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In this conversation natural philosopher Michael Alan Prestwood talks about the benefits of balancing the exploration of our inner life with knowledge derived through science.  Michael explains why he believes this could lead to all of us enjoying a more tolerant and equitable society.  Michael also talks about how critical thinking and learning to sort facts and ideas can enrich our experience of...

Bruce Saunders is a Certified Teacher of Transcendental Meditation (TM) who has practiced and taught TM since early in his life.  In this enlightening conversation, Bruce explains in detail how the simple technique of TM works naturally with the mind to reach a state of transcendence that increases calmness, awareness, creativity, and a greater sense of peace, along with many other benefits.  Bruc...

Craig Goldberg is the co-founder of InHarmony Interactive, a company that promotes harmonious living through the science of how we receive and process sound.  Craig joyfully shares how he has learned to apply years of research to create vibroacoustic therapies to immerse someone in a sound experience that can change how we feel and think, and improve our daily life.  It's fascinating to learn from...

Archie Hearne is a renowned collector of African American art and co-founder of Hearne Fine Art in Little Rock, Arkansas.  In this snapshot of an adventurous mind at work, Archie talks about the importance of art in everyone's life, what it means to him to be a collector of art, and expounds on the many vicissitudes of life and questions how one chooses to live in the world as it is.   To learn mo...

Sandra Corcoran, author of Shamanic Awakening, My Journey Between the Dark and the Daylight, is an international speaker, workshop facilitator, integrative coach, certified hypnotherapist, and developed the therapeutic model Alchemical Reintegration Therapy.  Sandra is an arcane researcher, a master Shamanic Practitioner and a sacred travel facilitator. In this wide ranging conversation, Sandra ta...

Pat Macias is the Executive Director of the Museum of Northern California Art aka MONCA in Chico, California.  In this inspiring conversation Pat talks about her role in founding the first art museum in the small and vibrant city of Chico in Northern California.  She shares how important it is to her to engage everyone in the community in the museum's diverse activities and create a space where an...

Matt Porter, founder of Healing Vibrations in Butte Valley, California, shares his journey from the hectic life of selling real estate to falling in love with sound as a medium of healing.  In this amazing episode we visit Matt's home surrounded by nature in the Northern California foothills where he tells the story of developing the unique sound baths he creates in a cave on his property.  He tel...

Reverend Dr. John R. Mabry teaches comparative theology at the Chaplaincy Institute, an Interfaith Seminary in Berkeley, California. Pastor John continues in this series installment to share his fascinating knowledge of the many world religions.  In this episode, Pastor John talks about the origins of Kabalah, the Bahá’í Faith, Mormonism, and Jehovah's Witnesses with detailed insight into how each...

Sandra Corcoran, author of Shamanic Awakening, My Journey Between the Dark and the Daylight, is an international speaker, workshop facilitator, integrative coach, certified hypnotherapist, and developed the therapeutic model Alchemical Reintegration Therapy.  Sandra is an arcane researcher, a master Shamanic Practitioner and sacred travel facilitator.  Sandra is a contributing author to the anthol...

In this conversation about the many questions raised by quantum mechanics, natural philosopher, Michael Alan Prestwood goes into some detail about what is known, unknown and just speculation regarding superposition, entanglement, Schrödinger's cat, string theory, the multiverse and other things related to quantum mechanics.  Michael also talks about how what has been proven in the quantum realm ha...

Susan Lyons is a certified clinical hypnotherapist, Reiki Master, and Board Certified Regression Therapist.  Susan also teaches hypnotherapy through the HCH Institute.  In this fascinating conversation, Susan reveals how she has helped clients recover memories from other lives that have healed issues experienced in this life.  Susan also talks about quantum jumping, connecting with spirit guides a...

Melanie Weller is a speaker, author, neurotheologist, and medical visionary.  She is host of the Fearless Presence podcast and is known as the body whisperer for infusing her intuition and spirituality with amazing results into her work as a physical therapist. In this wonderfull conversation, Melanie shares from her vast knowledge and experience regarding the vagus nerve, and how our stories and...

In this wonderful conversation, natural philosopher, Michael Alan Prestwood talks about how philosophers for thousands of years have shaped the way we think.  Michael also shares some of the touchstone ideas detailed in his book "30 Philosophers: A New Look at Timeless Ideas”, and how philosophers from the ancient world to recent times have developed critical thinking to approach living an authent...

In this inspiring conversation, Regan Caruthers, author, spiritual mentor and inner life coach, talks about her new  book "Tragic Magic, A Memoir" where she tells a life story of traumatic hardship and spiritual triumph as she reconnects with a divine inner knowing she had abandoned as a child.  Regan joyfully shares her insights on becoming fearless and building a strong spiritual life while main...

Jennifer Lugris is an award winning and internationally published artist. Jennifer talks about how her work as an artist is catapulted by the stimulating perceptions and personal growth she experiences as a mother.  Jennifer shares how being a child of immigrant parents from differing backgrounds has given her a unique and rare perspective.  She also talks about the inspiration behind her book "Su...

Reverend Dr. John R. Mabry teaches comparative theology at the Chaplaincy Institute, an Interfaith Seminary in Berkeley, California.  Sharing his expertise in captivating and relatable stories, Pastor John tells how a revelation thousands of years ago began Zoroastrianism which founded religious principles that continued and developed through Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Pastor John explains h...

In this wide ranging conversation, renowned alchemist and geomancer, Tommie Mercer, shares details of his life's work discovering how to collect the life force energy of the universe and then imbuing this energy into his finely crafted amulets and other tools.  Tommie talks about dowsing and explains how to discover one's origins through the practice of the Bard's Gaze, and many other things regar...

Dr. John Gray is a psychiatrist and synaptic biologist and an Associate Professor of Neurology at University of California Davis.  Dr. Gray is also Associate Director for UC Davis Institute for Psychedelics and Neurotherapeutics and Principal Investigator for the eponymous Gray Lab at UC Davis Center for Neuroscience.  In this in depth conversation, Dr. Gray talks about his research in synaptic pl...

John Roedel is the internationally renowned author of "Hey God. Hey John. What Happens When God Writes Back" and is also a gifted poet who has published five books of poetry sharing his inner life in a way that is intimately relatable and refreshing.  In this engrossing conversation, John talks about his personal crisis that tested his faith and led to an unexpected personal transformation.  Among...

John Creger is an education consultant providing professional development for Deepened Learning.  He is co-founder of The Personal Creed Organization and author of "The Personal Creed Project and a New Vision of Learning".  As a public school teacher, John has received several awards including the James Moffett Memorial Award for Teacher Research.  In this inspiring conversation, John shares how a...

Joan Parisi Wilcox is the author of several books including "Masters of the Living Energy" about the mystical world of the Q'ero people of Peru. Joan shares a beautiful vision learned from Andean masters of how we are on a progressive journey expanding our personal growth and awareness while experiencing our relationship with a living and conscious cosmos. Among many things, Joan talks about Pacha...

Annie Blackstone teaches shamanic practices through the HCH Institute in Lafayette, California.  She also teaches hypnotherapy and as a reiki master teaches reiki as well.  Annie also offers ancestral healing, brainspotting, biofield tuning, and several other modalities in her work helping others.  In this engrossing conversation, Annie shares the fundamentals of modern core shamanism and how lear...

Regan Caruthers is the founder of the Aset Yoga and Wellness Center in Washington, Missouri where she practices as a spiritual mentor, inner life coach, and RYT 200 Trauma Informed Yoga Instructor.  In this engaging conversation, Regan expands on the many facets of yoga and how disciplined practice can awaken a rich and fulfilling spiritual life.  To learn more about Regan Caruthers and classes of...

Trung Cao is a masterful painter who is also a published scientific researcher.  In this thought provoking conversation Trung shares how, since an early age, his irrepressible urge to understand the world around him has led to expressing his many questions and observations in his ongoing practice of art and science.  Among many subjects, Trung elaborates on the inspirations behind his artwork, the...

Icasiana Hilda Barrs is a medicine woman, healer and spiritual guide.  In this enlightening conversation, Icasiana shares  her journey of how she broke through harmful beliefs and programming to become free of cancer and discovered her ability as a healer.  In talking about her work of 25 years, she explains how she has learned to help others in their journey to find their own capacity for self he...