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Michelle Cassandra Johnson is a social justice warrior, author, Dismantling Racism trainer, empath, yoga teacher and practitioner, and intuitive healer. With more than twenty years of experience leading Dismantling Racism workshops and working with clients as a licensed clinical social worker, she has a deep understanding of how trauma impacts the mind, body, spirit, and heart. Her awareness of the world through her own experience as a Black woman allows her to know, firsthand, how privilege and power operate. Michelle’s website.

Chris Rackliffe is a personal development writer and anxious attachment style coach, whose ability to paint with words has touched the lives of millions of people around the world. Rackliffe shares stories that cut straight to the heart, detailing his own heartfelt and harrowing experiences to help others lead happier, healthier, more fulfilling lives. In his books and blogs, keynotes and coaching sessions, Rackliffe blends principles of psychology, philosophy, physics, and spirituality with his signature storytelling aimed to make you feel and heal. His new book, It's Good to See Me Again: How to Find Your Way When You Feel Lost—a guidebook on the journey to emotional healing—is available on Amazon now. Learn more: https://www.crackliffe.com/

AMANDA GILBERT is a professor of mindfulness at the University of Southern California, a meditation teacher, speaker, author. She has been a meditator for over 17 years and now leads meditation for top companies like NBC, Paramount Pictures, The W Hotels, Merrill Lynch, Macy's and YouTube. Before dedicating herself to teaching full-time, Amanda was Center Director at theUniversity of California San Francisco, where she conducted scientific research and publishing investigations on the biological and psychological effects of mindfulness and meditation. She is now an emerging expert in the field of teaching meditation, mindfulness, and the contemplative sciences. Her formal meditation training has been with UCLA's Mindful Awareness Research Center, in Primordial Sound Meditation with Deepak Chopra, and the Insight Meditation tradition.   Learn more: https://www.kindnessnowbook.com/   

Sonya Renee Taylor is the founder and radical executive office of TheBodyIsNotAnApology.com. She has been featured on HBO, BET, MTV, NPR, PBS, and CNN and in the New York Times, New York Magazine, USA Today, Huffington Post, Vogue Australia, and many more.    Learn more: www.sonyareneetaylor.com    Download the Circles Live app for free and meditate with Shannon for free on the app.   Shannon’s book Trust Your Truth is now available everywhere books are sold, and you can now download the audiobook, narrated by Shannon on Audible. 

Scott Schwenk's work and teaching is a blend of stillness, unexpected expansion, laughter, discovery, and actionable insights revealing dynamic inner freedom. Scott is a catalyst for inner evolution and leadership development. www.scottschwenk.com  Download the Circles Live app for free and meditate with Shannon for free on the app. Shannon’s book Trust Your Truth is now available everywhere books are sold, and you can now download the audiobook, narrated by Shannon on Audible.

Michelle Cassandra Johnsonis a social justice warrior, author, Dismantling Racism trainer, empath, yoga teacher and practitioner, and intuitive healer. With more than twenty years of experience leading Dismantling Racism workshops and working with clients as a licensed clinical social worker, she has a deep understanding of how trauma impacts the mind, body, spirit, and heart. Her awareness of the world through her own experience as a Black woman allows her to know, firsthand, how privilege and power operate.   Michelle’s website.   Download the Circles Live app for free and meditate with Shannon.   Shannon’s book Trust Your Truth is now available everywhere books are sold, and you can now download the audiobook, narrated by Shannon on Audible. 

Chris Rock said, “If Oprah and Ryan Seacrest had a love child, the kid would end up being like Quddus.”    Quddus (Q) is a critically acclaimed host, media coach and founder of Media Mastery Academy. Q has spoken for audiences at the United Nations and Global Citizen Festival but a trip to his father’s homeland, Haiti, inspired him to focus on more directly helping others. As a media coach and the founder of Media Mastery Academy, Q supports entrepreneurs and creatives to own their voice, share their story and increase their impact. Quddus is a former MTV TRL host, has produced projects with the likes of AOL, Yahoo, and YouTube, and worked in artist development for Interscope Records. Q is currently based in Boulder, CO and working on his first book.   Quddus’s website.   Download the Circles Live app for free and meditate with Shannon. Trust Your Truth: Heal Self-Doubt, Awaken to Your Soul’s Purpose, and Live Your Badass Life is now available everywhere books are sold, and you can now download the audiobook

Elena Brower is a Mama, teacher, artist, bestselling author and host of the Practice You Podcast. Elena has taught yoga and meditation since 1999. Her first book, Art of Attention, has been translated into seven languages, and her second, Practice You, is a bestseller. Her third book, Being You, was released in early 2021.   Elena's yoga and meditation classes are on Glo.com and her Essential Mentorship is beloved for bringing analog creativity to online coursework. She oversees a global team of teachers as a Double Diamond with doTERRA, and her spoken word work can be heard on Above & Beyond's Flow State albums.  Download the Circles Live meditation app and meditate with Shannon for free: www.circleslive.com/soulfeed

What do you do when you got everything you thought you wanted and you’re left empty and unfulfilled? Dan Mason is a nationally recognized career and life reinvention coach who left his big career as a radio personality to become a life coach. His suicide note turned into a heartfelt letter to the Universe during a rock bottom moment that transformed the rest of his life and purpose. Learn more at: www.shannonalgeo.com/podcast/soulfeed-dan-mason-trauma-success-coach   Get your copy of Shannon’s book Trust Your Truth: Heal Self-Doubt, Awaken to Your Soul’s Purpose, and Live Your Badass Life, and download the audiobook, narrated by Shannon, which just released.

After years working for Vogue and Glamour, Suze Yalof Schwartz stepped away from fashion to become the CEO and Founder of Unplug Meditation and the creator of the Unplug Meditation app. We discuss why Suze loves meditation so much, how it has had a transformative impact on her life, and why she is so passionate about more people experiencing this transformation practice. https://www.shannonalgeo.com/podcast/suze-yalof-schwartz-unplug-meditation-soulfeed   Get your copy of Shannon’s book, now published! Trust Your Truth: Heal Self-Doubt, Awaken to Your Soul’s Purpose, and Live Your Badass Life

Tracee Stanley’s first book Radiant Rest - Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation and Awakened Clarity published by Shambhala Publishing is now available worldwide.

An excerpt from Shannon’s new book Trust Your Truth. Listen to the first pages of the Introduction to the book!    Pre-order your copy of Shannon’s book TRUST YOUR TRUTH: Heal Self-Doubt, Awaken to Your Soul’s Purpose, and Live Your Badass Life: www.trustyourtruthbook.com/ 

Alexa Silvaggio is a wellness entrepreneur based in Los Angeles. She is a yoga instructor, writer, podcast host, retreat leader and CEO of Savage Chocolates, a mindfulness chocolate brand. She encourages you to cultivate a more loving relationship with your body, and self, through all she teaches.   Use code SOULFEED20 for 20% off any Savage Los Angeles products at https://www.savagelosangeles.com 

What to do when doubt is blocking your creative flow. This episode is thanks to a question from a listener Chip: “How can I commit to recording my podcast when I get stuck with fear of being inauthentic?” In this episode, we explore four essential elements of the creative process:  Listening (to a higher source of inspiration) Motivating Impulse (“I’m gonna do this!”) Structure + Flow (finding a healthy balance for yourself) Trust (Self, Higher Power, Community) Pre-order your copy of Shannon’s book TRUST YOUR TRUTH: Heal Self-Doubt, Awaken to Your Soul’s Purpose, and Live Your Badass Life: https://www.trustyourtruthbook.com/  Soulumination Membership: Join our community! Weekly live meditation, exclusive access to SoulFeed video interviews, + over 100 meditation practices led by Shannon. Try for 7-days free (cancel anytime): https://www.soulumination.com   

My dear friend Sahara Rose is here with us to introduce her THIRD book Discover Your Dharma.   In This Episode:   Sahara and I riffing about finding our dharma The 5 Stages of Dharma Discovery What are the 9 dharma archetypes? How to create your dharma blueprint Learn more at https://www.shannonalgeo.com/podcast/sahara-rose-discover-your-dharma-book Soulumination Membership: Join our community! Weekly live meditation, exclusive access to SoulFeed video interviews, + over 100 meditation practices led by Shannon. Try for 7-days free (cancel anytime): https://www.soulumination.com  

“How free do you want to be, honey?!”   Sah D’Simone is a spiritual guide, meditation teacher, international transformational speaker, best-selling author, and creator of The Sah Method, who has dedicated his life to helping others to live in alignment and achieve their highest potential. He is pioneering a Spiritually Sassy, heart-based healing movement rooted in science-backed, tried-and-true techniques, in which joy and authenticity illuminate the path to enlightenment.   His infectious enthusiasm for healing is grounded in a masterful and revolutionary synthesis of ancient Tantric Buddhism, modern contemplative psychotherapy, meditation, breathwork, and integrative nutrition... all delivered in his own radiant, approachable, and playful style. His new book, Spiritually Sassy: 8 Radical Steps to Activate Your Innate Superpowers is now available worldwide.    Where We Journey:   How to find the intersection between spirituality and SASS Why you need to put on your spiritual stilettos, honey!  Sah’s hilario

How do (1) understanding and (2) compassion both support us to unravel the biases we hold?   Anu Gupta is a scientist, educator, lawyer, and the Founder of BE MORE with Anu. He has logged over 10,000 hours of meditation and developed BE MORE with Anu’s science-backed, compassion-based approach after conducting decade-long research on the causes of and solutions to racial and gender inequality. Having trained over 16,000 people, Anu has spoken about his work on the TED stage, SxSW, and the Ten Percent Happier podcast. He’s a graduate of the Mindful Yoga & Meditation Teacher Training program at Spirit Rock and sits on the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies board. Learn more @bemorewithanu.   We Discuss:   How to break unconscious bias  Anu’s recent conversation with Oprah and the author of the book Caste by Isabel Wilkerson Ways to get to the root of our biases How to actually practice compassion   Watch the video of this interview with your Soulumination Membership. Receive a free 21-day trial for all Sou

Welcome to Season 5! Let’s start with a meditation practice.   How do we tend to our souls and spirits when there is chaos going on outside of us? How do we fill up our cups and regulate our nervous systems so that we can be effective and impactful in the external world?  How can we show up for the inner child within us that may be overwhelmed by the outer circumstances of our world — and learn to care for ourselves in a way that is safe, nourishing, and supportive? This meditation is an exploration of how we can anchor ourselves in our CENTER when the cyclone of chaos is spinning around us. Join Soulumination Membership for a free 21-day trial and you’ll receive the whole library of meditation practices led by Shannon: https://www.soulumination.com  

Tracee shares teachings that are sourced from over 18 years of study in the tradition of the Himalayan Masters, Sri Vidya and Tantra. It is her passion to create and hold sacred space to transform, inspire and empower utilizing the practices of Yoga Nidra, Self-inquiry, Perfect Sankalpa, Meditation, Kriya, Mantra and sacred movement.    In this episode:   Tracee’s transformation story in South Africa The essence of Yoga Nidra: the state and the Goddess What the practice of deep rest reveals to us about our inner truth How Sankalpa can guide us to our deepest truth Why Tracee writes her eulogy once every year   Show notes: https://www.shannonalgeo.com/podcast/tracee-stanley   Watch all 13 video episodes of SoulFeed Season Four by becoming a member of Soulumination Meditation at https://www.soulumination.com/meditate (first month free)

Molly (Shannon’s sister!) is an event photographer, child whisperer, dog lover, and soul seeker currently living in Brooklyn, New York. Molly's mental health has been a priority for her over the last several years as she has navigated grief from loss, anxiety, and stress. The personal strides she has made in practicing self-validation, boundaries, and communication are an inspiration to everyone who knows her.   In this episode: Molly’s mental health journey What Molly learned from one of the lowest points in her life The lessons she learned from losing her best friend Mike in college How our family has processed internal dynamics of trauma Show notes: https://www.shannonalgeo.com/podcast/molly-algeo   This new season is a space for you to receive mental health nourishment and tools during this time. Join SoulFeed LIVE’s next recording: Wednesday @ 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern via Zoom: www.soulumination.com/live