An Awakening from Belfast

An Awakening from Belfast

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December 17, 2020 62 mins

In this episode, Tom talks to Luke, a Herbalist based in Northern Ireland, who talks about his training in Herbalism and the tips he's picked up along the way!  

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Professional musician Colin Reid talks to Tom about his interest with maths and its connection with the human condition and nature.

Music by Colin Reid.

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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
The Holographic Universe
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
A Course in Miracles
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Awareness
The Shack

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November 15, 2020 82 mins

We open Series 2 with a chat with Ciaran, a former Northern Irish Power Lifter, now a Sports Therapist from Belfast. He talks to Tom about his journey battling with PTSD and depression, including his positive work in acupuncture in the community and his Natural Resilience workshops.

Music by Colin Reid.

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'The Obstacle is the Way' by Ryan Holiday
Natural Resilience workshop
CM Spo...

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Tom talks to his own doctor, Dr Modestas Jarutis, a trained medical doctor who uses holistic solutions to improve his patients health by combining fasting, alternative therapies and safe modern medical technologies.

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My 8 Keys To Good Health
Free recipes for healthy plant-based foods
TED talk about no breakfast and intermittent fasting
5/2 diet movie
The truth about vaccines documentary

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A trailer for Series 1 for 'An Awakening' podcast. 

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March 15, 2020 130 mins

Tom talks to Terry who discusses his own brutal journey overcoming alcohol addiction by using various plant based and non medicinal treatments such as Ayahuasca, magic mushrooms, dry fasting, liver flushes, Ayurvedic medicines and many more.

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Tom is joined by Vivian McKinnon who is the Founder and Managing Director of Hydro-ease, Northern Ireland's only dedicated floatation centre. Vivian is committed to reducing the impacts of trauma and related symptoms using the latest approaches in neuroscience in unison with floatation therapy, developing Reconnection and Floatation Therapy (RAFT), her own unique approach to healing.

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March 15, 2020 44 mins

Tom's guest is Harriet Moore Boyd from 'Stop the Newtownabbey Pig Factories', who has also been campaigning for a number of years against an existing pig factory at Monkstown which houses around 10,000 pigs per year. Her group is also fighting against planning permission which was granted for a pig factory and two anaerobic digestion units at Reahill (17,000 pigs per year) just outside Newtownabbey and Calhame Road, ...

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March 13, 2020 20 mins

Tom introduces himself and explains his vision for his 'An Awakening' Podcast, which promises adult conversations about local, worldly and other-worldly topics.

Email us at anawakening@protonmail.com if you would like to appear on the show or have topics for us to discuss in future episodes.

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Sting talks about Ayahuasca
Ayahuasca Documentary
DMT: The Spiri...

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March 13, 2020 87 mins

Tom catch's up with actor Ian McElhinney (Game of Thrones, Derry Girls) and playwright Marie Jones (A Night In November, Stones In His Pockets) to talk about his ten year journey with illegal and legal plant based and natural medicines that cured his depression and helped him turn his life around.

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