Welcome to the Speaking Podcast. Guest Maria Garcia shares her powerful story of resilience after a massive stroke at 25 and the long recovery that followed.

Maria discusses relearning basic functions, writing her memoir Breaking Into Delight, and discovering a transformative nutritional approach years later that significantly improved her recovery. She now coaches others to reset their relationship with food and reclaim their health and purpose.

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 Bio of Maria Garcia

Maria Garcia is a powerful example of resilience and self-discovery. After earning double majors in Finance and International Business, she initially made her mark in the corporate world. But her path took an unexpected turn when a massive stroke altered her life forever. Through sheer determination and a long, challenging recovery, Maria emerged stronger, with a deeper sense of purpose.Maria channeled her transformative journey into her memoir, Breaking Into the Light: A Journey of Self-Discovery and Transformation, sharing her journey and the lessons learned along the way. Almost a decade after the book’s release, she discovered a groundbreaking nutritional methodology, which played a pivotal role in her continued recovery and personal transformation.Today, Maria is a passionate coach, committed to helping others navigate their own journeys of recovery and transformation. She specializes in guiding individuals to reset their relationship with food, unlocking profound shifts in their overall life experience.

What we Discussed:

00:00 Intro

00:20 Who is Maria garcia

02:10 How she got ill

03:30 Organ donation company speaking to her family

04:40 What was going on in her head when she could not move for 2 weeks

05:30 Her 1st movement in her body

07:00 Getting scared when sh saw the Nurse walk in

07:50 Dr's do not always get it right

09:25 The Next stage after the hospital

10:30 Birth Control pills can be dangerous

12:30 When she went home in a wheelchair and diapers

14:15 What was going on in her head at this stage

15:20 How she got out of the wheel chair

16:10 How Yoga helped a lot

17:30 Investigating different ways to heal

18:53 How her family kept Hope Alive

20:05 Getting into Personal Development

23:52 The importance of rereading a good book

26:00 When she found an ad about Nutrition

28:25 Developing a career on Nutrition

30:13 How the Food has been made toxic

30:30 The Wheel of Health

32:30 People lost touch with Nature

33:23 How to find healthy food

35:00 The Food Pyramid was inverted

35:40 Listen to your body

36:50 Pringles are not healthy or safe

38:30 Pork and Chicken are not the best meat to eat

39:45 What has she seen of illnesses being cured

41:30 How I cured my back pain

43:30 How they create confusion with food

46:10 Her Book on the journey

48:00 How she got onto the speaking stage

49:40 Tapping into her intuition

55:00 Sometime the vitamin pills are not natural

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This meditation is from Emily Atlastis Wold who was my guest on the previous episode.

Emily Atlantis Wolf teaches women how to activate their inner compass in a six-month program called the Intuition Academy. She has helped over 3500 clients release physical and emotional pain so they can create a life based on freedom, not limitations. Atlantis has a background in civil engineering, medical massage, and master breathwork and cacao ceremony facilitation.

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Emily Atlantis Wolf teaches women how to activate their inner compass in a six-month program called the Intuition Academy. She has helped over 3500 clients release physical and emotional pain so they can create a life based on freedom, not limitations. Atlantis has a background in civil engineering, medical massage, and master breathwork and cacao ceremony facilitation.

#breathwork #reki #meditate #atlantiswolf

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07:05 Finding the higher purpose of her life

08:10 How did her loved ones react to her career change

10:20 When did she realise she had a gift as a masseuse

16:00 The other Healing Modalities she learned

24:00 How to know which Kinesio Tape to use

26:00 How to use the Kinesio Tape Properly

29:25 My Breathwork Experience

30:35 Ensuring that the brreathwork facilator knows how to deal with trauma

33:00 Getting Transformed is better than getting high in a Breathwork session

37:45 Ayahuasca and breathwork addictions

42:00 Not everyone wants to heal

44:05 Sometimes a partner can effect your addictions

45:45 Something is dying before you can transform

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Dr. Brigitte Bojkowszky is a global Brand Identity Strategist, Business Educator, retreat host, and the visionary behind BridgetBrands. With a background that spans from the skies as a flight attendant to the boardroom, the university lecture hall for over 2 decades, and the entrepreneurial world, Brigitte helps individuals and organizations uncover their brilliance and build aligned, authentic brands that radiate impact.She is the creator of the transformative personal branding retreat I AM BECOMING, designed for high-achieving women in transition ready to reclaim their identity and rise into visibility.Brigitte is also the host of the BrandsTalk podcast, a sought-after speaker, and a bestselling author, known for fusing strategy with soul in everything she does.

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01:45 Lessons learnt as a Flight Attendant

05:30 What was it like living out of a Suitcase

08:15 Learning Not to have Fear fro failure

13:34 How do you want to Present yourself as a Brand

15:05 Should you brand as a Business or Personal Brand

19:18 The qualifications during her Career

25:05 Appreciating Further Education after you have work experience

26:53 The Mindset to leave a Job

29:15 You will Regret what you did not do

29:35 How did she connect with Students as a Professor

32:54 Self Care is Part of Branding

34:00 Her Podcast Brand Talks

38:05 Sometimes using other Interviews on her Podcast

39:55 The beautiful locations in her Retreats

41:55 Her Retreats 'I AM BECOMMING"

45:00 The beautiful Views get you into your Creative Zone

47:25 Her Books

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Evette Rose was my guest on the previous episode #285 How Should a Child Navigate a Toxic Home Environment - Evette RoseShe has kindly given me Meditation and I hope you enjoy.

#EvetteRose #spiritual #meditate

About my Guest Evette Rose

An author of 21 books, speaker, and holistic counselor, Dr. Evette Rose has worked with over 7,000 clients and thousands of students, uncovering one undeniable truth: unresolved emotions profoundly impact our health, mental well-being, and physical pain. This groundbreaking work explores 722 ailments and the emotional roots behind them. She has taught self-help events in more than 43 countries.

How to Contact Evette Rose

https://metaphysicalanatomy.com/

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Evette Rose an author of 21 books, speaker, and holistic counselor, Dr. Evette Rose has worked with over 7,000 clients and thousands of students, uncovering one undeniable truth: unresolved emotions profoundly impact our health, mental well-being, and physical pain.

#EvetteRose #spiritual #meditate

About my Guest Evette Rose

An author of 21 books, speaker, and holistic counselor, Dr. Evette Rose has worked with over 7,000 clients and thousands of students, uncovering one undeniable truth: unresolved emotions profoundly impact our health, mental well-being, and physical pain. This groundbreaking work explores 722 ailments and the emotional roots behind them. She has taught self-help events in more than 43 countries.

What we Discussed:

00:20 Who is Evette Rose

01:30 Evettes Journey

03:00 Studies and working for Corporate

03:55 Her journey to Metapsychology Coaching

12:05 Dark Night of the Soul

14:35 Her Breakthrough how to be Happy

15:45 When you realise you do not have all the Resources

16:55 Why do I feel the way that I do

19:25 Learning the Power of Emotions

20:00 Having a Stress Induced Heart Attack before 30

22:10 Not Ready to let go of her Anger

24:30 Metapsychology Coaching

28:10 Becoming who you are becasue of the Story you tell yourself

28:40 What if you Do Not Know the Trauma Story

35:50 How Emotions cause my Back Pain

37:40 Pain Perception

38:00 Was there a Message in my Lower Back

39:00 Lots of People Money focused have Problems in other areas of their life

42:30 Walking away from wealth to find Hapiness

47:15 Its hard to see the light when you are down

48:10 Learning the Power of my Sovereignity

51:45 My Mental Process to Stand into my Power

54:00 The Power of Gratitude

56:45 How She Stays balanced

58:15 Being at one with Nature

1:00:40 How should a Child Navigate a Toxic Home Environment

1:07:05 Having a Big Goal in Life

1:11:05 Do not let a Failure define you

How to Contact Evette Rose

https://metaphysicalanatomy.com/

https://www.youtube.com/@drevetteroseofficial

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/drevetterose/

Her Podcast https://metaphysicalanatomy.com/podcast/

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Earle led the yoga philosophy department and taught meditation and yoga, while also studying Tibetan, Sanskrit, business, and a 7-year advanced program in Tibetan Buddhism.

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About my Guest Earle Birney

Earle grew up an avid sports fan in Vancouver, Canada. With just 4 months left of study before obtaining a degree, he began to realize that a life of following “societal norms” — starting a career, buying a house, getting married, having kids — did not make sense or appeal to him. It felt confining rather than freeing. So instead, he took out a student loan, bought an around-the-world ticket, and went on his personal search for freedom. Fueled by liquid inspiration, Earle ironically ended up in Paremoremo, a maximum security prison in Auckland New Zealand where he remained as a guest for the next 22 months. This is where Earle met the practices of yoga, meditation, and Buddhist philosophy. Earle began studying the Asian Classics Institute program and shortly after returning to Canada, went to help him start the Diamond Mountain University and Retreat Center in the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona. Earle led the yoga philosophy department and taught meditation and yoga, while also studying Tibetan, Sanskrit, business, and a 7-year advanced program in Tibetan Buddhism. This period of study concluded with a 3 year 3 month 3 day silent meditation retreat.Taking his 27 years of experience, Earle thrives on making the often complicated teachings practical and relatable. Earle uses his expertise in retreat and his capacity to guide people along the stages of meditation, to help them in their spiritual journey.Earle is the head of curriculum development and lead teacher at the Yoga Studies Institute (YSI). YSI reaches over 10,000 students annually, leading students in yoga programs and retreats, meditation teacher trainings, and philosophy workshops. Earle also teaches and leads meditation programs at the Three Jewels Outreach Center in NYC for many students, including beginning meditators, people training to become meditation teachers, and advanced practitioners looking to deepen their practice in retreat.

What we Discussed:

00:10 Who is Earle Birney

01:00 His Journey to understand life

05:35 4 months from finishing his Degree and quit

07:40 The plan was to work and kep travelling

08:18 How he got into selling Acid

09:30 Getting a warning he should have listened to

10:28 The Process of Getting Arrested

11:40 His Court Experience

14:20 His experience in Prison

15:50 How did his Parents react to the situation

17:00 After 5 month how was the prison experience

18:55 The jobs in the Prison

20:30 What was his Mindset when he know he was getting out

22:45 Was there any treatment in Prison to help with drug use

25:00 The Journey after Prison

28:00 7 Years in a Buddist centre

29:00 3 Years 3 Months & 3 Day silent retreat

29:50 How did they cover costs

30:45 Spending 3 years to go inwards for yourself

31:45 The Structure of the Retreat

33:19 How was his mind in the 1st few days

35:25 After the Retreat what was the next part of his journey

38:00 Fast for Hunger

40:20 Give Dignity to the Homeless

41:00 What Meditation do they Teach and his Practice

43:30 When People say they can not Meditate

46:00 Getting Tired in Meditation

49:14 Walking on the beach worked for me Meditating

50:48 The Free Resources on his Website

How to Contact Earle Birney

www.yogastudiesinstitute.org

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Dr. Jad Wehbe is an international speaker and mind-body therapist with expertise in mental and behavioral health, chronic pain, and emotional stress.

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About my Guest Jad Wehbe

Dr. Jad Wehbe is an international speaker and mind-body therapist with expertise in mental and behavioral health, chronic pain, and emotional stress. Holding a Doctorate in Physiotherapy and specialized training in osteopathy, acupuncture, and hypnotherapy, he blends breathwork, mindset coaching, and brief therapy techniques to promote personal growth, weight loss, and leadership development.As a part-time lecturer and certified hypnotherapy instructor, Dr. Wehbe also leads The Bridge Institute, an organization dedicated to educational programs and events that explore mental health, team dynamics, and the mind-body connection.

What we Discussed:

00:25 Who is Jad Wehbe

01:45 His personal Journey to get into this field

05:05 How he feels when he sees that all DR's do not investigate Alternative Health

07:40 How Stress Can Make You ill and my own personal journey

09:30 Can we being anti Stress tecniques into the workplace

12:00 Pain Management

13:05 If you have Lower Back Pain

14:35 How asking about your illness can make it worse

15:15 The Breathwork he Teaches

17:00 Re-birthing

18:40 Understanding Breathwork with Science

20:15 Not everyone in India are Spirtual

23:00 My own Breathwork Experience

25:30 Breathwork alone is not enough

28:00 Finding the Deep Root of the Cause

31:10 How to suggest an Alternative healing when people are not open to it.

32:35 Why does this happen

35:30 People are Harsh on themselves

38:00 Emotional Cyst

40:25 Some People do not feel Pride

41:40 You are responsible of Healing Yourself

46:20 How to Forgive everyone

48:00 Understand your flaws

49:00 People are their worst critic

49:50 His Hypnotherapy

54:45 Unhammer the Toxic language

56:30 How to do Affirmations correctly

How to Contact Jad Wehbehttps://www.thebridge-institute.com/

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Dr. Mary Sanders focuses on helping people cultivate thriving health, happiness, and purpose through the powerful tools of energy medicine, spiritual embodiment, and meditation.

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About my Guest Dr. Mary Sanders:

With a wealth of experience as a self-employed businesswoman and consultant, Dr. Mary is deeply committed to guiding individuals on their journey of personal transformation. She focuses on helping people cultivate thriving health, happiness, and purpose through the powerful tools of energy medicine, spiritual embodiment, and meditation.Dr. Mary hosts the internationally acclaimed podcast Energy Medicine, which discusses everything related to aligning the mind, body, and spirit.Dr. Mary earned her doctorate in Chiropractic from Logan College of Chiropractic in St. Louis, MO. She completed her Certificate in Positive Psychology from the Wholebeing Institute in Lennox, MA, and studied under Dr. Tal Ben Shahar. In addition, she completed her Master's in Intuition Medicine® from the Academy of Intuition Medicine® in Sausalito, CA, and studied under Dr. Francesca McCartney.

What we Discussed:

00:10 Who is Dr. Mary Sanders

00:50 Her Background and Sacred Place

02:20 Her Journey to her Healing Practice

08:20 Her Meditation daily Practice

10:45 How to clear the Pinneal Gland from Flouride

13:00 Knowing when you are out of Flow with Chakras

15:00 Using Different Crystals to heal your body

16:20 The Benefits of Grounding

17:20 Breathwork for your Body

19:50 Her Podcast Energy Medicine

21:00 Master's in Intuition Medicine®

25:50 When I did not listen to my Intuition

27:10 Positive Psychology in todays times

30:00 We have different ways to Heal Ourself

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Jeff Patterson is the founder of Northwest Fighting Arts/Portland Tai Chi Academy and The Yielding Warrior, where he emphasizes the transformative power of meditative and martial arts practices, particularly the yielding concept.

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About my Guest Jeff Patterson :

Jeff Patterson, from Portland, OR, USA, has over 36 years of experience, practicing and teaching the meditative and martial arts. As the founder of Northwest Fighting Arts/Portland Tai Chi Academy and The Yielding Warrior, where he emphasizes the transformative power of meditative and martial arts practices, particularly the yielding concept. He has published two books and hundreds on instructional videos. Founder of The Yielding Warrior online program and has worked with 1000's of students from around the world.

What we Discussed: 

00:00 Who is Jeff Patterson

02:50 Which came 1st Meditation or Martial Arts

06:10 His Meditation to Help his Boxing

09:00 What is Tai Chi and its benefits

10:45 What is Qi Gong

12:00 What is Eskrima

12:50 Has he developed his own Style

13:30 What does he mean by Yielding in Martial Arts

18:45 Wys to Improve yielding

24:15 How the training helping his Martial Arts

26:45 The Five Regulations

31:30 Regulating the Mind

33:00 The Monk and the Puddle

34:45 Regulating the Energy

35:20 Regulating the Spirit

37:45 Having the Tools to bring us back to centre

39:20 Having a Meditative Lifestyle

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 How to Contact Jeff Patterson

 https://theyieldingwarrior.com/

https://www.facebook.com/TaichiYielding

https://www.instagram.com/theyieldingwarrior/

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