Stay Grounded With Raj Jana

“I knew what I wanted, and I was so afraid that I wasn't going to get it. But when I let myself surrender and just feel the disappointment of not getting it, I ended up getting it.” This first episode for 2022 has been an entire year in the making. Welcome to my 2021 reflection - a culmination of hours of intentional reflection to extract and share the lessons and insights that life has been teaching me. Tune in to hear a deep-dive account of all my highs and lows and discover how these experiences led to a lot of healing, growth, feeling, expansion, and love. This is one of my favorite episodes to record and a tangible representation of my commitment to living a lifestyle of awareness. I hope this episode inspires you to create your own 2021 reflection. If you want to understand my process for creating this reflection, you’ll want to check out last week’s episode (#211), where I reveal all my secrets! “Purpose is not found in what you do, purpose is found in who you are.” As usual, m

“It doesn't matter if you're closing out a year or 10 years, the act of closure feels the same.”When I think about my pace of growth, I’m so clear it’s because I’ve cultivated a lifestyle of awareness. This means I intentionally carve out time to reflect on the things that are happening in my life - and how I move through them. For me, hindsight is 20/20 vision. Reflection reveals all the lessons and secrets life is teaching me. You can avoid repeating mistakes and integrate discoveries with more ease and grace by pulling them out. If you’re a regular listener of Stay Grounded, you’ll know I reflect monthly. I reflect on an annual basis too. It’s actually one of my most favorite things I do. And in this episode, I’m revealing my entire process- step-by-step - for the first time. Check it out. “That's why my life has been able to grow so fast over the years—it's because I don't make the same mistakes again.” In this episode, we explore:Why your annual reflection starts with a month-by-

“The reaction to the trauma doesn’t necessarily stop with the people who experienced it.” Do you have symptoms that you can’t explain? For example, are you overly anxious for no obvious reason? Do you instinctively push people away or intentionally disassociate from difficult feelings in your body? Do you have irrational fears or thoughts about what could happen that don’t make logical sense?If so, there’s a chance you may be experiencing inherited trauma; that’s trauma, which started with your parents or your grandparents - not you. Generational trauma can impact our lives in profound ways. Fortunately, there is something you can do to transform the fears and soothe the feelings. There is a way to break the pattern so that the ancestral trauma stops with you. Mark Wolynn - author of It Didn’t Start With You and the director of The Family Constellation Institute in San Francisco has devoted his life to understanding and healing inherited family trauma. In this must-hear episode, Mark reveals ho

“I would say mindfulness, as a practice, as a whole, is about waking up to the true experience of life.” Sara Raymond was in her early 30s when she realised she was drifting through her life aimlessly. Up until this point, her life had been guided by what she felt she ‘should’ do. The feeling of being in the status quo inspired Sara to reinvent her life. This feeling was the beginning of The Mindful Movement. Sara founded The Mindful Movement in 2016 with a desire to inspire others to live mindful, fulfilled lives. Sara is passionate about self-healing movement practices. Through her work, she combines her skills of hypnotherapy, meditation, pilates, and yoga to help others build confidence in their body and release stress, anxiety, and emotional blocks. Sara has also guided 100,000s of people through mindful practices on her YouTube Channel and in her private practice. “Underneath the fear is our unconscious beliefs.” In this conversation, we explore the power of mindfulness to ignite pre

“Growth, to me, is a self-defined concept, because the hardest thing for you might not be the hardest thing for me.” One of my favorite rituals is the deep-dive reflection I do monthly. I love looking back over everything that happened to pull out the patterns, lessons, and learnings. Best of all, I get to share the highlights with you in this episode.The theme of this month was finding and navigating my edges - the point of tension where growth can skyrocket. My new personal trainer ignited this thread after helping me become aware of an unexpected growth opportunity within my body. That awareness spilled into other areas of my life, creating beautiful opportunities for personal and spiritual growth. This month taught me the power of building a relationship with my limits. Every edge is a catalyst for expansion. When we cultivate the capacity to feel safe inside tension, our true depth and potential cracks open. As a result, this month has seen an elevation in everything from my health to my busine

“I think we can use our challenges or our pains to go into gratitude with that lens of like, “How can I be grateful for it?”.” This week’s episode is the recording of an impromptu conversation between me and my sweetheart - the incredible Gina Worful. Here’s the backstory… It was Thanksgiving morning and Gina and I got talking about all the things we’re grateful for. We went deep; remembering all the people, opportunities, and synchronicities that have shown up for us. As we reflected together, some deep insights bubbled up and we realized that we wanted to share them with you. This episode is the product of that decision. I hope you enjoy it. “I think we needed to actually go against the grain of our intuition in order to break ourselves open and get those sledgehammer experiences.” A brilliant dietician, Gina is exceptionally gifted at bringing spiritual concepts back to the body - so we can experience who we are on a physical level more deeply.  In her work, Gina helps people conne

“I started to recognize that the human system, the rhythm of a human is: grow and then rest, repair, grow again.” Rewind to 2012, and Dawn Breslin’s life broke apart. She’d been at the peak of her career - enjoying red carpet events, speaking on some of the biggest stages in the world, and authoring bestselling books. Then suddenly, the success was gone. A series of unavoidable life events escalated at the same time leaving Dawn emotionally, energetically and financially bankrupt to the tune of £100k. What in the moment felt like an identity death gently evolved into a rebirth. In a moment of surrender, Dawn tapped into the harmonizing effect of nature. This experience became a trigger that empowered Dawn to swap debt, burn out and energetic depletion to one of vibrant health, balance and radiant wellbeing. Now, Dawn empowers others to come into a rhythmic cycle and be potent in life by dancing the giving and receiving cycles. In this episode, Dawn shares how her Harmonizing Alignment Process g

“If you’re not aware that you’re telling the same stories, then you’re never going to look for a different story to tell. So I think awareness is key.” What if the stories you tell yourself about who you are aren’t even true? What if you could rewrite old narratives and gift yourself a more empowering identity inside which you can spark exponential growth and craft a life that lights you up. What if you had the courage to become curious about your feelings, your opportunities, and life in general?How do you imagine things would unfold for you when lived through a perspective like this? “It takes courage to explore who we are, how we want to live, and step out of the narrative that we’ve been taught.” This week’s guest is Kezia Luckett - a positive psychologist, best-selling author, and international speaker. Using her Energy Codes methodology, Kezia empowers women to create a life that’s in total alignment - so they can tap into the realms of possibility. In this episode, we expl

“The reason I’m willing to go into the deepest aspects of myself is because my soul, my heart is really craving safety.” This episode of Stay Grounded is my reflection for the month of October. Looking back, this month was themed in two core halves. During the first two weeks, I found myself exploring ways to elevate my communication skills. After some triggers in my relationship, it became clear that some of my methodologies were ineffective and disempowering. I know communication is a challenge for a lot of us. After all, we often learn shitty communication from shitty communicators! In this episode, I hope to share with you some insights and discoveries I made this month that could empower you too. Another huge theme was learning how to feel psychologically safe. The more I explore my own healing journey, the more I uncover deep, core wounds. Learning how to be OK with my imperfections and flaws was another big theme this month - and one I talk about in detail in this episode. “When I f

“This past year has been a masterclass in surrender.” How would you navigate your way through an experience where you lost your core business overnight?Earlier this year, Dom Quarticcio accidentally sent an email about porn he’d written for his men’s group to his corporate clients. That email made his reputation toxic to the point that all his contracts were cancelled and deposits were pulled from his bank account. During a sacred plant ceremony, Dom asked his soul the question. “What the f*ck just happened?” The answer was clear, powerful and specific…. “Hey, dude, you said you were really serious about helping 10 million men get on this path. You're straddling the fence and now you have no other choice. And you're welcome.”What happened next is a powerful story of what’s possible when you surrender to the wisdom of your soul and the calling of your heart. “When you find your center, you no longer have to worry about the tornado. When you got your center, that’s all you need.” D

“I’m trusting my own spirit over my mind and over what anybody else thinks.” Reflection is a fundamental practice that runs through everything I do. Recently, I’ve been finding a lot of value in revisiting old conversations - especially those I’ve had on this podcast. It’s why I knew I had to re-release this episode with Makhosi Candiss Pitts. Makhosi is an Abundance Activator & Authentic African Shaman who helps seekers create an extraordinary business and life using mindset, mindfulness and metaphysics mastery. She guides people to develop their intuition and cultivate the courage to trust their personal truth - so they can create limitless abundance, unparalleled freedom and exceptional impact.In this conversation, we explore what it takes to find your calling. How you can know when to listen to your heart and how to turn down the external noise and clutter so you can get at your truth and experience unlimited abundance and unparalleled freedom. “Your capacity for impact in this wor

“We don’t give kids enough credit for how brilliant they are and how they really do learn from observing the world.” The pandemic has been tough for kids. With routines disrupted, the pressure of homeschooling, and the difficulties that arise from navigating a new way of living, thousands of young people are learning to process different emotions and overcome different challenges.It has not been easy. But for some, this journey has been a catalyst for personal growth and development. Thanks to the increasing availability of online resources and social media conversations, more children are learning life skills such as gratitude, intention-setting, how to navigate their triggers, and how to listen to and trust their intuition. In turn, they’re discovering how to feel empowered in their lives - regardless of the external circumstances that they face.“By teaching children core values, when they make decisions they know they’re right or wrong because those core values are so ingrained in them.”&nbs

“If we could all just remember that every single person on this planet is seeking the same level of intimacy, the whole world would change.” As we kick-start Q4, I’m excited to bring the first ¾ of 2021 to a close with this powerful reflective conversation. This one is even more poignant for me because it’s episode #200 so I’m also holding space to acknowledge and appreciate the journey that got me here and all the incredible people I’ve interviewed and connected with along the way. Thank you. September was a big month for me. I had some of the most painful growth experiences, and I’m so grateful for the opportunities that empowered me to transcend into deeper levels of intimacy with myself, my interpersonal relationships, and with life. All this happened inside an increasingly divisive and chaotic world where we’re being called to find our true voice while navigating the shifting sands of society. “It took me years to get to this place where I feel powerful enough to choose my reality and

“I actually am more brother and sister with people that are across incredibly diverse paths and walks of life than I had ever imagined.” I feel super pumped to re-release this powerful episode almost three years after I first recorded it. But as I listened back, it struck me how relevant this conversation is to the world we’re experiencing now. I first met Matthew Abrams when he was facilitating a mastermind. At the time, I was starting to dive into my inner work with more depth and intensity and Matthew stood out for me as someone who’d really mastered this dimension. I noticed it in his presence, in the way he communicated, and in the way he was able to hold space for people from all walks of life - and then guide them forward powerfully. This episode is about collective evolution as much as it is about individual development. Matthew addresses the sensitive issue of privilege, religion, and the barriers to wholeness in ourselves and as a collective. Could understanding that we all have

“Life isn’t experienced in the thinking of—it’s experienced in the being of.”It’s easy to attach your identity to your achievements. After all, they’re measurable and tangible. No wonder we’re quick to use them to define our worth! But what if success as we know it is a construct of the mind? If we identify with the mind alone, we can’t explore the full spectrum of the human experience. To experience it all, we have to learn how to feel and tap into our heart-centered wisdom. Often illogical and frequently wild, our heart connects us back into a deep connection with God and source - so we can remember that abundance is a birthright. “The purpose of life is to live and everything else is sprinkles.” Daniel Mangena is an international best-selling author, host of the Do It With Dan podcast, broadcaster, and an abundance coach. Daniel is entirely self-made and has spent decades perfecting his world-class coaching methodologies. In 2020, he was listed as one of the top 10 life coaches to watch

“You can be with one person for a lifetime, but within that lifetime, you will have many different relationships with many different contexts throughout that time period.” Because we’re not taught how to craft them, most people are ill-equipped to cultivate great relationships. Most modern relationships don’t model the Disney fairytale fantasy! Instead, we get stuck on codependency and disappointment - leading to relationship deaths, unfulfillment, and painful break-ups. It doesn’t have to be this way...If we learn how to create interdependence from a place of individual sovereignty, a relationship can remain satisfying for a lifetime. If you want your relationship to constantly grow, deepen, and last for a lifetime, there’s no better teacher than Andy Drish. Andy is the one of the few people I trust to help me navigate the art of intimacy and being in a lasting relationship. I turned to Andy after my break-up and over the past year, he’s been instrumental in the level of connection I feel with

“The reason most people suck at conflict and struggle and get divorced and separated and whatever, is because they have a very low threshold for discomfort around their own triggers and the other person’s triggers.” Learning to walk through life with other people is an art in itself because we inevitably trigger and activate each other! No wonder conflict creates havoc in our most important relationships. Everything from childhood triggers to the fear of rejection, the need to be right and battling egos, means it’s not unusual to be the cause of the pain your partner feels. Conflict is often the cause of the permanent breakdown of relationships. But what if conflict could provide a route for healing, deeper connection, and richer levels of self-awareness and expression of needs? “Conflict is the crux of any good, solid partnership or team.” Jayson Gaddis is the founder of The Relationship School and author of the new book - Getting To Zero: How To Work Through Conflict In Your High-St

“The thing you’re seeking outside of you from someone else is the thing you need from you.” It’s wild how much has transpired in 2021 so far and August was no exception! This has been a BIG month and as always, I’m super excited to share my biggest lessons, takeaways, and healings. In this episode, you’ll discover why I cut my hair and all the symbolism around that. You’ll also hear about the financial shock that sparked deeper levels of self-trust as well as insights into my personal reflection process which is getting sharper and sharper. I’m so grateful for this powerful month and for all the incredible inner journeys it sparked. All the events from this month have helped me learn to trust myself in new ways - and I can’t wait to share it all with you. “If it’s in my heart, it’s true.” As usual, my dear friend Georgina El Morshdy is here to hold space, provide reflections, and help us navigate this important conversation about self-trust and learning how to give yourself what you n

“The more I trust myself, the more I listen to myself, the prouder I am of myself.” This episode’s guest feels like a soul brother to me. Vipul Bhesania and I had an instant resonance when we first met, and since then we’ve had so many profound conversations on and off the mic. The conversation we recorded together for this episode was so rich.We took a meandering path through many concepts - covering everything from soul truths, to routines, rituals, and discovering what’s right for you. You’ll love this conversation if you’re on the path of living an inspired life and are driven to connect deeper and deeper with your true self. Check out all the goodness…  “I realized I’m the asset. I’m the one that provides value.” Vipul has a gift of expressing thoughts and emotions through words that connect with people on a really deep level. Through his work, Vipul inspires other people to seek their truth through his Know Your Legacy podcast, and his new book - ‘Searching in Silence’

“The better our boundaries are, the more powerful our presence will be in the world.” I’m super excited to re-release this incredible conversation I had with Karlee Fain earlier last year. After feeling a strong need to revisit my own boundary setting, I tuned into this conversation and took so many gems from it. Thanks to Karlee’s insights, I found it easier than it may have been to create the right boundaries for me. Boundaries are a way to create more power in your world. They also help to make relationships deeper, more connected, and safer. Boundaries can also help you to navigate tough conversations making this tool a skill to practice and master. If you feel drawn to practice setting and maintaining energetic and physical boundaries in your life, this episode will help. Check it out. “Creating boundaries takes real courage.”Karlee Fain is a celebrity business and health coach who shows career-driven women how to upgrade their boundaries so they can tap into their deepest wisdom and