Inspire Nation Show with Michael Sandler

If you’ve ever wanted to get your mind out of doom scrolling overload, then do we have the unplug and breathe easy show for you. Today we’ll talk about stepping away from the fear, getting unplugged from the gloom, and rewiring your mind for a shinier, happier place. Key Points Discussed: Jessica revelations: Getting new curlers to play with her hair and sharing her story (02:16) Their form of a camino: Going on the road in a 35 foot RV with a car attached (05:00) Looking at our lives to find out what we can do with the reset that the current pandemic has tossed us into (06:00) CJ’s desire for freedom and variety and how she went for it (07:49) The different ways that we can all experience transformation especially during this time (12:00) The wild process of getting a suitable RV and saving $1,000 from being patient (17:35) How the things we desire the most tend to manifest when we don’t expect them to (19:25) Social distancing/quarantining from an RV and doing the podcast on the road (22:36) The screaming bird that would stop screaming to listen to Paul Selig as he was channeling (25:06) The power of one person to make a difference: The unsung heroes who impact the world in the most tremendous ways (28:04) Avoiding Doom Scrolling and the reality of one human being helping another human being (33:11) CJ’s currently screwed up breathing and using Scott McKeown’s “The Oxygen Advantage” to fix it (38:19) Moving forward energy versus being with what is (40:24) The value of totally surrendering by doing an exercise of breathing in and out the “Don’t know” (43:34) Upleveling by challenging themselves to simplify and beautify the podcast (46:57) Avoiding doom scrolling and creating balance by appreciating the fullness of life (49:52) Additional Resources: www.InspireNationUniversity.com www.AutomaticWriting.com ……. For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com To support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation And to follow Inspire Nation (and the lives of Michael and Jessica) on Instagram, go to www.Instagram.com/InspireNationLive And to follow Inspire Nation on Tik Tok simply go to InspireNationShow on Tik Tok

If you've ever wanted to know whether the world is going to end, and what it means for you, then do we have the Alchemy show for you. Today I'll be talking with Paul Selig, medium and author of many of my all-time favorite spiritual texts, including "The Book of Freedom", "I Am the Word", "Beyond the Known Realization", and another new favorite, "Alchemy" And that's just what I want to talk with him about today, about leaving our old world behind and transcending to a new one. Key Points Discussed: Is this worldwide pandemic Armageddon? (02:07) The dismantling of structure that is going on right now and how to avoid being distracted by it (03:27) What is the dismantling of structure? (03:42) The challenges faced when lifting from one level of vibration of coherence (04:26) Reclamation of the divine (07:14) Awakening and seeing all the wrongs that we’ve been complicit with (08:48) How do you start changing the world around you and tuning into the divine (09:58) Realizing that what you bless in return blesses you back (11:56) Understanding how matter is impacted by consciousness and how things are lifted  (14:44) How do we attend to collective change in these times and determine where we go next (16:52) What does it mean when you talk about Alchemy? (19:21) Getting into a higher level of consciousness  (22:12) The manifestation of the divine self ( 23:14) Releasing your old things while in the upper room (27:23) The claim of reticulation (28:34) What does it mean to ‘encounter with them’ (29:15) Reclaiming and becoming the light you’ve always been (34:41) What does it mean to be sung in a new voice or to be sung into a new collective agreement? (36:34) Choosing to learn through the fear (40:04) The importance of helping and serving others and operating without judgment (43:53) Understanding the idea of separation (46:18) The collective transformation (48:10) Knowing yourself as you truly are and loving your brothers regardless of what they present (50:59) Do we have a choice to take things back as they were (53:38) What is the monad? (54:58) Where to find Paul Selig’s materials (58:23) Moment of attunement with Paul Selig  (01:02:20) Additional Resources: Alchemy By Paul Selig Beyond the Known: Realization By Paul Selig The Book of Freedom Paul’s Website www.InspireNationUniversity.com www.AutomaticWriting.com ……. For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com To support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation And to follow Inspire Nation (and the lives of Michael and Jessica) on Instagram, go to www.Instagram.com/InspireNationLive And to follow Inspire Nation on Tik Tok simply go to InspireNationShow on Tik Tok

If you’ve ever wanted to know what meditation and prayer do to the brain, then do we have the How God Changes the Brain and no theology show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Best-Selling author, Dr. Andrew Newberg from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, a pioneer in the neurological study of religious and spiritual experiences known as Neuro-Theology, and co-author of several of my all-time favorite books on the brain, including “How God Changes the Brain” and “Neurotheology” And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about breakthrough findings on science, spirituality, and the brain, and what it means for you. Key Points Discussed: Based on the latest brain science, are religious people crazy? (03:15) Interesting studies around consciousness and whether it can extend beyond the brain (04:35) The AWARE study and the common elements of near death experiences (05:50) The differences between an atheist’s brain and a nun’s brain (08:42) Is there one part of our brain involved in our religious and spiritual experiences? (11:38) What’s the happy prison of the brain? (15:56) The brain’s primary job in helping us survive by giving us a perspective of reality that works (19:48) Learning how to appreciate what other people say and believe in a world with 7 Billion people (22:00) How meditation can help us appreciate other people’s views by enabling us to be in a more relaxed and attentive state (25:08) Thinking about God and how it changes the brain by strengthening a unique neurocircuit that specifically enhances social awareness and empathy while subduing destructive feeling and emotions (27:56) The possibility of carving new grooves of compassion and empathy by training our brains to focus on love and oneness (31:10) Developing a common goal of assisting each other in achieving spiritual enlightenment (34:31) How a meditation practice can change the brain over time (38:10) The role of Ayahuasca and other compounds in helping people achieve certain spiritual states (41:39) Neurotheological studies on wearing glasses on the brain to change the way we see the world (47:00) A powerful way for the human body and brain to feel grounded and connect with the world (49:15) Brazilian channelers and what happens to their brains as they go into resonance with something else as they do their automatic writing (51:55) How long term meditators have thicker brains and so much more (56:42) Increasing our chances of better changing our brains by doing deliberate practice during our meditation (58:55) What do you think happens to the brain during the practice of watching the news? (01:00:04) Dr. Andrew’s findings on the junk DNA and what he learned about the Rabbi and the brain (01:01:49) What are your thoughts on a global consciousness or a connection between all of us? (01:05:44) Additional Resources: How God Changes the Brain By Dr. Andrew Newberg Neurotheology By Dr. Andrew Newberg www.AndrewNewberg.com www.InspireNationUniversity.com www.AutomaticWriting.com ……. For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com To support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation And to follow Inspire Nation (and the lives of Michael and Jessica) on Instagram, go to www.Instagram.com/InspireNationLive And to follow Inspire Nation on Tik Tok simply go to InspireNationShow on Tik Tok

If you’ve ever wanted to find the flow or get back in the flow, even during these interesting times, then do we have the show for you. Today we’ll talk about following the energy and all things flow, in the kindest, most gentle, and easiest ways to dive back in. Plus we’ll talk about RV magic, sitter magic, puppet magic, late night walking magic, reframe rapture, college chaos, precious pause, fuzzy fire, and what in the world a squirrel named Southern Comfort has to do with anything. Key Points Discussed: Experiencing a reframe rapture that enabled her to open up her energy so she could contain more energy for flowing (03:24) Diving into a morning practice, working on different clearings, and planning the RV tour with an ease mindset (07:31) Potential renewal of vows in the Grand Canyon and finding a trustworthy sitter for the animals (11:54) Getting into flow by surrendering and not trying to reason his way into things (15:35) The massive changes we’re going through due to the pandemic and what they’re teaching us (17:38) Understanding the virtues of contemplation and making each day the most rapturous day possible (20:00) Bringing about a new, better, and special world by rebuilding for something magical (23:12) The information that is coming to us and believing that something good can come out of challenging times (27:18) Late night walking magic: Experiencing the sacred, special and healing power of walking (30:00) All about Southern Comfort and the classes he’s teaching on getting grounded and recharging (36:54) Considering starting a kid’s show and CJ’s potential role as a heckling witch (39:00) The story of how fuzzy fire got his charred belly (41:00) The energy of discordance that is necessary for the next change or growth, and how things are dropping due to the life quakes we’re going through (43:54) Tapping her mouth shut to avoid overbreathing and get a more deeper restful night’s sleep (45:35) The power of breathing techniques through the nose (48:00) The widespread energy that is affecting people’s sleep patterns and how setting intention around it can help (54:23) Additional Resources: www.InspireNationUniversity.com www.AutomaticWriting.com ……. For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com To support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation And to follow Inspire Nation (and the lives of Michael and Jessica) on Instagram, go to www.Instagram.com/InspireNationLive And to follow Inspire Nation on Tik Tok simply go to InspireNationShow on Tik Tok

If you’ve ever wanted to know how to get through this time and even come out ahead, then do we have the Life is in the Transitions show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Bruce Feiler, author of This Life Column for the Sunday New York Times, and of at least six consecutive New York Times Best Sellers, and the author of a mind-blowing, incredibly important and timely new book for each and every one of us, “Life is in the Transitions” And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about how to survive and thrive in this nonlinear, flipped upside down, and inside-out world we’re now faced with.  Key Points Discussed: Are we all in the thick of a massive transition? (03:41) Narrative gene ontology: Using storytelling late in our lives to give ourselves meaning (07:28) The individual life quakes that a lot of people are going through at this time in addition to the ongoing pandemic (12:32) Some of the keys we can use to transition successfully into new ways (17:59) The importance of acknowledging the emotions we’re experiencing from whatever we’re going through (22:10) Shedding all the “heavy” things in our lives so we can be light enough easily pivot into our new lives (26:36) How creativity is helping people deal with the effects of the pandemic and recreate themselves anew (28:00) Realizing that a life quake may or may not be voluntary but that the necessary transition must be voluntary (39:00) The three pillars of meaning: Agency, Belonging, and Cause (40:51) The accident that was a powerful gift and how it changed Michael’s life (41:48) Seeking wisdom from others, the wisdom of grannies, and the types of help people want when they’re in need (44:47) The value of unveiling ourselves and the power of life stories (50:23) Embracing that it’s the wolf and not the hero, that makes the fairy tale (54:02) Additional Resources: Life is in the Transitions By Bruce Feiler www.BruceFeiler.com www.InspireNationUniversity.com www.AutomaticWriting.com ……. For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com To support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation And to follow Inspire Nation (and the lives of Michael and Jessica) on Instagram, go to www.Instagram.com/InspireNationLive And to follow Inspire Nation on Tik Tok simply go to InspireNationShow on Tik Tok

If you’ve ever wanted to attract and create a better life or a better world, then do we have the Shaman’s Mind show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Jonathan Hammond, teacher, energy healer, shamanic practitioner, spiritual counselor, Harvard graduate, and the author of my all-time favorite book on Hawaiian Shamanism, “Shaman’s Mind” And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about Huna wisdom and Hawaiian magic to attract and change your life. Key Points Discussed: What happened when you visited the Hawaiian volcano of Haleakalā? (03:27) How being counterintuitive puts us on the soul’s path to living a spiritual life (06:16) Putting an end to the virus of the mind that causes us to self cannibalize in our own greed and selfishness (07:39) How the hidden gifts of the soul are brought out by the difficulties we face (12:10) What the turtle means for Jonathan and the rest of the world (14:20) What is a hunatic and Hawaiian magic? (17:20) The time to share the wisdom traditions we learn with the world (21:01) Our co-creative relationship with reality: Experiencing the world based on how we think about it and how reality shifts based on how we think about it (22:22) The magical power of choice and what it has to do with anything (24:45) How what we think and act upon creates a butterfly effect elsewhere (26:06) The importance of naming what we want and the visioning exercise that can help us do that (27:27) Eliciting the creative energies of the universe that can help us achieve what we want (29:25) Taking a hint when a door closes by knowing that things will work out for our good (33:07) Loving ourselves as we love God (37:58) How caring what everyone else thinks takes us off the spiritual path (40:09) Looking at what our difficulties symbolize instead of blaming ourselves (46:12) The intelligence of spirit and how it holds on to information for us until when we will need to know it (52:15) How effectiveness is a measure of truth (54:12) Administering love to ourselves and our problems so we can heal ourselves and lift the problems (57:12) Additional Resources: Shaman’s Mind By Jonathan Hammond www.JonathanHammond.com www.InspireNationUniversity.com www.AutomaticWriting.com ……. For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com To support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation And to follow Inspire Nation (and the lives of Michael and Jessica) on Instagram, go to www.Instagram.com/InspireNationLive And to follow Inspire Nation on Tik Tok simply go to InspireNationShow on Tik Tok

If you’ve ever wondered how to get comfortable with uncertainty, then do we have the finding comfort in the discomfort and healing show for you. Today we’ll talk about leaning into the discomfort and the unknown, getting familiar with it, comfortable with it, and okay with not being okay, or even having a clue. Key Points Discussed: Making soap and beautiful hand made gifts for her husband on his birthday (03:32) Learning from our mistakes and getting better with each time we try to do something (12:04) The power of the unknown: Michael’s five minute haircut experience (13:07) Rocking K-Poppy hair on the Inspire Nation Tour and looking forward to an opportunity to heal by getting out of their current surroundings (17:41) Stepping forward without predicting how things are going to unfold and allowing things to unfold (21:48) The healing process in getting rid of all the things in our lives we don’t need (24:00) Coming closer together to heal especially after a significant trauma (30:02) Feeding over 1,000 hummingbirds every two days, the return of the golden warrior, and how it’s helping Michael and Jessica step into their power (31:52) CJ’s racoon friends and their meowzer attitudes (35:00) The challenges of a proposed return to school and the brutality of online learning (41:29) Going through the journey of transformation that comes with not having answers to everything (49:20) How CJ is achieving higher levels of consciousness and trying to figure out new structures (53:00) The importance of taking as much rest and self care as possible especially during this time (1:00:18) The stress that we’re all collectively going through due to the pandemic and how to be okay with it (1:03:07) Having fun and surrendering even when we don’t know how to deal with a chaotic situation (1:04:00) Additional Resources: www.InspireNationUniversity.com www.AutomaticWriting.com ……. For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com To support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation And to follow Inspire Nation (and the lives of Michael and Jessica) on Instagram, go to www.Instagram.com/InspireNationLive And to follow Inspire Nation on Tik Tok simply go to InspireNationShow on Tik Tok

If you’ve ever wanted more energy and to truly harness the power of the sun, then do we have the regenerate show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Sayer Ji, the founder of GreenMedInfo.com about his fascinating new book, “Regenerate” We’ll talk about how the body harvests nature’s alternative energy sources to power cellular pathways, build resilience, and premode our evolutionary edge.  Key Points Discussed: Paleo-deficit disorder: How we need certain contact with nature, and with natural foods and practices to be healthy (03:14) Are sunlight, melanin, water and chlorophyll alternative sources of energy for our bodies? (03:58) The power of the sun in helping people resync their circadian rhythm (06:24) The role that water plays in energy generation and what Jesus lizards have to do with anything (07:24) How we have the power of the entire universe in our bodies (10:47) Communicating with every part of the body through frequency to learn how each of them is doing (15:19) How easy water generates most of the energy needed to move blood in the body and what we can do to structure our water (19:38) Plant intelligence: How plants remember, communicate, and share information, and how that heals our bodies when we eat them (22:51) What are Photoheterotrophs and what they have to do with pigs? (25:34) Explaining how Caucasians ended up being white and the master energy producing function of melanin (30:58) The importance of spending more time in the sun and how different people can go about it based in their skin (34:06) The benefits of getting more Vitamin D in us (36:32) Getting a connection to earth that has both biophysical and spiritual benefits (40:10) How bio melanin is essential for transforming deadly electromagnetic waves into what can be beneficial to life (40:47) What should we take as far as mushrooms and fungi are concerned? (45:24) Safeguarding and strengthening the center in our brain that acts like a clock that’s connected to the rhythms of the earth and the entire universe (48:06) How do we get our bodies back into their infinite intelligence and balance? (50:04) Tapping into our power to flip our genes on or off (54:02) Mitochondria, how they act like a particle accelerator for every cell in our body, and how to take care of them (59:38) Living in these trying times by maintaining some equanimity within us so we can maintain health and wellness (01:02:56) Additional Resources: Regenerate By Sayer Ji www.GreenMedinfo.com www.InspireNationUniversity.com www.AutomaticWriting.com ……. For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com To support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation And to follow Inspire Nation (and the lives of Michael and Jessica) on Instagram, go to www.Instagram.com/InspireNationLive And to follow Inspire Nation on Tik Tok simply go to InspireNationShow on Tik Tok

If you’ve ever wondered how to bring out your bravest boldest self, then do we have the presence producing show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Amy Cuddy, Harvard Professor, amazing Ted Talk speaker, and new york times best-selling author of one of my new favorite books, Presence. Today we’ll talk about bring your boldest self to your biggest challenges, plus impostorism, iposture and power poses. That plus we’ll talk about l’esprit d’escalier – the spirit of the staircase, why we want to stop being silk, what we can all learn from Barishnakov, when you want to shut off an annoying fan, a challenge to all duaghters, sisters and femal friends, what we can all learn from pill bugs, and what in the world happens when you decide to marry an Australian. Additional Resources: Who are Boy and Bear? BoyandBear.com What is Ted-Talker Amy Cuddy 101 How a roller-skating waitress decided to become a psychologist What is the Spirit of the Stairs? What was an elevator pitch gone bad What is synchrony and what does it mean when someone is being present and authentic? What we can learn from Lakshmi Balachandra and venture capital pitches What’s the challenge for psychology researchers for self-esteem What’s the difference between cockiness and confidence What studies show you want to bring to a job interview. What we can learn from Susan Cain, the author of Quiet about introverts and presence. What’s wrong with self-affirmations What’s she learned from Mikko Nissinen professional ballet and Baryshnikov What is presence? What does presence have to do with mindfulness? How do we take presence off of its pedestal? What is impostorism? When an opportunity comes to us, should we all do the New Zealand? And why it’s really about preparing the self How does the body shape the mind, and what’s it mean to starfish up? What are power poses, what does it have to do with expansiveness, and why did it catch on from the Ted Talk? How to help women feel more expansive How team sports may help girls to be more expansive What is iPosture and what’s so bad about being on our phones and smaller electronic devices Why an iHunch or ‘text neck’ makes us feel sad and less assertive What’s the importance of expansive posture and expansive breathing Why breathing is tied to good posture, and what that means What are a few key ways to mind our posture throughout the day? Why it’s so important to teach our kids that how they carry themselves changes the way they feel What we can learn from College Confidence with ADD by Michael Sandler. Additional Resources: www.AmyCuddy.com Amy Cuddy on Twitter www.InspireNationUniversity.com www.AutomaticWriting.com ……. For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com To support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation And to follow Inspire Nation (and the lives of Michael and Jessica) on Instagram, go to www.Instagram.com/InspireNationLive And to follow Inspire Nation on Tik Tok simply go to InspireNationShow on Tik Tok

If you’ve ever wanted to radically transform your life, then do we have The Miracle Habits show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Mitch Horowitz, award winning PEN historian, new thought leader, best-selling author, and the author of another new all-time favorite of mine for getting you off your couch and into your dreams, “The Miracle Habits” And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about personal power, key habits, and the secret of turning your moments into miracles. Key Points Discussed: The forceful reset that is the current pandemic and the oncoming Mercury direct that will give us a sense of tremendous opening, resurgence, and relief (03:28) The extreme power and intimacy of a physical symbol on one’s body like shaving one’s head (10:55) The importance of testing, verifying, and questioning the principles of our alternative spiritual cultures (13:50) Giving ourselves a break from seeking peer approval (17:27) Using disruption in an ethical way while also paying attention to Edward Brunet’s ideas (22:25) Challenging Neville and how attaining the feeling state of the wish fulfilled facilitates its unfoldment (27:21) Having a willingness to use every possible means available to us to seek spiritual growth and fulfilment (35:56) The value of having an unwavering focus: Choosing one thing very carefully and being absolutely concentrated about it (38:50) How Mitch stole time to be able to write his books, be a father, and do all his work (40:30) Why the US failed in Vietnam and how that relates to the need for absolute dedication in everything we do  (42:47) Creating a total environment that is expressive on every level of what we’re trying to get across about our lives (48:48) How our thoughts, emotions, and mental visualizations hold power over our reality (52:15) The ten day miracle challenge: Arriving at a very simple and clear desire that you want in the short time especially during this time (57:12) Rearranging in a harmonious way the stories that we tell ourselves about ourselves (01:01:46) Giving ourselves the liberty to make the physical change that will an assertion of ourselves (01:06:35) Additional Resources: www.InspireNationUniversity.com www.AutomaticWriting.com ……. For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com To support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation And to follow Inspire Nation (and the lives of Michael and Jessica) on Instagram, go to www.Instagram.com/InspireNationLive And to follow Inspire Nation on Tik Tok simply go to InspireNationShow on Tik Tok