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George William MacPherson

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Listening. It’s an invitation , always.
First perhaps someone invites us to listen, or something occurs that opens up a space of curiosity - that can only be satiated by listening.

And then we invite ourselves to listen. It’s a permission giving to ourselves, our cells. A conscious choice that has to be made but cannot be forced. So subtle the difference.

One maybe ‘forced’ to hear something - we know what that feels like. But to listen, is up to you, and within that space between hearing and listening , a radical reclamation of our agency, our will , our commitment.

Granting ourselves permission to decide where to direct our attention, for even a moment, is a powerful medicine in itself; further, to purposefully dwell there, even more potent.

I’ve been sitting with these words of Simone Weil a lot of late

“Attention, taken to its highest degree, is the same thing as prayer. It presupposes faith and love. Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer. If we turn our minds towards the good, it is impossible that little by little the whole soul will not be attracted thereto in spite of itself.”

Attention is listening, it opens a portal of awareness, and skilfully -without force - dissolves distraction , bonds us more deeply to our being .

This is one of the most important elements in my work + practice with sound. It involves the whole of us and as a sacred act, develops a reciprocal exchange that nourishes the parts that listen.

It requires a little creative imagination - but if we might invite each cell, fibre, bone , organ to listen ; we may just find that our entire being is in relationship to the sound itself. taken in Sage + Sound by @georgewmacpherson

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a year ago

Last Day of 43 + Me ⚖️🦁 taken in New York, New York by @georgewmacpherson

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Summa’s almost ova ✨ by @georgewmacpherson

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Always have a Gong in a Bathhouse ✨
From a beautiful event this week at @pocketbookhudson taken in Pocketbook Hudson by @georgewmacpherson

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What a difference a year of coaching + commitment can make (and less body + face hair and better photos/lighting 😉)

Last summer I had spent time out in Montauk with folks who would become my @ateam.co fam. It was a great few days but I left feeling like a bit of a blubbery beached whale, not an agile Orca like I used to be . (i’m exaggerating a bit, but you get it)

Around that time I reconnected with @georgelloyd____ and with a ‘bit’ of persuasion I joined his @momentumacademy____ program for an initial 6 months, just to see what I could do.

We started with 3 sessions a week on August 31st, that turned to 4 , and then in January I added one 5k run a week (which is now up to 13k)

It took me a good few months to work out the nutrition piece, but once I did, I was flying .

The biggest compliment to any of this is how many folks (and seriously , it’s a LOT) on here have since started working with George too, mostly guys also in their 40’s and up. And now seeing and hearing those folks dive in and find something encouraging like growth, or success , or health, is an endless inspiration.

Anyway. growin’ season is here so, feedin time 🍗🥬🌯 taken in Williamsburg by @georgewmacpherson

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Four Years of Sobriety today ; and I’m celebrating this by sitting and talking to the camera for way too long and nervously gesticulating as I share how some of this came about and how life has been the last 1,462 days.

I know deep down in my heart that it was a rebalancing and harmonising that began to occur in my body way before my intellectual mind even began to grapple with what dependence and addiction was.

I don’t solely credit sound or deeper medicine work with my sobriety, but both played a pivotal role for sure. What is for sure to be credited is the support system of friends and loved ones and family .

@jack_p_bauer thank you for inspiring me - always . taken in New York, New York by @georgewmacpherson

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Blessing of Blessings , a week away in one of my favourite places, with my two loves , ocean walks + swims , good books and time to reset.

Provincetown you have my heart n soul ⚓️ taken in Provincetown, Massachusetts by @georgewmacpherson

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It’s our gorgeous girlies ‘second year of being six’ ; which is a neat trick i learned from someone in a coffee shop recently when you don’t really want your dog to age any further.

We were last up in Provincetown at our friend’s house all the way back in 2019 when she was just a few weeks with us as a lil pup. She’s now significantly heavier but still the beautiful soul we fell in love with back then.

Thank you Petal for bringing us and everyone else that encounters you, so much joy 🦮🐾♥️ taken in Provincetown, Massachusetts by @georgewmacpherson

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2 months ago

Vacation mode for a week with a big smile on (this side of) my face.
I shan’t be replying to your emails or leading any classes for a wee bit ♥️

Thank you @marcusmorris for this lovely photo ! ✨ by @georgewmacpherson

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Bathroom selfies are normally reserved for stories. But 11 months in I may have peaked the week before I go on vacation and try not to lose it all. 🤨

I may have used to think this stuff was only possible with filters and peptides and all that hullabaloo. I’m pretty proud that’s not the case.

The weekly non negotiables for me have been
•Train 60 mins max x 4
• 1 10k+ run
• Tracking macros 5 days a week and ideally also weekends 😳
• Contrast Therapy regimen x 3+
• No alcohol
• Have fun doing it taken in New York, New York by @georgewmacpherson

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It’s been a WEEK since a very gorgeous @gentle___noise at @publicrecordsnyc . it took a few days to come back down from the experience leading the room - a gift c/o the man @manojdias_

Some long time guests and friends and family in the group made this exploration of breath , sound and meditation one for the books - and it was fun remembering that switching things up , and being open to new ways of guiding can be a medicine in itself .

For me, in the days that followed (slightly humbled) ; i was reminded that sometimes our greatest teachers are the experiences that show us who we truly are, who are are not, and who we are just pretending to be. There’s some real juicy growth in there. 🧵

Thank you to the new and old friends who came and made this such a special one . taken in public records by @georgewmacpherson

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