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Will & Karen | Hosts of The Skeptic Metaphysicians - Awakening Seekers of Spiritual Growth & Expanded Consciousness

The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a smart, funny take on consciousness and spiritual awakening for curious minds who want reassurance, not dogma...and a pragmatic way into the unknown.

Join Will and Karen, hosts of The Skeptic Metaphysicians, as they dive into spiritual awakening, ascension, expanded consciousness, and metaphysical mysteries with humor and humanity.

Born from an existential breakdown (yep, the spiritual kind), the show dives headfirst into the wild world of spiritual awakenings, energy work, consciousness expansion, soul growth, near-death experiences, psychic phenomena, manifestation, mysticism, inner work, and the quantum mysteries that connect us all.

Each week, Will brings the wide-eyed curiosity of a seeker reawakened to his soul purpose, while Karen balances the vibe with grounded intuition, mindfulness, thoughtful insights, and just the right amount of side-eye. Together, they create a safe space for exploring spirituality, alignment with your higher self, and the deeper dimensions of wellness without losing your grip on the real.

Whether you're a full-on spiritual explorer navigating your soul journey or just metaphysical-curious about raising your vibration, this show is your backstage pass to conversations with:
 • Mediums & mystics
 • Spiritual awakening coaches
 • Scientists of consciousness and quantum healing
 • Energy healers, channelers & ascension guides
 • And everyday people with extraordinary stories of transformation
Why listeners love it:
It's smart, soulful, funny, and deeply validating. Like having a chat with your most spiritually woke friend who gets both the profound and the practical sides of soul growth… and still knows how to laugh at themselves.
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It's not about blind belief. It's about brave exploration of consciousness, inner work, and remembering your connection to the quantum field of infinite possibilities. Tune in. Wake up. Align with your highest self. And maybe...just maybe...remember who you really are.

New episodes every Wednesday and bonus episodes throughout the week!

The Skeptic Metaphysicians - Metaphysics, Spiritual Awakenings and Expanded Consciousness

What happens when a conversation about spiritual awakening moves beyond belief and into lived experience?
 
In this expansive live episode of The Skeptic Metaphysicians, Will and Karen sit down with Viviane Chauvet, a spiritual teacher and multidimensional healer whose work bridges consciousness, energy healing, intuition development, and human evolution.
 
Viviane describes herself as an Arcturian being incarnated in human form, a claim that naturally raises eyebrows. Instead of shying away from skepticism, this conversation leans directly into it. Together, they explore what awakening actually feels like in day-to-day life, how consciousness expands beyond the limits of the 3D mind, and why emotional depth may be humanity’s greatest evolutionary advantage.
 
Throughout the episode, Viviane addresses topics many listeners are curious about but rarely hear discussed with nuance, including: • What 
spiritual awakening • looks like beyond spiritual language
 • How intuition development unfolds over time
 • The role of 
energy healing • and frequency in personal transformation
 • Whether higher-dimensional beings and 
spirit guides • interact with humanity
 • The relationship between galactic consciousness and soul purpose
 • Why awakening is not about escaping the human experience—but inhabiting it more fully
The discussion also ventures into larger questions around life after death, the nature of creation, angelic realms, and whether consciousness evolves across lifetimes and even across worlds.
 
This is not an episode that asks you to “believe.” It invites you to listen, question, and feel for yourself. 

WHAT YOU’LL HEAR IN THIS EPISODE • A grounded definition of 
awakening • that doesn’t rely on dogma
 • Why emotional complexity is central to 
spiritual growth • How fear-based thinking keeps consciousness locked in survival mode
 • What multidimensional awareness actually changes in everyday life
 • The difference between imagination, intuition, and expanded perception
 • Why awakening is often subtle, not dramatic
 • How to stay integrated after a powerful spiritual experience
WHO THIS EPISODE IS FOR • Listeners exploring 
modern spirituality • without abandoning critical thinking
 • Those curious about consciousness, multidimensional reality, and intuition
 • Skeptics who want substance, not slogans
 • Seekers questioning their soul purpose or sensing an inner shift
 • Anyone navigating a spiritual awakening and wanting language for the experience
FINAL NOTE 
This live conversation is intentionally unfiltered and exploratory. You may not agree with everything you hear, and that’s the point. Awakening isn’t about certainty; it’s about expanding the range of what we’re willing to examine. 

If something in this episode resonates, sit with it. If something challenges you, question it. That tension is where growth happens.

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If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!
 
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Connect with Us: 
🌎 Website – SkepticMetaphysician.com 
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Arcturian Contact, Consciousness & Spiritual Awakening

Join us LIVE for an exclusive monthly Q&A session where you can ask your burning questions about spirituality, metaphysics, consciousness, and personal transformation directly to The Skeptic Metaphysicians team (and sometimes special guests!)

This is YOUR opportunity for real-time interaction and authentic dialogue. Get direct answers to the questions that matter most to your spiritual journey.

What to Expect:
-Live, unscripted conversation with your hosts
-Real-time responses to your questions in the live chat
-Deep dives into spiritual and metaphysical topics you want to explore
-Community engagement with fellow conscious seekers

Replay available for those who can't make it live

How to Join:
Subscribe to our YouTube channel or Facebook page and enable notifications to be alerted when we go live. Questions? Submit them in the YouTube or Facebook live chats during the broadcast.

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If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!
 
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Connect with Us: 
🌎 Website – SkepticMetaphysician.com 
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Ask The Skeptic Metaphysicians Live Promo

What if manifestation isn’t about thinking positive thoughts, but about what your nervous system is actually broadcasting to the universe?
 
In this solo reflection, Will dives deep into the misunderstood idea of the “feel-good frequency”, not as spiritual bypassing, but as a practical intersection of consciousness, emotional healing, and real-world tools that support authentic spiritual awakening.
 
Inspired by Rhonda Byrne’s Countdown to Riches, this episode challenges a common trap in modern spirituality: trying to meditate your way out of unresolved emotional wounds. Instead, Will makes a grounded, sometimes uncomfortable case for why energy healing must be paired with 3D inner work, including therapy, shadow work, and emotional processing, if manifestation is ever going to stick. 

You’ll explore: • Why 
consciousness responds to emotion, not intention • How suppressed experiences quietly block spiritual growth and abundance
 • The difference between 
raising your frequency • and avoiding your pain
 • Why spiritual teachers increasingly emphasize integration over transcendence
 • Simple, immediate tools to shift your emotional state when life feels heavy
 • How genuine healing opens the door to intuition development and aligned action
This episode is especially for seekers who love modern spirituality, but refuse to abandon logic, self-responsibility, or psychological truth in the process. 

If you’ve ever wondered why manifestation “works for everyone else,” or why your spiritual growth feels stalled despite doing all the right practices, this conversation offers a grounded, compassionate—and very real—answer.

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If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!
 
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The Feel-Good Frequency: Consciousness, Shadow Work, and Real Manifestation

What if the stress, fear, and autopilot living so many of us experience isn’t “just life”… but a kind of invisible matrix we’ve been conditioned to accept?
 
In this episode of The Skeptic Metaphysicians, Will and Karen sit down with former attorney turned spiritual teacher Casey Berman, who walked away from a high-powered legal career after a profound awakening forced him to question success, identity, and what it actually means to live with consciousness and intention.
 
Rather than preaching escape fantasies or spiritual bypassing, Casey delivers a grounded, pragmatic approach to spiritual awakening and spiritual growth; one rooted in awareness, personal responsibility, and small, actionable steps. He shares how fear, societal conditioning, and identity traps keep us disconnected from our true nature, and how reconnecting with presence can quietly transform everything from career choices to parenting.
 
This conversation explores:
 • How awakening often begins with subtle moments, not dramatic near-death experiences
 • Why fear and anxiety are powerful signals, not personal failures
 • The role of consciousness in dismantling stress, burnout, and misalignment
 • How intuition development happens naturally when we unplug from constant noise
 • Why soul purpose isn’t found, it’s remembered
 • The difference between “escaping the matrix” and learning from it
You’ll also hear why Casey believes modern spirituality must be practical to be sustainable, and how awareness alone can be a form of energy healing without ever calling it that. 

If you’ve felt disconnected, uninspired, or quietly questioning the life you’re living, this episode offers a grounded reminder: awakening doesn’t require abandoning your world...it begins by seeing it clearly. 

Key Topics Discussed
 • Spiritual awakening without spiritual theatrics
 • Consciousness as a tool for everyday life
 • Fear, stress, and societal conditioning
 • Intuition development through awareness
 • Parenting after awakening
 • Soul purpose vs. external success
 • Living fully present in a distracted world
Why This Episode Matters 
This is not a conversation about “escaping reality.” It’s about waking up inside it, and learning how to live with clarity, intention, and agency in a world designed to keep you distracted.
 
If you’ve been sensing there’s more, without wanting to abandon logic, responsibility, or common sense, this episode meets you exactly where you are.

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🌎 Website – SkepticMetaphysician.com 
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Escaping the Matrix of Fear: Spiritual Awakening, Consciousness, and Finding Your Soul Purpose

What happens when your spiritual awakening goes quiet?
 
In this deeply personal solo episode, Will does something different; recording his thoughts while walking, right in the middle of a season where spirituality felt distant, joy felt muted, and life felt heavy. No studio. No script. Just an honest exploration of what happens when modern spirituality collides with real-world challenges.
 
From family health struggles and burnout, to surrender, presence, and an unexpected moment of reconnection, this episode is a reminder that spiritual growth isn’t a straight line...it’s a spiral. And sometimes, feeling disconnected is not failure… it’s part of the process.
 
More importantly, Will doesn’t just share the story, he offers practical, grounded steps you can take to reconnect with: • Presence
 • Joy
 • Consciousness
 • And your own sense of spiritual awakening
Whether you’re actively exploring intuition development, navigating a spiritual plateau, or simply trying to feel something again, this episode meets you exactly where you are, without pressure, performance, or spiritual bypassing. 

In This Episode, You’ll Explore: • Why trying to “feel spiritual” often pushes presence further away
 • How surrender can unlock healing when control fails
 • The role environment and energy play in consciousness and emotional well-being
 • Why joy is usually quiet, subtle, and easy to miss
 • A powerful reframe for spiritual awakening when life feels heavy
 • Simple, realistic practices to reconnect with yourself, even when motivation is low
This is an episode for anyone navigating spiritual growth in real life, not just in theory.

Why This Episode Matters 
If you’ve ever questioned your soul purpose, doubted your path, or wondered why intuition and connection suddenly feel muted, this conversation will remind you that nothing has gone wrong. 
Sometimes, awakening isn’t about rising higher. Sometimes, it’s about coming back to the moment you’re already in.

Listener Invitation / CTA 
How have you been feeling lately? What challenges have shaped your spiritual journey this year? 
We’d love to hear from you. Leave a review, send us a message, or share your experience... because this show has always been about community, not perfection. 

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When Spiritual Awakening Feels Distant: Reconnecting With Presence, Joy & Consciousness

If you’ve been telling yourself you’re stuck...stuck in your career, your relationships, your spiritual growth, or your sense of purpose...this New Year’s Eve episode challenges that assumption head-on. 
In this powerful solo reflection, Will explores a truth many people encounter during spiritual awakening but rarely talk about: that feeling of being stuck often isn’t confusion or lack of clarity, it’s fear of becoming the next version of yourself.
 
This episode dives into the quieter, more uncomfortable side of modern spirituality... the part that doesn’t promise instant manifestation, constant alignment, or easy answers. Instead, it looks at how awakening expands consciousness before it brings peace, why insight without action creates anxiety, and how real transformation begins with release rather than effort.
 
You’ll hear a grounded, honest exploration of: • Why awareness doesn’t automatically lead to change
 • How identity shifts affect intuition development and decision-making
 • The hidden emotional cost of staying “almost ready”
 • Why growth often feels destabilizing before it feels freeing
 • How to recognize when a chapter is truly complete
Rather than offering resolutions or surface-level inspiration, this episode invites deep self-inquiry, the kind that supports genuine spiritual growth, clearer intuition, and alignment with your evolving soul purpose.
 
If you’re navigating awakening, questioning old beliefs, or sensing that something in your life has quietly run its course, this conversation is designed to meet you exactly where you are...without bypassing, platitudes, or pressure to pretend. 

Listen with honesty. Sit with what surfaces. And allow space for what’s ready to begin.

KEY THEMES & TAKEAWAYS • Spiritual awakening doesn’t always feel peaceful, it often feels unsettling
 • Why fear is a signal of expansion, not failure
 • The difference between insight and integration
 • How intuition strengthens when you stop betraying what you already know
 • Why release is often the missing piece in manifestation
 • Letting go of outdated roles, identities, and expectations
 • Reframing “stuck” as a threshold of consciousness

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Subscribe to The Skeptic Metaphysicians on your favorite podcast platform and YouTube for more deep dives into spiritual awakening, consciousness, spirituality, metaphysical science, and mind-body evolution.

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🌎 Website – SkepticMetaphysician.com 
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You’re Not Stuck...You’re Afraid of the Next Version of You | Spiritual Awakening & Consciousness at the New Year

This is a standalone crystal bowl sound healing designed to help you slow down, regulate your nervous system, and return to a more balanced internal state.
 
Recorded live during our conversation with sound healer Ryan Stanley, this session uses the resonant tones of crystal alchemy bowls to support deep relaxation, mental clarity, and emotional release, without effort, belief, or prior experience required.
 
Use this audio when you’re feeling overstimulated, anxious, scattered, or simply need a reset. Listen with headphones or speakers, get comfortable, and allow the sound to do the work. Many listeners return to this session repeatedly as a grounding practice, meditation aid, or stress-calming ritual. 

No talking. No analysis. Just sound, vibration, and space to recalibrate.

Enjoy!

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Crystal Bowl Sound Healing for Nervous System Reset & Deep Relaxation

What if the key to silencing your overactive mind exists at a specific frequency? In this episode of The Skeptic Metaphysicians, hosts Will and Karen dive deep with Ryan Stanley, owner of Sacred Sound of the Soul, to uncover how sound healing moves beyond relaxation fluff into genuine neurobiological transformation.

Ryan, a former corporate executive who pivoted to exploring consciousness expansion through sound, reveals the science-backed mechanisms behind why crystal bowls induce immediate calm, from vagus nerve stimulation to frequency-based entrainment. But here's what makes this conversation different: he refuses to oversell the "woo," instead grounding energy healing in practical, observable results that listeners can replicate at home.

In this episode, you'll discover why stress has become our baseline operating system and how 15 minutes with a crystal bowl can reset your nervous system. You'll learn the neurobiological mechanics of how sound vibrations impact your vagus nerve and central nervous system. Ryan shares how to choose your "bowl mate"; the one that matches YOUR unique energy signature, and demystifies the myth about crystal bowls and chakras. The hosts experience a live sound healing demo and Will even leaves his body, proving online sound healing genuinely works. You'll hear Ryan's personal spiritual awakening story with the "super grade" crystal bowl that triggered samadhi at 3 AM, and discover practical daily-use strategies whether you have 3 minutes or 60+ minutes to dedicate to vibrational medicine.

This is modern spirituality for skeptics, practical tools for spiritual growth, and everything you need to understand why your body responds to vibration even when your mind says BS.

Coupon: Listeners of Skeptic Metaphysicians can use the code SKEPTIC to receive $100 off their first alchemy crystal singing bowl from Sacred Sound of the Soul

Key Topics & Keywords
Sound Healing & Vibrational Medicine: Frequency-based healing, crystal bowls, Tibetan bowls, sonic frequency therapy, vagus nerve stimulation

Consciousness & Spiritual Development: Spiritual awakening, consciousness, consciousness expansion, spiritual growth, frequency entrainment, somatic experiencing

Energy & Metaphysics: Energy healing, energy signature matching, subtle body work, frequency alignment, vibration entrainment, modern spirituality

Intuition & Soul Connection: Intuition development, soul-level resonance, intuitive bowl selection, soul purpose, inner knowing, somatic listening

Personal Transformation: Stress relief, anxiety management, nervous system regulation, emotional reset, rest & digest response, awakening

Spiritual Guidance: Spiritual teacher perspective, consciousness hacking, accessible spiritual practice, practical metaphysics

Timestamps & Deep Dive
[00:00] – Intro: "Stress as our baseline operating system" & the one tool that shuts your brain up faster than a dead iPhone battery

[00:04] – The neurobiology of sound: How your eardrum, neural pathways, and brain interpret vibration into healing

[00:06] – Three theories of how sound healing works: energy entrainment, somatic holding space, and the science we don't fully understand yet

[00:08] – Real talk about tinnitus, frequency sensitivity, and whether sound healing can trigger trauma (and why that might be progress)

[00:10] – Why your nervous system responds to bass differently than Karen's (psychological vs. physical frequency reception)

[00:12] – The yoga studio revelation: How thousands of fidgeting students instantly got still the moment a bowl was played

[00:14] – Skin benefits, deep rest, and how sound healing indirectly supports skin health through restorative biology

[00:15] – From five-dimensional consciousness to actual morning playlists: How your "vibe match" determines your entire day

[00:17] – Crystal bowl mechanics: Why width, height, and wall thickness create different frequencies

[00:19] – Can you change a crystal bowl's frequency with water? (Wine glass effect explained)

[00:20] – The frequency spectrometer myth-buster: Every bowl contains infinite frequencies—your intention determines which one you "hear"

[00:22] – Ryan's personal awakening: The 16-inch super-grade crystal bowl that triggered samadhi and a 3 AM kundalini pull[

00:24] – Why the magic isn't just in expensive bowls—accessibility matters

[00:25] – How to play crystal bowls (2-3 minute learning curve)

[00:26] – Session duration breakdown: 3-5 minutes for clarity, 1+ hours for deep meditation, 15 minutes for optimal balance

[00:28] – One bowl or an orchestra? The receptivity-and-strength dance of extended single-bowl sessions

[00:30] – Harmonic bowl families: Why assembling sets means you "never hit the wrong note"

[00:32] – Live sound healing experience—15 minutes of pure crystal bowl frequency (best with headphones)

[00:47] – After the sound bath: Reports of tingling, sinus opening, top-of-head burning, and profound nervous system release

[00:48] – Does online sound healing really work? The science of how vibration travels through digital mediums and directly impacts your body

[00:52] – Crystal vs. Tibetan bowl differences and why one requires effort while the other flows

[00:53] – The "Bowl Mate" concept: Finding your soulmate bowl through visual intuition and energy signature matching

[00:54] – How to buy a crystal bowl: In-person consultations or online sound recordings for remote buyers

[00:56] – Contact info and Ryan's approach to helping people find their perfect bowl

Guest Bio
Ryan Stanley is the founder and owner of Sacred Sound of the Soul, a crystal bowl healing studio in Encinitas, California. A former corporate executive who transitioned from "crunching numbers" to facilitating consciousness expansion through sound healing, Ryan has spent years mastering the subtle art of crystal bowl selection and vibrational medicine. He's witnessed thousands of people experience immediate nervous system shifts, emotional breakthroughs, and spiritual awakening through his work, and he approaches it all with refreshing skepticism and genuine humility about what he does and doesn't understand.Resources & Links
 • Sacred Sound of the Soul: 
www.sacredsoundofthesoul.com • Email: info@sacredsoundofthesoul.com
 • Location: Encinitas, California (consultations available online and in-person by appointment)
 • Bowl Selection: Browse 500+ unique crystal bowls with audio recordings available online
Listener Takeaway
You don't need to understand why sound healing works to benefit from it. What matters is that your body responds. This episode strips away spiritual jargon and gives you practical tools to use crystal bowls for immediate stress relief, deeper meditation, and the kind of spiritual growth that happens when your nervous system finally stops fighting to survive. Whether you're seeking tools for anxiety relief, meditation enhancement, or genuine spiritual awakening, sound healing deserves a place in your consciousness toolkit.

Perfect for: Skeptics curious about alternative healing, meditation practitioners, anxiety sufferers, yoga instructors, conscious creators, energy workers, and anyone exploring modern spirituality without sacrificing critical thinking.

The Skeptic Metaphysicians: Where we question everything, ditch the fluff, and dive straight into tools that actually shift your consciousness.

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If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!
 
Subscribe to The Skeptic Metaphysicians on your favorite podcast platform and YouTube for more deep dives into spiritual awakening, consciousness, spirituality, metaphysical science, and mind-body evolution.

Connect with Us: 
🌎 Website – SkepticMetaphysician.com 
📱 Follow Us on Social Media – https://www.facebook.com/SkepticMetaphysician | https://www.instagram.com/skepticmetaphysician

From Stress to Stillness: How Crystal Bowl Sound Healing Rewires Your Nervous System

Welcome to Classic Skeptic Metaphysicians! We're re-releasing some of our back catalog so that these gems can be re-discovered!

This week: Travelers: A Spiritual Quest for Proof of the Metaphysical World

What if the line between mental health, spiritual awakening, and non-ordinary reality is far thinner than we think?
 
In this episode, we sit down with Donald Altman—psychotherapist, former Buddhist monk, internationally known mindfulness teacher, and award-winning author of Travelers: A Spiritual Quest for Healing.

Altman has spent decades at the intersection of consciousness, mindfulness, and the mysteries that modern psychiatry can’t explain. His new novel isn’t just a story—it’s a guided initiation into the deeper layers of the self: grief, fear, synchronicity, healing, and the unseen forces shaping our lives. 
Altman doesn’t come to this conversation with vague spirituality or soft-focus platitudes. He brings lived experience, clinical insight, and firsthand encounters with the “impossible” — including a real-life synchronicity mirroring the events in his novel down to the injuries he described months before they happened.
 
This is the kind of conversation that forces you to reevaluate what’s real, what’s possible, and what the human mind is truly capable of. 

In This Episode, We Explore: 
✔ The real difference between mindfulness and meditation 
Why one trains focus, while the other trains perception — and why confusing them sabotages your inner work.
 
✔ Emotional eating, distraction culture, and why most of us are terrified of presence 
Altman’s brutally honest account of using food to numb emotions… and the monastery moment that changed everything.
 
✔ A psychotherapist’s take on spiritual awakenings vs. schizophrenia 
Where the line really is, what most people get wrong, and why some awakenings mimic mental illness.
 
✔ Quantum consciousness, astral experiences, and non-local events 
Including the stunning moment Altman lived out a scene from his own book — in a place he had never visited before writing it.
 
✔ How fear blocks intuition, spiritual growth, and authentic manifestation 
And why stepping into the unknown is the true doorway to transformation.
 
✔ The healing power of story, symbolism, and myth 
Travelers isn’t entertainment — it’s a mirror, a catalyst, and an invitation to confront the parts of yourself you’ve avoided.
 
✔ Mental health through a spiritual lens 
Mindfulness techniques, energetic awareness, and presence-based practices that help reduce anxiety, depression, and emotional overwhelm. 

Why This Episode Matters 
Because your awakening doesn’t happen in meditation apps. It happens in the moments you’d rather avoid: fear, grief, confusion, uncertainty, longing.
 
Altman shows how spiritual growth and psychological healing aren’t separate journeys — they’re the same road. And Travelers might just be the companion guide you didn’t know you needed. 

Who This Episode Is For • Anyone navigating a 
spiritual awakening • Seekers exploring 
modern spirituality • without bypassing reality
 • Listeners curious about 
manifestation • , consciousness, or intuition development
 • Those healing grief, loss, or emotional trauma
 • Anyone fascinated by the edges of science and mysticism — 
quantum consciousness • , synchronicity, and non-ordinary experience
 • Readers who loved 
The Celestine Prophecy, • 
Way of the Peaceful Warrior, • or 
The AlchemistLinks & Resources • Donald Altman’s books & blog: 
MindfulPractices.com • His Psychology Today column: 
Practical Mindfulness • Meditation community: 
Facebook.com/mindfulpractices

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A Mindful Metaphysical Odyssey into Spiritual Awakening & Consciousness

What if the most powerful tool for emotional healing, trauma release, and spiritual awakening has been inside you since birth?
 
This week on The Skeptic Metaphysicians, we sit down with Kurtis Lee Thomas, global corporate mindfulness trainer, founder of Breathwork Detox, #1 bestselling author, and the man NASA, Nike, and The Today Show call when their people are breaking down.
 
Kurtis doesn’t preach modern spirituality fluff. He delivers physiological, neurological, and emotional transformation through a deceptively simple modality: breathing. But not the casual inhale-exhale you do every day… We’re talking about a deep diaphragmatic technique capable of:
 • Releasing 
stored trauma and emotional blockages • Triggering profound 
energy healing • Opening intuitive channels
 • Rewiring the nervous system
 • Supporting 
spiritual growth • and consciousness expansion
 • Creating the clarity needed to step into your soul purpose
If that sounds impossible, wait until you hear the stories:
✔ A five-year chronic illness completely resolved in one session
✔ Instant clarity and breakthroughs in people who’ve felt stuck for decades
✔ Engineers, veterans, and skeptics experiencing Kundalini-like activations
✔ A mind-bending account of spontaneous physical healing that you’ll need to hear to believe 

Breathwork Detox isn’t just breathwork, it’s a full-body energetic purge designed to clear the emotional “weight” you’ve been carrying your entire life.
 
Whether you’re navigating your own awakening, seeking deeper consciousness, exploring intuition development, or simply trying to stop your stress from running your life, this conversation will reset your understanding of what healing can look like.

IN THIS EPISODE: 
• Why most people breathe incorrectly, and how it blocks emotional & energetic flow 
• How unprocessed experiences lodge in the body and manifest as anxiety, illness, and stuckness 
• The exact 3-part breathing sequence used in Breathwork Detox 
• The science behind clarity, flow state, and shutting down the overactive mind 
• How breathwork triggers profound spiritual awakening experiences, even in total skeptics 
• Why clarity (not bliss) is the real engine of manifestation 
• The four types of people who benefit the MOST from this practice 
• Why energy healing works even for people who don’t “believe” in it 
• How breathwork can support emotional transitions, hormonal shifts, and the stress of modern life

WHY THIS EPISODE MATTERS 
If you feel overwhelmed… foggy… disconnected… stuck in old patterns… or blocked from the spiritual growth you know is possible, then you’re likely carrying far more emotional residue than you realize. 
You don’t need a guru. You don’t need a plant medicine ceremony. You don’t need a near-death experience to wake up.
 
You need to clear what’s standing between you and the truth already inside you. 
And this modality gives you the key.

ABOUT OUR GUEST — KURTIS LEE THOMAS
 • Founder of 
Breathwork Detox • Corporate mindfulness trainer for 
Nike, NASA, and Fortune 500 companies • #1 international bestselling author
 • Board Chair of the Just Breathe Foundation
 • Global teacher helping thousands detox emotional blockages, trauma, and mental overwhelm
CONNECT WITH KURTIS 
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