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#172 Today I'm here with Dr. Don Wood. Don is the founder and CEO of Inspired Performance Institute, an institute that since 2015, has been helping people heal from limiting effects of trauma. Our conversation today revolves mainly around the concept of trauma. We talk about how physical and emotional trauma can manifest as depression, anxiety, cancer, and or Crohn's disease, among other illnesses. We also discuss ways through which we can heal and move past our traumas and remove painful emotional charge from the memories that plague us. I highly recommend you give this episode a listen, even if you think you have no trauma to heal from, as sometimes trauma can go unnoticed. About Don: Dr. Don Wood is a councillor and CEO at Inspired Performance Institute. He developed the Inspired Performance Institute after spending years researching how trauma affects our minds and our lives. Dr. Wood began to understand that events and experiences throughout our lifetime continue to play a role in how we experience life in the present. He also realized that there was a better way of treating the issue. "Teaching people to live with, manage and cope with the daily stress doesn't fix the problem. The solution comes from understanding it's source and providing a long-term permanent solution". Don's Website: www.inspiredperformanceinstitute.com Key points with time stamp: Healing from Mental and Physical Trauma| Dr. Don Wood (00:00) Reaching ultimate performance levels: Don's work in his own words (00:30) What is neuroscience? (01:04) What is limiting you from reaching your potential performance? (01:39) Are trauma and autoimmune diseases connected? (02:52) Real-life examples for the influence of trauma on the body (04:59) Does healing begin instantly after trauma is removed? (07:54) The stress response and cancer (09:33) Mental manifestations of trauma (11:52) Identifying trauma (13:33) Can we be unaware of our traumas? (15:12) How far back can trauma go? (17:19) How Don reached his conclusions (18:53) The story of Sunny Jacobs (21:15) The attachment of emotions to memories (23:31) Does anger lie at the root of depression? (25:16) The effects of shifting trauma on our lives (27:13) Athletes and head trauma (29:53) The effects of hyperbaric oxygen chambers (33:05) Healing while asleep (34:34) Healing in group environments (36:47) The future of Don's work (41:29) A low point in Don's life that later became a blessing (42:00) The effects of our upbringings on our stress responses (43:53) Don's morning routine (45:47) You Must be Out of Your Mind (46:39) Don't be so hard on yourself (47:27) Mentioned in this episode: Lisa Tamati Inspired Performance Institute ATP, an organic compound that provides energy to drive processes in your living cells Crohn's disease Bruce Lipton Sunny Jacobs Marlo Thomas Susan Saran Kate Capshaw You Must be Out of Your Mind, 2020. Don's book About me: My Instagram: www.instagram.com/guyhlawrence/?hl=en My website: www.guylawrence.com.au www.liveinflow.co

#171 Today my lovely guest is Sheila Vijeyarasa. Sheila is a medium, spiritual teacher, author, and courageous warrior woman. During our conversation today, we talk about the concept of mediumship, how anyone can become more clairvoyant, spiritual awakenings and their challenges, and why choosing our calling is not always without its challenges. If you have been contemplating whether the path you are on right now is for you, then I recommend you tune in and get inspired. About Sheila: Sheila Vijeyarasa is a corporate leader as well as a spiritual teacher and mentor, medium and psychic reader. She holds an MBA and has fifteen years' experience in publishing and media preceded by a foundation of eight years' experience in chartered accounting and banking. Sheila is the founder of Empowering Intuition. Her natural mediumistic and psychic abilities were passed down through multiple generations in her family, and she cultivated those skills at the prestigious Arthur Findlay College. She immersed herself in learning reiki and multiple mindfulness techniques at Esalen with Dr Shauna Shapiro, and studied bhakti yoga and the Vedic teachings of Kripalu Maharaj. She was taught by world-renowned medium James Van Praagh at The Omega Institute and studied executive coaching and NLP with Tad James Co. She appeared on Australian television on Psychic TV. Sheila's corporate smarts are combined with her deep intuition to provide grounded practical advice in her sessions. Sheila's Website: www.sheilav.co/about-sheila Sheila's Book: www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Brave/Sheila-Vijeyarasa/9781925946406 Key points with time stamp: Brave: Courageously Live Your Truth (00:00) Transforming lives: Sheila's work in her own words (01:09) Being a medium (02:00) What is mediumship? (03:24) Sheila's spiritual awakening (06:00) Joy vs. obligation: choosing one's career path (08:34) The process of aligning with one's purpose (11:06) Letting go of control as a perfectionist (16:59) The beginning of mediumship and the effects of constant self-sacrifice (18:26) Resisting spiritual awakenings…? (20:36) At what point do we own our journey? (24:56) Can anybody become a medium? (27:32) Practical tips on becoming more clairvoyant (28:33) The interplay of mediumship in daily life (31:12) Writing Brave (32:32) Completing accomplishments and beating imposter syndrome (36:44) Why Brave? (38:48) Having a Miracle Morning (39:56) Unknown facts about Sheila (41:35) Sheila's choice of a dinner guest, from any timeframe (42:13) Live your truth (43:30) Future projects for Sheila (44:21) Mentioned in this episode: Brave: Courageously Live your Truth, 2021. Sheila's book Simon and Schuster, a publishing company Richard Branson Tony Robbins Buddhism Vedic Philosophy Eckhart Tolle The Power of Now, 1997. A book by Eckhart Tolle 180 Nutrition Arthur Findlay College Michelle Obama Becoming, 2018. A book by Michelle Obama The Miracle Morning, 2012. A book by Hal Elrod Nina Simone Maya Angelou About me: My Instagram: www.instagram.com/guyhlawrence/?hl=en My website: www.guylawrence.com.au www.liveinflow.co

#170 This week, I had a truly incredible conversation with Dr. Stephen Porges. Stephen is a Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University where he is the founding director of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium. During our conversation, we discuss the Polyvagal Theory, understanding anxiety, and ultimately, how we can go about healing our traumas. If you are feeling tension in your body as you're reading this, then this episode is for you. About Stephen: Dr. Stephen W. Porges, Ph.D. is a Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University where he is the founding director of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium. He is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina, and Professor Emeritus at both the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Maryland. In 1994 he proposed the Polyvagal Theory, a theory that links the evolution of the mammalian autonomic nervous system to social behavior and emphasizes the importance of physiological state in the expression of behavioral problems and psychiatric disorders. The theory is leading to innovative treatments based on insights into the mechanisms mediating symptoms observed in several behavioral, psychiatric, and physical disorders. He is the author of The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-regulation (Norton, 2011), The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe, (Norton, 2017) and co-editor of Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory: The Emergence of Polyvagal-Informed Therapies (Norton, 2018). He is the creator of a music-based intervention, the Safe and Sound Protocol ™ , which currently is used by more than 1400 therapists to improve spontaneous social engagement, to reduce hearing sensitivities, to improve language processing and state regulation. Stephen's Website: www.stephenporges.com Key points with time stamp: The Polyvagal Theory and the Process of Healing Traumas (00:00) Defining the Polyvagal Theory (00:06) What does it mean to be human following trauma from the pandemic? (01:52) The healing journey and learning to listen to your body (03:47) Practical tips on understanding and dealing with anxiety (08:48) Living in gratitude vs. living in threat (10:40) Vulnerability and trauma (14:37) Releasing trauma tension from the body (16:36) Meditation and healing trauma. Is it a good idea? (23:13) The role of exercise in the healing journey (26:29) Heart Rate Variability and the body (30:00) On Kundalini experiences (35:39) Can our nervous systems evolve and change? (38:52) The entanglement of health and being helpful to others (40:25) The Golden Verses of Pythagoras and Man's Search for Meaning (44:59) How to stay away from toxic stress responses (47:06) Mentioned in this episode: The Polyvagal Theory HRV, Heart Rate Variability A Kundalini awakening Neuro-ception Patrick Mckeown The Oxygen Advantage, 2015. A book by Patrick Mckeown James Nestor The Golden Verses of Pythagoras, a book by Fabre D'olivet Man's Search for Meaning, a book by Viktor Frankl About me: My Instagram: www.instagram.com/guyhlawrence/?hl=en My website: www.guylawrence.com.au www.liveinflow.co

#169 This week, I'm here with the amazing Dr Ibrahim Karim. Ibrahim is an Egyptian architect from the Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich. He has been a consultant to the Minister of Health, Culture, Tourism, and the Minister of Scientific Research. I truly recommend that you listen to this episode more than once and try to really internalize Ibrahim's wisdom. During our conversation, we cover the concept of BioGeometry, connecting with your right brain consciousness and its benefits, how to bridge your sensory and extra-sensory awareness, and ultimately, how we can all benefit from seeking spiritual re-alignment. "We are a sort of double being in one being," Ibrahim notes. Tune in to find out who we are living with in our bodies, and what we can do to live in peace with this roommate. About Ibrahim: Dr. Ibrahim Karim is an Architect by profession; graduate of the renowned F.I.T. Zurich, Switzerland; with BA/MA, and D.Sc. in Tourist Planning, Dr. Ibrahim Karim occasionally teaches as visiting professor of Architecture at several universities. Dr. Karim owns: Alemara Consultants Architecture firm founded by his father Dr. Sayed Karim in the1930's, who is the main pioneer of modern architecture in the Middle East and author of several books on the Culture behind the greatness of Ancient Egypt. What started off as an occasional gathering of friends grew over twenty years into a weekly pivot in the lives of many people of different ages, religions, professions, social background and nationalities. Unstructured lectures and dialogues about almost any subject, where Dr. Karim believed that he has learned as much as he has taught his holistic approach which he calls the BioGeometrical Way; a new and expanded world view; equally scientific and spiritual in essence. In his own words "to be truly holistic it must incorporate anything and everything". BioGeometrical shapes interact with Earth's energy to produce a balancing effect on all energy levels of biological systems. Research into shapes of body organs led to the discovery of the relationship between of organ function, energy pattern, and shape. These patterns called "BioSignatures" produce, through resonance, a balance of energy and immunity that support orthodox and alternative medicine. Ibrahim's Website: www.biogeometry.ca/dr-ibrahim-karim Ibrahim's Books: www.amazon.com/Books-Ibrahim-Karim/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AIbrahim+Karim Key points with time stamp: Back to a Future for Mankind with BioGeometry (00:00) What does "Back to a Future for Mankind" mean? (00:56) Right brain awareness vs. Left brain consciousness and how to bridge them (12:31) The future of BioGeometry technology (46:53) Your sensory perceptions as "a mask" (59:36) Do we reconnect to our extra-sensory selves as we age? (01:08:27) Dr. Ibrahim Karim's upcoming book (01:11:54) Tips on connecting to your right brain consciousness (01:15:45) Mentioned in this episode: Doreya Karim BioGeometry Back to a Future for Mankind: Solutions to the Global Environmental Crisis New Energy Secrets of Ancient Egypt and the Great Pyramid Revealed, 2010. Ibrahim's first book. Kundalini About me: My Instagram: www.instagram.com/guyhlawrence/?hl=en My website: www.guylawrence.com.au www.liveinflow.co

#168 This week, my incredible guest is Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor. Jill is a neuroscientist who in 1996 experienced a severe haemorrhage in the left hemisphere of her brain causing her to lose the ability to walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life. This experience allowed her to have an extremely unique perspective on how it is to lead life with primarily one side of the brain as opposed to the other. Our conversation today centres around hacking the anatomy of the brain, learning to identify common negative thought patterns and how to change them, and living more in the present moment. So if you are someone who struggles with living in any time but the present, this episode is for you. About Jill: Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor is a Harvard-trained and published neuroscientist. In 1996 she experienced a severe hemorrhage in the left hemisphere of her brain causing her to lose the ability to walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life. Her memoir, My Stroke of Insight, documenting her experience with stroke and eight-year recovery, spent 63 weeks on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list and is still routinely the #1 book about stroke on Amazon. Dr. Jill is a dynamic teacher and public speaker who loves educating all age groups, academic levels, as well as corporations about the beauty of our human brain and its ability to recover from trauma. In 2008 she gave the first TED talk that ever went viral on the Internet, which now has well over 26 million views. Also in 2008, Dr. Jill was chosen as one of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World" and was the premiere guest on Oprah Winfrey's "Soul Series" webcast. Jill's Website: www.discover.hayhouse.com/boltetaylor-wholebrainliving Jill's Books: www.amazon.com/Jill-Bolte-Taylor/e/B001J8ZIJK%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Key points with time stamp: Whole Brain Living (00:00) "My Stroke of Insight" TED talk (00:07) Leading our lives from the heart (04:34) The experience of the right brain vs. the left brain (09:15) Hacking the anatomy of the brain (13:14) Dissecting and understanding common thought patterns and behaviours (30:46) How to train the brain to become more whole living (35:04) Practices for whole brain living (37:53) Observing our thoughts and being present (42:24) The power to choose (46:57) Mentioned in this episode: TEDx Talk TED Talk Oprah Time Magazine Harvard University My Stroke of Insight, 2006. Jill's first book Carl Jung Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life, 2021. Jill's second book. About me: My Instagram: www.instagram.com/guyhlawrence/?hl=en My website: www.guylawrence.com.au www.liveinflow.co

#167 This week, my awesome guest is Dr. Marc Cohen. Marc is one of Australia's pioneers in integrative and holistic medicine and is also a university professor, an author, and a poet. During our conversation today, we focus on Marc's mission of building a culture of wellness that has joy at the top of it. We talk about the benefits of hot and cold hydrotherapy, its effects on our physical and mental wellbeing, and how we can bridge western and eastern medicine to bring more order to our body. About Marc: Dr. Marc Cohen is a medical doctor, university professor, author, poet, entrepreneur, wellness trailblazer and perpetual student of life, trying to coax the world towards worldwide wellness. He has spent more than 30 years practicing and researching holistic health and published more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers and many books and technical texts on wellness and natural medicine. He is author of the illustrated children's books "Love & Everything", "Bing & Bang Begin" and "The Beautiful Mare and the Boy Who Gave Thanks", Founder of the Extreme Wellness Institute and Co-Founder of the Bathe the World Foundation, and co-owner of Extremely Alive Wellness Tonics and Maruia Hot Springs. Marc's Website: drmarc.co/about-dr-marc Marc's Books: drmarc.co/product-category/books Key points with time stamp: Benefits of Hot & Cold Hydrotherapy (00:00) Encapsulating western and eastern medicines (00:09) Placing joy at the top of wellness (02:33) The process of finding the right path (06:04) How to bridge scientific research and traditional wisdom (11:04) The flow of information from the spiritual to the physical perspective (14:50) How to bring more order into the body (21:36) Wellness in the media (23:11) On hot and cold therapy and its benefits (24:43) Cold exposure and the immune system (34:26) Hot Hydrotherapy best practices (43:56) Marc's current projects (47:10) Changing our focus to the good we can bring to the world (52:56) Mentioned in this episode: Pronoia, a concept opposite to paranoia. The belief that the universe is out to make you happy. Amit Goswami, a physicist Tom Campbell, a physicist Bruce Lipton Second Law of Thermodynamics Wim Hof Bing and Bang Begin, Marc's new children's book About me: My Instagram: www.instagram.com/guyhlawrence/?hl=en My website: www.guylawrence.com.au www.liveinflow.co

#166 This episode is a different one for sure. Because this time, I'm the one who is being interviewed. My interviewer is a great friend of mine, Matt Omo, who has himself been a guest on the show many times before. As you may know, I am a coach, speaker, wellness advocate and entrepreneur who helps people remember who they truly are. During our conversation today, we focus mostly on what it is to lead with the heart. They say, "lead with you heart and the rest will follow." But how do we know what our heart wants? How can we align ourselves with our purpose and live consciously? If you are looking for ways to move towards what you want in life in a more effective way, then this is the episode for you. About Guy: Guy Lawrence is a coach, speaker, wellness advocate and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Live In Flow. A program designed to help people remember who they truly are and bridge the gap between the life they live and the life they truly want to live. This is facilitated via live workshops, intensive retreats, and an online group coaching program. He also supports people via his podcast called 'Let It In with Guy Lawrence'. These include conversations with pioneering experts that go well beyond conventional health, wealth, and wisdom to inspire change in our lives. All episodes are freely available via Youtube, iTunes, Spotify & Stitcher. Guy's Website: guylawrence.com.au Key points with time stamp: The Power of The Heart (00:00 ) Guy's work in his own words (02:27) The reception of Guy's work (04:47) What made Guy take the road less travelled (05:52) How can you stay in alignment with what fulfils you? (13:19) Making decisions by tapping into something greater (20:52) The importance of simplification (30:11) If being aware is so easy, then why isn't everyone doing it? (31:42) Guy's vision for the future of Live In Flow (38:18) What leading with the heart actually means (41:35) What Guy leaves us with (42:52) Mentioned in this episode: Matt Omo Guy Lawrence Norman Vincent Peale, American author 180 Nutrition Gregg Braden Deepak Chopra Oprah Winfrey Tour de France Petra Brzovic About me: My Instagram: www.instagram.com/guyhlawrence/?hl=en My website: www.guylawrence.com.au www.liveinflow.co

#165 This week, I have the pleasure of having a conversation with the lovely Petra Brzovic. Petra is a certified transpersonal and clinical hypnotherapist, regression and Past life regression therapist, Life between Lives therapist, yoga teacher and aromatherapist. In her own words, Petra "helps people heal whatever they need to heal, and to remember who they are and to live with their purpose." In our conversation today, we mostly talk about trauma, the process of healing it, and the connection between our bodies, our emotions, and the trauma we have experienced. Does your back pain mean something more? Does your body remember things your mind doesn't? If you have ever been curious about how our body stores trauma as pain and how you can finally heal, this episode is for you. About Petra: Petra Brzovic is a certified transpersonal and clinical hypnotherapist, regression and Past life regression therapist, Life between Lives therapist, yoga teacher and aromatherapist. Petra has been working on the latest Body & mind medicine discoveries. With an international team of scientists, she is running research on brain, mind, body and soul connection, consciousness, and healing. As a Master Trainer and Instructor Petra is training and teaching therapists around the world, helping them learn how to help others heal. Petra's Website: petrabrzovic.com/en/ Key points with time stamp: Releasing Trauma from The Body (00:00) Petra's work in her own words (00:25) What lead Petra to become who she is (02:57) The role of adversities in building character (05:15) Why do we as adults have a high emotional pain tolerance? (06:12) The relationship between the mind, body, and trauma (08:36) Easy tips for when you are feeling stuck (13:34) What sparked Petra's interest and made her enter this field (16:41) The connection between life events, emotions, and physical pain (20:31) What are energy centres and how are they connected to emotions? (25:53) The wide array of traumas Petra has healed (32:05) A low point in Petra's life that later became a blessing (38:19) Petra's morning routine (42:59) Petra's choice of a dinner guest from any timeframe (44:39) What Petra leaves us with (46:00) Mentioned in this episode: Matt Omo Bruce Lipton The Biology of Belief, 2005. A book by Bruce Lipton Albert Einstein Nikola Tesla About me: My Instagram: www.instagram.com/guyhlawrence/?hl=en My website: www.guylawrence.com.au www.liveinflow.co

#164 This week I have the pleasure of having a mind-blowing conversation with Matt Omo. Matt is a leader of the sound healing movement in Australia and works with sound vibration meditation to help people rediscover who they are and create more harmony and wellbeing in their life. During this episode, we discuss the healing effects of sound in depth. We go over Matt's journey with sound and the tangible effects that working with sound has had on him. Ultimately, we cover the subject of resistance towards spirituality and how we can circumvent the fear of being judged by society. About Matt: Matt Omo is a leader of the sound healing movement in Australia with over 15 years of experience working with a variety of sound healing techniques bridging cultures and traditions from around the world. The work and awareness around sound healing and its benefits are growing every day. Matt is developing new programs and products to meet this need and continue to support people in discovering the benefits of the healing power of sound. Matt's Website: omosoundjourneys.com Key points with time stamp: The Remarkable Healing Properties of Sound (00:00) Matt's work in his own words (00:57) The reception of Matt's work (01:38) The lack of general knowledge about inner work and spirituality (02:31) Getting over limiting conditioning and discovering the therapeutic effects of the voice (06:54) How does sound recondition a body that is out of alignment? (18:06) How has sound tangibly helped Matt heal over the years? (31:33) Why do men feel a resistance towards meditation? (39:26) How can sound help support your journey? (44:34) Still on the fence about the effect of sound? (54:18) What Matt leaves us with (55:13) Mentioned in this episode: Bruce Lipton Max Planck Particle Fever, a documentary on Netflix The Hadron Collider The God Particle The Higgs Field Wayne Dyer The Richter Scale About me: My Instagram: www.instagram.com/guyhlawrence/?hl=en My website: www.guylawrence.com.au www.liveinflow.co

#163 My lovely guest this week is Natalie Sudman. Natalie is an artist and an author who worked as an archaeologist for 16 years. In 2006, she went to Iraq, serving as a project manager for the U.S Army Corp of engineers. When in Iraq, her vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb which left her in a critical situation and caused her to have a Near-Death Experience. During our conversation today, in addition to discussing Natalie's NDE, we talk about going within and answering questions about who we are in regard to ourselves and not to the outside world. If you are looking for ways to re-define yourself and grow into your true self, then this episode is for you. About Natalie: Natalie Sudman earned an MFA from the University of Oregon in 1989. To support her art habit, she worked as an archaeologist for sixteen years, and as a project manager in Iraq for a year and a half. An Enthusiastic traveller, Natalie has lived and worked in Iraq, Florida, Antarctica, Wyoming, Spain, etc. Her Travels include New Zealand, Europe, Mexico, the Middle East, and very briefly, China. She currently resides in southern Arizona. Natalie's poetry and essays have been published in various literary journals. Her non-fiction book, "Application of impossible things: My Near-Death Experience in Iraq," is available at Barnes & Noble and Amazon. Natalie's Website: www.nsudman.com Natalie's Facebook Page:www.facebook.com/Natalie-Sudman-319158271437378 Natalie's Book: www.amazon.com/Application-Impossible-Things-Death-Experience/dp/188694024X Key points with time stamp: Application of Impossible Things (00:00) Natalie's work in her own words (00:12) Natalie's art (01:03) Natalie's life as an archaeologist (01:33) Moving to Iraq (02:51) Natalie's experience in Iraq (04:19) The Near-Death Experience (08:56) Did Natalie feel time passing during her experience? (17:48) On the hardships we experience in life (21:35) How did Natalie overcome her injuries after the accident? (26:50) Did the Near-Death Experience feel more real than reality? (30:13) Sharing her experiences with the other colleagues in the accident (32:32) "Why me?" (33:11) Writing Application of Impossible Things (36:42) Sharing a traumatic experience with the world (39:21) More spiritual experiences since the accident (41:55) Natalie's daily practices (45:36) Natalie's choice of a dinner guest, from any timeframe (47:02) What Natalie leaves us with (49:37) Mentioned in this episode: Paul Selig National Historic Register Hurricane Katrina Kundalini Wayne Dyer Application of impossible things, 2012. Natalie's book. Anita Moorjani Jesus Buddha Muhammad Crazy Horse, a Lakota war leader About me: My Instagram: www.instagram.com/guyhlawrence/?hl=en My website: www.guylawrence.com.au www.liveinflow.co