Take Back Your Mind with Michael B. Beckwith
Take Back Your Mind is designed to guide you to take back your mind from worry, doubt, and fear, and to embrace what is trying to emerge through you: a sense of success, creativity, and your real, authentic purpose! Join renowned evolutionary leader, speaker, meditation teacher, award-winning author, and founder and CEO of Agape International Spiritual Center, Michael B. Beckwith, as he answers your Life Questions, guides you in meditation, and speaks with individuals who are on the cutting edge of excellence in the areas of spirituality, health, life purpose, inner transformation, and much more and have forged a path in their own lives and played outside of the box in order to bring forth their gifts in the world to remind you that you have the same possibility within YOU!
Episodes
Today, our first letter comes from Jessi: After living with chronic illness, Jessi once found comfort in the belief that "everything happens for a reason"—until that idea began to trouble her. She now wonders: if suffering has a purpose, is trying to prevent it interfering with something divine? Jessi asks how to reconcile a loving Universe with pain—and whether helping others could ever be spiritually "wrong."
Our next letter come...
Today, Michael welcomes back Arndrea Waters King. Arndrea is a visionary leader at the intersection of justice, feminine empowerment, and transformative community impact. As the founder of Divine Feminine, she champions a global movement inviting women to reclaim their inner wisdom, grace, and sacred strength—qualities often suppressed in a culture that prioritizes productivity over presence. Through storytelling and conscious lead...
Today, our first letter comes from Ian in Memphis: Ian loves building beautiful spaces, but the conflict-heavy nature of his industry leaves him avoiding hard conversations—sometimes even walking away from being paid. He asks how to face conflict directly, set boundaries, and stay authentic without people-pleasing or losing his creative spirit.
Our next letter comes from Neysa: After years of personal healing, Neysa feels destabi...
Today, Michael welcomes Dr. John Demartini. John is a world-renowned human behavior expert, educator, and bestselling author whose work bridges psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, and human performance. From overcoming dyslexia and a speech impediment to becoming a globally sought-after speaker and founder of the Demartini Method, he has dedicated more than five decades to understanding what drives human excellence. His teachings...
Today, our first letter comes from Sandra in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire: Sandra's mother rejects Sandra's gay brother and his children, cutting them off completely. Sandra wants to have a loving and authentic relationship with her mother, but how can she hold compassion for her mother—who's harboring unhealed pain and trauma from the Rwandan genocide—while standing for peace, reconciliation, and acceptance in their family?
Our next let...
Today, Michael welcomes Dr. Liza Rankow, an interfaith minister, educator, activist, and author of Soul Medicine for a Fractured World: Healing Justice and the Path of Wholeness. For more than three decades, she has guided individuals and frontline changemakers in integrating deep spiritual practice with social transformation. A longtime student and steward of Howard Thurman's teachings, she helped produce The Living Wisdom of Howa...
Today, our first letter comes from Julie in New York: Julie is navigating the emotional, physical, and financial exhaustion of caring for her elderly mother with cognitive decline. She asks how to stay centered, surrender with grace, and find inner support while living inside an ongoing and deeply painful transition.
Our next letter comes from someone choosing to remain Anonymous: Despite years on a spiritual path, Anonymous finds ...
Today Michael welcomes back Light Watkins. Light is a bestselling author, speaker, meditation teacher, and host of The Light Watkins Show. He's known for practical teachings on presence, minimalism, and "tortoise-style" transformation—consistent, bite-size shifts that fit real life. His books include Bliss More, Travel Light, and his newest, The Year You Transform. He's spoken for Fortune 500 companies, leads a global community (Th...
Today, our first letter comes from Nancy who wonders whether awakening to her True nature requires embracing her shadow as fully as her light. She asks if spiritual wholeness means accepting destructive tendencies, or transcending them.
Our next letter comes from Rade in Macedonia. Writing from prison, Rade shares how a life of crime has given way to a sincere spiritual practice and a surprising sense of inner freedom. He asks how ...
Niraj Naik is a former U.K. pharmacist who left the pill-for-every-ill treadmill after a debilitating autoimmune illness forced him to rethink healing from the ground up. He restored his health through breathwork, meditation, music, and nutrition—and founded SOMA Breath, a method that fuses ancient pranayama with modern science and rhythm-based music to reduce anxiety, boost resilience, and reconnect people with purpose. With proto...
Today, our first letter comes from Tara: As a new mom, Tara is caught between keeping her heart open and protecting herself from constant criticism by her partner's family. How can she practice compassion and enforce healthy boundaries without continuing to get hurt?
Our next letter comes from Lebo in South Africa: Lebo feels anxious and diminished around family who value status and achievement over spirituality. How can they stay ...
Today, Michael welcomes Dr. James V. Hardt, founder of the BioCybernaut Institute and a pioneer in brainwave feedback for spiritual growth, healing, and performance. For decades James has studied the electrophysiology of advanced meditative states, guiding thousands through seven-day training sessions that convert electroencephalography (EEG) activity into musical tones so people can raise alpha, access theta, and develop coherence...
Turn meditation from something you do into something you live. Sign up for Michael's 5-week course, "Meditation 2.0: The Evolution of Consciousness," here: https://agapemasterclass.com/meditation-2-0/.
Today, our first letter comes from Emanuela in the Netherlands: Emanuela experiences deep presence and awareness in meditation—but once back in daily life, presence can feel forced, dull, overwhelming, or emotionally intense. She ask...
Turn meditation from something you do into something you live. Sign up for Michael's 5-week course, "Meditation 2.0: The Evolution of Consciousness," here: https://agapemasterclass.com/meditation-2-0/.
Today, Michael sits down with Tannaz Hosseinpour — relationship coach, registered psychotherapist, and host of Minutes on Growth. Tannaz integrates psychology and spirituality to help people build safe, healthy relationships through ...
Turn meditation from something you do into something you live. Sign up for Michael's 5-week course, "Meditation 2.0: The Evolution of Consciousness," starting January 20th: https://agapemasterclass.com/meditation-2-0/.
Today, our first letter comes from Cathrina in Austin, Texas: Cathrina feels deeply in love with life and grounded in gratitude—yet her mind keeps pulling her back into worry and negative "what ifs." She asks how to ...
Turn meditation from something you do into something you live. Sign up for Michael's 5-week course, "Meditation 2.0: The Evolution of Consciousness," starting January 20th: https://agapemasterclass.com/meditation-2-0/.
Today, Michael welcomes Panache Desai—internationally acclaimed mentor, speaker, and bestselling author featured on Oprah's Super Soul Sunday. Raised with meditation as his baseline, Panache blends ancient wisdom wit...
Turn meditation from something you do into something you live. Sign up for Michael's 5-week course, "Meditation 2.0: The Evolution of Consciousness," starting January 20th: https://agapemasterclass.com/meditation-2-0/.
Today, our first letter comes from Shah: After years of healing from a painful breakup, Shah finally felt whole again—only to enter a new "meant to be" relationship that ended in betrayal. She wants to know how can ...
Turn meditation from something you do into something you live. Sign up for Michael's 5-week course, "Meditation 2.0: The Evolution of Consciousness," starting January 20th: https://agapemasterclass.com/meditation-2-0/.
As a new year dawns, Michael invites you to move beyond resolutions into intentional living—shifting from force to frequency, cultivating curiosity over willpower, and aligning with the field of infinite possibilitie...
Begin 2026 guided by spiritual clarity and energized by possibility! Join Michael for a powerful virtual New Year's Day Meditation, Visioning & Activation, livestreamed from Costa Rica! Sign up at https://events.agapelive.com/begin-again/.
Dear Take Back Your Mind community, as we enter this holiday season with heartfelt gratitude for your continued love and support, we are taking a brief holiday break and will return with a new ep...
Join Michael and Chaka Khan TODAY, December 19th @ 12 PM ET, for World Meditation Day sponsored by the United Nations and The Chaka Khan Foundation! Learn more at https://chakakhanfoundation.org/meditate/.
Begin 2026 guided by spiritual clarity and energized by possibility! Join Michael for a powerful virtual New Year's Day Meditation, Visioning & Activation, livestreamed from Costa Rica! Sign up at https://events.agapelive.com/be...
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