Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar is a classically trained Ayurvedic physician and gold medalist from Pune University in India. A Rig Vedic Brahmin by tradition, he worked with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi for over 10 years and has shared the stage with Deepak Chopra, Tony Robbins, and Dr. Oz. Dr. Sheila Patel is a Board-certified family physician and former Chief Medical Officer at Chopra Global, now serving as Chief Medical Officer at The Gaja Collective. Together they co-authored the book Awakened Sleep, which explores sleep as a gateway to higher consciousness and spiritual transformation.

In this episode with Dr. Suhas and Dr. Sheila, we explore the ancient Vedic understanding of sleep as far more than physical rest. They reveal why sleep is described as a "dress rehearsal for dying" and how this nightly journey offers direct access to higher consciousness, the fourth state beyond waking, dreaming, and deep sleep known in Sanskrit as Turiyatit. This conversation bridges consciousness science with practical wisdom for anyone seeking expanded awareness through the hours they already spend asleep.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Meditators wanting to extend their practice into sleep
• Entrepreneurs and leaders interested in consciousness expansion
• Anyone struggling with sleep who wants a deeper understanding of what's happening
• People on a spiritual awakening journey seeking practical tools
• Those curious about Ayurveda and states of consciousness

What You'll Learn:

• Why Vedic science views sleep as a spiritual necessity, not just biological rest
• How to use pre-sleep rituals to access expanded states of consciousness
• The connection between unprocessed emotions and sleep quality
• How different mind-body types (doshas) experience distinct dream patterns
• Practical techniques for withdrawing the senses and preparing for awakened sleep

For full show notes: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/awakened-sleep-access-higher-consciousness-while-you-sleep-dr-suhas-kshirsagar-dr-sheila-patel

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Chapters:

(00:00) Introduction

(02:22) Sleep as a Dress Rehearsal for Dying

(09:10) The Fourth State of Consciousness (Turiyatit)

(22:03) Sensory Withdrawal Technique for Sleep

(33:48) How Emotions Affect Sleep Quality

(40:31) Dreams and Your Dosha Type

Dr. Douglas Tataryn is a clinical psychologist and creator of the Bio-Emotive Framework with over 30 years of clinical experience. His framework bridges practical therapeutic work with rigorous psychological science. Doug developed the Muscular Interference Theory of repression and the Nadura process for emotional healing. Through decades of clinical practice, he discovered that our culture suffers from "alexithymia" (having no words for emotions) and identified nine core feelings that unlock emotional healing.

In this episode with Dr. Douglas Tataryn, we explore why finding the exact word for what you're feeling might be the most powerful tool for emotional healing you've never been taught. He shares how watching his wife teach sacred movement classes revealed his own emotional limitations, sparking a decades long journey into the science of why some people get traumatized by events while others don't. We dive into how unprocessed emotions become woven into our sense of self, why most spiritual traditions skip the crucial "cleaning up" phase, and how muscle tension physically stores repressed feelings.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Anyone stuck in recurring emotional patterns they can't break
• Practitioners looking for a science backed framework for somatic healing
• Spiritual seekers who sense something missing from their consciousness practices
• People interested in shadow work and how childhood shapes adult behavior

What You'll Learn:

• Why cultural "alexithymia" (no words for emotions) blocks your healing journey
• The nine core feelings that unlock emotional healing when named precisely
• The four facets of growth: waking up, cleaning up, growing up, looking around
• Doug's Nadura process: Notice, Experience, Differentiate, Express, check for Resonance until it Resolves
• How muscle tension stores repressed emotions and how to release them

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Chapters:

(00:00) Dr. Tataryn's Origin Story: Sacred Movement and Emotional Awakening

(04:15) The Triune Brain and Why Culture Ignores Emotions

(14:05) Finding the Core Feeling: The Power of the Right Word

(26:20) Four Facets of Growth: Waking Up, Cleaning Up, Growing Up, Looking Around

(44:04) Muscular Interference Theory: How the Body Stores Emotions

(54:09) The Nadura Process: Six Steps to Emotional Healing

Doreya Karim is a biogeometry practitioner, teacher, and consultant who works alongside her father Dr. Ibrahim Karim, the founder of biogeometry. With deep expertise in subtle energy and sacred architecture, she helps people understand how shapes and proportions can transform home environment quality and support human wellbeing. Doreya teaches biogeometry principles worldwide and has been involved in groundbreaking research including the famous Switzerland cell tower study that demonstrated how geometric shapes can neutralize electromagnetic stress.

In this episode, we talked about the fascinating world of biogeometry and discover how your home environment might be affecting your health in ways you never imagined. We dive deep into the science of subtle energy, sacred geometry, and how simple shapes can create profound healing effects in modern living spaces. This conversation reveals practical solutions for transforming any home environment into a space that supports rather than stresses your energy system.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Entrepreneurs and founders seeking to optimize their home environment for peak performance
• Anyone interested in consciousness expansion and energy healing modalities
• People dealing with electromagnetic sensitivity or unexplained health symptoms
• Individuals exploring alternative approaches to wellness and energy medicine

What You'll Learn:

• Practical techniques for detecting beneficial energy spots using simple recording methods
• How ancient civilizations used right brain perception for energy work and spiritual transformation
• The science behind biosignatures and pendants for electromagnetic protection
• Ways to apply consciousness practices and energy healing in daily business and personal life

For full show notes: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/the-science-of-biogeometry-and-sacred-power-sites-doreya-karim

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Chapters:

(02:26) What makes sacred sites special and how to detect beneficial energy locations

(11:10) Why modern home environments are harming us and practical biogeometry solutions

(25:07) How sacred geometry supports spiritual awakening and consciousness expansion

(38:06) Understanding biosignatures and the science of energy healing shapes

(46:36) The future of biogeometry and building conscious communities

Ryan Vaughn is the founder of Lead Inside Out, one of the first executive coaching firms staffed entirely by former exited entrepreneurs who have gone on their own consciousness journeys. He's a former tech CEO who raised venture capital, built and scaled companies for over a decade, and now coaches founders on integrating consciousness leadership with peak performance.

In this episode, we explore one of his most profound insights: "the scope of our lives is a product of our relationship with shame." We dive deep into consciousness leadership and how our unconscious patterns, particularly around shame and vulnerability, invisibly steer our lives and leadership effectiveness.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Entrepreneurs and leaders exploring consciousness leadership approaches
• Anyone struggling with imposter syndrome or fear of judgment
• People interested in the intersection of consciousness work and high performance
• Leaders who want to create more authentic, effective organizational cultures

What You'll Learn:

• How consciousness leadership transforms organizational culture
• The relationship between vulnerability, authenticity, and peak performance
• Why "draining" before high-stakes situations unlocks genius-level results
• How body awareness becomes a gateway to deeper consciousness leadership
• Practical tools for accessing and healing unconscious patterns that limit success

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Chapters:

(00:00) Introduction and Ryan's profound insight on shame

(05:30) Ryan's journey from addiction to tech CEO

(12:45) The investor background check revelation

(18:20) How shame operates below conscious awareness

(25:15)Accessing hidden shame patterns

(32:40) The body as a gateway to consciousness

(38:55) Peak performance and "draining" technique

(45:20) Organizational transference and leadership

(52:10) Grace and meta-emotions

(58:30) Leaders going first and creating ripple effects

Mona Sobhani is a neuroscientist, author, and leading voice in consciousness science who has become known for exploring the space where rigorous research meets spiritual experience. After earning her PhD in neuroscience, Mona began questioning the limits of a purely materialist worldview and opened herself to evidence, experiences, and ideas that challenged conventional assumptions. She is the author of Proof of Spiritual Phenomena and writes and speaks about consciousness, spirituality, and human transformation.

In this episode, we explore how consciousness science is reshaping the conversation around spiritual phenomena, identity, and the nature of reality. We talk about her journey from skeptical scientist to open-minded explorer, why the academic world often resists these conversations, and what it takes to hold both intellectual rigor and personal truth at the same time. Mona also shares how consciousness science can help people make sense of awakening, altered states, and the deeper questions that emerge during personal transformation.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Scientists or academics questioning the materialist paradigm
• Anyone experiencing tension between logical thinking and spiritual experiences
• People going through their own spiritual awakening or transformation
• Anyone struggling to integrate different aspects of their identity

What You'll Learn:

• Why the scientific community resists spiritual phenomena despite evidence
• How identity and self-worth can block openness to new paradigms
• Practical ways to integrate spiritual frameworks into daily life
• How to navigate relationships during personal transformation
• The importance of finding authentic community on the spiritual path
• Why embracing mystery can be more powerful than needing all the answers

Full episode notes: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/navigating-the-dark-night-and-shifts

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Chapters:

(00:00) Mona’s path from neuroscience into spiritual inquiry

(06:18) The limits of a purely materialist worldview

(14:07) Why consciousness science challenges mainstream assumptions

(22:41) What happens when your identity starts to change

(31:05) Bringing spirituality into ordinary daily life

(39:52) Community, relationships, and the awakening process

(48:36) Learning to hold mystery with intellectual rigor

(56:14) Human transformation and the future of consciousness science

Hans Wilhelm is a renowned spiritual teacher, author of over 200 children's books, and creator of popular YouTube videos that explain complex spiritual concepts through simple visual illustrations. With 40 years of spiritual study and a unique ability to distill profound wisdom into accessible teachings, Hans has helped thousands understand their divine nature and purpose on Earth through spiritual evolution.

In this episode, we explore the profound concept that Earth serves as a school for souls seeking spiritual evolution and purification. Hans shares his journey from questioning traditional religious teachings to discovering a spiritual path that emphasizes our inherent divine nature. We discuss how daily challenges are actually opportunities for spiritual evolution, the mechanics of karma and how it manifests in our lives, and the crucial role of forgiveness in spiritual development.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Anyone questioning traditional religious teachings and seeking deeper understanding of spiritual evolution
• People interested in the concept of karma and how it operates in daily spiritual evolution
• Spiritual seekers looking to understand their purpose and role in their own spiritual evolution
• Those struggling with forgiveness and wanting practical approaches to healing and spiritual evolution
• Anyone curious about the idea that challenges are opportunities for spiritual evolution

What You'll Learn:

• Why Earth can be understood as a "school" for spiritual evolution and soul purification
• The concept that we are divine beings undergoing spiritual evolution who have temporarily forgotten our true nature
• How karma operates as a cosmic system that supports our spiritual evolution
• Practical methods for daily self-review and spiritual evolution through forgiveness
• The difference between souls here for spiritual evolution versus "light workers" here to serve
• How to transform negative reactions into opportunities for accelerated spiritual evolution

Full episode notes: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/understanding-the-earth-school-and

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Chapters:

(00:00) Intro

(01:24) Spirituality, consciousness, and the nature of reality

(08:36) Recognizing and healing past traumas through self-awareness and forgiveness

(13:00) Spirituality, karma, and personal growth

(19:03) Forgiveness, inner divinity, and spiritual evolution

(23:22) Spirituality and purpose with a focus on lightworkers and karma

(30:06) Spirituality, entrepreneurship, and children's books

(36:13) Vibration, karma, and personal growth

Nicco Reggente and Leo Christov-Moore from are researchers at The Institute for Advanced Consciousness Studies, a nonprofit exploring how consciousness research can turn rigorous science into practical tools for meditation, empathy, and self transcendent experience. Their work spans neurofeedback, ultrasound, technodelic systems, and studies of trust, meaning, and human potential.

In this episode, we explore how consciousness research can make non ordinary states more accessible without turning them into shallow shortcuts. We talk about meditation, psychedelic states, empathy, and expanded consciousness, plus why consciousness science matters if we want tools that support real inner work and lasting personal transformation.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Founders exploring inner work as part of human potential
• People curious about consciousness research and altered states of consciousness
• Meditators who want a science grounded view of expanded consciousness
• Anyone interested in empathy, trust, and collective healing
• Listeners exploring non ordinary states beyond traditional paths

What You'll Learn:

• Why consciousness research can help democratize non ordinary states
• How meditation technology can support but not replace inner work
• What ultrasound studies reveal about meditative depth and surrender
• How technodelic systems recreate features of psychedelic states
• Why empathy and trust shape shared models of reality
• How expanded consciousness connects to meaning and pro social behavior

Full episode notes: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/making-transcendent-experiences-more

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Chapters:

(00:00) Why modern society lacks shared transcendent experiences

(00:43) Meet Nicco and Leo from the Institute for Advanced Consciousness Studies

(05:47) The mission to democratize non ordinary states

(13:34) What ultrasound research reveals about meditation depth

(20:47) Consciousness beyond the brain and the radio receiver model

(25:45) What technodelic means and how it works

(39:21) What they learned from studying Joe Dispenza retreats

(45:31) Shared consciousness, empathy, and trust in group settings

(49:53) Polarization, technology, and the need for transcendence

Brooks Barron is a leadership coach and founder of Starlight Leadership who guides leaders through conscious leadership, wilderness rites of passage, and the Power Awakening experience. His work helps high achievers reconnect with soul, nature, and purpose through inner work for entrepreneurs who want a more grounded path to human potential.

In this episode, we talk about inner work for entrepreneurs as a path into spiritual awakening, consciousness, and real transformation. We explore why vision quest experiences matter, how nature interrupts ego patterns, and why inner work for entrepreneurs ultimately has to be integrated through ordinary life, relationships, work, and service.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Founders navigating spiritual awakening while leading teams and companies
• High achievers sensing misalignment after outward success
• People drawn to vision quest, wilderness rites of passage, or deep nature practice
• Anyone exploring consciousness, self realization, and soul growth
• Leaders wanting to turn inner transformation into daily embodied action

What You'll Learn:

• How wilderness rites of passage help loosen ego identity
• Why nature supports expanded consciousness and non dual awakening
• What a soul encounter can feel like in the body and psyche
• How shadow work and the healing journey reveal purpose and meaning
• Why business as a spiritual path requires patience and embodiment
• How zone of genius helps bridge mystical insight with human development

Full episode notes: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/navigating-the-mystery-of-soul-initiation

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Chapters:

(00:00) Why inner work for entrepreneurs must become daily practice

(01:05) Brooks on leadership coaching and threshold moments

(03:42) What wilderness rites of passage and vision quest actually are

(07:15) Why ego development must give way to soul centered growth

(15:06) How nature restores connection, stillness, and consciousness

(24:16) What a soul encounter feels like and why patience matters

(32:49) Integrating spiritual awakening through ordinary life

(41:48) The sacred wound, shadow work, and unique gifts

Dr. Mauro Zappaterra is a physician, osteopath, and researcher exploring embryology, anatomy, interoception, and the science of cerebrospinal fluid. His work connects inner awareness with healing, subtle energy, and human potential.

In this episode, we explore consciousness science through the lens of cerebrospinal fluid. We talk about what cerebrospinal fluid is, how it supports brain development and brain cleansing during sleep, and why breathwork, meditation, and interoception may help regulate this inner river. We also explore how consciousness science can help bridge research, embodiment, and expanded awareness.

Who This Episode Is For:

• People curious about consciousness science and the mind body connection
• Spiritual seekers exploring expanded awareness through the body
• Founders and practitioners interested in inner work and embodiment
• Anyone fascinated by cerebrospinal fluid, healing, and subtle energy
• Listeners drawn to consciousness practices that connect science and spirituality

What You'll Learn:

• What cerebrospinal fluid is and how it surrounds the brain and spine
• How consciousness science is beginning to explain sleep and toxin clearance in the brain
• Why breathwork, meditation, and rest may support cerebrospinal fluid flow
• How interoception can deepen embodiment and sensitivity to inner experience
• The connection between subtle energy, anatomy, and states of consciousness
• Why consciousness science may help bridge ancient wisdom and modern research

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Chapters:

(00:00) What cerebrospinal fluid is

(02:14) Why Mauro began studying it

(05:11) How fluid guides brain development

(08:26) Sleep and toxin clearance in the brain

(12:15) Breathwork and practices that may stimulate flow

(16:51) Learning to feel the body from within

(24:12) Interoception, healing, and inner space

(35:13) Water, energy, and consciousness science

(45:57) Cerebrospinal fluid and subtle energy

(55:21) Where to learn more from Mauro

Steve Farrell is the co-founder of Humanity's Team, a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur who helped build multiple fast growing companies, and the author of A New Universal Dream. Through Humanity's Team, he now helps people explore conscious living, spiritual evolution, and a deeper path of service.

In this episode, we explore why inner work for entrepreneurs can become the doorway to a more meaningful life. We talk about leaving behind the conventional success script, listening to the deeper calling of the soul, and how consciousness, human potential, and business as a spiritual path can come together in a way that feels deeply aligned. Steve also shares why conscious living, personal evolution, and expanded awareness matter so much in a world that feels increasingly polarized.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Entrepreneurs who feel successful on paper but spiritually restless
• Founders drawn to inner work for entrepreneurs and deeper purpose
• People navigating spiritual awakening after career success
• Leaders exploring consciousness and conscious living in daily life
• Anyone seeking a more meaningful expression of human potential

What You'll Learn:

• Why inner work for entrepreneurs often begins after conventional success
• How Steve left Silicon Valley to follow a deeper spiritual calling
• What conscious living looks like beyond theory or inspiration
• How expanded awareness can reshape purpose, work, and relationships
• Why business as a spiritual path can become an avenue for service
• How personal evolution and raising consciousness can help unite people

Full episode notes: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/a-real-unicorn-leaving-the-silicon

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Chapters:

(00:00) Intro and Steve Farrell's journey into conscious living

(01:17) From Silicon Valley success to a spiritual calling

(04:36) Building fast growing companies in digital communications

(11:00) Leaving the tech industry to follow the soul's path

(17:39) Integrity with your soul and alignment with higher purpose

(21:09) Why you can have material success and conscious living together

(27:21) Near death experience research, science, and the non physical realm

(33:01) How Steve defines conscious living and the illusion of separation

(41:58) Turning conflict into compassion and healing polarity

(47:34) Advice for seekers who feel called to contribute

(54:33 )Closing reflections on service, humanity, and A New Universal Dream

Victoria Song is a former venture capitalist turned executive coach and leadership coach whose work centers on inner work for entrepreneurs who want more fulfillment, freedom, and sustainable success. She has worked with over 25 coaches herself across business, money, health, and spiritual development. Victoria is also the author of Bending Reality: How to Make the Impossible Probable.

In this episode, we talk about why inner work for entrepreneurs is not separate from business growth, but often the foundation for it. We explore how hustle, burnout, and over-efforting can come from unresolved trauma, nervous system dysregulation, and a lack of internal safety. Victoria shares how entrepreneurs can use healing, expansion, and deeper self-awareness to unlock flow, fulfillment, and stronger business outcomes. Throughout the conversation, we return to the idea that inner work for entrepreneurs can change not just how you feel, but what results you are able to create.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Entrepreneurs feeling burned out from the "grind" mentality
• Business leaders curious about integrating consciousness work with high performance
• Anyone who's achieved external success but still feels empty inside
• Founders interested in accessing flow states and quantum leaps in their business

What You'll Learn:

• The difference between expansion and contraction states and how they impact results
• Why working harder isn't the only path to entrepreneurial success
• How unhealed trauma and limiting beliefs cap our ability to receive opportunities
• The concept of "bending reality" through conscious leadership and inner work
• Practical tools for identifying and processing contractive emotions
• How to raise your "thermostat" for joy, success, and abundance

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Chapters:

(00:00) Victoria Song's path from venture capital to executive coaching

(06:18) Why high achievement often hides unresolved trauma

(14:42) Inner work for entrepreneurs and the limits of hustle culture

(23:57) Nervous system regulation, safety, and receiving more

(33:11) Bending reality through expansion, alignment, and belief

(43:26) How healing changes leadership, fulfillment, and business outcomes

(52:40) Practical ways to notice contraction and return to presence

(01:01:18) Mission, spirituality, and building from a deeper place

Jake Housdon is a former sales leader turned shamanic practitioner who left his tech career to pursue spiritual awakening in the Amazon jungle. After a health crisis led him to question his path, he bought a retreat center in Peru sight unseen and now bridges the gap between conscious business and spiritual development.

In this episode, we explore the fascinating intersection of high performance and spiritual awakening. We dive deep into his journey from startup sales leader to jungle-based entrepreneur, the prophetic ayahuasca vision that guided him to his current path, and how he's creating experiences for what he calls "conscious professionals."

Who This Episode Is For:

• Business professionals feeling called to deeper spiritual exploration
• Entrepreneurs seeking to integrate meaning with achievement
• Anyone curious about plant medicine and shamanic practices
• Leaders who want to operate from both business acumen and spiritual wisdom
• People experiencing a "dark night of the soul" in their professional lives

What You'll Learn:

• How to recognize when your body is communicating spiritual misalignment
• The concept of changing your life's "momentum" through mass and velocity adjustments
• Why illness can serve as spiritual initiation and redirection
• How to bridge the Western achievement mindset with Eastern inner wisdom
• The medicine wheel framework for personal development (serpent, jaguar, hummingbird, eagle)
• Practical strategies for conscious professionals to integrate both worlds

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Chapters:

(00:04) Introduction of the podcast

(01:16) Growing up in the suburbs of Toronto

(07:55) Recognizing illness as an initiation

(12:20) The most significant moment in his life

(18:29) What is the price range of a property like this?

(21:38) The story of how the retreat began

(27:55) Stepping outside of time

(30:59) How do you change velocity?

(37:33) Cultivating your sacred garden

(40:28) Lower chakras and higher chakra work

(47:07) What does the conscious professional look like?

(50:20) Entrepreneurs have become the modern-day spiritual guru

(56:22) Let's transcend polarity

Dr. Michael Freeman is a psychiatrist, entrepreneur, and clinical professor who has founded 4-5 companies while conducting groundbreaking research on entrepreneurial psychology. His studies reveal how consciousness and self-awareness are essential for founders to understand their unique mental patterns and avoid burnout.

In this episode, we explore the hidden psychological landscape of entrepreneurship with Dr. Freeman, diving into why developing consciousness around our entrepreneurial patterns is crucial for sustainable success. We discuss his research on dopamine differences, the importance of self-awareness in recognizing compulsive behaviors, and why traditional approaches often miss the deeper consciousness work entrepreneurs need.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Entrepreneurs seeking greater consciousness around their work patterns and motivations
• Founders experiencing burnout who want to understand the deeper psychological dynamics
• Business leaders interested in developing self-awareness for sustainable success
• Anyone curious about the intersection of consciousness and entrepreneurial drive

What You'll Learn:

• How consciousness and self-awareness can transform your relationship to entrepreneurial stress
• The specific psychological traits that create both success and vulnerability in founders
• Evidence-based strategies for maintaining well-being while pursuing ambitious goals
• How to recognize when your entrepreneurial drive has become compulsive or addictive
• Practical tools for developing the consciousness needed for sustainable high performance

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Chapters:

(00:00) Entrepreneur mental health

(06:42) Founder traits and risk

(14:18) Dopamine and drive

(22:37) Addiction and ambition

(31:05) Early warning signs

(39:44) Better support for founders

(48:12) Conscious leadership

(56:30) Final reflections

Rob Schwartz is a spiritual teacher, hypnotist, and author of the Your Soul's Plan Trilogy who transitioned from corporate marketing to researching pre-birth planning after a profound awakening at age 40. With an MBA background, Rob discovered through spirit guides that souls plan their biggest challenges before birth for expanded consciousness and spiritual growth. He specializes in between-life soul regression, helping people access their council of elders to understand their soul's blueprint.

In this episode, we explore how your soul planned your most difficult experiences before birth as opportunities for expanded consciousness and evolution. Rob shares his journey from unfulfilled corporate executive to spiritual researcher, revealing how souls choose challenging experiences to cultivate divine virtues like compassion, unconditional love, and faith. We discuss soul groups, the quantum nature of pre-birth planning where free will affects your timeline, and how raising your vibration activates higher possibilities. Rob also covers the current planetary ascension process and the significance of 2033 as humanity approaches an unprecedented evolutionary leap in consciousness.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Leaders feeling unfulfilled and sensing a deeper purpose
• Anyone struggling to understand recurring challenges or difficult relationships
• People experiencing spiritual awakening or consciousness expansion
• Those interested in soul contracts and pre-birth planning
• Professionals seeking to integrate inner work with their career

What You'll Learn:

• How souls plan challenging experiences before birth for spiritual growth
• The divine virtues souls come to cultivate through life experiences
• How to access your council of elders through soul regression
• The quantum nature of pre-birth planning and free will
• Understanding the current ascension process and 2033 timeline
• Why your frequency is your greatest contribution to humanity

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Chapters:

(00:24) From Corporate Executive to Spiritual Awakening

(12:26) Divine Virtues and Learning Through Opposites

(32:05) Between Life Soul Regression and Your Council of Elders

(35:18) Planetary Ascension and the 2033 Timeline

(40:44) Soul Partnerships and Consciousness Expansion

Dr. Bernard Beitman is a psychiatrist, researcher, and founder of The Coincidence Project. Former Chairman of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri-Columbia for 17 years, Dr. Beitman has pioneered research into meaningful coincidences and coined the term "psychosphere" - describing a mental atmosphere through which we exchange energy and information. He's the author of "Meaningful Coincidences" and hosts the "Connecting with Coincidence" podcast.

In this episode, we talk about the mysterious world of synchronicity with Dr. Beitman, diving into his groundbreaking research on meaningful coincidences. We discuss his three-category framework for understanding these phenomena, examine the concept of the psychosphere as an explanation for telepathic connections, and explore why certain people seem more attuned to synchronicities than others. This conversation challenges conventional thinking about reality and offers practical insights for recognizing the hidden currents that connect us all.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Anyone fascinated by synchronicity, meaningful coincidences, and unexplained connections
• People interested in consciousness research and alternative explanations for reality
• Those exploring telepathy, intuition, and psychic phenomena from a scientific perspective
• Individuals seeking to understand the deeper patterns that govern human experience

What You'll Learn:

• The three main explanations for coincidences and why personal agency matters most
• How the psychosphere concept explains telepathic connections and simultaneous discoveries
• Why meaningful coincidences increase during transitions, stress, or times of need
• Practical techniques for noticing and working with synchronicities in daily life
• The difference between individual spiritual development and collective human evolution

Full episode notes: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/how-and-why-synchronicity-happen

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Chapters:

(00:00) Dr. Bernard Beitman and the study of meaningful coincidences

(04:32) Why coincidences stand out during major life transitions

(11:18)The three explanations for coincidence and human meaning making

(19:47) Consciousness research, telepathy, and the psychosphere

(31:06) Simultaneous discoveries and the possibility of shared mind

(42:15) How to notice, track, and work with meaningful coincidences

(52:40) What these experiences may reveal about reality and human potential

Greg Kubinis an investor at Cymed Ventures focused on frontier mental health technologies, psychedelics, neurotechnology, and new models for human wellbeing. In this conversation, we explore how founders and investors are thinking about expanded consciousness across psychedelics, meditation, breathwork, dreams, prayer, sound, and light.

We also unpack where expanded consciousness is becoming a real startup category and where the hype still outruns the reality. We talk about altered states of consciousness, inner work for entrepreneurs, founder spirituality, spiritual awakening, nervous system regulation, and what it takes to build products that support genuine personal transformation rather than just delivering another stimulating experience.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Founders exploring consciousness driven startup ideas
• Investors tracking emerging human potential markets
• Entrepreneurs doing serious inner work
• Builders curious about psychedelics breathwork and meditation
• Anyone interested in business as a spiritual path

What You'll Learn:

• How Greg defines consciousness and expanded consciousness
• Why psychedelics remain the most funded category in the space
• Where meditation hardware and neurotechnology may create new value
• Why breathwork is powerful yet hard to retain as a daily practice
• How dreams prayer sound and light may become larger startup markets
• Why wisdom traditions still matter in consciousness expansion

Full episode notes: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/a-deeper-dive-on-the-consciousness

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Chapters:

(00:00) Defining consciousness and altered states

(05:56) Mental health ego and why this market matters

(10:47) Psychedelics and the rise of a new startup category

(27:15) Meditation technology and the next wave of products

(39:23) Breathwork business models and retention challenges

(50:11) Dreams lucid dreaming and subconscious healing

(59:10) Prayer apps and digital spiritual communities

(01:05:44) Sound light and immersive consciousness experiences

(01:19:28) What comes next in consciousness startups

Trish Blain is a consciousness researcher and author who helps people access non-ordinary states through her Four Forces framework. In this episode, we explore how non-ordinary states can be cultivated through connection, expression, purpose, and growth, and why working with non-ordinary states can deepen both personal transformation and collective evolution.

In this episode, we talk about Trish's fascinating journey from running an environmental store in her twenties to mapping the four fundamental human desires that underpin all experience. We dive deep into her framework for understanding connection, expression, purpose, and growth - and how mastering these forces can transform not just personal experiences but entire communities.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Entrepreneurs seeking to integrate consciousness work with high performance
• Anyone curious about accessing ecstatic states and peak experiences safely
• Leaders wanting to create more cohesive, collaborative teams
• Spiritual seekers looking for practical frameworks beyond traditional approaches
• People interested in the intersection of personal development and collective evolution

What You'll Learn:

• The four fundamental desires that drive all human behavior and how to work with them
• Practical skills for cultivating connection, even with strangers or difficult people
• How to access flow states and expanded consciousness intentionally, not just randomly
• The difference between individual awakening and collective transformation
• Why feeling states are crucial for entrepreneurs and how to integrate them with action
• How to use triggers and difficult emotions as information rather than obstacles

Full episode notes: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/moving-beyond-our-known-experience

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Chapters:

(00:00) Introduction to Trish Blain and the Four Forces

(04:12) From environmental business owner to consciousness researcher

(11:08) The four core human desires shaping all experience

(19:34) How connection and expression influence daily life

(28:17) Accessing non-ordinary states and ecstatic experiences

(37:46) Practical ways to work with triggers and difficult emotions

(46:21) Collective transformation versus individual awakening

(54:03) What entrepreneurs can learn from expanded states of consciousness

(59:40) Final reflections and where to learn more

Kathryn Devaney is a neuroscientist at UC Berkeley and co founder of Berkeley Alembic, where she explores how consciousness science can help explain meditation, non dual awakening, and altered states of consciousness through rigorous research and deep practice.

In this episode, we explore what modern meditation research can actually tell us about consciousness science, the default mode network, stream entry, jhanas, and why community matters so much on the path. We also talk about how serious practice changes day to day experience, why retreat environments matter, and how consciousness science may help bridge contemplative wisdom with neuroscience.

Who This Episode Is For:

• People curious about the neuroscience of meditation
• Practitioners exploring non dual awakening and deeper states of consciousness
• Founders drawn to inner work and expanded awareness
• Anyone interested in consciousness research and human potential
• Listeners looking for a grounded bridge between mysticism and science

What You'll Learn:

• How meditation affects the default mode network and attention
• Why consciousness science still has major limits and open questions
• What stream entry, jhanas, and cessation experiences point to
• Why retreat practice can create breakthroughs that daily practice may not
• How community supports spiritual awakening and personal evolution
• Why acceptance and presence practices matter both on and off the cushion

Full episode notes: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/the-neuroscience-of-meditation-what

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Chapters:

(00:00) Why meditation research is having a moment

(02:23) What changed in the world of meditation research

(09:01) The default mode network and how meditation shifts attention

(15:17) Stream entry and the neuroscience of one way inner shifts

(21:02) Jhanas cessation and content free states of consciousness

(27:21) The hottest debates in contemplative neuroscience

(29:24) How to know if your meditation practice is deepening

(34:56) Why community matters on the path of awakening

Andrew Horn is the founder of Tribute, a leadership coach, and the creator of Junto for men. In this conversation, Andrew shares how founder spirituality can lead to more honesty, service, and deeper connection. He also explains how emotional literacy reshapes the way we lead and relate.

In this episode, we talk about how founder spirituality matters when it changes how we show up in relationships. We explore business as a spiritual path, founder emotional intelligence, emotional literacy, self-realization, and personal transformation through stories from his life and the frameworks he teaches founders and leaders. Founder spirituality becomes real when it helps us tell the truth, make better requests, and create more space for other people.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Founders exploring founder spirituality through leadership and relationships
• Leaders who want more emotional literacy and founder emotional intelligence
• Men exploring personal transformation through community and service
• People navigating conflict who want practical communication tools
• Anyone interested in consciousness, self-realization, and spiritual transformation

What You'll Learn:

• Why founder spirituality has to show up in real relationships
• How business as a spiritual path can support service over self obsession
• A simple nonviolent communication framework for hard conversations
• Why emotional literacy leads to more honest connection
• How self-realization deepens through purpose and meaning
• What Andrew has learned about leadership, conflict, and truth telling

Full episode notes: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/practicing-conscious-communication

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Chapters:

(00:00) Relational leadership and taking responsibility for connection

(04:24) Gestalt training and the shift from packaging to truth

(09:51) Why authenticity helps people open up

(14:48) Emotional literacy, service, and self transcendence

(22:41) The OFNR framework for nonviolent communication

(31:37) Practicing hard conversations in real relationships

(35:35) Being respected instead of liked in leadership

(44:20) Andrew on conscious communication in divorce and partnership

(47:06) Scott on health, acceptance, and loving what is

(49:21) Tribute, Junto, coaching, and the Social Flow book

Alexander Beiner is an author, teacher, and cofounder of Rebel Wisdom whose work explores psychedelic states, consciousness research, and the deeper cultural questions shaping human development. In this conversation, we also talk about his book The Bigger Picture and how non ordinary states can open new perspectives on healing, meaning, and reality.

In this episode, we explore how psychedelic states can expand consciousness while bringing us into more honest contact with our emotions, relationships, and humanity. We talk about his experience in the Imperial College DMT extended state trial, what mystical experiences revealed about embodiment and metaphysics, and why psychedelic states only matter when they are integrated into real life through curiosity, discernment, and grounded inner work.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Founders and creators exploring inner work alongside ambition
• People curious about psychedelic states and altered states of consciousness
• Listeners interested in consciousness research and consciousness science
• Anyone navigating a healing journey or personal transformation
• Spiritual seekers looking for a grounded path to expanded awareness

What You'll Learn:

• What the DMT extended state trial was designed to explore
• How psychedelic states can surface emotional material instead of bypassing it
• Why curiosity can regulate the nervous system and deepen self awareness
• What embodiment adds to meditation, integration, and somatic healing
• How mystical experiences can reshape your sense of scale and meaning
• Why expanded consciousness needs preparation, discernment, and integration

Full episode notes: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/new-dimensions-an-in-depth-look-at-the-extended-state-dmt-research-w-alex-beiner

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Chapters:

(00:00) Introduction and Alexander's DMT extended state trial

(02:06) What DMT is and why entity encounters matter

(07:16) Training like an inner astronaut before the trial

(14:28) Unexpected healing lessons from the first dose

(21:01) Why there is no real shortcut in growth or business

(24:53) Curiosity as a tool for courage and nervous system regulation

(27:02) How the trial changed Alexander's worldview

(34:09) Why feeling small can be a spiritual relief

(35:28) Psychedelics entering the mainstream during a time of crisis

(40:53) What a healthy psychedelic enlightenment could look like

(43:26) Meeting people where they are in consciousness work

(48:21) Why preparation matters as much as integration

(51:15) Alexander's book retreats courses and writing practice

Rudy De Waele is the founder of RegenerateX and Unconditional Man, where he brings together entrepreneurs and community builders around regeneration, leadership, and inner transformation. After years in technology and innovation, Rudy now helps people reconnect with nature, community, and a more life centered way of building.

In this episode, we talk about consciousness, regeneration, and why business as a spiritual path now requires a deeper shift in consciousness. We explore how extractive systems shaped modern life, how consciousness changes the way we relate to nature and community, and why inner transformation is inseparable from real system change.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Leaders interested in consciousness and system change
• Founders rethinking how they build and lead
• Men seeking deeper emotional expression and authentic community
• People questioning technology media and the future of work
• Anyone drawn to regeneration spirituality and human potential

What You'll Learn:

• What regeneration means beyond sustainability and green technology
• How consciousness can move us from extraction toward contribution
• Why inner transformation changes the way we design business and leadership
• Why disconnecting from social media can support expanded awareness
• How men’s work helps create emotional honesty and collective intelligence
• Why the invisible work shapes the future of humanity

Full episode notes: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/understanding-the-regenerative-business-movement-with-rudy-de-waele

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Chapters:

(00:00) What regeneration means in Europe and the US

(01:32) Regenerating the self through authentic inner work

(06:47) How colonialism shaped modern business systems

(12:00) The first steps toward a regenerative business and life

(18:11) The decentralization of power through local communities

(24:15) Who owns the story and narrative of the future

(27:38) Why disconnecting from technology supports consciousness

(33:40) Ibiza as a lab for the future of humanity

(38:57) Why men and women need different paths of transformation

(44:54) The invisible work that shapes the future

Angelo DiLullo is an anesthesiologist, author of Awake: It’s Your Turn, and teacher behind Simply Always Awake. In this conversation, he shares how childhood sensitivity, Zen practice, and direct self inquiry opened the door to spiritual awakening and a different relationship with identity, fear, and consciousness.

In this episode, we explore what spiritual awakening feels like from the inside. We talk about the awakening process, why success and suffering can intensify the search, how thought creates the sense of self, and what changes when self realization becomes lived experience.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Entrepreneurs who keep achieving but still feel something unresolved
• People curious about spiritual awakening without the usual fluff
• Listeners exploring meditation, non dual awakening, and consciousness
• Anyone moving through a healing journey or identity shift
• Seekers who want grounded language for inner work

What You'll Learn:

• How Angelo’s early sensitivity shaped his path
• Why the mind cannot think its way out of suffering
• How the awakening process can begin through loss and honesty
• What it means to see thoughts and memories as thoughts
• Why transmission can happen through books and conversation
• How spiritual awakening changes empathy, pain, and daily life

For full show notes: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/the-many-layers-of-awakening-with-angelo-dilullo

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Chapters:

(00:00) Early sensitivity and mental pressure

(10:56) Entrepreneurs, achievement, and collapse

(18:39) The Zen book that changed everything

(21:27) Disidentifying from thought and self

(30:47) Fear, dark nights, and direct realization

(37:11) Transmission, gurus, and spiritual responsibility

(43:24) Why some people wake up faster than others

(55:42) Late stage realization and boundless experience

(65:25) Work, family, and ordinary life after awakening

(71:35) Books, retreats, and where to learn more

Mark Gober is the author of five books on consciousness, metaphysics, and personal evolution. After starting in investment banking during the 2008 financial crisis and later becoming a partner in Silicon Valley, he pivoted into consciousness science and now explores the nature of reality through his books and podcast Where Is My Mind.

In this episode, we talk about consciousness science and the evidence that pushed him beyond a materialist worldview. We explore near death experiences, psychic research, synchronicity, spiritual awakening, and the way expanded awareness can soften the ego's grip. Mark also shares why institutions resist these ideas, how discernment matters with intuition and channeling, and why service became more important than individual achievement.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Entrepreneurs drawn to inner work and spiritual awakening
• Listeners curious about consciousness science and metaphysics
• People exploring synchronicity, intuition, and expanded awareness
• High achievers rethinking purpose, success, and personal evolution
• Anyone interested in human potential and the nature of reality

What You'll Learn:

• What evidence most changed Mark's worldview
• Why near death experiences challenge brain based assumptions
• How psychic research influenced his view of consciousness
• What ego dissolution looks like in daily life
• Why discernment matters in non ordinary experiences
• How intention and service support inner transformation

For full show notes: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/consciousness-creating-reality-with-mark-gober

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Chapters:

(00:00) Mark Gober's career and search for meaning

(07:38) The podcast moment that changed his worldview

(12:58) Evidence for consciousness beyond the brain

(17:45) Why institutions resist consciousness research

(23:16) Ego dissolution and a new relationship to self

(31:18) Intention, service, and spiritual discernment

(41:19) Synchronicity and trust in life's unfolding

Theresa Cheung is a Sunday Times bestselling British author and spiritual teacher known for her work on dreams, intuition, and consciousness. In this conversation, she shares why intuitive perception is a natural human capacity and why learning to trust it can deepen self awareness, healing, and personal growth.

In this episode, we explore how expanded awareness can help us access intuition in a grounded way. We talk about the relationship between rational thought and intuitive knowing, why meditation and inner work help intuitive signals become clearer, and how dreams, shadow work, and spiritual awakening can open the door to expanded awareness that feels practical rather than abstract.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Entrepreneurs exploring intuition as part of decision making
• People curious about dreams and psychic abilities
• Listeners drawn to consciousness and metaphysics
• Anyone doing inner work and personal transformation
• Spiritual seekers who want grounded consciousness practices

What You'll Learn:

• Why expanded awareness is an ability we can cultivate
• How intuition and rational thinking can work together
• Why meditation supports clearer intuitive perception
• How shadow work and healing journey practices reduce inner noise
• Why dreams can act as signals from deeper consciousness
• How expanded awareness supports spiritual awakening and self realization

For full show notes: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/accessing-our-innate-intuitive-gifts-with-theresa-cheung

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Chapters:

(00:00) Opening and Theresa's path into intuitive work

(06:40) Why intuition is a natural human gift

(15:05) How rational thought and intuition work together

(25:10) Meditation dreams and consciousness practices

(36:20) Shadow work healing and clearer inner guidance

(48:30) Why expanded awareness may become more mainstream

(56:45) Final reflections on trusting psychic insight

Tami Simon founded Sounds True at 22 with just a dream and tape recorder, building it into North America's leading spiritual teachings publisher over 40 years. As CEO of a company that's produced 6,000+ titles and been featured twice on the Inc. 500 list, Tami has pioneered using business as a spiritual path to create both meaningful impact and financial success without compromising core values.

In this episode, we explore her revolutionary "three bottom lines" framework and discover how conscious entrepreneurs can build thriving businesses that serve both profit and purpose.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Founders and entrepreneurs who refuse to choose between spiritual values and business success
• Conscious leaders seeking practical frameworks for building awakened businesses
• CEOs and business owners interested in founder spirituality and inner work for entrepreneurs
• Anyone curious about how personal transformation can enhance organizational culture
• Leaders looking to magnetize teams around shared sacred purpose

What You'll Learn:

• Tami's "three bottom lines" framework for conscious business (mission, relationships, cash flow)
• How to use your somatic intelligence and "barf meter" for aligned business decisions
• Why clarity trumps people-pleasing in conscious leadership and spiritual awakening
• How business challenges serve as the ultimate arena for personal transformation and consciousness expansion
• Practical strategies for building unstoppable teams through shared values and awakened business principles
• Tami's perspective on global awakening and what conscious entrepreneurs can do right now

For full show notes: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/building-a-40-year-spiritual-empire-without-selling-your-soul-tami-simon-sounds-true

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Chapters:

(00:01) Sounds True's 40-Year Journey in Spiritual Publishing

(01:28) The Three Bottom Lines Framework for Conscious Business

(15:40) Business as Personal Evolution and Growth Arena

(23:02) Building Unstoppable Teams Through Shared Values

(35:31) Global Awakening and the Future of Conscious Enterprise

Steve Schlafman is a coach, writer, and former operator and investor who now helps ambitious professionals navigate transition and burnout. His work and his podcast Where the Road Bends explore inner work for entrepreneurs, identity shifts, and personal transformation.

In this episode, we talk about why inner work for entrepreneurs becomes essential when success stops feeling like enough. We explore career transition, embodiment, grief, consciousness, and the messy middle that appears when an old identity falls away and a more honest path starts to emerge.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Founders who feel successful on paper but misaligned inside
• High performers navigating burnout, reinvention, or career transition
• Leaders exploring consciousness and personal evolution
• Entrepreneurs moving through identity change after a startup chapter ends
• Anyone sensing that the body is signaling a need for change

What You'll Learn:

• Why inner work for entrepreneurs often begins with misalignment in the body
• How personal transformation can start when old conditioned preferences fall apart
• Why grief and reflection matter before making a major transition
• How embodiment helps reveal what energizes you and what depletes you
• Why consciousness practices can support steadiness in uncertain seasons
• How AI and changing work may push more people toward deeper inner work

For full show notes: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/embracing-change-and-transition-skillfully-with-steve-schlafman

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Chapters:

(00:00) Reconnecting after the startup years

(02:36) From VC coaching to transition coaching

(05:32) When success no longer feels aligned

(10:32) Why people resist change

(17:25) Conditioned preferences and life scripts

(23:23) Navigating the messy middle

(33:05) Why more millennials are hitting this passage

(37:22) AI and the next great transition

(45:52) Steve's favorite transition resources

Sean Reagan is a writer and A Course in Miracles teacher based in New England whose work explores awakening, oneness, contemplation, and the practice of following love over fear.

In this episode, we explore how A Course in Miracles becomes a path of spiritual transformation in ordinary life. Sean shares how the course entered his life during a lonely spiritual season, why forgiveness means seeing beyond harm, and how spiritual transformation deepens through daily practice, honesty, and a growing ability to discern fear from love. We also talk about Jesus, the body, awakening, and why spiritual transformation often looks like a gradual return to peace.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Anyone curious about A Course in Miracles in lived experience
• Seekers healing from fear based Christianity
• People exploring forgiveness, awakening, and ego
• High achievers loosening identification with the body
• Listeners wanting a grounded conversation on inner work

What You'll Learn:

• How Sean discovered A Course in Miracles and what made him stay with it
• Why forgiveness in the course means seeing past harm
• How fear is strengthened by separation and softened by love
• What the course teaches about identity, the body, and awakening
• How Sean's view of Jesus changed from distant idol to ally
• Why steady practice matters more than force on the path

For full show notes: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/a-deep-dive-on-a-course-in-miracles-with-sean-reagan

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Chapters:

(00:00) Sean Reagan and the doorway into A Course in Miracles

(04:57) What A Course in Miracles is and how it reframes the self

(12:54) Forgiveness as seeing beyond harm and separation

(20:10) Fear love and the choice to choose again

(34:32) Spiritual transformation through daily lessons and gradual awakening

(44:44) Seeking practice and learning to follow love over fear

Now that I'm going to be a parent soon, I can't help but wonder about how all this technology is going to impact my kiddo?

And what can I do about it to help them be happy, heathy, and prosperous?

I recently discovered the work of Sara Filipcic who spent years studying the impact of technology on children and now has started a new company to help improve the situation called BeHumane.

Her research painted somewhat of a dire picture that made it clear that we as a society need to do something about this:

1. Adolescents using devices 5 or more hours a day (vs. 1 hour) were 66% more likely to have at least one suicide-related outcome1
2. Results of a 2016 Common Sense Media Report found that 50% of teens "feel addicted" to mobile devices, while 59% of parents surveyed believe that kids are addicted to their devices2
3. Seven-in-ten U.S. teens said anxiety and depression is a major problem among people their age in the community where they live3
4. Technology can negatively affect children's developing social skills, relationships, health, and overall ability to focus, developing their social skills. This can lead to more children being socially awkward, withdrawn, shy, or intimidated by social situations.4

Going deep into this area of study there were many more subtle "aha" moments that helped her form her vision for BeHumane which aims to teach kids how to use technology effectively.

Full episode notes and links: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/screens-and-kids-the-challenging-impact-of-technology-on-children-potential-solutions-sara-filipcic

🌀This podcast is sponsored by Conscious Talent - where business leaders and companies who value both inner work and professional excellence connect. Learn more and join the Conscious Talent network here: https://www.conscioustalent.com/

The nervous system is the lens through which you experience the world.

This quote really hit home for me from this weeks episode with Jonny Miller, founder of Nervous System Mastery and the Curious Humans Podcast and blog.

The nervous system seems to be intimately related to energy in our bodies. As electrical beings, this shouldn't come as a massive surprise. I wanted to learn more about this which is why I was very excited to have Jonny who is a nervous system expert on the show.

I've learned many hard lessons on overtaxing my nervous system due to my spiritual ambition which has resulted in lots of discomfort over the years. In many instances, this was due to engaging in practices I thought were supposed to help aid my transformation like breathwork and other somatic release techniques. 🧐

What I see now and discuss with Jonny, was how I was missing a the imperative long integration and re-patterning period after big releases. I also generally overdid it. Shocker.

There also proves to be an immense amount of nuance in truly relaxing into a sensation vs. trying to focus on it and push it out. Learning this is practically a whole skill in itself. Again, this took me years of doing it wrong and enduring subsequent physical difficulties to truly understand.

If you are doing any somatic work, this is a must listen episode. The depth of understanding that Jonny has is truly amazing and the language he uses to communicate complex concepts is wonderful. Did I mention he has a charming British accent?!

Full episode notes and links: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/the-nervous-system-s-role-in-inner-transformation-jonny-miller

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Greg Kubin is the co-founder and general partner of PsyMed Ventures, a venture fund investing in the future of brain and mental health through psychedelic medicine, neurotechnology, and precision psychiatry. He is also the cohost of Business Trip, a podcast exploring the business of psychedelics, and has made over 20 investments in mental health companies after a decade as an entrepreneur.

In this episode, we explore why your healing journey must come before the spiritual breakthroughs you seek. Greg shares how traditions like Kabbalah teach that working through emotional trauma precedes access to higher consciousness, and how psychedelic experiences often surface unresolved pain as part of the psyche's healing intelligence. We discuss transpersonal psychology, transcendent experiences, the role of indigenous wisdom in modern medicine, and whether technology can shortcut meditation. If you are a founder or leader drawn to consciousness and inner work, this conversation will reframe how you approach your own healing journey.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Founders and CEOs curious about psychedelic medicine and consciousness
• Leaders committed to inner work and personal transformation
• Anyone navigating their own healing journey before seeking peak states

What You'll Learn:

• Why emotional healing must precede spiritual breakthroughs
• How transpersonal psychology helps people integrate altered states of consciousness
• What indigenous traditions teach us about these medicines
• The promise and ethics of neurotechnology and meditation devices

For full show notes: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/investing-in-the-next-frontiers-of-mental-health-psychedelics-nuero-tech-next-gen-therapy-greg-kubin

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• Join my email list for ongoing insights on consciousness, spirituality, using business as a spiritual path and human potential.

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Chapters:

(00:00) The investing thesis of a hippie venture fund

(05:47) The role of indigenous cultures in psychedelic medicine

(13:53) Precision therapy and personalized mental health

(18:52) Transpersonal psychology and transcendent experiences

(25:03) Why healing must come before spiritual gifts

(26:58) Can technology elevate meditation and consciousness

Did you know every mammal including humans produces DMT naturally in their bodies? The same can be said for 1,000's of plants.

I wanted to make sure you knew this before anyone wrote this off as a psychedelics or "drugs" conversation which is often the cultural association with DMT.

Right now there is a massive disconnect between mystical experiences and the world of Science. The gap is closing, but it often still feels like there's these two camps who speak in different languages.

What we need is a bridge!

And that bridge just might be a greater understanding Dimethyltryptamine (DMT). You might have the heard of DMT because it's the active psychedelic agent in things like Ayahuasca. But as I alluded too in the intro, it's also produced naturally in every mammal and most plants! In fact, we have just as much DMT in our systems as serotonin.

John Chavez is the founder of DMTQuest which is an organization that is helping push forward the much needed research and education around DMT. Through financing studies and creating a media that educates and amplifies the potentiality of understanding this substance, he is helping us answer these questions.

John's story is a fascinating one that in some ways mirrors my own. He had a radical and spontaneous mystical experience that redirected him to pursue answering and understanding the greater truths about the human experience.

Full episode notes and links: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/exploring-the-mind-bending-world-of-endogenous-dmt-telekinesis-emergent-phenomena-john-chavez

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One of my closest friends Justin Mares knows more about health then just about anyone I know. He's built 3 food companies in Kettle & Fire, Perfect Keto, and Surely Wines which give him unique insight into how the stuff we put into our bodies is actually made. Now he is working on new company called True Medicine that is making it easier and more affordable to be healthy.

I've been a long time follower of his newsletter @ and a few years ago he started sharing staggering information on what is happening to the U.S. population's health citing our food system as a culprit.

Check these stats out which we discuss in the episode:

1. The average testosterone of a 22 year old American male is the same as a 67 year old man 20 years ago
2. In 1990, there were 0 states with obesity greater than 20%. In 2018, there are 0 states with obesity less than 20%. Obesity, which is correlated to lots of health issues, has more then doubled in the past 28 years.
3. 25% of the pesticides we use in the U.S. for growing food (including organic) are illegal in Europe
4. The new food pyramid in the U.S. claims that sugary cereal is more healthy then eating an egg or piece of beed
5. 93% of streams, rivers and lakes in the US had some sort of like microplastic contamination in them

Full episode notes and links: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/the-alarming-state-of-america-s-health-food-quality-justin-mares

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Let me start off by saying, I have zero interest in participating in what many call the transhuman movement. Specifically, implanting some type of technology into my body in order to alter or enhance the way in which I experience the world.

That being said, I do think it's important to understand what is going on. This is clearly going to be a thing in our lifetimes that will vastly impact culture and society and I'd rather be informed. A few weeks ago someone had recommended Singularity Weekly to me and I was startled to see how far along we are in this field.

I wanted to have Joe Allen the author of singularity weekly and Steven Bannon's War Room transhuman expert.

The most interesting thing that emerged from the conversation was the realization that transhumanism is very much a religion. There is a group of people that are attempting to transcend their current condition and achieve salvation. In these higher states, they also strive to achieve greater abilities of unity and access to higher intelligence.

Gee. Sounds kind of like most wisdom traditions. I guess the main difference is the mechanism they believe will usher into this change is technology. Joe called this worship of technology as our savior an inversion of spirituality. I tend to agree, but this new understanding certainly helped me better understand what is more fundamentally driving the leaders of these movements.

I can't say that my opinion has really shifted. I am increasingly getting excited about living a more analog life. Having less technology dominates my experience and generally being more connected to nature. This probably means I will have to move from my urban existence at some point, but I am okay with that. I increasingly think living in Urban areas with high degrees of invisible environmental toxins make it harder to be healthier than it needs to be. And I care more about myself and family being healthy than nice dinners with friends and access to luxury experiences. I think we will start to see this appeal to more and more urban professionals in the next decade. I guess we already are.

Full episode notes and links: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/brain-implants-and-spirituality-have-more-in-common-than-i-thought-joe-allen

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It can be quite frustrating to be experiencing something unfamiliar that our medical system doesn't have an answer for. Unfortunately, I know from experience as documented here!

This is very common with many "spiritual", "mystical", "energetic", etc. experiences and effects, that are often referred to as emergent phenomena.

A few months ago, I was delighted to discover the The Emergent Phenomenology Research Consortium. The EPRC is a group of 180+ researchers, scientists, medical, therapy and spiritual professionals that are trying to tackle the hard problem of gathering data and research on the large catalogue of emergent phenomena experiences that humans may face and the efficacy of different protocols for handling them.

Daniel Ingram is one of the co-founders of the organization and also the author of one my favorite books on Buddhism Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha.

The EPRC's aim is to give health care systems, mental health providers, and those who are helping to teach and promote various practices the information they need in order to make better decisions about how to both promote the benefits of these practices and manage the various effects that they can produce.

Full episode notes and links: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/when-will-healthcare-acknowledge-effectively-treat-spiritual-phenomena-daniel-ingram

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Today's guest is someone I have followed since 2016 when I participated in a startup growth program called Reforge where he was a guest lecturer. Simply put, Andy Johns is one of the most prolific startup growth executives in the modern era. He has been an leader or key player at 8 consecutive billion dollar startups including Facebook, Twitter, Wealthfront, Quora, and others.

In this conversation, Andy shares his personal experience of working on his mental health and consciousness through the context of being an ambitious person in the world of high growth startups.

Full episode notes and links: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/the-inner-journey-of-one-of-silicon-valley-s-top-growth-leaders-andy-johns

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Brian Whetten is a leadership coach, author, and founder of Core Coaching with 25+ years helping entrepreneurs integrate expanding consciousness with wealth building. He holds a PhD from Berkeley, raised millions in Silicon Valley, experienced two burnouts by 30, then spent six years in spiritual development before systematically helping others avoid the same painful journey. Brian has coached self-made billionaires and conscious business leaders who've generated hundreds of millions while maintaining spiritual integrity.

In this episode, we explores how successful entrepreneurs build wealth while expanding consciousness without compromise or suffering. Brian reveals insights from reverse-engineering those rare individuals who've reached the "agentic sage" quadrant where high achievement meets high awareness. The conversation uncovers why most conscious business attempts fail, why spiritual entrepreneurs get trapped as "poor but pure," and the three specific keys enabling successful integration of human potential practices with business excellence.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Business leaders who've tried inner work for entrepreneurs but found it made their work harder, not easier
• Founders feeling torn between authentic spiritual transformation and the demands of building wealth
• CEO spirituality seekers who want both material abundance and consciousness expansion without sacrificing either
• Anyone exploring business as a spiritual path who's hit the wall where more consciousness seems to create less agency

What You'll Learn:

• Why the journey from "agentic fool" to "agentic sage" creates an inevitable wall that stops most people cold, and the physics behind why this happens
• The three essential keys Brian discovered after 25 years of research that allow personal evolution without years of suffering and spiritual bypass
• Why spiritual transformation requires being pulled through challenges by goals bigger than yourself rather than pushing against obstacles through willpower
• How to build containers and communities stronger than your individual weaknesses that support authentic awakened business practices

For full show notes: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/how-to-become-an-agentic-sage-brian-whetten

Go Deeper:

If this conversation resonated, you can check out:

• Join my email list for ongoing insights on consciousness, spirituality, using business as a spiritual path and human potential.

• My book Conscious Accomplishment: How to Use Personal Achievement for Spiritual Growth

• My company Conscious Talent where business leaders and companies who value both inner work and professional excellence connect.

Chapters:

(02:43) The Agency vs Consciousness Framework Why the Wall Exists

(18:13) Power, Leadership, and the Physics of Value Creation

(36:28) Three Keys to Breaking Through the Agentic Sage Quadrant

(54:16) Spiritual Awareness vs Integrated Development The Hero's Journey

(01:24:31) Building Containers Stronger Than Your Weaknesses

This week's episode is with my good friend Zach Poitra who I have worked with in a Shamanic capacity for 3 separate ayahuasca retreats.

Zach's story is amazing. After working for an investment bank for 10 years, he moved down to Peru to live in the jungle and work on himself. What he thought would be a temporary stint transpired into him meeting and training with his shamanic teacher for 4.5 years before becoming a full-time shaman himself. Now after many years helping others with their own inward work, he has felt a calling to re-enter the world of finance which was something he would have never anticipated.

He provides an inside look at what the life of a Shaman is actually like demystifying a lot of common misconceptions I know I originally had. We also talk about his inner experience of being guided to return to finance which too many, seemed like a surprising move. Personally, I think its a fantastic example of surrendering to the universe and when we do this things often take different forms then what we would have expected.

Full episode notes and links: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/what-it-s-actually-like-to-be-an-ayahuasca-shaman

🌀This podcast is sponsored by Conscious Talent - where business leaders and companies who value both inner work and professional excellence connect. Learn more and join the Conscious Talent network here: https://www.conscioustalent.com/

My friend Robby Bent joins us to talk about his amazing online / offline company Othership. A lot of people are turned off by wellness and mindfulness in the current way it is packaged and introduced. Robbie and his team have incredible perspective to this dynamic and are taking a different approach with their physical Othership locations and amazing breathwork app which I love. By focusing on creating something that's cool and avoiding all the spiritual woo woo, they are casting a wider net to these powerful practices that ultimately drive transformation.

Check out their site and app: https://www.othership.us/

Full episode notes and links: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/breathwork-and-rebranding-transformation-with-robbie-bent-ceo-othership

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Today my great friend Dylan Beynon, CEO of Mindbloom joins us on the show. Mindbloom is the market leader in providing ketamine assisted therapy in the US and our a trailblazer as these substances become more deeply integrated into our society and institutions. Dylan is one of the smartest and most thoughtful people I know making this an electric conversation. If you want to know more about the business side of pyschedelics and where the industry is heading, this is a must listen.

Today my great friend Dylan Beynon, CEO of Mindbloom joins us on the show. Mindbloom is the market leader in providing ketamine assisted therapy in the US and our a trailblazer as these substances become more deeply integrated into our society and institutions. Dylan is one of the smartest and most thoughtful people I know making this an electric conversation. If you want to know more about the business side of pyschedelics and where the industry is heading, this is a must listen.

For full show notes and links: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/the-future-of-the-psychedelic-industry-with-mindbloom-ceo-dylan-beynon

🌀This podcast is sponsored by Conscious Talent - where business leaders and companies who value both inner work and professional excellence connect. Learn more and join the Conscious Talent network here: https://www.conscioustalent.com/

This is the first episode of EvolutionFM, a new show exploring the evolution of consciousness in modern times. We cover what the show will be about as well as a bit of my experience in my own journey up to this point.

We brought back the podcast for a special episode with my buddy Ryan Denehy. Ryan is the Co-Founder of Swarm Mobile which was acquired by Groupon and one of the hardest working guys I know. In this episode, we chat about what it takes to be sucessful and how you can engineer your life to get the results you want for your life and business. If you're not there today, that's okay because this is a PROCESS, not an overnight switch. We chat about habits, routines, and attitude which made me super fired up about this episode!

Brothers Ilan and Guy Ferdman come on the show to share how they've relied upon being super intentional about what they choose to focus on to quickly go from starting a business to some of the most pre-eminent facebook marketers in their space. We'll talk about the even bigger vision they have and how they plan on getting there along the way. These guys are full of energy, wisdom, and enthusiam which makes for an awesome episode.

Ben Greenfield drops some serious knowledge in this episode. We chat about everything from building muscle while burning fat, to wine and coffee intake. In terms of peak health and performance, Ben is an absolute machine which really shines through in this episode. He also is a great entrepreneur which we touch upon as well!

Peter Shankman comes on the show to discuss his new book Zombie Loyalists and the power of providing an incredible experience for customers. Peter's been known as a marketing thought leader even before he founded HARO and that shines through in this episode. We talk about a host different marketing tactics especially how to really activate customers to spread WOM using great service. This was a fun episode!

Ryan Coisson comes on the show to talk about the biggest opportunity in ecommerce and how he's built a booming business abroad. In just a few short years, Ryan has launched over 40 ecommerce brands that do over 7 figures a month. Even more impressive, Ryan has built a team of over 40 employees abroad in the Philippines that run his business while he lives and travels around. We'll dive deep into the mindsets, tactics, and processes that make this possible!

A few months ago I had this crazy idea for a workout that incorporated many of the habits that make me feel empowered and push me to heightened levels of motivation and achievement. I have continued to develop this concept which is now called Peak State and in this episode you'll get a full background on the story, workouts, and where this project is going. I think its pretty cool and have yet to see anything out there like it. Take a listen and let me know what you think!

Dr. Srikumar Rao is the founder of The Rao Institute, a former Columbia Business School professor, and creator of the legendary Creativity and Personal Mastery course that has transformed thousands of business leaders worldwide. He's the author of multiple books including "Are You Ready to Succeed?" and draws from ancient wisdom traditions including Advaita Vedanta to help high achievers find peace and purpose through inner work.

In this episode, we explore the profound shift from being a doer to recognizing yourself as an instrument of something greater. Dr. Rao reveals why there's only one reason you experience tension in life and how a fundamental mental model shift can eliminate stress while actually increasing your performance and creativity. This conversation goes deep into consciousness, the nature of free will, and how business as a spiritual path can become your greatest tool for awakening.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Entrepreneurs and business leaders feeling overwhelmed by constant striving
• High performers seeking inner transformation while maintaining excellence
• Anyone struggling with stress, anxiety, and the need to control outcomes
• Leaders interested in founder spirituality and consciousness expansion

What You'll Learn:

• The single reason behind all tension and stress in your life
• Why being a "doer" creates suffering and what to embrace instead
• How mental models shape your entire experience of reality
• The relationship between predestination and free will in spiritual evolution
• How to use your business and career as tools for self-realization
• The connection between passionate immersion and natural creativity

For full show notes: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/the-mba-professor-who-teaches-non-duality-dr-srikumar-rao

Go Deeper:

If this conversation resonated, you can check out:

• Join my email list for ongoing insights on consciousness, spirituality, using business as a spiritual path and human potential.

• My book Conscious Accomplishment: How to Use Personal Achievement for Spiritual Growth

• My company Conscious Talent - where business leaders and companies who value both inner work and professional excellence connect.

Chapters:

(00:00) The Train Metaphor - Why You're Carrying Unnecessary Luggage

(02:08) The One Reason for All Tension in Life

(08:43) Free Will vs Predestination - What You Actually Control

(26:35) When to Persist vs Change Direction - Reading Your Inner Landscape

(28:03) Mental Models - How Your Beliefs Create Your Reality

(48:50) Creativity Through Passionate Alignment

There has been a plethora of exciting startups who are innovating on painful buying experiences while championing what has been popularly known as the direct to consumer model. Today we're fortunate enough to have one of the most exciting companies in the space Casper. Casper Co-Founder Philip Krim comes on the show to talk about building the company as well as how we can be thinking about this new category of ecommerce. These guys did over a million in revenue in their first month and have only grown since then so there is definitely a thing or two to be learned from their journey so far.

Matt Ellsworth is our guest today. The guy is a total stud and in this interview we're going to start by talking about how using a combination of scraping, vritual assistants, and cold emails he built a massive lead generation machine at his last startup storefront. So much so that his outsourced team was sending out thousands of targeted, personalized emails a week while his interal sales team could focus on responding to warm leads. But this convo isn't just all about startups...despite seemingly being on top of the world as a preeminent Growth guy in Silicon Valley, Matt left his last company to pursue standup comedy and focus on some others. We'll talk about how he thought about pursuing a different type of dream when everyone around him expected him to do more startup stuff. Super inspiring stuff.