“You are not your story, you are the awareness behind it,” Swami Nityananda

The joyful life is one of full embodiment, and that includes the spiritual life.

In this episode, I sat down with Swami Nityananda to explore the intersection of ancient traditions, specifically Advaita Vedanta and Kriya Yoga, and how to embody joy of ananda into our day to daylife. Swami Nityananda brings a deeply grounded perspective on how we can bridge the gap between profound inner realization and outer lived reality.

Together, we dive into how a joyful, spiritual life embodies true emotional honesty, real-world embodiment, and a commitment to nurturing love, kindness, and devotion in our day-to-day interactions.

In this episode, we cover:

* How the principles of Kriya Yoga and Advaita Vedanta serve as actionable roadmaps for awakening.

* Why true spiritual progress happens in your daily habits, body awareness, and emotional life.

* The foundational role of heart-centered practices in sustaining inner peace.

* Practical steps for integrating deep spiritual inquiry with your external commitments and relationships.

* Following Your Bliss: Reconnecting with innate joy as a direct path to experiencing spiritual fullness.

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Want to go deeper into the architecture of the New Human? Before the interviews of Season 2, there was the solo narrative of Season 1—a journey exploring the somatic dimensions of psychic phenomena, ancestral frequencies living in your cells, and how to actually ground your body when the world feels like it’s collapsing. Catch up on the foundational framework and read the complete Season 1 Episode Guide here:

https://michelledixonwriter.substack.com/p/the-shattering-place-podcast-season

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IKONA the novel – “A compelling and mind-bending SF story.” — Kirkus Reviews

This podcast was inspired by the multidimensional themes in the novel IKONA by M.D. Dixon, the host of the Shattering Place. Purchase your copy and explore the visionary world behind the transmission here.

“In Dixon’s epic fantasy novel, various seekers pursue an object that can lead them to paradise … In this time-twisting, centuries-spanning yarn, Dixon delivers an engaging narrative of searching for utopia … Threads of religion, mysticism, meditation, and past lives are woven throughout the narrative, giving this story a soul-touching, deep vibe.” — Kirkus Reviews

Purchase Links: https://books2read.com/ikona

IN PRACTICE: WORKING WITH MD Dixon

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About Our Guest

Swami Nityananda helps listeners live in joy and freedom. Her teachings reach audiences in more than sixty countries and she has been a featured speaker on NPR and Radio Ireland among other platforms. Her work has been supported by Fulbright grants, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and has received other national and international awards. She was consecrated as a Swami by Swami Shankarananda in 2014.

She is the spiritual teacher and spiritual leader at Awake Yoga Meditation, a meditation community located physically in Baltimore that reaches listeners in many geographical areas. This conversation uncovers how spirituality can be seamlessly woven into our daily lives,

Listeners say her teachings of nondual awareness and the yogic tradition are relatable, clear, and joyous. Her meditations help listeners feel calm and exuberant, and live their fullest lives, strengthening self-awareness, relationships, abundance, and well-being on every level. As Juniper Ellis she is Professor Emerita of English at Loyola University Maryland.

Website: Awakeyogameditation.org

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/awakeyogameditation

Substack: https://awakeyogameditation.substack.com/

Instagram: @swami_nityananda_giri

Instagram: @awakeyogameditation

TikTok: @swami_nityananda_giri

FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/awakeyogameditationcenter/

Her book: Conscious Bliss: Shifting from Stress to Serenity is available at https://amzn.to/49OIfOP

Are we in pain because we’re finally waking up to our collective system, and our place within it?

In this episode of The Shattering Place, I’m joined by Liz Moyer Benferhat. She is an author, somatic educator, and founder of We Heal For All. Drawing from nearly two decades in international development, Liz shares her transition from high-level policy spaces to healing-centered approaches, exploring how emotional awareness, authenticity, and community circles drive genuine societal change.

Together, we unpack a powerful truth: our inner reactions to global crisis, whether anger, grief, or total numbness, are vital clues to our core values. When we allow ourselves to feel these states deeply rather than bypassing them, we gain the clarity needed to fuel authentic, sustainable action.

Join us as we explore why the most critical work of our time might just begin within, how that connects to consciousness and awakening, and how processing the world’s pain together may even be the answer to planetary evolution.

The Shattering Place - Where this podcast began!

Want to go deeper into the architecture of the New Human? Before the interviews of Season 2, there was the solo narrative of Season 1—a journey exploring the somatic dimensions of psychic phenomena, ancestral frequencies living in your cells, and how to actually ground your body when the world feels like it’s collapsing. Catch up on the foundational framework and read the complete Season 1 Episode Guide here:

https://michelledixonwriter.substack.com/p/the-shattering-place-podcast-season

The Stillpoint Community: Exclusive writing, videos, and live community calls.

Committed to exploring the multidimensional nature of reality—from awakening experiences and quantum consciousness to collective evolution, collapse, and the daily practice of presence and compassion. Bridging inner alignment with outer impact, this space offers a discerning, deeply substantiated, and therapeutically grounded approach to consciousness, rooted in a deeply felt care for the state of our world.

https://linktr.ee/michelle.dixon

IKONA the novel – “A compelling and mind-bending SF story.” — Kirkus Reviews

This podcast was inspired by the multidimensional themes in the novel IKONA by M.D. Dixon, the host of the Shattering Place. Purchase your copy and explore the visionary world behind the transmission here.

“In Dixon’s epic fantasy novel, various seekers pursue an object that can lead them to paradise … In this time-twisting, centuries-spanning yarn, Dixon delivers an engaging narrative of searching for utopia … Threads of religion, mysticism, meditation, and past lives are woven throughout the narrative, giving this story a soul-touching, deep vibe.” — Kirkus Reviews

Purchase Links: https://books2read.com/ikona

IN PRACTICE: WORKING WITH MD Dixon

90-Day 1-1 Program: A Return to Self A high-depth, three-month container designed to reclaim your most authentic, multidimensional self. Synthesizing Evolutionary Astrology with evidence-based somatic modalities, we map your deeper life architecture to align your nervous system with your soul’s mission.

👉 Secure your spot here:

https://evolutionary-soul-map-bundle.systeme.io/

About Our Guest

Liz Moyer Benferhat has spent nearly two decades in sustainable development, where she kept witnessing the same thing: burnout, grief, and an inner toll nobody talks about. What she found wasn’t a problem unique to activists or policymakers. It was a human problem. In 2018, she launched We Heal For All to address what she saw as the missing piece in social change work: the emotional lives of the people doing it. Through her teaching, she demystifies emotions, what they are, how they move through the mind and body, and why understanding them changes everything. In her signature Circle model, participants process those emotions experientially, together, unearthing wisdom within what they feel.

The work has helped hundreds of people, parents, professionals, healers, and everyday humans trying to make sense of it all, move through the world’s pain rather than be flattened by it, and find their place in changing it. Her sustainable development work spans from grassroots programs in Africa and South America to SDG policy through the UN’s Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and her research has been published in Columbia University’s Consilience Journal. She holds a Master of Public Administration in Development Practice from Columbia University and lives in the Bronx, New York.

Her award-winning debut book, When the World Hurts: Why the World’s Pain Makes Sense, and What You Can Do About It, is available now at wehealforall.com/book.

Connect with our guest:

Website: www.wehealforall.com

Substack: wehealforall.substack.com

IG: @wehealforall

Podcast - We Heal For All: The Collective Healing Podcast

My guest this week has spent her life living right on that razor’s edge of radical expansion, living at full throttle!

Joining me on the podcast this week is TeZa Lord: a lifelong yogi, spirit activist, author, and artist whose journey reads like a crazy-fun, multi-dimensional map of the human experience. From witnessing UFOs in 1968 as a young woman, to navigating profound personal shattering moments, TeZa has spent decades translating cosmic mystery into grounded, lived wisdom and producing incredible art!

In this episode, we dive deep into her spiritual evolution and what she sees happening in the collective. We explore her extraordinary extraterrestrial encounters, how she survived the times her reality completely fractured, and why she views societal and personal darkness as the intense labor pains of a species evolving.

Ultimately, this is a conversation about the two forces that hold the universe together: balance and love.

Whether you are currently navigating your own “shattering place,” trying to make sense of the chaotic state of our world, or curious about the intersection of art, activism, and the cosmos, TeZa’s fierce faith and radiant perspective will offer the exact orientation you need right now.

The Shattering Place - Where this podcast began!

Want to go deeper into the architecture of the New Human? Before the interviews of Season 2, there was the solo narrative of Season 1—a journey exploring the somatic dimensions of psychic phenomena, ancestral frequencies living in your cells, and how to actually ground your body when the world feels like it’s collapsing. Catch up on the foundational framework and read the complete Season 1 Episode Guide here:

https://michelledixonwriter.substack.com/p/the-shattering-place-podcast-season

The Stillpoint Community: Exclusive writing, videos, and live community calls.

Committed to exploring the multidimensional nature of reality—from awakening experiences and quantum consciousness to collective evolution, collapse, and the daily practice of presence and compassion. Bridging inner alignment with outer impact, this space offers a discerning, deeply substantiated, and therapeutically grounded approach to consciousness, rooted in a deeply felt care for the state of our world.

https://linktr.ee/michelle.dixon

IKONA the novel

This podcast was inspired by the multidimensional themes in the novel IKONA by M.D. Dixon, the host of the Shattering Place. Purchase your copy and explore the visionary world behind the transmission here.

Purchase Links: https://books2read.com/ikona

IN PRACTICE: WORKING WITH MD Dixon

90-Day 1-1 Program: A Return to Self A high-depth, three-month container designed to reclaim your most authentic, multidimensional self. Synthesizing Evolutionary Astrology with evidence-based somatic modalities, we map your deeper life architecture to align your nervous system with your soul’s mission.

👉 Secure your spot here: https://evolutionary-soul-map-bundle.systeme.io/

About Our Guest

TeZa Lord: From Caribbean She-pirate to Spirit author/artist/activist, botanical illustrator and early plant medicine enthusiast 40 years sober, lifelong yogi and meditator, community kirtan and uplifting thought leader, family person and grower of a timber bamboo forest in North Florida, working on a sixth book about the Light that pierces through the darkness.

https://tezalord.com/

What if your dreams are there to heal you? And might also predict the future?

In this episode, I sit down with Valerie Johns, MFT—a psychotherapist, poet, and dreamworker with over 35 years of experience in depth psychology and somatic practice. Valerie joins us to share her profound insights into the nature of dreams, how they function, and how listening to the unconscious can lead to deep healing, self-discovery, and collective transformation.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

* The limitations of using symbol-dictionaries / Google / ChatGPT to interpret your dreams;

* Practical techniques for working with your own dreams;

* The spiritual significance of dreams in both personal and societal healing.

Join the Stillpoint Community: Exclusive writing, videos, and live community calls.

Committed to exploring the multidimensional nature of reality—from awakening experiences and quantum consciousness to collective evolution, collapse, and the daily practice of presence and compassion. Bridging inner alignment with outer impact, this space offers a discerning, deeply substantiated, and therapeutically grounded approach to consciousness, rooted in a deeply felt care for the state of our world.

https://linktr.ee/michelle.dixon

IKONA the novel

This podcast was inspired by the multidimensional themes in the novel IKONA by M.D. Dixon, the host of the Shattering Place. Purchase your copy and explore the visionary world behind the transmission here.

Purchase Links: https://books2read.com/ikona

IN PRACTICE: WORKING WITH MD Dixon

90-Day 1-1 Program: A Return to Self A high-depth, three-month container designed to reclaim your most authentic, multidimensional self. Synthesizing Evolutionary Astrology with evidence-based somatic modalities, we map your deeper life architecture to align your nervous system with your soul’s mission.

👉 Secure your spot here:

https://evolutionary-soul-map-bundle.systeme.io/

Deep Dive: References & Further Reading

James Hollis writes about dreamwork and depth psychology

Bring Me the Rhinoceros: And Other Zen Koans That Will Save Your Life, by John Tarrant

The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious by Carl Jung

The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell

Night Flights (coming soon), by Valerie Johns

Ashes in the Milk, by Valerie Johns

About Our Guest

Valerie Johns, MFT s a psychotherapist, poet, and dreamworker based in Los Angeles, where she has maintained a private practice for over 35 years. Her clinical and creative work grows from the same root: a belief that the unconscious speaks in images, and that learning to listen changes everything. Clinically trained in depth psychology and somatic approaches, Valerie brings a practitioner’s precision and a poet’s ear to the work of dreaming. Her approach to dream work resists the tidy symbol-dictionary model. Instead, she works associatively, somatically, and imaginatively — treating dreams as living encounters rather than puzzles to solve. It’s a method rooted in Jungian tradition but animated by decades of sitting with real people in real darkness. Her new poetry collection, Night Flights (BookBaby, July 2026), is the lyric distillation of that practice — poems that move through grief, horses, fire, the body, and the strange grace of the interior life. It’s a journey into soul retrieval, a walk toward wholeness.

https://linktr.ee/valeriejohns

Whether you love channeled material, are completely new to it, or consider yourself a bit of a skeptic, this episode is for you. Today, we are demystifying channeling by looking at the real-life human journey behind it and then getting a taster!

We are joined by Derek and Sandy from Anamlíniú, their organisation and mission, focused on walking alongside people through awakening and bringing higher awareness into everyday life. We explore how they went from everyday, ordinary lives to a life filled with channelling various higher dimensional intelligences, speaking light language, and supporting others to awaken to their true nature in these troubled times. Plus, this episode comes with a massive twist: in the second half, Sandy actually tunes in and channels galactic intelligence directly. It is a transmission you won’t want to miss!

The Shattering Place - Where this podcast began!

Want to go deeper into the architecture of the New Human? Before the interviews of Season 2, there was the solo narrative of Season 1—a journey exploring the somatic dimensions of psychic phenomena, ancestral frequencies living in your cells, and how to actually ground your body when the world feels like it’s collapsing. Catch up on the foundational framework and read the complete Season 1 Episode Guide here:

https://michelledixonwriter.substack.com/p/the-shattering-place-podcast-season

The Stillpoint Community: Exclusive writing, videos, and live community calls.

Committed to exploring the multidimensional nature of reality—from awakening experiences and quantum consciousness to collective evolution, collapse, and the daily practice of presence and compassion. Bridging inner alignment with outer impact, this space offers a discerning, deeply substantiated, and therapeutically grounded approach to consciousness, rooted in a deeply felt care for the state of our world.

https://linktr.ee/michelle.dixon

IKONA the novel

This podcast was inspired by the multidimensional themes in the novel IKONA by M.D. Dixon, the host of the Shattering Place. Purchase your copy and explore the visionary world behind the transmission here.

Purchase Links: https://books2read.com/ikona

IN PRACTICE: WORKING WITH MD Dixon

90-Day 1-1 Program: A Return to Self A high-depth, three-month container designed to reclaim your most authentic, multidimensional self. Synthesizing Evolutionary Astrology with evidence-based somatic modalities, we map your deeper life architecture to align your nervous system with your soul’s mission.

👉 Secure your spot here: https://evolutionary-soul-map-bundle.systeme.io/

About Sandy & Derek:

Anamlíniú is a heart-centered space devoted to supporting individuals in returning tosoul alignment through channeling, energy healing, light language, sound, andMeditation. Founded by Derek & Sandy, Anamlíniú exists to walk alongside, not ahead, offering grounded, integrative perspectives on spiritual awakening. They offer channeling, energy and sound healing, light language and meditation that is accessible and affordable based on a 3 tiered energy exchange system where clients select the investment amount based on what resonates and where they are at.

Spiritual Guidance Gateway - Free Offerhttps://anamliniu.krtra.com/t/gd4c0uirwPrKAnamlíniú Websitehttps://anamliniu.krtra.com/t/p1ui6I8OBnZaSocial Media linkshttps://www.youtube.com/@Anamliniuhttps://www.facebook.com/Anamliniuhttps://www.instagram.com/anamliniuhttps://www.tiktok.com/@anamliniu

What happens when the structure of who you think you are completely dissolves?

In this episode of The Shattering Place, I sit down with Stephan Kerby, co-founder and lead instructor at the Mindscape Psychedelic Institute. Kerby trains facilitators in the profound art of plant medicine journeys, specializing in 5-MeO-DMT, often referred to as the “God Molecule.” This incredibly potent compound temporarily shuts down the brain’s default mode network, shifting our experience from the localized ego-self into a vast, direct realization of pure, unified consciousness.

Kerby shares his journey from the world of finance to psychedelic facilitation, offering a grounded, deeply thoughtful perspective on what it means to cross these thresholds. We also discuss how to ground an awakening experience into daily life, the role of community in healing, where we may be headed as a human collective in terms of our evolution through the increasing mainstream use of plant medicine, and the role of humility in the awakening journey

Whether you are deeply familiar with the plant medicine space or simply curious about the frontiers of human consciousness, this conversation is an invitation to look at what happens in the wake of waking up.

The Shattering Place - Where this podcast began!

Want to go deeper into the architecture of the New Human? Before the interviews of Season 2, there was the solo narrative of Season 1—a journey exploring the somatic dimensions of psychic phenomena, ancestral frequencies living in your cells, and how to actually ground your body when the world feels like it’s collapsing. Catch up on the foundational framework and read the complete Season 1 Episode Guide here:

https://michelledixonwriter.substack.com/p/the-shattering-place-podcast-season

The Stillpoint Community: Exclusive writing, videos, and live community calls.

Committed to exploring the multidimensional nature of reality—from awakening experiences and quantum consciousness to collective evolution, collapse, and the daily practice of presence and compassion. Bridging inner alignment with outer impact, this space offers a discerning, deeply substantiated, and therapeutically grounded approach to consciousness, rooted in a deeply felt care for the state of our world.

https://linktr.ee/michelle.dixon

IKONA the novel

This podcast was inspired by the multidimensional themes in the novel IKONA by M.D. Dixon, the host of the Shattering Place. Purchase your copy and explore the visionary world behind the transmission here.

Purchase Links: https://books2read.com/ikona

IN PRACTICE: WORKING WITH MD Dixon

90-Day 1-1 Program: A Return to Self A high-depth, three-month container designed to reclaim your most authentic, multidimensional self. Synthesizing Evolutionary Astrology with evidence-based somatic modalities, we map your deeper life architecture to align your nervous system with your soul’s mission.

👉 Secure your spot here:

https://evolutionary-soul-map-bundle.systeme.io/

About Our Guest: name

Stephan Kerby’s personal healing journey through entheogens opened the path to profound transformation and awakened a lifelong dedication to helping others do the same. This work began with the founding of a visionary initiative and has evolved into a mission to make psychedelic facilitation safer, more embodied, and trauma-informed.

Connect with our guest:

https://www.mindscapeinstitute.org/

Tragedy can serve as a brutal catalyst for the unraveling of the ego and the opening of the spirit. In this episode, Annie Lisa shares the raw, deeply personal story of her sister, Dr. Teresa Sievers, who was tragically murdered in 2015.

Moving past the true-crime narrative, Annie walks us through the profound spiritual landscape that opened up in the wake of her sister's passing. We dive into the multi-dimensional nature of existence, the ways consciousness persists far beyond death, and how an event of immense darkness can ultimately initiate a path of presence, compassion, and collective healing.

In this ultimately hopeful and thought-provoking episode, Annie Lisa shares the afterlife communication between her and her sister, and how they discovered a shared mission that has continued beyond her death.

The Shattering Place - Where this podcast began!

Want to go deeper into the architecture of the New Human? Before the interviews of Season 2, there was the solo narrative of Season 1— a journey exploring the somatic dimensions of psychic phenomena, ancestral frequencies living in your cells, and how to actually ground your body when the world feels like it’s collapsing. Catch up on the foundational framework and read the complete Season 1 Episode Guide here:

https://michelledixonwriter.substack.com/p/the-shattering-place-podcast-season

The Stillpoint Community: Exclusive writing, videos, and live community calls.

Committed to exploring the multidimensional nature of reality—from awakening experiences and quantum consciousness to collective evolution, collapse, and the daily practice of presence and compassion. Bridging inner alignment with outer impact, this space offers a discerning, deeply substantiated, and therapeutically grounded approach to consciousness, rooted in a deeply felt care for the state of our world.

https://linktr.ee/michelle.dixon

IKONA the novel

This podcast was inspired by the multidimensional themes in the novel IKONA by M.D. Dixon, the host of the Shattering Place. Purchase your copy and explore the visionary world behind the transmission here.

Purchase Links: https://books2read.com/ikona

IN PRACTICE: WORKING WITH MD Dixon

90-Day 1-1 Program: A Return to Self A high-depth, three-month container designed to reclaim your most authentic, multidimensional self. Synthesizing Evolutionary Astrology with evidence-based somatic modalities, we map your deeper life architecture to align your nervous system with your soul’s mission.

👉 Secure your spot here:

https://evolutionary-soul-map-bundle.systeme.io/

Deep Dive: References & Further Reading

For those looking to explore the themes of today’s episode further, we recommend the following resources:

* Grey Brayden - Pure Human

* Bruce Lipton - The Biology of Belief

* Dr. Norm Shealy - Energy Medicine

* Psych-K - modality that uncovers blocks in the subconscious

About Annie Lisa:

Annie Lisa is an author, transformational speaker, and founder of Divining Your Life, LLC. After a successful 25-year career in marketing and advertising, the murder of her sister, Dr. Teresa Sievers, in 2015 became the catalyst for a profound spiritual awakening that transformed her understanding of grief, consciousness, and human potential. Today, Annie helps individuals identify and change subconscious beliefs that may be limiting their lives, empowering them to create lasting personal transformation. Annie is the author of What My Sister Told Me After She Was Murdered and is dedicated to helping people awaken to their divine birthright as conscious creators. Annie Lisa is available for speaking engagements, keynote presentations, workshops, and private transformational sessions.

What My Sister Told Me after She Was Murdered: A Shared Journey of Transformation: all purchase links here: https://linktr.ee/annielisalife

Connect with our guest:

AnnieLisaLife.com

https://www.instagram.com/annielisalife

https://www.tiktok.com/@annielisalife

https://www.youtube.com/@annielisalife

In 2015, the brutal murder of Dr. Teresa Sievers made national headlines, but the most profound part of her story was never told on the evening news. Next week, on August 3rd, I am releasing my interview with Teresa’s sister, Annie Lisa, for a deeply personal conversation that transcends the traditional true crime narrative.

We will step beyond the tragedy itself to explore the spiritual awakening that followed in its wake, the undeniable continuation of consciousness after physical death, and the extraordinary higher purpose that can emerge from the darkest of circumstances.

Be sure to tap follow or subscribe on whichever app you are listening to right now so the full episode drops straight into your library on August 3rd!

At The Shattering Place, I am deeply committed to exploring the frontiers of evolving consciousness. Arguably, a massive part of that evolution is how we, as individuals, personally experience and connect to “All That Is.”

It’s easy to look to trending modern practices like meditation, yoga, and even plant medicine and miss some ancient traditions hidden in plain sight in the conservative world of Christianity.

When I stumbled upon the practice of Spiritual Direction—a tradition rooted deeply in early Catholic mysticism—and discovered how radically it has grown, adapted, and evolved over the past decade, I knew we had to dive in. It is no longer bound by rigid dogma. As my guest, spiritual director Paul Burgmayer explains, it has evolved alongside modern psychology, and it’s been deeply transformed into a profoundly personal, experiential anchor for the modern seeker.

In this episode, we explore the fascinating history and modern practice of spiritual direction. We look at how it offers a direct, lived relationship with the divine. Whether you are navigating your own spiritual deconstruction, looking for a deeper somatic anchor to the divine, or curious about how what spiritual direction may offer you, this conversation is for you.

The Shattering Place - Where this podcast began!

Want to go deeper into the architecture of the New Human? Before the interviews of Season 2, there was the solo narrative of Season 1—a journey exploring the somatic dimensions of psychic phenomena, ancestral frequencies living in your cells, and how to actually ground your body when the world feels like it’s collapsing. Catch up on the foundational framework and read the complete Season 1 Episode Guide here:

https://michelledixonwriter.substack.com/p/the-shattering-place-podcast-season

The Stillpoint Community: Exclusive writing, videos, and live community calls.

Committed to exploring the multidimensional nature of reality—from awakening experiences and quantum consciousness to collective evolution, collapse, and the daily practice of presence and compassion. Bridging inner alignment with outer impact, this space offers a discerning, deeply substantiated, and therapeutically grounded approach to consciousness, rooted in a deeply felt care for the state of our world.

https://linktr.ee/michelle.dixon

IKONA the novel

This podcast was inspired by the multidimensional themes in the novel IKONA by M.D. Dixon, the host of the Shattering Place. Purchase your copy and explore the visionary world behind the transmission here. 

Purchase Links: https://books2read.com/ikona

IN PRACTICE: WORKING WITH MD Dixon

90-Day 1-1 Program: A Return to Self A high-depth, three-month container designed to reclaim your most authentic, multidimensional self. Synthesizing Evolutionary Astrology with evidence-based somatic modalities, we map your deeper life architecture to align your nervous system with your soul’s mission.

👉 Secure your spot here: https://evolutionary-soul-map-bundle.systeme.io/

Deep Dive: References & Further Reading

The Making of Modern Spiritual Direction by Paul Burgmayer

Spiritual Directors International (SDI)

Ignatian Spiritual Exercises

The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life by Dr. Lisa Miller.

About Our Guest: name

Like Buckaroo Banzai, Dr. Burgmayer has always gone in several directions at once. He spent two decades as a PhD industrial chemist and high school teacher while playing trumpet semi-professionally. In his forties, a spiritual awakening shifted his path, leading to an MA in Holistic Spirituality. Now in his sixteenth year as a spiritual director and supervisor, he blends analytical precision, creative imagination, and intuition to accompany others on their journeys. He is also the author of The Making of Modern Spiritual Direction. When offline, he enjoys choir singing, woodworking, and gardening with his wife, Sharon.

Connect with our guest:

https://www.historyofsd.com

This was a nourishing conversation that took us to the edges of contemplating global crises, and back to a deep contemplation of what community means and what, as spiritual beings, it means to be of service.

Join me with food security activist and practicing Buddhist Jane Powell as we explore the vital intersections of food sovereignty, community resilience, and spiritual practice. From navigating the systemic threats of climate change and fragile global supply chains to the emotional weight of collective grief, Jane highlights how food and local initiatives serve as profound agents of connection. The conversation offers practical pathways for future readiness—including community gardening, stockpiling, and educational strategies—while diving deep into the rights of nature, collective responsibility, and the mythic power of re-establishing our sacred co-creation with the natural world.

The Shattering Place - Where this podcast began!

Want to go deeper into the architecture of the New Human? Before the interviews of Season 2, there was the solo narrative of Season 1—a journey exploring the somatic dimensions of psychic phenomena, ancestral frequencies living in your cells, and how to actually ground your body when the world feels like it’s collapsing. Catch up on the foundational framework and read the complete Season 1 Episode Guide here:

https://michelledixonwriter.substack.com/p/the-shattering-place-podcast-season

The Stillpoint Community: Exclusive writing, videos, and live community calls.

Committed to exploring the multidimensional nature of reality—from awakening experiences and quantum consciousness to collective evolution, collapse, and the daily practice of presence and compassion. Bridging inner alignment with outer impact, this space offers a discerning, deeply substantiated, and therapeutically grounded approach to consciousness, rooted in a deeply felt care for the state of our world.

https://linktr.ee/michelle.dixon

IKONA the novel

This podcast was inspired by the multidimensional themes in the novel IKONA by M.D. Dixon, the host of the Shattering Place. Purchase your copy and explore the visionary world behind the transmission here.

Purchase Links: https://books2read.com/ikona

IN PRACTICE: WORKING WITH MD Dixon

90-Day 1-1 Program: A Return to Self A high-depth, three-month container designed to reclaim your most authentic, multidimensional self. Synthesizing Evolutionary Astrology with evidence-based somatic modalities, we map your deeper life architecture to align your nervous system with your soul’s mission.

👉 Secure your spot here: https://evolutionary-soul-map-bundle.systeme.io/

RESOURCED MENTIONED THIS EPISODE

* The Well Gardened Mind by Sue Stuart-Smith

* Joanna Macy’s Council of All Beings

* Rights of Nature Movement

* Food Security Conference in Wales

* Jane quotes (unknown), “Love tells me I’m everything. Wisdom tells me I’m nothing.”

About Jane Powell

Jane Powell has spent her career in food and farming, as an editor, teacher, community activist and writer. Her particular focus is public engagement with food and where it comes from, as a way to build a more compassionate society. She has practised within the Buddhism tradition for many years and been particularly inspired by Non Violent Communication and women’s circles.

She writes at www.foodsociety.wales