Why not meditate?

Having grown up in the Bahá’í community, Faith Holmes always believed in elevating unity in diversity. Ever since she was introduced to Dr. Joe Dispenza's work and became a certified Neuro Change Solutions Consultant, she has been transforming lives by facilitating "Change Your Mind... Create New Results" workshops for nonprofits, indigenous communities, and corporations.

In this episode, Faith shares her journey of the dark night of the soul and how meditation ended up saving her life.


How to contact Faith:

• Email: [email protected]

Resources discussed in this episode:

• Dr. Joe Dispenza
• What is Bahá’í faith?
• Brené Brown
• Guided meditations by Kathy Grammer
• Andy Grammer
• Stories of Transformation - Intention + Elevated Emotion
• Book: Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
• NeuroChangeSolutions (NCS)
• Find NCS consultants near you
• Give to Give Foundation
• Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota
• Changing Boxes Meditation

Ways to connect with Masako:

• Let's meditate together on InsightTimer!
• Why not meditate? FB Group
• whynotmeditate.podcast IG
• masakozawa_coaching IG
• Website

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It's a cliché, but the quality of life is not so much about what happens but how you respond to what happens. 

In this episode, we welcome Heather McMahon, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, a Master Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor, and a Certified Mindfully Informed Professional. 

We dive into the wisdom she gained through her 30+ year experience in the human services industry, how meditation has become her non-negotiable practice for herself, and why she recommends it to everybody.

About Heather:

• Website
• Heather's IG
• Heather's Podcast

Resources discussed in this episode:

• Dr. Joe Dispenza
• What is NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming)?
• Dr. Matt James 

Ways to connect with Masako:

• Let's meditate together on InsightTimer!
• Why not meditate? FB Group
• whynotmeditate.podcast IG
• masakozawa_coaching IG
• Website

Support the show

***Wow, this is the 100th episode of Why Not Meditate? podcast!
Thank you so much for your ongoing support!***


Everything in life is relational. Everybody and everything in your life is merely responding according to who you are being and how you are showing up. Isn't that an amazing news? It means that you don't need to change anything or anybody to improve your life. You just need to change yourself, and everything and everyone will change accordingly.

Journal prompts:

• How are you treating your life? (e.g., lovingly, haphazardly, grudgingly, etc.)
• What areas in your life do you want to see changes? If your life is merely responding to you, how do you want to change the way you are showing up in those areas?
• How can you become a better lover for your life?

Ways to connect with Masako:

• Let's meditate together on InsightTimer!
• Why not meditate? FB Group
• whynotmeditate.podcast IG
• masakozawa_coaching IG
• Website

Support the show

"... are you someone out there who's a little bit like me,
who knows deep down I'm not where I'm meant to be?

Every day's a little harder as I feel my power grow.
Don't you know there's part of me that longs to go into the unknown? ..."

- Extract from the song "Into the Unknown" from the 2019 Disney film "Frozen 2"


**This is a 2-part-series. It is recommended to listen to part 1 first: Episode 98: Become fully alive, unstoppable, and free - Cassie Crow (Part 1 of 2)**


In the second part of the conversation, Coach Cassie Crow and Host Masako dive further into:

• How we can embrace and embody the infinite nature of who we are
• What actually happens when we trust ourselves and step into the unknown versus when we don’t
• How meditation plays a role in the process of connecting with your consciousness

About Cassie:

• Cassie Crow - Senior Trainer
• Productive Learning

Resources discussed in this episode:

• Dr. Joe Dispenza
• Song: "Into the Unknown"
• Song: "Show Yourself"

Ways to connect with Masako:

• Let's meditate together on InsightTimer!
• Why not meditate? FB Group
• whynotmeditate.podcast IG
• masakozawa_coaching IG
• Website

Support the show

"I believe that the 'unexamined life is not worth living,' so my life is my opportunity to know myself at deeper and deeper levels so that I feel fully alive, completely unstoppable and absolutely free." 
- Cassie Crow, Senior Trainer at Productive Learning, LLC

In this 2-part series, we welcome Cassie Crow, Senior Trainer at Productive Learning, for a conversation of forever changing and evolving so that we may live the most fulfilling life. 

We revisit our experiences at Dr. Joe Dispenza's Advanced Weeklong Retreat in Orlando in November 2023 and how that has impacted our lives.

About Cassie:

• Cassie Crow - Senior Trainer
• Productive Learning

Resources discussed in this episode:

• Dr. Joe Dispenza
• Book: "Becoming Supernatural"
• The Work of Byron Katie
• 45 Days to Awakening by Dr. Jeffrey Martin

Ways to connect with Masako:

• Let's meditate together on InsightTimer!
• Why not meditate? FB Group
• whynotmeditate.podcast IG
• masakozawa_coaching IG
• Website

Support the show

Are you living a life of your conscious choice, or do you feel like you are living someone else’s life? Do you want to keep going in this direction, or do you want to pivot? What is your inner wisdom saying? 

In this episode, we welcome Sami Hobbs, a holistic business coach, brand photographer,  and brand designer based in Sarasota, Florida. After leaving the corporate world in early 2019, she founded her business “Your Inner Wisdom” to help heart-centered healers from all over the world lead an unstoppable business rooted in their own intuitive wisdom. A year ago, she started a networking and education group called Movers & Shakers in Sarasota, and today it is one of the fastest growing groups with more than 800 members. 

In this episode, we dive into Sami's journey of hearing her inner wisdom and becoming an entrepreneur and the ever evolving process of it. We also talk about what actually happens during the brand photoshoot and her ethos behind everything she does.


About Sami:

• Website: https://yourinnerwisdom.co/
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/yourinnerwisdom.co
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-hobbs/
• Networking & Education Group: MOVERS & SHAKERS | Sarasota Networking for Purpose-Driven Business Owners
• Are you ready to step into your soul purpose but need some clarity in your brand or need to build more confidence? Sami's signature program “Seamless Startup” addresses your biggest questions such as: What is my next step? How do I create an aligned brand? How do I market my offerings? Sami will guide you through all aspects of your entrepreneurship journey from the mindset to concrete action steps. Learn more here: https://yourinnerwisdom.co/seamless-startup/

**Masako is now offering one-on-one coaching!**
Submit your application for a 30 min complimentary discovery call here: https://masakozawa.com/coaching

Ways to connect with Masako:

• Let's meditate together on InsightTimer!
• Why not meditate? FB Group
• whynotmeditate.podcast IG
• masakozawa_coaching IG
• Website

Support the show

To my surprise, I started my January 2024 by attending another Dr. Joe Dispenza retreat! I just came back from the Advanced Follow Up Retreat in Marco Island, FL, and in this episode, I am going to share my experience.

If you haven't listened to Episode 90: Takeaway from Dr. Joe Dispenza Week Long Advanced Retreat, listen to it before this episode!


Resources discussed in this episode:

• Dr. Joe Dispenza
• Book: "Becoming Supernatural"

Ways to connect with Masako:

• Let's meditate together on InsightTimer!
• Why not meditate? FB Group
• whynotmeditate.podcast IG
• masakozawa_coaching IG
• Website

**Masako is now offering one-on-one coaching!**
Submit your application for a 30 min complimentary discovery call here: https://masakozawa.com/coaching

Support the show

Happy New Year!
Well, the new year is off to an eventful start. The apocalypse (uncovering, disclosure, revelation) will continue in 2024. That means your external world will be chaotic and unstable. And if you focus on it, your internal world also becomes chaotic and unstable.

The most important thing for us to remember as we go through this year is to bring our energy back from the external world into our internal world and raise its frequency. 

Now, this takes work. It is a moment by moment practice. And one of the most powerful and potent ways to raise your own frequency that I know is through meditation!

Ways to connect with Masako:

• Let's meditate together on InsightTimer!
• Why not meditate? FB Group
• whynotmeditate.podcast IG
• masakozawa_coaching IG
• Website

**Masako is now offering one-on-one coaching!**
Submit your application for a 30 min complimentary discovery call here: https://masakozawa.com/coaching

Support the show

In Season 2, we welcomed and collaborated with 27 amazing souls! In this 3-part-series, we are going to revisit the brilliance of each guest.

Episode time stamps & links:

• 3:41: Episode 85: Toby Pasman
• 6:36: Episode 83: Monica de Vitry
• 9:31: Episode 80: Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey
• 11:28: Episode 78: Saritah
• 14:54: Episode 88: Shelley Doyle
• 18:18: Episode 87: Lindsay de Swart
• 21:20: Episode 84: Tanya Allaire
• 24:20: Episode 81: Irene Pimentel
• 27:08: Episode 91: Jeannette Cieszykowski

Check out the bonus episode: New Year's Resolution?

Ways to connect with Masako:

• Let's meditate together on InsightTimer!
• Why not meditate? FB Group
• whynotmeditate.podcast IG
• masakozawa_coaching IG
• Website

**Masako is now offering one-on-one coaching!**
Submit your application for a 30 min complimentary discovery call here: https://masakozawa.com/coaching

Support the show

In Season 2, we welcomed and collaborated with 27 amazing souls! In this 3-part-series, we are going to revisit the brilliance of each guest.


Episode time stamps & links:

• 3:17: Episode 77: Lynn Ringhaver
• 5:29: Episode 70: Joann Reinhardt
• 7:31: Episode 67: Tara Smith
• 10:31: Episode 74: Tammy Marshall
• 14:14: Episode 76: Brian Martinson
• 17:23: Episode 71: Alana Gentry
• 19:51: Episode 65: Maya Rogers (Support Maya's children's book project here!)
• 24:05: Episode 73: Dr. Kristian Strang
• 26:57: Episode 62: Jeanne Street

Ways to connect with Masako:

• Let's meditate together on InsightTimer!
• Why not meditate? FB Group
• whynotmeditate.podcast IG
• masakozawa_coaching IG
• Website

**Masako is now offering one-on-one coaching!**
Submit your application for a 30 min complimentary discovery call here: https://masakozawa.com/coaching

Support the show