In today’s episode, we talk about Qi-gong, the Dao, consciousness and pathfinding with Thomas Droge -- a classically trained acupuncturist, herbalist, teacher and author. Thomas is incredible -- he is literally an embodiment of the “Dao”, and has dedicated his life to studying and teaching the healing practices of energy cultivation, conscious movement, internal alchemy and the Daoist path to peace. He is the founder of the Pathfinder Institute and “Spirit Destiny Qi Gong”. 1. Thomas’s focus on the intersection of the Dao, acupuncture, Qi-gong, consciousness, and spiritual transformation 2. We talk about Qi-Gong is, what this practice means and how you can practice this to improve clarity, flexibility and more 3. We talk about the Dao, or the “Tao”, often referred to as the “Tao-Te-Ching” and what this philosophy means in his life 4. We talk about “Pathfinding” and what it means to be on your life path Thomas is currently offering qi gong online and as well as individual Pathfinder mentor sessions, and in person healing sessions in NY. You can find him @: www.thomasdroge.com 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! And if anyone is struggling in your life, please share an episode that you think might help.

An international teacher, mystic and poet, Richard Rudd attended Edinburgh University where he gained a Master’s degree in literature and metaphysics. All his studies became synthesized in 2002 when he began to write and receive the Gene Keys - a vast synthesis exploring the miraculous possibilities inherent in human DNA. It took 7 years to write the book and understand its teachings and applications. Today Richard continues to extend and embody the wisdom he receives, sharing it with an ever-growing audience around the world. His work has been translated into many languages, and in 2019, Richard was named on the Watkins list of The 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People. We talk about the following: 1. What the Gene Keys are and why they are important 2. How people can look up and understand their Gene Keys 3. The shadows, the gift and the siddhi for each Gene Key 4. Particular gene keys we should pay attention to 5. How Gene Keys is different from Human Design 6. What the Pearl and the Venus Sequence is and how to navigate these journeys 7. Why it takes 7 years to really understand the depth of the book The Gene Keys. 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!

In today’s episode, we learn about the transformative power of Reiki and Kundalini Energy with our guest Rei Chou. Rei's purpose is to create experiences that help people realize they’re part of something greater. A leader, facilitator and healer, she draws on 12+ years of experience in convening, experience design, and purpose-based innovation with organizations ranging from NASA to Stanford. She founded The Feast, which brings together a global community of innovators and creatives to support each other in living their fullest lives, purpose and potential with over 600 dinners hosted around the world to date. We talk about the following: 1. What is Kundalini Energy and KAP (Kundalini Activation Process), a new energy healing modality 2. What the process of healing is like and why it’s important 3. How the process can become a gateway for spiritual growth and the deepening of consciousness 4. Some interesting stories from people who have experienced Kundalini Activation process 5. The importance of community and Feast for Good Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thisisreichou/?view_public_for=371818986791446 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisisreichou/ 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!

David Harshada Wagner is a creative mindset consultant, spiritual teacher, author, artist, and proud father who has dedicated more than 30 years of his life to the path of selfless service, spiritual awakening, and radical self-transformation. He has been helping people from all walks of life all over the world live magnificent lives for more than 25 years. He is the author of the bestselling men's book Backbone and is working on his new book based on the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita. We talk about so many topics from soulful parenting, self-care, men’s spirituality, and tantra. 1. The quote on David’s website and what it means: "You deserve the best of life and life deserves the best of you". 2. What “soulful parenting” is and why self-care such an important principle that so many parents forget. 3. How we can focus on ourselves throughout a busy day. 4. How to cultivate the sacredness in everyday life. 5. What he learned from his experience with a Tuk Tuk driver in India. 6. A new vision for men’s spirituality and what is “The Men’s Work”. 7. What "Tantric Shaivism" and "tantra" means and much much more! You can learn more about David Wagner here: http://davidhwagner.com/ 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 with the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) where we’ll learn about health & healing, energy medicine, and finding your noetic signature. Helané Wahbeh is the Director of Research at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) and an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at Oregon Health & Science University. The Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) is an American non-profit parapsychological research institute. It was co-founded in 1973 by former US astronaut Edgar Mitchell. Dr. Wahbeh is clinically trained as a naturopathic physician and research trained with a Master of Clinical Research and two post-doctoral research fellowships. She has published on and spoken internationally about her studies on complementary and alternative medicine, mind-body medicine, stress, and post-traumatic stress disorder and their relationships to physiology, health and healing. We discuss the following: 1. What the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) is, and the astronaut who landed on the moon who founded it, and more 2. Research on consciousness and how it affects the physical world and healing 3. The study of energy medicine and channeling and how the power of intention can actually impact the outcome of your reality 4. What a noetic signature is and how to find your own noetic signature 5. We dive into Helane’s book “Free to be Me” about her journey from the Middle East to the Bay Area, California, and talk about the rites of passage of womanhood and more For folks who want to learn more: https://noetic.org/ Follow @Gateways_To_Awakening On Instagram 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 a new approach to mental health with holistic psychiatrist, Dr. Ellen Vora, an MD graduate from Columbia University medical school. Dr. Vora is a board-certified psychiatrist, medical acupuncturist, and yoga teacher. She takes a functional medicine approach to mental health–-considering the whole person and addressing imbalance at the root, rather than reflexively prescribing medication. In addition to her private practice, Dr. Vora is also a writer, speaker, and a consultant for healthcare startups. In this episode we talk about: 1. Holistic psychiatry, why considering the whole person in healing, and not just one part is needed 2. Tips for insomnia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, and other emotional ailments 3. Why the mind-body connection is so important 4. Dominant themes on health and wellness in the last decade 5. How to stay emotionally balanced Follow @Gateways_To_Awakening On Instagram 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 how we can harness our happiness even amidst difficult times with Marci Shimoff - one of the world’s international experts on happiness, co-author of Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul and featured in the movie The Secret. We dive into the following topics: 1. How we can be happy all the time 2. What the phrase “Happy for No Reason” means 3. If we are born happy or if’s something we can work on 4. The most exciting thing Marci learned from her research on happiness 5. How people can raise their happiness set-point 6. What the law of attraction means and the connection between happiness and law of attraction https://www.instagram.com/youryearofmiracles/ www.happyfornoreason.com Follow @Gateways_To_Awakening On Instagram 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 healing art of shiatsu and why it’s important. I chat with Peter Skrivanic. Peter has been a practitioner of Shiatsu and Reiki for over 20 years. As the former director of the Shiatsu School of Canada, he is now a Doctoral candidate in Anthropology at the University of Toronto, whose research focuses on the production and transformation of embodied knowledge in globalizing East Asian medical practices. He lives in Kyoto, Japan with his family, where in addition to lecturing in universities, he maintains a private clinical practice. He is also a teacher of Komyo Reiki-do, a Japanese Reiki tradition, who runs classes both in Japan and globally. He brings to his Reiki teaching a wealth of clinical experience and an informed understanding of Japanese traditional medical and spiritual healing traditions. We discuss the following: 1. What shiatsu is, and the different schools of thought 2. How shiatsu has been used as a healing practice in the east and made its way over to the west 3. Why the topic is important 4. The difference between shiatsu verses Reiki Follow @Gateways_To_Awakening On Instagram 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 with an intuitive osteopath, who will teach us about cultivating our attention in order to heal ourselves. On this show, we’ll be featuring our guest, Michelle Veneziano, DO, who is an osteopathic family physician and clinical professor of osteopathic medicine at Touro University in Northern California. She teaches students, patients & doctors how to harvest the wisdom of nature in the body, be our own doctors and heal with ease and pleasure. Her approach to non-surgical orthopedics is rooted in Cranial Osteopathy, a hands-on healing and consciousness practice through which body, mind and spirit return to balance and wellbeing. We discuss: 1- What is an intuitive osteopath 2- How to cultivate resilience in difficult times 3- The difference between a particle and a wave and how to become more connected a greater intelligence 4- How to create your own healing by changing the physiology of the body 5- Stories of transformation from patients Follow @Gateways_To_Awakening On Instagram 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! Social media handle: https://www.michellevenezianodo.net Linkedin: michelle-veneziano-do Facebook & Instagram: michellevenezianodo

In today’s episode, I sit down with Marisa Peer, Britain’s leading hypnotherapist, and Mindvalley teacher, where we dive into how to remove obstacles and reprogram your mind for confidence and success and wellness Marisa Peer is the creator of the multi-award-winning Rapid Transformational Therapy®, international best-selling author, motivational speaker, personal development expert and leading celebrity therapist. In this episode we talk about: 1. How hypnotherapy works and why it’s so effective 2. Why the words that you tell yourself matters more than you think 3. Ways that you can generate abundance and prosperity and remove obstacles or limiting beliefs 4. Stories of transformation from love to career to depression and more by removing self limiting beliefs 5. What the #iamenough movement is and why it’s so important Marisa was such an inspiration to talk to, and I literally felt myself feeling lighter and more expansive during this talk. Follow @Gateways_To_Awakening On Instagram 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!