The year is coming to a close. And the three of us are feeling the pull of thresholds. Some invisible, some marked by big '“outside“ changes. Of countries, priorities, and routines.
We are curious how it’s unfolding for you at the moment?
In today’s episode, we’re exploring what it is like to listen without filters. When the intention is radical acceptance and welcoming, how does it affect the flow between us?
Polina
“Do you want me to listen just to hold space because you need to get some stuff out and you don’t want any advice?”
“Filters can really change the way we hear and how we listen and what experience we’re providing for the person that is speaking with us.”
“Radical acceptance, approval, and granting something as real, can be an extraordinary shift.”
Irina
“The way we listen, whether there’s judgment or not, and how we relate to the tension in the body, all of those things mix into our ability to flow together.”
“This kind of interaction (listening without filters) requires a new set of skills. It requires deliberate practice, an intention from all the participants, a willingness to learn this new interaction.”
“The mere question invites us to become aware: what am I saying, why am I saying it this way? Unconsciously, we do want to cause something.”
Yulia
“Until the things that bubble me up are voiced out and I just release this steam, no more constructive steps are possible towards transformation of the system.”
“There are not many people that I’ve met who are able just to hold the basket and really create that space where I feel safe in offloading myself and not loading them with my stuff.”
“I alone won’t cause anything. Maybe something is being initiated through me. Being aware and curious what other forces are involved is super important.”
What are some of your most memorable moments of being fully accepted and held?
If anything you heard or read here resonated, do let us know. We would be delighted to connect.
Let it flow,
Polina, Irina, and Yulya
📍Chapters
00:00 – Welcome to Life in Flow
03:16 – A Game That Loosens the Mind
08:46 – How Reality Lands in the Body
09:28 – The Hidden Pressure Behind Listening
15:18 – How Judgment Silences Connection
17:03 – The Listening Question That Changes Everything
19:52 – The Courage to Ask for How You Want to Be Heard
22:29 – Agreements That Make Space Sacred
29:18 – How Taking Things Inward Changes the Field
37:09 – When Presence Becomes the Only Way Forward
47:02 – Trusting What Emerges Beyond the Rational Mind
57:42 – Radical Acceptance: Meeting in the Human Center
01:06:12 – Welcoming vs. Filtering: The Felt Difference
01:14:52 – The Inner Question Shaping the Field
01:33:19 – Surrendering the Perfect Self to Let Flow Lead
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