Inspire Nation Show with Michael Sandler

If you’ve ever wanted to develop a beginner’s mind, and reinvent your life, then do we have the Wisdom @ Work show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Chip Conley, a New York Times best-selling author, hospitality entrepreneur, the founder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, the strategic advisor for AirBNB, and the author of a sage and inspiring new book, Wisdom @ Work. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about the making of a modern elder, and how we can reinvent ourselves at any age!!! WISDOM @ WORK Self Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: How did Chip Conley start the boutique hotel company Joie de Vivre? What happened when he turned 50? What was his wake-up call from the Universe? Who is Brian Chesky of Air BnB and what happened when he reached out? What is wisdom in the workplace? What does it mean to redefine yourself? What does an elder refer to? Can anyone be an elder? What is a modern elder? What does it mean to speak your truth? What’s the importance of a role model? Who is Bill Campbell, the original “CEO whisperer”? What does this mean “What would Bill do”? What does it mean an elder is an editor? What can we learn from an age of longevity? What’s the importance of a new costume? What’s it mean to adopt a beginner’s mind? What’s the importance of asking great questions? Why don’t we want to work harder or smarter? What can we learn about work from Khalil Gibran? For more info visit: ChipConley.com And for FREE guided meditations, plus weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com    And 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

If you’ve ever wanted to change the your life or the world, and make miracles happen, then do we have the Power of Eight Show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Lynne McTaggart The Award Winning Best-Selling Author of Seven Books including The Field and The Intention Experiment, and a powerful new book and treatise that’ll complete change how you view intention and miracles, The Power of 8. And that’s just what I want to talk with her about, about harnessing the miraculous energies of a small group to heal others, your life, and change the world.   Key Points Discussed: How did Lynne McTaggart got down this investigative road? How did her belief system change while writing The Field? What was the intention experiment? How many experiments has she run, and what’s been the results? How’d you start the power of 8 groups. What do small moves have to do with anything? What does the size of the group have to do with the results? What was the Peace Intention Experiment? What was Transcendental Meditation able to do with crime in Washington DC? What was the peace experiment in Sri Lanka? What’s a holy instant? What happened to the participants in these experiments? What was happening to the participants health? What was happening to the participants brains? What are mystical brains? What does group consciousness have to do with group intention setting? What are borrowed benefits? What was the 9/11 peace intention experiment? How is directing your attention to others good for your mental health What are the transformational effects of altruism? Why in the world was jean-Paul Satre mistaken? How were group participants experiencing an altered state of consciousness? How were they getting into this altered state? How can anyone listening get into this altered state? What can be accomplished with group intention setting? What does it man to move past yourself? What does this mean for the law of attraction? What’s the importance of focusing our intention on others. What can we do with all of the natural disasters that have taken place? How can we participate in a worldwide peace experiment   Additional Resources: LynneMcTaggart.com  www.AmericanIntentionExperiment.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

If you’ve ever felt helpless, all alone, and disconnected from the world, then do we have the One World show for you!   Today I’ll be talking with Tom Chi, inventor, leader, speaker, and coach, one of the original founders of Google X, and the self-proclaimed Lab Director of the planet.   And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about the science behind how we are all one and all one planet, and what shifts we can make to change our lives, and the world around us. Topics Include:   How is Tom Chi working to plant 1 trillion trees? What is the science behind us all being connected and all being one? What is the story of the heart? Where does the iron in our blood cells come from? Are we all truly born of collisions of the stars? What’s a laniakea? What’s a galactic watershed? What’s the story of the breath? What is cyanobacteria and what does it have to do with our life? Are all of our breaths interconnected? How long does it take for a breath to literally travel around the world? What’s the story of the mind? How are our minds interconnected? How do thoughts build upon each other, and how do each of our thoughts build upon the thoughts of our ancestors? What does it mean we’re constantly in a state of inner becoming? How often are we literally exchanging all of the cells and parts of our bodies? What does it mean that humans aren’t following the rules? What is an invention catalyst? What’s the importance of challenging our paradigms? What’s the importance of letting old assumptions fall away? What’s the importance of challenging our personal psychological narratives? What does it mean to be nuanced??? How do we train the mind to catch our assumptions? How do we change our mindset to change the world around us??? And for FREE guided meditations, plus weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com    And 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 

If you’ve ever wanted to live your greatest life, in balance, and on purpose, then do we have the Well Life show for you!   Today I’ll be talking with Dr. Peter and Briana Borten, health and wellness experts, founders of The Dragontree, and authors of the popular Rituals for Living Dreambook and a beautiful new book, The Well Life.   And that’s just what I want to talk with them about today, How to Use Structure, Sweetness and Space to Create Balance, Happiness, and Peace.   That plus we’ll talk about babies and spas, Salem and Witchcraft, construction nightmares in Boulder, following your bliss vs. following your blisters, making things out of wood, swimming in natural bodies of water, and why the price-per-ounce of soup, just doesn’t matter.   Key Points Discussed:   How they began to create a Well Life – and what that looked like What was the framework that developed How did they ‘manage’ things early on What were some of the foundational pieces they put in place early on How did they determine their ‘life purposes’ What are the three elements for a Well Life What is “sweetness’ and why is it so important for your life What we can learn from Thich Nhat Hanh and washing dishes How do we relax into our work? What is the importance of ‘space’ and what does it mean? What’s the importance of ‘structure’ and what does it look like? How do we set up structures that are flexible for change What are the importance of habits and habitualizing What’s the biological importance to play and laughter What’s the importance of getting out in nature How important is breathing? What happened when they moved to Boulder? What we can learn from Muhammed Ali’s Rope a Dope? What is Jing and why it’s so important. How do we restore our Jing? Why it’s so important to work on our energy levels and protect our energy What’s the importance of surrender or saying ‘please help!’ How do we stop ourselves enough in the frantic moments to receive help What’s the importance of gratitude How creative expression can help move you through trying times What’s the importance of metta-kindness? Beautiful inner-smile guided meditation!   Additional Resources:   www.TheWellLifeBook.com www.TheDragontree.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  

If you’ve ever wanted to feel brighter, more vibrant, healthier, and well-rested, then do we have the Chasing the Sun show for you.   Today I’ll be talking with Linda Geddes, award-winning journalist and the author of one of my absolute favorite books of the year, Chasing the Sun.   And that’s just what I want to talk with her about today. About how the science of sunlight shapes our minds and our bodies. Plus we’ll talk about the joy of Caesar’s Palace, Arctic Reindeer, peas and jet lag, summer solstice, and what in the world chopping carrots in the dark has to do with anything.   Key Points Discussed: Getting interested in the sun despite living in a place known for its dark and dreary winters (02:49) Mark Galvin; The man with none 24-Hour sleep-wake disorder (08:18) Artificial light and how it affects our health and wellbeing (15:36) Bright light first thing in the morning as a treatment for seasonal affective disorder and general depression (24:05) What’s the light tracking watch? (32:33) Cases of medical prescriptions to stay away from the light (40:10) The impact that sunlight has on pregnant mothers and newborns (50:24) Advice for children in the light and schools potentially trying to get kids up later in the day (55:32) Advice for getting through winter; brighter days and darker nights (01:00:39)   Additional Resources: www.LindaGeddes.com Chasing the Sun By Linda Geddes The Body Electric By Robert O. Becker   …….   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

If you’ve ever felt lost, chasing your tail, or wondered if there just has to be more to life than what we see around us, then do we have the Angels in the OR show for you!   Today I’ll be talking with Tricia Barker, writer, teacher, and author of a beautiful book on life after a near-death experience, Angels in the OR.   And that’s just what I want to talk with her about today, about what dying can teach us about healing, survival, and transformation!   Key Points Discussed: Being an annoying passenger and going over bridges (03:04) The dream (being outside of time) the night before the accident (08:16) Going under and the exciting near-death experience (13:28) The essential truth of the soul: Bringing some heavenly love back to earth (22:53) The operating system installed by our mums, the screw-up gene, and getting to God and arguing with Him (29:55) A different perception of vision: Love and perfection exist even in a blade of grass (37:14) What is a mental health first aid kit? (44:37) Seeking to be of service to others and spreading kindness and God’s love (48:50) The importance of meditating, praying and resetting our energy every day (51:50)   Additional Resources: Angels in the OR By Tricia Barker www.TriciaBarkerNDE.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

IF you’ve ever wanted to make more sense of science and spirituality, and HOW they fit together then do we have the SPIRITUAL SCIENCE show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Steve Taylor, PhD, senior psychology lecturer at Leeds Beckett University the author of numerous books on spirituality and psychology, ranked one of the 100 most spiritually influential living people by Mind body and spirit magazine, and the author of a phenomenal new treatise of science and spirituality, SPIRITUAL SCIENCE. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about a new vision of the world that transcends conventional science and religion, and what it means for us!   Key Points Discussed: What did Steve’s family worship (hint, it’s not a religion) growing up? How did he first end up experiencing meditation? How did meditation change Steve’s world view? What is science vs. scientism? Is science almost its own religion? How are spirituality and science intertwined? What is materialism and why is it the predominant world view? What is panspiritualism? What are the dangers of materialism? What are the environmental consequences of materialism? What is eco-psychopathology? How long has panspiritualism been around? What did Plato say about spiritualism and science? What’s the indigineous spiritual perspective? Is this perspective still around today? What is spirit force? What does complexity have to do with consciousness? What is the mind and how does it differ from the brain? Is the mind local to the body? What does a full hippocampus have to do with anything? What can we learn from near death experiences? What are “awakening” experiences? What does science say about psychic phenomena? What does the research really say about depression?   Additional Resources: www.StevenMTaylor.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

If you’ve ever wanted to find greater freedom and peace, then do we have the Daily Reflection on Addiction, Yoga, and getting Well show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Rolf Gates, the author of Meditations from the Mat and Meditations on Intention and Being, a former social worker and US Airborne Ranger, the co-founder of the Yoga and Recovery Conference, and the author of an incredibly beautiful, peaceful, life-healing work, Daily Reflections on Addiction, Yoga, and Getting Well.   Key Points Discussed: How did Rolf become anxious from his first memory forward? How’d he end up sitting at the back of the class? How’d he end up with an addiction? And how’d he become an Airborne Ranger? Who took him to his first 12-step meeting and what did he learn? What does it mean to surrender? What did his mentor Henry teach him What’s the groove between training and success? What’s the importance of commitment? What it means to get good at something? How can learning be an excitement and a win? How we can relax tension in our bodies and our lives? How we can let go of suffering in our bodies? How to bring ease and stillness to your mind? What it means to be held by your truth? What does it mean to be an open-hearted warrior? What does it mean to let go of the fight and let things be? How we can use the power of prayer? What does it mean to remember the grace? What’s the importance of silence? What does it mean to meet pain with compassion? What’s the gentleness we have to learn about our own learning process? What does resolve mean and how do we use it? What it means to rest in the present moment?   Additional Resources: RolfGates.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

If you’ve ever wanted to end Negative Thinking and Liberate Your True Creativity, then do we have the Joy of Genius show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Gay Hendricks, Ph.D., the best-selling author and co-author of more than 40 books, a leader in the field of relationship transformation and body-mind therapies for more than 45 years, and the author of a brilliant new book, The Joy of Genius. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about how to liberate your true creativity and discover your genius, by ending negative thinking.   Key Points Discussed: How did Dr. Hendricks lose 100 pounds in a year? What is pure consciousness and creativity? What was his roadmap to get back on track? What’s the connection between genius and consciousness? Why do we need to bring forth what is inside of us – and what does this mean? What does living our genius really mean? What are genius-related activities? What’s the importance of a heartfelt commitment? What does unhappiness have to do with genius? What do we need to know about self-critical thoughts? What’s the power of asking “will this feed my spirit”? What’s the genius spiral? How do we learn to let go? How did he meet his wife Katie? What’s the importance of not hiding the truth? What’s a vow to reveal instead of conceal – and how can this liberate us? What does it mean to commit to a life of creativity? What does creativity really mean? What does gratitude have to do with creativity? How do we recommit to living our genius? What’s a deathbed marker?   Additional Resources: JoyOfGenius.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    

If you’ve ever wanted to feel better, sleep better, have less inflammation, and less stress in your life, then do we have the earthing show for you.   Today I’ll be talking with Clint Ober, a revolutionary pioneer in the field of earthing and grounding, the co-author of a brilliant book on health called “Earthing”, and featured in a brilliant new documentary called “The Earthing Movie.”   And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today. About reconnecting to the earth and you natural state of being for greater health, better sleep, reduced inflammation, and less stress. Plus we’ll talk about metal duct tape, white Nike shoes, Deepak Chopra, and what in the world a quarter million dollars of art and a Commode have to do with anything.    Key Points Discussed: The results of plugging premature infants into the electrical field of the earth (03:11) The girl who had Scarlet fever and what the elders did with her (09:10) What is earthing/grounding? (11:14) When you’re not grounded, you have a thousand bears after you (19:47) How earthing positively impacts Cortisol levels for overall health and well-being (22:12) Sticky blood and its relation to cardiovascular disease and inflammation (31:20) Going home barefoot and what’s going on with our kids’ health today (36:59) Boosting your immune system by touching good healthy soil (42:55) Getting grounded 101: Where to begin (48:31) Grounding mats and how they work (53:32) The peace that comes with grounding (01:04:21)   Additional Resources: Earthing By Clint Ober The Body Electric Book By Robert O. Becker    …….   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