Ep 174: Reflexologist, author and hypnotist David Speer provides the wisdom of his spiritual journey

Ep 178: Zen Buddhist Priest, author, and Emmy winning actor Peter Coyote explains the basics of Zen Buddhism.

Peter Coyote began a career in film at 39, after living nearly a dozen years in the counterculture during the 1960s and 70s. Since then, he has performed as an actor for some of the world's most distinguished filmmakers, including Barry Levinson, Roman Polanski, Pedro Almodovar, Steven Spielberg, Walter Hill, Martin Ritt, Steven Soderberg, Diane Kurys, Sidney Pollack and Jean Paul Rappeneau. To date he has made over 150 films. Mr. Coyote has written a memoir of his counterculture years called Sleeping Where I Fall which received universally excellent reviews, appeared on three best-seller lists and sold five printings in hardback after being released by Counterpoint Press in 1999. In 2011 he was ordained as a Zen Buddhist priest and in 2015 received "transmission" from his teacher, making him an independent Zen teacher. His 2024 book is an engaging guide to Zen Buddhism, and it helps us peer beneath the Japanese gift-wrapping of Zen teachings to reveal the fundamental teachings of the Buddha and show how they can be applied to contemporary daily life. Peter explains that the majority of Western Buddhists are secular and many don't meditate, wear robes, shave their heads, or believe in reincarnation. He reminds us that the mental/physical states achieved by Buddhist practice are universal human states, ones we may already be familiar with but perhaps never considered as possessing spiritual dimensions. Exploring Buddha's core teachings, Peter shares his own secular and accessible interpretations of the Four Noble Truths, the Three Treasures, and the Eightfold Path within the context of his lineage and the teachings of his teacher and the teachers before him. He looks at Buddha's teachings on our singular reality that appears as a multiplicity of things and on the "self" that perceives reality, translating powerful spiritual experience into the vernacular of modern life. Revealing the practical usefulness of Buddhist philosophy and practice, Zen in the Vernacular: Things as it Is shows how Zen offers a creative problem-solving mechanism and moral guide ideal for the stresses and problems of everyday life.

Ep 177: Psychic Medium Deshawna Bentley shares her spiritual insights with us.

Deshawna Bentley is a psychic medium, intuitive guide, and founder of EnergeticallyGifted.com. Her work blends spiritual insight, intuitive communication, and gentle energy-based practices, including Pranic Healing-informed and Reiki-informed approaches. She supports people in moments where words are limited-working with non-speakers and altered or unresponsive states of consciousness- by offering grounding, presence, and an intuitive connection.

Ep 176: Liz Moyer Benferhat helps us understand why the world's pain makes sense and helps us figure out what to do about it.

Empath by nature and changemaker by trade, Liz Moyer Benferhat has worked in the sustainable development field for nearly twenty years, so she knows how much heart goes into caring about our world. This is why she launched "We Heal For All" in 2018—to support fellow helpers, healers, and change makers with the many normal feelings that come with being alive and attuned to the changes in our world. Through healing Circles, writing, meditations, and trainings, she offers collective healing as a way to make sense of the world's pain and as a set of practices for what to do about it. She lives in the Bronx, NY, with her husband, daughter, and cat, and holds a Master of Public Administration in Development Practice from Columbia University.

Ep 175: Successful entrepreneur, dynamic leader and author Kris Land takes us on a spiritual ride to awakening with "The Infinity Within"

Kris Land is an award-winning, conscious entrepreneur, and spiritual teacher whose work explores awakening through fear, remembrance, and inner truth. He is the author of The Infinity Within, a genre-defying book that blends spiritual insight, emotional honesty, and mythic storytelling. Alongside his creative work, Kris is a veteran CEO and serial entrepreneur who has founded 12 high-tech companies, achieving 11 successful exits and one IPO. His decades of real-world leadership bring grounded depth to conversations about healing, purpose, and conscious creation. He is the founder of Amazing Items 4U Publishing and Campaign Catalysts Marketing, and a husband and father of three boys. Over 30 years in the making and completed in 2025, The Infinity Within is Kris's most personal and profound work. A story-driven spiritual journey, it invites readers to break through fear, trust their inner knowing, and remember the divine truth woven through their lives. Through mysticism, reflection, and lived wisdom, the book offers a mirror and a map for those ready to awaken.

Ep 174: Reflexologist, author and hypnotist David Speer provides the wisdom of his spiritual journey

Dr. David Speer's work brings together the best current holistic knowledge and the world's religions. One of his great loves is reflexology. David has studied and practiced hand and foot reflexology by observing closely, learning from masters in the field, and remaining open to the wonders of the universe. He is often able to resolve past, present and even future imbalances in the body. David holds a Ph.D. in Naturopathy, a B.S. in Mathematics, is certified in Electro-Psychometrics and certified as a Level 7 Advanced Practitioner in Phoenix Vibrational Healing, which addresses the underlying foundation of the entire body, mind, energy field complex, sometimes called the morphogenetic field, to clear discordant energetic blockages to facilitate healing. He is a past president for the Hypnotism Society of Pennsylvania, America's oldest established hypnotism society. He is also a master reflexologist, a master practitioner in Reiki and a spiritual minister. He has studied with masters in Ortho-Bionomy and Neuro-Linguistic Programming. * David has served as a popular and well-respected instructor, intuitive counselor and speaker. * His venues include guest-speaking and platform reading at the local Spiritualist Church and instructing at the Community College of Allegheny County, the Pittsburgh School of Massage and Lily Dale Assembly, Inc, in New York. * David first became interested in holistic healing in 1981 while participating in a massage class. He discovered that once stress is removed the spirit-mind-body can respond naturally to bring about holistic healing for the individual. He has since traveled around the world, and looks forward to visiting the Philippines again.