High Energy Health Podcast

Three Minutes a Day: Richard Dixey and Dawson Church in Conversation

Richard Dixey, PhD is the author of Three Minutes a Day: A Fourteen Week Course to Learn Meditation and Transform Your Life and a senior faculty member at Dharma College in Berkeley, California. A research scientist and a lifelong student of Buddhism who holds advanced degrees in biophysics and the history and philosophy of science, Dixey directed a bioelectronic research unit at a London hospital before becoming CEO of his own biotech company. He moved to the US in 2007 to devote himself to teaching meditation, deepening his own practice, and running the Light of Buddhadharma Foundation in India with his wife Wangmo, the eldest daughter of the well-known Tibetan lama Tarthang Tulku.

Here he and Dawson share about:

• What the world really is and what we believe it is are very different
• Meditation is the process of seeing things as they actually are
• The 5 obstacles that stand in the way of our peace of mind
• The history of meditation
• Meditation myths
• How we live in a map made by the mind
• The benefit of meditation practices that are direct, quick, and experiential
• If you’re to establish a change in your routine it requires effort
• The 5 senses we live in are just like 5 degrees of perception

To learn more about Dr. Richard Dixey and to purchase his books: https://www.richarddixey.com/

To connect with host Dr. Dawson Church: http://dawsongift.com/

 

#meditation #transformyourlife #eft #eftuniverse #mindtomatter #blissbrain #buddhism

Healing Collective Trauma: Thomas Hübl and Dawson Church in Conversation

Thomas Hübl, PhD, is a renowned teacher, author, and international facilitator who works within the complexity of systems and cultural change by integrating the core insights of the great wisdom traditions and mysticism with the discoveries of science.

Since 2004, he has taught and facilitated programs with more than 100,000 people worldwide, including online courses which he began offering in 2013. He is the author of Attuned: Practicing Interdependence to Heal Our Trauma—and Our World (2023) and Healing Collective Trauma: A Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds (2020), which was featured in Oprah Daily as one of “10 Books to Help with Old, Painful Traumas”. He has published articles in Harvard Health and the Journal of Awareness-Based Systems Change.

Hübl has served as an advisor and guest faculty for organizations and universities and is currently a visiting scholar at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University. As a coach and trainer, he supports CEOs and leaders in their personal and professional development and in becoming trauma informed. He has presented talks and taught workshops on resilience, collective healing, and relational competencies for healing trauma at Harvard Medical School since 2019.

Born in Austria, Hübl studied medicine at the University of Vienna and worked as a paramedic for nine years. He left his studies at the University in the 1990s to begin a new life path focused on teaching meditation and mindfulness-based awareness practices. He began holding retreats in Austria and Germany in the early 2000s and noticed that many participants began to voice some of their deeply held intergenerational wounds stemming from the second World War.

As these programs evolved over the next two decades, he developed the Collective Trauma Integration Process for working with individual, ancestral, and collective trauma. This model promotes a safe exploration of sharing and reflection, guided by a facilitation process that supports radical openness, transparent communication, mindful awareness, and refined relational competencies.

Hübl has led large-scale events that have brought together thousands of Germans and Israelis to acknowledge, face, and heal the cultural shadow left by the Holocaust. Over the past ten years, his intensive training programs have addressed the persistent challenges of our time – climate anxiety, racism, gender violence, and political polarization, among others – through the lens of individual, ancestral, and collective trauma.

The interdisciplinary nature of Hübl’s work has been shared with and practiced by organizations and working groups of physicians, psychologists, and therapists. Since 2019, Hübl has hosted an annual Collective Trauma Summit which has brought together hundreds of prominent speakers and draws hundreds of thousands of attendees from around the world.

In 2017, Hübl and his wife, Israeli artist Yehudit Sasportas, founded The Pocket Project, an NGO dedicated to addressing and integrating collective trauma throughout the world. Trauma-informed leadership, post-genocide reform, and a practice called “global social witnessing” are key areas of focus and activity.

For more about Thomas, his books, podcast, and courses: https://thomashuebl.com/

And for more about host Dr. Dawson Church: http://dawsongift.com/

 

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Shifting Pain and Addictions Using the Body: Bob Gardner and Dawson Church in Conversation

Bob Gardner is author of the book ‘Built for Freedom’ and host of the podcast ‘Alive and Free’. He uses a body-based approach to happiness, health, and well-being incorporating tools like martial arts, breathwork, functional psychology, and deep tissue release. He specializes in helping people through patterns of pain, depression, anxiety, and addiction.

Here Bob and Dawson discuss:

• When the brain has an opinion about what’s going on in the body, how do we change it
• How tension in body can eventually produce pain, and what bodywork can do to help
• The way breath, movement, and voice produce neurotransmitters
• When pain, addictions, posture, all these things that can affect the body’s pH
• Relaxation protocol before bed
• Starting and ending of your day right
• Benefits of pattern interrupts

For more information about Bob, his work, and his incredible book: https://www.thefreedomspecialist.com/

And for more on host Dr. Dawson Church: http://dawsongift.com/

 

#eft #eftuniverse #mindtomatter #highenergyhealth #blissbrain #builtforfreedom #addiction #depression #shiftingpain 

Power of Your Sacred Feminine Self: Rhoda Shapiro and Amanda Wonderland in Conversation

Rhoda Shapiro has worked for a decade as a mindfulness and meditation teacher. She is also a tantric educator, training women to step into their power by way of meditation, movement, dance, expression, and yoga. She has facilitated women’s circles and taught workshops throughout Los Angeles and in the San Francisco Bay Area. Rhoda’s YouTube channel, which has amassed thousands of subscribers, features yogic practices to empower viewers. Rhoda is also the Founder/Editor-in-Chief of The Milpitas Beat, a Silicon Valley-based newspaper. She lives in the Bay Area with her husband, Eric, and their two sons. She is the author of Fierce Woman: Wake up your Badass Self and Magic Within: Womb-Centered Wisdom to Realize the Power of Your Sacred Feminine Self.

Awaken Your Sacred Feminine Self and Reclaim the Fierce, Vibrant Goddess You Are! You hold an awesome power within―the power to heal, transform, love, and live the kind of joyful life that grabs hold of the soul and never lets go. That power has been under your nose, literally, this whole time. Rhoda Jordan Shapiro guides you on an inspiring journey toward knowing, loving, and celebrating your body. Her new book, Magic Within, features rituals, affirmations, meditations, journaling, and breathwork that can help you heal and connect to your womb. These practices can bolster every aspect of your life, from money and career to wellness and spiritual fulfillment. Even if you don't have a womb, this book offers ways to align with its energy and manifest your desires. When you connect to your inner power, you can love and express your own unique magic without any constraints or hesitations.

To learn more about Rhoda: https://rhodajordanshapiro.com/

And to connect with host Amanda Wonderland: https://www.amandawonderland.com/

 

#eft #eftuniverse #highenergyhealth #magicwithin #feminine #mindtomatter #blissbrain #fiercewoman

Chakras and the Vagus Nerve: C.J. Llewelyn and Amanda Wonderland in Conversation

C.J. Llewelyn, M.Ed., is a licensed professional counselor in her own private practice. She works with clients struggling with trauma and addiction. C.J. is a trained Internal Family Systems therapist and certified in EMDR. She uses polyvagal theory as a foundation for her work. She is a Reiki Master and curious observer of the human condition. Her latest book, Chakras and the Vagus Nerve: Tap Into the Healing Combination of Subtle Energy & Your Nervous System, reveals the psychological dimensions each of your chakras hold and explains how your body experiences the pain of trauma. Through more than twenty exercises and journal prompts, you can focus on healing your mind, body, and soul.

The vagus nerve is the great communicator between most systems in your body, including the major organs of the brain, digestive system and heart. With the guidance of your seven chakras, the vagus nerve can be a psychological and spiritual powerhouse for healing. C.J. discusses how to harness this energy to understand your past and heal your body of intense reactions that no longer serve you. This allows you access to the compassionate energy of your inner light. When you understand your wiring, you can identify the signals your nervous system sends and work toward a state of calm.

For more about C.J.: https://cjllewelyn.com/

And for information about guest host Amanda Wonderland: https://www.amandawonderland.com/

 

#eft #eftuniverse #blissbrain #mindtomatter #vagusnerve #nervoussystem #subtleenergy

Family, Connection, and the Crisis in Mental Health: Daniel Bergner and Dawson Church in Conversation

Daniel Bergner is a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine and the author of six books of nonfiction, including The Mind and the Moon, Sing for Your Life and God of the Rodeo. Daniel’s writing has appeared in the Atlantic, Granta, Harper’s, Mother Jones, Talk, and more.

Here Daniel and Dawson discuss:

• Daniels’s journey
• Daniel’s brother who was diagnosed with psychoses
• How fear locks into managing risk using medication
• Danie’s brother today: 40 years and he’s living a fruitful non medicated life
• The under researched phenomena of how we do often get better as we get older
• The premise that brains are organs; they just need the right chemical to correct
• The case history of Caroline who heard voices; some urging her to harm
• Caroline’s story and how now she works with the Hearing Voices Network and a suicide prevention hotline
• The third case history of David, wrestling with depression and anxiety
• David’s story and how he is a civil rights litigator who has argued in front of the Supreme Court
• Why the US is one of only 2 countries that allows drug companies to advertise to patients
• The use of medication in regard to mental health
• What about if rather than getting rid of the symptoms; we have more modest aims
• Why service is part of connecting, bringing people out of their darkest times
• Being rescued by rescuing someone else

For more information about Daniel and his books: http://www.danielbergner.com/

And more about host, Dr. Dawson Church: https://www.dawsongift.com/

 

#eft #eftuniverse #blissbrain #mindtomatter #mentalhealth #themindandthemoon

 

Say It Out Loud: Vasavi Kumar and Amanda Wonderland in Conversation

Vasavi Kumar is often described as the “Queen of Saying It Out Loud.” A first-generation Indian immigrant raised on Long Island NY, Vasavi has relentlessly searched to find her own voice, access the freedom of her creative spirit, and help others along the way …out loud.

When she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at the age of 19, she made it her mission to understand how her mind works, starting with making room to hear herself think.

Her mission is to share everything — the good, bad, and ugly — in order to teach a more mindful, practical, and simple way of running every aspect of your life.

Through her Say It Out Loud podcast, keynote talks, group programs, social media, and weekly email newsletters, Vasavi has taught thousands of entrepreneurs, creatives, and artists from all walks of life how to work through any situation ...by saying it out loud.

Vasavi is a Former TV host, Licensed Therapist, Voiceover Artist, and Creator of the Say It Out Loud Safe Haven, an online support community. She holds dual master's degrees in special education from Hofstra University and Social Work from Columbia University.

Most recently she was on the May cover of Austin Woman Magazine, and has been featured on VH1, NBC, FOX, Good Day Austin, CW, WSJ, and many more!

Her book, Say It Out Loud, was published by New World Library in May 2023.

For more about Vasavi: http://vasavikumar.com/

And to find guest host, Amanda Wonderland: https://www.amandawonderland.com/

 

#eft #eftuniverse #sayitoutloud #mindtomatter #blissbrain #highenergyhealth #thepowerofyourvoice

EFT for Children’s Social Emotional Development: Katie Michaelson and Amanda Wonderland in Conversation

Katie Michaelson is a Clinical EFT Practitioner, has a MA in Special Education, 15 years teaching experience, and is an in-home support to personal friends and their children with deployed Military Service Members.

Katie’s journey with EFT began as a tool she used personally to help reduce the stress and anxiety of daily life. As she continued to benefit from EFT and learn more, she knew she wanted to be a part of the larger EFT community and share this tool to help and support others on their personal healing journeys as well. While working with adults and children, she has seen stress and anxiety levels lowered, physical pain symptoms decrease and received client feedback towards making progress in overcoming their fears. In addition to this, many have shared an increased sense of peace and wellbeing. Katie enjoys working with people, both adults and children, using EFT Tapping techniques to help decrease the intensity of emotional triggers related to stress and anxiety, overcome past trauma and reduce symptoms of chronic physical pain.

Katie and Amanda focus their discussion on using EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) for the social emotional development of children. Supporting children who are experiencing stress, worry and anxiety related to home, school and community activities as well as supporting their parents and siblings is life changing for all involved.

For more information about Katie, you can find her at: https://www.eftwithkatie.com/

And for more about guest host, Amanda Wonderland: https://www.amandawonderland.com/

 

#eft #eftuniverse #children #mindtomatter #blissbrain #specialeducation #specialneeds

The 10 Components of Healing Childhood Trauma: Tracy Peng and Dawson Church in Conversation

Dr. Tracy Peng is an integrative psychiatrist and depth healer in the San Francisco Bay Area, combining conventional and complementary therapies. Her special interests include mindfulness approaches to psychotherapy, treating anxiety and depression, and providing spiritually focused psychotherapy to people with cancer. She is also focused on supporting healers in reimagining the current medical systems.

Here she and Dawson talk about:

• Tracy’s fifth grade fair drawing as herself as a psychologist with a patient on a couch
• Her Taiwanese ancestry
• How does Tracy’s own being matches with the patient?
• Identifying trauma
• A list of components of healing childhood trauma
• Tracy’s personal pain journey
• How your body and heart can tell you where you need to go next

Tracy can be found online at: www.tracypengmd.com

And Dawson at: www.DawsonGift.com

 

#eft #eftuniverse #blissbrain #mindtomatter #highenergyhealth #healingchildhoodtrauma

Turn Your Stumbling Blocks into Stepping Stones: Dravon James and Dawson Church in Conversation

Dravon James holds a doctorate in pharmacology and is also an inspirational speaker, radio host, life coach, and author of Freedom is Your Birthright. She is the founder of the Next Step Leadership Academy and Every Day Peace, a platform for her to help and inspire others to build the life of their dreams. She also hosts a weekly radio show “Every Day Peace” on MindyBodySpirit.fm.

You’ll be delighted by the fun and laughter Dawson and Dravon share as they talk about: 

• Whatever you’re going through is real because you’re feeling it
• If you knew the solution, you’d be doing it
• Just telling your story makes you the victor
• We say we’re grateful for our challenges, but we’d rather not have them
• “Can I learn this lesson without the pain?”
• People get fixated on a problem and you keep telling a painful story over and over
• Send your mind out on a mission, close your eyes and look for light
• The mind can be like a 2 year old, you have to give it a task
• How to turn your stumbling blocks into stepping stones
• Keep a smile journal, record what has made you smile today
• We often have more awareness of stories on the news that we have of ourselves
• End every day as a superhero
• In the morning, write down 3 things you’re grateful for from yesterday
• Then 3 things that have not yet happened but you’re nonetheless grateful for

To find Dravon James, her website is: http://www.drdravonjames.com/

And Dawson can be found at: www.dawsongift.com

 

#eft #eftuniverse #everydaypeace #blissbrain #mindtomatter #gratitude #freedomisyourbirthright