Peter Coyote is an award-winning actor, narrator, and teacher. Recognized for his narration work, he narrated the PBS series The Pacific Century, as well as eleven Ken Burns documentaries, including The Roosevelts. In 2011, he was ordained as a Zen Buddhist priest and in 2015 received “transmission” from his teacher, making him an independent Zen teacher. He is the author of several books including Zen in the Vernacular.

Here Peter and Dawson discuss:

• Understanding ourselves as a being and non-being
• Peter’s background
• How you will still find all the same problems in the world after awakening
• The meaning of the word “Vernacular”
• Mistaking our thoughts for a reliable narrator
• Housetraining our ego
• Zen Buddhism
• Meditation
• Buddha’s core teachings
• The Four Noble Truths

Peter’s website is: https://petercoyote.com/

You can find his latest book, Zen in the Vernacular: Things As It Is at: https://www.amazon.com/Zen-Vernacular-Things-Peter-Coyote/dp/1644119757/

And Dawson’s website is: https://dawsonchurch.com/

#mindtomatter #blissbrain #zen #buddhist #buddha #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #zeninthevernacular

Vickie Dodd has been a body worker and sound healing therapist for more than 50 years. She collaborated with pioneer Don Campbell at the Institute of Music and Health Education in Boulder, Colorado, and now offers residential retreats at NaturBridge Campus in Olympic National Park and the Globe Institute in San Francisco. She is the author of Healing through Sound: Awakening Your Audible Body.

Here Vickie and Dawson discuss:

• Vickie’s background
• Listening to what the body wants to say
• Trauma trapped in the body
• When traumatized the body loses room inside for oneself
• How to know when the body softens and lets go
• When we were babies people held us and made soothing sounds
• In previous generations people talked to their bodies and the earth
• Ask: What do you need heart, belly, organs?
• The body is 70% water, but in trauma liquid becomes stiff
• The more fluid we are, the healthier our bodies become
• Our body loves the sound of our voice
• Humming a tune all through your body
• Breaking up crystallization
• Healing through Sound

For more information about Vickie: https://sacredsoundworks.com/

For more about Dawson: https://dawsonchurch.com/

#healingthroughsound #soundhealing #trauma #mindtomatter #blissbrain #highenergyhealth #eft #meditation

Jonathan H. Ellerby has worked as a spiritual teacher, ceremonial leader, integrative wellness expert, and leadership consultant for more than 25 years. With a doctoral degree in comparative religion, training as a counselor and chaplain, ordination as an Interfaith Minister, and certification in a variety of intuitive and energy-based healing practices, Jonathan has dedicated his life to understanding transformative spiritual and the nature of consciousness. He’s the author of several books including Return to the Sacred and The Seven Gateways of Spiritual Experience.

Here Jonathan and Dawson dialog about:

• Jonathan’s background and experiences
• Cultural conditioning
• How do you shift your state when you feel yourself being dragged down
• Being caught in ego rather than we-go
• The most essential thing is to feel our own worth
• You are shaping the world by the way you show up
• Caring for our body with sleep and movement
• Feed your soul, as it grows stronger, the conditioning that keeps you stuck has less and less influence
• Start by remembering what you love
• What makes you feel yourself?
• Invest in the journey - with a consistent practice, philosophy, teacher

You can find Jonathan online at: https://drjonathanellerby.wixsite.com/

And Dawson at: https://dawsonchurch.com/

#mindtomatter #blissbrain #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #spirituality

Nadia Davis is an author and attorney with a lifetime record of passionate work and dedication to improving the lives of others. She was the youngest of seven children born to ethnically mixed parents of Native American, Mexican, and German descent. Nadia has personally faced many challenges, including childhood sexual trauma and racial bullying, and as an adult, a near fatal car accident. Her book Home Is Within You recounts her experience of trauma and addiction amid a highly publicized abusive relationship. She reveals the paths she found to wholeness through spiritual advocacy, healthy co-parenting, and a dedication to preventing generational trauma.

Here she and Dawson share their perspectives on:

• Separation and alienation
• Healthy attachment
• Seeking spirituality and a higher power in the midst of a trauma and addiction reality
• Asking… Who am I?
• The only truth that matters is that we are spiritual beings
• Nadia’s story
• Being in a body while experiencing infinite love and light
• Feelings of shame
• The ways fear and judgment-based thoughts are the most separating kind of thoughts
• Our minds create thoughts out of our core wounds
• In that home within we can look behind the thought and feeling

You can learn more about Nadia, her book, podcast, and much more at: https://www.nadia-davis.com/

And to explore Dawson’s work, research, and books: https://dawsonchurch.com/

#mindtomatter #blissbrain #highenergyhealth #homeiswithinyou #eft #meditation #trauma #healing

Valerie (Vimalasara) Mason-John, is a public speaker and master trainer in the field of conflict transformation, leadership and mindfulness. Valerie is also the author of ten books including I Am Still Your Negro, Eight Step Recovery: Using The Buddha’s Teachings to Overcome Addiction, and First Aid Kit for the Mind. She is the Co-Founder of Eight Step Recovery, an alternative to the 12-step program for addiction.

Here Valerie and Dawson dialog about:

• Valerie’s story
• Remembering that we are not separate
• When you stop resisting you go into the present
• How do you accept the unacceptable?
• There are things like racism, domestic violence, war, etc that are unacceptable
• Aging and sickness as a way to practice acceptance

To find Valerie and her purchase her books: https://www.valeriemason-john.com/

To reach Dawson: https://dawsonchurch.com/

#mindtomatter #eft #blissbrain #buddhism #meditation #highenergyhealth #addiction

Kim Chestney is the founder of IntuitionLab and the author of several books. She has led initiatives with thought leaders, technology companies, and universities in several countries. Her latest book, The Illumination Code: 7 Keys to Unlock Your Quantum Intelligence, presents seven keys to unlock your inner dimension so you can access expanded states of awareness that exist beyond the limits of the rational mind. Kim reveals the deeply personal nature of the universe while offering a new way to know the unknowable and experience the seemingly impossible.

Here Kim and Dawson dialog about:

• Kim’s story
• Why people are beginning to accept that we’re wired for intuition and creatively
• The nonlocal sea of information and energy
• What blocks our intuitive guidance
• How to open up and receive our intuitive guidance
• High vibration: peace, power, love, joy and gratitude
• The practice of doing nothing
• They ways intuition can speak to you through metaphor
• Remote viewing
• Resonance with certain people and places
• Releasing resentments, unresolved emotional and mental issues, and heavy energies in order to tap into our intuition

Find Kim online at: https://intuition-lab.com/

And find Dawson at: https://dawsonchurch.com/

#mindtomatter #blissbrain #eft #meditaiton #intuition #remoteviewing #highenergyhealth #quantumintelligence #illuminationcode

Meredith Heller is the author of Writing by Heart and several poetry collections. A poet, singer-songwriter, avid nature lover, and educator with degrees in writing and education, she leads writing workshops online and in-person at schools, juvenile detention centers, women’s prisons, and wellness retreats.

Here she and Dawson dialog about:

• The core is listening to my being; listening to the secrets of the body
• Don’t write for anyone outside of yourself, but for you
• First you have the expression of what you write, then the discovery of the unknown
• Writing to heal and be happy
• Grab your muse before it runs back into the wilderness
• The times of emptiness can be the most important
• Meredith’s story
• Live in the rhythms of nature
• The inner world is the one you can control
• Creating a sanctuary inside of ourselves

For more information about Meredith: www.MeredithHeller.com

And to find host, Dr. Dawson Church: https://dawsonchurch.com/

#writing #mindtomatter #eft #meditation #blissbrain #highenergyhealth #writingbyheart #healing

Chloe Panta is the author of Untapped Magic: Manifestation Methods for Living a Limitless Life. She is a highly sought-after mindset expert and transformational coach who helps people achieve their ultimate life goals. She uses an evidence-based, proven system with scientific data to support its effectiveness to help her clients overcome obstacles that are keeping them stuck in life. Chloe has been featured in numerous media outlets, including the Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, and Medium. She lives in Los Angeles, and you will find her online at https://chloepanta.co.

To purchase Chloe’s book: https://a.co/d/2qNKvrh.

And find her on social media at:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chloepanta

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555679682838

To reach out to guest host, Amanda Wonderland: https://www.amandawonderland.com/

#mindtomatter #blissbrain #highenergyhealth #untappedmagic #eft #manifestation #limitlesslife #mindset