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This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam welcomes Shamanic Teacher, Healer and Author, Linda Star Wolf.Linda Star Wolf, Ph.D., has been a shamanic visionary teacher and guide to thousands of people over the last four decades. She draws much of her wisdom from personal experience of using breath to fortify connection to one’s own life force energy.The author of 13 books, including The Aquarian Shaman, Star Wolf is the creator of Shamanic Breathwork®, the Shamanic Healing Initiatory Process®, the Founder of Venus Rising Association for Transformation, and Founding President of Venus Rising University for Shamanic Psychospiritual Studies. Star Wolf is also co-founder of the Shamanic Mystery Tours and guides spiritual seekers to sacred shamanic sites worldwide.Dedicating her life to assisting soul seekers to transform and embrace their lives, Star Wolf teaches how to embody the shaman within and step into a life of passionate, soul-purpose. Her commitment to sacred activism and visionary leadership led he

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam welcomes lecturer and author, Paul Levy.Paul Levy is a pioneer in the field of spiritual emergence and a Tibetan Buddhist practitioner for more than 35 years.An artist, after the trauma of his shamanic break-down/break-through, he became a certified art teacher. Due to his great interest in the work of Carl Jung, he became the manager of the Carl Jung Foundation Book Service in New York, as well as the advertising manager for the Jungian journal, Quadrant. In 1993, after many years of struggling to contain and integrate his non-ordinary experiences, Paul started to openly share his insights about the dreamlike nature of reality. He began giving talks and facilitating groups based on how life is a shared waking dream that we are all co-creating and co-dreaming together. He is the founder of the Awakening in the Dream Community in Portland, Oregon.He is the author of The Madness of George Bush, Wetiko, Dispelling Wetiko, and Awakened by Darkness. Sam and Paul wil

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam is pleased to welcome CEO and Executive Coach, LeeAnn Mallorie.LeeAnn helps forward-thinking, driven women get better results and impact more people without burning out. She teaches them how to access the wisdom of their bodies, recover their native superpowers, and trust their intuition.As the founder of Guts & Grace and Leading in Motion, LeeAnn has supported leaders in organizations of all sizes, from a wide range of industries.Her latest book is Guts & Grace: A Woman's Guide to Full-Bodied Leadership.LeeAnn learned the hard way how we sabotage our own success—and she spent a decade uncovering the transformative, life-changing insights that she now shares with women leaders.Tune in and share all of your questions and comments about your own challenges being a female leader on our YouTube livestream or on our Facebook page.https://www.gutsandgrace.com/signupSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-conscious-consultant-hour8505/donations

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam is pleased to welcome Entrepreneur, Author, Speaker, and Founder, Sam Kabert.Sam is a successful serial entrepreneur turned spiritual seeker and keynote speaker. He is known for his ability to put together teams to execute the vision. He is the Author of the #1 Bestselling book SOUL/Life Balance: A Guide to Igniting & Integrating Spiritual Awakenings, Founder of SwagWorx & Clone Yourself University, and hosts the Soul SeekrPodcast.Despite all of Sam's ventures and business success and being recognized as one of Silicon Valley's "40 Under 40" at just age 31 years old and "Rising Star" in the promotional products industry, he soon recognized that something was missing. Sam realized that despite his success, he was unhappy. This understanding catapulted him on his most recent exploration of his life's purpose.He is on a mission to bridge the gap between the way we conduct ourselves in business, mindful practices, how we communic

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam is pleased to welcome Author, Astrologer, Dean, and Executive Director, Cathy Coleman, Ph.D.Cathy was Ralph Metzner’s wife of 31 years (1988-2019). She worked at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) as Director of Student Services and later Dean of Students when Ralph was Academic Dean and professor. Cathy later worked as Executive Director of EarthRise Retreat Center at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, as President of Kepler College (of Astrological Arts and Scienes), and with CIIS’ Center for Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Research.She was co-founder with Ralph Metzner, and is a current board member of the Green Earth Foundation. She is also a professional consulting astrologer.Her latest book, Ralph Metzner, Explorer of Consciousness: The Life and Legacy of a Psychedelic Pioneer reveals the vast impact of Ralph Metzner’s healing therapies and wisdom on colleagues, students, clients, and the fields in which he worked.Tune in and share all

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam is pleased to welcome Author, Speaker, Consultant, Coach, and Ceremonialist, Dr. Jonathan Ellerby.Dr. Jonathan Ellerby is an accomplished senior leader, keynote speaker, healer, and consultant with a profound understanding of the transformative process and the power of wholeness. As a two-time bestselling author with Hay House Publishing, he has shared the stage with renowned figures such as Wayne Dyer and Deepak Chopra, showcasing his expertise across a diverse range of platforms—from corporate boardrooms to wellness retreats in southern Africa.With over 35 years of study and 25 years of professional experience, Jonathan combines his lighthearted style and infectious energy with a compassionate approach to healing and personal growth. His PhD in comparative religion, focusing on Indigenous healing traditions, has informed his work as an executive coach and workshop facilitator for leading companies like Pepsico, Honda, and the U.S. Navy. His extensive travels

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam is pleased to welcome Author and Professor, Kamla K. Kapur.Kamla is a versatile and celebrated writer, who seamlessly weaves her Indian heritage with her experiences here in the United States to craft captivating literary works spanning plays, novels, poetry, essays, and reimagining of Indian spiritual texts. She is the author of 8 books.Her latest book is The Privilege of Aging, Savoring the Fullness of Life. Kamla has moved beyond her identity as an author into her identity as a crumbling old person who continues to write passionately whenever the Universe allows. At 76 she is moving from a search for meaning to an experience of existence, of the profoundly simple gifts, food, exercise, contemplation, silence, stretching, resting, her Yorkie doggie daughter sleeping on her lap, her husband holding her hand in sleep. She is giving away possessions and property with a warm hand to live the rest of her life unencumbered, nonattached, free, affirming life even as

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam is pleased to welcome Author and Journalist, Alan Pearce.Alan is a journalist, broadcaster, former BBC correspondent, and author of several books. He has contributed to numerous publications, from Time Magazine to The Sunday Times of London.Alan delves into the complexities of human experience, from the realms of coma and near-death phenomena to the intricacies of the Dark Web. He aims to inform, challenge, and inspire, by inviting his readers to explore the unseen and misunderstood aspects of our digital and psychological landscapes.  His latest book, Coma and Near-Death Experience: The Beautiful, Disturbing, and Dangerous World of the Unconscious explores the profound and enigmatic experiences of patients in prolonged deep sedation. It provides a detailed examination of near-death experiences, alternate realities, and the psychological and physical aftermath known as Post-Intensive Care Syndrome. Drawing on real-life patient stories and medical insights, Pear

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam is pleased to welcome Psychedelic Author & Researcher, David Jay Brown.David is the author of The Illustrated Field Guide to DMT Entities, Dreaming Wide Awake: Lucid Dreaming, Shamanic Healing and Psychedelics, and The New Science of Psychedelics. He is also the coauthor of seven bestselling volumes of interviews with leading-edge thinkers, Mavericks of the Mind, Voices from the Edge, Conversations on the Edge of the Apocalypse, Mavericks of Medicine, Frontiers of Psychedelic Consciousness, Women of Visionary Art, and his newest book Psychedelics and the Coming Singularity. Brown holds a master’s degree in psychobiology from New York University, and was responsible for the California-based research in two of British biologist Rupert Sheldrake’s books on unexplained phenomena in science: Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home and The Sense of Being Stared At. His work has appeared in numerous magazines, including Wired, Discover, and Scientific Ame

Welcome back to another special episode of The Conscious Consultant Hour and the last one for 2024! Join us this week as we dive deep into the topic of why it is so important to make time for ourselves.On this special episode I will be focusing on the benefits, challenges, and strategies for learning how to take time out of our busy schedules to just be with ourselves. It has become harder and harder to do so in recent years, yet the need is greater than ever before.How much time do you spend with yourself? How challenging do you find spending time with just you?Tune in to this week’s episode, "The Importance of Making Time For Ourselves" and discover the different ways that making time to be with yourself supports you, and how to deal with the challenges around it.Tune in and share your own thoughts and feelings about being alone with ourselves on our YouTube livestream or on our Facebook page. http://www.theconsciousconsultant.com/https://www.ddwc.nyc/https://amzn.to/3hjLPaOhttps://amzn.to/3pGiHyuht

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam is pleased to welcome Lecturer, Author & Spiritual Teacher, Selina Maitreya.Selina is widely known for her own unique approach to living one’s truest daily life, called Practical Spirituality.In 2013, Selina experienced a life-changing moment that reinforced the work she had done to live in love.A serious car event left her severely impaired and brain damaged. Despite enormous challenges, Selina continued to feel blessed, and was never concerned for her fate.Unable to sustain conversations, or fully use her brain for tasks, she focused on constant meditation and rest. During this time, she was visited continuously by Spirit. Messages were downloading daily and she was informed that her life had shifted forever.It was clear that her practice of responding to all from love, was the reason supporting her total certainty and positivity during this catastrophic period.At that point, Selina Maitreya became entirely committed to life as a spiritual teacher, devote

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam is pleased to welcome Speaker, Bestselling author, and Business & Executive Coach, Jayne Warrilow.Jayne is the founder of Sacred Changemakers, a podcast and community that brings together people who want to reimagine business and make a bigger impact. She plays at the intersection between soul, business, and technology.Jayne is one of the world’s most exclusive business coaches, and her clients are by invitation and referral only. She has worked with CEOs and senior executive teams around the world, and despite working with millionaires and celebrities, her true passion is inspiring coaches, consultants, and changemakers to become and do the extraordinary in life and business. Her clients are true changemakers with a track record of success. They are individuals looking to raise their consciousness to play even bigger and make a positive difference in our world by building a business that inspires the human soul.Jayne and Sam will be discussing all about ho

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam is pleased to welcome Founder, Marty Katz.Marty is the creator of the Mindful Clarity program, which is a meditation consulting practice for executive level managers who seek to provide their team and organizations with the best leadership they can offer. They are managers who seek to develop ideas, strategies, programs and tactics to generate enhanced productivity and satisfaction.The basis of the Mindful Clarity program are the Vedas, an ancient body of work that informs the Buddhist and Hindu traditions.Marty has been a student of meditation for many years and have studied with teachers steeped in the wisdom of the Far East. Through his studies, Marty has learned a range of meditation techniques, including breathing, mental focusing and mantras, which contain vibrational frequencies that move us into a meditative state.His Mindful Clarity program synthesizes many techniques and is designed to make the process of meditation easy, uplifting, centering and deep

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam is pleased to welcome Emmy-Winning Interviewer, Producer & Podcast Host, Cali Alpert.Cali is a three-time Emmy-winning interviewer, producer and podcast host who has created long and short form programming and content for multiple networks (NBC, Discovery, E!, Sony, Fox), platforms (Facebook, youtube, Dodo, E! Online, Spotify) TV hosts (Jane Pauley, Meredith Vieira, Dr. Oz) and brands (Crest, Mohonk Mountain House, Olay).Her deep listening and adept question-asking skills have garnered her a reputation for heartstring storytelling and intimate conversations from which listeners can gain wisdom, access their own vulnerability, laugh and cry. Cali’s subjects range from Sheryl Crow to Richard Branson, Deepak Chopra to Halle Berry, Xiye Bastida to Dwight Howard, war vets to agoraphobics and everyday heroes to incarcerated mothers. Her passion for and knowledge of psychology, spirituality and the personal growth space blend to create soulful storytelling across

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam is pleased to welcome Educator, Author, & Leader in Psychedelic Wellness, Matt Zemon.Matt is the author of two best-selling books: Psychedelics for Everyone: A Beginner’s Guide to These Powerful Medicines for Anxiety, Depression, Addiction, PTSD, & Expanding Consciousness and Beyond the Trip: A Journal for Psychedelic Preparation and Integration.EPISODE SUMMARY:Matt holds a Master’s degree from King’s College London and specializes in the impact of psychedelics on mental health, focusing on their potential to catalyze profound personal transformations.Matt’s latest book, The Veterans Guide to Psychedelics, was developed in collaboration with the Heroic Hearts Project. This workbook unlocks the transformative power of psychedelics with guidance tailored specifically for veterans. Bridging ancient healing traditions with the latest in preparation and integration practices, it offers a comprehensive path toward peace, understanding, and lasting change. Des

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam is pleased to welcome Author, Speaker, and fellow Radio Show Host, Douglas Grunther.Douglas is the creator/host of the Woodstock Roundtable, a multi award-winning radio talk show informed by his love of philosophy, depth psychology, and spiritual insight. His guests have been among the most original visionaries of our time.Douglas graduated from Columbia University where he was a Rhodes Scholarship finalist. He has been the featured speaker in front of national audiences, and is a dreamwork facilitator certified by Dr. Jeremy Taylor, Co-Founder of the International Association for the Study of Dreams.Douglas has spent a lifetime challenging our perceptions and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. In his cutting-edge new book, The Quantum & The Dream: Visionary Consciousness, AI, and The New Renaissance, he delves into the mysteries of quantum paradoxes, the rich fabric of mythology, and the hidden corners of the mind to spark the reader’s imagination.

Welcome back to another special episode of The Conscious Consultant Hour! Join us this week as we dive deep into the fun topic of luck, and how to look at it from a different perspective. Tune in and share your questions and comments about the your experiences with luck on our YouTube livestream or on our Facebook page.Remember the https://spiritplantmedicine.com/ Use coupon code TCC2024 for a 35% discount!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-conscious-consultant-hour8505/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam is pleased towelcome Professor Emeritus and Author, Chris M. Bache, Ph.D.Dr. Chris Bache is professor emeritus in the department ofPhilosophy and Religious Studies at Youngstown State Universitywhere he taught for 33 years. He is also adjunct faculty at theCalifornia Institute of Integral Studies, Emeritus Fellow at theInstitute of Noetic Sciences, and on the Advisory Board of GrofLegacy Training.Chris’ passion has been the study of the philosophical implicationsof non-ordinary states of consciousness, especially psychedelicstates.An award-winning teacher and international speaker, Chris haswritten four books: Lifecycles - a study of reincarnation in light ofcontemporary consciousness research; Dark Night, Early Dawn -a pioneering work in psychedelic philosophy; The LivingClassroom - an exploration of collective fields of consciousness inteaching; and LSD and the Mind of the Universe - the story of his20-year journey with LSD.Tune in and share your questions an

This week, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam is pleased towelcome Founder, Mechanical Engineer, and Technopreneur,Nicholas Ledbetter.From an early age, Nicholas had dreams of becoming an inventoror a video game designer. His love for science and anunconventional, out-of-the-box approach, fueled by ADHD, led himto pursue mechanical engineering.Upon graduation, Nicholas realized that his true calling wasn't justinventing new technologies but solving global challenges throughinnovation and entrepreneurship. His pursuit for answers pushedhim to earn a Masters#39;s in Science in Innovation and VentureDevelopment, where he honed his skills in lean development,servant leadership, and startup scaling.Nicholas 's journey has been one of overcoming entrepreneurialchallenges, finding solutions, and creating a service company thatbridges gaps in innovation and drives sustainable technologies.Today, he is the co-founder and visionary behind LedbetterInnovative Technologies, a company focused on address

Welcome back to another special episode of The Conscious Consultant Hour! Join us this week as we dive deep into the important topic of community, and how our community truly supports us.It has been a while since I had done a show without a guest, and for this special episode I will be focusing on community. What is community, how does community support us, and how do we find the community that is right for us?We all think we know what community is, but do we really? Is your community where you live? Is it your family or your peers?In this episode I’ll explain why our true community is none of these. I’ll go into what the real qualities of a supportive community are, and how we can use our discernment to know if the community we choose is the right one for us.Tune in to " What Does Community Really Mean?" and discover a different perspective on community and hear some personal stories of the impact of community on my own life.Tune in and share your own thoughts and feelings about community on our YouT