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Oct 18, 2019

If you’ve ever felt off, dazed, confused, or just one step behind the eight ball, then do we have the how to go through change and come out shining show for you.

 

Today, we’ll talk about why things feel off, what’s really going on, and how to ride the ship or simply hold on, before you’re plunged in the drink. Plus we’ll talk about servers gone poof, files madness, late nights late nights and late nights, twenty one mile days, yoga classes, Macetas mountains, new assistants, and what in the world missing gong baths have to do with anything  

 

Key Points Discussed:

  • Walking 21 miles a day, the 10 mile rest day and people dying on the Camino (02:48)
  • Flamed out calves and a fulfilling reflexology experience (06:32)
  • The mind-blowing drinking and smoking culture in Europe (09:03)
  • Giving so much that we forget who we are and what brings us life and joy (13:41)
  • Questioning all the assumptions in our lives and wondering if they’re real (18:34)
  • What the terrain looks like for phase three of CJ’s Camino de Santiago (25:40)
  • There’s no need to push and torture ourselves especially when there’s nothing positive to be gained (35:59)
  • Being open to the Camino of life to get what we need (38:52)

 

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For free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

 

To support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation

 

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Oct 17, 2019

If you’ve ever wondered if the law of attraction is real, and what in the world is the hard science behind it, then do have the source show for you.

 

Today I’ll be talking with Dr. Tara Swart, neuroscientist, former psychiatric doctor, co-author of the award winning “Neuroscience for Leadership”, and the author of a brilliant book on the science behind the law of attraction, “The Source”

 

And that’s just what I want to talk with her about today. About the secrets of the universe and the science of the brain. Plus we’ll talk about turmeric, turmeric, and more turmeric, old red minis, the master key system, action boards, and kicking horses, the power of boxing, joy comes out of the blue, and what in the world gorilla suits and doors have to do with anything.

 

Key Points Discussed:

  • The one thing we can do to crank up our brains and put the law of attraction into action (03:16)
  • Straddling two worlds when growing up (04:25)
  • The life changing crash and developing an interest in the law of attraction (07:36)
  • Are we running around on auto-pilot? (11:38)
  • Possible imprints from our past lives and neuroplasticity (13:06)
  • The Source: The alignment of our brain, body, and spirit (18:04)
  • The science behind the law of attraction and the serendipity of lucky moments (20:32)
  • Manifestation: Creating the real world outcomes that you desire (31:51)
  • Applying selective filtering, selective attention, and value tagging (38:36)
  • The importance of patience and harmony (41:27)
  • Raised awareness and switching off your auto-pilot (51:35)
  • Action boards and horses kicking up water (55:32)
  • The most important part of attention and presence in the modern day (59:36)
  • Moving forward with abundance, mindfulness, and positivity (01:01:43)

 

Additional Resources:

 

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Oct 16, 2019

If you’ve ever struggled with ups, downs, and even sideways emotions, then do we have the Whatever Arises Love That show for you. 

Today I’ll be talking with Matt Kahn, one of my all-time favorite spiritual teachers and the author of one of the most beautiful, important, and transformative books out there, Whatever Arises, Love that.

And that’s just what we’ll be talking about today, about a love revolution that begins with you, in each and every moment, and how to cultivate self love, and feel good now.

That plus we’ll talk about visionary dreams, gardens and flowers, ascendant masters, who’s really behind the mask, and why you might want to ask angels and guides for help when you’re working on your bench press!

 

Key Points Discussed: 

  • How to cultivate self-love
  • What started Matt down his spiritual path?
  • Where are we all on our spiritual path or evolution?
  • What does it mean to be in discord with our true nature?
  • Where does fear fit in to our spiritual evolution?
  • The coolest description of fear ever
  • What is the collective global awakening vs. what is the individual awakening
  • What is vibrational co-dependency
  • What’s the true meaning of the word allowance?
  • What’s the two minute habit of “I Love You”
  • What’s the difference between I Love You and I Love Myself
  • Why we are each worthy of self-love
  • How do we move past the subconscious when it comes to self-love
  • How to help the conditioning inside of us to let go of us
  • What’s the meaning behind repeating patterns
  • How do we allow recurring patterns to let go of you
  • How to use “I Love You” to move past recurring patterns
  • What it means to welcome everything as divinity
  • What it means to get in accord
  • What’s the power of everything being difficult
  • How do we get out of the way of our dreams, desires and ambitions
  • How to step aside and allow the things we envision to actually manifest
  • What is the true meaning of surrender
  • What are the different levels of surrendering
  • What’s the true meaning of transcendence?

 

Additional Resources:

 

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Oct 15, 2019

If you’ve ever struggled with a fear of money, or a lack of it, then do we have the conscious capital show for you.

 

Today I’ll be talking with Lawrence Ford, Founder and CEO of Conscious Capital Wealth Management. He was dubbed the "Shaman of Wall Street" by the Washington Post, and has dedicated much of his life to being a bridge between the modern world of business and the ancient world of wisdom.

 

And that just what I want to talk with him today. About the nexus of consciousness and capital, how to heal a relationship with money, and the use of money and capital to make the world a better place.

Plus we’ll talk about bricks and symbols, money and guilt, St. Johns and the Rockefeller Resorts, a one month initiation, blistered hands, who on earth are the 13 indigenous grandmothers, a four foot five inch shouting shaman, chopping wood and carrying water, peacock feathers and crystals, and what in the world burning sage, wearing yak beads, and one DEA agent and two beers has to do with anything.

 

Key Points Discussed:

  • What’s one simple change we can make right now to change our relationship with money? (03:15)
  • Being different in the world of money and capital on Wall Street, and the natural friction that comes with it (05:23)
  • Lawrence’s previous relationship with money and getting the itchy palms in his thirties (08:07)
  • Surrendering, going to Nepal, and training with indigenous shamans for a month (13:38)
  • The pilgrimage to find his birth parents and siblings (19:35)
  • What do you mean money has been weaponized today? (25:21)
  • How do we start to change the dream so we can heal these wounds? (29:44)
  • The next step from beingness to doingness (34:26)
  • Knowing we are here for a reason and figuring it out (41:04)
  • Conscious capitalism and how to work with it (45:49)
  • How to determine if a company is one of the good guys (50:44)
  • Breaking up with the banks and credit cards that we use (54:40)
  • Finding the one thing that we are grateful for and focusing on it (58:40)

 

Additional Resources:

 

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For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

 

To support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation

 

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Oct 14, 2019

Today I’ll be talking with Drew Canole, fitness rock-star, transformational guru, the founder of FitLife.tv and the author of a brilliant new book, that’s guaranteed to inspire, “You Be You”. 

 

And that’s just what I want to talk with him about, about detoxing your life, crushing your limitations, and owning your awesome!

 

Key Points Discussed:

  • How did Drew Canole survive an abusive childhood?
  • What does it mean that “I am the one creating each experience in my life”
  • What was the business he started in Tampa, and why was it out of alignment?
  • Who became his mentor and what did he learn from him?
  • What’s the importance of doing something to change somebody’s life?
  • How does one take the leap to get back into alignment?
  • What does it mean that many of us are not living our truth?
  • What’s it mean to show up as a Jedi?
  • What can we learn from Yoda and Luke Skywalker?
  • What’s the true importance of commitment?
  • What does commitment really mean?
  • What’s it mean to be truly honest with yourself?
  • What’s an awesomeness audit?
  • What’s the importance of becoming clear with what’s not working for you?
  • How do we discover our true purpose?
  • What’s our One Thing and why is it so important?
  • Why is our body the foundation of transformation?
  • What’s it mean to be the CEO of our body?
  • What’s it mean to dive into the mess?
  • What is soul mapping?
  • What is vision casting?
  • What are WOW goggles?

 

Additional Resources:

 

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For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

 

To support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation


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Oct 11, 2019

If you’ve ever wanted happier, more resilient CHILDREN, then do we have the BRAINIOUS show for you.

 

Today I’ll be talking with Stephanie Brillant, French film-maker, mother of two, Senior Report and TV Host, and the creator of a fascinating new documentary, Brainious.

 

And that’s just what I want to talk with her about today, about how we help our kids grow their minds, and become healthier, happier, and more resilient.

 

Key Points Discussed: 

  • What was the biggest impact on Stephanie Brillant’s brain as a child?
  • What’s wrong with trying to reason with a child?
  • What do we do if a child is afraid of monsters – and what’s the one thing NOT to say!
  • What is a social brain?
  • What does it mean for mother and baby to be “entuned”?
  • What’s the best predictor of how well children turn out?
  • What’s secure attachment, and why is it so important?
  • What are the 4 S’s of secure attachment?
  • What’s the marshmallow test, and what can we learn about our kids brains (and ours) from it?
  • What do we need to know about children and tantrums?
  • What is body-based learning?
  • What’s the importance of learning through action?
  • What’s the perception action cycle?
  • What’s a growth mindset vs. a fixed mindset?
  • Is praising a child’s intelligence good for them?
  • What is working memory and what’s its importance?
  • How can gratitude and altruism help a child’s brain?
  • What do we need to know about smart phones and kids?
  • What’s the importance of mindfulness for kids?
  • What’s the importance of the breath when it comes to kids?
  • What’s a brain break or the importance of resting and not doing?

 

Additional Resources:

 

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For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

 

To support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation

 

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Oct 10, 2019

If you’ve ever struggled with anger or wanting to club someone, let alone yourself, then do we have the walking through anger show for you. 

 

Today I’ll be talking with Dr. Christian Conte, anger management expert, radio and TV personality, co-host of Coaching Bad on Spike TV and the Secret Life of Kids on USA Network, resident therapist for family therapy on VH1, TED talker extraordinaire, and the author of a brilliantly zenny book on anger management, “Walking Through Anger”

 

That’s what I want to talk with him about today, about a new design for confronting conflict in an emotionally charged world. Plus we’ll talk about worms and toads, spiritual imagery and gargoyles, walking in the hole, what on earth are conteisms, and what in the world is the great watermelon slayer.

 

Key Points Discussed:

  • What is diffusion of responsibility and when does it happen? (03:03)
  • Taking light and love to level 5 maximum security prisoners (06:19)
  • Being truly responsible for our actions and what we bring to the content of the universe (07:38)
  • The super wolf: Being the true alpha to be in control of our own lives and being leaders by example (12:47)
  • The yield theory: Listening, validating and exploring options (14:19)
  • The concept of the Conte box demystified (18:55)
  • Recognizing that we are all just spiritual beings living the human experience (27:06)
  • Tonglen: Inhaling the pain of others and exhaling a healing energy (40:08)
  • Being mindful of what we bring into any situation (45:55)
  • The importance of getting down to a child’s level (50:03)
  • The error of language and the error of omnipotence (59:39)
  • What we can do for ourselves or others when we start to go into a fight or flight response (1:03:35)

 

Additional Resources:

 

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For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

 

To support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation

 

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Oct 9, 2019

If you’ve wondered why the law of attraction just doesn’t seem to be working for you, then do we have the trust frequency show for you.

 

Today I’ll be talking with Andrew Cameron Bailey and Connie Baxter Marlow, co-authors of “The Trust Frequency”, and that’s just what I want to talk with them about today. About key assumptions to get in the flow, trust the universe, and manifest for your highest good.

 

Plus we’ll talk about bees and indians, Yoda and the force, the Beach Boys and good vibrations, the power of Florence Nightingale, sailing the Atlantic, hitchhiking and Santa Cruz, Santa Fe and the Malays, twelve cylinders and 128 valve engines, and what in the world Einstein and a mouse have to do with anything.

 

Key Points Discussed:

  • What is the Trust Frequency and what does Einstein’s mouse have to do with it? (03:11)
  • Taking a trip across the Atlantic in which a lot of particles collapsed for some amazing synchronicities (04:51)
  • The Aborigines and how they helped Andrew understand quantum physics (08:17)
  • Being in a place of fear and the need to go back to a place of love (14:43)
  • The importance of stepping back and choosing a higher octave (20:01)
  • Why isn’t the law of attraction working for most of us (24:18)
  • The shift that we need to manifest within ourselves (35:53)
  • The toolbox to tune ourselves into a higher place where we can step back and allow the universe to provide all we need (40:01)
  • What’s a 3-step process and what does unworthiness have to do with our ability to manifest or live our greatest life (42:20)
  • Going to a place of wow rather than a place of whoa (48:14)
  • Freewill and alignment: The key piece to the whole human experience (51:39)
  • A beautiful illusion for which we are grateful (1:01:46)

 

Additional Resources:

 

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For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

 

To support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation

 

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Oct 8, 2019

If you’ve ever wanted to sell or explain anything to anyone, then do we have the three minute pitch show for you.

 

Today I’ll be talking with Brant Pinvidic, award-winning film director, veteran TV producer, Founder and CEO of INvelop Entertainment, and host of the Why I’m Not Podcast, and a brand new business-based podcast, IPO. 

 

Brant has sold more than 300 TV and movie projects, sold TV shows like Extreme Makeover:Weightloss Edition and Bar Rescue, which have grossed nearly a billion dollars in revenue. He is also the author of a really fun and transformative read we can all benefit from, “The 3-Minute Rule”

 

And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today. About how to say less and get more from any pitch, conversation, or presentation. Plus we’ll talk about Bon Jovi and landscaping, 49ers and Wrestlemania, a cherry-red GTO judge, what on earth is a butt funnel, and what in the world Cameron Diaz and 57 fuzzy bunnies in a hammock has to do with anything. 

 

Key Points Discussed:

  • Are goldfish really better at focusing than we are? (03:05)
  • Brant’s biggest pitching challenge after producing “The Biggest Loser” (03:37)
  • What is a statement of value and the basic of the “The Biggest Loser” pitch? (06:44)
  • Developing better and more effective communication skills and the WHAC method (10:01)
  • What’s the I Don’t Get it question and how can that help us? (15:39)
  • Amateur director versus a pro director: Too many details are not necessary (22:26)
  • The fire alarm test: Perfecting your 3-Minute pitch  (23:25)
  • Working with the San Francisco 49ers and Wrestlemania (25:31)
  • What a hook is and why you shouldn’t lead with your hook (27:52)
  • Butt funnels and working with Jon Bon Jovi (30:40)
  • The power of the all is lost moment? (40:11)
  • What’s a reason for being? (45:38)
  • The dad test and why Brant hates PowerPoint (47:46)
  • The danger of too much passion or unbalanced passion (50:08)

 

Additional Resources:

 

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For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

 

To support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation

 

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Oct 7, 2019

If you’ve ever felt a pull, a calling or a longing, but thought it too “crazy” or didn’t know why, then do we have the How to Follow Your Heart, show for you.

 

Today we’ll be talking about diving deep, hearing your inner wisdom, feeling the tug, and learning how tot take action, even, or especially, when you think it’s nuts.

 

Topics Include:

  1. How Michael ended up at a Ricky Martin Concert – sort of!
  2. What Michael learned from the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates.
  3. Why you never want to kick yourself, no matter what comes up.
  4. What’s the importance of a buffer??? (And what does that look like?)
  5. What it means to run with your herd?
  6. How Michael ended up at exploring Pyramids in the Yucatan?
  7. How to stay in the heart, even when things are off?
  8. What is a cenote and why was Michael called to them?
  9. What did the jungle feel like to Michael?
  10. How Michael nearly round out of gas on a deserted Mexican highway?
  11. How to lean into the fear, even when your car is running out of gas!
  12. How to breathe into your fear – and why it’s so important.
  13. What did Michael learn from visiting Mayan temples.
  14. How to lean in (with the heart) to feelings of lack?
  15. What does it mean to pick up earth energy?
  16. How do you run energy so it’s not overwhelming?
  17. How big events can completely shift our life-perspective.
  18. To find out more, visit: FireItUpWithCj.com

And for FREE guided meditations, plus weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com 

 

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Oct 4, 2019

If you’ve ever wanted to develop a beginner’s mind, and reinvent your life, then do we have the Wisdom @ Work show for you!

Today I’ll be talking with Chip Conley, a New York Times best-selling author, hospitality entrepreneur, the founder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, the strategic advisor for AirBNB, and the author of a sage and inspiring new book, Wisdom @ Work.

And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about the making of a modern elder, and how we can reinvent ourselves at any age!!!

WISDOM @ WORK Self Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include:

  1. How did Chip Conley start the boutique hotel company Joie de Vivre?
  2. What happened when he turned 50?
  3. What was his wake-up call from the Universe?
  4. Who is Brian Chesky of Air BnB and what happened when he reached out?
  5. What is wisdom in the workplace?
  6. What does it mean to redefine yourself?
  7. What does an elder refer to?
  8. Can anyone be an elder?
  9. What is a modern elder?
  10. What does it mean to speak your truth?
  11. What’s the importance of a role model?
  12. Who is Bill Campbell, the original “CEO whisperer”?
  13. What does this mean “What would Bill do”?
  14. What does it mean an elder is an editor?
  15. What can we learn from an age of longevity?
  16. What’s the importance of a new costume?
  17. What’s it mean to adopt a beginner’s mind?
  18. What’s the importance of asking great questions?
  19. Why don’t we want to work harder or smarter?
  20. What can we learn about work from Khalil Gibran?
  21. For more info visit: ChipConley.com

And for FREE guided meditations, plus weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com 

 

And to support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation  


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Oct 3, 2019

If you’ve ever wanted to change the your life or the world, and make miracles happen, then do we have the Power of Eight Show for you!

Today I’ll be talking with Lynne McTaggart The Award Winning Best-Selling Author of Seven Books including The Field and The Intention Experiment, and a powerful new book and treatise that’ll complete change how you view intention and miracles, The Power of 8.

And that’s just what I want to talk with her about, about harnessing the miraculous energies of a small group to heal others, your life, and change the world.

 

Key Points Discussed:

  1. How did Lynne McTaggart got down this investigative road?
  2. How did her belief system change while writing The Field?
  3. What was the intention experiment?
  4. How many experiments has she run, and what’s been the results?
  5. How’d you start the power of 8 groups.
  6. What do small moves have to do with anything?
  7. What does the size of the group have to do with the results?
  8. What was the Peace Intention Experiment?
  9. What was Transcendental Meditation able to do with crime in Washington DC?
  10. What was the peace experiment in Sri Lanka?
  11. What’s a holy instant?
  12. What happened to the participants in these experiments?
  13. What was happening to the participants health?
  14. What was happening to the participants brains?
  15. What are mystical brains?
  16. What does group consciousness have to do with group intention setting?
  17. What are borrowed benefits?
  18. What was the 9/11 peace intention experiment?
  19. How is directing your attention to others good for your mental health
  20. What are the transformational effects of altruism?
  21. Why in the world was jean-Paul Satre mistaken?
  22. How were group participants experiencing an altered state of consciousness?
  23. How were they getting into this altered state?
  24. How can anyone listening get into this altered state?
  25. What can be accomplished with group intention setting?
  26. What does it man to move past yourself?
  27. What does this mean for the law of attraction?
  28. What’s the importance of focusing our intention on others.
  29. What can we do with all of the natural disasters that have taken place?
  30. How can we participate in a worldwide peace experiment

 

Additional Resources:

 

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For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

 

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Oct 2, 2019

If you’ve ever felt helpless, all alone, and disconnected from the world, then do we have the One World show for you!

 

Today I’ll be talking with Tom Chi, inventor, leader, speaker, and coach, one of the original founders of Google X, and the self-proclaimed Lab Director of the planet.

 

And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about the science behind how we are all one and all one planet, and what shifts we can make to change our lives, and the world around us.

Topics Include:

 

  1. How is Tom Chi working to plant 1 trillion trees?
  2. What is the science behind us all being connected and all being one?
  3. What is the story of the heart?
  4. Where does the iron in our blood cells come from?
  5. Are we all truly born of collisions of the stars?
  6. What’s a laniakea?
  7. What’s a galactic watershed?
  8. What’s the story of the breath?
  9. What is cyanobacteria and what does it have to do with our life?
  10. Are all of our breaths interconnected?
  11. How long does it take for a breath to literally travel around the world?
  12. What’s the story of the mind?
  13. How are our minds interconnected?
  14. How do thoughts build upon each other, and how do each of our thoughts build upon the thoughts of our ancestors?
  15. What does it mean we’re constantly in a state of inner becoming?
  16. How often are we literally exchanging all of the cells and parts of our bodies?
  17. What does it mean that humans aren’t following the rules?
  18. What is an invention catalyst?
  19. What’s the importance of challenging our paradigms?
  20. What’s the importance of letting old assumptions fall away?
  21. What’s the importance of challenging our personal psychological narratives?
  22. What does it mean to be nuanced???
  23. How do we train the mind to catch our assumptions?
  24. How do we change our mindset to change the world around us???

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Oct 1, 2019

If you’ve ever wanted to live your greatest life, in balance, and on purpose, then do we have the Well Life show for you!

 

Today I’ll be talking with Dr. Peter and Briana Borten, health and wellness experts, founders of The Dragontree, and authors of the popular Rituals for Living Dreambook and a beautiful new book, The Well Life.

 

And that’s just what I want to talk with them about today, How to Use Structure, Sweetness and Space to Create Balance, Happiness, and Peace.

 

That plus we’ll talk about babies and spas, Salem and Witchcraft, construction nightmares in Boulder, following your bliss vs. following your blisters, making things out of wood, swimming in natural bodies of water, and why the price-per-ounce of soup, just doesn’t matter.

 

Key Points Discussed:

 

  • How they began to create a Well Life – and what that looked like
  • What was the framework that developed
  • How did they ‘manage’ things early on
  • What were some of the foundational pieces they put in place early on
  • How did they determine their ‘life purposes’
  • What are the three elements for a Well Life
  • What is “sweetness’ and why is it so important for your life
  • What we can learn from Thich Nhat Hanh and washing dishes
  • How do we relax into our work?
  • What is the importance of ‘space’ and what does it mean?
  • What’s the importance of ‘structure’ and what does it look like?
  • How do we set up structures that are flexible for change
  • What are the importance of habits and habitualizing
  • What’s the biological importance to play and laughter
  • What’s the importance of getting out in nature
  • How important is breathing?
  • What happened when they moved to Boulder?
  • What we can learn from Muhammed Ali’s Rope a Dope?
  • What is Jing and why it’s so important.
  • How do we restore our Jing?
  • Why it’s so important to work on our energy levels and protect our energy
  • What’s the importance of surrender or saying ‘please help!’
  • How do we stop ourselves enough in the frantic moments to receive help
  • What’s the importance of gratitude
  • How creative expression can help move you through trying times
  • What’s the importance of metta-kindness?
  • Beautiful inner-smile guided meditation!

 

Additional Resources:

 

 

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Sep 30, 2019

If you’ve ever wanted to feel brighter, more vibrant, healthier, and well-rested, then do we have the Chasing the Sun show for you.

 

Today I’ll be talking with Linda Geddes, award-winning journalist and the author of one of my absolute favorite books of the year, Chasing the Sun.

 

And that’s just what I want to talk with her about today. About how the science of sunlight shapes our minds and our bodies. Plus we’ll talk about the joy of Caesar’s Palace, Arctic Reindeer, peas and jet lag, summer solstice, and what in the world chopping carrots in the dark has to do with anything.

 

Key Points Discussed:

  • Getting interested in the sun despite living in a place known for its dark and dreary winters (02:49)
  • Mark Galvin; The man with none 24-Hour sleep-wake disorder (08:18)
  • Artificial light and how it affects our health and wellbeing (15:36)
  • Bright light first thing in the morning as a treatment for seasonal affective disorder and general depression (24:05)
  • What’s the light tracking watch? (32:33)
  • Cases of medical prescriptions to stay away from the light (40:10)
  • The impact that sunlight has on pregnant mothers and newborns (50:24)
  • Advice for children in the light and schools potentially trying to get kids up later in the day (55:32)
  • Advice for getting through winter; brighter days and darker nights (01:00:39)

 

Additional Resources:

 

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Sep 27, 2019

If you’ve ever felt lost, chasing your tail, or wondered if there just has to be more to life than what we see around us, then do we have the Angels in the OR show for you!

 

Today I’ll be talking with Tricia Barker, writer, teacher, and author of a beautiful book on life after a near-death experience, Angels in the OR.

 

And that’s just what I want to talk with her about today, about what dying can teach us about healing, survival, and transformation!

 

Key Points Discussed:

  • Being an annoying passenger and going over bridges (03:04)
  • The dream (being outside of time) the night before the accident (08:16)
  • Going under and the exciting near-death experience (13:28)
  • The essential truth of the soul: Bringing some heavenly love back to earth (22:53)
  • The operating system installed by our mums, the screw-up gene, and getting to God and arguing with Him (29:55)
  • A different perception of vision: Love and perfection exist even in a blade of grass (37:14)
  • What is a mental health first aid kit? (44:37)
  • Seeking to be of service to others and spreading kindness and God’s love (48:50)
  • The importance of meditating, praying and resetting our energy every day (51:50)

 

Additional Resources:

 

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Sep 26, 2019

IF you’ve ever wanted to make more sense of science and spirituality, and HOW they fit together then do we have the SPIRITUAL SCIENCE show for you!

Today I’ll be talking with Steve Taylor, PhD, senior psychology lecturer at Leeds Beckett University the author of numerous books on spirituality and psychology, ranked one of the 100 most spiritually influential living people by Mind body and spirit magazine, and the author of a phenomenal new treatise of science and spirituality, SPIRITUAL SCIENCE.

And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about a new vision of the world that transcends conventional science and religion, and what it means for us!

 

Key Points Discussed:

  1. What did Steve’s family worship (hint, it’s not a religion) growing up?
  2. How did he first end up experiencing meditation?
  3. How did meditation change Steve’s world view?
  4. What is science vs. scientism?
  5. Is science almost its own religion?
  6. How are spirituality and science intertwined?
  7. What is materialism and why is it the predominant world view?
  8. What is panspiritualism?
  9. What are the dangers of materialism?
  10. What are the environmental consequences of materialism?
  11. What is eco-psychopathology?
  12. How long has panspiritualism been around?
  13. What did Plato say about spiritualism and science?
  14. What’s the indigineous spiritual perspective?
  15. Is this perspective still around today?
  16. What is spirit force?
  17. What does complexity have to do with consciousness?
  18. What is the mind and how does it differ from the brain?
  19. Is the mind local to the body?
  20. What does a full hippocampus have to do with anything?
  21. What can we learn from near death experiences?
  22. What are “awakening” experiences?
  23. What does science say about psychic phenomena?
  24. What does the research really say about depression?

 

Additional Resources:

 

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Sep 25, 2019

If you’ve ever wanted to find greater freedom and peace, then do we have the Daily Reflection on Addiction, Yoga, and getting Well show for you!

Today I’ll be talking with Rolf Gates, the author of Meditations from the Mat and Meditations on Intention and Being, a former social worker and US Airborne Ranger, the co-founder of the Yoga and Recovery Conference, and the author of an incredibly beautiful, peaceful, life-healing work, Daily Reflections on Addiction, Yoga, and Getting Well.

 

Key Points Discussed:

  1. How did Rolf become anxious from his first memory forward?
  2. How’d he end up sitting at the back of the class?
  3. How’d he end up with an addiction?
    And how’d he become an Airborne Ranger?
  4. Who took him to his first 12-step meeting and what did he learn?
  5. What does it mean to surrender?
  6. What did his mentor Henry teach him
  7. What’s the groove between training and success?
  8. What’s the importance of commitment?
  9. What it means to get good at something?
  10. How can learning be an excitement and a win?
  11. How we can relax tension in our bodies and our lives?
  12. How we can let go of suffering in our bodies?
  13. How to bring ease and stillness to your mind?
  14. What it means to be held by your truth?
  15. What does it mean to be an open-hearted warrior?
  16. What does it mean to let go of the fight and let things be?
  17. How we can use the power of prayer?
  18. What does it mean to remember the grace?
  19. What’s the importance of silence?
  20. What does it mean to meet pain with compassion?
  21. What’s the gentleness we have to learn about our own learning process?
  22. What does resolve mean and how do we use it?
  23. What it means to rest in the present moment?

 

Additional Resources:

 

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Sep 24, 2019

If you’ve ever wanted to end Negative Thinking and Liberate Your True Creativity, then do we have the Joy of Genius show for you!

Today I’ll be talking with Gay Hendricks, Ph.D., the best-selling author and co-author of more than 40 books, a leader in the field of relationship transformation and body-mind therapies for more than 45 years, and the author of a brilliant new book, The Joy of Genius.

And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about how to liberate your true creativity and discover your genius, by ending negative thinking.

 

Key Points Discussed:

  1. How did Dr. Hendricks lose 100 pounds in a year?
  2. What is pure consciousness and creativity?
  3. What was his roadmap to get back on track?
  4. What’s the connection between genius and consciousness?
  5. Why do we need to bring forth what is inside of us – and what does this mean?
  6. What does living our genius really mean?
  7. What are genius-related activities?
  8. What’s the importance of a heartfelt commitment?
  9. What does unhappiness have to do with genius?
  10. What do we need to know about self-critical thoughts?
  11. What’s the power of asking “will this feed my spirit”?
  12. What’s the genius spiral?
  13. How do we learn to let go?
  14. How did he meet his wife Katie?
  15. What’s the importance of not hiding the truth?
  16. What’s a vow to reveal instead of conceal – and how can this liberate us?
  17. What does it mean to commit to a life of creativity?
  18. What does creativity really mean?
  19. What does gratitude have to do with creativity?
  20. How do we recommit to living our genius?
  21. What’s a deathbed marker?

 

Additional Resources:

 

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Sep 23, 2019

If you’ve ever wanted to feel better, sleep better, have less inflammation, and less stress in your life, then do we have the earthing show for you.

 

Today I’ll be talking with Clint Ober, a revolutionary pioneer in the field of earthing and grounding, the co-author of a brilliant book on health called “Earthing”, and featured in a brilliant new documentary called “The Earthing Movie.”

 

And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today. About reconnecting to the earth and you natural state of being for greater health, better sleep, reduced inflammation, and less stress. Plus we’ll talk about metal duct tape, white Nike shoes, Deepak Chopra, and what in the world a quarter million dollars of art and a Commode have to do with anything. 

 

Key Points Discussed:

  • The results of plugging premature infants into the electrical field of the earth (03:11)
  • The girl who had Scarlet fever and what the elders did with her (09:10)
  • What is earthing/grounding? (11:14)
  • When you’re not grounded, you have a thousand bears after you (19:47)
  • How earthing positively impacts Cortisol levels for overall health and well-being (22:12)
  • Sticky blood and its relation to cardiovascular disease and inflammation (31:20)
  • Going home barefoot and what’s going on with our kids’ health today (36:59)
  • Boosting your immune system by touching good healthy soil (42:55)
  • Getting grounded 101: Where to begin (48:31)
  • Grounding mats and how they work (53:32)
  • The peace that comes with grounding (01:04:21)

 

Additional Resources:

 

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Sep 20, 2019

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, pulled in multiple directions, or simply stretched too thin, then do we have the hold on show for you.

 

Today we’ll talk about holding on, calming the mind, and breathing deep to step forward no matter what, or how many miles are coming your way. That plus we’ll about rain, double rainbows, Eagles on the Pyrenees, ringing 14th-century bells, trashed calves, magic and misery in Pamplona, nine-hour drives, rising at 3, meeting old friends, more hiring, 55 gallon tanks, an acrobatic tunneler, and what in the world random strangers at a bar have to do with anything.

 

Key Points Discussed:

  • Walking 15 miles in 85 degrees heat and no sleep (03:46)
  • Choosing to either be overwhelmed or to keep moving (09:37)
  • The double rainbow doesn’t appear on perfectly clear skies (14:57)
  • Letting go into the experience so the magic can flow (20:46)
  • Communicating with a non-English speaking Italian through Google Translate (32:30)
  • Navigating through life by loving and supporting each other (36:16)
  • Knowing that you’re not alone and that the world will provide for you (43:47)

 

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Sep 19, 2019

If you’ve ever wondered how to get guidance and overcome almost any challenge, then do we have the show for you.

 

Today, the tables are turned and I’m being interviewed by Anne Bérubé, the author of “Be Feel Think Do: A Memoir” and host of Embodied with Anne Bérubé. So, sit back, enjoy the show, and above all else, shine bright. 

 

Key Points Discussed:

  • Growing up in a challenging environment (03:48)
  • The past life connected to the injuries (07:16)
  • Being like Moses on a mountain and leader of leaders (11:07)
  • When Michael became aware of the presence of a greater intelligence (18:57)
  • A book tour gone bad and the experiences of surviving a life-changing accident (27:35)
  • It’s our responsibility to the world to love ourselves (38:19)
  • Healing our traumas so we can be in a loving state towards everyone (53:29)
  • Seeing UFOs, learning from the guides, and our protectors from another dimension (56:52)

 

Additional Resources:

 

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Sep 18, 2019

If you’ve ever wanted more guidance and direction in your life, or to tap into your Source and Higher Self, then do we have the Morning Pages show for you. 

Today I’ll be talking with Julia Cameron, the best-selling author of more than forty books including The Artist’s Way, and her latest, a beautiful treatise on connecting with the Divine, Life Lessons.

And that’s just what I want to talk with her about, about how we can dive deep, hear the voice of God, and what she has to share with us.

Morning Pages Self-Help and Self-Improvement Topics Include:

  1. What is morning pages?
  2. How did Julia Cameron discover it?
  3. How has it changed her life?
  4. How exactly does it work?
  5. How does it help you get guidance?
  6. Can it help you discover your purpose?
  7. Are you tapping into your intuition?
  8. Does it help you tap into consciousness or something greater than yourself?
  9. How has it changed other people’s lives?
  10. How often should you do morning pages?
  11. Does it need to be done first thing in the morning?
  12. Can it be done on the computer?
  13. How do you begin?
  14. What if what comes out is negative?
  15. What if we’re concerned about our inner critic?
  16. How can morning pages help us to heal?
  17. And to reduce stress and anxiety?
  18. Does the writing need to be focused?
  19. What’s the best way to do morning pages?
  20. What can one expect and what are the challenges?
  21. What is the exercise of things one loves?
  22. What is another powerful tool that should be used in conjunction with morning pages?
  23. How was the book Life Lessons written?
  24. What are a few key lessons that can help change our lives?
  25. What’s a beautiful prayer we can all take away from this show?

Additional Resources:

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Sep 17, 2019

If you’ve ever wanted more success, happiness, and fulfillment in your life, then do we have the master your time, master your life show for you!

Today I’ll be talking with one of my first guiding lights and mentors in my life, though he has no idea that’s the case, Brian Tracy, motivational speaker and the best-selling author of over 70 books, including a new favorite of mine, Master Your Time, Master Your Life.

And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about a breakthrough system to get more results, faster, in every area of your life.

That plus we’ll talk about Hawaii and Palm Springs, Goodwill and Vincent De Paul’s, The phoenix seminar and the inner game of success, the power of detentions, the importance of clarity, why you want to take a two night Shabbat, what in the world is psychoneuromotor activity, the superconscious mind, and why if you don’t straighten up, you’ll end up like Tracy!

Brian Tracy Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include:

  1. How he learned if he wanted to change things he needed to change his life.
  2. How he went from laboring to sales
  3. What’s the Pareto principle and how did it affect Brian Tracey?
  4. What’s the importance of a decision
  5. What’s the importance of clarity?
  6. What’s a psychomotorneuroactivity???
  7. What are our learning modalities?
  8. How to use the law of attraction by writing our intentions down
  9. What you can do with a 10 cent pencil and a 1 dollar notebook to achieve your 1 million dollar goals!
  10. Why you want to write down your 10 goals every day
  11. Why Clarity is his favorite word
  12. What’s the importance and meaning of focus
  13. What does concentration have to do with anything?
  14. What are A and B tasks
  15. What’s the ABCDE method for your to-do list
  16. How to save huge time through our to-do list?
  17. What’s your most valuable financial asset?
  18. How one idea can change your life
  19. What’s the importance of reading
  20. What we can learn from Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
  21. When to make fast thinking and slow decisions
  22. What’s goal orienting thinking vs. distracted thinking
  23. Focused thinking vs. unfocused thinking
  24. Long term thinking vs. short-term thinking
  25. What’s the importance of the book Get Smart by Brian Tracy and what are the top ways that successful people think
  26. What’s the Peter F. Drucker Reader?
  27. What’s the importance of a flexible mindset and we can learn from Carol Dweck’s book mindset
  28. Creative thinking vs. mechanical thinking
  29. Entrepreneurial thinking vs. corporate thinking
  30. What is Rich Thinking vs. Poor Thinking
  31. How do rich people think?
  32. How Rich people have rituals
  33. What we can learn from the Fiddler on the Roof, and what it means to have a 2 Sleep Sabbath
  34. What’s the importance of 2 Sleeps!
  35. How do we avoid the attraction of distraction
  36. Why you want to ask: is this moving me toward one of my most important goals or is it merely a distraction (or time-waster).
  37. What’s everyone’s #1 goal whether they’re spiritual or not
  38. What we can learn from Jeff Bezos and Amazon
  39. Why there’s a positive relationship by the number of people you know and who know you in a positive way and your success
  40. Peter Ouspensky and Russian Metaphysics
  41. What is the importance of the words “I Am Here”
  42. What’s the importance of mind-calming and meditation
  43. What is the meditation practice of contemplation
  44. Powerful guidance to help parents help their kids to reach their full potential
  45. What’s important to do at the end of the year to make next year the best year of your life

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Sep 16, 2019

If you’ve ever wanted true peace in your life, then do we have the show for you!

Today I’ll be talking with Jonathan Granoff, attorney, author, international advocate, senior advisor and UN Representative of the permanent secretariat of The World Summits of Nobel Peace Laureates, Ambassador for Peace, Security and Nuclear Disarmament of the Parliament of the World Religions, and Chair of the Task Force on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Advisor to the Committee on National Security of the International Law Section of the American Bar Association

Today I want to have a deep discussion inner and outer peace, how we can find more of it, bring it into our hearts, and change the world, by diving deep and who and what we truly are.

Key Points Discussed:

  • Jonathan’s worldwide mission (03:27)
  • Getting attracted to a heart-based path in life (09:42)
  • The theory of mutually assured destruction (15:46)
  • The accident that started World War 1 (24:50)
  • The importance of the clarity of the why (32:46)
  • Giving ourselves to others to be free of the illusions of separation (44:13)
  • Coming to an awareness of the miracle of breathing (01:00:13)

 

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