This week I’m talking about peace. Inspired by a group of Buddhist monks walking 1,800 miles across the country for peace, and by candid conversations inside my Flow fellowship, I explore what peace actually requires of us day to day.

We talk about pace, presence, acceptance, boundaries, and the skills that make peace sustainable over time.

I share personal stories, reflections on mindfulness, boundaries, and the value of having a sanctuary of your own. Plus learn practical ways to steady yourself when your body is activated or your mind won’t slow down.

This episode is an invitation to slow down just enough to ask a useful question:

What supports my peace and what erodes it?

3 Takeaways for You:

Peace is built through intentional choices about pace, boundaries, and response moment by moment.

Your pace is not neutral.

If you’re moving faster than you can stay present, peace will feel unreachable. Slowing down isn’t a mindset shift — it’s a practical way to stay regulated and less reactive.

Peace is built through small, repeatable choices.

Creating sanctuary, saying no when needed, choosing regulation over override — these aren’t dramatic moves. They’re quiet decisions that add up to a steadier life.

Timestamps:

00:00 Opening + why peace feels hard to access

04:18 The monks’ 1,800-mile walk and what it reveals

09:42 Peace as acceptance vs. peace as action

15:06 Pace, presence, and nervous system regulation

20:11 Creating sanctuary in everyday life

26:03 Boundaries, saying no, and protecting peace

32:40 Peace thieves: what disrupts your calm

38:12 Skills that support peace over time

44:05 Flow conversations and shared wisdom

49:30 Choosing peace intentionally

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Robyn Ivy sees people for a living.

A trusted coach, intuitive and fierce advocate for tree portals and a creative life, she spent over 20 years as a commercial photographer, honing her powerful skills as a witness.

Host of the Robyn Ivy Podcast, where she discusses how to be more present to our lives and create what’s next with today’s prominent thought leaders, spiritual mentors and creative guides.

Robyn mentors clients 1:1 through transitions, deep growth and meaningful change in a fun and inspiring way. Her workshops, groups and programs offer you insights and practices to live more confidently, creatively and from your truest wisdom.

You will often find her traveling in a camper van, sitting with the trees or capturing the beauty of nature. Raising her now grown sons Rook and Cole is her best work yet.

From Chaos to Calm, Tools & Stories for Deepening Peace, with Robyn Ivy