The Conscious Café

Hello my friends, and welcome back to The Conscious Cafe. This week's brew is a dark roast blend of spirituality, philosophy, and introspection. Join Bruce Taylor, a fellow Reiki Master and holistic wellness practitioner, and myself as we discuss the topic of 'Know Me as I Am: God, Energy, and the Illusion of Separation.

This episode dives in deep, striving to answer questions philosophers have been asking for centuries. We touch on the nature of God, and Bruce explains how we, or the greater part of 'we', truly are the I AM so many religious and spiritual texts speak to.

From there, we dive into a discussion on the illusion of pain and suffering, and how our perception of separations fuels that fire. Finally, we end with an exploration of the million-dollar question, the meaning of life.

I hope you enjoy this week's episode! Now, your weekly cup of consciousness is ready, and this one packs a punch, so let's get started.

Bruce's Website: Bruce Taylor is creating Wellness via Energy Healing, Meditation & Holistic Coaching | Patreon
Bruce's Instagram: Bruce Taylor (@rootsoflife_org) • Instagram photos and videos

Collectively Quantum links:
Facebook Group: Collectively Quantum: Exploring Consciousness and Spirituality | Facebook
Instagram: ☁️ Izzy ☁️ (@collectivelyquantum) • Instagram photos and videos
Website: Welcome to Collectively Quantum - Collectively Quantum

Hello my friends, and welcome back to The Conscious Cafe! This week's brew is a medium roast blend of spirituality, psychology, and consciousness. We are going to be diving into Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, and exploring why the single page in your psychology textbook barely scratches the surface.

We talk about why meeting your needs is so important, how to meet each level of needs, and how to use Maslow's hierarchy as a blueprint for releasing limiting beliefs, stepping into your truest self, embodying your humanity, and continuing to evolve towards transcendence.

When we go through school, we get taught about this simple pyramid of needs. but the small bit that we are exposed to in school does not even touch on the true implications of Maslow's Hierarchy. In this episode, we explore how the Hierarchy helps us to combine spirituality, consciousness, and psychology to live out what I call 'Embodied Transcendence.'

Much like spiral Dynamics, Maslow's hierarchy presents us with a framework for the human lifespan, exploring and clarifying why we live the way we do and how we can work our way up the ladder to higher consciousness. This is a topic I am extremely passionate about, so I cannot wait to share it with you all!

Maslows Hierarchy:

• -Physiological Needs
• -Safety and Security Needs
• -Love and Belonging Needs
• -Esteem Needs
• -Cognitive Needs
• -Aesthetic Needs
• -Self-Actualization Needs
• -Transcendence Needs

Resources:
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs | Simply Psychology
The 5 Levels of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (verywellmind.com)

Spiral Dynamics Episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1519978/8244012-spiral-dynamics-the-graves-theory-of-consciousness.mp3?download=true

Interview with Kiara McHugh, The Spiritual Nurse: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1519978/8510486-morning-routines-self-care-and-eastern-vs-western-healing-philosophy-with-kiara-mchugh-the-spiritual-nurse.mp3?download=true

You can find Collectively Quantum here:
Facebook Group: Collectively Quantum: Exploring Consciousness and Spirituality | Facebook
Instagram: ☁️ Izzy ☁️ (@collectivelyquantum) • Instagram photos and videos
Website: Welcome to Collectively Quantum - Collectively Quantum

Hello my friends, and welcome back to The Conscious Café!

This week's episode is a medium roast blend of morning routines, self-care, and healing philosophy. Join Kiara McHugh, The Spiritual Nurse, and myself as we explore her path to becoming a nurse, what it looks like to be on a spiritual path alongside the medical community, and Eastern vs. Western healing philosophies.

Along the way, we talk about the importance of values, boundaries, and routines, and their importance in fully embodying the self before we transcend. We talk about our morning routines, and dive into the true complexities of life as a human. We also touch on alternative healing, such as Reiki and Shamanism, and share our views on the medical community and nursing profession.

I am so excited to have Kiara on the show! We have so much in common, from nursing to spirituality, and it was a joy to sit down with such a wonderful human being to talk about our shared passions. Now, your weekly cup of consciousness is ready, so let's get started!

The Code of The Extraordinary Mind: The Code of the Extraordinary Mind: 10 Unconventional Laws to Redefine Your Life and Succeed on Your Own Terms: Lakhiani, Vishen: 9780593135822: Amazon.com: Books

The Power of Now: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment: Tolle, Eckhart: 9781577314806: Amazon.com: Books

You find Kiara here:
Website: The Spiritual Nurse
Instagram: Kiara (Key•Rah) (@spiritualnurse) • Instagram photos and videos

You can find Collectively Quantum here:
Facebook Group: Collectively Quantum: Exploring Consciousness and Spirituality | Facebook
Instagram: ☁️ Izzy ☁️ (@collectivelyquantum) • Instagram photos and videos
Website: Welcome to Collectively Quantum - Collectively Quantum

Hello my friends, and welcome back to The Conscious Café! This week's brew is a dark roast blend of time, intention, and physics. We are going to be diving into the concept of playing with time, starting with the power of choice and ending with why time isn’t what you think it is. We cover the power of intention, how your thoughts create your emotions, and how your energy can influence time itself.

A few weeks ago I posted about my experiments with time on Instagram, and you all wanted to know how I get so much done during my day.  As I start to play with time more, I find that my concepts of productivity and what can be done in a single day have shifted dramatically.

Here, we start to touch on the physics of time- but we save all the nitty gritty details for a later episode. This time around, we are really focusing on energy- the energy of your thoughts, the energy of intention, and the energy of time.

We cover the similarities between the subconscious and the ego, and we dive into both the spirituality and science behind playing with time. Now, your weekly cup of consciousness is ready, so let’s get started.

You can find Collectively Quantum here:
Facebook Group: Collectively Quantum: Exploring Consciousness and Spirituality | Facebook
Instagram: ☁️ Izzy ☁️ (@collectivelyquantum) • Instagram photos and videos
Website: Welcome to Collectively Quantum - Collectively Quantum

Hello my friends, and welcome back to The Conscious Café! Today's espresso episode is the product of a collaboration between myself and Christian Reifstek of Standing Stones Healing. We blend his Native American flute playing with my affirmation recordings. The recording has two separate affirmation recordings, both very similar but with two different strains of music. The first begins at 1:30, and the second begins at 7:15. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed recording. You conscious espresso is ready, so let's get started!

You can find Christian, and Standing Stones Healing here:
Facebook: Standing Stones Healing | Facebook
Instagram: Standing Stones Healing (@standingstoneshealing) • Instagram photos and videos
Website: STANDING STONES HEALING - Standing Stones Healing

You can find Collectively Quantum here:
Facebook Group: Collectively Quantum: Exploring Consciousness and Spirituality | Facebook
Instagram: ☁️ Izzy ☁️ (@collectivelyquantum) • Instagram photos and videos
Website: Welcome to Collectively Quantum - Collectively Quantum

Hello my friends, and welcome back to The Conscious Café! This week we are joined by Christian Reifstek of Standing Stones Healing. Christian is a very dear friend of mine, and I am so excited to share his love and light on the show!

In this episode we dive deep into Christian's philosophy of nature-based spirituality, exploring what it means to connect with nature in a spiritual way and what lessons the Earth has to offer us. We talk about the power of your breath, how to accept resistance so you can heal, and why being present is an integral part of the healing process.

In addition, we cover the three pillars of Christian's spiritual practice: Awareness, Meaning, and Connection, and how cultivating these three pillars leads to a whole and healthy life. Christian explains what it means to truly be present with someone, and how respect ties into our concept of love. We dive into what the meaning of life is, and why coming back to love in all things is the ultimate mission.

In between these amazing topics, we touch on Reiki, four leaf clovers, navigating personal relationships, and so much more.

Be on the lookout for our affirmation recording release! I am so excited to share this amazing collaboration with you all. In the meantime, it's always a beautiful day at The Conscious Café.

Here is the Documentary I mentioned about water:
Watch Secret of Water | Prime Video (amazon.com)

You can find Christian, and Standing Stones Healing here:
Facebook: Standing Stones Healing | Facebook
Instagram: Standing Stones Healing (@standingstoneshealing) • Instagram photos and videos
Website: STANDING STONES HEALING - Standing Stones Healing

You can find Collectively Quantum here:
Facebook Group: Collectively Quantum: Exploring Consciousness and Spirituality | Facebook
Instagram: ☁️ Izzy ☁️ (@collectivelyquantum) • Instagram photos and videos
Website: Welcome to Collectively Quantum - Collectively Quantum

Hello my friends and welcome back to the Conscious Café! This week’s brew is a joint commission house blend, imported from the Conscious Café and ReikiCafe University. This combination of cafes manifests in a light roast brew of Reiki, releasing limiting beliefs, and shifting perceptions. Join myself and Christine Renee as we have a classic café conversation about the nature of being clear conduit for Universal energy and how to let go of our own spiritual dust.

In this week's episode, you'll be hearing from Christine Renee, founder and president of ReikiCafe University, about her own journey through midwifery, shamanism, and Reiki training. She explains how her own Reiki training ignited the spark that became her business, and how she dove into the realms of Chakras and Business training.

As we dive into Christine's story, we explore the role intuition plays in healing, the limiting beliefs that are holding us back, and how money mindset can serve as an example of the barriers mass consciousness is holding on to. We touch on the role trauma plays in the stories we tell ourselves, and tie everything back to being a channel for Universal energy.

This episode is a spirituality and healing playground, so if you're ready, let's get started!

You can find Christine at these links:
Facebook Group: ReikiCafe Community | Facebook
Instagram: ReikiCafe Community | Facebook (instagram.com)
Youtube: ReikiCafe University - YouTube
Website: ReikiCafe University
First Podcast Episode: Eastern Reiki & Western Reiki- What is the Difference? (reikicafeuniversity.com)

You can find Collectively Quantum here:
Facebook Group: Collectively Quantum: Exploring Consciousness and Spirituality | Facebook
Instagram: ☁️ Izzy ☁️ (@collectivelyquantum) • Instagram photos and videos
Website: Welcome to Collectively Quantum - Collectively Quantum

Hello my friends, and welcome back to episode #5 of The Conscious Café! This week we are diving deep into our first theory of consciousness on the show- Spiral Dynamics! First developed in the 1950s by psychologist Clare Graves, Spiral Dynamics was originally proposed as a way to categorize people based on their pattern of thinking, rather than their personality.

As it was first used, Spiral Dynamics was created to apply in managerial or business scenarios. However, when you look at the model, you can see how it is a spirituality and consciousness playground.

Spiral Dynamics is composed of eight colors (or 'V-memes') that each correspond to a different level of consciousness. These levels play out both on an individual level and a societal level. Each level alternates between being focused on the individual ('I') or the group ('us').

I hope you love the episode as much as I loved recording it! I've included some links below to great articles, and a book, on Spiral Dynamics in case you are more of a reader.

Spiral Dynamics Links:
https://spiraldynamics.org/
https://spiraldynamics.net/
https://www.toolshero.com/change-management/spiral-dynamics/
https://scottjeffrey.com/spiral-dynamics/ (This is probably my favorite article of all of them)

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Spiral-Dynamics-Mastering-Values-Leadership/dp/1405133562/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=spiral+dynamic&qid=1617192412&sr=8-1

Collectively Quantum Links:
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/collectivelyquantum
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collectivelyquantum/
Website: https://collectivelyquantum.com/

Hello my friends, and welcome back to The Conscious Café! This week's brew is a light roast blend of spirituality, intuition, and trust. The intuition/inner being is going to play a big role in upcoming episodes on the show, so let's dive in!

To kick off today, we are doing a brief review of what alignment is. You can listen to the original Alignment episode here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/living-aligned-life-stepping-back-into-your-power-through/id1554694512?i=1000513623583

Imagine that you are composed of three separate 'persons'; your mind, your soul, and then you. You stand as the observer of both, and there is a wire connecting both your self to your mind and your self to your soul. You are in alignment when these wires are straight up and down, allowing you to feel the energy flow from mind to soul and vice verse.

For a great meditation to reconnect these wires, called You are the Spark, click here:
https://collectivelyquantum.com/spark-meditation/

Our society tends to favor the mind-to-self connection. We appreciate intellectual capabilities, financial achievement, and 'problem-solving skills. These are all fantastic skills to have, but they are just one side of the equation. The true magic happen when BOTH wires are connected.

This is where the intuition comes in. The intuition is the piece of you where the Divine resides- it is the piece of you that always exists at the level of peace, love, and truth.

Imagine an ocean. The choppy waves at the shoreline are your mind, and the calm water on the horizon is your intuition. In today's episode, we are learning all about how to tune in to that peaceful part of ourselves. So if you're ready, let's get started.

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/collectivelyquantum
Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/groups/collectivelyquantum
Blog: https://collectivelyquantum.com/
Inner Voice Blog Post: https://collectivelyquantum.com/intuition/

Hello my friends, and welcome back to this week's episode of The Conscious Café! Today's brew is a light roast blend of spirituality, alignment, and consciousness. We are going to be talking about what alignment is, deep diving into five different ways of looking at alignment, and then finally wrap it all up with a discussion about why alignment is so important in the first place. (If you are more of a reader, the blog post version of the show is available below- although the podcast dives in deeper!)

As I explore human consciousness and development, the concept of alignment bubbles up in many different ways. When I first heard the term, it was explained as a state of emotional positivity and feeling good. 

But ‘feeling good’ is a really vague description, and a lot of us have subconscious barriers and beliefs that say ‘feeling good’ is wrong. In reality, feeling good is so much more than a selfish act- in fact, it's the opposite. Being in alignment allows us to do three things: 1) Be in the present moment, 2) Fully embody ourselves and find joy while doing it, and 3) Be open to and connected with the Divine.

So if you're ready, let's dive in! Alignment is so much more than a vertical position, it's a way of life. It can fit into your life no matter where you are on the journey- whether you are on a path of mindfulness, spirituality, consciousness, or something completely different. Alignment has the potential to open you up to the life of your dreams. Are you ready for it?

Let's go to the show.

Links and things:
Intro Episode and Reiki Episode: https://collectivelyquantum.com/conscious-cafe/

Alignment Blog Post: https://collectivelyquantum.com/alignment/
You are the Spark Meditation: https://collectivelyquantum.com/spark-meditation/

Power Vs. Force Book: https://tinyurl.com/yzwhjwyt

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/collectivelyquantum
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collectivelyquantum/
Blog/Website: https://collectivelyquantum.com/