Ryan started as an entrepreneur roughly 20 years ago when he was working full time in a children's rehab hospital. He says he had some very big "ups" but about 8 years ago started to have very big "downs" in his life. Listen in as he describes his journey. http://illuminationacademy.net/ink118

Forgiveness is not about saying it's ok for people who do horrible things, it's not ok for someone to yell in your face, it's not ok if someone steals from you, etc...it is NOT about any of that. http://illuminationacademy.net/ink117 Nick says, Forgiveness is the "everything answer". No matter what the challenge is, forgiveness solves the challenge.

Over ten years ago, Dr. Hallett began a yoga practice for herself. http://illuminationacademy.net/ink116 This was the first time she was able to slow her mind and practice meditation. This is how she, so to speak, "came out" about her practice in spirituality and energy work. Dr. Hallett believes we all have the opportunity to change the world one person at a time, starting with ourselves.

Wi-Fi is one example of how the power of the unseen world is true and available. http://illuminationacademy.net/ink115 We can't physically touch Wi-Fi, we can't see Wi-Fi, yet we're able to communicate with others around the world because of it. If we can create this outside of ourselves, don't you think we should already have that ability within ourselves?

How to Create More Trust and Intimacy in Your Relationship. http://illuminationacademy.net/ink114 When a couple is in business together, there can be moments of conflict. A foundational piece of keeping peace in moving the mission forward together is that there has to be one Alpha leading at any one given time. Marla Mattenson and Julian Colker are relationship and intimacy experts whose focus is helping entrepreneurs.

Is Meditation Important? If you're wanting to reduce stress in your life? Become happier and healthier? Live a quality of life that brings in more success, then YES, Meditation is Important!

"The highest form of service is to take care of mind, body, spirit". -Kisma http://illuminationacademy.net/ink112 Creating Headspace. Making a decision to do or not to do something will actually create headspace. If you have a list of things to do and feel you "should" be doing them but are avoiding, those things will continue to take up space in your mind. Simply making the decision to change your mind and remove something from your list will allow you more space to breathe. It's important to prioritize what is in the highest and best for your goals.

How does making coffee become a ritual? Find out here: http://illuminationacademy.net/ink111 Raj Jana knew he couldn't afford to push off things he loved to a future that wasn't guaranteed. So he embraced a 'now or never' attitude and jumped. He chose to spend more time doing work that spoke to his soul – so he started JavaPresse to make an impact and spread a message he believed in.

Find out about intuition here! http://illuminationacademy.net/ink110 How many times are you in your own way? The linear mind will get in the way when you are "needing to know". Let go of the attachment of needing to know and how it will happen. Just do the work you need to do. If you are not in action, you are not formulating the success that we are on the planet to do. People who don't take action get stuck in learning about their intuition.

FOMO - Fear of Missing Out - listen here http://illuminationacademy.net/ink109 Nicks says, the fear of missing out is nothing new. "The Fear of Missing Out" has a different flavor from peer pressure. The volume is turned way up with this fear and we're being trained into it. We've been trained in how we consume content. Kisma states that the amount of constant information via connection with news is 24/7, we have started to become humans with a "scarcity mindset".