

Gateways to Awakening
Yasmeen Turayhi
Gateways to Awakening with host Yasmeern Turayhi is a thought-provoking podcast that explores the intersection of consciousness, spirituality, intuition, personal development, neuroscience, and mysticism.
Gateways to Awakening is a Gateway and invitation for your journey. Each episode is with world-renowned thought leaders, academics, research directors, scientists, medical doctors, mystics and healers. who all share their wisdom to help us awaken into our greatest self.
Gateways to Awakening is a Gateway and invitation for your journey. Each episode is with world-renowned thought leaders, academics, research directors, scientists, medical doctors, mystics and healers. who all share their wisdom to help us awaken into our greatest self.
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May 18, 2023 • 1h
Why Love is Just Damn Good Business: Do What You Love in the Service of People Who Love What You
Today’s episode is with Steve Farber – the former Vice President of legendary management guru Tom Peters’ company and is the founder and CEO of The Extreme Leadership Institute—an organization devoted to helping its clients develop award-winning cultures and achieve radical results. The Institute’s team has helped over 25 companies earn a ranking on the Best Places to Work list.
Ranked on Inc.’s listing of the Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts in the world, and #1 on Huffington Post’s 12 Business Speakers to See, Steve Farber is a bestselling author, popular keynote speaker, and a seasoned leadership coach and consultant who has worked with a vast array of public and private organizations in virtually every arena. He has written four books, including “Love is just Damn Good business”.
We talk about the following and so much more:
✅ What he means when he says that “love is a hard core business principle”
✅ Why leaders dont prioritize love as a business concept?
✅ How many companies respond when he talks about love in business
✅ How companies can invest in love, and what are some of the implications on culture?
✅ What the ROI of love is
✅ What Extreme Leadership is - and what it means to take a radical leap
✅ The three keys to becoming greater than yourself in leadership + why this is important for leaders to master
If you'd like to check out my new YouTube channel where I talk about some of the highlights I've learned about intuition, intention and personal development, you can subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCEt1RNc-eummCqiPC6-AEQ
If you’d like to join the waitlist for my next coaching program, sign up HERE: https://www.yasmeenturayhi.com/gateways-to-awakening/

May 11, 2023 • 1h 3min
EFT Tapping, and why your thought quality matters more than you think with EFT founder, Dawson Church
In today’s episode, I speak with Dawson Church PhD, - an award-winning science writer with three best-selling books to his credit. The Genie in Your Genes was the first book to demonstrate that emotions drive gene expression. Mind to Matter showed that the brain creates much of what we think of as “objective reality.” Bliss Brain demonstrates that peak mental states rapidly remodel the brain for happiness.
Dr. Church did his undergraduate and graduate work at Baylor University, and obtained his doctorate at Holos University under the supervision of Harvard-trained neurosurgeon Norm Shealey, MD, PhD, founder of the American Holistic Medical Association.
We talk about the following and so much more:
✅ Why our thoughts so important?
✅ What is the science behind the creative function of the mind?
✅ How do our emotions influence our environment?
✅ How does energy regulate our DNA and the cells of our bodies?
✅ What is non-local conciousness and does anyone have an ability to tap into non-local consciousness?
✅ Why Physicist Niels Bohr said, “If quantum mechanics hasn’t profoundly shocked you, you haven’t understood it yet.” - and what he meant by this
✅ What is EFT, and how did you discover this modality?
If you'd like to check out my new YouTube channel where I talk about some of the highlights I've learned about intuition, intention and personal development, you can subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCEt1RNc-eummCqiPC6-AEQ
If you’d like to join the waitlist for my next coaching program, sign up HERE: https://www.yasmeenturayhi.com/gateways-to-awakening/
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May 4, 2023 • 53min
The Empath’s Survival Guide for Sensitive People with Dr. Judith Orloff
On today’s episode I speak with Judith Orloff, the New York Times best-selling author of The Empath’s Survival Guide: Life Strategies for Sensitive People. Her latest books Affirmations for Empaths and Thriving as an Empath offers daily self-care tools for sensitive people.
Dr. Orloff’s work has been featured on The Today Show, CNN, Oprah Magazine, the New York Times. Dr. Orloff has spoken at Google-LA and has a popular TEDX talk. Her other books are Emotional Freedom and Guide to Intuitive Healing. Explore more information about her Empath Support Online course and speaking schedule on www.drjudithorloff.com.
We talk about the following and so much more:
✅ To kick it off, what is an empath?
✅ What are some of the ways an empath experiences their world with hypersensitive mirror neurons
✅ The specific challenges for empaths per gender
✅ How can empaths protect themselves at work, in love relationships
✅ What is the link between empaths and intuition
If you'd like to check out my new YouTube channel where I talk about some of the highlights I've learned about intuition, intention and personal development, you can subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCEt1RNc-eummCqiPC6-AEQ
If you’d like to join the waitlist for my next coaching program, sign up HERE: https://www.yasmeenturayhi.com/gateways-to-awakening/
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Apr 27, 2023 • 59min
Why nice guys are the biggest liars, and the three stages of male development with James Ferrigno
On today’s episode, I speak with James Ferrigno who is a dating and relationship coach, writer, teacher, California Certified Intuition Medicine Practitioner, performer, and business owner.
He helps men and women connect with their true selves to become successful in dating, relationships, and all other aspects of their lives. He teaches clients practical techniques to uncover and begin to feel their emotions so they can engage authentically with themselves and others.
He also earned a Master's degree in Intuition Medicine (his third MA). He has extensive training in sexuality, and relationship skills including, Kinesthetic, holding space, subtle energy, energetic connection, emotional release, NLP, HAI Level 9, and active listening
We talk about the following and so much more:
✅ Why so many women misunderstand men?
✅ Why so many men misunderstand women?
✅ What men can do to attract the women that they want
✅ The three stages of male development
✅ The difference between healthy masculinity and unhealthy masculinity
✅ Why so many men get stuck at this second stage - the nice guy
✅ How can men move out from that space and into the third stage?
✅ The 4 Issues that cause modern relationships to fail
If you'd like to check out my new YouTube channel where I talk about some of the highlights I've learned about intuition, intention and personal development, you can subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCEt1RNc-eummCqiPC6-AEQ
If you’d like to join the waitlist for my next coaching program, sign up HERE: https://www.yasmeenturayhi.com/gateways-to-awakening/
Please tag us and tell us what you loved! You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected.

Apr 20, 2023 • 56min
How to come back from adversity, and align with your life path, with Biet
On today’s episode, I speak with Biet, who is the world-renowned meditation leader dubbed the “David Bowie of Meditation”. As a musician, Biet weaves the world of pop culture and spirituality, teaching practical applications of ancient spiritual wisdom. The teachings are featured in Biet’s best selling book, ‘Don’t Just Sit There!’ published by Simon & Schuster.
Raised by a Shaman in New York City, Biet signed to Sony Records at the age of 19 as a singer/songwriter. Diving into a Rock & Roll lifestyle, Biet became a high profile DJ in the fashion and art scene in Manhattan. However, following a string of life changing events, including the sudden loss of her daughter, Biet turned to her lifetime study of meditation and launched the Guided By Biet event series.
The meditation experience reached a contemporary audience in cultural spaces, including museums, hotels, and fashion shows. These groundbreaking events were scored by her own music and were the first time meditation was mixed with pop culture, creating the revolutionary new trend.
Featured in Vogue, Forbes, ELLE, and TIME magazine, and as the resident meditation guru at The Sundance Film Festival, 1 Hotels, MoMA, and SoulCycle, Biet advises spiritual best practices for hotels and brands. Biet is best known for modernizing the spiritual path and has been called the "Meditation Guru for the next generation.”
I had the lovely opportunity to connect with Biet at a gathering last year.
We talk about the following and so much more!
✅ What “spirituality” means to her
✅ How her childhood shaped the way she saw the world, and in particular how her relationship with her father shaped her.
✅ Why finding a purpose larger than yourself is so important
✅ What it means to come back from difficult moments, and how can one deal with adversity?
✅ What attracted her to this space and what she thinks about modern spirituality
✅ What the “Guided By Biet” event series is - and why breakthwork is so important?
If you'd like to check out my new YouTube channel where I talk about some of the highlights I've learned about intuition, intention and personal development, you can subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCEt1RNc-eummCqiPC6-AEQ
If you’d like to join the waitlist for my next coaching program, sign up HERE: https://www.yasmeenturayhi.com/gateways-to-awakening/
Please tag us and tell us what you loved! You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected.

Apr 13, 2023 • 58min
Proof of Heaven and near death experiences from neurosurgeon Dr. Eben Alexander's point of view
Today’s episode is with Dr. Eben Alexander, MD, who was an academic neurosurgeon for over 25 years, including 15 years at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School in Boston.
He experienced a transcendental Near-Death Experience (NDE) during a week-long coma from an inexplicable brain infection that completely transformed his worldview. A pioneering scientist and modern thought leader in the emerging science that acknowledges the primacy of consciousness in the universe, he is the author of the New York Times #1 bestseller Proof of Heaven, The Map ofHeaven and Living in a Mindful Universe.
http://ebenalexander.com/
We talk about the following and so much more:
✅ What it means to have an NDE, a near death experience?
✅ What the experience was like and what were the chances of recovery
✅ What he says to people who say that his experience was just a dream or imagination?
✅ Some of the validation from other doctors that confirm that this could not have been the case
✅ Why he says there is “proof of heaven”, and what he means by that
✅ Why he says that we’re all sharing “one-mind”?
✅ Why he studied neurosurgery and what he thinks is the coincidence of his academic journey and the NDE
www.ebenalexander.com (his main website)
www.sacredacoustics.com
www.ebenalexander.com/33days (FREE online self-paced workshop: 33 Day Journey into the Heart of Consciousness)
If you'd like to check out my new YouTube channel where I talk about some of the highlights I've learned about intuition, intention and personal development, you can subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCEt1RNc-eummCqiPC6-AEQ
If you’d like to join the waitlist for my next coaching program, sign up HERE: https://www.yasmeenturayhi.com/gateways-to-awakening/
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Apr 6, 2023 • 49min
How to manifest the life of your dreams with Laurie Scolari
Today’s episode is with Dr. Laurie Scolari who has held several positions in the field of education.
She has always struggled to adjust to a field steeped in a dominant culture that has never felt right. She tried to code-switch into what she thought was expected of her. When she first entered the field, she never wore her hoop earrings to work, thinking they were unprofessional, yet they represented her and where she grew up. Today the world has adjusted a bit, and hoops are commonplace.
Meanwhile, she still convinces herself it’s ok to be just her true self at work, now with her hoops on. This internal struggle inspired the name of her YouTube channel: Hoop Earrings Conversations.
Though she still works as a full-time professional in education, her channel is dedicated to the real her, the real us. It creates a space for the homies to chat about how to survive and maybe even thrive in dominant culture spaces that were not designed with us in mind. Her work focuses on living authentically, personal development, and self-empowerment.
We talk about the following and so much more:
✅ What it means to create your life and your own reality
✅ How our thoughts create our reality and how we change our thoughts
✅ How she re-programmed her thoughts in order to create a new life
✅ What would you tell someone who is having difficulty in their life, and is not getting what they want?
✅ How she deals with difficult work environments and what she would tell someone who is not happy at their current job
If you'd like to check out my new YouTube channel where I talk about some of the highlights I've learned about intuition, intention and personal development, you can subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCEt1RNc-eummCqiPC6-AEQ
If you’d like to join the waitlist for my next coaching program, sign up HERE: https://www.yasmeenturayhi.com/gateways-to-awakening/
Please tag us and tell us what you loved! You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected.

Mar 30, 2023 • 53min
Visionary business and living a magical life with Marc Allen
Today’s episode on Gateways to Awakening is about creating a visionary business and walking a magical path toward the life of your dreams with Marc Allen.
Marc Allen is an internationally renowned seminar leader, entrepreneur, author, and composer. He co-founded New World Library (with Shakti Gawain) in 1977 and has guided the company, as president and publisher, from a small start-up to its current position as a major player in the independent publishing world. He has written several books, including The Magical Path, The Greatest Secret of All, The Millionaire Course, Visionary Business, and others.
As a gifted speaker and seminar leader, Marc works with people around the globe to craft lives of lasting abundance and prosperity. His online programs include The Magical Path, Success with Ease, Visionary Business, The Power of the Feminine, and How to Get Happily Published. To learn more about his programs visit www.MarcAllen.com.
We talk about the following and so much more:
❇️ The word “magic” and what a magical life and path means to him
❇️ Some of the most important keys to creating a visionary business?
❇️ Why he says that many of us simply don't ask the right questions when it comes to our life
❇️ The power of repetition
❇️ Why he created The Millionaire Course
❇️ How we cultivate our own authentic life path, and how we stay true to ourselves
If you'd like to check out my new YouTube channel where I talk about some of the highlights I've learned about intuition, intention, and personal development, you can subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCEt1RNc-eummCqiPC6-AEQ
If you’d like to join the waitlist for my next coaching program, sign up HERE: https://www.yasmeenturayhi.com/gateways-to-awakening/
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Mar 16, 2023 • 53min
Cervical Health and Whole-Body Living with Denell Barbara Randall
Today’s episode is about women’s health and specifically - cervical health with Denell Barbara Randall. Denell is a women’s Integrative Health Coach and wellness educator + guide specializing in cervical health and pelvic well-being.
Her work focuses on utilizing habit and behavior change through lifestyle medicine to support the cervix, and body as a whole, to heal and regenerate all on its own. Denell works to help women holistically heal abnormal paps and deepen their relationship with their beautiful bodies. She has her Master's in Integrative Health and is the author of the book Informed, Aware, Empowered: A Self-Guided Journey to Clear Paps. Her website, CervicalWellness.com, hosts many free and paid resources to help guide women on the path of healing.
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We talk about the following and so much more:
✅ Why there’s a revolution happening in women’s health
✅ Some of the common reasons why so many people have hormonal imbalances today?
✅ What does HPV & Cervical dysplasia even mean? What is the cervix and what's being affected by this diagnosis?
✅ How does this happen? How do your past lifestyle, behavior, and choices lead to this? And - what can women do now?
✅ What are some tools/herbs/practices that people can use to help themselves heal?
✅ Why do you talk about doing work in one’s inner world? What are the messages that the cervix is sending me through this diagnosis?
✅ What is the LEEP? Do women who have HPV need another colposcopy? What are the best next steps?
You can connect with her on Instagram at @cervicalwellness
If you'd like to check out my new YouTube channel where I talk about some of the highlights I've learned about intuition, intention, and personal development, you can subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCEt1RNc-eummCqiPC6-AEQ
If you’d like to join the waitlist for my next coaching program, sign up HERE: https://www.yasmeenturayhi.com/gateways-to-awakening/
Please tag us and tell us what you loved! You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected.

Mar 9, 2023 • 57min
The Science of Synchronicity & Living In Flow with Sky Nelson- Isaacs
On today’s episode, I speak with Sky Nelson-Isaacs who is a physics educator, speaker, author, and musician. He has a master's degree in physics from San Francisco State University, with a thesis in String Theory, and a BS in physics from UC
Berkeley. Nelson-Isaacs has dedicated his life to finding his own sense of purpose, beginning as a student of the Yogic master Sri Swami Satchidananda when he was less than five years old. His writing on topics like flow comes from integrating this experience into his life. He brings together the connection between synchronicity, physics, and real life using research and original ideas. As an active researcher in quantum foundations, his research is supported through grant funding from a private foundation.
An educator with nine years of classroom experience, with experience in the industry as a software engineer, Nelson-Isaacs is also a multi-instrumentalist and professional performer of award-winning original musical compositions.
We talk about the following and so much more:
✅ What synchronicity means
✅ Why he says synchronicity is neutral
✅ How quantum mechanics may explain synchronicity
✅ How is flow linked with synchronicity
✅ He talks about how when we experience synchronicity what we are seeing are two events that are meaningfully related, but the first does not cause the second.
✅ How events can be meaningfully related without being causal
✅ How to distinguish synchronicity from coincidence
✅ What is meaningful history selection?
If you'd like to check out my new YouTube channel where I talk about some of the highlights I've learned about intuition, intention, and personal development, you can subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCEt1RNc-eummCqiPC6-AEQ
If you’d like to join the waitlist for my next coaching program, sign up HERE: https://www.yasmeenturayhi.com/gateways-to-awakening/