From Brain to Cosmos: Exploring Cerebral Spinal Fluid and Universal Connections with Dr. Jacqueline Chan

On today’s episode, I speak with Dave Zaboski, co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Laetro, a tech-enabled community of the world’s finest creatives serving enterprise customers with best in class design services. He is a classically trained painter and was an animator at Disney, Sony and Warner Bros. during the Second Golden Age of Animation. He worked on “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Lion King,” “Pocahontas,” “Aladdin,” “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” “Hercules,” “Fantasia 2000,” and others. He has illustrated several acclaimed children’s books, including titles for Dr. Ken Dychtwald, Dr. Deepak Chopra, finance guru Ric Edelman and actor Paul Michael Glaser. Dave has created concept art for film and television, shown his fine art at galleries internationally, been the expedition artist in search of a lost temple in the Andes and painted for the Dalai Lama. For more about Dave, check out: https://www.laetro.com/creativesYou can listen to the entire conversation here: We talk about the following and so much more!✅  Some of his most memorable experiences working on iconic films like 'Beauty and the Beast' and 'The Lion King' when working at Disney ✅ How his journey as an artist began, and what motivated him to pursue this path despite initial setbacks✅  What his creative process looks like when working on a new project, and how he draws inspiration from your surroundings and experiences. ✅  Some practical tools on how to tap into our creativity.  Please tag us and tell us what you loved! You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected.  If you’d like to join the waitlist for my next Intuition and coaching program, sign up @ www.InnerKnowingSchool.com

Today’s episode is with Dr. Jacqueline Chan, a holistic medicine physician at the Marin Natural Medicine Clinic. She holds an osteopathic medical degree from Ohio University and completed her Family Practice Residency in 1997. Dr. Chan is board certified in integrative holistic medicine and focuses on comprehensive health, addressing physical, emotional, and subtle energy aspects.  She employs various treatments, including functional lab testing, orthomolecular substances, herbal remedies, IV nutrient therapy, and osteopathic cranio-sacral therapy. Dr. Chan emphasizes the importance of compassion, presence, and clinical knowledge in healing​ (Marin Natural Medicine Clinic)​. We talk about the following and so much more: ✅  Pivotal moments in your life that led you to focus on creating and teaching the class “Growing the Mystical Brain”✅  The latest understanding of the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) and its potential connections to broader cosmic principles?✅  What exactly is medical intuition?✅  Why she has been called “The Physician Mystic”✅  What the bio-field is and how can you see it?✅  What is the 8th chakra? If you’d like to join the waitlist for my next coaching program, sign up @ www.InnerKnowingSchool.com Please tag us and tell us what you loved! You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected.

On today’s episode, I speak with the founder of Reality Creation, Fred Dodson, a renowned author, speaker, and life coach who specializes in helping individuals transform their lives by mastering the art of manifestation and conscious creation.  With over 30 years of experience in the field of personal development, Dodson has authored 50 + books, including Levels of Energy and Parallel Universes of Self, which explore the dynamics of energy, consciousness, and the potential for individuals to shift their reality through focused intention and action. Through his workshops, courses, and writings, Fred Dodson has inspired countless people to take control of their lives and achieve personal success and fulfillment. We talk about the following and so much more:  ✅ What it means to "create reality" in your terms and how this differs from traditional self-help methods?  ✅ What is the many worlds theory and what are parallel universes of self? ✅ What’s one or two ways people can shift into higher frequencies, or lifelines? ✅ An example that he experienced in shifting into a different layer of reality in your own life or a clients life.  ✅ Some of the most common limiting beliefs people hold, and how they can begin to transform them?  ✅ What does effortless success look like in practice, and what are some misconceptions people have about this concept? ✅ How he views the role of emotions in reality creation? Is there a deeper way to work with emotions in manifesting outcomes? If you’d like to join the waitlist for my next Intuition and coaching program, sign up @ www.InnerKnowingSchool.com Please tag us and tell us what you loved! You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected.

In today’s episode, I’ll be speaking with Solveig Barrios, the co-founder of The Mayan Wisdom Project, a Guatemala-based Indigenous education platform and marketplace bringing ancient Maya teachings, culture, and wisdom to the modern world. Driven by concern over the misappropriation and dilution of Mayan traditions, Solveig has repurposed deep insights and lessons from her late father, the renowned Mayan spiritual leader, Tata Carlos Barrios, into online educational content for a burgeoning international community. In addition to providing masterclasses on mental health, wellness, and transformative Mayan practices, Solveig leads community projects with leaders of the Q'eqchi Maya nation in the town of Lanquin, Guatemala, in order to uplift and empower them. To support the local economy in Guatemala, the Mayan Wisdom Project works directly with Indigenous, family-owned businesses and regenerative farmers to bring their products to the global market. We talk about the following and so much more:  The inspiration behind the Mayan Wisdom Project and what motivated her to embark on this journey The significance of Mayan wisdom in today's world, and why she believes it is important to share it with others How she goes about collecting and preserving Mayan wisdom, and what methods does she use to ensure its authenticity and accuracy Some key teachings or insights from Mayan wisdom that she believes are particularly relevant or impactful for people today What can we learn from their perspective on time and the cosmos? If you’d like to join the waitlist for my next coaching program, sign up @ www.InnerKnowingSchool.com Please tag us and tell us what you loved! You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected. 

Today’s episode on Gateways to Awakening is with Stephen Brooks, best known for his work in Costa Rica. Brooks has been a key figure in the development of eco-villages, permaculture communities, and educational initiatives aimed at promoting sustainability, organic farming, and environmental awareness. Brooks co-founded the Envision Festival, a transformational festival in Costa Rica that combines music, yoga, art, and education, centered around the themes of sustainability and regenerative practices. The festival has become a global gathering for those interested in ecological living and conscious culture. Additionally, Brooks is the founder of Punta Mona, an off-the-grid permaculture farm and educational center located on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast. Punta Mona serves as a model for sustainable living and offers hands-on learning experiences in permaculture, organic agriculture, and natural building techniques. We talk about the following and so much more:  What led him to Costa Rica and to start working on community projects there? What is the Envision Festival, and how did it evolve into what it is today? What is the core philosophy behind Envision Festival? How does it differ from other festivals? How does he incorporate permaculture and sustainable agriculture into his community projects? What is Alegria Village? What is Ecoversity?    If you’d like to join the waitlist for my next coaching program, sign up @ www.InnerKnowingSchool.com Please tag us and tell us what you loved! You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected. 

Today’s episode on Gateways to Awakening is with Elisabeth Weinstock, a multifaceted entrepreneur and dedicated philanthropist based in Los Angeles. Elisabeth's philanthropic journey is deeply rooted in her commitment to social justice and rehabilitation. She regularly visits prisons to offer guidance and support to inmates, educating them about the choices they can make to transform their lives, helping them overcome chemical dependency, embrace educational and rehabilitative programs to reintegrate into society and more. We talk about the following and so much more: 1- Key programs or initiatives she has developed within the prison system and their primary goals 2- Some of the most significant challenges she has faced in her work, and how she has overcome them 3- What initially inspired her to get involved in the prison system and working with those coming out of prison and exploring rehabilitation 4- The most effective strategies for rehabilitating inmates and preparing them for reintegration into society 5- How she measures the impact of her programs on inmates, and success stories that highlight their effectiveness 6- How she addresses mental health issues for those who are getting out of prison, and what types of support does she believe are crucial for inmate well-being If you’d like to join the waitlist for my next coaching program, sign up @ www.InnerKnowingSchool.com Please tag us and tell us what you loved! You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected. 

Today’s episode on Gateways to Awakening is with Darryl Anka - known as "Bashar", who has given seminars around the world for 40 years on the subject of metaphysics via Bashar Communications, Inc. which is owned and operated by April Rochelle. Over 20 books, based on his seminars, have been published in the United States and Japan, with more books on the way. Recordings and additional information can be found at www.bashar.org. We talk about the following and so much more:  - What we are doing here on this earth.  - What is time? How he would describe the concept of time, and     how can understanding this concept change our perception of     reality - Do we have control over our reality?  - Parallel realities and how individuals can navigate them - How we should handle challenges and obstacles in our spiritual     journey - How does Bashar’s concept of “following your highest    excitement” work, and what impact can it have on one’s life?    - How is AI going to impact our future as humans? What are       some of the themes that we should be aware of?  If you’d like to join the waitlist for my next coaching program, sign up @ www.InnerKnowingSchool.com Please tag us and tell us what you loved! You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected. 

Today’s episode is with Susan Grau - a renowned intuitive medium, author, and speaker. Her afterlife journey began with a near  experience. Susan holds diverse certifications, including, grief and addiction specialist, Reiki master, and licensed hypnotherapist specializing in past life regression. She is a teacher of the arts and an honorary member of the healing, touch professional association. Her abilities have garnered attention from publications, such as goop, Elle, The Hollywood reporter, and the Vancouver Sun News. Susan has been featured in podcast, radio shows, and documentaries. ✅ Her own near-death experience and how it influenced your path to becoming an intuitive medium.  ✅ The process of communicating with the afterlife to someone who might be skeptical about mediumship and how it works.  ✅ A particularly impactful or unexpected communication she has experienced during a session.  ✅ Some major themes that have emerged over the years as she has connected with folks from the other side.  ✅ Some of the biggest misconceptions she has encountered about her work as a medium and how she addresses them.  ✅ Her journey into becoming a spiritual medium and whether there was a particular moment or experience that catalyzed this path for her.  If you’d like to join the waitlist for my next coaching program, sign up @ www.InnerKnowingSchool.com Please tag us and tell us what you loved! You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected. 

Today’s episode is with Rachel Lang who leads individuals, businesses, and groups through transformative processes using astrology, ritual, and the arts. She's the author of Modern Day Magic: 8 Simple Rules to Realize your Power and Shape your Life and As Above, So Below, a children’s book. She is also the host of The Rachel Lang Show, a weekly podcast.  She writes columns for the Omega Institute, Conscious Life Magazine, and Club Magic Hour and contributes to other publications. Rachel leads retreats and teaches classes and workshops on topics such as Astrology for Creatives, Working with Magic: Own Your Power and Shape Your Life, and Psychic Mediumship Development.  Find her at RachelLangAstrologer.com We talk about the following and so much more:  ✅ Some of the major themes we should know about in our charts ✅ The significance of the astrological houses in a birth chart ✅ How can an individual use their knowledge of the houses to gain insights into their strengths, weaknesses, and life purpose ✅ How do the houses relate to different life areas, such as career, relationships, home, and spirituality ✅ Specific examples of how these elements work together to create change for someone ✅How her background in feminist theology and ethics influenced her approach to astrology and your work in public policy If you’d like to join the waitlist for my next coaching program, sign up @ www.InnerKnowingSchool.com Please tag us and tell us what you loved! You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected. 

Today’s episode is with Stan Stalnaker, an American entrepreneur and futurist known for his work connecting digital and physical realms. His 2002 book Hub Culture became one of the world’s first social networks and today is the world’s longest running online social network. Hub Culture is powered by Ven, a digital currency backed by carbon and other assets established in 2007 to power the community. Since then, Stan has been active in worlds of digital identity, asset tokenisation, digital voting and governance, metaverse, artificial intelligence, and the invention of nature baed accounting systems.  All of these technologies mesh to support Hub Culture’s vision for emerging digital nations, of which Hub Culture is at the tip of the spear.  Hub Culture’s mission is to enhance and evolve collective consciousness, and this has led Stan on various pursuits of research, from intentional and spiritual communities to indigenous governance to esoteric modalities. As a reiki master and meditation explorer, his most recent work seeks to link quantum insights with consciousness, the next frontier for his work. We talk about the following and so much more:  ✅  How we should define consciousness? What are the key components that make up conscious experience ✅  What he thinks about the perspective of reality as binary?  ✅  How does the concept of quantum entanglement inform our understanding of consciousness? Could this lead to a new understanding of interconnectedness among living beings? ✅ What is quantum jumping meditation? How does it work? ✅ What is descendent theory and why are symbols so powerful?  ✅ With his extensive experience in digital communities and technologies, how he sees technology influencing human consciousness If you’d like to join the waitlist for my next coaching program, sign up @ www.InnerKnowingSchool.com Please tag us and tell us what you loved! You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected.