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Looking for a happier, healthier and more fulfilled life? Cultures from all over our planet have created traditions of wellness along with wisdom teachings that can transform our lives today. If you’ve ever investigated complementary and alternative medicine, you may have touched upon some of the techniques and ideas covered in this podcast. We’ll delve deeper into these healing ways and learn about the people and cultures who still practice them. From the comfort of wherever you are, you’ll travel the world, exploring healing practices found in a diversity of cultures. This podcast is hosted by anthropologist and healer Robert Vetter, who has spent a lifetime exploring the intersection of spirituality and healing. In some episodes, he’ll interview practitioners of these sacred arts from around the world. In others he’ll share his own experiences and practical applications of the teachings. Topics include spirituality, relationships, herbology, healing stories, exercise, sound healing, meditation, energy medicine and more. Every episode includes take-aways that you can put to use right now. Join us as we explore our world to uncover the meaning underlying the healing process and how you can experience greater wellness and vitality in your daily life.

Healing and Spirituality in World Cultures with Robert Vetter


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    128. Supernatural Healing Through the Power of the Mind: a Tribute to Berta Valdez part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2022 17:24


    Curanderismo is the clarity of the light spiritual world. It works through the power of our mind with the assistance of the light spiritual world. Curanderos have the vision or the knowledge to listen to all things because everything talks to you. Even the earth itself. True curanderismo is all about healing as opposed to … Continue reading "128. Supernatural Healing Through the Power of the Mind: a Tribute to Berta Valdez part 1"

    127. Sound Healing Decoded: Interview with Adrian DiMatteo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 40:08


    Sound Healer and musician Adrian DiMatteo deconstructs the process of Sound Healing where sacred sound along with intention creates a container for an experience of awakening. That awakening is an experience of peace and relaxation that results in a healing process that we find in cultures all over the planet.

    126. Healing Loss Through Original Haudenosaunee Ways: Interview with Tom Porter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2022 80:11


    Mohawk spiritual leader Tom Porter explains how the world came to exist and the spiritual teachings that guided the people, followed by the forgetfulness that led to violence and suffering from wrong living. He tells the story of the Peacemaker, who brought back the original teachings, and the origins of the Condolence Ceremony that offers … Continue reading "126. Healing Loss Through Original Haudenosaunee Ways: Interview with Tom Porter"

    125. Healing with Ancient Hindu Palm Leaf Divination: Interview with Dr. Q Moayad

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 67:43


    Over 2,000 years ago, ancient spiritual adepts meditated to their Hindu deities in India, asking for a way to directly access the Akashic Records to better understand how to navigate the challenges of human life. They were given a form of divination called Nadi, or Palm Leaf Readings that reveal the trajectory of a person's … Continue reading "125. Healing with Ancient Hindu Palm Leaf Divination: Interview with Dr. Q Moayad"

    124. Healing with Traditional Music: Interview with Valerie Naranjo

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2022 52:03


    Valerie Naranjo is a music healer and performing musician who teaches at NYU Steinhart and performed for Saturday Night Live Houseband for 27 years. She's also a member of the Southern Ute Nation in Colorado and a world traveler who made 25 journeys to West Africa to learn to play their traditional music. In our … Continue reading "124. Healing with Traditional Music: Interview with Valerie Naranjo"

    123. Unchain Your Inner Strength: Interview with Maria Krause

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 29:04


    Maria Krause is the author of Unchain Your Inner Strength, and Unchain Your Inner Warrior. Here Maria discusses how to go from victimhood to empowerment through a process she calls “unbecoming.”

    122. Jaguar Medicine: Interview with Leslie Phillips

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 28:48


    Leslie Phillips is author of Confessions of a Willow Child, a memoir on how the psyche manifests trauma and fears, and the surprising gifts they offer. Here Leslie discusses how she awakened from contemplating suicide to understanding pain as a gift while working among the Zulu of South Africa. Through her healing journey in a … Continue reading "122. Jaguar Medicine: Interview with Leslie Phillips"

    121. Feng Shui to Bring In Peace and Prosperity: Interview with Krystal Holm

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 32:28


    Krystal Holm is a Feng Shui designer and clutter elimination expert who helps people align the energy of their own inner space with the energy of the outer space in which they live. She shares a personal story of how she began as a child growing up in a home of abuse and learned to … Continue reading "121. Feng Shui to Bring In Peace and Prosperity: Interview with Krystal Holm"

    120. Understanding and Managing Chronic Pain: Interview with Elizabeth Kipp

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 33:25


    Elizabeth Kipp is the author of The Way Through Chronic Pain: Tools to Reclaim Your Healing Power. Here she recounts her personal journey with chronic pain, prescription pain killers, and eventually the spiritual alchemy of her own healing through ancestral healing, meditation, qigong, tai chi and yoga.

    119. Embrace the Dark and Stumble Upon the Light: Interview with Lori Reising

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 28:31


    Lori Reising is a Hypnobirthing practitioner who explains shadow work as a way to uncover human divinity. Here she discusses the recurring patterns of wounding that point us––if we answer the call––to uncover passion, love and unbridled joy in our lives.

    118. Tarot, Healing and Spirit: Interview with Corbie Mitleid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2022 30:12


    Corbie Mitleid, author of The Psychic Yellow Brick Road, and Who Needs a Genie?, is a certified Tarot Master. Here she discusses the use of Tarot as a healing tool that can empower us to find our inherent gifts and fulfill our spiritual potential.

    117. Hypnosis, NLP and Altered States of Consciousness: Interview with Doug O’Brien

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 32:28


    Doug O'Brien is the author of The User's Guide to Sleight of Mouth. Here Doug discusses the use of trance to change meaning and access the other than conscious mind in healing.

    From Academia to the Uncovering of Soul Wisdom: Interview with Dr. Victoria Shaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 29:48


    Victoria Shaw holds a PhD in Cognitive Psychology and is the author of four books. In our interview, she explains how she discovered her own inner wisdom and higher guidance, and describes a step-by-step process you can use to find yours.

    Conflict as Catalyst and Gift: Interview with Marisa Ferrera

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 28:26


    Marisa Ferrera is the author of Magnify Your Magnificence: Your Pathway to the Life and Relationships You Truly Desire. Here Marisa shares a method to help you to forgive (even the “unforgivable”) as an act of self-love. She also introduces a step by step process for successfully setting boundaries.

    Re-Wiring the Brain Through Mental Emotional Release and Writing: Interview with Thomas Wurm

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 30:41


    Thomas Wurm is the author of 4 books including Awakened by Heart Fire: Wildland Fire Stories and the Secrets of the Universe. Here he discusses his transition from firefighter to alternative mental health professional utilizing a process he outlines as a combination of cathartic release along with writing as a way to connect with the … Continue reading "Re-Wiring the Brain Through Mental Emotional Release and Writing: Interview with Thomas Wurm"

    113. A Sacred Unravelling to the Sacred Self: Interview with Audrey Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2021 31:59


    Audrey Hope, Certified Addiction and Trauma Counselor and Relationship Expert shares a 4-step process to board the “train of authenticity and truth,” followed by a Violet Fire method to burn off unwanted energies and seek healing.

    112. Healing Through De-Cluttering: Interview with Conny Graf

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 31:47


    Conny is the author of From Chaos to Peace: A Simple Program to Clear Your Clutter and Change Your Life. Here Conny discusses the connection between clutter and depression and suppressed emotions.

    111. Replacing the Soul Wound With the Power of Love: Interview with Laurie Herbers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 30:33


    Laurie discusses key points from her book entitled Second Chances: How I Turned Hate Into Love and Found My Purpose.

    110. Getting to Know the Healing Plants That Surround You: Interview with Shannon Stone

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021 29:02


    Shannon is a master clinical herbalist and an R.N. In this interview, she discusses the use of common plants and how you can use them in healing a variety of common ailments.

    109. Healing Disconnection and Its Consequences: Interview with Peter Wrinch

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2021 30:48


    Peter Wrinch, CEO of Hollyhock Learning Center in the Northwest Coast of Canada, discusses connection to self, others and the natural world as the antidote to all human challenges. He also introduces Engaged Buddhism as a means to genuine social change.

    109. Healing Disconnection and Its Consequences: Interview with Peter Wrinch

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2021 30:48


    Peter Wrinch, CEO of Hollyhock Learning Center in the Northwest Coast of Canada, discusses connection to self, others and the natural world as the antidote to all human challenges. He also introduces Engaged Buddhism as a means to genuine social change.

    108. What is Holistic Nursing and How Can it Help You?: Interview with Hilary Dietmeyer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2021 26:44


    Hilary describes her journey from being a nurse in conventional health care to a healing coach who teaches diet as medicine, chakra work and energy work, all as mind-body lifestyle choices.

    107. From Wounded Child to Full Expression of the True Self: Interview with Radavie Riom

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2021 29:01


    Radavie Riom, originally from Jamaica, shares a meditation exercise to move from trauma to uncover the spark of the divine that is beneath it.

    106. What is Intuition Medicine? Interview with Nicole DiCristofaro

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021 32:12


    Intuition medicine looks at the spiritual causation of illness and likewise seeks a spiritual healing of it. In this episode, Nicole shares a visualization practice that connects to earth frequency in order to generate healing.

    105. How to Build Resilience: Pushing Past Physical and Mental Barriers, Interview with Paul Forchione

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021 27:27


    Paul Forchione was born with Cerebral Palsy and shocked all the professionals who wrongly predicted he would never walk or be able to pursue higher education.

    104. MUSIC, WELLNESS AND STATE CHANGE: JIM DONOVAN INTERVIEW PART 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 21:06


    Jim explains how music is used strategically and therapeutically to improve wellness, boost mood and help resolve stress-related ailments so prevalent in our modern world.

    103. HEALING MUSIC AND CULTURE: JIM DONOVAN INTERVIEW PART 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 23:53


    Platinum recording artist Jim Donovan discusses the power of the drum to move and heal people energetically and emotionally.

    102. The Journey Within That Changes the World Outside: Joy Scott Interview Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 21:50


    Joy Scott, author of the book Magenta Nation asserts that focusing on common values of spirituality, family, and future generations provides an antidote to the problems that plague society today.

    101. Honoring Edgar Cayce, the Sleeping Prophet: Joy Scott Interview Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 21:16


    Author Joy Scott reflects on the contributions of Edgar Cayce toward our current understanding of holistic health, supplements and herbology, spirituality and meditation.

    100. Storytelling and the Science of Persuasion: Lewis Mehl Madrona, M.D. and Bob Vetter Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 29:46


    Lewis and Bob continue their conversation on how Narrative Medicine uses storytelling to change beliefs, uplift, inspire and motivate clients during their healing process.

    99. Narrative Medicine and Traditional Stories: Lewis Mehl Madrona and Bob Vetter Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 22:40


    Lewis and Bob discuss how the Story of Bear and Badger can be used therapeutically during a healing session.

    98. Harvesting the Fruit of Good Health: Ken Cohen on Qigong Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2021 32:11


    Ken goes deeper into the way Qigong is cultivated like an energy garden that over time blossoms with expansive health, the reversal of aging and the deepening of wisdom.

    97. “He Couldn’t Hurt Me Because I Was in My Body:” Ken Cohen on Qigong Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2021 32:46


    Qigong master Ken Cohen, author of The Way of Qigong explains the health benefits of his art as “acupuncture without needles.”

    96. Ecstatic Trance Postures: Sharing the Legacy of Felicitas Goodman with Laura and Paul Robear

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 25:49


    Laura and Paul discuss how a small-scale “trance camp” in New Mexico turned into the Cuyamungue Institute. Today they help bring the experience of ecstatic trance to a global audience.

    95. Ecstatic Trance with Laura Lee Robear of the Cuyamungue Institute

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 28:03


    Laura tells the story of anthropologist Dr. Felicitas Goodman who discovered that mystical states could be attained by anyone using a simple process of ceremony, driving sound, breathing and bodily postures that she discovered in the art of ancient cultures all over the world.

    Spiritual Mastery and the Guru-Disciple Relationship: Jana Johnson Interview Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 30:15


    Why involve yourself with a guru? Jana's move from Bali to India marked a new direction in meeting the guru who would guide her on a new path. It also launched her invitation to women from the West who want to safely visit India for their own healing journeys.

    93. Spirituality, Healing and Place: Jana Johnson Interview Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 27:16


    Jana discusses the power of place following her years of living in Bali, Indonesia and now in India. Upon her arrival in Bali, she experienced a water ceremony of purification and blessing that initiated her with a deep healing that connected her to the local lands and deities.

    92. Healing as Performance, Performance as Healing Part 2. Conversation with Drama Therapist, Marianne Franzese

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 29:35


    Bob and Marianne examine the enactment of a person's heroic journey as performance leading to catharsis in psychodrama and generally in the healing process. In healing, we enter a creative space, journey to the fertile void and come out with something new.

    91. Healing as Performance, Performance as Healing: Conversation with Drama Therapist, Marianne Franzese part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 21:32


    Bob and Marianne in conversation discuss the themes in healing of embodiment, transcendence and the shadow. Also, the importance of creating sacred space in setting the stage for healing work.

    90. Racial Healing as a Crisis of Care: Swaady Martin Interview Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 23:34


    The problem is not an issue of skin color according to Swaady. Rather, she sees the solution in the inherent caring of a diversity that allows all groups the equal right to be heard in a circle of loving kindness.

    89. A Spiritual Approach to Healing the Racial Divide: Swaady Martin Interview Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 27:37


    Swaady describes racism as a construct serving the economic interests of the few, and offers a spiritual solution through a loving detachment from materialism.

    88. Questioning the Narratives of Racism: Swaady Martin Interview Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 25:18


    Swaady is the daughter of a Black Panther party member who lived in exile most of his life and was declared an “enemy of the state” by the U.S. government.

    87. Embodied Healing and Working with the Ancestors: Logan Sparks Interview Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 23:22


    Logan discusses the intricacies of a movement in therapy from mind as core of work to a holistic approach that includes the body, the Sacred and the involvement of ancestors (both those of the healer and the client).

    86. Reflecting on the life of Elena Avila: Logan Sparks Interview Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 25:50


    Bob and Logan discuss their experiences with Elena Avila, author of Woman Who Glows in the Dark. Bob was an apprentice to her, and Logan wrote a posthumous article about her life and teachings.

    85. Family Constellations and Relation to the Land: Logan Sparks, PhD Interview Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2021 22:43


    Through his experiences in indigenous South Africa, Sufi ways in Turkey, Curanderismo in Mexico and then Family Constellation Therapy, Logan charts a course of healing that connects to the spirit of the land.

    84. Sandra Ingerman Interview Part 3: Becoming a Being of Light

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2020 30:41


    Sandra describes how dreams and thought directly create our reality, and how ceremony has the power to change and create the world in which we want to live. She guides us in understanding how to reflect light rather than send it so we become beings of light.

    Sandra Ingerman Interview Part 2: Unconditional Love and the Way of Embodied Shamanism

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2020 23:09


    Sandra talks about two of her teachers, Michael Harner and Angeles Arrien, but goes on to explain that who we really learn from is the helping spirits, while the power of healing comes about by holding space so the client understands unconditional love. She explains her practice as embodied shamanism where rather than passively observing, … Continue reading "Sandra Ingerman Interview Part 2: Unconditional Love and the Way of Embodied Shamanism"

    82. Sandra Ingerman Interview Part 1: A Disciplined Path with Helping Spirits

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 19:58


    Sandra recounts her visitation by spirits from childhood and how it led her to her shamanic path as a teacher, guided by the destiny of the human soul to find love, joy and connection. She describes this path as the way to who we become rather than what we do.

    81. The 3 Doshas of Ayurvedic Cooking. Divya Alter Interview Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 25:40


    Divya discusses how to use Ayurvedic principles in preparing meals by changing with the seasons and utilizing ingredients that are for your specific constitution. “Learn to lovingly take care of yourself in order to serve others.”

    80. Health, Practice and Service. Divya Alter Interview Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 23:22


    Author and Ayurvedic restaurant owner Divya Alter discusses the body as temple of God and how she discovered cooking as sacred service.

    78. End of Life Care Provides Lessons on How to Live: Interview with Richard Groves Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 18:32


    Richard describes Celtic wisdom as a continuation of shamanic traditions brought from Asia to Europe. He explores the phrase “Always lean into pain,” and shares 4 reasons for the increasing popularity of Celtic ways.

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