The Dream Catcher Podcast

The French philosopher, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin once said that "We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience." As spiritual beings, if we want to have a more profound experience of life, we have to be willing to go within and understand the deeper aspects of ourselves.

Cydi Dale, my guest today is going to help us do just that. Cyndi is an internationally renowned author, speaker, healer on energy medicine, intuition, and spirituality. She has worked with over 70,000 clients and presented hundreds of workshops around the world.

During our conversation, Cyndi will be teaching us the basic of energy anatomy and how it works. She’ll also be providing tips and techniques  on how to develop our intuitive and psychics abilities and lastly, how to manage our fears, especially those related to the current pandemic. 

The phrase “living with purpose” evokes a variety of emotions. Some find it cliché while others find it intimidating and grandiose. They wonder if they must be the next Gandhi, Mandela, or Mother Teresa to reach that level.

The confusion happens because we limit our definition of purpose to being solely action-based. 

Living with purpose is a sensibility and a state consciousness that influences our approach to everything we do - from the way we brush our teeth to how we show up to a board meeting.

Feeling engaged with life and striving to live with purpose infuses our routines and habits with vibrancy and will put a spring in your step. 

In this episode, I outline five ways to live your life with a sense of purpose.

Our culture plays a significant role in shaping who we are. The more traditional we are, the more we tend to rely on our cultural cues to provide us with a sense of self.

But it’s only one piece of the puzzle. Our personas are a mosaic of various influences:our values, beliefs, behavior, education, and appearance. When we get overly attached to one culture to the point where we block out everything else, we close ourselves off to other realities and perspectives in the world.

The key to a balanced identity is learning how to blend different cultural influences. In this episode, I provide three ways you can create a balanced cultural identity and use it to your advantage in our global community.

If you’re someone who owns a pet or who just loves animals in general then you’re going to find this episode a treat. 

 

My guest Renee Vos de Wael is an animal communicator and an intuitive soul coach. She founded Sagittarius Way where she helps humans and animals through physical, emotional, and behavioral challenges.

 

Renee and I will be discussing the many different ways animals communicate with us while providing guidance on how we can build a deeper and more meaningful bond with our fellow Earthlings.

Timestamps:

01:01: Renee’s story
04:06: The different ways animals communicate with us
06:48: The biggest barriers to building soul connections with animals 
09:42: Life lessons animals can teach us
13:37: Renee’s tips on building a deeper connection with our pets and animals

 

On the surface, play doesn’t seem to have utility value, but multiple studies reveal that it’s fundamental to our health. The absence of it can literally make us sick and weigh down on our spirits. Brené Brown says, “the opposite of play is not work—the opposite of play is depression.”

During this particularly challenging phase in history, we now have to be deliberate and creative when it comes to play and enjoyment and make it part of our self-care practice. If you want to start having more fun in your life, you’ll enjoy this post where I outline five steps you can take.

For perfectionists, "good enough" is the enemy of excellence. This all-or-nothing thinking traps them in a state of dissatisfaction and a sense that they're constantly chasing a moving target. 

However, there's a big difference between being inspired to be our best selves, and being driven by a need to win at all costs. The latter is toxic and destructive.

If you’re someone who is results-driven, and motivated to work to a high level, recognizing when good is good enough is essential to your success and your self-worth. In this post, I’ve described five occasions to pull back.

Most people associate the word power with having  a lot of money, fame, influence and beauty. But according to my guest, Liz Lewinson, true power comes from within. It’s an inner power that helps us lead a life of peace, joy and tranquility. 

Liz Lewinson is a long-time practitioner and teacher of meditation.  Her books on Amazon are "The Power of the Loving Man,"  "Women, Meditation, and Power," and the award-winning biography, "American Buddhist Rebel."  She is Vice President of The Frederick P. Lenz Foundation for American Buddhism. 

During our conversation, Liz and I cover the following topics:

• What is inner power and how do we access it
• How can we avoid the common obstacles in connecting with our power
• The different types of power men and women possess based on their physiology
• How to develop a daily ritual of meditation and mindfulness to access our power

The Law of Attraction simply states that you attract whatever you focus on. The people who buy into it believe that by simply thinking about their hopes for romantic love, they’ll manifest it. 

While there is truth to this timeless principle, this law cannot be used as a shortcut or a quick-fix. When it comes to relationships, there are hidden beliefs and patterns that can have a significant impact on your choices and behavior in intimate connections.

When I understood this and did the inner work it became increasingly evident that there’s an established order to the universe that favors those who are willing to look deeper. I outline four things the law of attraction taught me about manifesting love and how you can use it in your life.

When it comes to our identity, most of us define ourselves based on conventional societal labels based on education, jobs, relationships, possessions, appearance, race, culture, religion, etc.

While knowing who we are, on a superficial level, is necessary to fulfill daily responsibilities, it doesn’t represent the essence of our true being. Rejecting social roles that don’t feel true to us allows our true self to inform the choices we make, bringing us to a place of success and peace. 

“Being true to yourself” is not just a cliché. It’s a practice and a state of awareness we need to cultivate and evolve actively. This week, I offer five fundamental steps that will help you get started in this process of self-discovery.

We’re all storytellers. whether we realize it or not. We create narratives in our minds about who we are, why things happen the way we do and where we’re going. This ability gives us the responsibility to tell stories that are meaningful and beneficial to ourselves and others.

Scotty Crowe, my guest today has been helping people do just that through his work in education and social justice. Scotty is an actor, writer, host, and filmmaker. He first started working in entertainment as John Mayer’s tour manager and has spent much of the last decade working with young people, specifically around writing their narrative and discovering their voice. He believes deeply in the power of storytelling, the joy of self-expression, and the importance of inclusion.

During our conversation, Scotty and I discuss about the different ways we can use our ability to tell stories including:

• Tapping into our inner potential.
• Expressing our creativity and talents.
• Using it to advocate for the causes that are important to us.