The Golden Thread Podcast

Adam Walker

WORLD RECORD BREAKING SWIMMER! 

1st and only Brit to swim the Oceans Seven.

Fastest man 2-Way Windermere 2010.

Fastest British man 1 way and 1st Brit to swim 2 way Gibraltar Strait.

Swam 1 mile in under 5 degrees Celsius.

Creator of the Ocean Walker Technique, the founder of Ocean Walker and the Ocean Walker Academy, Motivational Speaker, Author of Man Vs Ocean.

ASA qualified swim coach from 18yrs, RLSS Open Water Safety Ambassador, Patron of Whale and Dolphin Conservation and member of the Global Commons on conservation issues.

I first met Adam when we were filming a dolphin documentary on the Big Island of Hawaii.  He was filming the human dolphin interaction and I was a dolphin swim guide.  Throughout our days of shooting I got to know him and his partner Gemma through our love of dolphins and we became friends. Our love of the ocean and dolphins is what makes this story so inspirational.  I hope you enjoy it!

Adam Walker is not your everyday record-breaking sportsman. He took on arguably the toughest extreme sport on the planet - to swim non-stop across seven of the world's deadliest oceans wearing only swim trunks, cap and goggles. It is not a test for the faint-hearted: swimmers face freezing temperatures, huge swells and treacherous currents, potentially deadly marine life (from sharks to Portuguese men o' war), vomiting and burning off a week's calories in a single swim. In 2007, Adam, then a toaster salesman, saw a film about a man attempting to swim the English Channel and change his life in doing so. Inspired by this, he decided to try to emulate the feat. After a year of rigorous training without a coach - his first open-water swim was in 9 degrees and he nearly died from hypothermia - Adam achieved his goal in 11 hours 35 minutes, despite a ruptured bicep tendon leading to medical advice to give up long-distance swimming. 

In 2011, after two operations and a change to his swimming style to take pressure off his injured shoulder, he became the first Briton to achieve a two-way crossing from Spain to Morocco and back. In the process, he broke the British record one way.Shortly afterwards, the Ocean's Seven challenge was born, a gruelling equivalent to the Seven Summits mountaineering challenge. At first it seemed that injury would prevent Adam from participating but, ignoring medical advice, he developed an innovative technique - the Ocean Walker stroke - that would enable him to continue with the ultimate aim of completing this seemingly impossible feat. Whether man would triumph over ocean, or fail in the attempt, forms the core of this extraordinary autobiography. Always intriguing, sometimes terrifying, and occasionally very funny, Adam's story is about sport in its truest form: rather than competitions between teams and individuals, it is about man against nature - and against his own failings and demons. In that, it is truly inspirational.

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

When you buy his book through this link - he will personalize it for you with an inspiring message!

https://www.oceanwalkeruk.com/product/book-man-vs-ocean-by-adam-walker/

https://www.oceanwalkeruk.com/

http://www.adamwalkeroceans7.co.uk/media.html

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/oceanwalkertechnique/415928863

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Standing in the Light with Leyla Salvadé of www.standinglight.com

Leyla Salvadé is a Heart Intelligence Coach + Educator on a mission to raise awareness on the power of the heart and its interconnectivity in helping heal ourselves, our humanity, and our environment.

Through her research, coaching, and personal transformation journey she has formulated products, services, and events that help clear and re-attune the human heart field through self-empowered tools and practices so that each and every one can stand in their brightest light.

Leyla is a Heart Intelligence Coach, a certified HeartMath Resilience Trainer, a certified Holistic Health Coach through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and deeply curious about activating the full human potential through the intelligence of the heart. She spent time practicing mindfulness and meditation at Plum Village, a Zen Buddhist Monastery led by the Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. She has done deep work into inner child healing, shadow work, and past life/regression therapy, as well as Internal Family Systems - parts therapy.

Standing Light is a LightStyle™ brand guiding you from a mind-based mentality to a heart-based hUmaNITY through products, services, & events.

“It is our birthright to know how to use our own energy in a sustainable and harmonious way that not only supports and helps us as individuals, but also our collective human family and our environment.”

— Leyla Salvadé

Leyla has a new offering for 2021 - an personalized women's container which begins January 13, 2021.  

An 8-week women’s container that teaches you how to use the intelligence of your heart, mind, body, & soul so that you can discover your life’s true purpose & live a life that truly lights you up. "Through deep inner work, activations, & training's you will realize your heart's truest desire, and how to use your unique gifts to create a life of abundance!"

https://www.standinglight.com/sacredspace

“Leyla is a legend. I encourage everyone to get to know her! Mindvalley has worked with Leyla and Heart To Table at some of our biggest events and we’ve been blown away by the love, the care, and the experience that she is able to curate. Highly recommend her and Heart To Table!”

— Vishen Lakhiani, Founder & CEO of Mindvalley, Author of The Code of the Extraordinary Mind

Instagram: @standinglight

www.standinglight.com

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I had the honor of interviewing Shems for our first podcast of 2021 today and it was a treat!  Shems Heartwell works with individuals and couples in private coaching sessions as well as leading online courses and experiential retreats. He works with Men, Women & Couples Along The Path Of Empowering Their Life And Relationships.  Shems has been honing and sharing his craft for over 20 years and has been mentored by some of the most influential teachers in the fields of; coaching, healing, relationship, and transformation. He blends his experience and knowledge into highly effective work that is the leading edge of the human potential movement. Shems is also a passionate athlete and musician, and lives with his beloved wife Achintya on the beautiful island of Maui.

Shems Heartwell:

• Certified Leadership & Relationship Coach (Hendricks Institute)


• Professional training and mentorship work with Robert Masters Center for Transformation


• 2 years training in Relational Constellation and IFS work at Relational Constellation Institute


• 18 years of experience in men’s work, retreats & facilitation


• Boys To Men youth Mentoring Facilitator


• 20 years of Qi Gong study with various teachers, including Grand Master Zhou


• Licensed Acupuncturist LAc.


• Studied Radical wholeness with Philip Shepherd author of New Self New World


• Trained in Mystical Principals of Healing with Thomas Hubl

"I can think of few people I know who embody what they teach as authentically as Shems Heartwell and you are lucky to have him as your guide on your journey towards a more empowered way of living and loving. His wisdom and knowledge are timeless and his words resonate with truth and the first-hand experience of what he teaches. You are in good hands." – Justin Faerman, Artist, Healer, Coach, Conscious Entrepreneur

In this podcast we discuss his own journey towards spiritual awakening, the triumphs and challenges.  We discuss his work with the masculine and incorporating the feminine in his couples therapies and retreats.  Shem's has tremendous wisdom, courage and grace and we are thankful for his presence.  

Mahalo Shems we are so inspired!  Enjoy the podcast!

Follow Shems on Instagram at: 

@shemsheart

@awoven_community

Shems Heartwell

Life & Relationship Guide

shemsheartwell.com

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A Hero's Journey with Mark Wilson 

In this podcast episode we will explore Mark's own personal spiritual journey, his view on the sacred masculine in the aquarian age and his current viewpoint on healing the sacred masculine.  

Mark Wilson is a mystic who’s calling in this life is to hold higher dimensional frequencies and light codes anchoring them into the earth and radiating these into the world.  His mission is to remind others of their own unique healing abilities - guiding souls into their alignment so that they are in harmony with the truth of who they are.  At this time Mark’s wish is to be of service to support the divine masculine – as he rises within all of us to take his place alongside the feminine in this great time of change in the world.

Mark's Hero's Journey is an inspiration story of trust, courage and the power of presence.  Mark is available for one-on-one intuitive energy and vibrational medicine creation.  You can message him privately on Instagram.

Mahalo Mark for showing up and doing all that you do for your community and the planet

Go Sirius!!!

Connect with Mark on Instagram: 

https://www.instagram.com/mark_p_wilson/

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We would like to welcome to The Golden Thread Podcast, Rakai'el (Ra -kai-el) Webb of SoulStarMedicine. Rakai’el Webb is an internationally known Lemurian Priestess, Astrologer, Online Course Creator, Sound Healer, and Founder of the Lemurian School of Remembering.  She is passionate about empowering her students to remember their Past Lives, and utilize this wisdom to create innovative solutions during this potent time of transformation and healing on our planet.  Her work with creatives & entrepreneurs empowers them to find the clarity and courage to share their gifts in a way that is both authentic and profitable.  Rakai’el has a special gift for seeing the latent potential in her students & clients and providing the most appropriate experience to activate this potential.   She believes in the power of community to create social change.  Through her many different online courses, she helps her clients increase their influence & impact through social media.  Rakai’el is a Certified Heart Math Mentor, clairsentient Astrologer, Business Coach, with a Masters in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and a Global Coherence Ambassador for the Institute of Heart Math. You can follow her daily posts on Instagram, and learn more about her magical work at SoulStarMedicine.com

Today we are going to talk about her introduction to Sound, Sound Healing, Sound Alchemy.  We are also going to introduce her latest online Sound Course offering; Shamanic Star Sound which begins on November 3, 2020 and registration ends on the Full Moon on October 31, 2020.  Click here to learn more about the Shamanic Star Sound offering.

We are very thankful for this incredible insight into Sound with Rakai'el - we know you'll enjoy this episode!!

To learn more about Rakai'el - click on the below links.

SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS

Website: www.soulstarmedicine.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/iamrakaiel

Soul Star Collective Community Network: https://soulstarcollective.com

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 Join Marni and Addiction Speciliast, Health Coach and fellow yogi and Kundalini Teacher Sky Watermen as they discuss the topic of Addiction & Spirituality.  This is a series of episodes around this topic.  Today we introduce Sky and get to know her story and how she became a  Kundalini Teacher.

IG: fedupwithrecovery

www.feduprecovery.com

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Let's welcome musician Mike Love to the Golden Thread Podcast. To say that Marni is stoked is an understatment!

Born and raised on the island of O'ahu, Hawai'i, Love was brought up in an environment surrounded by musical influence and the inspiring natural landscape of his island home.  Forging a deep connection with nature, his message of returning to a more natural and spiritually grounded way of living was solidified at an early age.  Growing up under the musical guidance of his father and grandfather, both composers, as well as his steel pan instructor Frank Leto and piano teacher Beth Uale, Mike's natural musical instincts towards melody and harmony were shaped and deepened.  Mike started playing the guitar at age 15 and played in multiple bands throughout his teenage years, playing his first live gig with a band at age 16.

With the release of his second album "Love Will Find a Way" and follow-up companion album "Love Overflowing" featuring sing-along tunes like "I Love You" and "No Regrets", he solidified the bond with his fans and exhibited the evolution that lovers of his music had come to expect.  Returning to the studio with road-tested material and a more intimate connection with a worldwide audience had obviously resulted in a more refined and focused sound and ideology.

In 2008, he started a solo weekly residence, performing at a local Irish Pub on Mondays.  During his long four-hour sets there, he developed a unique one-man-band style, using looping, multiple instruments, and an array of different vocal techniques and musical styles.  As his creativity and delivery in a solo format blossomed, so did his audiences.  Slowly and organically, this became his main project and his solo career was born.  In December of 2012, Love released his first solo album, the critically acclaimed fan favorite "The Change I'm Seeking".  With instant classics like "Permanent Holiday", "Barbershop", and "Human Race", his fanbase rapidly grew, worldwide, with the success of a handful of viral videos on YouTube.  Love also delved into more passionate subjects on the album, with tracks like "Earthlings" exhibiting his desire to "Veganize" the world and wake people up to the injustices of animal cruelty, and "No More War", a call to "bring the troops back home" from these "wars that no one really wants".  It was clear that finally Love had found his voice and was ready to share his music with the world.

Currently, he has formed a super-band, hand-picked from all of the top musicians he's worked with over the years, dubbed aptly, Mike Love and the Full Circle.  They have honed their skills and come together as a tight unit at home on O'ahu and have now begun to tour, taking Love's music to even greater heights.  As they prepare to return to the studio in 2018, we can anticipate that the new album they are concocting will be the most dynamic, heartfelt and spirited offering yet.  In the years to come we can only expect more growth, more innovation, and of course, more Love.

Take your pic below. you will not be disappionted....

https://www.youtube.com/c/MikeLoveMusic/featured

https://youtu.be/yvu5fMLk0g8

https://www.facebook.com/MikeLove808/

https://www.instagram.com/mikelovemusic/

https://fanlink.to/mikelove

https://ffm.to/mikelovelive

http://www.mikelovemusic.com/

http://www.mikelovemusic.com/news

https://ffm.to/humanrace

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Justyn Ah Chong is an award-winning Native Hawaiian filmmaker from Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi.  After graduating from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts in 2011, Justyn worked as a director, cinematographer and editor at ʻŌiwi Television Network, Hawaii's premiere Indigenous broadcast station. Most recently his acclaimed film “Down on the Sidewalk In Waikiki” premiered at the Maoriland Film Festival in New Zealand and won the People’s Choice Award for Best Short Drama. The film has continued to screen at festivals around the world, including the imagineNATIVE Film Festival in Toronto, the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, and the 307 Film Festival in Wyoming where it was awarded Best of Fest. Justyn is currently producing two short narrative films, “Hawaiian Soul” and “E Malama Pono Willy Boy” and is also in early development on a feature-length documentary, "Bury Me Green." He's currently a 2020 Nia Tero 4th World Media Lab fellow, and continues to share culturally-inspired, place-based stories through his production company, Olonā Media.
Watch these films on the links below:
Down on the Sidewalk of Waikiki
https://honoluluboxoffice.givingfuel.com/hiff-home-down-on-the-sidewalk-in-waikiki
Mele Murals link
https://www.kcet.org/shows/pacific-heartbeat/episodes/mele-murals
Big Annoucement:  
July 26-31 the films will be available for viewing in celebration of Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea in collaboration with Wai Wai Collective.
Justyns' media and production business Olonā Media is also where you can find more incredilbe work and possibilties for collobration contact Justyn there.
www.olonamedia.com
Instagram Accounts:
JahChong
Olonamedia
downonthesidewalkfilm


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Join Marni and Daniel as we discuss the power of sound, Nada Yoga and Tibetan Singing Bowls.  Marni met Daniel in Colorado and he instantly became her main teacher of Tibetan Singing Bowls.  Daniel worked with Marni to determine which frequencies and sound instruments were supportive for her work in hospice.  .  Daniel was born in Arlington Heights Illinois. Daniels first Nada yoga teacher was a elder shaman. When he was 14 years old he moved into his teachers house . This teacher was a famous musician in America the 1960s named Jimy Rogers. Daniel learned much about the simplicity of sound and how it could unite people threw devotion and love. Daniel started teaching yoga when he was 14 years old in the suburbs of Chicago where he grew up.  Daniel started performing singing bowl Nada Darshan when he was 18, he widely preformed on a regular basis in concerts in the Colorado mountains of United States.  Daniel Learned Singing bowls in the silence of his being, listening to the inner sounds of the universe in a isolation Hut deep inside the Amazon Rainforest of Peru. He first went to Peru when he was 18 years old on a quest to understand the knowledge of the rainforest and what the plants had to offer humanity, Little did he expect to unlock the inner silence of his being in which enabled him to experience the cosmic waves of sound from celestial realms. In this experience he understood the meaning of Divine light threw sound which he later learned is considered “Nada Darshan”.  Daniel was able to come in contact with his inner essence with help from native shamans of the forest to get past any energetic blocks that where keeping him from accessing his inner ocean of truth, He has been going down to the Amazon Rainforest ever sense and when he was 24 years old decided to open up his own center to study medical plants and how they relate to sonic resonance of the human voice and instruments. 

Daniel Has given around 500 concerts, Traveling around the world to allow people to experience his unique gift and teachings. Daniel has given a uncountable number of workshops, and has many students that are internationally proclaimed in the art of singing Bowls. Many of which have been featured in magazines news papers and head line events relating to yoga and sonic cleansing.  "My View of a singing bowl is that it is one of the highest tantric technology on the planted specifically designed to raise human conciouness, Particulary the old singing bowls where that technology has been lost in the past 100 years."  A signing bowl is a vibrational healing technology that works with old vedic knowledge relation to the creation of reality threw elemental laws and planetary influence on the human consciousness, Like a mantra was dropped down from heavenly realms by deep rishes, the singing bowl is a heavenly object to help humans raise there consciousness in order to see and experience there true essence of who they are and the inner connection of all things.

My name is Daniel Love. Ever since I was young, I was absolutely fascinated with the mystical powers of Ancient Tibetan Singing Bowls. Over my life I have been collecting and studying the various types of Bowls in the practice of Nada Yoga. How these tools of consciousness  are used for healing and expansion of consciousness is absolutely remarkable. One of my greatest joys in life is to share the ancient healing knowledge on Singing Bowls I have gathered over my life times. It is with great pleasure I am able to share this service to humanity here at Hamsa Healing Center and around the globe.  Stay tuned for SOUND offerings from Marni and Daniel.

Follow Daniel on IG

https://www.instagram.com/wearedivinelove/

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Sacred Sustenance - Calling in our plant allies with Professional Chef, Nutritionist and Yogini - Katy Cox.
Join Marni and Katy as they discuss the topics of sacred Sustenance, adaptogens, medicinal mushrooms, plant intelligence and the importance of a healthy diet. This is especially vital for light workers.

Katy, is currently in Costa Rica where she created La Colmena - The Hive - an Adaptogenic elixir & tonic bar in Nosara, Costa Rica.  

I would describe my offerings as being a plant whisperer and food alchemist. A deep weaver of natures spirit into everyday actions and interactions. Inviting people to create ceremony around their relationship with growing, preparing, sharing and consuming food and drinks. Blending medicines into foods and harnessing the supportive energies of medicinal plants and nutrient dense foods to help boost our resilience and upgrade our vibrancy.

I referenced Adaptogens: These are medicinal herbs, fruits and mushrooms originating predominantly from the Traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine systems. These botanical and mineral substances, individually and often in combination, act to help support the body to regulate against internal and or external stressors. They work by way of calming, stimulating, tonifying or modulating the central nervous system as well as major organs. They help us to cope with extremes, to regulate hormones and energy levels as well as recover from exertion, with no - 'unwanted effects' -

I am also currently working with CBD and adaptogens blended
Cacao and adaptogens blended
Microdosed Psilocybin and Adaptogens

These medicinals are helping to support and facilitate the amazing teachers, practitioners, artists and healers in this area.

I’d highly recommend Tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum - Holy Basil) Tea for general stress relief, to uplift mood and to help level out hormones and blood sugar. Amazing nervine tonic that is conducive to sleep

Medicinal Cacao recipe:
Make 2 servings

Ingredients

1/4 Cup Cacao paste or
2tblsp Cacao powder mixed with 1/4 cup Coconut cream OR 2tbsp melted Cacao butter or Cold pressed Coconut oil
1.5 cups plant milk
1/2 tsp medicinal mushroom of choice - Reishi or Cordyceps both good options
2-3tsp coconut sugar / honey or maple syrup
1 heaping tsp Maca powder - look for gelatinized as it had less fibre and carbohydrate so easier to absorb
Generous pinch of Cinnamon
Small pinch of high quality sea salt or mineral salt
5ml CBD - optional

Method:
Blend the powders and salt together, stir in cold plant milk until a workable, lump free loose paste is formed.
Spoon into a small pan and add in rest of the plant milk slowly, stirring to combine ingredients as you go.
If using Cacao butter add in now and keep stirring until the blend comes almost to a boil but not quite.
Turn off the heat, add sweetener to taste.
Pour into cups and allow to cool a little before adding CBD
Enjoy!

*Great as a complete morning meal / boost all in one. More effective and beneficial than coffee at boosting energy, mood, wellbeing and a general sense of fortitude.
Cacaco, CBD, Maca and medicinal mushrooms all work synergistically together and with the body, mind and
MAPS for information on micro-dosing https://maps.org

Books: Adaptogens, Herbs for strength, stamina and stress relief. By David Winston
How to Change your mind - What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence By Michael Pollan

Resources:
https://www.dragonherbs.com
https://fungi.com
https://www.instagram.com/everessence_offerings/
https://everessencenutrition.com/
La_Colmena
🌿🍄Adaptogenic elixir & tonic bar Following an ‘upcycled - minimal waste’♻️ Chef / Nutritional Therapist owned.
https://www.instagram.com/la_colmena_nalu/

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