021:Exposing the Cracks that the Light May Come In with Sarah Mastriani-Levi
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"My deep emotional struggle has been a secret, hidden behind the façade of dependability. I’ve been busy making sadness wrong and I was not sure how to talk about it." Exposing the Cracks that the Light May Come In Hey guys this Sarah Mastriani-Levi and I wanted to take a few minutes to speak to you from my heart about what's been happening with me, about what's been going on with my podcast and what’s been occurring in my business over the past few months. I usually don't share a lot of personal stuff on this platform. Although, most of you know that I will share personal anecdotes...
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020:Hydration as a Spiritual Act
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"Do you realize that by not giving your body enough water, you are telling it to hold onto old cells and that you don't want a new and fresh body." Hydration as a Spiritual Act Hydration seems to be all the talk these days. With apps, bottles and an entire culture around the subject of getting enough pure water. Perhaps you have even heard of the alkalizing benefits of adding lemon or apple cider vinegar to your water. There are some consistent issues that I run into with my clients on the subject, and I thought could help you to understand why using pure water and quality...
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019:Brittney Hiller:Giving Yoga a Laughing Twist
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"Bliss lies in the feeling of gratitiude, for others, in giving without expecting anything in return." Brittney Hiller is a wife, massage therapist, yoga teacher, group facilitator, and spiritual creative; in addition to all of that she’s the author of a new children’s book, . She is also one of the most joyful people I know. It turns out that it wasn't always that way. She wasn't always able to celebrate the small victories. She wasn't always able to recognize the "small signs" that were put in front of her to see. Brittney takes us on her journey that has brought her to an...
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018:Martin Lesch:Creating a Legacy of Improvisation and Compassion
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Martin Lesch is a husband, musician, songwriter, phenomenal pianist, and teacher, in addition to being fully committed to preserving the art and culture of jazz music. There are a lot of people who love jazz music and kind of idolize the life of the creative artist/ musician, so I feel that his willingness to be open and vulnerable about both the joys and struggles on his path will be extremely insightful. During this conversation we discuss creating, as a legacy of caring about community. We delve into tough subjects like the creative process, addiction, dealing with death...
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017:Natasha Wozniak: Rebuilding a Village-One Brick at a Time
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Never miss an episode of weekly inspiration from Simple Change. , or , or listen to an episode . Today's guest, Natasha Wozniak is a an artist, jewelry maker, philanthropist and committed to bringing awareness to what is really going on today in Nepal. Natasha describes an interesting childhood in Wisconsin that was rich with curiosity and music. At a very young age Natasha lost her father and began her process of searching out those who were living lives "with meaning." While looking through a National Geographic magazine, she read a story of a man in Nepal who...
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016:Nick Snapp:Helping Others Get Their Time Back
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Never miss an episode of weekly inspiration from Simple Change. , or , or listen to an episode . Today's guest, Nick Snapp is a family man, engineer, coach, speaker and host of the Make It Snappy Productivity Show Podcast in addition to being the productivity specialist and podcaster at Inspire Me Solutions. Nick, being trained as an engineer initially felt that he had to chase the corporate lifestyle. He enjoyed the people in the corporate world, but he always knew that there was something missing. As years progressed, he realized that environment wasn't for him. In...
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015:Deborah Williams:Helping Others Discover their Financial Karma
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Deb Williams is an accountant, money coach and podcaster committed to helping others not only identify their money story, but to move through it to a place of prosperity and joy. Deb takes us on a little journey that led her to the move from happiness into joy. She describes growing up in a home with addiction and then marrying an addict/alcoholic. Only in her 30’s did she truly realizing how dysfunctional the situation was for she and her young children. Twelve step work (with Adult Children of Alcoholics) was instrumental in her understanding the madness that she had grown up...
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014:Emily Alexander:Using Art to Find Your Soul Purpose
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Emily Alexander is an artist, film maker, mom, daughter and now more than every committed to helping others to do more of what they love. Emily starts her story describing her clear calling to be an artist from a very young age. Although she grew up in what she called "the Conservative South," she describes a huge amount of support from her family and great cultural appreciation. The Arts were nurtured from a young age and an integral part of her upbringing. She, not surprisingly, found herself in art school...followed by film school in New York. After film school she had a job offer...
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013:Marty Crocker: Creating Connection with Radical Generosity
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Never miss an episode of weekly inspiration from Simple Change. , or , or listen to an episode . Marty Crocker is the wandering yogi, massage therapist, husband, golf pro, and leading the way with an idea he calls gifitivism.Marty describes how a yoga class in college showed up and derailed a previously presumed future in the corporate world. Yoga led him to develop a consistency in his life. He describes how yoga brought him joy and a desire to share with others, from a place of service. Yoga became his form of meditation and quieting his mind. His practice...
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012:Charles Gupton: Leading Others to Deeper Self-Discovery
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Never miss an episode of weekly inspiration from Simple Change. , or , or listen to an episode . Charles Gupton is a photographer, videographer, documenter, producer, husband, partner, and seriously interesting individual to chat with. He will ask questions that will make you think, and challenge you to reconsider some of what you were certain of previously. In his work (at Charles Gupton Productions), he and his wife Linda, strive to create finished products that are in alignment with the deeper value system of each company. If the client has never defined its...
info_outlineAnna Gatmon shares her discovery of spirituality and how it became a wonderful and empowering force that guides her in her work today. She describes her path and some of her life experiences that led her to becoming quadrilingual (Hebrew, Swedish, French and English).
Paris was Anna’s home for 10 years as she worked as both a model and fashion model. Her unique beauty was featured on multiple magazines and in ad campaigns. She says experiences, at that time, with her family of origin began to crack her open to the idea that there was something greater that was accessible to everyone.
In her late 30's her discovery of Findhorn was pivotal in her spiritual development.
At Findhorn she learned to embrace their two primary philosophies/principles:
- Everyone can connect, through their own divinity, to God/source/higher power.
- Nature has a consciousness.
We discuss the process of losing ego in order to collaborate with the divine. She encourages others to be a channel, through which spirit can flow.
Anna speaks of how a path filled with experiences of the divine opened up to her, when she was ready to look deeper within.
Anna encourages, "Get close to nature to connect to your divinity."
She speaks of her understandings and writings on the four keys of Embodying the Spirit:
- Expansive presence
- Attentive Listening
- Inspired Action
- Faith Filled Knowing
and gives examples of how to recognize timelessness and expansive states by bringing more nature into your life. Anna encourages the use of fresh herbs as a quick and very effective method to quickly connect your expansive presence.
She takes time to describe what brings her fun and when she feels bliss. Additionally, she goes deeper into how the modern spiritual path has very different manifestations than the paths of the sages before our time.
Here’s a link to a video of Anna explaining how in even the seemingly strict technical world, spirituality can be found.
Anna Gatmon speaking about the iPhone as a Spiritual Experience
Anna references her book that will be released shortly Embody Your Spirit- A practical Guide to Bringing Spirituality Down to Earth. You can click the link Embody Your Spirit to download the first chapter, as her FREE gift to you.
To learn more about Anna Gatmon and her amazing work, please visit www.annagatmon.com or contact her via www.annagatmon.com/contact.