by Caroline Corcoran | Awakening by Jimmy Stofer Veronica, this month's 1:1 session winner, works with a relatable fear: being rejected in romantic relationship. With Tom's support, she explores some of the underlying meanings being put on the possibility that "he might not feel the same way I do." By identifying a painful decision made long ago and exploring being "not int...

Until Love is satisfied by Caroline Corcoran | Awakening by Jimmy Stofer In this week's episode, our meditation group investigates a few stories that get in the way of trusting the Love that we are. We look at cause and effect, the impact of "me", and the conditioning that dissuades us from trusting our actual experience. Could it be that everything we need to know is here now? And that love is ul...

Until love is satisfied by Caroline Corcoran | Awakening by Jimmy Stofer

We are excited to announce a couples-only weekend immersion, facilitated by Tom Compton, into the principles of The Work of Byron Katie. This retreat is ideal for beginners as well as more advanced practitioners of The Work and is intended to support couples with the everyday learning-and-growing opportunities that partnership provides. Please visit theworkwithtom.com or carolinecorcoran.org/works...

Until love is satisfied by Caroline Corcoran | Awakening by Jimmy Stofer In this episode, we get into the commonly held belief 'it matters what people think of me.' Tom shares a few key moments from his personal journey with this stressful story, and Caroline and Dorry unpack closed hearts and unhelpful decisions made long ago. Could it be that we all have the right to be? And that when we have th...

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Until love is satisfied by Caroline Corcoran |  Awakening by Jimmy Stofer Could it be there's no "right" way to be with money? In this episode, Dorry shares some stressful stories around not using money in a "smart" way—in a way that promises a safe and secure future. Tom points to how "smart" or "not smart" might be irrelevant and invites us to consciously open up to not knowing how it’s all goin...

 Until Love is satisfied by Caroline Corcoran | Awakening by Jimmy Stofer Being a human is serious business. Can you absolutely know this is true? Tom invites us to examine our ability to interpret each moment, specifically when it comes to things being serious. Join us in letting in "don't know for sure" and opening up to the uninterpreted moment—where love arises.

As Tom likes to say, once you've been doing The Work for a bit, you start to notice that there are no 'big' or 'small' stressful stories. Even the most insignificant moment can be charged with the most painful meaning. Rare is it, however, that you have the opportunity to do inquiry with the person you're projecting onto! Join us, as Dorry and Caroline share an old favorite, 'you don't like me,' r...

Could it be that my will and God's will are the same? And that no effort is required for that will to unfold? Join us as we call the mind's bluff, experiment with letting go of holding on for dear life, and open up to being—one being, one body. Another exquisite group meditation recording with a few magical surprises along the way.  Until love is satisfied by Caroline Corcoran | Violin by David Ba...