The Spiritual Ninja Podcast

In this powerful Spiritual Ninja Podcast episode, Jonathan Hewitt speaks with Vahum about his deeply personal journey from military service, combat trauma, PTSD, and emotional shutdown into bodywork, bodybuilding, spiritual awakening, surrender, and heart-centered healing. Vahum shares how serving in Iraq as part of the m ilitary bomb squad forced him to face death, fear, moral injury, and the dee...

As America approaches its 250th anniversary of freedom, Jonathan reflects on the deeper spiritual meaning of freedom and the natural human impulse to be free. True freedom is not simply having unlimited choices on the outside. Without wisdom, freedom can easily become chaos. We can become controlled by every thought, emotion, reaction, fear, habit, or outside pressure. The Spiritual Ninja path beg...

In this episode of The Spiritual Ninja Podcast , Jonathan Hewitt speaks with Winston Meikle about his spiritual journey, his lifelong work in nursing, and his vision for bringing more love, presence, and wisdom into healthcare. Winston shares how early experiences with meditation opened him to a deeper reality beyond the five senses, and how decades of nursing revealed moments of connection, heali...

Rabbi Dan joins Jonathan Hewitt on The Spiritual Ninja Podcast for a deep heart-to-heart conversation about J udaism, God, love, creativity, service, and the courage to live your unique spiritual path. Rabbi Dan shares how early childhood questions about death and existence opened a lifelong spiritual search. He reflects on growing up in Jewish tradition, studying philosophy, experiencing 9/11 in...

In this powerful episode of The Spiritual Ninja Podcast, Jonathan sits down with Timothy Harper, who spent 37 years and 4 months in prison before being released on September 25, 2025. Timothy shares his deeply personal spiritual journey from abuse, anger, pain, survival, and darkness to surrender, forgiveness, meditation, service, and a profound relationship with God. He speaks about becoming spir...

In this deeply moving episode of The Spiritual Ninja Podcast , Jonathan Hewitt speaks with Buddhist practitioner, artist, chaplain, and longtime prison meditation teacher Terry Conrad about meditation, awakening, love, compassion, and the simple but profound truth that we are already enough. Terry shares how his spiritual path began through childhood experiences in nature, exposure to Japanese art...

In this powerful episode of The Spiritual Ninja Podcast , Jonathan Hewitt speaks with Adam Roach, founder of ILoveCoachingCo, about the journey from outward success to deeper significance. Adam shares his story of : professional tennis business success real estate coaching fatherhood faith and the inner wake-up moments that led him to ask deeper questions: Who am I beyond performance? What does tr...

In this episode of The Spiritual Ninja Podcast, Jonathan Hewitt speaks with Dr. Carrie Contey, a parenting expert, coach, speaker, and Ph. D. in clinical psychology with an emphasis in prenatal and perinatal psychology. Carrie shares the childhood moment that awakened her lifelong connection to babies, children, human development, and consciousness. From holding a five-day-old newborn at age seven...

In this profound episode of The Spiritual Ninja Podcast, hospice physician Dr. Rohini Kanniganti shares wisdom from years of working closely with death, grief, trauma, love, and healing. We explore:• nervous system healing• spirituality beyond religion• attachment & attunement• trauma and compassion• embodied presence• the healing power of love• what dying people often teach us• and how to rec...

What does it mean to truly live from love? In this episode of The Spiritual Ninja Podcast , Jonathan sits down with S ufi teacher David Less for a deep and honest conversation about spirituality, inner transformation, and how to l ive with clarity, calm, and compassion in the real world. David shares insights from over six decades of spiritual practice, including the power of silence, breathwork,...

What is the purpose of life —and how do we actually live it? In this deeply meaningful conversation, two Montessori Masterful Guides share their personal spiritual journeys and the powerful lessons they’ve learned from decades of working with children. Together, Jonathan, Jen, & Jennifer, explore how spirituality moves beyond ideas and becomes something we live—through presence, kindness, awar...

Unlock the path to living with love , resilience, and deep inner connection in this powerful Spiritual Ninja Podcast conversation. In a world filled with noise, stress, and constant distraction, many people feel disconnected—from themselves, from others, and from a deeper sense of purpose. But what if the key to clarity, calm, and confidence was already within you? In this episode, we explore how...

Most people search for strength in control, success, or achievement… but what if true strength is found in vulnerability, presence, and connection ? In this powerful episode of The Spiritual Ninja Podcast , Jonathan Hewitt sits down with Hal Hughes —a former police officer who experienced multiple brain injuries, addiction, and suicidal struggles before transforming his life and becoming a therapi...

In this powerful and deeply human conversation, we explore a radically different approach to leadership—one rooted not in control, authority, or performance… but in presence, love, and inner clarity . From West point to Harvard to Yale to Compassionate Leadership, Greg Hiebert beautifully exudes true leadership. In a world where leadership is often defined by telling others what to do, this episod...

What is the purpose of life—and how do we actually live it? In this episode, Jonathan speaks with Lorell Frysh, an interfaith guide and mystical explorer who shares a lifetime of wisdom drawn from meditation, indigenous traditions, and direct spiritual experience. Lorell reveals that spirituality isn’t something separate from life—it’s the most practical way to navigate it. Through simple but powe...

Spiritual Teacher Dr. Neale Lundgren joins Jonathan Hewitt for a deep conversation on the spiritual journey and the practice of awakening and living with love and awareness. Drawing from his experiences with m onastic training, meditation, martial arts, and Qigong, Dr. Lundgren shares insights into the i ntegration of body, mind, and spirit. Together they explore the nature of love & awareness...

In this episode of the Spiritual Ninja Podcast , Jonathan Hewitt sits down with spiritual teacher Jac O'Keeffe for a profound conversation about awakening, emotional freedom, and living from deep inner peace. Jac shares the story of her spiritual journey — from early moments of intuitive knowing to powerful awakening experiences that reshaped her life and led her to guide others. Together, the...

In this episode of The Spiritual Ninja Podcast , Jonathan sits down with Gene Smithson to explore a p rofound spiritual journey that began in childhood and unfolded through desperation, movement, and awakening. Gene shares how he went from atheism to a deep personal recognition of God — not as a concept, but as a lived experience. From building a hut as a child to read the Bible, to navigating a “...

In this powerful episode of The Spiritual Ninja Podcast , Jonathan sits down with Indigenous elder and herbalist Tom Blue Wolf to explore humanity’s sacred relationship with the Earth. Drawing from ancestral teachings and lived experience, Tom shares how modern disconnection from nature fuels stress, illness, and environmental destruction — and how returning to the land restores balance, purpose,...

In this deeply moving episode of The Spiritual Ninja Podcast , Jonathan Hewitt sits down with renowned classical Indian dancer and spiritual practitioner Anuradha Naimpally for a powerful conversation on oneness, the mind, and the embodiment of love. Raised in a home immersed in Advaita Vedanta and Indian classical arts, Anuradha shares how her early exposure to spiritual teachings through the Chi...

From Harvard to Heroic Spirit is a powerful, honest conversation about what it really means to live a spiritual life in the modern world. In this episode of The Spiritual Ninja Podcast , host Jonathan Hewitt sits down with CEO Michael Balchan, to explore his deeply personal journey — from early disillusionment with Catholicism, through years of exploration across spiritual traditions, and ultimate...

Brannon Beliso is a living example of how deep inner work can transform not just a life—but generations. In this powerful episode of The Spiritual Ninja Podcast , Brannon shares his journey from a childhood marked by abuse and instability to becoming a world-class business owner, teacher, and global ambassador of conscious leadership. Together, we explore how spiritual grounding, emotional intelli...

In this powerful episode of The Spiritual Ninja Podcast , Jonathan Hewitt speaks with Adonis Pouroulis about finding inner peace, clarity, and purpose in the most extreme environments imaginable—from mining operations on Earth to the experience of traveling into space. Adonis shares how a tragic event in his professional life led him to search for deeper meaning, eventually discovering meditation...

In this episode of The Spiritual Ninja Podcast , Jonathan Hewitt sits down with Rabbi Neil and Rabbi Gail to explore how spiritual tradition can be lived fully and practically in the modern world. Rather than viewing spirituality as separate from everyday life, Rabbi Neil and Rabbi Gail share how ancient wisdom can guide modern relationships, work, family life, and community with balance and clari...

In this episode of The Spiritual Ninja Podcast , Jonathan Hewitt speaks with Rudy Miick about how true success—especially in work and relationships—starts from the inside. Rudy shares how his early experiences with intuition and spirituality shaped his understanding of energy, love, and presence, and how those qualities directly affect how we lead, work, and connect. Together, they explore how bre...