The spiritual path takes vulnerability and courage. So does any endeavor in personal growth.  Courage to do what, specifically?  Courage to honestly examine your life, and to realize that the way you've been doing things isn't working for you. In other words, it isn't bringing you constant, lasting happiness.  Also, let's include vulnerability, the courage to ask for help. This episode is about admitting that you don't have all the answers and asking for help, because help is most definitely available.  You can ask for help in a conversation with a human teacher, or you can ask for it via prayer. Either way, this vulnerability is tremendous for learning to set the ego aside. The ego wants you to think you have all the answers, that you're a rugged individualist who doesn't need anyone else.  How is that working out for you, though?  This episode is a salute and a huge shout out to all of you on the path, who have shown vulnerability and courage and have begun the process we all ultimately go through. It can be scary, yes, especially when we consider that most of us are absolutely not conditioned in our societies to be vulnerable. Showing it requires the utmost courage. And I thank you for that. --- Rev. Tomás Garza is a Spiritual Teacher, Coach, and SolePath Certified Mentor. He is also a bestselling Author. As a longtime meditator and student of various world spiritual traditions, he enjoys offering people a safe and powerful space for taking a deep dive with themselves and healing the illusion of separation. What else? He and his wife Cindy love hiking, heat, and poolside coffee. They live in Surprise, Arizona. For a glimpse into serious vulnerability and courage from an all-male cast, pick up your copy of Find Your Voice, Save Your Life 4: Transcendent Men, Real Stories, available now in paperback and ebook! https://tomasgarza.com ---  Here's to vulnerability and courage on the path! Blooming barrel cactus, Saguaro National Park, Arizona

The spiritual path takes vulnerability and courage. So does any endeavor in personal growth.  Courage to do what, specifically?  Courage to honestly examine your life, and to realize that the way you've been doing things isn't working for you. In other words, it isn't bringing you constant, lasting happiness.  Also, let's include vulnerability, the courage to ask for help. This episode is about admitting that you don't have all the answers and asking for help, because help is most definitely available.  You can ask for help in a conversation with a human teacher, or you can ask for it via prayer. Either way, this vulnerability is tremendous for learning to set the ego aside. The ego wants you to think you have all the answers, that you're a rugged individualist who doesn't need anyone else.  How is that working out for you, though?  This episode is a salute and a huge shout out to all of you on the path, who have shown vulnerability and courage and have begun the process we all ultimately go through. It can be scary, yes, especially when we consider that most of us are absolutely not conditioned in our societies to be vulnerable. Showing it requires the utmost courage. And I thank you for that. --- Rev. Tomás Garza is a Spiritual Teacher, Coach, and SolePath Certified Mentor. He is also a bestselling Author. As a longtime meditator and student of various world spiritual traditions, he enjoys offering people a safe and powerful space for taking a deep dive with themselves and healing the illusion of separation. What else? He and his wife Cindy love hiking, heat, and poolside coffee. They live in Surprise, Arizona. For a glimpse into serious vulnerability and courage from an all-male cast, pick up your copy of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Find-Your-Voice-Save-Life/dp/1954047622/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ZU0X76WIF67D&amp;keywords=find+your+voice+save+your+life+4&amp;qid=1660684845&amp;sprefix=find+your+voice+%2Caps%2C163&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Find Your Voice, Save Your Life 4: Transcendent Men, Real Stories</a>, available now in paperback and ebook! <a href="https://tomasgarza.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tomasgarza.com</a> --- Here's to vulnerability and courage on the path! Blooming barrel cactus, Saguaro National Park, Arizona

Vulnerability

Yes, that's right. The theme of this episode is chill, calmness, relaxation, and being a chilled-out human. Fun! I offer this short episode in response to a frequent question. It goes like this: "Dude, how are you so chill? I mean seriously, how is it that you're so relaxed?" The very first thing I can say is that, well, I just am. Now, how can you be more relaxed in your life, and what are the benefits to you if you are? That's the more important question. This conversation is all about you. Even if your day isn't going as you'd hoped it would, how can you bring just a touch more peace and tranquility to your experience? One thing I invite you to do is avoid comparative reality. Just because someone else, say the Dalai Lama, appears calmer than you are doesn't mean there is anything wrong with you. It doesn't mean you're doing life incorrectly. Comparisons don't help us; after all, the Dalai Lama has been meditating much longer than most of us! What are the benefits of being just a bit calmer? For one thing, relaxation helps all of our physical systems immensely. Emotionally and psychologically, when we take the time for peaceful relaxation we begin to notice a gap between stimulus and response. What I mean by that is things that once caused you to fly off the handle may now affect you less, or there's a longer gap between the event and your response to it, i.e. no knee-jerk habitual reaction. This gap opens up mental and psychological space for you to make a different decision. Over time, this is huge. So how do you do it? Meditation is one way, so is a walk outside, exercise, yoga, sitting down to read or listening to music, you name it. The right answer is whatever works for you. Being chill can really, really help you. I invite you give some thought to how you could bring more peace and calmness to your life, then go out and create it. Please join me. [And PS: Please enjoy the Air Force jet flyovers at a couple of points in the recording. I have chosen not to edit these out and hereby offer them to you. The flyovers, which are completely random here in the west Phoenix metro area, happened to be very close to the ground on the day of recording, and presented me with an excellent opportunity to remain chill. Things are not always as we'd have them be. Enjoy!] --- Rev. Tomás Garza is a podcaster, spiritual teacher and coach, and a SolePath Certified Mentor. He invites the deeper exploration--you know, the vulnerable stuff--and will happily serve as a safe space and guide for this critical exploration. He and his wife Cindy are avid hikers and lovers of heat and sunshine. Hence, they live in Arizona.  For more information and to contact Rev. Tomás, please visit https://tomasgarza.com . ---  What brings you a sense of calm? Poolside, Surprise, Arizona

Yes, that's right. The theme of this episode is chill, calmness, relaxation, and being a chilled-out human. Fun! I offer this short episode in response to a frequent question. It goes like this: "Dude, how are you so chill? I mean seriously, how is it that you're so relaxed?" The very first thing I can say is that, well, I just am. Now, how can you be more relaxed in your life, and what are the benefits to you if you are? That's the more important question. This conversation is all about you. Even if your day isn't going as you'd hoped it would, how can you bring just a touch more peace and tranquility to your experience? One thing I invite you to do is avoid comparative reality. Just because someone else, say the Dalai Lama, appears calmer than you are doesn't mean there is anything wrong with you. It doesn't mean you're doing life incorrectly. Comparisons don't help us; after all, the Dalai Lama has been meditating much longer than most of us! What are the benefits of being just a bit calmer? For one thing, relaxation helps all of our physical systems immensely. Emotionally and psychologically, when we take the time for peaceful relaxation we begin to notice a gap between stimulus and response. What I mean by that is things that once caused you to fly off the handle may now affect you less, or there's a longer gap between the event and your response to it, i.e. no knee-jerk habitual reaction. This gap opens up mental and psychological space for you to make a different decision. Over time, this is huge. So how do you do it? Meditation is one way, so is a walk outside, exercise, yoga, sitting down to read or listening to music, you name it. The right answer is whatever works for you. Being chill can really, really help you. I invite you give some thought to how you could bring more peace and calmness to your life, then go out and create it. Please join me. [And PS: Please enjoy the Air Force jet flyovers at a couple of points in the recording. I have chosen not to edit these out and hereby offer them to you. The flyovers, which are completely random here in the west Phoenix metro area, happened to be very close to the ground on the day of recording, and presented me with an excellent opportunity to remain chill. Things are not always as we'd have them be. Enjoy!] --- Rev. Tomás Garza is a podcaster, spiritual teacher and coach, and a SolePath Certified Mentor. He invites the deeper exploration--you know, the vulnerable stuff--and will happily serve as a safe space and guide for this critical exploration. He and his wife Cindy are avid hikers and lovers of heat and sunshine. Hence, they live in Arizona.  For more information and to contact Rev. Tomás, please visit <a href="https://tomasgarza.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tomasgarza.com</a> . --- What brings you a sense of calm? Poolside, Surprise, Arizona

Chill

When we think of healing in the world, we tend to think of the physical body, the curing of illness, the mending of a broken bone. This indeed constitutes healing. Today on the show, I invite you to ponder another, more expansive definition. Healing is of the mind. The physical body may or may not follow (though it typically does.)  How do we heal the mind? By allowing it to be healed, by accepting healing for ourselves. In truth we are whole and complete just as we are; we have only to allow this to be. We allow truth to be just as it is. Please join me for a short discussion of healing and your own power to perform it--yes, your own power.  This will be the first of many discussions on this topic. As always, with questions or comments please feel free to reach out, and to visit me on my website for more information. https://tomasgarza.com Thank you, Rev. Tomás *** Rev. Tomás Garza is an Ordained Minister of Metaphysical Sciences, Author, Spiritual Teacher, and SolePath Certified Mentor. He specializes in helping people awaken their own healing power for a life filled with purpose, joy, and fulfillment.  He began a meditation practice in the most unlikely place--high school geometry class--and loves hiking, the desert, and beautiful sunsets. He and his wife Cindy live in Surprise, Arizona. *** Rev. Tomás would love to hear from you. For any questions about this show, topics you would like to see addressed on Decide to Transform, or for further information about his programs and offerings, please email him: tomas@tomasgarza.com ***  Trust that healing is more than you imagine it to be, and awaken your ability to heal. Landscape and sky, Sedona, Arizona

When we think of healing in the world, we tend to think of the physical body, the curing of illness, the mending of a broken bone. This indeed constitutes healing. Today on the show, I invite you to ponder another, more expansive definition. Healing is of the mind. The physical body may or may not follow (though it typically does.)  How do we heal the mind? By allowing it to be healed, by accepting healing for ourselves. In truth we are whole and complete just as we are; we have only to allow this to be. We allow truth to be just as it is. Please join me for a short discussion of healing and your own power to perform it--yes, your own power.  This will be the first of many discussions on this topic. As always, with questions or comments please feel free to reach out, and to visit me on my website for more information. <a href="https://tomasgarza.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tomasgarza.com</a> Thank you, Rev. Tomás *** Rev. Tomás Garza is an Ordained Minister of Metaphysical Sciences, Author, Spiritual Teacher, and SolePath Certified Mentor. He specializes in helping people awaken their own healing power for a life filled with purpose, joy, and fulfillment.  He began a meditation practice in the most unlikely place--high school geometry class--and loves hiking, the desert, and beautiful sunsets. He and his wife Cindy live in Surprise, Arizona. *** Rev. Tomás would love to hear from you. For any questions about this show, topics you would like to see addressed on Decide to Transform, or for further information about his programs and offerings, please email him: <a href="mailto:tomas@tomasgarza.com">tomas@tomasgarza.com</a> *** Trust that healing is more than you imagine it to be, and awaken your ability to heal. Landscape and sky, Sedona, Arizona

Healing

Spirituality is universal. It applies to everybody. It also applies equally to everybody, that is maximally. Spirituality is always on; it never switches off, even if we seem to. We could run off and hide for as long as we wish, but the universal never goes anywhere. That is why it's known as "universal." Please join me for this message of accessibility and inclusivity. There is no one excluded from these discussions, no matter what somebody's background may be. No one owns the truth. It is not property. This theme arises on a constant basis in my teachings. If you are content with your path and the spiritual tradition or traditions you follow, I invite you take a deeper dive. There is always another layer to uncover, that is until you have peeled them all away. If you are searching, I invite you to keep searching; we are blessed to live in the 21st Century with the internet and all of our modern technology; every spiritual tradition in the world is readily accessible. As always, I appreciate your joining me and happy practicing! Rev. Tomás --- Rev. Tomás Garza is a Spiritual Teacher, Author, and SolePath Certified Mentor. He has hosted Decide to Transform since 2019, and he helps people discover and live their sacred purpose through taking a deep dive into their spirituality.  For more information on how you can work with Rev. Tomás, visit his website: https://tomasgarza.com ---  Spirituality is universal. Cottonwood and moon, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Spirituality is universal. It applies to everybody. It also applies equally to everybody, that is maximally. Spirituality is always on; it never switches off, even if we seem to. We could run off and hide for as long as we wish, but the universal never goes anywhere. That is why it's known as "universal." Please join me for this message of accessibility and inclusivity. There is no one excluded from these discussions, no matter what somebody's background may be. No one owns the truth. It is not property. This theme arises on a constant basis in my teachings. If you are content with your path and the spiritual tradition or traditions you follow, I invite you take a deeper dive. There is always another layer to uncover, that is until you have peeled them all away. If you are searching, I invite you to keep searching; we are blessed to live in the 21st Century with the internet and all of our modern technology; every spiritual tradition in the world is readily accessible. As always, I appreciate your joining me and happy practicing! Rev. Tomás --- Rev. Tomás Garza is a Spiritual Teacher, Author, and SolePath Certified Mentor. He has hosted Decide to Transform since 2019, and he helps people discover and live their sacred purpose through taking a deep dive into their spirituality.  For more information on how you can work with Rev. Tomás, visit his website: <a href="https://tomasgarza.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tomasgarza.com</a> --- Spirituality is universal. Cottonwood and moon, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Universality

What are miracles? Great question. Of all the many topics of world spirituality, this always rises to the top of any list of the most attractive. But what are they, actually? We think of examples like people being cured of a supposedly incurable disease. We also think of levitation, bending spoons, or if we're Star Wars fans, Yoda or Luke Skywalker moving boulders with just the power of their own thought.  The truth is that miracles are far more accessible than that. One need not be a Jedi Master. Each of us is fully capable of miracles right here, right now. In fact, miracles are our birthright. We should expect them. In this episode please join me for a message of personal empowerment. It is merely a statement of truth. You are a miracle worker. I lean heavily on A Course in Miracles for this material. In fact, the definition I use stems directly from the Course. A miracle is any shift from fear to love, from the ego to God, from light to dark, from death to life. Any shift. Each and every one is equally powerful. If you find yourself unable to levitate, no problem: a miracle worker you remain. Again, miracles are far more accessible than you may imagine. Join me, and work them. *** Rev. Tomás Garza is a Spiritual Teacher and Mentor as well as a published Author, Podcaster, and Meditation Instructor. As a teacher of A Course in Miracles, Rev. Tomás invites you step into your power and explore ideas you may never have consciously held about yourself, yet know deep down to be true.  Also a SolePath certified Mentor, avid hiker, and lover of hot climates, Rev. Tomás lives with his wife Cindy in Surprise, Arizona. For information on Rev. Tomás, SolePath, and A Course in Miracles, please visit his website: https://tomasgarza.com ***  You are a miracle worker. Ray of sunlight, Vulture Peak Ghost Town, Arizona

What are miracles? Great question. Of all the many topics of world spirituality, this always rises to the top of any list of the most attractive. But what are they, actually? We think of examples like people being cured of a supposedly incurable disease. We also think of levitation, bending spoons, or if we're Star Wars fans, Yoda or Luke Skywalker moving boulders with just the power of their own thought.  The truth is that miracles are far more accessible than that. One need not be a Jedi Master. Each of us is fully capable of miracles right here, right now. In fact, miracles are our birthright. We should expect them. In this episode please join me for a message of personal empowerment. It is merely a statement of truth. You are a miracle worker. I lean heavily on A Course in Miracles for this material. In fact, the definition I use stems directly from the Course. A miracle is any shift from fear to love, from the ego to God, from light to dark, from death to life. Any shift. Each and every one is equally powerful. If you find yourself unable to levitate, no problem: a miracle worker you remain. Again, miracles are far more accessible than you may imagine. Join me, and work them. *** Rev. Tomás Garza is a Spiritual Teacher and Mentor as well as a published Author, Podcaster, and Meditation Instructor. As a teacher of A Course in Miracles, Rev. Tomás invites you step into your power and explore ideas you may never have consciously held about yourself, yet know deep down to be true.  Also a SolePath certified Mentor, avid hiker, and lover of hot climates, Rev. Tomás lives with his wife Cindy in Surprise, Arizona. For information on Rev. Tomás, SolePath, and A Course in Miracles, please visit his website: <a href="https://tomasgarza.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tomasgarza.com</a> *** You are a miracle worker. Ray of sunlight, Vulture Peak Ghost Town, Arizona

Miracles

What is nonduality? What isn't it? Both are perfect questions, and neither can be answered in words. Nonduality is beyond all symbols and concepts; it simply is. That being the case, let's use some words to talk about it, why don't we? On this episode of Decide to Transform I take you on a short journey through the truth of all that is. Nonduality underlies all spirituality because it is all that truly exists. In other words, there truly is only oneness--the hippies and reggae artists aren't just making this up! Ultimate Truth (Absolute Truth if you're familiar with the Buddhist terminology) cannot be pinpointed with words, but it can be experienced. Spirituality, therefore, is all about experience. Yes, it is important to understand spiritual ideas on an intellectual level, but the intellect can only take you so far. Many traditions discuss and encourage the experience of nonduality. In practice, it involves dropping our pretenses, judgments, and self-concepts and allowing Truth to be just as it is. As many teachers will say, spirituality is quite simple: we have only to allow Truth to be. What makes this seem complicated? Our own concepts and judgments, our ideas about ourselves and the world that have absolutely no bearing on reality, but which we defend as though they were reality itself. Join me on this brief but informative journey. Many spiritual traditions have a pronounced nondual focus (for example several traditions of Buddhism, Advaita Vedanta and A Course in Miracles.) I invite you to delve into one of them and awaken to the presence of Love. It has always been, even as we have wandered elsewhere. *** Please enjoy the earlier shows from Season Five and past seasons, including the dozens of interviews with leading men and women in the field of personal growth and spirituality! Season Five kicks off with short episodes covering the basis of my own spiritual teachings, of which this show is number 4 of 7.  *** Rev. Tomás Garza is a Spiritual Coach and Mentor who started a personal practice of meditation in high school Geometry class, where his teacher, an old hippie, had everybody meditate. He is a Certified SolePath Mentor, Author, and Minister of Metaphysical Sciences. He and his wife Cindy are avid hikers and lovers of hot climates. They live in Surprise, Arizona. Visit Rev. Tomás on his website: https://tomasgarza.com ***  Nonduality is reality. Lilacs in bloom, Benton County, Oregon

What is nonduality? What isn't it? Both are perfect questions, and neither can be answered in words. Nonduality is beyond all symbols and concepts; it simply is. That being the case, let's use some words to talk about it, why don't we? On this episode of Decide to Transform I take you on a short journey through the truth of all that is. Nonduality underlies all spirituality because it is all that truly exists. In other words, there truly is only oneness--the hippies and reggae artists aren't just making this up! Ultimate Truth (Absolute Truth if you're familiar with the Buddhist terminology) cannot be pinpointed with words, but it can be experienced. Spirituality, therefore, is all about experience. Yes, it is important to understand spiritual ideas on an intellectual level, but the intellect can only take you so far. Many traditions discuss and encourage the experience of nonduality. In practice, it involves dropping our pretenses, judgments, and self-concepts and allowing Truth to be just as it is. As many teachers will say, spirituality is quite simple: we have only to allow Truth to be. What makes this seem complicated? Our own concepts and judgments, our ideas about ourselves and the world that have absolutely no bearing on reality, but which we defend as though they were reality itself. Join me on this brief but informative journey. Many spiritual traditions have a pronounced nondual focus (for example several traditions of Buddhism, Advaita Vedanta and A Course in Miracles.) I invite you to delve into one of them and awaken to the presence of Love. It has always been, even as we have wandered elsewhere. *** Please enjoy the earlier shows from Season Five and past seasons, including the dozens of interviews with leading men and women in the field of personal growth and spirituality! Season Five kicks off with short episodes covering the basis of my own spiritual teachings, of which this show is number 4 of 7.  *** Rev. Tomás Garza is a Spiritual Coach and Mentor who started a personal practice of meditation in high school Geometry class, where his teacher, an old hippie, had everybody meditate. He is a Certified SolePath Mentor, Author, and Minister of Metaphysical Sciences. He and his wife Cindy are avid hikers and lovers of hot climates. They live in Surprise, Arizona. Visit Rev. Tomás on his website: <a href="https://tomasgarza.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tomasgarza.com</a> *** Nonduality is reality. Lilacs in bloom, Benton County, Oregon

Nonduality

Disarm. That's my word. Yes, the subject of today's show is a verb. So is spirituality, when you think about it. Spirituality is an action verb. How is this? It involves our active decision-making each and every moment. As we see throughout the spiritual path, every moment presents us with an opportunity to choose Love or fear, God or the ego, etc. This choice is active and immediate. When we choose Love, we lay our weapons aside. We set aside our judgment, blame, petty vendettas, etc. Even if we only do it for a split second, still we disarm ourselves.  What we discover is that disarming feels good. It induces positive feelings in the moment and leads to happy outcomes. Do you not want more of these on the path? Of course you do! I invite you, then, to disarm. --- Rev. Tomás Garza is a SolePath Certified Mentor, Spiritual Coach and Teacher, Meditation Instructor, Author and Podcaster living in Surprise, Arizona.  Tomás welcomes your questions and comments, and would be happy to hop on a free call with you to discuss anything of importance to you on your spiritual journey. --- email: tomas@tomasgarza.com web: https://tomasgarza.com Facebook: Tomás Garza YouTube: Tomás Garza Instagram: @tomasgarzateacher ---  Spirituality is disarmingly simple, blooming ocotillo, Sonoran Desert, Arizona

Disarm. That's my word. Yes, the subject of today's show is a verb. So is spirituality, when you think about it. Spirituality is an action verb. How is this? It involves our active decision-making each and every moment. As we see throughout the spiritual path, every moment presents us with an opportunity to choose Love or fear, God or the ego, etc. This choice is active and immediate. When we choose Love, we lay our weapons aside. We set aside our judgment, blame, petty vendettas, etc. Even if we only do it for a split second, still we disarm ourselves.  What we discover is that disarming feels good. It induces positive feelings in the moment and leads to happy outcomes. Do you not want more of these on the path? Of course you do! I invite you, then, to disarm. --- Rev. Tomás Garza is a SolePath Certified Mentor, Spiritual Coach and Teacher, Meditation Instructor, Author and Podcaster living in Surprise, Arizona.  Tomás welcomes your questions and comments, and would be happy to hop on a free call with you to discuss anything of importance to you on your spiritual journey. --- email: <a href="mailto:tomas@tomasgarza.com">tomas@tomasgarza.com</a> web: <a href="https://tomasgarza.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tomasgarza.com</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tomas.garza.9081" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tomás Garza</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRGTe3gIWYHfgaoJXC3mVtw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tomás Garza</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tomasgarzateacher/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@tomasgarzateacher</a> --- Spirituality is disarmingly simple, blooming ocotillo, Sonoran Desert, Arizona

Disarm

When it comes to spiritual practice, the power of decision cannot be understated. It is both central and immediate, with far-reaching implications. In short, it is huge. The world seems to present us with many decisions: what to make for dinner tonight, Netflix or Hulu, chicken or beef, the list goes on. While it seems we face a million decisions, in truth we have one decision to make, and we have only two options. Every moment of our lives, we choose either love or fear, light or dark, God or the ego, life or death, our higher Self or our cut-off little self, etc. This applies universally, i.e. to all of us, all the time, regardless of religious or spiritual background.  The choice we make then shows us more of the same. If we choose a fit of rage, we see a world enraged. If we choose love, we see a loving world. What appears to be outside of us reflects our choice back to us. What is really happening is that we are shaping our experience, based entirely on our choice in the present moment. Our decision matters. The beauty of it is that when we discover we have chosen fear in the past, we always have the present moment to make a different choice. We can always choose Love. We have a continuous opportunity to do it again and again. The past is gone, after all. --- Rev. Tomás Garza is an Ordained Minister, Spiritual Teacher, Coach, Podcaster, Meditation Instructor, Author, and SolePath Certified Mentor. An avid hiker and lover of hot climates, he and his wife Cindy live in Surprise, Arizona.  --- Contact Rev. Tomás tomas@tomasgarza.com https://tomasgarza.com YouTube: Tomás Garza Facebook: Tomás Garza Instagram: @tomasgarzateacher To Purchase Your Copy of "Decide": Decide ---

When it comes to spiritual practice, the power of decision cannot be understated. It is both central and immediate, with far-reaching implications. In short, it is huge. The world seems to present us with many decisions: what to make for dinner tonight, Netflix or Hulu, chicken or beef, the list goes on. While it seems we face a million decisions, in truth we have one decision to make, and we have only two options. Every moment of our lives, we choose either love or fear, light or dark, God or the ego, life or death, our higher Self or our cut-off little self, etc. This applies universally, i.e. to all of us, all the time, regardless of religious or spiritual background.  The choice we make then shows us more of the same. If we choose a fit of rage, we see a world enraged. If we choose love, we see a loving world. What appears to be outside of us reflects our choice back to us. What is really happening is that we are shaping our experience, based entirely on our choice in the present moment. Our decision matters. The beauty of it is that when we discover we have chosen fear in the past, we always have the present moment to make a different choice. We can always choose Love. We have a continuous opportunity to do it again and again. The past is gone, after all. --- Rev. Tomás Garza is an Ordained Minister, Spiritual Teacher, Coach, Podcaster, Meditation Instructor, Author, and SolePath Certified Mentor. An avid hiker and lover of hot climates, he and his wife Cindy live in Surprise, Arizona.  --- Contact Rev. Tomás <a href="mailto:tomas@tomasgarza.com">tomas@tomasgarza.com</a> <a href="https://tomasgarza.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tomasgarza.com</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRGTe3gIWYHfgaoJXC3mVtw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tomás Garza</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tomas.garza.9081" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tomás Garza</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tomasgarzateacher/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@tomasgarzateacher</a> To Purchase Your Copy of "Decide": <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Decide-Replace-Fictions-Transform-Audaciously-ebook/dp/B07WW15PQS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2D3BKNNJWYY6V&amp;keywords=decide+tomas+garza&amp;qid=1647706531&amp;sprefix=decide+tomas+garza%2Caps%2C185&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Decide</a> ---

Decision

Welcome back to Decide to Transform!  After a five-month break, I'm coming back to the mic with some new and exciting, shorter episodes. I'll be coming to you solo, and speaking from my heart and my own experience on spirituality and the journey we all find ourselves on. This is, unbelievably, Season Five. This first episode is all about simplicity. As I show up in the world and teach, I find a number of themes coalescing, ideas that apply to every video I shoot and to every talk I give. Simplicity is one of them. We complicate everything needlessly. We are the ones who invent layers and gradations of experience, judging each one as "less than" or "better than," comparing and contrasting as though each item were a sole and separate entity. They are not. Spiritual practice is simple: either we choose Love or we choose fear in the present moment. Not yesterday, not next weekend, but now. It only appears that we have billions of choices before us; we have just one, and the choice we make governs our entire experience. Call this choice what you will: Love or fear, God or the ego, light or dark, life or death, Higher Self or little self, etc. It is the same for all of us. Such is the basis of spiritual practice, which of course is moment-to-moment, because the present moment is all there is.  So, here is the question: what are you choosing? --- I welcome your questions! Nothing is off limits. I invite you to shoot me an email at tomas@tomasgarza.com . --- To check out all of my links, visit https://linktr.ee/TOMASGARZA ---

Welcome back to Decide to Transform!  After a five-month break, I'm coming back to the mic with some new and exciting, shorter episodes. I'll be coming to you solo, and speaking from my heart and my own experience on spirituality and the journey we all find ourselves on. This is, unbelievably, Season Five. This first episode is all about simplicity. As I show up in the world and teach, I find a number of themes coalescing, ideas that apply to every video I shoot and to every talk I give. Simplicity is one of them. We complicate everything needlessly. We are the ones who invent layers and gradations of experience, judging each one as "less than" or "better than," comparing and contrasting as though each item were a sole and separate entity. They are not. Spiritual practice is simple: either we choose Love or we choose fear in the present moment. Not yesterday, not next weekend, but now. It only appears that we have billions of choices before us; we have just one, and the choice we make governs our entire experience. Call this choice what you will: Love or fear, God or the ego, light or dark, life or death, Higher Self or little self, etc. It is the same for all of us. Such is the basis of spiritual practice, which of course is moment-to-moment, because the present moment is all there is.  So, here is the question: what are you choosing? --- I welcome your questions! Nothing is off limits. I invite you to shoot me an email at <a href="mailto:tomas@tomasgarza.com">tomas@tomasgarza.com</a> . --- To check out all of my links, visit <a href="https://linktr.ee/TOMASGARZA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/TOMASGARZA</a> ---

Simplicity

What is your inner tour guide telling you?  Are you listening? Are you aware that you have an inner tour guide? Suzanne La Voie Sammon is aware. She is listening, and she invites you to explore with her on this very special episode of Decide to Transform. With over 30 years of experience in service-driven positions, including hospitality, Suzanne has realized that each of us has a unique, living story, and that we all find ourselves on an inner tourism journey. Join us as Suzanne talks about her love of travel and her own journeys. She invites and encourages each of us to explore, to take leaps of faith, and to stay open. On our inner journeys we are in the process of re-creating ourselves.  Also, Suzanne talks about her love of writing and the creative freedom it affords (she is best-selling solo and compilation author.) She reminds you that you can be who you want to be in life. Enjoy the journey! --- Suzanne La Voie Sammon is an enthusiastic traveler and seasoned writer with a huge zest for life. She is a best-selling solo and compilation author and currently serves as editor, ghostwriter, and proofreader for an international publishing company. She also has a love for helping customers and guests have epic experiences, especially though communication and attention to individual needs and preferences.  Suzanne has recently founded Highrise Tourism, which helps to promote service industry businesses. For more information, visit the Highrise Tourism website: highrisetourism.com email: suzanne@highrisetourism.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/suzanne.sammon ---

What is your inner tour guide telling you?  Are you listening? Are you aware that you have an inner tour guide? Suzanne La Voie Sammon is aware. She is listening, and she invites you to explore with her on this very special episode of Decide to Transform. With over 30 years of experience in service-driven positions, including hospitality, Suzanne has realized that each of us has a unique, living story, and that we all find ourselves on an inner tourism journey. Join us as Suzanne talks about her love of travel and her own journeys. She invites and encourages each of us to explore, to take leaps of faith, and to stay open. On our inner journeys we are in the process of re-creating ourselves.  Also, Suzanne talks about her love of writing and the creative freedom it affords (she is best-selling solo and compilation author.) She reminds you that you can be who you want to be in life. Enjoy the journey! --- Suzanne La Voie Sammon is an enthusiastic traveler and seasoned writer with a huge zest for life. She is a best-selling solo and compilation author and currently serves as editor, ghostwriter, and proofreader for an international publishing company. She also has a love for helping customers and guests have epic experiences, especially though communication and attention to individual needs and preferences.  Suzanne has recently founded Highrise Tourism, which helps to promote service industry businesses. For more information, visit the Highrise Tourism website: <a href="http://highrisetourism.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">highrisetourism.com</a> email: <a href="mailto:suzanne@highrisetourism.com">suzanne@highrisetourism.com</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/suzanne.sammon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/suzanne.sammon</a> ---

Suzanne La Voie Sammon- Your Inner Tourism Journey

Every moment of every day you make a choice. You can select pain and frustration or happiness and joy. Are your choices helping you, or are they keeping you small? Join podcast host, meditation instructor and author Tomás Garza as he takes you on a spiritual deeper dive, and reach the next level in your personal growth. Allow yourself to open to a whole new level of experience. Gain confidence, true power, and certainty. Make the simple choice. Decide to Transform.

Noa Gliksman lives in a postcard. Really, she lives in a postcard, and perhaps you have been there, too. It's in Mexico, on the Caribbean Sea, and I can promise you it is relaxing.  Whether you have been to Playa Del Carmen or you haven't, I'm sure you'll agree that living right next to the Caribbean Sea is picturesque and relaxing. We all want to live in a more relaxed state. Modern life stresses us, and we need to know that the journey from stressed to relaxed is possible. It is. Noa shows us how, and that it all stems from a decision.  At one point in her life, Noa suffered from depression and anxiety. Physical manifestations developed, and she was finally diagnosed with septic ulcers and a hernia, among other things.  Noa realized and accepted that she had created the situation. With this acceptance came the realization that having created the life full of stress, she could create a life of happiness and relaxation.  This began a gradual move to holistic wellness. Along the way, Noa was willing to use her own body as a lab, to see what worked and what didn't. What stuck was the realization that every moment is an opportunity for us to take responsibility for our health--not just physical but emotional, spiritual, etc. Noa reminds us that everything is possible, and that we hold more power than we realize; let us use it to create health, relaxation, and happiness. --- Noa Gliksman facilitates health transformations previously labeled impossible. She is passionate and determined to help people (re)claim their health and nurture their most valuable asset so it does not become a liability. She has helped executives, entrepreneurs, and even doctors reach new heights in life through habit changes that create optimal physical and mental health, renewed energy and mindset for inevitable success. Noa has transformed her own health; having suffered from severe acid reflux among other ailments, she is now a happy, healthy, balanced woman. Noa is a mother to teenage triplets and currently lives in Mexico. She has lived in Brazil, Israel, St.Lucia, and the United States, and is fluent in four languages. She has served hundreds of clients in over 40 countries and is a serial entrepreneur who manages multiple businesses. Her education is as eclectic as her travels, and her experience as diverse as her lifestyle. --- Facebook: Marcia Noa Gliksman Instagram: @marcianoagliksman LinkedIn: Marcia Noa Gliksman --- Join Noa and her business partner Dr. Stephan Neff for a very special online workshop on Friday, November 19, 2:30 PM EST.  "How to Boost Your Immune System with Pleasure" To register, visit stressedtorelaxed.com ---

Noa Gliksman lives in a postcard. Really, she lives in a postcard, and perhaps you have been there, too. It's in Mexico, on the Caribbean Sea, and I can promise you it is relaxing.  Whether you have been to Playa Del Carmen or you haven't, I'm sure you'll agree that living right next to the Caribbean Sea is picturesque and relaxing. We all want to live in a more relaxed state. Modern life stresses us, and we need to know that the journey from stressed to relaxed is possible. It is. Noa shows us how, and that it all stems from a decision.  At one point in her life, Noa suffered from depression and anxiety. Physical manifestations developed, and she was finally diagnosed with septic ulcers and a hernia, among other things.  Noa realized and accepted that she had created the situation. With this acceptance came the realization that having created the life full of stress, she could create a life of happiness and relaxation.  This began a gradual move to holistic wellness. Along the way, Noa was willing to use her own body as a lab, to see what worked and what didn't. What stuck was the realization that every moment is an opportunity for us to take responsibility for our health--not just physical but emotional, spiritual, etc. Noa reminds us that everything is possible, and that we hold more power than we realize; let us use it to create health, relaxation, and happiness. --- Noa Gliksman facilitates health transformations previously labeled impossible. She is passionate and determined to help people (re)claim their health and nurture their most valuable asset so it does not become a liability. She has helped executives, entrepreneurs, and even doctors reach new heights in life through habit changes that create optimal physical and mental health, renewed energy and mindset for inevitable success. Noa has transformed her own health; having suffered from severe acid reflux among other ailments, she is now a happy, healthy, balanced woman. Noa is a mother to teenage triplets and currently lives in Mexico. She has lived in Brazil, Israel, St.Lucia, and the United States, and is fluent in four languages. She has served hundreds of clients in over 40 countries and is a serial entrepreneur who manages multiple businesses. Her education is as eclectic as her travels, and her experience as diverse as her lifestyle. --- Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MNGliksman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marcia Noa Gliksman</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/marcianoagliksman/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@marcianoagliksman</a> LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcianoagliksman/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marcia Noa Gliksman</a> --- Join Noa and her business partner Dr. Stephan Neff for a very special online workshop on Friday, November 19, 2:30 PM EST.  "How to Boost Your Immune System with Pleasure" To register, visit <a href="http://stressedtorelaxed.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">stressedtorelaxed.com</a> ---

Noa Gliksman- From Stressed to Relaxed

Join my special guest Amy Halloran-Steiner and me for the first-ever episode of Decide to Transform between high school classmates! Amy and I graduated from high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1990. Amy has gone on to become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who teaches mindfulness and works with clients on her farm in western Oregon. She was once a wilderness therapist, and has long stressed the connection between mindfulness and nature. Nature truly does the work. It calms the brain. It soothes and instills tranquility. In working with clients on her farm, Amy offers a change of pace. In a valuable change of scenery, clients can attend session in Amy's office in a cow pasture. Sometimes something as basic as a change of scenery can have dramatic healing effects.  In this dynamic episode Amy shares her vast experience with travel and the outdoors, as well as her insights into mindfulness practice. She invites you to get out in nature--and to listen to this show! --- Amy Halloran-Steiner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who teaches mindfulness and works with clients on her farm in western Oregon. She tends the earth by gardening, raising animals, planting tress and immersing herself in nature. She believes strongly that we humans thrive through connection and care of one another and the earth when we are attuned to this present moment. One of Amy's latest endeavors is the publishing of The Mindfulness Sidekick: Mental Wellness to Maximize Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. Amy embraces her role in helping others to transform into their best beings so that they might also give back to this world so in need of saving. --- amyhalloransteiner.com ---

Join my special guest Amy Halloran-Steiner and me for the first-ever episode of Decide to Transform between high school classmates! Amy and I graduated from high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1990. Amy has gone on to become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who teaches mindfulness and works with clients on her farm in western Oregon. She was once a wilderness therapist, and has long stressed the connection between mindfulness and nature. Nature truly does the work. It calms the brain. It soothes and instills tranquility. In working with clients on her farm, Amy offers a change of pace. In a valuable change of scenery, clients can attend session in Amy's office in a cow pasture. Sometimes something as basic as a change of scenery can have dramatic healing effects.  In this dynamic episode Amy shares her vast experience with travel and the outdoors, as well as her insights into mindfulness practice. She invites you to get out in nature--and to listen to this show! --- Amy Halloran-Steiner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who teaches mindfulness and works with clients on her farm in western Oregon. She tends the earth by gardening, raising animals, planting tress and immersing herself in nature. She believes strongly that we humans thrive through connection and care of one another and the earth when we are attuned to this present moment. One of Amy's latest endeavors is the publishing of The Mindfulness Sidekick: Mental Wellness to Maximize Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. Amy embraces her role in helping others to transform into their best beings so that they might also give back to this world so in need of saving. --- <a href="https://amyhalloransteiner.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">amyhalloransteiner.com</a> ---

Amy Halloran-Steiner- Mindfulness and Nature

Ben Oosterveld

At age 14, Ben Oosterveld found himself on the streets. At 15, he endured a failed suicide attempt. Rehab soon followed. Today, Ben is highly successful in business, having built a multi-million dollar, top national team in real estate. He leads personal growth retreats and coaches entrepreneurs and national companies. What changed? Ben realized that the inner game is everything.  Indeed the inner game does mean everything. Master this, and the whole world opens up. This is true in any arena of life: business, relationships, spirituality, you name it. Our inner game involves getting real and intimate--also very honest--with ourselves. Too often we run and hide. We feel we have to be or act a certain way; we perform for love, and in the process we lose ourselves. Ben knows this pain. He also knows the path we must tread if we are to move beyond it. Join us for a high-energy episode of Decide to Transform, and enjoy Ben's no-nonsense, practical approach to pointing the way for people to crawl out of their emotional holes. We have all been there; maybe some of us still are. If so, Ben has a very important message for you. Tune in and check it out! --- Ben Oosterveld did not have an easy start to life. He lived on the streets from the age of 14, survived a failed suicide attempt at 15, a later spent an entire year in rehab. His inner game needed work. He was a pure-bred people pleaser, manipulative and controlling man who always compared himself to others to the point of constant self-sabotage. Today, as a successful entrepreneur and business professional, Ben helps business owners get clear about who they really are and what they really want. He helps them make the right changes in business and in life with the new goal of building a life they love. His focus is on speaking, coaching, and running personal growth retreats. Ben loves business but his real obsession is helping people break free of the old patterns that hold them back in life. The inner game is everything to him and he is on a mission to find his tribe, one extraordinary person at a time. --- benoosterveld.com Instagram: @benoosterveld Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ben.oosterveld  ---

At age 14, Ben Oosterveld found himself on the streets. At 15, he endured a failed suicide attempt. Rehab soon followed. Today, Ben is highly successful in business, having built a multi-million dollar, top national team in real estate. He leads personal growth retreats and coaches entrepreneurs and national companies. What changed? Ben realized that the inner game is everything.  Indeed the inner game does mean everything. Master this, and the whole world opens up. This is true in any arena of life: business, relationships, spirituality, you name it. Our inner game involves getting real and intimate--also very honest--with ourselves. Too often we run and hide. We feel we have to be or act a certain way; we perform for love, and in the process we lose ourselves. Ben knows this pain. He also knows the path we must tread if we are to move beyond it. Join us for a high-energy episode of Decide to Transform, and enjoy Ben's no-nonsense, practical approach to pointing the way for people to crawl out of their emotional holes. We have all been there; maybe some of us still are. If so, Ben has a very important message for you. Tune in and check it out! --- Ben Oosterveld did not have an easy start to life. He lived on the streets from the age of 14, survived a failed suicide attempt at 15, a later spent an entire year in rehab. His inner game needed work. He was a pure-bred people pleaser, manipulative and controlling man who always compared himself to others to the point of constant self-sabotage. Today, as a successful entrepreneur and business professional, Ben helps business owners get clear about who they really are and what they really want. He helps them make the right changes in business and in life with the new goal of building a life they love. His focus is on speaking, coaching, and running personal growth retreats. Ben loves business but his real obsession is helping people break free of the old patterns that hold them back in life. The inner game is everything to him and he is on a mission to find his tribe, one extraordinary person at a time. --- <a href="https://benoosterveld.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">benoosterveld.com</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/benoosterveld/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@benoosterveld</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ben.oosterveld" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/ben.oosterveld</a> ---

Ben Oosterveld- The Inner Game

Five years ago, Emilie Rawlings had a breakdown. She was overworking herself, the culmination of years of struggling with boundaries, specifically of time and obligation. She pushed herself constantly to be better, informed by an undiagnosed anxiety and drive for perfectionism. Her breakdown was not just mental and emotional but physical, as well. Emilie found herself unable at one point to get out of bed, unable even to think. She was literally shutting down in every dimension of life. As she lay unable to move, Emilie reached a decision. She determined to put herself first. At age 45, this marked the first time in her life she had done this.  It proved to be the turning point. Unable to do anything besides lay down and breathe, Emilie began breath work and meditation, even if not calling them by name. She focused on this, and in so doing turned her considerable drive and determination toward self-care. Emile was unmade, and remade. During this time, Emilie developed, quite organically, a process she calls "Seven Layers." She now teaches this process, which begins--as her journey did--with simple body awareness. Through this process, people can enter into timelessness. Join us for this inspiring and very healing episode of Decide to Transform. --- Emilie Rawlings, having suffered a complete breakdown in mind, body, and soul, now devotes her time and energy to helping others who have suffered similar instances in their lives. She does this with her Self-Care strategy program. Emilie is passionate about spreading the message of Self-Love and Self-Care through her books and courses. https://EmilieRawlings.com email: emilie@emilierawlings.com Instagram: @emilie.rawlings --- Purchase Emilie's book Foundation here. The book includes a meditation companion, "The Foundation Experience."  ---

Five years ago, Emilie Rawlings had a breakdown. She was overworking herself, the culmination of years of struggling with boundaries, specifically of time and obligation. She pushed herself constantly to be better, informed by an undiagnosed anxiety and drive for perfectionism. Her breakdown was not just mental and emotional but physical, as well. Emilie found herself unable at one point to get out of bed, unable even to think. She was literally shutting down in every dimension of life. As she lay unable to move, Emilie reached a decision. She determined to put herself first. At age 45, this marked the first time in her life she had done this.  It proved to be the turning point. Unable to do anything besides lay down and breathe, Emilie began breath work and meditation, even if not calling them by name. She focused on this, and in so doing turned her considerable drive and determination toward self-care. Emile was unmade, and remade. During this time, Emilie developed, quite organically, a process she calls "Seven Layers." She now teaches this process, which begins--as her journey did--with simple body awareness. Through this process, people can enter into timelessness. Join us for this inspiring and very healing episode of Decide to Transform. --- Emilie Rawlings, having suffered a complete breakdown in mind, body, and soul, now devotes her time and energy to helping others who have suffered similar instances in their lives. She does this with her Self-Care strategy program. Emilie is passionate about spreading the message of Self-Love and Self-Care through her books and courses. <a href="https://EmilieRawlings.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://EmilieRawlings.com</a> email: <a href="mailto:emilie@emilierawlings.com">emilie@emilierawlings.com</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/emilie.rawlings/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@emilie.rawlings</a> --- Purchase Emilie's book Foundation <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Foundation-Mindfulness-Meditation-Emilie-Rawlings-ebook/dp/B08RC9R4FY/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Emilie+Rawlings&amp;qid=1634144058&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. The book includes a meditation companion, "The Foundation Experience."  ---

Emilie Rawlings- The Foundation Experience

GP is back!  Please join me for this very special edition of Decide to Transform as renowned Spiritual Teacher GP Walsh joins me on the show. GP is a regular contributor, and in the past few months we have had some amazing conversations and covered a number of topics. One thing is for sure: you will definitely learn something today. We begin with the premise of acceptance and receiving. What is this, really, on the spiritual path, and how can we be sure we really are accepting and receiving? Also, what are we accepting and receiving, and from whom? Let's start by accepting this: we do not know our own best interests. Really, we don't. Many of us have arrived at our present situation because we have tried everything. We have adopted many practices, modalities, and "things" and yet we still find ourselves suffering.  Let us accept that we have run out of moves. We can't do it by ourselves. We need help. And what's next? The short answer is genuine spiritual practice. In particular, on this show GP describes for us a process and practice that he created: Inner Reconciliation.  In the process of Inner Reconciliation, we start by allowing ourselves to feel--everything. We simply stop and we listen to ourselves. We observe what is happening. We sit with ourselves as is, quite simply that, without an agenda. When we do this, we find ourselves in the experience of unconditional Love. This is who and what we are. Note: we are not broken. We do not need to be fixed. We are perfect and whole exactly as we are. What we are doing here is we are creating an atmosphere of Love. The more we accept and receive, the more we feel it, the more it colonizes and permeates our system.  We invite you to embark on this journey today. It is time. --- GP Walsh is a renowned Spiritual Teacher with decades of experience practicing and teaching meditation, EFT, and spirituality. He is the creator of Inner Reconciliation, the process described in this episode, and is also the creator and teacher of a number of workshops and programs related to spirituality and awakening.  Visit GP's website at https://gpwalsh.com. ---

GP is back!  Please join me for this very special edition of Decide to Transform as renowned Spiritual Teacher GP Walsh joins me on the show. GP is a regular contributor, and in the past few months we have had some amazing conversations and covered a number of topics. One thing is for sure: you will definitely learn something today. We begin with the premise of acceptance and receiving. What is this, really, on the spiritual path, and how can we be sure we really are accepting and receiving? Also, what are we accepting and receiving, and from whom? Let's start by accepting this: we do not know our own best interests. Really, we don't. Many of us have arrived at our present situation because we have tried everything. We have adopted many practices, modalities, and "things" and yet we still find ourselves suffering.  Let us accept that we have run out of moves. We can't do it by ourselves. We need help. And what's next? The short answer is genuine spiritual practice. In particular, on this show GP describes for us a process and practice that he created: Inner Reconciliation.  In the process of Inner Reconciliation, we start by allowing ourselves to feel--everything. We simply stop and we listen to ourselves. We observe what is happening. We sit with ourselves as is, quite simply that, without an agenda. When we do this, we find ourselves in the experience of unconditional Love. This is who and what we are. Note: we are not broken. We do not need to be fixed. We are perfect and whole exactly as we are. What we are doing here is we are creating an atmosphere of Love. The more we accept and receive, the more we feel it, the more it colonizes and permeates our system.  We invite you to embark on this journey today. It is time. --- GP Walsh is a renowned Spiritual Teacher with decades of experience practicing and teaching meditation, EFT, and spirituality. He is the creator of Inner Reconciliation, the process described in this episode, and is also the creator and teacher of a number of workshops and programs related to spirituality and awakening.  Visit GP's website at <a href="https://gpwalsh.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://gpwalsh.com</a>. ---

GP Walsh- Acceptance and Receiving

Rachel Matz

Newly-published Author, Coach and Yoga Instructor Rachel Matz has had plenty of experience of never feeling "enough." Like all of us in one way or another, she has been shamed, and has felt this pain acutely. Perhaps you can relate. Perhaps you have experienced shame and the nagging sensation of never being good enough, valuable enough, smart enough, sexy enough, etc. As human beings we tend to eat ourselves alive in this department, constantly reminding ourselves that we are sick, unworthy, and limited. Are you yearning to break away from this self-doubt? If so, tune in to this episode of the show, as Rachel walks us through some of her childhood shame and trauma and shares openly about her experience working through it and leaving it behind. The reality is that feeling "not enough" keeps you in a loop of suffering. Scarcity beliefs reign, and situations always seem to end in disaster.  This does not have to be the case. This does not have to be your experience. Rachel invites you to tune in, be proactive, and know that you are worthy. She invites you to practice "enoughness." --- Rachel Matz has a coaching business called The Embodied Goddess for women's embodiment, sexual liberation, and business mastery. She and her husband co-own 4th and Market, a three-story historic building in their hometown of Zanesville, Ohio which they have transformed into a yoga, wellness, and fitness hub. She also hosts international Yoga Retreats and Teacher Trainings each year. In addition, Rachel is the newly-published Author of I Am Worthy: Remembrance and Reclamation, available now!  Purchase your copy here! --- Contact Rachel at the following: Web: https://4th-and-market.com Facebook: Rachel Matz Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theembodied_goddess/ ---

Newly-published Author, Coach and Yoga Instructor Rachel Matz has had plenty of experience of never feeling "enough." Like all of us in one way or another, she has been shamed, and has felt this pain acutely. Perhaps you can relate. Perhaps you have experienced shame and the nagging sensation of never being good enough, valuable enough, smart enough, sexy enough, etc. As human beings we tend to eat ourselves alive in this department, constantly reminding ourselves that we are sick, unworthy, and limited. Are you yearning to break away from this self-doubt? If so, tune in to this episode of the show, as Rachel walks us through some of her childhood shame and trauma and shares openly about her experience working through it and leaving it behind. The reality is that feeling "not enough" keeps you in a loop of suffering. Scarcity beliefs reign, and situations always seem to end in disaster.  This does not have to be the case. This does not have to be your experience. Rachel invites you to tune in, be proactive, and know that you are worthy. She invites you to practice "enoughness." --- Rachel Matz has a coaching business called The Embodied Goddess for women's embodiment, sexual liberation, and business mastery. She and her husband co-own 4th and Market, a three-story historic building in their hometown of Zanesville, Ohio which they have transformed into a yoga, wellness, and fitness hub. She also hosts international Yoga Retreats and Teacher Trainings each year. In addition, Rachel is the newly-published Author of I Am Worthy: Remembrance and Reclamation, available now!  Purchase your copy <a href="https://www.amazon.com/I-Am-Worthy-Remembrance-Reclamation-ebook/dp/B09BMNK9FJ/ref=sr_1_2?crid=30VKPFBA467AK&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=i+am+worthy+book&amp;qid=1630173589&amp;sprefix=I+am+worthy%2Caps%2C228&amp;sr=8-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>! --- Contact Rachel at the following: Web: <a href="https://4th-and-market.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://4th-and-market.com</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/rachel.poorman.3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rachel Matz</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theembodied_goddess/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/theembodied_goddess/</a> ---

Rachel Matz- I Am Worthy: The Practice of "Enoughness"

Yes, different is fun! You might even argue that it's essential. Author and Actor Andrew Mondia has adopted "Different Is Fun" as a life slogan, and he lives it every day. Andrew joins me as my guest on this episode of Decide to Transform to talk about this slogan, and to share with us his journey to adopting it, an opening up process that has spanned many years and is an integral part of his personal transformation.  Andrew has endured many challenges in life, from bullying and abuse when he was younger to an attempted suicide. On this highly energized and entertaining show, Andrew takes us through some of the significant milestones along the way, from coming out as gay in 2004 to performing at the Opening Ceremonies for the London 2012 Olympics.  Accepting yourself enables you to blossom. While this can certainly be a process, the rewards are well worth the effort. Are you fully accepting of yourself? Join us and come away inspired.  --- Multi-talented Andrew Mondia is an International Actor and Speaker who has inspired hundreds of people from different walks of life to live a passionate life by sharing his story of overcoming challenges. These include the childhood trauma of bullying and abuse to an attempted suicide. He has worked with award-winning actors and directors and has been featured in the Washington Post, UK's The Guardian, National Post and on BBC Radio One.  Andrew is also a featured Author Expert in two international best-selling books: My Journey My Journal and How Big Can You Dream? Having traveled the world extensively, Andrew currently lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. --- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrewmondia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrewmondia/ ---

Yes, different is fun! You might even argue that it's essential. Author and Actor Andrew Mondia has adopted "Different Is Fun" as a life slogan, and he lives it every day. Andrew joins me as my guest on this episode of Decide to Transform to talk about this slogan, and to share with us his journey to adopting it, an opening up process that has spanned many years and is an integral part of his personal transformation.  Andrew has endured many challenges in life, from bullying and abuse when he was younger to an attempted suicide. On this highly energized and entertaining show, Andrew takes us through some of the significant milestones along the way, from coming out as gay in 2004 to performing at the Opening Ceremonies for the London 2012 Olympics.  Accepting yourself enables you to blossom. While this can certainly be a process, the rewards are well worth the effort. Are you fully accepting of yourself? Join us and come away inspired.  --- Multi-talented Andrew Mondia is an International Actor and Speaker who has inspired hundreds of people from different walks of life to live a passionate life by sharing his story of overcoming challenges. These include the childhood trauma of bullying and abuse to an attempted suicide. He has worked with award-winning actors and directors and has been featured in the Washington Post, UK's The Guardian, National Post and on BBC Radio One.  Andrew is also a featured Author Expert in two international best-selling books: My Journey My Journal and How Big Can You Dream? Having traveled the world extensively, Andrew currently lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. --- Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/andrewmondia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/andrewmondia</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/andrewmondia/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/andrewmondia/</a> ---

Andrew Mondia- Different Is Fun: A Journey in Accepting Yourself

In the world as it currently appears to us, we humans face the high-speed evaporation of old paradigms. As old ways of thinking and of being cease to serve us, we find ourselves on our own, finding our way through as best we can.  My special guest GP Walsh and I use this situation as a jumping-off point for a far-reaching, spontaneous, and purpose-driven dialogue, and we hope you will join us! Our current global predicament stems, of course, from our conditioning. The tribe, the culture aims to keep us safe, and we naturally seek this safety. At the same time, we have a deep drive to grow, to evolve. It is no wonder we feel pulled in different directions and conflicted. Enter the gift of spirituality: we have to decide for ourselves. How liberating! GP walks us through the pressing questions of what do we do? How do we navigate, transition, implement? While you'll have to tune in to find out more, suffice it to say that this choice--and where we're headed--is our destiny. This is what human consciousness developed for. Ultimately, what happens is we make an argument for Love. This is the Age of Love, and there's a reason you are listening to this show, right now. Join us. --- GP Walsh is a renowned Spiritual Teacher with a lifetime of experience teaching meditation, spirituality, and EFT. He is the creator of Inner Reconciliation and other programs designed to get you in touch with your inner Teacher and help you leave suffering behind, once and for all. GP is a regular contributor to the show. For more information about GP's classes, workshops, retreats, and products visit him on his website: https://gpwalsh.com ---

In the world as it currently appears to us, we humans face the high-speed evaporation of old paradigms. As old ways of thinking and of being cease to serve us, we find ourselves on our own, finding our way through as best we can.  My special guest GP Walsh and I use this situation as a jumping-off point for a far-reaching, spontaneous, and purpose-driven dialogue, and we hope you will join us! Our current global predicament stems, of course, from our conditioning. The tribe, the culture aims to keep us safe, and we naturally seek this safety. At the same time, we have a deep drive to grow, to evolve. It is no wonder we feel pulled in different directions and conflicted. Enter the gift of spirituality: we have to decide for ourselves. How liberating! GP walks us through the pressing questions of what do we do? How do we navigate, transition, implement? While you'll have to tune in to find out more, suffice it to say that this choice--and where we're headed--is our destiny. This is what human consciousness developed for. Ultimately, what happens is we make an argument for Love. This is the Age of Love, and there's a reason you are listening to this show, right now. Join us. --- GP Walsh is a renowned Spiritual Teacher with a lifetime of experience teaching meditation, spirituality, and EFT. He is the creator of Inner Reconciliation and other programs designed to get you in touch with your inner Teacher and help you leave suffering behind, once and for all. GP is a regular contributor to the show. For more information about GP's classes, workshops, retreats, and products visit him on his website: <a href="https://gpwalsh.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://gpwalsh.com</a> ---

GP Walsh- The Age of Love

In this very special episode of Decide to Transform, I sit down with GP to discuss the Teacher. What is the true role of the Teacher? What does the Teacher do--or not do? We cover these and many other questions, and GP shares with us some of his experiences with Mooji, his own Teacher. While we primarily cover the arena of spirituality on the show, everything GP has to say about the Teacher applies to all aspects of life. Because spirituality is life, this is naturally the case. The true Teacher exemplifies what they are teaching, and brings you to the point where you no longer need a Teacher at all. The true Teacher says, "Don't take my word for it; look for yourself." Also, the true Teacher will not diminish you, will not humiliate or embarrass you, nor will they ask anything of you, and they will always be honest, even if harsh. They will always exhibit kindness. The true Teacher is in you. The Teacher reflects this back to you. The true Teacher is always there. --- GP Walsh is a renowned Spiritual Teacher with a lifetime of experience teaching meditation, spirituality, and EFT. He is the creator of Inner Reconciliation and other programs designed to get you in touch with your inner Teacher and help you leave suffering behind, once and for all. GP is a regular contributor to the show. For more information about GP's classes, workshops, retreats, and products visit him on his website: https://gpwalsh.com ---

In this very special episode of Decide to Transform, I sit down with GP to discuss the Teacher. What is the true role of the Teacher? What does the Teacher do--or not do? We cover these and many other questions, and GP shares with us some of his experiences with Mooji, his own Teacher. While we primarily cover the arena of spirituality on the show, everything GP has to say about the Teacher applies to all aspects of life. Because spirituality is life, this is naturally the case. The true Teacher exemplifies what they are teaching, and brings you to the point where you no longer need a Teacher at all. The true Teacher says, "Don't take my word for it; look for yourself." Also, the true Teacher will not diminish you, will not humiliate or embarrass you, nor will they ask anything of you, and they will always be honest, even if harsh. They will always exhibit kindness. The true Teacher is in you. The Teacher reflects this back to you. The true Teacher is always there. --- GP Walsh is a renowned Spiritual Teacher with a lifetime of experience teaching meditation, spirituality, and EFT. He is the creator of Inner Reconciliation and other programs designed to get you in touch with your inner Teacher and help you leave suffering behind, once and for all. GP is a regular contributor to the show. For more information about GP's classes, workshops, retreats, and products visit him on his website: <a href="https://gpwalsh.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://gpwalsh.com</a> ---

GP Walsh- The Teacher Is Always There

Awesome is his middle name (really, legally.) Flip Awesome Aguilera has done a lot, been through a lot, and learned a ton in the process. As a liquor distributor by day in Miami, Flip spent his 20s in an evening poker league and as a DJ in South Beach. You can imagine. Life was a constant party. A major shift took place in his life when a friend one day took him biking. Flip began racing mountain bikes, lost 30 pounds, and transformed inside and out. Flip tells us that biking makes you present. This is one way he practices being present in the moment; it is the closest thing to God we can be. Having a practice of presence cannot be understated. In the present moment, creation happens. This practice transcends religion and is a foundational piece of all spirituality. As Flip puts it, he himself is "spiritually promiscuous."  And what is this but a sense of childlike curiosity? We should all follow Flip's example: we should all stay curious in life. --- Flip Awesome Aguilera is an NSCA, Precision Nutrition, University of Miami Sports coach, Jiujitsu blue belt, certified Holistic Life Coach and founder of Sweat Nation, established in 2010. Flip's coaching philosophy encompasses breath, mobility, stability, strength, nutrition, mindset, and self-defense.  Flip now resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and is involved in several engaging events in the community. These include Nerd Nite COS, Memoirs (true stories, unfiltered( and Axen Club COS. These bring the community together through storytelling, learning, and accountability. For more information contact Flip at the addresses mentioned below. Flip's life affirmation is to do it by the book, but be the author. --- Podcast: WEYT sweatnationworld.com memoirscos@gmail.com nerdnitecos@gmail.com Facebook: Flip Aguilera Instagram: @flipawesomeaguilera ---

Awesome is his middle name (really, legally.) Flip Awesome Aguilera has done a lot, been through a lot, and learned a ton in the process. As a liquor distributor by day in Miami, Flip spent his 20s in an evening poker league and as a DJ in South Beach. You can imagine. Life was a constant party. A major shift took place in his life when a friend one day took him biking. Flip began racing mountain bikes, lost 30 pounds, and transformed inside and out. Flip tells us that biking makes you present. This is one way he practices being present in the moment; it is the closest thing to God we can be. Having a practice of presence cannot be understated. In the present moment, creation happens. This practice transcends religion and is a foundational piece of all spirituality. As Flip puts it, he himself is "spiritually promiscuous."  And what is this but a sense of childlike curiosity? We should all follow Flip's example: we should all stay curious in life. --- Flip Awesome Aguilera is an NSCA, Precision Nutrition, University of Miami Sports coach, Jiujitsu blue belt, certified Holistic Life Coach and founder of Sweat Nation, established in 2010. Flip's coaching philosophy encompasses breath, mobility, stability, strength, nutrition, mindset, and self-defense.  Flip now resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and is involved in several engaging events in the community. These include Nerd Nite COS, Memoirs (true stories, unfiltered( and Axen Club COS. These bring the community together through storytelling, learning, and accountability. For more information contact Flip at the addresses mentioned below. Flip's life affirmation is to do it by the book, but be the author. --- Podcast: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/weyt/id1517547847" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WEYT</a> <a href="http://sweatnationworld.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sweatnationworld.com</a> <a href="mailto:memoirscos@gmail.com">memoirscos@gmail.com</a> <a href="mailto:nerdnitecos@gmail.com">nerdnitecos@gmail.com</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FlipAwesomeAguilera" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flip Aguilera</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/flipawesomeaguilera/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@flipawesomeaguilera</a> ---

Flip Awesome Aguilera- Spiritually Promiscuous

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