Stay Grounded with Raj Jana

In this week’s episode of Stay Grounded, host Raj Jana is joined again by Dr. Alec Verkuilen-Brogan, professor of Anatomy at Naropa University. The last episode Raj recorded with Alec was such a hit that he couldn’t wait to bring him back for a follow up.  Dr. Alec takes a multidimensional approach to understanding human potential, integrating chiropractic, Vedic sciences, Jyotish astrology,...

This week’s amazing guest is Carissa Johnsen. With a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology and over 7 years experience as an Intuitive, Channel, and Energy Healer, Carissa merges ancient wisdom with modern leadership principles to support high-impact leaders in reaching new levels of wholeness and prosperity by helping them access their deepest spiritual gifts. In this wide-ranging discussion, Ca...

August 2023 marks a powerful milestone for me completing my 100 Days of Raj challenge - where I practiced choosing myself and prioritizing my wellbeing, fully and relentlessly, before prioritizing the needs of anything or anyone else outside of me for 100 days ( Here's the episode where I talk about starting the challenge ). What’s resulted is a new way of BEING that is anchored into the sacred ge...

This week's very special guest is my brother Dr. Alec Verkuilen-Brogan. Dr. Alec is a professor of spiritual anatomy at Naropa University in Boulder, CO, focused on studying the beauty of the subtle body. He is a traditionally trained network chiropractor who brings this knowledge into the Vedic tradition to support deep transformation of consciousness. Dr. Alec is also the founder of Geometry of...

In this week's episode of Stay Grounded, host Raj Jana is joined by Dr. Dan Stickler, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of The Apeiron Center for Human Potential. Dr. Dan is a pioneer in the field of precision lifestyle medicine, taking a holistic systems-based approach to optimizing human health and performance. As a physician focused on high-achieving executives and entrepreneurs, he combines...

This week’s episode is with my brother Andrew Horn.  Andrew is the founder of Tribute, which the New Yorker recently called “Hallmark 2.0.” Tribute makes it easy to create group video montages and send 1-on-1 video greetings and gifts to the people you love. Since starting, Tribute has sent over 5 million video montages to people.  In addition to Tribute, Andrew is the founder of Junto -...

To mark the first official full-length episode of Stay Grounded Season 2, I’m bringing you my reflection for July - a super vulnerable month of closures, deep questions, and surrendering to forces beyond my control, which challenged my ego in every way.    Tune in now and hear Georgina and I explore:  What shifts when you choose to feel the things you’re most afraid of?  T...

After almost five years of podcasting and nearly 300 episodes recorded, I am excited to announce… Season 2 of Stay Grounded! It's been over 5 years since I launched Stay Grounded. The show started out as a tagline for my first company, JavaPresse, with the intention to inspire you to infuse more passion and fulfillment into your daily life. As beautiful of an intention that is, I have had a hard t...

Once you've built the canoe to cross the river, which is the threshold to awakening, you don't continue walking with the canoe up the mountain. You leave the canoe there. - Dr. Andrea Paige Dr. Andrea Paige is a dear friend, founder of The Institute for Aliveness, a world-class fasting expert, passionate polymath, and gifted facilitator who has held space for 1000s to embark on the journey of inne...

Dream Mullick is a visionary, teacher, producer, and death coach who has dedicated her life to helping people use various spiritual practices and healing modalities to their true essence and embrace the magic of everyday life. Her current work focuses on the sacred bookends of birth and death along with bridging the ancient and modern science of plant and psychedelic medicines.  Dream has bee...

Allen Bittaker is a healer, coach and facilitator who helps people transform their lives by connecting with their inner experience. He has overcome many health challenges, such as asthma, allergies, staph infections and boils, by exploring different modalities of healing, such as nutrition, fasting, meditation and network spinal. He is passionate about sharing his insights and tools with others th...

What’s been true in my life is that when I declare something to the Universe, the Universe tests me. June has been a wild testing ground for growth, healing, and expansion as I followed through on my commitment to investing in 100 days of Raj.  The month has been a rollercoaster of emotions and experiences as I’ve navigated my relationship transition alongside some really big business challen...

This is a re-release of an episode with one of my favorite human beings on the planet. I’m currently re-reading his book and the wisdom shared in this episode is timely for myself. “When we begin to understand that our challenges are there to point us in certain directions so that we will focus on those specific things in our lifetime, then it's exactly what we need to be working on.”  Ron wa...

I’m a massive advocate for leaning into your family and intimate relationships as catalysts for rapid transformation and growth. May 2023 has been a masterclass for me in showing up with authentic and grounded vulnerability to unleash profound levels of emotional intimacy and connection in my relationships. One of the most profound months of growth I have ever experienced. There is so much going o...

When confronted with adversity, it is natural to tense up and resist what is happening.  But what if there’s a more intuitive approach to managing adverse life experiences that leaves you feeling emotionally resilient, connected to forces unseen, and held by the graceful hands of life?  Bailee Buckedorff’s life turned upside down when she lost her husband to suicide and was left to tend...

Emotional avoidance can leave us feeling empty and disconnected. In this episode, we'll explore the power of feminine embodiment and the impact it can have on helping you find the emotional fulfillment you've been searching for. This episode’s guest is the founder of  The Way of Devotion , the incredible  Nina Lombardo . In her work as a teacher, mentor, and artist, Nina supports women i...

I’ve known for a while that April would be a big month. Earlier in the year, I booked an 8-day ayahuasca retreat with 21 other men.  This is the most nights I’ve sat in a ceremony, and the first with a group of men. I spent the first three weeks of April prepping for the event. It was important to me to get clarity on the intentions I wanted to take into ceremony.  The retreat was an inv...

Mike Clark is a dear friend, seasoned serial entrepreneur, and passionate life enthusiast who’s on a mission to master the dance between embracing life's flow and stepping into personal power. With a track record of building and exiting several successful businesses and a deep-rooted passion for being alive, Mike's explorations have taken him into some fascinating realms of personal, spiritual, an...

Mike Wareing is one of the more inspiring human beings that I've had a chance to be around in Nosara.  Mike is a seasoned fitness expert with over 40 years of experience and a passion for helping others embrace a healthy lifestyle with humility and grace. Born into the family that started America’s oldest gym (Wareing’s Gym), Mike has cultivated a unique perspective on health and well-being w...

Over the last several years, I’ve spent a lot of time learning how to feel several uncomfortable emotions like sadness, grief, and shame. But anger is another story.  I’ve always had a hard time connecting to my anger, and I know I’m not alone. Most of us are not taught how to deal with anger in the moments we feel it because of all the conditioning and “rules” we have around expressing anger...

This episode is with my soul sister and dear friend, Lindsay Sukornyk. Lindsay is a TEDx speaker, transformational leadership coach for game changers, mama of 4, and one of the most inspiring souls I know. Her depth and willingness to navigate the edges of her psyche is one of my favorite things about her. In this deep dive conversation recorded LIVE in Nosara, Lindsay and I discuss using parts th...

In this episode, we hear from my dear friend Ali Katz, founder of newlawbusinessmodel.com , who shares her journey of reinvention after experiencing bankruptcy. We talk about how to lean into rock bottom experiences as catalysts for change, trusting that life has a much bigger vision for you than you can imagine during challenging times, and leaning into the deep inner work to alchemize everything...

In this episode, we chat with my friend David Henzel, a serial entrepreneur and recovering introvert who is passionate about helping others move through their fears and create lives they love. David shares how a mantra he learned in a yoga class sparked a decade-long journey of doing things he was once terrified of doing. We also learn about David's latest venture, Managing Happiness, an online pr...

Spencer Jacobson is a purpose and embodiment coach, serial entrepreneur, facilitator of men's work retreats, co-founder of Dance Meets Tantra, and forever a student of the healing arts - having extensively studied dance, sacred sexuality, somatic experiencing, cranial sacral therapy, and yoga.  Today, we talk about how taking courageous action in alignment with our heart’s deepest desires is...

Michael Fenchel is a social entrepreneur and facilitator who has started four successful companies including Breathe For Change, a movement enhancing the well-being of over 5,000,000 teachers, students, and school community members. Beyond his accomplishments, Michael is a heart centered leader and committed to exploring the depths of himself so that he can serve the people in his life with passio...