The Alchemist Lounge

Like a ship, life is about navigating known and uncharted waters, overcoming changing conditions, and reaching desired destinations. But what can you do to ensure that you'll get the goals you've set?

Win in every part of your life by listening to entrepreneur, best-selling author, podcast host, transformation coach, and dubbed by Wall Street Journal as a "Master of Success" Daniel Mangena. In this episode, he'll share his remarkable story and the magic of mastering manifestation and an abundance mindset.

Daniel cracks the success formula so you can overcome trials, erase limitations, and unlock true wealth like him. This episode could be the key to living your dream life and transforming into the ultimate you, so press the play button now!

In this episode, you will hear:

• How every part of a person's life is connected

• What is success?

• Differentiating success and happiness

• Understanding the trilogy of Daniel's life

• The concept of the "Flow Funnel"

• How Daniel looks at the process of achieving goals

• The root cause of all limiting beliefs

• Why you shouldn't search and lock into life's certainties

• The link between the heart and mind

• Ultimate advice on changing your life drastically

Resource/Link mentioned

• The Biology of Belief by Bruce H. Lipton, Ph. D. | Paperback and Kindle

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• Website: https://dreamwithdan.com/

• Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/do-it-with-dan/id1381226331

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dreamerceo/

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There's a lot that goes into shifting your direction toward transformation. It takes tremendous courage and determination, not to mention the amount of time you pour into it.

In today's episode, we'll have a conversation with Gabrielle Pelicci, Ph. D., a previous international model turned Holistic Health, Medicine expert, and a mentor to women in the wellness industry who has traveled to more than 40 countries in search of innovative and unconventional ways to live a healthy life.

Get the chance to hear her vulnerable story of searching for transformation, the shifts in her career and philosophy, plus why she wrote a book that narrates the twist and turns of her life. We'll also reveal practices that will help you find growth, heal inner wounds, and start living a meaningful life.

In this episode, you will hear:

• Fun fact about the growth and transformation of human beings

• Learning about Gabrielle's traumatic childhood

• Why do most people conceal and sugarcoat their struggles

• How Gabrielle found the practices that worked for her

• Factors that built Gabrielle's life and career path

• The origin of the "All This Healing is Killing Me: A Memoir" book

• A big takeaway from Gabrielle's book

• Practical tips on starting your transformation with efficiency

• The value of having voice notes and transcribing them

• Insights about people using alternative medicine and therapies

• How alternative medicine integration can impact the world today

Resources/Links mentioned

• The Artist's Way Morning Pages Journal by Julia Cameron | Paperback and Hardcover

• Fiverr

• The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible by Charles Eisenstein | Paperback and Kindle

• Third Wave

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• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriellepelicciphd/

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• Website: https://www.gabriellepelicci.com/

• All This Healing is Killing Me: A Memoir: https://www.amazon.com/All-This-Healing-Killing-Me-ebook/dp/B0BWSJ9FYT?ref_=ast_author_dp

• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@GabriellePelicci

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Joining us today is Mike Marburg, an entrepreneur focused on conscious capitalism. He is a former Wall Street executive with 30 successful years in the game but transitioned to a different path by becoming a wellness warrior. Mike found a higher purpose after having trauma release exercises (TRE) and various holistic wellness experiences, and that's to help others start their life transformation. He is the Founder and CEO of Wellmore Partners, LLC, and Simply Shenandoah, a wellness and nature resort in Shenandoah Valley.

Listen to this episode as he showcases transformational healing, how it can impact your life, and why every person should seek it. Mike also talks about his exciting venture Simply Shenandoah and how it disrupts the hospitality industry while reimagining your typical resort and spa staycations. What he's about to share is game-changing, so don't miss out!

In this episode, you will hear:

• Traditional vs. wellness hospitality

• Why our society needs wellness hospitality nowadays

• The transformational healing discovery

• Why trauma heals longer than the physical injury

• The importance of transformational wellness

• Simply Shenandoah: What is its purpose?

• Challenges met while making Simply Shenandoah a reality

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• Website: https://www.thenatureretreat.com/

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Did you know that staying awake for 24 hours straight makes you tired, and your stress hormones will heighten and impair your thinking? Did you know chronic sleep deprivation can lead to severe health problems like depression, diabetes, and stroke?

Every human being needs adequate rest every day to function normally. Sleep is one of the three pillars of a healthy lifestyle, with proper nutrition and exercise. In today's episode, you'll discover sleep science and proven hacks to improve yours.

Today's guest is a sleep science expert, researcher, coach, and the Founder of SleepSpace, Dr. Daniel Gartenberg. He'll join us to reveal the factors that affect your sleep patterns and the strategies to eliminate deprivation and deficiency. So, if you want to optimize your sleep, and enhance your health and well-being, don't sleep on this conversation!

In this episode, you will hear:

• The impact of sleep on a person's health and well-being

• Factors that led to Dr. Gartenberg's interest in sleep science

• Relationship between metacognition and sleep patterns

• How to counter anticipated sleep deprivation

• Sleep medications: Are they good or not?

• Bedroom conditions that can help you sleep better

• Reason behind people waking up just before their alarm

• Benefits of utilizing SleepSpace

• How SleepSpace helps individuals with phone addiction

• Advice on activating lucid dreaming

Resources/Links mentioned

• Breath by James Nestor | Hardcover and Kindle

• Sleepy teens: A public health epidemic | Wendy Troxel | TEDxManhattanBeach

• Blackout Stickers

• Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming by Stephen LaBerge and Howard Rheingold | Paperback and Kindle

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• SleepSpace: https://sleepspace.com/

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-gartenberg-phd-54aa5713/

• Ted Speaker: https://www.ted.com/speakers/dan_gartenberg

• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@gartenberdaniel

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctor.snooze/?hl=en

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Sex and sexuality are words that are taboo and shadowed by modern society. There are still tons of misconceptions and false beliefs lingering about these topics that threaten their true beauty. Despite the challenges faced, a selected few disrupt mindsets and perspectives intentionally, guiding others to the path of expansion and liberation — Tantra.

In today's intimate episode, we shed light on the essence of tantra and how this sacred practice connects sexuality and spirituality to yourself or your relationships. Truthfully, there's no better guest to share the particulars of this work than Lauren Leola, a renowned tantra expert, sacred intimacy mentor, and muse from Austin, Texas.

It's time to destigmatize the magic of sex and find a more profound way to nurture your relationships. Stay tuned to eliminate the fear and shame because sex energy made you and every being on this planet, so start exploring and learning more about it today!

In this episode, you will hear:

• Uncovering what tantra is

• Why topics on sex nowadays are repressed and shamed

• How Lauren found a more profound meaning to sexuality

• Intention: How vital it is in achieving wellness

• What form of relationship should you have?

• Easy tips for couples who want to try tantra

• Interesting way to experience and meet the divine

• Thoughts on withholding sex energy

Resources/Links mentioned

Grab Lauren's sexual shadow work workbook for FREE only at https://www.talktantratome.com/. This could guide you to find presence, pleasure, and purposeful relating today!

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• Personal Website: https://www.laurenleola.com/

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-pinkston/

• Talk Tantra To Me: https://www.talktantratome.com/

• Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-tantra-to-me-with-leola/id1544150611

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leolatalkstantra/

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• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXWiXuB-YlhdbFo1b8llKHQ

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Are you struggling because you feel lost spiritually? Did you lose your sense of direction toward love, peace, and connectedness?

Today's guest, Andy Sudbrock, is an ecologist, medicine man, coach, and plant-based retreat leader. He is with us to reveal how he reestablish a powerful connection with the Source, Mother Nature, and helps his clients change their lives. He also shares how he started Sacred Path Retreats and revived mystery school teachings for the 21st century. If it isn't exciting enough, this is Andy's podcast guesting debut!

What Andy will share could be a step closer to rebuilding and giving sense to your life. So don't miss out on this episode as we uncover the ethereal power of nature reconnection, deep healing, and mystical sacred plant ceremonies. Stay tuned!

In this episode, you will hear:

• The wonders of stacking practices from mystery schools

• 3 stages of reconnection

• How Andy grew up and found connectedness

• Tragic life-changing events experienced by Andy

• Andy's lifelong mission

• What is a modern-day shaman

• Why is Andy's retreat named "Sacred Path Retreat"

• One big thing that everyone needs in 2023

Resources/Links mentioned

• The Immortality Key by Brian C. Muraresku | Hardcover and Kindle

• Grateful Dead

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• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andysudbrock/

• The Sacred Path Website: https://imiloainstitute.com/project/the-sacred-path/ | https://sacredpath.co/

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andy_sudbrock/?hl=en | https://www.instagram.com/sacred_path_retreats/

• ThirdWave: https://directory.thethirdwave.co/coaches/personal-transformation/tennessee/andy-sudbrock/

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Being a public servant is as challenging as it sounds, for it is one's duty to go above and beyond in providing solutions to every problem brought to your desk, which is why each individual in a position of authority must be intentional in every action and decision they make.

Today, we'll feature a special guest highlighting her leadership skills, political experience, and providing governmental services as a city mayor.

Dial in as we chat with Mayor Paige G. Cognetti, the current and first woman-elected mayor in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Learn about her efforts to fuel her community's advancement and progress, her journey of being a mother of an entire city, and her contribution to improving her constituents' quality of life.

In this episode, you will hear:

• Mayor Cognetti's introduction to politics

• The difference between national and local government

• Big challenges of leading a city

• 3 main responsibilities of every local government

• Experiences as a new mayor during the Covid-19 Pandemic

• What every public servant should prioritize

• The value of showing vulnerability as a leader

• Why Scranton is a great city to raise a family

• Best advice for those who want to get involved in politics

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• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paigegebhardtcognetti/

• Website: Scranton, PA

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mayorofscranton/?hl=en

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/PaigeGCognetti

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Victory Jones, like everybody else, has been intertwined with sound and music from the start of her life. She discovered how it could affect how she and every people around her think, feel, and act. Later, she went through what she considered the dark night of her soul but regained her inner peace and connectedness by harnessing the power of sound.

Now, Victory joins the podcast to share the wonders of meditation and how the alchemy of sound impacts her journey as a multi-disciplinarian artist, singer, songwriter, speaker, and wellness facilitator. If you want to achieve deep inner awareness, this episode will help you create a new symphony and live harmoniously with yourself and the world. Check this out!

In this episode, you will hear:

• Getting to know the "alchemy of sound"

• How Victory resonated with sounds

• Why silence and meditation are powerful

• Meditation: What it is and how Victory discovered it

• The origin and meaning of the "Antenna" album

• A simple guided meditation led by Victory

• Exceptional performance of the "Voice In The Wild"

Resources/Links mentioned

• The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer | Paperback and Kindle

Support Victory Jones by purchasing a copy of her debut album at https://www.victoryjones.com/music

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• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoryjones/

• Website: https://www.victoryjones.com/

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4HGdPDC6umHWUv9I03b2h5?si=5gAPeBQ6SzCdjjvsqVTRIw&nd=1

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In every journey we take, it is customary to face difficulties to achieve more significant opportunities. For men who want to take it to the next level and find awareness within themselves, there is a formula to build yourselves and your relationships. But the question is, are you intentional about it?

If you're a man searching for greatness, this episode will guide you to identify what's holding you back, recover from your void, and go full throttle toward authentic masculine leadership. We have someone who represents the potential you can unlock and guide you in the initiations you'll experience.

Today, Sanyika "The Firestarter" Street, who is a coach, leader, modern-day warrior, and the founder and CEO of "ALL-IN MAN," debunks misconceptions about masculine leadership, how to be an effective partner and communicator, and being all-in in your transformation as a man ready to make your fire!

In this episode, you will hear:

• Sanyika's interpretation of toxic masculinity

• Masculinity vs. the masculine

• How intimate relationships affect men

• 3 steps to take to learn and develop one's masculine leadership

• Love and logical language: What to use?

• S.A.F.E.: The formula to be an effective communicator

• Why the "All-In Man" was created

• How to bounce back after hitting rock-bottom

Resources/Links mentioned

• The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida | Paperback https://amzn.to/3Es33uK and Kindle https://amzn.to/3KsMfaV

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• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theallinceo/

• Website: https://theallinceo.com/

• THE ALL-IN CEO Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-all-in-ceo/id1626305823

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Truth be told that all of us are programmed to live life linearly. However, we all have a choice to be our authentic selves. When we think, act unconventionally, and nurture the sparks of passion and curiosity, we appreciate life and significantly impact others.

Join us as we have a licensed clinical psychologist, speaker, author, podcaster, and the Founding Director of the Center for Global Initiatives Dr. Chris Stout, to share how he became an accidental humanitarian, his introduction to psychology, how to live life on your terms, and the benefits of having a portfolio career.

Dr. Chris' career includes business, government, nonprofits, the UN, and academia. He published 38 books and won many accolades, including four additional doctorates (honoris causa) and invitations to TEDs, Davos, and Renaissance Weekends. He has traveled to over 100 countries and founded a kindergarten in Tanzania. He is one of TED-Founder Richard Saul Wurman's "Who's Really Who 1000: The Most Creative Individuals in America." Purdue has named a scholarship in his honor.

In this episode, you will hear:

• Why Dr. Chris enjoys new adventures and thrill-seeking
• What does "accidental humanitarian" mean
• Changes that occurred in society in the past decades
• Steps taken by companies to promote mental health awareness
• How the "Living A Life In Full" podcast began and its purpose
• Understanding the "portfolio career" and its significance
• Exercises that can help you find balance in life

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• Website: www.centerforglobalinitiatives.org
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drchrisstout/
• Podcast: https://pod.link/1281672367
• LinkedIn Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/tools-for-change-6694600737873309696/
• Others: https://linktr.ee/drchrisstout

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