Podcasts about veterans path

In this heartfelt episode of America's Heroes Group, we sit down with Yvette Jones Swanson, a U.S. Army Veteran, realtor, national advocate, and founder of Vet Mentors LLC. With over 22 years of relentless service, Yvette shares her powerful journey from being a homeless female veteran to becoming a trailblazing force who has housed over 5,000 veterans.She dives into her groundbreaking publications and courses, including:The Veterans Path to Home – a 3-hour state-approved CE courseFrom Boots to Business – guiding veterans from service to entrepreneurshipCollaborative Housing Solutions – tools for caseworkers, realtors, and community leadersVeteran Care Home Start-Up GuideBrave Reflections Journal – therapy support for veteransVeterans Real Estate Guide – helping vets use their VA loan and become investorsYvette teaches how to access funding, utilize AI, build veteran housing programs, and create real impact. Her story is raw, real, and deeply inspiring.

Christy Foley is a dynamic connector, life explorer, and philanthropist. She's also Vice-Chair of the Hoffman Board of Directors. Christy attended the Process two decades ago, just two weeks after her father graduated. The Hoffman Process was the first step in Christy's spiritual journey. To this day, Hoffman remains one of the three most profound experiences that completely transformed her life. She shares that a transformation happens at the Process that "you can't go back from." In doing the work of the Process, we leave our week there with an awareness we didn't have before. This profound awareness allows us to see situations or patterns more clearly and respond wisely with a more conscious choice. If we get caught in the pattern, we can forgive ourselves, choose again, and move on. After the Process, Christy embarked on a spiritual journey that has taken her to many places, but most importantly deeper into her inner world. She tears up as she talks about living in the presence of the unknown. It's living from her heart. In her words, it is "where the magic happens." In this generous conversation, Christy speaks of the trap of our attempts at perfection. As she says, to be human is to be imperfect. There's a great relief in that. We hope you enjoy this conversation with Christy and Drew. More about Christy Foley: Christy is a dynamic connector, life explorer, and philanthropist. She participates in the global community as an accelerator of ideas and vision and is passionate about our interconnectedness to all life on this planet. With her consulting and philanthropic efforts, Christy supports projects that foster spiritual development, social justice, and community building.  She serves as Vice-Chair of the board of The Hoffman Institute and is a board member of Las Cumbres Ranch Educational Fund. Previous board services include A Sense of Home and Veterans Path.  Christy is also a member of Forward Global. Christy is a marketing, communications, and business development veteran having spent her career immersed in the technology, media, natural food products, and nonprofit industries. She holds a bachelor's in Industrial Organizational Psychology from Pepperdine University. When Christy is not exploring the world, she spends her time between Santa Barbara, CA, and Bend, OR. Learn more about Christy at TheFoleyConnection.com. Follow Christy on Instagram. As mentioned in this episode: Negative Love Syndrome: Find out more about the Negative Love Syndrome in A Path to Personal Freedom and Love Liza Ingrasci, President and CEO of the Hoffman Institute Raz Ingrasci, Founder of Hoffman International and Hoffman teacher and coach July 2009 Forgiveness Garden White Sulphur Springs •   Fire at White Sulphur Springs •   The Forgiveness Garden at White Sulphur Springs, dedicated to Christy's Dad, Ted Foley. After the Glass Fire of 2020, the Forgiveness Garden remained despite the destruction of the land around it. Oprah's Wildest Dreams tour Picadilly Circus Mount Kailash Tanzania Pamela Anderson •   The Last Showgirl Trailer •   Cookbook Joe Dispenza Right Road Visioning at Hoffman Hoffman Q2 Intensive  

Brett Kinney (board member)  and Laura Franz (executive director) from A Veterans Path to Hope chat with Joe And Tina about the services they provide for local veterans.  Everything from social services, counseling, help with housing, and so much more!  Brett is former Army and was a medic. He tells the story about losing friends abroad and here at home. He gets candid about his struggles before turning to the organization. He reached out three years ago for help and never looked back. If you or someone you know is in need of help as a veteran, please reach out. They have a motorcycle run on July 13 with the Mchenry VFW and a gala happening October 18 if you would like to support. Find them more on their social media or go to https://veteranspathtohope.org Joe and Tina are heard on Star 105.5 in McHenry County and the NW Burbs weekday mornings from 5A-10A Monday-Friday.

My guest Mark Williams is the real deal when it comes to being a Top Gun Fighter Pilot! We do cover his time as a fighter pilot and the approach you need to fly fighter jets at high speed (10 miles a minute). Mark is also a keen meditator and is a Director of Mindfulness Programs at Veterans PATH. In this episode we cover: What it takes to be a fighter pilot Similarities between military training and Bhuddist monks Meditation Self compassion - why it's important when you look to make changes in yourself or your life We touch on the three pillars to build any change and some thoughts today's stressful work and life. We are planning a second episode to delve further into meditation and psychedelics!  If you have any questions for the episode, drop me a note - coach@comentra.com If you enjoyed this episode please give it 5 stars/thumbs up. You can help me immensely by subscribing and sharing with one friend. _____________________________________  How to connect with me:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azzyaslam  Twitter: https://twitter.com/AzzyAslam  Subscribe to my new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6UoRoVrNjXX2knbW_mlVoA  Website: https://comentra.com  Blog: https://comentra.com/blog

“We really have a whatever-it-takes kind of approach.”Veterans Path To Hope's Executive Director, Laura Franz, shares how they effectively collaborate with community partners to serve veterans with a variety of resources.

Laura Franz, the executive director for Veterans Path to Hope in Crystal Lake, joins Steve Bertrand on Chicago’s Afternoon News to explain how the organization helps active-duty service member transition to civilian life. The organizations is celebrating 25 years this year, and offer housing programs, outdoor activities to build camaraderie, programs for caregivers, and they […]

James Pond, MA, began his current career path, after serving 8 years in the US Marine Corps and 10 years of corporate sales experience. In 2005, James and his family established a charity to help restore the lives of young girls rescued from sex trafficking in Cambodia. After a successful career of working on human trafficking issues in over ten countries, James found a deep passion to serve the needs of veterans and began mentoring young veterans in developing their lives outside of the military. He comes to Veteran's PATH with a personal connection to the veteran community and a passion to make a difference. Veteran's PATH delivers free programs that are changing veterans' lives. Their programs combine scientifically proven meditation and mindfulness-based tools, outdoor and physical activities, and veteran peer support and leadership. They help veterans share what they have been carrying in isolation, find self-acceptance, community, and camaraderie—in order to heal and reintegrate into society with a new sense of possibility and purpose. IN THIS PARTICULAR EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: James' journey from the USMC to Cambodia to Veterans PATH Applying military skills to post-military endeavors The lack of purpose and meaning in a veteran's post-military life The history and development of the Veterans PATH program Connection with other veterans Follow on services after a "mountaintop" experience Integrating clinical mental health counseling with adjunctive and alternative therapies Misconceptions about meditation and how it can benefit veterans The neurological impact of mindfulness Helping Veterans to connect to the positive things in their service, while also leaving behind the bad habits we acquired while in the service --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/changeyourpov/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/changeyourpov/support

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or find us on social media to find out more! Today, my guest is fellow Navy SEAL and Executive Director for the C4 Foundation, Nick Norris. The C4 Foundation provides support and resources through science-based programs to active duty Navy SEALs and their families. Nick is also the Co-Founder and CEO of Protekt Products, a wellness company that is committed to positively impacting customer health via both personal care products and nutritional supplements. Both Protekt and the C4 Foundation value the power of time spent in the outdoors and the positive impact it has on overall well-being... which, as you know is right in line with what we teach at Veteran’s PATH... and Nick recommends getting outdoors into nature as much as possible as there is so much healing in nature! Find out more about Nick, Protekf, and C4 here: https://c4foundation.org @nick_norris1981 on Instagram https://protektproducts.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or find us on social media to find out more!  . Today, my guest is Army veteran and mindfulness teacher, Ben King. Ben is an Iraq War veteran and Purple Heart recipient who has helped hundreds of veterans “armor down” with mindfulness, meditation, and yoga practices. Before the pandemic Ben’s work teaching mindfulness to Veterans and honoring our nations fallen warriors could be found in such notable publications as National Geographic, the Washington Post and numerous other books and publications. Since COVID Ben has continued his work teaching mindfulness online.  .  Mindfulness helps you solve the problem before it becomes the problem.  First you recognize it  Then, you realize the whole picture is not what you’re feeling. There’s more to it.  The interaction with the breath - your ultimate weapon.  You’re doing it to get back to the open hearted space  Connect with Ben here: http://linkedin.com/in/benjamin-h-king-7b325846  See Ben every morning on Armor Down on Facebook, YouTube, or Twitter:  https://www.facebook.com/Thriveasacivilian/  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCslH9qbMnjUTIBgA7NqTuxA  https://twitter.com/ben_armordown?s=21  http://www.armordown.com  http://www.mindfulmemorialday.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or find us on social media to find out more! Today, my guests are Dr. Erik Won and fellow retired Navy SEAL Commander, Ned Mason. The audio on this one started a little rough but we got it fixed! (Note: I recorded this episode 20’ from a dumpster!!) Dr. Erik Won is a Harvard trained doctor turned Navy flight surgeon and is now the President and CMO of Wave Neuroscience. Ned is a retired Navy SEAL Commander and is now the Director of Operations at Wave Neuroscience, responsible for the company’s commercial operations and revenue generation. His mission is to democratize access to cutting edge mental wellness technology – the same technology that saved his life four years ago. Erik, Ned, and the team at Wave Neuroscience are the some of the world’s leading experts in Brain Health, Brain Injuries, PTSD, Depression & Anxiety among others. The tech they’ve pioneered involves using computational analytics to solve problems that have never been tackled before in the mental health space and are doing it with no medications of any kind. Find out more about Waveneuro here: Waveneuro.com Dr. Erik Won: http://linkedin.com/in/erik-won-86941614 Erik_won@waveneuro.com Ned Mason: http://linkedin.com/in/ned-mason-29934a2 ned@waveneuro.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or find us on social media to find out more! Today, my guest is former Navy SEAL Mike Donnelly. As a former Navy SEAL, Mike knows what it means to put mileage on your body. Now he’s the CEO of a CBD company, CBD PATH... which donates a portion of their profits to a veteran-focused non-profit organization. Mike also gives back to the community on his own time. Between operating several successful businesses, serving as a board member for the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum and the Trident House, Mike volunteers throughout the year in fundraising events across the country to raise money for the families of fallen SEALs. Links/contact info discussed on this episode: * www.thecbdpath.com * Contact Mike: mdonnelly@thecbdpath.com * Follow Mike on IG - @mikedfrog Stay tuned as we’re going to find out a lot more about Mike here in today’s episode of the Veteran’s PATH podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or find us on social media to find out more! Today, my guests are husband and wife team Tom and Jen Satterly. Tom is a highly decorated combat veteran from one of the US military’s most elite units, Delta Force. He has been involved in and led some of the country’s most important military campaigns to include the battle portrayed in Black Hawk Down. Jen was an award winning filmmaker and photographer for 15 years spending the last three as Director of Film and Photography of an elite Special Operations training company fully embedded with the Navy SEALs, Green Berets, and Army Rangers. Tom and Jen cofounded All Secure Foundation - a 501(c)3 helping special operators and their families heal and reconnect on the home front after the trauma of war. We’re going to find out a lot more about Tom and Jen and All Secure Foundation here in today’s episode of the Veteran’s PATH podcast. https://allsecurefoundation.org All Secure: A Special Operations Soldier's Fight to Survive on the Battlefield and the Homefront https://www.amazon.com/dp/1546076557/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_6nZMFbD197RT9. Arsenal of Hope: Tactics for Taking on PTSD, Together https://www.amazon.com/dp/1642936790/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_FpZMFbBWZYRXY. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Our recent guest took us on a wild journey. From interviewing in his car in a National Park, to getting kicked out of said park because it was closing down, discussing his RV life and buying a new home, and discussing how he has seen lives changed and lives saved from the organization he works for. Veterans PATH holds retreats that are for Veterans and taught by Veterans. Our show uncovers one pillar within Veterans PATH and we learn how lives are changed and lives are saved. Jon Macaskill’s journey is relatable because of the dark spiral he, himself, was on. Then he found mindfulness meditation. Did he rethink his psychiatrist when he recommended mindfulness versus medication? You bet he did. Did he listen and continue to try what his psychiatrist recommended? He sure did. That is how he was led down the Veterans PATH. Join today’s adventure as we learn more about Jon’s journey and learn more about how Veterans PATH might just save you or someone you love.Connect and Engage with Jon Macaskill today to join Veterans PATH and see if mindfulness healing is an option for you. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonmacaskillEmail: jon@veteranspath.orgWebsite: https://veteranspath.org/Connect and Engage with Jason C. (Boom) Scott today for more education about your VA Home Loan Benefit. Jason C. Scott (NMLS: 1160791)Phone: (808) 798-9054Web: https://www.rate.com/jasonsLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guaranteedrateaiea/

Dr. Jannell MacAulay, a retired Lt. Col in the USAF, joins the show to discuss juggling responsibilities, overcoming adversity, being a woman in a man-dominated industry, and utilizing mindfulness to perfect the human weapon system and take control of any situation. You can connect to Dr. MacAulay on social media. Here are also links that she discusses in our conversation:Warrior’s Edge = competetocreate.org/warriors-edge/Team Red, White, and Blue = www.teamrwb.org/Veterans Path = www.veteranspath.org/Her Site = JannellMacAulay.com Here is the book we chat about.“Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance” by Angela Duckworth = https://amzn.to/2ZDoF3z

Jon is a 24 year Veteran of the Navy, serving 17 of those years as a Navy Seal. Jon was apart of Operation Red Wings the mission involving Marcus Luttrell later made into the major motion picture "Lone Survivor" staring Mark Wahlberg. Jon now works at Veterans PATH, a non-profit that enables returning veterans to rediscover meaning, purpose, and joy in their lives through mindfulness, meditation and a safe community. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jason-maupin/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jason-maupin/support

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today, my guest is Army Veteran Hugo Gonzalez (picture credit Andrea Bruce Woodall - Washington Post). Hugo was severely injured in combat in Baqubah, Iraq on June 21, 2004. He was on patrol in a Hummer bucket truck when his unit was ambushed. The vehicle took a direct hit from an improvised explosive device (IED) and a furious gun battle broke out with insurgents. The blast wave caused Hugo to suffer a traumatic brain injury, after fragments ripped into his head. He was evacuated to the base camp where he was placed in a medically-induced coma, and underwent a craniotomy to remove a piece of bone from his cranium to relieve the pressure of the swelling of his brain. He suffered internal bleeding, a sinus bone fracture, a crushed optic nerve in his right eye and a hole in the left retina. He is legally blind. In 2005, he underwent a cranioplasty to repair his skull defect. The procedure went well, but he suffered multiple seizures requiring long term therapy with anti-epileptic medications. I pulled that bio off the Buildinghomesforheroes.org website because it was perfect and covered a lot of what I want to speak to you about so I just quickly wanted to give them a shoutout and give them credit for the bio too. Building Homes for Heroes gifted Hugo, his wife, and their three children a home in Florida in October of 2015. Stay tuned as We’re going to find out a lot more about Hugo here in today’s episode of the Veteran’s PATH podcast. Learn more about Building Homes for Heroes here: https://www.buildinghomesforheroes.org Connect with Hugo on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100020314457684 ******** Follow Veteran’s PATH here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspath LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-path Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today my guest is Charles Smith. Charles, or Chuck as I know him, was my company officer when I was a midshipman at the Naval Academy. He has created a life focused on service to others, first in the military as a US Marine then as a financial advisor and branch manager and most recently as an advocate and bone marrow donor. And it’s not by accident. He thrives on making a difference in the lives of others, and is intentional about striving to achieve that. It’s what drives him to be his best every day, for his clients and his community. Charles is a servant leader and passionate veteran’s advocate, participating in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes initiative and as a board member of the mission-based Semper Fi Society of St. Louis. He recently had the honor of becoming a TED Talk speaker on the topic of veteran suicide. Stay tuned as We’re going to learn a lot more about Charles here on today’s episode of the Veteran’s PATH podcast! See Chuck’s TED Talk here: https://www.ted.com/talks/charles_p_smith_how_the_us_can_address_the_tragedy_of_veteran_suicide/up-next Connect with him here: http://linkedin.com/in/charles-smith-637456a3 ******** Follow Veteran’s PATH here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspath LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-path Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today, my guest is John Krotec - an entrepreneur, speaker, writer, and army veteran. After college he went to work in corporate America and realized that despite doing well on the job, he wanted something more. He joined the Army later in life with the purpose of serving his country. The Army taught him discipline and how to value himself. After three years of active duty, he left active duty and returned to civilian life. It was then that he got reacquainted with his future wife, helping her to raise a family. Together, they also ran a successful business for over two decades - selling travel gear and clothing. In 2012, John hit rock bottom and survived a traumatic brain injury caused by an alcohol field traffic accident. This unleashed his demons and forced him to finally cope with the trauma he experienced at a young age. over this time he almost lost his marriage and his family. With months of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and Hemp based pharmaceuticals (CBD), he developed his own healing system by developing creative pursuits for coping with trauma and saving his marriage in the process. John is currently involved in several creative business and holistic healing pursuits, which include Green Zone Hero, Straight Outta Combat Radio, Task Force Zen Journeys, What’s Your Apocalypse?, and his new series of poetry books entitled Fractals. Stay tuned as We’re going to learn a lot more about John here on today’s episode of the Veteran’s PATH podcast! Find out more about John here: https://www.facebook.com/john.krotec.1 https://greenzonehero.com/Founders2 https://whatsyourapocalypse.com https://www.heroesmediagroup.com/straight-outta-combat-radio/ ******** Follow Veteran’s PATH here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspath LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-path Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today, my guest my guest is one of our newest team members on the Veteran’s PATH team, Jacqueline Shorrock. Jackie is Navy Veteran, a Chopra Center Certified Ayurvedic Wellness Coach, 200 hr Yoga Instructor, Reiki practitioner, and Mindfulness Expert. She began her Navy career as a Nurse, and While serving her country in uniform, Jackie also served on the home front as a military spouse - she’s married to a recently retired Navy SEAL. Jackie first sought out mindfulness practices to achieve a greater sense of inner peace and joy as a new Naval Special Warfare spouse and Naval officer. Once she discovered how powerful these techniques were for her own self-transformation, she dedicated herself to sharing her wisdom with other women along their path. Jackie is also an Ironman triathlete, channels the wisdom of these holistic practices to achieve peak performance in all areas of life. With over a decade of immersive study, Jackie is committed to personal growth of mind, body and spirit and is on a mission to re-awaken the sacredness of sisterhood, enabling military spouses {past, present & future} to restore, thrive & connect. We’re going to find out a lot more about Jackie here in today’s episode of the Veteran’s PATH podcast. Find out more about Jackie and the Solidarity of Sisters: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/solidarityofsisters/ facebook https://www.facebook.com/Solidarity-of-Sisters-102090338039173/ Reclaim Your Day Alignment Practice  https://solidarityofsisters.com/alignment ******** Follow Veteran’s PATH here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspath LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-path Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today, my guest is soon to be retiring Navy Chief Boatswain’s Mate; fellow podcaster, and resilience speaker, Jeff Bayless. Jeff is about to up a twenty year career in the Navy where he finds himself answering the call to be of service in a different manner with his project "The Evolution". Jeff believes in the power of vulnerability and shares his story and the lessons he has learned along the way with his podcast and public speaking at commands around the world. His story is powerful and relatable. Finding peace through movement, self awareness and mindfulness, Jeff's unique path is benefiting others in a profound way. Stay tuned as We’re going to learn a lot more about Jeff here on today’s episode of the Veteran’s PATH podcast! Learn more about Jeff here: http://linkedin.com/in/jeff-bayless-491ab913 https://instagram.com/jeff_bayless_?igshid=uegk5elyuw0n Here’s his awesome podcast, The Evolution: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-evolution/id1471819311 ******** Follow Veteran’s PATH here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspath LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-path Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Jon  Macaskill  is  a  Navy  SEAL Commander  turned  mindfulness  and meditation  teacher. He's  a Naval Academy  graduate  and  has  his masters  in  Operations Research from the Naval Postgraduate School.  Jon has served  in  Iraq, Afghanistan, off the coast of Somalia,  and  in  Panama. He now  runs  his  own  consulting company, Macaskill Consulting, LLC, bringing mindfulness and meditation to high performing teams to aid in dealing with  stress,  anxiety  and  depression all  while  increasing focus,  creativity, and  productivity.  He also serves  as the Deputy Executive Director for Veteran's PATH, a nonprofit organisation that works to introduce meditation  and mindfulness  to  veterans to bring them a sense of Peace, Acceptance, Transformation and Honour.   We discuss Jon's decision to join the Navy in honour of the United States Flag and what it represents after emigrating from South Africa with his parents. We look at the selection process and the mental fortitude required to get through BUDS (Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL) training and Jon opens up about his struggles with survivors guilt, which ultimately led to him into healing through mindfulness and meditation. Socials - Instagram @Jon_Macaskill  LinkedIn - Jon Macaskill Podcast - Veterans PATH

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today, My guest is Former Army Infantry Officer Robert Marshall. Robert started using mindfulness to cope with recovery from alcohol abuse after transitioning and that led him to discover Positive psychology. This past year he completed a positive psychology program at Upenn and now his work is centered around helping people discover the good they have inside and using that to flourish. Stay tuned as we’re going to learn a lot more about Robert here on today’s episode of the Veteran’s PATH podcast! Learn more about Robert here: http://linkedin.com/in/robertmarshall1 ******** Follow Veteran’s PATH here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspath LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-path Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today, my guest is josh vineyard, a marketing and relationship manager for a company called 11th Hour Service which is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (an SDVOSB) that specializes in federal financial risk management and consulting, located in Falls Church but functions inside 8 states. Josh dealt with anxiety and depression for a long time, which eventually led him to utilize substances as a crutch to feel normal and happy. Out of all the things that lead him out of this time in his life, he says the most powerful and the only one that worked was meditation. We’re going to learn a lot more about Josh here on today’s episode of the Veteran’s PATH podcast! Learn more about Josh here - http://linkedin.com/in/joshua-vineyard-78894753 ******** Follow Veteran’s PATH here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspath LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-path Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today, my guests are Marine Corps Veterans, authors, and mental health experts Sarah Plummer Taylor and Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas. Sarah is an established leader in the field of resilience-building, mindfulness-based practices, and holistic wellness. Sarah guides trauma survivors, overwhelmed parents, and busy leaders and top organizations around the world to mindfully enhance the quality of their life and leadership. A former U.S. Marine Intelligence Officer who deployed twice to Iraq, Sarah is the author of Just Roll With It: 7 Battle Tested Truths for Building a Resilient Life, and contributing author to a number of peer-reviewed journal articles and academic texts Kate has a doctorate in health education and health promotion. An active duty Marine from 2002 through 2008, she served in Iraq and at home as a Military Police Officer. A public health researcher, Kate is a faculty member with George Mason University's department of Global and Community Health. Her previous books include Bulletproofing the Psyche: Preventing Mental Health Problems in Our Military and Veterans (2018) and Invisible Veterans: What Happens When Military Women Become Civilians Again (2019). Sarah and Kate have a new book coming out entitled Stopping Military Suicides... I’ve got a blurb here, but I want to speak about this book in the interview, so I’ll save that for later in the show. We’re going to learn a lot more about Sarah and Kate, their time in the Marine Corps, their book... nope.. bookS Plural ... and the work their doing now in the mental health arena - and that’s all here on today’s episode of the Veteran’s PATH podcast. Learn more about these two phenomenal women here: https://instagram.com/thedrkate?igshid=gjewl6bexhq5 https://dockate.com http://linkedin.com/in/sarah-plummer-taylor-msw-eryt-a4431547 Mymindfulfamily.com ******** Follow Veteran’s PATH here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspath LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-path Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today, my guest is Marine Corps Veteran Janell Hanf. Janell is a SoCAL native - Vista. She’s a fellow Naval Academy alum, went into the Marine Corps as a logisitics officer and then cultural support team (CST) member (recently had another CST member with Alex Horton)... she’s the mom of a kindergartner and married to a Marine Infantry Officer. Janell has experienced tough times in mental health but today is thriving - she’s still on active duty but will be transitioning to the Reserves later this year to focus on family while staying connected to the Marine Corps. We’re going to learn a lot more about Janell, her time in the Marine Corps and her mental health journey, - that’s all here in today’s episode of the Veteran’s PATH podcast. Learn more about Janell or what we discussed here: http://linkedin.com/in/janellhanf The War Horse Article: https://thewarhorse.org/reflections-archives/no-really-how-are-you-doing/ Other samples of her writing portfolio include Medium: https://medium.com/@janell.hanf and briefly discussed at the beginning, her blog post for USNA Women's Alumni about Ice Hockey: https://women.usnagroups.net/2020/03/09/sign-up-for-a-sport-you-suck-at/ A couple of good links for overview of CST are this JFQ article: https://ndupress.ndu.edu/JFQ/Joint-Force-Quarterly-75/Article/577569/blurred-lines-cultural-support-teams-in-afghanistan/ And Gayle Tzemach Lemmon's book, "Ashley's War" https://gaylelemmon.com/ashleyswar ******** Follow Veteran’s PATH here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspath LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-path Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today, my guest is Dot Sheehan. Dot is the Founder, President and CEO of Operation Hat Trick, a non profit organization that “supports the recovery of wounded service members and veterans through the sale of OHT branded merchandise, proceeds of which are donated to those organizations that support OHT’s mission” - and Veteran’s PATH has been a beneficiary of one of these amazingly generous donations. From a simple idea, Dot has created a brand that has grown into a globally recognized multi million dollar business at retail. Prior to Operation Hat Trick, Dot was the Senior Associate Athletics Director for External Relations at the University of New Hampshire for almost 20 years. She oversaw all areas that affected the external public at this Division I, 20-sport University. Prior to her time in the Athletic Department, Dot was President of Sheehan Sports Marketing, a consulting firm that represented professional athletes on the marketing side of their lives. She forged partnerships with corporations whose goal was to have their brand partnered with sports. Dot was one of the first female “agents” in sports and has continued to work with women whose goal is to make sports their career. In 2012, she was awarded the UNH Alumni Association Profile of Service Award for contributions made to the university. She also received the 2013 Innovators’ Award for her vision and work with Operation Hat Trick. She is the first female and the first UNH staff member to receive the award. In 2020, Dot was announced as an International Collegiate Licensing Association (ICLA) 2020 Hall of Fame inductee. In 2019, Dot became only the 10th recipient of the multi-decade old International Collegiate Licensing Association’s coveted ICLA Service Award. Dot lives in Hampton, NH. And We’re going to find out a lot more about Dot, OHT, and everything between - all here on today’s episode of the Veteran’s PATH podcast. Learn more about Dot and Operation Hat Trick here: http://linkedin.com/in/dot-sheehan-a8b69111 https://operationhattrick.org Dot@operationhattrick.org ******** Follow Veteran’s PATH here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspath LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-path Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more!  Today, my guest is Norfolk, Massachusetts police officer Michelle Palladini. Michelle is widely respected for her policing expertise, and leadership in the areas of positive youth development, mindful policing, and human resiliency.  Michelle excels at her multi-faceted position with the Norfolk Police Department, but she'll be the first to tell you her long-standing success is attributed to her living her dream job - and it certainly shows.  A strong proponent of community policing and building villages to instill, nurture and foster a strong, fundamental support for children, her zeal for bettering the lives of others took on an amazing life of its own.  She was inspired to develop the Leadership, Empowerment, Awareness and Protection or L.E.A.P. Program in 2013, which offers a solution-focused method for connecting the police with the schools as a pathway to children's success in four areas: happiness, health, safety and resilience.  Michelle is a certified yoga and mindfulness instructor with 15 years of personal practice. She brings wellness to the forefront in all areas of her work, whether with children, families, women, law enforcement officers, and first responders.  She is a highly sought-after speaker and trainer, using her authenticity and passion to help others cultivate a greater sense of compassion, connection and community.  We’re going to find out a lot more about Michelle, her work as a police officer, her yoga and mindfulness teaching and practice, and her speaking gig - that’s all here in today’s episode of the Veteran’s PATH podcast.  (Note, this episode was recorded in April before the George Floyd killing and subsequent movement to end racial injustice.  I'm sure Michelle would have commented on this otherwise!) Check out Michelle here:  https://michellepalladini.com http://linkedin.com/in/michelle-palladini-b45b8310a  https://instagram.com/michelle_palladini?igshid=e8zdo4fxr8t3  ******** Follow Veteran’s PATH here:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMA  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/  Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspath  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-path  Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today, I’m so very honored to have as my guest...Rhonda Magee. Rhonda is a professor of law at the University of San Francisco. She is also trained in sociology and mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR), she is a highly practiced facilitator of trauma-sensitive, restorative MBSR interventions for lawyers and law students, and for minimizing the effects of social-identity-based bias. She is the author of The Inner Work of Racial Justice - Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness. This is particularly timely with where we find our country right now after the death of George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer and with associated the protests and riots. We could all learn a LOT from Rhonda. Stay tuned as We’re going to learn a lot more about Rhonda here on today’s episode of the Veteran’s PATH podcast! Learn more about or get in contact with Rhonda here: https://www.rhondavmagee.com Purchase her book The Inner Work of Racial Justice: HEALING OURSELVES AND TRANSFORMING OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH MINDFULNESS: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/565790/the-inner-work-of-racial-justice-by-rhonda-v-magee-foreword-by-jon-kabat-zinn/9780593083925/ ******** Follow Veteran’s PATH here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspath LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-path Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today my guest is Marine Corps Colonel Randy Hoffman. Randy a Marine infantry officer with more than 35 years of active service. He served from Private to Colonel in various infantry, reconnaissance, and special operations units and held several leadership and command positions throughout his career. You won’t believe some of the stuff this guy has seen and done - both overseas and here in the states... give yourself some time to settle in and listen as this has the makings of a book and/or a movie! Picture credit: Wall Street Journal, The Bravest Thing Col. Randy Hoffman Ever Did Was to Stop Fighting, Dec 13 2019. Find out more about Randy here: Email: on-war@hotmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/randy.hoffman.165 Read the Wall Street Journal article here: www.wsj.com/amp/articles/the-bravest-thing-col-randy-hoffman-ever-did-was-to-stop-fighting-11576244128?client=safari ******** Follow Veteran’s PATH here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspath LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-path Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today, my guest is former Nuclear Submarine Officer, Justin Nassiri. Justin is a serial entrepreneur, the founder of StoryBox, Beyond the Uniform, and Transparent Technologies. Beyond the Uniform is the #1 iTunes rated podcast for military transition resources, with 330+ interviews and 200,000+ listens. He is a graduate of the US Naval Academy and the Stanford Graduate School of Business and he's been a meditation practitioner for about 8 years. We’re going to find out a lot more about Justin, his time in the Navy, his transition, his move to becoming a serial entrepreneur and his walk down the meditation path... ... that’s all here in today’s episode of the Veteran’s PATH podcast.  **Heads up - this was recorded from home during the COVID-19 Shelter in Place orders... my wife and kiddos make a cameo appearance!** Learn more about Justin and Beyond the Uniform here: Beyond the Uniform: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg7mvqF3PmcmOsn7snuWjww Justin.nassiri@gmail.com Transparent Technologies: https://www.transparenttech.io/  ******** Follow Veteran’s PATH here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspath LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-path Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today, my guest is former Marine Sergeant Dave Kenneally. Dave, as mentioned is a former Sergeant of Marines, but he’s also a former Buddhist Monk in the tradition of the Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. He spent six years living in Monasteries and Practice centers before moving to San Diego where he teaches Mindfulness Meditation every week at Sangha Ocean Beach. He’s also a Massage Therapist and Yoga Therapist and has taught mindfulness to diverse groups from teens to people at end of life. Raised in the Bronx in New York City to an Irish dad and Ecuadorian mom, Dave feels very grateful that he gets to spread the practices of mindfulness all over the world through his teaching. - We’re going to learn a lot more about Dave, his time in the Marine Corps, his becoming a Buddhist monk and his time in the monasteries and practice centers, what brought him to San Diego, and then all about what he’s doing now as a mindfulness teacher, massage therapist, and yoga therapist... that’s all here in today’s episode of the Veteran’s PATH podcast. Find out more about Dave here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/daveknyc1 Instagram: https://instagram.com/davekenneally?igshid=1iv37kn5cnd09 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dave.kenneally.5 ******** Follow Veteran’s PATH here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspath LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-path Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today I’m honored to have as my guest, Linda Graham. Linda is a licensed marriage and family therapist in private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area. She integrates modern neuroscience, mindfulness practices, and relational psychology into her nationwide trainings. She’s the author of Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even Disaster AND Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-Being. BOTH are topics of critical importance and very relevant to the times in which we find ourselves. We’re going to learn a lot more about Linda here on today’s episode of the Veteran’s PATH podcast! Find out more about Linda and see all the resources she references here: https://lindagraham-mft.net ******** Follow Veteran’s PATH here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspath LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-path Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today I’m honored to have as my guest, Jesi Stracham (“Strawham”), a wheelchair athlete on a mission to inspire the world to live life to its fullest by sharing my story. Jesi is currently training to compete in the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Wheelchair Curling. In January 2015, Jesi was the passenger on a motorcycle when it collided with a car. She woke up a week later in an intensive care unit without the use of her legs secondary to a spinal cord injury. Instead of accepting disability as her reality, she rejected the prognosis that she would be wheelchair dependent for the rest of her life. In the face of adversity, she is recovering from her disability and using it as a platform to reach the world. In the five years since her injury, she has been able to achieve more than she previously dreamed possible. To name just a few accomplishments, she has qualified for the US Paralympic Curling Developmental Team and founded a non-profit called Wheel With Me Foundation that aims to serve persons with spinal cord injuries. Over the past several years, Jesi has generated a significant following among both the spinal cord injury and able-bodied community. She says her goal is simple: show the world there is opportunity in their obstacles. She helps people achieve their dreams through the importance of goal setting. We’re going to learn a lot more about Jesi, her accident and the recovery, her use of meditation in the healing process, her training for the Paralympics, and her nonprofit - that’s all here in today’s episode of the Veteran’s PATH podcast. Follow Jesi here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jesistracham Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jesistracham/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jesistracham Blog/store: www.jesistracham.com Wheel With Me foundation Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wheelwithme Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WheelWithMe/ Website: www.wheelwithmefoundation.org ******** Follow Veteran’s PATH here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspath LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-path Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today, I’m honored to have as my guest, Dr. Rick Hanson. Rick is a psychologist, a resilience expert, Senior Fellow of UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center, and New York Times best-selling author. His books have been published in 29 languages and include Neurodharma, Resilient, Hardwiring Happiness, Buddha's Brain, Just One Thing, and Mother Nurture - with 900,000 copies in English alone. Founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom, he's lectured at NASA, Google, Oxford, and Harvard, and taught in meditation centers worldwide. His work has been featured on the BBC, CBS, and NPR, and he offers the free Just One Thing newsletter with 150,000 subscribers. His popular online programs have scholarships available for those with financial need. Dr. Hanson has been a trustee of Saybrook University, served on the board of Spirit Rock Meditation Center, and was president of the board of FamilyWorks, a community agency. He began meditating in 1974, trained in several traditions, and leads a weekly meditation gathering. He and his wife live in northern California and have two adult children. He enjoys being in wilderness and taking a break from emails. To learn more about Rick and a lot of his programs and resources, check out Rickhanson.net. They also offer these programs at low or no cost for those with significant financial needs. Here are books written by Rick and the books he mentions in the show: Neurodharma: New Science, Ancient Wisdom, and Seven Practices of the Highest Happiness https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07W8D4V1X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_RHrXEbFY7GRZ6 Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003TU29WU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_cIrXEbGC792Y4 Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074LX2796/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_rIrXEbD6WVKNY Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CCPIIZK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_0IrXEbWP14BFZ Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a Time https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005LQ6UNO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_eJrXEbSPKDXKH Other books mentioned in the show: Saltwater Buddha: A Surfer's Quest to Find Zen on the Sea https://www.amazon.com/dp/0861715357/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_5LrXEbK17GCNA The Tracker: The True Story of Tom Brown Jr. https://www.amazon.com/dp/0425101339/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_PQsXEbQGN5T3S ******** Follow Veteran’s PATH here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspath LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-path Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today, I’m honored to have as my guest, Richard Goerling. Rich is a certified mindfulness trainer, a retired police officer and coast guard veteran who believes in your innate resilience, humanity and capacity to show up and thrive amidst hard circumstances. Richard specializes in training health, resilience and human performance skills to first responders and other high reliability professionals. One of Richard’s current projects is being trained by a Therapy K9 named Buddha so they can work as a team to bring joy and mindfulness skills to responders and veterans. We’re going to learn a lot more about Rich, his Coast Guard and police service, his work with human performance, his role in the new mindfulness movie The Mindfulness Movement, and his mindfulness training - that’s all here in today’s episode of the Veteran’s PATH podcast. Get ahold of Rich here: Mindfulbadge.com Richard@mindfulbadge.com ******** Follow Veteran’s PATH here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspath LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-path Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today, I’m so very honored to have as my guest James Baraz. James has been a meditation teacher since 1978. He is creator and teacher of the Awakening Joy course and is the Co-author of Awakening Joy, 10 Steps that will put you on the road to real happiness - the book based on the course. James is the Co-founding Teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA and He leads retreats, workshops and classes in U.S and abroad. In this episode we discuss: * Coming to meditation through suffering * Distracting and numbing ourselves * His favorite Netflix series * He guides us through 2 live practices * Founding of Spirit Rock * Four Noble Truths * Loss of Joy * Negativity Bias Find out more about James here: https://www.awakeningjoy.info Find his book here: Awakening Joy: 10 Steps to Happiness https://www.amazon.com/dp/1937006220/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_QiyVEbNNEMV3E ******** Follow Veteran’s PATH here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspath LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-path Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today, I’m honored to have as my guest, Army Special Operations veteran Alex Horton. Alex spent ten years on active duty within the Special Operations community, during which she led the unit’s Cultural Support Team program and deployed on six combat cycles with the 75th Ranger Regiment. In 2015 she coordinated the inaugural Freed-OM Festival, promoting yoga and meditation as a proactive approach to healing the mental and physical ailments of combat stress. Alex has been practicing yoga for 10yrs and received her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Certification from the Yax Brothers in 2016. Alex will be attending a Master’s program in Fall2020 as she transitions out of the Army and goes onto pursue a career in Psychology. We’re going to learn a lot more about Alex, her time in the Army, how she got involved with Yoga and meditation, her military transition, and what she’s doing now - that’s all here in today’s episode of the Veteran’s PATH podcast. Find Alex here: Instagram: https://instagram.com/rigbyallen?igshid=8oct32ym177l LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/danielle-alex-horton-37505187 ******** Follow Veteran’s PATH here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspath LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-path Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today, my guest is retired Navy SEAL Master Chief Steve Drum. Steve served 27 years in the Navy, during which, he developed and led high-performance teams in combat at every level and in the most challenging and extreme environments. He was a principle architect of the US Navy’s Warrior Toughness Program and now works as a speaker and consultant, where he has helped organizations such as; CDW, Horizon Therapeutics, Zurich Insurance, and 9 Energy create simple and effective strategies for developing peak-performing leaders and teams. We’re going to learn a lot more about Steve, his time in the SEAL Teams, his work on the Navy’s Warrior Toughness Program, and what he’s doing now... that’s all here in today’s episode of the Veteran’s PATH podcast. Find Steve here: LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/stephen-drum-643695135 Instagram: https://instagram.com/stephen.drum?igshid=1t3dijkjw4xur Website: https://stephendrum.com Email: Steve@stephendrum.com ******** Follow Veteran’s PATH here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspath LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-path Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Jon Macaskill, retiring Navy Seal Commander, mindfulness teacher, and now key member of the Veterans Path, joins Tom this week for what we would call yet again, another must listen to episode! While still remotely recording during the covid situation, Tom and Jon have an amazing conversation about this unique organization, Veterans Path, and what it has to offer. For many and most veterans, getting the help or support they want or need is often a daunting, complicated, and stigmatized task. In this episode, it's clear to see that while that may be true, it's both proactive and motivating to learn about other types of support and relief out there. Veterans Path truly has a different approach, and as they say "offering not only a community of support, but mindfulness, wellness, and meditation tools" in which we at TKC should be looked into by all. Jon also talks about the Podcast he hosts for the organization in which also has interesting and big news to look forward to. We encourage you all to check him out, support, and have a listen! From mind altering headphones and other cool gadgets, to wake-up practices and alarm hardware, to of course breathing & meditation techniques, both Tom and Jon took some new information away from this episode as we surely know you will as well! And finally, thank you to Jon. We can't begin to say how much we appreciated having him on and look forward to future podcast together again soon! To learn more about Veteran's Path visit: https://www.veteranspath.org/who-we-are.shtmlSupport the show for *Exclusive Content*, *Give-Away Packages*, *Additional Discount Codes*, and the opportunity to be a part of The Kensington Corner mission and community, and much more! (https://www.Patreon.com/thekensingtoncorner )Remember to Follow, Share, and Review, and Subscribe to stay current with new announcements & upcoming episodes. From all of us at TKC, Thank you for supporting and listening.Support the show (https://www.Patreon.com/thekensingtoncorner )

Jon Macaskill (muh-KAS-kill) is a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness and meditation teacher. He’s a Naval Academy graduate and has his masters in Operations Research from the Naval Postgraduate School.Jon has served in Iraq, Afghanistan, off the coast of Somalia, and in Panama. He serves as the Deputy Executive Director for Veteran’s PATH, a nonprofit organization that works to introduce meditation and mindfulness to veterans to bring them a sense of Peace, Acceptance, Transformation and Honor.He also runs his own consulting company, Macaskill Consulting, LLC, bringing mindfulness and meditation to high performing teams to aid in dealing with stress, anxiety and depression all while increasing focus, creativity, and productivity. Jon’s wife also served in the Navy and is now a civilian Orthopedic Physician Assistant in Virginia Beach. They are the proud parents of two small children and currently live as a family in Chesapeake, VAEpisode DescriptionBONUS - Stick around as Jon guides us through a demonstration that you can use today to feel better, get focused, and lead well in a stressful situation.Jon shares the transformation that led him to teach mindfulness and meditation as a tool businesses and veterans can use to improve their lives.We talk through the differences between practicing meditation, mindfulness, and what mindfulness meditation is all about. Three ways he believes that business leaders can apply these practices:Personally - the leaders themselves practice mindfulness and meditation to help manage stressful situations, responding rather than reacting to situations, before, during or after. As a leader, incorporating practices as an organizational strategy, by providing these tools to your team, they can be better prepared to manage stress, increase productivity and communication. Use these tools to improve empathy and kindness as an organization. The recent partnership with eMindful to deliver a new webinar series (be sure to check the link below).We discuss the benefits and effectiveness of incorporating regular practices of mindfulness meditation in your life and your business whether you're facing a crisis or planning for long term improvements in the way you approach every situation.Veterans Pathhttps://www.veteranspath.orgListen to the Veterans Path Podcast on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/veterans-path/id1490429985eMindful website: https://www.emindful.com/Webinar: https://vibe.emindful.com/programs/227Connect with Jon Macaskill on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jonmacaskill/

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! I’m so very honored to have as my guest... Dr. Richard Miller. Richard is a clinical psychologist, author, researcher and yogic scholar. He has devoted 47 years to integrating Western psychology and neuroscience with the Eastern nondual wisdom teachings of yoga, Taoism, Buddhism, and the Judeo-Christian traditions. Developer of the research-based Integrative Restoration iRest Meditation program, Richard is founding president of the Integrative Restoration Institute, cofounder of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, past founding president of the Institute for Spirituality and Psychology, and author of iRest Meditation, The iRest Program for Healing PTSD, and Yoga Nidra: The Meditative Heart of Yoga. Richard leads retreats and trainings internationally, emphasizing enlightened living in daily life. In this episode, Richard and I discuss: * What nondual means * The physiological effects of trauma and how iRest addresses those * Some fantastic analogies to help understand the mind * Body sensing Find out more about iRest here: https://www.irest.org Richard’s books are available here: The iRest Program for Healing PTSD: A Proven-Effective Approach to Using Yoga Nidra Meditation and Deep Relaxation Techniques to Overcome Trauma https://www.amazon.com/dp/1626250243/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_I51SEbARXYHFP Yoga Nidra: A Meditative Practice for Deep Relaxation and Healing https://www.amazon.com/dp/1591797586/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_i61SEbP1EWJYW Follow Veteran’s PATH here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspath LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-path Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today, my guest is Air Force veteran and critical care nurse, Jessica Astorga. Jessica was in the Air Force for 13 years, medically retired. She served in Afghanistan as a critical care nurse and has much experience in the mental health arena as both a nurse and as a patient. In her profession of nursing, mental health care is a part of caring for her patients and their families or significant others. She says that over the past two years, she has been on a mission to conquer the demons that she’s faced over years and years. Through this journey she has gained knowledge and skills of meditating and mindfulness and she’s actually use some of these practice with her patients who were in distress. Somehow she learned about Veteran’s PATH and when she saw a women’s only retreat, she applied immediately. She says she’s so glad she went as she learned the science behind why mindfulness and meditation are important and that after learning how these practices can be beneficial to both her mental AND physical health, shes was convinced to make both part of her life. Email Jessica here: jnastorga77@yahoo.com Follow Veteran’s PATH here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspath LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-path Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more!  I’m super excited about this episode! Today, my guests are the founders of Veteran’s PATH, Lee Klinger Lesser and Chris Fortin.  Lee has been practicing sensory awareness since 1976 and Chris began practicing Buddhism in 1976.  They came together to serve veterans in small groups initially and over time by word of mouth, these groups grew into the nonprofit Honoring the Path of the Warrior, now known as Veteran’s PATH.  We had so much fun on this episode. These ladies have powerful stories and beautiful spirits. I guarantee you’ll enjoy this one!  Find out more about Lee and her company here: http://www.returntooursenses.com  Find out more about Chris and her company here: https://www.dharmaheartzen.com  Follow Veteran’s PATH here:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMA  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/  Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspath  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-path  Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org or at any of the social media links below to find out more! Today my guest is retired Navy Master Chief Tim White. Tim is a loving husband, a proud father of two wonderful daughters, and a “Sailor in recovery” who “retired early” after 24 years in the Navy. He loves to read and study most all subjects and is working to become an expert on the veteran to project manager transition. Tim uses stoicism, mindfulness, and comedy to learn, grow, and help others achieve their goals in life. To stay fit he paces marathons and picks up heavy things every now and then. We’re going to learn a lot more about Tim, his time in the Navy and transitioning to becoming a project management professional (we actually don’t get into this much as we spoke so much about mindfulness!!), and his use of stoicism and mindfulness - that’s all here in today’s episode of the Veteran’s PATH podcast. Tim can be found here: http://linkedin.com/in/tim-white-pmp Follow Veteran’s PATH here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvJnrurdnXxdlaE7v3uoMA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteranspath/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/veteranspath LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran's-path Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteranspath --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher and now serving as the Deputy Executive Directory and Podcast Host/Producer for Veteran's PATH. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org to find out more!    My guest today is retired NFL player, Jon McGraw. Before getting into the NFL, Jon attended Kansas State University majoring in business finance and walked onto the football team. He was twice selected as a First Team Academic All American.   He was a second-round draft pick to the New York Jets where he played three seasons. He then played two seasons for the Detroit Lions before joining the Kansas City Chiefs for his final five seasons. Jon retired from the NFL in 2012 and received the Ed Block Courage Award. This award is presented annually to one player from each NFL team who, in the eyes of his own teammates is a source of inspiration and courage. Jon also completed NFL sponsored business management and entrepreneurship programs at Harvard Business School and Wharton Business School.    Jon has been actively involved as President of the Jon McGraw Foundation which supports various charitable causes. He is now a principle partner at Vision Pursue (VisionPursue.com), a performance mindset training and technology company who’s Mission is to Dramatically improve the way people experience life by improving their mindset with mental training, mindfulness, meditation, and our app. Over the 10 week Performance Mindset course, corporate teams learn critical mental skills being taught in professional sports to enhance focus, resiliency, life experience, and performance.    In this episode we discuss:   * his finding new joy in the game   * mindfulness within the sports industry and corporate America   * performance psychology and ideal mental and emotional state for peak performance    *******************  Shameless SEO trick: I realize my music isn’t the best, I’m no Joe Rogan and not as popular as Baby Shark, Fortnite, or Minecraft, but sometimes I’ll reference an old SNL skit or something you may have seen on CNN, MSNBC, or FoxNews, so Try Not To Laugh, as this Ninja goes on Tik Tok ... didn’t make sense?  It wasn’t supposed to!  Just trying to get more views to get the word out about the work we do ;)  enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Welcome to the Veteran's PATH podcast. Veterans PATH is a nonprofit introducing veterans to the life changing and life saving practices of meditation and mindfulness. I'm your host, Jon Macaskill - a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness teacher and now serving as the Deputy Executive Directory and Podcast Host/Producer for Veteran's PATH. Check out https://www.veteranspath.org to find out more! My guest today is Navy veteran Tara Jackson. Tara recently retired after a little over 20 years of active duty service in the Navy as a Supply Officer. After a few tough tours, in particular a year long GWOT Support Assignment in Baghdad and Um Qasr, Iraq, she began to realize that she needed to find some help. She turned to Transcendental Meditation (TM), which over time provided the calm she was looking for. Tara has a BA in History from the University of Memphis, MS in International Relations from Troy University and am currently a MS Yoga Therapy candidate at Maryland University of Integrative Health. She is a 500 hour certified yoga teacher and teaches classes here in the Hampton Roads area in Virginia. In this episode we discuss: * Simple ways to start meditating * Sticking with it - it takes time and effort! * Her struggles with what she was exposed to Contact Tara here for any details or questions you may have: mettayogatherapy@yahoo.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/veteranspath/support

Jon is a Navy SEAL Commander, retires this year in 2020, and is the Deputy Executive Director and CFO of Veteran's Path. Jon and I speak about why you should start planning your exit strategy as soon as you get into the military, how and why we can start meditating, why it's so important to develop your brand, and so much more! DOUBLE THE EPISODES ON AUDIO: www.kristoflewis.com/podcast View the Conversation on YOUTUBE: Subscribe Now! Conversation #149 is LIVE on your favorite podcast app or www.kristoflewis.com/podcast. https://www.instagram.com/kristoflewis www.kristoflewis.com/podcast https://www.instagram.com/jon_macaskill https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonmacaskill jon@veteranspath.org Book mentioned: 10% Happier by Dan Harris Workbook mentioned: The Designing Your Life Workbook A few dollars goes a long way! Donate to help keep the Conversations going ~ https://patron.podbean.com/kristoflewispodcast

Mindfulness and meditation can be enormously powerful when engaged in financial markets. These practices have the ability to weaponize the mind for optimal performance whilst creating a robust and resilient suit of armour against the doubts and uncertainties induced by volatile and uncertain financial markets. In this conversation, the show hosts Steve Goldstein and Mark Randall explore these activities, digging deep into how and why they can be so powerful with US Navy Seal Commander, Jon Macaskill.Jon is a serving US Navy officer who practices and teaches mindfulness and meditation. He is currently transitioning out of the US Navy and whilst doing so, is working on a project called Veterans PATH, which seeks to teach these powerful techniques to US Navy Veterans to equip and empower them in their future lives. Jon has worked in the most stressful, complex and anxiety inducing environments one can imagine. These include multiple tours of Iraq and Afghanistan leading military teams and coordinating with various other teams and units all whilst potentially being responsible for the lives of others and the success of operations. Jon came to mindfulness and meditation as a way of dealing with the stress, anxiety and depression which resulted from his high wire military life. After some initial doubts and reservations, it proved profound in transforming his life, and improving his performance. Many people in the financial markets now practice these techniques including some of the world’s leading traders and investors. However, many still feel uncomfortable with the concept, which seems out of odds with the testosterone fuelled world of trading and investment. Hearing Jon’s story and reflections will give many ‘pause for thought’ and may influence them in ways which could have a profound impact on how they work and manage themselves in their risk-taking activities.

We're so excited to welcome Jon Macaskill back to the My New Normal Podcast! Jon is a proud husband and father of 2, he's a 23 Navy Veteran and SEAL team officer since 2003. Jon will be retiring in August to spend time with his wife and kids and tour the country in their RV! Jon is currently collaborating with Veteran's Path, an organization that promotes mental well-being for the armed forces. In addition, he's running his personal business, Macaskill Consulting, to promote mindfulness and meditation in the corporate arena.   In this episode we're talking about: Jon's transition from Navy SEAL to his work with meditation and mindfulness The tools Jon uses for practicing meditation and mindfulness How you can optimize yourself through mindfulness and meditation How a lack of mindfulness affects every aspect of your life How mental fortitude can help with physical activity and working out The challenges Jon is facing in his transition How to find your identity in whatever you're doing and so much more!   Gifts from Partners HYLETE: 40% off retail price; USE Code: NEWNORMAL40 Rx Smart Gear: 15% off; USE CODE: NHLBRX Adaptive Functional Fitness Trainer Course: 15% off via TRS; USE CODE mynewnormal15 Classes Available ADAPTIVE Functional Fitness Classes in San Diego; FREE for veterans with disabilities Courses Available San Diego, Colorado Springs, and Columbus Ohio....coming up! Secure your spot for our Adaptive Trainer Course About Jon Jon Macaskill (muh-KAS-kill) is a Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness and meditation teacher. He’s a Naval Academy graduate and has his masters in Operations Research from the Naval Postgraduate School. Jon has served in Iraq, Afghanistan, off the coast of Somalia, and in Panama. He now runs his own consulting company, Macaskill Consulting, LLC, bringing mindfulness and meditation to high performing teams to aid in dealing with stress, anxiety and depression all while increasing focus, creativity, and productivity. He also serves as the Deputy Executive Director for Veteran’s PATH, a nonprofit organization that works to introduce meditation and mindfulness to veterans to bring them a sense of Peace, Acceptance, Transformation and Honor. Jon’s wife also served in the Navy and is now a civilian Orthopedic Physician Assistant in Virginia Beach. They are the proud parents of two small children and currently live as a family in Chesapeake, VA.Links:Veteran’s PATH (https://www.veteranspath.org/) Trails of Purpose (https://trailsofpurpose.com/) Jon's consulting business (https://www.linkedin.com/company/macaskillconsulting)

We are excited to have a good friend of ours and Good Success Mastermind member, Ken Lacy of Veteran's Path Up! . Ken started his Navy career in the Engineering Department on a Nuclear Submarine over a four year period. He followed this with 3 years of Security duty and then becoming an EOD-Explosive Ordnance Diver. He switched to the reserves and become a hard hat diver which then enabled him to become a Commercial Diver on the civilian side at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. He was injured on a dive job and during his rehabilitation, received his Bachelors in Business Management. He went on to retire from the Navy reserves with a combined 26 years of service. In August of 2014, he began working with the Veterans Administration, and many non-profits within the community to place at risk and homeless veterans into properties. He is a member of the “Housing our Heroes” team to end veteran homelessness in Charlotte. In order to maximize his ability to help more Veterans under the umbrella

Chris and Brian sit down with Ken Lacy of Veterans Path Up. Ken revisits the Jones Zone to give us an update on Veterans Path Up and to talk about their upcoming fundraiser called Pave The Path. Pave The Path is a 2 Day Real Estate Seminar and Auction scheduled for 7/13 and 7/14. The Seminar will feature over 10 speakers from various aspects of the real estate industry including real estate investing, financing and rehabbing. There will be great food, great items up for auction and a Happy Hour boat ride on Lake Norman. All proceeds, of course, going straight to Veterans Path Up. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pave-the-path-2-day-real-estate-seminar-auction-tickets-44601390961?aff=efbeventtix --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/undisputedawareness/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/undisputedawareness/support

  SUMMARY: James Pond, MA, began his current career path, after serving 8 years in the US Marine Corps and 10 years of corporate sales experience. In 2005, James and his family established a charity to help restore the lives of young girls rescued from sex trafficking in Cambodia. After a successful career of working on human trafficking issues in over ten countries, James found a deep passion to serve the needs of veterans and began mentoring young veterans in developing their lives outside of the military. He comes to Veteran’s PATH with a personal connection to the veteran community and a passion to make a difference.   Veteran’s PATH delivers free programs that are changing veterans’ lives. Their programs combine scientifically proven meditation and mindfulness-based tools, outdoor and physical activities, and veteran peer support and leadership. They help veterans share what they have been carrying in isolation, find self-acceptance, community and camaraderie—in order to heal and reintegrate into society with a new sense of possibility and purpose. IN THIS PARTICULAR EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:   James' journey from the USMC to Cambodia to Veterans PATH   Applying military skills to post-military endeavors   The lack of purpose and meaning in a veteran's post-military life   The history and development of the Veterans PATH program   Connection with other veterans   Follow on services after a "mountaintop" experience   Integrating clinical mental health counseling with adjunctive and alternative therapies   Misconceptions about meditation and how it can benefit veterans   The neurological impact of mindfulness   Helping Veterans to connect to the positive things in their service, while also leaving behind the bad habits we acquired while in the service     LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment—and Your Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn   How to Meditate: A Practical Guide to Making Friends with Your Mind by Pema Chödrön   Headspace Website: Meditation Made Simple   Insight Timer App   Veterans PATH Web site   Veterans PATH on Twitter   Veterans PATH on Facebook   Veterans PATH on YouTube   Hey, It's Eddie and Bennett! Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section or you can leave me a message about this episode by going to http://ChangeYourPOV.com/AskEddie   If you enjoy the show I sure hope you'll subscribe and download a bunch of episodes on iTunes. All these shows are free to download and listen to and we don't ask for donations or anything to create this show. But if you'd like to totally make our day... we would be forever grateful if you would be so kind as to leave an honest review on iTunes.   If you are new to reviews and need a little help, you can go to LEAVE A REVIEW and we will walk you through that step-by-step. Thank you in advance for doing that!  – plus, we read each and every one of them! Please share this episode with your friends and family!

  SUMMARY: James Pond, MA, began his current career path, after serving 8 years in the US Marine Corps and 10 years of corporate sales experience. In 2005, James and his family established a charity to help restore the lives of young girls rescued from sex trafficking in Cambodia. After a successful career of working on human trafficking issues in over ten countries, James found a deep passion to serve the needs of veterans and began mentoring young veterans in developing their lives outside of the military. He comes to Veteran’s PATH with a personal connection to the veteran community and a passion to make a difference.   Veteran’s PATH delivers free programs that are changing veterans’ lives. Their programs combine scientifically proven meditation and mindfulness-based tools, outdoor and physical activities, and veteran peer support and leadership. They help veterans share what they have been carrying in isolation, find self-acceptance, community and camaraderie—in order to heal and reintegrate into society with a new sense of possibility and purpose. IN THIS PARTICULAR EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:   James' journey from the USMC to Cambodia to Veterans PATH   Applying military skills to post-military endeavors   The lack of purpose and meaning in a veteran's post-military life   The history and development of the Veterans PATH program   Connection with other veterans   Follow on services after a "mountaintop" experience   Integrating clinical mental health counseling with adjunctive and alternative therapies   Misconceptions about meditation and how it can benefit veterans   The neurological impact of mindfulness   Helping Veterans to connect to the positive things in their service, while also leaving behind the bad habits we acquired while in the service     LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment—and Your Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn   How to Meditate: A Practical Guide to Making Friends with Your Mind by Pema Chödrön   Headspace Website: Meditation Made Simple   Insight Timer App   Veterans PATH Web site   Veterans PATH on Twitter   Veterans PATH on Facebook   Veterans PATH on YouTube   Hey, It's Eddie and Bennett! Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section or you can leave me a message about this episode by going to http://ChangeYourPOV.com/AskEddie   If you enjoy the show I sure hope you'll subscribe and download a bunch of episodes on iTunes. All these shows are free to download and listen to and we don't ask for donations or anything to create this show. But if you'd like to totally make our day... we would be forever grateful if you would be so kind as to leave an honest review on iTunes.   If you are new to reviews and need a little help, you can go to LEAVE A REVIEW and we will walk you through that step-by-step. Thank you in advance for doing that!  – plus, we read each and every one of them! Please share this episode with your friends and family!

Chris and Brian sit down with Ken Lacy, Executive Director of Veterans Path Up. Veterans Path Up provides stable, affordable housing for Veterans and their families. They rehab donated houses and allow Veterans to rent and eventually purchase these houses. Ken shares some of his personal journey and what led him to Veterans Path Up. He talks about his desire to end Veteran Homelessness and how partnerships with The City of Charlotte and Home Depot are helping make this possible. Ken's passion for Veterans Path Up is amazing. The Jones Zone has been to some of their sites and projects and have witnessed the good Veterans Path Up is doing in our community. www.thejoneszones.com www.veteranspathup.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/undisputedawareness/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/undisputedawareness/support