Healing and Spirituality in World Cultures with Robert Vetter

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"

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.

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"

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"

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"

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.”

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"

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"

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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"

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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).

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.

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.

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 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"

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.

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.”

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

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.