Gateways to Awakening

Yasmeen Turayhi
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Aug 24, 2023 • 1h 19min

What is the feral femme and why we need to pay attention to cultural changes with Dr. Maytha Alhassen

On today’s episode, I’ll be speaking with Maytha Alhassen, PhD, - a Co-Executive Producer for Golden Globe and Peabody-winning Hulu series Ramy and serves as an Executive Producer for the upcoming docuseries American Muslims: A History Revealed. She is a Harvard Religion and Public Life Fellow in Media and Entertainment, a USC Civic Media Fellow, and an Open Society Fellow focused on cultivating a TV show model that incubates more just stories. Alhassen primarily sees her labor as that of a freedom doula and an engaged wit/h/ness reviving the traditions of the feral femme. She is a historian, TV writer + producer, journalist, arts-based social justice organizer, and mending practitioner. As a scholar, Alhassen holds a Ph.D. in American studies and Ethnicity from University of Southern California, MA in Socio-cultural Anthropology from Columbia University. Maytha is a dear friend and we dive deep into the world of the feminine - and what it means to be a feral femme. We talk about the following and so much more: ✅ Her overall perspective on being able to create our own reality ✅ What is the feral femme, and why understanding the divine feminine is important ✅ Why the feminine been suppressed for so long ✅ Why she thinks men should help lower a womens’ cortisol levels ✅ How we can connect with our feminine when so much of the western working world rewards masculine traits ✅ How we can balance both our masculine and feminine sides If you’d like to join my new Intuition School for Personal Mastery, you can check it out here: http://www.innerknowingschool.com Today’s episode is brought to you by www.BloodMoonBox.com 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.
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Aug 17, 2023 • 54min

Why happiness is found by "living it" and how to shift your perception with Dr. Valerie Sheppard

Today’s episode is about living happy to be YOU with Dr. Valerie René Sheppard, a Certified Master Trainer, self-mastery expert, and CEO of The Heartly Center for Mindfulness and Self-Mastery™,. Dr. Valerie René Sheppard helps people live with more courage, confidence, inner peace and happiness. The wisdom in her multi-award-winning, #1 international best-seller, “Living Happy to Be ME!©” is the centerpiece of her transformational work. Dr. Valerie received her PhD in Consciousness and Human Potential in 2021, is on the Board of the Evolutionary Business Council™, is a member of the National Society of Leadership and Success, and a recipient of its Excellence in Service Award. She is the first-ever recipient of Gateway University’s Barbara Marx Hubbard Outstanding Evolutionary Leader Award, and is frequently interviewed as an expert on leadership, fulfillment and success. https://heartlycenter.com We talk about the following and so much more: ❇️ Are most people happy on average? And why do so many chase happiness in the future? ❇️ What are the four key foundational principles and spiritual wisdom to living happy? ❇️ Why is spirituality important when it comes to happiness? ❇️ What does it mean to bypass our integration and what are some of the signs of this? ❇️ What is a poem or a quote that inspires you and why? ❇️ What do you do when you wake up unhappy – what’s the first thing you would tell someone who is experiencing this? —-- 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.
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Aug 10, 2023 • 1h 4min

How to understand the power of empathy and modern day mysticism with David Passiak

On today’s episode, I’ll be speaking with David Passiak - founder and CEO of Flow Coach. At Flow Coach, David is pioneering a new approach to flow called Subconscious Fitness, which is based on his Ph.D. research at Princeton on comparative mysticism, four books, and nearly 30 years of personal practice experience. David is passionate about the balance between exponential innovation and traditional conceptions of community and wisdom. He spent most of the last 12 years traveling internationally and giving talks and workshops across over 50 countries. David believes that exponential innovation and AI will be a catalyst for a Great Awakening and massive transformation of consciousness within our lifetimes. He is excited to be at the forefront of this change with his latest work on Subconscious Fitness. We talk about the following and so much more: ❇️What is the importance of our subconscious mind? ❇️What is the subconscious fitness system? ❇️What is empathy? Why is it important to understand empathy? ❇️What he’s discovered about the modern day work environment and empathy ❇️What is comparative mysticism. and some of the research he’s done on this space, and what themes have emerged as most important? ❇️What he thinks we need to pay attention to in both personal and professional worlds in response to the rise of artificial intelligence? —-- 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.
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Aug 3, 2023 • 1h 9min

The life of Ken Wilber and Grace and Grit with Sebastian Siegel

Today’s episode is with Sebastian Siegel who is a British-American director, producer, screenwriter and author. His modes of storytelling range from filmmaking to contemporary art and psychology. Sebastian adapted, directed, and produced the feature film GRACE AND GRIT based on Ken Wilber’s acclaimed book, anticipated for release in 2020 (teaser here). Sebastian discusses production of the film with Julia Ormond (at the 2020 IEC), with Allyson & Alex Grey at CoSM and in a Director’s Statement at Shambhala. John Mackey, founder of Whole Foods, calls the film “brilliant”. “Sebastian Siegel is a dexterous and original director, his movie is transcendent storytelling at its best.” - Alex Grey "Like the book it’s adapted from, this film is brilliant. Grace and Grit will shake you, and maybe even awaken you in some way. This movie is a must-see, especially for anyone interested in love or consciousness.” - John Mackey We talk about the following and so much more: What it means to create your life and your own reality? The film Grace and Grit and what it meant to the film and why he felt moved to make it His relationship with Ken Wilbur - and why he thinks his work is important How he counsels people who may have some difficulties in relating, especially in a romantic partnership 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.
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Jul 27, 2023 • 58min

What quantum physics can teach us about reality and physics of David Boehm with Physicist William Keepin & Cynthis Brix

Today’s guest is William Keepin, PhD - a mathematical physicist widely published in the fields of sustainable energy, global warming, archetypal cosmology, comparative mysticism, and the intersection of science and spirituality, Will has presented testimony to European and Australian parliaments, and the US House of Representatives. He is co-founder of the Gender Equity and Reconciliation International project, and he became a whistleblower in nuclear science policy, recounted in The Cultural Creatives. Will co-founded the Satyana Institute, and together with Rev. Cynthia Brix organized five international conferences to facilitate dialogue, interspiritual practice, and collaboration across the major religions and science. Will is author of Divine Duality: The Power of Reconciliation Between Women and Men (Hohm Press, 2007), and Belonging to God: Spirituality, Science, and a Universal Path of Divine Love (SkyLight Paths, Turner Publishing, 2016) and many more. William is fascinating, and I highly recommend that you check out his work. We talk about the following and so much more: ✅ Some of the invisible patterns and principles that organize what we observe and experience in the physical world ✅ How quantum physics plays into the world of spirituality and mysticism ✅ Why the work of physiscist David Bohm is so important - and why he studied his work for so long ✅ Some of the major conclusions that Einstein missed ✅ What it means to be in a “holotropic universe”? ✅ Desmond Tutu’s endorsement of his organization GERI - and why he and Cynthia decided to create the GERI? 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.
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Jul 20, 2023 • 1h 3min

Ancient Secrets of a Master Healer with Dr. Clint G Rogers

On today’s episode, I speak with Clint G. Rogers, Ph.D. was an award-winning university researcher who had no time for ‘alternative medicine,’ until he encountered the ancient healing world of Dr. Pankaj Naram while desperately searching for a solution to keep his own father alive. Since then, Dr. Clint spent 10 years traveling with legendary master healer Dr. Naram, documenting many ancient secrets and thousands of healing stories. In his highly acclaimed book, Ancient Secrets of a Master Healer: A Western Skeptic, An Eastern Master, and Life’s Greatest Secrets, now being translated in more than 30 languages, Dr. Clint shares the Ancient Secrets which have changed (and even saved) the lives of people from around the world. Dr. Clint has become a beloved author, speaker, Siddha-Veda practitioner, and for his contributions to humanity he was knighted in Rome, Italy, on November 11, 2021. To learn more about Dr. Clint, and receive a gift of 3 Ancient Secrets you can apply immediately to change your life forever, you can visit: www.MyAncientSecrets.com We talk about the following and so much more: ✅ The greatest healing secret that he came across in his travels ✅ The journey he went on in India, and how he came to create this body of work ✅ What it was like to spend so much time in India under one of the master healers? ✅ How that experience changed his view as a skeptic to a mystic ✅ What are the six keys to healing? ✅ How a menopausal woman could have a baby after 50 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.
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Jul 13, 2023 • 46min

How to be a steward of the earth, live sustainably and offset our footprint with Graham Hill

On today’s episode, I’ll be speaking with Graham Hill, one of Fast Company’s “100 Most Creative People in Business,” Hill is sought-after to clearly communicate how we can create a wealthier, greener, and happier planet. He has presented at many prestigious conferences including two main-stage TED talks that have been viewed more than 11M times. Hill founded one of the first internet consultancies in 1995. In 2004, he created the groundbreaking website TreeHugger.com. The most trafficked green site for years, it sold to Discovery and has served billions of page views. He is now scaling The Carbonauts into a global movement working with fantastic companies such as Amazon, Chanel and AT&T. We talk about the following and so much more: Why is living sustainably important? Why less stuff leads to more happiness and what the three rules are for living with less. What are carbon-offsets? Why should people care about them? When it comes to living more sustainably, where should people start? What are some of the ways we can shop to offset our footprint? What is the Carbonauts? Why did you create this? Why he shared a TED talk on why he is a weekday vegetarian 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.
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Jul 6, 2023 • 46min

How to cultivate prosperity and easily manifest your desires with Malyvahn

On today’s episode I speak with Malyvahn who is a Kundalini yoga and prosperity and abundance teacher. She studied Kundalini with Tej & Harijiwan at the Ra Ma Cetner for Applied Yogic Sciences. Kundalini Yoga and Meditation was a lighting fast practice for her self growth and healing. Using guided Breath-work for expansive quantum leaps in her magnetic field. Malyvahn’s goal is to hold a healing space, guided by the teachings, where each student can reach their highest bliss of prosperity! Malyvahn has become a friend, and I can attest that she is truly living in her teachings, and living a life of ease and prosperity. We talk about the following and so much more: ✅ What prosperity means to her ✅ Why she teaches the prosperity hour in Kundalini yoga\ ✅ Her experience and journey of Kundalini yoga ✅ Some powerful mantras and kriyas for prosperity? ✅ Why understanding our financial situation is important when it comes to manifestation ✅ Some of the ways you work with people? 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.
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Jun 29, 2023 • 56min

The art of being an irresistible love magnet with world-class dating coach Lauren Frances

On today’s episode, I speak with Lauren Frances – an internationally acclaimed love and relationships expert, bestselling author, and media personality, and ione of the world's premier experts in the field of Digital Romance and Online Dating. She’s been called “The Doctor of Love” by EXTRA, “The Flirt Fairy” by Victoria’s Secret, and “The Man Whisperer” on BRAVO, but Lauren’s favorite nickname is being the real life “Fairy Godmother” to her graduates and fans, and her practice has spanned the globe. Her uniquely effective advice about modern romance has been featured on BRAVO, EXTRA, VH1, Oxygen, NBC, KTLA and FOX, and The Doctors, The Real Housewives of OC, The Real, Extra’s Weekend Edition, along with numerous documentaries on modern romance. Lauren authored the internationally acclaimed bestseller Dating, Mating, and Manhandling: The Ornithological Guide to Men, which has been translated into eight languages and been called “The definitive and delicious dating guide for women everywhere. To get a copy of her e-book, you can check it out here: https://lddy.no/1gieu We talk about the following and so much more: ✅ Why so many people are frustrated with online dating, and dating in particular ✅ The dos and donts of dating etiquette - and what feels respectful when dating ✅ How the masculine energy is different from feminine energy on a date ✅ Her publication: The Ornithological Guide to Men ✅ How she works with people ✅ Key tips for those dating If you’d like to join the waitlist for my next coaching program, sign up here: https://www.yasmeenturayhi.com/gateways-to-awakening/ - and check out what others are saying. 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.
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Jun 22, 2023 • 39min

Ending Parkinson's Disease: A Prescription for Action with Dr. Ray Dorsey

On today’s episode, I speak with Dr. Ray Dorsey - the David M. Levy Professor of Neurology at the University of Rochester. Ray is working to identify and eliminate the root causes of Parkinson’s disease. His research on brain diseases and digital health has been published in leading academic journals and featured in multiple news outlets. In 2020, Ray and his colleagues wrote Ending Parkinson’s Disease, a book that provides a prescription for ending the world’s fastest growing brain disease. Ray previously directed the movement disorders division and neurology telemedicine at Johns Hopkins and worked as a consultant for McKinsey & Company. In 2015, the White House recognized him as a “Champion for Change” for Parkinson’s disease. We talk about the following and so much more: ✅ We dive into - what is Parkinsons? Why does it happen? ✅ When was Parkinson’s discovered? ✅ How have chemicals fueled this condition? ✅ Which specific pesticides are putting us in most danger for Parkinsons? ✅ Which locations are most prone to the dangers of Parkinsons? ✅ What are some of the ways we can protect ourself? ✅ What are some of the treatments available for those who already have Parkinsons ✅ What are some of the policies that the research funding we need? ✅ How can we end Parkinsons? What’s the prescription for this to end? If you’d like to join the waitlist for my next coaching program, sign up here: https://www.yasmeenturayhi.com/gateways-to-awakening/ - and check out what others are saying. 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.

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