The Modern Sage Podcast

From trauma recovery, transcendental meditation, healing, traveling, and mindfulness practices, spiritual awareness and healthy eating, Leah Guy discusses these and more with 20x author Donald Altman.

In today's society, even the every day activities like texting and scrolling, can speed up the mind, cause us anxiety and keep us in a stressful state. Donald and Leah talk about their tools for mindfulness, ways to stay grounded, and bridging the gap between mindfulness and spirituality. 

Donald gives us insight into The Quantum Collective, the connection of all being in the past, present and future, as portrayed in his new work, Travelers. 

Disordered eating has been a focus of Donald's work, as well as his most famous book, The Mindfulness Toolbox and others focused on mindful living helps us understand the importance of staying centered in one's life while making the best choices for our optimal health. 

Donald Altman is an award-winning author of over 20 books, a psychotherapist and former monk whose work integrates ancient, timeless practices into our modern lifestyles. He has taught thousands of professionals in healthcare, mental health and business how to find resilience, wholeness, healing and joy.

His new novel Travelers is an inspiring journey about overcoming loss through hope, healing and spiritual renewal. Find his work here.

Leah Guy is a spiritual teacher, author and speaker. Find more about her here. 

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Reiki has become an internationally popular healing modality and today Leah talks with Frans Steine, author and master Reiki teacher.

Reiki is more than a hands-on healing modality, but a way of life. In this episode Frans talks about the importance of deepening one's personal spiritual life, understanding the precepts of Reiki, and how to reduce anger and worry.
 
Frans also shares his former struggles prior to finding this way of life, and the joys he experiences in his day-to-day life of his community in Amsterdam.

Frans is the author The Way of Reiki - The Inner Teachings of Mikao Usui . The Way of Reiki guides us on the path to becoming a better human being, softening our anger and worry so that we can live in a world of compassion and kindness. It is a must-read for any Reiki practitioner or teacher who wants to bring more love into their practice, teachings and the world.

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Frans has been a major influence on global research into the system of Reiki since the early 2000s. His practical understanding of the Japanese influences on the system has allowed students worldwide to connect deeply with this practice. You can learn more about him and his offerings here. 

 Leah is an intuitive healer, 3x author and spiritual teacher/speaker with many offerings for your continued spiritual journey. You can find more about her work here. 

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Have you wondered what your dreams mean, whose theory to believe in attempts to interpret your dreams, or wish you had a more active and vivid dreamtime?
Dreaming can have a powerful affect on one's life when we learn how to engage and interpret this state. Leah Guy talks with dream expert and author Tzivia Gover about the power of our dreams and how to dream on purpose.

Tzivia says we can utilize the power of our dreams when we learn how to understand them and the way our subconscious works. Leah believes much of our emotional processing can happen in dreams, for those who are overwhelmed or unable to process verbally.

Tzivia's latest book, Dreaming on the Page, is to help not only authors, but everyone access a richer experience from their sleep-time. She shares how she chose her husband from the information in her dreams, and Leah shares her love of the dreamtime where she travels, has conversations and lives a full life!

Tzivia a certified dreamwork professional who leads workshops and teaches domestically and abroad, in person and online. She's a member of the International Association for the Study of Dreams and the former education director for the Institute for Dream Studies. You can find more about her work here.

Leah is an intuitive healer, author and speaker. You can find more about her work here.

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Everyone talks about meditation and its benefits. Lots of us have trouble doing meditation. Leah talks with The Path founder Dina Kaplan about how to be a student for life and utilize meditation as one of the training tools.

This is a candid episode from two successful women who have also struggled with anxiety, self-confidence, performance and authenticity. Listen in on how to follow your gut to course correct and live your authenticity, how to notice the symptoms of emotional imbalance, and how the power of meditation can transform your mind and your life.

Learn the difference between meditation and religion, and how meditation is open and available to all. Discover if diving deeper, getting your toes wet or actually becoming a meditation teacher yourself is the right next step for you.

Dina guides us in a short gratitude meditation at the end of the episode. Enjoy!

Dina is founder/CEO and a certified meditation teacher who teaches meditation and guides retreats around the world. Before The Path, Dina was co-founder/COO of Blip, an online video start-up that was a real thing but led Dina to panic attacks and an eventual trip around the world to learn to be herself again. Prior to the tech world, Dina was a television reporter who won an Emmy which is now in storage. Dina loves languages (speak to her in Italian), hosting dinner parties, and the tiny Sicilian island of Panarea. Find more about her and her company here.

Leah is an author of Overcoming Toxic Emotions, Spiritual Journal for Women and The Fearless Path, as well as an intuitive healer focused on emotional health and spiritual growth, motivational speaker and retreat leader. Find more about her work here. 

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Welcome to season 3 of The Modern Sage Podcast - where you can be inspired and informed to live a life that you love.

Leah is talking with Dr. Betsy Holmberg, psychologist and researcher, about what the monkey mind really is, why it offers us such challenges (and criticisms) and what we can do to tame this part of our brain, which Betsy has named the Tribal Brain.

Sharing her personal story about loss, depression and suicidal thoughts, Betsy has personal experience in managing the mind and mood in relation to life's challenges, as well as the skills to understand and use effective tools that can make a positive difference.

We discuss
* the power of mindfulness
* how science and spirituality can complement one another
* tribal brain (neuro default network)
 

Betsy Holmberg ran the global behavioral health service line at McKinsey & Company, a premier consulting firm, where she ranked in the top 5% of all consultants.  In her previous incarnation as an academic, she worked at Harvard and co-authored several peer-reviewed academic journal articles on non-suicidal self injury and suicidal thoughts.  She is trained in Cognitive-Behavioral and Dialectical Behavioral therapies, and has treated clients of all ages and presentations.  Betsy received her doctorate in Psychology from Duke University, where she also graduated Phi Beta Kappa. You can find more about her here. 

Leah Guy is an author, speaker and spiritual teacher. You can learn more about her work here. 

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It's the end of the year and while many people are considering their New Year plans, I want to invite you to consider the practice of resiliency in our spiritual journey.

Becoming more resilient is something we can foster in our lives at any age. 

It's not just the ability to be strong or brave in the face of uncertainty or life's challenges, but the ability to come back to self, to your center and trust your mind and body to process what is necessary so that we can continue. It's a great skill, and one that is necessary for all of us to move through life with more authenticity and grace.

Leah discusses this important topic as a way to invite us to look at our self-commitments this year, and to help secure within the anchor that we so desperately need in times of stress. 

Many blessings to each of you, this day and this new year and beyond. Thank you for listening, for following, and for showing up for yourself on the healing journey!

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In this special episode Leah features comedian Mike Marino, aka "NJ's Bad Boy" for a little holiday cheer. 

Mike and Leah share some laughs and also talk about some of the challenges in life, including the holidays, growing older, change in our lives and a variety of other miscellaneous conversations. It's like listening in to 2 friends catching up on life. Leah even got Mike to meditate for like 1 minute. 

Mike Marino – affectionately known to millions of his fans worldwide as New Jersey’s Bad Boy – is one of the most loved comedians of our time. He has performed in every major comedy club, theatre, casino and event center from New York to Los Angeles and around the world. Mike has also shared the stage with some of the biggest names in the business.

In the Fall of 2008, Mike Marino was inducted into the New Jersey Comedy Hall of Fame and in 2015 he won the USO Bob Hope Comedy Award for his many performances for the military. Mike has also been featured on numerous talk shows and has hosted some of the most prestigious award shows including The Beverly Hills Film Awards, Hoboken Film Festival, Montreal Quintus Film Festival and countless corporate events. Mike has been featured in the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Canada, seven years in a row.

Mike Marino has a tongue like a razor and a heart of gold. He has the incredible ability to perform in any arena, big or small, and can cater his material for all audiences, from strictly clean to down and dirty. To learn more about Mike, visit his website. 

Leah Guy is an author, spiritual teacher and intuitive healer. If you'd like to learn more about her work, please visit her website.

Happy holidays to all who are celebrating! 

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Leah and Buddhist teacher, Deborah Eden Tull share an enlightening conversation about the darkness that may bring hope to any listener.

Darkness is deeply misunderstood in today’s world; yet it offers powerful medicine, serenity, strength, healing, and regeneration. All insight, vision, creativity, and revelation arise from darkness. It is through learning to stay present and meet the dark with curiosity rather than judgment that we connect to an unwavering light within. Welcoming darkness with curiosity, rather than fear or judgment, enables us to access our innate capacity for compassion and collective healing.
 
Dharma teacher, shamanic practitioner, and deep ecologist Deborah Eden Tull addresses the spiritual, ecological, psychological, and interpersonal ramifications of our bias towards light. 

Eden is an engaged dharma teacher, spiritual activist, author, and sustainability educator, who teaches dharma intertwined with post-patriarchal thought and practices, resting upon a lived knowledge of our unity with the more than human world. She trained for seven and a half years as a Buddhist monk at a silent Zen monastery and has taught engaged meditation for over 20 years. Eden has lived in sustainable communities and as an organic gardener/farmer for decades and celebrates the essential wisdom of nature. For more info, visit her website. 

Leah is a 3x author, spiritual teacher and intuitive healer with more than 25 years in private practice. She leads workshops, retreats and classes focused on emotional health and spiritual growth. Her regular mindfulness and meditation contributions can be found on InsightTimer, and her many courses on DailyOM and other platforms. For more info, visit her website. 

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Dr. Bradley Nelson, author of The Emotion Code, and The Body Code, joins Leah Guy to discuss how to release emotional baggage in order to restore mental and physical health.

Nelson discusses how he formulated the emotion code, and how learning from his clients that many of our physical ailments and mental blocks are due to holding old emotions in the body. This can also include generational trauma.

And, that healing doesn't have to take months or years, as it is possible to release the energy charge of certain emotions in a simple way.

Nelson also shares his personal spiritual beliefs and reliance on answered prayer from his higher power and divine connection to follow his call and bring this information to the world.
 
He relates the human body to a computer, and the subconscious mind as a super-computer. Nelson notes that we can ask direct questions and receive answers from the subconscious mind. "Within each person is the absolute perfect understanding and knowledge of what is wrong with them and why they are manifesting the dis-ease."

We know everything is energy, and energy, as emotion, as meant to move, change and release.


His best-selling book "The Emotion Code" provides step-by-step instructions for working with the body's energy healing power. Look for his new book, “The Body Code: Unlocking Your Body's Ability to Heal Itself,” coming February 2023 from St. Martin's Press.

To learn more about his work, please visit his site.

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The simple reminder, that "this is happening for me, not against me," is a powerful and recurring lesson many of us face.  Turn being a victim into an empowered state of being, it's possible as we take on a new lens. Different then toxic positivity, but a full immersion to seek the growth and evolution through healing our very personal experiences.

These are the lessons and blessings of life's occurrences.
 
Charles and Leah , two healers from different modalities, talk addiction, healing, using awareness and other tools we have like breath, movement, and food to become self-sourcing for personal growth, emotional healing, and inner peace.
 
Charles' personal stories of a mother who committed suicide, severe body pain and injuries, and how he moved through these events with grace, while figuring out how to process emotions and honor the reality of these experiences for him is inspiring.

Charles is an Inner Peace Coach, Dynamic Speaker, Published Author, and the Founder of Freedom From Pain Coaching. Throughout his career, he's been able to see the greatness and potential in others even if they don’t see it themselves. Through emotional intelligence, and powerful Self-Healing practices, his goal is to guide you to step into your most empowered Self sharing your unique gifts, talents and passions with the world and eliminating the resistance and fear in the way.

To learn more about Charles, visit his website.

For more healing inspired work from Leah, visit her website. 

Leah is an intuitive healer, spiritual teacher and author of 3 books including her latest, Overcoming Toxic Emotions; A Practical Guide to Building Better Relationships with Yourself and Others. 

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