Episode 166

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24th Feb 2020

166. Maggie Kelly - Finding A Newfound Stillness In Our Presence

What does “purification” mean to you? Our guest today spent many years of her life exploring what that meant to her, taking the steps to apply it to her life and her students. Joining us, we have a spiritual life coach, mentor, meditation instructor and podcast host, Maggie Kelly. The magic of this episode cannot be described, it is truly a spiritual experience hearing Maggie’s words. Maggie has studied under Deepak Chopra for over twelve years, taking his teachings and created Satsang House, meditation and spiritual center. Lance and Maggie dive deep into mantras, mindfulness, breaking bad habits, mediation, and the extraordinary “Vipassana”, a mediation rediscovered by Buddha as a form of self-purification using self-observation. 


🥇WHAT IS ONE LESSON YOU HAVE LEARNED FROM ADVERSITY🥇

Maggie humbly responds with, “No mud, no lotus. If we don't have adversity, how will we ever know what it looks like?”



IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN: 

Connect with Maggie Kelly:

1. Follow Maggie Kelly on Facebook

2. Find Maggie on her website

3. Listen to Maggie’s podcast, “Life Illuminated.”


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Learn how to shift your perspective on adversity by understanding that although adversity may feel like your worst enemy, it is actually your greatest ally. My mission is to connect with unique and inspiring individuals and showcase their journey and what they have gone through in order to become successful in their lives. Tune in three times a week with Lance Essihos for your gold-filled lesson of inspiration, resilience, and bravery. Don’t forget to subscribe!

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About the Podcast

University of Adversity
Real stories and tools to help you grow through adversity, burnout, and reinvention.
University of Adversity is a show about the moments that change us — especially the ones we didn’t ask for.

I’m Lance Essihos, and I sit down with athletes, bestselling authors, doctors, entrepreneurs, spiritual teachers, and everyday warriors to have real conversations about adversity — the kind that strips away the surface and forces us to face who we really are.

We go deep into the mindset shifts, emotional breakthroughs, and practical tools that helped them rebuild. Not just to survive, but to come back stronger, clearer, and more aligned.

This isn’t motivation.
It’s what happens after the breakdown, when you’re trying to put the pieces back together and make it mean something.

If you’re in a season of uncertainty, burnout, or reinvention — this show is here to walk with you.

We don’t just talk about getting through the hard times.
We talk about who you become because of them.

About your host

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Lance Essihos

As an experienced veteran with adversity, Lance has faced some of life's most difficult challenges. Grinding his way through the hockey ranks to traveling the world as a bartender. Through his personal battle with drugs and alcohol for well over a decade, the tragic loss of his brother to suicide followed by the great loss of his father to cancer only a year later, Lance realized he had hit rock bottom. In the darkest of days, he made a promise to himself that he would create a new life, one that would make an impact and inspire the masses, leaving the world in a better place than he found it. Lance has made it his mission to facilitate the message of positive change through adversity and encourage people to see the light through the darkness of life's worst moments.