Our Spiritual Life

This episode of Our Spiritual Life is a bit different than previous episodes in that it focuses on my guest's out of body and near death experiences. Susan Jane experienced both of those, and she is still alive on earth - so, although it is unusual (as far as I know)  for one person to experience both an OBE and a NDE, it happened to her. She is an intuitive coach, international speaker, podcaster, and author. Susan is a native of Australia and lives in Brisbane. In this recording, she describes both the OBE and NDE in detail. At the end, I provide a brief recap of those experiences. As an intuitive coach, she offers a number of different programs for developing intuition, discovering your purpose, and other aspects of personal growth. Her website is at IntuitiveNature.com.au, and her podcast is called The Art of Intuition.

Per Raymond Posch (host) - All 108 episodes of Our Spiritual Life remain accessible, but new episodes are not being added. All new episodes are being published under my New Ways of Being podcast. Learn about me and New Ways of Being at RaymondPosch.com. Listen to new episodes at www.NewWaysofBeing.world.

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Our Spiritual Life was honored to be included in the FeedSpot 100 Best Spiritual Podcasts (blog.feedspot.com/spiritual_podcasts) in May 2023. 
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This episode features my conversation with D. Neil Elliott who discusses his book A Higher Road: Cleanse Your Consciousness to Transcend the Ego and Ascend Spiritually. The book is based on his own life, including experience of a very dark and difficult time in which he contemplated suicide, but fortunately he found resources that led him through a process of spiritual awakening. He has totally turned his life around and now is sharing his story and his life-changing process with those who are ready to turn their lives around. He talked about the importance of bridging science and spirituality, and he shares a very powerful message that he summarizes with this statement: "We're here to express God not please God". These happen to match my beliefs as well, so I'm happy to share his message. Elliott offers a seven stop process for doing what the book's subtitle promises, which includes the very important step of cleansing one's consciousness. A very interesting, intriguing, and enlightening discussion. Since the interview, I've read his book and I can definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to ascend to higher consciousness - but being open-minded and receptive is key. His website is dneilelliott.com.

Per Raymond Posch (host) - All 108 episodes of Our Spiritual Life remain accessible, but new episodes are not being added. All new episodes are being published under my New Ways of Being podcast. Learn about me and New Ways of Being at RaymondPosch.com. Listen to new episodes at www.NewWaysofBeing.world.

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Our Spiritual Life was honored to be included in the FeedSpot 100 Best Spiritual Podcasts (blog.feedspot.com/spiritual_podcasts) in May 2023. 
Please feel free to contact me at any time at [email protected].

This episode was my enjoyable conversation with Melissa Mayer who is a holistic physical therapist and author of the book "Recovering My True Self". She brought a lot of good perspectives and insights from her work in physical therapy but also as a person who enjoys being spiritually alive and awakened. She talked about her "divine wake-up" and many things that led her to that awakening, which she considered to be a recovery of her true self, as the title of her book indicates. In our conversation, we also discussed the book A Course in Miracles, Buddhism, Waldorf schools, attachment parenting and simplicity parenting, and much more.

Per Raymond Posch (host) - All 108 episodes of Our Spiritual Life remain accessible, but new episodes are not being added. All new episodes are being published under my New Ways of Being podcast. Learn about me and New Ways of Being at RaymondPosch.com. Listen to new episodes at www.NewWaysofBeing.world.

Support the show

Our Spiritual Life was honored to be included in the FeedSpot 100 Best Spiritual Podcasts (blog.feedspot.com/spiritual_podcasts) in May 2023. 
Please feel free to contact me at any time at [email protected].

Kelle Sparta is a transformational shaman, so this episode offers the perspective of a shaman for the first time on Our Spiritual Life. It's a much different approach to spirituality for me, but I think it is very valid since shamans have been a part of how tribal and indigenous peoples have interacted with the world for much of human history. Now, I don't think Sparta does the tribal dances that we might think of, but she does pay great attention to how clients interact with the energetic world and how they respond to their emotions and feelings. In our conversation, she talked about how she became a shaman - a fascinating story in itself - and important guidance on dealing with spiritual growth, trauma, and the shadow or dark side that we all have. True to most spiritual traditions she teaches that "you are the answer to your problems"... It's all about the inner work and knowing ourselves deeply. Sparta does energy work for individuals and even does it for businesses (i.e, understanding business as an energetic process). So don't miss this one! And you can learn more about her at kellesparta.com, and her podcast is called Spirit Sherpa.

Per Raymond Posch (host) - All 108 episodes of Our Spiritual Life remain accessible, but new episodes are not being added. All new episodes are being published under my New Ways of Being podcast. Learn about me and New Ways of Being at RaymondPosch.com. Listen to new episodes at www.NewWaysofBeing.world.

Support the show

Our Spiritual Life was honored to be included in the FeedSpot 100 Best Spiritual Podcasts (blog.feedspot.com/spiritual_podcasts) in May 2023. 
Please feel free to contact me at any time at [email protected].

This episode is a conversation with Juan Lee, a kindred spirit who believes in the importance of love in every person's life. He's the author of the book, Love Made Simple, and we talked about love throughout this conversation. He's also founder of an organization called Clear Journey that supports teens and young adults in gaining the skills and attitudes for a successful life through education and coaching. Juan told us about the 3 C's of love and the attitudes of love. He wants people to understand the need to "invest in a bigger thing called humanity", and that requires stepping into universal love.  I agree with him completely that "love is action on behalf of others" and "love is what we aspire to in this common experience called Life." So we talked about the many aspects of love, and Juan pointed out that "Love Made Simple" does not mean that love is easy. Love takes attention, effort, and a lot of self-development as well as caring and nurturing relationships. And it requires thought leaders like ourselves to understand that we need a common system of understanding based on love for the survival and good of humanity.

Per Raymond Posch (host) - All 108 episodes of Our Spiritual Life remain accessible, but new episodes are not being added. All new episodes are being published under my New Ways of Being podcast. Learn about me and New Ways of Being at RaymondPosch.com. Listen to new episodes at www.NewWaysofBeing.world.

Support the show

Our Spiritual Life was honored to be included in the FeedSpot 100 Best Spiritual Podcasts (blog.feedspot.com/spiritual_podcasts) in May 2023. 
Please feel free to contact me at any time at [email protected].

This episode is definitely a bit different from most in this podcast series in that it does not touch directly on "spirituality" per se. But beneath the surface, it does indeed contribute to the theme of how we can wake up (or grow up) to what's going on in the world and do something about the increasing division and polarization. My guest, John Noltner, is an award-winning photographer, storyteller, journalist, and author who was deeply concerned about the divisiveness in the world and looked for a way to do something about it. He ended up undertaking a 40,000-mile road trip across the United States to rediscover the common humanity that connects us. He did so by asking people one simple question: "What does peace mean to you?" The results are documented in his book A Peace of My Mind. So this episode is a conversation with Noltner about what he learned in that project, and I think the things he learned offer valuable lessons for us all - such as his closing advice that we must all learn to 1) listen deeply to others, 2) challenge your own expectations, and 3) keep showing up at the table. John recently released a new book called Portraits of Peace. His website is apomm.net.

Per Raymond Posch (host) - All 108 episodes of Our Spiritual Life remain accessible, but new episodes are not being added. All new episodes are being published under my New Ways of Being podcast. Learn about me and New Ways of Being at RaymondPosch.com. Listen to new episodes at www.NewWaysofBeing.world.

Support the show

Our Spiritual Life was honored to be included in the FeedSpot 100 Best Spiritual Podcasts (blog.feedspot.com/spiritual_podcasts) in May 2023. 
Please feel free to contact me at any time at [email protected].

Today's episode is a conversation with Dieter Randolph, the author of the books Meaning Full Filled and Past Okay in Seven Days. He is also a minister (without a church), spiritual coach, and podcaster. We had a great discussion about what it means to be spiritual today - beginning with the importance of recognizing that there is a power in the universe greater than us and that we are called to be of service to others. Additionally, we talked about meaning, purpose, identity and authenticity, wholeness, creativity and listening, our tribal nature, and other topics. This was a fun and lively conversation between two like-minded guys, but filled with insight and lessons that are helpful to everyone. Don't miss this one!

Per Raymond Posch (host) - All 108 episodes of Our Spiritual Life remain accessible, but new episodes are not being added. All new episodes are being published under my New Ways of Being podcast. Learn about me and New Ways of Being at RaymondPosch.com. Listen to new episodes at www.NewWaysofBeing.world.

Support the show

Our Spiritual Life was honored to be included in the FeedSpot 100 Best Spiritual Podcasts (blog.feedspot.com/spiritual_podcasts) in May 2023. 
Please feel free to contact me at any time at [email protected].

In this episode, my interview is with spiritual teacher and podcaster, Sandy Vo. We had a wonderful conversation, covering some wide-ranging ideas and approaches to spirituality and life. Sandy offers her primary programs - covering meditation, Ayurveda and wellness, and other subjects - through her online Prosperous School of Self-Realization. Her podcast is called The Prosperous Podcast. And she offers meditation retreats as well. All of this came about after some very dark and difficult teenage years, but luckily she heard a calling to become a meditation and spiritual teacher. In her self-introduction, she said we need to "live and learn through what life has to offer", and I asked her to expand on that idea. During the interview, we talked about unity consciousness, befriending the ego, what meditation is and is not, having the courage to transition through change, 3 levels of consciousness and how they show up in leadership, personal boundaries, what "we are spiritual beings having human experiences" means, the need to have a union of heart and mind, breaking our dependency on our devices, and much more.

Per Raymond Posch (host) - All 108 episodes of Our Spiritual Life remain accessible, but new episodes are not being added. All new episodes are being published under my New Ways of Being podcast. Learn about me and New Ways of Being at RaymondPosch.com. Listen to new episodes at www.NewWaysofBeing.world.

Support the show

Our Spiritual Life was honored to be included in the FeedSpot 100 Best Spiritual Podcasts (blog.feedspot.com/spiritual_podcasts) in May 2023. 
Please feel free to contact me at any time at [email protected].

With this episode, I announce that the name of the podcast has officially changed to Our Spiritual Life (formerly Spirituality & Consciousness). The reason for the name change is that, having built a big base of information about spirituality and consciousness in my previous episodes, I will now feature guest interviews or conversations with the goal of lifting our spiritual life together. I and my guests will discuss how we - individually and collectively - can live more fulfilling, creative, and powerful lives through spiritual growth. We will also discuss big topics like awakening, Oneness, and how we can participate in the evolution of consciousness on Earth. This episode features an interview with Ann Hince, a spiritual teacher and author of the book A Pathway to Insight. Ann briefly tells her story - how she experienced trauma (in the death of her mother), which greatly affected her for a big portion of her life until she discovered the Emotional Freedom Technique (or tapping) which enabled her to fully release that trauma. Since then, she has used EFT to change personally, including becoming more fully aware and at peace, and even to change physical aspects, particularly spinal and postural alignment issues, that she had from birth. In our wide-ranging conversation, we talked about developing greater awareness, her different view of the law of attraction, awakening, and more.

Per Raymond Posch (host) - All 108 episodes of Our Spiritual Life remain accessible, but new episodes are not being added. All new episodes are being published under my New Ways of Being podcast. Learn about me and New Ways of Being at RaymondPosch.com. Listen to new episodes at www.NewWaysofBeing.world.

Support the show

Our Spiritual Life was honored to be included in the FeedSpot 100 Best Spiritual Podcasts (blog.feedspot.com/spiritual_podcasts) in May 2023. 
Please feel free to contact me at any time at [email protected].

In this episode, I interview a spiritual teacher and poet who was born Derren Ohanian, and who has since taken the name Flowing River to honor the importance of grace and flow in his life. We had a wide-ranging and fascinating conversation about spirituality, some of his experiences, what he believes about how we can relate to the spiritual in our lives, healing as "transcending pain to embody your bliss", the process of awakening, and much more. He reads us one of his poems about compassion as an enlightening way of being. We went fairly deep in this conversation about spirituality and consciousness. I definitely enjoyed this conversation with Flowing River, and I think you will too.

Per Raymond Posch (host) - All 108 episodes of Our Spiritual Life remain accessible, but new episodes are not being added. All new episodes are being published under my New Ways of Being podcast. Learn about me and New Ways of Being at RaymondPosch.com. Listen to new episodes at www.NewWaysofBeing.world.

Support the show

Our Spiritual Life was honored to be included in the FeedSpot 100 Best Spiritual Podcasts (blog.feedspot.com/spiritual_podcasts) in May 2023. 
Please feel free to contact me at any time at [email protected].