This is Dr. Andreas Mues’s story.After finishing university and uncertain about what should come next, Andreas returned to the woods he had known since childhood carrying a question:Should he dedicate his life to nature conservation?As he held that question, the forest became completely silent.In that moment, Andreas felt heard.That experience became part of a larger journey into nature, consciousness, spirituality, and the search for truth. Today, after more than fifteen years working in nature conservation, Andreas continues exploring what becomes possible when we quiet ourselves enough to listen.Together, we explore silence, meditation, intuition, interconnectedness, and what it means to stay with a question rather than force an answer.Perhaps beneath our differences, we have never truly been separate.Across cultures and throughout history, contemplative traditions have suggested that beneath the constant movement of thought lies a deeper awareness—one rooted not in separation, but in relationship.Every story shared here is offered just as it was lived. My hope is simply to create a space where people can share their experiences in their own words and be met with curiosity, openness, and care.As we listen deeply, the distance between us begins to soften. By honoring these stories, we remember our connection to one another and to the natural world. In doing so, perhaps we rediscover a deeper sense of belonging.Thank you for helping us honor Andreas’s story.I hope this conversation leaves you with a little more stillness, curiosity, and openness to what might arrive when we learn to listen.Listen & Follow:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/73hDueDqGmKScaTaGG8pcj?si=b5fda19868f34c40Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/interbeing-held-in-belonging/id1882073248Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b2d986b0-e25c-4218-b1fe-80f17694d678/interbeing-%E2%80%94-held-in-belongingWith gratitude,The Grateful Guy

Interbeing Transmissions are short contemplative experiences inspired by the conversations shared on Interbeing — Held in Belonging. Created as companion pieces, each one begins with a story but becomes an experience of its own—a quiet space where wonder, presence, and belonging are free to arise. Some experiences continue unfolding long after they've ended. These transmissions are created in that spirit.

Dr. Marjorie Woollacott spent years pursuing what many of us are taught will bring fulfillment: the right career, recognition, success, and achievement. Yet beneath it all, she carried a quiet anxiety that something essential was still missing.

Then, during a meditation retreat, a single moment transformed the direction of her life.

What remained was not simply the memory of an extraordinary experience, but the quiet recognition of something she describes in five unforgettable words:

"I'm home. My heart is my home."

Every story shared on Interbeing — Held in Belonging is offered just as it was lived. These transmissions are born from those conversations—not to summarize or interpret them, but to honor the quiet ways they continue to live within us.

If this transmission resonates with you, I invite you to continue into Marjorie's full conversation, where we explore consciousness, meditation, neuroscience, and the possibility that what we are searching for may be far closer than we imagine.

Interbeing Transmissions are also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music, making them easy to revisit whenever you need a few quiet minutes to reflect, reconnect, or simply be.

Thank you for helping us honor Marjorie's story.

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With gratitude,

The Grateful Guy

Interbeing Transmissions are short contemplative experiences inspired by the conversations shared on Interbeing — Held in Belonging. Created as companion pieces, each one begins with a story but becomes an experience of its own—a quiet space where wonder, presence, and belonging are free to arise. Some experiences continue unfolding long after they've ended. These transmissions are created in that spirit.

At eighteen years old, Dr. Natasha Tassell-Matamua became seriously ill and lost consciousness. She remembers moving through what felt like a tunnel toward a radiant being. Just before reaching it, she communicated one simple message:

"I'm not ready yet."

She returned to her body moments later.

What remained was not simply the memory of an extraordinary experience, but a profound sense of encountering something deeply familiar.

Every story shared on Interbeing — Held in Belonging is offered just as it was lived. These transmissions are born from those conversations—not to summarize or interpret them, but to honor the quiet ways they continue to live within us.

If this transmission resonates with you, I invite you to continue into Natasha's full conversation, where we explore consciousness, Māori wisdom, compassion, and the possibility that we are more deeply connected than we often realize.

Interbeing Transmissions are also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music, making them easy to revisit whenever you need a few quiet minutes to reflect, reconnect, or simply be.

Thank you for helping us honor Natasha's story.

Listen & Follow:

Youtube: www.youtube.com/@InterbeingHeldinBelonging

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/interbeing-held-in-belonging/id1882073248

Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b2d986b0-e25c-4218-b1fe-80f17694d678/interbeing-%E2%80%94-held-in-belonging

With gratitude,

The Grateful Guy