Sacred Sons Podcast

First and foremost, Ben is the father of two boys. He is also a two-time United States Marine Corps combat Veteran OEF/OIF, and the founder of Stars and Scars. With all that, he is also a Sacred Sons community leader and facilitator.  Stars and Scars is a not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to nurture emotional, mental, and spiritual wounds resulting from war and military service. They believe in cultivating and harvesting the wisdom earned through trauma. They offer genuine homecoming, reintegration, and a path for post-traumatic growth to troops, veterans, families, and communities. On this Episode: Ben Burns | @of_the_earth_333 Stars and Scars | @__starsandscars__  | www.starsandscars.org Adam Jackson | @adam___jackson  SACRED SONS TRAININGS & EVENTS: SACRED SONS IMMERSION | 2-Day Community Event IBIZA (SPAIN) : FEB 25 - 26 FRANKFURT (GERMANY) : MARCH 4 - 5 ROTTERDAM (NETHERLANDS) : MARCH 11 - 12 BOULDER (COLORADO) : MARCH 11 - 12 SAN DIEGO (CALIFORNIA) : APRIL 1 - 2  DUBLIN (IRELAND) : APRIL 29 - 30  SACRED SONS EMX | 4-Day Embodied Masculine Experience SAN DIEGO (CA) : March 16 - 19  COCHISE (AZ) : March 23 - 26  TEPOZTLAN (MEX) : March 30 - APRIL 2   MAUI MANA | A return to the place of origin, the home within, born of the land MAUI (HAWAI’I) : March 29 - April 2, 2023 THE 33 MASTER-HEART| 12-Months of Collaboration, Council, Community and Contribution  CONNECT: Shop | Sacred Sons Apparel & Cacao Website | sacredsons.com   YouTube | Sacred Sons   Instagram | @sacredsons   Events Calendar | All upcoming Sacred Sons Trainings and Experiences!  Music | Ancient Future

Kale Ka’alekahi is a Spiritual Activist and Cultural Innovator. He is a lineage carrier of Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) and Oceti Sakowin (Sioux Nation) Traditions. Kale is a practitioner of living system designs and martial arts.  He is also a ceremonialist, indigenous dancer, musician and singer.  On this Episode: Kale Ka’alekahi | @kale.kaalekahi Adam Jackson | @adam___jackson  SACRED SONS TRAININGS & EVENTS: SACRED SONS IMMERSION | 2-Day Community Event PORTLAND : February 18 - 19  LOS ANGELES : February 18 - 19 IBIZA (SPAIN) : FEB 25 - 26 FRANKFURT (GERMANY) : MARCH 4 - 5 ROTTERDAM (NETHERLANDS) : MARCH 11 - 12 BOULDER (COLORADO) : MARCH 11 - 12 SAN DIEGO (CALIFORNIA) : APRIL 1 - 2  DUBLIN (IRELAND) : APRIL 29 - 30  SACRED SONS EMX | 4-Day Embodied Masculine Experience SAN DIEGO (CA) : March 16 - 19  COCHISE (AZ) : March 23 - 26  TEPOZTLAN (MEX) : March 30 - APRIL 2   MAUI MANA | A return to the place of origin, the home within, born of the land Maui, Hawai’i : March 29 - April 2, 2023 THE 33 MASTER-HEART| 12-Months of Collaboration, Council, Community and Contribution  CONNECT: Shop | Sacred Sons Apparel & Cacao Website | sacredsons.com   YouTube | Sacred Sons   Instagram | @sacredsons   Events Calendar | All upcoming Sacred Sons Trainings and Experiences!  Music | Ancient Future  

Justin Baldoni is an author, filmmaker and changemaker whose efforts are focused on impactful media and entertainment. Baldoni is the cofounder of Wayfarer Studios which aims to create purpose-driven, multiplatform film and television productions that elevate and speak to the human spirit. Baldoni is currently preparing to direct the highly anticipated film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s #1 best-selling novel, It Ends With Us. In addition, he hosts a popular, Webby-nominated podcast, The Man Enough Podcast, which investigates the nuances of masculinity on a weekly basis. Most recently he’s added author to his credits having penned his inaugural book Man Enough: Undefining My Masculinity in 2021 and most recently Boys Will Be Human which is a New York Times bestseller. Both look to change the way we all view gender roles, by embracing our feelings, and acknowledging emotions to become more evolved humans. On this Episode: Justin Baldoni | @justinbaldoni Adam Jackson | @adam___jackson  SACRED SONS TRAININGS & EVENTS: SACRED SONS IMMERSION | 2-Day Community Event AUSTIN : February 11 - 12  LONDON (UK) : February 11 - 12  NEW YORK : February 11 - 12  LISBON (Portugal) : February 11 - 12  GUADALAJARA (Mexico) : February 11 - 12  PORTLAND : February 18 - 19  LOS ANGELES : February 18 - 19 IBIZA (SPAIN) : FEB 25 - 26 FRANKFURT (GERMANY) : MARCH 4 - 5 PRIME LEADERSHIP | 4-Day Embodied Leadership Training UTAH (Timber Lakes) : February 9 - 12  SACRED SONS EMX | 4-Day Embodied Masculine Experience SAN DIEGO (CA) : March 16 - 19  COCHISE (AZ) : March 23 - 26  TEPOZTLAN (MEX) : March 30 - APRIL 2   MAUI MANA | A return to the place of origin, the home within, born of the land Maui, Hawai’i : March 29 - April 2, 2023 THE 33 MASTER-HEART| 12-Months of Collaboration, Council, Community and Contribution  CONNECT: Shop | Sacred Sons Apparel & Cacao Website | sacredsons.com   YouTube | Sacred Sons   Instagram | @sacredsons   Events Calendar | All upcoming Sacred Sons Trainings and Experiences!  Music | Ancient Future  

Anton Mackey is a devoted Son, Father and Husband. Inspired by physical fitness at a young age, he has been teaching yoga for over 13 years.  He has become a teacher of teachers and has traveled around the globe to teach.  He has created his own yoga style that is both structured and fluid, designed to unite the Divine Feminine & Sacred Masculine. He is a men’s work facilitator with Sacred Sons & has created his own Empowerment Coaching program. His teaching and coaching philosophy is inspired by multiple disciplines and traditions, empowering his clients and students to take greater ownership and responsibility for their lives, while having self mastery of their emotions.  On this Episode: Anton Mackey | @sovereignyogidad Adam Jackson | @adam___jackson  SACRED SONS TRAININGS & EVENTS: SACRED SONS IMMERSION | 2-Day Community Event DENVER : February 4 - 5  AUSTIN : February 11 - 12  LONDON (UK) : February 11 - 12  NEW YORK : February 11 - 12  LISBON (Portugal) : February 11 - 12  GUADALAJARA (Mexico) : February 11 - 12  PORTLAND : February 18 - 19  LOS ANGELES : February 18 - 19  PRIME LEADERSHIP | 4-Day Embodied Leadership Training UTAH (Timber Lakes) : February 9 - 12  SACRED SONS EMX | 4-Day Embodied Masculine Experience SAN DIEGO (CA) : March 16 - 19  COCHISE (AZ) : March 23 - 26  TEPOZTLAN (MEX) : March 30 - APRIL 2 THE 33 MASTER-HEART| 12-Months of Collaboration, Council, Community and Contribution  CONNECT: Shop | Sacred Sons Apparel & Cacao Website | sacredsons.com   YouTube | Sacred Sons   Instagram | @sacredsons   Events Calendar | All upcoming Sacred Sons Trainings and Experiences!  Music | Ancient Future

Mariah Gannessa was born and raised in Northern California and now lives in Colombia, working directly with the Indigenous tribes. She’s spent the last decade immersed in the healing cultures of the Amazon and has dedicated her life’s work to the plants and the peoples of the Amazon Rainforest. Through her studies and opportunities to spend time with various indigenous communities, what the people told her they needed most was economic sovereignty. This led her to establish Four Visions Market, a fair trade cultural sharing initiative, as well as help found the nonprofit organization, MAGIC Fund, working to preserve the Amazonian people, their culture, and lands.   GO TO www.fourvisionsmarket.com AND USE PROMO CODE “SACREDSONS” TODAY! On this Episode: Mariah Gannessa | @mariahgannessa Adam Jackson | @adam___jackson  SACRED SONS TRAININGS & EVENTS: SACRED SONS IMMERSION | 2-Day Community Event DENVER : February 4 - 5  AUSTIN : February 11 - 12  LONDON (UK) : February 11 - 12  NEW YORK : February 11 - 12  LISBON (Portugal) : February 11 - 12  GUADALAJARA (Mexico) : February 11 - 12  PORTLAND : February 18 - 19  LOS ANGELES : February 18 - 19  PRIME LEADERSHIP | 4-Day Embodied Leadership Training UTAH (Timber Lakes) : February 9 - 12  SACRED SONS EMX | 4-Day Embodied Masculine Experience SAN DIEGO (CA) : March 16 - 19  COCHISE (AZ) : March 23 - 26  TEPOZTLAN (MEX) : March 30 - APRIL 2 THE 33 MASTER-HEART| 12-Months of Collaboration, Council, Community and Contribution  CONNECT: Shop | Sacred Sons Apparel & Cacao Website | sacredsons.com   YouTube | Sacred Sons   Instagram | @sacredsons   Events Calendar | All upcoming Sacred Sons Trainings and Experiences!  Music | Ancient Future  

Dr. Jonathan Brajtbord is a urologist, integrative physician, men’s lifestyle expert, and devoted husband and father. Through his integrative approach, he combines nutrition, lifestyle, emotional health, and supplements with surgery and pharmaceutical management. Developing a deeper understanding of the physiology of our emotions and how that affects the body  led him to create his signature program -  Men's Work: A Guy's Guide to Growth and host in-person Masculine Embodiment Retreats. On this Episode: Dr. Jonathan Brajtbord | @jonathanbrajtbord | The Fortitude Retreat Adam Jackson | @adam___jackson  SACRED SONS TRAININGS & EVENTS: SACRED SONS IMMERSION | 2-Day Community Event SEATTLE : January 21 - 22  PHOENIX : January 21 - 22  DENVER : February 4 - 5  AUSTIN : February 11 - 12  LONDON (UK) : February 11 - 12  NEW YORK : February 11 - 12  LISBON (Portugal) : February 11 - 12  GUADALAJARA (Mexico) : February 11 - 12  PORTLAND : February 18 - 19  LOS ANGELES : February 18 - 19  PRIME LEADERSHIP | 4-Day Embodied Leadership Training UTAH (Timber Lakes) : February 9 - 12  SACRED SONS EMX | 4-Day Embodied Masculine Experience  SAN DIEGO (CA) : March 16 - 19  COCHISE (AZ) : March 23 - 26  TEPOZTLAN (MEX) : March 30 - APRIL 2 THE 33 MASTER-HEART | 12-Months of Collaboration, Council, Community and Contribution CONNECT: Shop | Sacred Sons Apparel & Merch Website | sacredsons.com   YouTube | Sacred Sons   Instagram | @sacredsons   Events Calendar | All upcoming Sacred Sons Trainings and Experiences! 

Adam Bear guides men in cultivating physical and energetic sensitivity through Taoist meditation and movement. He is a professional Carpenter, trained Craniosacral Practitioner, Qigong healer and martial arts enthusiast. As a husband and father of two girls, his mission is to cultivate wild self expression and authenticity. On this Episode: Adam Bear | @bear_healing_arts  Adam Jackson | @adam___jackson  SACRED SONS TRAININGS & EVENTS: SSI | JANUARY 2023 | Sacred Sons Immersion is back for 2023 | SEATTLE - PHOENIX - DENVER - AUSTIN - NEW YORK | The Sacred Sons Immersion is an invitation for potent connection and authentic relating with men in your local community. With confrontation as the barometer for growth, men are guided to their edges through embodiment practices to awaken the integrated self within. The Immersion is your local home for clarity and connection PRIME LEADERSHIP | FEBRUARY 9 - 12 | TIMBER LAKES, UTAH | Join Co-Founders and The Core Leadership Team of Sacred Sons for 4 days of embodied leadership at the largest lodge in North America in Utah. Limited space available! EMX SAN DIEGO | MAR 16 - 19 | SAN DIEGO, CA | The Embodied Masculine Experience is a 40 man initiatory event. Join us in San Diego, CA for 4 days of Connection, Confrontation, and Celebration with Sacred Sons regional Leadership. CONNECT: Shop | Sacred Sons Apparel & Merch Website | sacredsons.com   YouTube | Sacred Sons   Instagram | @sacredsons   Events Calendar | All upcoming Sacred Sons Trainings and Experiences! 

Anahita Anais Parseghian is a paradox, a shape-shifter, magician, wisdom carrier, survivor, and healer. An Iranian-political-activist-turned-refugee, a tech-leader-turned-medicine-woman. She is the founder of Impact Harmonics; a holistic framework for vitality, fulfillment, and freedom for impact leaders. She is also the publisher and chief editor at MicrodoseGuru.com; an Integrative microdosing education and harm reduction resource.    Anahita is trained and certified in various integrative medicine modalities focused on trauma, mental health, chronic pain, and embodiment. She has spent the better part of the past 15 years studying with indigenous teachers of Peruvian lineages, facilitating psychedelic experiences, and serving as a founding board member of plant medicine churches. Anahita holds a degree in Political Science with Latin honors from UCLA. On this Episode: Anahita Anais Parseghian | @anahita_anais  Adam Jackson | @adam___jackson  SACRED SONS TRAININGS & EVENTS: SSI | JANUARY 2023 | Sacred Sons Immersion is back for 2023 The Sacred Sons Immersion is an invitation for potent connection and authentic relating with men in your local community. With confrontation as the barometer for growth, men are guided to their edges through embodiment practices to awaken the integrated self within. The Immersion is your local home for clarity and connection PRIME LEADERSHIP | FEBRUARY 9 - 12 | TIMBER LAKES, UTAH | Join Co-Founders and The Core Leadership Team of Sacred Sons for 4 days of embodied leadership at the largest lodge in North America in Utah. Limited space available! EMX SAN DIEGO | MAR 16 - 19 | SAN DIEGO, CA | The Embodied Masculine Experience is a 40 man initiatory event. Join us in San Diego, CA for 4 days of Connection, Confrontation, and Celebration with Sacred Sons regional Leadership. CONNECT: Shop | Sacred Sons Apparel & Merch Website | sacredsons.com   YouTube | Sacred Sons   Instagram | @sacredsons   Events Calendar | All upcoming Sacred Sons Trainings and Experiences! 

Connor Beaton is the founder of ManTalks, an international organization focused on men’s health, wellness, success and fulfillment. Connor is also an international speaker, host of a top ranked podcast and works with men who are looking to deepen their purpose, radically improve their intimate relationships, and regain confidence. Since founding ManTalks, Connor has spoken on stage at TEDx, with Lewis Howes, Gary Vaynerchuk, Danielle LaPorte, taken ManTalks to over a dozen cities internationally and has been featured on platforms like the United Nations, Forbes, Huffington Post, HeForShe, The Good Men Project, CBC and the National Post.  On this Episode: Connor Beaton | @mantalks  Adam Jackson | @adam___jackson  SACRED SONS TRAININGS & EVENTS: SSI | JANUARY 2022 | Sacred Sons Immersion is back for 2023 The Sacred Sons Immersion is an invitation for potent connection and authentic relating with men in your local community. With confrontation as the barometer for growth, men are guided to their edges through embodiment practices to awaken the integrated self within. The Immersion is your local home for clarity and connection PRIME LEADERSHIP | FEBRUARY 9 - 12 | TIMBER LAKES, UTAH | Join Co-Founders and The Core Leadership Team of Sacred Sons for 4 days of embodied leadership at the largest lodge in North America in Utah. Limited space available! CONNECT: Shop | Sacred Sons Apparel & Merch Website | sacredsons.com   YouTube | Sacred Sons   Instagram | @sacredsons   Events Calendar | All upcoming Sacred Sons Trainings and Experiences!

Yona FrenchHawk is a full-blooded Cherokee Wisdom Keeper and Ceremonialist.  He was born and raised on the Qualla Indian Boundary in the Great Smoky Mountains in Cherokee, NC.  This area is also known as the Eastern Band of Cherokees.  Yona grew up learning the songs and stories of his people. There are less than 300 Full-Blooded Cherokee that remain out of a documented 50,000 enrolled members in the federally recognized Eastern Band of North Carolina and Western Band of Oklahoma. To keep his traditions alive, Yona is honored to bridge the ancient past to the ancient future which is in constant need of support. Yona is a well respected ceremonial and community leader and shares the meaning of traditional ceremonies as a way of life as it was shared with him by his Grandfather. ON THIS EPISODE: Yona FrenchHawk | Yona FrenchHawk Adam Jackson | @adam___jackson  SACRED SONS TRAININGS & EVENTS: EMX SAN DIEGO | DEC 1 - 4 | SAN DIEGO, CA | The Embodied Masculine Experience is a 40 man initiatory event. Join us in San Diego, CA for 4 days of Connection, Confrontation, and Celebration with Sacred Sons regional Leadership. EMX DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM | DEC 1 - 4, 2022 | DEVON, UK | The EMX is a 40 man initiatory event, and we are returning to Europe! Join us in Devon, England for 4 days of Connection, Confrontation, and Celebration with Sacred Sons regional Leadership.  MAUI MANA | DECEMBER 14 - 18 | MAUI, HI | Reindigenize–a return to the place of origin, the home within, born of the land. Join us for 5 days as we return to the home within through primal movement, sound, dance, and play on the sacred land of Maui, Hawaii. CONNECT: Shop | Sacred Sons Apparel & Merch Website | sacredsons.com   YouTube | Sacred Sons   Instagram | @sacredsons   Events Calendar | All upcoming Sacred Sons Trainings and Experiences!