
A Spiritual Quest Across Continents, Cultures, and Consciousness with Michael Shandler
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10/01/24 • 47 min
In this episode of The Wayfinder Show, host Luis Hernandez interviews Dr. Michael Shandler, an award-winning author, life coach, and organizational development consultant. Dr. Shandler discusses his tumultuous childhood during the apartheid era in South Africa, his mother’s escape from Nazi Austria, and his own brutal experiences in an Afrikaner boarding school. He also explores his spiritual journey, including transformative experiences with psychedelics and his personal development under various mentors. Dr. Shandler shares insights from his latest book, 'Karma and Kismet,' and his eventual reconciliation with his abusive father. The episode provides a deep dive into personal growth, spirituality, and healing.
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In this episode of The Wayfinder Show, host Luis Hernandez interviews Dr. Michael Shandler, an award-winning author, life coach, and organizational development consultant. Dr. Shandler discusses his tumultuous childhood during the apartheid era in South Africa, his mother’s escape from Nazi Austria, and his own brutal experiences in an Afrikaner boarding school. He also explores his spiritual journey, including transformative experiences with psychedelics and his personal development under various mentors. Dr. Shandler shares insights from his latest book, 'Karma and Kismet,' and his eventual reconciliation with his abusive father. The episode provides a deep dive into personal growth, spirituality, and healing.
Sign up for our FREE weekly newsletter, The Wayfinder Weekly" at wayfindershow.com
Host Information:
Luis Hernandez: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter
email: [email protected]
We want to give a huge shout out to our friend, Jast Collum at 756 Productions, for creating our intro and outro music. This guy is a beast.
Please support this podcast by checking out our show sponsors:
MetPro is a concierge nutrition consulting company that uses metabolic profiling to help clients lose weight and/or change body composition. After running 13 marathons, Luis was still able to get a personal record by using MetPro. Schedule a FREE consultation call and get a FREE month with a 6 month subscription.
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Please support this podcast by checking out our show sponsors:
MetPro is a concierge nutrition consulting company that uses metabolic profiling to help clients lose weight and/or change body composition. After running 13 marathons, Luis was still able to get a personal record by using MetPro. Schedule a FREE consultation call and get a FREE month with a 6 month subscription.
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The Wayfinder Show - A Spiritual Quest Across Continents, Cultures, and Consciousness with Michael Shandler
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I've never felt this sad about the world as I do right now. Really? I really do. I'm very concerned about the world, but I would say that I think that the only thing that I can do as a person, as an individual person is work on myself. If I'm working on myself, if I'm centering, if I'm getting centered, then my actions are going to come out of a compassionate and more likely to come out of a compassionate and loving place.
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