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Genius doctor, innovative scientist, researcher and inventor Dr. Todd Ovokaitys joins us for a mind-blowing conversation on his laser biophysics research and stem cell protocol using electromagnetic frequency to reverse biological age at the DNA level. By using vibrational frequency and no chemistry whatsoever, he has developed technology that can activate, upregulate and direct stem cells to enhance life force in a system, reducing viral loads and healing disease. He shares his fascinating journey and passion that lies beyond life extension into exploring full human potential. Besides the physical, how does his tech help resolve emotional conflict and enhance consciousness to engineer a new kind of human? With renewed physical vigor and extra biological time, the question then becomes are you up-leveling mentally, emotionally and spiritually? Continuing his work with frequency Dr. Todd created a movement known as Pineal Tones - a system of sounds based on ancient ways of knowing that are designed to assist with human balance, health and expansion of awareness. We also explore how his technology extends to animals and plants with major implications for farming and agriculture, and its potential for producing more high quality and nutrient-dense food. About Dr. Ovokaitys: Dr. Todd was first in his class in High School and at Northwestern University and was accepted only after 2 years of college to the premiere program at Johns Hopkins Medical School. He then did further training at Georgetown in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary and Intensive Care Medicine. He has become a leader in laser biophysics research and has developed a stem cell protocol that has reversed biological age at the DNA level more than any other method in medical history. He has been granted multiple patents in stem cells, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, and even agriculture. Dr. Todd also composes chorale and instrumental symphonic pieces. The transcendental choirs he has created and produced all around the world, with up to 900+ choristers, rejuvenate the body while immensely boosting personal vibrational and awareness sates. The combination of the biomedical and esoteric reflect his passion for the full exploration and expansion of the human potential. Dr. Todd's inventions are bringing a new way of thinking about aging and medicine, based on the body's nutritional needs rather than pure chemical attempts to heal symptoms and issues. His contributions to the science of aging, advanced nutrition, and to solving issues of human disease, are outstanding. Learn More & Connect: drtoddo.com drtoddo.com/ageless qigenix.com pinealtones.com

Extraordinary educational and developmental leader and facilitator Suparna Diwakar imparts her wisdom on reimagining education. She brings back a sense of purpose for youth through the understanding of sacred relationship with the larger whole and living systems that we all belong to. Through ancient Indic knowledge systems and concepts such as The Pusharta that guide human behavior, young people are taught the importance of tempering human desires such as economic growth within a context of wellbeing, sustainability and regeneration. Businesses and organizations in turn can be looked at as living systems instead of extracting, transactional machines. Systems thinking when expanded to living systems prioritizes relationships over mere connections. This is a pathway to introduce and activate a regenerative paradigm in which all can benefit on an individual, societal and planetary level. About Suparna: Suparna has worked extensively in the development sector in India for over thirty years. Her work has been at different scales ranging from the grassroots to being part of policy making bodies. Suparna has also co-founded organisations in the social sector the most recent one being Indian School of Development Management. As Dean at ISDM, she led the integration of wellbeing in the curriculum.Over the past few years she has been exploring the idea of regeneration for thriving and flourishing of all life on Mother Earth, and the contributions that Indic Knowledge Systems can make for Universal Wellbeing. She has recently designed and run a course on Regenerative Leadership, and is facilitating organisations to embed principles of regeneration in their design and practice.Suparna consults in the education space and is currently a member of a Task Force set up by the government for the implementation of India's National Education Policy 2020 in the state of Karnataka. Till recently she held the position of Director, Centre for Regenerative Development at Rashtram School of Public Leadership. Connect and follow: https://twitter.com/supdiw https://www.linkedin.com/in/suparna-diwakar-288b5b55/

It was an honor to chat with the extraordinary Duane Elgin - internationally recognized speaker, author, activist and social visionary. We discuss earth as a living system with which we are not only connected, but also forms part of a totality that is regenerating itself moment to moment. As Joseph Campbell once said, “People say that what we're all seeking is a meaning for life. I don't think that's what we're really seeking. I think that what we're seeking is an experience of being alive”. When we can shift our sense of identity to something much larger than our individual selves and learn to be a part of the living universe, we become part of this field of aliveness that transforms our cultural narrative toward a sustainable and meaningful future. Duane talks about how we, as humanity, are in our adolescent phase going through this realization moment, rebelling against nature and human nature. Both humility and courage are necessary to choose alternate paths to functional extinction and authoritarianism. We go through Duane's “7 Uplifting forces” of how to nurture both resilience and aliveness so that humanity can move from a whole systems crisis to viable and abundant future. About Duane: Duane Elgin is an internationally recognized speaker, author, citizen activist and social visionary who looks beneath the surface turbulence of our times to explore the deeper trends that are transforming our world. In 2006, Duane received the International Goi Peace Award in Japan in recognition of his contribution to a global “vision, consciousness, and lifestyle” that fosters a “more sustainable and spiritual culture.” Duane is currently the Co-director of the Choosing Earth Project. His many books include: Choosing Earth: Humanity's Journey of Initiation Through Breakdown and Collapse to Mature Planetary Community; The Living Universe, Promise Ahead: Voluntary Simplicity, Awakening Earth . And With Joseph Campbell and other scholars he co-authored the book Changing Images of Man . In the early 1970s, he worked as a senior staff member of a joint Presidential-Congressional Commission on the American Future, and as a senior social scientist with the think-tank SRI International. Over the past thirty years, Duane has co-founded three non-profit organizations working for media accountability, citizen empowerment, and a trans-partisan ‘community voice' movement. For the past three years, he has been the executive director of a project that has brought together more than a dozen “Great Transition Stories” that offer new cultural narratives toward a sustainable and meaningful future. Learn more at duaneelgin.com and choosingearth.org

Amazing herbalist, educator, life-long naturalist and founder of Supernatural Rachelle Robinett joins the conversation on how spending time in nature helps ground us into a better understanding of health, life and death, and offers her approach to holistic health and wellbeing. She shares her personal story of growing up in nature and how travel and solitude are wonderful ways to self-disrupt that allow for greater creativity to emerge. Making small changes in your lifestyle and and getting back to basic food choices can lead to meaningful outcomes for improving health. Educating yourself about gut health, nutrition and mental health empower you to have a deeper relationship with your body and its specific health needs beyond what a herbalist or health practitioner can provide for you. The loss of Rachelle's father inspired her to write her book Bigger Than The World and The Universe which became a journey of alchemizing grief into art. Death is an integral part of life and there is an opportunity for holistic health practitioners to further serve their communities by incorporating alternative ways to meet death and loss on an emotional, mental and physical level. About Rachelle: Pharmakon Supernatural was founded and is led by Rachelle Robinett RH (AHG)—Herbalist, educator, and life-long naturalist. Rachelle combines traditional medicine and current health insights — and an understanding of both individual behavior modification and wellness industry zeitgeists — to create life-changing health for thousands of people every day. Rachelle has spent thousands of hours teaching, speaking, publishing, and in private practice — and in building Supernatural from idea to ecosystem as a sole founder and CEO. In addition to directing the operations of Supernatural, Rachelle writes, consults, and offers professional consulting for companies in the wellbeing and related industries. In active recovery, Rachelle travels fervently, writes, trains like a would-be athlete, and practices solitude. She is dedicated to exploring the human experience — driven equally by grit and the wind. Pharmakon Supernatural is a New York based, globally-spirited company dedicated to the art of functional nature. The Supernatural network includes Supernatural apothecary & online shop, a product line of herbal gummies (HRBLS), and on-demand online classes that blend global herbalism with modern health science and unique, empowering approaches to reclaiming our health. Learn more at https://www.ursupernatural.com/ Follow on Instagram @rachellerobinett

Olivia Guethling, founder of The Alchemy Center and dynamic creative producer and designer shares her passion and work on creating immersive environments and interactive events that nurture innovation, social impact and regenerative culture. She takes us through her matrix of turning ‘wasted time' into a powerful practice integrating daydreaming, pondering, and play for fertile creation that can be applied to all kinds of spaces, whether public or personal, physical or mental. How do we create environments that are more human? How do we educate to become more respectful beings that recognize ourselves as belonging to nature, and are in conscious symbiosis with her? How do we integrate technology in a healthy way that aligns with our hearts and our aliveness? All of these topics are explored as Olivia discusses her incredible project that transforms the narrative of death into a homecoming that celebrates the true meaning of life, using human compost for ecological restoration. About Olivia: Olivia Guethling, Founder of the Alchemy Center, is a Creative Producer, Graphic Designer and Artist based in Portland OR. She is known for her unique capacity to embody the often separate roles of creative ideation, design, production and execution. Olivia curates immersive environments that nurture and catalyze innovation, creativity, and ideation. She's worked in a variety of industries, such as architecture, environmental science, event production, social impact, art, and XR. Olivia's primary medium is collaboration. She is committed to every person, every collaborator, and every team knowing themselves and one another as whole living systems, and this approach allows all within the ecosystem to create from and with integrity, care, and self-reflection. Presently, Olivia is developing new models for how we envision collaborative culture through an innovative artistic experience center. She has earned sustained recognition for her work, including a Fulbright Scholarship among other honors. Learn more at https://www.alchemy-center.com/ https://www.oliviaguethling.com/ Follow on Instagram @alchemy.center

Brynja Magnusson - author, illustrator and practitioner of energetics and mysticism, takes us on a journey to discover various modalities that can help us find purpose and direction. She shares her personal story of how animal totems, Human Design, I-Ching and Gene Keys helped her heal from trauma and chronic disease. Orienting ourselves during times of change and darkness is particularly relevant right now. Navigating life well means understanding how to recalibrate how we relate to our surroundings as well as to our inner-selves. Brynja shows how practical these ancient and modern modalities can be, many of which are inspired by nature, and how they apply to both our physical health and emotional and mental wellbeing. She delves into yin mysticism and the unintegrated and obscured part of all genders that holds the hidden keys to the one of the greatest misunderstood and untapped resource of our collective human existence. Learning how to have a different relationship with the unknown can bring more peace and wisdom into our lives. About Brynja: Brynja Magnusson is author and illustrator on topics of energetics, mysticism, and spirituality. During her apprenticeships in these modalities, she began creating illustrated guides to include others interested in pursuing the same niche areas of study. Creator of Animal Totems and the I Ching, the Human Design Deck, and Incarnation Cross: A Guidebook of Purpose Archetypes, Brynja publishes her own notes as a way of both learning and sharing. For 10 years she has been studying tools such as the I Ching, animal totem archetype, and healing modalities that address untreatable or undiagnosable chronic pain and illness. After several life-altering spiritual encounters in nature resulting in the recovery from chronic illness, the study of spirituality has been her sole focus and career through modalities such as Shamanic initiations, Eastern spirituality, manual therapies, Nahuatl ritual, and nature immersion. A central goal in the disparate areas of Brynja's work is using art to expose the lost or obscured tools of self-guidance and orientation. Being swept into confusion, disorientation, or chaos is an unavoidable aspect in the rhythm of life. However, these phases do not have to be viewed as bad or negative events. We can collect proven tools that provide us with ballast in the dark. With increasing awareness of the self and how nature consistently sends warnings and advice, we can experience these periods differently. The skills to find signs, messages, advice, guidance or direction can be cultivated through myriad systems. Humans of an early and wild earth labored over guidance systems that can be recalled and reused even in modern times. With practices of orientation in our tool belt, we can enter even the most nightmarish moments of darkness to not only find our way but also be enormously productive. Learn more at https://www.ceremoniance.com/

Elliot Kotek is a leading mind on purposeful content, technology-for-good and storytelling for social impact. His personal process of self-disruption in conjunction with creating accountability to others helps him accomplish impressive results where nothing is impossible. Brilliant ideas that lack empathy, or compassionate desire alone without ideas to implement change, both fail to create real impact. Elliot shares in detail how “Ideas + Empathy = Impact” through his many incredible projects that combine innovative technology and purpose, and shows how storytelling can beautifully amplify this impact. Applied passion creates purpose. By showing up for what we feel passionate about we can find like-minded people to help and support us on our path, and we're able overcome obstacles and fear, such as loss of security, to realize a much greater purpose that is essential to thriving as human beings. About Elliot: A leader in innovation, technology and purposeful media, Elliot's projects have a global, empathy and impact-led agenda. His LA-based creative consultancy and production-house, The Nation of Artists, generates feature and short documentaries, documentary series and virtual reality/360 experiences. Even during COVID, The Nation of Artists has deployed film crews to more than 30 cities in 14 countries on 5 continents. Often brand-led, and always human-centered, Elliot has collaborated with the likes of AARP, Accenture, Aflac, Amgen, Campbell's, CNBC, FIRST Robotics, Hyundai, Intel, LEGO, McKinsey & Company, National Geographic, NBC Peacock, Netflix, New Balance, Qualcomm, the UN and Whirlpool & Habitat for Humanity - where his projects have included producing the first ever user-generated feature film across five continents, storytelling about a social robot for kids with cancer, enabling technology for a farmer with ALS to independently tell his wife he loves her, covering clean cookstoves in India being connected to the mobile communications grid, investigating iPads being used by artisanal fishermen in Colombia, and producing the world's first lab to make 3D-printed prosthetic limbs for the children of war-torn Sudan. Documentaries include "Little Miss Sumo" (Netflix), "Black Boys" (Peacock), "Queen Mimi" (Amazon Prime); Docu-series include "Superhuman" and "Coded" (Facebook Watch), "Challengers" (FastCompany) and "The New Space Race" (National Geographic); and directing honors on the new feature documentary, "The Hidden Power of Purpose." As a result, Elliot has been honored with a Kellogg School of Management Innovation Fellowship and Alumni of the Year accolades from Australia's Monash University, and he has received personal recognition from the U.S. Congress, the House of Representatives and other legislative bodies - his projects have landed in the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art and have won five Cannes Lions, four SxSW innovation awards, an Emmy from four nominations, two Clios, recognition from the International Trade Council, dozens of festival honors and other groovy paperweights. Driven by the mantra that "Ideas + Empathy = Impact," and his "4Ps" approach to innovation and collaboration, Elliot is currently found occupying a 12x12 space at the back of his garden known as "The Shed." Learn more at http://nationofartists.com/ Follow on Instagram @nationofartists Watch on Youtube BeyondCinemaMagazine

International cannabis consultant and dynamic public speaker The Dank Duchess shares her personal journey of how cannabis and psilocybin have helped her heal mentally and emotionally, providing insights and lessons in mastery of the ego. Collaborating with, rather than ‘using' these plants is key to unlocking the wisdom that can help free us from our misperceptions and limiting realities, in order to engender more love, joy and creativity. She discusses her recent experience at The Emerald Cup, the most important community cannabis event of the year, the pitfalls of the cannabis industry, and tells us how she sees the future unfolding for psychedelic and psychoactive plants against a growing need for sovereignty in self-directed healing. As a grower and someone who has worked intimately with cannabis and psilocybin , Duchess reveals how these plants have taught her to understand and trust in natural systems, and that we are just as much in service to the plants as they are to us. However, it is always up to us do our personal work, otherwise we risk falling into addiction, disempowerment and another kind of dis-ease. About Duchess: The Dank Duchess is an international Hashish Consultant, Cannabis Cultivator, and public speaker using all available media to achieve her mission to help spread cannabis and psychedelic wellness awareness globally. With 18 years of cultivation experience to her credit, and trained by the late Hash Master Frenchy Cannoli, she has dedicated the last 7 years to educating hundreds of thousands of people via print, film, and social media about high quality cannabis and Hashish. Formerly the Managing Editor of Skunk Magazine, dozens of her hash stories and hash tutorials have appeared in Weed World UK, Weed World Italia, Cannabis Now, Skunk Magazine and in Ed Rosenthal's books. Duchess has also made several media appearances including Seasons 1 and 3 of VICELAND's Bong Appetit. As a Hashish consultant she travels to small farms and large cultivation facilities to teach hash making and increase efficiency. She is a respected public speaker; featured at conferences including Spirit Plant Medicine Conference, Boston Freedom Rally, Outside Lands, and the Emerald Cup. Known both for her discriminating palate and Hashish knowledge, Duchess has served as an esteemed judge for cannabis and Hashish competitions around the world. Cannabis is essential to her existence and with her dedication to an All Weed Everything lifestyle she has found a way to integrate it completely into her life; hence her motto: “Cannabis flower fuels my power and my niche is Hashish.” Learn more at http://thedankduchess.com/ Follow on Instagram @thedankduchess Watch on Youtube TheDankDuchess

Regenerative business consultant, educator and author Ryan Kemp delves into what it means to be regenerative and how incorporating regenerative principles into business can move us beyond sustainability into creating abundance for all stakeholders and the planet. He shares his insights from distilling the wisdom of Ayurvedic and yogic teachings into a succinct approach which helps detach us from the over-identification with self that is at the root of an imbalanced mental state manifesting as extractive and exploitative commerce. Most of how business exists today is a trauma response that has resulted from this perspective of separation. The ability to see ourselves as part of nature, instead of separate from, or dominating it, is key to living in a more boundless state, and relating to each other with compassion and love - an antidote to ‘wokeism' that perpetuates fear and othering rather than engendering consciousness. About Ryan: Ryan is a regenerative business consultant, educator, guide, author and speaker. Over the last 10 years, he has worked in, lived in, and traveled to over forty-five countries learning from different cultural elders and working on solutions to some of the world's largest issues such as food waste, plastic remediation, energy access and the detriments of tourism. Some of his past work includes consulting with the Prime Minister of Cameroon, H.E. Philémon Yang on rural road infrastructure development, working with the Minister of Energy in Myanmar towards renewable energy independence and living and working on intentional permaculture communities and farms throughout Hawai'i, the Caribbean, and Central America assisting movements in food security and sovereignty. He is also a member of the Sustainable Change Research Network, International Alliance for Localization (IAL), Doughnut Economics Research Lab, a certified YTT-200 hour Ashtanga Yoga teacher, Ayurvedic practitioner, published author and poet. He also leads Pueo Consulting @pueosustainability, a consulting group that aligns business with Nature through qualitative and quantitative processes, a co-founder of The Green Standard @thegreenstandard.global and is launching a new course on Regenerative Leadership that begins in January. Learn more at https://www.ryanjkemp.com/ Follow on Instagram @ryanj_kemp

Lineage keeper, generational reconciliation and trauma healing advocate Solana Booth (of the Nooksak, Mohawk and Ts'msyan nations) shares her incredible earth-based wisdom on how we can return from the chaos and rigidity of trauma back to cohesion and harmony in body and soul. Indigenous peoples are the land stewards of original wisdom and sentinels of mother earth that hold the key to overcoming “the veil of insight” experienced by modern society in an increasingly fractured and disassociated way of life. We all carry generational trauma that is inherited from our ancestors. Storytelling is a powerful way to reconnect to the sacred within us all - a deeper knowing that is necessary for regenerative healing and growth, not just for native peoples but for all of humanity. Our ancestral lineage extends beyond our blood lines, to the entire human family, to the plant and animal kingdoms and the land that nourishes us. Mother earth is our ally, and the the inherent order in nature can be modeled within ourselves to help us understand and embrace divine duality, recalibrate the relationship we have within and with each other, to reconcile insidious acts of violence and transform apathy to empathy. About Solana: As a historical trauma and generational healing expert as well as champion of diversity, equity and inclusion, Solana Booth's indigenous teachings, through traditional and contemporary storytelling, diversity training, conflict resolution and cultural presentations are incredibly powerful means to engender behavioral health and rehabilitation. She is the SeeQuilLouw Program Director at Advocates Of Sacred, whose mission is to champion, integrate and cultivate indigenous healing modalities. She employs pre-perinatal psychology, somatic archeology, generational brain spotting, birth and death work, traditional art and her Positive Interconnectedness model. She is also a leadership trainer for health care professionals in historical trauma and family recovery intensives, a documentary filmmaker, advisor to Decriminalize Nature National, and executive leader at the American Psychedelics Practitioners Association. As a traditional medicine keeper Solana is in the process of opening the Recover me in Wellness Center, with a focus on "Mother's Breath" otherwise known as plant medicines, first foods, breastfeeding, canoe and storytelling. Her three Indian names mean, “helping people from all over the world find their true road home” and “ancient medicine blanket” and “GOD”. Her direct lineage is from the one who sung the plants back to and for the people and to bestow “peace”. Her lineage is of the clan society and the creation stories which created the prayer songs and transformation of the people regarding our roles in our societies. Solana is enrolled into the Nooksack Nation of the Chief Sam George Family from Beatrice Anderson and Samuel George, White Owl House of the Wolf Clan and Chief Joe Ortiz from Mohawk of Bay Quinte where the Peacekeeper was born. Her Paternal association is Tsymsyan of the Violet Atkinson and William Booth Family, Raven Clan. She is a mother of nine and Grandmother of two baby girls. Learn more at https://advocateofsacred.com/ Follow on Instagram @advocate0sacred Subscribe to Solana Booth's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/teachersolana

Internationally recognized intuitive healer, teacher and master shaman Kerry Henwood shares her wisdom on the true meaning of shamanism, looking beyond mainstreamed plant ceremonies into the deeper foundational underpinnings of healing, ritual, and integration, and why this is so important for humanity at this time. Kerry tells her personal story of being called onto the shamanic path, one that trains the initiated to listen and bridge the human and natural worlds through the understanding of their own mind and heart. We are energetic beings and acts of kindness and love activate the greater unified field, bringing us into alignment and flow with life. As the western world becomes more fragmented an increasing number of people are reaching for this modality, not only because it helps many to heal from addiction and trauma, but also because it teaches us how to master our mind, and to stand in presence as who we truly are - beyond ceremony, moving from reaction into integration and wholeness. About Kerry: For more than 40 years, Australian native Kerry Henwood has utilized age-old traditions and leading-edge approaches to support the healing and awakening of people around the world. An internationally respected master shaman, intuitive, teacher, and inspirational speaker, Kerry's unique integrative healing practice is grounded in her extensive knowledge of ancient healing and spiritual traditions, developed over decades studying and working with shamans, yogis, monks, and healing practitioners across the globe. In addition, she integrates intuitive insight, innovative mind-body practices and breakthrough technologies to further enhance her clients' ability to become healthy, whole, and authentically who they are. And, by joyfully living the truth and radiance of her own Self, Kerry's sparkling presence inspires others to open to healing and reclaiming their own innocence, magnificence, and light. In her shamanic healings, Kerry uses ancient indigenous techniques to foster healing of modern minds and spirits. Her shamanic work draws particularly on the spiritual healing traditions of Peru, which resonate powerfully with her soul and her clients. Sound also is an integral aspect of her healing work and, being a gifted musician, she uses a diverse array of songs, icaros, rhythms, instruments, and techniques from a variety of spiritual traditions. As a master teacher, Kerry focuses not only on teaching her students to practice shamanism to support healing and transformation in others, but to own their responsibility to use this and other practices to support their own continuous healing, transformation, and awakening. Kerry's teachings always promote self-motivation, self-empowerment, and self-realization, and her openness about her own experiences with healing her body inspire many to break through their own fear, pain, or grief to do the same for themselves. Learn more at https://www.shamanicgrace.com/ Follow on Instagram @kerryhenwood

Ganga Devi Braun is is an extraordinary facilitator, regenerative counselor, ritualist, writer, ecologist, and community cultivator who weaves ontological design and living systems theory into all that she does. She shares her unique experience of having been raised in an intentional community that values pluralistic collaboration, enriched by diverse religious, spiritual and philosophical traditions. This led her to become an interspiritual minister and guide for bridge-building and consciousness-raising that is much needed during this time of widening societal polarities and climate emergency. Designing for a regenerative culture requires unlearning of reductive models in order to create anticipatory ones that work for 100% of life. Ganga is a catalyst for the regenerative movement, connecting social justice, environmentalism and design science. She was selected for the first cohort in Buckminster Fuller Institute's Design Science Studio, and is a founding facilitator of Presence Foundations - a transformational leadership incubator for embodying whole systems awareness within us, and integrating these principles to create impact in the world. About Ganga: Ganga Devi Braun is committed to the healing of our shared world, a process that requires a recognition of the interconnected nature of all life. She believes that this healing requires a continuous reflexive process of recognizing difference, privilege, and shadows of the incarnations we are currently experiencing. As a facilitator, counselor, ritualist, writer, ecologist, and community cultivator, she draws heavily from the wisdom of Buckminster Fuller, Joanna Macy, Adrienne Maree Brown, and the complex interactions she observes every day in the subtropical bioregion she calls home. Ganga has dedicated her academic studies, career, and personal life to understanding living systems, evolutionary principles, biomimicry, and regenerative design. Ganga's upbringing within one of the few experimental land-based communities founded in the 70's that has withstood the test of time gave her a unique perspective through the lens of diverse and pluralistic collaboration. She is an ordained interspiritual minister (One Spirit Learning Alliance Interspiritual Seminary), and applies religious and spiritual technology to create dynamic spaces based on collective wisdom that supports meaning-making, while harmonizing with the living systems that we are. Learn more at https://gangadevibraun.com/ Follow on Instagram @ganga_devi

Join me for a lively discussion with integrative physician, cardiologist and medical intuitive Dr. Patrick Fratellone, whose guiding philosophy is an individualized approach to total health and well-being that results from nurturing the intrinsic healing of the whole person. He shares his journey from conventional medicine to becoming Chief of Medicine at the Atkins Center for Complementary medicine with the late Dr. Robert C. Atkins (of Atkins Diet fame), to completing his Fellowship under the direction of Dr. Andrew Weil, and evolving his practice to what it is today - combining allopathic medicine with multiple healing modalities such as herbalism, homeopathy, apitherapy and more. Dr. Fratellone lays out his 7 principles for health that include mind, body and spirit - emphasizing the importance of listening to patients, food as medicine, meditation, and addressing emotional health and energy-thieving addictions. About Patrick: Patrick Fratellone, MD RH(AHG) FIM has been practicing clinical medicine for over 25 years. He currently has two practices: Fratellone Medical Associates in New York, and The Connecticut Integrative Medical Center in Fairfield, CT. Prior to this, Dr. Fratellone was Chief of Medicine and Director of Cardiology at the Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine under the direction of the late Robert C. Atkins, M.D. Previously, he held positions as Medical Director of the Fifth Avenue Comprehensive Medical Group and Regional Director of Cardiology programs for the Ultrasound Diagnostic Schools. As a result of his development of programs and teaching in these positions, he is recognized as a forerunner in the field of echocardiography. Dr. Fratellone completed his B.S. and B.A. in Biology and Humanities, respectively, at the State University of Stony Brook (New York) in 1982. Dr. Fratellone finished his medical residency at Lenox Hill Hospital, in New York City, where he also pursued and completed his Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease in 1994. During his three-year fellowship, he trained at the Nicholas Institute Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City and the Division of Congenital Heart Diseases at the University of California at Los Angeles. In 2005, he completed his Fellowship of Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona under the direction of Andrew Weil, M.D. He then completed his training as a registered herbalist. He is a professional member of the American Herbal Guild (AHG). He is an expert in supporting and treating cancer, heart disease, autoimmune disease, and Lyme Disease. Dr. Fratellone has been an adjunct professor at the University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine since 2014. He is a board member of the American Apitherapy Society and recently will serve as their Vice President.. In addition to radio and television, he has authored books, and published in medical journals. He wrote the forward to the book Jennifer's Way: My Life with Celiac Disease by Jennifer Esposito. He is a weekly regular guest on her podcast Chewonthis.life. He recently appeared in the television series, Remedies: The Sacred Science discussing the use of botanical medicine in the treatment of cancer and Lyme. Learn more about his practice at https://www.fratellonemedical.com/ and https://www.connecticutintegrativemedicalcenter.com/ Follow on Instagram @patrickfrat

Award-winning filmmaker, multimedia artist and media activist Maxi Cohen tells her story of how questioning authority and pursuing the unknown led her to communicate in new ways, pushing form and creating positive social change in the process. Her groundbreaking work is at once fearless, intimate and always relevant: from the vulnerable and authentic storytelling in Joe and Maxi about her relationship with her father after her mother died of cancer, to South Central Los Angeles - a documentary about the deadly and divisive riots in Los Angeles in 1992 . This was the first film made about racism that included diverse factions and was the first made by real people. Maxi shares her recent projects such as Art2Heart in Soho, New York - bringing together artists during the boarded up summer of 2020 to paint messages of prayer and protest, and A Movement In Water currently in development. This regenerative project bridges art, science and spirituality through an immersive, multimedia, mobile museum of water that instills a greater reverence for what we are made of. “Optimal hydration is an altered state.” says Maxi's co-producer Gina Bria. Her latest work exploring Ayahuasca extends the theme of positive social change to global cultural transformation, by delving into how this ancient sacred plant medicine not only heals trauma and addiction, but also raises consciousness in humanity. About Maxi: Maxi Cohen is an award-winning artist and filmmaker based in New York City. Her films, photographs and multimedia installations have been exhibited internationally and are in the permanent collections of numerous museums, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Whitney Museum for American Art, New York, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, and the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Her films have played in movie theaters, film festivals and television around the world. In New York City, she became the director of the first public access facility in the country, as part of the Alternate Media Center. At the same time, she set up the distribution system of Electronic Arts Intermix, now the largest distributor of video art in the world. She co-founded the Independent Feature Project, representing feature filmmakers nationally, and First Run Features, the first company devoted to distributing American independent films. Cohen most recently executive produced From Shock to Awe, the story of suicidal veterans who recover from PTSD with ayahuasca and MDMA to be theatrically released in 2018. Cohen's television work includes short films produced for Saturday Night Live, the Comedy Channel, MTV Networks, PBS, Children's Television Workshop, and Fox Broadcasting, ARTE, in addition to developing series for the BBC, CPB, HBO and Turner. Learn more about Maxi Cohen at http://www.maxicohenstudio.com/ Support A Movement In Water http://www.amovementinwater.com/ Follow on Instagram @maxicohenstudio and @a.movement.in.water ----- Support this podcast: Join our Patreon community! https://www.patreon.com/StephanieWang

World-renowned professor Dr. Gino Yu unlocks the science of consciousness and presents his vision for the next stage of human evolution. He shares his personal awakening experience that led him from computer science and digital entertainment to exploring the world of mysticism and consciousness. His amazing work over decades draws together neuroscience, developmental and humanistic psychology, phenomenology, epistemology and eastern spiritual practices and philosophies. He explains the five stages of consciousness from how we first form our world view, to moving beyond prescribed roles and beliefs, to having existential crises as we break out of consensus reality (and its physiological challenges), to ego death and rebirth, and finally connecting back to wonderment, gratitude and our innate joy of being. As humanity collectively goes through the ascension, Gino offers his inspiring vision for how to support and guide this developmental process through his innovative projects - cutting edge as well as deeply humane and compassionate, they recognize entrepreneurship as a spiritual path, nurture future growth and evolution, and engender much needed community for people having awakening experiences around the globe. About Gino: Dr. Gino Yu's research spans Design Automation, Computer Animation, Video Games, Creativity, and Consciousness with over 60 publications. Currently, his main research interests involve the application of media technologies to cultivate creativity and promote enlightened consciousness (meaningful media). He is an Associate Professor and Director of Digital Entertainment and Game Development at the School of Design at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). He is co-founder of the PolyU M-Lab, a commercially oriented digital entertainment laboratory that provides services to industry. He has also developed programs at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, where he created the Multimedia Innovation Centre (www.mic.polyu.edu.hk), and the University of Southern California, where he was instrumental in establishing multimedia initiatives in the Engineering School including the Integrated Media Systems Center. Dr. Gino Yu is also Chairman and co-founder of the Hong Kong Digital Entertainment Association. He received his BS and PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California at Berkeley in 1987 and 1993 respectively. He is a composer and father of three. Learn more at http://www.ginoyu.com/ Follow at https://www.facebook.com/gino.yu Watch Gino at Davos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7oKJWlj43c Watch his TedTalk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEKTKxLshsA

Join me for a fun conversation with Zsuzsi Evans of Genetic Yoga about Human Design, as we share lived examples of how observing life through the Human Design lens can help us move beyond our mind as a decision-making tool into greater alignment with our authentic being. When we live according to who we truly are we vibrate at a frequency that spreads this resonance to others, lifting consciousness to a higher level that is no longer confined to a framework of right and wrong, but instead one that is less reactive and more able to love life in its wholeness. As Human Design Analyst Stephen Rebolledo of Genetic Yoga puts it, Human Design is “a guide to no-fault living”. We discuss the deconditioning aspects of Human Design and how it's a great tool for parents to understand their energetic effect on their children, so as not to project their own conditioning onto their offspring, but instead have the awareness and knowledge to treat them as uniquely themselves from the beginning. We also go into the guidance that Human Design gives on eating and living, how best to fuel our bodies and find the most aligned environment that produces mental, emotional and physical wellbeing. For more on Human Design check out Episode 6: A Deep Dive Into Human Design As A Modality For Consciousness About Zsuzsi: After spending 10 years in the fashion industry and 4 years creating her own beauty business in New York City, Zsuzsi Evans was ready for a change. At her core she had always dreamed of empowering people, so it was no accident that Human Design found her. She dove head first into studying the system and co created Genetic Yoga with her teacher, Stephen Rebolledo. Theirs is a community based in self love and acceptance through the integration of the Human Design System. Zsuzsi's greatest passion is introducing this modality to newcomers and helping them to understand their own journey. To learn more and schedule readings visit: http://geneticyoga.com/ Follow Zsuzsi on Instagram @zsuzsi_evans Follow Genetic Yoga on Instagram @geneticyoga ---- Support this podcast: Join our Patreon community for bonuses and the opportunity to connect more directly! https://www.patreon.com/StephanieWang

Rishi Chidananda beautifully shares his personal journey from being a successful investment banker and entrepreneur to being called onto a mystical path as a monk. By studying the philosophical traditions of India and gaining deep insights into their hidden meaning, he articulates timeless practices that are particularly relevant in this day. He discusses the three obstacles of walking a spiritual path and how to overcome them: love, when we meet resistance from our family and loved ones; karma, inherited through lifetimes of cause and effect; and Source, when we are tested by the universe. Through daily spiritual practice, service, and being part of a community of like-minded people and teachers, we are able to support and strengthen the awakening process. “The truth is one, but the wise describe it in many ways.” - Rishi goes beyond the confines of any one religion or philosophy to help us gain an understanding of spirituality which we can integrate into our daily lives, helping us find peace wherever we are in life. About Rishi: Rishi Chidananda has spent the latter part of his life as a monk, studying the philosophical traditions of India and gaining deep insights into their hidden meaning and timeless practices that are particularly relevant in this day and age under the guidance of Paramahamsa Sri Swami Vishwananda. Philosophical teachings contained within ancient scriptures such as the Bhagavad Gita have had a significant impact on how he views the world and have changed the way he approaches life. Now, Rishi Chidananda uses his experiences to easily articulate the philosophical teachings of India in a meaningful way for those looking to bridge the gap between western and eastern philosophies. To learn more visit: https://rishi.love/ Follow Rishi at: https://www.instagram.com/rishi_chidananda/ You can also find Rishi on Clubhouse app @rishichidananda ---- Support this podcast: Join our Patreon community for bonuses and the opportunity to connect more directly! https://www.patreon.com/StephanieWang

What do astrology and qigong have in common? Plenty, according to master astrologer and astrocartography expert Elizabeth Smith. Don't miss this rare and illuminating discussion on astrology, astrocartography and qigong. Elizabeth goes beyond the mundane and shares her deep insight on how astrology can be used as a tool for spiritual awakening, beyond the perceived limitations of birth charts and notions of malefic and benefic planets. She brings her wisdom from decades of qigong practice to show us how it is connected with astrology. Beyond a health practice, qigong is a cleansing process to awaken our inner voice by clearing away lower frequencies. By illustrating their similarities she deepens our understanding of how each can serve us by teaching us how to harmonize with life. We are the stars, and the planets are here to assist in our growth. The evolution of astrology moves us from a “to me” mentality where we are victims, to a “by me” state, where we begin to accept responsibility for what happens in our lives, and finally to a “through me” way of being, where we become a vessel for the intelligence of nature and have greater access to freedom and joy. About Elizabeth: With more than 40 years of experience, master astrologer and astrocartography expert Elizabeth Smith is a gifted counselor and seasoned speaker with a passion for facilitating liberation with this life-changing knowledge. She learned her stellar craft from the greats of the astrological world: Isabel Hickey, Jim Lewis and Liz Greene as well as through direct transmissions from the natural world while dwelling in deep communion with the elements for nineteen years. Elizabeth brings a fun-loving spirit, calm vitality and proven intuition to her wisdom-centered work which she attributes to four decades of harmonizing Universal and Earth energies in the practices of Cheng T'ai Chi, Dao-In Chinese Yoga, and Master Key standing forms under the guidance of Chinese grandmasters Cheng Man-Ching, Ni Hua-Ching and Robert Peng. She has taught in the most reputable healing and spiritual education centers in New York City including Maha Rose, Heal Haus and The Alchemist's Kitchen and has spoken in venues around the US that promote self awareness and balanced, healthy lifestyles. Through an integrated understanding of people and planets, her private consultations invoke inspiration, clarity and healing of mind, body and spirit for clients and students from around the globe. Elizabeth currently makes her home in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina where she was guided by great Jupiter in a lucid dream just before the pandemic. To learn more and schedule readings go to: https://www.elizabethsmithastro.com/ ------ Support this podcast: Join our Patreon community for bonuses and the opportunity to connect more directly! https://www.patreon.com/StephanieWang

Join us for an amazing conversation with Regenaissance leader, transformational leadership coach and award-winning podcaster Julian Guderley. We explore this time of reconciling polarities to understand our role as a keystone species in climate and social integration. Julian shares how critical it is for us to put life at the center and to live in harmony with nature, and how that is reflected back in our heart, mind, body and spirit. When we tune in and begin to recognize new ways of relating, there is an emergence that takes place which works for all systems of life. This is a state that we can design for, and when there is multi-stakeholder engagement, solutions to problems emerge through embodied experiences. We may not have all the answers this minute, but that's ok as long as we lean in and not wait for outside authority. Showing up on our journey is what counts – a hopeful and inspiring message for planetary change through the evolutionary force that lives within each one of us. About Julian: Julian is a media and content creator, a transformational coach and award-winning podcaster “on a quest to co-create a deliberate and holistic vision for planet earth, beyond the limitations of the dominant paradigm”. Business Insider recently featured Julian Guderley among top Podcaster to listen to in 2021, Entrepreneur Magazine showcases Julian Guderley and the GreenPlanet BluePlanet Podcast as one of the top Podcasts to expand your worldview. Through his podcast GreenPlanet BluePlanet. he interview artists, industry leaders and philanthropreneurs in the planet's regenerative movement. Highlighting the most impactful drivers of environmental and social change today. The 2020s are the decade of the REGENAISSANCE, of human innovation, for that we must choose this path every day. The podcast is raising the topics of sustainability, regenerative economics, consciousness, spirituality, and symbiotic relationships with nature, across interest groups and economy. GreenPlanet BluePlanet is a must-listen for those looking to increase their environmental knowledge while bringing our shared ecological footprint into a graceful footprint. As a transformational leadership coach, breathwork & meditation teacher, Julian Guderley empowers and enables individuals and groups to contribute their unique gifts to the world. Having learned to speak 5 languages fluently before the age of 20, having lived on several continents Julian combines his deep devotional practice as a yogi with his experiences as a true global citizenship in his teachings and programs. Learn more and listen to Julian's podcast: https://www.greenplanet-blueplanet.com/ Follow Julian https://www.instagram.com/julianguderley/ --------- Support this podcast: Join our Patreon community for bonuses and the opportunity to connect more directly! Look forward to meeting you there :) with gratitude and love. https://www.patreon.com/StephanieWang

Join us for an intimate and inspiring conversation with international entrepreneur and award-winning connector Yasmine El Baggari on both journeying through travel and journeying inward, and how this can bring about greater empathy and compassion. In this episode we discuss how pain and isolation can be a door to access our multidimensional selves. She shares insights from her travels about connecting through shared values and celebrating our differences. Through her personal stories we see how vision can be applied to anything and helps bring people together to take action and create meaningful change and joy. Never limit yourself because of the limited imagination of others. About Yasmine: Yasmine El Baggari, a native of Morocco and San Francisco-based is passionate about connecting people and bridging cultures to encourage a more peaceful caring world. She launched Voyaj, a platform that connects people from around the globe for one-on-one meaningful exchanges to foster global understanding. For the past four years, Yasmine's reach has included work with the World Bank, research at Harvard University, and the US State Department as an "Engage America" Ambassador. She has spoken at international conferences, including the World Economic Forum, the Middle East Studies Association, and Obama's Global Entrepreneurship Summit. Her work has appeared in National Geographic, Forbes, BBC, and the Huffington Post. Yasmine has also received awards from the African Studies Association, Hampshire College's $60K Award for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Glamour Women of the Year Award, and two Ingenuity Awards. Recently, she was invited to the White House as one of the 100 Most Influential Travel Bloggers, and on Forbes' list as one of the most inspiring and promising entrepreneurs in 2016. Yasmine has traveled to all 49 U.S. states and over 45 countries by 24 and was welcomed in over 150 homes globally. She is simply on a mission to bring back openness, curiosity, and empathy into our world. Learn more about Voyaj at https://www.voyaj.com/ Follow Yasmine on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/yelbaggari/ --------- Support this podcast: Join our Patreon community for bonuses and the opportunity to connect more directly! Look forward to meeting you there :) with gratitude and love. https://www.patreon.com/StephanieWang

Biochemist and molecular biologist Alex Ott shares his philosopher-chemist and gastronomic genius as he takes us through his extraordinary journey from being a global nomad as a child, to surviving a plane crash which changed his life forever - leading him from being a star in the hospitality and night-life scene onto a path of healing and regeneration. By interweaving the wisdom of nature, Alex talks about the importance of health as a daily practice, the necessity for more education in nutrition in the medical field, and shares beautiful stories of personal healing and transformation. About Alex: Biochemist, author & explorer Alex Ott contributed his knowledge of flavor chemistry to launch the most revolutionary functional beverage menus for the famed BUDDHA BAR + Hotel in Paris where the late Raymond Visan used Alex's talent to expand to a global phenomenon. For the next few years, Alex continued traveling the world to consult and invent for health science and biotech companies in the fields of biochemistry and olfactory neuroscience in food & beverage programs, revolutionizing a whole new field in plant science based product developments. After surviving a harrowing plane crash in Thailand in 1998, that killed 101 passengers, Alex gained a renewed sense of life, which ignited his passions including astrobiology, nature preservation, and mood based fragrance development. Ever since, he has developed more than 300 functional, homeopathic and sensorial beverage menus for world class restaurants, award shows such as THE OSCARS, and global charities including charity: water and The Happy Hearts Fund. Acclaimed for his unique wisdom he received major profiles in over 100 different global publications, including the New York Times, TIME, the WALL STREET JOURNAL, and features such as EVOLUTION OF DRINK presented by THE ROYAL INSTITUTION in London for his pioneering contributions to the field of medicinal plant chemistry and neurobiology for nutritional approaches on scent and flavor applications in mental health and mood stimulation. Since then, Alex continued to consult for many scientists, worked with Nobel laureates, global flavor houses, as well as developed nutritional status assessments for commercial Space Food Systems in order to establish a sensorial nutrition panel for developing custom made + mood enhancing flavor spheres for astronauts on the International Space Station and future missions such as Artemis and Orion. His profound passion for helping others resulted in innovative global product developments including the first hangover prevention supplement, as well as the first of its kind chlorophyll beverage, for which he won the ‘Beverage Innovation Of The Year' Award. Alex currently resides in New York City. His lab is available for visits and private consults. Learn more about Alex's mind-blowing immersions of health science and higher consciousness: http://gr8connect.thegr8experience.com/experience/alex-ott/ Follow Alex on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexottscience/ --------- Support this podcast: Join our Patreon community for bonuses and the opportunity to connect more directly! Look forward to meeting you there :) with gratitude and love. https://www.patreon.com/StephanieWang

In this episode accomplished social anthropologist and Human Design expert Dirk Nellens delves beyond the cursory layers of Human Design in individual identity, to explore the deeper gift it offers us for the enhancement of human and planetary consciousness. Human Design is one of the newest forms of divination. In 1987, it was revealed to Ra Uru Hu, who channeled it as a download over 8 days. It is powerful information for these times and is having a powerful impact upon the world. Human Design is a modality that simultaneously brings together the scientific world of genetics, biology and quantum physics with the multicultural aspects of Hinduism, I-Ching, and astrology of the Vedic, Kabbalistic and Chinese traditions. Dirk also discusses the commonalities between shamanism and Human Design. Ultimately, we look at Human Design as a way to recognize the inherent intelligence of how consciousness expresses through form, enabling us to trust life in a profound way. About Dirk: Dirk Nellens is a social anthropologist and a certified Human Design analyst who trained under the founder of Human Design Ra Uru Hu. Human Design is a lens that reveals the energetic hardwiring of life and how it operates on earth. It's a map that offers signposts on our journey of consciousness in form, and offers each individual an original blueprint that assists us to live in a life-affirmative way. Visit https://dirknellens.com/for more about Dirk, Human Design and to book sessions. Follow him on https://www.facebook.com/dirk.nellens You can also learn more about the principles of Human Design by watching his video interview with Gaia: https://www.gaia.com/video/principles-human-design-dirk-nellens --------- Support this podcast: Join our Patreon community for bonuses and the opportunity to connect more directly! Look forward to meeting you there :) with gratitude and love. https://www.patreon.com/StephanieWang

In this episode amazing energy worker Manuela gives helpful context to this challenging time of ascension by understanding and harmonizing polarities through creativity and heart-centeredness. She shares how coming into alignment with your body is a way to access your gift, and that art and creativity are some of the most powerful tools to break through resistance and connect to the divine. More than the “how”, she underscores how the choices we make and our embodiment of them in action determines whether we live in fear-based energy, or free ourselves to retell our story, and birth a reality we envision, with more love, expansion, healing and abundance. Through our individual awakening to our gift, we are able to build community that serves the highest good for all. Our medicine is our gift activated through the heart. About Manuela: Born in Bogota, Colombia, Manuela has dedicated her life to exploring the connectivity between humans through ritual and healing. Born with incredible sensitivities, she believes humans are naturally born empaths and is committed to guiding those she works with towards a deeper understanding of themselves and the world. Her immersions in different cultures, in 44 countries over the last decade, has informed her approach to renewing connection to spirit and opening the higher self. Manuela is a “midwife of the creative process” who has spent the last fifteen years immersed in dedicated study in different healing modalities ranging from shamanistic studies, intuitive touch, psychic ability, crystal healing, aromatherapy, mediumship, dance and movement therapy, Reiki and Craniosacral therapy. Her mentorships and apprenticeships have included time in Colombia, Mexico, Bali, South Africa, Australia, Costa Rica, Italy, Argentina, and throughout the United States. Learn more about Manuela and book a custom made session with her: https://www.manuelawelton.com/ Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manuelawelton/ --------- Support this podcast: Join our Patreon community for bonuses and the opportunity to connect more directly! Look forward to meeting you there :) with gratitude and love. https://www.patreon.com/StephanieWang

In this continuing episode: We discuss how soil regeneration is critical to survival of the human species, as an existential and not a political issue. Brando talks about extending biochar into other agricultural industries in developed countries to create zero waste circular economies, closing nutrient loops and reducing negative impact on the environment. He retells the story of green technology to highlight it as an opportunity for immense financial rewards as well as for creating positive social and environmental change. The process of turning agricultural waste into biochar actually sequesters carbon, generating carbon credits which can be used to reduce the cost of farming. Brando shares how he developed an innovative model of blended finance for the International Finance Corporation, working with impact investors using philanthropy to de-risk investment. Finally, Brando shares more personal stories that inspire us in his call to action. Small changes can effect huge impact. In this Anthropocene era, as climate change and zoonotic diseases threaten our survival, it is more important than ever to incorporate systems thinking and to realize how we need to design in ways that respect all forms of life, lest we ourselves go extinct if we do not counter the industrial extractive approach to agriculture, and to life. *Part 1 of this interview is in episode 3 About Brando: Brando Crespi is a global change-maker and climate activist with a deep background in sustainability, branding, and innovation. He is the Co-Founder and Executive Vice Chair of Pro-Natura International, which created arguably the world's largest carbon sink, by planting over 2 million trees in the Juruena region of the Brazilian Amazon. Since the pandemic, Brando has moved to New Mexico's high desert and joined Santa Fe Farms as Head of Sustainability to deploy hemp, biochar and regenerative agroecology on a number of Native American reservations. Pro-Natura organized 13 large expeditions to collect half a million samples of all life forms, and designed and executed reforestation projects in 63 countries. Over the last 35 years Brando has designed, funded and implemented numerous agro-ecological projects in the Americas, Africa and Asia, especially on the use of Biochar, advancing an ancient indigenous Terra Preta de Indio soil, or ‘dark earth', making it possible to grow plants in any environment! By implementing innovative carbon sequestration strategies they were able to provide long-term food and water security, as well as sustainable employment for the local communities. If fully implemented, technology can offset up to between 20-30% of all greenhouse emissions. Brando was raised in Rome and educated in Italy, Switzerland, the UK, and at Georgetown University, where he studied anthropology and economics. After a few years of Italian journalism and Amazonian anthropological fieldwork exploring shamanism he moved to Los Angeles in 1977, where he had enormous commercial success launching Rodeo Drive - opening the first Fendi, Pratesi, and Versace stores, and the Hard Rock Café, and also representing licensing needs for luxury brands such as E. Zegna, Salvatore Ferragamo, Ungaro, and many others. Learn more and support Pro-Natura's mission at http://www.pronatura.org/ Watch how today's atmospheric greenhouse gases can be decreased to the level of the 1950s with Brando Crespi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4LK9re5DT8

I am very honored to have Brando Crespi as my guest in this two-part episode. Join this global change-maker and climate activist as he shares his incredible journey from having a near death experience that opened him up to shamanism and non-dual consciousness, to his successful career in luxury fashion and branding, introducing U.S. consumers to brands like Fendi and Versace, and to becoming a leader and pioneer of sustainability before the term ‘sustainability' existed in the zeitgeist. He recounts his research deep into the Amazon and other tropical forest canopies, discovering an extraordinary array of biodiversity where life forms his team collected are still being analyzed today. He also shares the importance of deep listening and engagement with local communities as the most effective approach to successfully implementing green technology. Brando details how he and the team at Pro-Natura International discovered a way to make green charcoal from agricultural waste and invasive species, originally geo-engineered by the ancient indigenous Amerindians called Terra Preta de Indio. The resulting biochar not only increases fertility and farm yields from 50% to 300%, it reduces the hazardous health risks of burning regular charcoal that disproportionately affect women and children, addresses deforestation and also make is possible for extreme agriculture in places like the Sahara desert. *Part 2 of this interview is in Episode 4 About Brando: Brando Crespi is a global change-maker and climate activist with a deep background in sustainability, branding, and innovation. He is the Co-Founder and Executive Vice Chair of Pro-Natura International, which created arguably the world's largest carbon sink, by planting over 2 million trees in the Juruena region of the Brazilian Amazon. Since the pandemic, Brando has moved to New Mexico's high desert and joined Santa Fe Farms as Head of Sustainability to deploy hemp, biochar and regenerative agroecology on a number of Native American reservations. Pro-Natura organized 13 large expeditions to collect half a million samples of all life forms, and designed and executed reforestation projects in 63 countries. Over the last 35 years Brando has designed, funded and implemented numerous agro-ecological projects in the Americas, Africa and Asia, especially on the use of Biochar, advancing an ancient indigenous Terra Preta de Indio soil, or ‘dark earth', making it possible to grow plants in any environment! By implementing innovative carbon sequestration strategies they were able to provide long-term food and water security, as well as sustainable employment for the local communities. Brando was raised in Rome and educated in Italy, Switzerland, the UK, and at Georgetown University, where he studied anthropology and economics. After a few years of Italian journalism and Amazonian anthropological fieldwork exploring shamanism he moved to Los Angeles in 1977, where he had enormous commercial success launching Rodeo Drive - opening the first Fendi, Pratesi, and Versace stores, and the Hard Rock Café, and also representing licensing needs for luxury brands such as E. Zegna, Salvatore Ferragamo, Ungaro, and many others. Learn more and support Pro-Natura's mission at http://www.pronatura.org/ Watch how today's atmospheric greenhouse gases can be decreased to the level of the 1950s with Brando Crespi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4LK9re5DT8

Gifted channel and facilitator María Soledad shares her personal journey from a being successful actor to awakening to her gift, as she explains the complementary aspects between the modalities she practices: using evolutive tarot to connect to the unconscious and performing ritually symbolic acts that are part of psychomagic to help you “die” to parts of the ego and break old patterns that no longer serve your highest good, creating new neuropathways along the way. It is not about disassociation but integration, and the embracing all aspects of ourselves and everything that we have experienced. The foundation of freedom is our essence, which also includes the integration of our trauma. She talks about how we are moving from an old power paradigm of a materially-focused world to one that is more energetic and beyond 3D. The time of the pandemic broke the illusion of control, and was a chance to discover stillness and to connect to the sacred within us. It also showed how interconnected we are and the importance of curiosity and the questioning of old beliefs, moving from judgement to discernment, and not relating solely to outward ego identity. We now have an opportunity to collaborate based on a greater understanding of unity consciousness to embody our ecstatic nature, and come together as a human community in a much more expansive and regenerative way. About María: María is a channel and healer that combines her knowledge and wisdom in Kabbalah astrology, evolutive tarot, and psychomagic (healing path using psychology, theater, and shamanism) to help you break through limiting beliefs and guide you to manifest your greatest potential. Trained in psychomagic and Metageneology by Alejandro Jodorowsky and his son Cristobal Jodorowsky, María examines your family's psychological heritage to integrate limiting patterns of behavior inherited through your ancestry, and the ones you unconsciously created as a child. This methodology is used to recognize conditioning buried deep in the unconscious mind and to break familial patterns, consciously move out of automatic pilot and remove the blockages that are holding you back from creating and experiencing your truest and deepest desires. Learn more and book a session with María http://www.maria-soledad.com/ Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marciana24/ --------- Support this podcast: Join our Patreon community for bonuses and the opportunity to connect more directly! Look forward to meeting you there :) with gratitude and love. https://www.patreon.com/StephanieWang

In this episode, extraordinary author, activist and humanitarian Manal Omar talks about her inspirational journey from being a Palestinian immigrant in the United States to becoming a peacebuilder in the world. She shares how her desire to give back evolved into exploring how not to repeat the past, and the need to do things differently, ultimately leading to a decisive shift on her path from managing and resolving conflict to preventing it. Hear her deep insight into the feminine, as we discuss how the integrated heart space is where the key to peace lies. Peacebuilding starts from within. When we listen to others from the heart instead of from fear we begin to break down resistance to trust that allows us to build healthy community. This is especially important for humanity as we build resilience and create positive change in this era. Her ongoing Let Love In Campaign is committed to the transformative potential of love, joy and pleasure towards the realization of individual and collective growth. About Manal: Manal Omar is an author, activist and the founder and CEO of Across Red Lines – an organization dedicated to creating safe spaces for women of faith to embody leadership and activate their life force. She has a certification in Global Mental Health - Trauma and Recovery from Harvard Medical School and is currently a student at Sex Coach University in California. She has studied with many spiritual leaders over the last several years to combine the medical and neuroscience aspects of trauma with spiritual practice. Her experience as a humanitarian worker and peacebuilder for over 20 years has connected her with women's rights groups across the globe. She has worked with US government agencies, the World Bank, United Nations, Oxfam, and Women for Women International. She has served as an advisor for global figures, a trainer for peacebuilding facilitators worldwide, and has mentored young leaders through Generation Change and YouTube Changemakers. Through her work, she has brought together the private sector, innovators, social media personalities, multilateral institutions, and civil society. She is a Truman National Security Fellow and an inaugural Foreign Policy Interrupted fellow dedicated to including women in foreign policy and peacebuilding. She was named among the Top 500 World's Most Influential Arabs by Arabia Business Power in 2011 and 2012, and among the 500 Most Influential Muslims in the World by Georgetown University and The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in 2009. In 2007, Islamic Magazine named her one of the ten young visionaries shaping Islam in America. She holds a master's degree in Arab studies from Georgetown University and a bachelor's degree in international relations from George Mason University. Her alma mater recently recognized her as one of its Alumni Exemplars for their 50th anniversary. Learn more about Manal, her retreats and events at https://www.acrossredlines.com/ Follow her on https://www.instagram.com/manal1omar/ Join the Let Love In movement! https://www.acrossredlines.com/let-love-in/campaign --------- Support this podcast: Join our Patreon community for bonuses and the opportunity to connect more directly. Look forward to meeting you there! https://www.patreon.com/StephanieWang