Deep Conversations Podcast

Melissa Moore Ph. D. is the steward of North American Karuna training since 2014, and co-founded Karuna Europe in 1996. Melissa has her MA in Contemplative Psychotherapy from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, and her Ph. D. in Psychological Anthropology from the California Institute of Integral Studies. Melissa has been a student of Vajrayana Buddhism and Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche since 1979....

Dashama is a life and business strategist, happiness expert, author, speaker, media producer and teacher. She has practiced hatha yoga since childhood and is now one of a rising generation of young yoga instructors who incorporate life coaching skills in their teaching

Victoria Angel Heart M.Ed is a mindfulness meditation guide, sacred musician and intuitive channel. Her life's work is to be a conduit of love for people to realize themselves as love personified.

Ronald A. Alexander, PhD, MFT, SEP (Somatic Experiencing Practitioner) is a Creativity and Communication Consultant, and an Executive and Leadership Coach, with a private psychotherapy practice working with individuals, couples, families, and groups in Santa Monica, California. He is the Executive Director of the OpenMind® Training Institute, a leading-edge organization that offers personal and pr...

Chris is a composer, guitarist, and producer from Tulsa, OK  JFJO, COMBSY, Chris Combs Trio and more.  Downbeat Critic's Poll "Rising Star" nominee 2022, 2023

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Melody Davis is a soulful singer/songwriter with an impressive five-octave range, whose sound is a unique blend of R&B, Jazz, NeoSoul, and Gospel. A native of Indiana, Melody enhanced her vocal talents at Roosevelt University in Chicago, where she attended on a music scholarship and majored in vocal performance. Her career took off after winning a local singing competition, which paved the way...

Candace Blair is a former finance executive turned internationally recognized wellness practitioner in Kundalini Yoga, Sound Healing, Shamanic Reiki & Sacred Cacao Ceremonies. After a 20-year Investment Banking career in Zurich and London, she returned to the U.S. in 2017 to focus on sharing these transformative practices. Certified by Karam Kriya, trained as a “Cacaoista,” and a 2023 TEDx spe...

I am the co-creator of The Empower Black Project, which tells the story of my journey of loving myself back as a Black woman in America & that seeks to uplift the spirits of Black bodies while inspiring Black bodies to love themselves from the inside out through self-discovery and healing. I also co-created the Dameda JoLynn Enterprise that supports my commitment to assisting in the creation o...

Holly Jones is an award-winning classical contemporary solo pianist and composer.  Her music is described as peaceful and reverent, weaving elegant melodies within simple tapestries of rich composition. ​Growing up with classical music all around her, Holly began the violin at three alongside her two older siblings; piano at eight, and enjoying the thrill of composing at nine.  She has completed m...