Michael McPherson is the co-founder of KAKAO Ceremonial Drinking Chocolate (our fave here at RYV) and the community app KAPU, a sacred virtual space for light workers to share their heart-centered gifts and wisdom. He is also a mentor, writer, lover, and an open book. Michael’s work spans the breadth of all that he is - from sacred sexuality, masculinity, and intimacy to inner child work and heart-centered leadership. In this conversation we dive into a sampling of Michael’s many gifts. As he shares his life stories the wisdom bombs just keep coming. We begin with his twin flame love story with our girl, Makenzie Marzluff, which opens up into powerful conversation around sacred partnership and divine union. We talk about authenticity - what it is and how to access it. We discuss embodiment - why we want it and the reasons it’s so elusive for many lightworkers. We delve into Michael’s own daily rituals, learning the resources and practices that keep him aligned with Source, and above all, his own inner truths. We also chat about how we WISH there was a guide for divine sexuality ... and guess what? Since the taping of this episode Michael has written one, to be released at the end of 2020. Happy dance! This powerful interview is filled with laughter, emotions, and golden nuggets of wisdom. The thread connecting it all is Michael, and the beautiful open hearted vulnerability that has us falling in love with his humanness again and again and again.   Links/References: Work with Michael: https://www.michaelmcpherson.co/ Michael’s book: https://www.michaelmcpherson.co/book Michael’s podcast: https://soundcloud.com/humanitypodcast Kapu: https://www.joinkapu.com/ Kakao: https://www.flykakao.com/ Gene Keys: https://genekeys.com/ Steve Nobel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9pPBB3LyiB1aTeHCabcMlw “Just Breathe” book: https://www.amazon.com/Just-Breathe-Mastering-Breathwork-Business/dp/1501134388 Rapé tobacco: https://tribuspirit.com/ Creative inner child meditation: https://insighttimer.com/raiseyourvibe/guided-meditations/access-your-inner-child-and-unleash-creativity

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Ep. 12 Michael McPherson on Opening the Heart

Makenzie Marzluff is a shining model of the new conscious entrepreneur, and the  soulful founder of three of our favorite enterprises: Kakao Drinking Chocolate, Delighted By Dessert Hummus, and her newest app, Kapu, a sacred container for conscious community. Makenzie’s journey into conscious entrepreneurship began in her twenties with the exploration of plant medicines. While delving into research Makenzie found ceremonial cacao and found her heart cracked wide open, pulled to travel to Guatemala and follow Spirit on a journey to launch “Kakao” drinking chocolate as a non-profit organization. In this conversation Makenzie shares the adventures of her heart-led life as she’s navigated the waters of business, love, conscious relationships, and soulful humanness on planet earth, asking for guidance from Spirit every single step of the way. Makenzie chats about her move from the van life to an apartment in Santa Monica, to her current home in Maui.  Join in this conversation as Makenzie shares the wild landscape of her Spirit-led journey, the daily practices that keep her aligned and dropped in, and the deep intention that she brings to each moment of her life. Links/References: Kapu: https://www.joinkapu.com/ Kakao IG: https://www.instagram.com/kakaodrinkingchocolate/?hl=en Delighted By Desserts IG: https://www.instagram.com/delightedbydesserts/?hl=en Gabby Bernstein: https://gabbybernstein.com/ Elisa Romeo Meet Your Soul: https://www.elisaromeo.com/books/meetyoursoul/ Ancient Secrets of the Fountain of Youth: https://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Secret-Fountain-Youth-Kelder/dp/038549162X/ref=asc_df_038549162X/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=266184041033&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9304258493956152245&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031023&hvtargid=pla-435319204558&psc=1 Steve Nobel Meditations: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9pPBB3LyiB1aTeHCabcMlw Gene Keys: https://genekeys.com/  

EP. 11 Makenzie Marzluff on Spirit-led business

Patrick Harrington is an embodiment of the divine masculine, and the owner of nine Kindness Yoga studios in the Colorado area. Working from a donation-based model, Patrick has built a beacon for love and compassion within the yogic space. In the ultimate trust fall, Patrick and his family moved from Denver to Costa Rica and back again in search of “the middle road” - that space in which all of life is experienced without judgment, as neither good nor bad, but rather what IS. This is the key to the present moment, and to the truest understanding of our roles as brothers and sisters in the infinitely connected field of oneness. We talk about what it means to be of service, how to raise resilient children, and Patrick’s daily “practices for a good death.”  Join in this chat with a man who declares his intention to consciously choose divinity in every moment, and whose fresh perspective on our favorite themes brings new life to the conversation. Links/References: Kindness Yoga: https://www.kindnesscollective.com/ FB Patrick Harrington: https://www.facebook.com/patrick.harrington.9469 Live the Life of Your Dreams Retreat: https://www.kindnesscollective.com/events/retreats

Ep. 10 Patrick Harrington of Kindness Yoga

There are not enough words to express the fullness of Lindsay Alive’s being. She is a master coach in the transformational leadership sphere, working with elite leaders in businesses around the globe. Lindsay is strong, she is powerful, she is successful … and she is also vulnerable, raw, and full of shadows that she’s not afraid to share. Join this conversation as Anjalé and Lindsay talk about a wide range of topics: how joy and play are the most powerful access points into a “flow” state of being, the bridge between academia the so-called woo-woo of the spiritual world, self-care as the fuel for creative output, following your passion with surrender, and leaping into the unknown. Lindsay’s journey has taken her from the corporate world to the relocation of her family to a surf town in Costa Rica where she lives out her self-declared mission on the planet to share love. We all have so much to learn from each other when we come to the table with open hearts and vulnerable surrender. This episode embodies both of these, tapping into the core of what it truly means to invite our humanness to the table and live a life that is Alive + Awake. Links/References:   TedX: https://youtu.be/-8JjAYKr_To Alive + Awake: http://aliveandawake.com/ Lindsay on IG: https://www.instagram.com/lindsayalive/?hl=en Alive + Awake on IG: https://www.instagram.com/aliveandawake/?hl=en Fly Kakao https://www.flykakao.com/

Ep. 9 Lindsay Alive of Alive + Awake

Michael Streda lives a life outside of the status quo. An entrepreneur and plant medicine facilitator, Michael is the owner of the predominantly vegan Beach Dog Cafe and the co-creator of Sacred Playground - a farm and retreat center located in the Costa Rican jungle that is slated to offer movement, dance, music, art, and plant medicine journeys to soul seekers looking for a deeper experience of themselves. In this conversation Anjalé and Michael discuss plant medicine, business, compassion, and play. They talk about discomfort as the access point to identifying our shadows and moving through trauma. How to dig deep without fear. How to mine the stories of our lives for those golden seeds of strength that grew from moments of deep pain and hardship so that we may be set free. Michael’s story is an inspired expression of the very human question of how to release and move on. Tune in and accept Michael’s invitation to “come find your way” through intuition and the exploration of the vast universe that exists always within the Self.  Links/References: Michael on IG https://www.instagram.com/therealmichaelstreda/?hl=en The Sacred Playground on IG https://www.instagram.com/thesacredplayground/?hl=en Beach Dog Cafe https://www.instagram.com/beachdogcafe/?hl=en Radical Forgiveness by Colin Tipping http://www.radicalforgiveness.com/ Fly Kakao https://www.flykakao.com/

Ep. 8 Michael Streda on plant medicine, play + perspective

How much time do you spend ruminating on what people perceive, want, prefer, need, or desire from you? What would it feel like to create space between yourself and the expectations and projections of others? Join Anjalé and Trina as they talk about their journeys from people pleasers who wanted to stand out within the safety of an approving crowd to business owners who are making their way by proudly flying their freak flags. By taming the monkey mind and connecting with their inner silence these soul sisters have accessed a life that is an expression of their divine purpose on planet Earth. This conversation touches on tools, themes, and tips about how to shift awareness away from our assumptions about what others think of us and into the seat of our own souls. Teddy Roosevelt had it right when he said, “Comparison is the thief of joy.” Let’s release attachment to what others think so that we can uncover our divine purpose & let it shine.    Links/References: Raise Your Vibe Meditations:  RYV Meditations Insight Timer Meditation:  Insight Timer Inner Child Meditation Sacred Self downloads on RYV:  Sacred Self/Sacred Space  Jiwa Motion on IG: @jiwamotion

Ep. 7 Your divine purpose doesn't care what people think

We have all heard the phrase “your body is a temple”, but how many of us honor ourselves with such a degree of sanctity? And how do we heal the accumulation of emotional and physical traumas that are stored in our bodies from birth? Get out your palo santo and your vibrator for this exploration of healing and orgasmic self-love. Join Anjalé as she talks with Lori-Anne Orbeta-Lacambra about accessing a relationship with our bodies through sacred sensuality and body wisdom. A Somatic Soul Coach and healer, Lori shares her journey from a bustling city life in Toronto to her peaceful beachside homestead in the Costa Rican jungle. From conversation about tapping into sensation as a healing tool to the exploration of the many words for yoni, this chat ranges from edgy to healing and back to the edge again. Links/References:   Lori on IG: @_soulfuel Vibe Heal Rise on IG: @vibehealrise Spirit Lounge (restaurant & boutique) @spiritloungenosara Vibe Heal Rise: www.vibehealrise.com Somatic soul coaching with Lori: https://www.vibehealrise.com/somatic-mentorship-1   Empowered Birth Project on IG:  @empoweredbirthproject

Ep. 6 Lori-Anne Orbeta-Lacambra on Body Wisdom & Vaginas

We all want nurturing relationships that make us feel seen. Places where we can be messy and still know we are loved; where we find belonging and an increased capacity to show up as our true selves in the world. But where do we find “our people”, and how do we put ourselves out there in a way that invites deep relationships? Listen in on Anjalé & Trina’s conversation about how embracing the uniqueness and differences in others brings us closer together, and how standing in our power and owning our truth and individuality attracts high vibe connection and nourishing contact. From topics like body wisdom to setting boundaries, Anjalé and Trina chat about their paths to cultivating connected and authentic relationships in their own lives.   Links/References: Raise Your Vibe Meditations:  RYV Meditations Louise Hay:  https://www.louisehay.com/ Louise Hay Books:  “Heal Your Body” and “You Can Heal Your Life” Elisa Romeo:  “Meet Your Soul”

Ep. 5 Authentic Connection

Trina flips the script on Anjalé in this episode, dropping the powerful question of how to live with “fierce authentic vulnerability” and hold your center in a society that champions a homogenous vision of success and truth. Anjalé shares her personal journey from people pleasing chameleon to the aligned and rebellious version of Self that had been fighting her whole life to be seen. She shares the nitty gritty details - the dark night, the fake it till you make it, and the push-pull of dogma - and concludes that the path to “fierce vulnerable authenticity” is a matter of presence, of re-aligning with your own truth moment to moment, and of showing up fully in the midst of darkness and of light. Join this chat about claiming your place in the golden chain of life and stepping into the fearlessly authentic truth that waits within.   Links/References: Geneen Roth:  https://geneenroth.com/ Woman Food and God book by Geneen Roth:  https://geneenroth.com/books/  

Ep. 4 Fierce Vulnerable Authenticity

Anjalé talks transformation in this episode, sharing in detail the tools that she created for Raise Your Vibe signature events and retreats. She chats, for the first time, about the outline for personal growth that the tribe has used time and time again to find fulfillment and connection to their Souls. In this episode you will learn how to: SHED the shit that no longer serves you ALIGN with the truth of your Soul (even if you don’t know what that is yet) MANIFEST your powerful intentions in to the world Anjalé’s message is simple: The power to set down your burdens and move into a life of purpose and expansion is all within you, waiting to be awakened. The planet needs you. Join us, and light it up. Links/References: RYV Journal prompts RYV Meditations 

Ep. 3 Three Tools for Transformation

Trina is a yogi who has chosen to simplify her life. Focusing on breath, the present moment, and going her own way in a world full of yoga sets and dogma, Trina has created a style of living and teaching that is all her own, and that holds some crazy golden nuggets of wisdom for the rest of us. You will see yourself in Trina’s story, which spans years of searching for self worth, value, and purpose outside of herself before returning to the truth that everything she’s looking for is always just one mindful breath away. Trina chats with us about the breath as a tool to quiet mind chatter and tune in with the present moment. She shares how she shed her bullshit and gained the courage to show up as herself and be seen. She talks about what it means to embody breath and how to incorporate a simple breathing practice into your day starting with as little as one minute. Enjoy this time digging into breath, yoga, and doing life your own way.   Links/References: How to Create Sacred Space How to Connect with your Sacred Self Insight Timer Insight Timer Jiwa Motion @jiwamotion Breathwork with Akary @uhkarebreathwork Introduction to Kundalini yoga 

Ep. 2 Trina McElroy on Breath

Anjale welcomes you into the Raise Your Vibe movement in this conversation about why our planet needs each and every one of us to live from the truth of our soul in the way that only we can. She talks about why awareness is the key to opening up a whole new way of being, and why aligning with your own spiritual blueprint is the fast track toward healing ourselves and the world. From the birth story of the movement to practical tools to help quiet the monkey mind, this introductory episode lays the foundation for the many conversations to come. Listen in on this talk about spiritual expansion, human connection, and knowing that we are not meant to do this life alone - especially when it gets messy AF.   Links/References: Inner Child Creativity Mediation https://www.raiseyourvibe.org/meditations.html Journal Prompts: https://www.raiseyourvibe.org/journal-prompts.html

Ep. 1 Why Raise Your Vibe

Join the Raise Your Vibe movement and tap in to our tribe of soul seekers, change makers, and visionaries. Covering topics ranging from meditation and daily practices to sacred sex and sound healing, the human AF perspectives of our co-founders and guests promise to keep it raw and real. This life is short...let's be the lit up change the world needs.

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