#45: Keith Macpherson - The Power of Presence

On episode 45 of Welcome To The Winners Circle, Derek Pang interviews Keith Macpherson (IG: @keithmmac) mindfulness coach, author, speaker, musician, finalist on the hit television series Canadian Idol, Yoga teacher and leader of workshops on overcoming stress and anxiety. Here are some of the subjects we touched on: - Developing a deeper awareness of the present moment. - Writing his book ”Making Sense of Mindfulness”. - Being an artist trying to express spirit in this world. - Transitioning from a rigid, disciplined daily routine to a more playful, flowing, spiritual practice. - How to differentiate between inner whispers and inner resistance. - His most beneficial daily habits, including journaling. - The journal he created, ‘My Conscious Life: A Daily Journal for Intentional Living’. - What he learnt from being on Canadian Idol. - How he successfully overcomes fear. - Advise for those feeling stuck. - “If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change”. - An discussion of his mentors and the key takeaways gleamed from these beings. - The importance of being transparent and honest. - Forgiveness being “the perfume of the violet on the heel that crushed it”. - His greatest life lesson learnt on the path thus far. I hope you guys enjoy this podcast as much as we did. We are all on the same path, The Hero’s Journey, just at different points along the way. Thank you so much for listening! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/welcometothewinnerscircle/ WTTWC Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wttwccommunity/ Connect with us on Instagram: WTTWC Podcast: @wttwc Derek Pang - @pangyoga https://www.welcometothewinnerscircle.com