Empowered Connection Podcast

Themes: Boundaries, Family, Holidays, Self Empowerment, People Pleasing, Partnership, Couples Goals, Over-functioning, Self Betrayal, Self Love,  Codependency, Conscious Communication, Relationships, Self Awareness

Empowerment Connection podcast host Damodar Cordua takes a deeper look at how to cultivate better boundaries during the holiday season with family and friends.  Even though it is a festive, social and loving time of the year, the holidays can also be challenging when navigating the nuance of relationship.

In this solo episode, Damodar gives us a series of helpful tools for navigating this season AND the rest of the year, including:

- a meditation to help us find our center and navigate creating a healthy boundary practice during the holidays and during all times in our lives
- effective + helpful communication & team-building with our partner when navigating family holiday engagements as a couple
- individual awareness and helpful tips for standing in our integrity and practicing boundaries with family, friends and more during the holidays

And so much more...

Connect with Damodar for your Free Discovery Session and start your journey of self & relational discovery & empowerment... for both individuals + couples who are ready to explore, illuminate + empower their lives & their relationships
AND
Get 10% OFF your coaching journey by mentioning the Empowered Connection Podcast

Find Daily Relationship Tools + Tips & Self Growth + Empowerment Practices with Damodar on Instagram - @empoweredconnection.me

Looking for a special gift of all natural, organic herbal wellness remedies & skin care this holiday season?  In need of natural immunity to navigate the season?   Check out our beautiful, internationally adored, hand-crafted healing product line Bhava Wellness.  Use EMPOWEREDCONNECTION at checkout and receive 15% off your order!

Themes: Health, Healing, Embodiment, Empowerment, Burnout, Healthcare, Trauma, Over-functioning, Self Healing, Stress, Chiropractic, Vulnerability, Presence, Gratitude

A hype-man for humanity, Dr. Jamal Fruster is on a life mission of providing for the tired provider, shifting healthcare from the inside out making it more sustainable for those working in it, and powerfully shifting the cultural perspective on chiropractic. The essence of his work goes beyond the pain and into the root cause of the suffering; physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
 
Dr. Jamal is a doctor of chiropractic at The Source in Tucson Arizona & host of Soul Coffee Podcast. With these roles, he’s helped serve hundreds of students all over the world through co-facilitating over 250 sessions of movement, breath-work, meditation, and chiropractic technique. 

He’s been featured as a guest on many podcasts, diving deeper into the importance of how the phenomenon of the tired provider is impacting today’s society.

In this conversation between Jamal & host Damodar Cordua we explore these enlivening topics:

- The main block to our human potential
- The body is always true and always present even if we are not
- The natural intelligence of the human body
- Learning to appreciate, love + respect our health
- Burn-out, over functioning and betraying our body’s bandwidth and inner wisdom
- The epidemic of care-givers, providers, and healers burning themselves out in order to help others - and the roots & resolve of this trend
- Nurturing courage and the deep power of our vulnerability
- Being in “I’m Worth-It Mode”
- A felt sense of the soul & expanding our nervous system’s capacity
- Attuning to your body’s compass & finding our internal G.P.S. - Gratitude, Patience, & Service
- Providing for our providers

... and much more

Resources:

Connect with Dr. Jamal Fruster and all his inspiring offerings

----------

Connect with Damodar for your Free Discovery Session and start your journey of self & relational discovery & empowerment... for both individuals + couples who are ready to explore, illuminate + empower their lives & their relationships
AND
Get 10% OFF your coaching journey by mentioning the Empowered Connection Podcast

Find Daily Relationship Tools + Tips & Self Growth + Empowerment Practices with Damodar on Instagram - @empoweredconnection.me

Looking for a special gift of all natural, organic herbal wellness remedies & skin care this holiday season?  In need of natural immunity to navigate the season?   Check out our beautiful, internationally adored, hand-crafted healing product line Bhava Wellness.  Use EMPOWEREDCONNECTION at checkout and receive 15% off your order!

Themes: Self Empowerment, Self Authorship, Healing, Life Wisdom, Resiliency, Metaphor, Self Awareness, Transformation, Hero's Journey, Depression

In this solo episode, Empowered Connection Podcast host Damodar Cordua shares one of his favorite resources for moving through difficulty and finding empowerment in our lives.

He also shares some of his own journey as a young person navigating depression, a broken family, and teenage angst + isolation... and the wise perspective an old friend gave him at the right moment to bring life into perspective and create resiliency for years to come.

Resources:

Connect with Damodar for your Free Discovery Session and start your journey of self & relational discovery & empowerment... for both individuals + couples who are ready to explore, illuminate + empower their lives & their relationships

Find Daily Relationship Tools + Tips & Self Growth + Empowerment Practices with Damodar on Instagram - @empoweredconnection.me

Looking for a special gift of all natural, organic herbal wellness remedies & skin care this holiday season?  In need of natural immunity to navigate the season?   Check out our beautiful, internationally adored, hand-crafted healing product line Bhava Wellness.  Use EMPOWEREDCONNECTION at checkout and receive 15% off your order!

Themes: Psychedelics, Psychedelic Integration, Healing, Trauma, Spirituality, Empowerment, Awakening, Somatics, Relationships, Self Love, Self Acceptance, Shadow Work, Yoga Wisdom, Awareness

As a psychedelic integration coach, Daniel Shankin serves people with emerging spiritual visions as they find ways to weave their new-found truths into their lives in a way that is sustainable, harmonious, compassionate and wise. He works with people from all walks of life and his methods are fiercely practical while maintaining space for mystery and magic to emerge. Daniel offers time tested and scientifically backed tools so clients can create a life for themselves that is aligned with their deeper values and manifests measurable results that matter.

The founder and director of Tam Integration, which is committed to offering radically accessible and inclusive support and education for people who are wanting to transform, heal, and grow. Tam’s integration circles and online classes & conferences enjoy a world wide audience and much critical acclaim.

In this rich, deep conversation Daniel & podcast host Damodar Cordua move into these realms:

- Psychedelics as a path of healing, awareness, empowerment, embodiment, insight, and spiritual depth
- How to integrate peak experiences into our day-to-day lives in meaningful, empowering + transformative ways
- The power of conscious intention & goals in psychedelic journeying
- What psychedelic experiences create within our brain, our mind, and our nervous system & their importance in healing trauma
- How psychedelic experiences can check us when we automate our spiritual practices or hide from parts of ourself in our spiritual practices and/or communities
- The importance of self acceptance and loving the unloved parts of ourself
- The difficulties, road blocks, and importance of integration work that is sustainable & transformative in an ongoing way
- Some of Daniel’s best stories of psychedelic experience and other peak experiences of heart revelation


And so much more…

Resources:

Connect with Daniel and his team at TAM Integration for tons of free information and resources on how to go deeper into integrating your peak psychedelic experiences

Check out Daniel and TAM on Instagram here

------

Connect with Damodar for your Free Discovery Session and start your journey of self & relational discovery & empowerment... for both individuals + couples who are ready to explore, illuminate + empower their lives & their relationships

Find Daily Relationship Tools + Tips & Self Growth + Empowerment Practices with Damodar on Instagram - @empoweredconnection.me

Looking for a special gift of all natural, organic herbal wellness remedies & skin care this holiday season?   Check out our beautiful, internationally adored, hand-crafted healing product line Bhava Wellness.  Use EMPOWEREDCONNECTION at checkout and receive 15% off your order!

Themes: Overfunctioning, Underfunctioning, Relationships, Codependency, Partnership, Family, Emotional Intelligence, Self Empowerment, Stress, Anxiety


Is it easier to get things done, manage your time and manage other people’s time than it is to be with your own experience and emotional landscape?

When you take the time to look at yourself - do you tend to fix, rescue, advice-give, and keep busy doing and solving other’s issues?

Would you rather take on another person’s responsibilities than deal with the difficulty of interpersonal stress?

Is getting your “to-do list” finished a place that soothes you immensely?

Well, you maybe an overfunctioner or have aspects of one.

Listen to this solo podcast with host Damodar Cordua and see if it’s true….


And learn:

- What does overfunctioning mean and where does it often originate from?
- What are the tell-tale signs of an overfunctioner?  Is it a positive trait?  A negative trait?  Or both?
- What is an underfunctioner? 
- In relationship, what is the dance between underfunctioner & overfunctioner?  And why is it at times problematic?
- Key tools to balance out, integrate, and make more healthy your overfunctioning or under functioning patterns

And so much more…

Resources:

Connect with Damodar for your Free Discovery Session and start your journey of self & relational discovery & empowerment... for both individuals + couples who are ready to explore, illuminate + empower their lives & their relationships

Looking for a special gift of all natural, organic herbal wellness remedies & skin care this holiday season?   Check out our beautiful, internationally adored, hand-crafted healing product line Bhava Wellness.  Use EMPOWEREDCONNECTION at checkout and receive 15% off your order!

Themes: Spirituality, Spiritual Warrior, Goddess, Healing, Ancient Wisdom, Empowerment, Yoga, Ayurveda, Chakras, Trauma, Storytelling, Healing Community, Service, Desire, Connection

Ananta Ripa Ajmera is an award-winning author, spiritual teacher, co-founder and CEO of The Ancient Way, an organization that supports you to embody ancient wisdom in a way that unfolds your true Self. The Ancient Way offers a Spiritual Warrior Certification Program, Ayurveda Wellness Ambassador Program, and spiritual wellness retreats. Ananta is also advisor of Ayurveda at THE WELL, a modern wellness club, where she writes articles, offers workshops, and works with a team of integrative medical practitioners.

The author of The Way of the Goddess: Daily Rituals to Awaken Your Inner Warrior and Discover Your True Self (Penguin Random House September 2022) and The Ayurveda Way (Storey Publishing 2017), her work has been featured in Cosmopolitan Magazine, Newsweek, Forbes, Vogue, Yoga Journal, Spirituality & Health Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Well + Good, MindBodyGreen and on ABC News and Fox News.

In this uplifting + empowering conversation, podcast host Damodar Cordua explores these inspiring topics with Ananta:

- What does it mean to be a “spiritual warrior?”
- How do we deal with desire in a way that empowers us personally + spiritually
- Living deeply IN this world but not OF this world
- Simple + profound life essons from the perennial spiritual classic, the Bhagavad Gita
- The Way of the Goddess
- Spiritual connection, healing + empowerment through sacred storytelling
- The need for healing community & how it can support + challenge us to live with integrity
- 3 keys to what it means to be a leader 

And so much more

Resources:

Learn about The Way of the Goddess: Daily Rituals to Awaken Your Inner Warrior and Discover Your True Self Book: https://theancientway.co/wayofthegoddess

Visit Ananta’s organization website, The Ancient Way: https://theancientway.co

Become a Spiritual Warrior: https://theancientway.co/spiritualwarrior

---- -

Connect with Damodar for your Free Discovery Session and start your journey of self & relational discovery & empowerment... for both individuals + couples who are ready to explore, illuminate + empower their lives & their relationships

EMPOWERED CONNECTION

Themes: Self Sabotage, Fear, Disempowerment, Self Betrayal, Relationships, Empowerment, Self Awareness, Self Love, Self Compassion, Imposter Syndrome, Self Judgement

Have you ever made decisions that are diametrically opposed to your potential or happiness?

Have you acted - consciously or unconsciously - in patterns that throw a grenade into the possibility of living your purpose, succeeding at work or nurturing a positive + loving relationship?

In this solo podcast episode, host Damodar Cordua takes a peek into our tendency to self-sabotage and helps the listener understand this insidious tendency (shared by so many of us!) more deeply.  He also gives empowering tips on how to see underneath of and work through our self sabotaging patterns.

In this episode, you will learn more about:

• Common examples of self-sabotage
• Self Sabotage in our relationship patterns
• The reasons why we self sabotage
• 5 simple, yet profound ways to stop self sabotage

And much more!

Connect with Damodar for your Free Discovery Session and start your journey of self & relational discovery & empowerment

EMPOWERED CONNECTION PODCAST

Themes: Sound, Sound Healing, Trauma Healing, Mantra, Music Therapy, Relationships, Empowerment, Creativity, Intimacy, Sexuality, Somatic Healing, Emotional Intelligence, Spirituality

Laura Rose is a cosmic musician and vocal empowerment pioneer with over a decade of experience as a board-certified music therapist and advanced yoga teacher. She blends together modern psychology, sensual embodiment and NeoTantra to inspire others to live their authentic expression and actualize their creative potential.
 
Laura received her degree in music therapy and vocal performance at the University of Iowa. She specializes in vocal embodiment and sensuality, primarily supporting women to heal the relationship with their voice, expression and sexuality.
 
Her music has often been described as “other-wordly”and “transcendent”. You can listen to her latest album, “In Essence” on all major platforms. You can also find her on Instagram as @the.vocal.sanctuary

In this beautiful conversation between Laura Rose & podcast host Damodar Cordua, you will find:

- Developing an awareness of how sound moves through us, what it nurtures in us, and what it shows us
- the power of sound to connect us - or disconnect us - to ourselves, to others and to our greater potential
- Chanting (mantra meditation) connects us to our true self’s vibration from the inside out
- Seeing sound as an offering, not as performance
- Regulating our nervous system through & co-regulating our nervous system with others through a conscious use of sound
- The dance of tension and release that music + sound gives us in our body + our mind
- Entrainment + Iso Principle in Music Therapy - consciously creating connection in relationship via sound
- Sound and intimacy - with self, with other, and outward into community
- Emotional awareness + emotional integration + empowerment through sound

Resources:

Learn all about Laura’s work, offerings & trainings:
www.thevocalsanctuary.com

and Laura’s music

----------------------------------------

Tools for Building Better Relationships 101: Group Coaching Immersion with Damodar - starts November 1st! a live online coaching deep dive of relational potential, supportive + inspiring community, exploration, practice, accountability, follow-through + transformation!  Remove the roadblocks that are preventing you from cultivating the relationships you desire -  relationships with others, and your relationship with your own self

Connect with Damodar for your Free Discovery Session and start your journey of self & relational discovery & empowerment

EMPOWERED CONNECTION PODCAST

Themes: Gaslighting, Abusive Relationships, Manipulation, Narcissism. Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Relationship Problems, Relationship Tools, Partnership, Emotional Abuse, Relationships

The term “gaslighting” is thrown around a lot nowadays.  But, in the real world of our relationships, what does it really mean and how can you recognize that it’s happening?  How abusive it gaslighting?  How common - or uncommon - is it?

In this solo episode, Empowered Connection Podcast host Damodar Cordua helps the listener learn more about:

- The tell-tale signs that gaslighting is happening
- The psychology behind the world of a gaslighter
- How to recognize a Gaslighter
- What are a gaslighter’s tactics?
- Narcissism & gaslighting
- Who becomes a gaslighter?
- What’s the difference between gaslighting and manipulation?
- Leaving a gaslighter (please leave this relationship & get support)
- 10 Signs of gaslighting in a relationship
- 5 Ways to fight + heal gaslighting abuse & It’s symptoms
- Gaining the necessary support for navigating emotional abuse

And much more…

RESOURCES:

Hotline for Gaslighting Abuse Support

No More Gaslighting website - links to books, resources, & support

----------------------------------------

Tools for Building Better Relationships 101: Group Coaching Immersion with Damodar - starts November 1st! a live online coaching deep dive of relational potential, supportive + inspiring community, exploration, practice, accountability, follow-through + transformation!  Remove the roadblocks that are preventing you from cultivating the relationships you desire -  relationships with others, and your relationship with your own self

Connect with Damodar for your Free Discovery Session and start your journey of self & relational discovery & empowerment

EMPOWERED CONNECTION PODCAST

Topics: Death, Dying, Grief, Presence, Love, Relationships, Spirituality, Grieving, Connection, Compassion, Emotional Awareness, Healing, Self Healing, Yoga Wisdom

Matthew Dwyer is grief and death doula, yoga teacher, and kirtan wallah. His deep practice of bhakti yoga has lead him to being of service in end of life care where he educates people on death and dying, works with individuals who are grieving, sits with people who are dying and supports their families. Matthew is the founder of the Being Held Institute, an online network of education and training workshops that helps support others through grief and helps mentor others interested in death care. He is also the co-host of the On Death podcast that explores those taboo topics of death, dying, and grief which aims to encourage // support a healthy relationship with death - ideally to move from a fear based culture of death denial to a community focused on living life more fully alive and in love.

In this beautiful conversation Matthew and host Damodar Cordua dive deep into these topics:

• Finding real presence in our lives & in our relationships with others
• What is grief?
• The difference between grief & dashed desire
• Matthew’s inspiring & mystically-colored path to working as a death doula and grief counselor
• Experiences working with Mother Teresa’s Sisters of Charity
• America’s death & grief phobic society
• The West seeing death as a “failure”
• The power of loving presence and deep listening 
• Yoga and yoga wisdom’s perspectives on death & dying 
• Death & grief challenging & deepening our suppositions & creating spiritual growth 
• Embracing the risk to love, when there is always a chance of loss

And so much more...

Resources:

Connect with Matthew & learn more about his work & offerings here:
www.madhumatt.com

On Death Podcast

-----

Tools for Building Better Relationships 101: Group Coaching Immersion with Damodar - starts November 1st! a live online coaching deep dive of relational potential, supportive + inspiring community, exploration, practice, accountability, follow-through + transformation!  Remove the roadblocks that are preventing you from cultivating the relationships you desire -  relationships with others, and the relationship with your own self

Connect with Damodar for your Free Discovery Session and start your journey of self & relational discovery & empowerment

EMPOWERED CONNECTION PODCAST