McKenna Renee is an artist and new mother based out of Southern California. She recently gave a natural water birth to her lovely daughter and participated in a lotus birth which leaves her placenta attached to the baby's umbilical cord until it falls off naturally. Today's episode was filmed in Yorba Linda, CA. On today's episode, we discuss... + the inevitability of depression in the human experience and how depression shows the depth of your emotions + her experience of having a noninduced natural water birth at a birthing center with the help of midwives rather than through a doctor + what a lotus birth is and how it affects both the mother and child + what twin flame and soulmate relationships are and how twin flame relationships teach you the most lessons in life + loads more! P.S. My mic pack died during the last 15 minutes of the episode so I apologize for the audio inconvenience! I plan to have someone monitor video/audio for season 3 to minimize any more technical difficulties. Stay tuned for my new series in June! 💕 WHERE TO FIND MCKENNA ONLINE https://www.instagram.com/sun.toucha --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conscious-awakening/support

Jimmie Flora is a bay area-based multidisciplinary artist working in creative direction, photography, writing, and more. Jimmie has been writing poetry since middle school and has published two poetry books at the time of this release. Today's episode is filmed in Mission Dolores Park in San Francisco, CA. On today's episode, we discuss... + what vipassana meditation is and a small glimpse of a 10-day vipassana meditation schedule + ways on how to start meditating + the story behind both of his poetry books and how free-writing has played a role ever since middle school + loads more! WHERE TO FIND JIMMIE ONLINE https://jimmieflora.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jimmie.flora/ BUY HIS POETRY BOOK "THE UNREALITY OF TIME" https://jimmieflora.com/the-unreality-of-time --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conscious-awakening/support

Roxanne Roncal a.k.a. "Rox" is a creative strategist and owner of her multidimensional platform for creators called Better In Doses. Through her brand (which is a nod to micro-dosing), she creates and curates content with the goal of spreading knowledge of mind expanding substances & creative expression inspired by psychedelic experiences. On today's episode, we discuss... + Rox's first experience with LSD on a road trip with her family + the origin of LSD and Albert Hofmann, the first person to synthesize, ingest, and learn of the psychedelic effects of LSD + the importance of educating yourself and the context of "set and setting" before tripping + loads more! DISCLAIMER: This episode is intended for informational purposes only and we are not promoting the use of illegal drugs. WHERE TO FIND ROX/BETTER IN DOSES ONLINE https://www.instagram.com/sub.stance/ https://www.instagram.com/betterindoses/ https://betterindoses.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conscious-awakening/support

Chad is a writer, musician, poet, and overall creative based in Las Vegas, NV. Today's episode was filmed in Hollywood Park in Las Vegas, NV. On today's episode, we discuss... + embracing your fears and stepping into your power because that's what YOU can control + monitoring the relationship between thought and emotion through emotional intelligence + the power of leaning into discomfort and how vulnerability leads to joy and creativity + loads more! WHERE TO FIND CHAD ONLINE http://instagram.com/alien666 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conscious-awakening/support

Zack Robinson is an energy practitioner specializing in Holy Fire Reiki, Sekhem-Seichim-Reiki and SKHM. Although energy healing is his main forte, Zack has been working with crystals and creating crystal jewelry for over 9 years. Today's episode was filmed in Calico Basin in Las Vegas, NV. On today's episode, we discuss... + each of our experiences with crystal energy and how someone may feel vs. know when they work with crystals + zack's personal favorites of crystals for each chakra + benefits of crystal water and the precautions to take when putting certain crystals in water + loads more! WHERE TO FIND ZACK ONLINE https://www.enchantedforestreiki.com/zack-robinson http://instagram.com/the_wired_wizard --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conscious-awakening/support

Rie Tulali is the founder and content creator of Teacurious - a friendly resource for tea explorers. With over 10 years of experience with tea tasting and practice, her love for tea has helped her learn many lessons about life. Today's episode is filmed in her tea room at Las Vegas, NV. On today's episode, we discuss... + how tea can change someone's energy, mood, and performance + tea in tea bags vs. traditional tea + how type of water affects tea plus her experiment with tea brewed with snow water + the five general categories of tea and how getting tea drunk is an actual thing + loads more! WHERE TO FIND RIE ONLINE http://teacurious.com/ http://instagram.com/teacurious ——— Thank you so much for stopping by and please subscribe if you enjoy these podcasts! You can also find the audio version of my episodes on iTunes, Spotify, Anchor.FM, & more. FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL instagram | https://www.instagram.com/consciousawakeningpod facebook | https://www.facebook.com/rosemaryafajardo website | http://www.rosemaryfajardo.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conscious-awakening/support

Brian Nguyen is an open soul who loves to gravitates towards sciences and music. Due to Brian's near death experience during his earlier years, he always wondered what his after life would entail. Today's episode is filmed at Nevada Trails Park in Las Vegas, NV. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conscious-awakening/support

Karen Jackson is a shamanic practitioner, reiki master/teacher, and holistic stress management instructor based in Las Vegas, NV. She first began her spiritual journey in her twenties, which led her to studying shamanism to this day (and is still learning). Today's episode was filmed in Desert National Wildlife Refuge in Corn Creek, NV. On today's episode, we discuss... + ways of shamanic practice and how nature is filled with lessons if we are able to have the awareness to quiet ourselves and listen + what mercury retrograde is (since we're currently in mercury retrograde) and how to be tackle it + the importance of keeping our energy field healthy and recognizing the energy that you put out into the universe through your thoughts, words, emotions, breath, etc. + loads more! WHERE TO FIND KAREN ONLINE https://www.instagram.com/celtic_sparrow https://www.enchantedforestreiki.com/karen-jackson --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conscious-awakening/support

Michelle Mariano is the co-founder of Prism Sacred Smudging Collections based in Las Vegas, NV. With her partner, Ken Lau, their intention with Prism Collections "is to provide all the essentials for deeply healing Sacred Smudging experiences in the most compassionate way possible." Today's episode was filmed at Gardens Park in Las Vegas, NV On today's episode, we discuss... + what smudging is and the spiritual/scientific benefits of smudging + how having chronic hemiplegic migraine helped Michelle start her journey to becoming vegan + being gentle to yourself for anyone who loves meat and wants to start being more conscious about eating habits + loads more! WHERE TO FIND MICHELLE ONLINE https://www.facebook.com/Prism-Sacred-Smudging-Collections-168267463864917/ PRISM'S MARCH EVENTS https://www.facebook.com/168267463864917/posts/301864400505222/  LVV CRYSTAL CAVE FB GROUP https://www.facebook.com/groups/1885574191470891/?ref=share FREE PRISM PARTY INFO https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=269991357025860&substory_index=0&id=168267463864917  VEGAN RESOURCES POST https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2166854483325016&id=100000014578407 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conscious-awakening/support

Chelsey Delano a.k.a. Astrological Alchemist is an astrologist, crystal expert, and herbalist based in Las Vegas, NV. Aside from these three focuses, she is also an Usui Reiki Holy Fire practitioner and Seichim Sekhem Reiki Master/Teacher. Today's episode is filmed at Calico Basin in Las Vegas, NV. On this episode, we touch upon... + the basics of a natal chart + what are sun, rising, and moon signs + each major chakra and which color crystals associate with them + general characteristics of each zodiac sign + loads more! WHERE TO FIND CHELSEY ONLINE https://www.instagram.com/astrologicalalchemist/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/conscious-awakening/support