032. Dropping Spirits to Enhance Spirit - Nick Michie

Joining us from Abu Dhabi, Nick Michie opens up about his decision to remove alcohol from his life. Nick explains that he felt alcohol was a much bigger part of his life than it needed to be. It was keeping him from being the type of father, husband, and all around person he was striving to be. He discusses the pitfalls he ran into as he tried various approaches to quit drinking as well as what has helped him immensely. So, what does alcohol use have to do with meditation? Well, in meditation we are working with energy and consciousness. Alcohol dulls our energy, even when we are not directly under its influence in that moment. Think about how you feel the morning after drinking too much - you may not be drinking through the day but the alcohol is still influencing your being and very much impacting your energy. Drinking night after night - even moderately - continues to disturb your energy. Eliminating alcohol simply sharpens your energy, which allows you to get more out of your meditations. 00:00 Welcome Nick 03:00 Social life but it felt fake 04:00 Searching for a deeper life purpose begins 05:00 Transformation begins in Thailand 07:50 Was looking for book on mediation but found a meditating friend instead 08.40 Buddies vs Friendship 10:00 Feeling true connection with people and nature 12:00 Moving to Abu Dhabi 14:00 Years of big growth 15:00 How Nick found Ananda and Yoganandas teachings 18:00 Moving to costa rica 20:00 Nick's online teachings with his business Two steps from Bliss 25:00 Nick shares why he gave up alcohol 26:30 Meditation makes you more sensitive to how you feel about people and things 28:00 Trying to stop drinking when everyone else around is drinking 29:00 What it is really like to go to an AA meeting 30:00 Alessandras journey with alcohol 32:00 Karas journey with alcohol 34:00 Does non-drinking make others or ourselves uncomfortable? 39:00 The biggest hurdle to stop drinking - the social norm 42:00 Leaving bad habits by implementing better ones 43:00 Nick shares how he transitioned away from drinking step by step 46:00 Nicks advice to anyone who wants to shift their relationship to drinking Other episodes you'll enjoy: 182. Drawing Unknown Discarnate Spirits - Sunlight Oracle 050. The New Age of Clairvoyance - Jasper Sogaard 071. Multidimensional Music - Michelle Qureshi Support the show: Visit my sponsors page to get deals on things I love and support the show! Connect with me: [email protected] www.karagoodwin.com IG: @kara_goodwin_meditation FB: @karagoodwinmeditation Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meditation-conversation-podcast/id1442136034