Mindful Photography and Inner Peace with Joe Van Wyk
Welcome to another episode of the Mindful You podcast! In this inspiring conversation, host Alan sits down with mindful photographer and healer Joe Van Wyk for a heartfelt exploration of presence, healing, and the power of mindfulness practices in everyday life.
Joe shares his journey from battling depression and anxiety to finding peace through mindful photography, centering prayer, and embracing a deep connection with his faith. The episode delves into practical techniques for grounding the mind, such as intentional breathing and using your smartphone not as a distraction, but as a tool for cultivating awareness. Together, Alan and Joe discuss the struggles creators face—like overcoming fear and resistance—while highlighting the importance of self-compassion and learning to pause.
Listeners will also discover ways to quiet the inner critic and access the "still small voice" within, whether through spiritual practice or simply slowing down to notice the world around you. This episode is filled with actionable wisdom for anyone seeking inner balance, creative clarity, and a more mindful life.
So whether you're a photographer, creator, or simply on a journey toward healing and presence, this conversation offers encouragement, practical tools, and the reminder that you're not alone on the path.
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About Alan:
Alan Carroll is an Educational Psychologist who specializes in Transpersonal Psychology. He founded Alan Carroll & 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.
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