Living Your Epic Journey: How to Distill the Wisdom from Your Story (feat. Amy Edelstein)
So many of us undervalue our own experience and overlook the wisdom that can support us daily. These habits of self-sabotage knock the wind out of our sails and keep us searching and grasping for what we have already realized.
One way to overcome this is to see our life as a unique epic journey and to become aware of the transformation we experience through the peaks and valleys of life.
To help us find inspiration, I invited Amy Edelstein.
Amy Edelstein is the author of six books, including the award-winning The Conscious Classroom. Founder of the non-profit Inner Strength Education and recipient of a Philadelphia Social Innovator's award, Amy's work has empowered 17,000 teens in under-resourced schools with mindfulness and systems thinking.
During our conversation, Amy shares what she learned during an epic journey she took in 1983 when she journeyed to the remote western corner of the Tibetan Plateau in Zanskar, India. She also offers ideas on how to view our own life as a journey so that we feel empowered and immersed in the richness of everyday living.
Interview time stamps:
03:13 ︳Amy explains what motivated her to go on an adventure to Zanskar (halfway across the world)
08:57 ︳Amy describes the altered state of consciousness she experienced in the mountains
11:35 ︳What Amy learned about the commonalities we share as humans during her interactions with the locals
16:04 ︳The impact of modernization on Zanskar’s culture
19:03 ︳The key principles of perennial wisdom (interconnectedness, impermanence, non-grasping, and generosity)
24:35 ︳How to stay aware of the principles of perennial wisdom
28:03 ︳How to live our own epic journey and appreciate its significance
31:40 ︳The importance of focusing on our values and what really matters
36:03 ︳Amy shares her favorite memory in Zanskar
Learn more about Amy Edelstein at her website.