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Today I’ll be talking with Loretta Breuning PhD, founder of the inner mammal institute, Professor Emerita at Cal State East Bay, and the best-selling author of The power of Positivity, and Habits of a Healthy Brain. And that’s just what I want to talk with her about today, about how to retrain your brain to boost your serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin and endorphin levels, to help you stay happy, even during these crazy times. That plus we’ll talk about thinking of feral pigs, satisficing and the nobel prize, the importance of judging science fairs, baby chimps and mama’s crumbs, animals breaking into zoos, and what paint by number kits & redecorating have to do with anything! Self-Help and Self-Improvement Topics Include:  What does it mean our brains are wired for survival? What do happy chemicals have to do with anything? What do we need to know about oxytocin, serotonin, endorphins and dopamine What’s the vicious cycle of seeking happiness? Why don’t donuts or brownies solve our problems? How do we stop

If you’ve ever felt less than worthy, or like your actions just don’t matter, then do we have the empowering boat-rocking show for you. Today we’ll talk about self-worth, what it means, where it comes from, and why, when you start working on yourself, self-worth issues inevitably bubble to the surface. That plus we’ll talk about money from heaven, the power of haircut’s, plyometric madness, corks and champagne, and what in the world babies climbing mattresses, has to do with anything. Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: What does nervousness and yawning have to do with one another Why do we get nervous when things are going right? What does it mean that we do or do not have to earn the right for something? What our internal wiring does to us. What does it mean to be of value Do we have to earn the right for anything (especially to be heard) What Dr. Bradley Nelson’s Emotion Code can do to help you when you’re having emotional challenges What we can learn from Sergio Magana and Caves of Power What

If you’ve ever wanted to amplify your live and shine brighter than ever before, then do we have the Love Louder show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Preston Smiles, co-author of Now or Never, winner of Elixir Magazine’s Millennial Mentor Award, co-founder of The Love Mob and the Bridge Method and author of a fantastic book on up-leveling your life, Love Louder And that’s what we’ll talk about today, about a plethora of ways you can amplify your life! That plus well talk about a girl named Upendo, the double boomerang effect, what in the world’s a blue frog moment, flying pig knuckles and tickle wars, and what do lavender skinny jeans, a ripped up shirt, pink converse Chuck Taylors and a studded belt have to do with anything! Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: How do you move past negative messages in your head? What did Preston’s teachers do to him early on and what was the message it sent? What happened to all of the children around Preston? How did Preston’s neighborhood turn into a war zon

If you’ve ever needed healing in your life, body, mind or soul, then do we have the Caves of Power show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Sergio Magana, world renowned Mexican healer, and the author of several amazing books including the Totlec Secret and Caves of Power, one of the most fascinating books I’ve ever read. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about Ancient Energy Techniques for Healing, Rejuvenation, and Manifestation. That plus we’ll talk about an appointment with an eagle, tobacco and an egg, crystal skulls and obsidian mirros, psychic surgery, black eagles perception, flying men of papantla, and what Armando and a spider, has to do with anything! Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics: How did Sergio Magana begin discovering the hidden world of ancient Mexican healing? What did he learn from the Mayan and the Aztec’s early on? What can we learn from tobacco circles? How can one use peripheral vision to see other worlds? What is black eagle’s perception? When did Sergio

If you’ve ever wanted to know what enlightenment really is, and if there’s a way to get there, then do we have the How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain show for you! Today I’ll be talking with best-selling author, Dr. Andrew Newberg from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, a pioneer in the neurological study of religious and spiritual experiences known as neurotheology, and co-author of a phenomenal new book, along with Mark Robert Waldman, How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about the new science of transformation, and what it means for all of us. That plus we’ll talk about automatic writing, sufis and brain scans, mediums and parietal lobes, why you might not want to study demons, what to do when being chased by dinosaurs, what in the world a sea of infinite doubt has to do with anything, and the spiritual significance of unpopped popcorn on the stove! Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include:  What was the fundamental question about

If you’ve ever heard, read, or watched a movie about Positive Thinking and the Law of Attraction, then do we have a special show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Mitch Horowitz, PEN Award Winning Historian, and the author of Occult America, and the vice-president, executive editor, and director of backlist and reissues at TarcherPerigree. He is also the author of a fascinating new book on Positive Thinking “ One Simple Idea. Today we’ll talk about what Positive Thinking, New Thought, and the Law of Attraction really is, where it came from, how it came about, what’s real about it, and what isn’t, and how we can all use it to transform our lives. That plus we’ll talk about hardware stores and milk, heart shaped pink buckets, and how we can transcend our cake and eat it too. Questions and Topics Include: What book Elvis’s hair stylist gave him? How Elvis read books by Earnest Holmes, Madame HP Lebatsky, Manley P. Hall Gave him a copy got a copy of the Impersonal Life from Joseph Benner What do we do if we’re

If you’ve ever wanted to take your health and life to a whole new level then do we have the show for you. Today we’re going to talk about the power of challenging yourself, why you want to do it, what it looks like and how it can change your life.  That plus we’ll talk about IRS Miracles Jessica in the gym, group coaching fun, The importance of getting cold, freedom, fun and work, shakes and hives, and what getting kitty litter and date night have in common? The Power of Letting Go Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: What’s the importance of getting our energy up What’s the importance of kindness Why it’s so important to be present – rather than focus on the past What’s the danger of being on the defensive What it means to let go of perfectionism What exactly is the power of letting go? What it means to play a bigger game? What it means to truly know yourself. When stretching it great Why discomfort can be so powerful Scary moments after a near death experience What it means to truly surrender to

If you’ve ever wanted more success happiness and peace in your life, then do we have the Urban Monk show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Dr. Pedram Shojai, qigong master, master herbalist, and doctor of oriental medicine. He’s also the host of The Health Bridge and The Urban Monk podcasts and the author of an amazing owners manual to living a more balanced, in sync life, The Urban Monk. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about how to use eastern wisdom and modern hacks to stop time and find success happiness, and peace. That plus we’ll talk about a monthly vow of silence, fasting in waimea, running in the dark, why you don’t need Oakley iridium’s, the power of bouldering, why hibernations a must, and why in the world above all else, you want to do kung fu stances while standing at your desk. Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include:  What happens to our pre-frontal cortex under stress? What does it mean to use meditation as an operating system? What’s a mental virus? What’s th

If you’ve ever felt there’s more to your health, fitness, and human spirit than meets the eye, then do we have the What Doesn’t Kill us show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Scott Carney, investigative journalist, anthropologist, and author of a fantastic paradigm busting book and journey, What Doesn’t Kill us. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about how freezing water, extreme altitude, and environmental conditioning can renew our lost evolutionary strength – oh goodie!!! That plus we’ll talk about climbing mountains in shorts, dancing indoors in the rain, why you don’t want to go floppy, brown fat over white, breathless pushups, a mutiny on a mountain, spartan races, eating tapeworms, a mental umbrella, and what in the world Turritopsis dohrnii, the so-called “immortal jellyfish” has to do with anything! What Doesn’t Kill Us Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: What’s an Immortal Jellyfish and what does it have to do with anything? Who is Wim Hof, aka the Iceman? Why di

Today I’ll be talking with Dr. Joe Vitale, one of my all-time favorite guests. He’s the best-selling author of countless books, has starred in numerous movies including the secret, and thanks to the Remember Process, is now a musician with fifteen albums to his credit. He’s also the author of a brilliant book on transformation I can’t recommend enough. The Miracle: six steps to enlightenment. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, the Six steps to enlightenment to help you leap past your hurdles, and live the life you desire. That plus we’ll talk about Ho’oponopono, gullwing Mercedes, horse-shoes bolts, and screws, the power of a number 2 pencil, butterflies and magicians, how to nevillize your goals, why 2 acres is better than four, why intention is for wimps, and why in the world you want to check your lights when you’re leaving the valet! Miracle Manifestation Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include:  What’s the missing secret (they didn’t tell you about in The Secret)? What’s wro

The Power of Beliefs Self-Help and Self-Improvement Topics Include: What in the world happened at the gym How to use the body to silence the mind How to get the mind incredibly still. What it means to change your inner landscape How to be the eye in the center of the storm. How tapping into the body helps the mind What it means to let go of your limits, or move past limiting beliefs What we can do by changing our mind or beliefs What we can learn from Scott Carney and breath-holding around limiting beliefs What it means to be aware of your fears What’s it mean to face your fears and do it anyway What’s the importance of treating everyone as a human being What it means to build up a bank account of kindness and compassion What effect our beliefs have on our outcome How the power of belief can have an effect on your outcomes How we can sabotage ourselves with our beliefs Why it’s so important to dig into your beliefs What it means to no longer stay small Why it’s so important to express yourself What it means

If you’ve ever been told anything you wanted to achieve was impossible, whether your health, your wealth, career, family, sports, business, arts, or otherwise, then do we have the one-in-a-million show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Aaron Baker, a true hero of mine, who also happens to be one of the most able-bodied recovering quadriplegic athletes, business owner’s and inspiring people out there. Since his injury, he’s walked 20 miles across death valley, ridden his bike not once, but twice across the country. Go-carted, mountain biked, and does more in a day that doctors say was ‘impossible’ than most people will do in a lifetime. And that’s what I want to talk with him about today. About believing in yourself no-matter what the experts tell you to achieve the impossible…or at least give it your best shot! We’ll talk about getting started, overcoming odds, and going after your dreams, like there’s no tomorrow. That plus we’ll talk about pink training wheels, mountain-biking mammoth, go-karts and red bu

If you’ve ever wanted to work less, yet do less, and be on top of your game without running yourself ragged, then do we have the show for you! Today I’ll be talking with positivity and performance guru and best-selling author Christine Carter, PhD, author of a new favorite book of mine, The Sweet Spot: How to Find Your Groove at Home and at Work. I’d say it’s more than just a book, but an owners manual for doing less and accomplishing more, and who couldn’t use that! So today we’ll talk about finding your sweet spot, that once-thought mythical place where you can relax yet get things done, achieve your dreams, without driving yourself into the ground, and where you really can have your cake and eat it too. That plus we’ll talk about celebratory dances, the Yay Me, a hospital fantasy, why no mud, no lotus, what we can learn from olive trees and marathoners, what the real meaning of the codeword ‘green’ is! Questions and Topics Include: How’d she become known as the ‘friendly jogger’ How do you get a treadmill

If you want to make sure 2017 doesn’t pass you by without you moving toward your hopes or dreams then do we have the gift of presence show for you. Today we’ll talk about being present, not just in the moment, but in stepping back and seeing where you want to go, and how you want to get there. That plus we’ll talk about haircuts, needles and college appointments, how to buy awareness, why sore knees aren’t what you think, the magic of 108, and why you don’t want to toss your gold fish, just because they’re floating upside down. Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: What we can learn from a crazy, sideways goldfish? How we can see our mistakes as guidance What we can learn from Dr. Joe Dispenza How to use Dr. Joe Dispenza’s techniques to be in a state of abundance How to get into a state of abundance How we can bring more freedom into our lives? What’s the untapped importance of self-care What in the world is facial rejuvenation? Why our work or career is not our value How to bring more peace and awa

If you’ve ever wanted more peace, happiness, and prosperity in your life then do we have the Mantras Made Easy show for you! Today I’ll be speaking with Sherianna Boyle, adjunct psychology professor, seasoned yoga instructor, energy practitioner and the author of six books, including a new blissful favorite of mine I want to share with the world, Mantras Made Easy. And that’s just what I want to talk with her about today, about the power of your words to bring in happiness, peace, prosperity and more.  That plus we’ll talk about amethyst mala beads, the Goddess Lakshmi, why you want to feel everything, and attach to nothing, and what in the world Halloween glitter and zipper bracelets have to do with anything! The Power of Mantra's Self-Improvement and Self Help Topics Include: What does Om Mani Padme Hum have to do with anything? Why a book on Mantras? How is the body programmable by language, words, and thoughts? What’s so special about Sanskrit mantras? What are seed sounds and why are they so powerful? H

If you’ve ever had a dream, but the doors kept on closing, then do we have the door opening show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Gentle Giant of a man, Brian Brikowski, former professional football player, perhaps future WWE star, and a bright and shiny light to everyone he meets – particularly us at the gym! We’ll talk about what it takes to step forward toward your dreams, and hold onto your vision, even when the going gets tough, and keeps getting tough. That plus we’ll talk about what happens at the gym at midnight, weekly drives to Pennsylvania, and why in the world Gustavo and Juanita, needed a cave! Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: How did Brian end up getting recruited by 50 division 1 schools What happened when he began playing college ball How did he end up with a bout of depression? What was his internal wiring saying to him? How did he end up going from school to school before ending up home, no longer playing the sport he loves? How did he flip the switch and begin overcoming c

Welcome back, I’m Michael Sandler your host on Inspire Nation along with my ever-loving, drops my jaw at the gym, organizes crazy-awesome classes and treats our kitties like gold, wifey Jessica Lee. Today we’ll talk about the power of self-Kindness. What it looks like, why it’s so incredibly important, and how you can begin practicing more of it today. That plus we’ll talk about group class magic, a party of Woo-Hoos, why mistake’s aren’t just okay, they’re inevitable, why forgetting to hit that recording button, may just turnout great, and what’s one word Jessica’s parents might not want to hear, Pollu Self-Kindness Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: What it means to get jiggy with it? How to manifest the body you desire How progress at the gym helps all areas of your life How taking ourselves to the gym or getting our bodies moving is an act of self-kindness How to empower yourself and take up more space Why no one deserves things more than you Why it’s so important to take care of our own need

If you’ve ever wondered about the meaning of existence, where we come from, or what this reality is anyway, then do we have the You Are the Universe show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Dr. Professor Menas Kafatos, who is the fletcher jones chair professor of computational physics at chapman university, and is an amzing author, and co-author with Deepak Chopra, of a very special new book, one that turns my apparently somewhat sticky oatmeal brain, into a beautiful tapioca, You are the Universe. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about discovering your cosmic self and why it matters! That plus we’ll talk about koalas and pandas, dueling monists at the ok corral, why you don’t want to keep your vocabulary in a locker, why my blue is bigger than your blue, why we want to give universe it’s eviction notice, what in the world’s a martian grimmick, and what riding a beam of light, and a live lobster in a bathtub, have to do with anything! You Are the Universe Self-Improvement and Self-Hel

If you’ve ever struggled with chronic back pain or other mysterious pain, that just won’t leave you alone, then do we have the Back Pain Permanent Healing show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Steve Ozanich, author of The Great Pain Deception: Faulty Medical Advice is Making us Worse, and Back Pain Permanent Healing. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about understanding the myths and confusion surrounding back pain, and what in the world we can do about it, beginning today. That plus we’ll talk about Jim Carrey and 23, tails wagging dogs, what we can all learn from tiger woods, the 2 percent solution, pounding defenseless scarecrows, what in the world’s vertebroplasty, 6 blind men and an elephant, and whether ostriches really do stick their heads in the ground. Back Pain Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: What happened with Howard Stern’s back and how did he heal? What can we learn from Tiger Woods’ back problems? Who is Dr. Sarno? What is TMS – Tension Myoneural Syndro

If you’ve ever wondered how to tap in to your inner wisdom, and get guidance, or direction to answers to life’s most pressing questions, then do we have the show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Colette Baron-Reid, A popular medium, and the star of the national hit Canadian TV show Messages From Spirit. She’s also a best-selling author and has her own oracle cards called Wisdom of The Oracle Today we’ll be talking about oracle cards and connecting with your intuition, what they are, how they work, why you don’t need to be afraid of them, and how you can use them to change your life. That plus we’ll look at sleepwalking to full moons, doing Barbie re-enactments, Charlie the Frog, and why you want to be careful, when you’re headed to the dent Questions and Topics Include: What is the difference between a medium and an intuitive counselor 5 Books and 7 Oracle Card Decks! What happened to Colette on Full Moons What were the nightmares Colette was getting when she was a very little girl How she grew up with ‘