Be The One with Dr. Tony Ortega

In the season premiere of season 3, I discuss the reasons why I wrote my latest book, #AreYouHereYet : How to STFU and Show Up for Yourself and give you a basic overview of what to expect. 

n today’s episode, Dr. Tony is joined by Charmaine Houck. The major emphasis in this discussion was on guru mentality. It’s unfortunate that the current state of the spiritual and self-help world builds a need to hold speakers to a high standard of guru, while decreasing independence on one’s own power. They also chatted about some of the pitfalls in the yoga community. 

In this episode, Dr. Tony sits with actor and multidimensional channel, Michael Billy. Michael and Dr. Tony discuss all aspects of channeling and how the current spiritual community has it pretty wrong. They also chatted on how not to impose limits on your spiritual path because spirit is in all of us. 

In this episode, things got quite witchy. Dr. Tony, along with special guest star Michael Herkes aka The Glam Witch, got very real about the problems with the current state of things in the spiritual world. Issues related to gate-keeping, fast food spirituality and dogmatic approaches were discussed. The main message of owning yourself as you are right here right now. 

In this episode, things got a little geeky and that's okay. The main message in this discussion between Josh and Dr. Tony is that spirituality should not only be a personal thing but should also be fun. Know yourself was a big theme so have a listen. 

In this episode, things got super earthy, which was quite the education for Dr. Tony. It took on a very strong tone of being grounded in your daily life. They also discussed how to process negative emotions and how we are not broken for feeling the fire inside. Great conversation in this episode. 

In this episode, Dr. Tony chats with Colin Bedell of Queer Cosmos. While the love affair between the two is quite evident, the conversation does shift to astrology and the spiritual community. Colin confronts the idea of "certainty ads validity which is then sold and peddled to the masses" because scarcity sells. Colin is not a believer of deficit based astrology and discusses other issues that really don't work for the spiritual community, including working on your shadow self. He also gives Dr. Tony a firm education and history lesson on astrology. 

In this episode, Dr. Tony is joined by yet another Canadian male, Matt from Mattarot. The conversation got real very quick. Since Matt is a creative therapist, he discusses the notion of how psychology and spirituality aren't that far removed from each other. Being in the spiritual/healing arts is definitely a calling and not something "don't erase your humanity with spirituality." And since Matt is a tantra healer, the conversation turned to using sex to manifest your goals. You don't want to miss this one for sure. 

In this FROM THE VAULT episode, check out this very thought provoking discussion on spirituality and sex with guest star, Andrew Barker. Most Judeo-Christian faiths will tell you sex is only meant for one purpose or teach their followers that sex outside of marriage is a bad thing, damning you to eternal hellfire. Dr. Tony and Andrew discuss how sex can be one of the most spiritual things you can do and how to use your spirituality to enhance your sex life. 

In this episode, Dr. Tony is joined by the indelible Hex Activist. The discussion on the state of current spirituality/personal development and self-help was quite eye opening. Putting the proper context on healing as it pertains to trauma and the shadow self. Hex also proposes that spirituality and politics are one in the same. Lastly, Hex stated, "I don't want to be your teacher. I want to be your guide to be your own teacher." Very powerful episode folks.