Call of Your Soul

In episode 15, Dan shares an in-depth look at the practice of meditation from two viewpoints: the ancient practice of yoga stemming from India and the modern lens of Neuroscience. Overlaying the insights from the last ten years of personal practice, core teaching and recent research, Dan and AmyBear unfold what is happening to our bodies, emotions and minds while meditating. What we find is fascin...

A 12th House Stellium, Corrie is a deeply intuitive navigator of the subconscious through QHHT and the energetic healing arts of Sound and Reiki. After reaching a wall with therapy, she discovered a woman working with certain frequencies of vowel sounds with her voice and instruments that "did something to my Soul." It was through working with certain frequencies in a deeply meditative way that sh...

Diagnosed with a mysterious illness and feeling a strong call to go within, Harrison reveals some truly deep wisdom from his experiences in the Dark Retreat. An ancient practice in several traditions, namely Tibetan Buddhism, the Dark Retreat is one of pure physical darkness. The results can be very profound insights and finding the essence of life itself. Throughout this episode, Harrison takes u...

Particle Physicist by brain and Mystic by heart, Nadia weaves a beautiful tapestry between these facets of consciousness. In episode 12, Nadia shares her journey to the United States where she found deep connection with the Spirit of Jesus. Not all was easy, however, as Nadia had to work through deeply rooted conditioning of being subservient and yielding to others causing debilitating dissociatio...

A proud and unyielding advocate for the unheard voices of Elbert County, Ally shines a light on the injustices, especially of race and gender, still very prevalent in rural communities. In episode 11, we dive into her work in social justice with the Methodist Church, the Non-profit BFG and her 15 years as a choral director and educator in a Title 1 school. She takes us through the challenges of fa...

Steeped in the scientific arena of Veterinary Medicine, Lauren takes us through her journey into the intuitive nature of her gift for Animal Communications. From childhood, she always had a gift to connect with animals, both wild and domestic. After transitioning to an end-of-life care Vet, her gift to communicate with the animals evolved into a sharp tool for understanding their direct messages....

In episode 9, Chuck takes us on along his edition of the Hero's Journey. Breaking away from the well trodden path of engineering, Chuck jumped on his bike into the great Unknown to follow a passion for West African Drumming and Family Constellations. Tied into both seemingly unrelated practices is a multidimensionality that allows an experience of oneself on multiple levels or rhythms simultaneous...

In part 2, we unfold the catharsis and wisdom of Steve's exploration into the Sufi tradition and the nervous system. In this episode we uncover the unique challenges posed by those with neurodivergence. In forming his own model of Polyvagal Theory, Steve provides a deep insight into how our nervous system responds to stimulus and threat from the outside world. Steve integrates the knowledge of the...

In episode 7, Amy and I interview our special guest and dear friend Steve Mattus. Known for his loving presence and kindness, Steve is a pioneer in merging the scientific understanding of the nervous system with the spiritual path. In this episode, Steve takes us through his tremendous journey through unimaginable circumstances of abuse & betrayal. Despite overwhelming odds and stripped of his...

In episode 6, Amy & Dan shine a light on the roles of nourishment and play in the context of emotional well being. Uncovering key dynamics and tools for nourishing, Amy and Dan lean on a few decades experience of processing & integrating emotional experiences. Then they turn the page to the concept of play and how it can be a powerful tool for achieving the "flow state" and facilitate heal...

In episode 5, Amy introduces the process of how to connect to the heart system in order to process challenging experiences, ground our bodies to work through emotional dissonance. We discuss some challenges posed by the structure of modern society to connect to our heart system, but explain the electromagnetic power it contains and reasons for doing so regularly. In closing, Amy takes us through a...

Join us on the 4th episode for a beautiful love story between Tripp and his mother Susan. A wise, devoted and compassionate mother, she left behind a her most important gift for Tripp posthumously. This gift helped him to be able to work through the grief of her loss and manage the plethora of administration, planning and decision-making required after a loved-one's passing. For the first time eve...

In this episode, Dan takes us on a journey through the eight limbs of yoga. Referencing the book, The Yoga Sutras , we explore the teaching and invitation of each limb in context of modern day society. Through this exploration, we uncover the goal of yoga and the ways that it challenges us to purify, refine and reshape aspects of our lives. By doing so, the yoga teaching suggests we can reach a st...

In episode 2 we dive into a primary channel of subtle sense awareness: the empathic ability. In our view, the empathic ability is one who is aware of the sensations and emotions of others. We discuss how this skill can be a useful tool for sensitive people and also the challenges it can pose. We also discuss the role of emotions and how we can use the information that emotions bring us for growth,...

In our flagship episode, we introduce ourselves to you! Amy "Bear," and Dan interview each other within the context of our work and themes of the Podcast. We delve deeply into key inflection points of our own lives that helped guide us to our callings in serving others on their journey to find their own. We also speak about the common issues people experience when trying to find their callings and...