In this episode, Lorne Brown speaks with psychotherapist, Hakomi teacher, author, and acupuncturist Lorena Monda about the practice of wholeness and what creates deep, lasting transformation. Lorena explores why constantly searching outside ourselves for the next solution may only take us so far—and why curiosity, awareness, and a willingness to experience what is happening within us can open a different path.
Together, they discuss unconscious patterns, the connection between body, mind, emotion, and spirit, and how the body can reveal beliefs and experiences we may not consciously recognize. Lorena also explains why acceptance is more than a mental idea, how giving up the fight with ourselves can create meaningful change, and how greater inner coherence can transform the way we experience relationships, emotions, and everyday life.
Key Takeaways:
- Lasting transformation isn’t necessarily about fixing yourself—it can begin with becoming curious about what is already happening within you.
- Feelings can act as a bridge between the body and mind, revealing patterns that thinking alone may not uncover.
- Our unconscious patterns can be shaped by family, culture, society, and experiences we may not realize still influence us.
- Acceptance is an embodied experience, not simply something we convince ourselves to believe.
- Greater wholeness can change relationships by helping us accept ourselves, allow others to be themselves, and become more open to change.
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Lorena Monda’s Bio:
Lorena Monda, MS, DOM, LPCC, is a certified trainer and therapist for the Hakomi Institute. She has been a practicing psychotherapist since 1977. She is also a Doctor of Oriental Medicine (since 1984) and a member of Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh’s core community, the Order of Interbeing. In addition to teaching Hakomi, Lorena is a certified teacher of Sheng Zhen Meditation and Qigong. She lives and practices in Santa Fe, New Mexico and teaches in the US, Korea, and Japan.
Lorena is the author of the book The Practice of Wholeness: Spiritual Transformation in Everyday Life, and coeditor of the books Hakomi Mindfulness-Centered Somatic Psychotherapy: A Comprehensive Guide to Theory and Practice and I Have Arrived, I Am Home: Celebrating 20 years of Plum Village Life.
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