Stay Grounded with Raj Jana

“Your inner critic is actually meant to serve your brain. It’s not meant to hurt you.” The month of July was hectic, heartbreaking, and healing for me. An incredible friend of mine passed from stage 4 cancer, and yet again, end of life taught me some potent lessons, which I share in this episode. Looking back, it’s clear to me that this month’s events have allowed me to become deeply intimate with the critical, judgy voice in my head. The voice that scolds me for not being enough, not doing enough, or the  “fact that I should have known better.” (how many of you are familiar with that one?!)Thanks to these experiences, I was able to gather some deep insights into the role that my inner critic plays in helping me experience the life I desire.“It takes a daring level of vulnerability to own your shortcomings.” I don’t believe that the negative voices in our minds are here to stop us from being happy. And when we can find the compassion in our hearts to hold space for the voice of our inner critics to evolve, we create more holistic internal operating systems that serve our highest and best good while empowering a culture of ease and grace.  As usual, my dear friend Georgina El Morshdy is here to hold space, provide reflections, and help us navigate this important conversation about self-leadership and learning how to heal the judgy voice of your inner critic. Here are some of the key takeaways you’ll hear us discuss: What it means to be a leader.Why we have an inner critic and how it keeps us safe. Tristin’s passing, the commissioned painting, and what it taught me about self-trust. Where the voice of judgement originates [and how to spot it in your external world].Judging the ‘Tornado in a t-shirt’. How the inner critic protects you. And more…I hope you find this month’s reflection episode illuminating and thoughtful as you learn to love yourself in deeper and more magical ways. This is the beautiful work that will change your life. If you enjoy this episode, please rate and review the show.You can also DM me on Instagram. I read every message personally.   “Heart-based leadership is just you being the example, it’s you embodying the talk, it’s you walking the walk.” Contact Info: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.

“I think identity alchemy is finding who you are at the core.” How do you identify and define yourself when you have multiple interests and multiple talents? How do you encapsulate it all under one umbrella with a common message? For Nick Onken, the answer is Identity Alchemy - the creative art of deconstructing who you are [and who you’ve been] so you can discover the essence that sits at your core.    This episode’s guest is Nick Onken - a creative alchemist who dances between the roles of photographer, hat designer, podcaster, artist, and entrepreneur. He’s lived a creative life where his curiosity has guided him to shed identities and redefine himself as his work and life have shifted and evolved.  In this episode, Nick and I explore the creative power we can all access - to unleash our inner genius. “Art inspires, art is the language that transcends and inspires people without language.” Nick Onken has been commissioned by top tier brands such as Nike, Coca Cola, Adidas and publishers such as Cosmopolitan, Conde Nast Traveller and Marie Claire. His portfolio of photographed personalities include Justin Bieber, Usher, Tom Hanks, Jessica Alba and Tony Robbins, to name a few. Nick also supports, and photographs for Pencils of Promise, a reputable non-profit organization using education as the most powerful tool to change the world.In this beautiful episode, Nick and I explore: What does identity alchemy mean? The power of personal brands The creative force of connecting to the energy of the moment. Creation as a tool to pull yourself into your truth. Intentionality and creating your moments. Dancing between masuline and feminine energies to let the magic flow. What it means to deconstruct and what secrets this opens up? Curiosity, exploring the world of possibilities, and creating for the pure joy of it. And more…Nick’s on a mission to raise consciousness through the art he creates in the world - no matter what art form that is. He believes everyone is a creator with the ability to explore and express their inner genius - and in this episode he shows you how.  “To me, feeling inspired is just an energetic frequency. It's an emotional frequency that just tops everything.” Contact Info:INSTAGRAM.COM/NICKONKENFACEBOOK.COM/NICKONKENINCLINKEDIN.COM/IN/NICKONKENSummary/ 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 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.