A Quest for Well-Being

— Once we recognize the relative and subjective nature of the concept of health, we can begin to explore how the systems view of life can help us develop a corresponding systems view of health. Systems thinking is process thinking, and hence the systems view sees health as an ongoing process. Rather than defining health as a static state of perfect well-being, the systemic conception of health implies continual activity and change, reflecting the organism's creative response to environmental challenges. Since a person's condition will always depend on the natural and social environment, there can be no absolute level of health independent of this environment. The continual changes of one's organism in relation to the changing environment will naturally include temporary phases of ill health, and it will often be impossible to draw a sharp line between health and illness. Moreover, health is a multidimensional process. From the systems point of view, the experience of illness results from patterns of disorder that may become manifest at various levels of the organism — biological as well as psychological — and also in the various interactions between the organism and the larger systems in which it is embedded. This means that life's biological, cognitive, social, and ecological dimensions, which are integrated in the systems view of life, correspond to similar dimensions of health.

Valeria Teles interviews Fritjof Capra — the author of "The Systems View of Life: A Unifying Vision"

Fritjof Capra, Ph.D., physicist and systems theorist, was a founding director (1995-2020) of the Center for Ecoliteracy in Berkeley, California. He is a Fellow of Schumacher College (UK) and serves on the Council of Earth Charter International. Capra is the author of several international bestsellers, including The Tao of Physics, The Web of Life, and The Science of Leonardo. He is coauthor, with Pier Luigi Luisi, of the multidisciplinary textbook, The Systems View of Life. Capra's online course is based on his textbook.

To learn more about Fritjof Capra and his work, please visit: capracourse.net and fritjofcapra.net

— This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— Shamanism is a way of walking upon the planet, and a way of seeing things that our society has taught us to veil. It is living a life divinely connected to Spirit, to our Earth, and in deep gratitude for the blessings our planet and community bring to us through our joint experiences. It is highlighted by the enactment of sacred ceremony, an art all but lost in only a few remaining cultures. Shamanism is entering into an altered state of consciousness in order to transcend the ego and the thinking mind to connect with inner wisdom and higher guidance from the spirit world.

The practice of shamanism is the oldest practice of humankind, dating back over 100,000 years, and is practiced all over the world in all cultures.

Shamans have been considered healers, knowers, seers of the dark and wisdom sharers.

A Shaman is a Master or Mistress of entering the altered states and journeying into higher spiritual realms to help bring through higher wisdom, grace and guidance.

Valeria Teles interviews Keyla Sereen Ohs — she is a Shamanic Healer, meditation teacher, and the Owner/ Operator of Sereen Spirit Healing and Retreat Centre in beautiful West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.

Keyla runs a trauma informed practice that helps people remember their true path and purpose, heal unprocessed trauma experiences which may create illness in the body, and move into deeper relationship with one's spirit, community, and the planet.

Trained in the traditional Zulu (South African) Shamanic path, Keyla's offerings include her transformational Lighthouse Program (an annual online offering), meditation, Shamanic energy healing, spiritual mentorship and plant medicine as avenues for wholeness, self-discovery, and personal growth.

Keyla was formerly a competitor for the Canadian World Figure Skating team for over a decade.

She lives with her husband, 3 pups, 2 cats and 200+ plants in West Kelowna, B.C.

To learn more about Keyla Sereen Ohs and her work, please visit: sereenspirit.com and keylaohs.com (launches in March 2022)

You can also contact Keyla via email: [email protected], Phone 1- (778) 760-1676 and Facebook Page - Sereen Spirit Healing.

— This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— "After 240 days of steeping and integrating I was ready to start the discovery phase of my life. Discovery of my purpose, reconnecting with friends, reading and learning again, I knew my life was going to go in a new direction, but frankly I had no clue what, how, when and where. I only knew that I could trust it would find its way to me and it did.

When I heard myself laughing again repetitively, that was the true confirmation: I had come out of the cocoon and I could finally spread my wings.

I consider myself to now be on my never-ending discovery journey. Discovery of myself, of others, discovery of how I can best show up in this world and have the best, most positive impact possible.

I don't have a label for who I am becoming other than I finally came to believe more and more everyday that I am enough, that I can connect, that I love to connect with others and that most of the things that I had believed were not available to me are, in fact, abundantly available to me and so are they, to you." — says Janylène

Valeria Teles interviews Janylène Turcotte ( a.k.a. JT) — she is a former executive who made the leap from the corporate world to become a clinical hypnotherapist, licensed RTT therapist, ICF certified coach and hypnocoach.

She's developed a results-driven approach to life and career transition, leveraging her radical transformation, professional expertise and numerous certifications and credentials to offer second to none, one-on-one hypnocoaching and group programs.

She hosts the podcast "It's Just a Belief," is the founder of HypnoCoach.ca and is the co-founder of QUEEN B, holistic health.

Janylène supports entrepreneurs and executives who are aware they stand in the way of their own professional or personal expansion and need to be rapidly guided away from the status quo. They're self-aware and know that despite all their efforts, seminars, courses something is still blocking them, or not quite where they want it to be. Then, we create those moments of absolute clarity, power and confidence that allow them to break free of their limitations and leap forward. It is really all about uncovering unconscious beliefs that stand in their way and acquire long-lasting, pervasive beliefs that propel them beyond their current limitations.''

The single most important thing that's contributed to the success of JT's hypnocoaching practice is her focus on tangible results. This is what she's most known for. Her made-to-order approach is all about going deep to make key transformations.

To learn more about Janylène Turcotte and her work, please visit: hypnocoach.ca

— This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— I have faced down some terrible things in my life. I've had doctors make mistakes that almost killed me; I've been in the ICU of the world's scariest hospitals. I've had traumatic surgeries and procedures performed on me under emergency conditions. People less sick than me have died right next to me. And if I'm still alive, there must be a reason. I want to use the life I've been given as a way to help others.

I let the losses teach me what they needed to teach me. Even if I was thrown under the wave, I learned how to stand up, to recover over and over again, and to survive. I pulled from my faith and my grit, and in the middle of all of it, a soul grew. It made me strong. I began to thrive. I developed an immense capacity to endure hard times. I understood suffering (as much as a white, middle-aged American woman can under- stand suffering). Suffering became a companion and a teacher. I learned a lot about myself and the world, about my family, my faith, my priorities, and my values. After everything I experienced, I realized that other people experienced similar loss, heartbreak, and dysfunction, with no effective coping mechanisms. I wanted to help. — Says Cindy

Valeria Teles interviews Cindy Finch — the author of "When Grief Is Good: Turning Your Greatest Loss into Your Biggest Lesson." Cindy Finch is also a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Therapist, Coach who specializes in helping people through their darkest times.

Cindy trained at the Mayo Clinic and has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, HuffPost, and CURE magazine. A survivor of traumatic life events, Cindy writes and works from lived experiences. She's helped thousands of people through their suffering, encouraging them to move forward and keep enduring to come out invincible.

To learn more about Cindy Finch and her work, please visit: cindyfinch.com

— This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— Are you a little too comfortable with self-loathing? Tired of feeling like you are not enough?

Carrington Smith spent a lifetime trying to be someone else—to fit in, to be loved, to keep the peace, and to make others happy. Until finally, Carrington discovered that her own path to happiness wasn't based on fitting in but on standing out—celebrating her uniqueness and owning her past.

Candid and raw, her book: Blooming takes you on a treasure hunt to discover the gifts in the shit. Shit is quite literally fertilizer. It is in the messes, failures, trauma, and difficulties of life that we discover what we need to bloom into our greatness.

From trauma to triumph, through the depths of sexual assault, religious mind-fuckery, family rejection, body dysmorphia, mid-life metamorphosis, physical scarring, and death into happiness, forgiveness, empathy, purpose, belonging, and joy, Carrington's work is a poignant, powerful account of finding your way through the shit.

Valeria Teles interviews Carrington Smith — the author of "Blooming: Finding Gifts in the Shit of Life"

Carrington Smith is a single mom, attorney, business owner, and executive search professional. Despite being born with a silver spoon in her mouth, life gave her a hard kick in the tail. She has survived sexual assault, two divorces, piles of debt, abuse, religious mind games, the death of loved ones, and the loss of close friends.

In her bestselling debut memoir, Carrington combines wit and wisdom to share her journey through the shit, with a positive attitude and a shift of mindset, into a life bursting with joy, opportunity, and purpose. A graduate of UT Austin and Tulane Law School, Carrington resides in Austin, Texas, with her two teenage boys.

To learn more about Carrington Smith and her work, please visit: carringtonlegal.com

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— This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— "Life is made up of relationships, and each relationship is a mirror of your Self."

What kind of masks have you been wearing to survive?

Until now, you haven't really seen your masks because you were looking out at life, warding off triggers, defending against outside threats. As you begin to look inward, you will see your masks and understand why they've become part of your life. The prisoners in Plato's cave didn't want to abandon the life they'd grown accustomed to because they felt naked, vulnerable, and were terrified about leaving. And it's OK that they felt that way. Likewise, we don't need to shun our survival tactics, call our egos bad, or feel ashamed about our masks. We just need to embrace who we are and build our paths from this new, deeper understanding. We need to accept all of our faults and shortcomings and move into a higher consciousness, which will then allow us to view our past experiences as gifts contributing to a future, higher life—a life we all deserve to live.

Valeria Teles interviews Arda Ozdemir — the author of "The Art Of Becoming Unstuck: Your Personalized Journey Through Consciousness In Search Of Ultimate Happiness"

Arda Ozdemir is a personal growth coach, spiritual mentor, qigong teacher, and the founder of Rise 2 Realize wellness organization. He has helped thousands of people awaken to their fullest potential and experience ultimate happiness.

As a former finance executive in Silicon Valley, Arda embarked on his own personal transformation journey when he was looking to heal his physical health issues along with his depression and anxiety. His quest for cure led him to a series of explorations in meditation practices and ancient spiritual teachings. This journey awakened him to his calling to guide others out of their suffering and emotional pain toward a life full of joy, fulfillment and meaning.

To learn more about Arda Ozdemir and his work, please visit: rise2realize.com

— This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— Feeling stuck? You're not alone. Millions of people are stuck in meaningless jobs, empty relationships, and difficult situations, repeating the same unhealthy patterns over and over again. You know there's something more. Deep down, you've been having that uncomfortable gnawing feeling.

Fortunately, there IS an answer and it is much more accessible and available to you than you may think!! Now is the time to stop searching and finally get more clarity, more meaning, and discover your life's true purpose.

People so often try to overcome an obstacle in their life on their own but then they get discouraged... especially when there doesn't appear to be any real reason for why they can't grasp that success. Sometimes it is just that they need a wee bit of encouragement, a boost or a different perspective to gain the motivation they need to achieve their goals. Truth is: if a person REALLY wanted to do something and could do it on their own - they most likely would have done it already!

One reason that people fall short of their goals is that they keep attempting to solve the same problems with the same toolkit – themselves! How can a toolkit be expected to fix itself?

You must have a clear, workable strategy that suits the way that YOU are wired, you need to clear out any suspicious wiring (negative self-talk) holding you back and then you need to flat out get stuff done. But of course, not just any kind of stuff... the right stuff, at the right time, in the right order… A wee bit like playing music — says Moira

Valeria Teles interviews Moira Hutchison — the author of "Letting Go So You Can Thrive!!: The 5-Step Process That Gets You Unstuck"

As an Intuitive Coach, Mindset Mentor, Energy Healer, Meditation Teacher and Tarot Consultant. Moira Hutchison guides her clients to access the inherent power they have available when they ignite their personal trinity of trust, inner awareness, and self-confidence.

Moira works with professionals who have a feeling that there is something better in life for them, but they have no idea how to access it. However, they have a yearning to be guided by their intuition and align with their unique calling.

What makes her distinctive and different in this work is that she has developed the ability to take complex energetic and spiritual ideas and interpret them in ways that people find easy to understand, integrate and implement.

To learn more about Moira Hutchison and her work, please visit: WellnessWithMoira.com

— This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— Crystal Surgery is a new style of crystal healing, founded in the 1990's by Vivien Schapera. In Crystal Surgery, the crystals are used in very specific ways as tools for "operating" on both the energy field and the energy body. The energy field is the electromagnetic force field, which emanates from the physical body and the energy body, and surrounds the physical body. The energy body is the energetic duplicate of the physical body and is made up of etheric tissue. Etheric tissue consists of "materials" from the etheric dimension, in contrast to the physical body, which is made up of materials from the earthly dimension.

Valeria Teles interviews Vivien Schapera — She is a Teacher, Energy Healer, Author, Founder Of Fourwinds Academy For The Healing Arts & Sciences, A School For Training Healers.

Vivien Schapera has rare expertise in each of our 3 layers of existence – the physical, the mental and the spiritual; and she specializes in translating intuitive, energetic and spiritual dynamics into practical information for celebrating life. She began her career by training first in clinical psychology, and then in the Alexander Technique, a hands-on method for retraining neuromuscular dynamics. Through this work, Vivien developed a refined sensitivity to energy, leading her to add healing to her skills. In Everyday Magic (2002 and 2020), Vivien relates how the spirit world guided her, from childhood in Apartheid South Africa, growing up with her LGBTQ brother, through coming to the USA, and founding FourWinds Academy, a school for training healers(1999). Vivien's other books include How to Lose Weight and Gain Money (2004) and Guided Lessons for Students of the Alexander Technique (2010). In 2020, Vivien published an award-winning, groundbreaking textbook, The Complete Guide to Crystal Surgery, introducing the world to a new form of crystal healing. When not teaching, healing or writing, Vivien can be found gardening, cooking and spending time with her two granddaughters. Other interests include travel, photography and making YouTube videos. Vivien lives in Cincinnati, OH with her husband and two cats.

To learn more about Vivien Schapera and her work, please visit: crystalhealingtechniques.com

— This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— When considering what makes people change in therapy we often focus on things like: how willing a client is to change, the relational fit between therapist and client as well as the efficacy of therapeutic interventions. But what about self-compassion? This doesn't seem to get top billing when thinking about how change happens.

In order to seek healing, you need to be able to value yourself and see yourself as worthy of healing. We cannot heal what we don't love or feel care for. Cultivating self-compassion brings love, care and cooperation into your system instead of division and intolerance. And when you can entertain the idea that you might not be inherently wrong or bad, you have taken a significant step in healing.

Valeria Teles interviews Tanya Fruehauf — She is Therapist, Founder Of Catalyst Counselling and Speaker.

Tanya Fruehauf is a therapist and founder of Catalyst Counselling, a private therapy practice located in Vancouver B.C. Her practice focuses on helping adults heal and recover from complex trauma, codependency and addictive behavior. With an MA from Adler University, Tanya is also a CMAT, Certified Multiple Addiction Therapist through IITAP (The International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals). Tanya has been featured on local radio as well as in various media publications including Readers Digest and Psychology Today. She believes that healing is found in connection and seeks to help clients to cultivate this within themselves and with others.

To learn more about Tanya Fruehauf and her work, please visit: catalyst-counselling.com

— This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.

— "Spiritual self-care is essential for the spiritually attuned individual. It is an area worth exploring if you are desiring expansion, deeper connection with all that is, and discovering your Divine purpose on this earthly plane. This can be done through mindfulness and meditation, practicing rituals of your faith and beliefs, attending spiritual workshops and retreats, seeking like-minded and like-hearted spiritual support, reading spiritual literature and through connection with nature. Spirituality is deeply personal and varies by individual. Part of the spiritual path is discovering yourself and your personal truths. Much can be gained through spiritual self-care practices."

Suzie DeVaughn's work provides an in-depth perspective on the categories of self-care including: physical, psychological, interpersonal/social, professional, spiritual, and energy management/clearing. It gives us awareness, inspiration, ideas, and techniques regarding the effective use of self-care as the foundation of healthy and mindful living. This helps to counterbalance personal and professional life stress resulting in increased resiliency, energy optimization, balance and wholeness.

What we need is a self-care movement in which each person loves, cares, and takes responsibility for one's self. By acknowledging and responding to our needs, we have more energy and compassion to help others. In this scenario, everyone benefits.

Valeria Teles interviews Suzie DeVaughn — the author of "Mastering Self-Care: Building Resiliency Through Healthy and Mindful Living"

Suzie DeVaughn, LMSW, REV received her BA from University of Kansas, a Master's of Social Work from Wichita State University and has Compassion Fatigue Educator and Therapist Certifications from the Green Cross Academy of Traumatology. She is the founder and CEO of Self-Care Specialists located in Wichita, Kansas where she leads workshops regarding mindfulness, stress management and secondary trauma prevention for professional caregivers and business professionals. In her private practice Suzie uses a synthesis of mindfulness-based psychotherapy modalities including Hakomi Body-Centered Psychotherapy, EMDR, Neuro-Emotional Technique and Psych K. Suzie is also the founder and CEO of Blossoming Heart Center through which she facilitates emotional energy healing, hands-on healing, psycho-spiritual workshops and retreats anywhere in the world.

To learn more about Suzie DeVaughn and her work, please visit: BlossomingHeartCenter.com and SelfCareSpecialists.com

NOTE: David King is the developer of the Spiritual Intelligence Self-Inventory and Model.

— This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.