Your Spiritual Journey

Ep: 179 Planet Walker and wellness retreat director Gina Cavilier changes how we talk about suicide.

Gina Cavalier is an author, artist, wellness leader, speaker, and Wellness Program Director at Sedona Mago Retreat Center and is dedicated to healing, connection, and the restoration of meaning in modern life. Her work bridges mindfulness, embodied wellness, mental health advocacy, and community-building, with a particular focus on supporting those experiencing suicidal ideation and emotional suffering. Gina is the international bestselling co-author, along with Dr. Amelia Kelley, of Surviving Suicidal Ideation – From Therapy, to Spirituality, and the Lived Experience, a deeply personal and compassionate workbook that has helped readers around the world feel seen, supported, and less alone. Her writing is grounded not only in professional practice but also in lived experience—offering hope, practical tools, and a reminder that healing is possible even in the darkest moments. Her highly anticipated book, Planet Walking: A Handbook for the Living, expands her work into a broader, soul-centered exploration of purpose, embodiment, and humanity's relationship with the Earth and one another. The book invites readers to remember who they are, reconnect with their innate wisdom, and walk their lives with greater presence, love, and responsibility to the collective. Gina is also the founder and inventor of Bio-Good™ Eco Products, an emerging sustainable innovation company focused on reducing unnecessary plastic waste. She is currently developing product prototypes with a long-term vision of significantly decreasing single-use plastics through conscious design and environmentally responsible alternatives. She is working with investors to create a win-win business environment that will change how we buy and use beauty products and, in the future, laundry products. Across all her work—writing, speaking, wellness leadership, and innovation—Gina is guided by a singular intention: love. Love as action. Love as a bridge. Love is a force that can close the gaps between communities, reduce suffering, and support collective healing. Motivated to catch those who are on the Edge of Life. She is deeply committed to building global programs and initiatives that address mental health, support suicide prevention, and help people remember their inherent worth and belonging. Gina Cavalier's work stands at the intersection of personal healing and collective responsibility, offering a hopeful and grounded path forward for individuals and communities alike.

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.