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EP 246. Justin Sharpe: Practicing Conscious Awareness

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“Words are like magic and sentences are like spells. They can take on multiple meanings. They can put things in motion. They are so powerful.”

Justin Sharpe is the serial entrepreneur with several companies and a wide range of lived experiences.

Listen to this conversation, and you’ll get an insight into how a deep-thinking entrepreneur processes his thoughts, experiences, and personal stories. It’s this depth of thinking that first drew me to Justin. I was inspired by his insatiable commitment to scrutinize himself for the purpose of knowing his truth.

This episode dives deep into Justin’s personal life philosophies. We learn how his mother’s origin story led to an incredibly difficult childhood and how Justin chose to see his life through a more empowering lens and create a beautiful life for himself.  You’ll hear about the tools and practices Justin uses to go inwards and create his realities. We also explore definitions of purpose and how who you are can matter more than what you do.

Key takeaways:

  • How Justin brings conscious awareness to his unconscious operating systems. 
  • Integrating the wisdom of the mind, body, and soul. 
  • How words are magic and sentences are spells. 
  • Redefining our ability to navigate fear. 
  • Setting ourselves up to have deeper questions. 
  • How the higher self communicates to us through our body. 
  • Unpacking the programming of our subconscious. 
  • Remembering that we have the power to CHOOSE. 
  • Leading with intrigue and curiosity. 
  • Why the context of Justin’s mom’s story matters. 

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EP 245. Craig Villani: How To Hold Space For Transformation

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“The process of enlightenment may be realizing that reality in life exists for us and that we have the capacity to transform it and our relationship to it just by perspective alone.”

Craig Villani has been in the yoga space for decades. A teacher since 1999, Craig has guided thousands of facilitators and instructors through one of the world’s most challenging hatha yoga teacher training programs. 

For Craig, yoga is about creating space for transformation, connection, exploring oneness, and knowing self. In this episode, Craig shares how the gift of witnessing and participating in human transformation empowered him to “midwife it, facilitate it, and assist it.” 

Craig’s insights about transformation, combined with his lived experience, make him a must-hear guest. I’m rarely blown away by people because of the amount of work they’ve done on themselves. Craig is the exception.

Key takeaways:

  • Why is the word ALLOW so powerful.
  • What is bliss?
  • Witnessing humans in transformation.
  • The layered definition of yoga.
  • Exploring the different aspects of self.
  • Why we choose to forget.
  • The role of death on the path to liberation.
  • The gift of holding space.
  • Unfolding the veil that separates our selves.
  • Experiencing wholeness and fulfillment in our lives.

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EP 244. Katie Hamilton Shaffer: Creating An Empowered Relationship With Failure

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“I believe every morning when I wake up, and I give gratitude for the fact that my family’s still alive and my kids are healthy that I’m living my dream every with my eyes wide open.”

This episode brings the Feast It Forward series to a close with a doozy of a conversation with visionary thinker Katie Hamilton Shaffer. Katie is the founder and visionary behind Feast It Forward – an intentional cultural lifestyle that combines food, wine, music, and philanthropy spiked with design. Inside this unique, no judgment, adult playground, people can connect, come together, and thrive. 

Katie’s story is one of joining dots, thriving because of NO, and following the call to serve in a big way after her mentor’s daughter was diagnosed with the rare neurological disorder Rett Syndrome. 

Tune in and get activated by Katie’s visionary gifts, her tenacity to live her dream, and her unshakeable commitment to leaving her blueprint in a world of naysayers. 

Key takeaways:

  • Back story – how Feast It Forward came to be. 
  • The art of joining up the dots of your life to create magic. 
  • Why Katie LOVES hearing no. 
  • The tenacity that makes big things happen. 
  • Creating an empowered relationship with failure. 
  • How we mistake passionate confidence for cockiness and ego. 
  • The power of doing what you love.  
  • The art of mindfully turning off the bullsh*t. 
  • And more…

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  • Check out feast.network. 

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EP 243. Raj Jana- July Reflection: Discovering The Art Of Self-Love

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“True liberation is found in the journey of self-love”

After my experiences during July 2022, I’ve come to believe that the entire game of life is about discovering how to love yourself.

The month started with a vulnerable conversation with Gina about codependency and outsourcing the responsibility we both have to self love. What followed was a month of expansive exploration round what it means to love myself and a renewed commitment to creating a f*ck YES, 10/10, conscious and flowing relationship. 

I’m sharing everything I learned in this episode, so it’s full of practical tips as well as vulnerable personal reflections. You’ll discover self-love examples and definitions to understand what self-love looks like. You’ll explore how life offers mirrors to ignite a self-love expansion. And perhaps most valuably, you’ll learn my systematic framework for loving yourself. 

As usual, Georgina El Morshdy is here to help guide the conversation. This one’s a doozy. Don’t miss it!

Key takeaways:

  • Relationship mirrors for igniting an exploration into self-love
  • What it’s like to demand a 10/10 relationship for yourself
  • Replacing codependency with self-love
  • Why we outsource self-love
  • Understanding how self-love is an inner game
  • My systematic framework for loving yourself
  • How to ensure a desire to ‘be better’ doesn’t become a destructive force
  • Why we feel the need to DO in order to be loved
  • What nature teaches us about self-love
  • And more…

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EP 241. Jetta Blaine: Answering The Call To Do The Inner Work

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“Resistance is a doorway and on the other side of that doorway can be a lot of power.”

It was such a joy to meet Jetta Blaine at the Feast It Forward Festival. Jetta is a lifestyle integration coach that specializes in using the plant medicine Kambo to facilitate shadow work, catharsis, and rapid transformation. Jetta has a gift for holding space for medicine journeys that guide people to a place of deep healing and purging. 

I have been wanting to bring on more experts to discuss plant medicines on the show for some time now. In my experience, plant medicines and substances are incredible tools for expanding consciousness and revealing aspects of our inner world that we can’t see. 

Although I have never personally tried Kambo, I’m very inspired to learn about different types of substances and rituals for healing & transformation. I was very grateful for the unexpected opportunity to learn about a new healing modality with someone so experienced and skilled with the medicine.

Tune in now to hear Jetta, and I explore topics that include: 

  • Defining the word wholeness. 
  • The courage to embrace hard conversations. 
  • The moment Jetta took responsibility for her life. 
  • What does it mean to bypass? 
  • How toxic positivity can prevent us from doing the work. 
  • The power of getting the right support for your inner work journey. 
  • Inspiring the courage to go within.
  • How to know you’re ready for a medicine journey, and how do you decide what to take. 
  • Defining somatics and building a relationship with your body. 
  • Jetta’s journey back to optimum health. 
  • The one-way ticket to India. 
  • And more…

In this episode, Jetta shares the story that guided her to explore and then practice different healing modalities. This conversation is a reminder that there are many ways to heal. We get to find the modalities that work best for our needs and desires. In the process, we’re invited to use our own discernment while still having reverence for all healing tools. 

After all, the journey to liberate yourself deserves reverence for all the experiences it leads you through. 

If you’re curious to learn more about plant medicines as a tool for your journey, this episode is for you.

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EP 240. Kosha Dillz: Learning To Believe In Yourself

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“You never want to be the person that accepts your situation and complains when you get there.”

 

It was such a buzz to record this episode live at the Feast it Forward Festival. Kosha Dillz is an improv artist and freestyle rap teacher who performs in the street all over the world. He’s been rapping for over 20 years, and one of his songs, “Cellular Phone” – was featured in a Bud Light Superbowl ad. 

Kosha Dillz has a special gift for freestyle. As an artist, he can rap about anything and everything (as you’ll hear at the end of the episode). Through his artistry, he dreams of uniting various groups of people for the better. 

Kosha Dillz’s story is one of hustle, determination, humility, and inspiration. It’s a tale of NEVER giving up. 

As you’ll hear in the episode, it takes a particular sort of courage to be able to freestyle. Kosha Dillz shares with us the pressure of having to wow the crowd within 30 seconds to keep them hooked. In this episode, we talk a lot about the art of being comfortable with being uncomfortable and how the freestyle world inspires you to believe in yourself. 

Here’s a flavor of what we explore together. 

  • How Kosha Dillz got started. 
  • Learning how to create a show that grabs people in. 
  • Cultivating a relationship with fear. 
  • Embracing synchronicities. 
  • Learning to believe in yourself. 
  • Proving yourself to others. 
  • Learning to love yourself. 
  • Sticking with the dream and knowing it’s going to happen.
  • And more…

I love to talk with people who love what they do. This conversation with Kosha Dillz was so creative and so much fun. I can’t wait for you to check it out. Be sure to listen right to the end so you can hear the impromptu rap inspired by our conversation. 

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