The Sanctuary Healing & Coaching Center

As we are healing ourselves we open our Heart for a deeper and more intimate connection to Spirit. In that process very often we can feel stuck in how the connection to Spirit can be seen, heard, received. Also, we might encounter people who can channel “specific spirits” and we can easily fall into comparing our connection to Spirit with their connection. In this podcast, I explore the many ways to connect to Spirit and why we are truly never disconnected from Spirit. I also invite you to discover your own way of connecting, your own way of channeling. May it open your mind to possibilities and your heart to more receiving.

Although it is mass produced, mass promoted, legal, and ingested by a multitude of people all over the world, most people don’t ever consider or understand the spiritual consequences of drinking alcohol. The word “Alcohol” comes from the Arabic “al-kuhl” which means “BODY EATING SPIRIT”, and gives root origins to the English term for “ghoul”. In Middle Eastern folklore, a “ghoul” is an evil demon thought to eat human bodies, either as stolen corpses or as children.

In this interview/podcast with Zharah Sita, author of the article “The Spiritual Consequences of Alcohol Consumption“, we explore this fascinating and essential discussion around the use of alcohol in society and it’s consequences for our physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health. We also talk about the consequences of alcohol consumption for society and our planet, and the ravage alcohol does to traditional and tribal communities.

In a world where we are mainly running our lives from the “mind” instead of the “heart”, the decisions we take and how we see and interact with other people is often driven by the Ego, also called the small-Self. Yet we are born with an infinite wisdom, in our Heart, in our Soul, which allow us to take much better decisions, to see other more fully, to allow greater abundance in our lives. It is that place of intuition, of what is also called our Higher-Self.

In this podcast, I explore this fascinating subject and present some tools which can allow you to expand your heart space, and allow a higher wisdom to fill your life. Abundance, everlasting Joy, Truth, Trust, Expansion, Love, are all born from the higher-self, not the small-self. From the Heart, not from the Mind. Learn how to start observing if you are running your life more from a place of Intuition or from a place of Ego… And take action!

Death. It is a great Mystery. In the West, we “hide” from death very often and are scared of it or don’t know how to prepare for it. In the East or in Native traditions, Death is more often part of life, seen, understood, accepted. So as we face Death around us, or with our own aging, what meaning can we give to Death? What tools do we have to prepare or grieve? In this new podcast from The Sanctuary, with Laura Silverman, I explore some of those fascinating questions.

“There is no death, only a change of worlds.” – Chief Seattle

Laura Silverman is a writer, naturalist, and cook who lives in Sullivan County. Her blog, Glutton for Life, is about mindful living and truly shameless indulgence.

(Photo Credit: GluttonForLife)

A Discussion on spirituality, shamanism, religion, how to embrace fully who we are and dealing with the shame & struggle of “coming out” to shine our Light in a family, community or world which might not be open to our own Truth. This discussion was created in the spirit to build bridges between all faith, religions, and belief systems.

We are exploring the following subjects:

– Religion vs. Spirituality

– Becoming who we are in spite of religious dogma/rules

– The struggle and shame of coming out as a healer

– A new way and paradigm shift for the healer of today and tomorrow

– Reconciliation of Religion & Shamanism (The example of shamanism in early Christianity)

– We all have shamanic blood, our shaman ancestors in Europe, Asia and Africa

This talk is between Guillaume Gauthereau, Healer, Spiritual Teacher and founder of The Sanctuary, a healing center in New York, and Raven Mardirosian, writer, healer and spiritual teacher.

Raven is the author of 13 books, most notably The Reluctant Tarot Reader: Adventures in the Gypsy Trade. Her essay, “Christian LGBT Kids: You’re Part of the Plan” is included in the New York Times bestselling anthology by Dan Savage and Terry Miller, “It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying and Creating a Life Worth Living”. Known for her humor, sensitivity and insight, Raven continues to offer her healing gifts through Tarot and Reiki sessions, consulting and webinars. Her full bio can be found at http://shivayawellness.com

Guillaume studies and meditates with master healers and teachers of all faiths.  He is trained in Medical Reiki, Sufi Healing, Sound Healing, Meditation, Shamanism (Foundation for Shamanic Studies) and he is currently doing a certification in the Science and Art of Herbalism. Guillaume opened The Sanctuary Healing Center on his property in the Catskills where he does in depth work with his clients, hosts workshops and cultivates the land for organic vegetable farming, plant medicine and honey bees. His full bio can be found at http://www.thesanctuaryheal.com/about-guillaume/

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.

In this WJFF Radio Live Show, I discuss the following elements: Basis for cultivating Gratitude, What is gratitude exactly? Why should we try to feel grateful? How to “practice” gratitude specifically, especially when you’re not grateful… as when depressed, sick, or just stuck in a rut? What are the steps or modalities? What are the great Saints teaching us about Gratitude? And some examples about people who have chosen to live in a state of gratitude and how it has influenced their lives.

More info also in this blog article.

In our Heart and in our lives, there is a deep calling for wilderness, that we often don’t listen to…

As we build our lives, our careers, our organizations, and as we plant our gardens, and learn “fear” we have a tendency to make our lives very organized, where no wilderness is allowed. Wilderness is even seen as a sign of chaos and risk. So we plant lawns and not prairies, we hide behind makeup and don’t show our true face, and we fill our lives with designer brands instead of home-made objects.

In this emotional podcast, I explore how the return to wilderness, the understanding of its power, is essential for our individual emotional and spiritual balance.

I also believe it is key for a more healthy society, and more awakened organizations.

So unless we recognize that deep longing in our Heart and act towards it, we will miss understanding who we truly are. And our search for the Divine will become an endless search for perfection, missing the key power and truth of our imperfections.

This podcast has also a video on The Sanctuary YouTube Channel and was inspired by my visit to the Botanical Garden of Dallas, TX.

When we smile we trigger powerful physiological reactions in our body: the rise of endorphins, the drop of blood pressure, the drop of stress and anxiety, the increase of healing and cells regeneration, DNA repairs, etc. Even others who see that smile will experience some of those effects in their own body!

The “Smile Inside” is more than just smiling. It’s a deeper connection to the energy of the smile and learning how to use it and move it inside our body to heal ourselves.

In this podcast below and video here, I explain in more details why the “Smile Inside” is a powerful practice that can change your anxiety and stress level, help you sleep better, and improve your relationships at work and at home. There are recent studies who have also proven that smiling increase the “perceived level of leadership and trust” from a leader.

“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.”

― Thich Nhat Hanh

 

The “Smile Inside” is one of the many foundations of the Awakened Leadership program, and one of the tools I use in my coaching programs.

I invite you to listen to the podcast below or watch the video about it on my YouTube channel here.

Remember some of the benefits you can experience with this practice:

* Lowering stress level

* Lowering anxiety

* Improving sleep quality

* Improving immune system

* Increase Endorphins level (the “happy hormone”)

* Increase trust from other people

* Increase perceived leadership power

* Smile is contagious and will create “happier people around you”

* Improved relationship

* And much more!

So what are you waiting to practice, especially if you have experienced some level of depression, lack of joy, lack of happiness, anxiety?

If you need a coach to support you in this practice and create a more curated program to recover your power, contact me, I will get you there in no time!

Have a smiley day!

G

I just gave a detailed interview of many of my tips and content of the Awakened Leadership program for XTraOrdinary Sports, a channel dedicated to the top athletes in the world!

Being a CEO, an executive, or running a household can be as challenging as being a top athlete! Watch the video or listen now on how those coaching secrets and healing methods can also apply to you, your team and your organization…

 

If you prefer listening to the interview in audio through my podcast you can also listen or download the full content here!

Interested to get a free 20 minutes call with me to see how some of those coaching tools could increase drastically your life quality, productivity & happiness? Email me here!

Talk soon!

Guillaume

How many times in your life, or in a day, are you thinking this? In which aspect of your life such limiting belief has created a true poison and handicap?

In this new episode, I explore why this statement “I am not good enough” is surprisingly so frequently the baseline thinking of many leaders. I discuss why in many ways our brain is wired for “inner critic” and how we can start finding our way out of those weeds…

In working in depth with that feeling of “not good enough”, we can discover a great gift for inner peace, and new steps for more happiness.