I'm Awake! Now What?

This week I sit down with mixed-media artist, wellness consultant and creator of MosaicEye Chetna Mehta. She shares a significant experience that changed the direction of her professional and personal life. She discusses the similarities between spirituality and creativity, noting the first being--getting out of ones own way. She shares the intention of her artwork is to normalize vulnerability and create resonance in the eye of the observer. To find out more about Chetna, head over to her website and follow her on Instagram @mosaiceye and subscribe to her Moon Times Digest 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:

• Post-Production and editing by Krista Xiomara
• Audio engineering by Tom Hanson at knvpstudios.com
• Original Music by Mr. Pixie
• Follow this podcast on Instagram @ianwpodcast

This week I am joined by Art Activist, Transformative Facilitator, Spiritual Coach and Healer Jasmine Renae Hayden. Jasmine opens up about her multicultural upbringing and early religious influences. She shines a light on the work she does to help liberate others from trans-generational trauma reminding the audience the purpose is to know the difference between the trauma we pick up along our own journey and the trauma that is absorbed through our lineage--so we can work to release and heal our ancestors, our descendants, and ourselves. We unpack her work as an art activist and highlight how art can be vehicle of social change and a permanent record and reflection of how we respond to society, conflict, injustice, and joy. To learn more about Jasmine and the work she does, head over to her website. Follow her on Instagram @jasminehaydenn and @here.wegrow

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:

• Post-Production and editing by Krista Xiomara
• Audio engineering by Tom Hanson at knvpstudios.com
• Original Music by Mr. Pixie
• Follow this podcast on Instagram @ianwpodcast

This week I am joined by Coach and Author of "Angry as F*** But No Idea Why?: Transform Anger into Inner Peace" Justin Lodge. Justin opens up about his religious upbringing and straddling two paths of Christianity and Catholicism later in life. Justin tells the audience how his passion for the transforming anger into peace came from the desire to heal his own lineage from anger. To find out more about Justin or work with him head over to Instagram @justin671 You can pick up his 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:

• Post-Production and editing by Krista Xiomara
• Audio engineering by Tom Hanson at knvpstudios.com
• Original Music by Mr. Pixie
• Follow this podcast on Instagram @ianwpodcast

This week I am joined by Coach and Podcaster Brandon Handley. Brandon walks us through his interesting life journey having experienced homelessness at a young age and how this shaped his sense of resiliency. Brandon explains careening into awakening and unraveling universal lessons and truths that ultimately brought him back to the teachings of his childhood. To find out more about Brandon head over to his website, find his podcast here and follow him on instagram @spiritualdope

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:

• Post-Production and editing by Krista Xiomara
• Audio engineering by Tom Hanson at knvpstudios.com
• Original Music by Mr. Pixie
• Follow this podcast on Instagram @ianwpodcast

This week I am joined by Author Dr. Julie Von. Dr. Von wrote "Spiritual Fertility: Integration Practices for the Journey to Motherhood." Dr. Von is a holistic doctor specializing in fertility, she also holds a doctoral degree in Chinese Medicine. Focusing on Dr. Von's book for our interview, we take an in-depth look at the impact trans-generational trauma can have on fertility. Dr. Von shares how one of the most important things we can do in addressing trauma is to identify and name it. Dr. Von discusses her compassionate approach to fertility and the unique way she treats patients leaning on both her Eastern and Western medical practices. To find out more about Dr. Von and to work with her, head over to her website and follow her on Instagram @drjulievon

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:

• Post-Production and editing by Krista Xiomara
• Audio engineering by Tom Hanson at knvpstudios.com
• Original Music by Mr. Pixie
• Follow this podcast on Instagram @ianwpodcast

This week I am joined by Author Dr. Emily Sigalow. Dr. Sigalow wrote "American JewBu: Jews, Buddhists and Religious Change." We touch on the influences Buddhism had on the American Jewish community and what was birthed by these two communities blending. We highlight the life of Julius Goldwater who had a significant role in helping Japanese Buddhist who were sent to internment camps in the 1940's in the US. Dr. Sigalow leaves the audience with some words of encouragement for anyone who is interested in creating their own meaning-making system through the hybridity of different religions or ideas. To find out more about Dr. Sigalow head over to her website and pick up 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:

• Post-Production and editing by Krista Xiomara
• Audio engineering by Tom Hanson at knvpstudios.com
• Original Music by Mr. Pixie
• Follow this podcast on Instagram @ianwpodcast

This week I am joined by Wealth Embodiment Guide and Leader Tori Washington. Tori talks about growing up both in a multiracial and multi-religious home and how oscillating between two religions and races formed her as an adult. She shares her work around embodiment practices that get to the root of spiritual, emotional, psychological blocks and wounding that help the individual align and return to their fullness. We end by discussing the inequities and lack of representation for people of color in the spiritual community and what each one of us can do to change this. To find out more about Tori or work with her head over to her website and follow her on Instagram @iamtoriwashington

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:

• Post-Production and editing by Krista Xiomara
• Audio engineering by Tom Hanson at knvpstudios.com
• Original Music by Mr. Pixie
• Follow this podcast on Instagram @ianwpodcast

This week I am joined by Author, Podcast Host, Meditation Teacher, Mastering Engineer and Composer Cory Allen. We dive into Cory's book Now is the Way: An Unconventional Approach to Modern Mindfulness and the act of finding space between the space to practice mindfulness. Cory breaks down what existential paralysis is and what each one of use can do to break out of this and create unique meaning in our lives. To find out more about Cory head over to his website, check out his podcast The Astral Hustle, pick up his book here and follow him on Instagram @heycoryallen

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:

• Post-Production and editing by Krista Xiomara
• Audio engineering by Tom Hanson at knvpstudios.com
• Original Music by Mr. Pixie
• Follow this podcast on Instagram @ianwpodcast

This week I am joined by Savannah Bohlin, she is a Intuitive, Light Worker, Sound Healer and CEO of Blissful Bohemian. Savannah discusses growing up in a fundamental Christian family and community, and later attending a secular college that allowed her to explore spirituality. Savannah shares her passion for helping people heal their anxiety and transmute it. To find out more about Savannah and work with her, head over to her website and follow her on Instagram @blissfulxbohemian

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:

• Post-Production and editing by Krista Xiomara
• Audio engineering by Tom Hanson at knvpstudios.com
• Original Music by Mr. Pixie
• Follow this podcast on Instagram @ianwpodcast

This week I am joined by Lori Reising, she is a Hypnotherapist, trauma body worker, child birth Educator, and Podcaster. Lori discusses her winding journey through awakening, spirituality and the literary influences that opened her eyes to a new way of being. Lori shares a personal story about grief, loss, and alchemy that turned into a life calling. To find out more about Lori, head over to her website. To listen to her podcast click here and follow her on Instagram @therawandwildhearts

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:

• Post-Production and editing by Krista Xiomara
• Audio engineering by Tom Hanson at knvpstudios.com
• Original Music by Mr. Pixie
• Follow this podcast on Instagram @ianwpodcast