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Igniting the Spark

Mind Body Spirit.fm
Increase your joy, aliveness and well-being. Listen to messages of hope, love and healing. Stephanie James talks with worldwide influential thought leaders as they share their wisdom and genius. Guests include Bruce Lipton, Mark Nepo, Arielle Ford, Larry Dossey, Amit Goswami, HeatherAsh Amara, Tom Cronin, Philip Goldberg and many more. Stephanie is a dynamic presenter, author, film producer, transformational coach, and psychotherapist with 30 years in the mental health field. With her vision and her passion she connects to the guests in a profound way which brings out the gems and true treasures that they have to offer.
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Befriending Yourself with Marla Mervis-Hartmann

What makes it so easy for us to love and accept others and so difficult to love and fully accept ourselves? This week, my guest is a professional coach, author, speaker, facilitator, and Reiki Master, Marla Mervis-Hartmann. Marla’s mission is to inspire women to feel good about themselves as they pursue the lives they desire. In this episode, you will learn how to cultivate confidence, find deep self-compassion, and begin the process of truly befriending yourself. After experiencing years of dys...

Oct 01, 202443 minEp. 85

Change the Quality of Your Life with Dimitri Moraitis

Everything you think, feel and do radiates an energy that comes through you. This is also called your aura. And when you change the quality of your aura you change the quality of your life. Join me and my guest Dimitri Moraitis, award-winning co-author, co-founder, and co-spiritual director of Spiritual Arts Institute, as we explore the tools that will help you strengthen a relationship, kick a bad habit, or deepen your relationship with the Divine and yourself. Learn more at https://spiritualar...

Sep 24, 202454 minEp. 84

Find Out How Much You Matter with Lynne McTaggart

Have you ever met one of your favorite rock stars? Well, after reading her books, and listening to her podcasts, and interviews for years, meeting the phenomenal Lynne McTaggart was that kind of experience for me!! Get ready to learn how your individual contribution can help change and heal the world and so much more. You will be inspired, expanded, and filled with hope. You matter! And in this episode, you learn just how much of an essential piece you are to the whole. Lynne McTaggart is one of...

Sep 17, 202450 minEp. 83

How to Embrace the Darkness and the Light to Experience Our Fullness

What if the darkness is not something to fear, but something to embrace as the womb of creation that leads to our greatest healing as we experience the wholeness of ourselves? In this episode, I speak with Leah Guy, spiritual teacher, speaker, and intuitive healing artist as we speak about moving from suffering to healing, and how to embrace the duality we live in to create a healthy and grounded life. She's the author of three books including Overcoming Toxic Emotions, currently published in fo...

Sep 10, 202450 minEp. 82

Self-Healing and Beyond with Charissa Sims

You are a healer. Whether you are aware of it or not, you have a powerful force already inside of you that can help heal yourself and aid in the healing process of others. How do you shift your energy and discover your healing abilities so you can use your superpowers for good in the world? This week my guest is Charissa Sims, an author, fellow podcaster, and health and energy coach who healed herself from cancer. Her inspiring story is a beautiful journey into the inner wisdom available to all ...

Sep 03, 202445 minEp. 81

How to Make Love Last with Dr. John Schinnerer and Joree Rose

What do you do when you realize that love isn't enough to make your relationship work or thrive? In this episode, I meet with relationship experts Dr. John Schinnerer and Joree Rose and we delve into the secret sauce of how to manage conflict, create deeper emotional safety, and create deeply meaningful, and lasting relationships. Joree Rose, LMFT and Dr. John Schinnerer are partners in both life and love. They’ve been jointly doing couples work for over four years and are passionate about guidi...

Aug 20, 20241 hr 2 minEp. 80

The Clear Mind Way

How can you cultivate conscious awareness and better befriend and understand your subconscious mind? My guest this week, Ian Haycroft, is a kinesiologist and a profoundly inspiring guide that helps support individuals, organizations, and communities, to awaken to what most authentically expresses who they really are and what they want to achieve. Ian believes that substantial change in our world requires us to go beyond personal awakening. We need to support and build communities that are awake ...

Aug 13, 202444 minEp. 79

Living, Being, Knowing: Embracing the Journey Within

What happens when we illuminate the dark night of the soul by shining the light of awareness and acceptance of ourselves, our circumstances, and our emotions? We experience profound transformation and healing. My guest this week Simran Singh shows you a way of going through difficult times and finding the light within you. SIMRAN is a multiple Gold award-winning author and catalyst for love, compassion and humanity. Known as the 11:11 Lady, a Love Catalyst and Rebel Humanitarian, SIMRAN advocate...

Aug 06, 202447 minEp. 78

Spiritual Romance with Kristian Strang

Are you ready to open your mind and heart in new ways? Then this uplifting infusion of divine inspiration is for you! My guest in this episode is always high frequency and fabulous, Dr. Heather Kristian Strang. Kristian is a mystic, metaphysical psychologist, and an Amazon bestselling author of 13 books. She supports coaches, therapists, healers, writers & artists in creating their own thriving economies as prosperous healers through her Love Territory Guide & Sacred Spirituality Coach C...

Jul 30, 202434 minEp. 77

Original Love with Henry Shukman

Are you ready for more love and connection in your life? In this important time when so many people feel disconnected, disengaged, and lonely, this is an invitation to awaken to a deeper place of divine love inside of you. In this essential conversation with poet, author, and Zen master Henry Shukman, you will learn how to increase your mental health and well-being and return to the place you originated from... Original Love. Learn more at https://henryshukman.com Learn more about your ad choice...

Jul 23, 202453 minEp. 76

Angels Among Us with Michael Andre Ford

Do you believe in angels? Most of us have heard about angels since we were children in Sunday school. But what is it really like to have an encounter with an angel? In this episode, my wonderful guest is an author, fellow podcaster, and Angel intuitive Michael Andre Ford. Michael loves to teach others about the Universe & everything the Universe provides and to help others hear, feel & see the beautiful beings that are there to support them on their present journey. If you are ready to o...

Jul 16, 202444 minEp. 75

Hope and Healing with Jennifer Hill

How do we get through the difficult times and build resiliency, health, and vitality? My conversation with the brilliant and beautiful Jennifer Hill will enlighten and delight you with practical tools to help you thrive and ways to overcome what blocks you from living your healthiest and happiest life! Jennifer K. Hill is an author, speaker, TV & Radio host, entrepreneur and thought leader. She has written two books, and has authored two popular white papers as well. She built and sold her f...

Jul 09, 202443 minEp. 74

The Awakened Way with Suzanne Giesmann

What is the Awakened Way and how can your awakening serve humanity? Join me for my extraordinary conversation with the incredible and awe-inspiring, Suzanne Giesmann. Suzanne is an author and teacher of The Awakened Way™ – a path to knowing Who you are and why you’re here. She has been included on the Watkins’ list of “100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People.” A former U.S. Navy Commander who served as a commanding officer and aide to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, today she s...

Jul 02, 202447 minEp. 73

The Healing Power of Mediumship with Karen Docherty

What if you could continue to connect to your loved ones even after they had passed? How would your life be different if you realized that even though they might be gone from the physical realm, your loved ones were always available to love and support you? Get ready for the answers to these questions and a ride into expanded realms of consciousness and experience as I speak to renowned Scottish psychic medium, Karen Docherty. Since the discovery of her abilities, Karen has worked tirelessly to ...

Jun 25, 202443 minEp. 72

Love Continues On: Connection Beyond the Veil

When Wayne Dyer, an internationally renowned author and speaker in the field of self-development, died in 2015, the world grieved for the loss of the father of motivational speaking. In this candid and extraordinary conversation, I speak with Saje Dyer, the youngest of the Dyer children, about her life, her father's death, and the continued connection they have shared since he passed. A beautiful and candid interview that will open your heart and comfort your soul. Saje is an author, business ow...

Jun 18, 202448 minEp. 71

The Healing Power of Flowers

Did you know that flowers can help you heal? As a survivor of childhood trauma and severe depression, author and master flower essence expert, Dina Saalisi found her answers in flower therapy and is dedicated to helping others use this simple and powerful method of healing. Listen in to our extraordinary conversation as Dina shares with us how to: achieve emotional balance and harmony attain better health and well-being forge a deeper connection with nature how to live the life you desire Dina S...

Jun 11, 202441 minEp. 70

Healing Ourselves with Dr. Shamini Jain

Did you know that you actually contain profound healing abilities within your own being? Get ready to be lit up and to find out how you better heal yourself on this episode when I talk to psychologist, scientist, and social entrepreneur Shamani Jain. Dr. Shamini Jain is a psychologist, scientist and social entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of the Consciousness and Healing Initiative (CHI), a nonprofit collaborative accelerator that connects scientists, health practitioners, educators, and...

May 28, 202444 minEp. 69

Love Beyond the Veil with Stephen Simon

What if death was not the end of your experience with a loved one but just the next chapter in the book of eternity? Join me for this episode with my amazing guest, Academy Award-winning film producer Stephen Simon, as we talk about his relationship with his wife from beyond the veil. It is a profound journey into the everlasting power of love and how our connection with our loved ones continues even after they have left the physical plane. In 1980, Stephen Simon produced the film Somewhere in T...

May 21, 202443 minEp. 68

Sacred Psychiatry with Judy Suzanne Reis Tsafrir, MD

Are you ready to transform your health and raise your consciousness? This week, I am talking with Judy Suzanne Reis Tsafrir, MD about the extraordinary ways you can do just that. Judy is a holistic healer with a private psychiatry and psychoanalysis practice in Newton, Massachusetts. She is a board-certified adult and child psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, is on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and the Boston Psychoanalytic Institute, and teaches and supervises at the Cambridge Health Allian...

May 14, 202441 minEp. 67

Creating a New Earth with Hope Ives Mauran

The world is experiencing profound change and in it, we can get caught up in fear. If you want to explore how to let go of your worries, move into your heart, and start creating a vision for a new earth full of more peace and love, then this episode is for you. Weaving together stories, experiences, and wisdom from many sources, Love’s New Earth, by Hope Ives Mauran, is a practical, tactical, and empowering handbook for these times. By redefining who we are, where we live and reminding us of the...

Apr 30, 202445 minEp. 66

Increase Your Happy with Paula Vail

Are you ready to up your happiness? Did you know there are specific things you can do to increase your well-being and they are accessible at this moment right now? If you are ready to feel better and boost your joy, then join me for this warm and wonderful conversation with Paula Vail. Paula is the renowned award-winning author of "Why Am I So Happy" and the Podcast Host of "Elevating Your Life", besides being a Reiki Master & Teacher. Her show introduces experts in the field of happiness an...

Apr 23, 202436 minEp. 65

Healing Our Core Wounds with the Chiron Effect with Lisa Tahir

This is an essential time of healing on the planet and if you are ready to rise to your next level of healing and happiness, then this episode is for you. I am so excited to share this truly wonderful and life affirming interview with the amazing Lisa Tahir. Lisa is the founder of Psychoastrology® and the author of The Chiron Effect: Healing Our Core Wounds through Astrology, Empathy, and Self-Forgiveness, which has been endorsed by His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama who says, “As a student of Bud...

Apr 16, 202450 minEp. 64

Creating Your Way to a Better Life with Katrina Pfannkuch

Are you ready to tap into your creativity and go beyond what you thought you could achieve? Then get ready for this inspiring conversation with Katrina Pfannkuch. Katrina is a creative consultant, project manager, producer, writer, editor, podcaster, and mindset coach. She collaborates and coaches with artists, and creative entrepreneurs, to clear creative blocks, gain clarity, generate focus, and create what they envision. Katrina works with these individuals to create a clear artistic vision a...

Apr 09, 202449 minEp. 63

How Your Dreams Can Guide You to Your Best Life with Machiel Klerk

Do you know that your dreams are your internal GPS to self-knowledge and personal development? Join me for this fascinating conversation about how you can utilize your dreams to tap into deep wisdom as I speak with the amazing author of Dream Guidance, Machiel Klerk. Machiel is a social entrepreneur, licensed mental health therapist, international speaker, dream worker, and published author. Machiel founded the organization Jung Platform based on a night-time dream. This organization focuses on ...

Apr 02, 202443 minEp. 62

The Divine Connection: Love, Laughter, and Limitlessness With Neale Donald Walsch

What if you could talk to God? What do you imagine you would hear? How would your life be different if you knew that you were intimately connected to the Divine and that wisdom, love, and support were only a breath away when you paused to listen? In this extraordinary episode, I speak with beloved author, international speaker, and modern-day spiritual messenger, Neale Donald Walsch. Neale has published 33 titles in the past 20 years, including the Conversations with God books, which have been t...

Mar 26, 202457 minEp. 61

Merging Ancient Wisdom with Modern Science with Holly Copeland

Can you rewire your brain to experience more joy, peace, and happiness by dropping more fully into your heart? Holly Copeland, MA is a former conservation scientist turned certified Human Potential coach and NeuroMeditation teacher, sound healer, and Reiki master. She is a practitioner and teacher of non-dual awareness and subtle energy meditation techniques and uses neurotechnology, Reiki, and tuning forks in transformative quantum healing experiences and in her coaching work. Holly's childhood...

Mar 19, 202442 minEp. 60

Increase the Love and Communication in Your Life with Corey Lyon Folsom

Are you ready to up the love, communication, and wellbeing in your life? Join me for my soul-filled conversation with the highly regarded love & relationship coach and the author of Soul Statements – A Love Coach’s Guide To Successful Communication, Corey Lyon Folsom. Corey has been a professional tracker, aboriginal skills instructor, wilderness guide for newly sober people, and a vision quest leader. After a spiritual soul-awakening, Corey participated in Ipsalu, Source School of Tantra Yo...

Mar 12, 202449 minEp. 59

How to Befriend Yourself and Cultivate a Deeper Relationship With You

Are you ready to take a little mini-retreat that will greatly improve your wellbeing? Come join me for an episode that will give you some of the golden nuggets from the retreat I just led in Sayulita, Mexico. You will learn some of the potent tools for self-transformation and how to cultivate a loving relationship with yourself. As you befriend yourself more deeply, you not only give others the permission to do the same, you become a magnet for attracting more joy, peace, and happiness in your l...

Mar 05, 202425 minEp. 58

Living Your Dreams with Hillary Hawkins

Have you ever met someone who is sunshine in a bottle? Someone who is fully lit up because they are living their dreams and by living their dreams so fully they inspire you to do the same? Well get ready be lit up as I speak to former Host of Nick Jr. & Radio Disney, award-winning actress, screenwriter, producer, singer, songwriter & 3X Voice Arts Awards nominated Voice Over Artist, Hillary Hawkins. Hillary is the creator of “Stuck For A Reason” which aired on ABC, CBS, NBC & FOX as ...

Feb 27, 202436 minEp. 57

Honoring Life Through Empowered Endings with Elizabeth Uslander

We all know how important it is to have goals and make plans for how we want to live our lives. Have you thought about how you would want the ending of your life to be? Why would that be important and how does it enhance our ability to live more fully now? These and many other questions are answered in this week's episode when I meet with the Spiritual Director of Empowered Endings, Elizabeth Uslander. Elizabeth and her husband Bob Uslander, MD are on a mission to transform the experience of Lif...

Feb 20, 202443 minEp. 56
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