Our special guest for today is my great friend and former resident in Viroqua…Grant Gentry Hicks.

Grant Gentry Hicks is a Mathematics teacher (putting in 2 years at the Youth Initiative High School amongst others schools), he has a degree in Ancient Chinese Medicine, he’s an acupuncturist, a metaphysician, a performer, and a very fun person to be around!

One of the things that I’ve always admired about Grant is his ability to express himself as he truly is…From his wild outfits to just simply sharing how he is honestly feeling in front of others at any given moment.

So we dove right into our own personal lives sharing some difficult experiences we have each been going through and discuss how being vulnerable about these experiences can lead to the healing of ourselves and others.

From there we get into Sobriety.

Grant is 3 months sober from smoke and alcohol.

He shares with us some tips on how he’s found the resolve within him to quit…and how that has benefited his life.

One of the consequences of stopping an addiction….is that the emotions, blockages, and/or trauma that was previously being overridden by the substance starts to rise to the surface. As it needs to be faced for what it is before it can truly be healed.

And Grant shares all that has been coming up for him as a result of his sobriety.

All this has brought up confusion around feminine and masculine dynamics….wether he’s being too much of one or the other…. Wether he belongs to the LGBTQ or straight community…and who he truly is and where he really belongs…

He talks about his past, and his struggles of being accepted as a unique individual who expresses a lot of femininity…and how that has been threatening to some people.

We discuss how everyone has a masculine and feminine side...and to be truly healthy and balanced both aspects need to be expressed in some way...the yin and the yang...

From there we get into how we’ve been made fun of in the past for how we were, how we’ve acted, and our physical features….and how this has affected us throughout our lives…

We dissect the concept of LABELS…..and why it is that people tend to want to stereotype others...putting them into big groups under one big label rather than recognize, appreciate, and respect them for their uniqueness…and what we can do about it…

It was a VERY powerful and REAL conversation about the STRENGTH and COURAGE that is takes to really BE WHO YOU ARE.

Are you confused about who you really are?

Does society push back on you expressing yourself?

Do you feel not welcome?

Do you just feel blocked by others or the world in being who you really are?

Do you want more freedom, uniqueness, and soul expression in your life?

Do you want to develop courage to honor your uniqueness and stand out in a crowd for what makes you different?

If so, then please tune in to this very refreshing and vulnerable conversation...

And if not tune in anyway because it’s a fantastic show!

Because you are beautifully Unique

And it’s okay to be you!

Conscious Bro Out!

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Note: This show was originally aired on Sunday 07/18/2021 @ 1 PM CST on Radio Free Space 91.9 FM WDRT (Driftless Community Radio) in Viroqua, WI. Come check us out on the 3rd Sunday of every month @ 1 PM CST at the link below :)

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This Week we continue our talk on the process of Initiation with Rune Lekkerkerker

Focusing deeper on a stage of the journey known most commonly as "The Dark Night of The Soul".

This is the part of the seekers journey where it gets really difficult.

As the excitement fades….and your spiritual experiences wane to a halt….the pain of life slams into you like a freight train.

And with that our pain avoidance mechanisms tends to kick in. To keep the illusion alive so to speak...

At this stage, the spiritual world spits you back out into the “real world.” And no matter how many magical experiences you had in the past telling you this or that….it’s time to face reality…..

“Welcome to the Desert of the Real” As Morpheus once said in the Matrix.

It’s time to grow up! And face your shit!

Naturally, most people want to turn away at this stage.

So we’ve dedicated this episode to helping people navigate the pain and pitfalls of this perilous stretch of your awakening journey.

One of the main skill sets we will be addressing is your ability to ACTUALLY FEEL rather than avoid your emotions.

Whether you are aware of it or not… we have all become experts at OVERRIDING and NUMBING our true emotions.

Our minds are so brilliant at doing this that most people haven’t a clue the amount of things they do simply to avoid feeling.

Nor are they in touch with how they ACTUALLY FEEL underneath all the extreme busy-ness…and countless addictions we subject ourselves to in any given moment.

Ever notice feeling like crap when you wake up but then when you get up and start moving you feel better? That is your overriding process in action! It is a necessary process…and it most definitely has it’s place…

HOWEVER!

If you are one of those brave souls on an initiates path…and you want to find out who you really are….and why you do the things you do ….then you must first understand how and what you are actually feeling!

Rune is amazing at this. He has helped me many times uncover how I was actually feeling when I didn’t realize there were any emotions tied to the matter whatsoever.

Rune helps facilitate this process working one-on-one with people all over the world. He also beautifully synthesizes western and eastern mysticism through his extensive training in, practice of, and experience teaching Martial Arts (black belt), Chinese Medicine (Acupuncturist), and Chi Gong (seven years of training in New Zealand) as well as many years of study of hermeticism and anthroposophy to boot.

Many times in my journey I have discovered deep painful emotions behind situations in my life that I thought were completely neutral.

This skill set is a MUST during this stage of your spiritual journey.

So we’ve packed this episode full of tools to help you gather the strength and support you need to dive in and allow yourself to feel what you are actually feeling!

I also share personal examples of this process working in me during my journey.

So Join us for a soothing wave of humility that will help propel you down the river of growth.

Your feelings are your guide.

Conscious Bro Out!

P.S. Please check out our previous episode to receive this broadcast in its fullest context. Search “The Conscious Bro Show” in Spotify. And click on Episode #17.

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Note: This show was originally aired on Sunday 06/20/2021 @ 1 PM CST on Radio Free Space 91.9 FM WDRT (Driftless Community Radio) in Viroqua, WI. Come check us out on the 3rd Sunday of every month @ 1 PM CST at the link below :)

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This week we take a peak behind the curtain and explore the mystical world of Esotericism, Occult Knowledge, and Initiation.

By “Occult” we don’t mean anything dark or bad….we simply mean “Hidden”…..Hidden knowledge from the mainstream world….

Throughout history there have been secret groups and orders that have gathered together to learn from and protect this “higher knowledge” that has been passed down through the ages…

Preserving it through time for the time when human beings were ready for it.

What is this Knowledge?

What can it do for the world?

What can it do for you in your life right now?

I invited my friend, teacher, coach, philosopher, and studied scholar on this topic, Rune Lekkerkerker, to come on again and give us a peak into this fascinating world that has been hidden from us since antuiqity…

Rune beautifully synthesizes western and eastern mysticism through his extensive training in, practice of, and experience teaching Martial Arts (black belt), Chinese Medicine (Acupuncturist), and Chi Gong (seven years of training in New Zealand) as well as many years of study of hermeticism and anthroposophy to boot.

This knowledge does not come lightly…it is hard fought…and hard won…

This is a path of initiation…

And what I mean by that is…. a seeker of this type of knowledge gets tested in many ways.

As one begins to walk this kind of spiritual path…life brings forth all sorts of mind boggling trials and tribulations to initiate you into the secrets of the universe.

You slowly become readied as an individual to bring this information into your being, embody it, and shine it outward into the world through the process of initiation…

It is a hero’s journey to say the least!

A path back to your soul…

A path back to yourself!!

A becoming of who you really are!

An awakening…..

Do you feel like something is off about the world?

Like Something just doesn’t make sense?

Doesn’t it seem like there’s just more to life than this?

More to existence?

More to yourself?

If your answer is YES to any of these questions then get your butt in front of the nearest computer or radio at 1 PM CST today and tune into Radio Free Space 91.9 FM WDRT for a power packed BLAST of new LIFE into your existence!!

Follow the white rabbit.

This world is not what it seems….and neither are you!!!

There is more.

Conscious Bro Out

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Note: This show was originally aired on Sunday 05/16/2021 @ 1 PM CST on Radio Free Space 91.9 FM WDRT (Driftless Community Radio) in Viroqua, WI. Come check us out on the 3rd Sunday of every month @ 1 PM CST at the link below :)

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This week my guest, Robert Karbelnikoff, and I discuss nature in a way you may never have heard before…

Robert is a Biodynamic farmer, an anthroposophist, an Earth healer, and a teacher at Thoreau College.

We certainly know that the planet Earth is teaming with life….but could it be that the Earth ITSELF is alive as well?

Is the Earth a living being?

Does it breath like we do?

How does that process work?

And how do we align ourselves with it?

We as a society have made so much progress in understanding the SEEN forces of nature….having worked effortlessly for centuries to understand them through the 5 senses….

But could it be that there is more to nature than what meets the eye??

Our ancestors certainly knew this…

What are these UNSEEN super sensible realms of nature and what purposes do they serve?…

Is it possible that the ways in which we are living on this planet today are damaging nature in more ways than we can actually see?

How is our lack of understanding these unseen scientific realities currently destroying the planet?

How do we rebalance these forces behind the natural world …how do we reconnect with them…How do we re-nourish them?

Is it possible that the health of the Earth…(and how we treat the plants, animals, air, water, and soil) directly reflects the health of the human individual (and how we treat our own body)?

A mass majority of humans alive today are living in complete separation from the living, breathing, spiritual nature of this planet.

Could this be the real issue at hand?

Are major world challenges such as Covid-19 and Climate Change just symptoms of this greater underlining fact?

A major truth about reality and nature is being ignored today by the mainstream…..and current events are the ultimate result…

Some people are of the belief, myself included, that we could never hope solve these multi faceted COMPLEX issues without first acknowledging the SPIRITUAL REALITY of this planet…and ourselves…and learn how to work with it.

So come get a crash course about the spiritual nature of this living, breathing life-giving mother on which you live today @ 1 PM on Radio Free Space 91.9 FM WDRT!

Lets get this world back into balance :)

Conscious Bro Out!

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Note: This show was originally aired on Sunday 04/18/2021 @ 1 PM CST on Radio Free Space 91.9 FM WDRT (Driftless Community Radio) in Viroqua, WI. Come check us out on the 3rd Sunday of every month @ 1 PM CST at the link below :)

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In the spirit of Transition Town, This week we resume our path down sustainability road with the main focus being

Currency!….Sovereignty….and collaboration

My friend and guest, Mark Heffernon, former contributor to the Transition Town movement, has a unique evolved perspective on the matter that I am excited to share with you all…It  has forever changed the way I think about the concept of money and our ability to collaborate with one another!

We were born on a beautiful planet with abundant soil and resources….surrounded by beautiful people all gifted with amazing skills and talents that they readily contribute to the community.

Everything we need to survive and thrive is right at our finger tips all the time ON the Earth and IN each other….the real wealth of life literally surrounds us….we are immersed in it….we can hardly escape it…

Why then have many of us chosen to dismiss this streaming flow of wealth all around us in favor of numbers on a screen and paper in our pockets?

Where does the real value lie???

In our bank accounts?

In stacks of neatly printed paper?

Or in the Earth? And our connection to it and each other?

Currency was originally used as a tool to track the ACTUAL value that exists all around us…

So how then did it come to pass that people these days seem to value the method used to calculate the value more than the ACTUAL value itself?

We have the skills

The resources are all around us

Is it possible to figure out a way to take inventory of these skill sets and resources that exist in our communities and allocate them in a manner thats serves the collective rather then just a small group of individuals??

Can we develop currencies at a local level more designed to serve our communities?

How can this assist us in local collaboration?

How can this assist us in taking responsibility for the well being of our communities and each other?

Mark maps all this out a much more…

Join us for a fresh look at how our currency can be used as a tool to liberate us!

Conscious Bro Out!

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Note: This show was originally aired on Sunday 03/21/2021 @ 1 PM CST on Radio Free Space 91.9 FM WDRT (Driftless Community Radio) in Viroqua, WI. Come check us out on the 3rd Sunday of every month @ 1 PM CST at the link below :)

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For the last 4 and a half years, since I’ve been in the Viroqua area basically, I’ve been hearing whispers of a powerful movement that rolled through here in the early 2000’s with the goal of making the entire region sustainable.

It was called The Transition Town Movement.

Once upon a time in Viroqua…(20 years ago)… it gained a lot of steam in the area and then faded away…

Or did it?

Ever heard of the Food Enterprise Center? Or The Commons?

These are a couple of outgrowths of this movement…as well as the S.M.R.T. Bus and the E3 coalition…it turns out that many amazing gifts came to bless this region as a direct result of Transition Town.

So what exactly is Transition Town?

And why did it “go away”?

Great question!!

That is why we brought on one of the 3 original leaders of this movement locally, Dr. David Banner, to fill in the gaps about what exactly this movement was/is, how they were able to accomplish what they did, how we can bring it back,…and much more!

I’m not sure if you’ve noticed but things are getting crazy out there!

Look at the state of the world…look at Texas!!

Has there ever been a more critical time to take a serious look at the way we are going about our business on this planet?

Is this really sustainable?

Or is there a fast approaching deadline racing toward our current lifestyle and the conveniences we’ve grown accustomed to?

How can we be more resilient?

How can we live in a way that honors nature?

How can we protect our future generations?

How can we learn to depend on each other rather than big institutions and people far away from us that we’ve never met?

Many people in this area (The Driftless Region) are already making great strides towards living more sustainably…how can we get more organized as community and work together?

In transition town there exists a powerful structure to do all this and more. And it’s already been done here locally…

We just have to pick up where they left off

Join us today to learn about the inspiring efforts and accomplishments of my neighbors not so long ago and how they helped make this area a better place to live for all.

And how we can too!

Conscious Bro Out!

P.S. For those who want to learn more check out this Transition Town Handbook at the link below

http://www.transitionresearchnetwork.org/uploads/1/2/7/3/12737251/burbridge_-_tts_and_the_transition_model_an_investigation_into_use_of_strategic_planning.pdf

P.P.S. If this topic interests you, if you have more information about it, if you want to restart a movement such as this in the future, and/or etc. please reach out to us via our email below we would LOVE to hear from you!

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Note: This show was originally aired on Sunday 02/21/2021 @ 1 PM CST on Radio Free Space 91.9 FM WDRT (Driftless Community Radio) in Viroqua, WI. Come check us out on the 3rd Sunday of every month @ 1 PM CST at the link below :)

https://wdrt.org/listen-now-2/

There exists today an overarching, all-encompassing, ever present force of “civilization” that continues to expand…

It’s influence is everywhere…it is ubiquitous…it has invaded almost every aspect of our daily lives…

For most of us…it’s been in front of our faces since as long as we can remember…and even now…as you read these words…its influence is directly felt.

Most of what we claim to know and believe today streams through this medium.

Medium plural?

MEDIA

Welcome to the Media Matrix.

We are all captivated by it…the sports, the news!, the dopamine hits, the pics, the shows, the research,…. the likes!

What would we ever do without this thrusting force of technology always at our finger tips..keeping us informed about what is going on?

But at what cost?

Have we lost something in all this media madness?

I know I did….myself.

In my search for help with this newly discovered addiction I came across a wonderful program.

Media Addicts Anonymous.

That is why this week it’s my absolute pleasure to introduce our guest Cindy Barlow!

Cindy is the co-creator of this version of the 12 step program applying these time tested principles of recovery to media addiction…she is also as a Daoist, massage therapist, an actress, a hypnotist, and an author.

This week we discuss media as an addiction.

How can we free ourselves from it’s grip?

And why would we want to?

What does media sobriety even look like?

What would life be like if we just said NO! and stepped out of the media matrix?

Does it get better?

There is a huge cost to this information overload that we are collectively immersed in…

Were we meant to be so painstakingly “informed” all the time?

Is it okay just to simply not know some things?

All this and much more will be covered in this weeks broadcast.

Dr. Macasaet is prescribing red pills tomorrow so come take one with us and see how far the rabbit hole goes!

Step away from the madness and come back to yourself.

Come see what a life without media looks like!

Because the Matrix has you

Conscious Bro Out!!!

P.S. check out Cindy Barlows new book “Playing You” at www.cindyloubarlow,com

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Note: This show was originally aired on Sunday 01/17/2021 @ 1 PM CST on Radio Free Space 91.9 FM WDRT (Driftless Community Radio) in Viroqua, WI. Come check us out on the 3rd Sunday of every month @ 1 PM CST at the link below :)

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This week I am beyond excited to bring to you all my coach and teacher Rune Lekkerkerker!

This dude is a legit bonafide Conscious Bro if I’ve ever seen one. So thrilled to share this mans highly evolved wisdom with all of you!

Rune duals as both the owner of his own clinical Qi Gong Therapy/coaching practice and the owner of his own residential construction business. He is an acupuncturist, a qigong master, a musician, a builder, and is extremely well studied in traditional Chinese medicine, esotericism, and anthroposophy…docking many years of study throughout the world including 7 years of study under energetic medicinal practitioners on site in New Zealand and is currently in school for a degree in western psychology to boot!

In this talk we dive straight into Rune’s recent “journey into silence” away from media and deeper into himself…leading us, inevitably, to a much broader topic….

Our current and collective dilemma of disconnection.

Why are we so stressed out as a society today?

Is it healthy to be carrying around such high levels of stress and anxiety in our fields all the time?

How have we adapted to accommodate the often overbearing circumstances of the modern day and age?

And what is the cost?

Have we become numb?

Have we become disconnected from ourselves?

From our environment? …from life in general to cope with this madness?

How can we be more embodied?

How can choosing to feel our emotions promote a healthier life and world?

How can fostering a peaceful and harmonious inner vibration strengthen individual and collective immune systems around the world?

All these questions and more will be covered within this weeks broadcast!

I Truly am honored to present to you all this invaluable information at this catalyzing time!

Please listen in for a blast of fresh air and huge medicinal dose of spiritual wisdom from one of my favorite human beings on this planet!

Conscious Bro Out!

P.S. Rune has agreed to let me share his ebook “Esoteric Foundation Training, Volume 1 - The 6 Basic Exercises ” to all of our listeners. This is an outstanding companion piece to everything we discuss in this talk and an amazing way to take the principles we lay out in this broadcast and tangibly put them into practice in your life today…

This ebook seeks to offer you:

“1. A training you commit to that will offer you clarity of mind, greater concentration, and focus, and to craft a life of meaning and good quality.

2. To get in touch with your feelings.

3. A way to gather all your senses and thus be less scattered, less ungrounded and much more present.

4. A beginning of how to contain your energy well, so you are less affected by people, groups, and intense life experiences.”

***if you are interested in accessing these powerful exercises please email me at [email protected] and I will send it over!***

Note: This show was originally aired on Sunday 12/20/2020 @ 1 PM CST on Radio Free Space 91.9 FM WDRT (Driftless Community Radio) in Viroqua, WI. Come check us out on the 3rd Sunday of every month @ 1 PM CST at the link below :)

https://wdrt.org/listen-now-2/

Fresh and clear off of 2+ weeks of media sobriety, I am so excited to bring to you todays broadcast!

This week, I am so honored to bring to you a soul that is very dear to my heart. She has been one the most influential people in my life thus far and has helped transform my life for the better in so many ways it’s almost impossible to put words to it…

Other than being an amazing human being, an amazing artist of human transformation, and an expert energetic container holder….she is also hands down the most intuitive person I’ve ever met or even seen!….what she can do is truly remarkable….

As her bio states…

“Caroline Diana Bobart is a professional clairvoyant who helps entrepreneurs see the truth underlying all aspects of their business and use it to create exponential inner and outer growth.

She is a holistic faculty member of the distinguished wellness concierge Royal Wellness which serves an A-list clientele including royalty and aristocratic families, and boasts some of the most highly sought after practitioners in the world. She has been featured on several podcasts such as The Youest You™ and Yes, And, and been published over 50 times in publications like Collective Evolution, UK Psychologies Life

Labs and Wake Up World.

Through high-touch mentorship and an almost immediate understanding of how their lifestyles, relationships and decision making have been impacting their business success, Caroline saves her clients huge amounts of stress, money and time. As a result, they have become nationally and internationally recognized in their fields, increased their incomes, transformed relationships and attracted love into

their lives.”

In this weeks show we tap into her deep wisdom and experience to find the true essence of what is really happening to the world right now in the Covid era….and uncover deep meaning as result.

How can you find true peace and security during this time of chaos and uncertainty?

What is your soul truly asking from you during this challenging time?

What can you tangibly do today to step fully into your body, walk the path, and become who you really are?

Is there a greater plan to all this?

What can we do to release ourselves of the grip of our addictions?

How can you activate your own inner guidance system and access more of your intuition?

All this and more will be covered in this weeks broadcast.

Again it brings me such joy and honor to share this beautiful information with you all!!!

Please receive this wonderful gift...

And I'll see you in the ether :) 

Conscious Bro Out! 

P.S. Also, as a gift, Caroline wants to offer you all her ebook for free! I gave it a read right before we met last week and went through a major shift in my own vibration simply by reading through it. I couldn’t recommend this any higher

If you are interested in her ebook “Pictures as Portals” click here. 

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Note: This show was originally aired on Sunday 11/15/2020 @ 1 PM CST on Radio Free Space 91.9 FM WDRT (Driftless Community Radio) in Viroqua, WI. Come check us out on the 3rd Sunday of every month @ 1 PM CST at the link below :)

This weeks show is truly a breath of fresh air….probably my favorite we’ve done so far!

Starting off with a bang we dive head first into my own worry’s about the state of the world today.

Co-host Tony Macasaet and our guest Carrie Branovan then chime in with real time tangible tools and solutions to help us get away from technology, out of our heads, and into our bodies!

We have become so polarized…How did we get here?

How can we find peace in a world at war with itself?

How do we deal with the anxieties of our modern day life?

If you are stressed out at all about the world right now or have "election fatigue" please listen in!

In the first part of the show we review the popular documentary “The Social Dilemma” discussing it’s effect upon the world and how to deal with it.

Then we go deeper into the topic of trauma and the role that collective trauma is playing in creating our experience collectively as a society right now.

And then finally we send it to our guest Carrie Branovan who delivers some pretty amazing medicine for the community.

Movement is a fantastic way to drop into our bodies, feel our emotions, and let go of stress.

Sometimes we just got to shake it out!

I am truly excited to bring this medicine to you at this time!

Stay tuned til the end for 10 minutes of sublime dance therapy bliss

And then, I invite you to take a powerful oath with me.

Join us!

Conscious Bro Out!!!

Note: This show was originally aired on Sunday 10/18/2020 @ 1 PM CST on Radio Free Space 91.9 FM WDRT (Driftless Community Radio) in Viroqua, WI. Come check us out on the 3rd Sunday of every month @ 1 PM CST at the link below :)

https://wdrt.org/listen-now-2/

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