S1-E04 | What if trusting your gut is the revolution your body and mind has been waiting for?

Highlight
Altair's journey to awakening began in a surprising way: his body started rejecting the food he was eating.  This led him to explore holistic health and address repressed emotions stemming from a strict upbringing. Through practices like Primal Integration and connecting with spiritual masters, he began to understand the importance of emotional openness and connecting with his soul's purpose.

Summary

Altair de Almeida shares his journey of self-discovery and transformation. He shares how he overcame repression and fear, explored various healing modalities, and had a spiritual awakening. Altair emphasises the importance of holistic well-being, including physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects.
He also touches on the concept of choosing our parents on a soul level and the role of gratitude in accepting our life experiences. This conversation explores the topics of the head, heart, and gut, and the importance of being authentic and vulnerable. It delves into the concept of awakening and the slow process of self-discovery.
The conversation touches on the concept of the shadow self, the unconscious part of ourselves that can affect our behaviour and reactions. He stresses the importance of making friends with our Shadow.
The conversation concludes with a focus on helping individuals overcome anxiety and stress and the importance of connecting with the heart and building meaningful relationships.

Find and Follow Altair de Almeida
LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/altair-de-almeida-health-consultant/
Website - wellbeingvibes.com/

Takeaways

• Self-discovery and transformation can lead to a fulfilling and purposeful life.
• Holistic well-being involves nurturing the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of ourselves.
• Our life experiences, including relationships and challenges, are opportunities for growth and learning.
• Practicing gratitude can help us accept and appreciate our life experiences. Being authentic and vulnerable allows for deeper connections and a different way of seeing things.
• Awakening is a slow process of self-discovery that reveals the magic within.
• The shadow represents repressed aspects of ourselves that can manifest in inappropriate reactions and behaviours.
• Overcoming anxiety and stress requires changing our mindset and reconnecting with our emotional body and heart.
• Building meaningful relationships and connecting with others is essential for a fulfilling life.

Sound Bites

• "Your body basically said, no, this is not working. You're gonna have to change something."
• "I found this spiritual master called Barry Long, who was an Australian."
• "We're not responsible for what happened to us, but we are sure as hell responsible for how we carry ourselves."
• "I trusted my gut, and that was not a bad decision."
• "You are authentic when you dare to be vulnerable."
• "It's very tempting to get so much out there that it's easy to get distracted."