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Quest for PeaceEp. 23 The Breath That Heals From Trauma to Transformation with Burge Smith-LyonsThis episode features Burge Smith-Lyons, a seasoned breathwork and personal development teacher, who talks about the transformative power of breathwork. Burge explains that breathwork is a holistic practice that helps realign and reorganize oneself, akin to chiropractic adjustments. She discusses various breathwork techniques, including shamanic, holotropic, and rebirthing, and their benefits in releasing trauma and enhancing life force. Burge also touches on the importance of creating a safe space for breathwork, the impact of birth trauma, and the significance of her Essence of Being cards in guiding personal growth. Episode Highlights:00:00:30 Introduction a...2025-07-011h 00
Quest for PeaceEp. 22 The EE System: A Revolutionary Healing Technology with Dr. Sandra Rose MichaelThis episode features Dr. Sandra Rose Michael and the EE system, a technology designed to heal and balance the body through energy fields. Dr. Sandra explains that the EE system uses scalar waves to create a null zone effect, nullifying detrimental fields and enhancing beneficial ones. This technology can help achieve deeper meditational states, improve brain function, and enhance the body's natural healing processes. Dr. Sandra also discusses the benefits of using the EE system for detoxification, particularly through salt baths and the use of specific minerals. She emphasizes the importance of maintaining a healthy energy environment and shares...2025-06-071h 01
Quest for PeaceEp. 21 Integrating Technology with Herbal Medicine with Hector PerezThis episode features Hector Perez, a clinical nutritionist and traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, who discusses his transition from clinical practice to teaching nutritional supplement use, particularly Quantum Reflex Analysis (QRA). He emphasized the importance of personalized supplementation, noting that whole food supplements are more effective than synthetic ones. Hector also highlighted the benefits of the EE system for enhancing wellness by creating a positive electromagnetic environment. He shared his vision of empathogenic wellness, focusing on heart-centered healing and the importance of love and vibrations in health. Hector is currently developing a formula line called Limitless Flow to achieve a...2025-05-2528 min
Quest for PeaceEp. 20 Exploring Qi Aura Coils - A New Era of Wellness with Sharat SashidharanThis episode features Sharat Sashidharan, a certified life coach and energy healer, who discusses his journey into spirituality and aura reading, which began during COVID-19 in 2020. He explains his use of third-eye scanning to identify chakra blockages and provides personalized recommendations for healing. Sharat also introduces the Chi Aura system, which uses scalar waves to enhance wellness and healing, covering up to 4,500 square feet. He emphasizes the importance of holistic healing, addressing physical, mental, and emotional aspects. Sharat shares success stories, including a cancer patient whose condition improved significantly after using the system. He also highlights the potential of...2025-03-1158 min
Quest for PeaceEp.19 Enhancing Health & Wellness with the EE System with Melati BertolaciniThe guest speaker Maye, is part of a family health and wellness business that created the EE system, designed to enhance wellbeing by creating a scalar vortex. Maye initially did not want to join the family business but eventually realized she wanted to help people on a larger scale. The EE system is meant to give the body more energy to function optimally, balancing the brain and creating a zero-point environment. It is safe for use by all and has been used by various individuals, including celebrities, with positive feedback. Maye emphasizes the importance of consistency when u...2025-02-2447 min
Quest for PeaceEp.18 The Journey of Self-Discovery and Healing with Linda SilbermanIn this episode, Linda Silberman, a survivor of childhood trauma who has dedicated her life to healing and spiritual growth. Linda shares her background, including being introduced to transcendental meditation at a young age and studying with indigenous shamans. Linda explained her role as a "drum carrier" and the significance of the "singing drum" that she used in her shamanic journey workshops. She describes how the drumming helps participants connect with their intuition and spirit guides, often leading to profound experiences and insights.
A major focus of the discussion is how Linda's own traumatic childhood shaped her...2025-02-1059 min
Quest for PeaceEp.17 Healing the Body and Soul with Ayurveda with Dr. Vijith SasidharIn this episode, Dr. Vijith, an experienced Ayurvedic practitioner, shares his journey into this ancient medical system, which was influenced by his mother's support, his own spiritual experiences, and a professor's guidance. He explains the comprehensive Ayurvedic education he received, including studying both Western and classical Ayurvedic texts, and the pivotal moment when he met his Ayurvedic guru, who became his spiritual teacher.
At his center in Kerala, Dr. Vijith treats a wide range of chronic, non-communicable conditions, emphasizing Ayurveda's effectiveness in reversing many of these issues. The podcast delves into the Ayurvedic understanding...2025-01-271h 14
Quest for PeaceEp.16 The Priestess Path Exploring Peace and the Cosmos with StarrFireIn this episode, Starfire, a spiritual leader and astrologer, discusses the significance of Pluto's movement into Aquarius, the impact of the recent full moon in Gemini, and the astrological shifts happening in 2025. Starfire shares her background as a high priestess and her work with sacred priestess practices and astrology, highlighting the energetic shift as Pluto moved out of Capricorn into Aquarius and the implications for people's relationships with the divine. She covers the recent full moon in Gemini, the upcoming Jupiter-Saturn dance, Sedna's influence, and the transition into the Aquarian Age, as well as Starfire's personal transformation through the...2025-01-0557 min
Quest for PeaceEp.15 Finding Peace with Parents and the World with ShavastiIn this episode, Shavasti, a Family Constellation facilitator with over 25 years of experience, discusses the transformative impact of this practice on individuals and families. He explains that Family Constellation work, developed by Bert Hellinger, addresses intergenerational traumas and loyalties, often subconsciously influencing current family dynamics. Shavasti emphasizes the importance of understanding past events and how they shape present emotions and behaviors. He shares personal anecdotes and examples, such as the impact of the partition of India and the role of miscarriages and abortions. Shavasti also highlights the significance of healing sentences and the power of language in facilitating personal...2024-11-2839 min
Quest for PeaceEp.14 Grow More Joy In Your Relationships with Matt MarquezIn this episode, Matt Marquez, founder of Grow More Joy Relationship Coaching, discusses his approach to helping couples improve their relationships. He emphasizes the importance of open communication, understanding, and self-care. Matt shares personal anecdotes and techniques, such as using Nonviolent Communication (NVC) to express needs and feelings without blame. He also highlights the value of recognizing and addressing personal fears and guilt.
Episode Highlights:
00:00:37 Introduction and Background of Matt Marquez
00:01:19 The Concept of Grow More Joy Relationship Coaching
00:05:54 The Role of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) in Relationships
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Quest for PeaceEp.13 The Essence of Peaceful and Conscious Communication with Burge Smith-LyonsIn this episode, host Saju and our guest Burge Smith-Lyons, founder of Essence of Being, discuss the importance of peaceful and conscious communication, especially in today's divisive climate. They explore common barriers to effective listening and understanding, such as rehearsing responses, judging, and avoiding confrontation, and provide techniques for communicating one's truth with compassion using "I" statements and seeking to understand before being understood. Burge also highlights the difference between compromise and resolution in conflict, emphasizing the need for building trust and cooperation, and helps identify and overcome subconscious beliefs and "booby traps" that undermine effective dialogue. Throughout the...2024-10-2059 min
Quest for PeaceEp.12 Inner Speak A Language of the Soul with Jean AdrienneIn this episode, our guest Jean Adrienne, an author and creator of the coaching tool "Inner Speak," discussed her journey and work. In 2002, she experienced an enlightenment that led to channeling a healing modality. She has written six books, including a romance novel, and created two decks of healing cards. Jean shared her battle with stage three breast cancer, which she documented in her YouTube series "Walk with Me." She emphasized the importance of inner peace and love, and how her work helps individuals clear blocks and connect with their higher selves. She also highlighted the significance of ancestral...2024-10-061h 00
Quest for PeaceEp.11 Fostering Global Peace with Bruce LeonardThis episode features an interview with Bruce Leonard, who has had a varied life journey. After growing up in Sleepy Hollow, New York and being a college wrestler, Bruce chose to join VISTA rather than go to Vietnam, which led to a transformative experience living in a low-income housing project in Honolulu for two years. This exposure to diverse cultures and social issues significantly shaped his values. Bruce then pursued a graduate degree in Public Health and joined the Public Health Service, working on Indian reservations before transferring to the CDC, where he worked until retiring. Now, in retirement...2024-09-2043 min
Quest for PeaceEp.10 Healing from Narcissistic Abuse with Dr. Meg HaworthIn this podcast episode, Dr. Meg Haworth, a transpersonal psychologist and holistic nutritional chef, discusses her work with women survivors of parental narcissistic abuse. She emphasizes the emotional and physical impact of narcissistic abuse, highlighting the importance of addressing the root causes of illness. Dr. Haworth shares her personal journey and the transformative power of healing through emotional release and intuitive development. She explains the characteristics of narcissists, the importance of recognizing abuse, and the need for self-focused healing. She also addresses the holistic approach to health, including environmental factors and the significance of emotional well-being in achieving peace.2024-09-1546 min
Quest for PeaceEp.9 Human Design Roadmap to Living Your Most Successful Life with Tuck SelfIn this podcast episode, Saju Vaswani and Tuck Self discuss the importance of inner tranquility and self-awareness in a chaotic world. Tuck, a coach trained in human design, BG5, and the Gene Keys, emphasizes the value of understanding one's design to achieve personal and professional fulfillment. She explains how human design provides a map for strengths, weaknesses, and life purpose, and how it can guide individuals in creating cohesive teams and effective work environments. Tuck highlights the transition from the age of planning to individuality, stressing the importance of self-acceptance and listening. She encourages people to explore human design...2024-09-0151 min
Quest for PeaceEp.8 The Art of Presence with Annine MassaroThis podcast episode features Annine Massaro, an intuitive transformational life strategist. They discuss her journey into healing work, the importance of inner child healing and presence, the power of forgiveness and self-love, and cultivating peace through mindfulness and self-awareness. She also shares personal experiences and insights on topics like mirroring, intuition, and the mother-daughter relationship. The episode explores how healing oneself can lead to greater presence, freedom, and living one's truth.
Episode Highlights:
00:00:07 Personal growth and healing after trauma with a transformational life strategist.
00:04:25 Healing, presence, and inner child work. 2024-08-1839 min
Quest for PeaceEp.7 Understanding Hypnosis and the Subconscious Mind with Meg AdamsonThis podcast episode features a conversation between Saju Vaswani and clinical hypnotherapist Meg Adamson. They discuss the benefits of hypnotherapy for personal growth, healing, and overcoming challenges. Meg explains how hypnosis works to shift the body into a relaxed state and access the subconscious mind to reframe negative beliefs and memories. They also explore how illness can be a path to wholeness, and how our beliefs shape our perception of reality and impact our well-being. The conversation covers topics like aligning the conscious, subconscious, and superconscious minds, the importance of self-awareness and personal responsibility, and how to create a...2024-07-2959 min
Quest for PeaceEp.6 Joy Activation with Dina SabnaniThis podcast episode features Dina Sabnani, a globally renowned well-being facilitator and keynote speaker. She shares her life journey, from growing up with a liberal Indian upbringing and being exposed to various spiritual teachings to dealing with personal health challenges as a teenager. She discusses finding her calling in healing modalities like ThetaHealing after experiencing trauma from losing loved ones. Dina talks about her personal growth journey, struggles with self-esteem, and the realization that her purpose is to spread joy. She offers insights into cultivating inner peace despite outer challenges, emphasizing mindfulness, gratitude, and taking responsibility for one's energy...2024-06-1051 min
Quest for PeaceEp.5 Creating a Peaceful World Through Higher Frequencies with Kellie KoppelThis podcast episode features Kellie Koppel, a Kundalini yoga teacher and intuitive transformational coach. She shares her journey of spiritual growth and healing through studying Kundalini yoga since 1994 and overcoming major health challenges. Kellie discusses how she helps clients identify and release old trauma through private sessions and workshops using intuition, empathy, and nurturing. She emphasizes focusing on higher emotional frequencies to heal from within and embracing life's challenges with surrender and acceptance to find inner peace.
Episode Highlights:
00:00:07 Inner peace and energy work with a Kundalini yoga teacher and intuitive coach. 2024-05-2650 min
Quest for PeaceEp.4 Family Constellations Healing Generations with Karla SánchezThis episode features Karla Sanchez, a facilitator of Family Constellations therapy and life coach. She discusses Family Constellations, a philosophy and methodology for finding the root causes of conflicts and emotional issues within families by examining generational patterns passed down through behaviors and DNA. Karla explains how she uses group energy work and representations to help clients resolve relationship issues and trauma. She also discusses topics like the inclusion of all family members, forgiveness, healing from generational wounds, and the importance of inner peace and gratitude for creating outer peace.
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Quest for PeaceEp.3 Purpose, Prosperity and Peace with Burge Smith-LyonsThis episode features Burge Smith-Lyons, a spiritual leader and founder of Essence of Being. She discusses finding purpose with prosperity and peace. She shares her personal journey of starting workshops 40 years ago and now reaching thousands across 6 continents. She emphasizes surrounding oneself with like-minded individuals for self-discovery. She also discusses overcoming personal challenges and finding prosperity through conscious leadership. The conversation explores topics like setting goals, adding value, and trusting the universe. Birgitt shares tools for overcoming stuckness and insights on vibrating at a high level to attract abundance. She offers her programs for personal growth and conscious leadership.2024-05-0654 min
Quest for PeaceEp.2 From Challenge to Transformation Finding Peace with Vik ShivdasaniIn this episode, Vik Shivdasani shares his journey of overcoming paralysis after a serious accident at age 22. He struggled with acceptance at first but found transformation through meeting someone who encouraged him to focus on living fully in the present. Vik then discovered manifestation and synchronicity through an experience with Wayne Dyer. He has since become a coach and helps others use techniques like meditation, breathwork and journaling to clear emotional blockages, manage stress, and heal from challenges like relationship issues and past trauma. Vik also discusses an upcoming retreat he is leading in Sedona, Arizona focused on spiritual...2024-04-2547 min
Quest for PeaceEp. 1 Gentle Parenting with Matt & Sunaina MarquezThis episode explores gentle parenting and nonviolent communication through an interview with Matt and Sunaina Marquez, founders of Grow More Joy. They discuss how they use nonviolent communication in their relationship and parenting approach with their 3-year-old daughter. They define gentle parenting as respecting children and connecting with them on a deeper level. They provide examples of responding to a child's emotions through empathy and understanding rather than punishment. The interview also covers topics like celebrating failure, managing tantrums, the importance of self-reflection in parenting, and their vision for a more peaceful world through compassion.
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CREATE Happy NowDiscovering Peace through Self-Love and Meditation with Saju VaswaniThank you for listening to Discovering Peace through Self-Love and Meditation with Saju Vaswani.
Saju Vaswani is the founder and CEO of Infinite Love, a nonprofit center for meditation and self-development.She is also a host for a podcast called QUEST FOR PEACE. Saju is passionate about fostering peace, compassion, and self-connection in the world. Saju learned meditation in India from her Guru, Puj Dada Ratanchand Ji. She has been meditating for over 25 years and teaching it for over 11 years.
Before founding Infinite Love, Saju ran a successful retail jewelry business in McAllen, Tx, for...2024-02-0151 min
Quest for PeaceWelcome to the Quest for Peace PodcastWelcome to Quest for Peace, a podcast that explores how we can journey toward inner tranquility in the midst of a chaotic world. In an era filled with uncertainty, conflicts and global challenges, our quest for peace becomes more vital than ever.
We will learn from interviews with prominent thought leaders on how to create more peace within ourselves. And, by doing so, how we can contribute to a more peaceful world. The topics we explore together will give listeners hope that transformation is possible and that they are not alone on this journey.
So wh...2024-01-2900 min