Illumination Podcast with Nick & Kisma

After 27 years on Wall Street, Stephanie's mission now is to help women rise above the chaos of the situation with their alcoholic spouse. http://illuminationacademy.net/ink122 It's the elephant in the room that affects so many of us, yet we're not talking about it.

Feeling stuck is a very common feeling. http://illuminationacademy.net/ink121 You need clarity around this. Cleaning up your language around "stuck" will help you to get more clarity and out of that feeling. When you focus your thoughts on things not moving and the feeling of being stuck, you will actually create more of that!

Andrea Huspeni feels you can learn entrepreneurship, but it also must be in your DNA and Soul. http://illuminationacademy.net/ink120 Right out of school Andrea began working at Entrepreneur.com. Andrea Huspeni is now the special projects director at Entrepreneur.com and the founder of This Dog's Life.co, the go-to platform for local and national news, along with products and resources to help make...

This Podcast http://illuminationacademy.net/ink119 is inspired by a book Kisma has been reading called, "Lead the Field" by Earl Nightingale. He was an evolved human who served as a Marine in WWII who then became a well known broadcast personality. Kisma feels he understood the basic laws of being an amazing human and a great leader.

Ryan started as an entrepreneur roughly 20 years ago when he was working full time in a children's rehab hospital. He says he had some very big "ups" but about 8 years ago started to have very big "downs" in his life. Listen in as he describes his journey. http://illuminationacademy.net/ink118

Forgiveness is not about saying it's ok for people who do horrible things, it's not ok for someone to yell in your face, it's not ok if someone steals from you, etc...it is NOT about any of that. http://illuminationacademy.net/ink117 Nick says, Forgiveness is the "everything answer". No matter what the challenge is, forgiveness solves the challenge.

Over ten years ago, Dr. Hallett began a yoga practice for herself. http://illuminationacademy.net/ink116 This was the first time she was able to slow her mind and practice meditation. This is how she, so to speak, "came out" about her practice in spirituality and energy work. Dr. Hallett believes we all have the opportunity to change the world one person at a time, starting with ourselves.

Wi-Fi is one example of how the power of the unseen world is true and available. http://illuminationacademy.net/ink115 We can't physically touch Wi-Fi, we can't see Wi-Fi, yet we're able to communicate with others around the world because of it. If we can create this outside of ourselves, don't you think we should already have that ability within ourselves?

How to Create More Trust and Intimacy in Your Relationship. http://illuminationacademy.net/ink114 When a couple is in business together, there can be moments of conflict. A foundational piece of keeping peace in moving the mission forward together is that there has to be one Alpha leading at any one given time. Marla Mattenson and Julian Colker are relationship and intimacy experts whose focus is...

Is Meditation Important? If you're wanting to reduce stress in your life? Become happier and healthier? Live a quality of life that brings in more success, then YES, Meditation is Important!

"The highest form of service is to take care of mind, body, spirit". -Kisma http://illuminationacademy.net/ink112 Creating Headspace. Making a decision to do or not to do something will actually create headspace. If you have a list of things to do and feel you "should" be doing them but are avoiding, those things will continue to take up space in your mind. Simply making the decision to change you...

How does making coffee become a ritual? Find out here: http://illuminationacademy.net/ink111 Raj Jana knew he couldn't afford to push off things he loved to a future that wasn't guaranteed. So he embraced a 'now or never' attitude and jumped. He chose to spend more time doing work that spoke to his soul – so he started JavaPresse to make an impact and spread a message he believed in.

Find out about intuition here! http://illuminationacademy.net/ink110 How many times are you in your own way? The linear mind will get in the way when you are "needing to know". Let go of the attachment of needing to know and how it will happen. Just do the work you need to do. If you are not in action, you are not formulating the success that we are on the planet to do. People who don't take actio...

FOMO - Fear of Missing Out - listen here http://illuminationacademy.net/ink109 Nicks says, the fear of missing out is nothing new. "The Fear of Missing Out" has a different flavor from peer pressure. The volume is turned way up with this fear and we're being trained into it. We've been trained in how we consume content. Kisma states that the amount of constant information via connection with news...

Telling stories is not the same today as it has been in the past. http://illuminationacademy.net/ink108 Not so long ago, we were told stories by word of mouth from our grandparents, aunts and uncles. Telling stories is how we are indoctrinated into belief structures. Today, we use electronic devices and apps like Twitter and Facebook and our stories are all over the internet. What story you have b...

this is one of our favorite episodes with a great human... http://illuminationacademy.net/ink107 A blessed father, advocate, philanthropist, entrepreneur, leader, learner, optimist, and Special Forces veteran, Larry has navigated the ups and downs of life's journey towards a life of significance. He is Founder/CEO of broughton HOTELS, a leader in the boutique hotel industry Founder/CEO of BROUGHTO...

Michael never became an "A" List actor, but his profession was still very fun and rewarding. http://illuminationacademy.net/ink106 Spanning more than twenty years before Michael finally decided to shift his purpose. Michael's son Tristan was born in 2002 and that's when Michael decided to leave the L.A. smog and raise Tristan in clean air and clear skies. Michael's life began taking on a different...

Sarah Nannen is an author, grief and life coach. http://illuminationacademy.net/ink105 Based on her own experiences and those of her clients, she writes candidly about the intense shadowland of widowhood and grief's many layers. She is the founder of an online grief coaching program dedicated to shifting the negative paradigm surrounding grief toward one of hope and possibility.

Amanda says her most epic painting of the Buddhas is on a 3-story building in Washington. http://illuminationacademy.net/ink104 10,000 Buddhas by Amanda Giacomini is a world wide, highly sought-after art project which includes large scale murals and fine art paintings. Amanda has been featured on the National Geographic Channel, New York Magazine, Yoga International, LA Yoga Mag and several other...

You're always manifesting. http://illuminationacademy.net/ink103 The Universe always provides. Manifesting is not just about only visualizing what you want. There are 3 things you need to accept to Manifest. Spiritual Substance, Taking Action and Being Receptive on How it Shows Up.

When emotions are continually repressed and stuffed down, it can cause a great deal of harm to your health and the physical body in different forms. http://illuminationacademy.net/ink102 Emotions are energy and it will find a way out. There are things we can do to fill the void of emotions of not being inspired by our jobs or what we do on a day to day basis. Studying the higher, having gratitude...

Today, it seems as though feeling good really matters to the younger generation. Everything needs to feel really good. http://illuminationacademy.net/ink101 The problem is, things can feel good one minute and not good in the next minute. An example of this is getting trophies simply for participation so you can "feel good" about your effort even if you are not successful. Also, we need to "talk ev...

3 Reasons Why Gratitude is Essential http://illuminationacademy.net/ink100 When you are in gratitude, you are out of worry and self-pity. It is the first step in Divine Abundance. Being grateful is the foundation for abundance. Gratitude is a soothing emotion and can pivot your mood and emotions. It has you facing your True North. You can even be grateful for the challenges we have in life without...

When People Disappoint You. http://illuminationacademy.net/ink099 Both Nick and Kisma have experienced disappointment in their lives. It's the way that they handle it that may give them more ease and grace around the situation. Disappointment happens when we expect people to be or act a certain way, but then they don't. This is when people disappoint you. Listen in as Nick and Kisma discuss how to...

Chris Winfield – Work Less, Accomplish More! http://illuminationacademy.net/ink098 Chris Winfield is a passionate entrepreneur, writer and coach in New York City. Chris helps successful entrepreneurs and executives decrease their time spent working while increasing how much they accomplish. Chris teaches his clients and readers how to truly work smarter not harder.