Take Back Your Mind

Turn meditation from something you do into something you live. Sign up for Michael's 5-week course, "Meditation 2.0: The Evolution of Consciousness," starting January 20th: https://agapemasterclass.com/meditation-2-0/. Today, our first letter comes from Cathrina in Austin, Texas: Cathrina feels deeply in love with life and grounded in gratitude—yet her mind keeps pulling her back into worry and negative "what ifs." She asks how to stop fear from hijacking her peace and whether true spiritual growth means transcending anxious thoughts altogether. Our next letter comes from Brege in Washington, DC: Brege asks about spirit guides, ancestors, and discernment—are they the same, and can they always be trusted? She wants to know how to recognize guidance that truly serves our highest good. Finally, Michael leads a guided meditation with an intention of giving birth to a greater version of ourselves. ✍️Love Take Back Your Mind? This podcast grows through your support. If you've been inspired by an episode, we'd love to hear from you! Consider leaving a 5-star review or drop a comment. It helps others join this journey of growth and connection 🎧 Never miss an episode! Be sure to Subscribe or Follow the show and turn on notifications so you're the first to know when new episodes drop every Wednesday and Friday. ✨ What's your Life Question? Have questions about your relationships, finances, life purpose, or how to understand world events through a spiritual lens? Submit your Life Question to podcast@michaelbeckwith.com — your question could be featured in an upcoming episode to inspire others on their journey! 📱 Follow Michael on social media for daily wisdom: Facebook: @Michael.B.Beckwith https://www.facebook.com/Michael.B.Beckwith IG: @michaelbbeckwith https://www.instagram.com/michaelbbeckwith/ TikTok: @officialmichaelbeckwith https://www.tiktok.com/@officialmichaelbeckwith YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMWuqEKXLY4m60gNDsw61w 🌟 Support the podcast by supporting Agape! Take Back Your Mind is brought to you by more than just great conversations—it's powered by purpose! Our primary sponsor is the Agape International Spiritual Center. Founded in 1986, Agape is committed to individual transformation and to being a beneficial presence on the planet. Discover more here: https://agapelive.com/. If this show uplifts your spirit, please help us keep it going: 💖 Donate at https://agapelive.com/ and mention "podcast" 📱 Or text GIVE to 424-321-6243 with "podcast" in the message Your generosity helps us to keep sharing meaningful conversations that uplift and transform! Our secondary sponsor is NutriRise, the makers of Michael's AdaptoZen high-vibe nutrition and supplement line, designed to nourish your body temple from the inside out. Check them out here: https://nutririse.com/collections/adaptozen. 🌿

In this engaging conversation, Panache Desai, an internationally acclaimed mentor and bestselling author, shares his journey of merging ancient wisdom with modern living. He discusses the power of self-acceptance over constant self-fixing and the importance of participating in your spiritual calling. With practical daily practices like breath awareness and non-judgmental observation, he emphasizes turning ordinary moments into a living meditation. Panache reveals how challenges can lead to profound growth and encourages embracing one’s uniqueness as a spiritual superpower.

Explore the transformative power of acceptance after heartbreak and betrayal. Discover how to harvest life lessons from failed relationships and the importance of forgiveness in breaking toxic cycles. Learn how to embody abundance and purpose despite feelings of silence from the divine. Michael Beckwith shares techniques for using imagination to evoke feelings of abundance, and guides a meditation to connect with your True Nature. Finally, he urges you to act as if your aspirations are already fulfilled.

Turn meditation from something you do into something you live. Sign up for Michael's 5-week course, "Meditation 2.0: The Evolution of Consciousness," starting January 20th: https://agapemasterclass.com/meditation-2-0/. As a new year dawns, Michael invites you to move beyond resolutions into intentional living—shifting from force to frequency, cultivating curiosity over willpower, and aligning with the field of infinite possibilities already within you! Today's show blends clear practices—reviewing the year, decluttering to create space, redefining prosperity, and the powerful tools of Life VisioningTM—culminating in a guided meditation to "wake up to your glorious nature" and carry peace, gratitude, and luminosity into 2026. Highlights Include: Framing intention as alignment with your next great vision and version (not self-fixing resolutions) Setting assumptions that your good is already within and let alignment, not pressure, unfold it Life shifts by frequency, not through force—willingness raises vibration and opens the way Asking yourself: "What's emerging?" "What does self-love/prosperity/health feel like?" Then act from that feeling Avoiding the vision-less "leaf on the wind;" community with intention lifts your frequency Stop sourcing your identity from consumer culture; align with infinite possibilities within True Prosperity = all needs met and contribution; begin with the qualities of love, peace, creativity, etc. first Review the year and release draining habits and stuff. Decluttering = liberation, not loss Catch your true vision and re-author old narratives; the miracle is the inner shift Next, Michael leads a guided meditation on establishing intentions, feeling your wholeness now, and radiating luminosity into your day. ✍️Love Take Back Your Mind? This podcast grows through your support. If you've been inspired by an episode, we'd love to hear from you! Consider leaving a 5-star review or drop a comment. It helps others join this journey of growth and connection 🎧 Never miss an episode! Be sure to Subscribe or Follow the show and turn on notifications so you're the first to know when new episodes drop every Wednesday and Friday. ✨ What's your Life Question? Have questions about your relationships, finances, life purpose, or how to understand world events through a spiritual lens? Submit your Life Question to podcast@michaelbeckwith.com — your question could be featured in an upcoming episode to inspire others on their journey! 📱 Follow Michael on social media for daily wisdom: Facebook: @Michael.B.Beckwith https://www.facebook.com/Michael.B.Beckwith IG: @michaelbbeckwith https://www.instagram.com/michaelbbeckwith/ TikTok: @officialmichaelbeckwith https://www.tiktok.com/@officialmichaelbeckwith YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMWuqEKXLY4m60gNDsw61w 🌟 Support the podcast by supporting Agape! Take Back Your Mind is brought to you by more than just great conversations—it's powered by purpose! Our primary sponsor is the Agape International Spiritual Center. Founded in 1986, Agape is committed to individual transformation and to being a beneficial presence on the planet. Discover more here: https://agapelive.com/. If this show uplifts your spirit, please help us keep it going: 💖 Donate at https://agapelive.com/ and mention "podcast" 📱 Or text GIVE to 424-321-6243 with "podcast" in the message Your generosity helps us to keep sharing meaningful conversations that uplift and transform! Our secondary sponsor is NutriRise, the makers of Michael's AdaptoZen high-vibe nutrition and supplement line, designed to nourish your body temple from the inside out. Check them out here: https://nutririse.com/collections/adaptozen. 🌿

As the holiday season unfolds, there's a heartfelt message emphasizing gratitude and connection. Listeners are encouraged to participate in a transformative New Year visioning event from the serene setting of Costa Rica. Michael shares inspiring thoughts on spiritual clarity and setting intentions for the upcoming year. A reminder of the upcoming return on January 7 adds to the anticipation. The closing blessings leave a warm message, wishing everyone a fulfilling holiday filled with peace and joy.

Join Michael and Chaka Khan TODAY, December 19th @ 12 PM ET, for World Meditation Day sponsored by the United Nations and The Chaka Khan Foundation! Learn more at https://chakakhanfoundation.org/meditate/. Begin 2026 guided by spiritual clarity and energized by possibility! Join Michael for a powerful virtual New Year's Day Meditation, Visioning & Activation, livestreamed from Costa Rica! Sign up at https://events.agapelive.com/begin-again/. Today, our first letter comes from Candice, who has lived in fight-or-flight mode for decades—tight shoulders, shallow breathing, constant tension. However, when she's on the tennis court she feels peaceful and free. She's heard about "divine breathing" as a solution, and wants to know how to bring that ease into everyday life. Our next letter comes from Sandra. Sandra stopped comparing herself to others, but now she's comparing herself to her future "expanded self" through Life Visioning—and it's starting to feel heavy. She asks how to stay inspired, not pressured, and serve with joyful lightness. Finally, Michael leads a meditation on having an inner realization that the good you seek is already here. ✍️Love Take Back Your Mind? This podcast grows through your support. If you've been inspired by an episode, we'd love to hear from you! Consider leaving a 5-star review or drop a comment. It helps others join this journey of growth and connection 🎧 Never miss an episode! Be sure to Subscribe or Follow the show and turn on notifications so you're the first to know when new episodes drop every Wednesday and Friday. ✨ What's your Life Question? Have questions about your relationships, finances, life purpose, or how to understand world events through a spiritual lens? Submit your Life Question to podcast@michaelbeckwith.com — your question could be featured in an upcoming episode to inspire others on their journey! 📱 Follow Michael on social media for daily wisdom: Facebook: @Michael.B.Beckwith https://www.facebook.com/Michael.B.Beckwith IG: @michaelbbeckwith https://www.instagram.com/michaelbbeckwith/ TikTok: @officialmichaelbeckwith https://www.tiktok.com/@officialmichaelbeckwith YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMWuqEKXLY4m60gNDsw61w 🌟 Support the podcast by supporting Agape! Take Back Your Mind is brought to you by more than just great conversations—it's powered by purpose! Our primary sponsor is the Agape International Spiritual Center. Founded in 1986, Agape is committed to individual transformation and to being a beneficial presence on the planet. Discover more here: https://agapelive.com/. If this show uplifts your spirit, please help us keep it going: 💖 Donate at https://agapelive.com/ and mention "podcast" 📱 Or text GIVE to 424-321-6243 with "podcast" in the message Your generosity helps us to keep sharing meaningful conversations that uplift and transform! Our secondary sponsor is NutriRise, the makers of Michael's AdaptoZen high-vibe nutrition and supplement line, designed to nourish your body temple from the inside out. Check them out here: https://nutririse.com/collections/adaptozen. 🌿

Join Michael and Chaka this Friday, December 19th @ 12 PM ET, for World Meditation Day sponsored by the United Nations and The Chaka Khan Foundation! Learn more at https://chakakhanfoundation.org/meditate/. Begin 2026 guided by spiritual clarity and energized by possibility! Join Michael for a powerful virtual New Year's Day Meditation, Visioning & Activation, livestreamed from Costa Rica! Sign up at https://events.agapelive.com/begin-again/ (Early Bird discount ends tonight, 12/17/25!) Today, Michael welcomes global music icon and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Chaka Khan. A 10-time Grammy winner with more than 100 million records sold, Chaka has collaborated widely across music's spectrum while also shining on stage and Broadway. Beyond entertainment, Chaka is an author, entrepreneur, and humanitarian, co-founding the Chaka Khan Foundation with her sister, Tammy Michelle, to uplift overlooked communities through wellness, education, and creative expression. Conversation highlights include: -UN World Meditation Day: Healing From Within livestreamed event on December 19th– what it is, how to join, and why collective stillness matters -How Stevie Wonder introduced Chaka to Transcendental Meditation, shaping her spiritual resilience in the music industry -Chaka's Full Moon Meditations—why lunar phases affect us (as we're mostly water) and how having a calm presence helps families and communities -From Dr. Emoto's water work to sound for plants: imprinting peace and love as a daily practice -The work of the Chaka Khan Foundation focusing on wellness, dignity, and support—reconnecting incarcerated parents with kids and providing communication boards for neurodivergent children -A wider view of communication and the unique gifts of autistic "star children" -Chaka's most profound insight: the absence of love makes us vulnerable; self-worth and compassion restore strength, and so much more! Finally, Michael leads a guided meditation on amplifying peace and pairing it with gratitude to radiate blessings. 🪷 Learn more about the UN World Meditation Day on December 19th and the work of The Chaka Khan Foundation here https://chakakhanfoundation.org/, and follow Chaka across social media. ✍️Love Take Back Your Mind? This podcast grows through your support. If you've been inspired by an episode, we'd love to hear from you! Consider leaving a 5-star review or drop a comment. It helps others join this journey of growth and connection 🎧 Never miss an episode! Be sure to Subscribe or Follow the show and turn on notifications so you're the first to know when new episodes drop every Wednesday and Friday. ✨ What's your Life Question? Have questions about your relationships, finances, life purpose, or how to understand world events through a spiritual lens? Submit your Life Question to podcast@michaelbeckwith.com — your question could be featured in an upcoming episode to inspire others on their journey! 📱 Follow Michael on social media for daily wisdom: Facebook: @Michael.B.Beckwith https://www.facebook.com/Michael.B.Beckwith IG: @michaelbbeckwith https://www.instagram.com/michaelbbeckwith/ TikTok: @officialmichaelbeckwith https://www.tiktok.com/@officialmichaelbeckwith YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMWuqEKXLY4m60gNDsw61w 🌟 Support the podcast by supporting Agape! Take Back Your Mind is brought to you by more than just great conversations—it's powered by purpose! Our primary sponsor is the Agape International Spiritual Center. Founded in 1986, Agape is committed to individual transformation and to being a beneficial presence on the planet. Discover more here: https://agapelive.com/. If this show uplifts your spirit, please help us keep it going: 💖 Donate at https://agapelive.com/ and mention "podcast" 📱 Or text GIVE to 424-321-6243 with "podcast" in the message Your generosity helps us to keep sharing meaningful conversations that uplift and transform! Our secondary sponsor is NutriRise, the makers of Michael's AdaptoZen high-vibe nutrition and supplement line, designed to nourish your body temple from the inside out. Check them out here: https://nutririse.com/collections/adaptozen. 🌿

Our first Life Question comes from Sabina. Sabina keeps forming meaningful, platonic friendships with men, only to discover they want romance or sex, leaving her feeling blindsided and grieving the friendship. How do you navigate friendships with men when you value connection—but they want more? Our next Life Question comes from Les, who notices his mind defaults to negative stories—worry, conflict, and worst-case scenarios—and he's tired of living in that mental weather. How can he "take back" his thoughts, slow the spinning, and cultivate a more consistently positive mindset? Finally, Michael leads a guided meditation with an intention on gratitude and releasing negative thoughts. 🪷 Begin your year in higher consciousness. Join Michael Beckwith for a **New Year's Day Meditation & Visioning** livestream from Costa Rica. Sign up before 12/17 and receive the early registration discount: https://events.agapelive.com/begin-again/. ✍️Love Take Back Your Mind? This podcast grows through your support. If you've been inspired by an episode, we'd love to hear from you! Consider leaving a 5-star review or drop a comment. It helps others join this journey of growth and connection 🎧 Never miss an episode! Be sure to Subscribe or Follow the show and turn on notifications so you're the first to know when new episodes drop every Wednesday and Friday. ✨ What's your Life Question? Have questions about your relationships, finances, life purpose, or how to understand world events through a spiritual lens? Submit your Life Question to podcast@michaelbeckwith.com — your question could be featured in an upcoming episode to inspire others on their journey! 📱 Follow Michael on social media for daily wisdom: Facebook: @Michael.B.Beckwith https://www.facebook.com/Michael.B.Beckwith IG: @michaelbbeckwith https://www.instagram.com/michaelbbeckwith/ TikTok: @officialmichaelbeckwith https://www.tiktok.com/@officialmichaelbeckwith YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMWuqEKXLY4m60gNDsw61w 🌟 Support the podcast by supporting Agape! Take Back Your Mind is brought to you by more than just great conversations—it's powered by purpose! Our primary sponsor is the Agape International Spiritual Center. Founded in 1986, Agape is committed to individual transformation and to being a beneficial presence on the planet. Discover more here: https://agapelive.com/. If this show uplifts your spirit, please help us keep it going: 💖 Donate at https://agapelive.com/ and mention "podcast" 📱 Or text GIVE to 424-321-6243 with "podcast" in the message Your generosity helps us to keep sharing meaningful conversations that uplift and transform! Our secondary sponsor is NutriRise, the makers of Michael's AdaptoZen high-vibe nutrition and supplement line, designed to nourish your body temple from the inside out. Check them out here: https://nutririse.com/collections/adaptozen. 🌿

Today on Take Back Your Mind, Michael Beckwith welcomes Jeffrey Allen—spiritual thought leader, Mindvalley author and speaker, and a pioneer of online energy training. Known for practical, powerful **energy healing** tools, Jeffrey's mission is to make **higher consciousness** accessible so we can release conflict and pain and live with passion, purpose, and meaning. Through Mindvalley, he's introduced over a million people to personal energy work that improves relationships, deepens spiritual connection, and boosts presence, happiness, and impact. Based in Tokyo with his wife, Hisami, Jeffrey co-created **Awakening Your Spirit Mind**, a transformational course and community that teaches "Spirit Mind Living"—how to reconnect with your true essence, understand how consciousness really works, and open to a new mindset and lifestyle for navigating today's massive collective energy shift. If you're ready to switch from the material mind to the **spirit mind**, this conversation offers clear practices for intuition, compassion, and genuine transformation. See below for Jeffrey's Free Gift for Take Back Your Mind listeners! Conversation Highlights include: * Jeffrey's origin story—from math/CS and shared lucid dreams to a purpose-driven path in **energy healing** and service * The simple model of **two minds** (material vs. spirit) and how asking "which mind?" changes reactions, choices, and outcomes * "Code = energy": how **beliefs** set rules for reality, why clarity of desire matters, and working the subtle layer first (manifesting 101) * Spotting **spiritual ego** and quiet judgment—then replacing them with compassion for past versions of yourself and others * The **Breath of Love** micro-practice: use the natural pause at the top/bottom of the breath to access timeless, peaceful awareness * Inside **Awakening Your Spirit Mind**: tools and community for stabilizing spirit-led living amid the planet's energy shift; and more! Finally, Michael closes with a **guided meditation** to "wake up to your glorious nature," integrate love into action, and carry that frequency into your day. 🪷 Get Jeffrey's Free Gift, "Five Days to Calm Your Mind and Meet Your Spirit" course, here: https://www.spiritmind.com/a/2148202101/daUxDwii. Connect with Jeffrey and his community at his website: https://www.iamjeffreyallen.com/. *Begin your year in higher consciousness.* Join Michael Beckwith for a **New Year's Day Meditation & Visioning** livestream from Costa Rica. Sign up before 12/17 and receive the early registration discount: https://events.agapelive.com/begin-again/ ✍️Love Take Back Your Mind? This podcast grows through your support. If you've been inspired by an episode, we'd love to hear from you! Consider leaving a 5-star review or drop a comment. It helps others join this journey of growth and connection 🎧 Never miss an episode! Be sure to Subscribe or Follow the show and turn on notifications so you're the first to know when new episodes drop every Wednesday and Friday. ✨ What's your Life Question? Have questions about your relationships, finances, life purpose, or how to understand world events through a spiritual lens? Submit your Life Question to podcast@michaelbeckwith.com — your question could be featured in an upcoming episode to inspire others on their journey! 📱 Follow Michael on social media for daily wisdom: Facebook: @Michael.B.Beckwith https://www.facebook.com/Michael.B.Beckwith IG: @michaelbbeckwith https://www.instagram.com/michaelbbeckwith/ TikTok: @officialmichaelbeckwith https://www.tiktok.com/@officialmichaelbeckwith YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMWuqEKXLY4m60gNDsw61w 🌟 Support the podcast by supporting Agape! Take Back Your Mind is brought to you by more than just great conversations—it's powered by purpose! Our primary sponsor is the Agape International Spiritual Center. Founded in 1986, Agape is committed to individual transformation and to being a beneficial presence on the planet. Discover more here: https://agapelive.com/. If this show uplifts your spirit, please help us keep it going: 💖 Donate at https://agapelive.com/ and mention "podcast" 📱 Or text GIVE to 424-321-6243 with "podcast" in the message Your generosity helps us to keep sharing meaningful conversations that uplift and transform! Our secondary sponsor is NutriRise, the makers of Michael's AdaptoZen high-vibe nutrition and supplement line, designed to nourish your body temple from the inside out. Check them out here: https://nutririse.com/collections/adaptozen. 🌿

Our first Life Question comes from Jade in Alexandria, VA: After years of suppressing childhood pain, Jade is now confronting the truth about her father's long-standing dysfunction—infidelity, alcoholism, and a toxic blended family. She wants to have a healthy relationship only with him, but how can she navigate authenticity, boundaries, and spiritual growth when family pressure runs deep? Next, Shay wonders whether it's possible to feel both genuine gratitude and genuine dislike at the same time—especially when her new home, while a blessing, also triggers feelings of lack because it wasn't the house she truly wanted. Does her mixed emotions sabotage her spiritual practice? Finally, Michael leads a meditation on focusing on the Real and Eternal You that is untouched by time and the human experience. ✍️Love Take Back Your Mind? This podcast grows through your support. If you've been inspired by an episode, we'd love to hear from you! Consider leaving a 5-star review or drop a comment. It helps others join this journey of growth and connection 🎧 Never miss an episode! Be sure to Subscribe or Follow the show and turn on notifications so you're the first to know when new episodes drop every Wednesday and Friday. ✨ What's your Life Question? Have questions about your relationships, finances, life purpose, or how to understand world events through a spiritual lens? Submit your Life Question to podcast@michaelbeckwith.com — your question could be featured in an upcoming episode to inspire others on their journey! 📱 Follow Michael on social media for daily wisdom: Facebook: @Michael.B.Beckwith https://www.facebook.com/Michael.B.Beckwith IG: @michaelbbeckwith https://www.instagram.com/michaelbbeckwith/ TikTok: @officialmichaelbeckwith https://www.tiktok.com/@officialmichaelbeckwith YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMWuqEKXLY4m60gNDsw61w 🌟 Support the podcast by supporting Agape! Take Back Your Mind is brought to you by more than just great conversations—it's powered by purpose! Our primary sponsor is the Agape International Spiritual Center. Founded in 1986, Agape is committed to individual transformation and to being a beneficial presence on the planet. Discover more here: https://agapelive.com/. If this show uplifts your spirit, please help us keep it going: 💖 Donate at https://agapelive.com/ and mention "podcast" 📱 Or text GIVE to 424-321-6243 with "podcast" in the message Your generosity helps us to keep sharing meaningful conversations that uplift and transform! Our secondary sponsor is NutriRise, the makers of Michael's AdaptoZen high-vibe nutrition and supplement line, designed to nourish your body temple from the inside out. Check them out here: https://nutririse.com/collections/adaptozen. 🌿