I had strong physical reactions when you compressed the space. I got a stingy feeling in my stomach that went away when you decompressed. So amazing that energy and awareness work their ways through space and time like that. This was highly informational for me, thanks Michael!

@m_ashcroft

3 жыл бұрын

Yep that's it,, particularly in the solar plexus region. Incidentally that's also one of the areas where I feel a kind of pressure when someone is 'in my space' in the way I demonstrate.

@oasntet

3 жыл бұрын

A big part of this is that the mirror neuron effect* works with video images; if the presenter is feeling tense and shut down, you'll feel it, too. (*Whether these neurons actually exist as separate neurons or not, the effect is still measurable.)

@marktani

3 жыл бұрын

@@oasntet super interesting. I have done similar work and experiences in other contexts (systemic coaching, for example). Can you forward me to research about the mirror neuron effect?

@oasntet

3 жыл бұрын

@@marktani "Mirror neurons" have come to be known as the most-hyped neuroscience finding (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3898692/ which is also a good summary of what's actually been found) but there's pretty good evidence that whether or not there is a literal set of neurons devoted to this task, there are patterns that mirror things we see other people do, including mood displays (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2865077/). It's a pretty big an controversial topic, but there's at least a core of truth in there.

Expanding your awareness is very liberating... By focusing on nothingness and space you begin to be aware of everything... The story in the head subsides and the self dissolves purely.. life becomes light and problem/pain free😘😘😘

You have a great gift to show what it means to be open on camera. Making space, creating authenticity, keep going. Great video.

Good stuff

Thank you so much. I will try this next time I work on a scene, I feel like this really narrows down how to really be present and to act without “acting” so to speak. Thank you.

Rumour has it this also works for drafting tweets

@YatharthAgarwal

3 жыл бұрын

I’m being 100% serious here. I wonder is it comes across in subtle phrasing . . a DM phrased too aggressively vs one from expanded awareness. Humans are nothing is not good at entrainment

@m_ashcroft

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah fully agreed actually.

This is fantastic! Someone recommended it during Cam Hauser's PTYA session yesterday and I've had it open in a tab since then. If only I'd watched it BEFORE recording my homework assignment! Not to worry, it's going to be there in my mind for the next one. I'm sure your techniques help to make me feel more relaxed and therefore be more engaging. Thanks Michael!

@m_ashcroft

3 жыл бұрын

Oh I missed this comment! So glad you enjoyed it Cams. Do you think there'd be interest in more stuff like this?

The three things you mentioned: external awareness, not compressing space and speaking to a person (as opposed to acting for the lens) I think can be summarised as 1.) Avoid triggering our built-in predator response by engaging aggressive eye-contact + stillness and/or silence. Think of how a snake or lion stalks their prey - you want the opposite. And 2.) being self-aware of the shared environment. Sometimes it can be good to be completely engulfed in the moment (esp. in an intimiate setting), but in a group setting hyperfocus conveys vulnerability (not paying attention), which makes triggers the listeners' anxiety so that they will take over the guard and ensure the survival of the tribe.

@m_ashcroft

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it's interesting, lots of people have been raising the idea of a predation response. For me there's a mode where a predator can have an open awareness, so there's something else I need to unpack here I think.

Interesting notion about expanded awareness, will try in more in my day to day life!

@m_ashcroft

3 жыл бұрын

Enjoy!

Wow!! Thank u.

This reminds me of what Loch Kelly teaches, expanded awareness embodied. Niiiice.

Excellent and extremely helpful video! Thank you!

Thank you for your tips.

This video is amazing! Super actionable, useful and mind-exploding!

@m_ashcroft

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

This is super valuable advice, Michael!! Thank you so much for sharing!

@m_ashcroft

3 жыл бұрын

Really glad you liked it! Let me know if it works for you!

This are great, practical advice. And it does show in camera when you switched modes of what you were doing! Great job!

@m_ashcroft

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad! I was wondering how well it would transmit, but I'm glad that it did.

Fuck yeah this video is going straight to the top of the charts boys

@m_ashcroft

3 жыл бұрын

🚀 At the very least it's useful information that there's something of interest here. Might do some more content just around this concept.

awesome thank you for sharing. Do you have any advice on being or sounding natural and authentic with your voice only (say on podcasts)?

Here is a new viewer who came from your reply to Ali's tweet!

@m_ashcroft

3 жыл бұрын

👋

This was really valuable. Thanks!

@m_ashcroft

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great advice. I'll try this later today. :) I think you're really authentic in this video and in this medium in general.

@m_ashcroft

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'd be curious to hear about your experience

Wow, great tips. Going to try this out right now. Best, Noah

@m_ashcroft

3 жыл бұрын

Let me know how it goes!

@noahleidinger4628

3 жыл бұрын

​@@m_ashcroft On this channel I am trying it.

Hey Michael, I saw your tweet mentioning your teacher in a video titled something about magic mushrooms. He detailed a similar focusing technique where he also step-by-step enlarged his field of consciousness. So I'm curious if there is an intentional choice to what objects you choose as you're expanding your awareness. Or is it just a few items of varying distances away from you and first thing that comes to mind..? Cheers!!

@m_ashcroft

3 жыл бұрын

The choice of objects at certain distances and directions can be helpful to unlock a greater sense of expanded awareness (sometimes we habitually constrain ourselves or cut off certain directions of experience, like above and behind us). For me though what he's demonstrating is that more expansion = more 'freedom'. The mental move you'd be making ideally though is "everything in all directions all at once"

Good video.

@m_ashcroft

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

great tips I struggle to maintain eye contact with lens 😭

@m_ashcroft

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It gets easier if the lens makes up less of your total awareness. Like making eye contact with someone, it's more comfortable if you're *also* aware of the birds singing.

@LeahRebecca

3 жыл бұрын

@@m_ashcroft this has helped sm cheers!

Brilliant insights, Michael! For people like me, who have a hard time _not_ being performative (putting on an act, trying to make a certain impression) this video is like a second step, where step one is your video "Be yourself by not doing all the things that aren't yourself": kzread.info/dash/bejne/p65qlLOJh5vRiNI.html I think it would also be interesting to experiment with being _intentionally_ performative on camera -- not in a neurotic way but in a playful way (like kids often do for fun). Is there a way to be "naturally unnatural"?

I'm still alive.

Looks like you shift lots of different stuff and don't try to control for the confirmation bias.

@m_ashcroft

3 жыл бұрын

Both of these things are true! All the things that shifted are the result of my changing my awareness, I'm not coordinating those things consciously. And no, I didn't control for confirmation bias, but that doesn't invalidate people's experiences.