Awaken Interviews Ellen Burstyn Pt 3 – Awe Is The Home Of Spiritual Growth
Donna Quesada: Your journey has taken you through so many paths and I did learn that you have a fascination with the Sufi path, […]
Awaken Interviews Academy Award Winning Ellen Burstyn Pt 2 – Jesus and Hitler and Everything in Between
Donna Quesada: It seems that you have always been able to step into the shoes of the oppressed. Something I learned about you that I didn’t know before, was the homeless experiment. […]
Awaken Interviews Academy Award Winning Ellen Burstyn Pt 1 – Sacred Unity
Donna Quesada: I would like to just tell you what an honor it is to have this time with you and I’d like to thank you for sharing your wisdom with the Awaken community. [...]
Awaken Interviews Candi Cane Cooper Pt 3 – AfterLife Of Animals
Donna Quesada: And what was your greatest accomplishment in your mission? […]
Awaken Interviews Candi Cane Cooper Pt 2 – We Are All Energy All Connected
Donna Quesada: What do you think it would take to bring about the kind of change that would be globally felt? Where do you start? […]
Awaken Interviews Candi Cane Cooper Pt 1 – Animal Communicator
Donna Quesada: Well, Candi Cane, it is wonderful to finally meet you. Candi Cane Copper: Same here. […]
Awaken Interviews Ocean Robbins Pt 3 – Healing, Transformation, and Awakening
Donna Quesada: I would imagine that it needs to start in schools. What is the impediment to bringing this kind of education? […]
Awaken Interviews Ocean Robbins Pt 2 – Meat Is Using Over 80% Of Agricultural Land
Donna Quesada: So, we have the reason, concerning our health, and the reason concerning our environment… […]
Awaken Interviews Ocean Robbins Pt 1 – What We Eat Can Shape Our Health, Lives and Planet
Donna Quesada: Ocean, I want to thank you, first of all, for your time today. I’m just delighted to meet you, personally. […]
Awaken Interviews Dr. Dean Ornish Pt 3 – From Fear Of Dying, To Joy Of Living
Donna Quesada: I think that is what is often lost when we approach healing is the spiritual aspect if you will. […]
Awaken Interviews Dr. Dean Ornish Pt 2 – What Is Good For Me Is Good For The Planet
Donna Quesada: You are speaking about an issue that is close to my heart. For those who might be listening and might not understand the connection between our personal diet and the world […]
Awaken Interviews Dr. Dean Ornish Pt 1 – Eat Well, Move More, Stress Less, Love More
Donna Quesada: Well, Dr. Ornish, it’s a pleasure to have you with us this morning and I just want to tell you how much we appreciate your time. […]
Awaken Interviews Leonard Jacobson Pt 1 – Awaken Is Heaven revealed on Earth
Donna Quesada: Well, Leonard it’s really nice to meet you. David gave me your book a few weeks ago and I sure have enjoyed it and I was just delighted to know […]
Awaken Interviews Richard Moss MD Pt 3 – Exploring Consciousness and Love
Donna Quesada: What have been your practices? I imagine that maintaining a state of awakening isn’t a static practice. […]
Awaken Interviews Richard Moss M.D. Pt 2 – Are You Choosing From Love or Fear?
Donna Quesada: That leads me to another point, if I can. You spoke about existential angst. […]
Awaken Interviews Richard Moss M.D. Pt 1 – Awakening Is In Service To Love
Donna Quesada: Well, Richard. It’s so nice to finally have this time with you. […]
Eckhart Tolle Interviews “Awaken” About Awakening
This interview took place in front of 650 people at a retreat with Eckhart Tolle and Kim Eng in Norway in September 2015. […]
Awaken Interviews Ed and Deb Shapiro Pt 3 – Be In the World, But Not Of It
Donna Quesada: Well, with both of you starting on your spiritual paths at such a young age… […]
Awaken Interviews Ed and Deb Shapiro Pt 2 – Awakening Is the Evolution of Consciousness
Donna Quesada: And that is one of my favorite books that you two co-wrote together: The Unexpected Power of Mindfulness and Meditation. […]
Awaken Interviews Ed & Deb Shapiro Pt 1 – We Are Not The Movie – We Are the Blank Screen and the Observer
Donna Quesada: Well, Ed and Deb… Welcome! And it is just wonderful to see you again, especially during this festive holiday season. […]
Awaken Interviews Donna Quesada – How Kundalini Yoga Is A Method To Awaken
David Welch: How is Yoga generally, and Kundalini Yoga specifically, a means and a method to awakening? […]
Awaken Interviews Anthony (Tony) Robbins Pt 2 – We Are Spiritual Beings!
David Welch: When we awaken, who are we as spiritual beings? […]
Awaken Interviews Rabbi Rami Shapiro Pt 2 – The Divine Mother Returns
David Welch: Buddha became enlightened. Jesus obtained Christ Consciousness. Is there some, you know…what might be called, “a more permanent state of being awake” that is obtainable? Or is it always a process that’s ongoing? [...]
Awaken Interviews Rabbi Rami Shapiro Pt 1 – Everything Is God
David Welch: First of all, I’m a big fan of yours. If you’ve been on the Awaken site, I’ve tried to gather together the teachers… […]
Awaken Interviews Stephen Mitchell Pt 3 – Forgiveness Means That Realizing What Happened… Didn’t
Donna Quesada: it also answers my previous question about how self-inquiry and meditation go hand in hand. We hear so much about mindfulness, […]
Awaken Interviews Stephen Mitchell Pt 2 – Control Is A Recipe For Suffering
Donna Quesada: He went through such jealousy and contempt from his brothers. And yet, remaining the kind of character that he is. Can you speak to that? […]
Awaken Interviews Stephen Mitchell Part 1 – Joseph and the Way of Forgiveness
Donna Quesada: Hello and welcome to Awaken. […]
Awaken Interviews Lama Palden Pt 3 – Love On Every Breath
Donna Quesada: I love that. You bring up the notion of reincarnation, which is so much a part of Buddhist teachings and Indian teachings. […]
Awaken Interviews Lama Palden Pt 2 – Female and Male Energy In Full and Complete Awakening
Donna Quesada: How did you come to this path, Lama Palden? As a Tibetan, you have all of these unbelievable title appendages. […]
Awaken Interviews Lama Palden Pt 1 – Discover Our Unchanging Nature
Donna Quesada: Hi! First of all, how do I address you? Is it just Lama Palden? […]
Awaken Interviews Bernie Siegel, M.D. Pt 3 – No Beginnings, No Endings. We are immortal!
Donna Quesada: That reminds me of a story I’m wondering if you can share. It’s about using language so as to reach people. […]
Awaken Interviews Dr. Bernie Siegel M.D. Pt 2 – The Power Of The Mind
Donna Quesada: That’s a beautiful story. Something I have notice in researching you and your work… You’ve had such a beautiful career and that is because you want to heal people. […]
Awaken Interviews Dr. Bernie Siegel, M.D. Pt 1 – Love Warrior
Donna Quesada: Nice to meet you Bernie, I’m Donna. Dr. Bernie Siegel, M.D.: Thank You. […]
Awaken Interviews John Robbins Pt 3 – Whole Foods, Plant Based Diet
Donna Quesada: I’m on board, but I want to flesh out these questions that I’ve heard people ask. For example, […]
Awaken Interviews John Robbins Pt 2 – The Forests Are The Earth’s Lungs
Donna Quesada: Let’s get into the thick of it. For those that don’t know what is behind the idea of the food pyramid, […]
Awaken Interviews Seane Corn Pt 3 – Service To Something Bigger Than Myself
Donna Quesada: Part of your commitment to meeting them where they are is that commitment to living openly. […]
Awaken Interviews Seane Corn Pt 2 – Moving From The Individual To The Collective
Donna Quesada: And how do you find the balance between individual empowerment and healing, and the social work that you do? How does one, in general, find that balance? […]
Awaken Interviews Seane Corn Pt 1 – Our True Identity Is Pure Love And Truth
Donna Quesada: Well, welcome Seane! […]
Awaken Interviews Jon Kabat-Zinn Pt 3 – Restoring Natural Balance
Donna Quesada: Jon, in practical terms, what would be the first step, as you see it? […]
Awaken Interviews Jon Kabat-Zinn Pt 2 – The Capacity To Simply Be
Donna Quesada: Is mindfulness an act of keeping things in mind…in fullness, or is it an act of letting go and letting things out of the mind? […]
Awaken Interviews Jon Kabat-Zinn Pt 1 – Non Judgment Of The Present Moment
Donna Quesada: Jon, I would like to formally thank you for joining us. On a personal level, I’ve been following your work for years and on the platform of Awaken, […]
Awaken Interviews Byron Katie Pt 3 – Serving Humanity
Donna Quesada: And how do we find that balance between individually waking up, and the work that needs to be done, collectively? […]
Awaken Interviews Byron Katie Pt 2 – I Am The Cause Of My Own Suffering
Donna Quesada: And it seems like it’s willingness in seeing your part in shaping the pattern that is in place. […]
Awaken Interviews Dr. Dean Ornish #2 Pt 1 – Awareness Is the First Step of Healing
Donna Quesada: Dr. Ornish, it’s a pleasure to have you with us again. I so enjoyed our last interview and I’m so happy to go deeper into your new book […]
Awaken Interviews Dr. Dean Ornish #2 Pt 3 – The More You Change, The Better You Feel
Donna Quesada: If there was one single change… Is there one thing that’s more important than anything else between Eat Well, Move More, Stress Less, Love More? […]