Finding the Essence of Innovation in Creative Pairs When is the work of two people together greater than what either could do on their own? As long as we’ve been interested in creativity, we’ve been preoccupied by the myth of the lone genius. Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT Guest Joshua Wolf Shenk - author of THE POWERS OF TWO - busts this fantasy apart, and draws on new scientific research to show how the pair is the embodiment of ingenuity. On the show, we'll explore the magic of John Lennon and Pa...
Sep 08, 2016•57 min
Some believe authenticity is about being genuine and real. Others say it’s about being true to yourself. Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest Jason Moffatt - author of THE ART OF AUTHENTICITY: Tapping Into the Uniqueness of You - says his version of authenticity "is a bit different. A little less self-centered." "I believe authenticity is not so much about you. It’s about the people around you and how you relate to them," Jason explains. "It’s how you interact, value, and appreciate them. It’s wheth...
Aug 17, 2016•56 min
What if everything we think we know about how the world works ... ... from our ideas of love, education, spirituality, work to happiness and love ... ... are based on Brules (bullsh*t rules) that get passed from generation to generation and are long past their expiration date? Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest, Vishen Lakhiani - CEO of Mindvalley and author of THE CODE OF THE EXTRAORDINARY MIND: 10 Unconventional Laws to Redefine Your Life and Succeed On Your Own Terms - says you can remove these...
Jun 15, 2016•49 min
Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest, Chade-Meng Tan - author of "JOY ON DEMAND: The Art of Discovering the Happiness Within" (the long-awaited follow-up to his New York Times bestselling book SEARCH INSIDE YOURSELF) - shows us how anyone, no matter where they are, can access this source of happiness. “If you have been unhappy, or you are happy and aspire to be even happier, know that your happiness set point can be upgraded. I know because I did it, I have seen many others do it, and scientific stu...
Jun 02, 2016•54 min
As both a jazz saxophonist and a theoretical physicist, Stephon Alexander struggled to reconcile his passion for music and physics with the ancient realm where music, physics, and the cosmos were one. Playing the saxophone and improvising with equations, Stephon uncovered the connection between the fundamental waves that make up sound and the fundamental waves that make up everything else. In his book THE JAZZ OF PHYSICS: The Secret Link Between Music and the Structure of the Universe, Stephon r...
May 06, 2016•49 min
No matter how famous you are, how much money you have, or how successful you have become ... you are not immune to tragedy. Steve Mastroianni (aka VØID) - who toured the world with KISS, wrote with legendary songwriter Desmond Child and created some of the most popular guitar courses used by thousands of guitar students - had tragedy strike close to home. Steve’s father, Anthony Mastroianni, was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. Steve went from being on top of the world, feeling invincible an...
Apr 20, 2016•56 min
A leader is anyone who can see a better future and rally people to reach it. Inspiring change takes creativity, tenacity, and very thoughtful communication. Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest, Nancy Duarte - award-winning author of ILLUMINATE: Ignite Change Through Speeches, Stories, Ceremonies, and Symbols - has discovered the proven patterns in how the world’s most legendary leaders communicated during time of transformation. As a leader, YOU have the potential to not only anticipate the future ...
Apr 06, 2016•57 min
Autism is revealing the increasingly toxic world we live in - that is threatening the health of every one of us. Autistics are more sensitive to our toxic world - like the miner's canary, whose sensitivity alerted miners to a toxic atmosphere, the dramatic rise in autism points to underlying toxicity in our world that ultimately - and far more than we realize - affects the health of everyone. It is essential for all of us - not just those with autism or caring for them - to pay attention now, an...
Mar 16, 2016•59 min
ConsciousSHIFT with Julie Ann Turner featuring E.R. HAAS / THE EXCELLENCE HABIT We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” — Aristotle What if there were a way to make it easier for ordinary people to produce extraordinary results? Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest, E.R. Haas - CEO of ThinkTQ.com and author of THE EXCELLENCE HABIT - reveals that intentional excellence is the SINGLE HABIT so powerful, that it will change our lives, and the lives of every person we ...
Feb 17, 2016•56 min
Frustrated with the slow pace of natural human evolution, scientists, researchers, and biohackers across the globe are pushing the boundaries of sensory perception in bold new directions. The results are fascinating - as Julie Ann and her ConsciousSHIFT Guest, award-winning science journalist Kara Platoni, author of WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY: How Biohackers, Foodies, Physicians, and Scientists are Transforming Human Perception, Once Sense at a Time - will explore in this thought-provoking Conscious...
Feb 04, 2016•55 min
We are all, every single one of us, heroes. We are all on what Joseph Campbell calls “a hero’s journey;” we are all on a mission to step into our true nature and fulfill the assignment our souls were sent to Earth to fulfill. This is the message Dr. Lissa Rankin - 3-time ConsciousSHIFT guest, NYTimes-bestselling author (Mind Over Medicine), and author of her latest book THE ANATOMY OF A CALLING: A Doctor's Journey from the Head to the Heart and a Prescription for Finding Your Life's Purpose, bri...
Jan 20, 2016•55 min
Across the ages, there have been notable hotbeds of creativity - from ancient Athens, to the Song Dynasty in China, to the Renaissance in Italy, to today’s Silicon Valley. As Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest, Eric Weiner - author of THE GEOGRAPHY OF GENIUS: A Search for the World’s Most Creative Places, from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley - discovered, there is a pivotal connection between our cultural surroundings, and the emergence of our most innovative ideas. An acclaimed travel writer, Er...
Jan 07, 2016•51 min
WHAT IF ... there was A WAY to walk with intent and radiate inner joy every day, not based on circumstances, but from within? As Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest, Derek Lin, author of "THE TAO OF HAPPINESS: Stories from Chuang Tzu for Your Spiritual Journey," explains - from the Taoist sense, real happiness is a “process” and a lifelong journey that doesn't rely on external factors. The key to true happiness is within us, Lin says, paraphrasing Tzu's philosophy. Lin continued: "We should journey...
Dec 30, 2015•51 min
There is a major shift emerging in our global economy that is radically changing the criteria for business and economic success in the 21st century. Today's top companies are creating and recreating their businesses from the 'inside out' to create more impact, more meaning, and more happiness for everyone involved. There’s no doubt, business is poised to be the ultimate lever for making a difference in the world. Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest, accomplished entrepreneur Yanik Silver - author o...
Dec 16, 2015•58 min
War. Famine. Politics. Religion. With all of the global challenges we face today, how can any one person feel like they are making a difference? We are all connected. We are a global village. Be the change you want to see in the world. Anyone attuned to the various humanitarian and environmental movements in today’s world has heard these and similar phrases … But what do they really mean - and how can we begin to unite such powerful yet disparate efforts under one global banner? Julie Ann's Cons...
Dec 03, 2015•55 min
Perhaps one of the most surprising - and promising - trends in business today is the rise of mindfulness in the workplace. From small companies to multinational corporations, more and more people are meditating on the job, and with good reason: mindfulness can make us more focused, more effective, and happier. At first, the notion of yoga and meditation in the office seems like the province of Silicon Valley start-ups where employees bring their dogs to work and play football in the lobby. But i...
Nov 19, 2015•56 min
WHAT IF ... there was A WAY to walk with intent and radiate inner joy every day, not based on circumstances, but from within? As Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest, Derek Lin, author of "THE TAO OF HAPPINESS: Stories from Chuang Tzu for Your Spiritual Journey," explains - from the Taoist sense, real happiness is a “process” and a lifelong journey that doesn't rely on external factors. The key to true happiness is within us, Lin says, paraphrasing Tzu's philosophy. Lin continued: "We should journey...
Nov 19, 2015•51 min
If you've ever turned down the volume on your dream ... cared so much for eveybody else that you've caught yourself living someone else's life ... or even secretly yearned for a second chance, a second act, a second wave ... ... here's your invitation to transform loss into living your true legacy. Blending just the right balance of inspiration and irreverence, Jennifer Boykin, founder of Life After Tampons, says "the thing I most want to do is help other women at MidLife implement the answer to...
Oct 21, 2015•56 min
ConsciousSHIFT with Julie Ann Turner featuring JENNIFER BOYKIN / TRANSFORMING LOSS INTO LEGACY If you've ever turned down the volume on your dream ... cared so much for eveybody else that you've caught yourself living someone else's life ... or even secretly yearned for a second chance, a second act, a second wave ... ... here's your invitation to transform loss into living your true legacy. Blending just the right balance of inspiration and irreverence, Jennifer Boykin, founder of Life After Ta...
Oct 08, 2015•56 min
ConsciousSHIFT with Julie Ann Turner featuring SELF-TRANSFORMATION THROUGH STORY / BARBARA MAINGUY & LEWIS MEHL-MADRONA Story shapes our world - and reshaping our stories can positively transform how we experience our lives Stories are the units of meaning-making that help us make sense of our world. And, as Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guests Barbara Mainguy and Lewis Mehl-Madrona - co-authors of REMAPPING YOUR MIND: The Neuroscience of Self-Transformation through Story - share with us, retel...
Sep 30, 2015•57 min
Patty will share practical exercises to assist us in finding a more balanced sense of ourselves in the midst of outer activity. As Patty reminds us, the old Shaker song says “It’s a gift to be simple” - and tells us that the solution is in the turning, until “by turning, turning, turning we come ‘round right.” When we turn away for a short time from activities, goals and commitments — and toward the inner self — we discover a world that’s just as active and full of surprises as the outer one. Tu...
Jul 29, 2015•53 min
Today we see the emergence of a liberating new way of being in the world - one that weaves together the deep Nature wisdom of Indigenous traditions, the spiritual insights of Eastern philosophy, and the quantum breakthroughs of modern science. By making this worldview part of our daily lives, we usher in an era of greater health and awareness, for ourselves and for society. For all of the achievements of modern "progress," the Western way of thinking has led us - personally and collectively - to...
Jul 15, 2015•1 hr
Ready or not - our world is hurtling into a deep dive of accelerating creation of those once-future technologies long-considered science fiction, into tangible realities happening now ... And it is prime time to explore - not only what these new creations are, and what TOMORROWLAND will look like ... but also what it means to be a part of this BRAVE NEW WORLD. Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest NYTimes bestselling author Steven Kotler - author of TOMORROWLAND: Our Journey from Science Fiction to S...
Jun 17, 2015•54 min
Intent means "purpose." No one understands this better than Mallika Chopra. Taught how to meditate at the age of nine by her world-renowned father Deepak Chopra, an authority in the practice of mind-body medicine and spiritual healing, Mallika is well-versed on how to harness the power of intention. The 40-year-old mother of two daughters, author, and former MTV executive is now looking to help others do the same. As the founder and CEO of Intent.com, Mallika offers people a place to set an inte...
Jun 04, 2015•54 min
In the midst of our fast-fast world, filled with time pressure and stress - it's no wonder nearly every one of us feels OVERWHELMED. Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest Brigid Schulte - author of OVERWHELMED: Work, Love, And Play When No One Has The Time - as a harried mother of two, was stunned by a report that insisted American women had 30 hours of leisure each week ... and set out to discover the roots that give rise to overwhelm in our modern life. It's no wonder so many feel time is like a “r...
May 20, 2015•56 min
Larry Page, Elon Musk, Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos - there’s a reason they’re not like entrepreneurs of any previous era. They’re examples of a new and fast growing breed of “exponential entrepreneur” — those visionaries able to tap the incredible potential of exponentially accelerating technologies (infinite computing, robotics, artificial intelligence, and 3D printing, to name but a few). These technologies are democratizing the power to change the world, both driving us towards an age of A...
May 06, 2015•54 min
WHAT IF ... there’s a better way to make decisions every day? WHAT IF, just by developing a few simple yet effective rules, you can tackle even the most complex problems? Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest Kathy Eisenhardt, co-author with Don Sull, of SIMPLE RULES: How to Thrive in a Complex World - discovers these guiding insights in unexpected places, from the way Tina Fey codified her experience working at Saturday Night Live into rules for producing 30 Rock (rule five: never tell a crazy perso...
Apr 29, 2015•52 min
ConsciousSHIFT with Julie Ann Turner featuring SCOTT SAMPSON / HOW TO RAISE A WILD CHILD Connecting people, and especially children, with nature is one of the most pressing issues of our time: in the age of Google and iPhones, how are we to find a balance between technology and the natural world? Luckily, Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest Scott Sampson - author of "HOW TO RAISE A WILD CHILD" - shows, the very best place to connect with nature is - wherever you happen to live ... as he joins Julie...
Apr 02, 2015•54 min
Perhaps one of the most surprising - and promising - trends in business today is the rise of mindfulness in the workplace. From small companies to multinational corporations, more and more people are meditating on the job, and with good reason: mindfulness can make us more focused, more effective, and happier. At first, the notion of yoga and meditation in the office seems like the province of Silicon Valley start-ups where employees bring their dogs to work and play football in the lobby. But i...
Mar 19, 2015•56 min
What does it take to activate conscious, positive change in the world? Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest James O'Dea, author of THE CONSCIOUS ACTIVIST: Where Activism Meets Mysticism - and former head of Amnesty International and the Institute of Noetic Sciences, says only the integration of the two - both activism and mysticism - has the power to wake up humanity from its course of rapid self-destruction. In their ConsciousSHIFT conversation, Julie Ann and James will guide a deep reflection on t...
Mar 04, 2015•54 min
