Spiritual Media Blog Podcast

Conversation with Corey Lyon Folsom "Soul Statements: A Love Coach's Guide to Successful Communication"

Corey Lyon Folsom is a highly regarded love & relationship coach and the author of “Soul Statements: A Love Coach's Guide to Successful Communication”.

Corey’s award-winning book, “Soul Statements”, is a practical guide full of simple, yet potent tools for making small shifts that produce outsized benefits in life and love.

As a certified NLP practitioner and relationship coach, he helps people increase the soulfulness, clarity and ease with which they experience life.

Corey's passionate about helping people expand their empathy and communication skills.

After a spiritual soul-awakening in 2009, Corey participated in Ipsalu, Source School of Tantra Yoga, Love Coach Academy, Tony Robbins and other programs. He has also been a professional tracker, aboriginal skills instructor, wilderness guide for newly sober people and a vision quest leader.

He enjoys daily movement and is the father of two adult sons.

I recently had the chance to talk to Corey about his journey and work. We discussed the following:

• What is a Soul Statement and why it is different from an affirmation
• Specific Soul Statements you can use to improve inner clarity, communication, and connection with partners, family, and friends
• How his life experiences helped shaped his interest in becoming a relationship coach
• How Soul Statements help busy people improve their self-care
• Examples of self-care activities that can help you stay more connected to yourself and others
• How his work has been influenced by his tantra background and tantric practices that can help you slow down and be more present
• Reconciling sexuality with spirituality

For more information about Corey Lyon Folsom, “Soul Statements: A Love Coach's Guide to Successful Communication”, and his relationship coaching please visit https://corerelationship.com/ 

Interview with Dawson Church, author of Spiritual Intelligence: Activating the 4 Circuits of the Awakened Brain

Dawson Church is a best-selling science writer and author of the upcoming book Spiritual Intelligence: Activating the 4 Circuits of the Awakened Brain. I recently had the chance to talk to him about the following topics:

• What spiritual intelligence is and how we can tap into it
• Specific meditation techniques you can use to enhance feelings of bliss and spiritual oneness
• Scientific studies demonstrating positive effects of meditation on our physical, mental and spiritual health
• His work with the Veterans Stress Solution and how he uses EFT, energy, and meditation techniques to help Veterans and other people with PTSD reduce their symptoms of PTSD including nightmares, intrusive thoughts, hypervigilance, and increased arousal
• How to respond if you are experiencing a toxic work environment or abusive relationship

Dawson also generously shared that you can receive a Complimentary EFT Mini-Manual and BONUS Immunity EcoMeditation at www.DawsonGift.com. For more information on Dawson, please visit his website at https://dawsonchurch.com

Interview with Brent Webb, acclaimed mind power expert

Brent Webb is an acclaimed mind power expert and personal development leader, and has headlined his own programs at hotels, resorts, casinos, cruise ships, and colleges, and has created seminars and training programs for Fortune 500 corporations including Google, Ford Motor Company, Nabisco, and Hilton Hotels.

Brent has worked with superstars like Joan Rivers, Chaka Khan, Sia, Dionne Warwick, Dolly Parton, and Kenny Rogers, and has appeared twice at The White House.

He teaches people how to understand the hidden abilities they posses to do more, be more, and have more in every area of their life, from finances to relationships, it all starts with the mindset.

For more than two decades, Webb has focused his entire agenda around helping people create lives of prosperity, rewarding relationships, and spiritual awareness, and is internationally known for his inspirational and motivational style.

Brent has used his own knowledge of human potential and the mind to beat anxiety, drinking, drugs, cancer, and create a multi-million dollar brand.

I recently had a chance to talk to Brent. We talked about the following:

1. How to overcome anxiety using the following A-B-C technique:
   A) Awareness of the critical voice in head, where it came from, and a tangible tool to help you move past it
   B) How to change your Beliefs about yourself, others, and the world
   C) How to increase your Connection to your Self or Spirit
2. The Meditation technique you can use by counting to 20 to increase focus, connection to Self, and create space to help you consciously choose how to respond to stressful situations and your triggers
3. How to be less judgmental and more gentle of yourself when it seems like you aren’t making progress
4. How to manifest in a way that serves the highest good and leads to greater happiness

Brent packs about 10 hours worth of actionable steps into our 50 minute conversation and integrates some of the most useful psychological and spiritual tools. For more on Brent, you can visit www.BrentWebb.com, www.BrentsGroup.com. He also has a free meditation starter kit you can access by visiting: www.MeditationMiniCourse.com.

Interview with Lisa Faremouth Weber, owner of Heaven Meets Earth Yoga Studio and producer of The Future of Yoga: Your Pathway to Happiness

Lisa Faremouth Weber is a graduate of Northwestern University and Loyola Marymount University's Masters of Yoga Studies program, an advanced Yoga Therapist, and is a certified yoga teacher at the 500plus level.  She opened Heaven Meets Earth Yoga Studio in 2005 and has traveled internationally leading workshops and teacher trainings.  She is a certified Chakradance Facilitator, Reiki Master, Shiatsu, and Sacred Lomi Lomi Healing Bodyworker.  Lisa sits on several non-profit boards.  She produced the 30-minute documentary film The Future of Yoga: Your Pathway to Happiness which is featured on Kino MacGregor's OMStars online yoga channel.

 I recently had the chance to talk to Lisa about the following:

• Her story of opening Heaven Meets Earth Yoga in 2005. She also shared with me the spiritual, emotional, and financial practices she used to keep it open for the past 19 years, including during COVID when many other Yoga Studios were shutting down.
• How she aligned with her soul’s purpose and dharma and practical tips for how you can align with your soul’s purpose through your family ancestry and unique capabilities.
• How Lisa’s personal practice helped her overcome childhood trauma, an eating disorder and cope with grief
• How the Artist Way Process has been part of her spiritual recovery
• Examples of Yoga Sutras and how she has used them in her life
• What it means to her to have a relationship with God

Lisa also talked about why she made her 30 minute documentary film The Future of Yoga: Your Pathway to Happiness, which features real life stories of people who have incorporated yoga into their daily lives. Lisa has graciously made the film available for us to watch for free. There are two options to watch the film.

1. You can watch it on Vimeo at:
   https://vimeo.com/306320412
2. You can watch it on OmStars Online Yoga Channel at:
   https://omstars.com/ and use her affiliate code OMSTARSLISA
   This option gives a new member a free month of access to all the content on OmStars including her film plus my other programs including her Radiant Restorative Yoga series, meditations and more.

 

Conversations With Nishu: Unexpected answers about life, time and death

Martin Sutton is a multi-platinum award winning hit songwriter and record producer with songs released in over 50 countries around the world. His credits include Backstreet Boys, LeAnn Rimes, Celine Dion, Lulu, Olivia Newton-John, Gary Barlow, Sir Cliff Richard, Mike & The Mechanics, and multiple X-Factor and The Voice winners around the world. His debut as an author saw his inspirational spiritual book “Conversations With Nishu: Unexpected answers about life, time and death” become an Amazon #1 best seller in the first week of release.

Conversations With Nishu is an inspiring guide to finding peace, overcoming anxiety and depression, uncovering hope in the face of loss, and igniting the infinite power in returning to the children we used to be.

I recently had a chance to talk to him about Conversations with Nishu. We talk about the following ideas:

• What happens after we die and how can reduce our fear of death
• The nature of time and how to live in the present moment
• How to reconnect with our childlike joy and innocence
• Martin’s commitment to living an authentic life by following his dreams and writing his book
• How people in the music business reacted to Martin’s book

For more information about Martin and Conversations with Nishu you can visit his website at:

https://martinsutton.com/

Interview with Carroll Ann Friedmann, author of Practicing the Yoga Sutras

Practicing the Yoga Sutras by Carroll Ann Friedmann combines clear explanations of The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali with prompts for personal discovery and reflection. The concise instructions and explanations offered by the Yoga Sutras are still powerful and exceedingly valuable for moving toward peace and knowledge of the Self. Practicing the Yoga Sutras also offers space for personal reflections and self-study notes.

I recently had the chance to talk to Carroll Ann about her book and practical ways to apply its teachings and The Yoga Sutras to your daily life. She shares insights about specific group of sutras including samyama, abhyasa, and Vairagya and how they can influence our attitudes and behaviors. She also talks about her background as the owner and yoga teacher at Ashtanga Yoga Charlottesville and the Ivy Yoga School.

I have had my own personal yoga practice now for close to 11 years and found her insights about yoga and the Yoga Sutras to be practical, ways to enhance my own yoga practice, and deepen my connection to my spiritual Self. One of my favorite parts of the conversation with Carroll Ann is talking about how to deepen your own yoga practices by focusing on the spiritual aspects of yoga. She provides clear explanations of how yoga not only affects us physically, but also on a spiritual and emotional level too.

For more information you can visit her website at:
https://www.practicingtheyogasutras.com

Interview with Dr. Yosi Amram, author of Spiritually Intelligent Leadership: How to Inspire by Being Inspired

Growing up in a Jewish home in war-stricken Israel, Yosi Amram received early exposure to religious fundamentalism, war, and trauma that came from them. Now, Dr. Amram is a licensed clinical psychologist, a CEO leadership coach, author, and a pioneering researcher in the field of Spiritual Intelligence.

I recently had the chance to talk to Yosi about his life experiences, research, advice for business owners and employees who would like to implement his insights on spiritual intelligence into their life and work, and his book “Spiritually Intelligent Leadership: How to Inspire by Being Inspired”. In our conversation, we talk about the following:

• What spiritual intelligence is and how it differs from and complements emotional intelligence
• How you can implement principles of spiritual intelligence into your work if you are unhappy, stressed, or considering a career change
• How leaders can use principles of spiritual intelligence to make positive changes in their organization and challenge unhelpful bureaucratic procedures
• How his background in the military, CEO, and Harvard MBA helped influence his teachings and practices on leadership
• How to start and run a business that implements principles of spiritually intelligent leadership

Yosi not only talks about how you can incorporate principles into your spiritual life; but also your work and professional life to make changes on an individual and organizational level.

We also spend some time talking about how to implement these principles to international war, including the current conflict between Israel and Hamas based on what he learned in the Israel military. 

Interview with Donald Harold Young, author of Finding God in Vegas: Reimagining the American Dream

Donald Harold Young was successful business leader, living the American dream, but a very unhappy person. Something was missing from his life. So, he chased what he thought would make him happy: reputation, physical desires, and everything the material world has to offer. However, Don reinvented himself, his heart and his life in his 50s after he surrendered himself to God and to Love. Then, his whole being became
filled with a deep sense of peace and gratitude after years of unhappiness and selfishness.

I recently had the chance to interview Donald about his life and upcoming memoir, Finding God in Vegas: Reimagining the American Dream.

In our conversation Donald talks about:

• His journey from a material life marketing pharmaceuticals focused on worldly success to a more spiritual life
• His decision to pursue his passion instead of money
• How he is able to trust in God throughout his journey
• How his sexuality as a gay man affected his journey and advice for other people who may be struggling with their sexuality
• Suggestions for other people who want to reinvent themselves and follow their passions
• How he believes his purpose is to creating more love; and meaningful actions he has taken to do that such as volunteering as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for the Eighth Judicial District Court in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Donald was very authentic and honest about how his journey from being focused on material success to a more spiritual life has filled him with greater peace and freedom. However, he also shares that he experiences anxiety and doubt about trusting in God. One of the most profound and practical insights Donald shared with me is that it is okay and normal to trust in God even if we are still feeling doubts and anxiety. He also shares his daily practices and helpful beliefs for dealing with his anxiety and doubts. 

Conversation with Oluwaseun Bayode, author of As in Little Things - Finding Answers to the Great Questions of Life from Everyday Experiences

Conversation includes:

• Why we were created and why we are here on Earth
• Major obstructions to finding Truth and how we can overcome those obstructions
• How we can perceive conflict, division, and natural disasters
• How to sharpen your intuition to gain insight for making decisions in everyday life experiences
• How occurrences in nature and everyday lives reveal wisdom and orderliness of creation

 

Interview with Stephen Paul Chong M.Ed., author of The Afterlife, a Journey to: Now You Know What Will Happen

Listen to Dr. Matthew Welsh J.D., Ph.D (Spiritual Media Blog) and Stephen Paul Chong, M.Ed. (https://www.stephenchong.com.au/) as they discuss the majesty of the ‘Laws of Heaven and Earth’ .

These (15) Laws of Heaven and Earth were serendipitously discovered embedded in the text of Stephen’s book, The Afterlife, a Journey to: Now You Know What Will Happen and are presented to us as a gift from the heavenly realms.