The Spiritual Ninja Podcast

Jonathan Hewitt
  • 5.0 (3)
  • Self-Improvement
  • Updated Biweekly

Heart-to-heart conversations with people who blend deep inner work with meaningful outer impact. Exploring how spiritual depth, clarity, calm, and purpose show up in real life.

  1. Jun 30

    True Freedom Begins Within | Spiritual Ninja Reflection on America’s 250th

    As America approaches its 250th anniversary of freedom, Jonathan reflects on the deeper spiritual meaning of freedom and the natural human impulse to be free. True freedom is not simply having unlimited choices on the outside. Without wisdom, freedom can easily become chaos. We can become controlled by every thought, emotion, reaction, fear, habit, or outside pressure. The Spiritual Ninja path begins from the inside out. In this solo reflection, Jonathan explores freedom through the body, breath, brain, emotions, and spirit. He looks at how the body can become rigid or fluid, how the breath can support inner openness, how the mind can become trapped in thought, how emotions can either be suppressed or expressed with awareness, and how spiritual freedom connects us to the miracle of life itself. True freedom with wisdom is not just about “me being free.” It naturally supports freedom, wisdom, connection, and well-being for everyone. As we celebrate freedom outwardly, this episode invites us to reflect inwardly: Are we nurturing true freedom with wisdom in ourselves, our families, our communities, and the world? The Spiritual Ninja path is about learning to live from inner freedom and express that freedom outwardly with love, clarity, courage, consciousness, and purpose.

    8 min

  2. Jun 23

    Nursing from Love & Wisdom l Winston Miekle on Healing, Presence & The Power of Love

    In this episode of The Spiritual Ninja Podcast, Jonathan Hewitt speaks with Winston Meikle about his spiritual journey, his lifelong work in nursing, and his vision for bringing more love, presence, and wisdom into healthcare. Winston shares how early experiences with meditation opened him to a deeper reality beyond the five senses, and how decades of nursing revealed moments of connection, healing, and transformation that could not be explained by technique alone. Together, Jonathan and Winston explore love-based nursing, fear-based conditioning, burnout, patient trust, consciousness, spiritual presence, and why true healing begins when we show up with our full humanity. This is a powerful conversation for nurses, healthcare professionals, caregivers, healers, teachers, parents, and anyone seeking to live and serve with more peace, purpose, compassion, and connection. MORE ABOUT JONATHAN HEWITT & LIFE KI-DOhttps://lifekido.com/Family Personal Developmenthttps://lifekido.com/family-life-skills/Spiritual Ninjahttps://spiritualninjapodcast.com/MORE ABOUT WINSTON MIEKLEhttps://poweroflovetheory.com/about-t...

    48 min

  3. Jun 16

    Rabbi Dan Ain: Modern Judaism, God & the Freedom to Create

    Rabbi Dan joins Jonathan Hewitt on The Spiritual Ninja Podcast for a deep heart-to-heart conversation about Judaism, God, love, creativity, service, and the courage to live your unique spiritual path. Rabbi Dan shares how early childhood questions about death and existence opened a lifelong spiritual search. He reflects on growing up in Jewish tradition, studying philosophy, experiencing 9/11 in Manhattan, and feeling called to become a rabbi so he could serve others in moments of deep need. Together, Jonathan and Rabbi Dan explore the essence beneath religious tradition, including Martin Buber’s I-Thou relationship, the divine image as the creative spark within every person, the 613 commandments, and the Jewish phrase Na’aseh V’Nishma — “we will do and we will hear.” This conversation also touches on AI, social media, parenting, uncertainty, criticism, community, and what it means to live from love rather than fear. At its heart, this episode is about discovering God, love, and purpose through relationship, action, creativity, and the courage to be fully yourself. MORE ABOUT RABBI DANhttps://moontowerminyan.org/MORE ABOUT JONATHAN HEWITT & LIFE KI-DOhttps://lifekido.com/Family Personal Developmenthttps://lifekido.com/family-life-skills/Spiritual Ninjahttps://spiritualninjapodcast.com/

    1 hr

  4. Jun 8

    From Prison to Spiritual Freedom: Timothy Harper on Surrender, God's Love,

    In this powerful episode of The Spiritual Ninja Podcast, Jonathan sits down with Timothy Harper, who spent 37 years and 4 months in prison before being released on September 25, 2025. Timothy shares his deeply personal spiritual journey from abuse, anger, pain, survival, and darkness to surrender, forgiveness, meditation, service, and a profound relationship with God. He speaks about becoming spiritually free even while physically incarcerated, learning to watch his thoughts and emotions through meditation, and discovering how kindness began to melt the ice around his heart. This conversation explores spiritual freedom, faith, breath, silence, remorse, healing, service, and the possibility of transformation even after deep suffering. Timothy’s story is not only about prison — it is about the human condition, the walls we build, the pain we carry, and the love that becomes possible when we surrender. The Spiritual Ninja Podcast features deep, heartfelt conversations with people who embody spiritual maturity, lived wisdom, and real expertise in their path. MORE ABOUT TIMOTHY HARPERhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...MORE ABOUT JONATHAN HEWITT & LIFE KI-DOhttps://lifekido.com/Family Personal Developmenthttps://lifekido.com/family-life-skills/Spiritual Ninjahttps://spiritualninjapodcast.com/

    54 min

  5. May 31

    You Are Enough: Meditation, Prison Dharma & Awakening with Buddhist Teacher Terry Conrad

    In this deeply moving episode of The Spiritual Ninja Podcast, Jonathan Hewitt speaks with Buddhist practitioner, artist, chaplain, and longtime prison meditation teacher Terry Conrad about meditation, awakening, love, compassion, and the simple but profound truth that we are already enough. Terry shares how his spiritual path began through childhood experiences in nature, exposure to Japanese art and Buddhist teachings, and later deepened through practice with Lama Surya Das, Vipassana retreats, and years of contemplative work inside Texas prisons. Together, Jonathan and Terry explore what it means to “arrive” in meditation, how to be with ourselves without judgment, why awakening is integrity with reality, and how love can be found even in the most difficult places. This conversation is a powerful reminder that spirituality is not separate from everyday life. It is the practice of breathing, listening, softening, loving, and living with wisdom and compassion. As Terry shares: “We are enough. We are love. We are compassion. We are wisdom. That’s who we are.” Learn more about Jonathan Hewitt and Life Ki-do:https://lifekido.com/Family Personal Developmenthttps://lifekido.com/family-life-skills/More Spiritual Ninja Episodeshttps://spiritualninjapodcast.com/

    1h 8m

  6. May 25

    When Success Isn’t Enough: Faith, Surrender & Finding YourCalling

    In this powerful episode of The Spiritual Ninja Podcast, Jonathan Hewitt speaks with Adam Roach, founder of ILoveCoachingCo, about the journey from outward success to deeper significance. Adam shares his story of : professional tennisbusiness success real estatecoachingfatherhoodfaithand the inner wake-up moments that led him to ask deeper questions: Who am I beyond performance? What does true success really mean? And how do we learn to listen to God, surrender control, and live from a deeper calling? This heartfelt conversation explores the “pose” we often create to protect our wounds, the difference between success and significance, the power of quiet, prayer, spiritual community, and how faith can become a source of real strength in family, leadership, and daily life. Jonathan and Adam also discuss fatherhood, spiritual leadership, Jesus, love, accountability, and why surrender is not weakness — but a pathway to a deeper, steadier strength. In this episode, we explore: Success vs. significanceLetting go of performance as identityFaith, surrender, and listening to GodThe power of quiet, prayer, and daily walksMoving from self-reliance to spiritual trustFatherhood and spiritual leadershipLove, standards, and accountabilityWhy faith is more than beliefFinding your true calling through serviceMore about Adam Roach https://ilovecoachingco.com/people/adam-roach Learn more about Jonathan Hewitt and Life Ki-do: https://lifekido.com/ Family Personal Development https://lifekido.com/family-life-skills/

    1h 17m

  7. May 19

    Conscious Parenting, Spiritual Presence & Remembering Who We Are with Dr. Carrie Contey

    In this episode of The Spiritual Ninja Podcast, Jonathan Hewitt speaks with Dr. Carrie Contey, a parenting expert, coach, speaker, and Ph.D. in clinical psychology with an emphasis in prenatal and perinatal psychology. Carrie shares the childhood moment that awakened her lifelong connection to babies, children, human development, and consciousness. From holding a five-day-old newborn at age seven to becoming Dr. Carrie Contey, her path has been rooted in honoring children as whole beings and helping adults reconnect to their own inner knowing. Jonathan and Carrie explore conscious parenting, emotional healing, spiritual embodiment, relationships, presence, and the simple practices that help us return to love and aliveness. Together, they discuss how to slow down, feel what we feel, listen more deeply, and live with greater trust in ourselves, our children, and life itself. This conversation is for parents, teachers, coaches, spiritual seekers, and anyone interested in living with more presence, love, and connection. Learn more about Carrie Contey:https://www.carriecontey.com/Learn more about Life Ki-do:https://lifekido.comLife Ki-do Family Friendly Personal Development Systemhttps://lifekido.com/family-life-skills/Listen to The Spiritual Ninja Podcast:https://spiritualninjapodcast.com/

    1h 7m

  8. May 12

    WHAT DO PEOPLE REALIZE AT THE END OF THEIR LIFE?

    In this profound episode of The Spiritual Ninja Podcast, hospice physician Dr. Rohini Kanniganti shares wisdom from years of working closely with death, grief, trauma, love, and healing. We explore:• nervous system healing• spirituality beyond religion• attachment & attunement• trauma and compassion• embodied presence• the healing power of love• what dying people often teach us• and how to reconnect to the sacredness already within us. This conversation was deeply emotional, playful, spiritual, and human. Watch/listen now. #SpiritualNinjaPodcast #RohiniKanniganti #HospiceCare #TraumaHealing #Spirituality #Meditation #Mindfulness #Consciousness #Healing #Love #Presence #EmotionalHealing #JonathanHewitt #LifeKiDo

    1h 32m
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