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Every moment of every day you make a choice. You can select pain and frustration or happiness and joy. Are your choices helping you, or are they keeping you small? Join podcast host, meditation instructor and author Tomás Garza as he takes you on a spiritual deeper dive, and reach the next level in your personal growth. Allow yourself to open to a whole new level of experience. Gain confidence, true power, and certainty. Make the simple choice. Decide to Transform.
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Monday Nov 15, 2021
Monday Nov 15, 2021
Noa Gliksman lives in a postcard. Really, she lives in a postcard, and perhaps you have been there, too. It's in Mexico, on the Caribbean Sea, and I can promise you it is relaxing.
Whether you have been to Playa Del Carmen or you haven't, I'm sure you'll agree that living right next to the Caribbean Sea is picturesque and relaxing. We all want to live in a more relaxed state. Modern life stresses us, and we need to know that the journey from stressed to relaxed is possible.
It is. Noa shows us how, and that it all stems from a decision.
At one point in her life, Noa suffered from depression and anxiety. Physical manifestations developed, and she was finally diagnosed with septic ulcers and a hernia, among other things.
Noa realized and accepted that she had created the situation. With this acceptance came the realization that having created the life full of stress, she could create a life of happiness and relaxation.
This began a gradual move to holistic wellness. Along the way, Noa was willing to use her own body as a lab, to see what worked and what didn't. What stuck was the realization that every moment is an opportunity for us to take responsibility for our health--not just physical but emotional, spiritual, etc.
Noa reminds us that everything is possible, and that we hold more power than we realize; let us use it to create health, relaxation, and happiness.
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Noa Gliksman facilitates health transformations previously labeled impossible. She is passionate and determined to help people (re)claim their health and nurture their most valuable asset so it does not become a liability. She has helped executives, entrepreneurs, and even doctors reach new heights in life through habit changes that create optimal physical and mental health, renewed energy and mindset for inevitable success. Noa has transformed her own health; having suffered from severe acid reflux among other ailments, she is now a happy, healthy, balanced woman.
Noa is a mother to teenage triplets and currently lives in Mexico. She has lived in Brazil, Israel, St.Lucia, and the United States, and is fluent in four languages. She has served hundreds of clients in over 40 countries and is a serial entrepreneur who manages multiple businesses. Her education is as eclectic as her travels, and her experience as diverse as her lifestyle.
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Facebook: Marcia Noa Gliksman
Instagram: @marcianoagliksman
LinkedIn: Marcia Noa Gliksman
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Join Noa and her business partner Dr. Stephan Neff for a very special online workshop on Friday, November 19, 2:30 PM EST.
"How to Boost Your Immune System with Pleasure"
To register, visit stressedtorelaxed.com
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Tuesday Nov 09, 2021
Tuesday Nov 09, 2021
Join my special guest Amy Halloran-Steiner and me for the first-ever episode of Decide to Transform between high school classmates!
Amy and I graduated from high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1990. Amy has gone on to become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who teaches mindfulness and works with clients on her farm in western Oregon. She was once a wilderness therapist, and has long stressed the connection between mindfulness and nature.
Nature truly does the work. It calms the brain. It soothes and instills tranquility.
In working with clients on her farm, Amy offers a change of pace. In a valuable change of scenery, clients can attend session in Amy's office in a cow pasture. Sometimes something as basic as a change of scenery can have dramatic healing effects.
In this dynamic episode Amy shares her vast experience with travel and the outdoors, as well as her insights into mindfulness practice. She invites you to get out in nature--and to listen to this show!
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Amy Halloran-Steiner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who teaches mindfulness and works with clients on her farm in western Oregon. She tends the earth by gardening, raising animals, planting tress and immersing herself in nature. She believes strongly that we humans thrive through connection and care of one another and the earth when we are attuned to this present moment.
One of Amy's latest endeavors is the publishing of The Mindfulness Sidekick: Mental Wellness to Maximize Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. Amy embraces her role in helping others to transform into their best beings so that they might also give back to this world so in need of saving.
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Friday Oct 29, 2021
Friday Oct 29, 2021
At age 14, Ben Oosterveld found himself on the streets. At 15, he endured a failed suicide attempt. Rehab soon followed.
Today, Ben is highly successful in business, having built a multi-million dollar, top national team in real estate. He leads personal growth retreats and coaches entrepreneurs and national companies. What changed? Ben realized that the inner game is everything.
Indeed the inner game does mean everything. Master this, and the whole world opens up. This is true in any arena of life: business, relationships, spirituality, you name it.
Our inner game involves getting real and intimate--also very honest--with ourselves. Too often we run and hide. We feel we have to be or act a certain way; we perform for love, and in the process we lose ourselves.
Ben knows this pain. He also knows the path we must tread if we are to move beyond it.
Join us for a high-energy episode of Decide to Transform, and enjoy Ben's no-nonsense, practical approach to pointing the way for people to crawl out of their emotional holes. We have all been there; maybe some of us still are. If so, Ben has a very important message for you. Tune in and check it out!
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Ben Oosterveld did not have an easy start to life. He lived on the streets from the age of 14, survived a failed suicide attempt at 15, a later spent an entire year in rehab. His inner game needed work. He was a pure-bred people pleaser, manipulative and controlling man who always compared himself to others to the point of constant self-sabotage.
Today, as a successful entrepreneur and business professional, Ben helps business owners get clear about who they really are and what they really want. He helps them make the right changes in business and in life with the new goal of building a life they love. His focus is on speaking, coaching, and running personal growth retreats.
Ben loves business but his real obsession is helping people break free of the old patterns that hold them back in life. The inner game is everything to him and he is on a mission to find his tribe, one extraordinary person at a time.
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Instagram: @benoosterveld
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ben.oosterveld
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Thursday Oct 14, 2021
Thursday Oct 14, 2021
Five years ago, Emilie Rawlings had a breakdown. She was overworking herself, the culmination of years of struggling with boundaries, specifically of time and obligation. She pushed herself constantly to be better, informed by an undiagnosed anxiety and drive for perfectionism.
Her breakdown was not just mental and emotional but physical, as well. Emilie found herself unable at one point to get out of bed, unable even to think. She was literally shutting down in every dimension of life.
As she lay unable to move, Emilie reached a decision. She determined to put herself first. At age 45, this marked the first time in her life she had done this.
It proved to be the turning point. Unable to do anything besides lay down and breathe, Emilie began breath work and meditation, even if not calling them by name. She focused on this, and in so doing turned her considerable drive and determination toward self-care.
Emile was unmade, and remade.
During this time, Emilie developed, quite organically, a process she calls "Seven Layers." She now teaches this process, which begins--as her journey did--with simple body awareness. Through this process, people can enter into timelessness.
Join us for this inspiring and very healing episode of Decide to Transform.
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Emilie Rawlings, having suffered a complete breakdown in mind, body, and soul, now devotes her time and energy to helping others who have suffered similar instances in their lives. She does this with her Self-Care strategy program. Emilie is passionate about spreading the message of Self-Love and Self-Care through her books and courses.
email: emilie@emilierawlings.com
Instagram: @emilie.rawlings
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Purchase Emilie's book Foundation here. The book includes a meditation companion, "The Foundation Experience."
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Friday Oct 01, 2021
Friday Oct 01, 2021
GP is back!
Please join me for this very special edition of Decide to Transform as renowned Spiritual Teacher GP Walsh joins me on the show. GP is a regular contributor, and in the past few months we have had some amazing conversations and covered a number of topics. One thing is for sure: you will definitely learn something today.
We begin with the premise of acceptance and receiving. What is this, really, on the spiritual path, and how can we be sure we really are accepting and receiving? Also, what are we accepting and receiving, and from whom?
Let's start by accepting this: we do not know our own best interests. Really, we don't. Many of us have arrived at our present situation because we have tried everything. We have adopted many practices, modalities, and "things" and yet we still find ourselves suffering.
Let us accept that we have run out of moves. We can't do it by ourselves. We need help.
And what's next? The short answer is genuine spiritual practice. In particular, on this show GP describes for us a process and practice that he created: Inner Reconciliation.
In the process of Inner Reconciliation, we start by allowing ourselves to feel--everything. We simply stop and we listen to ourselves. We observe what is happening. We sit with ourselves as is, quite simply that, without an agenda. When we do this, we find ourselves in the experience of unconditional Love.
This is who and what we are. Note: we are not broken. We do not need to be fixed. We are perfect and whole exactly as we are.
What we are doing here is we are creating an atmosphere of Love. The more we accept and receive, the more we feel it, the more it colonizes and permeates our system.
We invite you to embark on this journey today. It is time.
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GP Walsh is a renowned Spiritual Teacher with decades of experience practicing and teaching meditation, EFT, and spirituality. He is the creator of Inner Reconciliation, the process described in this episode, and is also the creator and teacher of a number of workshops and programs related to spirituality and awakening.
Visit GP's website at https://gpwalsh.com.
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Saturday Aug 28, 2021
Saturday Aug 28, 2021
Newly-published Author, Coach and Yoga Instructor Rachel Matz has had plenty of experience of never feeling "enough." Like all of us in one way or another, she has been shamed, and has felt this pain acutely.
Perhaps you can relate. Perhaps you have experienced shame and the nagging sensation of never being good enough, valuable enough, smart enough, sexy enough, etc. As human beings we tend to eat ourselves alive in this department, constantly reminding ourselves that we are sick, unworthy, and limited.
Are you yearning to break away from this self-doubt? If so, tune in to this episode of the show, as Rachel walks us through some of her childhood shame and trauma and shares openly about her experience working through it and leaving it behind.
The reality is that feeling "not enough" keeps you in a loop of suffering. Scarcity beliefs reign, and situations always seem to end in disaster.
This does not have to be the case. This does not have to be your experience. Rachel invites you to tune in, be proactive, and know that you are worthy. She invites you to practice "enoughness."
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Rachel Matz has a coaching business called The Embodied Goddess for women's embodiment, sexual liberation, and business mastery. She and her husband co-own 4th and Market, a three-story historic building in their hometown of Zanesville, Ohio which they have transformed into a yoga, wellness, and fitness hub. She also hosts international Yoga Retreats and Teacher Trainings each year.
In addition, Rachel is the newly-published Author of I Am Worthy: Remembrance and Reclamation, available now!
Purchase your copy here!
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Contact Rachel at the following:
Web: https://4th-and-market.com
Facebook: Rachel Matz
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theembodied_goddess/
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Friday Aug 20, 2021
Friday Aug 20, 2021
Yes, different is fun!
You might even argue that it's essential.
Author and Actor Andrew Mondia has adopted "Different Is Fun" as a life slogan, and he lives it every day.
Andrew joins me as my guest on this episode of Decide to Transform to talk about this slogan, and to share with us his journey to adopting it, an opening up process that has spanned many years and is an integral part of his personal transformation.
Andrew has endured many challenges in life, from bullying and abuse when he was younger to an attempted suicide. On this highly energized and entertaining show, Andrew takes us through some of the significant milestones along the way, from coming out as gay in 2004 to performing at the Opening Ceremonies for the London 2012 Olympics.
Accepting yourself enables you to blossom. While this can certainly be a process, the rewards are well worth the effort. Are you fully accepting of yourself? Join us and come away inspired.
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Multi-talented Andrew Mondia is an International Actor and Speaker who has inspired hundreds of people from different walks of life to live a passionate life by sharing his story of overcoming challenges. These include the childhood trauma of bullying and abuse to an attempted suicide. He has worked with award-winning actors and directors and has been featured in the Washington Post, UK's The Guardian, National Post and on BBC Radio One.
Andrew is also a featured Author Expert in two international best-selling books: My Journey My Journal and How Big Can You Dream?
Having traveled the world extensively, Andrew currently lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrewmondia
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrewmondia/
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Tuesday Aug 10, 2021
Tuesday Aug 10, 2021
In the world as it currently appears to us, we humans face the high-speed evaporation of old paradigms. As old ways of thinking and of being cease to serve us, we find ourselves on our own, finding our way through as best we can.
My special guest GP Walsh and I use this situation as a jumping-off point for a far-reaching, spontaneous, and purpose-driven dialogue, and we hope you will join us!
Our current global predicament stems, of course, from our conditioning. The tribe, the culture aims to keep us safe, and we naturally seek this safety. At the same time, we have a deep drive to grow, to evolve. It is no wonder we feel pulled in different directions and conflicted.
Enter the gift of spirituality: we have to decide for ourselves. How liberating!
GP walks us through the pressing questions of what do we do? How do we navigate, transition, implement? While you'll have to tune in to find out more, suffice it to say that this choice--and where we're headed--is our destiny. This is what human consciousness developed for.
Ultimately, what happens is we make an argument for Love. This is the Age of Love, and there's a reason you are listening to this show, right now.
Join us.
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GP Walsh is a renowned Spiritual Teacher with a lifetime of experience teaching meditation, spirituality, and EFT. He is the creator of Inner Reconciliation and other programs designed to get you in touch with your inner Teacher and help you leave suffering behind, once and for all. GP is a regular contributor to the show.
For more information about GP's classes, workshops, retreats, and products visit him on his website:
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Tuesday Aug 10, 2021
Tuesday Aug 10, 2021
In this very special episode of Decide to Transform, I sit down with GP to discuss the Teacher. What is the true role of the Teacher? What does the Teacher do--or not do? We cover these and many other questions, and GP shares with us some of his experiences with Mooji, his own Teacher.
While we primarily cover the arena of spirituality on the show, everything GP has to say about the Teacher applies to all aspects of life. Because spirituality is life, this is naturally the case.
The true Teacher exemplifies what they are teaching, and brings you to the point where you no longer need a Teacher at all.
The true Teacher says, "Don't take my word for it; look for yourself."
Also, the true Teacher will not diminish you, will not humiliate or embarrass you, nor will they ask anything of you, and they will always be honest, even if harsh. They will always exhibit kindness.
The true Teacher is in you. The Teacher reflects this back to you.
The true Teacher is always there.
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GP Walsh is a renowned Spiritual Teacher with a lifetime of experience teaching meditation, spirituality, and EFT. He is the creator of Inner Reconciliation and other programs designed to get you in touch with your inner Teacher and help you leave suffering behind, once and for all. GP is a regular contributor to the show.
For more information about GP's classes, workshops, retreats, and products visit him on his website:
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Tuesday Jul 27, 2021
Tuesday Jul 27, 2021
Awesome is his middle name (really, legally.)
Flip Awesome Aguilera has done a lot, been through a lot, and learned a ton in the process. As a liquor distributor by day in Miami, Flip spent his 20s in an evening poker league and as a DJ in South Beach. You can imagine. Life was a constant party.
A major shift took place in his life when a friend one day took him biking. Flip began racing mountain bikes, lost 30 pounds, and transformed inside and out.
Flip tells us that biking makes you present. This is one way he practices being present in the moment; it is the closest thing to God we can be.
Having a practice of presence cannot be understated. In the present moment, creation happens. This practice transcends religion and is a foundational piece of all spirituality. As Flip puts it, he himself is "spiritually promiscuous."
And what is this but a sense of childlike curiosity? We should all follow Flip's example: we should all stay curious in life.
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Flip Awesome Aguilera is an NSCA, Precision Nutrition, University of Miami Sports coach, Jiujitsu blue belt, certified Holistic Life Coach and founder of Sweat Nation, established in 2010. Flip's coaching philosophy encompasses breath, mobility, stability, strength, nutrition, mindset, and self-defense.
Flip now resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and is involved in several engaging events in the community. These include Nerd Nite COS, Memoirs (true stories, unfiltered( and Axen Club COS. These bring the community together through storytelling, learning, and accountability. For more information contact Flip at the addresses mentioned below.
Flip's life affirmation is to do it by the book, but be the author.
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Podcast: WEYT
Facebook: Flip Aguilera
Instagram: @flipawesomeaguilera
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