“The breath knows us better than we know ourselves.” On average we breathe around 20,000 times a day, but how many of those breaths are conscious? Breathwork is a practice that can deepen your awareness, cultivate presence, and help you find, release, and move through discomfort in your body. Best of all, this tool is accessible to all of us and it’s completely free. I’ve been exploring the power of the breath more and more over the past few years. Breath is the thread that flows through so many healing modalities and it always blows my mind how something so simple [and natural] can be profoundly potent and powerful. In this episode, I’m interviewing a breathwork practitioner - Zach Rehder - for a deep dive into the myriad of ways that breathwork can elevate your life. “We’re here to awaken up to our greatness, to who and what we really are.” Zach Rehder is an international teacher, speaker and healer. Through a series of awakenings, he became a channel for messages and energies that heal, unlock and awaken human potential. His work enables individuals to dissolve barriers and free themselves from negativity, limitation and lack.Zach travels to facilitate seminars and workshops and regularly hosts teleclasses and online programs. He provides remote and in-person private sessions for clients from around the globe.  Many clients have experienced amazing, inexplicable healings and awakenings through Zach’s programs and sessions.In this episode, Zach and I explore:Why are we so unconscious of our breath? What is the best way to breathe?Why Zach decided to dedicate his life to breathwork. A daily practice that brings more agency to the breath.Learning to be present with the discomfort. The links between meditation and breathwork.What does truth feel like? Leading from presence, not thought. And more…Breath is a powerful way to connect with the present moment and feel more deeply into your body and your being. This beautiful conversation is a gateway into a breathwork practice - and a tool that can serve you in any moment of your life.  “Instead of trying to rearrange our life so that we don’t have to feel the discomfort, let’s feel it. This is where the magic is.” Contact Info:www.zachrehder.comhttps://www.facebook.com/zrehder/https://www.instagram.com/zachrehder/Summary/ Call to Action: We thrive on your feedback, so if you’ve enjoyed this show, please rate us and leave us a review. And don’t forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Belief and trust and faith and ultimately courage comes from understanding that when we move first, the universe actually follows.” When I first met this week’s guest, there were firecrackers! We had an instant connection, and I knew this conversation would be phenomenal. Susanne Goldstein is a high-end coach and mentor for purpose-driven humans who desire to be a force for good in the world. She helps people live life with their souls on fire, and she’s been coaching and consulting everyone from startups to Fortune 100 companies for over 30 years. Perhaps most importantly is how Susanne walks her talk. She knows how to cultivate the courage to upgrade herself and follow her dreams, as demonstrated by her impressive career and life moves.“Courage is this ability to keep walking, to keep stepping, to know that you don’t have to know the next 150 steps... you need to know one.” Through her company, DAREHuman, Susanne helps people crack open their consciousness, fortify their emotional foundation, activate their authentic purpose, accelerate their ability to "get sh*t done," and build high-performing and high-impact entrepreneurial ventures.Here are some of the key takeaways from this great conversation:How Susanne sets monthly The[ME]s to upgrade herself like software. Susanne Version 17.0 and healing yourself through The[ME]s.Susanne’s Matrix movie ritual for upleveling and upgrading. The power of asking yourself who you want to BE. The Habit Framework for being choiceful in moments of chaos. Standing for the evolution of humanity. Susanne’s Tom Cruise story for cultivating your ‘it’ factor. Breaking through the sound barrier as a metaphor for fear. Playing volleyball with the universe for a better life.The problem with toxic positivity and the truth about emotionsWorking with the DAREHuman Diamond. And more... One of the things I loved most about this episode is that Susanne does not hold back on the processes she shares. If you’re looking for some practical tools and inspiring stories to help you upgrade your life, this episode is full of them! Check it out now...“My courage is always bigger than my fear. My desire is always bigger than my fear.” Contact Info:Join Susanne’s DAREHuman community on Facebook. Find Susanne on Facebook. Follow Susanne on Instagram. Summary/ Call to Action: We thrive on your feedback, so if you’ve enjoyed this show, please rate us and leave us a review. And don’t forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“When your power is attached to feelings you can create inside of you, there’s absolutely nothing that keeps you caged.” As I bring you my June reflection, we’re now officially halfway through 2021. This episode is especially powerful for me because I’m noticing how my reflection process is deepening and evolving as I dig in more. As a result, my personal growth is accelerating, and my insights are helping me to step into new possibilities for myself and my life. My reflection process is one of my favorite personal development tools. It’s a catalyst for spiritual growth, it deepens my connection with myself, and it’s taking me to new levels of self-awareness and personal responsibility. I hope that by sharing the way I navigate my reflection [as well as some core takeaways from June], you can extract some ideas to expand your personal practice. “When you feel like you’re on top of the world - when things are just great - that’s when your body finally feels safe enough to open up the doors underneath.” I’m grateful and excited to share this month’s reflection because I feel like I’m getting to a place where I’m working on the thing beneath the thing! As a results, my insights are deepening. If you’ve listened to any of my previous monthly reflections, you’ll know that Georgina El Morshdy is here to help us navigate this conversation. Here are some of the key takeaways you’ll hear us explore: How my reflection process has evolved and deepened with time. What it means to be the weather instead of the thermostat. Specific ways that my way of being is evolving. How to access desired emotions without the external trigger. Learning that the universe has my back. The power of family board meetings and ‘keeping the glass clean’.How I process challenging emotions to avoid conflict. And more…When I look for the thread that wove itself through June, I can see that this month has been about cultivating trust. Trust in me and trust in the way that the universe is holding me as my life continues to unfold. There’s so much intentional growth to be created when you look for it. What did the month of June hold for you?   “When you heal yourself, you naturally start to embody more love, which then naturally heals the people in your life.” Contact Info:Check out Raj’s contact details. Find Georgina on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/georginaelmorshdy/Or Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/georgina.morshdySummary/ Call to Action: We thrive on your feedback, so if you’ve enjoyed this show, please rate us and leave us a review. And don’t forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“The things I’m most grateful for in this moment are actually the lessons and the experiences I had when things were hardest.” One of the things I love most about Stay Grounded is the opportunity it provides to meet people from all walks of life. Over the years, I’ve interviewed some fascinating people, and this episode is no different… Apart from the way that Joseph Billotti and I met. I’ve recently been spending time on the phone connecting with JavaPresse Coffee Club OGs. These are people who’ve been drinking JavaPresse coffee for years and I wanted to know what they love about the brand. 89-year-old Joseph was one of the people I interviewed. “One of the most beautiful parts about life is that there’s so many different ways to do it, and there’s so many adventures to choose and so many different journeys to go on.” What was supposed to be a 15-minute chat about coffee morphed into a deep conversation about life, love, spirituality, service, and more. Joseph has lived a full and colorful life. He’s travelled over the world as a missionary, fought cancer, and cultivated a deep connection with God. His perspective on life inspired me so much that I invited him onto the show. He’s one of Stay Grounded’s oldest guests and I’m so excited for you to hear Joseph's lessons from a long life.  In this episode, we explore:Joseph’s journey to connecting with himself. Meaningful coffee rituals. How Joseph starts his day with intention. “Everything is a prayer”. How Joseph inspires faith in life. The roles of forgiveness and gratitude. Joseph's spiritual beliefs, finding God, and understanding the soul. Lessons for beautiful friendships. Joseph’s core message about life after 89 years on this planet.Navigating cancer. And more…It’s a gift to be able to glimpse at life through the eyes of an 89 year old who’s lived through and experienced so much. It’s my hope that you can extract some age-old wisdom for yourself when you listen to this episode.   “In the beginning of life, all there is is love, and at the end of life, all there is is love. And I think somewhere in the middle, we forget that.” Contact Info:Check out Joseph’s art - https://www.josephebillotti.comSummary/ Call to Action: We thrive on your feedback, so if you’ve enjoyed this show, please rate us and leave us a review. And don’t forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“When we’re experiencing peace, we’re authentically being who we are.” I recorded this conversation with spiritual leader Panache Desai just before the first COVID lockdown hit in early 2020. In this interview, Panache gave an insight into his own experience of crisis and suffering and how it created an experience for spiritual and personal growth. I found Panache’s perspective so empowering. In fact, this conversation became a catalyst for multiple personal events that unfolded during my 2020. I wanted to share this episode again because of the powerful reminder of the importance of the journey to self-love, acceptance, peace and surrender. When you listen, you’ll discover how you can walk the path to enoughness with grace, surrender, and divinity. “People, once they are reacquainted with their essential self, have everything.” Panache Desai is a visionary thought leader and a life catalyst in the area of human development. This incredible human has appeared on Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday, he’s collaborated with Depak Chopra and has worked with everyone from Neale Donald Walsh to Joe Dispenza, Brian Weiss, Ram Dass, James Redfield, and other luminaries in the fields of spiritual and personal development. Panache is also an international bestselling author and at this pivotal point in human history, he’s published a new book - You Are Enough - Revealing the Soul to Discover Your Power, Potential, and Possibility. Here’s a taste of what Panache and I discuss: Why Panache’s daughter forced him to surrender to the uncertainty of life - and the beautiful healing journey that happened as a result.The priceless gift of struggle and suffering. What does peace and surrender feel like? What is the essential self? Does ego ever help us play at our highest level? How can you get to the point where you feel enough? What we have to learn about enoughness from squirrels.What role does the mind play in helping us live our higher self? Tools to make your mind the poster child of the heart. The power of the breath. The five commitments of enoughness. What is presence? I guarantee this episode will inspire a new way of thinking; leaving you empowered to approach today’s world with a sense of hope, faith, and peace.   “Your value and your worth don’t come from what you produce. Your value and your worth come from your loving heart, and your willingness to be a human being.” How to contact I’d highly recommend Panache’s book. In fact, I believe it’s essential reading. Get your book bonuses here. We thrive on your feedback, so if you’ve enjoyed this show, please rate us and leave us a review. And don’t forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Just show up for the plan that the Universe has already provided for you.” We’re living in an age of collective evolution where we’re relearning what it means to be human. More and more people are challenging the old paradigms of success and fulfillment; finding new ways to be, have, and do the things we desire. Dr Bo Cicak is one of these humans. Voted San Diego's #1 Chiropractor in 2019 and 2020, Dr Bo is an embodied example of what it means to prioritize health and create a life attuned to a spiritual calling. In this episode, Dr Bo explores his journey to trusting in an unseen power as he’s learned to prioritize the inner world and live a more responsive life. Tune in now to hear how chiropractic philosophy can increase your capacity to surrender to the pull of life - as you stay grounded in what matters most to you. “Your body has the ability to heal itself. All you have to do is just give it the opportunity to do so.” Dr Bo Cicak is an educator of health and a student of life. He offers a profound perspective on how to become the very best version of yourself. As a Chiropractor, his focus is not only on proper alignment of your spine but also to ensure you learn all the necessary health habits in order to correct your condition and live life to the fullest.In this episode, Dr Bo and I explore how to find greater meaning in all that you do - so that you can become all that you are and create your best life.Some key takeaways include:The importance of optimizing for the way you feel. How to know when you’re out of flow. The power of starting your day internally instead of externally. Transforming our understanding of hard work. Dance, movement, loosening up and alchemizing unsettled energy. Tapping into the WHY behind the energies and emotions you feel. A dive into chiropractic philosophy. The physical weight of an emotional thought. [Example from my relationship break-up]. How Bo’s career shift is an example of an act of surrender. What it means to surrender to life. And more...If you know there’s more to life, and you’re ready to sink into what your heart, body, and emotions are calling you to explore, this episode is for you. “Your energy is the most valuable thing that you have in life. It’s what attracts everything positive or negative to you. It’s what allows you to thrive during the day and it’s what protects you if things are coming against you.” Contact Info:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/drboknowsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/drboknows/Summary/ Call to Action: We thrive on your feedback, so if you’ve enjoyed this show, please rate us and leave us a review. And don’t forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“To me, the courage to rise in love is the idea of facing everything in front of us with the lens of love.” It’s that time again! The episode where I take you through my monthly reflection and all my learnings from May 2021.This is my fifth reflection this year and I’m seeing such a huge benefit from this deep-dive process. When you get intentional about your life and pay attention to what’s actually happening, you unlock the gifts, lessons, and experiences of the moment. For me, this level of self-reflection is an accelerator that leverages hindsight as a personal and spiritual growth tool. Reflection helps you get the lessons faster, so you can bend time and condense your life. It’s one of the ways I’m able to have my cake and eat it too.  “It’s the greatest gift to find the thing that cannot be taken away when things get hard.” May has been a growth-fuelled, wildly fulfilling month most notably marked by the end of my 20s. This milestone inspired me to purge things that aren’t originating from an internal source or my heart, creating space to rise in something new. If you’ve listened to any of my previous monthly reflections, you’ll know that Georgina El Morshdy is here to help us navigate this conversation. Here are some of the key takeaways you’ll hear us explore: Key takeaways:How it felt to write a eulogy for my 20s. Leaving Austin and marking the end of a chapter. Making the shift from being an inspiration to living an inspired life. How to purge things that no longer serve you from your life. What it means to shatter the idea of you [and how this creates opportunities for growth]. How to know when you’re rising in love. Trust, synchronicities, and faith in the universe. What is time and how can you bend it in your favor. My definition of faith and how to cultivate it. What you find when you strip away what isn’t yours. And more…  As well as finding something for yourself in this episode, I hope my monthly reflections inspire you to look back over your own life so you can extract the lessons that life is teaching you. “To me, the goal of personal development work is utility. Is it useful or not for me to believe this thing?” Contact Info:Raj’s contact details. Find Georgina on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/georginaelmorshdy/ Summary/ Call to Action: We thrive on your feedback, so if you’ve enjoyed this show, please rate us and leave us a review. And don’t forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“To get to that emotion, to get to that connection that I think we all crave, you have to be a good listener.” Humans have been connecting through stories since time immemorial. There’s something about stories that hook us in, build meaningful connection, and even leave us forever changed. This episode’s guest has been extracting and telling other people’s life stories for decades. Mike O’Krent’s journey started in 1996 when he spent four years interviewing Holocaust survivors for Steven Spielberg’s Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation. [Now the USC Shoah Foundation.]  This life-changing experience inspired Mike to master the art of listening - honing his interviewing skills to bring out the heart and essence of his interviewees.Through Mike’s work at Lifestories Alive, powerful stories don’t have to be left in the graveyard. Instead, they can be captured as a legacy for future generations to tap into their ancestry.“When you shut up long enough to really hear somebody you really get to know the essence of an individual.” Tune into this episode and discover some powerful tips and techniques that will sharpen your own listening, storytelling, and conversation skills. You’ll also discover what’s possible when you tap into the art of listening and set an intention to know another human on a deep and meaningful level.Check out these episode highlights:How Mike felt interviewing Holocaust survivors.What are the healing aspects of telling your story?“The chill of the sigh” and the feeling of telling the story. Mike’s incredible tip for being a better listener. The power of clarifying questions. How personal stories heal families. Interviewing centurions. How do you encourage someone to tell a story they don’t believe matters? The reason WHY? is such a powerful question. Where Mike’s passion for capturing stories comes from Questions to ask to unlock a life story. The power of finding your own story. And more...As a podcaster, I’ve seen for myself how conversations evolve and deepen as my own listening skills develop with practice. I loved speaking with this master storyteller and I know you’ll take so much from Mike’s wisdom. “Volumes are spoken in silence.” Contact Info:https://www.lifestoriesalive.com/https://www.facebook.com/caregiverplanhttps://www.instagram.com/caregiverplan/Summary/ Call to Action: We thrive on your feedback, so if you’ve enjoyed this show, please rate us and leave us a review. And don’t forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“There is a fundamental and universal... almost like a human right, for us to be happy.” If you ask parents around the world what they most want for their kids, most will answer happiness. You could say that happiness is the core aim of the human experience.So why do so many people struggle to experience one of the feelings we crave the most? This episode’s guest is Dr. Elia Gourgouris who’s a keynote speaker, author, and president of The Happiness Center - an organization of world-leading experts in the field of Positive Psychology dedicated to creating personal success and happiness. Dr Elia believes that happiness is a choice. In this episode, Dr Elia shares what he’s learned about the 7 pathways to lasting happiness - and how these paths can lead to self-love, success, and greater work-life balance. “If you want to be happy in life, do something good for somebody else, every day, and you will be a rich man.” Dr Elia is the author of the #1 bestseller 7 Paths to Lasting Happiness. With his positive psychology background, he’s helped thousands of people over the past 35 years choose happiness. Dr Elia also co-hosts the weekly The Kindness and Happiness Connection podcast and was the Executive Producer of the Reality TV show Cash Cowboys and is currently working on a new Reality TV show called The Kindness Givers!In this powerful episode, Dr Elia and I explore: Key takeaways:Why do we find it hard to believe that happiness is a choice? Self-forgiveness as a courageous act. The life-changing advice Elia received from his grandfather when he was five-years-old. Why helping is a catalyst for happiness and joy. What does true happiness feel like? The link between happiness and forgiving.Why your life is a reflection of what’s happening on the inside. How to love yourself - even during times of adversity and challenge. The importance of eliminating toxic relationships from your life. Healing the fear of being alone.The difference between needing to know and accepting what is. Dr Elia explains how you can impact the way you feel by choosing your attitude. When you believe that happiness is a choice, you can back control over your life and intentionally create moments that spark joy. If you desire more happiness in your life, you’ll love hearing what Dr Elia has to say in this deep-dive conversation.  “Self-care or self-love is always the first path to lasting happiness.” Contact Info:https://www.dreliagourgouris.com/https://www.facebook.com/DrEliahttps://www.instagram.com/dr.eliag/https://twitter.com/DrEliaSummary/ Call to Action: We thrive on your feedback, so if you’ve enjoyed this show, please rate us and leave us a review. And don’t forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“My story about the world and everyone in it is what’s making me feel these things, and so I’m the one that has the power to shift that story.” Have you ever wondered why people don’t implement good advice… even advice that they pay for?The answer is your underlying belief system. If advice contradicts or conflicts with who you believe yourself to be [and what you believe is possible], the advice won’t stick. No wonder belief work is so powerful…It’s in our rewiring of our deeply held beliefs that meaningful change and transformation can happen - something that this episode’s guest is a master of. Britt Lefkoe is a business and personal development coach, who specializes in coaching entrepreneurs and executives who are looking to push through glass ceilings, uplevel in their business, and create more joy and authenticity in their lives. For over 20 years, Britt has been expanding upon the groundbreaking work of her father, Morty Lefkoe, whose belief-based, neuroscientific approach to business and personal development has been instrumental in the growth of individuals and organizations around the world. Britt's work is focused on identifying and shifting the underlying beliefs, thoughts, and feelings that are typically buried underneath layers of achieving, accomplishments, and pushing through. Her highly customized methodology helps clients identify blind spots and create unwavering confidence, to accelerate growth without undiagnosed problems holding them back.“Once we realize that it’s a story we’re creating about what happened that’s making us feel how we feel, we have the power to change that story, to heal that story, to have a conversation with that story.” In this episode, Britt explains how you can leverage your emotions as messengers and reveals how to work with the wounded inner child to open the door for new opportunities going forward. We cover a LOT in this episode, including the following highlights:Why we’re afraid to dive into bigger possibilities. What comes first? Do you focus on the mindset or the emotions? How do you unravel the stories that hold you back? Building on the foundation left behind by others. How does self-love allow you to experience a deep, rich life. What it means to be a mirror for others. Embodying your power to be a ripple for others. Exploring your relationship with courage.Expanding your life through the power of feelings alone. Letting the universe surprise you. And more...Britt is a beautiful soul who’s beingness is an inspiration. Her energy lights you up and the way she moves through life and honors the universe encourages others to look for more joy. This powerful episode is packed with golden insights that can inspire you to believe that you can move through anything and everything that holds you back. I can’t wait for you to check it out.  “We are perfect as we are. We just need to remember our own divinity along the way.” Contact Info:www.brittlefkoe.comhttps://www.facebook.com/BrittanyLefkoe/https://www.instagram.com/brittadventures/Summary/ Call to Action: We thrive on your feedback, so if you’ve enjoyed this show, please rate us and leave us a review. And don’t forget to subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.