The Mindful Journey

In this episode of The Mindful Journey, host Sana sits down with Victor Vizcaino, founder of EYM Coaching, to explore how marathon training goes far beyond physical endurance. Victor shares his personal transformation from late-night parties to finish-line triumphs, revealing how structured mileage, mindful recovery, and mental resilience can rewire not just the body, but also the way we approach challenges in life. This isn’t just...

In this episode of The Mindful Journey, Chef Mark Reinfeld—Vegan Hall of Fame inductee, award-winning chef, and culinary educator—shares his extraordinary path from world travel to plant-based mastery. Mark reveals how adventures across Europe, the Himalayas, and India transformed his connection to food, mindfulness, and compassion. From the silent kitchens of Kauai to bustling culinary classrooms, his philosophy blends flavor with...

In this powerful episode of The Mindful Journey, host Sana sits down with Dr. Marissa Heisel, a holistic chiropractor, midwife, and child development expert with over 25 years of experience, to explore women’s health at midlife. Together, they unpack the physical, hormonal, and emotional changes that come with this stage, from hot flashes and shifting libido to identity transitions and the “empty nest” phase.

Dr. Heisel shares real...

In this thought-provoking episode of The Mindful Journey, host Sana sits down with Samantha Kane, a seasoned coach who helps people live lighter, more intentional lives. Drawing on nearly a decade of coaching experience and a diverse professional background, Samantha reframes mindfulness beyond meditation cushions and quiet rooms—into a practical, habit-building process you can integrate into the chaos of everyday life.

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In this powerful episode of The Mindful Journey, host Sana sits down with Greg Vorst and Michael Nolan, co-founders of Embodied Recovery, a transformative treatment center based in Silicon Valley. Together, they explore how mindfulness and embodiment serve as vital tools for healing addiction, trauma, and chronic dysregulation—not just as coping strategies, but as life-changing daily practices.

From discussing how nervous system re...

In this episode of The Mindful Journey, host Sana sits down with John Taylor McEntire, founder and Chief Empowerment Officer of Mutual Prosperity, to explore how mindfulness can transform pain into purpose. John shares his deeply personal journey of overcoming childhood trauma, people-pleasing tendencies, and suppressed emotions to step fully into authentic leadership. Drawing from decades of corporate experience, personal b...

In this episode of The Mindful Journey, host Sana speaks with Dr. Julius Torelli, a physician with over 40 years of experience, about the transformative connection between emotional health, chronic illness, and gratitude. Dr. Torelli shares how his Gratefully Well model integrates mindfulness, self-awareness, and evidence-based gratitude practices into traditional Western medicine to address medically unexplained symptoms like chro...

In this powerful episode of The Mindful Journey Podcast, host Sana sits down with Camilla Brinkworth, a qualified naturopath, nutritionist, and trauma-informed healing specialist, to explore the misunderstood condition of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). Camilla shares her personal journey of overcoming PMDD, panic attacks, autoimmune arthritis, and emotional struggles through a holistic approach combining plant-based nutrit...

In this episode of The Mindful Journey, host Sana dives deep into the art and essence of modern leadership with Vicki Noethling, a seasoned corporate leader turned leadership coach. Vicki shares her powerful philosophy of leading with heart, head, and hands and how this approach transforms teams and organizations. Listeners will gain insight into how to build meaningful connections with team members, balance strategy with empathy, ...

In this deeply honest episode of The Mindful Journey, host Sana sits down with empowerment coach and author Melinda Lee Schmitt to explore what it truly means to live authentically. Melinda shares how she walked away from the life she was told would bring happiness—marriage, motherhood, stability—and faced the raw reality of losing it all to find herself. Her healing journey wasn’t polished—it was awkward, painful, and human. From ...

Are you degenerating or regenerating? In this transformative episode of The Mindful Journey, host Sana is joined by Dr. Shirley Piccarreto—Doctor of Naturopathy, bestselling author, and holistic wellness expert—to explore how aging is not about numbers but about how we treat our bodies. Learn the truth about natural detoxing, adrenal fatigue, hormonal balance, and how lifestyle choices can accelerate or reverse aging. Whet...

In this episode of The Mindful Journey, host Sana speaks with Dr. Patrick Tran, a double board-certified dermatologist and surgeon who found himself face-to-face with a truth science couldn’t solve—his toddler’s rare and aggressive cancer. What followed was not a rejection of medicine but a radical expansion of what healing could look like. Dr. Tran shares how a sacred plant medicine ceremony and Kundalini activation shift...

Midlife isn't a crisis—it's a calling. In this deep and soulful episode of The Mindful Journey, host Sana is joined by Dr. Sue McCreadie, MD—a physician, mom, and midlife transformation coach—to explore the emotional, physical, and spiritual layers of the “messy middle.” Together, they unpack what it really means to tune in when life is loud, how hormones and shifting identities impact women at midlife, and why soulful med...

On this episode of The Mindful Journey, host Sana sits down with visionary entrepreneur and purpose-driven founder Lilly Field to explore how building soul-aligned businesses can harmonize impact with inner wisdom. Lilly shares how her journey from chronic burnout to cyclical living led her to create WombWise Co. and Founder Flow Accelerator, which align business strategy with menstrual cycles. She also discusses her AI-powered pla...

In this episode of The Mindful Journey, host Sana is joined by licensed therapist, coach, and single mom of three—Zoey Kyriacou. Together, they unpack the emotional weight of people-pleasing, the cultural conditioning that makes it hard to say no, and how positive thinking can easily turn into emotional bypassing if not rooted in awareness.

You’ll learn the real meaning of boundaries (spoiler: they’re not about others), ho...

In this soul-stirring episode of , Sana sits down with Jeff Feinman—a molecular biologist, holistic veterinarian, and founder of Holistic Actions—to explore how healing for our pets and ourselves is rooted in energy, presence, and compassionate care. Drawing from decades of experience and a personal 35-year journey through undiagnosed illness, Jeff shares how true wellness is found not in suppressing symptoms, but in tunin...

What if your body wasn’t broken—but simply trying to speak to you? In this powerful episode of , host Sana sits down with Christine Ruch—holistic transformation guide and founder, to explore the profound connection between nervous system restoration and true healing. Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis over two decades ago, Christine shares how moving beyond diets, routines, and rigid wellness protocols led her to discover a more com...

In this powerful episode of The Mindful Journey, host Sana speaks with Kellee Webb—behavioral health leader, HR executive, and CrossFit coach—about the emotional toll of frontline mental health work and how mindfulness can serve as a survival skill, not just a luxury. Kellee shares insights from her leadership at Cenikor, where over 60% of staff are in recovery and healing truly starts from within. She dives into how tools lik...