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Explore all avenues of mindful, or *awakened* living, in our modern times. Hear Rebekka share timeless wisdom with hopes of {en}lightening your load while providing practices to create peace, clarity, energy, balance, connection in this wild, wild world! Varied, entertaining, and informative topics in her solo acts and interview sessions, geared just for you. www.rebekkamars.com IG: @rebekka.mars

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Ep. 141 : You're Not Meant to Stay the Same - Quickie Pep Talk

It's true! You're not. And while a part of will never change, that incredible essence of your uniqueness plus, you are also meant to evolve, grow, change. Tune in for a very quick! pep talk episode to give you a little boost of remembering to anchor into who you are and open up to who you are becoming. Change does just happen, and, we each have full agency to take certain actions & believe certain…

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Ep. 140 : Lift Your Life with Lion's Gate & Free Guide

First, get your free download here to accompany you with the latter half of this episode / explore on your own! And next, it's Leo seasonnn! In this solocast, it's a little variety show of potent 8/8 Lion's Gate inspo, part personal updates, & then part guided practice + tool {and little pep talk} to face your current life so you can shift it into it's next iteration you're feeling but possibly a…

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Ep. 139 : How to Actually 'Listen to Your Body' & a Somatic Meditation

One last quickie episode for the month! In this under 20 minute drop-in, connect with some truths to help set you FREE. As the line goes, 'the mountain is you' - not the challenge you're overcoming, though that, too; when you are able to take responsibility, you begin to see how indeed it all comes back to you. Tune in to be guided through a gentle journey of reclamation of this, along with the…

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138 : Pep Talk : You're Not a Loser if You Quit

Maybe the winning is in the quitting? In this quick pep talk episode, be reminded of the power in letting go, sometimes disguised as 'quitting'. And because 'to quit' is usually more frowned upon, this could be THE hang up you're in and the thing that's keeping you in something that is no longer aligned, no longer serving... Deep breaths and ... release ... it's time!…

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Ep. 137 : The New Era of Mindfulness

Mind FULL or mindful? That is the question AND even more of the question in this episode, is how does it all fit together these days? In an age of SO many mindfulness tools & practices & information available everywhere, what stands out? What will stick? What is 'mindfulness' these days, in general and to you? Enjoy this quick and contemplative episode with Rebekka with plenty of time to not only…

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Ep. 777 : More Somatic, More Spirit

Ok, it's not really episode 777, & the episode date HAD to be 7/7 😉 but being THE angel number, and getting 'permission' right before recording, the number wanted to be included in this one... The world could use a lot of things, and in this episode, Rebekka shares her take after many years of helping humans feel more to live more, it's time to go bigger with the message. Tune in for some Self…

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Ep. 135 : Endings - Heart vs. Gut?

What to trust? In this next solocast, Rebekka dives into endings - a crucial and inevitable part of life in many ways. How are you with endings? This episode gives plenty of room for Self discovery along with ways to consider how to make decisions that are most likely a part of stepping into or flowing with an ending ... your head? Or your heart / gut {body}? And even more so, heart or gut?…

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Ep. 134 : Meditation is More Than You 'Think'

In this part 2 episode, it's time to share the tips and hints to take your meditation to a level where you will feel it literally shape your whole life, for the better. With various fun examples, references, and supportive information and practice {even a meditation at minute 15}, tune in and feel shifted & lifted in no time. Previous meditation podcast : Ep 91 : Meditate Now! How to Meditate here…

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Ep. 133 : Pep Talk : You Get to Feel GOOD

A little quickie pep talk for you today, can you trust this is for YOU if you're finding it now? For all the best reasons, our brain may stump our growth and expansion and ability to feel good and even feel okay with feeling good, because it'd rather keep you safe AKA controlled and small. Well, this pep talk will help you build awareness and ability to recognize THE most natural things in this…

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Ep. 132 : Are You In a Messy Middle?

AH, life. Full of phases and cycles, each with a beginning, middle, and end. Today's episode highlights what many are going through, literally the whole world, of a "messy middle". Listen in for information and inspiration on what this part of life may feel like {messy! gunky! confusing. challenging. ... to say the least} and what to do through these inevitable transitionary times. We all will…

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Ep. 131 : Complain, Change, or Accept

Happy May! In this solo episode, Rebekka gets real about time flying, the patterns that keep us stuck, and the three choices we always have when life isn't going the way we want: complain, change, or accept. In this episode: A lil' life update - fresh back from Tulum, deep in 1:1 coaching work, and feeling a major seven-year cycle closing Spirit signs, gut intuition vs. heart wisdom, and the…

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Ep. 130 : Your Personality is Your Personal Reality

In this inspirational solo episode, it could also be a 'part 2' to the coaching style episode 123 : listen here if you want to start with the earlier talk + practices AND, not fully necessary! Because, no matter, you ARE creating the life you're living. Your life IS a reflection of what you are - this includes everything your actions, your blocks, your desires, your fears, your whole personality…

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Ep. 129 : There's Chaos & There's This

Welcome back! Season 7 is off and running ... in this solocast, join Rebekka for a dose of universal reality, and hopefully comfort. Through centuries, humans have witnessed and gathered data around what life actually is ... and here, we go into that. If you've been feeling wacky with all that's happening right now on Earth, or in what feels like your own backyard, take a listen and land back in…

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Ep. 128 : Season 7 Kickoff

That's it ... SEASON 7 is here!! Thank you all and always for listening. This solocast covers a bit of the story and evolution of this podcast, as well as what's ahead on this next extra special season. This release date also is a special one with all the happenings in the cosmos, by no mistake are we are now along together for this wild, beautiful life! New 3 month mentorship :: let's connect…

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Ep. 127 : Relationship Riff : Part 2 / WWJBD [What Would John & Bekka Do]

{the Part 2} {and, not the typical episode!} It's here, it's here! The days have flown and in case you missed the part 1, there's that, and here is the next piece ... part riff on life recently and part shares on 'What Would John and Bekka Do' with a relationship / partnership topic & their grounded, hot take. What do you want to hear next? *The riffs are a special style of episode here, taking…

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Ep. 126 : Relationship Riff / THE Life Review & Travels, Soul Stuff, Big Screens & More

{the Part 1} {and, not the typical episode!} Weee're baaaack! In what's turned in to an annual riff, sit back with John & Bekka as they disclose the scenes behind the scenes, specifically of the past year. Hear not just the reviews of life but also special tidbits tucked throughout, extending understanding, journeying around the world, with their shares. What do you want to hear from us next time?…

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Ep. 125 : Where Somatic Meets Accessible Yoga with Sarit Zimmerman Rogers

In this heartfelt, expansive, and timely conversation, Rebekka sits down with Sarit Zimmerman Rogers and together they unpack many important words, concepts, and happenings of the times including "somatic yoga", the plague of spiritual bypassing (what it means and how it shows), trauma-informed spaces, accessible Yoga, the intricacy of the nervous system and its responses, and so much more. Some…

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Ep. 124 : A Somatic Meditation to Help Change Your Life

A follow-up to the last episode, #123 on The ONE Prompt to Change Your Life, this is a brief chat on ways to address what may be holding you back that you may or may not have unearthed in Ep. 123. Whether you listened to 123 or just want the quick recap in this one, there's then a somatic meditation designed for anyone, to help you feel into feeling. The body holds it all - the problems and the…

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Ep. 123 : THE Process to Change Your Life

In this impromptu, quickie-ish solo episode, Rebekka lays out the 5 steps to consider when you're feeling stuck but also ready for something new and different in your life. This could be for any area. This also could be an episode to have your notepad ready for some actual implementation of a few brief but powerful exercises and questions to get the ball rolling - the time is NOW! After listening,…

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Ep. 122 : When Talk Therapy Stops Working

Have you felt that before? Or currently? A thing, like therapy, that at one point probably was helpful but now ... not so much? Or even the original "issue" has worsened from it because of the nature of repetition of a story without the deeper connection to the root [oftentimes energetic & in & through the body] cause? This quickie episode shines light on all of the above as well as: when…

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Ep. 121 : The ONE Thing I'd Share with the World

If you had TEN seconds to share ONE thing with the whole wide world, what would it be? Why? In this quickie-ish episode, Rebekka shares the one thing, on the spot, first instinct, first impulse, that will help literally everyone along with planet Earth herself. What is it? You'll have to tune in to find out AND take a moment and connect ... what's your one thing? It matters, you matter <3 SPECIAL…

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Ep 120 : Power of the Breath with Anthony Abbagnano

“We breathe 25,000 times a day — what if we noticed even one of those breaths differently?” In this episode of The Modern Mindfulness Podcast , Rebekka sits down with master breathwork teacher and founder of Alchemy of Breath, Anthony Abbagnano . The breath is both ordinary and extraordinary—it carries us from our first inhale to our final exhale, and yet, when we pay attention, it becomes one of…

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Ep. 119 : You + Change

Change is constant! And a lot of extra natural change is here right now - with the eclipses and Fall equinox this month, September, what better time than now to dive into YOU + CHANGE? Because the way you do something is the way you [most likely] do anything, the way you interact with any type of change in your life, may inform so much more. Take this time to explore different elements of change…

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Ep. 118 : Answering Earth&#39;s Call with Cynthia Jurs

'What can we do to bring healing and protection to the earth?'... the question that started a 30+ year journey {and still going} of placing literal clay vases around the world to help do just that. In this episode, Rebekka sits down with Cynthia Jurs to explore how deep spiritual practice can meet the urgent call of our planet. Cynthia shares the story behind her book Summoned by the Earth , her…

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Ep. 117 : Signs from Spirit / HBD to My Angel Dad

Hey, Rebekka here! This is a special episode that is dedicated to my dad, David Mars on his birthday! *Trigger warning* - This is an episode based on the death of a parent, though I do feel like my spin on it is inspiring and more uplifting than sorrowful; it still is what it is so please listen with care. He'd be 79 in earth years today as this is released! It's taken some time since his passing…

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Ep. 116 : When the Old You is Dying, Magic or Muck, & Other Lifey Updates

It's solocast time! Join in a quick flow of inspo, of update, of coaching/soul support in today's episode. If you've been moving through the muck and need a little nudge, this one will help with various quotables, like, 'Stop waiting for the right time, make the time right' 'trust life' 'what is for you will never miss you' and more, along with powerful call outs of deeply engrained subconscious…

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Ep. 115 : Life Leaps & Soul Truths with Lindsey Simcik of Almost 30

In this honest, fun, and nourishing conversation, Rebekka is joined by Lindsey Simcik — a creative force, entrepreneur, and media personality best known as the co-founder and co-host of the critically acclaimed Almost 30 podcast podcast, and writer, mom, human ... and fellow traveler through change and self-discovery. Together, they explore what it means to trust life — and even more, to trust…

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Ep. 114 : Lump(s) In the Throat? Relief At Last - IG live replay

A special episode release! This is a recording of an IG live from 7/10 by Rebekka on 'Lump In Throat - Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say'. In this session, you'll go from recognizing what may be contributing to your own experiences with having a "lump in your throat" aka holding back your voice; what voice and expression actually is {not just auditory talking}; patterns of the past that may be…

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Ep. 113 : A Key to Living Free & Life Updates Quickie

Quickie-ish, tune in in less than 30 to hear some inspiring shares from life happening now, including a BRAND new offering to help you to step out of old, heavy blocks, and instead walk on eggshells no more as you step in to being the you-est you to live full, free, and help heal the world! *note : "Don't die with your music still in you" is a quote by Wayne Dyer; Maya Angelou [as named in the…

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Ep. 112 : What&#39;s Next in Life?

In this solocast, join Rebekka in feeling into the ways to "know" what's next in life {and the ways to help navigate the mystery!}. So much of life can seem so set and some can seem so blurry and without giving the episode away, both are true. While life is unfolding before us, it's also important to recognize the negative voices, some of which are inside of us, and what to do with them! Feeling…

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Ep. 111 : Meditation for Freedom & Flow with Kyle Schauenberg

Today's interview episode is a treat! Whether you've meditated or not, this conversation between Rebekka and meditation teacher, Kyle Schauenberg covers their shared thread of Instinctive Meditation along with powerful points like: letting meditation tee up your intuition why meditation must include the body a clear mind being the effect of meditation, not the practice itself leaning into the…

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Ep. 110 : This One&#39;s for the Procrastinators

It's ok, there's a place for procrastination ... maybe? In this quickie ep, Rebekka breaks down ways to start to dismantle any procrastination patterns that may be running {and ruining?} your life show. Beneath procrastination could be the strive for perfectionism, and either way, if something is holding you back, the first step is awareness, and then the process can begin to change what needs to…

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Ep. 109 : Quickie : How Are You with Endings?

In this under 10 minutes share, gain insight on ... endings. Most everything in life includes a beginning, a middle, and an ending, with space before another beginning. As we start to see these elements in all the things, we can also get even more "in" with our personal strengths and weaknesses around each. Tune in for an inspiring, insightful session that helps YOU relate to especially endings.…

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Ep. 108 : The Need to Know & Letting Go - Season 6 Kickoff

and magic numbers ... it's 108! And the first, next episode. Rocking and rolling in the most inconsistent consistency, this podcast thanks you for being here since 2019! In this episode, along with waves of gratitude, comes some recent 'nuggets' on spring cleaning your everything, why it matters [remember one person's trash is another's treasure!], and why letting go can be challenging. Coupled…

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Ep. 107 : Manifesting Your Partner Starts With ...

Are you currently seeking your next relationship, be it a romantic partner; new true friendship; career move; or really any healthy partnership? You won't want to miss this conversation that covers the core of Rebekka & John's individual backgrounds, beliefs, and practices which they share, helped lead them to each other. With a flowing conversation that covers the following : - With all the…

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Ep. 106 : What Got You Here Won&#39;t Get You There

Sensing the "next" in your life but feeling stuck? Hearing this one line may be enough to nudge the dial, along with the short but powerful pep talk helping you creep beneath the surface of your present and sense into the next steps for your next... In this episode, take time to explore topics like : - Re-evaluating your current dreams - are they old and still relevant or old and done? -…

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Ep. 105 : Wise Confidence & Mindful Self-Discipline with Giovanni Dienstmann

"If you had all the confidence that you needed, what would you be trying or doing in your life that that you currently are not doing?" In this inspiring and informative episode, Giovanni Dienstmann offers so much incredible insight on the human experience, specifically around what he calls 'wise confidence' and 'mindful self discipline'. Somewhere between Self doubt and overconfidence lies wise…

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Ep. 104 : A Complete Unknown - 2025 Kickoff

It's a new calendar year and in this solo-cast, let your own inner variety show be met! In this first episode of the new year, there's a bit of an array of topics as Rebekka reviews & shares on : - a little more of her personal scope of life including [still] letting go of 2024 - sipping from the divine - meditation - what holidays actually mean - the spirituality of life itself - and some notes…

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Ep. 103 : Akashic Records & the Unseen World BreaRose Jacobs Smith

The Akashic what? This episode will help you understand one of the beautiful healing and available resources for each of us, the Akashic Records. BreaRose Jacobs Smith shares so much of her wisdom on healing, energy, soul journeys and more. Every event, thought, and feeling that has ever occurred is stored in the records. And fear not, they are a space of endless love. With this knowledge, imagine…

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Ep. 102 : Human Design Harmony with Maggie Thomas

Answering an inner voice to 'shut it all down', Maggie Thomas is walking proof that you can always begin again in life, specifically within following your soul path and calling. In this episode you'll learn about 'Human Design' , how it can help harmonize you within your life, support for relationships - within partnership, parenting, business and more, the somatic {body-wisdom} elements, and so…

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Ep. 101 : Relationship Riff : Making Movies, Crushing Sleep, & Lifey Life

Winter check in time... nearly a year since the last sit down, it's time! Within this recent riff, your host Rebekka [Bekka] and John review the year independently and as a couple, with a convo that covers so much including travel, biz, productivity / boundaries, flowing with life, reframing chaos, making movies, the top health tip, and more! Hang out with these two and sense into any of many…

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Ep. 100 : Music for Mushrooms & Creative Flow with East Forest

It's the 100th episode of the show!! And in what felt like a serendipitous moment and opportunity, THE East Forest is here to help celebrate and commemorate this milestone. Not just for the podcast, but also for the arrival of his world-changing documentary, 'Music for Mushrooms'. Whether the fungi kingdom has grabbed your attention or not, the documentary, and this episode are for you. Tune in to…

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Ep. 99 : mind the gap {part 2}

Fresh back from London where the phrase "mind the gap" rolls through the train rides to remind riders to do just that and... what a great mantra for 'minding' life's gaps, like those chapters of pause, change, clear out. Head back to episode 98 for a part 1 on when those phases strike with some perspectives and suggestions AND ... tune in here to get those final few waves of what else may come…

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Ep. 98 : the great in-between {part 1}

It's somehow September and as fast as time may go, you may also sense that you're in an "in-between" time in your life, whether literal like in a pivot of work, relationship, other life elements or deeper within yourSelf, like in a transformative type-of way ... It's all good! And can feel all the things. Tune in to this quickie to hopefully help add words to what you may be feeling; to share…

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Ep. 97 : Is It Falling Apart or Falling Together?

The reframe you didn't know you needed! It's August and while it's been a minute since the last solocast episode, we're still here grooving along, getting right back in the swing with a recent ah-ha that may help you, too. Have you ever thought or mumbled the words, "I'm falling apart?" This could be for any of many reasons and could be true, if you let it be... Tune in to be inspired and reset in…

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Ep. 96 : Why You Still Aren&#39;t Getting What You Want

In this brief but mighty episode, a replay of a recent Instagram live, Rebekka dishes up what she's distilled allll the reasons as to why you're still not getting what you want, down into three "waves" or tiers. Give yourself the gift of connecting with some points that could change it all for you and begin to spin it the other way -- get what you want! >> LIT Living Program kicks off July 17th!!…

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Ep. 95 : Tapping : Energy Psychology & Self-Healing at Your Fingertips with Donna Eden & David Feinstein PhD

Tap tap ... have you tried it? Tapping or EFT {Emotional Freedom Technique} is a Self-Healing tool rooted in the same ancient wisdom as acupuncture, but is available right here, right now at literally the touch of your hand In this interview with living legends, Donna Eden and David Feinstein, you will be informed, inspired, and everything in between. The two with their unique yet connecting…

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Ep. 94 : Writing & Mindfulness for Aligning Our Stories with Nadia Colburn

Writing and mindfulness together can help us come into more aligned stories about who we are, both individually and collectively. In today's interview, Nadia Colburn is here to share about the art of writing, poetry, and her path of following her interests back to her purpose [not as planned!]. Now she's blending so many elements of who she is including her talents, passions, and her personal life…

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Ep. 93 : Tarot Cards, Career Leaps, & Why Intuition Matters w Mary Jo Cranmore

Tarot, life, intuition, clairvoyance, AI, and so much more in this special episode with Mary Jo Cranmore of Soulful Revolution. While hosting her highly successful company and Youtube Channel, Soulful Revolution, Mary Jo has actually been at it for decades. With over thirty years experience with Tarot, she stepped into using her interests and gifts while exiting a career with Good Morning America,…

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Ep. 92 : From Fit & Toxic to Whole Self Health with Christopher Maher

Today's guest Christopher Lee Maher, Founder of True Body Intelligence® shares SO many layers of his life journey and learnings along the way that will help you step into the next and perhaps missing link you've been looking for in your overall mind, body, spirit, life transformation. At the age of 22, Christopher was a Navy SEAL, in his prime with a sleek 1.8% body fat and pound for pound, he was…

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