The Sivana Podcast

Melanie Phillips, author of “Living After Loss: A Soulful Guide to Freedom,” offers wisdom on how we can transform the thought patterns and perspectives that perpetuate our suffering. She shares with us the technique of “Theta Healing,” as well as a 4-phase process for creating new neuropathways to develop resiliency. We also discuss Karma, how to connect to Source Energy, and what to do when you feel disconnected. This episode continues Melanie’s no nonsense, spiritual approach to loss and grief.

As humans, we experience loss. Often, these losses go unacknowledged. Whether it’s the loss of a pet, job, relationship or family member, author Melanie Phillips shares that healing after loss is not a linear process. Melanie opens up about her personal journey after the unexpected loss of her partner. She provides tips about how we can enlist the right kind of support when we’re in crisis, and how we can best support others in need.

We continue our conversation with Kundalini yoga teacher and healer, Kerena Virginia. She shares with us how she went through a period of devastating loss, which led to an awakening that changed how she practiced and taught Kundalini yoga. She explains how our energetic body, our intuition and our heart, can work in conjunction with one another. She answers common questions many of us have: Like how do we know if we are coming from our head or our heart?

What if working within the confines of our mind is not enough for personal transformation? According to Kundalini yoga teacher and author, Kerena Virginia, we cannot elevate our mindset until we heal our energy field first. For Kerena, this was the missing link in all other healing modalities that she tried. Today, Kerena breaks down the five energy layers that exist within your auric field.

Continuing our conversation with artist Katherine Skaggs, we dive into the basics of how YOU can start reading Tarot or Oracle cards at home. We cover: How to pick a deck and cleanse its energy. How you can work with one card a day to get in touch with your spirit guides and helpers. Katherine explains a ritual we can use to incorporate readings into our yoga and meditation practice. She also explains the concept of card “spreads” – what are they, how they work, and which basic ones we can start with.

How can we best incorporate Tarot and Oracle Cards into our spiritual practice? What are the benefits of doing this? What’s the difference between traditional Tarot versus the Oracle and Angel decks that have become popularized in recent years? Today, artist Katherine Skaggs outlines for us how cards are a divination of our subconscious. She teaches us how we can best frame our questions when working with card decks, and why we need to consider (and enhance) the quality of our ask.

How do the Chakras relate to the Medicine Wheel? What are archetypes? What does it mean to create “sacred space?” In today’s episode, we continue our conversation with Shamanic Energy Medicine Practitioner, Olivia Weil. She leads us through an “opening sacred space” ceremony that anyone can practice at home, either before yoga, meditation or to create a context for healing. She explains to us how we can understand archetypes as divine guides and teachers on our journey of transformation.

Learn about the ancient spiritual practice of shamanism from Shamanic Energy Medicine Practitioner, Olivia Weil. We cover: What is shamanism? What is the Medicine Wheel? How can we use these tools for healing? Olivia guides us through each of the directions (South, West, North and East) and their key components. She shares how she ticked off the boxes of “success,” as a lawyer, yet still felt unfulfilled and unhappy.

What if everything in your life could be boiled down to one simple question: Am I operating from a place of fear? Or love? Today, we go deeper into our conversation with life coach and spiritual teacher, Glenn Ambrose. He tells us about how he “woke up” to spirituality 15 years ago, and how everything looked differently after a good night’s sleep. Glenn explains why our perception dictates our reality and why darkness doesn’t really exist.

If you’ve been struggling to practice self-love or set boundaries, this episode is for you! Life coach and spiritual teacher, Glenn Ambrose, tells us the mental shift we need to make in order to increase our self-esteem. Learn the question you must ask before practicing self-care in order to truly make it worthwhile. Next, discover more about boundaries: What they are, how to set them, that step that’s often missed, and what to do when you can’t distance yourself from negativity.

Today we continue our conversation with professional coach, Laurie Gerber. She shares how she saved her marriage from the brink of divorce by entering into emotional, spiritual and physical integrity with her husband. Learn what these different categories mean and how to use them to enhance your own relationships in today’s empowering episode.

If you’re single or looking for love, tune into this episode with professional coach, Laurie Gerber. Understand her framework for finding love, called “the 3Hs.” Laurie explains how to use the 3Hs while dating and as tool for self-awareness. Uncover your inner dialogue and subconscious patterning when it comes to love. Laurie also goes over how to be smart about dating online, how to use the 3Hs to find “the one,” and how to know when to abort a relationship if your head and heart are not aligned.

Ever wondered how certain yogis seem to easily flip into inversions and balance on their hands? Today master yoga teacher, Danni Pomplun, joins us as he shares all his tips on how to get upside down and into arm balances. We cover: What inversions and arm balances to master in what order. How to adjust your hands so balancing on them feels more like balancing on your feet. Should we use the wall when learning handstand? Plus, tips and tricks on how to fall. We also talk about cross training.

Ever wondered how certain yogis seem to easily flip into inversions and balance on their hands? Today master yoga teacher, Danni Pomplun, joins us as he shares all his tips on how to get upside down and into arm balances. We cover: What inversions and arm balances to master in what order. How to adjust your hands so balancing on them feels more like balancing on your feet. Should we use the wall when learning handstand? Plus, tips and tricks on how to fall. We also talk about cross training.

Continuing our conversation with author Michelle S. Fondin, we dive deeper into our exploration of chakras. We discuss the physic energy of the Gunas, and how they relate to each of these seven energy centers. Michelle explains how both the Yoga Sutras and Tantric philosophy weave into our understanding of the chakras. We also talk about awakening Kundalini energy, the role of Ida and Pingala nadis, and the association of Ida and Pingala nadi with each chakra.