Meditation Podcast

Scott Ambrose started meditating at twelve, inspired by the Beatles and transcendental meditation, and has spent decades exploring meditation, breathwork and mystical traditions. In this conversation with Roy, he explains how mantra meditation works, what he calls restful alertness, and why giving yourself time on the cushion carries into the rest of your day. He explains sound, frequency, resonance and entrainment as a way of understanding how we deal with old emotional baggage, then lays out the three phases of the mystical path in his book: stabilization, purification and expansion. Along the way he covers shadow work, the ego, and why he believes that going deep without a stable platform can lead to spiritual crises. Scott shares how his practice grew from mantra meditation to body scans and breath meditations, and how a first session of conscious connected breathwork brought back a childhood memory he didn’t know he was holding. They also talk about teaching meditation without pushing it on your children, and why he presents a drug-free route to mystical experience and focuses on how to integrate those experiences into your life. Scott is the author of Demystified Mystic: A Modern Guide to Experience the Interconnectedness of Everything.

About Scott Ambrose

Scott Ambrose is the author of Demystified Mystic: A Modern Guide to Experience the Interconnectedness of Everything.

A lifelong meditator, mystic, and seeker, Scott began practicing meditation at age twelve. Over more than five decades, he has explored meditation, breathwork, consciousness, and mystical traditions, including Kabbalah.

A practicing trial attorney, Scott brings a grounded, practical perspective to spiritual exploration. His work focuses on making mystical experiences accessible to everyday people through meditation, breathwork, and other drug-free practices.

His book, Demystified Mystic, offers a practical roadmap for moving beyond the intellectual understanding of interconnectedness toward experiencing it directly.

The book received a “GET IT” recommendation from Kirkus Reviews and five-star reviews from Readers’ Favorite.

What we Discussed

0:02 Welcome and intro to Scott Ambrose
1:06 Starting meditation at 12: the Beatles, transcendental meditation, mantras and restful alertness
14:21 Sound, frequency, resonance and entrainment, and how they relate to releasing old emotional baggage
30:11 Roy’s question: reliving a trauma vs setting it free
31:05 The three phases of the path: stabilization, purification and expansion, plus shadow work, the ego and spiritual crises
42:46 How Scott’s practice evolved: body scans, breath meditations and his first experience of conscious connected breathwork
59:27 Meditation and family: inviting without preaching
1:01:23 What else is in the book: a drug-free path, integrating mystical experiences and finding meaning in them
1:06:24 Where to find Scott and his book
1:07:42 Closing thoughts and sign-off

How to Contact Scott Ambrose

🌐 Website: https://www.demystifiedmystic.com/
📚 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/author/scottambrose
📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DemystifiedMystic
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/demystified_mystic/
▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@demystifiedmystic
🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3k0ZY41nn82JA5clxgqMP1

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In this episode, Roy sits down with Yossi Montrose, founder of Performa Ball, who has spent more than two decades developing a physical coaching methodology built on controlled instability and stability ball training. Yossi shares how he grew up with a hearing impairment, was bullied from his first day at school, and carried that into a collapsed posture, constant pain and a complete loss of confidence. He describes finding the stability ball at a gym and how it changed his posture, breathing and presence. He also tells the story of learning to regulate himself well enough to stay calm with a lion at a nature reserve in South Africa. Roy and Yossi talk about choosing the right ball size and quality, why schools and offices have swapped chairs for balls, how movement calms children with ADHD, and how sitting on the ball can bring more energy, better sleep and relief from back, knee and shoulder problems. Yossi explains the 3,500 exercises he has created and where listeners can find him.

Timestamps

0:02 – Introducing Yossi Montrose
1:08 – Yossi’s story: growing up with hearing aids, being bullied, and finding the stability ball
5:00 – Learning to regulate himself: the lion at the nature reserve in South Africa
7:28 – Choosing the right ball size: 55, 65 or 75cm based on height
9:10 – Why ball quality matters
12:12 – Schools, bullying and ADHD, and why movement calms children
14:31 – Companies replacing office chairs with stability balls
16:45 – Why kids are naturally drawn to the ball
18:02 – How to sit correctly on the ball
19:00 – A gym at home with no commute and no excuses
19:41 – Weight management while you work
20:55 – Weight limit and ball quality
22:19 – Using the ball as an icebreaker on calls
23:15 – Why a TEDx talk on a ball has not been done
23:56 – Yossi’s programs and courses
25:41 – Blood flow and faster healing through movement
26:44 – Energy and sleep without extra coffee or sugar
28:25 – Breaking the sedentary cycle of car, office and couch
30:44 – Unexpected benefits Yossi has seen
34:38 – Full body strength in proportion
35:56 – What the ball has helped with: sciatica, herniated discs, scoliosis and rotator cuff injuries
39:26 – Yossi’s 3,500 exercises and unique progressive program
41:42 – Where to find Yossi

About Yossi Montrose

Yossi Montrose is the founder of Performa Ball and has spent more than two decades developing a physical coaching methodology built on controlled instability and stability ball training. His work looks at how balance, composure and adaptability shape the way people perform under pressure, and it is aimed at founders, executives, leaders and speakers who need to stay steady while circumstances change. He is also a posture and confidence coach and has given many talks while standing on the ball.

Connect with Yossi:
🌐 Website: https://www.performaball.com
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yossi-montrose
▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@YossiMontrose

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In this episode, Roy sits down with Elke Scholz, a registered psychotherapist, internationally registered expressive art consultant and educator, and internationally certified EMDR therapist, to talk about anxiety, trauma, expressive art therapy, and what it actually takes to love your life. Elke shares her own journey with undiagnosed anxiety, how EMDR therapy helps the brain release the energy trapped in traumatic memories, and why slowing down and getting present in the body matters more than any technique. She speaks candidly about how expressive art can help both children and adults process grief, trauma, and bullying, and walks through her own daily gratitude and grounding practice that has kept her grounded for over twenty years.

Timestamps

0:02 – Welcome and guest introduction
1:37 – Elke's journey into writing and expressive art
3:25 – Growing up with undiagnosed anxiety
7:36 – Different learning styles and being told "something is wrong with you"
11:45 – What EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) actually is
17:05 – Healing frequencies, sound, and censorship of alternative health content
18:42 – Brainwaves, slowing down, and learning to notice your body
23:17 – Near-death awareness and reversing cognitive decline
25:18 – Focusing on what you want and training the brain
27:54 – Why what you watch and read shapes your subconscious
30:53 – The news cycle, fear, and why our brains are wired for it
32:58 – Inside the Loving Your Life book, 40 intermodal exercises
37:02 – Drawing as meditation and seeing the world differently
38:40 – Choosing quality art materials and finding the right teacher
44:22 – Talking to children honestly about death and grief
47:19 – Bullying, trauma, and why art changes how people treat each other
51:27 – Elke's daily routine: meditation, gratitude, movement
57:29 – What's covered in the Anxiety Warrior books (Vols 1 & 2)
1:01:53 – Where to find Elke and her books

About Elke Scholz

Elke Scholz, MA, RP, REACE, is a registered Psychotherapist, an internationally registered Expressive Art Consultant/Educator, and internationally certified EMDR Therapist. She is the well-known author of the 3rd edition of Loving Your Life, internationally available and teen friendly. Elke has also launched Anxiety Warrior Vol 1 & 2, both with powerful tools for the journey to emotional freedom. Elke manages her own anxiety and believes strategies to lower anxiety levels can be accessible and easy for people. As an Energy Rich Vitality Specialist living with passion and abounding energy, Elke is excited to announce her new webinar "Energy Rich: Overcome Exhaustion, Win with Vitality" and her audio meditation series based on her book, Loving Your Life.

Connect with Elke:
🌐 Website: https://www.lovingyourlifebook.com
🌐 Website: https://www.elkescholz.com
📧 Email: ESCHOLZ@VIANET.CA
🐦 X: https://x.com/AnxietyWarrior1
▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYf99EPFC3m01ft5ugIIC-g
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elke-scholz-a2aa6b17/
📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elke.scholz.71
📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovingyourlife1

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Flames of the Heart Meditation by Paul Boulton

 

I interviewed Paul on Episode #317

 

About Paul Boulton

Paul Boulton is a professional psychic reader, psychic therapist, author, and mentor, and the creator of Targeted Energy Focused Tapping (Targeted EFT), with over 20 years of experience helping people and children worldwide reduce stress, heal trauma, and navigate life's challenges. He uncovers the origin of stress related to a person's issues, blending intuitive and practical insight to help clients create lasting positive change. His clients have included CEOs, doctors, psychologists, nurses, military personnel, police and paramedics, teachers, actors, parents, and former nuns and priests.

 

Connect with Paul:
🌐 Website: https://paulboulton.com.au

 

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In this episode, Roy sits down with Paul Boulton, a professional psychic and therapist from Australia with over two decades of experience, whose client list has included CEOs, doctors, psychologists, and even former nuns and priests. Paul traces his story from an intuitively attuned childhood, through a difficult schooling experience, to firewalking at 1,100 degrees and studying under influential figures in the consciousness field. He introduces his concept of the "pre-incarnation contract" — a framework he uses in his therapeutic work to help clients understand the challenges they carry — and speaks candidly about the categories of trauma and violation he works with most often in his practice, and why he developed his own therapeutic tapping method, Targeted EFT, after finding tarot and palmistry alone weren't enough to help clients move forward. Roy volunteers for a live reading on air, and Paul walks through tarot spreads and palmistry in real time, connecting what he sees to Roy's recent recovery from a spinal injury and his approach to relationships. The conversation closes with Paul's home energy-shielding practice and where to find his work.

Timestamps

0:02 – Introducing Paul Boulton
1:02 – How Roy and Paul first connected through a private business group
1:32 – Paul's story: discovering his intuitive gift as a child, and how it developed as a survival trait
5:01 – Do all children have this gift? Reflections on kids sensing who to trust
6:25 – Paul's early schooling experience and how it shaped his relationship with religion versus spirituality
11:31 – Trusting intuition: a story about winning at roulette to buy a pair of boots
11:35 – Firewalking at 1,100 degrees, four times
11:35 – Discovering Robert Monroe, astral travel, and the idea of a "pre-incarnation contract"
24:02 – A lighter take on the soul's contract-signing choices
24:32 – Shared stories of attending Christian Brothers schools, and how children sensed which adults to avoid
29:08 – Confessional-style stories from clients who were former nuns and priests
34:39 – Introducing the tarot deck and how a reading actually works
34:52 – A live reading for Roy: his current mental and physical state
42:05 – A second spread: Roy's health, and connecting it to a real recent spinal injury
53:09 – Reading Roy's palm: lifeline, headline, heart line, and what they reveal
1:01:09 – Roy opens up about past loss and past relationships, and how the reading landed for him
1:02:42 – Why Paul moved from tarot and palmistry into tapping therapy
1:05:44 – On relationships, energetic compatibility, and the "perfect partner wishlist" exercise
1:16:25 – Paul's home energy-shielding practice, to be shared as a follow-on resource
1:19:42 – Where to find Paul and his work

About Paul Boulton

Paul Boulton is a professional psychic reader, psychic therapist, author, and mentor, and the creator of Targeted Energy Focused Tapping (Targeted EFT), with over 20 years of experience helping people and children worldwide reduce stress, heal trauma, and navigate life's challenges. He uncovers the origin of stress related to a person's issues, blending intuitive and practical insight to help clients create lasting positive change. His clients have included CEOs, doctors, psychologists, nurses, military personnel, police and paramedics, teachers, actors, parents, and former nuns and priests.

Connect with Paul:
🌐 Website: https://paulboulton.com.au

🔗 About Your Host (Roy Coughlan)
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