Most of us are addicted to technology. For some of us, we are so addicted that we walk from room to room with our phones, as if it’s a part of our body. What would it be like to create a commitment to unplug from technology one day a week? In this episode, I talk to Tiffany Shlain about transforming your relationships and health by unplugging one day a week. Tiffany Shlain is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker, founder of the Webby Awards, and author of the national bestselling book 24/6: Giving up Screens One Day a Week to Get More Time, Creativity, and Connection, winner of the Marshall McLuhan Outstanding Book Award. She lectures and performs worldwide on the relationship between technology and humanity. There’s so much more I can say about this remarkable woman who sits in between a number of worlds. She’s received over 80 awards and distinctions for her films and work. For information on her work, visit tiffanyshlain.com We talk about the following and so much more: ✅ Her philosophy of 24/6 and how to create a ritual to unplug 1 day a week ✅ How this practice has transformed the relationships in her own life ✅ How this practice has transformed the relationships in her own life ✅ The many benefits she’s seen from unplugging when it comes to business and productivity ✅ Why eye contact is an important part of connection? ✅ Transition time, and how to create that space gracefully, as many of us have felt like we’ve unplugged from a time machine every time we get off an online meeting Please tag us and tell us what you loved! You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected.

Let’s admit it, most of us carry triggers and traumas from our parents and ancestors. Have you ever experienced family constellation therapy? In this episode, I connect with Dan Cohen, PhD, -- an internationally known psychologist, trainer, author and facilitator of Family and Systemic Constellations. He specializes in healing the effects of inherited trauma and helping clients fulfill their desires for having more love and deeper impact in their lives. He uses his knowledge of world history, mythology and culture with his intuitive abilities, and creates profound and transformative healing experiences that expand understanding and restore peace of mind. We talk about the following and so much more: ✅ What is family constellations therapy? ✅ The three essential aspects of our being 1) Our creative sexual energy, 2) Our heart’s perception of the consciousness that surrounds us, 3)Our crown chakra that connects the light of our soul to the light of the universe ✅ Dominant themes seen after working with individuals and groups on family constellations ✅ Some of the benefits of family constellation therapy like coming to terms with your shadow and aligning with your heart’s desire and soul’s purpose Please tag us and tell us what you loved! You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected. You can learn more about Dan and his work and workshops here: https://seeingwithyourheart.com/about/

I recently asked my community who was the best astrologer and Rebecca’s name kept coming up over and over again. Rebecca M. Farrar, M.A., is known as the Wild Witch of the West. She’s a true master at her craft -- an archetypal astrologer and wild woman living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her work has been featured in Elle, Reader’s Digest, Bustle, Astrology.com, and Elite Daily. Rebecca has offered astrology readings focused on asteroids, dwarf planets, soul-care, feminine archetypes, depth psychology, relationships, and life purpose. And she has quite the background -- In 2013, she completed her M.A. in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness and her thesis titled “Stargazing: Re-enchantment Through Language” that combined linguistics, the evolution of consciousness, and the human relationship to the cosmos. I recently had a reading with Rebecca and in particular focused on astro-mapping, since I wanted to know which cities were lit up in my own chart, and it was quite the adventure diving in. I learned more about my chart than ever before. We talk about: ✅ Her essay “ Intimacy with the Self” and how we can all become more intimate with ourselves ✅ Why astrology is so important, and often so misunderstood ✅ How she shares an astrology reading and also an astro-mapping. ✅ What astrology means collectively and what it means individually and how we should be thinking about our natal chart ✅ The archetypal qualities of planets and what their location mean ✅ What dwarf planets are and the meaning behind an eclipses ✅ The intersection of multiple modalities like astrology, and etymology and mythology and how these all fit together Please tag us and tell us what you loved! You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected.

In this episode, we talk about living in the joy of possibilities rather than judgment with Simone Milasas, BD Manager of Access Consciousness. Simone is an entrepreneur and creator, creative business coach, author and Business Development Manager of Access Consciousness®. She is the founder of Joy of Business, mentoring entrepreneurs around the globe to create greater wealth and happiness, and has been at the forefront of cutting-edge creation and development for over a decade. Simone’s written a few books including “Relationship: Do you really want one?”, “The Joy of Business”, and the best-selling book “Getting Out of Debt Joyfully”. You can learn more about her at http://www.simonemilasas.com We talk about the following: ✅ What it means to live in possibility rather than judgment ✅ What Access Consciousness is and why is the program is so different than other personal development and wellness programs. ✅ What it means to live in the question, and what it means to live by the idea of “choice creates”? ✅ The clearing statement ✅ Her books: Joy of Business and the best-selling book Getting Out of Debt Joyfully Please tag us and tell us what you loved! You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected.

I'm so excited to share this episode with you all. I interview Brad Laughlin, the author of Living With Enlightenment—A Journey of Love. I was first introduced to Brad and CoreLight from a previous guest, Helane Wahbeh, from the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), who mentioned how impactful CoreLight was to her spiritual journey in her book. Brad is the Executive Director of the international non-profit organization, CoreLight.org which he runs with his life-partner, Leslie Temple-Thurston. As a spiritual teacher for over two decades, Brad’s life dedication is to the transformation of consciousness. He’s based these on the principles of non-duality, and all of his messages focus on the dissolution of our limiting ego structures and include transmissions of love, joy and healing energy. We talk about the following, and much more: ❇️ How to live as an enlightened being in today’s world? ❇️ What Spiritual Training exactly is ❇️ Why so many people have trouble with detachment ❇️ How to work through polarity and moving towards oneness, and become a “witness”, or an “observer” of our lives. ❇️ What the 8 Keys are and how they can help you live a life if integration and wellness ❇️ The Triangles and Squares process that can help you move through your triggers, so you don't have to keep re-experiencing them https://www.corelight.org/ https://amzn.to/3tqQcl9 You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected. I’d love to hear from you and learn more about what topics you’d like to learn about, and which shows and topics you enjoyed the most!

Today’s episode is about water and how we can be healed and hydrated by water, with Gina Bria, an anthropologist and founder of the Hydration Foundation, recognized as a leading resource for hydration science and education. She has been named a Real World Scholar and has just been included in the 2020 team of innovators for the Buckminster Fuller Design Science Decade. She is co- author with Dr. Dana Cohen, MD of QUENCH: Your five day plan to Optimal Hydration recommended by the New York Times, Oprah’s O Magazine, NPR and many other media sources who recognize how she is changing the conversation on hydration, making it easier for us all. We talk about the following: ❇️ How Gina’s path as an anthropologist and studying the desert led her to study water ❇️ What exactly is water and what it does in our bodies ❇️ The 3 things we can do to be healed by water ❇️ The difference between structured water and non structured water ❇️ How to tell when someone is dehydrated ❇️ Tips that people can start to think about in order to become more hydrated You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected. I’d love to hear from you and learn more about what topics you’d like to learn about, and which shows and topics you enjoyed the most!

Today’s episode may likely blow your mind. In this episode, I talk to Stephan A Schwartz on how to cultivate creativity, remote viewing, and non-local consciousness and the anthropology of religions. For 40 years Stephan A. Schwartz has been studying the nature of consciousness, particularly that aspect independent of space and time. Schwartz is part of the small group that founded modern Remote Viewing research, and is the principal researcher studying the use of Remote Viewing in archaeology. Stephan is the OG in the world of consciousness. He is an award-winning author of both fiction and non-fiction, columnist for the medical and consciousness research journal Explore, and editor of the daily web publication Schwartzreport.net in which he covers trends that are affecting the future. He has also been an editorial staff member of National Geographic, Editor of Sea Power, and staff reporter and feature writer for The Daily Press and The Times Herald. We talk about: ✅ What remote viewing is and how it works ✅ The 2050 experiment which was conducted in the 1970’s and what he and his team learned about the future from this experiment ✅ Key takeaways from studying the most creative minds and what it takes to be “creative”. ✅ The power of intention and how does intention impact events ✅ Key takeaways from Non-local consciousness and the anthropology of religions research You can learn more about Stephan Scwartz and the Schwartz report here: https://www.schwartzreport.net/ www.stephanaschwartz.com https://www.facebook.com/schwartzreport/ You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected. I’d love to hear from you and learn more about what topics you’d like to learn about, and which shows and topics you enjoyed the most!

Today’s episode is about energy medicine and how to use your body’s health to achieve optimum health and wellness, with Donna Eden. Donna is among the world's most joyous, and most authoritative spokespersons for Energy Medicine. She has been able to clairvoyantly "see" the body's energies all her life, and her abilities as a healer are legendary. Her best-selling book, Energy Medicine, which I have in front of me and read years ago - is the textbook in hundreds of healing classes. She and her husband’s most recent book, The Energies of Love, achieved best-seller status on the NY Times Relationship List. David and Donna were honored by the Infinity Foundation as the first couple to receive its annual “Spirit Award” for their contribution to “the evolution of consciousness” and its “impact on society.” We talk about: 1. What energy medicine is in her terms. 2. What the chakras and the meridians are. 3. What an auric field is. 4. Her work of tapping and acupressure and how it’s helped people. 5. Her book “The Energies of Love” and the different sensory styles in relationships like The Visual, The Kinesthetic, and the Digital Style? 6. Why partners often attract different styles. To learn more about Donna Eden, you can find more information here: www.LearnEnergyMedicine.com You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected. I’d love to hear from you and learn more about what topics you’d like to learn about, and which shows and topics you enjoyed the most!

Today’s episode is a little different as it's a mix of conversation and an experience. On this episode, we’ll be featuring our guest, Shirin Hedayat, and we discuss how to meditate before we dive into a 30-minute meditation so please DO NOT listen to this episode while driving. Shirin was actually my Teaching Assistant at the Academy of Intuition Medicine, and I thought it would be special to have her on the show since so many people have been told - “Just meditate”, without really understanding how to meditate. I confess that I myself also had difficulty meditating for a very long time because until I was trained, I found it very difficult. And that's especially so if you live in a very analytical world which I’m sure many of you do. Shirin has different modalities, but as the practice of meditation began to profoundly transform her life, she decided to devote her time to leading groups and individuals in mindfulness practices. Shirin also holds an M.S. in Finance/Investments and worked as a Financial Advisor and a Registered Principal for 15 years with a focus on managing assets of small to medium size companies. In 2014, she received a Master Certifications from the Academy of Intuition Medicine in Sausalito where she continues to be a TA and Tutor for new students. We talk about: 1. How to meditate, for those new to meditation 2. Best practices for meditating and how to be inspired to meditate 3. Transformational stories from those who meditate 4. If you are an expert meditator, and you want to dive into the meditation, it starts @minute 19:26 You can learn more about Shirin here: https://www.journeyoftheself.net/ She offers complimentary live meditations every morning in California on Telegram: https://t.me/Essencement You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected. I’d love to hear from you and learn more about what topics you’d like to learn about, and which shows and topics you enjoyed the most!

Today’s episode is about the power of breathwork to transform your life, remove toxins, and promote vitality. On this episode, I chat with Francesca Sipma, a former New Yorker, who after 10 years of chasing an insatiable lifestyle, experienced a radical awakening and went on a quest to find higher purpose. She found herself on a deep self-exploration journey exploring modalities and retreats all over the world, and became fascinated by the power of breath and subconscious mind as a catalyst into self-awareness to deconstruct childhood conditioning and social programming. Francesca is now a growth and breathwork coach also certified in hypnotherapy, based in Santa Monica, CA. She is dedicated to helping others come into alignment with their highest selves and live more meaningful lives of purpose and impact. After our interview, I was so intrigued by her development of hypnosis, intention and breathwork, that I joined her 12 week breathwork program. We talk about: 1. What exactly is breathwork? What are some of the various names of breathwork? 2. How breathwork is different than meditation 3. How does meditation work, and the different types of breathwork 4. Why intention is so important before a breathwork session 5. Where this practice comes from 6. How breathwork can transform one’s life You can find Francesca on Instagram. And you can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected. I’d love to hear from you and learn more about what topics you’d like to learn about, and which shows and topics you enjoyed the most!