{"podcast":{"title":"Mindful You","slug":"mindful-you-6315550","podcast_index_feed_id":6315550,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/mindful-you/","website_url":"https://mindful-you.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/c25d0e3e-ebe5-4f59-b6d1-4b247c30e9c3/ruGvUOXtfC-nBOT368C2vpFs.jpg","author":"Alan Carroll","episode_count":165,"summary":"Explore the multitude of healing benefits and various applications that mindfulness/space can bring to transform your entire experience of living including the way you speak, listen, think, create and even how you perceive your world. Join me as I engage with a diverse range of leading experts in the fields of psychology, meditation, religion, the arts, science, mindfulness, yoga, communication and healing. Let's journey together and learn how to build your own bridge to this magical transcendent dimension of consciousness called mindfulness where the power of presence, love, and compassion reign supreme.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mindful-you-6315550"},"episode":{"title":"How Pausing Transforms Speaking and Spiritual Awareness with Charlotte Blignaut","slug":"how-pausing-transforms-speaking-and-spiritual-awareness-with-charlotte-blignaut","published_at":"2026-04-21T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mindful-you-6315550/how-pausing-transforms-speaking-and-spiritual-awareness-with-charlotte-blignaut","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mindful-you-6315550","url":"https://mindful-you.captivate.fm/episode/how-pausing-transforms-speaking-and-spiritual-awareness-with-charlotte-blignaut","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b710f81f-e3c5-43ea-81d9-1447532ca776.mp3","summary":"Welcome to another transformative episode of the Mindful You Podcast! In this engaging conversation, Charlotte sits down with Alan to explore the intersection of spirituality, presence, and effective communication in both personal and corporate worlds. Together, they talked about the power of stillness, the importance of creating space—both in our words and in our relationships—and the journey from ego-driven identity to a more unified, heart-centered way of being. Drawing from diverse traditions such as psychology, transpersonal teachings, Kundalini Yoga, and the Course in Miracles, this episode provides practical tools and deep insights for anyone seeking greater self-awareness, compassion, and authentic connection. Whether you’re curious about the subtle art of pausing, intrigued by the dance between the masculine and feminine energies, or eager to break free from conditioning, this is a conversation that will inspire you to be more present—one breath, one pause at a time. Connect with Charlotte: Website LinkedIn About Alan: Alan Carroll is an Educational Psychologist who specializes in Transpersonal Psychology. He founded Alan Carroll &amp; Associates 30 years ago and before that, he was a Senior Sales Training Consultant for 10 years at Digital Equipment Corporation. He has dedicated his life in search of mindfulness tools that can be used by everyone (young and old) to transform their ability to speak at a professional level, as well as, to reduce the psychological suffering caused by the misidentification with our ego and reconnect to the vast transcendent dimension of consciousness that lies just on the other side of the thoughts we think and in between the words we speak. Personal: https://www.facebook.com/alan.carroll.7359 Business: https://www.facebook.com/A…","meta_description":"Welcome to another transformative episode of the Mindful You Podcast! In this engaging conversation, Charlotte sits down with Alan to explore the intersec…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4818,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mindful-you-6315550/episodes/how-pausing-transforms-speaking-and-spiritual-awareness-with-charlotte-blignaut/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mindful-you-6315550/how-pausing-transforms-speaking-and-spiritual-awareness-with-charlotte-blignaut.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}