RedCircle VERIFY_TOKEN_471d7194-2285-45a1-b095-b82a2c068d7e -- Rendered At Thu, 28 May 2026 08:50:49 +0000 The Integrated Self https://redcircle.com/shows/the-integrated-self en-US All rights reserved. Somatic Healing and Spiritual Growth Dan Halpern Guidance for living a more connected, embodied, and flowing life. Join Dan Halpern—somatic trauma therapist, spiritual counselor, and poet—share questions, wisdom, and inspirations for living a fully human life in current times. Topics include: paths of healing and wellness, paths of spiritual growth and awareness, animism and connecting to the more-than-human world, relationships, art, beauty, music, improvisation, integrative and applied philosophy, and much more. Come, let's grow and live together. I'd love to hear from you. Let me know how the show resonates with you, what doesn't, any questions or comments you'd like to share. Let's let this be a conversation. email: dan@integratedselfcounseling.org 471d7194-2285-45a1-b095-b82a2c068d7e Guidance for living a more connected, embodied, and flowing life.

Join Dan Halpern—somatic trauma therapist, spiritual counselor, and poet—share questions, wisdom, and inspirations for living a fully human life in current times. Topics include: paths of healing and wellness, paths of spiritual growth and awareness, animism and connecting to the more-than-human world, relationships, art, beauty, music, improvisation, integrative and applied philosophy, and much more. Come, let's grow and live together.

I'd love to hear from you. Let me know how the show resonates with you, what doesn't, any questions or comments you'd like to share. Let's let this be a conversation.

email: dan@integratedselfcounseling.org

]]> episodic no Dan Halpern danahalpern@gmail.com no full 22. Human Design and The Gene Keys 22. Human Design and The Gene Keys Dan Halpern This episode provides an introduction, an overview, and key take ways from two systems of self awareness I've been connecting with: Human Design (the first 13 minutes) and The Gene Keys. These systems provide practical knowledge for your optimal functioning as a unique individual, and a path of inner awakening for your personal evolution.

Discussed in the episode:

  • Human Design's mapping of the 64 archetypes of the I Ching along the Zodiac
  • The reality of astrology (we are porous and affected by external realities)
  • Key Human Design Takeaway: Every person's optimal functioning is unique and different, specific to each person's design
  • Different decision making styles (Human Design "Authority")
  • Similarities between Human Design and neurodivergent awareness
  • How The Gene Keys branched off of Human Design
  • Human Design as a more left brain path of knowledge, Gene Keys as a more right brain path of wisdom
  • Working with the Gene Keys if you don't know your birth date, time, and location
  • Key Gene Keys Takeaway: "Every shadow contains a Gift." - Softening into the gold of the stuck and suffering places
  • How the Gene Keys relate to genetics
  • Three frequencies of each Gene Key: the shadow, gift, and siddhi
  • The Golden Path's three areas of focus: Purpose, Emotions, and Prosperity
  • The technology and art of Contemplation as distinct from meditation and concentration
  • Conversing with Living Teachings, and entering into Spiritual Paths like entering into different relationships
  • Focusing on one spiritual tradition or synthesizing many
  • Know Thy Self
  • My biggest Gene Keys Takeaway: Trust in myself, life, in slowing down, and being.
]]> <p>This episode provides an introduction, an overview, and key take ways from two systems of self awareness I&#39;ve been connecting with: Human Design (the first 13 minutes) and The Gene Keys. These systems provide practical knowledge for your optimal functioning as a unique individual, and a path of inner awakening for your personal evolution.</p><p>Discussed in the episode:</p><ul><li>Human Design&#39;s mapping of the 64 archetypes of the I Ching along the Zodiac</li><li>The reality of astrology (we are porous and affected by external realities)</li><li>Key Human Design Takeaway: Every person&#39;s optimal functioning is unique and different, specific to each person&#39;s design</li><li>Different decision making styles (Human Design &#34;Authority&#34;)</li><li>Similarities between Human Design and neurodivergent awareness</li><li>How The Gene Keys branched off of Human Design</li><li>Human Design as a more left brain path of knowledge, Gene Keys as a more right brain path of wisdom</li><li>Working with the Gene Keys if you don&#39;t know your birth date, time, and location</li><li>Key Gene Keys Takeaway: &#34;Every shadow contains a Gift.&#34; - Softening into the gold of the stuck and suffering places</li><li>How the Gene Keys relate to genetics</li><li>Three frequencies of each Gene Key: the shadow, gift, and siddhi</li><li>The Golden Path&#39;s three areas of focus: Purpose, Emotions, and Prosperity</li><li>The technology and art of Contemplation as distinct from meditation and concentration</li><li>Conversing with Living Teachings, and entering into Spiritual Paths like entering into different relationships</li><li>Focusing on one spiritual tradition or synthesizing many</li><li>Know Thy Self</li><li>My biggest Gene Keys Takeaway: Trust in myself, life, in slowing down, and being.</li></ul> 1301a0b8-5ae5-4c8c-8b61-e7941da4743b https://redcircle.com/shows/471d7194-2285-45a1-b095-b82a2c068d7e/episodes/215ff26a-c9e4-4d63-b333-4ecd36b1d6f3 Fri, 22 May 2026 22:30:39 +0000 2406 no full 21. Circumstances Pt. 2 - Living from the Ink 21. Circumstances Pt. 2 - Living from the Ink Dan Halpern Continuing the discussion on differing circumstances from the last episode, today we go deeper into our Kabbalistic contemplation of the common life force present in all people, things, and circumstances.

  • Review of the 4 levels of reality through the metaphor of the Torah scroll
  • The true nature of esoteric teachings and why they're secretive
  • How perceiving and relating with the shared life force (the ink) makes it impossible to hate
  • The difference between electric light and starlight
  • What is natural?
  • Seeing the same ink in both a tyrant and their victim(s)
  • What we're doing here: Awareness becoming aware of itself
  • Integrating dual and non-dual
  • Chinese landscape paintings, and exercising restraint with the expressions of our ink
]]> <p>Continuing the discussion on differing circumstances from the last episode, today we go deeper into our Kabbalistic contemplation of the common life force present in all people, things, and circumstances.</p><ul><li>Review of the 4 levels of reality through the metaphor of the Torah scroll</li><li>The true nature of esoteric teachings and why they&#39;re secretive </li><li>How perceiving and relating with the shared life force (the ink) makes it impossible to hate</li><li>The difference between electric light and starlight </li><li>What is natural? </li><li>Seeing the same ink in both a tyrant and their victim(s)</li><li>What we&#39;re doing here: Awareness becoming aware of itself</li><li>Integrating dual and non-dual </li><li>Chinese landscape paintings, and exercising restraint with the expressions of our ink</li></ul> 973d68f3-4266-4aeb-abd1-6e511e121d68 https://redcircle.com/shows/471d7194-2285-45a1-b095-b82a2c068d7e/episodes/049ad4b7-61e2-42a1-95a9-23e2bf2669be Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:43:52 +0000 1154 no full 20. Circumstances Pt. 1 20. Circumstances Pt. 1 Dan Halpern Coming in in a very weird mood, this episode is a real time process of living in a world of inequality and astronomically different situations. I also share an unplanned Kabbalistic teaching on 4 levels of interpreting the Torah Scroll and reality, which I learned from my teacher Zvi Ish-Shalom. It's not about finding a neat answer to inequality and living with differences, but about feeling our way through the complexity and multidimensionality at play in all our circumstances.


In this episode:


- The weirdness of all of us living together, all with different circumstances

- The 4 Layers of the Torah: Words, Letters, Ink, and Parchment

- The heartbreaking gift of Life in all circumstances

]]> <p>Coming in in a very <em>weird</em> mood, this episode is a real time process of living in a world of inequality and astronomically different situations. I also share an unplanned Kabbalistic teaching on 4 levels of interpreting the Torah Scroll and reality, which I learned from my teacher Zvi Ish-Shalom. It&#39;s not about finding a neat answer to inequality and living with differences, but about feeling our way through the complexity and multidimensionality at play in all our circumstances.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode:</p><p><br></p><p>- The weirdness of all of us living together, all with different circumstances</p><p>- The 4 Layers of the Torah: Words, Letters, Ink, and Parchment </p><p>- The heartbreaking gift of Life in all circumstances</p> 011d91b7-1cf4-4827-995a-53ffe1fe3116 https://redcircle.com/shows/471d7194-2285-45a1-b095-b82a2c068d7e/episodes/9951acec-0bc0-46bd-8554-8ed774cb45e7 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:00:32 +0000 970 no full 19. Cleaning House with Marie Kondo 19. Cleaning House with Marie Kondo Dan Halpern In this first episode of Season 2, I share my key insights from studying and practicing the KonMari method of tidying up a physical home as a spiritual practice.


Covered in this episode:

- A thanks to listeners and a technical note on my recording technique

- Overview of Marie Kondo and the KonMari method of tidying up your life

- Marie Kondo as a role model for living one's life authentically

- How to decide how much stuff you need, what to keep and what to throw away

- Possession as an honoring practice

- Sparking Joy, and living a life aligned with your personal and intuitive sense of Joy, aligned with your unique nature and life purpose

- Acknowledging and appreciating when things have served their purpose and are complete for you

- Discarding papers

- The dangers of too much good storeage

- How and where to store things you want to keep

- Living spaciously

- The Animism of living intentionally with freer energy in the material world

- The difference between daily cleaning and the tidying marathon

- The Click Point - what you need to be happy


Footnote: one thing I'd like to emphasize is that the point of tidying up is not to live with the least amount of things. The point is to live only with things that you love, to live a life of greater and greater Love, physically and beyond. And in that sense it's okay to keep sentimental things and other stuff; this process helps clarify what you really love now, in the current version of yourself.

]]> <p>In this first episode of Season 2, I share my key insights from studying and practicing the KonMari method of tidying up a physical home as a spiritual practice.</p><p><br></p><p>Covered in this episode: </p><p>- A thanks to listeners and a technical note on my recording technique</p><p>- Overview of Marie Kondo and the KonMari method of tidying up your life</p><p>- Marie Kondo as a role model for living one&#39;s life authentically </p><p>- How to decide how much stuff you need, what to keep and what to throw away</p><p>- Possession as an honoring practice </p><p>- Sparking Joy, and living a life aligned with your personal and intuitive sense of Joy, aligned with your unique nature and life purpose </p><p>- Acknowledging and appreciating when things have served their purpose and are complete for you</p><p>- Discarding papers</p><p>- The dangers of too much good storeage</p><p>- How and where to store things you want to keep</p><p>- Living spaciously</p><p>- The Animism of living intentionally with freer energy in the material world</p><p>- The difference between daily cleaning and the tidying marathon</p><p>- The Click Point - what you need to be happy</p><p><br></p><p>Footnote: one thing I&#39;d like to emphasize is that the point of tidying up is not to live with the least amount of things. The point is to live only with things that you love, to live a life of greater and greater Love, physically and beyond. And in that sense it&#39;s okay to keep sentimental things and other stuff; this process helps clarify what you really love now, in the current version of yourself. </p> 0af00c4b-60bf-4b32-a443-f3bee2883484 https://redcircle.com/shows/471d7194-2285-45a1-b095-b82a2c068d7e/episodes/e909ddbb-da15-4c36-9a55-9443a61d7924 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:01:25 +0000 1700 no full 18. Meditating with Life (Listening Pt. 2) 18. Meditating with Life (Listening Pt. 2) Dan Halpern In our 18th Episode Spectacular (!), join me in a living meditation. You don't have to be sitting still, but to get the full effect, you are warmly invited to listen, not just to me, but to the full energy of Life as it moves through you throughout this episode. Preceded by a short left-brain (rational) talk, we then drop into a direct right-brain (experiential) relationship with Life itself. Including some guidance and spontaneous teachings throughout, this episode speaks to:

• The Hebrew word for life (chai) and its relationship to the number 18.

• The typical podcast (and modern living) left-brain orientation and an invitation into a right-brain experience of living. (This is referencing the left and right hemispheres of the brain and their general functions.)

• Songs versus musical improvisation.

• Labeling what you're doing in categories (i.e. worrying, judging, reliving, planning... Appreciating, breathing, listening, etc.).

• Forgiveness - what it really is and does.

• Gratitude.


Thanks for listening to this show.

With infinite Love,

Dan

]]> <p>In our 18th Episode Spectacular (!), join me in a living meditation. You don&#39;t have to be sitting still, but to get the full effect, you are warmly invited to listen, not just to me, but to the full energy of Life as it moves through you throughout this episode. Preceded by a short left-brain (rational) talk, we then drop into a direct right-brain (experiential) relationship with Life itself. Including some guidance and spontaneous teachings throughout, this episode speaks to: </p><p>• The Hebrew word for life (chai) and its relationship to the number 18. </p><p>• The typical podcast (and modern living) left-brain orientation and an invitation into a right-brain experience of living. (This is referencing the left and right hemispheres of the brain and their general functions.) </p><p>• Songs versus musical improvisation. </p><p>• Labeling what you&#39;re doing in categories (i.e. worrying, judging, reliving, planning... Appreciating, breathing, listening, etc.). </p><p>• Forgiveness - what it really is and does. </p><p>• Gratitude. </p><p><br></p><p>Thanks for listening to this show. </p><p>With infinite Love,</p><p>Dan</p> 91746a23-2f7d-48e3-8030-b02871543527 https://redcircle.com/shows/471d7194-2285-45a1-b095-b82a2c068d7e/episodes/687e4b61-aca1-4436-9706-d26ced1ed474 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 18:51:17 +0000 2625 no full 17. Mundane Appreciation (Off-Demand Entertainment) 17. Mundane Appreciation (Off-Demand Entertainment) Dan Halpern Listening to the radio sparked a contemplation on the side effects of having so many choices of on-demand experiences, namely the difficulty of staying present with what's happening.

  • Sifting through and discarding genius
  • The difficulty of being just fine
  • Financial wealth and spiritual poverty
  • True fulfillment will never come from an external impermanent thing
  • Eternal satisfaction in the complete process of never-ending nows
  • The addiction to seeking the perfect high
  • Appreciating the normal any day
]]> <p>Listening to the radio sparked a contemplation on the side effects of having so many choices of on-demand experiences, namely the difficulty of staying present with what&#39;s happening.</p><ul><li>Sifting through and discarding genius</li><li>The difficulty of being just fine</li><li>Financial wealth and spiritual poverty</li><li>True fulfillment will never come from an external impermanent <em>thing </em></li><li>Eternal satisfaction in the complete process of never-ending nows</li><li>The addiction to seeking the perfect high</li><li>Appreciating the normal any day</li></ul> f427ce74-4898-4e6c-8b62-d7a0c968ef79 https://redcircle.com/shows/471d7194-2285-45a1-b095-b82a2c068d7e/episodes/39b44d7d-48f3-4e1f-9b8a-ff906fbe273c Tue, 16 Dec 2025 23:50:12 +0000 890 no full 16. Listen 16. Listen Dan Halpern This episode is an invitation to take time throughout your life to pause your habitual activity and open to something else—the mystery of what's beyond our personal fixations. In pausing and listening, you can enter into a personal relationship with Life itself. In my experience, and in that of countless streams of wisdom, Life is unceasingly generous and intelligent; so give her a chance. Put down your phone, pick up the silence, and listen.

  • Pausing
  • How self-obsession plays out through our plans and agendas
  • Not-doing and at first hearing the echoes of our recent inputs and ourselves
  • Opening to something greater than yourself
  • Living in relationship with Life itself
  • Intellectually knowing about vs experientially knowing what actually is
  • Connecting with Eternity, the Eternal Now.
]]> <p>This episode is an invitation to take time throughout your life to pause your habitual activity and open to something else—the mystery of what&#39;s beyond our personal fixations. In pausing and listening, you can enter into a personal relationship with Life itself. In my experience, and in that of countless streams of wisdom, Life is unceasingly generous and intelligent; so give her a chance. Put down your phone, pick up the silence, and listen.</p><ul><li>Pausing</li><li>How self-obsession plays out through our plans and agendas</li><li>Not-doing and at first hearing the echoes of our recent inputs and ourselves</li><li>Opening to something greater than yourself</li><li>Living in relationship with Life itself</li><li>Intellectually knowing <em>about</em> vs experientially knowing what actually <em>is</em></li><li>Connecting with Eternity, the Eternal Now.</li></ul> fe7f845f-de74-4e0b-853d-18a1badbbe46 https://redcircle.com/shows/471d7194-2285-45a1-b095-b82a2c068d7e/episodes/27465aa8-e823-4785-bc17-1ef7d15cffcf Mon, 08 Dec 2025 14:01:17 +0000 1230 no full 15. Trusting: Death and Life's Needs (13 and 14 Part 2's) 15. Trusting: Death and Life's Needs (13 and 14 Part 2's) Dan Halpern This episode is a continuation of the threads explored in episodes 14 and 13.

  • How recognizing the safety of Death enables greater trust with Life
  • How Life's needs moved through me at a recent concert
  • Dancing and standing still at general admission shows
  • Dancing with the variety of life's needs expressed through different people at different times
  • A prayer and a blessing for your Trusting this moment
]]> <p>This episode is a continuation of the threads explored in episodes 14 and 13.</p><ul><li>How recognizing the safety of Death enables greater trust with Life</li><li>How Life&#39;s needs moved through me at a recent concert</li><li>Dancing and standing still at general admission shows</li><li>Dancing with the variety of life&#39;s needs expressed through different people at different times</li><li>A prayer and a blessing for your Trusting this moment</li></ul> f5d94a06-7d9e-40bf-91e0-7aa703fd65cb https://redcircle.com/shows/471d7194-2285-45a1-b095-b82a2c068d7e/episodes/13db0283-c0a6-4490-b41c-dcaf984f62bd Fri, 21 Nov 2025 14:38:43 +0000 789 no full 14. Death is Safe 14. Death is Safe Dan Halpern From a narrow and constricted view of reality, death can be a scary end.

From a wider openness to all of existence, death is safe.

  • Death will not kill us
  • A song of birth and death
]]> <p>From a narrow and constricted view of reality, death can be a scary end. </p><p>From a wider openness to all of existence, death is safe.</p><ul><li>Death will not kill us</li><li>A song of birth and death </li></ul> db09230f-2cd1-4161-ae9e-5cd500fbe9cc https://redcircle.com/shows/471d7194-2285-45a1-b095-b82a2c068d7e/episodes/96f0a84a-e75d-40c1-bdd4-398c1dca9042 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 03:32:28 +0000 648 no full 13. Nonviolent Communication Pt. 2 - Life's Needs 13. Nonviolent Communication Pt. 2 - Life's Needs Dan Halpern Beyond the techniques of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) (explored in the last episode), I find a deep spiritual connection to life that NVC can bring us into greater contact with. When we connect with our needs, we are connecting with the dynamic edge of life's evolution. In this episode, I contemplate some of the juiciest and most interesting aspects of the philosophy underpinning NVC.

  • How blaming others disempowers us
  • Reclaiming power and responsibility for our emotional states no matter the circumstances
  • Recognizing alignment - working with right/wrong in a way that doesn't violently divide life
  • How Spirit speaks through needs - yours and every other individuation of life
]]> <p>Beyond the techniques of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) (explored in the last episode), I find a deep spiritual connection to life that NVC can bring us into greater contact with. When we connect with our needs, we are connecting with the dynamic edge of life&#39;s evolution. In this episode, I contemplate some of the juiciest and most interesting aspects of the philosophy underpinning NVC.</p><ul><li>How blaming others disempowers us</li><li>Reclaiming power and responsibility for our emotional states no matter the circumstances</li><li>Recognizing alignment - working with right/wrong in a way that doesn&#39;t violently divide life</li><li>How Spirit speaks through needs - yours and every other individuation of life</li></ul> 939a8030-cd92-4028-a901-604f08da1ef5 https://redcircle.com/shows/471d7194-2285-45a1-b095-b82a2c068d7e/episodes/86fe1927-fc1a-491a-8772-891f644ec291 Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:30:53 +0000 2015 no full 12. Nonviolent Communication Pt. 1 - Technique 12. Nonviolent Communication Pt. 1 - Technique Dan Halpern Nonviolent Communication (NVC), developed by Marshall Rosenberg, has been used to foster peace, reconciliation, understanding, empathy, and collaboration in settings from warzones to personal relationships. It's also an incredibly helpful framework to develop self-understanding when you're feeling disturbed by an inner or outer conflict. In this episode, I explain the simple 4-step process of NVC so you can begin using it to create more inner and outer peace in your life.

  • How to build a stronger connection with someone when you're upset with them, rather than a larger divide
  • How to speak in a conflict without making the other person defensive
  • How to tune into and take responsibility for what's really happening under the surface for you in a challenging situation
]]> <p>Nonviolent Communication (NVC), developed by Marshall Rosenberg, has been used to foster peace, reconciliation, understanding, empathy, and collaboration in settings from warzones to personal relationships. It&#39;s also an incredibly helpful framework to develop self-understanding when you&#39;re feeling disturbed by an inner or outer conflict. In this episode, I explain the simple 4-step process of NVC so you can begin using it to create more inner and outer peace in your life.</p><ul><li>How to build a stronger connection with someone when you&#39;re upset with them, rather than a larger divide</li><li>How to speak in a conflict without making the other person defensive</li><li>How to tune into and take responsibility for what&#39;s really happening under the surface for you in a challenging situation</li></ul> b2088048-9b83-4f61-8d63-4b9d17bbb560 https://redcircle.com/shows/471d7194-2285-45a1-b095-b82a2c068d7e/episodes/04b8ffdd-b249-4c6a-9cda-f7313f7cd709 Mon, 03 Nov 2025 17:34:19 +0000 862 no full 11. Outsourcing Expertise and Agency 11. Outsourcing Expertise and Agency Dan Halpern This episode largely focuses on Western Medicine and is inspired by Gabor Mate's book The Myth of Normal. This episode is not about taking a black or white stance for or against any particular strategy of health, it's about being informed and thinking critically about the decisions you make for your health.

  • How Western Medicine can be a force of oppression and colonization (especially through birth)
  • Colonization as "one right way" and the Borg
  • Bias in expertise
  • Working with alternative medicine
]]> <p>This episode largely focuses on Western Medicine and is inspired by Gabor Mate&#39;s book <em>The Myth of Normal</em>. This episode is not about taking a black or white stance for or against any particular strategy of health, it&#39;s about being informed and thinking critically about the decisions you make for your health. </p><ul><li>How Western Medicine can be a force of oppression and colonization (especially through birth)</li><li>Colonization as &#34;one right way&#34; and the Borg</li><li>Bias in expertise </li><li>Working with alternative medicine</li></ul> 737c5098-0060-4993-b181-d6b37ac97700 https://redcircle.com/shows/471d7194-2285-45a1-b095-b82a2c068d7e/episodes/f88c4142-ff87-4815-981c-3c489c1f8048 Wed, 22 Oct 2025 01:04:43 +0000 1006 no full 10. Neurodiversity 10. Neurodiversity 10 Dan Halpern A working theory on the spectrum of "normalcy" and "neurodiversity."

  • What is normal?
  • Neurodiversity as a way of acknowledging needs
  • Highly sensitive people and highly numb people
  • The difficulty and magic of life on the spectrum in the modern world
  • Weird blessings on blessed weirdness
]]> <p>A working theory on the spectrum of &#34;normalcy&#34; and &#34;neurodiversity.&#34;</p><ul><li>What is normal?</li><li>Neurodiversity as a way of acknowledging needs</li><li>Highly sensitive people and highly numb people</li><li>The difficulty and magic of life on the spectrum in the modern world</li><li>Weird blessings on blessed weirdness </li></ul> 2b5803af-46b9-4689-8b07-88824e7e9b4e https://redcircle.com/shows/471d7194-2285-45a1-b095-b82a2c068d7e/episodes/f26fa1b4-7deb-495c-bcd2-3b0b78769c99 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:03:05 +0000 1274 no full 9. Falling With No Parachute 9. Falling With No Parachute 9 Dan Halpern "The bad news is you're falling through the air, nothing to hang on to, no parachute.

The good news is, there's no ground."

- Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.

In this episode:

- The Western tendency to solidify concepts

- All life as a verb

- Addressing anxiety about the past and the future through the Eternal Now

]]> <p>&#34;The bad news is you&#39;re falling through the air, nothing to hang on to, no parachute. </p><p>The good news is, there&#39;s no ground.&#34; </p><p> - Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.</p><p>In this episode:</p><p>- The Western tendency to solidify concepts</p><p>- All life as a verb</p><p>- Addressing anxiety about the past and the future through the Eternal Now</p> 1c8f32e6-b1aa-4c4a-a263-351625133675 https://redcircle.com/shows/471d7194-2285-45a1-b095-b82a2c068d7e/episodes/b62da3f9-f547-4ac7-b509-a2c181fb4835 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 05:21:52 +0000 460 no full 8. Wanting Something Else 8. Wanting Something Else Dan Halpern Desire is a driving force of life. It can be so helpful to clarify what your desires are. But what happens when you get stuck on wanting something other than what's happening?

In this episode, we address:

- the suffering of life

- how attachment to results causes much suffering

- what happens when you loosen your attachments to the specific results you want

- not getting the job you want

- wanting something else while parenting and being present with your kids

]]> <p>Desire is a driving force of life. It can be so helpful to clarify what your desires are. But what happens when you get stuck on wanting something other than what&#39;s happening?</p><p>In this episode, we address: </p><p> - the suffering of life </p><p> - how attachment to results causes much suffering </p><p> - what happens when you loosen your attachments to the specific results you want</p><p> - not getting the job you want </p><p> - wanting something else while parenting and being present with your kids</p> e15243a1-d6d6-40c8-8c2c-6e0fd3bc993c https://redcircle.com/shows/471d7194-2285-45a1-b095-b82a2c068d7e/episodes/1be0644e-3b84-4f32-8e0a-5406456f41fa Mon, 02 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000 689 no full 7. Into Reality 7. Into Reality Dan Halpern From the Mind to Emotions to Embodiment This episode is an invitation to deepen into your own experience of your life. Including:

  • A quick vent about the crunchy pressure of capitalism
  • Three dimensions of reality: thoughts, emotions, and sensations
  • The difference between stories and direct experience
  • Feeling the body's sensations as an invitation into the unconditionally supportive presence of being
]]> <p>This episode is an invitation to deepen into your own experience of your life. Including:</p><ul><li>A quick vent about the crunchy pressure of capitalism </li><li>Three dimensions of reality: thoughts, emotions, and sensations</li><li>The difference between stories and direct experience </li><li>Feeling the body&#39;s sensations as an invitation into the unconditionally supportive presence of being</li></ul> 1cbdecd4-6b51-4f38-b8c0-9417c398d270 https://redcircle.com/shows/471d7194-2285-45a1-b095-b82a2c068d7e/episodes/29a507f6-43dc-45ed-aab9-31ec68c3d00f Mon, 05 May 2025 19:28:31 +0000 470 no full 6. Back to Being 6. Back to Being Dan Halpern This episode is meant to help you move through Doing to come back to Being, and bring your Being into all you're Doing.

]]> <p>This episode is meant to help you move through Doing to come back to Being, and bring your Being into all you&#39;re Doing. </p> 095298ad-1ffb-43ed-8972-6c54a8f85047 https://redcircle.com/shows/471d7194-2285-45a1-b095-b82a2c068d7e/episodes/5af2f869-7287-4acb-8209-2a9de753996a Fri, 11 Apr 2025 23:28:07 +0000 757 no full 5. Waiting 5. Waiting 5 Dan Halpern On Waiting When it's Time to Wait.

"The Master eats when it's time to eat, waits when it's time to wait, and moves when it's time to move."

In this episode:

• Attuning to timing

• The gold of accepting when it's not the right time to do, but is the right time to wait.

• Waiting as a way of widening vision and relating to what else is here.

• Recognizing what opens up and becomes possible by waiting when it's time to wait.

]]> <p>On Waiting When it&#39;s Time to Wait.</p><p>&#34;The Master eats when it&#39;s time to eat, waits when it&#39;s time to wait, and moves when it&#39;s time to move.&#34;</p><p>In this episode:</p><p>• Attuning to timing</p><p>• The gold of accepting when it&#39;s not the right time to do, but is the right time to wait.</p><p>• Waiting as a way of widening vision and relating to what else is here. </p><p>• Recognizing what opens up and becomes possible by waiting when it&#39;s time to wait.</p> 6589eb53-9179-4710-acb9-281c47965b0c https://redcircle.com/shows/471d7194-2285-45a1-b095-b82a2c068d7e/episodes/4825a32a-756f-4e31-b55d-27eeecbb3422 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:15:00 +0000 526 no full 4. So Much Stuff! 4. So Much Stuff! 4 Dan Halpern A quick little process on the sometimes overwhelming amount of exciting new things in the world, and how slowing down can help you choose how to use and direct your will and energy in this sea of so much stuff!

]]> <p>A quick little process on the sometimes overwhelming amount of exciting new things in the world, and how slowing down can help you choose how to use and direct your will and energy in this sea of so much stuff!</p> d2ac0875-b83b-478a-bdbf-214fda1c583b https://redcircle.com/shows/471d7194-2285-45a1-b095-b82a2c068d7e/episodes/59b9b628-a501-4b12-af1e-0352b5aed95f Tue, 04 Feb 2025 16:26:49 +0000 292 no full 3. Yes, And... 3. Yes, And... 3 Dan Halpern Continuing from the previous episode (2. The Essence of Healing), here I describe one method and philosophy for how to meet life on its own terms, with your own authentic responses. Drawing from a foundational principle of improvisation, you can improvise with life, jumping in the current of reality as it is and choosing how to swim within it.

  • Improvisation in Comedy, Theater, Dance, and Music
  • Grief as a portal to a richer and fuller life
  • Empowering yourself through agency and choice
  • Life Lessons from Herbie Hancock and Miles Davis
  • How does suffering fit into reality?
  • Buddhism's First Noble Truth
  • A simple guided practice to work through irritations using Yes, And.
]]> <p>Continuing from the previous episode (2. The Essence of Healing), here I describe one method and philosophy for how to meet life on its own terms, with your own authentic responses. Drawing from a foundational principle of improvisation, you can improvise with life, jumping in the current of reality as it is and choosing how to swim within it.</p><ul><li>Improvisation in Comedy, Theater, Dance, and Music</li><li>Grief as a portal to a richer and fuller life</li><li>Empowering yourself through agency and choice</li><li>Life Lessons from Herbie Hancock and Miles Davis</li><li>How does suffering fit into reality?</li><li>Buddhism&#39;s First Noble Truth</li><li>A simple guided practice to work through irritations using Yes, And.</li></ul> 9217a0ba-2b74-432d-a6d7-2d7f5b66adad https://redcircle.com/shows/471d7194-2285-45a1-b095-b82a2c068d7e/episodes/055641cd-da41-4927-bff3-8380f6987b82 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:04:58 +0000 1340 no full 2. The Essence of Healing 2. The Essence of Healing 2 Dan Halpern In this episode, I describe the fundamental cause of human suffering and its antidote.

  • Avoidance, resistance, and meeting life on life’s terms.
  • The intelligence of dissociation.
  • Building capacity to tolerate the charge of a nervous system in a(n overly) stimulating world.
  • Grief as an expression of love and a portal to a fuller life.
  • The intrinsic movement towards healing.
  • A guided practice for meeting your life as it is.
]]> <p>In this episode, I describe the fundamental cause of human suffering and its antidote. </p><ul><li>Avoidance, resistance, and meeting life on life’s terms. </li><li>The intelligence of dissociation. </li><li>Building capacity to tolerate the charge of a nervous system in a(n overly) stimulating world. </li><li>Grief as an expression of love and a portal to a fuller life. </li><li>The intrinsic movement towards healing. </li><li>A guided practice for meeting your life as it is. </li></ul> 3f923e08-327d-487f-a01d-f038a1f52ada https://redcircle.com/shows/471d7194-2285-45a1-b095-b82a2c068d7e/episodes/5bb211a9-9efc-4403-b406-bbc863ecc345 Tue, 21 Jan 2025 05:02:02 +0000 1598 no full 1. Introduction 1. Introduction 1 1 Dan Halpern Who am I? Why am I here? How am I doing this? Why this way? All this and more, in less than 9 minutes

]]> <p>Who am I? Why am I here? How am I doing this? Why this way? All this and more, in less than 9 minutes</p> 985ea0e6-4bfa-44eb-846d-2734e560b5c0 https://redcircle.com/shows/471d7194-2285-45a1-b095-b82a2c068d7e/episodes/394104d6-583c-4b33-9a9d-b0eae4e8b5dd Thu, 02 Jan 2025 05:55:04 +0000 531 no