Apr 26, 2022
#213 In life, we learn about
history, english, math, and science. But no one ever teaches us how
to thrive as a human being. No one ever teaches us about the
intelligence of our emotions, about resolving interpersonal
conflict, about healthy embodiment, creative self-expression, how
to connect to our deepest sense of purpose, and so much more that's
needed to be a happy healthy human being.
In this episode, I
welcome back Jeff Lieberman to dive into that with me and share his
incredible wisdom with us. Jeff is a jack of all science trades,
and many non-science trades too, actually. He is a mechanical
engineer, a design consultant, a photographer, composer and kinetic
sculptor. He will talk about his spiritual exploration and what he
learned along the way, how our beliefs keep us from achieving the
fullness of ourselves, and the life changing work he is doing
through his Sleepawake Camp to bring a paradigm shift to education
and relationships that will educate the emotional and spiritual
aspects of people’s being as well as their mental and physical.
Tune in to our conversation as he asks us to challenge our
perception of what we are, our relationship to the universe, and
our relationship to one another.
About Jeff: Jeff Lieberman
is the creative director of
Sleepawake, a 4-week residential intensive for 18 to 24 year olds
to explore the potent paths to embodied, engaged, and authentic
living. Jeff received four degrees at MIT (Physics, Math, Mech E
and Robotics). He hosted “Time Warp” on the Discovery Channel about the wonders of
science, and made large-scale art for 15 years. By external measures, he was
incredibly successful. But inside, something was missing. This
disconnect led him to a deep depression in high school, and chronic
pain for almost 20 years after that.
Jeff learned quantum
mechanics before learning about his emotions. He marvels at the
fact that we can measure the external universe to 10-decimal
accuracy, but most of us don’t learn about our insides: our
emotions, what leads to flourishing, how to take great care of
ourselves. Years of personal exploration transformed him, leading
to a determination to not have the road to joy be difficult for
others to find.
He has spent more than
15 years training in meditation, personal development, and group
dynamics for well being, facilitating high school students through
a 3-week intensive and adults through an 18-month program.
He speaks around the world
on the topics of art, science,
education, healing, and consciousness. See more of his work
at bea.st.
Jeff's Website:
www.sleepawake.camp
Key points with time stamp:
- Sleepawake: The 6 Potent Paths to Embodied, Engaged, & Authentic Living (00:00)
- The point where he realized he needed to look more inward than outward to fill the hole that he had inside (02:16)
- His journey of spiritual enlightenment and how it led him into holistic wellbeing (05:55)
- Why and how to deconstruct the beliefs of our minds (10:29)
- Freeing ourselves from the conditioning that makes us fear the fullness of ourselves (15:38)
- Sleepawake: The creative motivation behind this life-changing concept (20:36)
- The priceless secret that no one knows they want (27:07)
- Intense application and interview processes they take 18 to 24 year olds for their Sleepawake camp (34:30)
- Breaking down the 6 areas they cover over the 30 days people spend at Sleepawake (36:00)
- Gearing towards permanently shifting the wellbeing of thousands of students for their lifetimes (42:30)
- Sharing the benefits of Sleepawake with the younger generation (45:24)
- Looking into how your beliefs suffocate the self that you know is inside you (49:39)
Mentioned in this episode:
About me: My Instagram: www.instagram.com/guyhlawrence/?hl=en
My website:
www.guylawrence.com.au
www.liveinflow.co