The Conscious Action Podcast by Brian Berneman

Yes, eco-anxiety is a thing for many. The wellbeing of our mother earth and ours is one and the same. The more we understand how to stay well and use the energy from the current climate crisis, the more momentum we can build to create change.  Join us for a conversation on how we can step out of the guilt, depression and anxiety and move towards taking conscious action. This is an excerpt of a ses...

On this episode Brian shares some thoughts about his 3435 consecutive days of practicing at least 20 minutes of sitting meditation (as of 31 January 2022).  Some of the learnings from the practice, how it sipped into everyday life, how much more experiencing can take place and more. We encourage you to take the time to practice meditation, connection, presencing in whichever way works for you and...

On this episode we talk with Johanna Renoth, an Artist of Life and Visionary. She writes, inspires, speaks and consults on creative and entrepreneurial projects. We explore trying out many different things, beating to your own drum vs fitting in, being wealthy in experiences, what does failing mean, entrepreneurship, goals & success, how do we respond to life and show up, money & resources...

On this episode Brian explores the importance of utilising the time of the New year to come up with the practices you intend to carry on with and introduce new ones. Instead of making new year resolutions, prioritising gratitude practices, intention setting and practices to enable learning and experimenting. We encourage you to take the time this week to check in, go back through the year and noti...

On this episode we talk with Dr. Ian Brooks, Award Winning Author, Personal Development Coach & CEO of Rhodes Smith. We explore the importance on working on ourselves in order to work with others, clarifying definitions of concepts, change & transformation, having intention in life, connecting in & with our bodies, having a holistic view,  Ian talks about his interest in psychology fro...

On this episode we talk with Ursula Griffen, Regenerative Practitioner, Communication Strategy Design & founder of REMiND. We explore choosing how we spend our time and make a living, regenerative practices and thinking modalities, expanding beyond the known, the importance of mindfulness & reconnection, re-indigenisation, how we communicate & facilitate in different environments. Ursu...

On this episode we talk with Natalie Cutler-Welsh, International speaker, MC, author, business coach and trainer & founder of Go To Girl. Natalie specialises in helping businesses and coaches to Amplify their Impact, Leadership and Legacy so they can change the world for Good.  We explore upping ones brave, having courage, taking action to have a  positive impact, taking time for reflection, s...

On this episode Brian explores the importance of returning to the body and being present. We have been conditioned to use our heads so much, we have been out of touch with our bodies, feelings and inner wisdom. Coming back home to the body allows us to become more present, becoming more in touch with the gifts we bring into the world.   How are you showing up? What are you embodying? What are the...

On this episode we talk with Kristen Manieri, Author, Podcast Host,  Life Coach & Mindfulness Teacher. We explore how we live, using questions to change, creating spaces and sharing experiences, personal and collective work, words, their meaning and misunderstandings, mindfulness & meditation, McMindfulness, reconnecting with the body and embodiment. Kristen talks about her journey, being...

On this episode we talk with Corbie Mitleid, a Certified Tarot Master, psychic medium, teacher, and ordained minister. We explore what’s a psychic, intuition, resonating with someone’s work, not seeing others as competition, listening to your heart, messages and support, asking the right questions, past life regressions & retrievals, honoring our gifts, seeing life from different perspectives,...

On this episode Brian explores the amazing power of slowing down, even on the midst of this fast-paced society. Just as we can create space to fully pause, we can change gears and allow a different way of living and experiencing, widening perspective and becoming more aware of how we are showing up, being more conscious of the choices and decisions we make, and connecting with the inner and outer...

On this episode we talk with Joseph Corella, choreographer, Broadway performer, dance teacher, and creator of 567BROADWAY! an all-levels dance fitness class that is for everyone, born out of a desire to create, encourage, and provide an inclusive sense of community where everyone could have a safe space to dance it out! We explore reconnecting to our bodies, the importance of movement, dancing aro...

On this episode we talk with Lucy Butler, HealthPost Executive Director, daughter to founder Linley, mum to Isla and Leo, and a committed enthusiast of natural products and sustainable values. She’s also a trustee of the HealthPost Nature Trust that is helping to restore biodiversity in the environmentally significant area of Onetahua Farewell Spit. We explore holistic perspectives and decision ma...

On this episode we talk with Laura Hartley, an activist, writer & coach. She runs an online school to help changemakers & activists end burnout, begin the inner work of system change, and create the conditions for social healing & collective thriving. We explore personal development, how interconnected we are, the inner and outer work, forms of activism nowadays, burn out, systematic i...

On this episode we talk with Hector Aristizábal, theatre-activist and artistic director of ImaginAction, a psychotherapist who developed original plays with immigrants, torture survivors, incarcerated youth, gang members, AIDS/HIV infected people and people in Hospice care, and facilitator at Reconectando & DreamingAction. We explore using theater to image a different world, deep ecology, our...

On this episode we talk with Richie Hardcore, educator, key note speaker and activist, working in violence prevention, masculinities, mental health and wellness. We explore roles, masculinity, what we are taught and conditioned to believe, how culture reinforces toxic behavior, belonging & fitting in, the importance of talking about mental illness & traumas, having role models & guidan...

On this episode we talk with Kiran Trace, human development expert and hands-on spiritual mentor. We explore normative development, exerting effort vs going with ease, cultural and familial conditioning & belonging, what is awakening, perception & perspective, internal & external experience, working with blockages, layers of reality, & wholeness. Kiran talks about her journey, chal...

On this episode Brian explores the amazing power of listening from an open and curious place. How we can learn more about ourselves by listening to others sharing their stories and points of views, by learning about other paths, cultures, ethnicities and countries, how we can heal and grow by being present for others, and understand we are more alike than we believe. We encourage you to take the t...

On this episode we talk with Lina Montero Soto, Founder of Make Eco Easy, on a mission to empower the eco-awkward among us to have eco-nfidence and find eco-joy & brand advertising magician. We explore auditing our rubbish, changing habits, taking care of our environment, bringing the principles of marketing & advertising to get more people helping the planet, not knowing what is the right...

On this episode we talk with Meghan Geliza Jackson, a Filipino-Kiwi painter, creative director, educator, energy facilitator and the founder of Dreams of Source, a visionary space devoted to helping empaths, highly sensitives and intuitives come home to their Inner Being and creativity, despite the noise and pressures of modern living. We explore the experience of empaths, going from being drain t...

On this episode we talk with Quenelda Clegg, international development and humanitarian specialist & programme director of ChildFund NZ.  We explore climate change, the importance of communities, privilege and inequalities, widening our perspective, partnering instead of giving hand outs, the power of Moringa to grow even in harsh environments, its resiliency, why it is called ‘the miracle tre...

On this episode we talk with Florian Hornig, the Happylife. Coach & adventurer behind the 'simplicity of happiness‘ project. We explore fitting in, following the ‘successful' path, perspective on what is easy, fear of the unknown and staying with the known, balancing being in the present and in the future, having enough, possessions & sharing, conscious awareness. Floh talks abou...

On this episode we talk with Kahurangi Carter, Ngati Maniapoto, Regional Manager at Para Kore Marae Inc. Advocating and educating from a Māori worldview for a world without waste We explore the māori worldview, disconnection and what that brings about, our connection with the Earth, zero waste, the linear vs circular system, individuality and separation, sharing and community, growing our own food...

On this episode we talk with Stacy Sherman, mother, author, speaker and founder of DoingCXRight. We explore customer experience, making people happy, culture and employees, metrics for measuring impact, how we consciously use technology, using feedback, taking time for celebrating, and the importance of diversity. Stacy talks about her journey, leading from the heart, putting the human first, jour...

On this episode we talk with Miriama Kamo, journalist, author, TV presenter & mother. We explore the experience of being Māori, healing and moving forward as a country, the power of grassroots movements, a holistic perspective to wellbeing, the power of connection, living zero-waste, our relationship with the Earth, understanding our privilege, climate change impacts, being an activist in your...