Pearls of Wisdom
Pearls of Wisdom to Change Your Life is an exploration of the practice of being, shared through simple, powerful insights you can carry into everyday life.
Through reflection, Julia Chi explores how we live, relate, and move through the world with greater presence, awareness, and freedom.
Each episode offers a clear point of insight, a “pearl,” that brings us back to what truly matters.
This podcast is about experiencing who we truly are, moment by moment, and discovering how life begins to unfold more naturally when we live from awareness rather than habit.
Episodes
122 episodes
The Inner Discipline That Changes Everything
In this episode, I explore the deeper meaning of discipline, and how it can become a supportive, empowering force rather than something rigid or restrictive.Discipline is often understood as consistency, structure, and the ability to pus...
Living Without Stress (Even in a Busy Life)
In this episode explore what stress really is, and how we can begin to relate to it in a different way.Stress is often seen as something caused by external circumstances: work, relationships, pressure, or difficult situations. But in rea...
Become The Master of Your Mind
In this episode, I explore our relationship with thought, and what it means to become the master of our minds rather than being led by them.There is often a belief that meditation is about stopping thought altogether, but it is more impo...
The Four Behaviours That Damage Relationships
In this episode I explore the deeper nature of relationship and the patterns that can quietly erode connection over time.We are always in relationship, all the time - with others, with ourselves, and with life itself, and the quality of ...
Inner Balance Over Work-Life Balance
In this, I explore what it really means to find balance in our lives.We often think of balance as something external - how we divide our time between work, family, rest, and the things we enjoy, and while this has its place, many people ...
Staying Present in a Busy Life
In this episode I explore what it means to move forward in life without losing ourselves.Modern life is often full, with our work, relationships, family, responsibilities, not to mention our goals! It’s easy to become caught ...
3000 possibilities in each moment
In this episode, I explore the creative nature of each moment and the space that exists between what happens to us and how we respond.So much of our lives is shaped through conversation – not only with others, but within ourselves.
Learning to Trust Yourself Through Everything
In this episode, I explore what it really means to trust, and why the search for trust outside ourselves can never fully resolve the deeper longing within.We often look for trust in other people: in partners, teachers, therapists, friend...
Reclaiming Your Power Through Responsibility
In this episode of Bodhisattva Conversations, I explore a powerful and sometimes uncomfortable idea that there is no-one to blame!Blame looks outward and backward, focusing on who or what caused our current situation, whereas re...
Joy as Our Natural State
In this episode of Bodhisattva Conversations, I explore the subtle but powerful difference between being in joy and enjoying something.Enjoyment is often connected to outer experiences - a beautiful day, a deliciou...
What We Place In The Space Between Us In Our Relationships
In this episode of Bodhisattva Conversations, I explore the nature of relationship, and what occurs in “the space between” us and the other.There is always a space between two people. An invisible field made up of to...
Time, Spirit, and Story: The Inner World of Sashi Radley
In this episode of The Practice of Being, I’m joined by writer and spiritual mentor Sashi Radley, for a conversation that weaves together creativity, presence, love, loss, and the mystery of life itself.Sashi shares how writing ...
Being with Uncertainty
In this solo episode of Bodhisattva Conversations, I explore the practice of being with uncertainty, and the truth that the only thing we are ever certain of is that nothing is certain!As human beings, we go to great lengt...
Stillness Is Freedom: Calming the Restless Mind
Most of our suffering is not caused by life itself, but by the restless mind reacting to life.In this episode, I explore what it truly means to still the mind not by suppressing it, but by gently training it so that we are the master of ...
The Wisdom of Pain: Trauma, Healing and Integration
Not Getting Stuck in Pain | Healing Trauma & Living More FullyPain is an inevitable part of being human, but suffering arises when pain isn’t met, processed, or allowed to move.In this episode of Bodhisattva Convers...
Meeting Death Without Fear
In this episode of The Practice of Being, I reflect on death, not as something to fear, but as one of life’s greatest teachers.From early childhood moments to spiritual traditions, lived experience, and sitting with people at th...
Simple Practices to Raise and Sustain Your Vibration
In this episode, I explore what it really means to raise our vibration, not through forcing positivity, but through awareness, clearing, and presence.We are energetic beings, and our thoughts, emotions, and lived experiences all shape ou...
Meeting Life Without Resistance
In this episode of The Practice of Being, I explore the practice of non-resistance -what it is, what it isn’t, and how it can transform the way we meet life.Non-resistance does not mean passivity or giving up. It doesn’t mean we...
The Practice of Being: Reflecting on 2025, Entering 2026
In this episode of The Practice of Being, I explore reflecting on the year that has passed and how we can step into the year ahead from a place of presence rather than striving.Together, we look back on 2025 from a pla...
Trying Too Hard: Effort, Exhaustion, and the Path to Ease
In this episode, I’m joined by Anadi Taylor for a reflective conversation about the tendency to 'try too hard' and the often unseen cost of living in constant effort.We explore what “trying too hard” really means, why so many peop...
Unconditional Love: A Daily Practice of Letting Go
In this solo episode, I explore unconditional love as a living, breathing practice, one that asks us to recognise the divinity within ourselves and in everyone we meet. Unconditional love is not a destination, but a journey of gentl...
Permission to Be Yourself!
In this episode, Julia explores one of the most liberating truths we often forget: you are allowed to choose the life you want!She looks at why so many of us wait for permission, from society, from family expectations, from old co...
Crafting a Life You Love: Cecilia Bawler on Mindset, Health and Creative Purpose
In this fun and energising conversation, I speak with the remarkable Cecilia Bawler a woman who manages to wear many hats with grace, humour and wholeheartedness! Cecilia is a teacher, actor, playwright, runner, mother, wife,...
Strength in the Air, Strength Within: The Story of Karin Odermatt
In this latest Bodhisattva conversation, I speak with world-class aerialist and coach, Karin Odermatt, whose career has taken her onto some of the most iconic stages in the world, from Cirque du Soleil to Chaméléon in Berlin, T...
Muay Thai, Mindset & Moving Forward: Sophie François’ Story of Transformation
In this inspiring episode, I speak with Sophie François, Fundamentals and Martial Arts Coach at The Commando Temple in Deptford.Sophie’s journey into movement began at school, where she took up sports simply to avoid subjec...