High Energy Health Podcast
Dawson Church PhD
Join Dr. Dawson Church, a best-selling science writer, to explore the leading edge of health and happiness, along with practical techniques to maximize your wellbeing.
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May 1, 2025 • 49min
Proof of Heaven: Eben Alexander and Dawson Church in Conversation
Eben Alexander, MD, was an academic neurosurgeon for over 25 years, including 15 years at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School in Boston. In 2008, he experienced a transcendental Near-Death Experience (NDE) during a week-long coma from an inexplicable brain infection that completely transformed his worldview. A pioneering scientist and modern thought leader in the emerging science that acknowledges the primacy of consciousness in the universe, he is the author of the New York Times #1 bestseller Proof of Heaven, The Map of Heaven and Living in a Mindful Universe.
Here he and Dawson discuss:
Dr. Alexander's story
Binaural beats
Remote viewing and precognition
Shedding baggage with our soul group between lifetimes
Soul agreements
The life review as from the perspective of everyone involved
The Golden Rule: written into the fabric of the universe
The link between intuition and meditation
Releasing suppressed emotions
Trusting in the universe and increased positive emotions
To learn more about Dr. Eben Alexander: https://ebenalexander.com/
Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/
And to order Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:
https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Intelligence-Activating-Circuits-Awakened/dp/160415294X/
#mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #neardeath #lifereview #proofofheaven
Apr 22, 2025 • 50min
Spirit and Self: Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji and Dawson Church in Conversation
Sadhvi Saraswatiji, PhD, is the author of Come Home to Yourself and Hollywood to the Himalayas. She graduated from Stanford University and for more than two decades has lived at Parmarth Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh, India. She has presented to groups ranging from the United Nations to the Parliament of World Religions on topics ranging from conscious business to science and spirituality to sustainable development and is renowned as a spiritual bridge between Eastern and Western culture.
In this discussion, Dawson and Sadhvi share personal stories and experiences on topics such as:
Experience of the divine and being infinite
Living in Rishikesh
The solution to so much of our suffering
Which of our sufferings is objective over which we have no control?
Where is our inner wellbeing hooked into a story about how others should behave?
The highest calling in a human birth is to experience who we are
How we can be conscious of being conscious
How we can look at the mind and emotions to recognize “I am not that”
Oneness with the universe
Our purpose or dharma as this particular human body
Choosing peace regardless of how others are
Remembering every day that we are not our body or our story
The goal is to do while remaining in being, fulfilling our dharma
To explore Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji's work: https://divineshaktifoundation.org/about/sadhvi-bhagawati/
Find Dawson at: http://dawsongift.com/
And to order Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:
https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Intelligence-Activating-Circuits-Awakened/dp/160415294X/
#mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #oneness #consciousness #beinginfinite #comehometoyourself
Apr 10, 2025 • 46min
Abundant Wealth: Elizabeth Husserl and Dawson Church in Conversation
Elizabeth Husserl is a registered investment advisor representative, financial advisor, and cofounder of Peak360 Wealth Management, a boutique wealth planning firm. She is the author of The Power of Enough: Finding Joy in Your Relationship with Money. She holds an MA in East-West psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies, and has led workshops at major tech companies, including Airbnb, Unity, and Google.
Here she and Dawson discuss:
How to put “joy” and “money” in the same sentence
Asking yourself: What, to me, represents wealth?
The mandala of the 12 dimensions of wealth
“Financial DNA,” or the ways that family beliefs shape money behaviors
Exercise: Go back in your lineage, what beliefs did your ancestors hold?
How to have a conversation with money to work through moments of scarcity
Money as a spiritual guide
Money as a doorway to self-knowledge
To learn more about Elizabeth's work: www.elizabethhusserl.com
Find Dawson's work at: http://dawsongift.com/
And to order Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:
https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Intelligence-Activating-Circuits-Awakened/dp/160415294X/
#mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #money #wealth #abundance #powerofenough #relationshipwithmoney
Apr 3, 2025 • 49min
Channeling and Intuition: Helané Wabbeh and Dawson Church in Conversation
Helané Wahbeh, ND, MCR, is the Director of Research at the Institute of Noetic Sciences and an adjunct assistant professor at Oregon Health & Science University. Dr. Wahbeh is the author of some 90+ peer-reviewed publications and the book The Science of Channeling: Why You Should Trust Your Intuition. Her VET-MIND study was funded by the National Institutes of Health and examined the mechanisms of meditation for combat veterans with PTSD. Her current research interests include healing stress and trauma and extended human capacities. She is a Board Member and Past President of the Parapsychological Association and has been meditating for two decades.
Here she and Dawson discuss:
Noetic Signature: experience of our inner wisdom
How to differentiate from your ego and your higher self?
Exercise: To what question would you like intuitive information?
Noetic knowing shows up in one of 12 different ways
Meditation: An introduction to the inner world
The ability all humans have to access energy and information
Types of channelings
Why studies correlate childhood trauma with psychic experiences and mediumship
How two studies in UK found that psychic abilities run in families
Study comparing the full genome of a psychic to controls
Study discovery: a unique noncoding gene on chromosome 7 in the psychic group
To learn more about the Institute of Noetic Sciences: https://noetic.org/
Find Dawson's work at: http://dawsongift.com/
And to order Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:
https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Intelligence-Activating-Circuits-Awakened/dp/160415294X/
#mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #channeling #intuition #noetic #ions
Mar 27, 2025 • 46min
Insight and Mindfulness: Andrew Holecek and Dawson Church in Conversation
Andrew Holecek offers seminars internationally on meditation, lucid dreaming, and the art of dying. He has studied sleep yoga, bardo yoga, and other traditional practices with living masters in India and Nepal. Holecek is a talented writer who has published books, Dreams of Light and Dream Yoga, and had articles appear in Psychology Today, Parabola, Lion’s Roar, Tricycle, Utne Reader, Buddhadharma, Light of Consciousness, and many other periodicals. He also hosts the popular "Edge of Mind" podcast and is the founder of the Night Club Community, a support platform for nocturnal meditations.
Here he and Dawson discuss:
Chongyam Trungpa: “Meditation isn’t a sedative, it’s a laxative”
Andrew's background
The aspects of the unconscious mind
Cognitive scientists tell us 95 percent of what we do is driven by unconscious patterns
How to start making the unconscious processes conscious
How can you attain something you already have?
The problem with the concept of a Spiritual Path
The Saint who said: “Enlightenment was my biggest disappointment”
Underneath all the experience is openness
Why we are a localization of consciousness
Andrew's definition of meditation: habituation to openness
The 5 nocturnal meditations
Using your sleep for your psychospiritual development
To learn more about Andrew's work: https://www.andrewholecek.com/
Find Dawson's work at: http://dawsongift.com/
And to preorder Dawson's next book, Spiritual Intelligence:
https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Intelligence-Activating-Circuits-Awakened/dp/160415294X/
#mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #unconscious #spiritualpath #consciousness
Mar 20, 2025 • 48min
Lighting Up Your Soul: Mandy Morris and Dawson Church in Conversation
Mandy Morris is a bestselling author, speaker, and coach specializing in personal development and manifesting techniques. She is the author of several books including The Guilt Within and The Promise. Known for her empowering work on aligning thoughts, emotions, and actions to create a fulfilling life, she inspires global audiences through her books, courses, and workshops. Mandy’s compassionate approach blends science and spirituality, helping individuals uncover their highest potential and live purposefully.
Here she and Dawson discuss:
Mandy's story
What challenge do you believe you can’t get through?
What small change will you commit to 100%?
From that day to me finding my husband was 2 weeks
Ask: “Why are we manifesting what we don’t want?”
Transmutation of trauma into light
Being in the head rather than in the heart
Mastering yourself: life will never be perfect
What lights your soul up?
Look for just the next step, you don’t need to see the destination
Clearing the clutter
Learn more about Mandy at: https://www.mandymorris.love/
Find Dawson's work at: http://dawsongift.com/
And to preorder Dawson's next book, Spiritual Intelligence:
https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Intelligence-Activating-Circuits-Awakened/dp/160415294X/
#mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #trauma #mindfulness #manifestation
Mar 13, 2025 • 50min
When Everything Falls Apart: Fleet Maull and Dawson Church in Conversation
Fleet Maull, PhD, is a consultant, motivational speaker, social entrepreneur, and authorized teacher in the Zen and Tibetan Buddhist traditions. He is the founder of the Prison Mindfulness Institute and the Heart Mind Institute. He is the author of Radical Responsibility: How to Move Beyond Blame, Fearlessly Live Your Highest Purpose, and Become an Unstoppable Force for Good and Dharma in Hell: The Prison Writings of Fleet Maull.
Here he and Dawson discuss:
Fleet's background
Exercise 1: What dark part of your life feels like it can never be fixed?
Exercise 2: Regulate breath, posture, voice, get ourselves out of fight flight
Finding a nugget of time when you’re in wellbeing, and build on that
Why healing the world starts with our individual work
How genetically we’ve inherited the collective trauma of the human race
Plugging back into quantum field
The three views of human nature
The goals at Heart Mind Institute
What are the three simplest foundational practices (breathwork, witness perspective/mindfulness, and bodywork)
To learn more about Fleet and the Heart Mind Institute: https://www.heartmind.co/
Find Dawson's work at: http://dawsongift.com/
And to preorder Dawson's next book, Spiritual Intelligence:
https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Intelligence-Activating-Circuits-Awakened/dp/160415294X/
#mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #heartmindinstitute #collectivetrauma #mindfulness
Mar 6, 2025 • 46min
Healing the Incurable: Ofer Niv and Dawson Church in Conversation
Ofer Niv, a transformational healer with a unique background in IT and shamanic energy work, joins Dawson Church for an enlightening conversation. They explore the notion of unchangeable body conditions, revealing the potential origins of ailments in past lifetimes. Ofer discusses the power of high-frequency light and divine light oneness, advocating for the collective impact of individual meditation on global well-being. Listeners are encouraged to reflect on their personal healing journeys and the spiritual roots of their challenges.
Feb 27, 2025 • 45min
Releasing Chronic Pain: Rick Olderman and Dawson Church in Conversation
Rick Olderman is a sports and orthopedic physical therapist, and the author of Pain Patterns and several other books. He has 30 years of clinical experience with chronic pain patients.
Here Rick and Dawson discuss:
The definition of acute versus chronic pain
The 3 problems that cause almost all back pain
Exercise: identifying chronic back pain by lying down, legs bent vs flat
Why the posture with knees bent feels better?
Fascial myofibroblasts have 6x the flexibility of regular fascia
Old injuries
What to do if you’re walking poorly and triggering pain?
Tension in lower back
Unlocking your knees
Rick has so much wisdom to share; you can find him at: https://rickolderman.com/
View Dawson's work at: http://dawsongift.com/
And to preorder Dawson's next book, Spiritual Intelligence:
https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Intelligence-Activating-Circuits-Awakened/dp/160415294X/
#mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #painpatterns #sportstherapy #orthopedic #chronicpain
Feb 21, 2025 • 47min
Natural Supplementation for Transformation: Leah Linder and Pam Conboy with Dawson Church in Conversation
Leah Linder is a naturopathic physician with a focus on botanicals and nutrition, and expertise in natural supplement formulation and manufacture. She is also a Master Gardener. Pam Conboy is a doctoral student in naturopathic medicine. She has spent her professional years educating practitioners about nutritional supplementation. Both are ordained ministers and shamanic practitioners.
Here they and Dawson discuss:
Research on psilocybin for PTSD and addictions
Microdosing
Plant medicine for profound understanding of something beyond self
Lifestyle management
Serotonin receptors which synthesizes other neurotransmitters
Transcendence of self
Dopamine and oxytocin
Failure to seek social support
The many layers of trauma
For more information about Leah and Pam: https://www.setasseminary.org/
View Dawson's work at: http://dawsongift.com/
And to preorder Dawson's next book, Spiritual Intelligence:
https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Intelligence-Activating-Circuits-Awakened/dp/160415294X/
#mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #naturalsupplementation #trauma #psilocybin


