MANA Bombs Podcast

DWM S 1 Ep 21: What makes a great partner? Being an empowered woman means understanding that a great date doesn’t mean this person will be a great partner. Maturity is knowing the difference between chemistry and compatibility. The best partnerships are the ones that never stop dating each other, and thats what makes a great partner Not just having a good time with them  for a few hours but f...

MANA BOMB: YOU CAN’T ARGUE WITH PEOPLE WHO HONESTLY THINK THEY’RE NEVER WRONG FOCUS: Accountability ENGAGEMENT: Humility and vulnerability is strength, not being stubborn and hard-headed. Think about it. How many times does it seem you have the same conversations over and over about accountability?  Time to take a look at how you're doing and decide what's happening in your accountability ban...

Dating with Mana Ep 19: The Questions Episode.  What kinds of questions usually make it to the first in-person date?  How would we answer?  What does this tell us about a person?  Kanoe was game to give her answers as well as Kulani, whaat would your answers be???  In case you wanted them...hereʻs the ones we asked. Would you rather ask for help or figure it out on your ow...

Mana Bomb: Lessons in forgiveness means looking at your person & asking if they're a good person-based on who they are or their behavior. Focus: Our actions can either be the result of our suffering or our healing. Engagement: How do you give yourself permission to break the cycle and know in your na'au the right way to to that? How many times have you have to forgive yourself for choices that wer...

MANA BOMB: I end up saying “never again” and end up doing it 3 more times FOCUS: Are these my patterns? Can they be used for good and for not so good? ENGAGEMENT: How often do we say “never again”? How often do we keep saying, “I’m exhausted” and yet continue the exhaustion? - - In this episode, it may get a little confusing. But the idea here is to portray #1 self-reflection and how much do we cr...

Episode 18: The Dating Advice episode...  Dating can be tricky to navigate but in order for you to find out if you are compatible together, you must have transparency.   Does this mean that you spill everything out on the first date?  As you progress in your relationship do you become more and more transparent?  In this episode we take a look at transparency vs truth and honest...

MANA BOMB: As soon as you realize you’re thinking of a negative thought, shift it to something you appreciate instead. FOCUS: Art of Mana Shifting ENGAGEMENT: Emotional Management Plan 1. Awareness 2. Observe & Assess 3. Create A Plan of Action 4. Apply Action The Art of Mana Shifting has been at the forefront since the inception of ManaBombs Podcast.  We have been sharing about its poten...

Dating with Mana Episode 15: Beyond...Do you think I'm being foolish if I don't rush in??? This session we talk about what it is to be rushing into a relationship in general.  Leon Bridges son Beyond gives us a lyrical trek through new feelings that come up when a relationship is turning serious and fulfilling.  Come listen in to Kanoe and Kulani talk about it and how each is affected by...

Dating with Mana Episode 14: Saving All My Love 4 You... A Few stolen moments is all that we share, was Whitney speaking your mind out loud?  Kulani and Kanoe discuss a few simple yet pertinent questions...Is love enough?  Can love hold a relationship in tact? When is it okay to move to the intimate phase of  a relationship?  Come listen in and share your thoughts afterwards.  Happy listening! Dat...

MANA BOMB: The Real flex is staying solid when sh*t gets hard FOCUS: Buckling under pressure either brings out ego or a scaredy cat ENGAGEMENT: What is it that you fight for? How well do you know yourself? Do you know what your FLEX is?  In this episode we try to understand how we see and view life experiences and how we react to it all.  Come listen in to see where Kanoe and Kulani FLEX in order...

MANA BOMB: Once you’re a certain age, it’s your responsibility to unlearn behaviors that hinder your growth as a person FOCUS: Levels of awareness, consciousness and appreciation ENGAGEMENT: I’m curious to know how many people have awareness. What do you think is the catalyst to having awareness in general? Let’s share some thoughts. Kanoe and Kulani come to so many realizations in conversation ab...

MANA BOMB: If you’re observant enough people usually tell on themselves. FOCUS: Benefits of Kilo (observation) ENGAGEMENT: What do you observe the most in yourself or another person? - What we gain from kilo or observations, in Kanoe's experience, is empathy, understanding, choices, and mana, for others and for self. Awareness allows us to make intelligent choices and allows us compassion. Kulani...

Dating with Mana Episode 12: The Polyamorous Convo Polyamorous is the practice of engaging in multiple romantic (and typically sexual) relationships, with the consent of all the people involved.  Kanoe and I take a closer look at what polyamorous possibilities may look like and how we feel about polyamory as an individual.    Let's talk story and discover the different relationships...

MANA BOMB: Do what scares you until it doesn’t scare you anymore. FOCUS: our personal fears that we know of and the fears we hide from ourselves ENGAGEMENT: What do you think ties into fears? Is it emotions, trauma, failure, a past voice? How many times do we make something bigger than what it is? How many times can you celebrate yourself in triumph? In this episode of Mana Bombs Kanoe and Kulani...

MANA BOMB: Observe your thoughts instead of identifying with them. Allow emotions to happen instead of suppressing them FOCUS: Pulling out of external judgments. ENGAGEMENT: How can I observe without making it a thing. - - An interesting topic comes up regarding observation of self and being non-bias. Is this possible? How often do we move into our pain to feel it and come out without a solution?...

MANA BOMB: you have to be mentally ready to hit new levels in your life FOCUS: How are you brave? Where do we find comfort? ENGAGEMENT: Do you find yourself gravitating towards comfortable situations? Do you find yourself moving easily to challenges? Do you find yourself avoiding anything that creates triggers or conflicts? - - Which do we rely on MORE to move us forward? Our emotional or mental b...

MANA BOMB: Finding value in your experiences can lead to internal peace FOCUS: Can I get through tough times, how? ENGAGEMENT: What's a tough moment that happened recently in your life that you couldn’t see past the lesson and only felt like the world was falling on you? In this episode:  So many times we forget that in order to understand something, you need to seek the root of the experienc...

Dating with Mana Episode 9: The home cooked meal date.  You've been on a few dates together, chemistry is strong, and you're ready to have a home cooked meal kinda date...whats on the menu and describe the decor. We asked Kanoe about her ideas on "The Home cooked meal" date and she came in hot!!!  Silly boys, Hunting, fishing and gathering is for girls too!!! Listen in and learn more ide...

MANA BOMB: People will do anything, no matter how absurd, to avoid facing their own souls -Carl Jung FOCUS: Denial, Avoidance, Action in desperation. Do we even recognize this within ourselves? ENGAGEMENT: What have you done in desperation? What emotional energy does that draw from? des·per·ate.  /ˈdesp(ə)rət/ adjective / 1. feeling, showing, or involving a hopeless sense that a situation is so ba...

DWM #7: Is there a limit to kindness during dating? The guy you are interested in is interested in your friend.  She (your friend) doesn't realize it and he begins asking you to introduce them and help him make a good impression.  How do you proceed?  Come check in as Kanoe shares her mana'o on the subject and learn a little more about online dating in general and the risks attached...

MANA BOMB: People who defend, honor or aloha your name are the most loyal friends you can have. FOCUS: There are those who “don’t want to get involved” and those who acknowledge your value to them. ENGAGEMENT: You don’t have to be rude or entertain people talking shit about your friend, but if you do, as a friend, we accept where you stand. You can only be on the fence for so long and as in any si...

Here is your Mission $1k:  You have 24 hours to plan for your blind date with a celebrity of Kulani's choosing.  You have to spend ALL $1k on the date.  What’s your plan of action? Where do you go?  How do you get there?  What you gonna eat?  Is there dessert?  Inquiring minds want to know! IG stories questions: 1. Do you shake hands or kiss on cheek when meeting for the first time and why?  2.Wha...

"A gentleman is a man who does not cower to outside forces, he is strong and true to his word. He does the right thing, even if the right thing does not seem the popular thing. His strength of character is apparent in his presence as he enters a room and exerts not arrogance, but confidence that is contagious to others. A true gentleman never lacks a friend, because a true gentleman is a friend. T...

MANA BOMB: Sweet Memory & Memorial Day, Remember the times... FOCUS: Hau’oli Lā Hānau to ½ of the dynamic duo & Memories on Memorial Day ENGAGEMENT:  Sharing aloha in honor of a woman of many talents...and, paying homage to ʻohana today, whose memories will you honor on memorial day? Kulani is solo today as we honor the other half of the dynamic duo and also take a quick look at todays American ho...

Episode 43:  MANA BOMB: “Simple but not easy” philosophy of Kupuna Alex Pua’a of Molokai - FOCUS: LIFE and SELF in general. - ENGAGEMENT: Why do we tend to make things more complicated than it seems? Yes, it’s hard, but when we get to the root of things, we realize how simple things really are. - - It took Kanoe two years to get this philosophy down before visiting Kupuna Alex. During one of...