Consciously Speaking

Today’s guest is Dr. Ian Prattis. Ian is a poet, Professor Emeritus, founder of Friends for Peace and a spiritual warrior for planetary care and social justice. He now lives with his wife Carolyn in the west end of Ottawa where the Pine Gate Meditation Hall is located in the lower level of their home.  Since retiring from Carleton University in 2007, Ian has enjoyed the freedom to create at his own pace; which is actually quite rigorous. He has authored four books on dharma, two on the environment, a novel and now his latest book which is part legend part autobiography titled Trailing Sky Six Feathers. As you can tell, he has yet to discern the ordinary meaning of retirement.   You can find out more about Ian at www.IanPrattis.com.  Please be sure to fill out our Audience Demographic Survey for LibSyn.  And don’t forget to subscribe to Consciously Speaking so that you don't miss a single episode. While you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreci

Today’s guest is Kamala Chambers. Kamala is an Intimacy Coach, Best Selling Author and has been a wellness educator for over 12 years. At the age of fifteen, Kamala decided to leave home and hitchhike across the US, traveling with the man she thought was her soul mate. A violent end to the relationship sent Kamala on a tailspin through a life of travel and love affairs where she sought a lasting connection. Since then, she has worked with top experts in intimacy, sexuality, and relationships.  Kamala is certified in Energy Medicine, Health Coaching, Vibrational Medicine, Holistic Wellness, and professionally works as an Intimacy Coach. Kamala also works with health coaches and healers who are ready to have more clients and help more people. She blends her background in energy medicine, business coaching, and video production to empower you to have a thriving online business.  Her own online business success allows her the freedom to travel the world and vacation at her self-built eco-home on the beautiful San

Today’s guest is Brad Johnson. Brad, also known as the Reality Whisperer, specializes in psychic/intuitive development, a revolutionary new healing method known as “Light Circuitry Attunements”, Akashic Record reading, Dream Interpretation and consciously accessing a vast range of knowledge from the universal mind. Brad knows that our reality is communicating with us all of the time. Through our daily lives, people and events are telling us more about ourselves and the opportunities of expansion surround us. Our dreams are one of our greatest tools that aid in us in being able to reshape ourselves into the empowered beings we are meant to become. Brad can teach you how to transcend from a self-body into a reality body and understand the language of synchronicity and manifestation.   You can learn more about Brad at www.realitywhisperer.com. Please be sure to fill out our Audience Demographic Survey for LibSyn.  And don’t forget to subscribe to Consciously Speaking so that you don't miss a single episode. Whil

In today's topical content episode, I am joined once again by Alicia Power. You may remember Alicia from Season 1, Episode 68 and her guided meditation in Episode 93. We are going to do a deep dive into our Spirit Helpers. Some may call them Angels, others may consider them simply as light beings. Alicia will help me explore their nature and pull back the curtains on communicating with them. We'll discuss: What Spirit Helpers are Quantum physics and quantum consciousness(es) What Spirit Helpers can do and want to do for us What they are here for ... and more Please post your comments on www.MichaelNeeley.com or on the Consciously Speaking Facebook page. We'd love to hear your thoughts. If you are interested in accelerating your journey and soul purpose in this lifetime, check out what Alicia has to offer at www.SoulMentoring.com. Please be sure to fill out our Audience Demographic Survey for LibSyn. Thanks! And don’t forget to subscribe to Consciously Speaking so that you don't miss a single episode. While

Do you frequently feel crunched for time? Are there simply not enough hours in your day? Perhaps no one is more aware of this than Dr. Eric Maisel, the author of many books, including Ten Zen Seconds: Twelve Incantations for Purpose, Power and Calm. In Consciously Speaking’s guided meditation series today, Michael will guide you through Eric's twelve breath awareness incantations that are meant to get you into a Zen meditation pose quickly. Few people have time for one hour, or even a half-hour meditation session during the day. But, Ten Seconds of Zen can be worked into your day almost anytime, anywhere. Five seconds on the inhale, five seconds on the exhale. Repeat this several times and you're on your way to relaxation and calm. This powerful, ten-second technique that we will practice today can change your stress into calm, strength and centeredness. The basis of The Ten Second Pause is using a single deep breath as a container for a specific thought. The technique is simple to grasp, simple to use, simpl

Today’s guest is Maura Sweeney. Described as the ultimate coach and advocate, Maura Sweeney is an Author, Speaker, Podcaster, World Traveler and Huffington Post blogger.  Both her podcast and her mantra is: “Living Happy – Inside Out.”  A former corporate manager, business owner and home schooling mom, Maura stepped out of her comfort zone to pursue a lifestyle career and invites others to join her along the way. Maura’s story of learning how to dance at midlife launched her Art of Happiness book series and the beginning of fun, ironic and sometimes profound inspiration.  Featured in media outlets like Match.com, Midlife Boulevard and Britain’s BBC, Maura can be seen everywhere from around the block to around the globe looking for great people, great stories and good news to share. When not speaking about leadership, influence and stepping out of comfort zones, she is probably finding another reason to laugh.  Learn more about Maura at www.Maura4u.com.  You can even drop her a line at Maura@Maura4u.com, tell

Today’s guest is Kristie Kennedy. If you could describe Kristie in one word it would be UNSTOPPABLE! She is a unique woman who is known for motivation, inspiration and empowerment.  As a young lady she encountered many challenges in the school system and found out early in life that one has the power to create their own destiny in spite of societal labels.  It was her entrepreneurial and enterprising mindset that has led her to achieve many of her greatest accomplishments. She considers herself to be an eternal optimist, which is an attitude essential to the life of a dreamer. Many of her peers are amazed at how she continues to pursue dreams in the midst of adversity. Today, Kristie is licensed esthetician, a professional writer for several women’s beauty sites, a self-published author, recording artist, poetess, custom jewelry designer and motivational speaker, and a Certified Conscious Living Coach. She has cultivated a lifestyle of pursuing her inner passion to empower individuals with the motivation nece

Today’s guest is Kim Ades. Kim is a Thought Mastery Expert, Author, and Personal Performance Coach specializing in coaching high-profile, highly-driven individuals who are interested in achieving extraordinary goals. An author, speaker, entrepreneur, MBA, coach, and mother of five, Kim is one of North America's foremost experts on performance improvement and self-development through thought mastery. By using her unique process of coaching through journaling, she works with motivated clients to unveil and switch their thought patterns to ignite significant organizational change and personal transformation. As President and Founder of Frame of Mind Coaching and JournalEngine™ Software, Kim also trains hundreds of coaches yearly on the art of coaching and incorporating journals into their coaching process, with a focus on mindset and thought mastery. You can find out more about Kim at www.frameofmindcoaching.com.    Don’t miss Michael being interviewed on Accentuate the Positive Radio this week by KAren Swain. Y

oday’s guest is Kyle Davies. Kyle lives and works in Cardiff, Wales. He is a Chartered Psychologist that practiced for 10 years until the late 1990s, when he turned his attention to therapeutic work. With training in counseling and multipple fields, including Ericksonian Psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, and Neuro-Linguistic-Programming (NLP), Kyle began working and innovating in the therapeutic environment focusing on depression and anxiety disorders. In 2003, Kyle broadened the scope of his work from a cognitive-mind centered approach to encompass a more body-centered approach. He continued to work with depression, anxiety and panic disorder, and also began to specialize in treating physical conditions including Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Autoimmune conditions, Lyme Disease, and others.  Kyle’s fascination with the energetic interconnectedness of life has driven him to further expand his work to meld the metaphysical with the scientific, and to develop a complete body-mind-spirit model of healing. H

Today’s guest is Starr Fuentes. Starr is a Spiritual Teacher and Master Healer that has devoted the majority of her life to the alleviation of much suffering of all kinds. After years of study with healers, masters, curanderos, and shamans, she has dedicated her life to helping others with the full unfolding of their purpose, path, and destiny. Starr has been leading seminars for several decades now, and is known throughout the world as a fountain of knowledge, compassion, and honesty. She has 52 certifications and can teach over 400 subjects. She combines the use of modern psychological tools with ancient healing and shamanistic traditions. Her years of travel and study have given her a unique perspective on teaching the fundamental issues of humanity. She understands the process of the unfolding of the self as it learns through teaching. When Starr's not traveling the world, she resides at the Divine Intervention Dome in Hot Springs, Arkansas where she conducts church services, ongoing seminars, and numerou

In this episode, I am joined once again by my dear friend, Audrey Hazekamp (Season 1, Episode 3 & Episode 38). Audrey is a game-changing integrative coach and facilitator for evolutionary fitness and integrity, and the creator and founder of Tall Poppy Inc. Today, we examine what it is to live a life with impeccability. We cover everything from keeping our word to being okay with saying "no". Our conversation includes: Defining impeccability as it pertains to living it Differentiating between impeccability and perfectionism Honoring agreements, and recommitting when necessary Forgiving yourself when you fall off the impeccability wagon Our impeccability environment among our friends and family ... and more You can learn more about Audrey at www.TallPoppyInc.com Please be sure to fill out our Audience Demographic Survey for LibSyn. Thanks! And don’t forget to subscribe to Consciously Speaking so that you don't miss a single episode. While you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and

In today’s guided meditation with Michael Neeley, you will be treated to conscious poetry from Mary Oliver, Rumi, Derek Walcott and Wendell Berry. Love after Love by Derek Walcott: The time will come When with elation, you will greet yourself arriving at your own door in your own mirror, and each will smile at the other's welcome, and say, sit here. Eat. You will love again the stranger who was your self. Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart to itself, to the stranger who has loved you all your life, whom you have ignored for another, who knows you by heart. Take down the love letters from the bookshelf, the photographs, the desperate notes, peel your own image from the mirror.   Sit. Feast on your life.   From Wendell Berry’s The Real Work: It may be that when we no longer know what to do we have come our real work, and that when we no longer know which way to go we have come to our real journey.   The mind that is not baffled is not employed. The impeded stream is the one that sings."   Please be sur

Today’s guest is Dr. Gregory Canillas. Known to friends and colleagues as “Doc”, he is a psychologist and professor that takes a “keep it real” approach to both his work with clients and in training the next generation of therapists.   Doc’s easy going attitude, coupled with a sharp insight that misses nothing, has made him popular with students and clients alike.  His clinical work, research and teaching have focused on the entire range of relationship issues from trauma, abuse and infidelity to conflict resolution, spirituality and self-esteem.   He has worked with children, adolescents, adults, students, foster parents and anyone who needed help to better understand themselves, their relationships and their place in the world.  Doc’s goal is to use his considerable education and experience to help people to live their best lives.   You can find out more about Doc at The Chicago School or follow him on Twitter and Facebook.   Don’t miss Michael being interviewed on Accentuate the Positive Radio this week by

Today’s guest is Donna Ghanney. Donna is a Certified Professional Life Coach & Leadership Trainer, Author, CEO of Kingdom Empowerment, Inc. (KEI), Radio Show - Host, Motivational Speaker, and Article Writer for Ezine and Kingdom Empowerment Magazine.  She coaches her clients internationally and has helped lead them to succeed in their goals. She passionately uses life coaching methods to help people overcome obstacles and limitations that keep them from excelling in life. She is committed to helping everyone she encounters to achieve maximum success! You can find out more about Donna at www.donnaghanneycplc.com. LINKS:   http://www.kingdomempoweredinc.com http://www.kemagazine.me   Please be sure to fill out our Audience Demographic Survey for LibSyn.  And don’t forget to subscribe to Consciously Speaking so that you don't miss a single episode. While you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated! To learn more about our previous guests, l

Today’s guest is Seth Greene. Seth is an award winning expert in direct response marketing. Based on the East Coast, Seth's company, Market Domination, has helped clients throughout the United States increase sales and gain new customers. Now what has that got to do with consciousness and Consciously Speaking? Great question! And one that we’ll get to in just a few moments, as we hear it from Seth himself.   You can find out more about Seth at www.ultimatemarketingmagician.com.  Please be sure to fill out our Audience Demographic Survey for LibSyn.  And don’t forget to subscribe to Consciously Speaking so that you don't miss a single episode. While you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated! To learn more about our previous guests, listen to past episodes, and get to know your host, go to www.MichaelNeeley.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.        

Today’s guest is Alexandra Stockwell. Alexandra and her husband have been married for 20 years and have four children. They have transformed their marriage from one based in friendship, intellectual collaboration, and sharing the responsibilities of parenting four children to one based in magnetic, juicy connection and soul-satisfying intimacy.  Along the way, Alexandra has learned a lot about love, connection, and sensuality. After majoring in Philosophy at St John's College in Annapolis, MD, Alexandra lived and worked in the US and in Europe.  She then matriculated at SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine and completed her medical training at UMass Family Practice Residency.  Since that time she has done numerous trainings in alternative healing and relationship dynamics, including Mama Gena's School of the Womanly Arts, and OneTaste's Coaching Program.  Using her intelligence, her life experience, her understanding of sensual pleasure, and her extensive training as a coach, Alexandra will invite you to heal

Today’s guest is Dr. John McGrail. John is a clinical hypnotherapist, self-improvement expert and spiritual teacher based in Los Angeles, CA. He is the author of The Synthesis Effect: Your Direct Path to Personal Power and Transformation. His unique therapeutic and teaching approach blends a life-long passion for understanding the human condition and spirituality with the experience and wisdom acquired through working with thousands of clients and students from all walks of life in his clinical practice and self-improvement/motivational seminars and workshops.  John’s Synthesis process is dedicated to helping people create health, wellness, personal change, growth, empowerment and spiritual balance both quickly and profoundly; it is very much focused on the integration or synthesis of science and spirit, a quickly growing ground swell in the field of human development. It also offers and teaches a way to live life virtually free of suffering. I call it practical enlightenment; a state of being attainable by a

In this topical content episode, we will be diving deep into the Akashic Records. In order to explore this subject most thoroughly, I have invited Akashic Records expert, Heather Gray (Season 1, Episode 54 & Episode 66). Heather is also a life coach, an intuitive healer and the creator of Soul-filled Life.™  She has been in the Personal Growth field for over 15 years as a healer, coach, workshop leader, writer and spiritual seeker.  Today, we'll cover the following: What are the Akashic Records  How they can help you on your life's journey When is the best time to delve into your records What types of questions are most effectively answered in your records How an Akashic Records reading differs from a Psychic reading ...and more You can find out more about Heather and even arrange for your own Akashic Record reading with her at www.SoulFilledLife.com. Please be sure to fill out our Audience Demographic Survey for LibSyn. Thanks!

Today's guided meditation will be led by Heather Hans (Season 1, Episode 11 and Episode 24). It is designed to open you up to your ideal relationship whether it is the one you're in or the one you desire. Heather is an internationally renowned visionary, healer & teacher, and author of the book, The Heart of Self-Love: How to Radiate with Confidence.   Please be sure to fill out our Audience Demographic Survey for LibSyn. Thanks! And don’t forget to subscribe to Consciously Speaking so that you don't miss a single episode. While you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated!   To learn more about our previous guests, listen to past episodes, and get to know your host, go to www.MichaelNeeley.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

  Today’s guest is Dawson Church, PhD. Dawson is an award-winning author whose best-selling book, The Genie in Your Genes, has been hailed by reviewers as a breakthrough in our understanding of the link between emotions and genetics.  He founded the National Institute for Integrative Healthcare to study and implement promising evidence-based psychological and medical techniques. His groundbreaking research has been published in prestigious scientific journals. Dawson is the editor of Energy Psychology: Theory, Research, & Treatment, a peer-reviewed professional journal, and a blogger for the Huffington Post.  Dawson shares how to apply the breakthroughs of energy psychology to health and athletic performance through EFT Universe, one of the largest alternative medicine sites on the web. Dawson has recently published a new manual describing the therapeutic technique called EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), which has a large worldwide following. Google Trends estimates that more than three million people