Ep 89: Speaking with Spirit with Agapi Stassinopoulos
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Ep 89: Speaking with Spirit with Agapi Stassinopoulos
Episode 89: Show Notes
Our guest today, Agapi Stassinopoulos, is here to shift the perception about the power of prayer. Prayer is something that many people in the modern world overlook. In a sea of mental health and mindfulness practices and apps, prayers might seem outdated and too connected to organized religion for some.
Through Agapi’s work with Thrive Global and her numerous books, Agapi is reintroducing us to the art and power of prayer. Agapi originally hails from Athens, and is actually sister to Arianna Huffington, from the Huffington Post.
In our chat, we get into Agapi's fascinating story that is filled with ups and downs and moments of challenge and clarity. We talk about her upbringing, her early introduction to yoga, and how her mother's spirituality laid the foundation for her later development and finding her calling.
We also talk about her dreams of becoming an actor, and how she pivoted from this path after some huge realizations and deep epiphanies. Agapi unpacks some of the lessons and ideas from her most recent book, Speaking with Spirit, and reflects on her hopes for the world at this moment in history. So, to take part in this illuminating conversation between Light and Agapi, be sure to tune in!
Key Points From This Episode:
The difference between meditation and prayer; Agapi shares her take.
Agapi's early years and the spirituality that was so strong in her family life.
The awakening that Agapi experienced and her connection to the concept of light.
The prayers that make their way into our daily lives in different ways.
How Agapi has introduced different people to simple practices of prayer.
An explanation of constituents and considerations that go into prayer, according to Agapi.
The continual journey that we are all on: why spirituality is not a destination.
An amazing story of Agapi's experience delivering a monologue to a bus full of strangers!
Balancing the need for hard work with the quest to remove the ego.
The analogy of the kite; how Agapi uses this image to help people better understand prayer.
Agapi's thoughts on guidance and her own experiences of being led through her life.
The most important prayer for Agapi right now, and the powerful idea of contentment.
How Agapi views the idea of success at the moment and her focus on helping others.
Agapi reads her poem, Coming Home, and shares the story behind writing it.
Getting into contact with Agapi and learning from her generous and bountiful wisdom.
Tweetables:
“I was on the mountaintop in Los Angeles meditating, and my third eye opened. I started to feel the light coming in.” — Agapi Stassinopoulos [0:14:59]
“There is only one purpose. To wake up to our souls and our spirit.” — Agapi Stassinopoulos [0:17:31]
“We are a microcosm of the macrocosm. We are a little speck of that, that the universe is made of.” — Agapi Stassinopoulos [0:32:44]
“I had times where I didn't know what to do with myself. I knew the spirit and I knew the light, but I didn't know how to translate it..” — Agapi Stassinopoulos [0:38:21]
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