How to Create Lasting Change Through Meditation: A Conversation with James Ripley

In today’s episode, we meet James Ripley who is the founder of the Guided Meditation Institute and who shares with us how we can create real, lasting change by leveraging the power of our meditative states, our presence, and what guides us.Show Highlights:Personalizing your guided meditationGetting to deeper levels of the meditative stateUnderstanding what you want at a surface level, medium level, and deep levelPsychedelics and the medicine journeyUnderstanding what guides youIdentifying obstacles (which may be guiding you)Finding ‘symbols’ to accelerate your meditative experienceA guided meditationAbout our guest James RipleyJames Ripley is the founder of the Guided Meditation Institute. He is a writer, speaker, & trainer in Boulder, Colorado who is certified in the art and science of guided meditation. In addition to teaching this skill, James loves working with growth-oriented entrepreneurs, coaches, therapists, podcasters, and speakers; especially if they are in major life transition and are curious about doing deep healing work with psycho-tropic medicine. His specialty is the 2 hour Guided Meditation session, that can be expanded to the Two Day Medicine Journey Retreat. And he’ll put a cherry on top by creating a custom-guided meditation for you that includes your most powerful symbols for lasting change. He calls it your Guided Mediation to Live By.Gift: A Guided Meditation to Find Your SymbolsAccess this short guided visualization in the Members section of the Joyful Inspired Living Website: Membership is free: https://joyfulinspiredliving.com/m/login?r=%2Fmembers-only How to connect with JamesWebsite: https://www.guidedmeditationinstitute.com/Email: [email protected]: 720 231-7900 About your host: I’m your host, Anita Adams, an award-winning leader and the founder of Joyful Inspired Living, an organization dedicated to teaching people how to access their highest most authentic self so they can find clarity and create a life of purpose, passion, and joy. In addition to hosting the Joyful Journey Podcast, I offer retreats, both live and online, and private coaching programs to further guide my clients on their journey to their highest self. Email - [email protected] - https://joyfulinspiredliving.com/Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/628676761727732Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/anitaadams604/?hl=enLinkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitaadamsyvr/   Thanks for listening!It means so much to us that you listened to our podcast! If you would like to continue the conversation with us, head over to https://joyfulinspiredliving.com/  While there, check out the “Members Only” section where you can gain access to our “Tool Box” of free downloadable resources that will further guide you along your own personal joyful journey. Our Tool Box will be updated regularly with new content, much of which will be provided by guests of our show.With this podcast, we are building a community of Joy Makers and in the process raising our vibration and the collective consciousness! If you know somebody who would benefit from what we offer, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcastIf you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast app on your mobile device. Leave us a reviewWe appreciate every bit of feedback to make this a value-adding part of your day. Ratings and reviews from our listeners not only help us improve, but also help others find us in their podcast app. If you have a minute, an honest review on iTunes goes a long way! Thank You!!