

The Future of Wellness
Field Dynamics
Welcome to The Future of Wellness - a podcast exploring energy healing, consciousness, trauma recovery, and somatic transformation with world-class experts. Hosted by Christabel Armsden and Keith Parker, founders of Field Dynamics, this series bridges science and spirit through meaningful conversations at the edge of subtle energetics, neuroscience, embodiment, and human potential. From Ayurveda to energy medicine, meditation to somatic therapies, we uncover timeless tools and emerging insights to support healing, presence, and inner growth.Whether you're a practitioner, seeker, or simply curious about how wellness is evolving, The Future of Wellness invites you into a deeper dialogue - one that reconnects you to the field of who you truly are.
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May 23, 2024 • 56min
Embracing Vedic Wisdom for Spiritual Growth with Acharya Shunya
Can Vedic Wisdom Awaken Your Sovereign Self? | Acharya Shunya on Power & the Divine FeminineUnlock the ancient keys to sovereignty, clarity, and spiritual growth with one of today’s most respected Vedic teachers.In this episode, Acharya Shunya shares profound insights from her lineage, exploring how the timeless Vedic teachings of Ayurveda, Yoga, and Advaita Vedanta support the journey toward self-realization.We explore:How Vedic wisdom reveals your true Self beyond conditioningThe concept of samskaras and how they obscure perceptionWhat it means to live sattvically in a chaotic worldHer personal stories of healing through AyurvedaThe spiritual power of Lakshmi, Durga, and SaraswatiWhy suffering can be a doorway to transformationThe role of a teacher on the awakening pathAcharya Shunya is the first female head of her 2,000-year-old Vedic lineage and the author of Ayurveda Lifestyle Wisdom, Sovereign Self, and Roar Like a Goddess.🔗 Learn more about Acharya Shunya:acharyashunya.comawakenedself.com/holistic-health-programsvedikaglobal.org/vedic-lineageEnjoyed the episode? Rate & review on Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify or YouTube Train in Energy Healing Step into your mastery. Learn to facilitate deep, precise, and truly transformative healing experiences. Registration now open - our next EHT-100 Training begins March 2026, live and online. Discover the training → Find Your Energetic Blueprint Not sure where to start? Take the quiz: What’s Your Field Type? Reveal your strengths and learn how your energy field shapes your life and relationships. 💌 info@fielddynamicshealing.com | Website We’d love to hear your thoughts — reply or reach out anytime. Thanks for tuning in and connecting to the field.

May 9, 2024 • 52min
A Taoist Master Explains Energetic Cultivation & Bioelectric Science with Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming
Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming on Qigong, Energy Cultivation & the Bioelectric Body: Taoist Wisdom Meets Modern ScienceCan cultivating Qi transform your mind, body, and consciousness?In this illuminating conversation, we’re joined by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming - a world-renowned martial artist, scholar, and teacher of Qigong, Taijiquan (Tai Chi), and Taoist philosophy. With over 35 books published and a PhD in mechanical engineering, Dr. Yang brings rare clarity to the intersection of ancient Chinese energetics and Western science.We explore the anatomy of energy from multiple perspectives: the meridians and dantians of Qigong, the chakras of Indian yoga, and the body's bioelectric field as understood through physics. Dr. Yang explains how energy flows through our system like electricity through a circuit, and how long-term Qi cultivation can lead to greater health, stillness, clarity, and even enlightenment.He shares why women often have strong innate Qi and natural healing sensitivity, how Indian yogic teachings influenced Chinese Qigong, and what it really means to practice Wu Wei - effortless action from an awakened state.In this episode, we explore:What Qi is - from both Taoist and scientific viewsThe relationship between energy flow and emotional healthThe parallels between the nervous system and the central Qi systemHow internal energy work awakens perception and vitalityTaoist principles like Wu Wei and energetic stillnessEnlightenment as an energetic process of increasing and balancing flowThis is a conversation for seekers, martial artists, and healers ready to understand the invisible architecture of the body and the untapped potential of human consciousness.About Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming: Dr. Yang is the founder of the Yang’s Martial Arts Association (YMAA), with over 30 schools worldwide. He trained intensively in White Crane Kung Fu, Long Fist, and Yang-style Taijiquan, and has taught globally for decades. He now continues to teach and write from his base in Northern California.🔗 Learn more: yangjwingming.com and ymaa.comEnjoyed the episode? Rate & review on Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify or YouTube Train in Energy Healing Step into your mastery. Learn to facilitate deep, precise, and truly transformative healing experiences. Registration now open - our next EHT-100 Training begins March 2026, live and online. Discover the training → Find Your Energetic Blueprint Not sure where to start? Take the quiz: What’s Your Field Type? Reveal your strengths and learn how your energy field shapes your life and relationships. 💌 info@fielddynamicshealing.com | Website We’d love to hear your thoughts — reply or reach out anytime. Thanks for tuning in and connecting to the field.

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Apr 25, 2024 • 60min
Taking Responsibility & Finding Freedom: The Embodied Life with Russell Delman
Russell Delman, co-developer of The Embodied Life, integrates Zen meditation, Gestalt therapy, yoga, and the Feldenkrais Method in his transformative teachings. He explores how taking personal responsibility for emotional states leads to healing and interconnection. Delman discusses the significance of embodiment in our journey toward wholeness and the evolution of spiritual practices. He shares his personal journey of self-discovery, emphasizing the power of presence and compassionate communication for authentic interactions.

Apr 11, 2024 • 50min
Conscious Corporate Culture: How Organizations Can be a Force for Good with Catherine Bell
Can business be a force for awakening? 🌿In this insightful episode, Catherine Bell—best-selling author, entrepreneur, and founder of The Awakened Company—shares how organizations can build cultures rooted in awareness, purpose, and authentic connection.Drawing on her work with global leaders and Fortune 500 companies, Catherine offers a new model of leadership that begins with self-awareness and radiates outward through relationships and teams. Her approach shows how businesses can move beyond profit to create environments that foster meaning, creativity, and wellbeing.Highlights include: • The three pillars of awakened organizations: Self, Relationships, and Team • How loneliness and disconnection affect modern workplaces • The role of vision, intention, and values in conscious leadership • Practical steps for building relational trust and authentic culture • Why awakened companies are essential to global transformationCatherine’s message reminds us that awakening doesn’t stop at the individual level—it can live within every team and organization.awakenedcompany.comEnjoyed the episode? Rate & review on Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify or YouTube Train in Energy Healing Step into your mastery. Learn to facilitate deep, precise, and truly transformative healing experiences. Registration now open - our next EHT-100 Training begins March 2026, live and online. Discover the training → Find Your Energetic Blueprint Not sure where to start? Take the quiz: What’s Your Field Type? Reveal your strengths and learn how your energy field shapes your life and relationships. 💌 info@fielddynamicshealing.com | Website We’d love to hear your thoughts — reply or reach out anytime. Thanks for tuning in and connecting to the field.

Mar 28, 2024 • 59min
Sound Healing, Neuroscience & Expanded Consciousness with Tom Kenyon
Tom Kenyon on Sound Healing, Neuroplasticity & the Hathors: Frequency, Consciousness & Spiritual EvolutionJoin us for an extraordinary conversation with Tom Kenyon, pioneering sound healer, psychotherapist, and psychoacoustic researcher, as he shares how sound can rewire the brain, open portals of consciousness, and guide us toward deep spiritual growth.With a four-octave vocal range and decades of study across neuroscience, Tibetan Buddhism, Taoism, and shamanic practices, Tom reveals how frequency and intention can activate altered states of consciousness, stimulate neuroplasticity, and awaken dormant aspects of the self.We trace Tom’s remarkable evolution—from early experiments using sound to shift mood, to a spontaneous kundalini awakening that ignited extrasensory perception and sent him on a path of scientific and spiritual integration. He also recounts his ongoing collaboration with the Hathors, a group of interdimensional beings, and how he navigated their presence with grounded discernment.In this episode, we explore:How sound shapes consciousness and perceptionThe science of neuroplasticity and psychoacousticsTom’s transformation from traditional therapist to spiritual teacherThe role of intentionality in healing and transformationEncounters with the Hathors and their energetic transmissionsThe future of sound healing and humanity’s evolutionary edgeThis is an expansive journey into the power of vibration, the sacred potential of the voice, and the importance of heart-centered presence in shaping our world.🔗 Tom Kenyon: tomkenyon.comEnjoyed the episode? Rate & review on Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify or YouTube Train in Energy Healing Step into your mastery. Learn to facilitate deep, precise, and truly transformative healing experiences. Registration now open - our next EHT-100 Training begins March 2026, live and online. Discover the training → Find Your Energetic Blueprint Not sure where to start? Take the quiz: What’s Your Field Type? Reveal your strengths and learn how your energy field shapes your life and relationships. 💌 info@fielddynamicshealing.com | Website We’d love to hear your thoughts — reply or reach out anytime. Thanks for tuning in and connecting to the field.

Mar 14, 2024 • 1h 2min
A Guide to Authentic Spiritual Practice or Sadhana with Mother Maya Tiwari
What Is True Sadhana? Mother Maya Tiwari on Ahimsa, Healing and Vedic WisdomJoin us for a rare and soul-stirring conversation with Mother Maya Tiwari — renowned Vedic scholar and founder of the Wise Earth School of Ayurveda — as she shares the deeper meaning of spiritual practice through the lens of sadhana, ahimsa, and ancestral healing.In this episode:The essence of true sadhana (beyond performance or discipline)Maya’s journey from fashion to monastic life and global serviceHow ancestral memory shapes our health and spiritual pathThe healing power of Sanskrit, chanting, and Vedic ritualsLiving with compassion through the practice of ahimsaMother Maya Tiwari is an internationally respected teacher of Ayurveda, Vedic philosophy, and women’s healing. She founded the Wise Earth School in 1981 to restore the lost principles of inner medicine, and has inspired over a million people worldwide through her teachings, writings, and service.Learn more: mayatiwari.comEnjoyed the episode? Rate & review on Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify or YouTube Train in Energy Healing Step into your mastery. Learn to facilitate deep, precise, and truly transformative healing experiences. Registration now open - our next EHT-100 Training begins March 2026, live and online. Discover the training → Find Your Energetic Blueprint Not sure where to start? Take the quiz: What’s Your Field Type? Reveal your strengths and learn how your energy field shapes your life and relationships. 💌 info@fielddynamicshealing.com | Website We’d love to hear your thoughts — reply or reach out anytime. Thanks for tuning in and connecting to the field.

Feb 29, 2024 • 51min
Discovering Past Life Regression Therapy & The Power of Your Subconscious Mind with Patricia Walsh
Is it possible that the root of your present-day struggles lies in a past life?In this captivating episode, we’re joined by Patricia Walsh - regression therapist, evolutionary astrologer, and author of Understanding Karmic Complexes - to explore how subconscious memory and karmic imprints shape our emotional patterns, relationships, and life path. Drawing from decades of therapeutic work and thousands of client case studies, Patricia reveals how past life regression can unlock deep insight, emotional resolution, and soul-level healing.We discuss:How unresolved memories are stored in the subtle body and influence the presentThe therapeutic intersection of Eastern karma and Western psychologyRegression techniques rooted in Deep Memory Process (DMP)The significance of the Tibetan Bardo states in trauma resolutionWorking with ancestral spirits, karmic echoes, and earthbound energiesWhy the soul’s healing journey spans lifetimes - not just onePatricia also shares how astrology and regression therapy combine to illuminate repeating themes across incarnations, and how healing these patterns frees energy for greater clarity, presence, and evolution.Whether you’re new to past life work or already on the path, this is a powerful conversation on the potential of the subconscious to guide transformation.About Patricia WalshPatricia is the Chief Trainer for the Institute of Deep Memory Process, a certified Evolutionary Astrologer, and the creator of Kairos Astrology: An Experiential Training for Astrologers. Her pioneering work blends the language of the stars with deep soul regression for multidimensional healing.Learn more at:healthepast.comkairosastrology.comEnjoyed the episode? Rate & review on Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify or YouTube Train in Energy Healing Step into your mastery. Learn to facilitate deep, precise, and truly transformative healing experiences. Registration now open - our next EHT-100 Training begins March 2026, live and online. Discover the training → Find Your Energetic Blueprint Not sure where to start? Take the quiz: What’s Your Field Type? Reveal your strengths and learn how your energy field shapes your life and relationships. 💌 info@fielddynamicshealing.com | Website We’d love to hear your thoughts — reply or reach out anytime. Thanks for tuning in and connecting to the field.

Feb 15, 2024 • 60min
The Implications of Global Consciousness: Measuring the Collective Mind with Dr. Roger Nelson
Can our collective thoughts and emotions influence reality?In this thought-provoking episode, we speak with Dr. Roger Nelson, founder of the Global Consciousness Project (GCP), whose research uses a worldwide network of random number generators to measure changes in the collective human field.Drawing from decades of work in consciousness science, Dr. Nelson explains how major global events - such as celebrations or tragedies - correlate with statistically significant shifts in physical systems. These findings suggest that human consciousness is not just passive - but actively shaping our shared experience.We explore:How the Global Consciousness Project was bornWhat random number generators reveal about collective coherenceThe science behind non-local mind and subtle field interactionsWhy emotional intensity - positive or negative - registers in the fieldThe implications for personal and planetary evolutionDr. Nelson invites us into a paradigm where our inner states matter - not just personally, but globally.Learn more:gcp2.netnoosphere.princeton.edu/index.htmlEnjoyed the episode? Rate & review on Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify or YouTube Train in Energy Healing Step into your mastery. Learn to facilitate deep, precise, and truly transformative healing experiences. Registration now open - our next EHT-100 Training begins March 2026, live and online. Discover the training → Find Your Energetic Blueprint Not sure where to start? Take the quiz: What’s Your Field Type? Reveal your strengths and learn how your energy field shapes your life and relationships. 💌 info@fielddynamicshealing.com | Website We’d love to hear your thoughts — reply or reach out anytime. Thanks for tuning in and connecting to the field.

Feb 1, 2024 • 58min
Awaken the World: Insights into Meditation & Consciousness with Daniel Schmidt
The Architecture of Consciousness with Daniel SchmidtWhat does it truly mean to awaken?Join filmmaker and spiritual teacher Daniel Schmidt — founder of Awaken the World Initiative and creator of the award-winning Samadhi film series — in this powerful conversation on consciousness, meditation, and inner transformation.Daniel shares his personal journey from illness and psychological crisis into deep meditative practice, including a pivotal Vipassana retreat that changed the course of his life. We explore how long-term meditation rewires the nervous system, activates the subtle energy body, and dissolves the illusion of a separate self.Together, we explore: – How suffering can initiate spiritual awakening – Rewiring the psyche through stillness and presence – Chakras, nadis, and the subtle anatomy of transformation – Why film is a powerful medium for awakening – Collective evolution and individual energetic responsibility – Living from presence, creativity, and the “beginner’s mind”Daniel’s work bridges ancient wisdom with modern storytelling, inviting us to move beyond concepts and directly encounter the essence of who we are.Whether you're on your own path of awakening or just beginning to ask deeper questions, this episode is an invitation into the deeper field of consciousness and energy.More about Daniel: Daniel Schmidt is the founder of the Samadhi Center in Ontario, Canada, where he facilitates immersive meditation retreats integrating self-inquiry, breathwork, sound, and subtle energy work. His films Inner Worlds Outer Worlds and the Samadhi series have reached millions worldwide.🌐 awakentheworld.comEnjoyed the episode? Rate & review on Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify or YouTube Train in Energy Healing Step into your mastery. Learn to facilitate deep, precise, and truly transformative healing experiences. Registration now open - our next EHT-100 Training begins March 2026, live and online. Discover the training → Find Your Energetic Blueprint Not sure where to start? Take the quiz: What’s Your Field Type? Reveal your strengths and learn how your energy field shapes your life and relationships. 💌 info@fielddynamicshealing.com | Website We’d love to hear your thoughts — reply or reach out anytime. Thanks for tuning in and connecting to the field.

Jan 18, 2024 • 1h 8min
Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Healing - A Shamanic Toolkit with Mariah Gannessa
What does it mean to walk the medicine path with sacred reciprocity?In this grounded and luminous conversation, we speak with Mariah Gannessa, ceremonial healer and founder of Four Visions, a fair-trade initiative that bridges indigenous plant medicine wisdom with the modern world. With over a decade immersed in the Amazonian healing traditions - including the Yagé lineage and apprenticeship with Taita Juanito - Mariah brings a deeply respectful and embodied perspective to the role of ritual, spiritual hygiene, and shamanic tools in personal and planetary healing.Together, we explore the intersection between energy healing and indigenous ceremony, and how ancient wisdom continues to guide us through spiritual evolution and realignment.In this episode, we explore:What it means to walk the “medicine path” in integrityThe ceremonial use of Sananga and Hapé as tools for healing and clarityHow indigenous diagnosis distinguishes physical vs. spiritual causes of illnessThe importance of psychic hygiene and how to clear your energetic fieldAncestral connection, sacred reciprocity, and ceremonial spaceholdingThe parallels between shamanic journeying and energy field workMariah also shares insights into her work with MAGIC Fund Amazon, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting the people, lands, and culture of the Putumayo region of southern Colombia.—🌿 Connect with Mariah Gannessa:fourvisions.commagicfundamazon.comambiwasicenter.comEnjoyed the episode? Rate & review on Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify or YouTube Train in Energy Healing Step into your mastery. Learn to facilitate deep, precise, and truly transformative healing experiences. Registration now open - our next EHT-100 Training begins March 2026, live and online. Discover the training → Find Your Energetic Blueprint Not sure where to start? Take the quiz: What’s Your Field Type? Reveal your strengths and learn how your energy field shapes your life and relationships. 💌 info@fielddynamicshealing.com | Website We’d love to hear your thoughts — reply or reach out anytime. Thanks for tuning in and connecting to the field.


