ConsciousSHIFT with Julie Ann Turner

We are living in times where focusing on the possible - on new opportunities - is vital. New ways of being and leading in the world are required to navigate in unknown waters. As we open ourselves to new solutions, women and their feminine aspects have a vital role to play. Each of us embodies the power to influence, to attract, to decide – and to lead. Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest, Kristin En...

Employing travel as a metaphor for all of the potentially frightening journeys we take in life - be it a cross-country flight or the journey to a new destination in life — Julia Cameron, bestselling author of The Artist's Way - takes us by the hand, offering techniques that will enable us not only to rest easy for the duration of our trip, but to feel exhilarated by the anticipation for whatever a...

In John Hunter’s classroom, students fearlessly set about tackling global problems - and discovering surprising solutions - by playing Hunter’s groundbreaking World Peace Game. These kids — from 4th grade through high school (in schools both well-funded and under-resourced) — take on the roles of prime ministers, tribal leaders, diplomats, and military commanders. Through battles and negotiations,...

Oliver Demille, author of FreedomShift and LeaderShift - explains that, approximately every century, a nation makes a shift - either toward freedom, or toward force. In 1776 we had a Freedom Shift in America. In 1913-1936 we experienced a Force Shift with the implementation of the Federal income tax, the Federal Reserve, the change in the election of Senators and finally the redefinition of the ge...

What if Divine Law governs the condition of our bank accounts, not just the condition of our spirits and our relationships? Well, of course, it DOES! Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest - Marianne Williamson, spiritual teacher and #1 New York Times bestselling author of "The Law of Divine Compensation: On Work, Money, and Miracles" - reveals a path to abundance by way of a powerful spiritual principl...

This is your chance to embrace, experience and witness an extraordinary birth of a new world, with the man known around the world as the master of Toltec Wisdom - International bestselling author Don Miguel Ruiz, Sr. ("The Four Agreements," which stayed on the New York Times bestseller list for 7 years). Join Julie Ann on ConsciousSHIFT, as she welcomes Don Miguel Ruiz, to bring to the world the m...

During his 2nd Inaugural Address, President Barack Obama called for us to protect our "National Treasure" - stressing the importance of addressing critical environmental issues, including global warming. “The path towards sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult. But America cannot resist this transition; we must lead it. We cannot cede to other nations the technology that w...

Jean Houston, visionary leader and author of "The Wizard of Us: Transformational Lessons from Oz," reveals how the beloved story The Wizard of Oz has the power to reveal the Hero’s Journey that awaits each of us. Through a mythic lens, we may discover how Dorothy’s adventure in a magical land inspires our lives today, offering valuable tools to guide us through our challenging times ... where we m...

Everybody is playing it safe, because they think that's the smart thing to do. But in today's new economy, playing it safe is the riskiest thing you can do. All the rules have changed and they're going to change more tomorrow. Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest, Randy Gage - NYTimes Bestselling Author of "Risky is the New Safe" - explains that disruptive technology, changing cultural trends, a break...

We spend our lives seeking love, acceptance, wealth, success, and even ‘spiritual enlightenment’ in the future. We long to be complete. Yet right at the heart of life there is an intimacy, a simplicity, a completeness that is totally beyond words – and which cannot be reached through any effort of ours. In our exhausting attempts to change, to improve ourselves, to become perfect or enlightened -...

Does the Holiday Season - or ANY busy time in your life and work - trigger anxiety and stress for you? As human beings, we are equipped with powerful healing resources – the mind, body and spirit, which enable within all of us change, growth and healing - as ‘normal daily tasks.’ The connection of mind, body and spirit represent a perfect healing system, equipped with infinite possibilities to res...

Imagine a world where everyone feels welcomed and wanted... Imagine a world where everyone knows, deep in their hearts, that they belong... Imagine a world where we all recognize that we are part of one global family... It may sound like a dream, but it’s not. This world is possible now! And the time has come to make this dream a reality. That’s the intention of Global Oneness Day: To remind you t...

Andrea Polard/A UNIFIED THEORY OF HAPPINESS Happiness is a good relationship with the WHOLE of life ... the good and the bad, the fragility and the strength. Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest Andrea Polard, author of A UNIFIED THEORY OF HAPPINESS: An East-Meets-West Approach to Fully Loving Your Life, encourages we blend the best of both Western and Eastern modes of consciousness - using the "twin...

The results are in: It’s not about how much information we can stuff into children's brains in the first few years, and it’s not about how highly they score on tests, from preschool admissions to SATs. Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest Paul Tough, author of HOW CHILDREN SUCCEED: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character, connects the dots between groundbreaking research in neuroscience, ec...

How can we experience this kind of clarity? How can we manage constant stress and anxiety? How can we overcome the multitude of challenges we are presented with on a daily basis? Julie Ann and her ConsciousSHIFT guest Marlise Karlin will explore these questions, and Marlise will share her ground-breaking "Simplicity of Stillness (SOS)" methodology for connecting to the universal energy of peace, a...

When we think of evolution, we may first envision fossils and fruit flies, Charles Darwin and perhaps Richard Dawkins. But what if our current scientific understanding of evolution was just the tip of the iceberg? What if there’s a way to see evolution that could transform not just your understanding of the physical world, but also your most fundamental sense of self-identity? That could give you...

How do we genuinely and authentically build a global culture of peace? Global activist and author James O'Dea joins Julie Ann to explore the cultural, spiritual, and scientific dimensions of just this question - at a critical time on our planet. The guidance Julie Ann and James will explore - drawn from James's latest book, "Cultivating Peace: Becoming a 21st-Century Peace Ambassador," is relevant...

Science is usually focused on more specific issues, but with the recent discovery of the Higgs Boson, or “God Particle,” the global conversation about science is expanding to include bigger, more philosophhical questions, like “Where did we come from?” ... “How did something come from nothing?” ... and causing many to ponder anew the meaning of existence. Science and spirituality are often thought...

SEARCH INSIDE YOURSELF with Google's Chade-Meng Tan "SEARCH INSIDE YOURSELF," the popular course taught at Google, was created by Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest Chade-Meng Tan, to elevate the work and lives of the best and brightest people at one of the most innovative, successful, and profitable businesses in the world. Now, Meng has captured and shared the magic and transformation of the Googl...

Is 2012 leading up to a doomsday - or a planetary BIRTH DAY - an invitation for humanity to rise to a new level of conscious choice and co-creation? As we move further into 2012, many people are experiencing heightened uncertainty and fear that is exacerbated by the media frenzy of doom and gloom scenarios, as we face a escalation of natural disasters, economic instability, global warming, threats...

IMAGINE: HOW CREATIVITY WORKS with Jonah Lehrer Did you know that the most creative companies have centralized bathrooms? That brainstorming meetings are a terrible idea? That the color blue can help you double your creative output? In IMAGINE: How Creativity Works, bestselling author Jonah Lehrer will share with us a sparkling and revealing look at the new science of creativity. Shattering many c...

According to rising young economist Enrico Moretti, of U.C. Berkeley, we are in the midst of an unprecedented redistribution of jobs, population, and wealth - and a huge shift in the world's centers of innovation - that will only accelerate in the years to come. Tectonic shifts are reshaping the labor market — from globalization and income inequality to immigration and technological progress — and...

This is your invitation to LIVE from your heart's highest potential - to unleash your heart's transformative power - with the tools to reduce stress, improve your health & well-being, enhance your performance, and lead you to experience much more positive emotions. Deborah Rozman, renowned psychologist and HeartMath co-founder, will share how HeartMath's techniques transform the body's physiologic...

Life happens. We lose our jobs, we face bankruptcy and foreclosure. Some of us are dealing with a divorce, others of us are facing life threatening illnesses such as cancer. Culturally, we see deep political fighting, immigration issues, war, despair and violence. In the face of all this, how can we find the courage to forgive and cause a new realm of possibility, a new conversation? And how can p...

Mariana Caplan, author of Eyes Wide Open and Julie Ann's guest on ConsciousSHIFT, reveals that safe travel requires a quality rarely taught, yet critically important, in today’s world: discernment. Mariana shares that cultivating this acute judgment and discrimination will help us to live a spiritual life with intelligence, clarity, and authenticity. "The degree to which we are awake, conscious, a...