I'm Awake! Now What?

This week I sit down with Author, Artist, Coach, and Podcaster Chris Miller. Chris gives us insights into his early life experience in Catholicism, finding conflict there and walking away to find his unique connection to source. We also discuss his book "The Spiritual Artist: We Are Designed to Create" and how spirituality and creativity go hand-in-hand. Chris talks about having conversations with source when we create and the importance of listening during the co-creation process. We wrap up discussing the role surrender plays in creativity and spirituality, and how surrender is not about giving up but "going-with" and finding aligned flow between you and source.  To find out more about Chris, follow him on Instagram @thespiritualartistpodcast Podcast Production: Written, directed and edited by Krista Xiomara Produced by LightCasting Original Music by Mr. Pixie Follow this podcast on Instagram @ianwpodcast

With the podcast on Summer Break we are revisiting some of our most popular shows! This week we are re-releasing my interview with Alisha Hawrylyszyn Frank, founder of Fiercely Optimistic, developed to help people through life coaching, Reiki, meditation and yoga. Alisha shares her life journey, offers important advice about following your intuition, and how to live in alignment with your life. We chat about depression and how anyone is susceptible. Alisha provides a list of practices that keep her grounded when bouts of depression arise. Alisha is hosting a retreat in Big Sur, California October 22-25, 2021 Sign up here. Podcast Sponsor: Saged is a spiritual app and resource center for Earth-based teachings and practices.  Stay aligned, connected and supported on your spiritual journey, with Saged. Download Saged for free from your Andriod and iPhoneApp stores. Follow Saged on Instagram @sagedapp Podcast Production: Written, directed and edited by Krista Xiomara Produced by LightCasting Original Music by

On this week, 3 years ago I interviewed Psychologist and Zen Master Flint Sparks. As the podcast takes its summer 2021 break, we are revisiting some of our most popular and influential interviews. Season 7 will resume September 12, 2021!  Flint’s life focus has been creating awareness about the dual convergence of healthy human development & contemplative spiritual practices. Which he believes forms the complementary strands of the double-helix of full human maturity. Simply put, the art of growing up and waking up. He’s carried this very important message around the world. To learn more about Flint head over to his website and follow him on Instagram @flintsparks Podcast Sponsor: Saged is a spiritual app and resource center for Earth-based teachings and practices.  Stay aligned, connected and supported on your spiritual journey, with Saged. Download Saged for free from your Andriod and iPhoneApp stores. Follow Saged on Instagram @sagedapp Podcast Production: Written, directed and edited by Krista Xiom

In honor of his new book "Shamanic Power Animals: Embracing the Teachings of our Non-Human Friends" we are re-releasing don Jose Ruiz's episode in celebration! This is the last episode for Season 6, and the Season 7 will begin on September 12, 2021 with an amazing line up of inspirational guests and stories!​ This week I am excited to be joined by don Jose Ruiz. don Jose is a Toltec Master of Transformation, descended from the Toltecs of the Eagle Knight lineage. He is the author of four books including “The Wisdom of the Shamans” and “The Medicine Bag”  don Jose gives the audience a powerful look inside his own journey and how he came back to himself, becoming the love of his own life. don Jose defines important points on the spiritual path towards re-awakening. He encourages the audience to question their own domestication and engage ones own re-wilding, through ritual, introspection and inner trust and self-love.  To find out more about don Jose head over to his website , follow him on Instagram @donjoseru

This week I sit down with writer, intuitive coach, strategist, back to nature guide and podcast host Alyssa Benjamin. We discuss her early childhood roots in Judaism, and the differences between being culturally or religiously Jewish. Alyssa shares how she came into contact with the ancient Hindu Philosophy, Vedanta and learned in this space that all religions and gods are honored, something that has always stuck with her. Alyssa breaks down the awakening and homecoming experience, she shares the pain we all experience when our identities begin to dissolve and we see the world with our beginners eyes. She walks us through her beautiful connection to nature, how it opened a pathway to healing herself and others. To find out more about Alyssa and catch her podcast episodes follow her on Instagram @ournaturealways.  Sign up for her 6-Week Homecoming Course by clicking here.  Podcast Sponsor: Saged is a spiritual app and resource center for Earth-based teachings and practices.  Stay aligned, connected and suppor

This week I sit down with professional astrologer and certified Advanced Psychic Medium, Rachel Lang to discuss her work and her book: "Modern Day Magic: 8 Simple Rules to Realize Your Power and Shape Your Life." Rachels walks us through her early adult experience of finding spiritualism and honing her gifts. She shares her passion for helping creatives cultivate their own gifts to support their offerings. We discuss her master's work on the witch trials of the Early Modern Period in Germany; and how this shaped the trajectory of our inherent power, internal magic, the divine feminine, and our justice systems. Rachel also guides the audience through how astrology gives us a clearer sense of who we are, the patterns in our lives and how they align with the planets. To learn more about Rachel head over to her website and follow her on Instagram @rachellangastrologer You can also pre-order her book here. Podcast Sponsor: Saged is a spiritual app and resource center for Earth-based teachings and practices.  Sta

This week I sit down with Medium, Author, and Leading Spiritual and Intuitive Development Coach Beau Maxwell to discuss her life journey from skeptic to medium, which she details in her book "Cracking Open: Adventures of a Reluctant Medium" Beau shares a story about reaching her grandmother, whom she loved dearly on the other side and this was the beginning of her journey through mediumship. Beau is passionate about helping people connect with their abilities and has created a methodology called SAGE, which stands for Spirituality, Alignment, Growth and Empowerment-- she walks us through what the SAGE method is We wrap up with Beau providing guidance for those just at the beginning of their spiritual journey who are longing to reconnect with their intuitive gifts. To find out more about Beau, head over to her website and follow her on Instagram @thesagemethod Podcast Sponsor: Saged is a spiritual app and resource center for Earth-based teachings and practices.  Stay aligned, connected and supported on your s

This week I sit down with Crystal B, author, astrologist, and astrotherapist to discuss her book "Feed Your Moon: Predictive and Mindful Astrology: One Phase at a Time." Crystal discusses growing up with astrology and learning from her father who practiced the modality. Crystal explains when we are born the planets create a story about our lives and she's passionate about helping people understand and decipher their own story. Crystal walks the audience through the intention of her book, and how it is meant to help the novice astrologer and every day person, wanting to understand the complexity of astrology and apply the understanding that we change our "skins" as Crystal says every 2.3 years. Armed with this information, we can take an empowered approach to the unfolding of our lives. Crystal even shines a light on Britney Spears and the skin she is in, how she's shaking up the bones of her lineage, and freeing her self. Head over to Crystal B's website to learn more about what she does and follow her on Ins

This week I sit down with breathwork teacher and healer Ana Lilia to discuss her work helping people remove blocked energy, relieve anxiety, embodiment practices, and empowering people to gain clarity, balance, and peace. Ana candidly shares her own struggles with anxiety and how breath work helped her become more grounded, less tense, and in tune with bodies reactions to outside stimuli. She also discusses a personal story of familial relapse during the pandemic, and how her and her family continue to move through this. Lastly she reminds the audience that anxiety is not something to feel ashamed of, in fact our lives in general are not designed to have our nervous system in a relaxed state, Ana says. So it's important we hold ourselves in compassion and kindness when our anxiety arises and breathe. To find out more about Ana and to work with her, head over to her website and follow her on Instagram @_ana_lilia   Podcast Sponsor: Saged is a spiritual app and resource center for Earth-based teachings and pr

This week I sit down with tarot teacher and astrologer Maisy Bristol to discuss her work helping guide individuals towards clarity and self-development. Maisy shares how she came to work with tarot after finding a deck in her parents house and connecting unexpectedly with a guest from the other side. We touch base on the intention of working with astrology and tarot, and how we can gain important insights and leave empowered after a session. Maisy reminds the audience that looking at our past with self-love and understanding allows us to tackle new obstacles or challenges that arise in our lives, especially our romantic partnerships. To learn more about Maisy and sign up for her certified Tarot courses head over to her website and follow her on Instagram @tarotbymaisy Podcast Sponsor: Saged is a spiritual app and resource center for Earth-based teachings and practices.  Stay aligned, connected and supported on your spiritual journey, with Saged. Download Saged for free from your Andriod and iPhoneApp stores.

This week I sit down with Founders of The Indigo Sanctuary Pam Urbas and Andy Duchovany to discuss their life journey, their mission for the collective and their love of curating stones and healing tools for people who are developing their spiritual practices. Pam and Andy's passion is educating people about rock hounding, ethical sourcing of stones, and creating a home practice that sustains and nourishes you. Their goal is to help every person create their very own, unique home sanctuary. To learn more about Pam and Andy head over to their website and follow them on Instagram @theindigosanctuary Podcast Sponsor: Saged is a spiritual app and resource center for Earth-based teachings and practices.  Stay aligned, connected and supported on your spiritual journey, with Saged. Download Saged for free from your Andriod and iPhoneApp stores. Follow Saged on Instagram @sagedapp Podcast Production: Written, directed and edited by Krista Xiomara Produced by LightCasting Podcast Network Original Music by Mr. Pixie

This week I sit down with world renowned astrologist and psychologist Debra Sliverman to discuss her book "The Missing Element: Inspiring Compassion for the Human Condition." Debra shares what the four elements are, how they can present in each person, what to look out for from the shadow side of each element and how to cultivate the element that is least dominant to create internal balance and harmony. Debra and I discuss humanity as a volunteer position and how her book is meant to help people alchemize and share their human experiences. We also discuss how understanding the elements and astrology is great for self-education but also wonderful for understanding the people in our ecosystems better and interacting with them from a place of compassion and curiosity.  Follow Debra on Instagram @debrasilverman_astrology and subscribe to her YouTube Channel here.    Meet the Elements Course Meet the Planets Course Tell Me A Story Course    Podcast Sponsor: Saged is a spiritual app and resource center for Eart

This week I sit down with the author and podcast host, Jeremy Todd to discuss how he overcame bullying and bankruptcy and turned those challenging life experiences into a catalyst for transforming his life, writing a book, and teaching people who to live more intentionally. Jeremy opens up about incurring childhood trauma and what it was like speaking about this candidly for the first time in his life, when he wrote his book. He shares some advice for people on the path of personal development and how we can outgrow people in our ecosystems, and that's okay. To find out more about Jeremy, head over to his website and follow him on Instagram @the_positive_side_podcast   Podcast Sponsors: Saged is a spiritual app and resource center for Earth-based teachings and practices.  Stay aligned, connected and supported on your spiritual journey, with Saged. Download Saged for free from your Andriod and iPhoneApp stores. Follow Saged on Instagram @sagedapp One Spirit Learning Alliance is an interfaith learning center,

This week I sit down to speak with Margaux Jones, better known as MJ who is an artist, creative, writer, and mother. We discuss how tarot became her purpose after coming through a challenging period in her life. MJ walks us through what tarot is, how it can be used. She shares her creative process in building a new deck and the intricate way she goes about creating each card, with the reader in mind. She leaves the audience with some words of wisdom to help support the listeners on their journey towards awakening and homecoming. To learn more about MJ head over to her website where you purchase any of her beautiful tarot decks. Follow her on Instagram @crowtarotmjcullinane Podcast Sponsors: Saged is a spiritual app and resource center for Earth-based teachings and practices.  Stay aligned, connected and supported on your spiritual journey, with Saged. Download Saged for free from your Andriod and iPhoneApp stores. Follow Saged on Instagram @sagedapp One Spirit Learning Alliance is an interfaith learning cent

This week I am joined by Intuitive Healer, Akashic Records Teacher, and Podcaster Josephine Hardman, PhD to discuss what the Akashic records are, how they are utilized, and what they can teach us. Josephine tells us about her upbringing in a deeply spiritual home where she learned about meditation, yoga, tarot, and energy healing from her parents. We discuss the ebbs and flows of the spiritual experience, how beautiful and disorienting awakening can be. She leaves the audience with some inspiring words of wisdom, reminding us to never give our power away when accessing external wisdom and remember to trust ourselves above all.  Follow Josephine Hardman on Instagram @healer.josephine Podcast Sponsors: Saged is a spiritual app and resource center for Earth-based teachings and practices.  Stay aligned, connected and supported on your spiritual journey, with Saged. Download Saged for free from your Andriod and iPhoneApp stores. Follow Saged on Instagram @sagedapp One Spirit Learning Alliance is an interfaith lea

This week I sit down with speaker, retreat facilitator, executive coach and creator of Intentionality.com Finnian Kelly. Finnian shares his personal journey and the peaks and valleys he experienced along the way, including rejecting a traditional life path and losing his way. He candidly expresses what these growth experiences taught him and how he was able to find a new creative and wildly successful business helping people live intentionally in all areas of their life. Finnian also breaks down how we can create a new narrative and energetic relationship with money, and how we have a personal responsibility to change the limiting beliefs and stories about money that were shown to us by others. To learn more about Finnian head over to www.finniankelly.com/podcast and follow him on Instagram @thefinniankelly Podcast Sponsors: Saged is a spiritual app and resource center for Earth-based teachings and practices.  Stay aligned, connected and supported on your spiritual journey, with Saged. Download Saged for fre

This week I sit down with Lucas Mack, CEO of 4th Avenue Media, Author, Speaker, Podcaster, Healer, and TEDx Alumni. Lucas discusses his work that is focused on being a healing catalyst for people, but especially for men who are carrying concealed trauma. We discuss his early childhood upbringing in a mixed religious household and how he left religion to find God. Lucas tells us how he's using his own lived experiences of healing his past childhood wounding and trauma to help, heal, and liberate people. He also shares why he felt called to clear pain and trauma of his familial lineage, and say: "Once and for all the pain stops here." To learn more about Lucas head over to his website and follow him on Instagram @lucasjamesmack Podcast Sponsor: Saged is a spiritual app and resource center for Earth-based teachings and practices.  Stay aligned, connected and supported on your spiritual journey, with Saged. Download Saged for free from your Andriod and iPhoneApp stores. Follow Saged on Instagram @sagedapp Podca

This week I am joined by author, interfaith minister, human-rights advocate, end of life caregiver and death literacy expert Barbara Becker. We discuss her new book "Heartwood: The Art of Living with the End in Mind." Barbara shares her intentions in writing this book and describes for us the delicate dance we do between life and death. How embracing the contradictions and paradoxes of life, allows us to freedom to live more fully and from a place of dynamic acceptance. Barbara gives the audience some food for thought in how to address their morality and finding the sweetness between joy and sorrow.  Grab your copy of Barbara's book here and to learn more about her head over to her website and follow her on Instagram @barbara_becker_author Podcast Sponsor: Saged is a spiritual app and resource center for Earth-based teachings and practices.  Stay aligned, connected and supported on your spiritual journey, with Saged. Download Saged for free from your Andriod and iPhoneApp stores. Follow Saged on Instagram @s

This week I sit down with Dr. Maria Church, to discuss her groundbreaking book "Love Based Leadership: The Model for Leading with Strength, Grace, and Authenticity" that just celebrated its 10 year publication anniversary. Dr. Church discusses how she felt called to write this book to give leaders the tools and skills they need to shift from fear based to love based management styles. Dr. Church talks about the importance as a leader to cultivate perception changes and how this can induce massive shifts and success in leaders because when we develop that perception muscle the whole world opens up and possibilities are endless. To buy Dr. Maria Church's most recent book: "A Course in Leadership: 21 Spiritual Lessons on Power, Love, and Influence." click here and and follow her on Instagram @drmariachurch Podcast Sponsor: Saged is a spiritual app and resource center for Earth-based teachings and practices.  Stay aligned, connected and supported on your spiritual journey, with Saged. Download Saged for free fr

This week I sit down with Andrea Firpo, Psychic, Liberation and Embodiment Guide, Podcaster, and Author. Andrea discusses her life experiences that helped her deepen her wisdom and alchemize past trauma and wounding. She tells us about her current work helping other's heal through her unique techniques and holistic approach. She shares what it means to be full embodied, in your body and how you can begin to develop your own psychic abilities. We also shed a light on the resilience Andrea has cultivated within and is showing to others, to help them come home to themselves. To learn more about Andrea Firpo, head over to her website and follow her on Instagram @psychiccheerleader Podcast Sponsor: Saged is a spiritual app and resource center for Earth-based teachings and practices.  Stay aligned, connected and supported on your spiritual journey, with Saged. Download Saged for free from your Andriod and iPhoneApp stores. Follow Saged on Instagram @sagedapp Podcast Production: Written, directed and edited by K