The Owaken Podcast

The Owaken Podcast

Join the founders of Owaken Breathwork - Hellè Weston & Lukis Mac - as we explore practical spirituality for modern living. Together we’ll dive deep and embark on a transformative journey where Owaken Breathwork intersects with personal development, cutting-edge science and spirituality. Grab your cacao or matcha, get comfortable and tune in!

  1. 3d ago

    Setbacks Are Setups For Success: Shift Your Mindset & Find The Opportunities.

    In this episode of the Owaken Podcast, Hella Omega and Lukis Mac explore how life’s setbacks and challenges can prepare you for what you’re asking for by shifting your mindset from judgment and resistance to acceptance, resilience, and opportunity. Drawing on their 10-day Vipassana meditation experience, they discuss how suffering is fueled by attachment and aversion and how equanimity creates freedom, including an example of transforming physical pain through acceptance and observation. They share a practical four-step process: awareness, acceptance, authentic processing, and ascension, supported by somatic tools like Owaken Breathwork and journaling to regulate the nervous system, create space, process emotions, and reconnect to intuition and solutions. To pre-save Lukis’ album on Spotify, “God Has a Plan,” which drops on October 9th, tap the link below: https://open.spotify.com/prerelease/63ahhzRlZw5zS3iyJn4Mh1?si=JPuAq_rvRq698z2wMx8NKg&utm_source=copy-link Has a Plan. 00:00 Setbacks as Preparation 00:47 Podcast Welcome Ritual 02:23 Mindset and Attitude Shift 03:21 Vipassana Lessons on Suffering 07:44 Acceptance Transforms Pain 10:50 Stress Reframe With Clients 15:09 Four-Step Resilience Framework 17:03 Breathwork and Four Bodies 18:57 Create Space With Breath 23:27 Journaling for Processing 24:53 Ascension and Solution Focus 27:36 Problems Are the Way 32:41 Cones Metaphor for Challenges 36:36 Closing Takeaways and Lyrics 39:09 Final Thanks and Subscribe Follow for more insights and inspiration: Follow Owaken: instagram.com/owakenbreathwork Follow Hella Omega: instagram.com/hellaomega Follow Lukis Mac: instagram.com/lukismac Learn more about Owaken Breathwork at: Owaken.com

  2. Sep 18

    What If Your Past Has Been Preparing You for Your Future?

    In this episode of the Owaken Podcast Hella Omega and Lukis Mac explore the idea that the past can prepare you for your future through a “divine design,” and discuss transforming your relationship with time by “weaving your time stream” from past to present to future.  They describe practices like Owaken Breathwork to revisit memories, process unfelt emotions, heal inner-child wounds, forgive, and release baggage so you can access more energy, clarity, and creative power in the present.  Contrasting this with living on autopilot, they emphasize alchemizing pain into wisdom, becoming a cycle breaker with intergenerational trauma, and choosing empowering meaning over victim consciousness. They explore concepts like mining your past for gold and looking for the lessons, wisdom, strength, and gifts hidden within the experiences you’ve been through.  Rather than allowing the past to define or limit your future, they discuss how you can use what you’ve lived through as fuel for who you’re becoming. 00:00 Big Question Setup 01:07 Intentions And Breath 01:43 Past Can Empower 03:37 Weaving The Time Stream 05:39 Autopilot Vs Healing 07:18 Social Media Example 10:57 Alchemizing Pain Story 13:31 Trauma And Divine Design 16:39 Lineage And Cycle Breaking 29:56 Speaking Life And Courage 33:49 Creator Mindset Activation 36:03 Present Moment Power 40:30 Upgrade Operating System 41:12 Closing Assignment And Thanks Follow for more insights and inspiration: Follow Owaken: instagram.com/owakenbreathwork Follow Hella Omega: instagram.com/hellaomega Follow Lukis Mac: instagram.com/lukismac Learn more about Owaken Breathwork at: Owaken.com

  3. Sep 4

    Stop Dimming Your Light: Step Into Your Power & Become Unapologetically You

    In this episode of the Owaken Podcast, Hella Omega and Lukis Mac explore why so many sensitive, spiritual, growth-oriented people feel like they’re “too much,” leading them to read others, filter themselves, and dim their self-expression to avoid judgment or rejection. Drawing from client work and personal stories, they discuss how early experiences can create “too much,” “too deep,” or “too weird” wounds, how empaths can become hypervigilant and disconnected from their center, and why discernment matters when sharing intuitive perceptions. They emphasize that you’re not for everyone, encourage shifting from people-pleasing to self-leadership, and reframe personal power as choosing what’s aligned for you. The conversation highlights building a healthy ego, accepting that not everyone will like you, committing daily to a focused timeline, and using practices like meditation, breathwork, and journaling to tune into your intuition and celebrate the very strengths you’ve been judging. 00:00 Feeling Too Much 00:56 Podcast Welcome Ritual 01:23 Setting Intentions 02:14 Matcha Recipe Talk 03:01 Why This Topic Now 03:42 Too Deep Too Intense 05:54 Authenticity And Discernment 08:34 Empath Overwhelm Patterns 11:19 Dimming Your Light 13:17 Childhood Creativity Wound 16:41 Growing Up Feeling Weird 20:55 Choosing To Stand Out 22:12 Spiritual Roots And Mission 23:13 Permission To Be Weird 24:15 Not For Everyone 25:24 Stop Taking It Personally 26:49 Empowered Self Focus 28:01 Choose Yourself Daily 28:50 Healthy Ego Service 32:07 Judgment Is The Cost 34:49 Creator Not Follower 36:11 Courage Worthiness Blocks 41:10 Focused Timeline Practice 43:14 Wisdom FM Daily Rituals 44:57 Integrate Your Strengths 47:01 Thanks And Farewell

  4. Aug 21

    The Power of Influence: Energy, Intuition, Networking, Relationships & Success

    In this episode of the Owaken Podcast, Hella Omega and Lukis Mac explore the power of influence and how everyday interactions, first impressions, and your state of being shape connection, opportunity, and synchronicity. They share stories about how small acts of kindness can change someone’s experience, then discuss contribution as a fast path to joy, energy, and purpose, and paying attention to “energy flow” and intuition in social situations. They cover entering high-profile rooms without forcing connections, leading with self-worth and service, and trusting divine timing. The conversation also touches on judgment and visibility fears for “lightworkers,” discerning who to let close, and choosing relationships that are uplift while allowing different kinds of connection with different people. 00:00 Power of Influence 00:47 Set the Intention 01:29 Workout Storytime 05:10 Kindness as Superpower 07:51 Energy and State 10:06 First Impressions Flow 14:11 Authenticity Over Clout 20:52 Lightworker Visibility Fears 23:53 Different Levels of Connection 29:45 Discernment and Self-Trust 32:07 Divine Timing & Synchronicity 39:26 Everyday Kindness Practice 42:56 Speak Life to Yourself 46:48 Choose Uplifting Relationships 47:42 Final Takeaways & Outro Follow for more insights and inspiration: Follow Owaken: instagram.com/owakenbreathwork Follow Hella Omega: instagram.com/hellaomega Follow Lukis Mac: instagram.com/lukismac Learn more about Owaken Breathwork at: Owaken.com

  5. Aug 14

    Why You Can’t Change People: Relationships, Family & Codependency

    In this episode of The Owaken Podcast, Lukis Mac and Hella Omega explore why you cannot change friends, family, partners, or colleagues, and how attempts to fix or micromanage others often create frustration, resistance, and codependent dynamics rooted in fear and survival.They share the teaching “be love, be creative,” emphasizing that you can only create for yourself while allowing others to be their own creator, and introduce the “third probability” as a way to move beyond binary thinking and trust divine timing in others’ growth.Using the stages of change, they discuss discerning support versus spiritual bypassing, the importance of consent. They also cover boundaries, guilt, breathwork and meditation for processing emotions, leading by example, and outgrowing misaligned relationships.This episode is a powerful reminder that loving someone doesn’t mean taking responsibility for their healing, choices, or growth. Sometimes the most loving thing you can do is release control, honor their path, set clear boundaries, and bring your energy back to yourself.When you stop trying to change other people, you create more space to focus on what you can change: how you respond, what you choose, what you allow, and how you show up in your own life and relationships.00:00 Why You Can’t Change People01:07 Setting Intentions Together01:44 Be Love Be Creative04:39 Control Fear Codependency06:31 The Third Probability08:44 Stages of Change12:25 Boundaries Support Growth19:25 Guilt After Saying No26:02 Ask What They Need35:22 Stop Coaching Without Consent37:08 Lead By Example42:32 Choose You Don’t Dim46:26 Final Takeaways Wrap UpFollow for more insights and inspiration:Follow Owaken:instagram.com/owakenbreathworkFollow Hella Omega:instagram.com/hellaomegaFollow Lukis Mac:instagram.com/lukismacLearn more about Owaken Breathwork at:Owaken.com

  6. Jul 31

    Focus Like Your Future Depends On It: 75 Hard, Discipline & Rewiring Your Brain

    In this episode of the Owaken Podcast, Hella Omega and Lukis Mac explore how to stay focused in a world full of distractions by raising your standards, protecting your time and peace, and intentionally designing your day. Drawing on lessons from 75 Hard, they share how time management exposes blind spots and why self-leadership, personal responsibility, and viewing discipline as devotion rather than punishment are key to creating lasting change. The conversation explores how developing an intense level of focus builds confidence, strengthens embodiment, and helps you switch into the right “mode” when it matters most. Through examples from self-defense training, fitness, and entrepreneurship, they show how your self-concept shapes your energy, sense of worthiness, habits, health, finances, and ultimately your results. They also discuss the importance of studying people who are already achieving what you want, simplifying your decisions by creating non-negotiables, and intentionally designing environments—including your social media feed—that support your growth instead of distracting you. Timestamps 00:00 Focus and Becoming 00:43 Set Intentions 01:18 Distractions and Time 02:52 75 Hard Lessons 05:01 Design Your Day 07:13 Discipline as Devotion 11:03 Aggressive Focus Mode 13:51 Identity and Self-Concept 17:24 Rebellion to Responsibility 22:16 Non-Negotiables Simplify 34:31 Study the Details 42:46 Environment Shapes You 47:22 Social Media Mentorship 50:33 Wrap Up and Challenge Follow for more insights and inspiration: Follow Owaken: instagram.com/owakenbreathwork Follow Hella Omega: instagram.com/hellaomega Follow Lukis Mac: instagram.com/lukismac Learn more about Owaken Breathwork at: Owaken.com

  7. Jul 14

    The Psychology of Abundance: Nervous System, Mindset & Manifesting.

    In this episode of the Owaken Podcast, Lukis Mac and Hella Omega explore the psychology of abundance as a lived mindset that influences every area of life—from money, safety, creativity, energy, relationships, habits, and opportunities to the way we think, feel, and create our reality. Drawing from their 20-year relationship and seasons of both struggle and success, they share why curiosity, vision, resourcefulness, and taking action with what you have are more powerful than waiting for the “perfect” moment. They unpack how scarcity activates the nervous system into survival (fight, flight, freeze, and fawn), leading to contraction, fear, holding on, and stagnation, while abundance creates greater flow through trust, giving, receiving, and aligning with the natural seasons of life. Throughout the conversation, they share pivotal personal stories—including spending their last $120 on festival tickets in Bali that unexpectedly led to life-changing connections and an invitation to Los Angeles, as well as a childhood manifestation experience that shaped their understanding of intention and possibility. This episode also explores self-worth, receiving, overcoming subconscious blocks, making decisive choices, investing in yourself and your environment, treating effort as devotion, and learning to embody the feelings of your future while surrendering the need to control exactly how it unfolds. 00:00 – Psychology of Abundance00:50 – Welcome and Intentions02:00 – Abundance Through Life Seasons03:52 – From Broke to Vision06:15 – Curiosity Creates Possibility08:40 – Thrifting and Manifestation12:18 – Resourcefulness and Starting Now15:49 – Scarcity and the Nervous System20:29 – Nature’s Seasons and Money Cycles23:29 – Receiving, Self-Worth and Overgiving27:19 – Rewrite Your Story and Choose Again28:17 – The Bali Story Begins28:48 – Betting the Last $12030:42 – Festival Miracle Vouchers31:18 – How Breathwork Opened the Door to Los Angeles34:50 – The Fork in the Road36:03 – The Ice Cream Manifestation Story38:13 – Dream First, Figure Out the How Later39:35 – Why Wealthy People Invest in Their Environment41:51 – Buy Nice or Buy Twice44:38 – Surrender and Embody Your Future Now50:10 – Effort as an Abundance Practice53:50 – Effort Is Love. Standards Are Self-Respect.55:21 – Closing Reflections and Call to Action TimestampsFollow for more insights and inspiration:Follow Owaken:instagram.com/owakenbreathworkFollow Hella Omega:instagram.com/hellaomegaFollow Lukis Mac:instagram.com/lukismacLearn more about Owaken Breathwork at:Owaken.com

  8. Jul 5

    Mind vs. Soul Growth: It’s Not What You Think!

    In this episode of the Owaken Podcast, Lukis Mac and Hella Omega explore the idea of soul planning and the difference between living from the mind and conditioning versus living from soul-level guidance and intuition. They discuss how to cultivate a lifelong relationship with your soul through practices such as meditation, breathwork, and other non-ordinary states of consciousness. They also explore the challenge of integrating these experiences when the mind returns with fear, doubt, and the need for control. Throughout the conversation, they share practical ways to strengthen your intuition by paying attention to the body’s signals of expansion and contraction, curating your relationships and the content you consume, and practicing energy hygiene—especially for empaths who naturally absorb the emotions and thought patterns of others. Through personal stories about career changes, unconventional travel, and embracing seasons of inward reflection, Lukis and Hella highlight the importance of trusting change, letting go of comfort in order to grow, and taking aligned action to create synchronicities, quantum leaps, and a more meaningful life. Timestamps 00:00 – Soul Planning Intro 00:47 – Setting Intentions Together 01:35 – Mind vs. Soul 03:33 – Tools for Accessing Intuition 06:13 – Integrating Insights Into Everyday Life 11:18 – Curating Your Environment and Inputs 13:04 – Following the Body’s Signals 15:33 – Energy Hygiene for Empaths 20:58 – Soul-Level Retirement 25:16 – Letting Go to Grow 25:50 – Tattoo Artist Career Pivot Story 33:12 – Unconventional Soul-Led Choices 40:13 – Seasons of Life: Winter & Summer 43:44 – Living a Soul-Led Life 47:54 – Subscribe & Reflect Follow for more insights and inspiration: Owaken Breathwork instagram.com/owakenbreathwork Hella Omega instagram.com/hellaomega Lukis Mac instagram.com/lukismac Learn more about Owaken Breathwork at: Owaken.com

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Join the founders of Owaken Breathwork - Hellè Weston & Lukis Mac - as we explore practical spirituality for modern living. Together we’ll dive deep and embark on a transformative journey where Owaken Breathwork intersects with personal development, cutting-edge science and spirituality. Grab your cacao or matcha, get comfortable and tune in!

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