Healing and Spirituality in World Cultures with Robert Vetter

Looking for a happier, healthier and more fulfilled life? Cultures from all over our planet have created traditions of wellness along with wisdom teachings that can transform our lives today. If you’ve ever investigated complementary and alternative medicine, you may have touched upon some of the techniques and ideas covered in this podcast. We’ll delve deeper into these healing ways and learn about the people and cultures who still practice them. From the comfort of wherever you are, you’ll travel the world, exploring healing practices found in a diversity of cultures. This podcast is hosted by anthropologist and healer Robert Vetter, who has spent a lifetime exploring the intersection of spirituality and healing. In some episodes, he’ll interview practitioners of these sacred arts from around the world. In others he’ll share his own experiences and practical applications of the teachings. Topics include spirituality, relationships, herbology, healing stories, exercise, sound healing, meditation, energy medicine and more. Every episode includes take-aways that you can put to use right now. Join us as we explore our world to uncover the meaning underlying the healing process and how you can experience greater wellness and vitality in your daily life.

128. Supernatural Healing Through the Power of the Mind: a Tribute to Berta Valdez part 1

Curanderismo is the clarity of the light spiritual world. It works through the power of our mind with the assistance of the light spiritual world. Curanderos have the vision or the knowledge to listen to all things because everything talks to you. Even the earth itself. True curanderismo is all about healing as opposed to … Continue reading "128. Supernatural Healing Through the Power of the Mind: a Tribute to Berta Valdez part 1"

08-02
17:24

127. Sound Healing Decoded: Interview with Adrian DiMatteo

Sound Healer and musician Adrian DiMatteo deconstructs the process of Sound Healing where sacred sound along with intention creates a container for an experience of awakening. That awakening is an experience of peace and relaxation that results in a healing process that we find in cultures all over the planet.

06-15
40:08

126. Healing Loss Through Original Haudenosaunee Ways: Interview with Tom Porter

Mohawk spiritual leader Tom Porter explains how the world came to exi犀利士 st and the spiritual teachings that guided the people, followed by the forgetfulness that led to violence and suffering from wrong living. He tells the story of the Peacemaker, who brought back the original teachings, and the origins of the Condolence Ceremony that … Continue reading "126. Healing Loss Through Original Haudenosaunee Ways: Interview with Tom Porter"

06-11
01:20:11

125. Healing with Ancient Hindu Palm Leaf Divination: Interview with Dr. Q Moayad

Over 2,000 years ago, ancient spiritual adepts meditated to their Hindu deities in India, asking for a way to directly access the Akashic Records to better understand how to navigate the challenges of human life. They were given a form of divination called Nadi, or Palm Leaf Readings that reveal the trajectory of a person’s … Continue reading "125. Healing with Ancient Hindu Palm Leaf Divination: Interview with Dr. Q Moayad"

04-18
01:07:43

124. Healing with Traditional Music: Interview with Valerie Naranjo

Valerie Naranjo is a music healer and performing musician who teaches at NYU Steinhart and performed for Saturday Night Live Houseband for 27 years. She’s also a member of the Southern Ute Nation in Colorado and a world traveler who made 25 journeys to West Africa to learn to play their traditional music. In our … Continue reading "124. Healing with Traditional Music: Interview with Valerie Naranjo"

04-17
52:03

123. Unchain Your Inner Strength: Interview with Maria Krause

Maria Krause is the author of Unchain Your Inner Strength, and Unchain Your Inner Warrior. Here Maria discusses how to go from victimhood to empowerment through a process she calls “unbecoming.”

02-17
29:04

122. Jaguar Medicine: Interview with Leslie Phillips

Leslie Phillips is author of Confessions of a Willow Child, a memoir on how the psyche manifests trauma and fears, and the surprising gifts they offer. Here Leslie discusses how she awakened from contemplating suicide to understanding pain as a gift while working among the Zulu of South Africa. Through her healing journey in a … Continue reading "122. Jaguar Medicine: Interview with Leslie Phillips"

02-10
28:48

121. Feng Shui to Bring In Peace and Prosperity: Interview with Krystal Holm

Krystal Holm is a Feng Shui designer and clutter elimination expert who helps people align the energy of their own inner space with the energy of the outer space in which they live. She shares a personal story of how she began as a child growing up in a home of abuse and learned to … Continue reading "121. Feng Shui to Bring In Peace and Prosperity: Interview with Krystal Holm"

02-03
32:28

120. Understanding and Managing Chronic Pain: Interview with Elizabeth Kipp

Elizabeth Kipp is the author of The Way Through Chronic Pain: Tools to Reclaim Your Healing Power. Here she recounts her personal journey with chronic pain, prescription pain killers, and eventually the spiritual alchemy of her own healing through ancestral healing, meditation, qigong, tai chi and yoga.

01-28
33:25

119. Embrace the Dark and Stumble Upon the Light: Interview with Lori Reising

Lori Reising is a Hypnobirthing practitioner who explains shadow work as a way to uncover human divinity. Here she discusses the recurring patterns of wounding that point us––if we answer the call––to uncover passion, love and unbridled joy in our lives.

01-21
28:31

118. Tarot, Healing and Spirit: Interview with Corbie Mitleid

Corbie Mitleid, author of The Psychic Yellow Brick Road, and Who Needs a Genie?, is a certified Tarot Master. Here she discusses the use of Tarot as a healing tool that can empower us to find our inherent gifts and fulfill our spiritual potential.

01-14
30:12

117. Hypnosis, NLP and Altered States of Consciousness: Interview with Doug O’Brien

Doug O’Brien is the author of The User’s Guide to Sleight of Mouth. Here Doug discusses the use of trance to change meaning and access the other than conscious mind in healing.

01-06
32:28

116. From Academia to the Uncovering of Soul Wisdom: Interview with Dr. Victoria Shaw

Victoria Shaw holds a PhD in Cognitive Psychology and 犀利士 is the author of four books. In our interview, she explains how she discovered her own inner wisdom and higher guidance, and describes a step-by-step process you can use to find yours.

12-17
29:48

115. Conflict as Catalyst and Gift: Interview with Marisa Ferrera

Marisa Ferrera is the author of Magnify Your Magnificence: Your Pathway to the Life and Relationships You Truly Desire. Here Marisa shares a method to help you to forgive (even the “unforgivable”) as an act of self-love. She also introduces a step by step process for successfully setting boundaries.

12-16
28:26

114. Re-Wiring the Brain Through Mental Emotional Release and Writing: Interview with Thomas Wurm

Thomas Wurm is the author of 4 books including Awakened by Heart Fire: Wildland Fire Stories and the Secrets of the Universe. Here he discusses his transition from firefighter to alternative mental health professional utilizing a process he outlines as a combination of cathartic release along with writing as a way to connect with the … Continue reading "114. Re-Wiring the Brain Through Mental Emotional Release and Writing: Interview with Thomas Wurm"

12-15
30:41

113. A Sacred Unravelling to the Sacred Self: Interview with Audrey Hope

Audrey Hope, Certified Addiction and Trauma Counselor and Relationship Expert shares a 4-step process to board the “train of authenticity and truth,” followed by a Violet Fire method to burn off unwanted energies and seek healing.

12-11
31:59

112. Healing Through De-Cluttering: Interview with Conny Graf

Conny is the author of From Chaos to Peace: A Simple Program to Clear Your Clutter and Change Your Life. Here Conny discusses the connection between clutter and depression and suppressed emotions.

12-09
31:47

111. Replacing the Soul Wound With the Power of Love: Interview with Laurie Herbers

Laurie discusses key points from her book entitled Second Chances: How I Turned Hate Into Love and Found My Purpose.

12-07
30:33

110. Getting to Know the Healing Plants That Surround You: Interview with Shannon Stone

Shannon is a master clinical herbalist and an R.N. In this interview, she discusses the use of common plants and how you can use them in healing a variety of common ailments.

12-06
29:02

109. Healing Disconnection and Its Consequences: Interview with Peter Wrinch

Peter Wrinch, CEO of Hollyhock Learning Center in the Northwest Coast of Canada, discusses connection to self, others and the natural world as the antidote to all human challenges. He also introduces Engaged Buddhism as a means to genuine social change.

12-05
30:48

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