Steve Taylor, PhD, is the author of The Adventure: A Practical Guide to Spiritual Awakening and many other bestselling books. He’s senior lecturer in psychology at Leeds Beckett University and the chair of the Transpersonal Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society. Steve’s articles and essays have been published in over 100 academic journals, magazines, and newspapers and he blogs for Scientific American and Psychology Today.

Here he and Dawson cover:

• What is Spirituality?
• Transformation through turmoil
• Research on spiritual awakenings
• Psychological attachments
• Building blocks of ego
• Disidentification: stepping into role of Observer of one’s thoughts
• Gratitude
• Presence
• The 3 basic mental states: abstraction, absorption, and awareness
• Acceptance
• Integration
• Awareness that the body is sacred expression of spirit
• Dissolving psychological attachments
• Acknowledging your own mortality

To find out more about Steve’s work and to purchase his books: www.StevenMTaylor.com

And to find out more about Dawson and his books: https://dawsonchurch.com/

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Julie Ryan is a psychic and medical intuitive. She sees energy fields and uses them to facilitate healing. During a long entrepreneurial career, she invented surgical devices that are sold throughout the world and founded several companies in the medical, natural gas, advertising, long-term care, compliance, and data breach prevention industries. She is the author of Angelic Attendants: What Really Happens as We Transition from This Life to the Next.

Here Julie and Dawson discuss:

• Julie’s background and work
• Connecting with Spirit
• How to you maintain a high vibration amid the challenges of life
• The Two Minute Rule: Any thought
• Emotions are our GPS for guidance
• The energy membrane
• When people don’t heal
• Time in the spirit world
• No one heals anybody else, we all heal ourselves
• Following your intuition
• The many prongs to healing
• Julie’s mission to combine spirituality and practicality, living a life of purpose and joy

To request a digital or audio copy of Julie's book, "Angelic Attendants: What Really Happens As We Transition From This Life Into The Next": https://askjulieryan.com/request-ebook/

For more about Dawson: https://dawsonchurch.com/

#mindtomatter #blissbrain #highenergyhealth #intuition #spirit #healing #eft #meditation

Sydney Williams is an author, speaker, and the founder of Hiking My Feelings, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the healing power of nature. Her fifteen-year (and counting) career in communications has run the gamut from launching Oscar Mayer's social media channels and working with Fortune 500 brands to educating the public about the importance of stewardship and equitable access to recreational opportunities. Through it all, she centers empathetic storytelling and allows her curiosity and enthusiasm to lead the way.

Sydney has been featured on FOX5 San Diego, KPBS, San Diego Magazine, Huff Post, Psychology Today, U.S. News & World Report, and on the SXSW stage. She is also a certified Wilderness First Responder, an instructor at the Desert Institute at Joshua Tree National Park, an instructor at the Field Institute at Sequoia National Park, and a founding member of the Outdoorist Oath. Sydney has been nominated for Woman of the Year by San Diego Magazine.

Hear Sydney and guest host Amanda Wonderland discuss Sydney’s new book, Hiking Your Feelings: Blazing a Trail to Self-Love, and so much more!

To reach Sydney or purchase her books: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/

And to reach Amanda, you can find her at: https://www.amandawonderland.com/

#highenergyhealth #eft #meditation #blissbrain #mindtomatter #hikingmyfeelings #hikingyourfeelings #selflove

Susan Perry has practiced Aikido for over 40 years and is a 6th degree black belt. She is the president of the Aikido Institute and author of the book The Hidden Power of Aikido. She has a PhD in Philosophy and was formerly a professor in the California State University system.

Here Susan and Dawson dialog about:

• How Susan found Aikido
• Her training and background
• What is Aikido?
• Teaching energy flow and how to relax
• The Japanese way of learning: watch and copy, not lectures
• Aikido was originated by O-Sensei or “Great Teacher” Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969)
• Two Japanese characters: “energy” and “the way”
• Ways of making conflict round not linear
• How Aikido deals with fear and anger
• Spirals of energy
• How art can bring peace into your life and center you

Find Susan online at: www.susanperry.info

And Dawson at: https://dawsonchurch.com/

#aikido #mindtomatter #blissbrain #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth

Daniel Fielding is a former Special Forces Green Beret, a loving husband, a father of three children, a celebrity bodyguard, and bestselling author of The Asset Mindset. He developed the tools he puts forth in his book through his life experiences, including his time in the Special Forces.

Here he and Dawson talk about:

• The motto: I choose to choose who I wish to be
• Surrounding yourself with positive people
• How to recognize people who are pulling you down
• Why you are your own greatest asset, the creator of your life
• Ways you need to be taking steps forward every day
• Your calling; your path
• Doing backward planning
• Discipline: can be small scale and you build from there
• Motivation: you need discipline to implement it
• Asking yourself: Why do you have this dream?
• We are more powerful and more in control of our lives than we think
• The Asset Mindset: a lifestyle

You can find more about Daniel as well as purchase his book at: https://theassetmindset.com/

And Dawson can be found at: https://dawsonchurch.com/

#theassetmindset #mindtomatter #blissbrain #eft #highenergyhealth #meditation #discipline #mindset

Brigitte Mars is an herbalist and nutritional consultant in Natural Health with over fifty years of experience. She teaches Herbal Medicine at Naropa University. She is a founding member of the American Herbalist Guild. Brigitte is the author of Natural Remedies for Mental and Emotional Health, The Desktop Guide to Herbal Medicine, and other books.

Here she and Dawson talk about:

• Brigitte’s background
• Where Brigitte learned the value of folk remedies
• Why natural medicine educates the patient on what they can do for their health
• Food sensitivities and allergies
• Being your own primary healthcare provider
• Your gut microbiome affects your mental outlook
• Inflammation can be in the brain which can contribute to depression
• Choosing music that will support your wellbeing
• Natural remedies for insomnia
• Dental hygiene
• Why the placement of your bed affects your ability to sleep
• Daily self-care

Find more about Brigitte at: www.brigittemars.com

And more about Dawson at: https://dawsonchurch.com/

#naturalremedies #eft #meditation #blissbrain #mindtomatter #mentalhealth

Peter Coyote is an award-winning actor, narrator, and teacher. Recognized for his narration work, he narrated the PBS series The Pacific Century, as well as eleven Ken Burns documentaries, including The Roosevelts. In 2011, he was ordained as a Zen Buddhist priest and in 2015 received “transmission” from his teacher, making him an independent Zen teacher. He is the author of several books including Zen in the Vernacular.

Here Peter and Dawson discuss:

• Understanding ourselves as a being and non-being
• Peter’s background
• How you will still find all the same problems in the world after awakening
• The meaning of the word “Vernacular”
• Mistaking our thoughts for a reliable narrator
• Housetraining our ego
• Zen Buddhism
• Meditation
• Buddha’s core teachings
• The Four Noble Truths

Peter’s website is: https://petercoyote.com/

You can find his latest book, Zen in the Vernacular: Things As It Is at: https://www.amazon.com/Zen-Vernacular-Things-Peter-Coyote/dp/1644119757/

And Dawson’s website is: https://dawsonchurch.com/

#mindtomatter #blissbrain #zen #buddhist #buddha #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #zeninthevernacular

Vickie Dodd has been a body worker and sound healing therapist for more than 50 years. She collaborated with pioneer Don Campbell at the Institute of Music and Health Education in Boulder, Colorado, and now offers residential retreats at NaturBridge Campus in Olympic National Park and the Globe Institute in San Francisco. She is the author of Healing through Sound: Awakening Your Audible Body.

Here Vickie and Dawson discuss:

• Vickie’s background
• Listening to what the body wants to say
• Trauma trapped in the body
• When traumatized the body loses room inside for oneself
• How to know when the body softens and lets go
• When we were babies people held us and made soothing sounds
• In previous generations people talked to their bodies and the earth
• Ask: What do you need heart, belly, organs?
• The body is 70% water, but in trauma liquid becomes stiff
• The more fluid we are, the healthier our bodies become
• Our body loves the sound of our voice
• Humming a tune all through your body
• Breaking up crystallization
• Healing through Sound

For more information about Vickie: https://sacredsoundworks.com/

For more about Dawson: https://dawsonchurch.com/

#healingthroughsound #soundhealing #trauma #mindtomatter #blissbrain #highenergyhealth #eft #meditation