The Mental Sherpa by Theta Spring: Recent Episodes
Alexandra Janelli
Life is a journey. In fact, we all try to strategize and make life feel like we are in control of what happens. By making it predictable we can avoid confronting the unknown! However, the fact is that life never gets easier. You just get to know yourself better. The Mental Sherpa Show’s mission is to help you have a better relationship with yourself. By discovering yourself, you are able to navigate life with core foundational tools that can help solidify self-trust, self-confidence and see the world through the lenses of opportunity vs. feeling like a victim and at the effect of things in your life. The Mental Sherpa show is not here to offer a one size fits all approach to people’s problems or issues. We are here to provide insight that you can utilize to help make sense of your particular situation. We are here to inspire. Our hope is to help mentally guide you on your path and journey of self-discovery and then in relation to how you experience the world around you.
Welcome to a Journey of Healing Sciences A Unique Experience of Ayurveda & Yoga. Yoga and Ayurveda are known as the “sister sciences” - different sides of the same coin. Both Yoga and Ayurveda come from the Vedas, which are ancient texts originating in India and dating back thousands of years. Join us as we speak with practitioner Neelam Singh about this unique coupling of Ayurveda and Yoga in her dynamic practice at http://www.prithvimata.com/ out of New York City.
Join Nate Martinez of NTMSoundHealing.com as we discuss sound therapy and sound baths!
Sound has been utilized in various cultures for thousands of years as a tool for healing. Whether through the use of mantras as with the Hindis, the medicine melodies of various indigenous peoples around the world, or Pythagoras’ use of interval and frequency, these techniques all have the same intention: to move us from a place of imbalance to a place of balance. Our body, mind and spirit always want to be moving in a direction towards balance, yet in these modern times we have too much outer stimulus and noise and not enough time to dedicate to ourselves which can prevent us from achieving a better state of harmony. Sound helps with this inner work.
Doubt is part of the process.....but doubt tells us a story that can cause us to see the world with fear and apprehension. Join host Alexandra Janelli as we speak with Digital Storyteller Breonna Rodriguez about her relationship with doubt that brought her on a journey of exploring doubt. During her journey Breonna realized that doubt isn't just an emotion, doubt has a story, and an important message in our process of self-discovery and achieving our goals.
Join special guest Dina Scherer, who is a NYC Image & Wardrobe Stylist and Personal Shopper, as we discuss how to style yourself in order to feel your best. Learn the tricks of color, shopping, and how your appearance can be one of your greatest assets to feeling good and experiencing the world with confidence! Visit Dina's site at http://www.modnitsastyling.com
Nicole Jardim is a Certified Women’s Health & Functional Nutrition Coach, and the creator of the Fix Your Period series of programs, that empower women to take back control of their hormones and their lives. Join us as we learn the in's and out's of what can help women of all ages create sustainable shifts in their lives that can alleviate a variety of monthly issues!
OCD is a term that is somewhat commonly used. However, for a condition that is so much a part of our vernacular, there is not much awareness about the manifestations of OCD symptoms, the toll it takes on the people and how people can get better. br Join host Alexandra Janelli in talking to Liz Funk, a writer, speaker, and coach who focuses on OCD. People with OCD tend to experience first symptoms between ages 16 and 24. Many people who have OCD—or who fall somewhere on the OCD spectrum—experience OCD mainly in the form of intrusive, irrational thoughts. If people understand the full range of ways that OCD can manifest, and have tools to manage anxiety that isn’t OCD but is certainly disruptive, they’ll be poised to be able to use their redirected mental energy to take on their goals and create lives of their own design. Liz teaches how everyone can benefit from learning how to observe their thoughts, choose what to focus on, and take good risks even when they feel uncertain.
Karen Bishko is a singer Songwriter from the UK and the creator of the Musical “Single” which will be playing at the New York Musical Festival this Summer. Join us as we have heart to heart with our Single hearth throb and learn about what its like to have your heart break story become real, vulnerable and raw as it comes to life on the stage right before your eye. Learn about her incredible insight and perspective shift as she embraced the discomfort of heart break and forge an inspiring path of writing, singing, and dating- on and off the stage.
Rambling With Gambling was the longest running morning talk radio show in the world. Spanning three generations of Gambling Men in New York City, host Alexandra Janelli is able to sit down with the youngest of the Legacy John R. Gambling to discuss the evolution of radio, growing up within a famous family, and share his insights into what made Rambling With Gambling a success. br Join us as we turn John R. Gambling from radio host to radio interviewee; and have an intimate conversation about his family, past, and future.
Identity is everything when you are famous. But what happens when you realize your identity means nothing at all when the fame fades away. Learn how photographer Bradford Noble went from famous to his world around him crash and his dynamic transition through several identities to finding inner peace with himself. br Join us as we turn the camera (or mic) on Bradford as we broadcast from his home in La Jolla. Listen along as we hear his intimate story of fame, success, doubt, and transition from photographers to writer and life coach, and now JUST BRADFORD.
Out of the box to Modern Rituals NYC. Join host Alexandra Janelli as we speak with Valerie Oula to discuss going from casting director to Kunadalini yoga instructor. br Meet the former casting director for hair dye boxes and now Kundalini yoga expert. Find out what happens when you start hearing the universe sending you messages that lead you on a whole new path of discovery that challenge the universal truths you once new!
There are many road of self-exploration. Today we dive into a more controversial area of exploration that became more popular since the release of 50 Shades of Grey. While this area of sexual exploration has become more mainstream, it is an area that is deeply misunderstood. Join host Alexandra Janelli of The Mental Sherpa Show & guest host Breonna Rodriguez sex and relationship writer for Vivala as we have an up close and interesting interview with Mistress Mona Rogers who is a lifestyle and professional Dominatrix. br Come learn how trust, vulnerability,exploration, and open non-judgemental communication can be the success to not only your own personal relationship, but how important they are in the art of kink. br Join us as we look to create a new outlet for sexual exploration from three women with very varying views of sex.
What do a hypnosis and marketing have in common? Join Alexandra Janelli, host and hypnotherapist, as we discuss marketing and story telling with leading expert in the New York City marketing field, Marcus Glover. Together we outline what branding and marketing is from a subconscious point of view.
Potentially Human? A mission of humanization. br Alexandra Janelli & Aubrey Levitt started a company to help companies align with their mission and engage with customers in a powerful way. br We believe that companies, just like humans, thrive when they operate with integrity, intention and compassion. By humanizing your company it becomes easier to see who you are and how you show up in the world. br We start by asking, br IF YOUR COMPANY WAS A HUMAN WHAT WOULD HE/SHE BE LIKE? br This question led to the generation of our three step process that works on a conscious and subconscious level. The outcome? We help you identify who you are, your core values, and a set of belief systems so you can execute in alignment with your mission. In turn, consumers can easily identify if they want to be a part of your tribe. br Lastly, we ask that our companies serve as leaders, set an example, demonstrate integrity, and invite others to rise up because they are so inspired by your humanity.
Animals play an integral part in our lives. From being part of the family to being working dogs herding a flock. To date there has been a great deal of research being done to understand our furry friends and our relationship to each other. Our dynamic relationship with animals has become even more prevalent through the increased popularity of service animals and therapy animals. While research has shown that therapy and service animals have advantageous benefits to humans, what about the reverse? Humans can spend years in therapy to better ourselves and release past traumas. But what about animals who have suffered their own traumas? While psychotherapy for dogs is not yet a trending treatment, our guest today, Dr. Nicholas Dodman, has initiated an in-depth study on understanding animal behavior and our relationships with animals.
You think you know how to date and wrangle yourself a partner, but you don't! Join us as we speak with Matchmaker and Relationship Expert Ashley Kaylor as we discuss the in's and out's of dating.
Love. Just because we want it, doesn't mean we are ready for it. But what exactly does being ready for love even mean? Join us as we talk to Matchmaker and Relationship Expert Ashley Kaylor as we discuss the path to preparing for love.
br We all live by certain rules and agreements. But where did they come from and how were they formulated? Why do we hold the belief systems we do and what happens when they stop working for us and start causing us to live a restricted life. While change can be hard, Miguel Ruiz has presented 4 Agreements that one can live by to live more freely in the world. By mastering these 4 Agreements, one can truly start to live and experience the world around them. Join host, Alexandra Janelli and Mia Mor as we discuss the 4 Agreements and how to implement them into your life!
If you want to live a life of joy and fulfillment you have to find the courage to break those agreements that are fear based and claim your personal power. -Miguez Ruiz
We know that the path followed by generations before us (marry a high school sweetheart, stay in your hometown, have 3 kids, take over your parents business, keep the same job for decades, then retire and not outlive your money) is not quite our path. We might have been told to save by our parents. We may have been taught religion, home economics and math (which isn’t money) in school but are we ever really taught the life skills necessary for our own financial journey?
How do we navigate our relationship to money if our instinctual behavior is to wait for external circumstances to force into making a decision? How destructive is the habit of waiting for “someday” to occur before we put a plan into action? What if we took the time to analyze our relationship to money as much as we discussed our current or past romantic relationships?
We will explore how to identify your true philosophy to money and open the discussion for you to find success.
What is passion and purpose? Thats the question we will begin to look at with Coach Mark Schall. Passion and purpose tend to feel like fleeting emotions and feelings. We know when we have it, but feel lost and complacent when we don't. But, the concept of passion and purpose are much bigger than we think, and yet, sometimes much simpler. Join us as we discuss Passion & Purpose on a macro and micro scale allowing listeners to get in touch with some of their core values, desires, and motivations! Sometimes being lost in life is the best first step to finding what it is you are looking for! They key is just about planting the right seeds in the mind and keeping the eyes open to experience!
Growing up we become accustomed to hearing the opinion and advice of those around us. However, inside of each of us is our own voice trying to help guide us to a life of passion and purpose. However, sometimes this voice gets silenced by emotions like fear, worry, or doubt. Come learn about when you stop listening to the should's, supposed to's, have to's, and need to's and start following your intuition and deepest desires of passion.
Join us as we speak with voice over actress and coach Tina Zaremba as we learn about her empowering story of finding her voice and the process of realizing what it means to own it!
There comes a point in our life when we ask ourself, why am I like this? While its a hard question to swallow, it is a wonderful opportunity to inspect your past and how it has generate your Self Concept. Join us as we discuss Self Concept with Dr. Mari Terzaghi and how our past experience influence and dictates how we view ourselves and the world around us. This integral step in the self-discovery process can help listeners understand some past belief systems that may no longer be relevant to who they are now. However, creating a change in our self concept cannot happen by talk therapy alone. But if this is true, than how can we create change? Join Hypnotherapist and Host Alexandra Janelli as we speak with Dr. Mari Terzaghi as we discuss her dynamic coupling of depth therapy techniques into a powerful regression technique that can create change quickly and effectively!
Doubt is part of the process.....but doubt tells us a story that can cause us to see the world with fear and apprehension. Join host Alexandra Janelli as we speak with Digital Storyteller Breonna Rodriguez about her relationship with doubt that brought her on a journey of exploring doubt. During her journey Breonna realized that doubt isn't just an emotion, doubt has a story, and an important message in our process of self-discovery and achieving our goals.
Emotions are painful, but they demand to be felt. Over time we have learn to avoid the uncomfortable emotions of anxiety, sadness, worry, shame, or guilt and seek the pleasure of ones like happiness, joy and bliss. Whether it is due to our upbringing, fear, or that showing emotions is seen as a weakness, our avoidance of these negative emotions has lead to our inability to process and release them.
Join host Alexandra Janelli and Dr. Nadya Friedman as they discuss powerful tools to help listeners tolerate emotions with a deeper appreciation, speed, and understanding. Learn how each emotion we feel is trying to do something FOR US not always TO US. By learning a new process of emotional tolerance one can experience life in a more fulfilling and passionate way.
Dr. Friedman and Alexandra bring together a multidimensional approach of both cognitive behavioral change and subconscious shifts through their medical, analytical and hypnotherapy trainings.
It’s all about energy. Your Energy. We all have an energetic profile, which is the energy we experience throughout the day. Your energetic profile provides a filter or lens in which you see and experience the world around you and the actions or inaction you take in life. By understand our 7 Core Energy Levels* we can learn to chose our experiences from the lens of opportunity and begin to take empowering actions that move us forward toward our goals.
Join us as we explore these energy levels and a simple equation that can help make change easy with special guest Aubrey Levitt. Aubrey and Alexandra met with two approaches to the same goal- Action. By combining their tools and techniques, they have crafted the 'Execute with Intention' workshop series that helps individuals and business take action-oriented steps with passion & purpose.
Join us as we learn tools that can help you move forward with energy, awareness, and options!
Building rapport is a key ingredient to any relationship. Whether the guides on your journey are family, friends, or a hired practitioner, rapport is key. In our first episode of The Mental Sherpa guest Tony Wolf, Actor and Red Carpet interviewer, will be helping viewers get to know The Mental Sherpa host Alexandra Janelli. br Alexandra, who is a certified hypnotherapist and life coach, has been on her own journey of self-discovery that has turned into a passion of helping others, not only in her home town of New York City, but all over the world. br This show hopes to build rapport with your guide and get listeners excited for their path and journey of self-discovery.