Would you love some food for your soul? Check out this month’s book, Anam Cara: A book of Celtic Wisdom by John O’Donohue.  A combination of philosophy, prayers, poems and Celtic wisdom, Anam Cara will comfort your heart and nourish your spirit.

Although you may try to read this book quickly, I recommend that you do what I do; read it slowly, and over time, to digest and absorb its wisdom.

In this episode, I will share what ‘anam cara’ means, and how it is the perfect metaphor for your relationship with the Divine Presence. I will also share two prayer poems that are rich with blessings to inspire you. My intention is that this book and its wisdom touch your heart and help you feel the Divine Presence within yourself.

What do you do to nourish your soul? I’d love to know what books and practices help you fill up your ‘spiritual gas tank.’ Leave me a comment and let me know, and thanks in advance!

Key learnings:

1. The Celtic phrase Anam Cara means soul friend. In the early Celtic church it referred to someone who acted as a teacher, companion or spiritual guide.
2. On page 131 there is a beautiful poem to bless the day called “The Deer’s Cry.” Celtic Spirituality has a great sense of the significance of each day, and how the new day is sacred. Imagine waking up and feeling that just the act of awakening was a gift! 

• On page 198 is the Blessing for Old Age, but it’s really a blessing for all of us. The final line of this prayer poem is “May you be blessed, and may you find a wonderful love in yourself for yourself.”

“Friendship is the nature of God.” John O’Donohue author of Anam Cara

To learn more about John O’Donohue, visit https://www.johnodonohue.com/

To purchase the book Anam Cara by John O’Donohue, click here

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Have you ever wondered what the world would be like if fear disappeared? That’s exactly what this week’s guest asked herself…and then dedicated her life to making it happen!

This interview was so fun for me, as SONiA disappear fear is not only an award-winning singer-songwriter, Grammy nominated artist and world-class composer…she’s also one of my dearest friends. She has been an inspiration to me, and countless others, not only for her amazing songs, but for her message…disappear fear…which she embodies and encourages us to do as well.

Let me tell you a little about her. Based in Baltimore, Maryland, SONiA disappear fear’s music defies being categorized. With over 21 albums out, her songs range from ballads to rock to folk. The common elements of her music are beautiful melodies and powerful lyrics that challenge injustice, performed with passion and hope.

She has played all over the world and has shared the stage with Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Green Day, Emmylou Harris, Sheryl Crow, Lucinda Williams, Joan Jett and Bruce Springsteen, to name a few. She came out as a lesbian long before it was popular to do so and has used her music as a platform to inspire people to stand up to oppression, both outer and inner.

In this episode, you will be inspired by her story of taking a leap of faith as an artist, giving up her day job to say yes to her purpose, and the many miracles that have occurred in her life because of it. One of the most inspiring stories she shares is, as a Jewish woman, facing her fear of touring in Germany. So powerful!

This episode is half interview and half concert, and if you are like me, highly sensitive and highly creative, you will treasure this time with a professional artist whose life has become her art. I hope this interview fills up your heart and soul as much as it did mine.

Key learnings:

1. Sonia said yes to her gifts when she was just 19 but went full-time as a singer-songwriter ten years later. She took a huge leap of faith to say yes to her calling. One of the things that helped her was committing her art to an ideal…to disappear fear on the planet. This helped her keep the bigger picture in mind when things were challenging.
2. Combining her love of music with her political activism has made her a powerful force for positive change. Sonia came out as a lesbian publicly way before it was in fashion and paved the way for others to do the same.  

1. As a Jewish woman, one of her biggest fears was going to Germany. She never wanted to set foot on that soil, but she had the opportunity to tour there, so she faced her fear. Now Germany is one of her favorite places on the planet. Miracles happen when we disappear fear.

“When you disappear fear between people, all that’s left is love. That’s the miracle.” Sonia of Disappear Fear

To find out more about Sonia, visit https://www.soniadisappearfear.com/

To purchase her CDs or t-shirts, visit https://www.soniadisappearfear.com/store

The songs sung were:

1. Waking Up Your Heart from the album Deep Soul Diver
2. Princess and the Honeybee from the album Broken Film
3. Won’t Let Go from the album Splash

If you love the image on the wall behind me of Mother Mary Blessing the World, you can order your own museum quality copy at www.deepaliu.com

Guest Bio: 

One of the world's most successful LGBT singer songwriters, SONiA disappear fear (born Sonia Rutstein) is loved for her beautiful voice and songs that illuminate truth passionately delivered. Born in Baltimore and cruising relentlessly across the USA in the early 90s, SONiA has grown to be loved around the world. To see her is to believe her.

SONiA disappear fear released both a career-spanning retrospective album (Love Out Loud) and the composer's cut of her first musical (Small House No Secrets) in 2020. Her previous studio album was her highly anticipated 19th CD By My Silence in January 2019. Currently, SDF has 21 award winning CDs including first round Grammy entries. "Her songs are a vivid celebration of the human spirit in all its infinite manifestations", writes Don KeningChicago Daily Herald, "her music has a singular sound that makes labeling and categorizing a waste of time."

This episode is half interview and half concert, and if you are like me, highly sensitive and highly creative, you will treasure this time with a professional artist whose life has become her art. I hope this interview fills up your heart and soul as much as it did mine.

Do you struggle with doubt? We all do from time to time, but if you have chronic doubt, the kind that makes you feel really stuck, this episode is for you! 

I found help for my doubt from the most unlikely of sources…St. Thomas! He is the most famous doubter, being dubbed ‘doubting Thomas’ because he would not believe that Christ had risen until he saw it for himself. But there is a hidden teaching and blessing in his story!

In this episode, I share the story of St. Thomas and the hidden teaching that is the remedy for doubt! It is SO simple, yet completely overlooked by most people. 

If you are ready to overcome your doubt once and for all, and learn how you are wired for miracles, I’d love to talk with you about working together. To see if it’s a fit for you, Click here to schedule a Miracle Meeting with me.

Key learnings:

1. Doubt is nothing to be ashamed of. We all struggle with doubt from time to time. But if doubt is a chronic issue for you, there is a simple solution: ASK for what you need to go from doubt to faith.
2. St. Thomas is often referred to as the ‘doubting Thomas’ because he needed to see for himself that Christ had risen and was in fact alive. When Christ appeared to the disciples again, he showed Thomas his wounds and extinguished his doubt once and for all. From that point on, Thomas was one of the most devout and effective disciples.
3. Mother Mary encourages us to ASK for what we need. Yogananda taught that we should take his teachings and prove them to ourselves, not take his word for it. If you need more proof, more signs, more evidence, more encouragement, ask for it. And let God show up for you.

“Want to go from doubt to faith? Be like St. Thomas and ASK for the proof you need. Then watch your doubt disappear.”

Want to take the next step? Let’s set up a time to talk: Click here to schedule a Miracle Meeting

If you love the image on the wall behind me of Mother Mary Blessing the World, you can order your own museum quality copy at www.deepaliu.com 

During this sacred time known as Holy week, I was asked to offer you a way to connect with the Cosmic Christ. To me, the Cosmic Christ is not a person but a universal energy or field of consciousness. St. Teresa of Avila called it the ‘formless Christ.’  I believe we all have a spark of that energy within us.

In this week’s episode, I share a channeled message from the Cosmic Christ, and then guide you through a remarkable meditation to help you experience your own ‘resurrection.’ 

Whether you are dealing with a challenge in your health, relationships, finances…or if you have lost hope of ever achieving your dreams…this meditation is for you. I won’t tell you much more than that, as I want you to experience the meditation for yourself. 

I would LOVE to hear about your experience with this meditation, and what you received from doing it.

“The Cosmic Christ is not a person, it is a field of consciousness, the seed of which is in every person.” 

If you enjoyed last week’s book review of What to Eat for How You Feel, you will LOVE today’s interview with author and Ayurvedic Chef, Divya Alter!

So many highly sensitive people have sensitive digestive systems, which is why I wanted to introduce you to someone who understands and offers a way for you to nourish yourself as a highly sensitive soul. Her book has been life-changing for me, and her recipes continue to help me to heal my digestion.

Divya Alter is a certified nutritional consultant, educator, and chef in the Shaka Vansiya Ayurveda tradition. She is the co-founder of Bhagavat Life, the only Ayurvedic culinary school in Manhattan and North America’s first Ayurvedic chef certification program. She and her husband Prentiss also own Divya’s Kitchen, an Ayurvedic restaurant in Manhattan. Divya is the author of What to Eat for How You Feel: The New Ayurvedic Kitchen 

In this episode, I share the miraculous way I found Divya’s cookbook, and how the Divine really orchestrated us connecting. Divya shares her own healing journey as a highly sensitive soul, how Ayurveda helped her understand how to live in harmony with both her own nature, and with the world of nature, and how you can begin to do so too. She shares many simple tips and stories that I hope inspire you to begin your own healing journey of learning to nourish your body and soul.

Plus, make sure you check out her special ‘listeners only’ coupon for 15% off any of her online products or books! 

Key learnings:

1. Ayurveda is the ‘science of life’ and can be a bit overwhelming of a topic. But Divya recommends beginning slowly with small changes, like relaxing when you eat, choosing seasonal foods and enjoying your meals.
2. Highly sensitive people often have sensitive digestive tracts. It can feel daunting to heal from food sensitivities but taking baby steps and learning and paying attention to how your body responds is the key to healing.

1. If you feel like you could use some help with your digestion, check out her book and her online food offerings, especially her ghee. Cultured Ghee is one of the best ways to heal the gut and seal the lining of the intestinal tract.

“Preparing your own food is an act of self-care. When you prepare your meals with love, it becomes even more healing.” Divya Alter

Use the special listeners only coupon code MAGNIFY15 to receive 15% off your first order at https://divyaskitchen.com/shop

You can use the coupon code for her healing ghee, kitchari packs or her amazing book, What to Eat for How You Feel

To learn more about Divya’s online classes, visit https://bvtlife.com/

If you love the image on the wall behind me of Mother Mary Blessing the World, you can order your own museum quality copy at www.deepaliu.com

Why am I reviewing a cookbook? Because this isn’t just a cookbook…this book provides a path of healing, especially for highly sensitive souls. If you’re like me, you are a highly sensitive person with a highly sensitive digestive system. Feeding ourselves can be truly challenging…but with the loving guidance of the author, Divya Alter, you will find a treasure trove of ways to access the healing power of food.

In this week’s episode, I will share my own healing journey with food and digestion, and the miraculous way this book came into my life. I will help you understand how to use this book as a guide to begin making small changes that can make a big difference in your health and wellness. This book is so much more than a cookbook…it is a textbook for healing and living in harmony with nature…your own nature and the natural world. I hope it becomes a best friend for you, as it has for me! 

AND I’m so excited to share that the author is my guest for next week’s episode!!!

Episode Takeaways:

1. When I was searching for help with my digestive issues, Divine Mother had me relocate to the other side of the country! While I didn’t know it then, I soon found that the only doctor in the country who was trained to help my digestive issues was located thrity minutes from my new home!

1. Divya’s book came out just as I was making this transition to ayurvedic eating. When you learn to tune in to “how you feel” you can make good food choices, rather than relying on fads or strict rules.

1. This is so much more than a cookbook. It is a textbook for healing and living in harmony with nature…your own nature and the natural world.

“Your love is the most important ingredient in everything you make.” Divya Alter, Ayurvedic Chef

To purchase What to Eat for How You Feel, click here and use the coupon code MAGNIFY15 to receive 15% off your purchase

You can also try several of Divya’s ayurvedic products and simple meals on her website, DivyasKitchen.com/shop Use the coupon code MAGNIFY15 to receive 15% off your order

If you want to take an online class with Divya and learn how to cook these amazing foods, check out https://bvtlife.com/

To connect with my ayurvedic doctor, Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum, visit drmteitelbaum.com

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Have you tried to meditate, but feel like “nothing happens” when you do? Would you love to know how to recognize when you are in the Divine Presence? This episode is for you!

Paramhansa Yogananda taught that there are eight aspects to the Divine, which I call the ‘eight experiences of God.’ If you experience any one of these, you are in direct contact with the Divine! 

In this episode, I share what these eight ways are, and guide you through a simple meditation to help you experience one of them. I will give you a hint: relaxation is the key to experiencing all eight!

I’d love to hear about your experience with this simple way of connecting, and if you have your own way that works for you! And don’t forget to check out my Kindle Book, How to Recognize God (just .99 on Amazon) which includes a free guided meditation MP3 to help you experience all eight aspects of God.

Key learnings:

1. There are eight ways you can experience the Divine Presence. They are peace, calmness, joy, love, wisdom, power, light and sound.
2. Any one of these experiences means that “something is happening,” and you have in fact “entered the gates” of the inner Holy Land
3. The key is not to judge your experience when meditating. If you are attached to “seeing something” or “hearing something” you may miss the actual experience you are having. By diving deeply into the pool of peace, you can become completely Self-Realized, and peace is the easiest aspect of the Divine to experience.

“Peace is one of the eight ways to experience the Divine, and also the easiest. Whenever you meditate and feel even just a little peace, know that you have crossed over into your inner Holy Land. The kingdom of God is within you.”

Click here to purchase my book How to Recognize God, which includes a free Guided Meditation MP3 to help you experience all eight aspects of the Divine.

If you love the image on the wall behind me of Mother Mary Blessing the World, you can order your own museum quality copy at www.deepaliu.com 

Did you know that there is a wellspring of healing energy within you? And that you can access this energy with your willpower?

That is exactly what Paramhansa Yogananda teaches in his wonderful little book, Scientific Healing Affirmations. Here is what Yogananda says about how to use your words and willpower to create change:

“Words saturated with sincerity, conviction, faith, and intuition are like highly explosive vibration bombs, which, when set off, shatter the rocks of difficulties and create the change desired.” Paramhasa Yogananda

There is a specific prayer demand in this book that will wake up your inner healing energy, as well as a specific way to recite it.  In this episode I will lead you through his ‘Affirmation by Power of Will’ to help you ‘wake up’ your own healing energy, which is sure to leave you feeling empowered and tingling with ‘burning, joyous power!’

I would LOVE to hear about your experience with this meditation, and what you received from doing it.

“Words saturated with sincerity, conviction, faith, and intuition are like highly explosive vibration bombs, which, when set off, shatter the rocks of difficulties and create the change desired.” Paramhasa Yogananda

To purchase Scientific Healing Affirmations, click here

If you enjoyed last week’s book review of Inspired by Angels, you will LOVE this week’s interview with the author, Sinda Jordan!

Sinda is not only an author, but she is also an amazing intuitive counselor who specializes in helping empaths and highly sensitive souls learn how to give empathy to the ‘shadow’ sides of themselves for profound healing.

In this episode, Sinda shares her story of how she first began connecting with the Archangels, the miraculous way she found a publisher for her book, and how working with the light of the angels helped her heal her own shadow energy. This interview is really quite in-depth, but I think you will love hearing how she believes empathy is a gift that can become a skill, and that skill can lead to mastery!

Plus, make sure you check out her offer of a complimentary consultation to see if her work is a fit for you! 

Key learnings:

1. When Sinda began to invoke the presence of the angels during her meditation time, everything began to change for her. One day she heard a voice asking her to begin writing down messages and guidance from the four archangels. As she did, she connected with Michael, Gabriel, Raphael and Uriel, and her life began to heal.
2. Even though she was working with angelic beings, she noticed that people were sharing their “shadow” energy…fears, worries, anxieties…and she began to help people bring light to their shadow side and bring the shadow to the light.
3. Sympathy and empathy are not the same thing. Sinda said that sympathy often led to sacrifice for her, but empathy helped her stay in her own energy. Now she helps empaths and highly sensitive souls learn how to develop the gift of empathy to a skill level, and then to a mastery level.

“Empathy is a field of energy and angels are part of that field. Angels are Masters of empathy.” Sinda Jordan, author Inspired by Angels

For more information about Sinda Jordan, visit www.sindajordan.com

For a complimentary consultation to see if working with Sinda would be a good fit for you, visit www.sindajordan.com

To purchase Inspired by the Angels, click here

If you love the image on the wall behind me of Mother Mary Blessing the World, you can order your own museum quality copy at www.deepaliu.com

Would love a good book to be your Lenten companion? Do I have a book for you! Inspired by Angels is a collection of ‘letters’ from archangels Michael, Raphael, Uriel and Gabriel and covers topics such as ‘trusting your inner voice’ and ‘create your inner temple.’ I love this book so much!

In this week’s episode, I will share the miraculous way this book came into my life, and how you can use it as an oracle, opening it to a random page to receive an angelic message for the day. In addition to sharing the author’s journey, I also randomly opened the book to read a message just for you…tune in to discover the topic…hint: it’s from Archangel Gabriel!

AND I’m so excited to share that the author is my guest for next week’s episode!!!

Episode Takeaways:

1. Books are truly miraculous! This book came into my life in a miraculous way when I lived in New York City and was attending the New Seminary. I had never heard anyone else refer to the four archangels as a group, and this book helped to deepen my connection with them.

1. The author shares her own experience of getting to know the four archangels after reading an article. She began to invoke their presence and began to feel them with her. Then one day, without invoking them, she could sense their presence and even heard a ‘voice’ guide her to begin writing down messages!

• Although this book is filled with inspiring messages, the author’s true goal is to help you begin to listen to your own inner guidance. Asking the angels to help you is a great way to start.

“Magical things begin to happen when you develop an awareness of angels and invite their participation in your life.” Sinda Jordan, author of Inspired by Angels

Click here to purchase Inspired by Angels by Sinda Jordan

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