Gateways to Awakening

I first learned about Dr. Shauna Shapiro through her Ted talk “Good Morning I love You” and through our mutual friend Nicole Patrice! Shout out to Nicole! Dr. Shauna Shapiro is a professor at Santa Clara University, best-selling author, and internationally recognized expert in mindfulness and compassion. She has been an invited speaker for the King of Thailand, the Danish Government, Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness Summit, the Canadian Government, and the World Council for Psychotherapy, as well as for Fortune 100 Companies including Google, Cisco Systems, Proctor & Gamble, and LinkedIn. Dr. Shapiro has published over 150 journal articles and co-authored three critically acclaimed book, and her most recent book “Good Morning, I Love You: Mindfulness & Self-Compassion Practices to Rewire the Brain for Calm Clarity and Joy” is available on Amazon and Audible. We talk about the following and much more: ✅ What mindfulness is and it's so important ✅ The difference between mindfulness and meditation ✅ Why people are so disconnected from their mindful nature? ✅ What it means to have compassion, kindness and altruism ✅ The self-kindness morning meditation that she practices every day 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.

I often hear men say that they don’t have an emotional outlet, or that their partner is the only person who they can emotionally connect with. Today’s episode is about how to be a conscious male in today’s world with Mike Sagun, a men's coach and an EVRYMAN facilitator. He has a somatic approach to coaching clients and focuses on helping men develop emotional awareness. Mike guides men out of their heads and into their bodies. He is a SF Bay Area Native now living full time in San Miguel de Allende, MX with his husband, Jerry, and his pitbull rescue, Bert. I had the great pleasure of spending time with Mike in San Miguel and felt it was important that we share his work on the show. We talk about: ✅ How Mike has been a leader in the men’s work movement for a long time, and what brought him to this work ✅ Themes he has seen over the years in coaching men ✅ Why men are so misunderstood in society today ✅ Some of the most life-changing questions he’s been asked ✅ How the group Evryman works ✅ Some of the biggest breakthroughs he has seen as a lead facilitator in Evryman You can learn more about Mike here: https://www.mikesagun.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.

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor is a Harvard trained and published neuroanatomist. In 1996 she experienced a severe hemorrhage in the left hemisphere of her brain causing her to have a stroke, and lose the ability to walk, talk, read, write or recall any of her life. Her memoir, My Stroke of Insight, which I’ve read, documents her experience with stroke and eight-year recovery. The book spent 63 weeks on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list, and is still routinely the #1 book about stroke on Amazon. In 2008 she gave the first TED talk that ever went viral on the Internet, which now has well over 27 million views. Also in 2008, Dr. Taylor was chosen as one of TIME Magazine's “100 Most Influential People in the World”. On this episode, we’ll be diving into her new book “Whole Brain Living The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life”. We talk about: ✅ Her new book “Whole Brain Living”, and what it means ✅ What the “four characters” are and why is getting to know them is important ✅ What the “Brain Huddle” is and how you can train our four characters to work with each other ✅ How the four characters map to the hero’s journey ✅ How incredible Jill’s opportunity to study a stroke from the inside out was in her position as a neuroanatomist ✅ How it takes less than 90 seconds for the chemistry of that emotion to flood through us how to deal with an emotional response ✅ Her quote “Please take responsibility for the energy you bring” and what that means ✅ Her rehabilitation in the book “My Stroke of Insight” You can follow her here: www.drjilltaylor.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.

Why is there so much misunderstanding between men and women? In this podcast, I interview Alison Armstrong, a behavioral philosopher and one of the top subject matter experts on relationships between men and women. Her exploration of human behavior began in 1991, with her decision to study men, “To find out how she was bringing out the worst in them. And hopefully, how to bring out the best.” Her success in understanding men naturally led to studying women’s behavior and making vital connections between the two. Alison is an author of many books and courses on the subject of understanding both men and women, and she’s a highly referenced and sought after speaker. You can check out her work at: understandmen.com We talk about: ✅ Ending the “war between the sexes” ✅ How women sometimes bring out the worst in men ✅ Major misconceptions women have about men today ✅ Major misconceptions men have about women ✅ How relationships have changed since the start of the pandemic And much more. 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.

Today’s episode is about the power of the breath and cold showers, with Laura and Isabelle Hof, Wim Hof’s daughters. Laura & Isabelle Hof are Wim Hof Instructors and have been involved with the company Innerfire, behind the Wim Hof Method, from the beginning. They both have founded the Icewomen Community, a Non profit community that promotes cold water and mature dipping amongst women. We talk about: ✅ Why breath is so important ✅ Their father -- Wim Hof, his breath work method, and his journey ✅ What breath work actually is and how it works ✅ What cold showers are and how they help your immunity ✅ Why BOTH breath work and cold showers are so important together ✅ How to deal with resistance to this method ✅ Isabelle and Laura’s own journey and how they decided to become breathwork instructors You can learn more about them here 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.

Today’s episode is about the science behind spherical abundance and rapid change with Xponential Intelligence with my guest Mas Sajady. I’m excited about this episode as I’ve been meditating with Mas for the last year, as he talks about some of the most cutting-edge themes in the world of consciousness. I’ve certainly felt a shift in my own consciousness and perspective since following his work. Mas Sajady is a world renowned consciousness programmer who, through his unique techniques and meditations, shifts people’s lives to an evolved and advanced frequency level that enables them to achieve success, fulfillment, and happiness from a natural and balanced state. As the founder of Xponential Intelligence, Mas facilitates rapid changes through quantum reprogramming, which eliminate old dynamic energy partners. During sessions with Mas, regardless of whether you share your problems with him or not, he will discover and eliminate what has obstructed your life in the past. Mas has counseled tens of thousands of people around the world and has worked with business leaders, influencers, professional athletes, celebrities, royal families, and Fortune 500 executives from companies such as Capital Records, Starbucks, Facebook, Fox, Microsoft, FedEx, and many more. As a philanthropist, Mas donates his time to assist schools, hospitals, special needs organizations, and low income communities. We talk about the following: ✅ What it means to be a high consciousness being ✅ What Xponential Intelligence “XI” means ✅ Major themes like abundance, and other high states of consciousness like forgiveness and joy ✅ What “spherical abundance” means ✅ Where he learned his philosophy from ✅ Some of the biggest areas of pain that people are dealing with, and how he works with people 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.

Tapping into our creativity often reminds us that we are connected to something greater than just ourselves. In this episode, I sit down with author, psychologist and creativity coach, Eric Maisel to talk about the 12 keys to creativity and how to live a creative life. Eric Maisel is a retired family therapist and active creativity coach and the author of 50+ books. His 2020 books include Unleashing the Artist Within, The Creativity Workbook for Coaches and Creatives, Lighting the Way, and The Power of Daily Practice. In 2021, his new book Transformational Journaling for Coaches, Therapists and Clients and Redesign Your Mind is available. You can visit Dr. Maisel at www.ericmaisel.com. We talk about the following: ✅ What it means to live a creative life in your words ✅ What the word “creative” even means. ✅ The 12 Keys to Creativity, which Eric wrote about in one of his books ✅ How to become unstuck in the creative process. 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.

Most of us are addicted to technology. For some of us, we are so addicted that we walk from room to room with our phones, as if it’s a part of our body. What would it be like to create a commitment to unplug from technology one day a week? In this episode, I talk to Tiffany Shlain about transforming your relationships and health by unplugging one day a week. Tiffany Shlain is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker, founder of the Webby Awards, and author of the national bestselling book 24/6: Giving up Screens One Day a Week to Get More Time, Creativity, and Connection, winner of the Marshall McLuhan Outstanding Book Award. She lectures and performs worldwide on the relationship between technology and humanity. There’s so much more I can say about this remarkable woman who sits in between a number of worlds. She’s received over 80 awards and distinctions for her films and work. For information on her work, visit tiffanyshlain.com We talk about the following and so much more: ✅ Her philosophy of 24/6 and how to create a ritual to unplug 1 day a week ✅ How this practice has transformed the relationships in her own life ✅ How this practice has transformed the relationships in her own life ✅ The many benefits she’s seen from unplugging when it comes to business and productivity ✅ Why eye contact is an important part of connection? ✅ Transition time, and how to create that space gracefully, as many of us have felt like we’ve unplugged from a time machine every time we get off an online meeting 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.

Let’s admit it, most of us carry triggers and traumas from our parents and ancestors. Have you ever experienced family constellation therapy? In this episode, I connect with Dan Cohen, PhD, -- an internationally known psychologist, trainer, author and facilitator of Family and Systemic Constellations. He specializes in healing the effects of inherited trauma and helping clients fulfill their desires for having more love and deeper impact in their lives. He uses his knowledge of world history, mythology and culture with his intuitive abilities, and creates profound and transformative healing experiences that expand understanding and restore peace of mind. We talk about the following and so much more: ✅ What is family constellations therapy? ✅ The three essential aspects of our being 1) Our creative sexual energy, 2) Our heart’s perception of the consciousness that surrounds us, 3)Our crown chakra that connects the light of our soul to the light of the universe ✅ Dominant themes seen after working with individuals and groups on family constellations ✅ Some of the benefits of family constellation therapy like coming to terms with your shadow and aligning with your heart’s desire and soul’s purpose 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. You can learn more about Dan and his work and workshops here: https://seeingwithyourheart.com/about/

I recently asked my community who was the best astrologer and Rebecca’s name kept coming up over and over again. Rebecca M. Farrar, M.A., is known as the Wild Witch of the West. She’s a true master at her craft -- an archetypal astrologer and wild woman living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her work has been featured in Elle, Reader’s Digest, Bustle, Astrology.com, and Elite Daily. Rebecca has offered astrology readings focused on asteroids, dwarf planets, soul-care, feminine archetypes, depth psychology, relationships, and life purpose. And she has quite the background -- In 2013, she completed her M.A. in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness and her thesis titled “Stargazing: Re-enchantment Through Language” that combined linguistics, the evolution of consciousness, and the human relationship to the cosmos. I recently had a reading with Rebecca and in particular focused on astro-mapping, since I wanted to know which cities were lit up in my own chart, and it was quite the adventure diving in. I learned more about my chart than ever before. We talk about: ✅ Her essay “ Intimacy with the Self” and how we can all become more intimate with ourselves ✅ Why astrology is so important, and often so misunderstood ✅ How she shares an astrology reading and also an astro-mapping. ✅ What astrology means collectively and what it means individually and how we should be thinking about our natal chart ✅ The archetypal qualities of planets and what their location mean ✅ What dwarf planets are and the meaning behind an eclipses ✅ The intersection of multiple modalities like astrology, and etymology and mythology and how these all fit together 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.