Mind Power Meets Mystic

Episode Overview:

In this week's episode, Michelle takes the reins while Cinthia enjoys a well-deserved week off. Join us as Michelle explores the intriguing question of whether AI could replace spiritual advisors, delving into personal stories and insights along the way.

Michelle reads her blog post titled "Will AI Replace Your Spiritual Advisor? Who Wins, Astrologers or ChatGPT?".

Contest Announcement:

Cinthia and Michelle are offering a special giveaway: a one-hour session that includes a 30-minute reading by Cinthia and a 30-minute hypnosis session by Michelle. To win a free session of Mind Power Meets Mystic - The Project, review the podcast and submit your review in this form. Winner will be announced at episode 111. Details are explained in the episode and on the submission form.

Michelle shares her personal story titled "The Amazing Healing Power of Stories: My Path from Grief to Growth."

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Welcome to Mind Power Meets Mystic!

Join your hosts, Cinthia Varkevisser, your resident mystic, and Michelle Walters, our mind power junkie, as they discuss the transition into autumn and how to align your social life with your body's natural rhythms.

• Seasonal Shifts: Cinthia and Michelle explore the cultural and physical conflicts of moving into autumn, and how to harmonize social expectations with physical responses.
• Prioritization Tip: Michelle shares the Eisenhower prioritization tool for organizing and managing tasks based on urgency and importance.
• Intention Setting: Cinthia discusses the power of setting an intention for the season and how it can guide your focus and priorities.
• Daily Self-Care Tips:
• Affirmations: Michelle’s tip on using affirmations effectively and incorporating them into daily routines.
• Creative Affirmations: Cinthia’s recent innovation—turning affirmations into a song to sing while washing your hands.
• Mind Power Meets Mystic Product: Learn about our new collaborative offering that combines intuitive readings and hypnotherapy sessions. Enter our contest for a chance to win a free session by submitting a review and sharing with friends.
• Upcoming Events:
• Cinthia’s Free Masterminds: Two free masterminds each month starting in October, plus new intuitive and channel-related events.
• Michelle’s Monthly Free Event: Nourish and Flourish—free hypnosis sessions on the second Friday of each month.
• Self-Care Reset Tips: How to handle slips and resets in your routine, including the power of taking deep breaths and practicing self-compassion.

• Eisenhower Prioritization Tool
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Episode Overview:

In this episode of Mind Power Meets Mystic, Cinthia Varkevisser dives deep into the concept of the Empowered Empath. With Michelle Walters taking time off, Cinthia addresses the challenges empaths face when managing their energy levels. She offers practical advice on how to stay aligned and maintain energetic boundaries, even when faced with conflict or emotional challenges.

Key Topics Discussed:

1. Energy Management for Empaths
2. Cinthia explains how many empaths may feel their energy is sporadic or drained, and provides tips for tuning up and staying aligned with your own energy.
3. Empaths in Service
4. Empaths often find themselves in service-oriented roles, whether it's in a profession, community, or family. Cinthia reminds listeners that self-care and energy tune-ups are crucial, not just for others but for themselves too.
5. Recognizing Misalignment in Everyday Situations
6. Cinthia gives real-life examples of common situations where an empath's energy might be impacted:

• Witnessing conflict in public (like in a store).
• Feeling uncomfortable in meetings due to mismatched vibes.
• Offering unsolicited advice when someone just needs to vent.

1. Empath Responses: Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fix
2. Cinthia breaks down the four ways empaths may respond when they are out of alignment:

• Fight: Defensive energy, often manifesting as boundary work.
• Flight: Physically or emotionally withdrawing from the situation.
• Freeze: Overwhelm or confusion, leading to inaction.
• Fix: The desire to offer solutions and advice, which may not always be aligned.

1. Practical Tools for Alignment
2. Cinthia provides tools to help listeners tune up their empathic powers:

• Expanding Your Energy Field: A guided exercise to expand your energy without needing rigid boundaries.
• Ole That Energy: A fun visualization tool to let unwanted energy pass by without impacting your space.
• Simple Phrases for Overwhelm: How to use non-committal phrases like “How interesting” to dissipate the energy of others without draining your own.

1. Special Giveaway
2. Cinthia and Michelle are offering a special giveaway—a session combining Cinthia’s intuitive reading with Michelle’s tailored hypnotherapy, designed to help listeners align and amplify their energy.

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Episode Takeaways:

• Tune in to check your energy alignment and discover how to maintain your empowered empathic nature.
• Understand the importance of self-service as an empath and avoid burnout by staying energetically balanced.
• Join Cinthia in exploring the power of vulnerability and how it strengthens empathic connections.

Remember:

This episode offers a deep dive into the empathic experience, with real-world tips and tools you can start using right away. Whether you're in fight, flight, freeze, or fix mode, there are simple yet powerful ways to stay aligned with your highest energy.

Stay connected, and may you be blessed in everything you do today!

Cinthia Varkevisser can be found at www.cinthiavarkevisser.com

Michelle Walters can be found at www.michellewalters.net

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Hosts: Cinthia Varkevisser and Michelle Walters

Introduction:

Welcome to another enlightening episode of Mind Power Meets Mystic with your hosts, Michelle Walters, the mind power behind the show, and Cinthia Varkevisser, our resident mystic. This podcast is designed to expand your mind, uplift your spirits, and help you move forward with confidence and joy as you collaborate with the invisible. This week, we’re thrilled to have Haley Gray join us—a mystical, magical marketing expert who brings practical wisdom and marketing solutions to small business owners.

Guest: Haley Gray, a marketing strategist with a unique blend of practical marketing know-how and a deep understanding of energetic principles. She is known for her ability to bring clarity to marketing strategies and help small business owners make sense of what works for their business.

Episode Highlights:

• Haley shares her journey from corporate marketing to helping small businesses navigate the complex world of marketing with a focus on practicality and avoiding hype.
• Discussion on the importance of knowing what’s right for your business, how to avoid expensive mistakes, and the power of staying open to receiving in your business.
• Haley’s approach to marketing is all about magnifying the energy of her clients—if they are ready to receive, their marketing will reflect that readiness.
• Insightful conversation on the importance of standing firm in your values while navigating the online space, especially in a polarized social media environment.
• The role of clarity in marketing and how entrepreneurs can stay in integrity with their messaging without getting caught up in external noise.
• Haley’s advice on being true to yourself in business, managing naysayers, and ensuring your marketing reflects who you truly are.

Special Segment:

Cinthia and Michelle remind listeners about their ongoing promotion: Submit a review of the podcast to enter a contest for a chance to win a one-hour session with both Cinthia and Michelle, valued at $400. This session includes a reading and hypnosis, a powerful combination to help you up-level your energetic stratosphere.

Upcoming Events:

Haley Gray invites listeners to join her upcoming round tables for women business owners. These events, held three times a month, offer a unique networking experience where women can build meaningful connections and grow their businesses. Check the show notes for more details.

Closing:

Thank you for joining us on this week’s episode of Mind Power Meets Mystic. Be sure to subscribe, review, and share the podcast with your friends. We appreciate your support and look forward to bringing you more inspiring content next week.

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Michelle is hosting a special 5 Day FREE Challenge Sept 9 - 13, 2024. Don't miss this chance to crush your limiting belief. Sign up now.

Hosts: Cinthia Varkevisser & Michelle Walters

Introduction:

Welcome to another episode of "Mind Power Meets Mystic," where we expand your mind to what's possible, uplift your spirits, and help you move forward with confidence and joy. We create a space for you to collaborate with the invisible and discover your inner power.

This Week's Episode:

In today's solo episode, Michelle Walters, your "Mind Power" host, delves into the topic of limiting beliefs—those pesky thoughts that hold you back from achieving your full potential. While Cinthia Varkevisser, our "Mystic" host, takes a well-deserved week off, Michelle explores the origins of limiting beliefs, how they manifest, and practical strategies to overcome them.

Key Highlights:

• What Are Limiting Beliefs?
• Michelle breaks down the concept of limiting beliefs—those thoughts or assumptions that restrict you from moving forward in life. Often rooted in childhood experiences, these beliefs can impact everything from time management to personal fears.
• Common Limiting Beliefs:
• Examples include beliefs like "I can't manage time," "I rely on alcohol," or "I'm afraid of [blank], so I can't [blank]." Michelle discusses how these thoughts can be deeply ingrained and the importance of addressing them to unlock your potential.
• Conscious and Subconscious Approaches:
• Michelle explains that overcoming limiting beliefs often requires a two-pronged approach: conscious efforts, such as changing habits or perspectives, and subconscious techniques like hypnotherapy. She shares stories of clients who have successfully navigated these challenges.
• Upcoming Free 5-Day Challenge:
• Exciting news! Michelle is hosting a free 5-day challenge from September 9-13, designed to help participants identify and overcome their limiting beliefs. The challenge includes daily videos, a workbook, group hypnosis sessions, and a take-home MP3 to support your journey.

Special Contest Announcement:

We are thrilled to announce a contest leading up to Episode 111! Cinthia and Michelle are offering a special "Mind Power Meets Mystic" session to one lucky winner. This paid Zoom session combines Cinthia's intuitive readings and Michelle's personalized hypnotherapy to help you move forward in your life with clarity and purpose. To enter, leave a rating and review for the podcast, and refer friends for extra entries. The winner will be announced on Episode 111, so don't miss out!

Sign Up & Stay Connected:

• 5-Day Challenge: Visit Michelle's website michellewalters.net under the "Classes" tab to sign up for the free 5-day challenge.
• Contest Details: Check the show notes for the contest entry form and instructions.
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Closing:

Thank you for tuning in to this week's episode of "Mind Power Meets Mystic." We hope you found inspiration and tools to help you challenge your limiting beliefs. Join us next week for more insights, and until then, keep expanding your mind and uplifting your spirit. Bye for now!

We are having a contest! To win a free session of Mind Power Meets Mystic - The Project, review the podcast and submit your review in this form. Winner will be announced at episode 111. Details are explained in the episode and on the submission form.

Michelle is hosting a special 5 Day FREE Challenge Sept 9 - 13, 2024. Don't miss this chance to crush your limiting belief. Sign up now.

Cinthia Varkevisser can be found at www.cinthiavarkevisser.com

Michelle Walters can be found at www.michellewalters.net

Welcome to EPISODE 100 of Mind Power Meets Mystic. In this live episode Michelle and Cinthia share about the history of the podcast and their powerful ways of working in partnership.

We are having a contest! To win a free session of Mind Power Meets Mystic - The Project, review the podcast and submit your review in this form. Winner will be announced at episode 111. Details are explained in the episode and on the submission form.

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Michelle is hosting a special 5 Day FREE Challenge Sept 9 - 13, 2024. Don't miss this chance to crush your limiting belief. Sign up now.

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Part 1: Unintentional Growth

In this segment, Cinthia Varkevisser and Michelle Walters discuss the concept of unintentional growth, sharing personal stories and insights. They explore the idea that growth often occurs unexpectedly, sometimes due to external circumstances or shifts in life situations. The conversation touches on themes of alignment, resilience, gratitude, and the importance of recognizing moments of beauty amidst challenges.

Part 2: Intentional Growth

Moving on to intentional growth, Cinthia and Michelle delve into the proactive aspect of personal development. They discuss strategies for intentional growth, such as cultivating self-awareness, setting goals, developing good habits, and being gentle with oneself during the journey. The conversation emphasizes the power of experience, reflection, and compassion in fostering intentional growth.

Announcement: Mind Power Meets Mystic - The Project

Cinthia and Michelle unveil their new collaborative offering, Mind Power Meets Mystic - The Project. This unique service combines intuitive readings with hypnosis sessions to provide clients with personalized guidance and support for their growth journey. The hosts explain the process and invite listeners to learn more about this exciting opportunity.

Closing Remarks

The hosts express gratitude to their listeners and encourage them to leave ratings, reviews, and share the podcast with others. They sign off with appreciation for the support and enthusiasm of their audience.

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Title: Mind Power Meets Mystic

Hosts: Cinthia Varkevisser and Michelle Walters

Introduction:

• Cinthia Varkevisser and Michelle Walters introduce themselves as co-hosts of "Mind Power Meets Mystic."
• Purpose of the show: Expand minds, uplift spirits, create space for collaboration with the invisible.

Guest Introduction:

• Michelle Walters introduces Elle Ballard as a catalyst for transformation, founder of Women of the World's Network.
• Elle Ballard's background: Born in Kazakhstan, now in the US for over 20 years, with roots in Crimea.

Conversation Highlights:

• Elle's journey from Kazakhstan to the US via Phoenix, Texas (Houston), and now California.
• The inception of Women of the World network: Supporting women in business and personal growth.
• Diversity celebrated in the Women of the World network: Business partnerships, podcast, and book publications.
• Elle's passion for supporting women in finding their power and embracing diversity.

Holistic Abundance and Retreats:

• Introduction of "Free, Fulfilled, and Fabulous" platform within Women of the World network.
• Purpose of retreats in Turkey and upcoming in Morocco (2025): Cultural immersion and personal transformation.
• Integration of dance modalities in retreats for holistic well-being and self-expression.

Closing Thoughts:

• Importance of stepping out of comfort zones for personal growth and open-mindedness.
• Elle's upcoming offerings: "Free, Fulfilled, and Fabulous," YouTube and Instagram content.

Conclusion:

• Gratitude to Elle Ballard for joining the show.
• Closing remarks and invitation to listeners to engage with Elle's upcoming events and content.

Contact Information:

• For more information on Ell Ballard, visit https://women-of-the-world-network.mykajabi.com/redefining-abundance-3-keys
• Reach out to Michelle Walters and Cinthia Varkevisser for questions and consultations.

Episode Summary:

Join hosts Cinthia Varkevisser and Michelle Walters as they delve into the fascinating convergence of artificial intelligence and metaphysical practices. This episode explores how AI is influencing the field of metaphysics, enhancing the efficiency of traditional practices like astrology and intuition in business, and what this means for both practitioners and enthusiasts.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

1. The Role of AI in Metaphysics: Discover how AI is currently being used to speed up data analysis in fields like astrology, providing faster insights.
2. Human vs. Machine: Discussion on the irreplaceable value of human intuition and how it complements AI's data processing capabilities.
3. Practical Applications: How Cinthia and Michelle integrate AI into their workflows, improving efficiency without compromising the depth of their intuitive practices.
4. Future Trends: Insights into potential future developments at the intersection of AI and metaphysical practices and how listeners can stay informed and adaptable.

Featured Stories:

• Cinthia's Insights: Cinthia shares her personal experiences with AI in her practice, highlighting both the benefits and limitations.
• Michelle's Approach: Michelle discusses how integrating AI has transformed administrative tasks and allowed for a deeper focus on creative and intuitive aspects of their work.

Listener Takeaways:

• Understand how to use AI as a tool to enhance your metaphysical practices.
• Learn the importance of maintaining a balance between technology and personal intuition.
• Explore ways to incorporate AI into your spiritual or professional life without losing the human touch.

Contact Information:

• Reach out to Michelle Walters and Cinthia Varkevisser for questions and consultations.

Michelle Walters: Hi, we're Cinthia Varkevisser and Michelle Walters, co-hosts of Mind Power Meets Mystic. Our weekly show is here to expand your mind to what's possible, uplift your spirits to move forward with confidence and joy, and to create a space for your collaboration with the invisible. Welcome to Mind Power Meets Mystic.

Michelle Walters: It is just me this week, Michelle Walters. I am our show Mind Power. I am the hypnotherapist. Our mystic, Cinthia Varkevisser, has the day off. I am very happy to be sharing a special guest I met a few months ago whose name is Omid Vojdani. Omid is a certified holistic health coach with a background in functional medicine and fitness. After graduating from California State University, Chico with a degree in psychology, he discovered his love for fitness in the gym. He moved to Los Angeles to become a personal trainer and started working at 24 Hour Fitness, where he gained experience working with clients with specific medical conditions ranging from back pain and knee replacements to MS and Parkinson's. Today, Omid helps create custom health solutions based on his client's unique personalities and lifestyles so that they can create sustainable change in their health and happiness. He is passionate about helping individuals achieve optimal health, and his unique background, training, and experiences have shaped his approach to coaching. Welcome.

Omid Vojdani: Thank you for having me, Michelle.

Michelle Walters: We are very happy to have you today. One of the things I wanted to get out there right away is that when I met you, I was like, "Oh, this guy is different. He does not have a very standard Western approach to health." I know a lot of our listeners are very interested in alternative approaches and finding other ways because either Western medicine has disappointed them or doesn't seem to be addressing their needs, or maybe it's suboptimal, or they have a lot of health concerns, and the combination is tough. But I wanted to hear from you a little bit about what it is you do. Your bio has a nice description, but I know there's a lot more. So why don't you share that with our listeners?

Omid Vojdani: Yeah, the elevator pitch, as I give it, is I get people out of pain. That's really the bread and butter of how people find me. They have something going on that is causing them some, mostly physical, but sometimes health or psychological pain. And what a lot of people end up doing before they come to me is they start trying to apply themselves to a model. And it actually has to, in my experience, be the other way around. You know, if I'm a car, I go to the mechanic. It's really easy, but the human body and psyche is not a car. It's not a machine that you can just apply one model to. So as the individual comes to me, I assess everything that's going on to figure out what the actual root cause of the pain is. And then once I find what that is, that might take a session or two, it might take four or five. But then once I have that information, I create the customized plan for them to address all of the things that are going on. And there's a stack ranking order to that, right? I want to go after the biggest thing that's going to move the needle the most, not the smallest first, to get them the best results I can.

Michelle Walters: So why don't you walk me through maybe an example client?

Omid Vojdani: Yeah, actually, I'll do the one that was most recent. So a massage therapist, best massage therapist I've ever worked with in my life. She was having a little bit of this interesting neuropathy going on in her right foot, and she just could not figure this out. So I have a lot of skill with assessing the physical body, so I'm like, "Okay, well, neuropathy could be coming from the foot itself, could be coming from any of the muscles in the leg, could be coming from a lower back disc, could be coming from the neck." I did all the physical assessment, I found a couple things, but it wasn't anything big. So I said, "Well, let's stretch this, let's strengthen that," that sort of stuff, just with basic exercise, and she felt way better for about five weeks. Then all of a sudden, something happened and her back just seized; she could not get out of bed, couldn't even go to work. So I'm just like, "Huh, okay, it's not like the exercises did that. That's strange." So I started digging into it a little bit more, asking her a lot more information about her lifestyle, her diet, her sleep, and all these types of things. Turns out she had a massive kidney stone, and the exercises that we were doing had dislodged it, pushing it further down the path, and now it was stuck and causing this big problem. So I was able to identify that, sent her to a urologist, they started figuring this out, and now she's scheduled to get that sucker shrunk down a little bit to get rid of this pain. But along the way, I was able to actually use some of my skills and modalities to help mitigate the pain while she's going through this healing process.

Michelle Walters: Interesting, very, very interesting. That's great. And I think that's an excellent example that people will understand. I mean, nobody thinks a massage therapist is going to hurt, but as you're pointing out, like, we all need help, right? We all need to ask for help when we need it. What attracted you to this line of work? What spoke to you about helping people in this way?

Omid Vojdani: You know, it's funny, I actually think a lot about how I actually got here. My original path was actually to become a musician. Way back in the day, I've been playing clarinet since like four years old, went through drums, went through tuba, went through a lot of different things. And when I finally graduated college with a random degree in psychology, that's a whole other story. It was a long time in college, let's just say that. So I basically said, "You know what, I'm going to take a break. I'm not going to go to grad school quite yet." And what ended up happening is I just kind of fell in love with the gym. Chico had just built this two-and-a-half million dollar rec center there, and I was going all the time. I don't know if this is a video podcast, but I'm about 120 pounds soaking wet. I mean, I'm not a big guy. So I started working out, I started feeling a lot more confident in myself, and that was actually the first kind of inkling where I'm like, "Hey, this degree in psychology is actually really helpful." Exercise can help change people's psychology very, very quickly. So I just kind of took two years off trying to figure out what I wanted to do. One of my buddies randomly calls me and he says, "Hey, me and another friend of ours are going to move down to LA to go join the industry. Do you want to come with us?" I'm like, "Hey, I've got this music background. Let's go there. I want to." And Michelle, it was probably about 30 seconds worth of thinking where I was like, "What do people in LA like to do?" This is so judgmental back in the day. "They like to go to the beach and look good with their shirts off. So let's become a personal trainer." It's just the silliest random logic that led me to going down to LA. I got a degree with the American Council on Exercise, it's a 12-month period, a course that you have to kind of go through to get their certification. I did it in two and a half months. Moved down to LA, I had no idea what I was doing, I showed up to the interview in a three-piece suit because I wanted the job. But they hired me, and they taught me everything that I needed to know about selling fitness to individuals, but they didn't actually teach me anything about fitness. And the American Council on Exercise's work is fantastic, but it also doesn't teach about fitness. So I show up 120 pounds soaking wet. People are next to me as other trainers, like, you know, six-foot-tall Greek gods. And I'm like, "I'm not going to compete with that, but I'm super smart, and I have the psychology piece down pat." So what I ended up doing is I started talking to the membership there, and I said, "Hey, give me the people that are scared. The people that are barely taking two steps into the gym because their doctor told them to, their wife or husband told them to, something happened that they need to do this. And I will hold their hand through the entire process, make them feel comfortable in the gym." So that was basically all of the people either that were little old ladies that were super scared, or the people that had issues that they were worried were going to be worse. So I would teach them techniques. For example, if somebody has knee pain, cool, well, here's the three machines you should not do, and then here's some other exercises that we can do to strengthen a little bit more globally around the body to help that knee stabilize, and people just started seeing great, great, great results with that.

Michelle Walters: That's a beautiful answer, and very illustrative. And I think it depicts a lot about you. It depicts, it says a lot about your passion and love and interest in helping other people. And the fact that you are willing to ask for the help and figure out that you have a gift of making other people feel comfortable and that that's a way that you could help them is a really great combination.

Omid Vojdani: Thank you, I appreciate that.

Michelle Walters: I know that you've also done some really interesting work with NLP and hypnosis, and as a fellow hypnotist, I wanted to hear about some of those clients that you've worked with. And maybe share an example story of someone you've worked with using some of the hypnosis and NLP techniques.

Omid Vojdani: Yeah, that's a great question. And I think the first one that comes to mind was a, it was actually a Zoom client who had very, very, very severe scoliosis. And so I knew that there was some pain going on, but we weren't addressing the scoliosis itself. She was actually working with a chiropractor for that. We were addressing a lot of the fear and the anxiety around the pain and around what that was doing for her body. So we basically were doing just general guided hypnosis, a lot of the hypnotherapy scripts that you learn when you're first going through the coursework. But the thing that really moved the needle for her was actually a very, very basic NLP reframe. She just had this thought process of, "I'm broken. This is how I'm always going to be." And just a very, very simple reframe of saying, "No, you don't have to be that way. This is just a state that you're in right now, and states can change," was enough to actually start moving her out of that feeling of stuck, that feeling of "I'm always going to be this way," to "Okay, I can take more steps forward." And once that little switch flipped, it just opened the doors to what was actually possible for her, and she started seeing way, way better results from the chiropractor, from the other modalities that she was going through.

Michelle Walters: That's a beautiful example. I know that for me and for some of my clients, it's a little bit of the mind moving the body, a little bit of the body moving the mind. Can you talk about some of that?

Omid Vojdani: Yeah, actually, the first thing that pops into my head is there's, I don't remember who said it, but there's a great quote that says, "Strengthen the mind, the body will follow. Strengthen the body, the mind will follow." And it's kind of both are true. When I start seeing somebody come to me, especially for the first time, we do a lot of physical work, even if it's just low-level stuff, that we can get a sense of accomplishment. And as that sense of accomplishment, that physical ability increases, it tends to drop the level of anxiety around certain things. I also will flip that around and go after their mind first if their mind is so stuck in the past or in the future. So bringing them back into the present moment, "Hey, right here right now, you are not dying. Right here right now, you are safe," that starts to calm everything down and the parasympathetic system can kick back in. And now we can start making progress on whatever the physical issues are.

Michelle Walters: Right. Thank you for explaining that and giving a great example. I know you have a course coming out soon, and I wanted to make sure we included that in our show so that our listeners would know that that's happening and can find out about it. Can you tell us a little bit more about that?

Omid Vojdani: Yeah, absolutely. So the course is actually called Healing Emotions: Trauma Release Exercises for People with Stress. It's a little bit of a long title, but the focus of the course is actually to teach people some very, very simple and actionable physical movements that will help to release stored trauma in the body. And I've got three beta testers going through it right now, and their results have been fantastic, both in terms of physical mobility, but more so actually on the emotional side, just helping them process through emotions that have been stored in their body for years and years.

Michelle Walters: Thank you for sharing that. I know that there are many people in our audience who would probably really benefit from that, so we'll be sure to include a link to that in our show notes. Is there anything else you wanted to share with our audience today?

Omid Vojdani: No, I just appreciate the opportunity to be here and to share some of my story and my work. I hope that it helps some people out there, and if anybody is interested in learning more, they can always reach out to me through my website or through social media.

Michelle Walters: Thank you so much, Omid, for being with us today and for sharing your insights and experiences. It's been a pleasure having you on the show.

Omid Vojdani: Thank you, Michelle.

Michelle Walters: And thank you to our listeners for tuning in to another episode of Mind Power Meets Mystic. We'll be back next week with more inspiring stories and insights to help you expand your mind and uplift your spirit. Until then, take care and stay well.

Contact Information:

• For more information on Omid Vojdani, visit fourlightswellness.com.
• Reach out to Michelle Walters and Cinthia Varkevisser for questions and consultations.