✨ Live Breathwork Session: Join me Sunday, March 1st at 11am Eastern for a 45-minute guided session. Email whynotmeditate.podcast@gmail.com or DM on masakozawa_coaching IG to get the details.✨

In this season 5 kickoff, Masako Kozawa sits down with Lisa Gingery Smith, a wellness guide and founder of Leap Wellness, to explore how meditation, breathwork, and energy alignment form the foundation for true transformation.

This episode is perfect for anyone ready to:

• Reclaim their wellness
• Align body, mind, and energy through micro practices
• Step into transformation through meditation and breathwork

About Lisa:

• Website: https://www.leapwellness.health/
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/lisagingerysmith/

Ways to connect with Masako:

• Let's meditate together on InsightTimer!
• Why not meditate? FB Group
• whynotmeditate.podcast IG
• masakozawa_coaching IG
• Website

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In the final episode of this special three-part mini-series, Host Masako and fellow Japanese healer Akiko Hoshihara explore the true meaning of self-love, the role of meditation in coming home to yourself, and what it means to embody a higher frequency as we move into a new era of consciousness.

This heartfelt conversation dives into presence, breath, energetic boundaries, and the importance of staying rooted in your body as old paradigms fall away and new earth frequencies emerge.

Whether you’re navigating your own awakening, reconnecting with your inner self, or simply curious about the energetic shifts happening collectively, this episode invites you to return to your essence with compassion and awareness.

• Listen to Episode 131: Reclaiming your true self: Spiritual awakening and inner child healing
• Listen to Episode 132: Embracing your soul’s assignment: Why you reincarnated now
• Listen to the first episode of this series: Two Japanese women explore Reiki, energy, and healing
• Listen to the second episode of this series: Two Japanese women explore inner child healing

About Akiko:

• Website: Akiko Hoshihara
• Akiko's Instagram

Resources discussed in this episode:

• Dr. Sue Morter
• Book "The Energy Codes" by Dr. Sue Morter
• The spiritual significance of the rose
• Crystals for protection and how to use them
• Palo Santo vs. Sage: Which is better for smudging?
• The 5 Principles of Reiki
• Dolores Cannon and her work
• The New Earth by Dolores Cannon

Ways to connect with Masako:

• Let's meditate together on InsightTimer!
• Why not meditate? FB Group
• whynotmeditate.podcast IG
• masakozawa_coaching IG
• Website

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In this episode, Host, Masako sits down with Kara Goodwin, a spiritual guide, author, and host of The Soul Elevation Podcast. Kara began meditating during one of the most challenging seasons of her life, simply searching for peace and stability. What she discovered, however, was a journey that would completely transform her understanding of life, spirituality, and herself.

Together, Masako and Kara explore how our meditation practice naturally evolves over time — from seeking relief to embodying awakening. Kara also shares some of the mystical experiences she’s had through meditation, as well as practical insights for deepening your own practice and navigating your spiritual awakening with grounded awareness.

Whether you’re new to meditation or have been practicing for years, this conversation is a reminder that every session is part of your evolution.

About Kara:

• Kara's website
• Soul Elevation Podcast
• Book: Your Authentic Awakening: A Guide to Everyday Spiritual Living
• Sign up for Miracles Summit here

Resources discussed in this episode:

• Dr. Sue Morter

Ways to connect with Masako:

• Let's meditate together on InsightTimer!
• Why not meditate? FB Group
• whynotmeditate.podcast IG
• masakozawa_coaching IG
• Website

Support the show

In this second episode of a special mini-series, "East Meets East in the West: A Dialogue between Two Japanese Women" host Masako Kozawa is joined by fellow Japanese healer, Akiko Hoshihara, to explore the topic of inner child healing.

Both Masako and Akiko grew up in Japan before moving to the U.S. in their twenties, and in this episode, they reflect on how their upbringing and cultural conditioning shaped their inner child and how reconnecting with that part of themselves has been profoundly healing.

This conversation is an invitation to reconnect with the most innocent, tender part of yourself, to listen, feel, and heal.

Listen to Episode 131: Reclaiming your true self: Spiritual awakening and inner child healing

Listen to Episode 132: Embracing your soul’s assignment: Why you reincarnated now

Listen to the first episode of this series: Two Japanese women explore Reiki, energy, and healing

About Akiko:

• Website: Akiko Hoshihara
• Akiko's Instagram

Resources discussed in this episode:

• 8 Ways to Start Healing Your Inner Child
• What is age regression therapy?

Ways to connect with Masako:

• Let's meditate together on InsightTimer!
• Why not meditate? FB Group
• whynotmeditate.podcast IG
• masakozawa_coaching IG
• Website

Support the show

**Announcement**

I’ll be facilitating several breathwork journeys in Sarasota, Florida through early December, collaborating with some of my favorite local communities — including The Wellness Space, Root Collective, and Mindful Blooms Farm!

The first session is Sunday morning, October 12th: Details here

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In this episode, host Masako Kozawa sits down with Reiki master and hypnotherapist Noreen Kelly to explore the path of spiritual awakening and surrender. Together, they discuss energy healing, light language, and the power of stillness in connecting with your divine essence.

Whether you’re walking through your own awakening or seeking to reconnect with your inner guidance, this episode invites you to soften, listen, and remember your connection to Source.

About Noreen:

• Website: Lifestyle360.co

Resources discussed in this episode:

• What is Kundalini awakening?
• What is QiGong?
• What is astral travel?
• Find out your life path number!
• Try Embryonic Breathing!
• What is light language and how to learn it?
• What is a light body?
• What is shadow work?

Ways to connect with Masako:

• Let's meditate together on InsightTimer!
• Why not meditate? FB Group
• whynotmeditate.podcast IG
• masakozawa_coaching IG
• Website

Support the show

In this first episode of a special mini-series, "East meets East in the West: A dialogue between two Japanese women" host Masako Kozawa is joined by fellow Japanese healer, Akiko Hoshihara, to explore the world of Reiki and energy healing. Together, they discuss what Reiki truly is, how it connects us to universal life force energy, and why deep relaxation is the key to natural healing.

The conversation also touches on the body’s energy maps - chakras, dantians, and meridians - as well as insights from Shinto, Japan’s nature-based spirituality that sees spirit in all things.

This episode offers a heartfelt and grounded exploration of energy, healing, and the unique perspective of two Japanese women navigating life and spirituality in the West.

✨ Stay tuned for the future episodes in the series, where Masako and Akiko dive deeper into hypnotherapy, inner child healing, and self-love.

Listen to Episode 131: Reclaiming your true self: Spiritual awakening and inner child healing

Listen to Episode 132: Embracing your soul’s assignment: Why you reincarnated now

About Akiko:

• Website: Akiko Hoshihara
• Akiko's Instagram

Resources discussed in this episode:

• Meaning of Reiki
• 7 layers of aura + 7 chakras
• Chakras, Meridians, & Dantians
• Yin & Yang Energies
• Shinto way - Seeing spirits in everything

Ways to connect with Masako:

• Let's meditate together on InsightTimer!
• Why not meditate? FB Group
• whynotmeditate.podcast IG
• masakozawa_coaching IG
• Website

Support the show

What morals and virtues guide the way you move through daily life? Do you have a framework that helps you navigate challenges and see the world through a clearer lens?

In today’s episode, we welcome Zachary Pontrello, an embodied leadership coach and meditation guide.

With more than a decade of study in ancient traditions, esoteric philosophy, and transformational psychology, Zachary has taught meditation to hundreds of people around the world. His work helps others reconnect with their inner compass and lead from a grounded, heart-centered place. He weaves together storytelling, mythic frameworks, and practical tools, by bridging the timeless and the modern to inspire deep, lasting transformation.

About Zachary:

• instagram.com/zachary_pontrello/

Resources discussed in this episode:

• Four Noble Truths & Eightfold Path

Ways to connect with Masako:

• Let's meditate together on InsightTimer!
• Why not meditate? FB Group
• whynotmeditate.podcast IG
• masakozawa_coaching IG
• Website

Support the show

In this episode, we welcome Maria Luedeke, psychotherapist and co-founder of The Wellness Space, Sarasota, Florida. We explore how integrating therapy, meditation, and journaling can support healing, resilience, and authentic growth. Maria also shares why fun and play are essential for well-being, and how to bring these practices into everyday life.

About Maria & The Wellness Space:

• Website
• Instagram
• Facebook
• LinkedIn

Resources discussed in this episode:

• What is Instinctive Meditation?

Ways to connect with Masako:

• Let's meditate together on InsightTimer!
• Why not meditate? FB Group
• whynotmeditate.podcast IG
• masakozawa_coaching IG
• Website

Support the show