Loving, Living, Learning: A Liberated Life Talk with Rev. angel Kyodo williams
Loving, Living, Learning: A Liberated Life Talk with Rev. angel Kyodo williams
This conversation goes DEEP, y’all. We know this episode is going to touch so many of you with the affirmations, advice, and real talk provided by the absolutely incomparable Rev. angel Kyodo williams. She is a teacher formally trained in the Zen tradition, a person deeply aware of who she is, and an honest reflection of what liberated living really looks like. We are so honored to open the door to their incredible teachings and work to you all. Join in for this conversation, shared with Black Girl In Om Founder, Lauren Ash, Art Director, Deun Ivory, and the members of the Wellspring audience. Nearly everyone present for this conversation left feeling ready to really embrace liberation in their lives. As you do the same in yours, we know these words from Rev. angel Kyodo williams will serve as a reminder to always do so with love.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL FIND OUT ABOUT:
How Rev. angel defines who she is, what she’s rooted in, and what led her to her current path
The concept of expanding consciousness beyond your background
How to go beyond the baseline in creating change
The ways our past can manifest in our present if we’re not self-aware
Rooting in love without forcing yourself into something you’re not
All there is to unearth from being uncomfortable
Reasons to appreciate the women before us and those who will come following us
The beauty of always evolving into who you are and always have been
The difference between generative and destructive wellness practices
Moving beyond guilt for being in a state of higher consciousness
What it means to accept people from a place of wholeness
The concept of trust and a way to reframe the narrative to better serve you
Ways to expand into a new state of being
The freedom that comes outside the borders of this country
Why a sense of being and a sense of belonging differ greatly
Rev. angel’s advice for you to find clarity on your path to liberation
Some of the live questions shared by y’all!
Quotes From The Episode:
”I don’t accept no for an answer, even with myself.” — @ZenChangeAngel | click to tweet
”The path that I’m on is really about being able to hold the complexity of both the suffering and the love and keep those two together and not try to give up either one of them.” — @ZenChangeAngel | click to tweet
”Living inside my own head made my mind my companion. — @ZenChangeAngel | click to tweet
”Our community is all about change on a personal level as well as on a collective level.” — @HelloLaurenAsh | click to tweet
”Go where it’s uncomfortable.” — @ZenChangeAngel | click to tweet
”I have come to understand that the places that we hide, that we leave parts of ourselves behind: those are the places that carry with us.” — @ZenChangeAngel | click to tweet
”We are an incredibly, brilliant, genius, resilient people.” — @ZenChangeAngel | click to tweet
”I have become who I always was.” — @ZenChangeAngel | click to tweet
”We are entitled to our wholeness.” — @ZenChangeAngel | click to tweet
”This country meant for us to be small and the most radical thing we can do is choose to be our whole selves.” — @ZenChangeAngel | click to tweet
”We are incredibly forgiving people and we have to turn that forgiveness onto ourselves.” — @ZenChangeAngel | click to tweet
”I strongly encourage every Black body to leave this place.” — @ZenChangeAngel | click to tweet
”Representation, accessibility, and the way we communicate with each other because of our cultural understandings and connections — that’s everything.” — @HelloLaurenAsh | click to tweet
”My clarity that I am entitled to liberation has been the thing that’s always gotten me through.” — @ZenChangeAngel | click to tweet
”Meditate on your suffering.” — @ZenChangeAngel | click to tweet
”Put your liberation before everything else.” — @ZenChangeAngel | click to tweet