Seven years ago, Jeffrey gave a talk that continues to ripple through our work today.
It was called: How To Live a Spirit-Driven Lifestyle.
At the time, it was a bold reminder that you don’t have to abandon your spiritual self to function in the world.
You don’t have to choose between presence and productivity.
Or between intuition and logic.
In many ways, this message was an early glimpse into what would later become Spirit Mind.
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Did you know:
Your nervous system relaxes when you feel aligned—not just emotionally, but energetically. This alignment is the foundation for clarity, creativity, and deep peace.
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This talk explores how to bring your Spirit Mind into daily life—not as something separate or sacred, but as something always available…
Even while paying bills, making decisions, or navigating uncertainty.
Jeffrey explores the difference between self-improvement and self-love. Can we have one without the other?
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I was reading a book on my Kindle & noticed some missing quotes. As I started to submit an error, “You missed a quote," I stopped myself. I realized that being in a perpetual mode of improving things can distract from enjoying the beauty of what's there.Â
I'm reading this book to relax & enjoy the story. Why am I breaking that beautiful flow and focusing on such details? Maybe I can just let it go, maybe I could just let the small things be.Â
I realized “Oh, this is a fun practice!" I can just let it be.Â
Similarly, if I'm feeling something is off within, instead of constantly improving myself, I can say, "Oh, that's nice. I have a place where something's a bit strange, a bit funny.” then move on. Just let it be.
Earlier in my life, I thought I could improve myself to perfection. I don't know if it was a conscious idea, but I was constantly l...
As you shift into a Spirit Mind perspective, the "outside" version of you may feel like it's just a story.
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I had an interesting insight today while looking at my own website, making it more aligned with what I'm offering. It occurred to me that every bit of information I have on there, even though it comes from me, is just a story. These are a series of stories about a character who is sort of Jeffrey from the outside. It's like I'm the director, producer, and actor in these little movies or scenes that I'm capturing.Â
I haven't worked on my website in years. What struck me today was that all of these images are portrayals of Jeffrey as seen from the outside. It is fun to observe it from a distance.Â
I have lived my whole life as Jeffrey, as if I were inside myself, living my life. Since I am not looking at myself from the outside, I have stopped thinking about that. My focus does not lie in how other people perceive me, or in trying to craft that i...
Only we can decide our true nature.
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Sometimes I'm reminded that it's really up to us to decide what our true nature is, or to choose what it is. Regardless of how much I try to spread peace, love, and joy to the world, there are times when I do the opposite.Â
Afterwards, as I notice "Oh, I've hurt the people I care about & I've caused pain," there is an urge to check-in with myself "Am I a good or a bad person?"Â
My logical mind kicks in & wants to simplify things, thinking of all the reasons why this happened & justifying my actions. "Here's why I got triggered. Here's the pain I'm carrying that hasn't healed yet." In my defense "I'm not always obnoxious. Usually, I'm a good person."Â
What I've learned is that having an inner dialogue is crucial in these times. None of us are perfect & holding myself to perfection is not reasonable or healthy.
So, what do we do in situations like these?
For me, I have to choose what my true nature is. When a cha...
Jeffrey shares how funny it feels when heavy energies from the past are released and why it’s so helpful to see this from a Spirit Mind perspective.
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This morning I was in the kitchen making oatmeal, and Hisami said, “Do you want me to make that for you?” Without knowing why, I said, “No, I got it. I can do it!” and was surprised by the amount of aggressiveness in my voice.
Then Hisami asked me something else about breakfast, and I said, “No, I don’t have time! I have to go to work soon.” with the same aggressive tone in my voice. Hisami looked at me with an expression of “Oh, interesting” and she went off to get ready while I finished making my breakfast.
I observed myself with curiosity, thinking, “Oh, this is really fascinating. The energy that I'm speaking from has nothing to do with this moment. At this moment my wife is kindly offering to help me make breakfast. Usually, I would respond and say, “Oh, thanks, that’d be great” but in this case, ...
I woke today up with a sense of moya-moya, as it’s called in Japanese. This is a feeling like "There’s something wrong... but I can’t quite pin it down... what it is exactly."
It was 4 am when I woke up, and I had this sense of “I’m not getting enough done, and maybe I’m too late. By the time I do finish, it won’t be in time or something bad is going to happen, because, I’m not as productive as I used to be.”
That's this feeling, this moya-moya that I was feeling today, but it comes in many different senses. It’s really interesting because today this sense comes from a positive change that’s happened in me, in the world, and in the way I view my personal life and my work life.
Before I was able to really put aside everybody else’s feelings and everything that was sort of real in my personal life, and just focus maniacally on my work. I was able to just get on the computer and bang out my work hour after hour, day after day, completely oblivious to the fact that my life was not all a...
Today I notice something surprising about my relationship between happiness and stress. Normally, I would think that stress means that I am not happy in some way. However, what I realized today is the reason I have stress in my life is that I am pursuing things that make me happy.
I am growing inside.
I am growing in my relationships.
I am growing in my business.
I am growing in my friendships.
And I am leaning into the things that bring me joy and happiness.
And because I am leaning into these things and also leaning out of my comfort zone at times, my stress is created from my pursuit of happiness.
And that's ok. It’s actually a good thing.
Over time I would like to notice the parts that are stressful, and wean myself off of those by getting some support from people, or just learn how to do something myself that I didn’t know how to do before.
And hence over time, this stress will go down and I will be left with these beautiful and joyful things that I am creating :-)
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In the video above, Jeffrey Allen shares a simple exercise to move away from our current mind-driven, stressful experience of life, into a more relaxed, spirit-driven life.
Do you feel stuck in your spiritual growth? You're not alone! We all get stuck along the way.
I love to help, so I'm sharing my 5 biggest tips for overcoming roadblocks to spiritual growth!
These energy techniques will help you get unstuck and back in the fast lane, whether you’re in a structured training program or learning on your own!
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I want to share with you a really powerful insight into how we communicate with each other.
If you understand this insight, I promise you can avoid countless hours of frustrating, confusing, and needless conversations with people. It's really powerful – this single insight has made a gigantic difference in my life.
If you want to follow along, you'll find a transcript of the talk below. Enjoy!
"Hi everyone! I'm Jeffrey Allen, and I want to share with you a really powerful insight into how we communicate with each other.
And I don't mean our conscious communication through writing or speaking, but rather our energetic communication – what we're sending to each other all the time energetically, even though we're unconscious about it.
If you understand this insig
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