Welcome to our first solo podcast! In this episode, Elijah creates space to authentically tune in and share what’s most alive for him right now:What is abstraction and what are meta skills?What significance do these concepts hold for entrepreneurs and creatives?With the rapid evolution of our technological landscape, which skills will become obsolete, and which will remain of value?When it comes to creating and manifesting your vision, we are living in times of abundance. As we step into the era of instant digital manifestation, entrepreneurship can be the vehicle for living your dharma - your life’s purpose – in its highest expression.Tune in for a thought exercise in how to combine the best of humanity with the best of technology, as you begin exploring what abstraction and meta skills mean for you, your business, and your future.Thanks for listening! Follow us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or find us on LinkedIn! Join the ModernMantra.co mailing list here.

Whether you’re emerging from a plant medicine journey or from an  internal practice, there is a period of integration that follows. When rightfully honored, the integration is what truly crystallises the wisdom from your journey.Amánda Efthimiou’s work is centered around medicine integration: both the initial transition in the ritualistic space, and longer term practices for assimilating your journey's learnings back into your life.Amánda talks through the responsibility facilitators and providers hold in the psychedelic space, whilst highlighting how integration is equally important for 'non-substance' medicine practices.Integration is an organic process which we are learning to lean into.  Amánda and Elijah share their experiences of honoring their intuitive approaches to integration, even when it doesn't match what’s been set in the group container.Amánda shares her deep belief that ultimately, YOU are the medicine. No substance or practice does the work for us: these are simply tools to access and activate codes we hold inside.Tune in for Amánda’s gracious wisdom and advice. This conversation holds value for anyone walking on the medicine path: facilitators, providers and journeyers alike.About AmándaAmánda Efthimiou is a mental health advocate, speaker & storyteller, and psychedelic wellness & integration educator. She has more than a decade of experience supporting leaders and creators that intersect health, art, science, and impact industries.Committed to her values of integrity and reciprocity, Amánda also actively supports indigenous land sovereignty and ecosystems preservation. She was previously a Director for El Puente Foundation, which bridges indigenous wisdom traditions with contemporary applications of psychedelic medicine.Amánda received her MSc from King’s College, London’s Psychology & Neuroscience of Mental Health program where she focused on the mental health outcomes of psilocybin used together with psychotherapy. She’s also completed the MIND Foundation’s Beyond Experience training in Psychedelic Integration.Amánda is passionate about creating containers for people to share, integrate, and connect through her interdisciplinary integration workshops, all of which she facilitates via her company INTEGRA at transformational spaces worldwide.INTEGRA was born from the need for people to find meaning and healing from their transformational experiences. Inspired by the convergence of sacred, traditional plant medicine wisdom and the scientific & therapeutic approaches using altered-states of consciousness, INTEGRA designs programs for the people and places that support psychedelic healing and transformation. Led with integrity, rooted in reciprocity, and promoting responsibility, we provide the tools, strategies and trainings using an embodied integration methodology inspired by the natural world.Amanda's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amaiou/INTEGRA: https://www.instagram.com/integra.guide/In this episode: 04:59 What is integration and why is it so important?14:18 The stages of medicine integration: illumination, transition, activation and transformation.18:03 Introducing Integra: creating opportunities for transformation and healing23:56 Amanda’s personal journey of healing35:20 How do you define medicine?44:00 Designing integration and the permission toThanks for listening! Follow us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or find us on LinkedIn! Join the ModernMantra.co mailing list here.

Theodore Bajard, the visionary behind RIMA, joins Nick to traverse the dimensions of consciousness and AI, art, spirituality and authenticity.We’re stepping into a New Renaissance – a narrative which we are collectively writing as it unfolds. Nick and Theodore explore what the new paradigm might look like, and what role AI can play in this story.Turning the lens inward, the pair look at the ‘cracks’ in our consciousness – the vulnerable gaps through which we can let the light shine. Theodore speaks to the importance and beauty of authenticity in storytelling, relating, and in becoming truly present.With RIMA, Theodore dissolves the perceived boundaries between otherness, spirituality, performance and reality. Tune in to explore expansive perspectives on altered states of consciousness, tapping into your truth, and for a portal into the psychedelic realm of RIMA.In this episode:00:05:21 Between the conscious and the unconscious00:12:46 Making life a work of art00:19:19 How to become an agent of change00:28:21 Can our tech be embedded with humanity?00:34:28 Bringing the spirit realm to life with AI00:49:24 Digital creators on a spiritual path01:02:00 What's your compass for authenticity?01:06:58 The cracks that let the light in01:10:15 RIMA: Alchemising experiences into a transformative odyssey01:31:07 Harnessing the power of symbology to rewrite your narrativeTheodore Bajard is an experience designer, art curator, and storyteller specialized in the language of dreams, the subconscious, and its applications to the human psyche. He is using the power of art, poetry and theater to create powerful transformative and immersive experiences. With 10 years of experience as art curator and art dealer in New York and Mexico, his passion has always been to create platforms and containers for artists to connect with an audience in an innovative way, exploring ways to create the future of art.RIMA is a storytelling and artist collective creating fully-realized worlds blurring the lines between fiction and reality. RIMA is using the power of art to transform lives and create cinematic immersive sequences that connect participants to an expansive and vibrant reality. Each experience is remarkably innovative, fostering a fresh outlook, expanding participants' perspectives, and forging unbreakable bonds among people.https://rimaexperience.com/https://www.instagram.com/rimaexperience/https://vimeo.com/849616627?share=copyThanks for listening! Follow us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or find us on LinkedIn! Join the ModernMantra.co mailing list here.

What is a spiritual soup? Drawing from her 20 year healing journey, entrepreneur, radio and TV host Jennifer K Hill sat down with Nick to share her personal recipe.A dark time in Jennifer’s youth catapulted her onto a path of personal development and spiritual practice. Later in life, her Aspergers diagnosis uncovered innate superpowers that deepened her understanding of human connection: transforming how she relates to others, and informing the algorithm behind her new business.With Kabbalist teachings as her spiritual backbone, a principle of wholeness permeates Jennifer’s life approach. In this episode, Jennifer shares her integrative stance on all things from personal shadow and global consciousness, to science and AI.Through daily rituals of ‘spiritual accounting’, Jennifer commits herself to ontological intentions, kind actions, divine trust and surrender, which is reflected in her very way of being. A true beam of light – tune in to hear timeless wisdom and entertaining, heartfelt anecdotes from this evolutionary thinker.Jennifer K. Hill is an author, speaker, TV & Radio host, entrepreneur and thought leader. She has written two books, and has authored two popular white papers as well.She built and sold her first company by the age of 38. She has hosted popular TV shows on Awake TV Network with Dr. Deepak Chopra, Dr. Rollin McCraty, Dr. Dain Heer, Dr. Bruce Lipton, Dr. John Demartini, as well as many other leaders from around the world.She has also moderated events including a 2020 talk at UCI with Dean Bill Maurer, Professor Don Hoffman, and Dr. Deepak Chopra. She recently hosted the Global Coherence Initiative’s largest event of the year with over 600 people from around the world, which featured Gregg Braden, Howard Martin, Dr. James Miles and several others.When she is not hosting or speaking, she loves to give back and has built two schools in developing countries. She also recently started a new company, Om Heals in the energy medicine space to connect energy medicine practitioners with users using a proprietary algorithm developed over the past year.03:00 Daily spiritual soup13:30 What’s the relationship between attunement and manifestation?18:07 A tale of divine trust and surrender22:39 Fear of death vs feeling complete26:51 Spirituality and science: a unitive narrative34:18 Aspergers, superpowers, and spiritual accounting45:48 What AI teaches us about ourselves56:00 Tijuana adventures and the rubber band effect01:07:15 Conversations with your inner child01:15:00 Why embracing shadow is the key to wholeness01:23:57 The “Audience Sex App Lady” story01:27:48 On sweetening judgementFind out more: https://www.om-heals.comThanks for listening! Follow us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or find us on LinkedIn! Join the ModernMantra.co mailing list here.

What are endogenous and exogenous technologies, and how can this framework help us bring our ideas to life? Join Modern Mantra founders Nick and Elijah as they catch up on the concepts that have been circulating for them recently. Elijah starts by sharing around his recent explorations with music and plant medicine. Find out how making music has deepened his connection with nature, and expanded his understanding of endogenous tools: our inbuilt technologies, such as the breath and the voice.Turning to the ‘exogenous’ - our external, tangible technologies - what happens as we start visualizing the invisible? Nick discusses the tech that could change the landscape for healers, and envisions what becomes possible when our inner dimensions begin to synthesise with the digital scape.Tune in to get inspired by ancient wisdom, fresh ideas and new innovation for accessing your core essence, and unlocking the creative magic to start manifesting your visions into reality.Show notes:04:52 Tapping into Icaros, the frequencies of nature14:07 Endogenous and exogenous technologies20:16 The body as an interface: ancient practices for recentering25:46 Music making for intimacy with nature, self and others33:24 Digitally visualising the human energy field44:33 When modern science catches up with ancient wisdomThanks for listening! Follow us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or find us on LinkedIn! Join the ModernMantra.co mailing list here.

Rocket scientist Ben Haldeman is on a mission to create a blueprint of life on Earth (from sacred plants to animal and human DNA) and send it out into the universe.In conversation with Nick, Ben introduces his astronomical venture LifeShip, the Noah’s Ark of the new space age, that has already sent the genomes of 500 species into the cosmos.The intention? To back up Earth and spread life to the stars. The dream? To populate new worlds with these seeds of earthly life, consciousness and culture.Tune in as Nick and Ben uncover the magnitude of this mission, and the giant leap of expansive opportunity and existential inquiry that LifeShip is launching humanity into.Ben HaldemanBen is a space entrepreneur involved in companies at the intersection of space, longevity, biology, and consciousness. He is founder of LifeShip, a community space movement with a mission to spread the seeds of life to the stars. LifeShip’s first mission is a DNA seed bank time capsule on the Moon. LifeShip’s products allow people to preserve and propagate their DNA, story, and digital twin avatar across space and time. Ben was an early engineer at Planet Labs where he designed the camera used on hundreds of satellites to record our changing planet. He built a global network of dozens of robotic telescopes to find new exoplanets at LCOGT. In grad school at UC Berkeley, Ben built instruments to look for life on Mars.https://www.lifeship.com/https://www.instagram.com/lifeship/https://www.instagram.com/benlifeshipShow notes:00:03:45 - Receiving a transmission to send seeds to the stars00:10:23 - Introducing Lifeship: the Noah’s Ark of the New Space Age00:16:20 - Making space exploration accessible00:21:28 - Rippling life into the universe, from a capsule the size of a coin00:27:23 - A democratized, decentralized movement for humanity00:31:51 - The importance and responsibility of continuing life beyond Earth00:41:06 - The roadmap from here? Earth guardianship, personal growth and human legacy.00:51:59 - When the universe teases you with alternative life pathsThanks for listening! Follow us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or find us on LinkedIn! Join the ModernMantra.co mailing list here.

Darius Mora, CEO of Vitality Therapeutics, channels learnings from his personal healing journey to develop AI technology that can diagnose mental health conditions, giving individuals sovereignty over their personal growth.What happens as we begin optimising our wellbeing with the aid of technology?Speaking to the dangers of ‘living life like a self help book’, Darius recounts his own story of burning out despite hitting all the markers of a healthy and mindful lifestyle.Given how unique and subjective our lived experience and learnt responses are, providing advice and emotional support to others becomes a delicate act.With a growing demand for therapy and mental health care, how can we harness artificial intelligence to support the emotional evolution of humankind?Darius and Nick unpack the responsibility that comes with integrating AI into the mental health sphere. They touch on the importance of ethical boundaries, and of awareness around our human, emotional fragility.Finally, Darius lets us in on the profound realisations he’s had on his own path to growth, integrity and deepened connection.Darius Mora is a dedicated advocate for mental health, and CEO of Vitality Therapeutics. His company focuses on creating groundbreaking technology that can diagnose depression through voice analysis alone. Driven by personal experience, Darius became deeply invested in mental health after facing a significant burnout episode. Through his own healing journey, he discovered the powerful potential of combining cutting-edge technology with time-honored wisdom to transform the way we approach mental well-being. Darius firmly believes that only when we are becoming the best versions of our selves can we really start serving the people around us, and contribute our gifts.Website: https://www.dariusmora.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feeling.vitality/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vitality-therapeutics/ Show notes11:58 The perils of advice-giving: navigating our individuated mind maps17:20 Ethical boundaries and a safety net for AI24:43 Is emotional attachment to digital spirits inevitable?31:15 An emotional coach chatbot for mental health diagnosis44:37 Burnout epiphany: zooming out to appreciate the macros of life51:50 Integrity, change, and healthy attachment in relationships1:01:46 What’s your biggest vector for personal growth?1:05:23 Combatting avoidance tactics with shadow workThanks for listening! Follow us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or find us on LinkedIn! Join the ModernMantra.co mailing list here.

Multi-talented Modern Mantra creative and designer, Nibras Ibnomer, joins studio co-founder Elijah for a conscious, emotive and fluid exploration that will resonate with all artists and creatives.To begin, they discuss one of the biggest blocks to authentic self expression: fear of judgement, and our unconscious bias towards likeability. This programming permeates how we show up in the world, and ultimately, how we create. How to rewrite these codes?Nibras and Elijah radically reframe the creative process from a holistic perspective: shifting the focus from the creative end-product, to how we create.How can integrating embodiment practices and attunement rituals into our creative process support us in transcending the age-old trope of the suffering artist?The conversation concludes with a deeper paradigm shift: the creator as a divine vessel for ideas and creations, not as owner. What can happen when you embody this approach in your own creative pursuits? Tune in to find out.Highlights08:38 Mirrors of Self: whose perception of us matters?16:53 Internal like-ability programming, and how we self modulate25:21 How do you feel in your body as you create?29:21 Creating without suffering: rituals for coming home to the body37:45 Holistic attunement practices for working as a collective44:47 Divine creation: The artist as vessel vs ownerNibras IbnomerMulti-disciplinary creative, venture designer, user experience designer, writer, and strategist. Working on moving towards ‘Humaning beautifully’: figuring out emotions, wellbeing, psycho-spiritual flourishing and sharing in many multi-media forms along the way. Recently a resident at Medley Berlin working on creating metaphor-based maps of healing modalities, tools and techniques. Previously a product designer in London and remotely with Cleo, Stint and others.Connect with NibrasTwitter: https://twitter.com/heynibrasWebsite: https://www.heynibras.com/Thanks for listening! Follow us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or find us on LinkedIn! Join the ModernMantra.co mailing list here.

Can robots become our best friends… or will they eventually kill us?!We sat down with Julian Johnson to explore how AI and tech advancement might help us move toward an age of deepened connection.Together we weave a mycelium of futurist ideas and earth-rooted principles, dreaming up systems that address scarcity, regenerate nature, accelerate innovation, and superpower the globe.Julian speaks to the collective fears around robots, gives insight from his personal journey as an entrepreneur, and tells us the project he’s most excited about – his school in the slums of Kenya.P.s. the audio quality is best from 15m50s onwards, but the conversation is great from the very start!Julian JohnsonSerial entrepreneur and investor Julian Johnson is on a personal mission to become ‘Earth’s Hypeman’. Climate conscience drives his involvement in purpose-led ventures, and via his fund, Tejo Ventures, Julian supports, advises and invests in ‘companies being built by brilliant people with a vision to make a better world’.Connect with Julian JohnsonLittle Lions School, donate here: www.littlelions.lifeJulian’s venture fund: www.tejoventures.comTwitter: @julianjohnsonInstagram: @julianpsjohnsonLinkedIn: @johnsonjulianIn this episode, we discuss:6:28 Robot carers for the elderly: can robots be our best friends?11:20 The space between thought and the manifestation of thought15:57 Addressing scarcity and reshaping the future with tokenized systems20:01 Energy distribution and how we can better power the globe23:03 Mycelium as the API for how we interact with nature28:49 Plant medicine, microdosing and the importance of integration36:17 Boomeranging Ideas: Welcome to Modern Mantra44:43 Entrepreneurs and the reality distortion field52:07 The Age of Connection: Can AI give rise more to the feminine?53:26 Embracing Robots… Until they kill us. Why are we so afraid of artificial intelligence?01:01:03 How Julian invests in ‘human flourishing’01:11:33 What’s the burn rate of your dreams?01:14:55 The dilemma of wealth: leveraging comfort, trust and fear01:22:34 Reclaiming attention, our most precious commodity01:25:22 Resource scarcity vs money like mycelium, and planting your resources01:28:09 Regeneration – Nature’s ROI01:33:29 Little Lions: Julian’s School Project in KenyaThanks for listening! Follow us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or find us on LinkedIn! Join the ModernMantra.co mailing list here.

Chris Corsini is one of the most awe-inspiring and powerful forces of nature we know. Watching him work is unlike anything else you'll ever see, as he integrates American Sign Language, astrology, tarot card reading, and musicianship into a pure expression of channeling mastery. Through his work he has helped thousands of people to throw off their inner shackles and walk their own life’s path.In this podcast, we take a deep dive into Chris’s spiritual and entrepreneurial journey, as we chat about his rapid rise to fame and the experience of coming into his full power as a psychic channel and entrepreneur.If you haven't encountered Chris Corsini before, you are in for a treat, discovering what it really means to put yourself out there and embrace all of your gifts.Today’s Guest: Chris CorsiniChris Corsini is an artist, psychic, and intuitive tarot card reader that strives for inclusivity, collaboration and community connection. Chris has become known for his free monthly tarot forecasts and pay-what-you-can astrology workshops that he offers in both spoken English and ASL. As a certified ASL/English Interpreter, he works closely with both the Deaf and hearing communities to provide spiritually insightful resources that are accessible and inclusive to everyone.Connect with Chris CorsiniWebsite: https://inwardboutique.com/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVf4Fl4-dwJtBLxNxRkcCjQInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriscorsini/?hl=enTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chriscorsiniIn this episode we discuss:03:27 - Tarots, Astrology and More: What Guides Chris’s Channeling Work?17:16 - The Biggest Challenge of Being an Influencer: Managing the Demand on Your Nervous System22:26 - Dealing with the Pressures of Entrepreneurship: Chris Corsini’s Self-Care Routine26:03 - The Power of Capricorn: How This Zodiac Sign Has Helped Chris in Business33:18 - What It’s Like to Date an Energy Channeler: Chris on Relationships44:27 - Why the Spiritual Community Need to Learn to Dance With Money53:26 - Chris on America’s Pluto Return and What It Means for Our Future58:47 - How the Current Astrological Climate is Affecting Art and Creativity1:02:24 - Chris Corsini's Journey to Becoming a Professional ASL Interpreter & Channeling While Signing1:11:30 - The Creative Process Behind Chris's Work1:15:15 - The Importance of Normalizing Deaf Creative Talent on Screen1:17:13 - What Is A Guru Though Really? Music and More1:25:08 - Why You Should Pour 15% of Your Energy Into Therapy Even When Life Is Good1:29:19 - The Loosh Energy Harvesting System, Parallel Universes & Artificial Intelligence1:40:22 - Do We Get Brownie Points for Having a Divine Connection?1:44:54 - Religion & Spirituality: A Means to Control Rather Than Empower1:51:44 - How Social Media is Toxic but Also Supporting Human Awakening1:54:45 - The Power of Forgiveness: How to Turn Assholes Into Your Teachers2:01:31 - Ayahuasca, Technology and Healing2:05:48 - Chris Corsini: Do the Work, There’s No Excuse!Thanks for listening! Follow us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or find us on LinkedIn! Join the ModernMantra.co mailing list here.

Elijah embarked on a metaphysical journey with Anne Marie Pizarro, an exceptionally knowledgeable Akashic Records practitioner and entrepreneur.Together they explored the nuances of multidimensional awareness - from spiritual enlightenment in Alaska to our ongoing connection with technology. You’ll gain invaluable perspective into how different dimensions of consciousness influence human existence while discovering tools - like crystal grids and unifying head intelligence with heart wisdom - to elevate inner harmony.Today’s Guest: Anne Marie PizarroAnne Marie has owned and operated her own holistic practice, Body Energy Connection LLC, for over 15 years and is also a retired registered nurse with over 20 years of experience. Anne works with clients all over the world doing Akashic Records Readings, Integrated Energy Therapy (IET) and Holographic DNA Recombination. She also teaches spiritual seekers and practitioners how to use their sacred gifts to build a successful and sustainable practice. Her goal is to help you receive the information and tools that elevates your consciousness, aligns you on your soul’s path and maximizes your impact in the world. Connect with Anne Marie PizarroWebsite: https://www.bodyenergyconnection.comMaster the Akashic Records: https://www.bodyenergyconnection.com/mars-webinar-registration-pageThe Akashic Collective: https://facebook.com/groups/theakashiccollective/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bodyenergyconnectionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bodyenergyconnection/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bodyenergyconxnLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/body-energy-connection-llcYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNKzqG4JWhkp8TojlXzFUPQPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/bodyenergyconnection/In this episode we discuss:03:22 — Anne Marie Pizarro’s story about recognizing light codes06:04 — How the Akashic Records work09:35 — Soul purpose vs light purpose15:33 — The different dimensions of consciousness17:13 — The 5th dimension and why it seems to be the most popularized idea21:38 — How to bend and loop time25:47 — The impact of technology on ancient civilizations29:46 — The benefits of technology in our modern renaissance32:47 — Understanding the basics of crystal grids35:49 — The importance of connecting the head to the heart40:29 — From nurse to world-renowned spiritual teacher45:57 — Receiving Integrated Energy Therapy (IET) training53:22 — Master the Akashic Records training program53:47 — Launching a coaching program and podcastThanks for listening! Follow us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or find us on LinkedIn! Join the ModernMantra.co mailing list here.

Nick & Elijah sit down with psychic medium and entrepreneur, Medium Fleur, for an awesome chat about innovation in the field of mediumship & spiritual communication.You’ll learn about Fleur’s unique scientific approach to channelling spirits; the power of intuition and how it can be cultivated in all of us; and the experience of reading someone’s spirit from a medium’s perspective.The conversation then ends with a look into the future of spiritual work, as the trio riff on how technology like AR, VR, AI and neuroscience can be used to help people more readily connect to their spiritual self.Today’s Guest: Medium FleurMedium Fleur is a renowned psychic medium, intuition teacher, author, and entrepreneur working at the intersection of spirituality and science. Fleur’s life mission is to help people have their own spiritual experiences and to teach the world that everyone is capable of translating the energetic information around them.Connect with FleurInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mediumfleurWebsite: https://www.mediumfleur.comFleur’s podcast - “Moving Beyond”: https://open.spotify.com/show/0IGDi7Z0NDLHHzcoZXfPna?si=5fq4CG_MTLasY3VLyna1JQFleur’s book - “Moving Beyond: Access Your Intuition, Psychic Ability and Spirit Connection”: https://www.amazon.com/Moving-Beyond-Intuition-Psychic-Connection/dp/152936695XIn this episode we discuss:01:45 — Fleur’s story - from a child with psychic abilities to going the conventional route to pursuing her life’s calling14:57 — Fleur’s scientific approach to psychic readings18:54 — The benefits of teaching intuition - helping people get beyond stuck phases in life and finding stability in self24:47 — The 3 categories of intuition: survival, who you love, what you love29:18 — How to train intuition33:01 — What is intuition? Everybody has a pattern36:03 — Cultivating intuition - feedback loops between structure laying and flow states40:47 — Direct intuition vs indirect intuition43:39 — Fleur’s end goals & dreams - using neurofeedback to reinforce intuition46:16 — Fleur’s current split of time48:12 — The experience of doing a reading for someone - what’s it like?54:17 — The concept of “threads” - having free will vs the future being predictable01:00:14 — Doing a psychic reading feels like being pulled apart inside01:03:24 — Fleur’s approach - I start from what’s this person’s greatest need?01:04:34 — Do you read for family and friends?01:06:58 — What support are you looking for from an entrepreneurial stance?01:18:37 — Creating a research center for spiritual exploration (tech x science x spirituality)01:24:06 — If you had $1 billion how would you allocate it today?Thanks for listening! Follow us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or find us on LinkedIn! Join the ModernMantra.co mailing list here.

Technology today is bombarding us with noise and blocking us from getting back to our highest selves—the true us: that wise, calm, loving being connected to all that is. But are the two really diametrically opposed?Join us for a packed 40 minutes as Nick & Elijah challenge the notion that human intelligence and artificial intelligence are fundamentally different, presenting ideas that will blow open your mind and make you question everything you thought you knew about technology and nature: If humans beings are programmed and conscious, then why not a computer? Is technology really created at all or is it all just nature?The two then circle back around the idea that AI—rather than being the supreme antagonist—can act as a conduit to allow more humans than ever before to tap into their highest consciousness.In this episode we discuss: 01:09 - The age of information and the loss of intuition06:35 - Walking past digital waterfalls to get to the lake of calm07:26 - If human beings are programmed and conscious, then why not a computer?11:21 - AI is built from natural materials so is it really “artificial” intelligence?12:57 - Let’s build a computer out of meat14:47 - A virtuous cycle - advances in AI enhance our knowledge of materials sciences which advances AI20:48 - AI as a teacher for understanding the human psyche and our own biases 21:38 - Human biases in AI - is Stable Diffusion racist?24:49 - AI that offers lower salaries based on candidate phone number only reinforces social barriers27:41 - Should AI algorithms be kept in a black box or made open?29:45 - Can AI be a conduit to allow more people to tap into higher consciousness?34:17 - Product idea: feeding AI data from energy channelers so anyone can access higher consciousness at the tap of a buttonThanks for listening! Follow us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or find us on LinkedIn! Join the ModernMantra.co mailing list here.

Elijah speaks with Rebecca Kockler, educator turned tech leader, about illiteracy in the United States and her pioneering approach to fixing it. American kids today are the worst at reading on record, with Black, Latino, and Native American kids suffering most from lack of access to good literacy education. With reading an almost prerequisite for success in life, this dynamic will only serve to widen wealth disparity across races in years to come.In a fascinating 1 hour chat, we go to the heart of the dysfunction in our education system, hearing how market forces have put bad curriculum on our kids’ desks for years, and the awesome story of how Louisiana State overcame this by applying behavioral design to create real impact on the lives of real students.You’ll learn about the architecture of a cutting-edge “For-Purpose” organization practicing truly kid-centered design, and what it means to build product to solve real world problems rather than simply to further one’s own wealth.If you’re ever felt exasperated by our education system and felt an urge to fix it, you’ll enjoy this episode.Today’s Guest: Rebecca KocklerRebecca Kockler is Program Director at Reading Reimagined, a for-purpose organization dedicated to ending the “decoding threshold” and eradicating illiteracy so that every kid, regardless of race, can read confidently and set themselves up for a more prosperous life.Modern Mantra is currently collaborating with Reading Reimagined on the design of literacy applications for underprivileged children in the United States.Connect with Rebecca and Reading ReimaginedRebecca's Twitter: https://twitter.com/rkocklerReading Reimagined website: https://aerdf.org/programs/reading-reimagined/In this episode, we discuss:03:47 - How traveling in rural Guatemala inspired a life devoted to giving back through education06:55 - How bureaucracy in education has a bad name but also brings big benefits08:55 - Eradicating literacy - how literacy is the most important value schools can deliver but the current system is failing to deliver11:18 - What’s driving inequities in literacy learning?15:54 - 4 reasons are our school curriculums not driven by research and the role of market power20:26 - How Louisiana got 90% schools to use a research-based curriculum and significantly raised learning outcomes22:25 - Ways we can incentivise adopting research-based curricula?25:29 - How might we standardize teaching in literacy?29:08 - The best role of tech in reading education?31:41 - Decoding in literacy education and how it’s the crucial building block of our ability to read and communicate37:09 - The organizational architecture of Reading Reimagined - integrating research x product x school systems38:30 - Biggest challenges designing and developing EdTech42:32 - For-profit vs for-purpose - chasing revenue to solve real problems vs chasing revenue for self wealth50:49 - The impact of eradicating illiteracy - confidence, wealth, class mobility55:27 - Who Reading Reimagined is looking for - opportunities for talentThanks for listening! Follow us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or find us on LinkedIn! Join the ModernMantra.co mailing list here.

If aliens came to earth post-armageddon, they wouldn’t find much, but they would find a sh*t ton of plastic! Join Nick & Elijah for 1 hour as we explore possible tech solutions to environmentally destructive behavior by big business and the dishonest greenwashing that comes with it.Companies these days make promises about producing less waste and pollution, but the reality is nobody is really holding them accountable. That’s one reason they can continue to pump out masses of single-use junk that ends up in the earth that we eat, drink, and live from. Tune in to hear a number of cool ways that we could use (mostly web3) technology to stop corporate hoodwinking, give more power back to citizens, and create an honest capitalism that maximizes value to the environment and all humans, not just shareholder pockets. Featuring names like Nike, Adidas, Kanye West, Uber, and the government of Singapore.In this episode we discuss:00:48 - How our collective behaviors are optimizing for a worse climate future, with origins in the industrial revolution03:22 - How the creation of capitalism has saved humanity from lots of war and bloodshed but is also at the root of our collective destruction of the planet04:54 - Evolving the capitalistic system to make it more in tune with the planet07:00 - Mass production of single use junk and the dirty truth about recycling12:14 - Plastic production is anonymous and how tech can be used to hold offenders accountable15:32 - Billionaires building doomsday bunkers vs helping to change collective practices for the better18:28 - Ideas for how we might bring more awareness to the consequences of our actions as consumers 23:12 - Governments vs companies vs consumers - which is the highest impact area to focus? 25:29 - The need to wake up and rise above restrictions we've made as nations29:13 - How network state technology offers a viable path to citizen governance33:24 - Idea: Public scoreboard of corporate promises - Nike now issues NFTs for every sneaker produced & how the same tech can make companies stick to their CSR commitments36:54 - Idea: How to lead the way as a nation in the networked era e.g. Singapore39:27 - Idea: Corporate challenges where companies put money behind their CSR commitments and automatically pay out cash to a good cause if they fail46:26 - Idea: a DAO that compensates Yeezy to audit and verify the production of Nike sneakers51:45 - How it will soon be weird that a company doesn’t track production on-chain just like how it feels weird to use a taxi cab since UberThanks for listening! Follow us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or find us on LinkedIn! Join the ModernMantra.co mailing list here.

Elijah speaks with Kate Gerson about her journey as a white woman devoted to dismantling systemic racism in the United States. The two talk about how Kate’s early interest in the writings and poetry of African-American women led her to choose a “path of service”, challenges encountered along the way, and the eventual creation of her current vessel for healing, Rethinc. We hear how Rethinc are redesigning work culture by putting spirituality at the center, and in doing so are helping society transition to a more equitable capitalism. Finally, Kate talks about Rethinc’s transition to a technology venture, and how they aim to use digital product to accelerate healing, growth, and change in every human they touch. In this episode we discuss:01:42 — The notion of equity, particularly racial equity, in education and the workplace and what got Kate started on this path of service06:56 — What is “white-splaining” and why it’s inappropriate08:05 — Navigating competing lines of difference and the differences in privilege between gender and race as a white woman14:21 — The Rethinc story and why they chose the workplace to fight systemic racism23:30 — Elijah’s own experiences of oppressive work culture26:35 — The Rethinc experience - sacred ceremony taking place inside the workplace - sound healing, guided meditations and the workplace as a grounded space28:47 — Transitioning from a service-led business model to creating digital product - challenges and learnings38:27 —  Being the founder/vision holder/product leader and the energy balancing that goes with it41:00 — Leaving VC resources on the table in exchange for freedom to prioritize learning, wholeness, and trusting divine timing44:04 — How Rethinc’s product aims to tackle employee engagement, retention, and wellbeing by creating space for each individual to connect with their higher self46:11 — Going from blame culture to creating a sense of belonging in the workplace - a 3-part framework53:07 — Talent Rethinc is looking for right now - building a product team in 202357:18 — The best way to connect with Kate and engage with RethincConnect with Kate and RethincWebsite: www.rethinc.usInstagram: www.instagram.com/rethincRethinc Podcast - “Healing The Way We Work”: https://rethincpodcast.buzzsprout.com/Thanks for listening! Follow us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or find us on LinkedIn! Join the ModernMantra.co mailing list here.

In this episode, Nick and Elijah look at the roots of toxic masculinity and explore how we could redesign sex education for male adolescents. Join us for 1 hour as we share our own experiences of sex education as kids, unpack how our current approach to sex education is harming us, and conceptualize a new digital-first sexual education grounded in spiritual alignment.In this episode we discuss: 01:34 — "What is it that we weren't taught as kids?" about sex11:36 — First sexual experiences and the lack of guidance on how to navigate them13:57 — The value of a safe space to talk about sex16:40 — Over-viewership of pornography, excess masturbation and testosterone dropping 50% in the last 3 decades in the US21:18 — 3 pillars of a newly designed sex education experience24:47 — How sexual energy is creative energy (root chakra) that can be channeled in constructive ways28:49 — Highest impact areas for a newly designed sex education system to focus on30:58 — Teaching bodily intuition so kids can develop emotional intelligence and control over their sexual energy35:35 — Providing safe support for adolescents through digital interfaces43:44 — How Tantric coaching can be leveraged for kids46:27 — Gamified approach to teaching sex fundamentals and healthier behavior48:01 — Using VR to simulate real life situations and teaching kids how to navigate them50:21 — Education on consent, physical touch boundaries and power dynamics to create safe intimacy and platonic relationships57:25 — Summary of ideas and principles for solving our flawed sex education system Who is Modern Mantra?We’re a venture design studio operating at the intersection of spirituality and technology. Working together with visionary founders and conscious change makers, our mission is to design and create technology that brings the world back into spiritual balance.October 2022: Being A Good AncestorOur design theme for this month is “Being A Good Ancestor”, where our focus is on exploring design solutions that create a more harmonious and trauma-free earth for tomorrow. Topics this month include education, corporate responsibility, environment, and workplace equality.Monthly Design ThemesEach month we dive into one of our core design themes, looking at the roots of our modern spiritual imbalance and conceptualizing new ways to use technology to help the world heal. We publish 4x podcasts per month related to each theme: 2x How Might We episodes unpacking a specific design question and 2x Guest episodes with conscious creators from our community.Talent NetworkWe are a collective of heart-centered designers, developers, thinkers, and creators building technology products for a brighter future. Join our mailing list for future collaboration opportunities or reach out directly.Website: https://www.modernmantra.co/Podcast: modernmantra.buzzsprout.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOWSMBnzTfVt25AVSmx1qpgMailing list: www.modernmantra.Thanks for listening! Follow us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or find us on LinkedIn! Join the ModernMantra.co mailing list here.

In this episode, Nick and Elijah talk about intention, presence, and ceremony of everything. We cover how you bring intention and presence in everything that you do and touch in your life. On the flip side, we talk about a bit of a lower frequency space — we talk about the space of gossip and the cultural prevalence and presence of gossip and what is lost with gossip.Some of the topics that they speak to are:The ceremony of everything — placing intention and presence with everything that you doDeep contrast in an individual’s phasing when in two different environmentSlowing down and giving yourself the permission to do soHow everything now are designed in such a way where its build for optimization and speed and the implicationsExercise that helps reliving the experience of your day to day interactionsLosing your presence while adapting to all these multi-threaded mode of thinking and distractionsThe pros & cons of today’s modes of communication; how we’re losing the deepness and connection when using these mediumsConcept of social presenceA very low frequency that gossiping creates. Why it’s the recipe for disaster, the relationship killer, the destroyer of all the fabric of trust, and catalyst in destroying communities.A principle to navigate with and a way to do it above the line or a general rule of thumb before you even consider gossipingRecipe for disaster, relationship killer, destroys all the fabric of trust, catalyst in destroying communities - gossipClosing down inner circle, being selective and cultivating high integrity relationshipsA healthy level of introspection or introversionThanks for listening! Follow us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or find us on LinkedIn! Join the ModernMantra.co mailing list here.

In this episode, Nick and Elijah talk about the role of spirituality in the future of work and different principles for operating a high-vibe organization. Some of the topics that they speak to are:What does a “spiritually motivated” company translate toThe real presence of a company and its impact in the collective consciousnessHow does a “spiritually motivated” company conduct businessThe Modern Mantra way of doing businessOur continuous iteration as individuals and as an entityA better filter than placing the focus on a specific topic or product that we touchHaving other sources of information from other realms that we can pull fromThe similarities of how technology moves information and how we move energy in the spiritual realmThe beautifully constructed pieces of technology in non-physical realmThe next iterations of technology and augmented realityUse cases for these technology in terms of environmental healingWhat happens if all scare resources gets measurable by technologyThe narrative of environmental degradation and cryptoThanks for listening! Follow us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or find us on LinkedIn! Join the ModernMantra.co mailing list here.

In this episode, Nick and Elijah talk about the transformative experience that Elijah had in Costa Rica where he took part in a retreat inside of an intentional community — sitting with songs, with earth, and with the sacred medicine. They also speak about the implications of that experience on how they work within Modern Mantra and the offering they provide.Some of the topics that they speak to are:Elijah’s perspective shifting and perspective enhancing experience in Costa RicaThe journey of taking the sacred medicine for the modern mind — AyahuascaHow the experience shifted his relationship to medicine songs and musicA certain dialect of light language and how it’s connected to sacred geometry, and its ties to ancient civilizationsConnectedness of sound, languages and the history of the ancestors when in medically induced stateThe hardest part of the retreat and some post therapy ideas after these type of journeysThe implications of that experience on how they work within Modern Mantra and the offering they provideCareer opportunities within Modern MantraThanks for listening! Follow us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok or find us on LinkedIn! Join the ModernMantra.co mailing list here.