Transformational Meditation Podcast

Love Your Love Muscle - Negativity in Social Media

Why are we so quick to criticize others online? In this episode of Love Your Love Muscle, Seb and life coach Erin Herlihy explore negativity in social media and everyday life. We look at why people sometimes feel the need to drag others down, especially when someone has invested time and effort into creating something or helping others. We discuss social comparison, status, online behavior, criticism and what research can tell us about why negativity spreads. More importantly, we explore how we can respond without allowing other people's negativity to stop us from creating, sharing and doing what matters to us. Connect with Erin and learn more about her coaching through Raising Sevak: https://www.raisingsevakwitherinherlihy.com Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TMGmeditations Follow Seb on Vero True Social: https://vero.co/seb_tmg Follow Seb on Mastodon: https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/@seb_tmg Join the conversation on Telegram: https://t.me/TMGCommunity

Love Your Love Muscle - A Moment of Stillness in France

This is a special bonus episode of Love Your Love Muscle. Rather than a guided meditation, this episode invites you to settle into your own practice while enjoying the natural soundscape of a peaceful park near Beaune, France. The recording intentionally preserves the full dynamic range of the environment. Some moments are very quiet, while others include louder natural sounds. Please do not increase your volume during the quieter sections, as louder sounds may follow naturally. Simply find a comfortable place, let the soundscape become part of your meditation, and enjoy a few moments of stillness. This podcast is presented in standard stereo. Patreon members can also download an immersive spatial version designed for XR glasses, allowing you to experience the surroundings in a more lifelike way. Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TMGmeditations?fan_landing=true Follow Seb on Vero True Social: https://vero.co/seb_tmg Follow Seb on Mastodon: https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/@seb_tmg Join the conversation on Telegram: https://t.me/TMGCommunity

Love Your Love Muscle - Caring Without Carrying Everything

In this episode of Love Your Love Muscle, Christina from Way to Yourself returns for a conversation about one of today's biggest challenges: caring without becoming overwhelmed. Together, we explore how constant news, social media, and global events affect our nervous system and attention. The discussion begins with a short self-regulation practice before moving into practical ways to stay compassionate, present, and resilient without disconnecting from the world. A thoughtful conversation about attention, emotional balance, and finding a healthier way to care. For those interested in joining Christina's Sunday sessions on Zoom here is the link: https://us05web.zoom.us/j/89010334631?pwd=0ToDKdxgXFLSpFZrwltnYOmOGsF6Ms.1 The sessions are at 8pm CET. Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TMGmeditations?fan_landing=true Follow Seb on Vero True Social: https://vero.co/seb_tmg Follow Seb on Mastodon: https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/@seb_tmg Join the conversation on Telegram: https://t.me/TMGCommunity

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Love Your Love Muscle - Choosing Joy

In this episode of Love Your Love Muscle, we explore how to rediscover joy in uncertain times. Surrounded by the quiet beauty of a Norwegian summer landscape, this guided meditation invites you to shift your attention from everything you cannot control to what is available right now. Through heart-focused breathing, gratitude, and appreciation, you'll practice choosing the state of being you want to bring into your day. A calming meditation about living in the present, cultivating resilience, and remembering that while we can't always change the world, we can change how we meet it. Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TMGmeditations Follow Seb on Vero True Social: https://vero.co/seb_tmg Follow Seb on Mastodon: https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/@seb_tmg Join the conversation on Telegram: https://t.me/TMGCommunity

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Love Your Love Muscle - The Art of Simply Being

In this episode of Love Your Love Muscle, we explore the simple practice of staying present. Set in a quiet forest filled with birds and the sound of wind moving through the trees, the meditation begins by using the breath as an anchor. From there, you are invited to notice your surroundings, thoughts, and feelings without needing to follow or change them. When the mind wanders, simply notice where it went and return to the breath. The session concludes by bringing awareness to the heart and cultivating a feeling of gratitude. A meditation for practicing presence, observing your inner world, and creating a little more space between you and your thoughts. Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TMGmeditations Follow Seb on Vero True Social: https://vero.co/seb_tmg Follow Seb on Mastodon: https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/@seb_tmg Join the conversation on Telegram: https://t.me/TMGCommunity

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Love Your Love Muscle - Changing Your Inner Weather

In this episode of Love Your Love Muscle, we use a simple nature meditation to explore how our inner state shapes our experience of the world. Beginning with calm breathing and self-regulation, the session guides you into heart-focused breathing and the practice of appreciation, compassion, and gratitude. As the rain begins to fall, it becomes part of the meditation—a reminder that when we change our perspective, the world around us can change too. The meditation concludes with a gentle visualization of breathing in fresh, renewing energy and breathing out what no longer serves you. Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TMGmeditations Follow Seb on Vero True Social: https://vero.co/seb_tmg Follow Seb on Mastodon: https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/@seb_tmg Join the conversation on Telegram: https://t.me/TMGCommunity

Love Your Love Muscle - The Observer’s Heart

In this episode of Love Your Love Muscle, we explore a simple heart-focused meditation in nature. Using the sounds of the sea, the landscape, and even a passing boat, the session invites you to expand your awareness beyond yourself and notice how you relate to what is happening around you. Rather than judging or analyzing your experience, the focus is on observing. What do you notice? What changes when you simply allow thoughts, feelings, sounds, and sensations to be present? A gentle session about awareness, perspective, and reconnecting with the world around you through the heart. Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TMGmeditations Follow Seb on Vero True Social: https://vero.co/seb_tmg Follow Seb on Mastodon: https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/@seb_tmg Join the conversation on Telegram: https://t.me/TMGCommunity

Love Your Love Muscle - The Stories We Live By

How do we form our view of reality? In this episode of Love Your Love Muscle, we explore how our thoughts, experiences, beliefs, and assumptions shape the way we interpret the world around us. Two people can witness the same event and come away with completely different conclusions. Through mindfulness and self-awareness, we can begin to notice the stories we tell ourselves and how those stories influence our relationships, emotions, and decisions. A reflective talk about perception, perspective, and seeing beyond our habitual viewpoints. Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TMGmeditations Follow Seb on Vero True Social: https://vero.co/seb_tmg Follow Seb on Mastodon: https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/@seb_tmg Join the conversation on Telegram: https://t.me/TMGCommunity

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Love Your Love Muscle - Relationships and Technology

In this episode of Love Your Love Muscle, Christina from Way to Yourself returns for a grounded conversation about love, relationships, emotional awareness, technology, and staying connected to yourself while connecting with others. Together, we explore how mindfulness, breathing, and attention influence the way we relate to people, and why real connection begins with understanding yourself first. A calm and practical conversation about relationships, presence, and the small shifts that help us listen more clearly to ourselves and each other. Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TMGmeditations Follow Seb on Vero True Social: https://vero.co/seb_tmg Follow Seb on Mastodon: https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/@seb_tmg Join the conversation on Telegram: https://t.me/TMGCommunity

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Love Your Love Muscle - Knowing Yourself: The Foundation of Self-Love

This episode explores a simple idea: you can’t truly love yourself if you don’t know yourself. Through calm reflection, the session points to the difference between ideas about who you are and direct experience of yourself. From there, something changes. Self-love becomes less about doing, and more about understanding. Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TMGmeditations Follow Seb on Vero True Social: https://vero.co/seb_tmg Follow Seb on Mastodon: https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/@seb_tmg Join the conversation on Telegram: https://t.me/TMGCommunity

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Love Your Love Muscle - Becoming Alive

In this episode of Love Your Love Muscle, we delve into the concept of presence and how it unveils the natural flow of life. Filmed in a spring landscape, this session employs a simple yet powerful metaphor: thoughts as passing boats on the water. Instead of attempting to silence the mind, you learn to observe your experiences, allowing thoughts, feelings, and sensations to arise and pass without resistance. Throughout this episode, you’ll uncover: Why meditation isn’t about eliminating thoughts How observing fosters clarity and tranquility The link between stillness and gaining insight into your experiences A straightforward approach to relating to thoughts without becoming ensnared in them How presence naturally brings you back to life --- Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TMGmeditations Follow Seb on Vero True Social: https://vero.co/seb_tmg Follow Seb on Mastodon: https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/@seb_tmg Join the conversation on Telegram: https://t.me/TMGCommunity

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Love Your Love Muscle - Forgiveness

What if forgiveness isn’t about others, but about freeing yourself? In this episode of Love Your Love Muscle, we explore forgiveness as an internal process of release, regulation, and reclaiming your own energy. Rather than forcing yourself to “let go,” this session reframes forgiveness as something that happens naturally when the nervous system feels safe enough to release what it’s been holding. You’ll discover: Why forgiveness cannot be forced The connection between emotional holding and the body How regulation creates the conditions for real release A gentle way to begin softening resistance What forgiveness actually feels like when it’s authentic ----- Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TMGmeditations Follow Seb on Vero True Social: https://vero.co/seb_tmg Follow Seb on Mastodon: https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/@seb_tmg Join the conversation on Telegram: https://t.me/TMGCommunity

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Love Your Love Muscle - Finding Your Way Back to Yourself

In this episode of Love Your Love Muscle, we explore the deeper journey of finding your way back to yourself with special guest Christina from Health for Life and Way to Yourself. Inspired by the work behind the organization Way to Yourself, we discuss how mindfulness, emotional awareness, and conscious breathing can help reconnect you with your inner clarity and purpose. Get to know more and support Christina's amazing organization Way to Yourself here: www.way-to-yourself.org Many people search for answers outside themselves, yet the most powerful transformation often begins within. Through practical reflections and simple awareness techniques, this conversation explores how self-connection can lead to greater resilience, authenticity, and emotional balance. This episode offers insights for anyone who wants to reconnect with their inner guidance, cultivate calm, and rediscover their natural sense of direction in life. Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TMGmeditations Follow Seb on Vero True Social: https://vero.co/seb_tmg Follow Seb on Mastodon: https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/@seb_tmg Join the conversation on Telegram: https://t.me/TMGCommunity

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Love Your Love Muscle - Cleansing the Nervous System, The Right Way

In this episode of Love Your Love Muscle, we explore a guided mindful cleansing practice that uses breath and visualization to draw in fresh energy and gently release stagnation. Rather than forcing emotional release, this technique works with the nervous system, using structured breathing and imagery to support renewal, clarity, and internal reset. You’ll learn: Why “stuck energy” often reflects nervous system patterns How breath regulates before it releases The science behind visualization and state change A practical cleansing sequence you can use immediately How to invite in new energy without overwhelm Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TMGmeditations Follow Seb on Vero True Social: https://vero.co/seb_tmg Follow Seb on Mastodon: https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/@seb_tmg Join the conversation on Telegram: https://t.me/TMGCommunity

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Love Your Love Muscle: When Mindfulness Leads to Darkness

Is mindfulness always safe? In this episode of Love Your Love Muscle, we explore a topic rarely discussed in the wellness world: how mindfulness and meditation can sometimes contribute to depressive symptoms. While meditation is widely praised for reducing stress and anxiety, it can also intensify rumination, emotional flooding, dissociation, or unresolved trauma, especially when practiced without proper guidance or regulation skills. This episode isn’t anti-meditation. It’s pro-safety, pro-context, and pro-intelligent practice. If you’ve ever felt darker instead of lighter after mindfulness, this episode will help you understand why, and what to do instead. Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TMGmeditations Follow Seb on Vero True Social: https://vero.co/seb_tmg Follow Seb on Mastodon: https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/@seb_tmg Join the conversation on Telegram: https://t.me/TMGCommunity

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Love Your Love Muscle: Micro Meditations – Small Pauses That Change Everything

Meditation doesn’t have to be long, silent, or perfect to be effective. In this episode of Love Your Love Muscle, we explore micro meditations, brief moments of intentional awareness woven into everyday life. Through simple examples and gentle guidance, this episode shows how seconds of presence can regulate the nervous system, interrupt stress loops, and rebuild trust in your ability to self-regulate. Micro meditations are not about escaping life, but meeting it, one breath, one pause, one moment at a time. A practical, compassionate episode for busy minds and full lives. Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TMGmeditations Follow Seb on Vero True Social: https://vero.co/seb_tmg Follow Seb on Mastodon: https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/@seb_tmg Join the conversation on Telegram: https://t.me/TMGCommunity

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Love Your Love Muscle - Shambhala Revealed: Ancient Tibetan Secrets to Finding Your Inner Paradise

Shambhala Revealed – Ancient Tibetan Secrets to Finding Your Inner Paradise Shambhala is often described as a hidden kingdom. In this episode, we explore a deeper truth: Shambhala as an inner state of consciousness. Drawing from ancient Tibetan wisdom, contemplative traditions, and modern inner work, this talk unpacks how clarity, courage, and compassion are cultivated from the inside out. We look at why the search for paradise often fails externally, and how training the mind and heart creates a lived experience of peace, resilience, and meaning. This episode invites you to stop searching and start remembering. Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TMGmeditations Follow Seb on Vero True Social: https://vero.co/seb_tmg Follow Seb on Mastodon: https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/@seb_tmg Join the conversation on Telegram: https://t.me/TMGCommunity

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Love Your Love Muscle - Increasing Attention Span – Nature Meditation

In Increasing Attention Span – Nature Meditation, this episode of Love Your Love Muscle offers a calm, practical meditation designed to gently strengthen your ability to stay present and focused — without force or effort. Using nature-based imagery and soft attentional guidance, you’re invited to notice distraction without judgment and repeatedly return to simple sensory awareness. This practice supports nervous system regulation, mental clarity, and a more spacious relationship with attention — especially helpful if your mind often feels scattered or overstimulated. A grounding meditation you can return to whenever focus feels fragmented. Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TMGmeditations Follow Seb on Vero True Social: https://vero.co/seb_tmg Follow Seb on Mastodon: https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/@seb_tmg Join the conversation on Telegram: https://t.me/TMGCommunity

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Love Your Love Muscle - Christmas Nature Meditation

Christmas Meditation Special is a gentle invitation to slow down during one of the most emotionally charged times of the year. In this special episode of Love Your Love Muscle, you’re guided into a soft, grounding meditation designed to help you release pressure, reconnect with your heart, and meet Christmas exactly as it is, without needing it to be different. Whether you’re surrounded by people or spending the holidays alone, this meditation supports nervous system regulation, emotional presence, and self-compassion. A space to breathe, feel, and remember that you are already enough, just as you are. Best listened to in a quiet moment where you can fully receive. Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TMGmeditations Follow Seb on Vero True Social: https://vero.co/seb_tmg Follow Seb on Mastodon: https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/@seb_tmg Join the conversation on Telegram: https://t.me/TMGCommunity

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Love Your Love Muscle - Reading Faces - Understanding the Stories We Carry

Join Seb and Erin for a fascinating exploration into the art of face reading. In this episode, Erin shares her expertise in reading facial features, micro-expressions, and body language to understand personality traits, emotional patterns, and life experiences. Discover how the distance between your eyebrows reveals your relationship with authority, why the size and shape of your mouth indicates social tendencies, and how ear placement shows whether you're a conformist or independent thinker. Erin explains that every facial feature—from eye depth to nose shape, from lip fullness to ear angle—tells part of your unique story. We explore: - The difference between macro and micro expressions - How facial features evolve with life experiences - Reading faces beneath makeup and styling choices - The connection between physical features and personality traits - How AI-generated faces differ from real human expressions - Practical applications for understanding yourself and others Whether you're curious about this ancient practice or looking to deepen your understanding of non-verbal communication, this episode offers both entertainment and insight into the walking stories we all carry on our faces. To follow Erin Herlihy: Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/share/19ZhcBSsta/?mibextid=wwXIfr Instagram- @raisingsevak X- @raisingsevak TikTok- @raisingsevakllc YouTube- @raisingsevakwitherinherlihy Clapper- @erinherlihy Substack- @erinherlihyrs Vero- @raisingsevak Join our community on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TMGmeditations Follow Seb on Vero True Social: https://vero.co/seb_tmg Follow Seb on Mastodon: https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/@seb_tmg Join the conversation on Telegram: https://t.me/TMGCommunity

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