
A Journey of the Buddha
Tune in for soul story time! This episode takes you on a journey of the Buddha... Amanda Giacomini aka 10,000 Buddhas is an artist, yoga teacher and storyteller. Her 10,000 Buddhas project was inspired by a pilgrimage to the Ajanta caves in India where she saw a two thousand year old mural of a thousand Buddhas meditating together. This experience sparked an awakening, which led her on a mission to paint 10,000 Buddhas, spreading a message of kindness, compassion, and connection with her art. Over the course of a decade, Amanda reached and surpassed her goal, making 10,000 Buddhas a highly sought after, worldwide art project, including large scale public murals, fine art paintings, works on paper, and textiles. Her street art can be found across the United States from Washington DC, Miami, Palm Beach and Asheville, North Carolina to Seattle, San Diego, and Hollywood, CA. She has also painted murals in Panama, Costa Rica, Germany and Japan. As a teacher, Amanda has taught yoga to tens of thousands of people all over the world; from prestigious art museums and yoga festivals, to The White House and the Forbidden City in China. She is the co-founder of Point Reyes Yoga, a studio she and her husband, MC YOGI, started in 2001. Amanda has been teaching yoga for 20 years, practicing for over 25 and meditating for 30. Her approach to teaching is gentle and wise, one of her greatest joys is sharing the healing benefits of yin yoga while interweaving mythic stories from the Buddhist and yoga traditions. Amanda lives in Northern California with her husband MC YOGI and continues to paint Buddhas.
7 Juli 201931min

The Nature of Divine Timing
Rachel and Emma chat through their personal experiences with divine timing, understanding when and where things are meant to happen, and learning the art of ebb and flow. After all, they say timing is everything, and everything in time... We chat everything from ego to flow, pushing vs growing, faith, understanding, surrender. A great listen if you feel like something just isn't going your way at the moment.
26 Juni 201925min

The Truth About Tantra
Rachel speaks with her teacher Anand Mehrotra of Sattva Radical Wisdom Podcast while in India to debunk the Westerns view on Tantra. Ideas of sex and tantric practices confused and explore the expansive potential and true meaning of tantra. Our fear of intimacy is on the table in this insightful episode. Anand Mehrotra is the youngest known spiritual master in the world to develop Himalayan Yoga tradition in it’s pure and raw form. Anand has dedicated his whole life too bring all the original teachings of the Himalayan Yogic tradition, and intendeds too in a unique and powerful way. For the last fifteen years Anand has lead hundreds of diverse human beings; seekers, students, teachers, artists, to discover their deepest nature and to step into their freedom and aliveness. His teachings comes from the Vedic tradition and merge with the pure Tantric roots as taught by the ancient masters in the deepest Himalayas where he was born and raised. Originally from Rishikesh one of the most sacred towns in India, and now recognised as the birth place of Yoga, which calls thousands of pilgrims from all around India and spiritual seekers from many countries, he is a world citizen.
10 Juni 201930min

Let's Talk Shamanism
Shaman Durek is a 3rd generation shaman who has devoted decades to study and practice in becoming a thought leader and spiritual enthusiast for people all over the world. His focus is educating people on how to make shamanism a life style choice for evolutionary adaptation. He is an author, activist and a women’s empowerment leader. Durek acts as mediator or “bridge” between the spiritual and physical planes, and applies ancient spiritual wisdom, coupled with decades of devoted study and practice, to help bring success, happiness and healing into clients’ lives. Shaman Durek comes from a long lineage of spiritual practitioners including ministers, oracles and healers. He works with clients on a one-to-one basis as well as in group sessions. A gifted guest speaker and inspirational teacher. Durek has worked with many diverse public figures and leading organizations in conflict areas around the world. Shaman Durek’s dedication is in seeing people consciously living their lives more authentically and realizing happiness is attainable in this life.
26 Maj 201940min

Exploring The Solar Plexus
Another chakra episode! This time Rachel and Emma discuss the solar plexus chakra, the center of the energy associated with ego. This is the source of personal power, self-belief and self-worth. This chakra is all about SELF-EMPOWERMENT, BOUNDARIES, GIVING AND RECEIVING, BRAVERY, COURAGE, AND STRENGTH, PROSPERITY, VITALITY AND LIFE-FORCE ENERGY, SELF-MASTERY, HAPPINESS, JOY, SELF-ESTEEM, CONFIDENCE and it also is what dictates our digestive health and overall mental health since our gut directly communicates with brain.So those gut feelings, inklings, and sick to your stomach moments are all directly from this energy centre.
19 Maj 201920min

The Power of Sex, Love, and Relationships
Laura Berman is an American relationship therapist. She is the host of In the Bedroom with Dr. Laura Berman on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). She is also a regular guest on The Dr. Oz Show, and hosts her own nationally syndicated radio program, Uncovered with Dr. Laura Berman. She previously starred in Showtime's reality TV series, Sexual Healing. We have a special 1111 discount for all of our listeners so you can explore the healing world of Four Sigmatic, use the code 1111 at check out at foursigmatic.com for your hook up.
28 Apr 201939min

Spiritual Explorations and Study
Rachel and Emma discuss their biggest spiritual studies that saw them travel and learn from different leaders in various realms from witchcraft, yogi's, gurus, to voodoo priestesses. If you have an itch to learn and explore more about an element of spirituality this episode will get you soul juices flowing! We have a special 1111 discount for all of our listeners so you can explore the healing world of Four Sigmatic, use the code 1111 at check out at foursigmatic.com for your hook up.
14 Apr 201931min

Meditation and Mantra Strategy
A must listen if you struggle to settle into your meditation practise. Meditation expert Charlie Knoles teaches you tricks and tips to drop into your practise that are transformationally simple! Charlie Knoles is a Vedic Meditation teacher and the director of The Veda Center. He was taught Vedic Meditation at age 4 by his father, Maharishi Vyasananda Thom Knoles. Following in the footsteps of his father, Charlie‘s life has been devoted to innovative teaching. He studied at the Australian institute of Music, The Sydney Conservatorium of music and attained his degree in Biology at Maharishi University of Management where he was pivotal in developing their multidisciplinary degree in Sustainable Living, now one of their most popular programs. After completing his training as a meditation teacher he recognized that all teachers need to be trained at an elite level. He developed a new curriculum for Initiator Training and ran a course of deep immersion in Vedic culture in the Himalayan mountains of India. Also check out Charlie's MBG Video Course, The Essential Guide To Meditation. We have a special 1111 discount for all of our listeners so you can explore the healing world of Four Sigmatic, use the code 1111 at check out at foursigmatic.com for your hook up.
31 Mars 201938min