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🌿 Begin your new year with Michael in Costa Rica! Sign up for his New Year's Meditation Retreat: https://events.agapelive.com/new-year-retreat/.  Explore how heart-brain coherence can help us move through stress with greater clarity, reconnect with the intelligence of the heart, and cultivate a more resilient way of meeting a rapidly changing world. Today, Michael welcomes Howard Martin. Howard is Executive Vice President of HeartMath, where he has spent decades helping individuals, leaders, organizations, and high-performance teams apply the science of heart-brain coherence in everyday life. His work bridges science and practical application, helping people understand how stress affects the nervous system and how greater coherence can support emotional balance, cognitive clarity, resilience, and more conscious responses under pressure.  Conversation Highlights Include -Why burnout is not inevitable, and how the nervous system can be retrained even after long periods of chronic stress. -How stress is shaped not only by what happens around us, but by our perceptions, emotional responses, and the meaning we give our experiences. -What happens physiologically when the nervous system becomes overloaded, and why chronic stress can narrow our perception, diminish hope, and affect our overall quality of life. -How heart-brain coherence can help bring the nervous system back into balance, opening greater clarity, emotional steadiness, and access to a bigger-picture perspective. -Why intuition may be one of our most important forms of intelligence in a world filled with noise, uncertainty, and difficulty discerning what is real. -How the inner shifts we make toward compassion, empathy, and nonjudgment can influence the people and environments around us. -A simple daily practice of pausing, noticing what we are feeling, choosing what we would rather feel, and breathing that new feeling through the area of the heart. Next, Michael closes with a guided meditation on shifting perception, remembering our real nature, and moving into greater coherence through stillness, gratitude, and conscious intention. 🪷 Learn more about HeartMath's evidence-based stress reduction system and check out their many offerings—books, coaching, certification programs, and products including Inner Balance Coherence Plus—and receive a 10% discount when you use this link: https://www.heartmath.com/beckwith.  ✨ What's your Life Question? Submit your questions about relationships, finances, life purpose, or understanding world events through a spiritual lens to [email protected]. Your question could be featured in an upcoming episode! ✍️ Love Take Back Your Mind? Help the podcast grow by leaving a 5-star review or comment. Your support helps more people discover the show. 🎧 Never miss an episode! Subscribe or Follow and turn on notifications for new episodes every Wednesday and Friday. 🌐 Stay connected with Michael: Visit https://michaelbeckwith.com/ and sign up for inspiration and updates. You'll also receive his guided meditation, "Raise Your Vibration and Be Untouchable." Discover more at https://agapelive.com/. 📱 Follow Michael: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Michael.B.Beckwith Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelbbeckwith TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@officialmichaelbeckwith YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMWuqEKXLY4m60gNDsw61w 🌟 Support the podcast by supporting Agape! Take Back Your Mind is sponsored by the Agape International Spiritual Center, a community dedicated to individual transformation and being a beneficial presence on the planet. 💖 Donate at https://agapelive.com/ and mention "podcast" 📱 Or text GIVE to 424-321-6243 with "podcast" in the message Your generosity helps us continue sharing conversations that uplift and transform! 🌿 Our secondary sponsor is NutriRise, the maker of Michael's AdaptoZen nutrition and supplement line. Explore the collection at https://nutririse.com/collections/adaptozen.

Our first letter comes from Shawn T.: Shawn is grateful for a creative career she worked hard to build, but finds herself surrounded by cynicism, sarcasm, and negativity that can pull down her own energy. She asks how to stay true to her gratitude and purpose without being recruited into the energy of the room—and when it's appropriate to confront it directly. Our next letter comes from Ruben: Ruben has come to deeply love the person he is in this lifetime, which raises a profound question: when he transitions, what happens to the self he knows as "Ruben"? He asks whether that identity continues in some form—or dissolves into something greater. Finally, Michael leads a guided meditation. ✨ What's your Life Question? Submit your questions about relationships, finances, life purpose, or understanding world events through a spiritual lens to [email protected]. Your question could be featured in an upcoming episode! ✍️ Love Take Back Your Mind? Help the podcast grow by leaving a 5-star review or comment. Your support helps more people discover the show. 🎧 Never miss an episode! Subscribe or Follow and turn on notifications for new episodes every Wednesday and Friday. 🌐 Stay connected with Michael: Visit https://michaelbeckwith.com/ and sign up for inspiration and updates. You'll also receive his guided meditation, "Raise Your Vibration and Be Untouchable." Discover more at https://agapelive.com/. 📱 Follow Michael: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Michael.B.Beckwith Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelbbeckwith TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@officialmichaelbeckwith YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMWuqEKXLY4m60gNDsw61w 🌟 Support the podcast by supporting Agape! Take Back Your Mind is sponsored by the Agape International Spiritual Center, a community dedicated to individual transformation and being a beneficial presence on the planet. 💖 Donate at https://agapelive.com/ and mention "podcast" 📱 Or text GIVE to 424-321-6243 with "podcast" in the message Your generosity helps us continue sharing conversations that uplift and transform! 🌿 Our secondary sponsor is NutriRise, the maker of Michael's AdaptoZen nutrition and supplement line. Explore the collection at https://nutririse.com/collections/adaptozen.

Listen in for a moving conversation on music as medicine, the healing power of sound, and what can happen when grief becomes a doorway to deeper connection, purpose, and love. Today, Michael welcomes Jeralyn Glass. Jeralyn is an internationally acclaimed singer, teacher, and pioneer in the field of sound healing, as well as the creator of the Source app and author of Sacred Vibrations: The Transformative Power of Crystalline Sound and Music. After a career that took her from Broadway to opera and concert stages around the world, her work took on an even deeper purpose following the passing of her only son, Dylan. Through sound, meditation, and sacred practice, Jeralyn discovered a path through grief that became a calling to help others experience music as medicine and reconnect with greater wholeness.  Conversation Highlights include: -Why music can reach places words cannot, creating a language of the heart that connects us across age, culture, experience, and even grief. -How Jeralyn's lifelong relationship with music evolved from performance into a deeply personal healing practice after the passing of her son, Dylan. -The powerful question, "How do I tune myself?" and what it means to see ourselves as human instruments capable of coming back into harmony. -How sound gave Jeralyn a safe place to feel and release grief that was too large to express through words alone. -Why allowing ourselves to fully feel grief can open the way to healing, light, joy, and a continued sense of connection with those we love. -The intersection of the mystical and scientific dimensions of sound, and why some aspects of music's healing power may reach beyond what science can currently explain. -How intention works with frequency, and why bringing conscious purpose to music and sound can deepen the experience of healing and transformation. Next, Michael and Jeralyn close the episode with a guided meditation accompanied by crystal singing bowls, inviting listeners to awaken to their True nature, remember their calling, and receive the medicine of sacred sound. 🪷 *Get your copy of Sacred Vibrations: The Transformative Power of Crystalline Sound and Music here: https://www.crystalcadence.com/sacred-vibrations/. And explore Jeralyn's current offerings, events, and products here https://www.jeralynglass.com/. ✨ What's your Life Question? Submit your questions about relationships, finances, life purpose, or understanding world events through a spiritual lens to [email protected]. Your question could be featured in an upcoming episode! ✍️ Love Take Back Your Mind? Help the podcast grow by leaving a 5-star review or comment. Your support helps more people discover the show. 🎧 Never miss an episode! Subscribe or Follow and turn on notifications for new episodes every Wednesday and Friday. 🌐 Stay connected with Michael: Visit https://michaelbeckwith.com/ and sign up for inspiration and updates. You'll also receive his guided meditation, "Raise Your Vibration and Be Untouchable." Discover more at https://agapelive.com/. 📱 Follow Michael: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Michael.B.Beckwith Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelbbeckwith TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@officialmichaelbeckwith YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMWuqEKXLY4m60gNDsw61w 🌟 Support the podcast by supporting Agape! Take Back Your Mind is sponsored by the Agape International Spiritual Center, a community dedicated to individual transformation and being a beneficial presence on the planet. 💖 Donate at https://agapelive.com/ and mention "podcast" 📱 Or text GIVE to 424-321-6243 with "podcast" in the message Your generosity helps us continue sharing conversations that uplift and transform! 🌿 Our secondary sponsor is NutriRise, the maker of Michael's AdaptoZen nutrition and supplement line. Explore the collection at https://nutririse.com/collections/adaptozen.

Our first letter comes from Sylvanna F.:  As Sylvanna experiences a newfound sense of spiritual freedom, she's wrestling with a fundamental question about free will: if we have the freedom to choose, did we also choose to exist—and if so, how could we possibly know? Our next letter comes from someone who wishes to remain Anonymous: After praying for work and finally landing a job that seemed aligned with her values, Anonymous is discovering that even conscious choices can involve ethical compromises. She asks what "harmonious prosperity" really means—and how to discern spiritual guidance from the pursuit of perfection. Next, Michael leads a guided meditation. ✨ What's your Life Question? Submit your questions about relationships, finances, life purpose, or understanding world events through a spiritual lens to [email protected]. Your question could be featured in an upcoming episode! ✍️ Love Take Back Your Mind? Help the podcast grow by leaving a 5-star review or comment. Your support helps more people discover the show. 🎧 Never miss an episode! Subscribe or Follow and turn on notifications for new episodes every Wednesday and Friday. 🌐 Stay connected with Michael: Visit https://michaelbeckwith.com/ and sign up for inspiration and updates. You'll also receive his guided meditation, "Raise Your Vibration and Be Untouchable." Discover more at https://agapelive.com/. 📱 Follow Michael: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Michael.B.Beckwith Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelbbeckwith TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@officialmichaelbeckwith YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMWuqEKXLY4m60gNDsw61w 🌟 Support the podcast by supporting Agape! Take Back Your Mind is sponsored by the Agape International Spiritual Center, a community dedicated to individual transformation and being a beneficial presence on the planet. 💖 Donate at https://agapelive.com/ and mention "podcast" 📱 Or text GIVE to 424-321-6243 with "podcast" in the message Your generosity helps us continue sharing conversations that uplift and transform! 🌿 Our secondary sponsor is NutriRise, the maker of Michael's AdaptoZen nutrition and supplement line. Explore the collection at https://nutririse.com/collections/adaptozen.

🎟️ Get your Free Agape tickets to the LA premiere of Superhuman 2: The Rebirth on 10/4! The free ticket offer ends tomorrow, 10/1, so reserve yours now: https://superhuman2.com/agape. A quick note: You may notice a few brief audio drops during Caroline's conversation due to an occasional connection issue. Thanks for your understanding.  What if some of the limits we've accepted about human potential aren't limits at all? Today, Michael welcomes Caroline Cory, an award-winning filmmaker, author, speaker, and Consciousness researcher whose work explores human potential and the nature of reality. She is the founder of Omnium Media and has collaborated on Consciousness research with scientists affiliated with Harvard, Stanford, and the Institute of Noetic Sciences. Her films include Superhuman: The Invisible Made Visible, A Tear in the Sky, and her latest film, Superhuman 2: The Rebirth, in which Michael is one of the contributors, explores Consciousness and untapped human potential through documented experiments and scientific inquiry. Conversation Highlights Include: -How extraordinary experiences beginning at age five awakened Caroline to what she describes as a larger field of consciousness. -Why Caroline felt compelled to move beyond personal spiritual experience and bring the study of consciousness into the laboratory through scientific research and experimentation. -The connection Caroline sees between deeply held beliefs, emotional patterns, and the body—and one remarkable healing experience that helped shape her work. -How Superhuman 2: The Rebirth expands the exploration of extraordinary perception by working with people who are blind. -What happened when participants were trained and tested to identify shapes, letters, words, and objects despite profound visual impairment. -The provocative possibility that consciousness may perceive beyond the physical senses, including one experiment that surprised even Caroline. -Why Caroline wanted the film to show that extraordinary human potential can express itself in many different forms, from remarkable perception to extraordinary musical and cognitive abilities, and more.  Next, Michael leads a guided meditation on withdrawing attention from the distractions of the world, becoming present with the breath, and awakening to the infinite potential within. 🪷 Follow Caroline Cory here: https://carolinecory.com and across social media. ✨ What's your Life Question? Submit your questions about relationships, finances, life purpose, or understanding world events through a spiritual lens to [email protected]. Your question could be featured in an upcoming episode! ✍️ Love Take Back Your Mind? Help the podcast grow by leaving a 5-star review or comment. Your support helps more people discover the show. 🎧 Never miss an episode! Subscribe or Follow and turn on notifications for new episodes every Wednesday and Friday. 🌐 Stay connected with Michael: Visit https://michaelbeckwith.com/ and sign up for inspiration and updates. You'll also receive his guided meditation, "Raise Your Vibration and Be Untouchable." Discover more at https://agapelive.com/. 📱 Follow Michael: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Michael.B.Beckwith Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelbbeckwith TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@officialmichaelbeckwith YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMWuqEKXLY4m60gNDsw61w 🌟 Support the podcast by supporting Agape! Take Back Your Mind is sponsored by the Agape International Spiritual Center, a community dedicated to individual transformation and being a beneficial presence on the planet. 💖 Donate at https://agapelive.com/ and mention "podcast" 📱 Or text GIVE to 424-321-6243 with "podcast" in the message Your generosity helps us continue sharing conversations that uplift and transform! 🌿 Our secondary sponsor is NutriRise, the maker of Michael's AdaptoZen nutrition and supplement line. Explore the collection at https://nutririse.com/collections/adaptozen.

Our first letter comes from Eric and Alessandra in France: Eric and Alessandra want to help their adult son move toward financial independence without overlooking the very real challenges he faces with ADHD. They ask how to encourage responsibility and self-reliance while still offering him love and support. Our next letter comes from Naramani in South Dakota: After six years of homelessness and instability, Naramani struggles to believe that a different life is truly possible. She asks how to integrate spiritual teachings and create lasting change when circumstances continually pull her back into survival mode. Next, Michael leads a guided meditation.  ✨ What's your Life Question? Submit your questions about relationships, finances, life purpose, or understanding world events through a spiritual lens to [email protected]. Your question could be featured in an upcoming episode! ✍️ Love Take Back Your Mind? Help the podcast grow by leaving a 5-star review or comment. Your support helps more people discover the show. 🎧 Never miss an episode! Subscribe or Follow and turn on notifications for new episodes every Wednesday and Friday. 🌐 Stay connected with Michael: Visit https://michaelbeckwith.com/ and sign up for inspiration and updates. You'll also receive his guided meditation, "Raise Your Vibration and Be Untouchable." Discover more at https://agapelive.com/. 📱 Follow Michael: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Michael.B.Beckwith Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelbbeckwith TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@officialmichaelbeckwith YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMWuqEKXLY4m60gNDsw61w 🌟 Support the podcast by supporting Agape! Take Back Your Mind is sponsored by the Agape International Spiritual Center, a community dedicated to individual transformation and being a beneficial presence on the planet. 💖 Donate at https://agapelive.com/ and mention "podcast" 📱 Or text GIVE to 424-321-6243 with "podcast" in the message Your generosity helps us continue sharing conversations that uplift and transform! 🌿 Our secondary sponsor is NutriRise, the maker of Michael's AdaptoZen nutrition and supplement line. Explore the collection at https://nutririse.com/collections/adaptozen.

Press play for an inspiring conversation on trusting the spark within, having the courage to follow your own path, and turning your gifts into something that can serve others!  Today, Michael welcomes Laila Ali, undefeated boxing world champion, entrepreneur, wellness advocate, television host, author, home chef, and speaker who has forged her own path across sports, media, wellness, and purpose-driven living. The youngest daughter of Muhammad Ali, she retired from professional boxing with a 24–0 record and went on to build a career centered on health, confidence, service, and empowering others. Her new children's picture book, A Spark of Greatness: The Autobiography of a Fighter, draws from her own journey to encourage young readers to recognize their inner strength, trust their unique gifts, and believe in what is possible for their lives. Conversation Highlights Include: -Why every child carries a God-given spark that needs to be discovered, nurtured, and supported by the adults around them. -The connection between literacy, confidence, and critical thinking—and why young people need more than information to find their place in the world. -How discipline, preparation, courage, and character helped transform a strong-willed young girl into an undefeated world champion. -Why confidence doesn't come from wishful thinking, but from knowing what something requires, preparing for it, and being willing to put in the work. -The importance of giving children unconditional love while allowing them the freedom to discover their own path rather than deciding their future for them. -How knowing "I've got your back" can give children a deeper foundation of confidence, security, and trust as they move into the world. -Why faith became one of Laila's greatest sources of strength—helping her prepare fully, release what she couldn't control, and step into the ring with calm certainty. Next, Michael closes with a guided meditation on activating your potential, awakening to pure awareness, and consciously choosing peace, love, abundance, and wellness. 🪷 Get A Spark of Greatness everywhere you get your books, and get your free signed book plate here: https://shop.lailaali.com/collections/books.  Follow Laila at: https://lailaali.com/ and across social media. ✨ What's your Life Question? Submit your questions about relationships, finances, life purpose, or understanding world events through a spiritual lens to [email protected]. Your question could be featured in an upcoming episode! ✍️ Love Take Back Your Mind? Help the podcast grow by leaving a 5-star review or comment. Your support helps more people discover the show. 🎧 Never miss an episode! Subscribe or Follow and turn on notifications for new episodes every Wednesday and Friday. 🌐 Stay connected with Michael: Visit https://michaelbeckwith.com/ and sign up for inspiration and updates. You'll also receive his guided meditation, "Raise Your Vibration and Be Untouchable." Discover more at https://agapelive.com/. 📱 Follow Michael: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Michael.B.Beckwith Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelbbeckwith TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@officialmichaelbeckwith YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMWuqEKXLY4m60gNDsw61w 🌟 Support the podcast by supporting Agape! Take Back Your Mind is sponsored by the Agape International Spiritual Center, a community dedicated to individual transformation and being a beneficial presence on the planet. 💖 Donate at https://agapelive.com/ and mention "podcast" 📱 Or text GIVE to 424-321-6243 with "podcast" in the message Your generosity helps us continue sharing conversations that uplift and transform! 🌿 Our secondary sponsor is NutriRise, the maker of Michael's AdaptoZen nutrition and supplement line. Explore the collection at https://nutririse.com/collections/adaptozen.

Our first letter comes from Mikaela in Florida: As Mikaela raises her consciousness, her two young children are becoming what she calls her "tiny little mirrors," revealing where there's still room to grow. She asks how to parent with boundaries and expectations while moving from control toward greater connection, softness, and grace. Our next letter comes from Cheryl P.: After stepping away from a deeply controlling relationship with her mother, Cheryl has also lost connection with much of her family. Though her boundaries have brought greater peace and freedom, she asks how to grieve the family she's lost while remaining true to her healing and finding peace with such a profound sense of loss. Next, Michael leads a guided meditation. ✨ What's your Life Question? Submit your questions about relationships, finances, life purpose, or understanding world events through a spiritual lens to [email protected]. Your question could be featured in an upcoming episode! ✍️ Love Take Back Your Mind? Help the podcast grow by leaving a 5-star review or comment. Your support helps more people discover the show. 🎧 Never miss an episode! Subscribe or Follow and turn on notifications for new episodes every Wednesday and Friday. 🌐 Stay connected with Michael: Visit https://michaelbeckwith.com/ and sign up for inspiration and updates. You'll also receive his guided meditation, "Raise Your Vibration and Be Untouchable." Discover more at https://agapelive.com/. 📱 Follow Michael: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Michael.B.Beckwith Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelbbeckwith TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@officialmichaelbeckwith YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMWuqEKXLY4m60gNDsw61w 🌟 Support the podcast by supporting Agape! Take Back Your Mind is sponsored by the Agape International Spiritual Center, a community dedicated to individual transformation and being a beneficial presence on the planet. 💖 Donate at https://agapelive.com/ and mention "podcast" 📱 Or text GIVE to 424-321-6243 with "podcast" in the message Your generosity helps us continue sharing conversations that uplift and transform! 🌿 Our secondary sponsor is NutriRise, the maker of Michael's AdaptoZen nutrition and supplement line. Explore the collection at https://nutririse.com/collections/adaptozen.

Press play for a powerful conversation on why manifestation begins with healing—and how spiritual practice helps us return to the worthiness, guidance, and inner alignment already within us. Today, Michael welcomes Gabrielle Bernstein. Gabby is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, spiritual teacher, speaker, and host of the Dear Gabby podcast. For nearly two decades, she has helped millions deepen their spiritual connection through books including Self Help, The Universe Has Your Back, and Super Attractor. Recognized by The New York Times as a model for a new generation of spiritual seekers, Gabrielle brings together practical self-help, spirituality, and personal healing to help people live with greater faith, embodiment, and inner freedom. Conversation Highlights Include: -Why spiritual practice is not a one-time achievement, but a moment-to-moment way of living that strengthens faith, presence, and connection. -How technology, constant feedback loops, and the addiction to scrolling can interrupt our frequency and deepen the feeling of disconnection. -Michael's reminder to "touch your soul before you scroll," and why beginning the day with spiritual practice can shift the entire atmosphere of your life. -Why information alone does not heal, and how true transformation requires practice, embodiment, and the energy behind the words. -A conversation on protector parts, inner wounds, and how patterns like control, perfectionism, rage, or addiction may be trying to keep us safe. -Gabrielle's four-step practice from Self Help for checking inside, getting curious, creating compassionate connection, and returning to the energy of Self. -Why manifestation cannot bypass healing, and how worthiness, self-love, and inner alignment make it possible to sustain what we are calling into our lives. Next, Michael closes the episode with a guided meditation on waking up to your glorious nature, becoming present with your intention, and moving through the world as a sovereign being. 🪷 Connect with Gabrielle at https://gabbybernstein.com/ and across social media.  Watch her podcast, Dear Gabby, on her YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/@gabriellebernstein. ✨ What's your Life Question? Submit your questions about relationships, finances, life purpose, or understanding world events through a spiritual lens to [email protected]. Your question could be featured in an upcoming episode! ✍️ Love Take Back Your Mind? Help the podcast grow by leaving a 5-star review or comment. Your support helps more people discover the show. 🎧 Never miss an episode! Subscribe or Follow and turn on notifications for new episodes every Wednesday and Friday. 🌐 Stay connected with Michael: Visit https://michaelbeckwith.com/ and sign up for inspiration and updates. You'll also receive his guided meditation, "Raise Your Vibration and Be Untouchable." Discover more at https://agapelive.com/. 📱 Follow Michael: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Michael.B.Beckwith Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelbbeckwith TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@officialmichaelbeckwith YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMWuqEKXLY4m60gNDsw61w 🌟 Support the podcast by supporting Agape! Take Back Your Mind is sponsored by the Agape International Spiritual Center, a community dedicated to individual transformation and being a beneficial presence on the planet. 💖 Donate at https://agapelive.com/ and mention "podcast" 📱 Or text GIVE to 424-321-6243 with "podcast" in the message Your generosity helps us continue sharing conversations that uplift and transform! 🌿 Our secondary sponsor is NutriRise, the maker of Michael's AdaptoZen nutrition and supplement line. Explore the collection at https://nutririse.com/collections/adaptozen.

**🌱 Join us in person or via Livestream this Sunday, September 13 at Agape as Michael, Dr. Shefali, and special guests continue the dialogue on Raising Conscious Children in The Digital Era. Reserve your seat: https://donate.agapelive.com/an-afternoon-with-dr-shefali *** Our first letter comes from Karina: Karina has learned to protect her own energy as an empath, but watches a dear friend repeatedly take on others' emotions to the point of burnout. She asks how to help her understand the difference between emotional and spiritual love—without trying to change who she is. Our next letter comes from Lisa in South Bend, IN: After years on the spiritual path, Lisa has been experiencing persistent waves of "dark energy" that seem to drain her joy and vitality. She asks how long we should sit with the darkness in order to heal—and when it's time to consciously turn toward the light. Finally, Michael leads a guided meditation. ✨ What's your Life Question? Submit your questions about relationships, finances, life purpose, or understanding world events through a spiritual lens to [email protected]. Your question could be featured in an upcoming episode! ✍️ Love Take Back Your Mind? Help the podcast grow by leaving a 5-star review or comment. Your support helps more people discover the show. 🎧 Never miss an episode! Subscribe or Follow and turn on notifications for new episodes every Wednesday and Friday. 🌐 Stay connected with Michael: Visit https://michaelbeckwith.com/ and sign up for inspiration and updates. You'll also receive his guided meditation, "Raise Your Vibration and Be Untouchable." Discover more at https://agapelive.com/. 📱 Follow Michael: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Michael.B.Beckwith Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelbbeckwith TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@officialmichaelbeckwith YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMWuqEKXLY4m60gNDsw61w 🌟 Support the podcast by supporting Agape! Take Back Your Mind is sponsored by the Agape International Spiritual Center, a community dedicated to individual transformation and being a beneficial presence on the planet. 💖 Donate at https://agapelive.com/ and mention "podcast" 📱 Or text GIVE to 424-321-6243 with "podcast" in the message Your generosity helps us continue sharing conversations that uplift and transform! 🌿 Our secondary sponsor is NutriRise, the maker of Michael's AdaptoZen nutrition and supplement line. Explore the collection at https://nutririse.com/collections/adaptozen.

**🌱 Inspired by this conversation? Join us this Sunday, September 13 at Agape as Michael, Dr. Shefali, and special guests continue the dialogue on Raising Conscious Children in The Digital Era. Reserve your seat: https://donate.agapelive.com/an-afternoon-with-dr-shefali *** What if the real work of parenting isn't raising perfect children, but allowing our children to awaken the parts of us still waiting to heal? Today, Michael welcomes Dr. Shefali,  a New York Times bestselling author, clinical psychologist, and founder of the Conscious Parenting movement, widely known as Oprah's Favorite Parenting Expert. Trained at Columbia University, she integrates Western psychology and Eastern philosophy to help parents and individuals break free from unconscious patterns and live with greater presence, authenticity, and connection. Her newest books, Raising Conscious Daughters and Raising Conscious Sons, offer a timely blueprint for raising emotionally grounded, resilient children in today's anxious world. Note: This episode contains some explicit language. Conversation Highlights include: -Why parents don't need to chase perfection, and how guilt can become another form of self-focus that keeps us from true growth. -How children reveal the unconscious patterns, wounds, and reactions that adults may never see until parenting brings them to the surface. -The difference between raising children through control and raising them through connection, presence, emotional safety, and inner work. -Why today's digital world has created new pressures for children, from social media comparison to online isolation, beauty pressure, gaming, and distorted ideas of masculinity. -How parents still have power in the middle of technological overwhelm by choosing healing, presence, and conscious engagement instead of outsourcing their influence. -Why boys need movement, purpose, physical expression, and healthy initiation into their energy rather than being forced into silence or disconnection. -How girls need space to practice their voice, self-trust, authenticity, and strength before taking that confidence into the wider world. Michael then closes the episode with a guided meditation on beginning again, receiving the blessing already present, and anchoring Heaven on Earth through intention, gratitude, and inner stillness. 🪷 Join us online or in person at Agape on September 13 for Raising Conscious Children in The Digital Era—in-person tickets include a copy of either or both books: https://donate.agapelive.com/an-afternoon-with-dr-shefali Explore Dr. Shefali's current book tour dates in other cities, her courses, podcast, and offerings here:  https://www.drshefali.com/ and follow her across social media. ✨ What's your Life Question? Submit your questions about relationships, finances, life purpose, or understanding world events through a spiritual lens to [email protected]. Your question could be featured in an upcoming episode! ✍️ Love Take Back Your Mind? Help the podcast grow by leaving a 5-star review or comment. Your support helps more people discover the show. 🎧 Never miss an episode! Subscribe or Follow and turn on notifications for new episodes every Wednesday and Friday. 🌐 Stay connected with Michael: Visit https://michaelbeckwith.com/ and sign up for inspiration and updates. You'll also receive his guided meditation, "Raise Your Vibration and Be Untouchable." Discover more at https://agapelive.com/. 📱 Follow Michael: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Michael.B.Beckwith Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelbbeckwith TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@officialmichaelbeckwith YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMWuqEKXLY4m60gNDsw61w 🌟 Support the podcast by supporting Agape! Take Back Your Mind is sponsored by the Agape International Spiritual Center, a community dedicated to individual transformation and being a beneficial presence on the planet. 💖 Donate at https://agapelive.com/ and mention "podcast" 📱 Or text GIVE to 424-321-6243 with "podcast" in the message Your generosity helps us continue sharing conversations that uplift and transform! 🌿 Our secondary sponsor is NutriRise, the maker of Michael's AdaptoZen nutrition and supplement line. Explore the collection at https://nutririse.com/collections/adaptozen.

*** 🌱 Join Michael, Dr. Shefali & special guests for a powerful conversation on Raising Conscious Children in the Digital Era—September 13 at Agape! Reserve Your Seat: https://donate.agapelive.com/an-afternoon-with-dr-shefali ***  Our first letter comes from Santiago in Buenos Aires, Argentina: At 20, Santiago feels spiritually out of step with many people his age and wonders where he'll find meaningful connection. He asks how to open himself to "holy friendships" and a future partner who shares his deeper values. Our next letter comes from Kimi: Kimi poses a simple but powerful question: Is anger useless—or can it actually serve a meaningful purpose in our lives? Next, Michael leads a guided meditation.  ✨ What's your Life Question? Submit your questions about relationships, finances, life purpose, or understanding world events through a spiritual lens to [email protected]. Your question could be featured in an upcoming episode! ✍️ Love Take Back Your Mind? Help the podcast grow by leaving a 5-star review or comment. Your support helps more people discover the show. 🎧 Never miss an episode! Subscribe or Follow and turn on notifications for new episodes every Wednesday and Friday. 🌐 Stay connected with Michael: Visit https://michaelbeckwith.com/ and sign up for inspiration and updates. You'll also receive his guided meditation, "Raise Your Vibration and Be Untouchable." Discover more at https://agapelive.com/. 📱 Follow Michael: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Michael.B.Beckwith Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelbbeckwith TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@officialmichaelbeckwith YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMWuqEKXLY4m60gNDsw61w 🌟 Support the podcast by supporting Agape! Take Back Your Mind is sponsored by the Agape International Spiritual Center, a community dedicated to individual transformation and being a beneficial presence on the planet. 💖 Donate at https://agapelive.com/ and mention "podcast" 📱 Or text GIVE to 424-321-6243 with "podcast" in the message Your generosity helps us continue sharing conversations that uplift and transform! 🌿 Our secondary sponsor is NutriRise, the maker of Michael's AdaptoZen nutrition and supplement line. Explore the collection at https://nutririse.com/collections/adaptozen.

*** 🌱 Join Michael, Dr. Shefali & special guests for a powerful conversation on Raising Conscious Children in the Digital Era—September 13 at Agape! Reserve Your Seat: https://donate.agapelive.com/an-afternoon-with-dr-shefali ***  Season 3 begins with a powerful invitation: stop rehearsing old thoughts and start receiving Real inspiration! In this solo episode, Michael explores the difference between "thinkingness" and Real Thinking—the difference between conditioned mental patterns, and inspiration that arises from Sacred Silence.  Much of what we call thinking is actually inherited thought, repetitive belief, fear, doubt, and perception moving through awareness. Real thinking, however, is sourced from the Presence that is never an absence. Through teachings on fertile consciousness, soulful artistry, excellence, meditation, and intention without attachment, Michael invites listeners to break free from inner prisons of belief and become available to inspiration, realization, and the unfolding of their True Nature. Highlights Include: -Why much of what people call thinking is actually "thinkingness"—conditioned thought forms, inherited beliefs, doubts, worries, and perceptions moving on repeat. -How prayer, meditation, Life VisioningTM, affirmations, and spiritual practice are not about begging for a blessing, but stepping into the realization of what is already within you. -A powerful teaching on fertile consciousness and how gratitude, love, appreciation, worthiness, joy, and dynamic peace become the inner soil where new possibilities unfold. -The distinction between feeling and emotion, and why a true feeling-tone arises from connection with Source rather than from old thought patterns with energy behind them. -Why every person carries a unique soul signature and cannot reveal their gifts by comparing themselves to someone else's path. -How Real thinking arrives as inspiration, capturing you with an idea, insight, or creative impulse that comes from beyond conditioned mental activity. -A reminder that excellence can be practiced in any circumstance, from ordinary daily tasks to professional life, friendship, service, and contribution. -Why sacred silence is not filler or escape, but a way of touching base with the sacred and becoming available to guidance, wisdom, and unfoldment. -The ocean analogy that helps distinguish between consciousness itself and the temporary content moving through awareness. Next, Michael closes the episode with a guided meditation on sacred silence, intention, awakening to your glorious nature, and learning to witness what passes through awareness. ✨ What's your Life Question? Submit your questions about relationships, finances, life purpose, or understanding world events through a spiritual lens to [email protected]. Your question could be featured in an upcoming episode! ✍️ Love Take Back Your Mind? Help the podcast grow by leaving a 5-star review or comment. Your support helps more people discover the show. 🎧 Never miss an episode! Subscribe or Follow and turn on notifications for new episodes every Wednesday and Friday. 🌐 Stay connected with Michael: Visit https://michaelbeckwith.com/ and sign up for inspiration and updates. You'll also receive his guided meditation, "Raise Your Vibration and Be Untouchable." Discover more at https://agapelive.com/. 📱 Follow Michael: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Michael.B.Beckwith Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelbbeckwith TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@officialmichaelbeckwith YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMWuqEKXLY4m60gNDsw61w 🌟 Support the podcast by supporting Agape! Take Back Your Mind is sponsored by the Agape International Spiritual Center, a community dedicated to individual transformation and being a beneficial presence on the planet. 💖 Donate at https://agapelive.com/ and mention "podcast" 📱 Or text GIVE to 424-321-6243 with "podcast" in the message Your generosity helps us continue sharing conversations that uplift and transform! 🌿 Our secondary sponsor is NutriRise, the maker of Michael's AdaptoZen nutrition and supplement line. Explore the collection at https://nutririse.com/collections/adaptozen.

In this Season 2 final episode before our summer break, Michael explores what it means to live Consciousness First — to recognize that true transformation begins not by changing outer circumstances, but by shifting where we are living from within. He teaches that we are not our thoughts, emotions, or conditions, but the awareness in which they arise. Through reflections on intention, perception, Divine intelligence, and the power of living from inner guidance, Michael invites listeners to remember that Consciousness is the starting point of a meaningful, intentional life. This episode is a reminder to stop being driven by external demands, reconnect with the Presence within, and live with the essential question: What does Life want to express or become as me?   New Season Starts September 2nd! Highlights Include: -Why "Consciousness First" means remembering that your real identity is awareness itself, not the thoughts, emotions, or beliefs moving through you. -How changing your consciousness begins with clearing the inner film of inherited beliefs, social conditioning, fear, superstition, and old perceptions. -The importance of living intentionally instead of letting circumstances, media, emotional contagion, or external noise decide where your attention goes. -A powerful ocean analogy that helps distinguish between consciousness itself and the temporary content passing through your awareness. -How awakening begins the moment you realize you are not the thought, opinion, belief, or emotional state moving through your mind. -Why God consciousness is not about becoming religious, but becoming increasingly aware of the vast presence moving in, through, and as you. -How perception determines experience, and why spiritual practice helps clean up perception so you can see life from a higher awareness. -A teaching on the strange attractor field, the future self, and the greater version of life that is always calling you into fuller expression. -Why emotions are not the arbiters of truth, and how attitude, character, and willingness shape destiny more powerfully than karma or circumstance. Next, Michael closes the episode with a guided meditation on smiling inwardly, realizing Oneness, awakening to your True identity, and allowing consciousness to transform the content of your life. ✨ What's your Life Question? Have questions about your relationships, finances, life purpose, or how to understand  world events through a spiritual lens? Submit your Life Question to [email protected] — your question could be featured in an upcoming episode to inspire others on their journey! ✍️Love Take Back Your Mind? This podcast grows through your support. If you've been inspired by an episode, we'd love to hear from you! Consider leaving a 5-star review or drop a comment. It helps others join this journey of growth and connection. 🎧 Never miss an episode! Be sure to Subscribe or Follow the show and turn on notifications so you're the first to know when new episodes drop every Wednesday and Friday. 🌐 Stay connected with Michael: Visit https://michaelbeckwith.com/ and sign up to receive occasional inspiration and updates—and as a gift, you'll receive his powerful guided meditation, "Raise Your Vibration and Be Untouchable." Explore even more at https://agapelive.com/. 📱 Follow Michael on social media for daily wisdom: Facebook: @Michael.B.Beckwith https://www.facebook.com/Michael.B.Beckwith  IG: @michaelbbeckwith https://www.instagram.com/michaelbbeckwith/  TikTok: @officialmichaelbeckwith   https://www.tiktok.com/@officialmichaelbeckwith  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMWuqEKXLY4m60gNDsw61w  🌟 Support the podcast by supporting Agape! Take Back Your Mind is brought to you by more than just great conversations—it's powered by purpose! Our primary sponsor is the Agape International Spiritual Center. Founded in 1986, Agape is committed to individual transformation and to being a beneficial presence on the planet. Discover more here: https://agapelive.com/. If this show uplifts your spirit, please help us keep it going: 💖 Donate at https://agapelive.com/ and mention "podcast" 📱 Or text GIVE to 424-321-6243 with "podcast" in the message Your generosity helps us to keep sharing meaningful conversations that uplift and transform! Our secondary sponsor is NutriRise, the makers of Michael's AdaptoZen high-vibe nutrition and supplement line, designed to nourish your body temple from the inside out. Check them out here: https://nutririse.com/collections/adaptozen.🌿

Join Michael at his Mt. Shasta Summer Retreat, July 30 - August 2! Click here: https://events.agapelive.com/mt-shasta-summer-retreat/.  Our first letter comes from Madeline: Madeline is working to heal deep feelings of not belonging that were shaped by years in predominantly white environments. She asks how to build genuine spiritual confidence—and trust her own worth—in a world that often measures value through status, race, and hierarchy. Our next letter comes from Christie L. in Northern California: Christie is holding a vision of justice for a loved one caught in a painful legal battle, but as time passes, doubt and impatience creep in. She asks how to trust the vision without feeling naïve—and whether true faith means holding steady even when circumstances suggest otherwise. Next, Michael leads a guided meditation. ✨ What's your Life Question? Have questions about your relationships, finances, life purpose, or how to understand  world events through a spiritual lens? Submit your Life Question to [email protected] — your question could be featured in an upcoming episode to inspire others on their journey! ✍️Love Take Back Your Mind? This podcast grows through your support. If you've been inspired by an episode, we'd love to hear from you! Consider leaving a 5-star review or drop a comment. It helps others join this journey of growth and connection. 🎧 Never miss an episode! Be sure to Subscribe or Follow the show and turn on notifications so you're the first to know when new episodes drop every Wednesday and Friday. 🌐 Stay connected with Michael: Visit https://michaelbeckwith.com/ and sign up to receive occasional inspiration and updates—and as a gift, you'll receive his powerful guided meditation, "Raise Your Vibration and Be Untouchable." Explore even more at https://agapelive.com/. 📱 Follow Michael on social media for daily wisdom: Facebook: @Michael.B.Beckwith https://www.facebook.com/Michael.B.Beckwith  IG: @michaelbbeckwith https://www.instagram.com/michaelbbeckwith/  TikTok: @officialmichaelbeckwith   https://www.tiktok.com/@officialmichaelbeckwith  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMWuqEKXLY4m60gNDsw61w  🌟 Support the podcast by supporting Agape! Take Back Your Mind is brought to you by more than just great conversations—it's powered by purpose! Our primary sponsor is the Agape International Spiritual Center. Founded in 1986, Agape is committed to individual transformation and to being a beneficial presence on the planet. Discover more here: https://agapelive.com/. If this show uplifts your spirit, please help us keep it going: 💖 Donate at https://agapelive.com/ and mention "podcast" 📱 Or text GIVE to 424-321-6243 with "podcast" in the message Your generosity helps us to keep sharing meaningful conversations that uplift and transform! Our secondary sponsor is NutriRise, the makers of Michael's AdaptoZen high-vibe nutrition and supplement line, designed to nourish your body temple from the inside out. Check them out here: https://nutririse.com/collections/adaptozen.🌿