Episode 61 of Living in Response is a lil dive into the current state of my spiritual journey and some of the beef I’ve got with “social media spirituality.”
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Topics Covered in This Episode:
(Summarized (mostly) with AI, lived deeply by me)
1️⃣ Social Media Spirituality Isn't It (And It Took Me a While to Admit That)
I open up about how my spiritual path started in online spaces—with no lineage, just lived experience—and how exciting that was at first. But over time, I felt incomplete. Something was missing, and I began to feel more stressed than supported by the constant seeking.
2️⃣ From Manifestation to Embodiment
I talk about the rise and fall of my interest in manifestation culture—how the idea of just thinking your way into abundance left me feeling hollow. I share how discovering The Energy Codes and embodiment cracked me open to a much deeper truth: real transformation starts in the body.
3️⃣ Discovering Interoception Changed Everything
Without realizing it, I had been training my interoceptive awareness—my ability to feel inside my body. This shifted how I understood energy work, because now I could feel it. Breathwork and a cannabis ceremony deepened this even more, leading to the realization: we’re energetic beings, yes—but there’s something even deeper underneath.
4️⃣ Energy Is Not the Root—Information Is
I share the mind-blowing idea I learned from cosmologist Jude Currivan: beneath energy is information. We explore the “Big Breath,” the fine-tuned constants of physics, and the idea that something is informing everything—an insight that completely reframed how I understand evolution, purpose, and spiritual practice.
5️⃣ My Obsession With Lineage (And Why It Matters)
I reflect on the importance of learning from rooted, ancient traditions—like Taoism, Yoga, and Tibetan Buddhism. I talk about how I’ve come to trust teachers who carry transmission, and how this deepens not just what I know, but how I live.
6️⃣ Heart Coherence, Energy Activism, and the Field
I’m officially training with HeartMath this fall. Coherence has become the heartbeat of my mission: aligning the mind, heart, and body so we can become radiant, stable contributors to the collective field. This is what I call energy activism.
7️⃣ Why I Said Yes to Buddhist Transmission
I share my decision to commit to the year-long Blueprint of Awakening program with Mingyur Rinpoche. The Four Noble Truths—especially the idea that there is a path to the end of suffering—spoke directly to what I’ve been struggling with: the mental and emotional weight of purpose pressure.
8️⃣ Spiritual Maturity Means Getting Bored (and Going Deeper)
I name the collective feeling that spirituality on social media is starting to feel… flat. Like everyone’s saying the same thing. And I get into how I believe this boredom is actually an invitation—an initiation—into deeper, older, more embodied paths.
9️⃣ Practice Is Not the Point—Life Is
We talk about the trap of living in constant ceremony or healing. I share why spirituality, for me, is no longer about how much I practice—it’s about how I live. Compassion, love, generosity, service: that’s the real integration. That’s the lifestyle.
🔟 We Are Not Separate (But We Also Need Boundaries)
A story about a woman and a stolen chicken in Ralph’s becomes a powerful metaphor for the spiritual paradox of oneness and duality. I reflect on learning how not to take on all the world’s suffering, even while staying connected to it.
1️⃣1️⃣ The Messy Reality of Being in Community
I name how hard it is (as an introvert) to move from “wanting community” to actually showing up for it. I’m practicing inserting myself into real-life spaces—awkward, shy, uncertain—and trusting that’s what builds the world I want to live in.
1️⃣2️⃣ Being a Student of Life (Not a Brand of It)
I share my ongoing discomfort with spiritual influencers who unknowingly repackage ancient wisdom without credit. I explore what it means to honor our teachers and lineages, and why being in integrity matters more than sounding profound.
🌀 Bottom Line:
Spirituality is not a trend.
It’s not a brand.
It’s not an aesthetic.
It’s how we breathe, how we show up in community, how we love, how we serve.
It’s the way we talk to ourselves in quiet moments.
It’s the choices we make when no one is watching.
This is coherence.
This is embodiment.
This is spiritual maturity.
This is the work.
Mentions & Inspirations:
📚 The Cosmic Hologram – Jude Currivan
🧘♀️ The Energy Codes – Dr. Sue Morter
🌀 HeartMath Institute – Coherence & Heart Intelligence
📖 Mingyur Rinpoche – Buddhist Transmission & Tergar Meditation
🧘 Yoga Teacher Training – Ancient Philosophy > Postures
❤️ Core Message:
If you’re feeling bored, burnt out, or spiritually lost—
You’re not broken.
You’re being called deeper.
And the deeper path?
It doesn’t promise perfection.
But it does promise truth.
May all being know peace, may all beings feel love.
Mystically,
Belle
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