Play-Powered Living: What It Looks Like and How to Get There w/ Rabbi Jessica K. Marshall
🤖 AI Summary
Overview
This episode explores the transformative power of play, love, and spiritual connection in living a joyful, purpose-driven life. Through candid conversations, the hosts and guest delve into themes of creativity, relationships, inner freedom, and the alignment of life with ease and flow.
Notable Quotes
- Mostly how I make any decisions now is like, is this feeling like I'm struggling uphill or is this feeling like it's a beautiful river that I don't need to pedal in?
- Sophie Chiche, on living in alignment and ease.
- If I change something in me, then the whole world changes.
- Katie Hendricks, on the inner work of transformation.
- What I love in both of your understandings of freedom is that it's such an inner game. It has so little to do with anything that's happening outside.
- Rabbi Jessica K. Marshall, reflecting on the nature of freedom.
🎭 The Role of Play in Relationships
- Katie Hendricks describes how playfulness deepens her connection with Sophie Chiche, bringing out spontaneity and creativity. She likens their dynamic to tossing energy,
which opens up new possibilities.
- Rabbi Jessica K. Marshall highlights the importance of weaving wisdom and playfulness together, creating a balance between depth and lightness in relationships.
- Sophie Chiche shares a story about building a 350-pound concrete sphere with her partner, illustrating how shared creativity and humor can strengthen bonds and lead to profound connection.
❤️ Transformations in Love
- Sophie Chiche reflects on shifting her perspective on relationships from being spaces of struggle to places of joy and learning. She emphasizes the importance of fun and creativity in fostering intimacy.
- Katie Hendricks shares how her relationship evolved as she stopped seeking approval externally and began sourcing love and validation from within herself.
- Both hosts discuss how co-creation and mutual support in relationships lead to deeper connection, better communication, and even improved physical intimacy.
🧘♀️ Spiritual Practices and Connection
- Katie Hendricks describes her twice-daily meditation practice as the cornerstone of her spiritual life, allowing her to connect with the vastness of the universe and let it flow through her.
- Sophie Chiche shares a childhood memory of hearing an inner voice of reassurance, which shaped her spirituality as a practice of trust and kindness. She emphasizes living from the heart and choosing the most loving action in every moment.
- Both hosts agree that spirituality is not separate from daily life but is deeply integrated into their interactions, creativity, and presence.
🌊 Living in Flow and Ease
- Sophie Chiche explains her approach to decision-making, choosing paths that feel aligned and effortless rather than uphill struggles. She likens life to a river, where flow is a sign of alignment.
- Katie Hendricks introduces the concept of Easy World,
where ease and flow are prioritized over struggle and resistance. She emphasizes the importance of releasing fear and reassessing choices when life feels gritty.
- Both hosts discuss how living in flow has expanded their capacity for joy, health, and love, transforming their lives into spaces of ease and creativity.
🕊️ Defining Freedom
- Katie Hendricks defines freedom as the ability to choose where she places her attention and actions, allowing her to align with the flow of life.
- Sophie Chiche shares her liberation from food addiction, describing the profound joy of being able to choose freely without compulsion.
- Rabbi Jessica K. Marshall observes that freedom is an inner experience, independent of external circumstances, and rooted in self-awareness and authenticity.
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📋 Episode Description
An aligned life filled with presence, playfulness, freedom and growth expresses itself in many ways. It shows up in our choices (and how we make them), our relationships, our words and how we live.
In short, it’s highlighted in our ability to Be, Play, and Love.
Most people miss the fact that the process of finding one's own alignment is an inner game. It has little to do with what’s happening outside of us, and rarely stems from finding the right routine, ritual, or life hack.
It’s continuously dropping into our heart space, feeling into what’s right, releasing fear, and expanding our capacity for good things. This sounds like a lot of serious work, but it doesn’t have to be! There’s nothing better than when we can weave together deep wisdom and playfulness. That’s where life gets delicious!
How do we find what flow and alignment mean to us? What gets in the way of it?
In this episode, we’re doing something different. Spiritual coach Rabbi Jessica K. Marshall joins us today to ask us some questions! We share what’s most meaningful and joyful to us and how we express it in our lives.
Things You’ll Learn In This Episode
-Weave deep wisdom into play
Is there a way to grow in our purpose without losing our playfulness? How do we find that balance?
-Be willing for things to be easy
Our society is attached to the idea of struggling if something is right. The truth is, when we’re on the right path, there’s less friction. How do we identify when we’re out of alignment and pushing harder than life wants us to?
-From control to curiosity
In most relationships, the intention is to be right and in control. How do we let go of those old patterns and get to the part where we can explore, grow, connect, and play together?
Guest Bio
Rabbi Jessica K. Marshall’s soul is nourished by loving connection to others and the natural world. She serves by creating a sacred space to honor moments of joy, tenderness, and overflowing possibility. For the last 20 years, in environments as diverse as colleges, congregations, and secular settings, Rabbi Jessica K. Marshall has nurtured each person’s inner and communal connection so their path lights up with ease, abundance, and JOY! Fusing personal growth and inclusive spiritual paths beyond Judaism, she draws on nature-based ritual, energy practices, and a healthy dose of playfulness and humor. Jessica is a devoted galvanizer of sacred community, which she uses to reveal the depth of meaning that awaits us when we bring our full selves to communal experiences. She offers weddings, a virtual spiritual community, and one-on-one support to bless the love and spirit present in each chapter of life's journey. Find out more at rabbijessicamarshall.com.
About Your Hosts
Katie Hendricks, Ph.D., BC-DMT, is a pioneer in body intelligence and conscious loving with over 40 years of experience. Known internationally as a presenter and seminar leader, she focuses on authenticity, responsibility, and appreciation in conscious living. She co-authored 12 books, including best-sellers Conscious Loving and Conscious Loving Ever After and she has appeared on over 500 radio and TV programs.
Sophie Chiche is a seasoned coach and consultant who has worked with thousands of individuals and teams globally. With a focus on helping people live fully expressed lives, she guides clients and facilitates group sessions to remove obstacles and design meaningful lives. Sophie has developed unique methods, mindset shifts, and healing modalities to create lasting change.
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