Episodes
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Psychologist, spiritual teacher, philanthropist, and author of the groundbreaking book Be Here Now, Ram Dass learned at age 78 that he had a 53-year-old son, Peter Reichard. In this episode, Steve Hasenberg and Cali Alpert welcome Peter and his wife Linda for their very first joint interview to discuss Ram Dass, share stories about his profound influence, and offer action steps to channel his teachings in a way that can enhance your spiritual practice and your everyday life.
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Paramahansa Yogananda’s exquisite personal journey, detailed in Autobiography of a Yogi, is among the most important spiritual stories of our time. He introduced millions of people to meditation and yoga, meeting with everyone from business leaders to a U.S. president to spread his wisdom. In this very special episode, Steve Hasenberg and Cali Alpert broadcast live from Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine Temple in Los Angeles where Yogananda lived for a time, interview a monk of the SRF monastic community, and pay tribute to the 20th century’s first “superstar guru.”
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Known as the founder of Transcendental Meditation and the global guru to millions of people including the Beatles, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is one of the most influential spiritual leaders of our time. Closer to home, he is One Soul Radio cohost Steve Hasenberg’s most significant personal teacher, as Steve served as Maharishi’s loyal apprentice and student for almost three years. Cali Alpert and Steve will discuss the many ways Maharishi impacted modern spirituality, enjoy countless firsthand stories of Steve’s experiences with this master, and offer action steps to help listeners get a little closer to these ancient practices in their own lives.
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Born in Jamaica and raised in his early years by his father, then by his strict uncle in the U.K., Mooji endured much hardship. By age 30, Mooji was working as a street artist when an encounter with a Christian launched his spiritual path. In 1993 he traveled in India, where he encountered the guru Papaji, who changed his life and shaped the wisdom that would soon attract and inspire followers around the globe. Steve Hasenberg and Cali Alpert discuss how Mooji has impacted them, share thoughts and stories about the seeker’s path, and break down some of Mooji’s most poetic and prophetic quotes that can inspire us all.
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Anita Moorjani’s near-death experience in 2006 is one of the most riveting and widely shared stories of spontaneous healing and finding purpose ever published. After suffering for four years with cancer that ravaged her body and left her in a coma for 30 hours, Moorjani experienced the other side. Eventually choosing to return to her body, she brought back profound and invaluable lessons that would inform her life and the lessons from which we have all benefited. Steve Hasenberg and Cali Alpert will discuss how Anita has impacted them, share their stories of going against and with their souls, and offer tips to help you be aligned in a way that can prevent “dis-ease” in your life.
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Known as the “queen of the New Age,” Louise Hay was a publishing icon and founder of Hay House, best-selling author, and shape-shifter in the healing arena. Having endured a very tumultuous early life, Louise transmuted her own experience of trauma and health challenges into a new paradigm to heal, helping people build a bridge between their physical ailments and their emotions. Steve Hasenberg and Cali Alpert will discuss Louise’s legacy, the connection between mind and body health, and offer tips to create a new language for what your body is trying to tell you in the name of healing.
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We are almost two years into this unprecedented pandemic. Could you use a refresher on some of the helpful lessons coming out of this challenging and surreal time? Covid-19 has forced a global time-out upon every human being at the same time, asking us to go inside, dig deep, assess our true priorities, make authentic decisions, consolidate our lives, reexamine consumerism, honor nature, and face our mortality. Steve Hasenberg and Cali Alpert will analyze their experiences during this time of Covid-19, share their stories of awakening, and offer steps that translate our universal pandemic experiences into life lessons from which we can benefit every day.
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How many times were you celebrated as a kid for having a stiff upper lip or not shedding tears. Perhaps you were told you were ‘too sensitive’ and instead built a protective seal around every deep feeling you had. Well, it’s time to shake up that mindset. Being sensitive and having the courage to live into it fully is a beautiful thing and requires plenty of courage. Steve Hasenberg and Cali Alpert will share where their own deep sensitivities brought them both joy and pain, discuss the various shades of living as a sensitive person, and offer tips to harness your sensitivity to help accelerate your personal growth.
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In the book Wherever You Go, There You Are, Jon Kabat-Zinn explains what Buddhists call the “mindstream,” the never-ending ticker tape of thoughts, sensory experiences, and feelings that run through our awareness. In teaching mindful meditation, Kabat-Zinn asks readers to take a step back, take a breath, and learn how to watch thoughts and feelings without becoming overly attached or overwhelmed by them. Steve Hasenberg and Cali Alpert will share their processes for learning how to be their own thoughts’ witness, and they share suggestions for adopting this form of mindfulness to move from being mind-centered to heart-centered in the name of finding more peace and joy.
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Based on concepts including the Law of Attraction, Rhonda Byrne’s 2006 self-help book sold 30 million copies worldwide and changed millions of lives in the process. These teachings are rooted in early literature and history dating back to the Bible, and creating the life you want is really what the universe intends for you if you can just get out of your own way. Steve Hasenberg and Cali Alpert discuss ways to access the universal flow of abundance from a place of stillness and receptivity, share their personal stories around successful and unsuccessful manifesting, and offer up some steps to help guide you to create what you desire in a more effortless way.
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This classic personal growth best seller by Buddhist nun and teacher Pema Chödrön offers a radical reframing that may turn all the feelings and issues we deem difficult into opportunities for growth. By leaning into instead of running away from fear, pain, and challenges, we have an opportunity to make friends with the tough stuff and open up our hearts to joy in ways we haven’t imagined. Steve Hasenberg and Cali Alpert talk about how Pema has deeply influenced them, share their take on this Buddhist perspective, and offer steps to help listeners transmute their suffering into ease.
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While many of us are raised believing that success is about achievements and checking boxes, the best-selling The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra, M.D., shows us another way: Getting into a flow with the natural rhythms of the universe can actually bring us more abundance, joy, and good health than we can imagine. Steve Hasenberg and Cali Alpert will break down the seven spiritual laws, share their unique interpretations and stories, and offer action steps to aid you on the road to spiritual success.
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Eckhart Tolle’s The Power of Now was spawned by an instantaneous life-or-death decision he made during the depths of depression. Today Tolle’s lifesaving wisdom has given a whole new awareness to the idea of being present and how that awareness can get us through unimaginable challenges. Steve Hasenberg and Cali Alpert will break down the core tenets of the book, share their personal insights and stories, and offer a fresh twist on Tolle’s solutions for getting out of our heads and into the moment.
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People express and experience love in uniquely different ways, and the five love languages aim to help unify those differences. Originally created for romantic partners to better communicate, the five love languages can also be applied to friendships, familial relationships, and even a relationship with oneself. Steve Hasenberg and Cali Alpert will break down the love languages, share personal experiences of succeeding and failing with them, and offer action steps to help listeners rise to a new level of lovespeak.
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In his seminal best-selling book The Four Agreements, don Miguel Ruiz reveals ancient Toltec wisdom to help undo the societal imprints that can obstruct our road to joy and freedom. Through Steve Hasenberg’s unique lens of having studied and traveled with don Miguel for years, he and Cali Alpert discuss each agreement in a deeper way, share stories of Steve’s life-altering experiences, and apply the Toltec lessons to everyday life in the name of writing one’s own story and embracing one’s own truths.
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In this special episode, Steve Hasenberg and Cali Alpert welcome psychotherapist and best-selling author Connie Zweig, Ph.D., for a conversation about her new book, The Inner Work of Age: Shifting from Role to Soul. We discuss the inner obstacles of late life and how to embrace the spiritual gifts of aging, including moving from self-rejection to self-acceptance, repairing past hurts, and exploring the resistance to later life chapters that can pave the way for a more peaceful and joyous aging process.
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Anxiety and depression plague millions of people in the U.S. When we look at the spiritual meaning behind mental illness, we discover some very interesting things. Depression can serve as a tool to remove us from life for a while and compel us to reexamine beliefs and challenges we need to face. Anxiety can shine a light on the fears that limit our personal growth and force us to face them at a deeper level. Steve Hasenberg and Cali Alpert will share their own bouts with mental challenges and offer guidance that can help shift the struggles that depression and anxiety create.
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While setting boundaries is a challenge that we may consider limiting to our relationships, doing so is actually one of the most expansive things we can do. The higher our self-esteem, the easier and more sound our boundaries are. To own our needs is to value ourselves. Steve Hasenberg and Cali Alpert will discuss their long histories with boundary issues and offer steps to help you create healthy boundaries in a comfortable and self-supporting way.
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Most people on a spiritual path dream of enlightenment, the feeling of being fully awake and understanding of life in a divine way. Enlightenment does not have to be a lofty, unattainable goal. It can be also be viewed in more tangible ways—by lightening up the way you experience your thoughts, feelings, and circumstances every day. Steve Hasenberg and Cali Alpert help to distinguish between the egoic barriers that slow our spiritual process down and the spacious witnessing that can bring us closer to the most evolved versions of ourselves.
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To many, the word destiny conjures up an intangible, mystical force that determines every step of our lives. In Italian, destino means “it is written in the stars.” But you may have a bigger hand in your destiny than you know, and it starts with building a mindful relationship with it. Steve Hasenberg and Cali Alpert guide listeners with helpful questions to understand why they are living the life they are, share stories of their own discoveries of destiny, and offer tips to ensure you’re living the destiny you most desire.
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