Stay Grounded with Raj Jana

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...

How do you navigate life when your reality doesn’t align with your expectations?  February was a month of deep and difficult reflection for me. I found myself revisiting the topic of attachments and expectations - in business, health, and relationships.  In many ways, I’ve been battling with myself as I cultivate the courage to stay connected to the magic of the moment instead of dwellin...

I’ve been wanting to bring someone on the show to discuss the safe and effective use of psychedelics for leadership development and mental health for some time now - and this week’s guest couldn’t be a more perfect human to help us all get acquainted with the power of these transformational tools. Paul Austin is a coach, author, and founder of Third Wave, one of the worlds most comprehensive resou...

Danielle Sunberg is such a delight. Because of her background as an attorney, she loves to ask questions, and her questions are extremely thought-provoking.  After winning the biggest trial of her career, Danielle left behind the world of traditional success to travel the world and follow the voice in her heart. She is an author, a transformational coach, and an international keynote speaker...

This episode is my January reflection, a practice that has changed its flavor over time. Instead of finding lessons to learn from my reflections, I'm discovering patterns; it's like I keep coming back to what has worked and keeps working, and I find myself doubling down on what is true. Perhaps these reflections are transitioning into affirmations.  As usual, I'm joined by my dear friend Geor...

This episode is a conversation with my friend, Rick Cowley. We go IN on all things purpose. Rick Cowley is the founder of VysionQuest, a company that has programs and retreats geared to helping you unlock your life’s true purpose. His company was born from him being a cancer survivor in his early 20s.  What I love about Rick is he LIVES his life's purpose. His cancer diagnosis spurred an unap...

This episode is my 2022 yearly reflection, and the 3rd consecutive annual reflection that I’ve shared publicly on the podcast. This one was really interesting for me because in hindsight, I can see how the last 3 years were truly just one LONG initiation - with 2022 being the final chapter of an era.  In this reflection episode, we cover: Why awareness is the most powerful medicine of them al...

This episode is a conversation with my new friend, Oren Harris—love leader, mastery coach, transcendent artist, and awakener of evolutionary potential.  Oren Harris is a mastery coach whose mission is to help others actualize their fullest potential. He does this by showing people how to tap into their unique flow to experience the full expression of their soul’s gifts. He’s on a mission to h...

December’s monthly reflection was such a gift to record. In this episode, I share everything I’m learning from a month of living in Costa Rica and the efforts I’m taking to recalibrate my nervous system to a slower way of being, while leaning into indigenous spiritual practices to access the infinite wisdom that exists in each and every one of us. It’s been one of the most profound months of learn...

This episode is a re-release of our most downloaded episode from 2022, and one of the most instrumental people to enter my life - Dr Amy Albright. I first met this episode’s guest at a dinner earlier in the year. We had an instant connection that led to us spending time on the podcast, in private coaching sessions, healing journeys, and beyond.  At the time I met Dr Amy, I was really curious...

This episode is a re-run of one of my favorite episodes from the year with my dear friend, mentor, and soul brother - Steve Little.  As I get ready for my yearly reflection, I’ve been going back through old notes and episodes to revisit key principles that made the most profound shifts in the way I live my life. Steve’s perspectives on “efforting” led to some pretty important breakthroughs, h...

This episode is a conversation with Victoria Rose - a writer, teacher, and traditional birth witness, pre- and perinatal educator, and birth consultant.  Through her work, Victoria helps people access their birth memories, offering deep healing for individuals on the path to greater mental, emotional, and physical health. Here’s a beautiful website excerpt highlighting her body of work. ...

This month was one of the more potent months of change, which as always, creates the most potent containers for reflection. I moved out of my home in San Diego and decided to move to Costa Rica with my beloved, got rid of 90% of my stuff, and embarked on a deep mental, emotional, and physical cleanse in preparation for an indigenous medicine ceremony in the jungles this month.  2023 has been...

Jonathan Robinson is a psychotherapist, multiple-time best-selling author, and professional speaker from Northern California. His practical methods have reached over 250 million people worldwide, and his work has been translated into over 46 languages. Jonathan has interviewed everyone from the late Mother Teresa to the Dalai Lama, and has spent over 35 years studying the most practical and powerf...

The last time I was with Panache was right before the COVID lockdowns. The time I spent with him as he launched his book, You Are Enough - Revealing the Soul to Discover Your Power, Potential, and Possibility, changed my life profoundly. Thanks to his spiritual wisdom and loving support, he inspired the courage to look at the parts of myself I was afraid to look at and dive deeper into my own spir...