Brad Yates is known internationally for his creative and often humorous use of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT). He is the author of the best-selling children's book "The Wizard's Wish," the co-author of the best-seller "Freedom at Your Fingertips.” Videos on Brad’s YouTube channel have been viewed over 55 million times.    Here he and Dawson reflect on: Brad's background Why behind despair is fear and suffering Energy hygiene practices Healthy ways to manage our stress Seeing ways of improving your life when you get out of stress mode Exercise: Tapping for my wellbeing level Brad's future vision  How tapping away stress can help develop a positive vision for our future   Find Brad at: https://www.tapwithbrad.com/   Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/   To purchase Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:  https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Intelligence-Activating-Circuits-Awakened/dp/160415294X/   #mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #stress #tapping

Gene Monterastelli is a teacher, coach, and creator who helps people use tapping to transform the stories that keep them stuck. As the founder of Tapping Q & A and Tapping Mastery Academy, Gene has spent more than fifteen years helping thousands of people release resistance, heal emotional wounds, and take meaningful action in their lives and businesses.    Here he and Dawson reflect on: Gene's background Discovering EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) Tapping I’d played around with EFT tapping Why life is a resource management problem Finding the subconscious resistance How the subconscious mind acts as a prediction machine  The ways it’s not survival of the fittest, it’s survival of the most fearful How the subconscious mind believes it's safer to do nothing Where to start ...often the hardest part The Peaceful Heart Network Bringing EFT Tapping to places such as refugee camps, schools, prisons crisis, and Rwanda   For more about Gene:  http://tappingqanda.com/   Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/   To purchase Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:  https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Intelligence-Activating-Circuits-Awakened/dp/160415294X/   #mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #subconscious #tapping

Fleet Maull, PhD, is a consultant, motivational speaker, social entrepreneur, and authorized teacher in the Zen and Tibetan Buddhist traditions. He also founded Prison Mindfulness Institute and National Prison Hospice Association, catalyzing two national movements, while serving a 14-year mandatory-minimum federal drug sentence from 1985 to 1999. He is the author of Radical Responsibility: How to Move Beyond Blame, Fearlessly Live Your Highest Purpose, and Become an Unstoppable Force for Good and Dharma in Hell: The Prison Writings of Fleet Maull.    Fleet founded the Heart Mind Institute, offering online summits, courses, and coaching programs integrating western science with ancestral & contemplative wisdom and addressing themes of trauma healing, resilience building, post-traumatic growth, expanded states of consciousness, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, conscious entrepreneurship, and more.    Here he and Dawson discuss:   Fleet's background The ways each of us has our own hero’s journey The truth of "the only way out is through" The pain paradox: that joy lies on the other side of pain Our own inner channel  How the suffering of great spiritual masters sensitizes them to the world’s suffering A deeply embodied approach to meditation The Task Positive Network Why when plugging into source our nervous system untangles itself Feeling the physicality of the body which will calm your mind Spontaneous experiences of Samadhi or awakened states Why deeper states of awakening require consistent practice When deep states produce the risk of clinging to them   Get a free eBook copy of Fleet's Neuro-Somatic Mindfulness: A Direct Path to Awakening at: https://www.heartmind.co/nsm-dawsonchurch   Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/   To purchase Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:  https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Intelligence-Activating-Circuits-Awakened/dp/160415294X/   #mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #consciousness #mindfulness #awakening

Gurman is a motivational speaker, educator and the author of The Third Testament. He had a 20-year career in law enforcement, where he interacted with every echelon of society, from government leaders to the most under-served communities. He is also an ordained minister and host of the podcast Path of the Audacious Rebel.    Here he and Dawson discuss: Gurman's background  Why 'love your neighbor as yourself' is the foundation of every religion The ways we do not see the world as it is, we see it as we are Reexamining your beliefs and asking out-of-the-box questions The taboo about death, we think about it as the end How energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only change form Evidence from Near Death Experiences and children who remember past lives A global awakening of consciousness   You can more about Gurman at: https://iamgurman.com/   Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/   To purchase Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:  https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Intelligence-Activating-Circuits-Awakened/dp/160415294X/   #mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #consciousness #energy #pathoftheaudaciousrebel 

Christy Whitman is a transformational leader and spiritual guide. She is the New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Having It All and The Flow Factor. Christy has appeared on The Today Show, The Morning Show, TedX, and Next Level Soul.    Here she and Dawson discuss: How everyone has access to flow The importance of being present to find out how you’re feeling Why our consciousness lives in words, thoughts, beliefs, emotions, actions The bridge where flow starts to happen Three ways to cultivate self-compassion  Being energy receivers and transmitters The way energy manages everything in your universe Ways to raise your vibration to a high state Asking yourself 3 questions: What do I want? Why do I want it? How do I want to feel?   Find Chirsty at: https://www.christyandthecouncil.com/   Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/   To purchase Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:  https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Intelligence-Activating-Circuits-Awakened/dp/160415294X/   #mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #theflowfactor #vibration #energy 

A pioneer in the field of spiritual emergence, Paul Levy is a wounded healer in private practice, assisting others who are also awakening to the dreamlike nature of reality. He has authored six books, three of which are on the collective but unconscious psychoses in which we live. His newest book is a revised and expanded edition of The Quantum Revelation: Awakening to the Dreamlike Nature of Reality. An artist, he is deeply steeped in the work of C. G. Jung and has been a Tibetan Buddhist practitioner for 40 years.    Here he and Dawson discuss: Paul's background Realizing that our lives are a dream How the act of observation creates the universe All one interconnected quantum system How to get in touch with your own wholeness Discovering there is only the eternal now How this life is a dream Ways our civilization can collectively leap into a new level of consciousness Allowing the magic of the universe Finding courage, blessing, grace and love hidden in life’s worst events For more about Paul's work: https://www.awakeninthedream.com/   Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/   To purchase Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:  https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Intelligence-Activating-Circuits-Awakened/dp/160415294X/   #mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #quantumrevelation #dreams #dreamlikenatureofreality 

Maria Toso is a Danish-born author, spiritual teacher, and somatic healing coach based in Minnesota. Her book, Heal What Hurts: How to Heal Emotional Triggers (Llewellyn Worldwide, September 2025), guides people to release emotional triggers that shape the lens through which we see others and ourselves. Her method helps people become emotionally free, no longer dependent on others to change or on numbing agents to cope. Maria also teaches Yoga Teacher Training at Minneapolis College and leads international retreats and workshops.   Here Maria and Dawson chat about: Emotional triggers  Body scanning Breathwork  Maria's story Coping mechanisms  How and why the body is a perfect expression of your spirit and your programming How many breaths we take in a minute  What to do when you find yourself triggered Asking, “How old are you?” and let the place in the body speak Avoiding the victim story    Find Maria online at: https://www.mariatoso.com/   Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/   To purchase Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:  https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Intelligence-Activating-Circuits-Awakened/dp/160415294X/   #mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #healing #emotionaltriggers 

Seth Stewart is a longtime performer and creator in the entertainment industry, acting in major roles in some of Broadway’s greatest hits - including “In the Heights” and “Hamilton”- and performing with artists like Madonna, Jay-Z, Jennifer Lopez, and Mariah Carey. Seth followed a deep spiritual calling that led him from the spotlight to the silence of the forest, building an off-grid cabin in the forest where he spent three years immersing himself in and reconnecting with the ancient wisdom of nature. His memoir, Follow Your Vision, Live Your Truth chronicles his journey from Broadway to spiritual guide.    Here Seth and Dawson talk about:  Seth's background  Freedom and meditation  The heart as a compass  Studying Yogananda and Osho Oneness with all things, nature, the universe, each other What if we could experience oneness right now? Why is it so hard to be happy? An energy shield designed to bring positive people and a high energetic state Inner awareness creates energetic sovereignty Energetic stability independent of what is trying to happen around you   Find Seth and his wonderful memoir at: https://www.iamsethstewart.com/   Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/   To purchase Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:  https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Intelligence-Activating-Circuits-Awakened/dp/160415294X/   #mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #energy #broadway #followyourvision #liveyourtruth       

Tama Kieves, an honors graduate of Harvard Law School, left her law practice with a prestigious corporate law firm to write and help others unlock the extraordinary faculties within them. She’s the best-selling author of Learning to Trust Yourself and other books. Featured in USA Today, the Huffington Post, Forbes, as well as on ABC News, Oprah Media and other national media, she is a sought-after speaker and visionary career success coach. After discovering the wisdom path of A Course in Miracles, she’s taught it in an interactive and highly experiential way for over 30 years.    Here she and Dawson talk about:  Tama's background  Learning to love yourself through the setbacks Navigating through your fear to your love When you trust yourself, you trust the divine within you Mistaking self-doubt for self-inquiry How do we stay in our heart and our higher consciousness always  A Course in Miracles Steps to learning to trust ourselves   To learn more about Tama: https://tamakieves.com/ Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/   To purchase Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:  https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Intelligence-Activating-Circuits-Awakened/dp/160415294X/   #mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #trustyourself #feartolove 

Peter Ralston is one of the founders of the consciousness movement of the 1960s. He is a martial artist and has spent thousands of hours in contemplation which have led to notable enlightenment experiences. He is the author of several books including The Book of Not Knowing and Ending Unnecessary Suffering.    Here Peter and Dawson talk about:  Why we do things that make us suffer Not connecting the action we’re taking with our own suffering Recognizing that actual reality is objective and physical How does "no self" lead to the cessation of suffering? Why an "enlightenment experience" does not end suffering even though you lighten up Breakthroughs in consciousness Catalyze transcendent experiences by asking yourself: "What would the rabbit do?" How to stop doing the dysfunctional stuff that makes you suffer   To learn more about Peter's work and his books: https://chenghsin.com/   Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/   To purchase Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:  https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Intelligence-Activating-Circuits-Awakened/dp/160415294X/   #mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #pastlives #consciousness #endsuffering #enlightenment 

Jenny Johnston is the founder of Quantum EFT for the soul and author of Tapping into Past Lives and Your Past Life Inheritance. Jenny was an Occupational Therapist for 31 years, but after a spinal injury in 2005, began a new career in hypnotherapy and Clinical EFT. She has been a trainer for EFT Universe since 2010. She has worked with many veterans with PTSD which led her to connect with Dawson in 2009 because of his research with veterans. Through Quantum EFT and past life regression, Jenny enables people to see and become the possibilities that are available to them by exploring their soul contracts.    She and Dawson have been close friends for many years, and here talk about:  Body consciousness and electromagnetic consciousness Our past lifetimes stored in our quantum DNA The Akashic Records  Near Death Experiences  Tapping away trauma with Clinical EFT first Quantum EFT looks at what’s happening on the soul level   Learn more about Jenny and her work at: https://quantumeft.com.au/   Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/   To order Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:  https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Intelligence-Activating-Circuits-Awakened/dp/160415294X/   #mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #pastlives #consciousness #dna #soulcontracts 

Rollin McCraty, Ph.D. is Director of Research at the Institute of HeartMath. Research interests include the physiology of emotion, intuition and optimal functioning. His work focuses on the mechanisms by which emotions influence cognitive processes, behavior, and health as well as the global interconnectivity between people and the earth’s energetic systems.    Here he and Dawson discuss: Rollin's background and interest in this work How the heart’s field is 100 times greater than brain’s field Experiments that show heart coherence and meditation could change DNA Needing both heart coherence and intention What is heart coherence  How the heart is carrying information about our emotional states The Global Coherence Initiative The link between earth’s geomagnetic field and human electromagnetic fields The Earth’s Field Line Resonances are plucked by the solar wind  A study where people radiate love and coherence using the heart lock-in Why negative emotions like frustration produce 1400 biological changes Ways to turn your emotions around at the energetic level with heart focused breathing Importance of pausing as often as possible throughout the day Asking: “What am I feeding the field?”   To learn more about Dr. Rollin McCraty and the HeartMath Institute: https://www.heartmath.org/   Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/   To order Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:  https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Intelligence-Activating-Circuits-Awakened/dp/160415294X/   #mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #heartmath #heartcoherence #emotions 

Jackie Jackson is a yoga teacher certified in Somatic EMDR. She is the author of Urge Overkill: A Story of Breaking Free, a self-help book on based on her own experience and her work at a domestic violence and rape shelter. Her second book is Holistic Trauma Healing: Strategies to Integrate the Body, Mind, and Spirit, exploring how to use conventional with complementary modalities. Jackie is also a group facilitator with Other Parents Like Me, a national online network supporting caregivers of children facing mental health challenges.   Here she and Dawson talk about:  Jackie's story and purpose Why addiction is a family disease Questioning our thoughts, and holding space for contrasting needs The gayatri mantra  Remaining positive no matter what Emotional triggers  Experience glimmers Self-care and boundaries  When adverse behaviors appear in loved ones Maintaining connection with I statements and understanding Walking beside people without trying to fix or change them   To learn more about Jackie: https://www.jacquelinejackson.net/​   Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/   To order Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:  https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Intelligence-Activating-Circuits-Awakened/dp/160415294X/   #mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #addiction #somaticemdr 

Sol Smith spent nearly two decades as a college professor, always feeling and doing things out of step with everyone else, before realizing that he was autistic. He works with individuals, as well as offering educational seminars about neurodiversity. He is the author of The Autistic’s Guide to Self-Discovery.   Here he and Dawson talk about:  Sol's story Masking; feeling like an impostor Why sharing puts us into a vulnerable position Stats: Around 3-6% of the population is autistic Stats: Four boys for every 1 girl Why only 20% are diagnosed as children, 80% are not diagnosed till adulthood How women mask autism better than men Self-assessments Camouflaging autistic traits  How Autism is a type of neurodivergence Definition: Neurodivergence is when the brain diverges from typical development Tools for those with Autism like exercise, sleep and meditation  Short term tools: steps like changing your setting, activities, mantras Going from motivation to stress   An important topic! Find Sol's book and work at: https://www.professorsol.com/   Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/   To order Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:  https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Intelligence-Activating-Circuits-Awakened/dp/160415294X/   #mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #autism #neurodivergence 

Linda Backman is a psychologist and regression therapist. She has been guiding a process she calls Soul Regressions for 30 years and has conducted thousands of Past Life and Between Lives Soul Regressions. Among her books are Soul Design, Souls on Earth, The Evolving Soul and Bringing Your Soul to Light. They describe how reincarnation plays a pivotal role in our personal growth and relationships.   Here she and Dawson talk about:  Linda's background Research into actual past life cases Working with clients on the soul level What is soul energy and where does it come from Energy that pushes us to evolve and grow Why most of us do not remember our past lives The discovery that knowing the specifics of our past lives isn’t necessary to heal How you know when you’re on track and off track Trusting the signs the universe is giving you How some souls are here to aid humanity not necessarily designed for earth Your core is your higher self and your guides speaking to you   To learn more about Dr. Linda Backman: https://ravenheartcenter.com/   Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/   To order Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:  https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Intelligence-Activating-Circuits-Awakened/dp/160415294X/   #mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #souldesign #pastlives #soulenergy 

Dr. Bernard Beitman is a graduate of Yale Medical School and did his psychiatric residency at Stanford University. He is the author of Life-Changing Synchronicities: A Doctor’s Journey of Coincidence and Serendipity. Dr Beitman is the former chair of psychiatry of the University of Missouri-Columbia Medical School for 17 years; he writes a blog for Psychology Today on coincidence and is the coauthor of the award-winning book Learning Psychotherapy. He’s the founder of The Coincidence Project, and you can share your coincidence story with him at https://thecoincidenceproject.net/   Here he and Dawson talk about:  How and why love is fundamental to creating coincidences The inner GPS compass Bernard's background They ways individually we are part of a global mind Love connections over time and space Shared consciousness of all humanity Contributing to the collective consciousness of humankind Questions: What is it that you’re here to do? What’s your purpose? How one might contribute to planetary healing  Global synchronicity Consciousness on this planet as a collaborative To learn more about Dr. Beitman: https://www.coincider.com/   Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/   To order Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:  https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Intelligence-Activating-Circuits-Awakened/dp/160415294X/   #mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #coincidence #synchronicity #consciousness 

Scott Stabile is the author of Big Love: The Undeniable Joy of Following Your Heart. He is a passionate love advocate who believes there is no force more powerful than love to create real connection and healing in our world. Scott guides transformation breathwork journeys and leads personal empowerment workshops internationally. His inspirational posts have attracted more than 350,000 Facebook fans.   Here he and Dawson talk about:  Why it is entirely human to have conflict and not like people Accepting who we are as we are in the moment Being in alignment with your heart’s energy Our journey through life is figuring out how to be with our experiences How can we stay in our hearts despite all our emotions How do you live love in a world in which horrible things are always happening? Aligning yourself with your values How can you be a living example of what you want to see in the world?   Scott's website is: https://www.scottstabile.com/   Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/   To order Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:  https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Intelligence-Activating-Circuits-Awakened/dp/160415294X/   #mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #biglove #joy #followyourheart  

Dr. Peta Stapleton has 25 years' experience as a registered Clinical and Health Psychologist and is currently a Professor in Psychology at Bond University in Australia. She is the author of The Science behind Tapping and has been an investigator in dozens of clinical trials, mostly of EFT tapping. In 2019 Peta was named Psychologist of the Year by the Australian Allied Health Awards.   She and Dawson have collaborated on many studies, and here they review:  Peta's background Treating anorexia and bulimia EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) Clinical Trials and Research After EFT had better restraint, in the next 6 months they kept on losing weight How tapping can leave you in a meditative state Where tapping and meditation is taking the world Interactions with children, partners and team members after using EFT Why tapping can lead to an increase in happiness and calm Can EFT result in changes in countries and global systems? Children learning to tap in school   For more information about Dr. Peta Stapleton: https://www.petastapleton.com/   Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/   To order Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:  https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Intelligence-Activating-Circuits-Awakened/dp/160415294X/   #mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #tapping #research

Cindy Wigglesworth is the bestselling author of SQ21: The Twenty-One Skills of Spiritual Intelligence. Her SQ21 spiritual intelligence self-assessment has created a validated and diversity-appropriate way of having spiritual conversations in the workplace. John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, calls SQ “the next frontier in leadership.” Cindy has appeared on Oprah, PBS, and numerous other national media and conferences. Through her company Deep Change, she consults on leadership development and sustainable corporate culture.   She and Dawson have been sharing ideas about SQ for years, and here talk about:  How personal growth makes you so much more effective as a leader Cindy's background Why SQ is love in action Defining SQ as the ability to behave with wisdom and compassion while maintaining inner and outer peace An essential skill is distinguishing between your ego and higher self Awareness that your ego self exists Observing the ego and noticing the differences between it and the higher self Recognizing in the body the situations where ego wants to take charge Learning to hear the voice of the higher self. Shifting from Ego to Higher Self, acronym, SOUL S for Stop. Interrupt the pattern.  O for Observe what’s happening in your body U for Understanding deeply from the other person’s perspective L for Love; find a loving response   Learn more about Cindy and her work at: https://www.deepchange.com/ Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/ To order Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:  https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Intelligence-Activating-Circuits-Awakened/dp/160415294X/   #mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #ego #soul #deepchange

On a mission to flatten the curve of healthcare costs, James Maskell has spent the past decade innovating at the cross section of functional medicine and community. He created the Functional Forum, the world’s largest integrative medicine conference. He is author of the book The Evolution of Medicine, which prepares health professionals for a new era of personalized, participatory medicine.   James and I discuss: James' background Discovering our society is on the brink of a precipice of chronic disease People supporting each other in their own healing Why all lifestyle diseases lead to brain inflammation TruNeura software  How our culture reinforces the most unhealthy behaviors James' personal vision Collective models of ownership   You can find more information at: https://goevomed.com/   Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/   To order Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:  https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Intelligence-Activating-Circuits-Awakened/dp/160415294X/   #mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #truneura #evolutionofmedicine #chronicdisease