Episodes

  • 8: Healing Family Trauma (with Christa Gowan)

    8: Healing Family Trauma (with Christa Gowan)
    Jan 19 2021
    Christa Gowen is a certified TRE® (tension and trauma releasing exercises) provider and yoga instructor as well as a mother.  Her coaching practice helps to empower other mothers on a journey of breaking free from inherited family trauma.  
    Coming to this work out of necessity, she’s seen the incredible impact healing trauma can have in all directions of your family tree. 
    As a natural teacher, Christa works to educate, support, and inspire people who are ready for radical change in their lives with methods that deliver results.  She believes that self-love, compassion, and grace are the core elements of healing, and all start with a foundation of awareness. 
    In this episode, we talk about Conscious parenting, TRE Yoga, Dynamic Self Care, and healing family trauma. 

    You can find out more about Christa and discover her online courses, workshops, and FB community you can visit her website here;
    https://www.christagowen.com
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    57 mins
  • 7: Ayurveda, the science of life (with Dr Arun Sharma)

    7: Ayurveda, the science of life (with Dr Arun Sharma)
    Nov 16 2020
    This week on 'The Freedom Experiment with Smiddy' I interview Dr. Sharma. Dr. Arun Sharma is an experienced Ayurvedic physician, Ayurvedic teacher, and author. He is the founder of Ayuskama Ayurvedic Clinic and Institute and spearheads its medical, training, and pharmaceutical activities. He is also trained in western medicine and specializes in conducting individualized Ayurvedic consultations offering lifestyle advice, diet management, and manual treatments. He has been teaching Ayurveda for the past 10 years and explains complicated subjects in an easy and digestible manner. 
    In this episode, we discuss what forces govern the universe. The 4 levels of mind. The holistic approach towards mental health according to Ayurveda, and Freedom from a Vedic perspective, just to name a few of the many inspiring topics that we discussed.
    You can watch the full episode on Youtube here; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3K2Kq_Fa8M
    To study Ayurveda with Dr. Sharma you can join one of his upcoming online courses here; https://courses.ayuskama.com/
    Find him on FB here; https://www.facebook.com/ayuskamaayurvedainstitute
    Instagram here;  https://www.instagram.com/ayuskamaayurvedainstitute/?hl=en
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • 6: The Mindful approach (with Raj Gorsia)

    6: The Mindful approach (with Raj Gorsia)
    Nov 9 2020
    Raj Gorsia is a life coach, NLP Practitioner, Personal trainer and Mindfulness Meditation teacher.
    He helps people to program excellence by challenging negative thoughts, creating effective health and wellbeing habits, raising self-awareness, stepping outside of the box and finding out who they truly are, and create what they truly want to achieve in order to have contentment and confidence to live their greatest life.
    In this episode we discuss overcoming anxiety, creating a more fulfilling lifestyle, and having better eating habits.
    You can Find Raj Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/rajgorsia/?hl=en
    Website here: https://linktr.ee/Consciousness
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    You can watch the episode on Youtube here:
    https://youtu.be/oKqm3r2AkAg
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    32 mins
  • 5: The Plant Medicine Journey (with Matt Grainger)

    5: The Plant Medicine Journey (with Matt Grainger)
    Nov 3 2020
    In this episode on 'The Freedom Experiment with Smiddy' my guest is Matt Grainger. Matt is an aerial photographer, Entrepreneur, traveler, and all-round good bloke. He has hitchhiked through South America and journeyed with Plant medicine to achieve a stronger relationship with mother nature.
    We discussed what plant medicine is and how it can be used to transform consciousness and the emotional challenges that the modern Aussie bloke faces, and how to achieve balance and stability. 

    To support Matt you can like and follow his Aerial photography page here;

    https://www.facebook.com/AguilaBlancaAerialPhotography

    And order some tasty jam from his family-run Jam business here;

    https://www.facebook.com/GraingeJams

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    Watch on Youtube here; https://youtu.be/fKnnDvIqadc
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • 4: Empowering the Hyper Sensitive Person (with Barbera Schouten)

    4: Empowering the Hyper Sensitive Person (with Barbera Schouten)
    Oct 26 2020
    This week's guest is Barbera Schouten. Barbera is a transformation coach, a speaker, and an author. She has helped thousands of highly sensitive people (HSP's) all over the world embrace and accept themselves fully and connect to their true, authentic selves. She is author of the popular book ‘Transform Limiting beliefs’.
    In this episode, we discuss the purpose of the ego and how ‘Hyper Sensitive People’ can recover from burnout and stress.
    To find out more about Barbera you can follow her on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/hspcoachbarbera
    Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/hspcoachbarbera/?hl=en
    Website here: https://www.hspcoachbarbera.com/

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    44 mins
  • 3: Radiate from the inside out (with Lauren Urquhart)

    3: Radiate from the inside out (with Lauren Urquhart)
    Oct 19 2020
    This week's guest is Lauren Urquhart. Lauren is a Hatha and Kundalini yoga teacher and self-proclaimed nerd. She loves sharing about the science and chemistry of yoga, mediation, and its many benefits. Her sharp intellect gives a witty and intelligent overview of how Yoga can be used to empower so-called ordinary life.

    We discussed the science of yoga, the chemistry of the brain, mental health solutions, yoga in politics, and the deeper aspects of Kundalini yoga.

    To find out more about Lauren and her upcoming online courses you can follow her on Facebook here:
    https://www.facebook.com/Heart-Cave-101194958258848

    Instagram here:
    https://www.instagram.com/the.heartcave/?hl=en

    Website here:
    https://www.heartcaveyoga.com/

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    51 mins
  • 2: Transcending Ego (with Michael Olabode)

    2: Transcending Ego (with Michael Olabode)
    Oct 5 2020
    This week's guest is Michael Olabode. Michael is a philosopher that travels the globe teaching people how to build their relational self-awareness through masculine-feminine science. Michael has been to India 9 times in the last 8 years to study masculine-feminine science, yoga, philosophy, and the Veda's. He teaches relationship philosophy and host's interactive seminars in universities and institutions in places like the UK, Belgium, Netherlands, Nigeria, India, Australia & NZ.

    We spoke about overcoming victim mentality, the universal energy that is supporting our growth, and how to overcome the Egoic identity that is holding us back from true freedom.

    To find out more info on Michael and his upcoming courses and work you can follow him on Facebook here:
    https://www.facebook.com/mrmichaelolabode

    Instagram here:
    https://www.instagram.com/mrmichaelolabode/?hl=en

    Website here:
    michaelolabode.com


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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • 1: Live without labels (with Polly McGee)

    1: Live without labels (with Polly McGee)
    Sep 28 2020
    Dr Polly McGee is an 'All Purpose Human' which includes: author, entrepreneur educator, digital strategist, and yogi. As co-founder of Start-up Tasmania, she was voted one of the most influential people in Australian start-ups. In this interview with Polly Mcgee, we discussed everything from funny Indian stories, Yoga in action, and powerful tools to combat Mental Health.
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    43 mins