BALLOON

Your host, AMYSTERY, offers this episode in response to a courageous, resilient young man who overcame opiod addiction. KUDOS AND ALL STRENGTH TO YOU.  Episode 3, Season 2 takes us back to the very beginning of Balloon in some ways, revisitng the core elements that offer us all stability, healing and strength.  We all have to find the ways to live with the contradictions of this world...  Let the whispers and songs of nature guide us.

BALLOON Episode 2 Season 2  is here! Your host, Amystery shares a practical, potentially life saving gift ! Oooh what could it be?  This one is a shovel to dig our way out of trouble. For times when you are feeling down and you are looking for ways to elevate into freedom... This is a gift!   Please, if it inspires you and is helpful- share with 2 (or more!) friends! Review the podcast! Subscribe to it.... And sharevyour thoughts [email protected]   

Season 2 of Balloon Begins!  This first episode is about Self Leadership- the kind of leadership that matters most! Your host, Amystery, self-edits on the fly as we dive into this evergreen pool of fresh and sometimes salty Personal Development water.  Where does Leadership Begin? In Us. Right here, right now! ENJOY! and Please Subscribe Review Share and Say Hello! [email protected] 

Episode 44 of Balloon bunces into a new world asking, What does It mean to be HUMAN in the age of AI? We are at a fascinating moment in human history with so many big questions pressing like: What IS intelligence? What makes us human? What is important about human life? Does AI wonder about this stuff too? 

Episode 42 of Balloon  dives into the fascinating relationship between what goes on in our minds and how that can influence our well-being in the body. Your host, Amyatery, opens up her experiences with the work of Dr John Sarno and the wonders of this big mystery called the Mind-Body 

BALLOON 41 Fires back up the engines with this big whopper: What happens when we die? Considering death pushes us to the edge of what we know.  What is life about? Do we have to pay for what we do while here on earth? What do you think, and how can you begin to know if your opinions are grounded in nature's reasoning? 

COME EXPLORE THE LOST ART OF CONVERSATION in Balloon Episode 40. What is this important human connective art? Is there a Great Conversation How-To?  If you have ever longed for better conversations this may be for you.  

BALLOON EPISODE 39 explores the intelligence around us, and the big questions,  'Is there Truth? And where is it?' This episode was very state producing in the making it, looking at how to enjoy being the right kind of small. 

BALLOON 38 is full of wonder. How much more is going on all the time that we don't see and understand? How does healing happen? And how can we appreciate the unexplained? In this episode your host, Amystery, shares some personal stories that left her blown away in wonder...  What might happen if we really approach life with an open mind to what lies beyond our eyes, in the unseen, living worlds? 

Balloon 37 Steps carefully into considerations about Depression, what happens when this big world influence gets the better of us, and how to help ourselves climb out of depressive holes.  What's the first thing we need to understand as we work to shake off the weights of this world? Big questions and nature's logic can be our guides.... This Balloon episode cracks open the door into this vast and important subject of overcoming the big depressive influences that try to take us down. But don't worry- this is not a depressing episode. :-) 

Episode 36 of Balloon takes us on a surprise journey. It started off as a "Part 2" to Balloon 34 on Power, but then we got lift off and episode 36 takes a turn into big questions like: Can we overcome the human tendency to fight with one another? Will we? Can we generate presences that make violence impossible? Will we evolve, and what triggers human evolution? This episode most definitely has a special presence... recorded on a quiet night in a Canadian forest. 

Episode 35 of Balloon starts with starlight and wonder and leads into the land of big questions.  How incredible is it to look into the night sky and to become aquainted with the pressing constellations that are always so steady, constant and reliable? Dive into this spacey episode and let's consider the importance of starlight, wonder and awe...... 

After spending 2 days at a the Canadian Muay Thai Open, Amystery is revved up! BALLOON 34 explores Where does power come from anyways? If you want it, where can you find it? What is this ellusive power we all seek? ...... As always.. so many starter questions here....!

Episode 32 of Balloon Promotes the idea of deliberately making space for what is truly IMPORTANT. Can we relieve ourselves of that constant feeling of 'shortfall' that is so common in today's life? What can we do to make space for things like HOPE, INSPIRATION AND BUOYANCY in this world and in ourselves? And can we make space for those wildly important PAUSES and empty spaces so that fresh good things can enter us? 

Episode 33 of BALLOON launches into the power of AWE to transform us and to assist us in busting through our own familiar patterns and thinking.  Can Awe change us, and can our awe help enhance the world?  This episode travels into AWESOME territory and gives tips and tricks for how to lead yourself through simple observational pathways, like a yellow brick road straight into the Land of AWE.  Hopefully you will never look an an orange the same way again.  Have a listen! 

Balloon Episode 31 could start off with, " And now, for something completely different". This episode is a slow, deep guided meditation that aims to bring ease and settlement and to offer an escape route into calm, higher perceptions for when we are in serious stress, and feeling overwhelmed.   There is no "Goodbye" at the end of this episode... It seemed more appropriate to be still and quiet and just let it be at the end.  So thanks for listening, and if you find it helpful, please share it with 2 friends!  

Balloon Episode 30 dives into practical, mind elevating pathways that lead to peace and settlement. This is a meandering meditative journey into wonder and awe as a natural, side-effect free anti-depressant. Feeling down? Maybe a healthy dose of wonder can help! 

Balloo 29 is Oh so fun, allowing a moment to stop and look at the wonder that is right before our eyes. Amystery gives a live demonstration of a  thought process that can lead to awe and wonder... and of course, the results are surprising! Here lies an introduction to a guaranteed pathway to expanded perception... 

Balloon episode 28 begins where 27 left off, in deep contemplative waters. It knocks on the door of some serious considerations about how we often internalize and hold onto things we ought to let go of. Thankfully though, we are designed to "digest and eliminate"! It's always a good time to learn to let the guk go!

Balloon 27 is an impassioned foray into a big topic: YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE. Are people really impressed by what our accomplishments or are they weighing the value of the qualities we radiate? This episode introduces "The Asshole Scale", and asks things like, "What will anyone remember of us when we die? What really matters in the end?" 

Episode 26 of BALLOON swims into deep, spiritual, holy waters with consideration of how to rescue ourselves when we fall into woe. Joy is an essential nutirent!  How to be of service and to truly assit this world? Why are we so afraid of our inevitable departures?  And what can be an effective prayer? 

BALLOON Episode 25 continues on from the deep place we left off in episode 24... and take us deeper into the truth that We Become What We Think About.  Always good to be mindful about where we put our minds! 

Episode 24 of Balloon leaps into the wonders nature's textbook and the fundamental duality locked in all things, in this first response to a question about 'Advice for a young man'. What makes the wind and the universe spin? 

BALLOON 23 offers some free, unsoliticted advice for how to pull yourself out of the dumps and lift yourself into an inspired buyoant place. IMAGINE! This is a short little burst of encouragement to go do some simple things that can instantly lift you up and fill your life with good feelings and strength.  Whoohoo! Bring it on! 

Episode 22 of Balloon asks a question that may actually for once have a direct, answer. We might not like to hear it, but it seems pretty clear that the way most of us are using the internet is.. Not good for us. Surprise! How well are you managing your digital diet? Want to get together and turn it all off? 

Episode 21 of Balloon, shares a very practical simple and most powerful exercise that can transform your leadership presence into something truly brilliant. What kind of leader do we all wish we had? Guess what?  YOU can be that person with a little practise... It seems this episode is "free advice for leaders and wanna-be leaders everywhere."   ENJOY!  And if you like Balloon, please share with 2 friends! :-)   THANK YOU!   

BALLOON EPISODE 20 celebrates the first ever Guest visit! "Another Mystery"  joins us and shares her amazing story of a transformative relationship with Body Image- literally and figuratively. This episode is sure to offer new perspectives on weight and the many heavy ideas we carry.  Time to ditch the garbage thoughts! So fabulous to have had a chance to dialogue like this. THANK YOU to our fabulous mysterious guest! 

What does it mean to 'Self- Counsel"? And how can we summon the best, wisest parts of ourselves to help us when we stumble into trouble? Episode 19 of BALLOON explores this wonderful tool that can take us out of our Woe, into Wonder and WOW.

Episode 18 of Balloon jumps into the water of what it means to BE YOURSELF and dreams of a day when we can all take off the straight jackets that tell us how we ought to be to just be the amazing awesome curious people we actually are. 

Balloon 17 wakes up to the state of Peace. What if the states we generate are enough to change this world? Can we deliberately decide to create a state of peace in ourselves? And if we do that, what can that cause?  

BALLOON Episode 16 Looks at the value and importance of making a deliberate decision to have a Open Mind. 

Balloon Episode 15 jumps into the big and gnarly topic of Forgiveness and ponders the astounding immaturity that surrounds us all. 

Balloon 14 explores the defiant act of not letting things get the better of us, and rising above what tries to take us down on a daily basis. It offers a look at the power of being bright and joyful in the face of adversity. 

Balloon Episode 13 dives into a question sent by a listener who I have never met! It touches on the challenges of finding what one is seeking and the power and value of Persistence and Tenacity when working to find the ellusive 'something' that we are looking for.

BALLOON Episode 12 finally sees "Balloon" getting a name! This is a celebratory moment when Balloon got its name!  This responds to the question Why on  earth BALLOON?!? :-) 

Episode 11 of BALLOON continues with deep contemplations about the deep mysteries of life and death sparked by the profound nature and continuing percolation of episode 10 which responded to an important question asked by a young person.   

This episode 10 of Balloon is a response to a young person who asked me a very serious question about suicide and what happens if a person takes their own life. Inside the question there were so many other impossible questions to answer- so many layers... The human to human response took this form, with your host responding directly to this young life to help offer some ways to think about it. 

Episode 9 turned practical and fun with a spontaneous musical demonstration of RESONANCE, which is such a tremendously important and fascinating BIG thing that inspires many big questions...  What if we take resonance a little seriously? How might that change us and this world?

Episode 8 of this podcast without a name highlights what this podcast ISN'T.  Always good to explore what somethign Is Not, while trying to figure out what it is! :-) 

Episode 6 of this still unnamed podcast spun in an amazing atmosphere with the ZOOM OUT meditation. This 7th recording is a continuation of that amazing atmosphere and a contemplation of the magic that can attend our lives. 

This episode includes a conductive introduction to the meditative exercise I call "zoom out". It was very state producing to record this one. Such a great easy practical expertise to expand perception..... 

This 5th episode of the still unnamed podcast touches on why we are lonely, what a prayer can be and do, and why it may not be wise to call oneself an expert!

The still unamed podcast is an exploration into names... and just how troublesome they can be! On this episode the name of your host will be revealed! And on offer is a great little tool for opening up our perception - a fun and easy and most revealing exercise to loosen those mental hinges in the best possible way! Enjoy! Thanks so much to all those who have tuned in and offered most valuable feedback! I truly appreciate it!!

Still in baby stages, this is episode 3 of the yet to be named experimental podcast exploring the mind blowing questions, wonder and awe of life. What should we call this conversation? So many names... so few available!

This 2nd exploratory episode of Balloon explores helpful pathways for Making up One's Mind., and of course some big questions along the way. What is your mind, anyways?

The very first episode a fun, experimental podcast leaping into the deep end of life's most important questions like: What are we doing here? Is there a human purpose? Under this huge "What is life all about" umbrella we can explore unlimited fascinating philosophical and spiritual territories with open minds full of questions, wonder and awe.