Best Of The Aware Show with Maureen Healy: Raising Emotionally Healthy Kids

Does it seem like children are feeling more and more stress? Would you like to be a calmer parent? Today's guest, award-winning author Maureen Healy, runs a global mentoring program for elementary-aged children and works with parents and children in her private practice. Her expertise is in social and emotional learning.    Maureen explains that emotional health is the ability to make better choices, even when feeling anger or another emotion. She describes that the ability to "Stop, Calm, and Make a Smarter Choice" is key to expressing emotions constructively. She has worked with children worldwide including Tibetan refugees at the base of the Himalayas in Northern India. Info: growinghappykids.com.

Would you like to feel the magic again in your life? Do you want to be more creative? Our guest today is Colette Baron-Reid, an internationally respected author, artist, educator, spiritual intuitive, medium, and oracle expert. Today she discusses her latest book, The Art of Manifesting: A Meditative Drawing Practice to Rewire Your Brain and Create Your Reality, which she co-authored with Anna Denning. She explains how she is an empath and an artist.   Colette talks about studying line art and how she realized her doodles looked like neurons.  She researched the connection between doodling and the brain and how this puts us in a state of flow. Drawing in this way keeps us in the theta state. Colette explains how circles and lines make up shapes which were the earliest form of communication. She asks us to think about "how we want to feel" and how that's so important for manifestation. With brain plasticity, it's been proven that we can become a completely different identity and go beyond limiting beliefs. Colette researched the science behind manifestation and the idea of frequency. We live in a conscious, quantum universe. The universe is listening to you. You can have hope and be in awe when you see the results of how the world is responding in magical ways! This is Part 1 of the interview. Info: www.colettebaronreid.com 

 Did you know that your brain function can affect spirituality? If your brain controls everything in your body and mind, does it also somehow affect your relationship with God? Today's guest, Dr. Daniel Amen, is a physician, child and adult psychiatrist, brain imaging specialist, bestselling author, and the CEO and medical director of Amen Clinics. Dr. Amen takes a holistic, practical approach in linking a dynamic feedback loop that exists between the brain and the events in our lives. Today he discusses the neurological connection we have to our souls as well as offering tips for a healthier brain, no matter our age. Dr. Daniel Amen has studied the brains of loving people, as well as evil people. His research has shown that racism and hatred often involve problems in the brain. People like this may hold grudges as they can't let things go. They cannot change their opinion because of brain function.  Dr. Amen has compared the brains of inmates, including murderers, and tests have shown clear deficits in the activity in their brains. If they are medicated, they may become calmer and more understanding. He further discusses the importance of examining our thoughts. He suggests writing out what you are thinking. Must you believe every thought you have? Try talking back to depressive thoughts and try to think in a more positive direction. This will start to balance the brain function. You can apply these methods to begin to gain a sense of relief. He also discusses the importance of physical exercise, as well as learning something new. This is so imperative, especially as we age. It increases blood flow to the brain and can be used to help prevent memory loss. Dr. Amen also discusses supplements, including Ginkgo Biloba, St John's Wort, and Vitamin E. If you would like to try supplementation, always be sure to consult with your healthcare practitioner first. Dr. Amen has also studied how prayer and meditation improve brain function. He suggests teaching children this as a method of focus, rather than playing video games which has the opposite effect. Dr. Amen and his clinics are dedicated to improving lives through education, the latest advances in neuroimaging, and individualized treatment plans. He has numerous bestselling books and at this time of this interview, his latest book was "Healing the Hardware of the Soul." Info: AmenClinics.com

Would you like to better understand what your dreams are trying to tell you? Did you know that you can manifest your desires by focusing on your nightly dreams? Lisa continues the conversation today with dream expert and coach Kelly Sullivan Walden. She talks about her latest book, "Dreamifesting" and how it's possible and incredibly practical to try to remember our dreams. Kelly shares how she practiced Julie Cameron's "The Artist's Way" and how her book involves a similar process, but with dreams. She explains how you can do this process in 12 weeks. She talks about how to facilitate a dream group and how to decode your dream world. Even if we don't know what the dream means, by doing even a small bit of recall, this can help us unlock answers. She also discusses nightmares and how to find the deeper meanings. Kelly also talks about how everyone in your dream is actually some aspect of yourself. "Dreamifesting: Harnessing the Power of Your Dreams to Create the Life You Desire" is Kelly's 11th book. This is Part 2 of the interview. Info: Dreamifesting.com and KellySullivanWalden.com

Happy Thanksgiving! We are deeply grateful to all of our listeners and sincerely appreciate your time! Lisa continues her interview today with Dr. Michael Beckwith, founder of the Agape Spiritual Center. He discusses his "Life Visioning" process, a spiritual technology he developed for conscious evolution, authentic living, and living your life purpose. He invites us to get still, quiet the mind, and find our own answers from deep inside our inner wisdom.  He is widely recognized for his teachings on the science of inner transformation and unity, and today he further shares ways to experience inner peace and bring awakened awareness into our everyday lives. Reverend Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith is the founder and spiritual director of Agape International Spiritual Center in Los Angeles, California. He is a featured teacher in the film and book "The Secret." In the '70s, he began an inward journey into the teachings of East and West, and today he teaches universal truth principles found in the New Thought-Ancient Wisdom tradition of spirituality. Gifted with a vision of a trans-denominational spiritual community, he speaks to a congregation of tens of thousands of people weekly online and at Agape. Info: agapelive.com.  

Today Dr. Michael Beckwith, founder of the Agape Spiritual Center, shares his wisdom and insight and invites us to contemplate the act of questioning. He asks us to consider the impact our thoughts have directly on our lives and how we can draw from a deep, creative well from within. All of the answers we seek can be found within and he talks about accessing these realms. Reverend Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith is the founder and spiritual director of Agape International Spiritual Center in Los Angeles, California. He is a featured teacher in the film and book "The Secret." In the '70s, he began an inward journey into the teachings of East and West, and today he teaches universal truth principles found in the New Thought-Ancient Wisdom tradition of spirituality. Gifted with a vision of a trans-denominational spiritual community, he speaks to a congregation of tens of thousands of people weekly online and at Agape. This is Part 1 of the interview. Info: agapelive.com.

Do you long for something deeper in your life? Are you innately drawn toward spirituality and curious about what you may find? Do you think we as humans are naturally wired to search for deeper meaning in our lives? Whether it be a walk in the woods, or through mediation or prayer, our guest today, Dr. Lisa Miller, believes that we are naturally able to tap into a heightened awareness of the world around us. We are able to cultivate circuits in our brains which help us to become more spiritually aware. By developing this awareness, we can begin to free ourselves from depression, anxiety, loss of creativity, and so much more. We can consider things from a more awakened, more elevated perspective. Dr. Miller believes when we feel depressed, this is an alert asking us for deeper spiritual exploration.    Dr. Miller is a professor in the Clinical Psychology Program at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she founded the Spirituality Mind Body Institute, the first Ivy League graduate program and research institute in spirituality and psychology. She has been with the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University Medical School for more than a decade.    Dr. Miller is the NYT bestselling author of "The Spiritual Child" and her latest book is "The Awakened Brain." She is the Editor of the Oxford University Press Handbook of Psychology and Spirituality, Founding Co-Editor-in-Chief of the APA journal "Spirituality in Clinical Practice," an elected Fellow of The American Psychological Association (APA) and the two-time President of the APA Society for Psychology and Spirituality. A graduate of Yale University and University of Pennsylvania, she earned her doctorate under the founder of positive psychology, Martin Seligman, and she has served as Principal Investigator on multiple grant-funded research studies. Info: LisaMillerPhD.com.  

Do you often have strange dreams? Would you like to learn more about what your dreams are trying to tell you? Today's guest is dream expert and coach Kelly Sullivan Walden. She talks about her latest book, "Dreamifesting" and how it's possible and incredibly practical to try to remember our dreams. Kelly shares how she feels like a practical mystic and talks about how we can learn to bring dreams into our waking lives. Even snippets can offer insights. As we wake up, we tend to remember those dreams. All night long we are dreaming. It is very important for our brains to function properly. Even if we don't know what the dream means, by doing just a small bit of recall, it can help us unlock answers. Kelly also discusses nightmares and how they can hold a key to our understanding. She shares her recurring nightmare of being chased by wolves and as she worked with these dreams, she realized the gifts they offered her. She also discusses Image Rehearsal Therapy, which involves thinking about the nightmare and planning a different ending, a way you would like it to be. This method is being researched at Harvard and being used to help with PTSD. Kelly talks about the meaning behind "Dreamifesting" and how it is a way of harnessing the power of dreaming to manifest. She talks about meditation and shares details of how to use this process so you can create the life you desire! This is Part 1 of the interview. Info: Dreamifesting.com and KellySullivanWalden.com

 Where does inspiration come from? Are you looking for guidance? How can you be more in touch with your intuition? It's not from the intellect. It's about the power of intuition and imagination. Today's guest is Michael Tamura, Master Teacher, Visionary, Spiritual Healer, Clairvoyant, and Pioneer in the field of psychic development. Michael and Lisa talk about the importance of a meditation practice to get in touch with your intuition. He talks about how we communicate with one another, especially spirit to spirit, and how heartfelt exchange is an offering. He further talks about his prediction that the youth will lead the way, especially through the next millennium. Although they may be young physically, they are "older souls" who have an advanced understanding of spirit. With the media and technology available, they will offer new perspective and insight to further advance human understanding and compassion. He further describes "super psychics" who are naturally gifted with powerful healing abilities. His award-winning book, "You Are The Answer," helps guide people to true destiny and life purpose. Info: MichaelTamura.com

 Would you like to learn to utilize your psychic skills? Did you know it's easy for children to develop these abilities? Our guest today, Hakim Isler, is a combat veteran and military expert in PsiOps. He is the creator of the Psi Games Event and will discuss its role in unlocking human potential. Hakim is a survivalist as well an expert in consciousness. He talks about the importance of play and how he uses it in the Psi Games. Hakim talks about how we can stay open to ideas and use our psychic knowledge. He invites us to push the limits and develop our abilities. Through the Psi Games, he founded a competition that involves remote viewing as well. He talks about training with many of the original remote viewers. We can learn to break through the boundaries. Hakim believes it's the next level of human evolution. This can all become normal. We have so much information including 150-200 years of research into this phenomenon. Universities such as Princeton, Rice, Duke, the University of Virginia, and others have been studying these methods for many decades. He also discusses his work with the Monroe Institute. Hakim believes we need to make the idea of psychic abilities fun and available to the masses. Hakim was on the TV show "Naked and Afraid" where he was sent to the Himalayan mountains and needed to survive for 21 days with no food, no water, no shelter. He talks more about what he learned through those lessons, including the power of love.  Hakim invites us to explore a world of unlimited possibilities available to us all. This is Part 2 of the interview. Info: Psigamesinternational.com and Hakim-Isler.com.