I'm Awake! Now What?

This week I sit down with Author, Artist, Coach, and Podcaster Chris Miller. Chris gives us insights into his early life experience in Catholicism, finding conflict there and walking away to find his unique connection to source. We also discuss his book "The Spiritual Artist: We Are Designed to Create" and how spirituality and creativity go hand-in-hand. Chris talks about having conversations with source when we create and the importance of listening during the co-creation process. We wrap up discussing the role surrender plays in creativity and spirituality, and how surrender is not about giving up but "going-with" and finding aligned flow between you and source. To find out more about Chris, follow him on Instagram @thespiritualartistpodcast

Podcast Production:

• Written, directed and edited by Krista Xiomara
• Produced by LightCasting
• Original Music by Mr. Pixie
• Follow this podcast on Instagram @ianwpodcast

With the podcast on Summer Break we are revisiting some of our most popular shows! This week we are re-releasing my interview with Alisha Hawrylyszyn Frank, founder of Fiercely Optimistic, developed to help people through life coaching, Reiki, meditation and yoga. Alisha shares her life journey, offers important advice about following your intuition, and how to live in alignment with your life. We chat about depression and how anyone is susceptible. Alisha provides a list of practices that keep her grounded when bouts of depression arise.

Alisha is hosting a retreat in Big Sur, California October 22-25, 2021 Sign up here.

Podcast Sponsor:

• Saged is a spiritual app and resource center for Earth-based teachings and practices. Stay aligned, connected and supported on your spiritual journey, with Saged. Download Saged for free from your Andriod and iPhoneApp stores. Follow Saged on Instagram @sagedapp

Podcast Production:

• Written, directed and edited by Krista Xiomara
• Produced by LightCasting
• Original Music by Mr. Pixie
• Follow this podcast on Instagram @ianwpodcast

On this week, 3 years ago I interviewed Psychologist and Zen Master Flint Sparks. As the podcast takes its summer 2021 break, we are revisiting some of our most popular and influential interviews. Season 7 will resume September 12, 2021!

Flint's life focus has been creating awareness about the dual convergence of healthy human development & contemplative spiritual practices. Which he believes forms the complementary strands of the double-helix of full human maturity. Simply put, the art of growing up and waking up. He's carried this very important message around the world. To learn more about Flint head over to his website and follow him on Instagram @flintsparks

Podcast Sponsor:

• Saged is a spiritual app and resource center for Earth-based teachings and practices. Stay aligned, connected and supported on your spiritual journey, with Saged. Download Saged for free from your Andriod and iPhoneApp stores. Follow Saged on Instagram @sagedapp

Podcast Production:

• Written, directed and edited by Krista Xiomara
• Produced by LightCasting Media
• Original Music by Mr. Pixie
• Follow this podcast on Instagram @ianwpodcast

In honor of his new book "Shamanic Power Animals: Embracing the Teachings of our Non-Human Friends" we are re-releasing don Jose Ruiz's episode in celebration! This is the last episode for Season 6, and the Season 7 will begin on September 12, 2021 with an amazing line up of inspirational guests and stories!​

This week I am excited to be joined by don Jose Ruiz. don Jose is a Toltec Master of Transformation, descended from the Toltecs of the Eagle Knight lineage. He is the author of four books including "The Wisdom of the Shamans" and "The Medicine Bag" don Jose gives the audience a powerful look inside his own journey and how he came back to himself, becoming the love of his own life. don Jose defines important points on the spiritual path towards re-awakening. He encourages the audience to question their own domestication and engage ones own re-wilding, through ritual, introspection and inner trust and self-love. To find out more about don Jose head over to his website , follow him on Instagram @donjoseruiz and connect with him on Facebook

Podcast Sponsor:

• Saged is a spiritual app and resource center for Earth-based teachings and practices. Stay aligned, connected and supported on your spiritual journey, with Saged. Download Saged for free from your Andriod and iPhoneApp stores. Follow Saged on Instagram @sagedapp

Podcast Production:

• Written, directed and edited by Krista Xiomara
• Produced by LightCasting Media
• Original Music by Mr. Pixie
• Follow this podcast on Instagram @ianwpodcast

This week I sit down with writer, intuitive coach, strategist, back to nature guide and podcast host Alyssa Benjamin. We discuss her early childhood roots in Judaism, and the differences between being culturally or religiously Jewish. Alyssa shares how she came into contact with the ancient Hindu Philosophy, Vedanta and learned in this space that all religions and gods are honored, something that has always stuck with her. Alyssa breaks down the awakening and homecoming experience, she shares the pain we all experience when our identities begin to dissolve and we see the world with our beginners eyes. She walks us through her beautiful connection to nature, how it opened a pathway to healing herself and others. To find out more about Alyssa and catch her podcast episodes follow her on Instagram @ournaturealways. Sign up for her 6-Week Homecoming Course by clicking here.

Podcast Sponsor:

• Saged is a spiritual app and resource center for Earth-based teachings and practices. Stay aligned, connected and supported on your spiritual journey, with Saged. Download Saged for free from your Andriod and iPhoneApp stores. Follow Saged on Instagram @sagedapp

• Podcast Production:

  • Written, directed and edited by Krista Xiomara
  • Produced by LightCasting
  • Original Music by Mr. Pixie
  • Follow this podcast on Instagram @ianwpodcast

This week I sit down with professional astrologer and certified Advanced Psychic Medium, Rachel Lang to discuss her work and her book: "Modern Day Magic: 8 Simple Rules to Realize Your Power and Shape Your Life." Rachels walks us through her early adult experience of finding spiritualism and honing her gifts. She shares her passion for helping creatives cultivate their own gifts to support their offerings. We discuss her master's work on the witch trials of the Early Modern Period in Germany; and how this shaped the trajectory of our inherent power, internal magic, the divine feminine, and our justice systems. Rachel also guides the audience through how astrology gives us a clearer sense of who we are, the patterns in our lives and how they align with the planets. To learn more about Rachel head over to her website and follow her on Instagram @rachellangastrologer You can also pre-order her book here.

Podcast Sponsor:

• Saged is a spiritual app and resource center for Earth-based teachings and practices. Stay aligned, connected and supported on your spiritual journey, with Saged. Download Saged for free from your Andriod and iPhoneApp stores. Follow Saged on Instagram @sagedapp

• Podcast Production:

  • Written, directed and edited by Krista Xiomara
  • Produced by LightCasting
  • Original Music by Mr. Pixie
  • Follow this podcast on Instagram @ianwpodcast

This week I sit down with Medium, Author, and Leading Spiritual and Intuitive Development Coach Beau Maxwell to discuss her life journey from skeptic to medium, which she details in her book "Cracking Open: Adventures of a Reluctant Medium" Beau shares a story about reaching her grandmother, whom she loved dearly on the other side and this was the beginning of her journey through mediumship. Beau is passionate about helping people connect with their abilities and has created a methodology called SAGE, which stands for Spirituality, Alignment, Growth and Empowerment-- she walks us through what the SAGE method is We wrap up with Beau providing guidance for those just at the beginning of their spiritual journey who are longing to reconnect with their intuitive gifts. To find out more about Beau, head over to her website and follow her on Instagram @thesagemethod

Podcast Sponsor:

• Saged is a spiritual app and resource center for Earth-based teachings and practices. Stay aligned, connected and supported on your spiritual journey, with Saged. Download Saged for free from your Andriod and iPhoneApp stores. Follow Saged on Instagram @sagedapp

Podcast Production:

• Written, directed and edited by Krista Xiomara
• Produced by LightCasting Podcast Network
• Original Music by Mr. Pixie
• Follow this podcast on Instagram @ianwpodcast

This week I sit down with Crystal B, author, astrologist, and astrotherapist to discuss her book "Feed Your Moon: Predictive and Mindful Astrology: One Phase at a Time." Crystal discusses growing up with astrology and learning from her father who practiced the modality. Crystal explains when we are born the planets create a story about our lives and she's passionate about helping people understand and decipher their own story. Crystal walks the audience through the intention of her book, and how it is meant to help the novice astrologer and every day person, wanting to understand the complexity of astrology and apply the understanding that we change our "skins" as Crystal says every 2.3 years. Armed with this information, we can take an empowered approach to the unfolding of our lives. Crystal even shines a light on Britney Spears and the skin she is in, how she's shaking up the bones of her lineage, and freeing her self. Head over to Crystal B's website to learn more about what she does and follow her on Instagram @crystalbastrology. Buy her book at Barnes and Noble, Target, or Amazon.

Podcast Sponsor:

• Saged is a spiritual app and resource center for Earth-based teachings and practices. Stay aligned, connected and supported on your spiritual journey, with Saged. Download Saged for free from your Andriod and iPhoneApp stores. Follow Saged on Instagram @sagedapp

Podcast Production:

• Written, directed and edited by Krista Xiomara
• Produced by LightCasting Podcast Network
• Original Music by Mr. Pixie
• Follow this podcast on Instagram @ianwpodcast

This week I sit down with breathwork teacher and healer Ana Lilia to discuss her work helping people remove blocked energy, relieve anxiety, embodiment practices, and empowering people to gain clarity, balance, and peace. Ana candidly shares her own struggles with anxiety and how breath work helped her become more grounded, less tense, and in tune with bodies reactions to outside stimuli. She also discusses a personal story of familial relapse during the pandemic, and how her and her family continue to move through this. Lastly she reminds the audience that anxiety is not something to feel ashamed of, in fact our lives in general are not designed to have our nervous system in a relaxed state, Ana says. So it's important we hold ourselves in compassion and kindness when our anxiety arises and breathe. To find out more about Ana and to work with her, head over to her website and follow her on Instagram @_ana_lilia

Podcast Sponsor:

• Saged is a spiritual app and resource center for Earth-based teachings and practices. Stay aligned, connected and supported on your spiritual journey, with Saged. Download Saged for free from your Andriod and iPhoneApp stores. Follow Saged on Instagram @sagedapp

Podcast Production:

• Written, directed and edited by Krista Xiomara
• Produced by LightCasting Podcast Network
• Original Music by Mr. Pixie
• Follow this podcast on Instagram @ianwpodcast

This week I sit down with tarot teacher and astrologer Maisy Bristol to discuss her work helping guide individuals towards clarity and self-development. Maisy shares how she came to work with tarot after finding a deck in her parents house and connecting unexpectedly with a guest from the other side. We touch base on the intention of working with astrology and tarot, and how we can gain important insights and leave empowered after a session. Maisy reminds the audience that looking at our past with self-love and understanding allows us to tackle new obstacles or challenges that arise in our lives, especially our romantic partnerships. To learn more about Maisy and sign up for her certified Tarot courses head over to her website and follow her on Instagram @tarotbymaisy

Podcast Sponsor:

• Saged is a spiritual app and resource center for Earth-based teachings and practices. Stay aligned, connected and supported on your spiritual journey, with Saged. Download Saged for free from your Andriod and iPhoneApp stores. Follow Saged on Instagram @sagedapp

Podcast Production:

• Written, directed and edited by Krista Xiomara
• Produced by LightCasting Podcast Network
• Original Music by Mr. Pixie
• Follow this podcast on Instagram @ianwpodcast