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Gateways to Awakening is a gateway for your own spiritual journey.

Today, people are suffering from stress and anxiety like no other time in history. Mental illness is on the rise, and people are either self-medicating or numbing out with a variety of distractions. In one on one conversations with leading experts in wellness and spirituality, Gateways to Awakening will share best practices and offer a gateway to help those who are interested to expand their awareness and consciousness.

We’ll be asking these questions and more:

How can we become more connected to ourselves and bring greater awareness to our lives?
How can we connect with our own voice and intuition and be on the highest life path possible?
Is there a greater intelligence, a primordial, intuitive intelligence, beyond just what we can access through our five senses today?

For the modern-day seekers, Gateways to Awakening asks these questions and explores conversations with experts in their fields. I’ll be talking to a variety of guests from Ph.D. academics in Reiki, Shiatsu, binaural beats, Chinese medicine practitioners, mystics, and even one of the leading experts on The Secret. I ask that you stay curious with me, as we navigate these questions and more with our guests. This is your journey, so pay attention to what makes you feel expansive and lighter.

Gateways to Awakening Hakawati | حكواتي

    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 5.0 • 61 Ratings

Gateways to Awakening is a gateway for your own spiritual journey.

Today, people are suffering from stress and anxiety like no other time in history. Mental illness is on the rise, and people are either self-medicating or numbing out with a variety of distractions. In one on one conversations with leading experts in wellness and spirituality, Gateways to Awakening will share best practices and offer a gateway to help those who are interested to expand their awareness and consciousness.

We’ll be asking these questions and more:

How can we become more connected to ourselves and bring greater awareness to our lives?
How can we connect with our own voice and intuition and be on the highest life path possible?
Is there a greater intelligence, a primordial, intuitive intelligence, beyond just what we can access through our five senses today?

For the modern-day seekers, Gateways to Awakening asks these questions and explores conversations with experts in their fields. I’ll be talking to a variety of guests from Ph.D. academics in Reiki, Shiatsu, binaural beats, Chinese medicine practitioners, mystics, and even one of the leading experts on The Secret. I ask that you stay curious with me, as we navigate these questions and more with our guests. This is your journey, so pay attention to what makes you feel expansive and lighter.

    How to release your emotions and train your awareness to the life you want with Mariana Fresnedo

    How to release your emotions and train your awareness to the life you want with Mariana Fresnedo

    On today’s episode, I sit down with Mariana Fresnedo - an engineer and passionate about Quantum Mechanics. She was a true skeptic about all the mystical energetic world; until she found spirituality - or like she says: “the Spirirt found her” through the bridge of science, quantum physics and spirituality. She is also a hypnotherapist by Healing Hypnosis Foundation. She has postgraduate degree in Bioneuroemotion® at the Enric Corbera Institute.

    She is a facilitator of The Work® of Byron Katie, a method of self-inquiry and questioning of beliefs. She is a facilitator Mindfulness Meditation from the Mexican Institute of Mindfulness; YogaBody® Breathing Techniques Coach and Rising Star® Energy Healing Therapy Facilitator.

    She is a speaker and develops mental health programs for big corporates and has one of the largest online plataforms with workshops for Spanish speakers. She is the Founder of the QuantumQuip® platform, and the Co-Founder of Quantum Leap Training™, a method of thought-emotion inquiry, returning to balance, reprogram the mind and establishing the conscious observer.


    We talk about the following and so much more:
    ✅ Why is understanding your mind an important skill set
    ✅ Why are so many people stuck in the same negative loop?
    ✅ How she worked with Bruce Lipton
    ✅ How to retrain your awareness
    ✅ Why knowledge by itself is not useful
    ✅ How she applies the knowledge of quantum physics to the physics of our life
    ✅ The quantum leap training method
    ✅ Some of the biggest themes she’s heard from her audience when it comes to limiting beliefs about money and abundance?
    ✅ The importance of becoming a different version of ourselves

    If you’d like to join the waitlist for my next coaching program, sign up @ www.InnerKnowingSchool.com

    Please tag us and tell us what you loved! You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected.

    Misconceptions about periods and menstrual health with teacher and Academy Award winner Melissa Berton

    Misconceptions about periods and menstrual health with teacher and Academy Award winner Melissa Berton

    Today’s episode is with Melissa Berton, an Academy Award-Winning Producer. Eleanor Roosevelt Global Women’s Rights Recipient. Forbes 50 Over 50 Honoree. The Pad Project, Founder | Executive Director.

    Melissa Berton, lifelong advocate for girls and women, has taught English at Oakwood Secondary School in Los Angeles for over a decade. As faculty advisor for Girls Learn International, a program of The Feminist Majority Foundation advocating for equal access to education across genders, she has thrice participated as a delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, leading the largest student delegation from a single high school.

    In 2013, following that first U.N. trip, Melissa inspired her students to produce a documentary to raise awareness about menstrual health and education worldwide, leading to a 2019 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short, Period. End of Sentence. The Oscar win sparked a global conversation about period poverty and menstrual equality?

    We talk about the following and so much more:
    ✅ How does she address cultural taboos and misconceptions surrounding menstruation as a teacher
    ✅What role can schools and educational institutions play in destigmatizing menstruation and promoting menstrual health
    ✅ Why she created the documentary Period?
    ✅ What inspired her to start the Pad Project and become an advocate for menstrual hygiene and education
    ✅ How access to menstrual products and education about menstruation can impact the lives of individuals and communities
    ✅ Some of the biggest challenges she has faced in advocating for menstrual equity, and how have she worked to overcome them
    ✅ Memorable stories or experiences from your work with the Pad Project that have particularly resonated with her

    If you’d like to join the waitlist for my next coaching program, sign up @ www.InnerKnowingSchool.com

    Please tag us and tell us what you loved! You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected.

    How to find the key to your body's natural repair system with Brandy Gillmore

    How to find the key to your body's natural repair system with Brandy Gillmore

    In today’s episode on Gateways to Awakening, I speak with Brandy Gillmore - a researcher and mind-body healing expert who has been captivating audiences worldwide with her incredible ability to demonstrate radical healing using only the mind. She has even shown proof of the incredible healing results using medical thermal imaging.

    Due to the breakthroughs that she’s made, her case studies have been published in a prestigious medical journal. She has also delivered a mind-expanding TEDx talk and has been featured in several documentaries. Brandy's groundbreaking discoveries stemmed from her own debilitating injury. After an accident in 2003 left her disabled, in excruciating pain, and without hope of recovery, Brandy began searching for a cure.

    When most people think of healing with the mind, they typically associate it with a meditative process. However, Brandy has found that the key to achieving these incredible results requires more than just meditation. In her new book, Master Your Mind and Energy to Heal Your Body, Brandy shares the hidden research that is the key to her success!

    Brandy has also become a friend and I am deeply in admiration of her gift as a healer.

    We talk about the following and so much more:
    ✅ How can people heal themselves through mind-body technique
    ✅ How she guides listeners in identifying and challenging their own limiting beliefs
    ✅ How she approaches working with clients who may be experiencing resistance or blocks to their healing process
    ✅ Some practical strategies listeners can use to overcome self-doubt and build confidence in their ability to heal and thrive
    ✅ How she encourages listeners to take responsibility for their own health and well-being through self-care practices and mindset shifts
    ✅ Common misconceptions people have about mind-body healing, and how she addresses them in her work


    If you’d like to join the waitlist for my next coaching program, sign up @ www.InnerKnowingSchool.com

    Please tag us and tell us what you loved! You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected.

    What is Human Design and why it's important to understand for relationships with Lauren Armstrong

    What is Human Design and why it's important to understand for relationships with Lauren Armstrong

    On today’s episode , we’ll be featuring our guest, Lauren Armstrong - a highly-skilled Human Design Guide who went through the International Human Design School and has earned certifications through various other renowned institutions in neuro-linguistic programming, time techniques, clinical hypnotherapy, reiki, and trauma-informed practices. She offers bespoke solutions that help individuals and businesses alike to achieve their goals leveraging their unique designs.

    On her website, LaurenArmstrong.com, you can find valuable resources and information about the benefits of Human Design and how it can help you live more fully as yourself. Whether you're looking to improve your personal or professional life, with recognition, Lauren is your guide.

    We talk about the following and so much more:
    ✅ What exactly is Human Design? Where did it come from?
    ✅ A high level overview of each Design Type.
    ✅ How can people find their chart?
    ✅ What does each profile number represent?
    ✅ When someone walks in for a reading of their design, what is the process like?
    ✅ Some interesting designs she’s seen and why.

    If you’d like to join the waitlist for my next coaching program, sign up @ www.InnerKnowingSchool.com

    Please tag us and tell us what you loved! You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected.

    Self-love, self-worth and creating healthy relationships with Teal Swan

    Self-love, self-worth and creating healthy relationships with Teal Swan

    In today’s episode, I speak with Teal Swan, a New Thought Leader and a Bestselling Author who is an expert in human development and relationships, with a following of over 1M on all social media platforms. She has over a decade of experience working with people of all walks of life with a mission to reduce human suffering.

    Today, she's also become an International Speaker, having facilitated retreats and life changing workshops in large venues worldwide. Teal was ranked 15th on The Watkins Most Spiritually Influential Living People in 2023.

    We talk about the following and so much more:
    ✅ What she spends most of her time thinking about and why.
    ✅ Some of the ways our audience can cultivate deeper feelings of self-love.
    ✅ The importance of authenticity and living in alignment with one's true self.
    ✅ What advice she has for individuals who are struggling to find their authenticity and purpose?
    ✅ The concept of "shadow work" and the importance of embracing all aspects of ourselves. What shadow work is and how it can lead to personal growth?
    ✅The completion process - and why she created this process?
    ✅ What her book The Anatomy of Loneliness is about

    If you’d like to join the waitlist for my next coaching program, sign up @ www.InnerKnowingSchool.com

    Please tag us and tell us what you loved! You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected.

    How to tell a story and other advice for filmmakers and creators with Director Jon Amiel

    How to tell a story and other advice for filmmakers and creators with Director Jon Amiel

    In today’s episode on Gateways to Awakening, I speak with my friend Jon Amiel, a distinguished director, writer, and producer with a remarkable career in theatre, film, and television. After spending a decade rising from fringe theatre to the Royal Shakespeare Company, Jon transitioned to television, where he made significant strides at the BBC, culminating with the award-winning "Silent Twins" and the multi-award-winning "Singing Detective."

    Jon's success continued in the film industry over the next 15 years, directing major feature films such as "Sommersby" with Jodie Foster and Richard Gere, "Copycat" with Sigourney Weaver and Holly Hunter, "Entrapment" with Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones, "The Man Who Knew Too Little" with Bill Murray, "The Core" with Aaron Eckhart and Hilary Swank, and "Creation" with Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly.

    Jon's attraction to various genres is driven by his curiosity and desire to explore different facets of storytelling, approaching each genre with unique techniques and perspectives. As a mentor, Jon frequently advises aspiring directors and writers to focus on authenticity in storytelling and to develop a strong personal voice.

    We talk about the following and so much more:
    ✅ What he spends most of his time thinking about and why
    ✅ What, in his opinion, makes a good story and why?
    ✅ What inspired his journey into the world of film - an in particular directing?
    ✅ As a mentor and advisor to many film directors and writers, what advice does he find himself giving most frequently
    ✅ What draws him to a particular project, and how does he approach each genre differently
    ✅ What the creative process was like bringing such a gripping story like Copycat to life

    If you’d like to join the waitlist for my next coaching program, sign up @ www.InnerKnowingSchool.com

    Please tag us and tell us what you loved! You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you’d like to stay connected.

Customer Reviews

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61 Ratings

61 Ratings

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A gem of a podcast, jump in and start discovering!

I recently discovered and started listening to this podcast, which spans an incredibly wide range of topics from spirituality, dating, music, psychedelics, healing and psychology. Yasmeen is an amazingly gifted interviewer and speaker who shares the characteristics of the best: 1) wide-ranging and genuine curiosity about her interviewees and the subjects, 2) empathy and compassion, and 3) eloquence and conciseness in her questions. She asks short, simple, incisive questions and gives her interviewees space to answer. 160+ episodes might seem intimidating but just browse and pick a subject that intrigues you, I promise you will learn something about the topic that you’ll be able to use in your every day life to manifest change and improvement!

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It’ll stop you in your tracks and change your life

This podcast has the magical ability to tell you exactly what you need to hear, in the moment you hearing it. What I love about Yasmeen’s interviewing style is she pushes her guests for actionable takeaways everybody can implement. She asks each guest to drill things down in simple steps. So you leave each podcast with a plan you can try and a call to action where you can read/watch/find more info.

Yasmeen’s voice is so soothing. Her guests are extremely interesting. The energy this podcast gives us exactly what the world needs right now.

If you are looking for more out of life, but you don’t quite know what or how, this is the podcast you need.

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