The Aware Show

In the second part of Lisa’s interview with world-renowned psychic healer and respected spiritual teacher Vincent Genna, he talks about the importance of a healthy ego and how it allows us to move forward. He further explains how when we change how we think about ourselves, we become unblocked and therefore experience the riches of love, manifestation, deep compassion, and more. Vincent is an exuberant speaker and teacher who discusses how we live in an abundant universe, and how therefore we deserve to be prosperous and thriving. As a medium and channel, he receives and deciphers messages from the other side to help improve our present-day lives. He holds a BA in Psychology, a Masters in Social Work, and has practiced as a Hospice Clinical Social Worker. Info: https://vincentgenna.com/. 

Are you ready to live a life of passion and purpose? Today’s guest, Patrick Harbula, is a spiritual teacher and corporate trainer who discusses balancing spiritual values and principles in everyday life. Patrick has been a leader and teacher in the human potential movement, meditation trainer, and life coach for more than 20 years. He is author of the acclaimed book, “The Magic of the Soul: Applying Spiritual Power to Daily Living.” Patrick is founder of the Living Purpose Institute, an organization that trains coaches to help individuals discover and actualize their life purpose and succeed at their ideal careers. Patrick is also the president of the Spiritual Unity Movement, a nonprofit organization that presents interfaith events for people of all backgrounds to join together in creating a positive force for peace and goodwill in our communities and for our planet.   Info: livingpurposeinstitute.com.

Why do we sometimes set goals that feel absolutely unattainable? We may spend valuable time and many dollars attending lectures and workshops, buying self-help books, etc but why after all this study do we still find ourselves not accomplishing our dreams? Today’s guest, Vincent Genna, says we unknowingly have mechanisms in place to sabotage our efforts to create a meaningful life. He explains how our brain is set up to keep us safe to protect us so we can stay alive. He then explains how we can change our unconscious patterns to feel deserving so that we know we can be unlimited, powerful beings and life lives of true fulfillment. Vincent is a world-renowned psychic healer and respected spiritual teacher who receives and deciphers messages from the other side to help improve our present lives. He has practiced as a Hospice Clinical Social Worker and holds a BA in Psychology and a Masters in Social Work. Info: VincentGenna.com

 Today’s show features a live, in-studio band called Tonehenge and an interview with its leader Peter Ludwig, better known as “Mystic Pete.” Tonehenge specializes in World, Tribal, and Electronic dance music, and plays at conscious dance and movement events. Mystic Pete teaches spirituality and mysticism as part of his mystery school, “The Open Hand School,” which focuses on developing mystic abilities such as healing, astral travel, sex magic, psychic self-defense, emotional yoga, and chi force.  

He is a radio host of talk and DJ/dance music shows and his book is “Mystic Pete Chronicles: Book 1 Sex & Mysticism.” He has taught and produced many events connecting spirituality and the Arts. Today Mystic Pete shares his cello music with us as he and bandmates discuss various spiritual gatherings. Info: MysticPete.com. 

As we enter the holiday season, festive gatherings around the table abound. Yet for many, many people who suffer from eating disorders, these parties cause an enormous amount of stress and anxiety. For people with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and body dysmorphia, they may be experiencing an extreme amount of fear about their weight, their food, and the calories they intake. Today’s guest, Dr. James Greenblatt, is a pioneer in the field of integrative medicine and has been treating patients for many decades. His nutritional approach to psychiatry is revolutionary and has helped patients worldwide.  

He is the author of seven books, including “Answers to Anorexia” and “Finally Focused: The Breakthrough Natural Treatment Plan for ADHD.” He is the founder of Psychiatry Redefined, an educational platform dedicated to the transformation of psychiatry, which offers courses, webinars, and fellowships for professionals about functional and integrative medicine for mental illness.  

After receiving his medical degree and completing his psychiatry residency at George Washington University, Dr. Greenblatt completed a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Medical School. He currently serves as the Chief Medical Officer at Walden Behavioral Care in Waltham, MA and serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine and Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine. Info: jamesgreenblattmd.com

Lisa continues her conversation today with Dr. Michael Beckwith, founder of the Agape Spiritual Center. He discusses his “Life Visioning” process, a spiritual technology he developed for conscious evolution, authentic living, and living your life's purpose. He invites us to get still, quiet the mind, and find our own answers from deep inside our inner wisdom.  He is widely recognized for his teachings on the science of inner transformation and unity, and today he further shares ways to experience inner peace and bring awakened awareness into our everyday lives.  Info: agapelive.com

What’s the secret to a happy, long-lasting relationship? Marital and family psychologist Dr. Michael Tobin believes it’s mutual respect for one another. He’s been with his life partner, soulmate, and wife, Deborah, for 47 years, and in practice as a psychologist for more than 45 years. His most recent book, “Riding the Edge, A Love Song to Deborah,” chronicles a six-month transformative journey in 1980 when Deborah, an Arab American, and Michael, an American Jew, bicycled across Europe, Lebanon, and Israel where they confronted the challenges of love, war, and identity. Today he discusses ways to work through trying times, even when life-transforming situations such as illness or marital infidelity occur. He is also a life-long writer, and has written extensively on marriage and family relationships, aging, health, fitness, and travel. Info: drmichaeltobin.com

Today Dr. Michael Beckwith, founder of the Agape Spiritual Center, shares his wisdom and insight and invites us to contemplate the act of questioning. He asks us to consider the impact our thoughts have directly on our lives and how we can draw from a deep, creative well from within. Reverend Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith is the founder and spiritual director of Agape International Spiritual Center in Los Angeles, California. He is a featured teacher in the film and book “The Secret.” In the ’70s, he began an inward journey into the teachings of East and West, and today he teaches universal truth principles found in the New Thought-Ancient Wisdom tradition of spirituality. Gifted with a vision of a trans-denominational spiritual community, he speaks to a congregation of tens of thousands of people weekly online and at Agape. Info: agapelive.com

Today Lisa Garr continues her interview with Lisa Broderick, author of “All the Time in the World.” The author talks about meditation and visualization, which eventually led to her working on social justice issues, such as police reform. Lisa Broderick is a senior executive who earned her BA from Stanford and her MBA from Duke. She is also a Transcendental Meditation teacher and studied expanded states of consciousness at the Monroe Institute. She believes if we embrace time as an ally, we can truly create our own reality. Info: https://allthetimebook.com/

Lisa’s guest today, film producer Emmanuel Itier, has created a documentary chronicling and championing the role women play in healing this planet.  Listen as Emmanuel tells us about “FEMME: Women Healing the World “ – an inspirational voyage about women around the world who are actively transforming and healing global society on a daily basis.  He assembled an impressive group of influential women as they discuss religion, science, history, politics, and entertainment – and the solutions to the multiple crisis we face throughout the world.  Marianne Williamson, one of the participants in the film, will also be joining in the conversation on-air today. An experienced feature film producer, Emmanuel directed the thriller “Tell Me No Lies”  and the horror film “Scarecrow.”  He also produced the peace documentary  “The Invocation” narrated by Sharon Stone and with Desmond Tutu, HH The Dalai Lama, Deepak Chopra, and many other worldwide peace activists.