Transformational Travel

Meet Céline Cousteau, who comes from a lineage of explorers, and as a humanitarian and environmental activist she works with a variety of mediums that range from documentaries to art, from consulting with corporations and foundations to public speaking. Céline's goal throughout her work is reconnecting people to themselves, each other, and to Nature. As a documentary director and producer, Céline created CauseCentric Productions to focus on cause focused media content. Extending her family legacy and her expertise, Céline co-founded The Outdoor Film Fellowship, a nonprofit program whose mission is to empower the next generation of filmmakers, creatives, and activists to inspire change through leadership, film, and the arts. Céline is ambassador for the TreadRight Foundation and on the board of directors of the National Aquarium in Baltimore. Tribes on the Edge is Céline's first full feature documentary, the result of a request from the Indigenous Peoples of the Vale do Javari, Brazilian Amazon, to tell their story to the world.In this episode, you will hear Céline's story of how the film was made and the many challenges that the tribes of the Javari region are facing today and what you can do to help them.Your host, Anne Gordon spent 15 years married into the Emberá tribe of Panama who are very similar in looks, culture and way of life to those of the Javari. In this unique conversation Céline and Anne compare notes and share the insights, experiences and wisdom they gained by spending time with these beautiful tribes of the rainforests of Brazil and Panama.Watch Céline's film Tribes on the Edge on Amazon Prime or iTunes.Learn more and watch a trailer of Tribes on the Edge on Céline's website: TribesontheEdge.comTo learn more about visiting the Emberá tribe in Panama go to EmberaVillageTours.com 

Meet Molly Mandelberg, the Founder of Wild Hearts Rise Up and Creator of Magnetic Influencer Collective. As a tech-savvy strategist, Molly supports coaches, healers, and emerging thought-leaders to expand their outreach, so they can connect with more people, and make more money with less time spent. She runs her 6-figure business while traveling full time in her self-converted sprinter van and has been nomadic for most of the last 13 years. In this episode Molly shares how to find the magic that lies in between formal scheduled travel. She encourages you to relax into the travel to allow for the magic moments to unfold organically as you travel, and how those moments can bring about the most powerful transformations of all.She shares how travel as a young adult was an escape from a destructive path she was on and along the way, she got curious about and found herself in a whole new way, that would have never happened if she stayed at home, in a routine life.  In her words, she "found herself in travel."Molly talks about the importance of stepping outside of your comfort zone to discover who you truly are, whether that is traveling to Thailand or visiting local sites near your home that you have never been to before.Molly has been living in her self-built Sprinter van and running her own 6 figure business and tells us how even though she is a digital nomad, going with the flow in her travels, she creates structure for herself to be the most productive and efficient in her nomadic lifestyle.Get Molly's free gift, take her quiz, quiz for thought leaders to discover where they are on their journey: What Level of Thought Leader Are You? 

Meet Jonathan Rivera, a conversational activist who starts conversations with people that he disagrees with and who disagree with him,  they don't like him,  they don't understand him so that he can learn from them and find commonality. He uses his anonymity as a super power as a tool to change the world every day. He has very few followers,  and he likes it that way. That's how he has been able to change the world.This has been one of the most powerful and poignant conversations yet on the Transformational Travel podcast. Jonathan is a true role model for us all, teaching and modeling for us how to listen without expectations or agenda.  Even without needing or wanting to change the mind of the person he is conversing with. Something very rare in today's world.Jonathan is clearly a deep thinker who loves his fellow humans from any and all walks of life. He is a humble man who seeks no publicity, fanfare and has a very low profile in the world, yet he is making a profound impact on each and every person he has a conversation with, your host included.Jonathan challenges us all, but his quiet activism, to be better humans. To be quiet, open and listen to those around us, especially those we don't agree with or understand, to find the commonalities that exist between all people. He quietly inspires all who hear his mission and opens the hearts of so many people around the world, one conversation at a time.We encourage you to have your own activist conversations with those you may not agree with and we would love to hear your experiences. Send them to us at Anne@WhaleWisdomRetreats.com 

Meet Wendy Rose Williams, MBA, Hypnotherapist/ Reiki Master Energy Healer and Certified Spiritual Teacher.  As a Past Life Adventure Guide, Wendy Rose Williams helps adults from around the world who are struggling to release pain, anxiety and depression. Through the techniques she's learned working with some of the world's most renowned hypnotherapy experts including Dr. Brian Weiss, Wendy is able to lead clients through a healing process. People are able to finally start living this life with joy and purpose when they release the energy that does not serve them."In this episode, Wendy shares about several day trips she has taken to locations she felt a strong pull and connection to. She recounts how while in these places she has spontaneous past life 'visions', seeing in her mind's eye, what happened in the exact same location in a previous life. Often involving her friends who were traveling with her now and then!Your host, Anne Gordon, also shares a spontaneous past life as a Buffalo Caller in a Native American village in Montana and a powerful trigger that literally froze her in her tracks after watching a movie to find out years later that she had lived out exactly what had been portrayed in the movie with her husband in this life. Wendy shares how you too, can remember your own past life memories and take a past life pilgimage to visit these places in your cellular memory to reveal more details, validate them and possibly even heal and release any painful baggage or karma you may still be unconsciously carrying around with you today.Get your free gift from Wendy, contact her at WendyRoseWilliams.com  and mention you heard her on the Transformational Travel podcast to get a copy of one of her books on Audible.Or go to Amazon for Wendy's books:Regression Healing I: The Huntsman, the Lord High Mayor and the World War II Soldierand The Flow I: The Plimouth Plantation

Katie Rampen is a Wellness Empowerment Coach who is dedicated to creating a thriving world through healthier living as well as a breast cancer recovery advocate, helping women navigate a breast cancer diagnosis and avoid recurrence.Eight years ago and then again this past March she was diagnosed with breast cancer. As a mother of two children, she knew it was time to spring into action to reclaim her health and her life. Not only for herself but for her kids and family. Katie embarked upon a quest to learn more deeply about cancer and health in general. As a result, she uncovered a lot of eye-opening, little known information that made her realize we each need - herself included - to start taking greater responsibility for our health. In this episode, Katie shares how she traveled as a caregiver for her ailing father to Kauai, Hawaii as she was recovering from her second bout of breast cancer surgery. What she soon realized was how powerful the healing energies of the island and beautiful nature all around them was.Katie shares how a chance encounter with a rare Hawaiian Monk seal showed her how to be calm and at peace despite preparing for an impending hurricane.  A beautiful lesson about how to be present with what is happening at the moment, not what may or may not happen in the future.She tells us about having sea turtles visit her little beach every day and how one sea turtle was struggling and how she felt moved to reach out to find help for the suffering turtle, despite others telling her she could not make a difference.  She learned to trust herself, be persistant and as a result saving the life of the sea turtle and giving back to the nature that had provided so much healing and wisdom to both her and her father.You can connect with Katie in her Healthy Families Facebook Pageand her Kicking Cancer with Katie Facebook GroupGet Katie's free gift here:  7 Simple Steps to a Healthier Youand her free guide: Three Things You Need to Know to Prevent Breast Cancer

Stasha Washburn is The Period Coach, the bloody kind not the grammar kind. A dancer, chef, sword fighter,  tai chi practicing, speaker, author, skateboarder, INTJ, foul mouthed, football loving, digital nomad. Basically pinning her down is nearly impossible.  She'll go anywhere as long as there's a tea kettle and WiFi. A Certified Holistic Health Coach, and 20+ years of research have fueled her passion to reconnect women to the power in their period. Stasha is leading the bloody revolution to end the taboo of menstruation world wide. No longer whispers in bathrooms, she's leading powerful public discussions.In this episode, Stasha shares how she has been overcome with a deep sense of gratitude and a sense of accomplishment and perspective at pivotal moments in her travels. She talks about her mission to change the world by having open conversations about the natural functions of the female body with cultures around the world. Stasha is a rebel with the sweetest giggle ever. Her passion for empowering women and how simple it can be to ensure girls everywhere have the knowledge and supplies they need to take care of their bodies during menstruation so  it does not prevent them from the most basic rights, like education.Stasha shares some simple and easy travel tips to make long flights more comfortable and to feel refreshed and ready to explore the minute the plane lands in a new and exciting location.Get Stasha's free gift,  Click here for her Mandala Flow ChartClick here to get a sample chapter from Stasha's book: The Revolution will be BloodyCheck out Stasha's website:  ThePeriodCoach.com

Sarah Tucker is a travel journalist, broadcaster and author.  She teaches yoga in schools and clubs in South West London and Surrey.   She's won awards for her writing and broadcasting, and written best-selling novels, produced TV, radio and newspaper reports on her travels around the world, and written novels on events which make an impression on her – not usually a good impression. But she always sees the funny side.She's presented reports for the BBC Holiday Programme, anchor for ITV day time travel shows and done numerous travel expert slots with bonkers haircuts and bad make-up. She devised, presented and co-produced her own travel series on Jazz Fm, with her one-year-old sitting in the corner, who she then proceeded to travel with until he was eighteen.  She's reported for Classic Fm, co-presented the Share Radio Travel Guide with Simon Rose on Share Radio and is travel editor of the Richmond magazine and Radio Gorgeous.  She writes regularly for Om Yoga magazine and Top Sante. In this episode Sarah shares some of her amazing stories, like taking her young son tiger trekking in India, encountering a bear in the Canadian wilderness, visiting a potato museum  and attending a church service in rural Senegal.  Through it all, she talks about the value of talking with the locals to learn what is most important to them and by doing so leaving a deep impact on her life. Sarah talks about how to travel with the eyes of a journalist, going beyond what the tourist books  recommend to meet amazing people, learn about how they live and what they are passionate about to come away with so much more than great photos and fun memories, but with an expanded way of thinking and a powerful insight into other cultures.To find out more about and contact Sarah go to her website:  SarahTucker.infoCheck  out Sarah's books: The A to Zen of TravelThe Redundant Travel JournalistThe Witches of Richmond

Lee has been helping business owners grow their businesses for more than a decade. Her mission is to positively and profitably impact 13,800 small business owners by December 31st, 2020. As of 2018, she has done just this with 9,483 businesses. Profit Zen is a state of being, and this is the foundational program that is the result of working with so many overwhelmed, or stuck entrepreneurs who may even shut down at the thought of doing anything else because it will be “more work” and “more stress”. Lee helps you breaks that cycle.Lee loves numbers in all ways – math, numerology, astrology, sacred geometry, musical herz, and more. She believes basically everything boils down to a number, and numbers always tell the truth (Like it or not). Lee says “when you make peace with the 5 key numbers in your business, it becomes easier, simpler, and consistent. You can grow it, integrate that growth, all without stress and overwhelm, and feeling like you are working endless hours for naught.”Step on the path to “Profit Zen”. Let Lee teach you the “left-brained” business activities in a “right-brained” way. Where you are now is just fine, however, once you really understand where you are, only then can you walk in peace to your place of Profit Zen…and from there, so far beyond. In this episode, hear how Lee had a love for travel from a very early age. She signed up for a semester abroad in Spain, having only taken one basic Spanish course.  She lived with a local family and jumped in with both feet to fully immerse herself, not only in the language, but the culture as well. What she learned was how to open her mind, heart and soul to see and understand how other people lived and thrived in a world very different from hers.  She found that one semester was the foundation from which she was able to excel in the international corporate world as well as in her own business, as she was able to meet her associates and clients at their level, with a deep respect she learned as a  naive American college girl spending a few months in Spain.Contact Lee about attending her Business Bliss Retreat. 

Debbie  has been working in digital marketing since the dark ages (OK since 2001! Lol) and has seen many trends come and go. She has a ninja sense of new and upcoming trends. Through her company, Debbie Peck Digital, Debbie teaches and inspires people to utilize digital marketing to not only build strong companies, but to create a better world. As an online marketing strategist , her mission is to help people get their message out so they can connect with people around the world.With the current travel situation being limited due to many borders still being closed, Debbie has been transitioning client's live events to a virtual model. She has successfully produced and managed several 6-figure events.A native Canadian, Debbie Peck runs her Digital Agency from her laptop as she travels the world. She loves the ocean and aspires to find as many beaches as possible around the world while meeting amazing friends.In today's episodes Debbie shares how she got started as a digital nomad and how meeting Marie Diamond, the Feng Shui expert from The Secret, helped her to bring a bit of 'home' with her wherever she was in the world as well as the art of giving a bit of herself to every place she visited so she felt comfortable anywhere she was.Contact Debbie to arrange a call with her if you would like to set up a virtual event for your business at Debbie@DebbiePeckDigital.com Debbie's website is DebbiePeckDigital.comIf you are interested in attending Anne's Dolphin Way Live or Dream Retreats Live, contact her at Anne@WhaleWisdomRetreats.com to be put on the waiting list. 

Katja Rusanen is a #1 best-selling author, spiritual mentor, success coach, and creator of the Client Attraction Story System, a step-by-step program for purpose-driven entrepreneurs to craft stories that sell. After working as a supervisor in one of the world's leading business banks, she obtained two master's degrees in Spiritual Psychology and Spiritual Science. She has now dedicated her life to helping clients discover the power of personal stories and create a business they love. Katja lives in gorgeous Marbella, Spain, and loves horseback riding, long walks on the beach, and watching the sunset. She shares about her inner knowing at a very young age that she would live abroad one day. She takes us from a calling to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, even though she has not even a hiker at the time and how the ascent became a powerful metaphor for her to remember to keep moving forward, step by step, no matter what challenge she faces in life.Katja also shares how a tragic loss at the age of 16, that she kept hidden for many years, helped her to heal and create strong relationships when she had the courage to share that story years later.She teaches how using stories can be a fabulous tool to interest people in working with you as an entrepreneur or create a connection while interviewing for a job or anywhere in life when you want to  influence and enroll people in what you have to share.Download Katja's free gift: 3 Keys To Telling Personal Stories That Attract Clients 

Lindsey Swope has always felt a strong connection to the Earth. She earned degrees in both Geology and Geography before recognizing her spiritual call to work with the subtle realms of Fairies, Devas and Nature Spirits. She has been involved with the Fairy and Human Relations Congress, an annual event of up to 300 people held in Washington State, since its inception in 2001. She also founded Skalitude Retreat, a wilderness retreat dedicated to helping humans live in harmony with nature and the birthplace of the Fairy Congress. (The word 'Skalitude' comes from the Salish language, and translates as: 'When humans and nature are in harmony, the veils between the worlds dissolve, and magic and beauty are everywhere')Through her two decades of working closely with the Subtle Realms, she has studied with teachers of numerous lineages and traditions and has also worked through many layers of doubt and uncertainty. She loves sharing the joy that working with nature brings!In this episode Lindsey  shows how you, too, can begin connecting with the fairies, devas and nature spirits by sharing a short meditation that will  give you the eyes to  see inside the dimension of the fairy realm.You will hear how she began opening up to feeling and seeing the fairies despite her own natural doubts.  She gives some great tips on how you can get past your own doubts to open yourself to the world of magic  found in the realm of fairies, devas and nature spirits.To find out more information and to attend the Fairy Congress. 

Deborah was working as a social worker and having difficulties in her relationship and  suffered a panic attack that shook her to her core.  She immediately felt the urge that she had to "get out of here!" Two days later she was on a plane to visit friends in a beautiful location surrounded by nature.She took a walk near her friend's home in the forest near a beach and found a local totem pole with a Bald eagle sitting on top of it.  She knew this was a powerful moment for her and she performed a simple gratitude ceremony that led her to take a day long vision quest at a local park where another Eagle flew over to calm her fears of spending the day alone in nature.After a magical day on her vision quest, Deborah found herself on a cliff overlooking the water and singing and creating sounds  that came from deep within her soul.  Several days later she had a synchronistic encounter with a man in a book store who told her she was a spiritual teacher. When she returned home she completely changed her life, left her job and the previous relationship to step fully into being the sound healer and spiritual teacher that emerged during her vision quest.Deborah Brodey is a Transformation Guide, Yoga Teacher/ Sound Healer, Ceremonial facilitator from Toronto, Canada. She has spent years studying and travelling the world learning from teachers, healers, Elders and Indigenous wisdom keepers and has a passion for co-creating ceremony wherever she goes through vocal sounding as a way of righting our relationship with Mother Earth. She is the founder of the Radical Self Nourishment Program, a holistic and multidimensional self care program designed for Changemakers, Healers, & visionary leaders, who are out of alignment with their self care and want to unleash their full power, potential & creativity. She is currently working on her book about 7 Principles of Living Reciprocity. Get your free gift from Deborah: Tap Into Your Power: Chakra Cleansing with Vowel Sounds Cobtact Deborah to have a  complimentary 30 minute Radical Self Nourishment Jumpstart session with her: contact@deborahbrodey.comDeborah's website:  DeborahBrodey.com

Jayka healed herself of stage 4 breast cancer without surgery or treatments. She is the author of her published book: Healed by Cancer where she goes into great detail explaining her empowering journey with cancer which led her from fear to freedom. She is now a wellness coach with a focus on the practice of surrender, she is a YouTuber, blogger and podcaster. Jayka shares her powerful story of following her dream of traveling the world with her husband, despite being diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time.  Hear how she discovered the power of surrender and acceptance of what is, where there is no need to change anything in your life, even cancer.  When she attained complete surrender to what is, she found that her cancer was gone.Her courageous journey takes her to the place of complete transparency as she is guided to write a book about her healing journey and revealing her deepest secrets to the world.  Jayka's story is one of true inspiration to us all.Get your free gift from Jayka, Chapter 1 of her book: Healed by Cancer, A Journey from Fear to Freedom Jayka's podcast: Two Pals in a PodJayka's website InnerHealthOuterWealth.com 

In this episode you will meet Dr. Kaz. An award-winning international speaker, executive coach, author and brain trainer, who has worked with Fortune 100 companies, international associations, 3 Olympic teams and 34 Olympians from US, Australian and Pacific Rim. She's known throughout the world as the “Gitter Done Gal”.Kaz works with elite athletes and fortune 100 executive teams on getting unstuck and teaching how to live in “Competitive Balance – where intensity meets inner peace and momentum explodes. She found herself working for an unscrupulous boss who lied and broke the law to get ahead.  He took her on a business trip to Australia where she discovered what was most important to her as a person and in her career.  One of her life's greatest AH HA moments occurred on the 18 hour flight to Australia.  That was the start of the most amazing journey, learning, loving and living in her true self.She enlightens and empowers you to challenge what is, change what is not working and champion causes that impact the greater good. Get your free gift from Dr. Kaz, her Understand you Brain Language Survey - 9 audios and 2 pdfs in explanation. Email her at:  KAZ@SportsBrainGlobal.com 

In this episode you will meet Jonathon Bengel, a tax accountant by trade, but a world traveler and life philosopher at heart.  Jonathan shares many of the powerful life lessons he learned while walking the historic Camino de Santiago through France and Spain.   Jonathan began his journey thinking he was on vacation and very quicky realized that this would be much more of a challenge than he had planned on.  Jonathan will recount how he learned several profound life lessons on the very first day when he ignored helpful advice to take the right path and his rebellious nature came out and  they took the left path, only to realize that it was much steeper and took them miles out of their way.  Then a thick fog rolled in, which he calls the fog of ignorance, which made their walk extremely dangerous as it was a  challenge to see the precarious cliff they walked next to.  Later they found out that someone had taken the same trail the day before and fell to her death in that same thick fog.  Jonathan's adventure turned into a life-changing  journey, one that brought him to tears and complete vulnerability but ultimately brought him to rediscover himself with a deep and renewed sense of faith and self. I know you will enjoy hearing his story as much as I did.Jonathan's free gift can be found here: Estimated Tax Payments Made EasyHis website is:  JBFinancialllc.com 

Meet American Kari Wishingrad, who traveled to Europe with her school to learn French as a shy  19 year old. Kari soon learned that the only way to explore and see more of Europe she had to do it alone and find unique ways, even buying cigarettes for locals to be able to start a conversation, and Kari doesn't even smoke!  You will hear how Kari's adventures gave her a new sense of confidence and inner strength as her journeys took her across Europe and met people from all walks of life, nationalities and  beliefs.  Kari's experiences gave her the confidence to later in life, start her own successful  business helping people declutter and organize their homes and offices.Learn more about Kari at her website:  www.organizingbykari.com 

In this episode you will discover how travel has affected and transformed Anne's life since childhood. How she learned to become an observer and approach every new experience with an open mind and heart.  You will hear about boating with her family as a child watching orca whales, her movie career training animals for films and TV that brought her to Panama where she met and married a man from the Embera tribe, who still live in traditional villages deep in the rainforest of Panama.  You will learn how she pioneered the whale watching industry there and how she created her Whale and Dolphin Wisdom Retreats and the transformational power of retreats.  You will also understand Anne's motivation for creating this podcast and how we can all experience transformational travel whether it is across the world or in a local park nearby.  You will also learn the insights and wisdom you will gain by listening to each and every episode of this podcast.