The Modern Sage Podcast

Leah Guy and Matthew Branham, MAcOM, LAc, discuss powerful topics based on finding the harmony within our lives, living in harmony with the breath, and overcoming the fear of death.

Yin & Yang, breathing with nature, finding acceptance and flowing with the expansion and contraction and not forcing through or disrupting are part of this conversation.

The breath dynamic happens every day, every season, with every breath, and as with Yin & Yang, the human body also functions seasonally, and part of our conversation is about how death has come to be perceived as a loss, a fear, and a negative occurrence. Perhaps nature has a different intention.

To find out more about Leah, visit her website.

To find out more about Matthew, visit his website. Matthew received his Master’s degree in Acupuncture and Oriental medicine (M.Ac.O.M) from the Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine where he was clinically trained in acupuncture modalities from mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, and even France. Matthew’s Chinese herbal medicine training is broad and includes both classical and modern approaches. He is licensed as an acupuncturist and herbalist in the State of New Jersey and is certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).

In addition to his acupuncture expertise Matthew has been a massage therapist specializing in Asian Bodywork therapy for over ten years. Matthew’s passion is in facilitating patient’s journey of healing on a holistic level. Recognizing and honoring that while we appear as separate individuals, in truth we are all deeply connected. Likewise, our mind, emotions, and body are not separate. Disease and pain are often more obvious symptoms of an underlying imbalance.

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Self-abandonment is a form of sabotage that many of us have learned as a means of "survival" in our relationships. Once formed, it often becomes a negative pattern in our daily lives.

Self-abandonment is a learned behavior, which means we can unlearn the behavior.

We abandon what we want or need.
We lie to ourselves and others about who we are and what are our wants and needs.
We hide.
We people please.
We ignore our hunches, intuition, or inner guidance.
We criticize and judge our most vulnerable parts.
We become perfectionists to avoid ever satisfying or achieving success.
We run from our dreams, change courses to avoid success or positive results that help us feel good and purposeful.
These are some of the ways we abandon ourselves.

What can we do?

We can learn to sit with our feelings. We can show up for ourselves. We can learn to speak our truth. We can follow the callings of our hearts and trust the process. 

Remember who you are. 
Remember that you are carrying precious cargo.
You are here with a soul that is brilliant and wants to shine. 

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How can we change our relationship to money so that we experience more happiness and peace and less worry and shame. Ken Honda and Leah Guy talk about the mindset about money and energy of prosperity.

Happy Money should make you smile with you receive it, and when you spend it you feel can feel appreciation. Your attitude toward money is the foundation to live in wealth, both emotional and tangible.

Arigato money is the way. Find out what that means from Japan's bestselling zen millionaire Ken Honda.

Money is energy, and energy flows. We have to learn to receive money as well as let it go.

"Money is energy. It can be happy or unhappy.

When you adjust your perspective on money you can see it as positive and negative flows based on the energy you have when receiving and spending your money.

When you receive and spend well you generally have a happy life. Conversely, if you are always feeling tension or fear around spending and receiving, chances are you are holding that energy through most situations.

Happy Money is your invitation to let the unhappy money go and begin bringing in happy money and a sense of freedom.

Ken has impacted millions with his message, selling over 8 million books worldwide.

You can learn more about Ken on his website.

You can learn more about Leah and her work here. 

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Medium and mindfulness expert, Alaine Portner, and intuitive healer Leah Guy share an intriguing discussion about mediumship and if there is life after death.

When people whom we love transition out of their human bodies, of course we experience great loss and sadness. However, as Alaine and Leah share, there is still connection available as our loved ones watch and  engage with us from their dimension.

Alaine has done thousands of readings for people, both helping them process grief as well as gain connection and clarity so they can continue in their lives without guilt, shame, resentments and grief.

Leah is an intuitive healer who uses mediumship in her work to assist clients in their personal growth.

This conversation is about consciousness, connection, healing and how we can shift our perspective about death and our soul states.

Anyone can learn to trust there intuition, it just takes learning how to get out of one's way by quieting the mind, settling the ego, trusting what you hear/see/feel, and having the courage to share what your intuition or knowingness is informing you of.
 

For more information about Alaine and her work, visit here.

 For more information about Leah and her work, visit here.

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Anxiety presents itself in many forms. Dr. Tracey Marks, a forensic psychiatrist, talks with Leah Guy, an intuitive healer, to help us understand:

*what anxiety is
*why we get anxious
*natural ways to prevent and reduce anxiety
*personal accounts of a healer's journey through life's many anxious moments
*how to use mindfulness to stay calm

If you, or someone you know suffers with anxiety, panic, phobias, OCD, recurring worry, insomnia or any other debilitating afflictions that are altering life, please reach out for support.


Dr. Marks has a very popular youtube channel and new book, Why Am I so Anxious? You can find more info about her on her website.

To learn more about Leah's work on spirituality, emotional healing and intuitive readings, visit her site. 

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We've heard about sound healing with Tibetan bowls, tuning forks, and Chakra bowls, but today we are discussing the power of New Age music when listened to intentionally with producer and artist David Vito Gregoli. And you will hear here, some of Vito's soundbites from his latest work. 

What is New Age music? It's a tremendously large sector of music often used in yoga classes, massage and spas, but the unique quality of New Age is that it speaks to your heart and brings you to a state of internal awareness. 

This is music that doesn't tell you how to feel, but allows you to feel what you feel.

Many people think New Age is limiting to those who only practice alternative therapies or traditions, but this is a new kind of love song. World influence, chanting, ambient, flowing, dramatic and healing would be words that come to mind in describing this beautiful genre.

Vito's musical journey began in Pop, Rock and Blues. By the time he was in his teens, he was already hailed as a guitar virtuoso and working regularly in the L.A. club scene. He later studied classical music and received a Bachelors in Music from CSUN. Vito’s latest release is with 2x Grammy winner and environmentalist Ricky Kej. “Wild Monsoon” drops in June 2022. It’s a eclectic blend of World Beat and New Age.

Ricky and Vito paired last on Vito’s “Om Land” album.

Vito brings integrity and unique artistry to music that defies pigeon-holes. "I have the ability to hear something in everything I can see round the bend when someone plays me an idea. That inspires me in the job of Producer." For more of Vito's work, go here. 

For more information about Leah's work, please go here. 

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Signs, signs, everywhere signs...do this, don't do this, can't you read the sign?

Many of us seek signs from God, the Universe and beyond to help us make decisions. To guide us in our days and give clarity. But there's often so much in the way that keep us from recognizing the signs that are there for us every single day.

I'd like to share a personal story about my accident last week, and the abruptness it created in my mind and heart.

We are often given subtle and dramatic signs, sometimes that feel wonderful and encouraging, and sometimes with some of life's "medicine" to reach our soul. This medicine is often of healing, teaching, guidance and deeper work that sometimes doesn't feel so wanted.

Some of the lessons I learned from my accident and the very impactful experience:

*Be gentle with yourself and others
*Love is the power that breaks through our own and others inner demons and blockages that help us connection
* Not just to listen, but to follow, my intuition
*Follow and heed the messages of the spirit world, animal totems, numerology and how it supports your life and reminds you of your strengths and places we need to strengthen
*Signs don't always come in the way we want or expect, but important nontheless

Thank you for listening and I hope this episode is helpful for you in some way. To find out more about my work please visit my website. And also follow me on social media @leahguylive on IG, FB Tiktok.

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Many of us carry deep subconscious beliefs that create many limitations in our lives. The definition of abundance is unique to everyone, although many of us can agree that the typical understanding of prosperity and abundance would include words such as "enough," "wealth," "rich." This episode covers the Universal Laws of Prosperity.

Let's discover the possibility of experiencing these words with possibility coach and author Victoria Rader.

Leah Guy talks with Victoria about how to shift our energy and mindset to experience prosperity with topics such as:

* Self-sabotaging patterns

* Survival ego vs spiritual ego

* Power hunger vs desire and soul connection

* How to manifest and attract what we desire

* Vibrational differences between fear, lack and peace and abundance

* The definition of abundance as "The Freedom of Choice"

* How to Receive

Victoria Rader, PhD is a Possibility Coach™, Transformational Speaker
and Founder of YU2SHINE. Her latest book is Prosper mE. For more information on her work please visit her site.

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To connect with Leah for one-on-one work, retreats, corporate speaking or podcast questions, please visit her website. 

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Feeling drained, depleted and down are common experiences for many of us. This podcast focuses on how we can regain energy, as it relates to our physical bodies, our mental health, emotional health and spiritually with Dr. Thomas Hemingway and Leah Guy.

Now is the time to empower yourself and take control of your health.

Learn:
The 3-2-1 wind-down to increase rest of mind and body
Alleviate the tired but wired mindset
Get support for emotional drains
The truth about adrenal fatigue

t's all covered here with

Thomas Hemingway, MD, a board-certified physician, father of 6, surfer, host of a top health podcast, and recent author of “PREVENTABLE: 5 POWERFUL PRACTICES TO AVOID DISEASE AND BUILD UNSHAKEABLE HEALTH," can share how to optimize
health, energy, and vitality, and avoid the most common and deadly diseases with simple, natural, and evidence-based lifestyle changes. For more on his work visit his website.

For more on Leah's work including retreats, workshops, private sessions and more, visit her website. 

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"Compassion from the Buddhist perspective is about selflessness, it's not about self. But before you can practice compassion with others you have to make friends with yourself."

How to have a compassionate heart, one that connects deeply with others and also offer loving-kindness to self. This is a conversation about vulnerability, compassion, meditation and healing between two master healers Leah Guy and Melissa Moore, comtemplative psychologist.

Discover the difference between Mitri and selfishness.
Learn best practices for mindfulness and meditation.
Get insight on how to be more vulnerable and intimate with yourself and others.
And how to be less aggressive with self on the path of healing.

Melissa Moore, PhD, is an educator and has dedicated her life to teaching Buddhism and Contemplative Psychology. She has a master’s degree from Naropa University in Contemplative Psychotherapy and a PhD from California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco in Psychological Anthropology. She has been a student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche since the age of 25 and has been a senior teacher in the Shambhala community for the past 30 years.

Melissa is co-founder of Karuna Training, a certification in Contemplative Psychology, which has been offered as a cohort training since 1996 in eight countries: DE, NL, FR, AU, PO, SP, UK, and USA. Melissa has been teaching Contemplative Psychology in Karuna for the past 27 years all over the United States, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. She is currently the executive director of Karuna North America.

To find out more about Leah's work, visit her website. 

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