Heart + Soul with Ellen Newhouse

Michael Andre Ford is an Angel Intuitive.  His unique ability to pull back the veil means people get to meet, hear & see Angels, Spirit guides and other well-known compassionate figures. As Michaels moves energy, you transition out of your thinking and into your heart where ALL is truly possible.

Join me in this surprising conversation with Michael Andre Ford about Angels and how you can open yourself up to receiving the wisdom from the angelic realm. What I thought would be a more prescriptive conversation about how one opens up to hear their angels,  what Michael offered up was more of a philosophical approach to opening yourself up: “Slow down, smile, allow yourself to get out of your thinking brain and move into your heart.” 

Michael’s greatest gift is not in being a channel for the angels to speak through him but rather in being a conduit for people to hear the angels speak themselves. He says that most people can easily and readily hear the angels he works with. 

Some questions I asked:

What was your first experience with seeing angels?  5:45

What do people need to do most in order to open to angels? 7:07

How do I know if I’ve gotten out of my brain and into my heart? 9:45

In This Episode, You Will Learn: 

• Michael’s unusual first experience seeing angels: A pink roman candle exploded in his living room. He later learned that she was the angel called Joy and brings so much to others in her high peppy voice when she shows up for people. 5:44
• If people would just take a breath, or smile a little bit more, and think 5-10% less per week, that could even just be a walk, we could open more into our hearts. 7:14
• We are constantly challenged with change and that’s our opportunity for growth. 8:11
• All those things we think we can’t do, half the time we really could do. 9:15
• The heart doesn’t need the details, it just loves. 10:15
• Stop asking the questions that take you away from the heart. 20:50
• It’s the act of letting go and getting into your heart,  enjoying the moment and laugh. 22:07
• You can be happy right now for absolutely no reason whatsoever. 22:35

Resources: 

Website: https://www.michaelandreford.com

Book: Listening to Angels: https://rb.gy/jebskx

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Throughout this episode,  I have been noticing a lot of my patients dealing with exhaustion and a general lack of motivation. It really got me pondering what is really going on. As I sat with this question it dawned on me that the past 2 years, we have had so many things to deal with and so many disappointments that I don’t think we have either acknowledged or even begin to process. In this investigation, I stumbled upon my own disappointment and as I acknowledged it and began to process it, my energy started shifting. So, I began exploring this with my patients and sure enough, they too began to feel better. This episode explores the gift of acknowledging our disappointments big and small so that we can begin to move on in our lives. 

Listen as I ponder and answer my questions to these answers: 

• Are people dealing with a sense of chronic disappointment built up over the last 2 years? (2:08)
• Even though it can look discouraging right now in the world, I believe we are in a transition toward an even better place in the future (3:16)
• We have to begin to deal with a sense of disappointment at all that we gave up over the last 2 years so that it doesn’t keep running in our bodies and psyche, giving us the impression that nothing that we want will ever happen(3:37)
• Take a moment and just check-in and see if you have unacknowledged disappointment lurking below the surface (4:04)
• Notice what emotions rise to the surface when you feel your disappointment (4:54)
• Upon my own inquiry, I realized how disappointed I was in having my one-woman show canceled due to Covid from opening on theatre row in NYC (5:35)
• I created a story attached to my unfelt/unacknowledged disappointment as many of us often do (7:21)
• If we can begin to feel our feelings, we can move the energy and move from there (9:57)
• Anyone who has been super successful has had to deal with setbacks and disappoints but the difference is is that they don’t allow themselves to stay down for forever(11:06)
• How to create a new story (11:55)
• How we relate and respond to the situation is where we have power (12:49)
• A nightly ritual of Gratitude(17:32) 

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Anne Tucker is the creator of Business Energetics and the Authentic Expression test, transmitter of the Nine Angelic Frequencies Series, and a channel for angelic wisdom. Her work is designed to help you see and understand your creative purpose, and to express it through your work so that you not only feel fulfilled, seen, and appreciated, but you also unlock the success you're capable of. Anne is helping to redefine business for a spiritual age, where the work we do becomes a conscious pathway to our own spiritual development.

In the episode, we talked about how someone awakens to become a channel. Anne had an unusual path into becoming a channel as she found herself looking out at the world through her friend’s eyes who was a thousand miles away on a plane. Anne explained how she had to learn how to hold the angelic energy that she was called to channel. We talked about how collectively, we are definitely going through a messy time but on the other side of this difficult time that it will be amazing, filled with so much light.

Some questions I Ask:

·  Does everybody have the ability to connect with angels? (9:33)

·  What’s a simple way people can connect with their guidance? (11:33)

·  Is there a way for people to hold hope through this difficult period? (23:54)

In this episode, You Will Learn:

·  That everyone has their own connection to their higher self (9:44)

·  Everyone has their own guardian angel (9:51)

·  The easiest thing to channel (13:32)

·  The collective purpose of this time (20:12)

·  A grounding exercise (21:43)

Anne’s Angelic Channeling about this time (24:16)

Connect with Anne Tucker:

Www.AnneTucker.com

Facebook: Spirit Means Business

UTube: Anne Tucker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f44XMbSTJ10

https://www.facebook.com/groups/615503242189673

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You're ready for change.....Here’s the best way to bring the changes you desire. 

There is no doubt that we are now living in one of the greatest moments in the world. Covid has heralded in enormous changes into our daily lives. As if that weren’t difficult enough, we are constantly being bombarded with far too much media that keeps us up on all the changes happening on the political, economic and cultural levels on almost a minute to minute basis. It seems there’s almost too much change to absorb and deal with. Before we can bring about the changes we are desiring, it’s important to deal with and release the feelings you may be sitting with inside yourself from the last two years. 

In this episode, I explore how even changes we wish to bring into our lives, often come with complicated emotions. Change is the great disruptor that allows us to know ourselves in a brand new way. But we need to know how we can deal with the changes as we're going through them.

• On the other side of the uncomfortable feelings is a brand new version of ourselves. (4:23)
• What is the story you are telling yourself about the change in your life? (6:17)
• Imagine that which we are wanting as if it is happening already. (7:26)
• A simple next step in your imagining work if imagining what you are wanting is too big a step (7:59)
• An example of how I brought my husband into my life. (9:17)
• Start with the notion that the universe has your back. (10:21)
• Have gratitude for what you are desiring to bring into your life. (10:39)
• Release your fears to the universe. (10:52) 
• Have you allowed yourself to feel your feelings about the last two years? (13:21) 
• Whatever we are feeling in our bodies is how we’re vibrating (16:14)

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From its very beginning, the year 2020 presented itself as a challenging year for me. In January, I broke my leg skiing, which forced me to remain seated for 13 weeks. As someone who loves and needs to be in constant movement, those three months felt like an eternity. Then, my mother got very ill, and as the pandemic forced every major city into lockdown, the play I had been working on for the last three years got canceled. I was devastated, but that wasn't all; in June, my mother passed away.

I remember feeling terrible, in total darkness. Even after grieving and getting used to a new reality without my mother and accepting her death, I fell into a creative blockage. I thought the worst had passed and that I was ready to start flourishing again, but I was wrong; there was still work to do.

In this episode, I go deeper into the story of why and how I decided to start this podcast. This show was born from an artistic need, from a call of connection with my creative self, and I believe by sharing this side of my story, I can help others feel inspired. We go through the details of the journey that led to this particular moment in my creative path, what helped me regain my connection with the creative part of me, and how immensely grateful I'm for it.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Starting 2020 with the wrong foot (3:17)
• How lockdown took away more than three years of work (5:07)
• How I navigated my mother's death and how my body reacted to it (7:07)
• Getting dry as the desert in the third chapter. Where did my creativity go? (11:33)
• We don't necessarily grow in the light (16:13)
• Have patience. Your prayers are being answered (21:15)
• Personal growth is hard work; there are no shortcuts to it (23:12)

Resources:

• Astrologer: Leslie Gifford 415-548-8848
• Psychic: Keith Sheldenport: [email protected] 
• Life Coach: Nancy Carlstrom: [email protected]
• To book a session with me: 206-938-8441 or [email protected]

If you are feeling stuck creatively:

• Book: Stephen King - On Writing
• Book: Steven Pressfield - The War of Art
• Book: Lisa Cron - Wired for Story

If you are feeling stuck in general or despairing:

• Book: Anne Lamott - Stitches
• Book: Byron Katie - Loving What Is
• Book: Pema Chodron - Getting Unstuck

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The fitness industry and, more specifically, the weight loss part of it, tends to be a soulless place, where it is more about bullying yourself into dieting and exercising. This approach is very effective for some people, and it works, but a significant portion of us feel completely disconnected from it. Luckily, there are ways of losing weight without forcing ourselves into strict diets and exhausting workouts, a compassionate and soulful approach - and our guest, Adam Walsh, will tell us all about it. 

Adan Walsh is a fitness coach, educator, and specialist in helping busy entrepreneurs get fit and lose weight without draining their time and energy. After his brother passed, Adam knew that although hitting the gym wouldn't solve his problems, being healthy and feeling better about himself would definitely help him navigate that heavy loss. In his community, The Lean Professionals, Adam supports those struggling with weight loss by helping them understand the fundamentals of nutrition & training. He creates simple routines to help his coachees enjoy the journey and get long-lasting results. 

In this episode, Adam shared his unique approach to fitness and weight loss. He shared his experiences while trying to get in shape and understanding that forcing himself to work out wasn't practical. He explained the importance of avoiding bullying ourselves into hitting the gym, how an informed approach to wellness, and how our own body and mind work grants better and long-lasting results. We also talk about the relationship between health and weight loss, weight loss and emotions, three practical ways to measure our progress in weight loss without complicated equipment, and much more. 

Some Questions I Ask:

• You approach weight loss from a very soulful place. And I'm so curious, what got you here? How are you, so young, this soulful? (3:12)
• What advice do you have for people like me who want to see quick results and get very frustrated? (8:28)
• Do you think there are things that people can use in addition to counting calories and exercise in this weight loss journey? (16:11)
• When you work with people, do you do anything with the mindset and visioning? (21:37)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• About Adam's approach to fitness without judgment but understanding ourselves (2:36)
• It is possible to lose weight and stay healthy (8:35)
• What happens to our metabolism when we diet, and how that affects our progress in weight loss (13:30)
• Three simple methods to measure the improvement in our weight loss journey at home (18:40)

Resources:

• The Lean Professionals Facebook Group

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• Facebook

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If we have to compare our feelings to a nature's element, they would definitely be a river's current. They are an unstoppable force, not a single person can control them, and any attempt to block them would be infructuous; they'll simply find a way to get through and continue their path. However, there is an appropriate way to deal with our feelings, and our guest, Maggie Clark, kindly agreed to take us through her journey of discovering how to deal with her feelings healthily and effectively.  

Maggie Clark is a Tarotist, Author, Spiritual Teacher and Coach, and Host of the Psychic Evolution podcast. She has over 25 years of experience in Energy Healing, Chakra Balancing, Remote Healing, Reiki, and other hands-on techniques. Maggie is also the Founder of Tarot Evolution, Craniosacral, Jin Shin Jyutsu, and Spiritual Counselor at The Essentials of Life Wellness Center. 

In this episode, our conversation spins around the importance of giving ourselves space to feel our feelings. Maggie kindly shared bits of her past, the realization of not being deeply connected with her feelings, and the journey that led her into becoming who she is today. We also go through a step-by-step process to help us be in closer contact with our feelings, and Maggie gifted us with an incredible Tarot reading. 

Some Questions I Ask:

• I wanted to backtrack a little bit because I know you came to this through your own experience. How did you arrive at helping people to feel? (3:01)
• For people who are willing to jump in the river of feelings. What's the Promised Land, if you will, of feeling one's feelings? (12:17)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• The relationship between feelings and fear (4:13)
• The importance of stopping and allowing ourselves to feel (7:54)
• All forgiveness is self-forgiveness (15:52)
• Maggie's gift: a Tarot reading for what's going on, and how can we work with the energy produced by our feelings (23:48)

Resources:

• Tarot Evolution website
• Psychic Evolution podcast

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• Facebook
• YouTube

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I'm so excited about today's episode because I have something extraordinary to share. We talk a lot about healing in this show, and I want to demonstrate how it looks in practice. So today, to provide a helpful resource and take a closer look into the first steps of the healing journey, I brought a snippet of a healing session with one of my clients. 

In this episode, we start with the basics: mastering the art of listening to our bodies. We explore why we forget to pay attention to what we want, need, or desire for our lives. We also talk about how what our parents expect from us distorts our perception of who we really are, what we want to achieve in life, our goals and desires. Finally, we perform a short yet effective breathing exercise to help us let go of the noise and learn how to listen to our heart and what it needs and wants.  

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Healing and having fun go hand in hand (3:44)
• We can have "wants." Discovering the power of giving ourselves permission (7:27)
• What do I WANT IN THIS MOMENT (9:44)
• Once we learn to listen to our body, we are ready to listen to our heart (13:20)
• How to get used to understanding what our body needs (17:50)

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There is no doubt that the world is in the worst place any of us can remember. The sensation of imminent collapse is getting stronger every day, to the point that many of us opted to just stop watching TV. That is how things are; those are the facts. However, we can choose to look at this brutal reality differently. This suffocating existence can also be seen as an opportunity to grow, let go of the pain that no longer serves us; it can be seen as an awakening to a whole new level of ourselves. 

Today's episode is special; I've decided to make it a little bit more personal than usual, still as purposeful as always. We look at the challenging times we are going through not from a place of discouragement but from an optimistic perspective, figuring out the tools we can use to get the best out of this crisis. I share valuable resources to help us find our exact place first and then exploring our thoughts and feelings. We also talk about the importance of meditation, creativity, and at the end, I offer a short session of sound healing. 

Hop on and join me on this adventure to save ourselves from this suffocating, squeezing reality. 

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• How things are in the world and what it provokes on us (4:17)
• What can we do if we feel we are about to explode (6:23)
• About the vital importance of acknowledging exactly where we are standing (11:01)
• Now that we know where we are, what can we do (13:26)
• Why we must know how to identify if our emotions are really ours (19:19)
• A moment to take a pause and receive a sound healing session (30:57)

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Although meditation became kind of a buzzword in the last years, and we have started hearing a lot about it since the beginning of the pandemic, the general opinion is that it is an extremely hard thing to do. For most of us at this point, training and taming our monkey mind, or lowering the volume of the chatter in our brain are easier said than done. James Brown, our guest for today's show, believes that right there lies the problem of finding meditation hard: for him, meditation is about being; it is not another item in a to-do list. 

James Brown is a Meditation Teacher, founder of Vedic Path Meditation in San Francisco, and the FLOW Meditation online program developer. James walked away from his 25 years career in advertising as a Creative Director to embark on a two-year study program capped off with a four-month intensive in India, studying with Vedic masters. James is considered one of the world's leading experts on this Vedic approach to meditation. His calling is to teach simple, easy, and powerful meditation techniques to as many people as possible. 

In this episode, we dive deep into the world of a more straightforward and compelling approach to meditation. James kindly answered some questions from the audience; he shared details of his journey into meditation and how it changed his life. We also talk about breathing as a diving board, why meditation is so hard for people, and how to make it easier. We reflect on why comparing our interior with someone else's exterior is pointless, and, in addition, James guided me through a short practice session of Vedic Meditation that made tears come down flooding my face. 

Join James and me on this trip towards these simple yet potent meditation techniques. 

Some Questions I Ask:

• When you walked away from your career as Creative Director, people must have looked at you like, you're doing what? (12:10)
• How is your meditation technique different than the rigid meditation that people have in their minds? (13:29)
• Do you think that one reason people resist meditation is that maybe they don't want to feel what's underneath? (33:48)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• James brilliantly reflects on the world as it is right now and the return to normality (5:11)
• From feeling like a fraud to becoming a Meditation Teacher (8:40)
• How can using breathing as a diving board be a game-changer in our meditation experience (15:36)
• Distractions are welcomed in Vedic Meditation (37:54)
• What is the correct dose of meditation (43:42)

Resources:

• Vedic Path Meditation website
• FLOW Meditation website
• FLOW Meditation Free Lesson
• Book: Hermann Hesse - Siddartha

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