You probably think you know Pia Miranda.
She’s that girl who starred in the iconic movie, Looking for Alibrandi, in 2000 - and has since built an impressive career across film, TV, and theatre. She’s also the woman whose determination saw her outlast a fierce field to win Australian Survivor in 2019.
But there’s far more to Pia than the bubbly, vivacious face she shows the world. A self-described “seeker,” she learned to read auras with her Italian aunts, embraced yoga as a teenager, and has been practicing meditation for as long as she can remember.
Today, Pia is on a spiritual quest to connect with her true self - alongside her “heart tribe”, a trio of friends guiding each other along the way.
In this episode of My Spiritual Side, Pia shares:
Why giving up auditioning at 50 has liberated her, how parenting became her greatest spiritual lesson, and how leaning to surrender on Survivor is an art that will stay with her for life.
In this episode, Pia shares:
* Her morning ritual: self guided meditation and visualisation
* How her Italian heritage opened her mind to reading auras and ‘other ways of thinking’
* How practising yoga since she was a teenager has transformed her life
* Exploring spirituality with friends, her ‘heart tribe’
* Her acting career as a conduit to personal growth and compassion
* Learning to balance her ego and cope with rejection
* Why she retired from auditioning at 50 and how that has freed her
* How competing on Survivor became a spiritual quest
* How learning to surrender changed her life: “If something comes up, I go ‘Stop, pause, surrender, it’ll be what it'll be’”
* Parenting as a spiritual practice
* Practicing gratitude in everyday life
Key Quotes
“My role on this earth is to make sure that I'm putting out as much good as I can”.
“At this part of my life, who I am is more important than the jobs I get”.
The art of surrender:
“What if I just surrender? What's the worst thing that can happen?”
“Whatever's going to face me is going to face me regardless of how I think. I can only do what I can do within my control”.
“When I'm feeling out of control, when I'm feeling like my mind's going too fast, I just stop and breathe and say the word ‘surrender’ to myself, let it go. What's the worst thing that can happen?”
“Parenting is the thing that has really given me the most spiritual growth”.
Key Mantra: “Be the meditation”.
Spiritual practice: Yoga. “I can't imagine my life without yoga. It's the thing that saved me, changed me and helps me grow still”
Books:
Finding My Bella Vita: A story of family, food, fame and working out who you are
by Pia Miranda
The Yamas & Niyamas: Exploring Yoga's Ethical Practice by Deborah Adele
The Untethered Soul by Michael J. Singer
The Surrender Experiment by Michael J. Singer
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