What if the fastest way forward is first to sit still? Our conversation with spiritual coach and master healer Cheryl Stelte begins with a startling beachside vision and unfolds into a practical blueprint for transforming stuck energy into real momentum. Cheryl shares how low, steady breathing below the navel can surface subconscious material, why building safety in the root chakra is the keystone for lasting change, and how to pair inner work with accessible movement rituals to feel stronger, clearer, and more at home in your body.

We dig into the mechanics of breath-led meditation, the science of trauma storage as sensations and emotions, and the way neuroplasticity accelerates once emotional charge is released. Cheryl explains her energy work framework—reading chakra flow without theatrics, transforming what’s already yours instead of importing “healing energy,” and returning it cleared so the nervous system can stabilize. The Five Tibetan Rites take center stage as a compact, organ-massaging sequence you can build from three to twenty-one reps, supporting sleep, lymph flow, flexibility, and everyday vitality. Power walking emerges as an underrated movement meditation that rebuilt stamina and bone density while reinforcing identity shifts that stick.

You’ll hear vivid case stories: throat and shoulder pain easing when old truths are finally voiced, hip tension releasing as a lifelong burden gets set down, and a client rediscovering excitement after decades of depression. Cheryl’s books—especially her throat chakra guide and From Blocked to Powerful—offer a workbook-style path to becoming your own energy worker with meditations and practices that meet you where you are. The throughline is clear: safety first, inner truth always, and small, consistent rituals that turn healing from a concept into a lifestyle.
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Welcome to Season Two of The Squats & Séances Podcast. The guided meditations shared over the break were unanimously well received. What better way to kick off a brand new season than with the master of meditation himself, davidji!

On that note, what if grit isn’t about grinding harder, but about leaning fully into the moment without clinging to outcomes? That one shift frames an eye-opening conversation in this episode with davidji—globally recognized meditation teacher, mindful performance trainer, and the “Velvet Voice of Stillness”—as we connect ancient practices to modern performance and wellbeing.

We start by demystifying meditation as a simple, repeatable tool for presence. We trace its origins from seed sounds in the Vedic tradition to today’s secular methods and shows how consistency, not duration, produces real results. The physiology is striking: stress spikes cortisol, tightens blood, and shuts down immunity; practice reverses those markers within minutes. Over weeks, the brain itself changes—hippocampal growth, calmer amygdala—while research linked to telomeres hints at benefits down to cellular aging. These aren’t abstract claims; they’re the biology of better choices under pressure.

davidji makes the inner path feel honest and human. He maps the six stages of a real session—settling, witnessing, drifting, judging, surrendering, stillness—and explains why the gentle return is the master skill. We talk about reframing “threat” as “challenge,” using a 16-second breath to interrupt patterns, and building bookend rituals that anchor the day. Two resonant ideas bring heart to the science: gratitude as a daily primer for intention, and “evidence of presence,” a perspective shift that turns small annoyances into reminders of what—and who—you love.

We close with a short guided practice blending breath, gratitude, the mantra “I trust,” and intention planting. If you want lower stress, better focus, and a steadier sense of purpose without the jargon, this conversation is a clear, practical on-ramp. Subscribe, share with a friend who could use a reset.

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Resolutions pile up; intentions land softly. We open the year with a calming, guided meditation designed to help you set one clear, heartfelt intention and actually feel it take root. Instead of hustling into dozens of goals, we slow down together, breathe with intention, and ground in until your nervous system settles and the mind grows quiet enough to listen.

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