High Energy Health Podcast

Getting Past Defensiveness: Sarah Close and Dawson Church in Conversation

Sarah Close is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Oregon. She received her MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and operates from a Relational, Trauma-Informed approach. She is trained in EMDR and NARM. Sarah gently aims to shift the focus of mental health care from the struggles and ‘problems’ we all face, to the resiliency and wisdom inherent in seeking help. She has been with BetterHelp since its inception in 2013, supporting this online service dedicated to making mental health care more accessible to everyone. BetterHelp’s network of over 30,000 licensed therapists has helped millions of people take ownership of their mental health and work towards their personal goals. 

 

Here Sarah and Dawson discuss:

• Sarah's background feeling trapped by her desire to help
• Research into complex PTSD
• Trauma results from an event when our needs are not met
• Survival needs, relationship needs, attachment needs
• As we approach healing, our defensive strategies come up
• Being stuck in the negative belief that 'I’m not enough'
• Why some people do not heal despite effective treatments like EMDR and EFT?
• Suggestions for self-care

 

To reach out to Sarah or other therapists in the BetterHelp network: 

https://www.betterhelp.com/

 

To reach out to Dawson: https://dawsonchurch.com/

 

#mindtomatter #podcast #blissbrain #eft #emdr #betterhelp #highenergyhealth #therapy #mentalhealth 

Spiritual Intelligence and Leadership: Yosi Amram and Dawson Church in Conversation

Yosi Amram is a clinical psychologist, leadership coach, and author of Spiritually Intelligent Leadership. Previously he was founder and CEO of two companies that he has led through successful IPOs. Yosi has coached over 100 CEOs, many of whom have built companies with thousands of employees and revenues in the billions.  With engineering degrees from MIT, an MBA from Harvard, and a Ph.D. in Psychology from Sofia University, he is a pioneering researcher in the field of spiritual intelligence. His research has received over 1000 citations. Yosi is committed to awakening greater spiritual intelligence in himself and the world. 

 

Here Yosi and Dawson share their views on:

• Yosi's background
• Yosi’s research
• The 7 Dimensions of Spiritually Intelligent Leadership
• Meaning, Grace, Inner-direction, Community, Authentic Presence, Truth, Wisdom
• Trusting the universe, opening to beauty in our work
• Bringing joy into work makes us creative and spontaneous
• Working in alignment with our core values
• The most precious resource we have is our attention
• Exercise: connect with your breath, drop into body, heartbeat

 

Yosi's website is: https://yosiamram.net/

And Dawson can be found at: https://dawsonchurch.com/

 

#mindtomatter #blissbrain #highenergyhealth #leadership #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation 

Living Open Versus Closed: Nate Klemp and Dawson Church in Conversation

Nate Klemp is a philosopher, mindfulness entrepreneur, and the author of several books including Start Here, The 80/80 Marriage, and Open: Living With an Expansive Mind in a Distracted World. 

 

Here Nate and Dawson discuss living with an open mind, and provide you with four provocative exercises you can use to live an open life as well as: 

• The two modes of being in the world: open and closed
• Nate's background and journey to this work
• Tantric Buddhism says we can burn out the roots of our desires
• Why being closed affects your sleep
• External closure to those who disagree with you
• How the real work is done when you’re back to ordinary reality
• Living in a closed mind you still get short term pleasures
• Experiencing sadness grief as part of the human experience
• Daily why and how Nate interrupts his closedness and moves into openness
• What openness looks and feels like

 

To learn more about Nate's work and books: https://www.nateklemp.com/

 

And to learn about Dawson's work and his books: https://dawsonchurch.com/

 

#blissbrain #mindtomatter #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #expansivemind #distractedworld #mindfulness 

Healing Through Feeling: Rachel Kaplan and Dawson Church in Conversation

Rachel Kaplan, MA, MFT, is a licensed psychotherapist and author of the book Feel, Heal, and Let That Sh*t Go. Kaplan has studied yoga, meditation, and hands-on healing practices in India and Nepal, earned a master’s degree in counseling psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies, and trained in cutting-edge trauma modalities such as EMDR. She divides her time between Oakland and Joshua Tree, California. 

 

Here she and Dawson discuss:

• Rachel's story
• How human relationships inherently involve loss and challenges
• When decades of emotional numbness isn’t easy to overcome
• When people don’t allow themselves a physical based feeling
• The lurking sense of impostor syndrome
• The inability to slow down because of all the distractions
• First Step... ask a key question: What qualities of me do I not accept?
• Emotional release work
• Letting the energy of emotions move through you
• Moving anger is high energy release
• Emotional resilience
• Why EMDR is one of the most powerful forms of trauma healing
• Brave into the unknown... face your fears and you’ll build self-trust

 

To learn more about Rachel: https://thefeelingsmovement.com/

 

And for more about Dawson: https://dawsonchurch.com/

 

#highenergyhealth #feelings #healing #mindtomatter #blissbrain #emdr #eft #meditation 

The Five Core Characteristics of Enlightenment Experiences: Andrew Newberg and Dawson Church in Conversation

Andrew B. Newberg, M.D. is currently the Director of Research at the Marcus Institute of Integrative Health at Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital in Philadelphia. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Nuclear Medicine. Dr. Newberg has been particularly involved in the study of mystical and religious experiences; a field referred to as “neurotheology.” He has published over 200 peer reviewed articles and chapters on brain function, brain imaging, and the study of religious and mystical experiences. He is also author or co-author of several books including How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain: The New Science of Transformation (Avery) and Neurotheology: How Science Can Enlighten Us About Spirituality (Columbia University Press). He has appeared on Dr. Oz, Good Morning America, Nightline, 20/20, CNN, ABC. 

 

He and Dawson discuss topics such as: 

• The five core characteristics of the enlightenment experience
• Intensity - the emotional centers of the brain are triggered when something significant happens to us
• Oneness - as we surrender, there’s a drop in activity of the frontal lobe
• Limiting distractions
• Focus... but then surrender
• How long do you need to meditate to start neural plasticity? (... just 12 minutes!)
• Being happy, creativity, concentrating, and problem solving
• The sense of unity to community and global humanitarian the universe

Andrew's website is: https://www.andrewnewberg.com/

 

And Dawson can be found at: https://dawsonchurch.com/

 

Note: This episode of High Energy Health originally aired on HealthyLife.net in September 2019. 

 

#highenergyhealth #enlightenment #blissbrain #eft #mindtomatter #meditation #integrativehealth 

Living Gandhi’s 6 Core Values: Perry Garfinkel and Dawson Church in Conversation

Perry Garfinkel is a veteran journalist, editor, and author of the books Buddha or Bust and Becoming Gandhi. For that book, he spent 3 years retracing the footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi while living his core values. He has written extensively for many publications including the New York Times, National Geographic, LA Times, and the Huffington Post. 

 

Here he and Dawson reflect on:

• Why people turn to Buddhism
• Gandhi’s 6 Core Values
• Perry's story
• The questions: Who am I? Why am I here? How is the world put together?
• Simplicity 
• Meditation
• Emptying your mind
• Releasing the self judgment that brings us down

 

To learn more about Perry, his work, and his books: https://perrygarfinkel.com/

 

And for more on Dawson: https://dawsonchurch.com/

 

#mindtomatter #blissbrain #highenergyhealth #eft #meditation #gandhi #buddhism 

Change Your Energy For Radical Healing: Donna Eden, David Feinstein and Dawson Church in Conversation

Donna Eden and David Feinstein are pioneers in the field of Energy Medicine and Energy Psychology. For four decades, Donna has been teaching people how to work with the body’s energy systems to reclaim their health and natural vitality. She has taught more than 100,000 people worldwide, both laypeople and professionals. David is a clinical psychologist and an award-winning author who has published many influential papers in peer reviewed scientific journals. With Donna, he coauthored several seminal books in the field, including Tapping: Self-Healing with the Transformative Power of Energy Psychology, as well as the classic Energy Medicine, and the relationship guide The Energies of Love. 

 

Here Dawson, Donna, and David share about: 

• Why most people are able to feel energy even if they can’t see it
• What is Tapping 
• How Tapping converts pressure into an electrical impulse to manage stress
• Why David and Dawson picked EFT
• Energy and healing
• When people tap, you see a little spark in their hands then the energy travels up to the brain along meridian lines
• After the tapping sessions you see the different energy systems vividly
• How David and Donna work along with some client stories
• Self-healing is a gift handed to you when you’re born
• Believe in energy, and it will change your life
• How energy medicine and energy psychology work together

 

To learn more about Donna and David as well as to purchase their latest book: https://edenmethod.com/tapping/

 

And to learn more about Dawson, his work, and books: https://dawsonchurch.com/

 

#tapping #eft #blissbrain #highenergyhealth #mindtomatter #energymedicine #energypsychology 

 

 

 

Consciousness Is All There Is: Tony Nader and Dawson Church in Conversation

Tony Nader MD PhD is a medical doctor trained at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD in neuroscience) and globally recognized expert in the science of consciousness and human development. His training includes internal medicine, psychiatry, and neurology. He’s the successor to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and the head of the Transcendental Meditation organizations globally. He believes that when we connect to the source of our being, which is pure consciousness, we enter a state of profound clarity, peace, and contentment. He is the author of the NY Times best-selling book, Consciousness Is All There Is: How Understanding and Experiencing Consciousness Will Transform Your Life. It provides the methods, tools, and guidance for connecting with our authentic inner nature and understanding how consciousness is the essence of all existence. 

 

Here he and Dawson interact with joy and enthusiasm as they discuss:

• Life’s big questions of freedom and happiness
• Research on the brain and consciousness
• Transcendental Meditation (TM)
• Consciousness as emerging out of cells and brain
• Training ourselves to direct our intention inward rather than outward
• The infinite absolute unbounded self within 
• The purpose of life as an expansion of consciousness which leads to happiness
• The whole purpose of our existence
• Creating peace and harmony within a group to change collective awareness

To discover more about Dr. Tony Nader and his work: https://www.drtonynader.com/

 

To learn more about host Dr. Dawson Church: https://dawsonchurch.com/

 

 

#mindtomatter #blissbrain #eft #meditation #tm #consciousness #neuroscience #highenergyhealth 

 

Reversing Alzheimer’s: Heather Sandison and Dawson Church in Conversation

Heather Sandison ND is a renowned naturopathic doctor specializing in neurocognitive medicine and the Founder of Solcere Health Clinic, San Diego’s premier brain optimization clinic. She has dedicated her career to researching and supporting those suffering with dementia. She hosts the annual online Reverse Alzheimer’s Summit where she shares cutting-edge insights into keeping your brain sharp at any age. Dr. Sandison's new book is entitled, Reversing Alzheimer's: The New Toolkit to Improve Cognition and Protect Brain Health.

 

Here she and Dawson discuss:

• Optimizing our health as we age
• The six risk factors of Alzheimer's: Toxicity. Nutrients. Stressors. Structure. Signaling. Infection.
• Three types of toxins: Mold, household, and personal chemicals
• Heavy metals like lead, mercury, arsenic, cadmium: what they do to our body
• Balancing stress
• High quality sleep
• Your body's signals
• Infection as a risk factor, especially gum health
• Case histories: the first major study was published in 2022

 

To reach Dr. Heather Sandison: https://www.drheathersandison.com/

 

And Dawson can be found at: https://dawsonchurch.com/

 

#blissbrain #mindtomatter #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #brainhealth #alzheimers

 

How Our Negative Patterns Serve Us: Jerry Colonna and Dawson Church in Conversation

Jerry Colonna is a leading executive coach who uses the skills he learned as a venture capitalist to help entrepreneurs. He is a co-founder and CEO of Reboot, the executive coaching and leadership development company, host of the Reboot Podcast, and author of Reunion: Leadership and the Longing to Belong. He draws on his wide variety of experiences to help clients design a more conscious life and make needed changes to their career to improve their performance and satisfaction. 

 

Here he and Dawson share their perspectives on: 

• Jerry's story: walking away from the money and glamor of being a venture capitalist
• “What is the path to enlightenment?”
• Confronting the things that have held us back
• “How have I been complicit in creating these circumstances?”
• Thinking we lack the power to create changes
• “How has this belief system served me?
• The gap between the world as it could be and the world as it is
• The importance of pausing and taking note of how you feel at this moment
• Start by being kind to yourself

 

To explore Jerry's work deeper, his website is: https://www.reboot.io/

 

And you can find Dawson at: https://dawsonchurch.com/

 

#mindtomatter #blissbrain #eft #meditation #executivecoach #highenergyhealth #leadership