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Your Five Elements and how to understand them better! Your greatest gifts can also be your worst nightmares. What's on second is the Pod about your second "element" — the one that's going to rescue you when you need it. Are you a whack-a-mole but whacking your own head? Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water but what order? What flavor of ice cream are you? Which toppings represent who you are? It's not about being fake or phony; it's about connecting with yourself to try and connect with someone else. "Understanding The Five Elements in myself has been my number one growing edge for me in my life. Once I realized how the second and third works, I am not kidding you, it change my life entirely. And I completely also healed myself." By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod's conversation, we talked about: Putting the Five Elements into practice… Your Second Element rescues you… Wood second makes you more assertive and punchy… Fire second makes you more social and vulnerable… Earth second makes you more social and thoughtful… Metal second makes you quieter and respectful… Water second makes you powerful and unpredictable. Some Elements control other Elements… When your second Element controls your first… Thought Quotes: "It's like I was a whack-a-mole…except I was whacking my own head." "All elements are perfect just as they are. We want everyone to celebrate each of the elements." "It's a way to work on your authentic self unapologetically, and also know when your element isn't serving you, you can draw upon your other elements to help you out." "If you don't understand that the rest of the world isn't like you, then you can get yourself into trouble. So you have to step outside of your own box." Links in this Episode: The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential Connecting Your Circle The Energy of Love Visit InspiredActionPodcast.com for show notes. #InspiredActionPodcast Join Our Facebook Group Click here to join our Facebook group for additional content or to send us a question. Join Our Inner Circle If you would like to join our email newsletter list, click below. (We will never sell or misuse your email in any way, it is safe.) [mc4wp_form id="145″] The post 017 Who's on First, What's on Second | What order are your Five Elements? appeared first on Inspired Action Podcast.

Do you feel your life is in a constant "hurry up and wait" mode ? Are you chill? Are you intense? Do you hate labels when describing yourself? Are you sometimes silly and playful for no reason? Do you like to laugh and make other people laugh? Are you secretly a safety monitor in fun activities? Are you a wiggler or foot tapper? Do you love to take naps? Do you have your own sense of style? The Water Element is the Master of the Wu Wei. Listen to this POD and see if you have Water in your top 2 Elemental spots. "Imagine you could actually catch a shooting star…wait all night long with your eyes peeled, no blinking is allowed, and then at that moment when it starts to go, you have to reach out and grab it in an instant." By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram In this Pod's conversation, we talked about: Hurry up and wait Water philosophy… Water is about energy and its expenditure… It's an immense unstoppable energy, until it is drained… A meandering river always finds its way to the ocean… Water doesn't have to take one path down the mountain at a time… Water is the most varied of all the elements… Waters are bold and courageous. They are trendsetters… When making decisions, they can feel pressured. They can freeze. It's one of the biggest challenges for Water. Thought Quotes: "If Water is going to do something, they do it all the way." "Spaz if you want to." — N.E.R.D "Cars for Water people can be chaos on wheels." Links in this Episode: Spaz – N.E.R.D https://youtu.be/PqX1SkYpNJQ Bjork' swan dress https://nypost.com/2015/03/15/bjorks-once-ridiculed-swan-dress-now-displayed-at-moma/ Rock Gym Video https://centralrockgym.com/hadley/ "May the Force Be with You." — Star Wars The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential Connecting Your Circle The Energy of Love #InspiredActionPodcast Join Our Facebook Group Click here to join our Facebook group for additional content or to send us a question. Join Our Inner Circle If you would like to join our email newsletter list, click below. (We will never sell or misuse your email in any way, it is safe.) [mc4wp_form id="145″] The post 016 Dare to be Different | The Water Five Element Pod appeared first on Inspired Action Podcast.

Magic carpet rides and tragic sunsets…are you digging it? What is the cosmic connection? Do you have trouble letting go of people or things? Are you floating on clouds? Is the world your sacred temple? Do you desire respect from those around you or from those you admire? Do you like to hang back and watch the world come to you? Metal is what Metal wants to be. By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram "It's the metal magic carpet ride… Spring will never come if we don't let go As long as we don't cling too tightly and too long, and we relax into the ebb and flow of life, which is death and rebirth, then we can be happy in the Metal element." In this Pod's conversation, we talked about: Conservationist mentality – treasuring things like rare metals and even the occasional jar of jam. Letting go – being acutely aware that all things come to an end. Cosmic nature – the rest of the world is enamored with your cosmic nature. Value – you feel a stronger connection to and appreciation of something that might end. Respect – silent head nod, hands in prayer position, monk bowing to you. The Judge and the Executioner – black and white, no gray area The Night Errant – Camelot, Lancelot, being of service Nostalgia – a pleasant emotion associated with memory Sarcasm – Metal humor is sarcastic and a bit dark Bette Midler, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, Meryl Streep, Jane Lynch, Humphrey Bogart, Greta Garbo, Nicole Kidman, Dame Maggie Smith, Queen Elizabeth II, Amanda Palmer, Paula Poundstone, Jim Gaffigan, Jerry Seinfeld Thought Quotes: "When that leaf leaves its mother tree, it will never be attached again. So it has to truly let go. And to truly let go, you must fly free and easy and embrace the fact that you're falling." "It's like Metals have a direct connection with some kind of divine ethereal realm. So we want to be near Metals in the hopes that something in them will rub off on us." "If someone is going to chop my head off, I don't want them to be all emotional about it. Give me a sharp blade and a quick cut." Links in this Episode: The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential Connecting Your Circle The Energy of Love Grieving Treatment #InspiredActionPodcast Join Our Facebook Group Click here to join our Facebook group for additional content or to send us a message. Join Our Inner Circle If you would like to join our email newsletter list, click below. (We will never sell or misuse your email in any way, it is safe.) [mc4wp_form id="145″] The post 015 Rebel Zen | The Metal Five Element Pod appeared first on Inspired Action Podcast.

Earth Makes the World go' round. Is the rest of the world depending on YOU? Are you a great listener?Are you the go-to problem solver in your circle? Do you like to take your time and think things through? Do you worry about your family and friends all the time? Do you own a poncho? By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram "If they can say to you, 'You really understand me…' That is one of the best things an Earth element person could ever want." In this Pod's conversation, we talked about: Earth makes the world go round. The Harvest season — the fruits of our labor Supporting roles — psychology, healing, hospitality, philosophy, teachers Earth Hair Stylists — therapists with sharp objects Thoughtfulness – the gift of Earth Self-case is important: receiving without guilt and not getting disappointed in others. Problem solvers of the Elemental world. Earth people are the BEST listeners in the world…learn why Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Kristen Wiig, Kerry Washington, U2's Bono, Micheal Franti, Christina Aguilera, Zachary Quinto, Javier Bardem, Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert, Dr. Brené Brown, Carole King. Thought Quotes: "Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers… she does the same dance routine but backwards and and in heels." "You're never going to do it as well as they do… All they want you to do is to say, 'What can I do to help you?'" "So you come to realize that the only person who can really satisfy that need for validation is yourself… If you don't get you… If you're not listening to yourself, then you haven't evolved as an Earth person." Poncho Survey: Do you own a poncho? How many do you have? We'd love to know! Respond to our survey or post a picture of your poncho at the Inspired Action Podcast Facebook Group as part of our "we love to laugh at the Five Elements"(https://www.facebook.com/groups/InspiredActionPodcast/). Links in this Episode: The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential Connecting Your Circle The Energy of Love Javier Bardem in Eat Pray Love Carole King, I Feel the Earth Move #InspiredActionPodcast Join Our Facebook Group Click here to join our Facebook group for additional content. Join Our Inner Circle If you would like to join our email newsletter list, click below. (We will never sell or misuse your email in any way, it is safe.) [mc4wp_form id="145″] The post 014 The Mysterious Fifth Element | The Earth Five Element Pod appeared first on Inspired Action Podcast.

Are you a Perpetual People Pleaser? Do you constantly fear getting your heart hurt? Are heart-to-heart connections what it's all about for you? Can you see past your faults and only see the good in yourself? Is your heart open to those around you and to your self? Yes, to any of these could be a sign that you have the Fire Element (in the Five Elements) in your energetic make up. By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook and Instagram "But enough about me. What about you? What do YOU think of me?" — CC Bloom, from the movie, Beaches In our conversation this episode, we talked about: The number 13 and disillusionment – Daoist concept. The Matrix movie's "fake" life, sci-fi reference. Fire wants a heart-to-heart connection but are vulnerable to haters and mean people. Fires are People Pleasers. Fire has the Power of Persuasion. Fires can be the queens (and kings) of passive aggressive. Fire can find the silver lining in every cloud. Fire's can have a high emotional intelligence. Easy to identify walk. Twinkle, twinkle eyes. Fire wants unconditional love. Thought Quotes: "We think we're living a very real life, but it's actually an illusion. Disillusionment is seeing that everything in life is an illusion. This is a Daoist concept, and one that's difficult to grasp for most people." "Mean people suck… I'm pretty sure a Fire person created that bumper sticker." "The evolutionary path for Fire's growth lies in realizing that your best friend is truly your self." Links in this Episode: The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential Connecting Your Circle - for a free copy, go to AlchemyLearningCenter.com The Energy of Love Beaches with Bette Midler The Maxtrix #InspiredActionPodcast

Do you have what it takes to play on the A-Team? Do you like to fly under the radar in your life? Are you the cheering section or big motivator in your circle of friends and family? Yes, to any of these could be a sign that you have the Wood Element (in the Five Elements) in your energetic make up. By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook and Instagram Have you mastered the Art of War as the Art of Peace? "What's the point if it's not challenging?" In our conversation this week we talk about: Wood likes to sometimes fly under the radar – avoiding attention Wood is strategic – like the General of the Armed Forces of ancient times Wood needs to be engaged and not bored on a daily basis Wood is results oriented and goal-centric When Wood is off, they can be frustrated and even "mean" The Happy Penguin walk / march Wood-Boring eyes The "Do What I Want Now" voice Dreaming big — the bigger the better Holding the big vision Thought Quotes: "Wood loves good competition, likable and friendly. It's about strategizing, motivating, outthinking, out maneuvering anyone. It's in a nice way. Definitely not a seek and destroy or by any means necessary way. It's civilized, polite, and nice… (ish)." "Thinking outside the box — we'll create a whole new box if we have to." "Wood loves to be advocates for anyone who can't help themselves. Animals or people." "It's all time management. If I value time, and it's either an hour standing in line or an hour going back to what I was doing, I'll pick the most efficient, quickest way possible… but in a nice way." Links in this Episode: The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential Bossypants by Tina Fey The Art of War by Sun Tzu The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho #InspiredActionPodcast Join Our Inner Circle If you would like to join our email newsletter list, click below. (We will never sell or misuse your email in any way, it is safe.) InspiredActionPodcast.com The post 012 How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck If… | The Wood Five Element Pod appeared first on Inspired Action Podcast.

Number Eleven is perfection plus One. Do you keep your own word with yourself? Are you accountable to yourself? Listen to the Journey to your higher self meditation. Learn to trust and listen to your higher self. By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook and Instagram "The fight in you can't be present to really meet your spirit and have a conversation with it." In our conversation this time we talk about: The Number 11 – Perfection plus 1 – The number of transformation and mutation Commune with your true self Presence Process by Michael Brown Personal Integrity – Keeping your word with yourself Accountability – It's about putting your big girl pants on Journey to Your Higher Self meditation – Practice this meditation after you start to feel more at ease in your life (see below to sign up to listen to this meditation). Thought Quotes: "If everything stayed the same, we'd go crazy with boredom." "We get born to experience our trials and tribulations so we can grow and evolve." "Presence is not trying to get what you want but trusting that what you want is coming to you… There's got to be some peace inside you that means you're truly in the Now moment." "The accountability of having to answer to yourself. It's about putting your big girl pants on." Links in this Episode: The Journey to Your Higher Self Meditation is available at the AlchemyLearningCenter.com. The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential The Presence Process: A Healing Journey Into Present Moment Awareness by Michael Brown Plant Spirit Medicine: A Journey into the Healing Wisdom of Plants by Eliot Cowan Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better by Pema Chödrön #InspiredActionPodcast

Recognizing and overcoming the roadblocks in your life can be easy. Allow the doors to the Universe to open and receive what you want. Are you always fighting for everything you want? Do you always seem to be pushing? Do you have any fun anymore? Like Pema Chöndrön says: It's time to grow and fly out of the nest of the status quo. Flying can be easy if you understand how to release Rebellious Chi. By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow Us on: Facebook and Instagram It's time to stop fighting and let life be easy. "A lot of people get stuck and maybe don't just out of the nest… they think the world is against them or they are unlucky or the world is just bad." Some of the concepts we cover are: Talk about Rebellious Chi! This temple guardian has his middle finger up! The number 10 – the number of perfection and human beings Rebellious qi – when getting what you want is hard Ganesha – the remover of obstacles Pema Chödrön – are you going to grow or stay stuck in the poop Getting what you want – you can have it and you deserve it The Secret Abraham and Esther Hicks – there can be ease in your life Releasing Rebellious Chii – floating downstream Practice this meditation ideally in the morning before you begin your day. This simple meditation helps you let go and receive what you want easily and effortlessly. To get your free guided Rebellious Qi meditation: sign up for a Free Access membership at the AlchemyLearningCenter.com. Thought Quotes: "I would travel if I had more money. Money comes up as a barrier, a roadblock, and the perception of the lack of money really restricts freedom." "We think we have to fight. You fight with all your energy, bring out all your weapons, have all these strategies to get what you want, but it really doesn't have to be that way." "This is the point of really wanting something authentically and then allow it to happen without any fight, without any rebellious chi." "If you actually trust that you will get what you want, and it will be easy, then you don't have to fight… If you believe you actually get to have it no matter what… that's the first step. That means it will come no matter what." Links in this Episode: Download The Releasing Rebellious Chi Meditation of the First Stage of Alchemy The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential. Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better by Pema Chödrön The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (the movie is on Netflix) The Law of Attraction with Abraham and Esther Hicks To get your free PDF copy of Connecting Your Circle: sign up for a Free Access membership at the AlchemyLearningCenter.com. ********************************* Visit the Podcast Website: Click here to get more information on the podcast. Visit the Alchemy Learning Center Website: Click here to get more information about our meditations and online classes. Join Our Facebook Group Click here to join our Facebook group for additional content or to send us a question. Join Our Inner Circle If you would like to join our email newsletter list, click here. (We will never sell or misuse your email in any way, it is safe.) Through the Mystery Gate book You can read our latest Alchemy book here.

Moving in your life — from KNOWING what you want… to DOING what you want– requires understanding your heart's desire. Do you feel like you want to make big changes in your life? Are you truly passionate about what you want with your life? Do you have the will and the willpower to achieve it? Listen to our conversation about the 9 Worm Holes, Alchemy, The Thirteen Ghost Points, Systemic "Internal Dragons" Heart Blocks and more. We also discuss an ancient Chinese poem that explains how the "will" to do what you want requires access to your heart and its passion. Do you have access to your own heart? By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram "The spark from your heart leads you down the road to discovery." Some of the concepts we cover are: The Nine Wormholes – a faster track to enlightenment Mid-Life Crisis – it's a transition Developing the Will to do what you really want Bucket Lists – Just dreams or achievable ideas? Your Heart's Desire – You feel it in your soul Famous Chinese poem – The Thirteen Appearances Heart Pain – why some people struggle to access their heart Systemic Heart Blocks – also called "Internal Dragons" used for clearing heart pain The Thirteen Ghost points – when you're haunted by the past Loving Yourself Treatment – good for when a person has heart pain and addictions Letting go of the past – forgiving people who have hurt you or forgiving yourself for things you've done Thought Quotes: "When you put things off for years and years and years, the kids go off to college, and you're stuck with your life." "You may have come up with a lot of good ideas about what you really want, but they're just ideas." "If you have 30 things on your bucket list, wonderful, but they're just ideas. You have to sit and ask yourself, 'Does this dream really resonate with me… do I want to invest my time and energy in this idea?'" "You want to feel it in your soul. You want your heart to accept it and feed it." Links in this Episode: The Thirteen Appearances poem The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential. Systemic Heart Blocks The Thirteen Ghost points treatment and ThirteenGhostPoints.com Loving Yourself Treatment To get your free PDF copy of Connecting Your Circle: sign up for a Free Access membership at the AlchemyLearningCenter.com. ********************************* Visit the Podcast Website: Click here to get more information on the podcast. Visit the Alchemy Learning Center Website: Click here to get more information about our meditations and online classes. Join Our Facebook Group Click here to join our Facebook group for additional content or to send us a question. Join Our Inner Circle If you would like to join our email newsletter list, click here. (We will never sell or misuse your email in any way, it is safe.) Through the Mystery Gate book #InspiredActionPodcast

Are you hanging on to unhealthy emotions? Can you let go of your day? Do you meditate everyday? Do you feel like you are in a constant state of Anxiety or Depression? Learn more about flying in your life as we talk about the First Stage of Alchemy, Chinese Medicine, Motivational and Transformational mind, and Eckhart Tolle's Power of Now. By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow Us on: Facebook and Instagram This is a special episode that introduces and explains our first guided meditation, The Letting Go First Stage of Alchemy meditation. To download the meditation, click here. "If you're hanging onto all of the good stuff, you really can't fly in your life because it's weighing you down… And this podcast is all about flying and living your life to its full potential and then you get your inspired action!" Some of the concepts we cover are: Experiencing Emotions in the Now Moment Your emotions themselves are not bad if you allow yourself to feel them in the now moment. Eckhart Tolle being in the now moment–not trying to prevent something from happening and not trying to create something in that moment. Just being. Lao-Tzu and embracing your child-like mind. Sleeping like a baby with child-like innocence. How to do The Letting Go Meditation before you go to sleep. Practice this meditation before going to sleep. You review your day, and let it go. This simple meditation cleanses you and creates movement in your life. To get your free guided letting go meditation: sign up for a Free Access membership at the AlchemyLearningCenter.com. Thought Quotes: "The more you can remember, the more attached you are to your life. The more you can let go, the more detached you can become." "You want to experience emotions because you want to be alive. But, they also can weigh you down if you hang onto them… You don't want emotions to linger. They pull you down and cause anxiety and depression." "You can't take those things you're holding onto with you when you die. So then why hold onto them? If you let it go now, heaven can exist on earth." "You have to begin to let go of your day everyday… so when you wake and rise in the morning, are you free from yesterday?" Links in this Episode: Download The Letting Go Meditation of the First Stage of Alchemy The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential. The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle To get your free PDF copy of Connecting Your Circle: sign up for a Free Access membership at the AlchemyLearningCenter.com. ********************************* Visit the Podcast Website: Click here to get more information on the podcast. Visit the Alchemy Learning Center Website: Click here to get more information about our meditations and online classes. Join Our Facebook Group Click here to join our Facebook group for additional content or to send us a question. Join Our Inner Circle If you would like to join our email newsletter list, click here. (We will never sell or misuse your email in any way, it is safe.) Through the Mystery Gate book #InspiredActionPodcast

Are you asking what you really want without any limitations? It can be a tough thing to do for many people. By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow Us on: Facebook and Instagram In this episode, we continue our discussion of Stage One of Alchemy. "It's not based on money… It's not based on fears, taking risks. There's no mistakes. There's no right, no wrong…. It's a simple question, however, it's the most profound question of our lives. What do I really want?" "Whenever you've been in the dark and you're moving towards the light… it's very bright in comparison to the darkness… you may have this exhilaration… an epiphany… but you may feel overwhelmed." "Something just speaks to you from the space that is not your mind." Getting to the Light at the End of the Tunnel After you make the commitment to embark on this journey, you may get some clarity about all the things you want to change in your life. But it can be overwhelming… what do you do when you're overwhelmed by seeing what you need to see clearly. How do you move forward? The What-Do-I-Really-Want-Process of Alchemy You have to separate from the world and learn how to meditate. It's about starting a self-cultivation practice. You have to retreat from the world, to think, to process, to reflect. "We need to give ourselves permission to reflect." You need to ask "What do I really want" without any limitations, barricades, or roadblocks. Are you willing to ask yourself this question? "Even if they might know what they want, they put all these barricades or roadblocks in the way that they make it almost certain that they're not going to get what they want. It's almost the opposite… it can be an unraveling about how to get around these roadblocks, or if we have to, we'll blow them up." This process involves asking this question completely open-ended. There are no limitations. What if your whole life you're being or doing something you don't want to be or do? You need to give yourself the time to really listen to your higher self. What is the monkey mind? There's a difference between your higher self and your ego-based monkey mind. Being vs. Doing What do you do for money? And what do you do for passion? Who do I really want to be? It's the same question as What do I really want? It's an identity question. "…when I told her that this question could be a being-ness question, and that she could actually wish for in her life, the Wu Wei that we talked about…she was so excited… Someone had given her the permission to just be the person she wanted to be…" The Meditation Think of yourself as a giant antenna. Turn on your receiver and wait for that signal to come in. Quiet that monkey mind. Asking yourself, what do I really want and tune yourself into the answer. You're going to receive something. Something that arrives in your mind. You don't manufacture it. Wait and be patient. Answer this question not from the mind level but from the spirit level. Write down your answers in your journal. Links in this Episode: The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential. To get your free PDF copy of Connecting Your Circle: sign up for a Free Access membership at the AlchemyLearningCenter.com. ********************************* Visit the Podcast Website: Click here to get more information on the podcast. Visit the Alchemy Learning Center Website: Click here to get more information about our meditations and online classes. Join Our Facebook Group Click here to join our Facebook group for additional content or to send us a question. Join Our Inner Circle If you would like to join our email newsletter list, click here. (We will never sell or misuse your email in any way, it is safe.) Through the Mystery Gate book #InspiredActionPodcast

Are you always living in Fear mode? Releasing fear in your life, Find your affirmations for your life, Listening to Abraham & Esther Hicks, Do you have a habit of the woulda-coulda-shoulda's? By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow Us on: Facebook and Instagram "When we're behind that veil, we cannot act from inspiration. We're always acting out of fear." "If 80 is the halfway point of your life, what would you do differently. " "If you know that you are really dealing with fear in your life. The first step is acceptance. Accept where you are. You're in fear, and that's normal. We all have fear of the unknown." Start the journey today. Where does it all begin? In this episode, we take a deeper dive into the Nine Stages of Alchemy, what they mean, and where to start the Alchemical Journey. This is the initiation step. It's parting the veil. The veil is covering the illusion of reality. The goal is disillusionment, seeing through that illusion of life. When we're behind that veil, we cannot act from inspiration. We're always acting out of fear. The Nine Stages Alchemy is about freedom. The Nine Stages are stages of development and increasing freedom, not a treatment. What inhibits you from being truly free in your life. Why do we feel like we can't do something we want to do? It's because we're hooked into something. We can't let it go. Clear the baggage of this lifetime plus anything you brought into this life from your parents or past lives. Release rebellious qi so you can stop fighting for your heart's desire and start allowing it to be easy. Metaphorically fly in your life and live your full potential. "Why do you have to complicate things with what-ifs and woulda-coulda-shoulda's…" "You actually have to take the blinders off your eyes that limit your perception of life. You have to open your mind and allow a truer life experience." Are you willing to change? Releasing fear of growth and change. If you have fear deep down in your subconscious, it's going to keep surfacing. And you need to address this before you move on. Just be the watcher to shift the fear-based reality. Accept it, observe it and let safety into your life. Abraham techniques — When you say I'm safe once, it doesn't get to the deeper subconscious. When you say it at least 17 times, it can have a deep effect. It has to feel like a relief when you say it. It works a magic on you when it's the right affirmation. Links in this Episode: The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential. Abraham techniques – Abraham affirmation techniques are powerful ways to create change in life. Abraham speaks to us through Esther Hicks. The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle – learn to be the Watcher. To get your free PDF copy of Connecting Your Circle: sign up for a Free Access membership at the AlchemyLearningCenter.com. ********************************* Visit the Podcast Website: Click here to get more information on the podcast. Visit the Alchemy Learning Center Website: Click here to get more information about our meditations and online classes. Join Our Facebook Group Click here to join our Facebook group for additional content or to send us a question. Join Our Inner Circle If you would like to join our email newsletter list, click here. (We will never sell or misuse your email in any way, it is safe.) Through the Mystery Gate book #InspiredActionPodcast

Are you wasting your 1440 minutes a day? What are your daily stuffing habits? Time Suckers in your life? Is everyone addicted to FOMO (fear of missing out) or ATD (Addicted to Distraction)? By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow Us on: Facebook and Instagram "You get 1440 minutes EVERYDAY!" "Disconnect to Connect." "You have to have a reason to change, and you have to find your reason." "We're in the middle of a time revolution, and I want to lead the revolt." This podcast is about the amount of time you get for this lifetime and how you're going to spend it. Finding balance in your Nine Palaces is incredibly important. What's the most important factor to balancing our Nine Palaces? Time. The Concept of Stuffing: We're obsessed with stuffing because we have no time. The Time Suckers are everywhere. Time is more valuable than anything else. Maybe even love because if you have no time to be with your loved ones, then you don't have love! It's about spending time with each other. Everyone has the same 24 hours every day. FOMO – fear of missing out stops you from doing what's most important to you. Change is work. Replacing bad habits with good habits. If you want a better life, you have to take action: hence "Inspired Action." It's about you looking at your life and deciding what you want to do with these minutes everyday. Are you just passing time because you don't want to face your life. Are you "Addicted to Distraction?" ADD leads to ATD (Addicted to Distraction)–you're down the rabbit hole in two seconds. Why are we doing the things we're doing? Take back what is truly ours–it's time! It's your time, it matters. Top Three Time Suckers Emails – Techniques and tips to stop letting email run your life 6 to 6 rule, no email (reading/writing/or checking) from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. (12 hours) Every day for one week unsubscribe to 5 emails On your phone, only have family and friends email, not work email or junk email Turn off WIFI while doing something else on your computer Apps to turn off notices (see below) News (real or fake) – reduce or stop entirely Social Media First person who touches their phone has to pay for dinner What did you do with your time before social media? Bonus: #4 Binge watching TV–Your weekend time is your most precious time if there's no time for you during the week. Bonus: #5 FOMO – Fear of Missing Out–connect with people in person instead What to do with extra TIME: Journal Have original thoughts Have conversations Connect with those around you Homework / Tips: Unsubscribe to 5 junk emails a day for 7 days Only have your most important email address on smart phone, your other email addresses can sit on your computer No media in the bedroom or bathroom at night (or all electronics including TV) Get an alarm clock instead of using phone Turn vibrate off on phone (Pavlov's dog syndrome). You decide when you check your phone Ask inner circle to call not text if there is an emergency over night. You can even use an old land line 6 to 6 rule (more advanced) 10-12 hours every day of no media Use your smart phone for smart things–calling, maps, etc. not for social media, junk emails… Take back what is yours. Take back the time. Take back your 1440 minutes everyday. Everyday is a new day. Don't let time fly right by you. Thanks for listening to our podcast or reading this post! Jaye & Leta Mentioned in this mini-episode Alchemy Healing Center – helping people live more authentic, happy, meaningful lives everyday The Thirteen Ghost Points – an ancient Chinese Medicine treatment for releasing whatever haunts you in your life The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential Time Blocking Apps SelfControl – The Self Control App is total lockdown. It works great if you really need to focus with absolutely no interruptions. (For Mac OS only) StayFocusd – Chrome Web Store – Block one website or all websites for the time you choose. FocusMe – Need more advanced self-control? This app will cost you, but offers a lot more features. We haven't tried it yet, but it looks great. Moment – Unusual approach to monitoring screen time for the whole family. Only works on IOS devices, not computers. Clocks Our favorite: Philips Wake-Up Light Alarm Clock with Colored Sunrise Simulation and Sunset Fading Night Light – Leta wakes up to the light of this lamp everyday before the alarm music starts. Other potential clocks you may like: Peakeep Small Battery Operated Analog Travel Alarm Clock Silent No Ticking Peakeep 4″ Twin Bell Alarm Clock Marathon CL030053WH Classic Silent Sweep Alarm Clock To get your free PDF copy of Connecting Your Circle: sign up for a Free Access membership at the AlchemyLearningCenter.com. ********************************* Visit the Podcast Website: Click here to get more information on the podcast. Visit the Alchemy Learning Center Website: Click here to get more information about our med

Do you trust your own word? Can you commit to change within yourself? Learn this start-somewhere-easy-meditation, Everything in moderation is great in the Nine Palaces, Find some balance and peace of mind. By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow Us on: Facebook and Instagram "Self-cultivation isn't just about meditating in the morning or working out. It's about everything." "You should sit in meditation for 20 minutes every day, unless you're too busy. Then you should sit for 1 hour." — Zen Proverb "Get some time with yourself… everyday." The topic of this episode is YOU, every aspect of your life that needs attending to. The Nine Palaces are: Career Love/Relationship Health Wealth/Abundance Home Travel/Adventure Children/Creativity Wisdom Prosperity The Nine Palaces come from the legend of the Magic Square on the Tortoises's back. The Nine Palaces breaks it down so it's easy for you to look at all these aspects of your life. The Nine Palaces are about keeping awareness that you have all these aspects of your life. Commitment Commit to working on self-cultivation. Replace old habits with new habits. It means putting yourself first. If you don't want to do something everyday, pick something else you want to do everyday. Be committed to something. What about your self-integrity? Can you commit to yourself what you want to do. When you start to balance all of the Nine Palaces, you don't want to over do or underdo any of them. Master Jeffrey Yuen said, "When you lack moderation, it taxes your Nine Palaces. Over consumption and over indulgences will tax and stress your Nine Palaces." Find the path of greatest ease. You have created much more drama than there actually is. If you find the path of greatest ease, drop some breadcrumbs so you can find your way back. Put some time aside to meditate, start somewhere. In meditation, when you get a thought, don't judge it. Ask yourself, "What is this thought, and where did it come from?" Thanks for listening to the podcast or reading this post! Jaye Leta To get your free PDF copy of Connecting Your Circle: sign up for a Free Access membership at the AlchemyLearningCenter.com. ********************************* Visit the Podcast Website: Click here to get more information on the podcast. Visit the Alchemy Learning Center Website: Click here to get more information about our meditations and online classes. Join Our Facebook Group Click here to join our Facebook group for additional content or to send us a question. Join Our Inner Circle If you would like to join our email newsletter list, click here. (We will never sell or misuse your email in any way, it is safe.) Through the Mystery Gate book #InspiredActionPodcast

The 8 Immortals, becoming a realized human being/Zhen Ren, taking the red pill like Neo from the Matrix, letting go of past struggles is true freedom, Alchemy is the mystery of Gold (you are the gold), Diamonds are forever–but is that a good thing? By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow Us on: Facebook and Instagram "The Daoist masters believed we are like gold, all of us. Our spirits can never be tarnished or disintegrate like other base metals." "There's more to life than your past suffering. Letting go of the past is your freedom." "Be the change you want to see in the world." – Gandhi In this podcast, we talked about: Our Curriculum Our Curriculum–Something we want to explore and understand better. It's like an assignment we gave to ourselves before we are born. Your Five Elements are key to understanding your curriculum. Once you fulfill that curriculum, you can move on and do something else. Your curriculum is a laid out plan of learning. This is what you're going to learn in this lifetime. Until you get that lesson that you came to learn, you'll continue to work on it for the rest of your life. It's important to understand what your curriculum is. The Nine Palaces Nine Palaces–the next level of understanding yourself and your struggles in particular. All human beings have to attend to their Nine Palaces or they suffer. The cause of suffering is imbalance in their Nine Palaces. The Nine Palaces are: Career Love/Relationship Health Wealth/Abundance Home Travel/Adventure Children/Creativity Wisdom Prosperity Each of the Nine Palaces corresponds to one of the Five Elements. Wood – wealth and health Fire – relationship and prosperity Earth – home Metal – travel and creativity Water – career and wisdom If you do complete your curriculum, then you become a Realized Human being–an authentic being or a Zhen Ren. You don't have to die. You have some new lessons to learn. You become an alchemist. Alchemy The Alchemists in China were the sages of antiquity who were trying to achieve longevity and especially immortality. The Eight Immortals were believed to be able to live forever. Alchemy is the exploration of the mystery of gold. If you bury gold in the ground and dig it up later, it doesn't corrode like other metals. It comes out looking just as beautiful as the day you buried it. You are perfect like gold. Alchemy is about freedom and living authentically. Immortality We like to think we're going to live a lot longer than we think. Having that mindset of having a longer life completely reframes everything. We don't need to grow old, decrepit, and die. Breaking down is not a necessary requirement to being old. You can grow old, be well, have a good body, a strong mind, and a good spirit. Alchemy is a journey of one. The average person isn't interested in transformation. The average person wants no change. Diamonds do not evolve. They lock you into that state. "Diamonds are forever" means, "I love you just the way you are and don't change." The Matrix–Neo had the choice, blue pill or red pill. He takes the red pill. If you're one of those people who would take the red pill, then you'e in the right place listening to this podcast. Alchemy is recommended for: When you want to put yourself first, but life feels like it's getting in the way. Alchemy helps you put yourself first. When you want to enter the mystery of life When you feel like, "Isn't there something more to life than this?" When you want to really fly in your life and live your full potential Sometimes, near the end of the life, to help the dying process go well Alchemy Methods Acu-Points (acupressure or acupuncture) Meditations Stone Medicine Elixirs Qi Gong The only person you can change is yourself. Thanks for listening to the podcast – or reading this post! Jaye & Leta To get your free PDF copy of Connecting Your Circle: sign up for a Free Access membership at the AlchemyLearningCenter.com. ********************************* Visit the Podcast Website: Click here to get more information on the podcast. Visit the Alchemy Learning Center Website: Click here to get more information about our meditations and online classes. Join Our Facebook Group Click here to join our Facebook group for additional content or to send us a question. Join Our Inner Circle If you would like to join our email newsletter list, click here. (We will never sell or misuse your email in any way, it is safe.) Through the Mystery Gate book #InspiredActionPodcast

We think you're perfect just the way you are. Mastering your Five Elements, your motivational energy, connecting your circle, and understanding how energy rules the world. By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow Us on Facebook and Instagram "The part of you that you love about yourself, needs to learn how to love the part you hate about yourself." In episode 002 of the Inspired Action Podcast, we continue to build on the first episode… you are becoming the watcher or observer of you, and as the observer you can watch how you coexist with others in the world and particularly how you interact with those who are the same or different than you energetically. This podcast is about becoming aware of your own energetic nature through the Five Elements of Chinese philosophy. The most important thing is to understand your true energetic nature. "The sages of old believed if you can learn how to manifest all Five energies, you would become a master." "When you understand why you are the way you are, you don't need to beat yourself up for the things that you don't comply with in society… what they think you should be like." In this episode, we discuss: The different types of energy or qi Yin and Yang energies The Five Elements and how they are useful in your life How to identify your own element The positive parts and challenges for each element The motivations for each Elemental Energy type "Once you start to see this energy at work in your life, you are going to be blown away because it completely changes how you walk through your own life." Thought Quotes: "You can forgive yourself for all the things you think are wrong about you." "We think you're perfect just the way you are. You don't need to change. We just think you might not know that you're perfect already." "If your deep desire is to be yourself, you're listening to the right podcast." Links: The Thirteen Ghost Points – an ancient Chinese Medicine treatment for releasing whatever haunts you in your life The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential The Energy of Love: Applying The Five Element to Turn Attraction into True Connection – the Five Elements and relationship by Leta Herman and Jaye McElroy Connecting Your Circle: How the Five Elements can help you be a more authentic you – the Five Elements and your authentic self by Leta Herman and Jaye McElroy To get your free PDF copy of Connecting Your Circle: sign up for a Free Access membership at the AlchemyLearningCenter.com. ********************************* Visit the Podcast Website: Click here to get more information on the podcast. Visit the Alchemy Learning Center Website: Click here to get more information about our meditations and online classes. Join Our Facebook Group Click here to join our Facebook group for additional content or to send us a question. Join Our Inner Circle If you would like to join our email newsletter list, click here. (We will never sell or misuse your email in any way, it is safe.) Through the Mystery Gate book

Are you the little boat in the big sea? Have you ever been in-the-flow? Motivational people: Gandalf in LOTR, Lao Tsu, Zhuangzi, Kramer in Seinfeld (for his Wu Wei way of life), Eckhart Tolle (for being the Watcher). By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow Us: Facebook and Instagram "A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to." — Gandalf from the movie The Lord of the Rings In episode 001 of the Inspired Action Podcast, we begin by creating a framework for this motivational podcast by introducing you to a number of Inspired Action concepts. The only prerequisite to joining us on this alchemical journey is a desire for change and a transformational mindset. The goal of this podcast is to help you learn to master your own life. We will talk about how to "Course the Wind" on the sea of life. Some of the concepts we cover are: Becoming a Realized Human Being Becoming a Master/Wizard of your own life Self-Cultivation Wu Wei Being in the Zone or the Flow Becoming the watcher (Eckhart Tolle-style) Being an instrument of the divine Self-Acceptance The Five Elements, your energetic nature, and what makes you energetically reactive to the world Thought Quotes: "What are you waiting for? You can start the journey now. You don't have to be miserable on the road to happiness. You can actually be happy while you're trying to get happier." "Wind is a metaphor for change. We want to be in control and in charge of where we are going in an easy way (not a forced way)." "The reason we chose the name Inspired Action is that when you self-cultivate, you begin to create the ability to be spontaneous in your life. What that really means is that all of your actions are not based on what your logical mind tells you to do (the "shoulds" that our society has us doing all the time). Rather… they're inspired actions." Links: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle ********************************* Visit the Podcast Website: Click here to get more information on the podcast. Visit the Alchemy Learning Center Website: Click here to get more information about our meditations and online classes. Join Our Facebook Group Click here to join our Facebook group for additional content or to send us a question. Join Our Inner Circle If you would like to join our email newsletter list, click here. (We will never sell or misuse your email in any way; it is safe.) Through the Mystery Gate book

Having any fun in your life? Are you Happy? What is Alchemy, Daoism, Wu Wei, The Five Elements? Ancient Wisdom explained for today. By Jaye McElroy and Leta Herman | Follow Us on Facebook and Instagram "We're hoping what inspires us will inspire you to take action, have fun, and be happier!" In this first mini episode (000) of the Inspired Action Podcast, you can hear what you can expect from this new motivational, transformational podcast. We will introduce you to a few of the many concepts that we will cover throughout this podcasting journey, including: Wu Wei The Five Elements The Nine Palaces Alchemy The Thirteen Ghost Points Living and being Authentic in your life Becoming a Realized Human Being Creating Longevity for Your Life Balancing Time Moving and Fueling Your Body Putting FUN Back in Your Life Plus… Leta tells her story of eventually turning to Chinese Medicine after Western Medicine failed to "fix" her. Jaye tells her story of working in marketing and advertising before realizing there is more to life than success and money. It's all about experiences. Thought Quotes: "It doesn't really matter how much money you make, or how much success you find in your job, if you don't have the key components which is happiness, love, spirituality, joy, bliss, whatever you want to call it, that's really what life is about." "Our mission in this podcast is to help you on your journey to living a more authentic existence." Mentioned in this mini-episode: Alchemy Healing Center – helping people live more authentic, happy, meaningful lives everyday The Thirteen Ghost Points – an ancient Chinese Medicine treatment for releasing whatever haunts you in your life The Nine Stages of Alchemy – take you on a journey of self-cultivation with the goal of helping you truly fly in your life and live your full potential ********************************* Visit the Podcast Website: Click here to get more information on the podcast. Visit the Alchemy Learning Center Website: Click here to get more information about our meditations and online classes. Join Our Facebook Group Click here to join our Facebook group for additional content or to send us a question. Join Our Inner Circle If you would like to join our email newsletter list, click here. (We will never sell or misuse your email in any way, it is safe.) Through the Mystery Gate book