Sexy Spirituality
45 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsReal Spirituality for Modern Life. Spirituality affects everything -- our relationships, our careers, our health -- so it should be integrated into every area of life. This is the podcast for authentic, messy, fabulous, sexy spiritual people.
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The Voice of Intuition
May 07, 2021 10:00 - 35 minutes - 26.9 MBThe Voice of Intuition Sexy Spirituality Episode #42 Host: Lezli Goodwin Guest: Rev. Beverley Strutt, Assistant Minister at CSL East Hawaii Guest: Rev. Nan Bankston, ancient lightworker and modern-day minister at CSL Grants Pass Small Talk Lezli, Rev. Bev and Rev. Nan share their stories about mothering in honor of Mother’s Day. The Voice of Intuition I’m delighted to have to lovely friends with me today, both of whom live from their deep well of intuition. Ou...
Healthy Boundaries Happy Lives
April 27, 2021 01:00 - 41 minutes - 31.2 MBHealthy Boundaries, Happy Lives Sexy Spirituality Episode #41 Host: Lezli Goodwin Guest: Savanna Riker, Spiritual Coach, Author and Minister Guest: Sarah Forbes, Spiritual Guide and Transformational Coach Small Talk Lezli, Savanna and Sarah talk: what’s bringing you Joy today? Healthy Boundaries, Happy Lives We’ve brought together a round able of very powerful women today. Each of us are in different phases of life, in different places in our careers. And yet, ...
Exploring Spirituality through Songwriting
April 10, 2021 22:11 - 38 minutes - 29.4 MB4.9.21 Sexy Spirituality Show Notes “Exploring Spirituality through Songwriting” Recorded 2.9.21. 10:00 AM MST Exploring Spirituality through Songwriting Sexy Spirituality Episode #40 Host: Lezli Goodwin Guest: Denise Rosier, Contemporary New Thought artist, and award-winning singer/songwriter Guest: Heather O’Day, Musical Director of Sonoran Desert Center for Spiritual Living in Amado, Arizona Small Talk Lezli, Heather and Denise talk birthdays! Explorin...
Spirituality and Pop Culture
March 27, 2021 17:13 - 39 minutes - 29.2 MBSpirituality and Pop Culture Sexy Spirituality Episode #39 Host: Lezli Goodwin Guest: Rev. Dr. Raymont L. Anderson, Senior Minister of The Center for Spiritual Living Greater Baltimore Guest: Rev. Barbara Bue, Manager of Field Services for Centers for Spiritual Living Small Talk Lezli, Ray and Barb talk about favorite Easter goodies and traditions. For Ray, it’s chocolate. For Barb, it’s Cadbury Crème Eggs. So terrible and so amazing. Spirituality and Pop Culture...
New Thought and New Media
March 12, 2021 16:10 - 42 minutes - 32.7 MBNew Thought and New Media Sexy Spirituality Episode #38 Host: Lezli Goodwin Guest: Rev. Robert Brzezinski, founding minister and Creative Director of New Thought Media Network Guest: Cerise Patron, Singer, Songwriter, Speaker and Author, Spreading the message of Love to the world. Small Talk Lezli, Robert and Cerise talk about what book really inspired them. Cerise: The book that changed my life was “Conversations with God” by Neale Donald Walsh (https://www.amazon.c...
Rocking Recovery the New Thought Way
February 26, 2021 18:31 - 38 minutes - 43.1 MBRocking Recovery the New Thought Wat Sexy Spirituality Episode #37 Host: Lezli Goodwin Guest: Jolene Baney, Co-Founder and Spiritual Coach at Qualia Recovery, providing case management and supported residential living for long-term recovery Guest: Ron Trunnell, licensed practitioner, new ministerial student living and breathing his own recovery for 22 years, and founding member of Renewal in the Desert, an annual spiritual retreat for sober gay men in Phoenix, Arizona Small...
Loving Yourself First
February 12, 2021 17:33 - 45 minutes - 48.7 MBLoving Yourself First Sexy Spirituality Episode #36 (Our first episode back after hiatus!) Host: Lezli Goodwin Guest: Rev. Dr. Michelle Medrano, Lead Minister at Mile Hi Church in Lakewood, CO Guest: Rev. Kathleen Sibley, solo minister at the Center for Spiritual Living in Prescott AZ Small Talk Lezli, Michelle and Kathleen talk about favorite Valentine’s Day goodies and traditions Loving Yourself First Michelle and Kathleen are women who have had a profound ...
The Spirituality of Inclusion
May 06, 2019 20:45 - 25 minutes - 46.4 MBThe Spirituality of Inclusion Sexy Spirituality Episode #35 Co-Hosts Lezli Goodwin Sonia Byrne Guest Host: Michele Synegal Small Talk Sonia, Lezli and Michele talk about how Spring has sprung in Newfoundland and DC. The Spirituality of Inclusion Michele Synegal is the chair of the Diversity Inclusion Commission for Centers for Spiritual Living. The Diversity Inclusion Commission was born when a group of 7 ministerial students of color were told they were ...
The Spirituality of Money Consciousness
April 29, 2019 19:14 - 25 minutes - 48.8 MBSexy Spirituality Episode #34 The Spirituality of Money Consciousness Hosts Lezli Goodwin Sonia Byrne Guest: Karen Russo Opening Chat Sonia, Lezli and Karen talk wallets, their use and what it means for modern commerce. The Spirituality of Money Consciousness Karen Russo is the author of "The Money Keys," a program that combines spiritual principle and money consciousness in the real world. The biggest question she is asked is, "Can this get better?" Can spirit...
The Spirituality of Mysticism
April 22, 2019 19:55 - 25 minutes - 48.5 MBSexy Spirituality Episode #33 The Spirituality of Mysticism Hosts Lezli Goodwin Sonia Byrne Guest: Rick Finbow Opening Chat Sonia, Lezli and Rick share the stories of their first readings. The Spirituality of Mysticism Rick is a professional psychic medium who uses tarot to focus his intuition. He's been doing professional readings since he was 20 years old. He's been a full time psychic medium for the last eleven years. Rick has pretty much always been able to...
The Spirituality of Animal Ministry
April 15, 2019 06:00 - 21 minutes - 38.9 MBSexy Spirituality Episode #32 The Spirituality of Animal Ministry Hosts Lezli Goodwin Sonia Byrne Guest: Jeanne Turner Kataoka Opening Chat Are you a dog person or a cat person? Sonia, Lezli and Jeanne chat about their furry family. The Spirituality of Animal Ministry Jeanne is an ordained animal chaplain. She inherited the animal ministry at her center, Riverside Community Center for Spiritual Living, when the coordinators stepped away. As a practitioner, she s...
What is Your Everest
April 08, 2019 14:43 - 23 minutes - 42.4 MBSexy Spirituality Episode #31 What is Your Everest? Hosts Lezli Goodwin Sonia Byrne Guest: TA Loeffler Opening Chat Sonia, Lezli and TA chat about their furry family, including dogs who love to play outside and cats that definitely do not. What is Your Everest? TA first started dreaming about peaking big mountains in her teen years, so when the opportunity arose she jumped at it. When her first attempt to summit Everest was cut short by illness, she dealt with ...
The Spirituality of Conscious Leadership
April 01, 2019 13:43 - 29 minutes - 53.5 MBSexy Spirituality Episode #30 The Spirituality of Conscious Leadership Hosts Lezli Goodwin Sonia Byrne Guest: Stéphane Leblanc Opening Chat Sonia, Lezli and Stéphane chat about their best ways to stay conscious and positive during travel -- meditation apps and audio books. The Spirituality of Conscious Leadership Stéphane Leblanc is the CEO of the International Center for Conscious Leadership Most people are still teaching the same societal program: work hard, ...
Built on Faith
March 25, 2019 06:00 - 22 minutes - 43.3 MBSexy Spirituality Episode #29 Built on Faith Hosts Lezli Goodwin Sonia Byrne Opening Chat Sonia & Lezli chat about signs of spring and lament living in places where they can only get tulips at the grocery store. Built on Faith Lezli just released a new book called Built on Faith: Transform Your Life Through Affirmative Prayer. It gives the how-to's and tips and tricks for writing powerful affirmative prayers. While this is Lezli's first spiritual book, it is her ...
The Spirituality of Social Activism
March 18, 2019 06:00 - 23 minutes - 42.7 MBSexy Spirituality Episode #28 The Spirituality of Social Activism Hosts Lezli Goodwin Sonia Byrne Guest: Jeffrey Kealoha Ryan Opening Chat Sonia, Lezli and Jeffrey chat about their favorite Las Vegas experiences, as Rev. Jeffrey prepares to move from Vegas to Riverside, California. The Spirituality of Social Activism Rev. Jeffrey was lead into the work of ministerial social activism as a person who grew up in the LGBTQ experience and felt marginalized at times. A...
The Sunday Monday Blues
March 12, 2019 03:31 - 24 minutes - 45.3 MBSexy Spirituality Episode #27 The Sunday Monday Blues Hosts Lezli Goodwin Sonia Byrne Opening Chat Sonia and Lezli chat about how fun it is to visit different spiritual communities and see how folks do things. Each community is completely unique and perfect. The Sunday Monday Blues The Sunday Monday Blues show up when you just don't want your weekend to come to an end. It can look like apathy, sadness or outright dread of Monday morning. One classic way to stave ...
The Spirituality of Coupledom
March 04, 2019 07:00 - 16 minutes - 30.2 MBSexy Spirituality Episode #26 The Spirituality of Coupledom Hosts Lezli Goodwin Sonia Byrne Guest: Lola Wright Opening Chat We chat about how Lola survived the Polar Vortex hitting the Midwest. It turns out that she was in Florida! Of course, the Floridians (like the Arizonans) thought it was freezing anyway! The Spirituality of Coupledom Being in spiritual partnership helps us to move through whatever life brings. It gives us access to different tools and a deep...
Finding Your Spiritual Home
February 25, 2019 16:06 - 24 minutes - 45.5 MBSexy Spirituality Episode #25 Finding Your Spiritual Home Hosts Lezli Goodwin Sonia Byrne Opening Chat Sonia and Lezli learned a lot on their recent road trip, including where to find the world's best gluten-free pizza (a truck stop in Vicksburg, Arizona), American gas stations require zip codes for gas machines, ear buds and ear plugs are different things, and why you should believe a liquor store employee when they say you don't want their wine. Finding Your Spiri...
Sacred Masculinity
February 18, 2019 15:18 - 23 minutes - 43.7 MBSexy Spirituality Episode #24 Sacred Masculinity Hosts Lezli Goodwin Sonia Byrne Guest: Eamon Duffy Opening Chat We chat about the amazing relationships and connections that come from conventions and retreats. Sonia and Eamon originally met at a ministerial school retreat. Lezli first met our earlier guest Masando Hiraoka at a similar retreat. These relationships are so key to building strong ministries. Sacred Masculinity Eamon Duffy is the director of The Men...
The Spirituality of Failure
February 11, 2019 07:00 - 20 minutes - 38.5 MBSexy Spirituality Episode #23 The Spirituality of Failure Hosts Lezli Goodwin Sonia Byrne Opening Chat Sonia and Lezli chat about what they do when stuck on a flight with no screen! In Sonia's most recent experience, she had exams to grade and work to do. This never happens to Lezli, because she always has several audio books on her phone. (Usually a cheesy vampire novel...) The Spirituality of Failure Sonia was recently contacted to do a business symposium panel...
The Shame and Blame Game
February 04, 2019 07:00 - 20 minutes - 38.2 MBSexy Spirituality Episode #22 The Shame and Blame Game Hosts Lezli Goodwin Sonia Byrne Opening Chat Sonia and Lezli chat about what they are binge watching to get through the long January. The Shame and Blame Game We live in a culture that encourages blame and shame, and it can be hypnotizing. For most of us, we can still vividly remember early experiences of shame. Shame (the feeling that I am bad, as opposed to I did something bad) is often turned out at some...
Fierce VUlnerability
January 28, 2019 14:56 - 24 minutes - 44.8 MBSexy Spirituality Episode #21 Fierce Vulnerability Hosts Lezli Goodwin Kimjera Whittington Guest Host: Brian Akers Opening Chat We chat about Thrive CSL, Kimjera's brand new community and how the first couple of Sunday Celebrations have gone. Fierce Vulnerability Being a spiritual leader requires fierce vulnerability, especially when facing physical or mental health challenges. The New Thought teaching can encourage rugged individualism, which can be very lonel...
My Funny Valentine
January 21, 2019 07:00 - 22 minutes - 41.2 MBSexy Spirituality Episode #20 My Funny Valentine: Learning to Love Our Unlovable Spots Hosts Lezli Goodwin Sonia Byrne Opening Chat Sonia and Lezli chat about their New Year's intentions to exercise more. Sonia has been at the indoor track, and Lezli has been doing Body Groove. It's all about feeling good with whatever you're doing. My Funny Valentine As Valentine's Day approaches, it's very apparent how much pressure we put on ourselves to match up to societal e...
Our Sacred Worth
January 14, 2019 07:00 - 24 minutes - 45.9 MBSexy Spirituality Episode #19 Our Sacred Worth Hosts Lezli Goodwin Sonia Byrne Guest Host: Kevin Ross Opening Chat Sonia and Kevin discuss the best parts of the Parliament of the World's Religions, including sharing spiritual practices, exploring social justice and catching up with friends from all over the planet. https://parliamentofreligions.org/ Our Sacred Worth Rev. Kevin Ross, our guest host, shares about his work at Unity of Sacramento, helping people to...
The Spirituality of the Law
January 07, 2019 16:17 - 25 minutes - 46.6 MBSexy Spirituality Episode #18 The Spirituality of the Law Hosts Lezli Goodwin Kimjera Whittington Sonia Byrne Guest Host: Sara Awad Opening Chat We share the fun of holiday baking, including putting our teenagers to work making cookies and fudge. The Spirituality of the Law When we think of spiritual centers, we generally think of what happens on the platform on Sundays. But in the modern world of non-profits, our ministers are also expected to be CEOs. With l...
The Revolution Resolution
January 01, 2019 00:53 - 25 minutes - 46.3 MBSexy Spirituality Episode #17 The Revolution Resolution Hosts Lezli Goodwin Kimjera Whittington Sonia Byrne Opening Chat As we enter into New Year's Eve, Lezli, Kimjera and Sonia chat about their plans. Lezli and Kimjera are planning quiet nights at home snuggling poolside with family. Sonia is looking forward to bundling up and heading to her terrace to watch the gorgeous St. John's fireworks. The Resolution Revolution We've been practicing resolution setting f...
Manifesting Less Stress
December 24, 2018 14:28 - 19 minutes - 44.8 MBSexy Spirituality Episode #16 Manifesting Less Stress Hosts Lezli Goodwin Kimjera Whittington Sonia Byrne Opening Chat Lezli celebrated Yule on Friday, the Pagan winter solstice. She had a quiet gathering with family around a fire, calling back the sun and warmth with food, fun and intentions for the new year. Sonia shared about Tig's Eve, a Newfoundland tradition that is different from anywhere else in Canada, where friends gather to kick off the holiday season. ...
Fostering Forgiveness
December 17, 2018 07:00 - 23 minutes - 42.2 MBSexy Spirituality Episode #16 Fostering Forgiveness Hosts Lezli Goodwin Kimjera Whittington Sonia Byrne Opening Chat Christmas decorating is in full swing, except at Sonia's house. Buddy the cat tried to eat her tree, so it went back in the box after 36 seconds. Lezli's cat is uninterested in her tree. Kimjera's tree is protected from the dogs by a security gate. (Which, by the way, also protects her tree from Lezli who can't open the gate.) Fostering Forgivene...
Spirituality and Diversity
December 10, 2018 07:00 - 25 minutes - 47.3 MBSexy Spirituality podcast Episode 15: Spirituality and Diversity Co-Hosts Lezli Goodwin Sonia Byrne Kimjera Whittington Special guest host: Tracy Brown Check in: Kimjera has announced the creation of a brand new spiritual community, Center for Spiritual Living Murietta Valley! Spirituality and Diversity: Diversity is just God being God, showing up as the natural profusion of life. All of nature is diverse. It's a part of the Divine Design. Somehow, when...
Don't Miss a Thing
December 03, 2018 07:00 - 14 minutes - 25.7 MBSexy Spirituality podcast Episode 14: Don't Miss a Thing Co-Hosts Lezli Goodwin Sonia Byrne Kimjera Whittington Featuring Amy Steinberg Nicole VonAtzingen Masando Hiraoka Don't Miss a Thing: We have a great time recording Sexy Spirituality, and a lot of amazing content gets edited out for time. But we don't want you to miss a thing! So this episode is a peek behind the curtain to hear some of the things that didn't make it into the show -- from bloopers to ex...
Growing in Gratitude
November 26, 2018 07:00 - 20 minutes - 38.1 MBSexy Spirituality podcast Episode 13: Growing in Gratitude Co-Hosts Lezli Goodwin Sonia Byrne Check In Sonia & Lezli chat about Thanksgiving in their respective countries, the US and Canada. Fun fact: the first North American Thanksgiving took place in Newfoundland. Growing in Gratitude: Sonia and Lezli share specific practices they utilize to deepen into gratitude and the reasons those practices work. Gratitude and a Good Night's Sleep: Sonia recommends this p...
The Spirituality of Activism
November 19, 2018 07:00 - 28 minutes - 52.3 MBSexy Spirituality podcast Episode 12: The Spirituality of Activism Co-Hosts Lezli Goodwin Sonia Byrne Masando Hiraoka Check In Sonia and Masando share their adventures at the Parliament of World Religions in Toronto. The Spirituality of Activism: Social activism helps to move us past the "self-help" and "self-improvement" over-focus on only the self. There are important differences between charitable activities and social engagement. We need to do the ground...
Taking Off the Mask
November 12, 2018 07:00 - 19 minutes - 36.6 MBSexy Spirituality podcast Episode 11: Taking Off the Mask Co-Hosts Lezli Goodwin Kimjera Whittington Check In Kimjera is preparing for the upcoming Susan G. Komen 3 Day Walk for Breast Cancer! "Taking Off the Mask" Taking off the mask means letting go of what we think others expect of us and just being ourselves. It involves learning how to be a fully integrated person, rather than being different in different situations. Dare to Lead by Brene Brown Tell...
Who You Are is More than Enough
November 05, 2018 07:00 - 21 minutes - 39.8 MBSexy Spirituality podcast Episode 10: Who You Are is More than Enough Co-Hosts Lezli Goodwin Kimjera Whittington Kimjera: "Who You Are is More Than Enough" It's easy to get caught up in living day to day life and miss the necessity to "just be." Reading Ernest Holmes This Thing Called You, he talks about each person being an individualization of The One (God, Spirit). We get confused and think we have to do more, but we are okay just as we are. When in doubt, go bac...
Who You Are is More than Enough
November 05, 2018 07:00Sexy Spirituality podcast Episode 10: Who You Are is More than Enough Co-Hosts Lezli Goodwin Kimjera Whittington Kimjera: "Who You Are is More Than Enough" It's easy to get caught up in living day to day life and miss the necessity to "just be." Reading Ernest Holmes This Thing Called You, he talks about each person being an individualization of The One (God, Spirit). We get confused and think we have to do more, but we are okay just as we are. When in doubt, go bac...
The Book That Changed Me
October 29, 2018 06:00 - 15 minutes - 28.4 MBSexy Spirituality podcast Episode 9: The Book that Changed Me Co-Hosts Lezli Goodwin Sonia Byrne Nicole Von Atzingen Check In Sonia: I'm so glad we are doing this episode, because I was always such a bookworm as a kid. Actually, I still am! Nicole: I have discovered my love of audio books on Audible. Reading real books puts me to sleep, but I love to listen. Sonia: You Can Heal Your Life, Louise Hay Buy It Online Nicole: Conversations with God, Neal Donald...
A Message for Our Girls
October 22, 2018 06:00 - 21 minutes - 40.3 MBSexy Spirituality podcast Episode 8: A Message for Our Girls Co-Hosts Lezli Goodwin Sonia Byrne Nicole Von Atzingen Check In Nicole: I spent the last three days painting the center office. They don't teach that in ministerial school! Sonia: Lezli, Kimjera and I spent the last week in Denver at Centers for Spiritual Living home office, sitting for our final oral panels to become ministers. Lezli: We can sure give feedback on what could be added to the ministerial sch...
Creating Abundance
October 15, 2018 06:00 - 15 minutes - 45 MBSexy Spirituality podcast Episode 7: Creating Abundance Co-Hosts Lezli Goodwin Kimjera Whittington Check In Lezli: It's October, deep into fall, and I'm enjoying "Pumpkin Floof," my indescribable weird autumn treat. It takes the place of pumpkin spice latte for me. Kimjera: I love pumpkin space latte! My favorite fall treat is a pumpkin crumb cake that my family loves. Kimjera: "Creating Abundance" Abundance is one of those awesome things that everyone has access...
Finding Purpose and Meaning
October 08, 2018 02:55 - 18 minutes - 49.2 MBSexy Spirituality podcast Episode 6: Finding Purpose and Meaning Co-Hosts Lezli Goodwin Kimjera Whittington Check In Kimjera: This week has been all about changing schools for my little guy and doing a web site revamp. Lezli: It's a really busy week at New Vision Center, with stewardship month kicking off and our upcoming GalaPalooza fundraising event. Kimjera: "Finding Purpose and Meaning" Meaning and purpose are all about being inspired, feeling like w...
Music Changes Everything
October 01, 2018 06:00 - 20 minutes - 38.2 MBSexy Spirituality podcast Episode 5: Music Changes Everything Today's Hosts: Lezli Goodwin Kimjera Whittington Sonia Byrne and special guest host Amy Steinberg Check In Halloween costumes are on our minds... Lezli Goodwin: "Music Changes Everything" On the spiritual path, seemingly small choices add up to a huge difference in how you feel about your life and yourself. We all know that music sets a tone – think about the music you choose for a romantic evenin...
Learning to Listen to Your Intuition
September 24, 2018 06:00 - 17 minutes - 33.1 MBSexy Spirituality podcast Episode 4: Learning to Listen to Your Intuition Check In Kimjera: Fall is keeping us busy: Homecoming dress shopping, flag football practice, a new business opportunity. Lezli: I love fall! I love the cooler weather and crisp air. Lezli Goodwin: "Learning to Listen to Your Intuition" So many people go through life waiting for a sign, so they can be sure that they’re doing the right thing. I believe that flash of intuition, that sudden sense of know...
Redefine Success and Thrive
September 17, 2018 05:00 - 17 minutes - 36 MBSexy Spirituality podcast Episode 3: Redefine Success and Thrive Check In Kimjera: Excited that we came up with this idea a couple of weeks ago and it's today's topic! Sonia: Helping clients through this back to school period Lezli: Our youngest child just left for college! Kimjera Whittington "Redefine Success and Thrive" The word success means so many things to different people. We can think of creating wealth, making money, chasing the white picket fence & looking like we...
Speaking to Your Ego: Friend or Foe?
September 10, 2018 01:46 - 15 minutes - 28.9 MBSexy Spirituality podcast Episode 2: Speaking to Your Ego: Friend or Foe? Sonia Byrne The term ego comes from the work of pioneering psychologist Sigmund Freud. The ego was considered a mediator between the id (pure desire) and the super-ego (the moral part of the self). When we speak in common language about ego, we're more likely to be speaking of someone who is boastful or conceited. The ego gets a bad rap for two reasons. First, it's used to put people down. It can be used...
What is Sexy Spirituality?
September 01, 2018 22:11 - 15 minutes - 28.7 MBSexy Spirituality podcast Episode 1: What is Sexy Spirituality? Lezli Goodwin Sexy spirituality is about blending spirituality with every part of life, even the messy stuff, to create an integrated life. Sexy stuff is the interesting stuff that people want to talk about, and spirituality IS interesting! Kimjera Whittington Sexy spirituality is about gaining confidence. Confidence is sexy and powerful, and too many of us lack it. It's about claiming that inner badass within. When w...
Sexy Spirituality Launches on September 3, 2018
August 30, 2018 01:03Welcome to Sexy Spirituality, the podcast for messy. authentic, amazing spiritual people living in the real world. Co-Hosted by Lezli Goodwin, Kimjera Whittington and Sonia Byrne, Sexy Spirituality is fast-paced and stuffed full of relevant goodness. No more separating your spiritual life from the rest of your life. This is Real Spirituality for the Modern World.