The Transformative Human Podcast

In this episode of the Seeking an Awakening podcast, Jay Johnson shares his profound journey of spiritual evolution, bridging the realms of neuroscience, psychology, and personal transformation. He discusses the challenges of awakening, the importance of mindfulness, and how understanding human design can lead to authentic living. Jay emphasizes the significance of triggers as opportunities for growth and the necessity of regulating the nervous system for clarity and purpose. He also introduces his podcast, Harness the Shift, aimed at fostering community and shared wisdom.

Top 10 Takeaways

1. Jay's journey from the Air Force to neuroscience and psychology.

2. The impact of personal loss on spiritual awakening.

3. Mindfulness is essential for emotional regulation and presence.

4. Triggers can be seen as opportunities for personal growth.

5. Understanding human design helps align with one's true self.

6. The importance of community and shared experiences in healing.

7. Awareness and self-inquiry are key to transformation.

8. Living with intention leads to a more fulfilling life.

9. The podcast serves as a platform for exploring spiritual topics.

10. True love and compassion begin with self-acceptance.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Jay Johnson

01:31 Jay's Spiritual Evolution and Background

05:15 The Awakening Process and Its Challenges

09:40 The Role of Mindfulness and Presence

12:17 Harnessing the Shift: The Podcast Journey

18:59 Understanding Human Design and Energy

22:17 Triggers as Opportunities for Growth

30:20 The Importance of Mindfulness in Daily Life

37:45 The Five Questions: Insights and Reflections

Keywords

#spirituality #awakening #neuroscience, #mindfulness, #humandesign #personalgrowth #emotionalintelligence #podcasting #transformation #consciousness #healing 

Jay is the creator and host of “Harness the Shift Podcast” 

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

https://open.spotify.com/show/4MoWC1rJTcJIQdNpkBCFOz?si=b5475efeea3148dc

https://www.instagram.com/harnesstheshiftwithjay/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/harnesstheshiftwithjay/

https://www.facebook.com/harnesstheshiftwithjay

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The Great Seeking & Awakening Podcast - Awaken the Seeker. Activate Remembrance

Exploring the Mind-Body-Soul connection between our physical, spiritual and metaphysical worlds.

For curious, intentional, and evolving souls seeking to understand this reality and the interplay between our consciousness, physical, spiritual, and metaphysical worlds.  If you feel called to awaken, improve, align, and live out your true life mission with clarity, purpose and intention, in alignment with your higher self and for the benefit of the greater collective! You are Called to Seek. You are Destined to Awaken. You are Here to Remember. Welcome.ptimism

Nick Motycka's journey illustrates the profound potential for healing that exists when we embrace alternative modalities alongside traditional methods.

Recognizing trauma and seeking help, can lead to transformative change.

As you navigate your own healing journey, remember that every step towards understanding and compassion is a step towards recovery.

In this episode, you will learn how Nick Motycka turned his struggles with PTSD into a healing journey.

In recent years, many have faced unprecedented challenges, leading to a surge in mental health issues. One person who navigated these turbulent waters is Nick Motycka, a former police officer who transformed his trauma into an empowering healing journey. In this episode, we’ll explore Nick’s story, the modalities he discovered, and how you can apply similar principles to your own life for better mental well-being.

Understanding the Impact of Trauma

Trauma can manifest in various forms, especially for those in high-stress professions like law enforcement. For Nick, his career in the Calgary Police Service exposed him to numerous traumatic events, leading to a diagnosis of severe PTSD. This section discusses:

- The emotional and psychological toll of trauma on individuals.

- Common symptoms of PTSD and how they can affect daily life.

- The importance of recognizing and acknowledging trauma as the first step towards healing.

Nick's Journey: From Darkness to Light

The Turning Point

In early 2020, Nick hit a breaking point where he realized that his coping mechanisms were unsustainable. After a series of events, including losing a child, he sought help.

Discovering Alternative Healing Modalities

Nick’s exploration of alternative therapies began when his wife benefited from energy work during her own healing journey. This opened the door for Nick to explore:

- Energy healing techniques that prioritize emotional and physical balance.

- The role of community and support systems in recovery.

- Insights on how traditional methods sometimes fall short in addressing trauma.

Connect with Nick Motycka

nick at flowstatedesigns.ca

www.collectiverising.ca/our-story

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In this episode of the Great Seeking and Awakening Podcast, Dina Berrin delves into the exploration of intuition as pattern recognition and the concept of life as an adventure of growth and learning.

Dina shares her journey of discovering and developing intuitive skills, her experience with divination, and the understanding of intuition as a tool for conscious living.

The discussion also covers the use of spiritual tools as mirrors, the development of intuition, and the launch of online classes and training.

Takeaways

• Intuition as pattern recognition
• Life as an adventure of growth and learning
• Influenced by her astrology intuitive grandmother
• Real awakening begins when we start paying attention to the patterns in our lives

Chapters

• 00:00 Introduction and Connection
• 05:04 Understanding Intuition
• 26:56 Awakening to Conscious Living

  Connect with Dina Berrin

• https://dinaberrin.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/DinaBerrinTarot/
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3nA9-7zG5IqYrJ-RfLxeMg
• https://www.instagram.com/dinaberrin/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/dina-perlmutter-berrin-cpcc-pcc-5b812022/
• dina at dinaberrin.com

Connect with Podcast Host, Marc Palud

https://ovou.com/marcpalud

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In this episode of the Seeking an Awakening podcast, Jay Johnson shares his profound journey of spiritual evolution, bridging the realms of neuroscience, psychology, and personal transformation. He discusses the challenges of awakening, the importance of mindfulness, and how understanding human design can lead to authentic living. Jay emphasizes the significance of triggers as opportunities for growth and the necessity of regulating the nervous system for clarity and purpose. He also introduces his podcast, Harness the Shift, aimed at fostering community and shared wisdom.

Top 10 Takeaways

1. Jay's journey from the Air Force to neuroscience and psychology.

2. The impact of personal loss on spiritual awakening.

3. Mindfulness is essential for emotional regulation and presence.

4. Triggers can be seen as opportunities for personal growth.

5. Understanding human design helps align with one's true self.

6. The importance of community and shared experiences in healing.

7. Awareness and self-inquiry are key to transformation.

8. Living with intention leads to a more fulfilling life.

9. The podcast serves as a platform for exploring spiritual topics.

10. True love and compassion begin with self-acceptance.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Jay Johnson

01:31 Jay's Spiritual Evolution and Background

05:15 The Awakening Process and Its Challenges

09:40 The Role of Mindfulness and Presence

12:17 Harnessing the Shift: The Podcast Journey

18:59 Understanding Human Design and Energy

22:17 Triggers as Opportunities for Growth

30:20 The Importance of Mindfulness in Daily Life

37:45 The Five Questions: Insights and Reflections

Keywords

#spirituality #awakening #neuroscience, #mindfulness, #humandesign #personalgrowth #emotionalintelligence #podcasting #transformation #consciousness #healing 

Jay is the creator and host of “Harness the Shift Podcast” 

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

https://open.spotify.com/show/4MoWC1rJTcJIQdNpkBCFOz?si=b5475efeea3148dc

https://www.instagram.com/harnesstheshiftwithjay/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/harnesstheshiftwithjay/

https://www.facebook.com/harnesstheshiftwithjay

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The Great Seeking & Awakening Podcast - Awaken the Seeker. Activate Remembrance

Exploring the Mind-Body-Soul connection between our physical, spiritual and metaphysical worlds.

For curious, intentional, and evolving souls seeking to understand this reality and the interplay between our consciousness, physical, spiritual, and metaphysical worlds.  If you feel called to awaken, improve, align, and live out your true life mission with clarity, purpose and intention, in alignment with your higher self and for the benefit of the greater collective! You are Called to Seek. You are Destined to Awaken. You are Here to Remember. Welcome.

#MindBodySoul #Spirituality #Philosophy #SoulPurpose #SoulAlignment #DivineLove #Remembrance #QuantumField #Truth #Peace #Alignment #Synchronicities #Esotericism 

#Innerpeace #AstralRealms #Angels #Channeling #Ascension #Activations #Transformation 

#Embodiment  #HerosJourney #LifeMission #LifeStory #Gnosis #Consciousness #Innerverse

#Multiverse #Universen#HolographicUniversen#FunctionalHealth #PeakHealth #Frequency

#HealingJourney #Psychology #HumanOS #GeneKeys #HumanDesign #Merkaba #Enlightenment #Forgiveness #Empathy #Energy #Happiness #Fulfillment #Purpose #Connection to the Divine #Seeing Beauty in the All #Openly Vulnerable #AuthenticRemembrance #Optimism

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1. You Are The Star - song from album: Mystery to Ourselves (Feb. 1, 2026)

ALBUM: Mystery to Ourselves (Released Feb. 1, 2026)

ARTIST: Sophia-Maria Satori

ABOUT SOPHIA-MARIA SATORI: Music infused with spirit and intention—crafted to uplift, awaken, and inspire remembrance of our true essence. Through transformational soundscapes woven from poetry, notes, reflections, journals and insights collected over the years, Sophia-Maria Satori invites listeners to reconnect with their original divine frequency and inner light.

With love, light, joy, and blessings—may these songs be an offering for your soul’s reawakening.

The Meaning Behind the Name

The artistic name Sophia-Maria Satori was chosen for its deep resonance with Gnostic and esoteric wisdom, symbolizing the journey from separation to wholeness.

Sophia represents divine feminine wisdom and awakening. She embodies the anima mundi—the soul of the world—guiding humanity’s passage from material illusion to spiritual remembrance, integrating duality into unity. Maria embodies grace, purity, and compassion—the receptive aspect of the divine feminine that nurtures the birth of inner light. She symbolizes the emotional sea of transformation, the “Star of the Sea” guiding through trial toward illumination and spiritual manifestation. Satori, rooted in Zen, signifies sudden enlightenment—a moment of pure seeing beyond ego or reason, revealing the timeless nature of being and the harmony of all creation.

The Collective Essence

Together, Sophia-Maria Satori channels a sacred feminine triad of wisdom, compassion, and realization. This fusion becomes a living alchemy: descent into depth, gestation in stillness, and revelation through awakening. It serves as an invocation to transcend the “Veil of Forgetfulness” and embody the radiant truth of divine oneness.

Sophia-Maria Satori 

Produced by The Podcast Positive Media Network

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7. Ascended Masters - song from album: Mystery to Ourselves (Feb. 1, 2026)

ARTIST: Sophia-Maria Satori

ABOUT SOPHIA-MARIA SATORI: Music infused with spirit and intention—crafted to uplift, awaken, and inspire remembrance of our true essence. Through transformational soundscapes woven from poetry, notes, reflections, journals and insights collected over the years, Sophia-Maria Satori invites listeners to reconnect with their original divine frequency and inner light.

With love, light, joy, and blessings—may these songs be an offering for your soul’s reawakening.

The Meaning Behind the Name

The artistic name Sophia-Maria Satori was chosen for its deep resonance with Gnostic and esoteric wisdom, symbolizing the journey from separation to wholeness.

Sophia represents divine feminine wisdom and awakening. She embodies the anima mundi—the soul of the world—guiding humanity’s passage from material illusion to spiritual remembrance, integrating duality into unity. Maria embodies grace, purity, and compassion—the receptive aspect of the divine feminine that nurtures the birth of inner light. She symbolizes the emotional sea of transformation, the “Star of the Sea” guiding through trial toward illumination and spiritual manifestation. Satori, rooted in Zen, signifies sudden enlightenment—a moment of pure seeing beyond ego or reason, revealing the timeless nature of being and the harmony of all creation.

The Collective Essence

Together, Sophia-Maria Satori channels a sacred feminine triad of wisdom, compassion, and realization. This fusion becomes a living alchemy: descent into depth, gestation in stillness, and revelation through awakening. It serves as an invocation to transcend the “Veil of Forgetfulness” and embody the radiant truth of divine oneness.

Sophia-Maria Satori 

Produced by The Podcast Positive Media Network

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6. Veil of Forgetfulness - song from album: Mystery to Ourselves (Feb. 1, 2026)

ARTIST: Sophia-Maria Satori

ABOUT SOPHIA-MARIA SATORI: Music infused with spirit and intention—crafted to uplift, awaken, and inspire remembrance of our true essence. Through transformational soundscapes woven from poetry, notes, reflections, journals and insights collected over the years, Sophia-Maria Satori invites listeners to reconnect with their original divine frequency and inner light.

With love, light, joy, and blessings—may these songs be an offering for your soul’s reawakening.

The Meaning Behind the Name

The artistic name Sophia-Maria Satori was chosen for its deep resonance with Gnostic and esoteric wisdom, symbolizing the journey from separation to wholeness.

Sophia represents divine feminine wisdom and awakening. She embodies the anima mundi—the soul of the world—guiding humanity’s passage from material illusion to spiritual remembrance, integrating duality into unity. Maria embodies grace, purity, and compassion—the receptive aspect of the divine feminine that nurtures the birth of inner light. She symbolizes the emotional sea of transformation, the “Star of the Sea” guiding through trial toward illumination and spiritual manifestation. Satori, rooted in Zen, signifies sudden enlightenment—a moment of pure seeing beyond ego or reason, revealing the timeless nature of being and the harmony of all creation.

The Collective Essence

Together, Sophia-Maria Satori channels a sacred feminine triad of wisdom, compassion, and realization. This fusion becomes a living alchemy: descent into depth, gestation in stillness, and revelation through awakening. It serves as an invocation to transcend the “Veil of Forgetfulness” and embody the radiant truth of divine oneness.

Sophia-Maria Satori 

Produced by The Podcast Positive Media Network

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10. Mystery to Ourselves (experimental track) - song from album: Mystery to Ourselves (Feb. 1, 2026)

ARTIST: Sophia-Maria Satori

ABOUT SOPHIA-MARIA SATORI: Music infused with spirit and intention—crafted to uplift, awaken, and inspire remembrance of our true essence. Through transformational soundscapes woven from poetry, notes, reflections, journals and insights collected over the years, Sophia-Maria Satori invites listeners to reconnect with their original divine frequency and inner light.

With love, light, joy, and blessings—may these songs be an offering for your soul’s reawakening.

The Meaning Behind the Name

The artistic name Sophia-Maria Satori was chosen for its deep resonance with Gnostic and esoteric wisdom, symbolizing the journey from separation to wholeness.

Sophia represents divine feminine wisdom and awakening. She embodies the anima mundi—the soul of the world—guiding humanity’s passage from material illusion to spiritual remembrance, integrating duality into unity. Maria embodies grace, purity, and compassion—the receptive aspect of the divine feminine that nurtures the birth of inner light. She symbolizes the emotional sea of transformation, the “Star of the Sea” guiding through trial toward illumination and spiritual manifestation. Satori, rooted in Zen, signifies sudden enlightenment—a moment of pure seeing beyond ego or reason, revealing the timeless nature of being and the harmony of all creation.

The Collective Essence

Together, Sophia-Maria Satori channels a sacred feminine triad of wisdom, compassion, and realization. This fusion becomes a living alchemy: descent into depth, gestation in stillness, and revelation through awakening. It serves as an invocation to transcend the “Veil of Forgetfulness” and embody the radiant truth of divine oneness.

Sophia-Maria Satori 

Produced by The Podcast Positive Media Network

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9. Divine Purpose - song from album: Mystery to Ourselves (Feb. 1, 2026)

ARTIST: Sophia-Maria Satori

ABOUT SOPHIA-MARIA SATORI: Music infused with spirit and intention—crafted to uplift, awaken, and inspire remembrance of our true essence. Through transformational soundscapes woven from poetry, notes, reflections, journals and insights collected over the years, Sophia-Maria Satori invites listeners to reconnect with their original divine frequency and inner light.

With love, light, joy, and blessings—may these songs be an offering for your soul’s reawakening.

The Meaning Behind the Name

The artistic name Sophia-Maria Satori was chosen for its deep resonance with Gnostic and esoteric wisdom, symbolizing the journey from separation to wholeness.

Sophia represents divine feminine wisdom and awakening. She embodies the anima mundi—the soul of the world—guiding humanity’s passage from material illusion to spiritual remembrance, integrating duality into unity. Maria embodies grace, purity, and compassion—the receptive aspect of the divine feminine that nurtures the birth of inner light. She symbolizes the emotional sea of transformation, the “Star of the Sea” guiding through trial toward illumination and spiritual manifestation. Satori, rooted in Zen, signifies sudden enlightenment—a moment of pure seeing beyond ego or reason, revealing the timeless nature of being and the harmony of all creation.

The Collective Essence

Together, Sophia-Maria Satori channels a sacred feminine triad of wisdom, compassion, and realization. This fusion becomes a living alchemy: descent into depth, gestation in stillness, and revelation through awakening. It serves as an invocation to transcend the “Veil of Forgetfulness” and embody the radiant truth of divine oneness.

Sophia-Maria Satori 

Produced by The Podcast Positive Media Network

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4. Divine Light - song from album: Mystery to Ourselves (Feb. 1, 2026)

ARTIST: Sophia-Maria Satori

ABOUT SOPHIA-MARIA SATORI: Music infused with spirit and intention—crafted to uplift, awaken, and inspire remembrance of our true essence. Through transformational soundscapes woven from poetry, notes, reflections, journals and insights collected over the years, Sophia-Maria Satori invites listeners to reconnect with their original divine frequency and inner light.

With love, light, joy, and blessings—may these songs be an offering for your soul’s reawakening.

The Meaning Behind the Name

The artistic name Sophia-Maria Satori was chosen for its deep resonance with Gnostic and esoteric wisdom, symbolizing the journey from separation to wholeness.

Sophia represents divine feminine wisdom and awakening. She embodies the anima mundi—the soul of the world—guiding humanity’s passage from material illusion to spiritual remembrance, integrating duality into unity. Maria embodies grace, purity, and compassion—the receptive aspect of the divine feminine that nurtures the birth of inner light. She symbolizes the emotional sea of transformation, the “Star of the Sea” guiding through trial toward illumination and spiritual manifestation. Satori, rooted in Zen, signifies sudden enlightenment—a moment of pure seeing beyond ego or reason, revealing the timeless nature of being and the harmony of all creation.

The Collective Essence

Together, Sophia-Maria Satori channels a sacred feminine triad of wisdom, compassion, and realization. This fusion becomes a living alchemy: descent into depth, gestation in stillness, and revelation through awakening. It serves as an invocation to transcend the “Veil of Forgetfulness” and embody the radiant truth of divine oneness.

Sophia-Maria Satori 

Produced by The Podcast Positive Media Network