Viking Academy

What if the breakthrough you're searching for isn't about working harder, but listening more deeply?

In this episode, we sit down with Daniel White: spiritual coach, energy transformation specialist, and advisor to visionary entrepreneurs, to explore the powerful connection between purpose, intuition, and personal growth.

Together, we dive into entrepreneurship, spiritual growth, discernment, and the role intuition plays in helping us navigate life's challenges. Daniel shares why personal responsibility, faith, and a deeper connection with God can open the door to greater clarity, freedom, and fulfillment.

This isn't just a conversation about success, it's about discovering how purpose and inner alignment can help us create a life that feels truly meaningful.

Topics We Explore:

• The relationship between entrepreneurship and spirituality
• Following intuition and recognizing guidance from God
• Personal responsibility as a catalyst for growth
• Discernment, energy, and navigating life's challenges
• Why breakthroughs often come through surrender and trust
• Clearing the blocks that keep us stuck
• Creating a life aligned with purpose and meaning

Connect with Daniel White: https://danielwhitecoaching.com/ 

Learn More about The Viking Academy: https://www.vikingacademy.com

What if your breath could become a doorway to something deeper?

In this episode, we sit down with John Osborne: meditation teacher, breathwork expert, and senior faculty member of the Art of Living Foundation, to explore the profound connection between breath, consciousness, and human transformation.

Together, we dive into how breathwork can help quiet the mind, release deeply held stress, and reconnect us with what John calls the "unchanging" part of ourselves. From PTSD and addiction recovery to meditation, spirituality, and the power of living in the present moment, this conversation explores why the breath may be one of the most overlooked tools for healing and self-discovery.

This isn't just a conversation about breathing: it's an exploration of awareness, resilience, and what becomes possible when we learn to connect with the deeper intelligence within us.

Topics We Explore:

• How breathwork impacts the mind, body, and emotions
• Using breath to help heal PTSD and trauma
• Why the present moment is the source of creativity and joy
• The connection between breath and spiritual traditions
• Meditation, consciousness, and direct spiritual experience
• Addiction recovery, surrender, and inner transformation
• Connecting with the "unchanging" self beneath life's chaos

Connect with John Osborne: https://www.artofliving.org/ 

Learn More about The Viking Academy: https://www.vikingacademy.com

What if true wellness wasn’t about restriction, but alignment?

In this episode, we sit down with Cassandra Bodzak: mindfulness author, holistic wellness coach, and creator of The Mindful Table, to explore the deeper connection between nourishment, self-worth, and conscious living.

Blending science, spirituality, and lived experience, Cassandra shares how many people, especially women, have been conditioned to disconnect from their bodies, ignore their intuition, and tie their worth to unrealistic standards around food and wellness.

Together, we explore mindful eating, emotional healing, self-care, and what it means to create a life that genuinely supports your energy, growth, and expansion.

This isn’t about perfection or rigid routines, it’s about learning to listen to yourself again and building a healthier relationship with your body, your habits, and your life.

Topics We Explore:

• Healing your relationship with food and body image
• Mindful eating and conscious nourishment
• Creating habits that support energy and expansion
• Breaking free from shame, stress, and perfectionism
• Balancing wellness, spirituality, and everyday life
• Self-care as a foundation for growth and alignment
• Learning to trust yourself and your body again

Connect with Cassandra Bodzak: https://www.cassandrabodzak.com

Learn More about The Viking Academy: https://www.vikingacademy.com

What if intuition and creativity were the keys to remembering who you truly are?

In this episode, we sit down with Gwyneth Flack, transformational teacher and author of Limitless: Transform Your Life With Intuition and Creativity, to explore how intuition, creativity, and consciousness shape the human experience.

After a near-death experience at age four, Gwyneth began seeing life through a very different lens, one that challenged the idea that we are only our bodies or identities. Together, we dive into the “terrible twos,” spiritual awakening, creativity as a healing force, and how intuition can guide us toward purpose, joy, and a deeper connection with ourselves.

This conversation explores what happens when we stop living purely from conditioning, and start listening to the deeper wisdom already within us.

Topics We Explore:

• Gwyneth’s near-death experience at age four
• The deeper meaning behind the “terrible twos”
• Intuition vs. intellect and learning to trust yourself
• Creativity as a pathway to healing and purpose
• Energy, emotional awareness, and spiritual growth
• Why joy is often a sign of alignment

Connect with Gwyneth Flack: https://gwynethflack.com/ 

Learn More about The Viking Academy: https://www.vikingacademy.com

What happens when life forces you to stop completely?

In this episode, we sit down with Krista Clive-Smith: entrepreneur, author, and personal branding expert, to explore how a sudden and severe health crisis transformed her life and work.

After being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease and multiple autoimmune conditions, Krista went from peak performance to being completely immobilized for months. In that time, she faced intense physical pain, mental challenges, and a moment where she nearly gave up.

But through that experience, something shifted.

By reframing her mindset and surrendering control, Krista began to see her situation not as something happening to her, but for her, and ultimately through her. What followed was a renewed sense of purpose and a drive to build solutions rooted in her own experience, including new technology to help others facing similar challenges.

This is a conversation about resilience, perspective, and what becomes possible when you stop resisting, and start listening.

Topics We Explore:

• Living through extreme illness and loss of control
• The mental shift from “why me” to “what for”
• Surrendering and allowing life to work through you
• Turning adversity into purpose and creation
• Building tools from lived experience (Crohn’s app)
• Finding clarity when everything is stripped away

Connect with Krista Clive-Smith: https://www.kristaclivesmith.com/ 

Learn More about The Viking Academy: https://www.vikingacademy.com

What if you’re not here to learn, but to remember?

In this episode, we sit down with Susan Stone: shaman, healer, and author of The Magical Nature of Humans, to explore the idea that we are souls having a human experience, slowly waking up from a kind of “amnesia.”

From early spiritual awareness to addiction, recovery, and deep healing work, Susan shares how life’s challenges aren’t random: they’re part of a greater unfolding designed to help us reconnect with who we truly are.

We dive into unlearning, intuition, karma, and the shift happening in human consciousness, and what it really means to live from a place of awareness instead of fear.

Topics We Explore:

• Souls, amnesia, and remembering who we are
• Why we’re here to unlearn, not learn
• Addiction, recovery, and spiritual awakening
• Intuition vs. fear: how to tell the difference
• Karma, past lives, and clearing old patterns
• Seeing life as a “cast of characters”

Connect with Susan Stone: https://theartsportroyal.com/ 

Learn More about The Viking Academy: https://www.vikingacademy.com

What if everything you thought you knew about food… was wrong?

In this episode, we sit down with Robert Saik: agrologist, entrepreneur, and global agriculture expert, to uncover the truth behind the modern food system and the myths shaping how we eat.

With over four decades in agriculture and as the author of Food 5.0: How We Feed the Future, Robert breaks down the reality behind organic labels, GMOs, and the fear-driven narratives that dominate today’s food conversation. What emerges is a perspective that challenges conventional beliefs, and reveals how little most of us actually understand about where our food comes from.

From the role of technology and AI in farming to the future of feeding a growing population, Robert offers a grounded, fact-based lens on one of the most important systems in our lives.

This isn’t about fear: it’s about clarity. Because once you understand the truth about food, you can’t unsee it.

Topics We Explore:

• How fear and misinformation shape our perception of food
• The truth about GMOs, organic labels, and food marketing
• The real challenges of feeding a growing global population
• How AI, robotics, and technology are transforming agriculture
• How to think critically about what you eat

Connect with Robert Saik: https://www.robertsaik.com/ 

Learn More about The Viking Academy: https://www.vikingacademy.com

What if remembering who you truly are could change everything?

In this episode, we sit down with Kris Land, award-winning author, conscious entrepreneur, and creator of The Infinity Within, to explore the deeper nature of the soul, reality, and human potential.

Drawing from decades of entrepreneurship, spiritual exploration, and personal experiences, Kris shares a perspective that blends logic, philosophy, and awakening. Together we explore the idea that life may function like a game designed for experience, and how fear, doubt, and illusion often keep us from recognizing our true nature.

Rather than offering rigid beliefs, Kris invites us to ask deeper questions about consciousness, purpose, and the infinite potential within each of us.

Topics We Explore:

• The inspiration behind The Infinity Within
• The idea that life may function like a game for the soul
• How fear and doubt shape our perception of reality
• Synchronicities and meaningful “coincidences”
• Remembering our true nature and creative power

Connect with Kris Land: https://krisland.com/ 

Learn More about The Viking Academy: https://www.vikingacademy.com

What happens when spirituality and economics finally meet?

In this episode, I sit down again with Don Barden: economist, leadership researcher, and global strategist, to explore the powerful intersection between human energy and economic systems. With decades of experience in global business and behavioral economics, Don brings both academic depth and lived insight to a conversation that challenges how we think about work, success, and purpose.

Together, we unpack why economics is ultimately a reflection of human nature, how fear and love shape decision-making, and what true alignment looks like across our personal, professional, and spiritual lives. We also explore why so many people feel disconnected from traditional systems, and how returning to presence, intuition, and trust may be the key to building something more meaningful.

This conversation isn’t abstract theory: it’s about how we live, lead, and create value every single day.

Topics We Explore:

• The intersection of spirituality and economics
• Why energy, trust, and value drive human behavior
• Alignment between personal life, work, and purpose
• Breaking free from social conditioning and fear
• How presence, intuition, and intention shape leadership
• Rethinking success, growth, and the future of business

Connect with Don Barden: https://donbarden.com/ 

Learn More about The Viking Academy: https://www.vikingacademy.com

What if the answers you’ve been searching for already exist within your subconscious?

In this episode, I sit down with Ursula Lentine: consciousness researcher, minister, and subconscious healing specialist, whose work bridges spirituality, neuroscience, and energy healing to help people reconnect with clarity, peace, and purpose.

This conversation dives into the deeper layers of healing, not just as emotional release, but as a return to wholeness. From understanding how the mind protects us from pain to exploring consciousness beyond time and identity, Ursula invites us to move from living in reaction to living with intention.

This isn’t about fixing yourself.
It’s about remembering who you are beneath the noise.

Topics We Explore:

• How subconscious patterns shape emotions, identity, and behavior
• Rewiring internal narratives through Internal Family Systems work
• Healing emotional pain stored in the subconscious
• Moving from the thinking mind back into the heart
• Awakening inner knowing and spiritual awareness

Connect with Ursula Lentine: www.ursulalentine.com 

Learn More about The Viking Academy: https://www.vikingacademy.com