"It’s much easier not to do this work and to remain in ignorance. Our job is to help people see: it’s not easy, but it’s worth it."

~ Maya Bamford

In this episode Avi sits down with Maya Bamford, the director of a long-running Integral Yoga center in Spain, to explore the true meaning of healing, self-responsibility, and the powerful role of practices like Hatha Yoga and Reiki.

Maya shares her holistic approach to well-being, touching on the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of balance. She discusses how practices like Reiki self-healing and the Reiki principles (like "Just for today, I will live with the attitude of gratitude") can transform your life, helping you to step fully into the present moment and cultivate profound self-love.

Key Discussion Points:

• What is Healing? A holistic approach to physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual balance.
• The Power of Self-Responsibility: Why taking ownership of your well-being is the critical first step in any healing journey.
• Reiki Self-Healing: Maya explains how she uses this practice daily to maintain energetic balance and cultivate self-love.
• The Five Reiki Principles: Learning to live in the present and let go of past trauma or future worries.
• The Mind-Body Connection: How trauma and emotional imbalances surface, and the importance of acceptance for true healing.
• Cultivating Balance: The continuous journey of balancing energetic systems, including the masculine and feminine energies, often through Hatha Yoga and Pranayama practices.
• Messages from the Universe: A discussion on synchronicities and how to trust the divine guidance in your life.

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Connect with Maya:

Website

Instagram

Facebook

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"If you start the day embodying, 'hey, I have more than enough time for everything,' I often find I get more done in less time and still have time left over to enjoy it"

~ K. Margaret Solorio

Discover how to reclaim your energy, rethink time as a "squishy" ally, and transform your home into a sanctuary that supports your highest vibe. In this heartfelt conversation, Avi chats with K. Margaret Solorio, an intuitive guide, energy mentor, and creator of the Home Frequency Reset—a transformative service that helps clients clear energetic clutter​ and realign their spaces to support​ personal growth and inner peace.​ Through her podcast Intuitive Wisdom and​ 1:1 offerings, she blends grounded spiritual​ insight with practical energy work to help​ conscious individuals​ create environments​ that match their evolving frequency. Her​ mission is simple: help people feel​ energetically at home—in their space and​ in themselves.

K. Margaret shares:

• Why your energy (not your to-do list) is your true value
• Practical tips for "home frequency resets" to clear energetic clutter remotely
• Mindset shifts on time, gratitude, and co-creating with the universe
• Stories of small changes (like ditching chipped bowls) that yield massive returns
• Her journey from scientist to spiritual guide, plus insights on boundaries and relationships

Timestamps:

00:10 - What Matters Most: Energy Over Achievement

00:54 - From Survival Mode to Joyful Being

02:41 - What is a Home Frequency Reset?

04:57 - Introducing Make Easier Vibe & Time as a Human Construct

07:17 - Hacking Your Relationship with Time for More Flow

11:05 - Internal Magnet: Inside vs. Outside World

13:32 - Energetic Anchors & Simple Space Shifts

16:31 - Following Intuition for Home Tweaks

20:03 - Reframing Cleaning as Play & Momentum-Building

23:34 - Cleaning as Meditation: A Family Story

24:29 - Margaret's Process: Remote Energy Sessions

26:52 - Client Transformations & Her Calling

29:19 - The Power of Podcasting for Legacy

31:39 - Money, Debt & Energy Blocks

33:07 - From Scientist to Spiritual Healer

35:15 - Boundaries, Family Shifts & Holding High Vibes

38:29 - Yogic Wisdom on Impermanent Relationships

41:13 - Self-Compassion & Eckhart Tolle Insights

42:01 - Final Wisdom: Anything is Possible

Connect with Margaret:

Website & Free Home Energy Quiz

Podcast: Intuitive Wisdom (on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc.)

Book: Make Ease your Vibe - on Amazon

Home Frequency Reset Services

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Join Naren Schreiner, devoted disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda and bhajan chanter, for a soul-stirring exploration of devotion—from high school choir to the heart of Indian chanting. Why does God, with infinite power and wisdom, seek our freely given love? How does Divine Mother embody unconditional embrace? Discover practical wisdom for loving meditation, taming ego in community, and surrendering like a child.

Recorded at Yogaville, this episode weaves personal stories with Yogananda's teachings on Autobiography of a Yogi, Kriya Yoga, and bhakti. Naren shares:

• His awakening to Amma's devotional circle and the magic of 1993 chants.
• Guru-disciple bonds and Yogananda's poetic emphasis on Divine Mother (from Kali to formless love).
• Antidotes to "competitive humility": "You won't feel left out if you're right within."
• Chanting as vulnerable gateway to unconditioned love and inner child healing.
• Balancing yielding love with discipline in sadhana, parenting, and teaching.

Ends with a serene Shiva chant for Shravan—pure upliftment!

"The soul loves to meditate, because that's communion with the divine. So if I'm resisting, it's not the soul resisting, it's something else. - Naren K. Schreiner.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro & Welcome

03:00 Discovering Indian Chanting & Devotion

07:00 Becoming Yogananda's Disciple at 14

12:00 Sacred Privacy: Keeping Spirituality Intimate

16:00 Ego & "Competitive Humility" in Community

23:00 Divine Mother: Unconditional Love & Forms

32:00 Loving Meditation: Discipline Meets Surrender

39:00 Self-Parenting: Balance of Comfort & Strength

47:00 Teacher-Student Bonds: Humility Over Hierarchy

58:00 Closing Prayer: Shiva Chant in Shravan

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Naren (Kamalakanta) Schreiner has been a disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda for over thirty years. After living as a brahmachari yogi (monk) in the SRF Ashram for fourteen years, he continued his religious vocation of service and spiritual support to individuals, families and communities throughout the US and Mexico. He lived at the Kali Mandir for ten years and was ordained as a Hindu priest (archaka) in 2012. He has received the blessing of diksha and instruction that enable him to serve the Indian community and the tradition of Sanatana Dharma through puja, yajna, weddings and other rituals. He helped establish Mexico's first Hanuman Mandir and Ram Mandir, and serves as a spiritual advisor to organizations. Sacred music is an important part of his life and worship; after receiving classical India vocal training here and in India, he recorded five albums, much loved by devotees worldwide, available on all music platforms under his name. Naren's offers his services through www.avahana.net and music through www.sangitayoga.com

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