Episode 29: Breaking Free from Expectations

In this episode, we explore how spiritual teaching often depends on timing, context, and what can genuinely be received in the moment. Beginning with the Buddhist idea of skillful means, we reflect on why different teachings offer different emphases, why language around awakening can so easily harden into concepts. We discuss how different traditions from nonduality, Buddhism, and mysticism each attempt to point beyond themselves. We also touch on embodiment, integration, and the movement from realisation into ordinary life — where insight has to be lived rather than simply understood. A spacious conversation on teaching, language, and the challenge of speaking clearly about what cannot quite be said. Enjoy! Recorded: 4th April 2026 If you’d like to join us on our in-person retreat June 13-20th 2026 you can find out more at beyondimogen.com/stnons Imogen’s website - beyondimogen.com Martyn’s website - martynwebber.com This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

In this episode of The End of Seeking Podcast, we explore the idea of life as an ongoing conversation with the divine, reflecting on what it means to stay open to the unfolding of each moment without trying to control outcomes. We touch on the tension between debate and true dialogue, the human tendency to seek somewhere to “land,” and how clinging contributes to suffering. Drawing from contemplative traditions, we move through practice, inquiry, surrender, and the complementary roles of calm abiding and insight practice. Throughout, we return to the quiet transformative power of presence — suggesting that simply meeting life as it is may be the deepest form of healing. Enjoy! Recorded: 9th February 2026 Imogen’s website - beyondimogen.com Martyn’s website - martynwebber.com This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

This week’s episode is a spontaneous conversation recorded on the fly after we realised something meaningful was unfolding. Using our little mobile mics, we dive deep into what feels like the heart of our times: the alienation from our true nature and the longing to return to it. We explore the question at the root of both personal and civilizational crisis: what happens when we forget the ground of our being? From meditation and self-inquiry to the pitfalls of belief and the hunger for direct experience, we trace how disconnection gives rise to confusion, and how remembrance restores clarity. Along the way, we touch on Paul Kingsnorth, Simone Weil, Jordan Peterson, postmodernism, the collapse (or renewal) of civilization, and the deeper rhythm beneath it all — destruction and rebirth, ignorance and awakening. It’s an unpolished, wide-ranging dialogue about truth, consciousness, and the mystery of what’s really going on in our world… and in us. Listen in, reflect, and perhaps remember what’s already whole. Enjoy. Recorded: 30th October 2025 Imogen’s website - beyondimogen.com Martyn’s website - martynwebber.com This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

After some months away, we return to the microphones to talk about where life has taken us – from words to clay, from satsang to sculpture, from the inner world of reflection to the embodied world of creation. We explore how art and spirituality are not separate paths but expressions of the same movement of being. We speak about what it means to live our dharma – to follow the pull of what is most natural, true, and alive – and how meaning reveals itself not as an abstract idea, but as a felt sense of alignment with life’s own flow. This conversation moves through the creative process, surrender, fear, conditioning, and the paradox of the personal and impersonal in awakened life. It’s an intimate and honest reflection on returning to what calls us most deeply, and how that call continues to shape the way we live, create, and serve. Enjoy. Recorded: 16th October 2025 Imogen’s website - beyondimogen.com Martyn’s website - martynwebber.com This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

In our first episode of 2025, we return to the End of Seeking Podcast to share reflections on our evolving spiritual journeys. We explore the power of surrender and the recognition that everything in life — both ease and challenge — is an expression of the divine, guiding us toward deeper wisdom. Through themes of inclusion, resistance, and the transformative nature of suffering, we examine how awakening moves beyond neutrality into a full-hearted embrace of life’s richness. Martyn shares insights from his contemplative practice and exploration of Christian mysticism, while Imogen offers perspectives from her experiential work with seekers. Together, we dive into the sacrament of the present moment, the nature of spiritual embodiment, and the beautiful paradox of losing ourselves to truly find ourselves. Alongside these deep dives, we also share exciting updates about new in-person and online events, including a seven-day retreat in St. David’s. Join us for an inspiring, wide-ranging conversation on love, joy, and the fullness of being. Enjoy! Recorded: 5th March 2025 Imogen’s website - beyondimogen.com Martyn’s website - martynwebber.com The End of Seeking Podcast is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.