Inner Monologue

This week's guest on Inner Monologue is intuitive advisor, Amy Solara of Witch Yoga. Amy and I begin our conversation with her preparation for motherhood and a frightening complication at the beginning of her pregnancy which lead to a discussion of the after life and reincarnation. Amy also shares how an evangelical Christian upbringing lead her to a love for the magic of mythology and how a synchronistic experience with wolves at a wildlife rescue lead her on the Wiccan path.

This week's episode of Inner Monologue, we have Parisa Eshrati , music interviewer/blogger and founder of Trial and Error Collective. We discuss the love of music, how it connects us all and the role that plays in mental health. We reflect on how to get out of a rut and change up your projects and passions in life. We also delve into the world of transformational festivals and visionary culture, getting real about the true reality behind the whole scene.

This week's guest on Inner Monologue is Kim Evans, success coach. Kim was first introduced to the idea of being a holistic coach while growing up with her mother who dealt with mental health problems. We discuss the importance of learning to navigate one's mind and how to use learned and personally developed body and mind techniques to help people know themselves. We also reflect on the significance and power in understanding our own personal story.

This week's guest on Inner Monologue is the return of Zak Chipps. Zak and I continue the dialogue of our 2012 cross-country bicycle adventure for suicide awareness and the healing power of art. We share the point in our journey, where we entered Colorado. Our story begins with an interesting encounter with state law enforcement. We also talk about meeting Eleanor Hamm, the director of a crisis center in the town of Pueblo, gong meditations and the beginning of Zak's love affair on the tour.

This week's guest on Inner Monologue is Executive Coach, Rebecca Glenn. Rebecca was inspired to become an Executive Coach by the authentic and vulnerable conversations she engaged in with strangers during a cross country walk. We also discuss the importance of practice and how she teaches people to discover their habits in order to gain self awareness.

This week's guest on Inner Monologue is Biochemist, David Oney. David and I begin by discussing the importance of supporting your partner's passion. We also talk about the power of laughter, his love of comedy and how his work in biochemistry links to understanding emotion.

This week's guest on the RISE podcast, Inner Momologue, is intuitive and holistic practitioner, Celeste Burruel. Celeste is the owner of Mystic Zen Wellness. We begin by discussing the challenge in juggling the two different worlds of a professional job and a professional passion practice. We reflect on the concept that we all wear masks that fit roles in our various environments and we also discuss the importance that chaos can play in our lives by helping us to grow.

This week's guest on Inner Monologue is Dean Walker. Dean returns to the show to go deeper into his experience of losing loved ones and how it shaped his life. Dean begins by sharing his experience in losing his half brother when he was a child and how the loss and his father's reaction affected him. He also discusses the loss of a close friend and losing his baby niece to SIDS.

This week's guest on Inner Monologue is transformational teacher, Nicole Ballantyne. Nicole's mission as a transformational teacher is to help others find their purpose in life. We also learn about her spiritual awakening in Hawaii that inspired her to quit her job as a registered nurse. She then continued her education at the University of Sedona which led her to teach empowerment workshops and meditations for women.

This week's guest on Inner Monologue is Beau Ash, ex-military turned yogi Cross Fit trainer.  He discusses his story of upbringing and determining his life's direction, joining the military and what that taught him in shaping his perspective in life.  Later in his journey he found the path of yoga and shares how that helped him in self discovery, as a teacher, a man and in handling his own mindfulness and physical health.  We also discuss the profound moments in life when you take a chance and make enormous changes and how that can shape your future.  Beau offers a representation as a much more masculine version of the mainstream yogi path.