Illuminated Mind®
42 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★ - 4 ratingsIlluminated Mind® is your podcast for exploring some of the deeper ideas about what it means to be human in today’s complex world. Join Matthew J. Brownstein as he dives into interesting topics from psychology, philosophy, spirituality, and hypnotherapy to find answers to questions like “how do our thoughts shape our reality?” and “how do miracles happen in the world of healing and transformation?”
Join us each week to get more grounded with the way you think about yourself, your life, and the world around you.
This podcast is brought to you by The Anahat Education Group & The Institute of Interpersonal Hypnotherapy. www.instituteofhypnotherapy.com
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EP42 - What Is Somatic Therapy
February 27, 2023 01:30 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBMatthew J. Brownstein hosts Dr. Kelsey Evans-Amalu in this special episode of Illuminated Mind®. Dr. Kelsey Evans-Amalu is a consultant, researcher, and teacher of somatic practice, contemplative philosophy, and applied mindfulness coaching for all ages- as a practitioner herself, Dr. K stands upon the intersection of trauma-informed and culturally responsive teaching through the use of mindfulness and social emotional learning. Guest Contact Details: Website: Themindfulprof.com Instagr...
EP41 - The Importance of Moderation in all Things
February 20, 2023 01:30 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBMatthew J. Brownstein hosts David Greenwalt in this special episode of Illuminated Mind®. David is a Certified Health Coach, fitness expert, and author. A husband, father, police officer, gym owner, competitive state-level bodybuilder, and powerlifter, since 1999, through his company Leanness Lifestyle University, David has been helping student members from every walk of life, lose excess fat, keep muscle and manage this life. Guest Contact Details: Website: Leanness Lifestyle University ...
EP40 - How to Become Successful As An Author
February 14, 2023 07:58 - 26 minutes - 23.7 MBMatthew J. Brownstein hosts Kim O’Hara in this special episode of Illuminated Mind®. Kim O’Hara is Book Coach to Best Sellers. She is a creative collaborator, editor, and business strategist for books. Kim O'Hara has guided over 40-plus coach leader executive women clients through the daunting journey of book inception to publishing through her exclusive brand. Guest Contact Details: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimoharacoach/ Facebook: Kim O'Hara | Facebook Youtube: https:/...
EP39 - The Importance of Energy Healing
February 06, 2023 01:30 - 33 minutes - 30.2 MBMatthew J. Brownstein hosts Inbal Gonen in this special episode of Illuminated Mind®. Inbal Gonen is a living, breathing example of the transformative impact energy healing can have. She is a certified reiki practitioner, she started Calm Nest to create a safe place for everyone to practice energy therapy no matter where they are. Guest Contact Details: Website: https://calmnest.com/ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/calmneststudio/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company...
EP38 - The Journey of Becoming a Hypnotherapist
January 23, 2023 13:30 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBMatthew J. Brownstein hosts Monica Obando in this special episode of Illuminated Mind®. Monica Obando is a Colombian-born American, Industrial Designer by profession who discovered her passion for helping others by becoming a Clinical and Transpersonal Hypnotherapist. Her soul-searching journey took her to combine her love for the arts and her passion for yoga and hypnosis to create a new transformational modality that has helped thousands to create incredible life changing breakthroughs. ...
EP37 - How Gut Health Impacts our Mental Wellness
December 19, 2022 01:30 - 40 minutes - 36.6 MBMatthew J. Brownstein hosts Cara Bradley in this special episode of Illuminated Mind®. Cara Bradley is a leading authority of mental fitness having led thousands through her signature body-first strategies including mindful movement, flow state and nervous system training and gut-brain optimization. She is the author of On The Verge: Wake Up, Show Up, and Shine, and founder of the award-winning Verge Yoga Center. Guest Contact Details: Website: https://www.carabradley.net/ Instagram: ht...
EP36 - Purpose Fuels Passion
December 12, 2022 01:30 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBMatthew J. Brownstein hosts Anna Grabow in this special episode of Illuminated Mind®. Anna Grabow is a speaker and business mentor focused on changing the way others view the world. She hosts The Premise of Purpose Podcast, a show where entrepreneurs and other leaders are interviewed on how they found their purpose and continue to live it every day. She also leads 1:1 and group coaching for aspiring entrepreneurs who want to find their power and make a difference in the world. Guest Conta...
EP35 - The Importance of Balancing Spirituality and Prosperity in our Lives
December 05, 2022 13:30 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBMatthew J. Brownstein hosts Dr. Susan Nicholas in this special episode of Illuminated Mind®. Dr. Susan Nicholas is a physician and surgeon who after a conscious awakening, transitioned her life and founded a Conscious Media Company. Dr. Susan is a life transformation guide, quantum energy healer, and international speaker. Her speaking platform is The Frequency of Money, where she inspires audiences to positively transform their relationship with money. Guest Contact Details: Podcast: h...
EP34 - What do Hypnotherapy and Ayahuasca have in common?
November 28, 2022 13:30 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBMatthew J. Brownstein hosts Lani Gonzales in this special episode of Illuminated Mind®. Lani Gonzales worked through college and law school and is now a practicing partner in a successful law firm in Tampa, Florida. A world-traveling, volunteering, energy-healing, aspiring hypnotherapist, Lani is committed to using her light as a beacon to help others find theirs. Guest Contact Details: Podcast: https://www.lanigonzales.com Website: https://www.lanigonzales.com/ TikTok: https://www.ti...
EP33 - Self-Actualization is not just Self-Realization
November 21, 2022 13:30 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBMatthew J. Brownstein hosts Dr. Scholar Lee in this special episode of Illuminated Mind®. The impeccable and multifaceted Dr. Scholar Lee is a pioneering spirit in a class by himself. Being a Black Man of Trans experience, Dr. Scholar Lee has proven to have legendary grit and tenacity trailblazing through the challenges and obstacles in which Black gender variant individuals encounter. Dr. Scholar Lee is the epitome of authenticity, resilience, and transformation. In addition, he is an astut...
EP32 - The Importance of Sharing Love with Others
November 14, 2022 13:30 - 38 minutes - 34.7 MBMatthew J. Brownstein hosts Moyra Gorski in this special episode of Illuminated Mind. Moyra Gorski is a podcaster, wellness expert, and passionate entrepreneur. As a retired RN and wellness advocate, she helps people live healthy lives and mentors emerging entrepreneurs to build their own online wellness businesses. She is passionate about journaling and has created a Journey to Joy Journal. Guest Contact Details: Podcast: https://moyragorskiwellnessadvocate.podbean.com/ Website: Ho...
EP31 - The Path of the Healing Process
November 07, 2022 13:30 - 29 minutes - 27 MBMatthew J. Brownstein hosts Dr. Ann Marie Balkanski in this special episode of Illuminated Mind. Dr. Ann Marie Balknaski is an experienced executive director with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. Currently focused on educating, serving and helping others discover their own inner limitations and ability to make positive change. Guest Contact Details: Podcast : https://www.rapidrealizationpodcast.com/ Website: https://rapidrealization.com/ Facebo...
EP30 - A Journey to Wholeness
October 31, 2022 09:56 - 40 minutes - 36.4 MBMatthew J. Brownstein hosts Danny Maresca in this special episode of Illuminated Mind. Danny has supported his clients' health and well-being for the last 18 years using a holistic and functional approach. Over that period he has worked with clients using corrective and rehabilitative exercise, functional nutrition and lifestyle coaching, hands-on energy healing, and a modality called Holographic Memory Resolution to address early traumas. Guest Contact Details: Website: https://www.dani...
EP29 - Living from the Bright Light
October 24, 2022 14:07 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBMatthew J. Brownstein hosts Beth Honeycutt in this special episode of Illuminated Mind. Beth Honeycutt is a graduate of the Institute of Interpersonal Hypnotherapy and a member of the IAIH. An award-winning poet and author, Beth shares stories inclusive of reflective processes as she invites her readers to experience the power of words.
EP28 - How Spirituality relates to Hypnotherapy
October 17, 2022 04:04 - 33 minutes - 30.1 MBMatthew J. Brownstein hosts Donald Smith in this special episode of Illuminated Mind. Donald is a registered nurse and a martial artist. He opened the Dayvin center for holistic health in relation to hypnotherapy.
EP27 - How Entrepreneurship Changes Lives
October 10, 2022 09:11 - 39 minutes - 35.6 MBMatthew J. Brownstein hosts Tatiana Tsoir in this special episode of Illuminated Mind. Tatiana is a CPA as her MBA. She's an award winning accountant, best selling author, speaker and entrepreneur mindset coach, a fervent believer that the key to freedom lies and entrepreneurship. She now focuses on empowering and supporting people in starting their own businesses and building the lives they want.
EP26 - Walking through Life with an Open Heart
October 03, 2022 17:31 - 37 minutes - 12.7 MBMatthew J. Brownstein hosts Amanda Andrade in this special episode of Illuminated Mind. Amanda is a Certified Hypnotherapist, Clinical Hypnotherapist, Transpersonal Hypnotherapist, and Reiki Practitioner from the Institute of Interpersonal Hypnotherapy.
EP25 - How to Become Comfortable Being Alone
September 01, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBMatthew J. Brownstein is back with a new solo episode talking about how to become comfortable being alone and embracing what it means to be alone. He discusses the value and benefit of being alone.
EP24 - What is True Love?
August 25, 2022 11:05 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBMatthew J. Brownstein is back with a new solo episode talking about what is true love and the difference between ego and spirit for fear and love. He talks about embracing our pain and past and the importance of forgiveness.
EP23 - What is Interpersonal Hypnotherapy? - Part 2
October 04, 2021 08:00 - 58 minutes - 57.4 MBWhat's up, everyone? Welcome back to the podcast. I hope you're having an amazing day. Thank you so much again for joining us this week, we have another great episode for you. Today is actually part two of the series that we started last week, which is all about what is interpersonal hypnotherapy. So last week, we talked a lot about the history of hypnosis and hypnotherapy and sort of where a lot of these ideas originated and came from and some of the different pioneers along the way that ha...
EP22 - What is Interpersonal Hypnotherapy? - Part 1
September 27, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBWhat's up everyone, welcome back to the podcast. Thank you so much for joining us this week. I really hope you're having a nice day, and let's make it a little bit nicer. Today we are diving into the specifics around interpersonal hypnotherapy and more specifically the interpersonal part of it you know, what is enter personal hypnotherapy? Why do we call it enter personal hypnotherapy, the idea of interpersonal really boils down to the connections and the people that we have in our lives. An...
EP21 - Bodhisattva Vow - Will You Take It? - Part 2
September 20, 2021 08:00 - 53 minutes - 52 MBWhat's up, everyone? Welcome back to the podcast. Thank you so much for tuning in again this week, we are picking up with part two of our little series here on the Bodhisattva vow, okay, and are you a bodhisattva? Right? Do you take on this vow to heal all beings in this planet and in this reality that we call life. You know, if you're interested in hypnotherapy, if you are a healer or a coach, then you are taking part in this vow, you are spending your time on this planet, your life, to hel...
EP20 - Bodhisattva Vow - Will You Take It? - Part 1
September 13, 2021 08:00 - 59 minutes - 58.2 MBHey, what's up, everyone. Welcome back to the podcast. Thank you again for joining us this week. I hope you're having an amazing day. And definitely good start to the week here with this episode. First of all, we've made it to Episode 20, which is just incredible. Definitely, I'm super grateful to have you here and really quite proud that here we are at 20 episodes. And I really feel like this show just started not too long ago. But we're getting to a place now where we're starting to pump o...
EP19 - What's the Difference Between Hypnosis and Meditation? - Part 2
September 06, 2021 08:00 - 42 minutes - 42 MBWhat's up, everyone? Welcome back to the podcast. Thank you so much for joining us. This is Episode 19. I can't believe it, I just thought about it right now we are almost at 20 episodes, which is just kind of crazy to think about. You know, not that long ago, we just started this show. So, almost 20 episodes in. I just want to say thank you so much, I really truly am grateful to have you here listening have you as a part of the community. I really hope that you're getting a lot of value fro...
EP18 - What's the Difference Between Hypnosis and Meditation? - Part 1
August 30, 2021 08:00 - 47 minutes - 46.5 MBWhat's up, everyone, welcome back to the podcast. Thank you so much for tuning in. I really hope you're having an amazing day today. We're gonna dive into a really cool episode, I think you're gonna enjoy this one. Today we are talking about the differences and similarities between meditation and hypnosis. If you are a meditator yourself, if you practice meditation on a regular basis, then you already know that meditation really involves this deep level of relaxation, and peace and just mind...
EP17 - How To Be Successful as a Hypnotherapist - Part 4
August 23, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBHey everyone. Welcome back to the podcast. I'm super glad to have you back today for the final part four of this series on how to be successful as a hypnotherapist. So today we are going to pick back up with the review on the Life Mastery course and Matthew Brownstein is going to really dive into all of the different parts of it. There's six different sections of this Life Mastery course and really, it's a binder is what you end up creating. He goes through each section and then at the end...
EP16 - How To Be Successful as a Hypnotherapist - Part 3
August 16, 2021 08:00 - 57 minutes - 56.5 MBHey, what's up everyone, welcome back to the podcast. And again, just a huge thanks for being such an amazing listener and joining this community. You know this has been a lot of fun so far. I really hope you guys are enjoying these episodes. So today, we're going to continue in this theme that we've been in for the last two weeks, which is all about success as a hypnotherapist. Today is actually part three of how to be successful in your own practice, you know, either as a hypnotherapist or...
EP 15 - How To Be Successful as a Hypnotherapist - Part 2
August 09, 2021 08:00 - 59 minutes - 58.2 MBWhat's up everyone? Welcome back to the podcast. And this is a follow up on last week's episode where we really dive into what it takes to be successful as a hypnotherapist, you know, really talking about what you can do online to market your business and advertise your services and start getting more clients into your door or if you're doing online sessions, obviously to start getting more clients booking time with you online. So in today's episode, we're going to pick back up with some of ...
EP 14 - How To Be Successful as a Hypnotherapist - Part 1
August 02, 2021 08:00 - 49 minutes - 48.8 MBHey everyone, welcome back to the show, and super pumped to have you here. You know, we took a little bit of a break last week, so please forgive me for not having an episode for you last week, but I am super excited about today's episode. This one actually goes back to my roots. So talking about marketing and how to really be successful in your business. If you are a hypnotherapist or you're trying to start a hypnotherapy practice, you're really going to get a lot out of this episode. So ma...
EP13 - ACIM Will Brighten Your Future - Part 2
July 19, 2021 10:52 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBHey, everyone, welcome back to the podcast and welcome to part two of how A Course in Miracles can brighten your life. So we left off in the last episode with Matthew Brownstein talking about this idea of suffering, right, and how we all suffer in our life, because of this disconnect from our Creator. Now, however you see God, whatever you call that, right, this idea of a higher power, a higher being a creator of this life that we live, all suffering comes from this separation from that sour...
EP12 - ACIM Will Brighten Your Future - Part 1
July 12, 2021 09:53 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBHey, everyone, welcome back to illuminated mind, I really appreciate you being here. And today we're going to be talking about A Course in Miracles again. So we did an introduction to A Course in Miracles back on episode four, I believe. And it was really fascinating because this is something that, you know, I've come across multiple times in my life, and especially recently in my, my spiritual progress in my journey, you know, but this, this idea of a course, or a practice that you can do e...
EP11 - Peace Under All Circumstances - Part 2
July 05, 2021 08:00 - 58 minutes - 57 MBToday we're picking up on part two of this idea of peace under all circumstances. So in part one, Matthew led us through a really beautiful meditation. And if you haven't had the opportunity to check that out, I would suggest going back and listening to that episode first. Because that meditation is really powerful in helping you understand sort of the frame of mind that really allows you to find that peace, regardless of what your external environment looks like. And kind of regardless of w...
EP10 - Peace Under All Circumstances - Part 1 (Meditation)
June 28, 2021 08:00 - 53 minutes - 52.8 MBToday's episode starts off a little different than some of the other ones, you'll notice that the energy is a little bit different. That first clip that you just heard is actually from a meditation that is included towards the end of this episode. And it's a meditation that Matthew facilitates, that really is going to help us find peace and calmness in any circumstance that we might be experiencing right now in our life. You know, and I think that this episode is really important right now, ...
EP9 - How To Clear Karma - Part 2
June 21, 2021 08:00 - 53 minutes - 52.7 MBIn today's episode we're carrying on from last week when we talked about clearing karma with hypnotherapy. And today is going to be a really special episode for you, we're actually going to be going through an exercise, Matthew is going to lead an exercise that's going to help you get to the bottom of maybe where some of your negative and positive karma is actually coming from. So I will set a disclaimer, you know, when you're listening to this episode today. And towards the end, once we get...
EP8 - How To Clear Karma - Part 1
June 14, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBToday's show is all about karma. You know, what does karma mean? What is it actually? And why would it be beneficial to clear it? Is karma actually something that exists? And if it does, where does it exist? Or when does it exist? It seems to have something to do with this idea of time, right? If I do something today, then my karma is going to get me tomorrow. Well, is time even real? You know? Do we have any influence over karma? Can we change it? Is it possible that karma is actually inter...
EP7 - What is True Happiness? with Dani Fox
June 07, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBI'm really excited to introduce today's episode because I had the opportunity to interview Dani Fox, who's the chief operating officer of the Institute of interpersonal hypnotherapy. She's also a lead instructor, she happened to be my instructor, as well as the North Carolina location director. Dani is just an amazing woman, she has so much incredible experience, and has really seen and done so much in her life. And honestly, we are all honored to have her on the show. I really hope you e...
EP6 - Was Jesus a Hypnotist? Part 2
May 31, 2021 08:00 - 33 minutes - 34.1 MBThis is part two of our series on "Was Jesus a hypnotist?" And if you haven't caught the first part yet, I suggest you go back to the last episode and listen to that one first. Because today, we're going to catch up on the rest of Matthew's Conscious Community Class, and this is where he's teaching past graduates of our institute about different and really interesting topics. In this section of the class, Matthew is going to talk about the different beliefs that are required to be an effe...
EP5 - Was Jesus a Hypnotist? Part 1
May 24, 2021 08:00 - 38 minutes - 38.5 MBToday, we're gonna be talking about something that could be considered a little edgy, a little controversial, if you will. And that is the question was Jesus a hypnotist? Now, quick disclaimer, this episode is not about religion. And we certainly on the show are not interested in trying to press on anyone's particular belief system. We're not saying what's right and what's wrong, what did or what didn't happen. We're simply asking questions. And again, looking at things from a new perspec...
EP4 - Introduction To A Course In Miracles
May 17, 2021 13:42 - 35 minutes - 35.6 MBHey, everyone, welcome back to illuminated mind. This is your podcast for exploring some of the deeper ideas about what it means to be human in today's complex world. I'm your host, Corey Benschop. And I really appreciate you tuning in today. So I've personally been on this journey of spiritual development and discovery for the last couple of years. And something that's been popping up on my radar recently, is this book called A Course in Miracles. Maybe you're familiar with it, but if not i...
EP3 - What Self-Sabotage Is And Why You Do It - Part 2
May 16, 2021 15:42 - 39 minutes - 39.2 MBHey, everyone, welcome back to illuminated mind. This is your podcast for exploring some of the deeper ideas about what it means to be human in today's complex world. I'm your host, Corey Benschop. And I really appreciate you joining me for today's episode, which is part two of our series on self-sabotage and the subconscious mind. And this part of the class Matthew goes on to talk about the critical factor inside of our subconscious mind, which you can think of as sort of a line in the sand...
EP2 - What Self-Sabotage Is And Why You Do It - Part 1
May 16, 2021 13:56 - 45 minutes - 45.1 MBThis episode is all about self-sabotage and the subconscious mind. Maybe this is something you've dealt with because I know that I've dealt with this many times in my personal life and professional life. It's this idea that we set goals for ourselves, and we create intentions for improving our life, yet we seem to get in our own way and sabotage our own success. Well, today, we're gonna listen in on one of Matthew Brownstein's previously recorded conscious community classes. And this is a...
EP1 - Welcome To Illuminated Mind
May 13, 2021 08:48 - 3 minutes - 6.54 MBHey everyone. Thanks for tuning in and welcome to Illuminated Mind, a podcast that explores some of the deeper ideas about what it means to be human in today’s complex world. I’m your host Corey Benschop, and I invite you to join me as I dive into some interesting topics from psychology, philosophy, spirituality, and hypnotherapy, and take a look at how we can learn to use our conscious and subconscious minds to better understand ourselves and the world around us. Why do we feel what we f...