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Why not meditate?

Are you someone who feels life is moving too fast and you can’t keep up with everything without going crazy? Or someone who has heard of benefits of meditation, but doesn’t know where to start? Or, someone who has tried it here and there, but hasn’t been able to stick to it? If so, this show is for you! Each week, host Masako Kozawa invites you to honest conversations by sharing basics of meditation, roadblocks many might encounter, practical steps to take, and how your daily practice could radically transform your life. Are you ready to learn this ancient life hack and upgrade your life? 

Healing Meditation Personal Development Self-Improvement Education Spirituality Health & Fitness Religion & Spirituality Mindfulness Mental Health Wellness
Update frequency
every 9 days
Average duration
41 minutes
Episodes
139
Years Active
2021 - 2025
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138. Integrating therapy, meditation, and fun for true well-being - Maria Luedeke

138. Integrating therapy, meditation, and fun for true well-being - Maria Luedeke

In this episode, we welcome Maria Luedeke, psychotherapist and co-founder of The Wellness Space, Sarasota, Florida. We explore how integrating therapy, meditation, and journaling can support healing,…

00:37:50  |   Fri 29 Aug 2025
137. Embody your meditation: Turning inner practice into real life transformation - Kyle  Schauenberg

137. Embody your meditation: Turning inner practice into real life transformation - Kyle  Schauenberg

In this inspiring episode, we welcome meditation and yoga teacher Kyle Schauenberg, co-founder of The Wellness Space in Sarasota, Florida. Kyle shares how the Instinctive Meditation approach helped h…

00:43:55  |   Fri 15 Aug 2025
136. How to escape the fear matrix and awaken to your soul’s calling - Sat Devbir

136. How to escape the fear matrix and awaken to your soul’s calling - Sat Devbir

In this powerful continuation of the host, Masako's conversation with the incredible Sat Devbir, international teacher, speaker, coach, energy healer, and co-founder of Mansion of the Heart Universit…

00:34:02  |   Fri 01 Aug 2025
135. Stillness leads to clarity: Meditate, surrender, and step into your purpose - Sat Devbir

135. Stillness leads to clarity: Meditate, surrender, and step into your purpose - Sat Devbir

In this episode, Sat Devbir shares his remarkable spiritual journey from being an extrasensory child to becoming a spiritual teacher. He describes how following an inner voice led him to discover med…

00:29:01  |   Fri 18 Jul 2025
134. How to discover your soul’s purpose and embody abundance & authenticity - Michael Thornhill

134. How to discover your soul’s purpose and embody abundance & authenticity - Michael Thornhill

What is your soul's calling? Why are you here?

In this episode, we explore the journey of discovering your soul’s calling with Michael Thornhill, co-founder of Inner Truth Seekers. We talk about the r…

00:51:03  |   Fri 04 Jul 2025
133. When life stops working - It’s time to come back to your heart - Marie Viola

133. When life stops working - It’s time to come back to your heart - Marie Viola

In this episode, host Masako interviews Marie Viola, a seasoned Reiki practitioner and the creator of the Sacred Activators card deck. Marie shares her spiritual journey, how her path through meditat…

00:40:40  |   Fri 20 Jun 2025
132. Embracing your soul’s assignment: Why you reincarnated now - Akiko Hoshihara

132. Embracing your soul’s assignment: Why you reincarnated now - Akiko Hoshihara

In this second half of the interview with Akiko Hoshihara, a gifted healer of Reiki, hypnotherapy, and intuitive readings, delves into her experiences and understanding of being a star seed: a soul o…

00:28:08  |   Fri 06 Jun 2025
131. Reclaiming your true self: Spiritual awakening and inner child healing - Akiko Hoshihara

131. Reclaiming your true self: Spiritual awakening and inner child healing - Akiko Hoshihara

In this episode, the host, Masako, is joined by Akiko Hoshihara—a gifted healer blending Reiki, hypnotherapy, and intuitive readings. Akiko shares her personal spiritual awakening journey and how lif…

00:40:16  |   Fri 23 May 2025
130. Finding the medicine within: A sacred journey to inner peace, gut health, and life purpose - Sharon Juraszek

130. Finding the medicine within: A sacred journey to inner peace, gut health, and life purpose - Sharon Juraszek

In this sacred conversation, we explore the deep wisdom of the body, the healing power of meditation, and the quiet medicine that lives within us all. Our guest, Dr. Sharon Juraszek, is a doctor of A…

00:53:12  |   Fri 02 May 2025
129. The body knows: Meditation, healing, and the path to self-discovery - Sintia Mazon

129. The body knows: Meditation, healing, and the path to self-discovery - Sintia Mazon

In this episode, host Masako interviews Sintia Mazon, a practitioner based in Istanbul, Turkey, with an extensive background in holistic health and meditation. 

Sintia narrates her transformative jour…

00:42:02  |   Fri 18 Apr 2025
128. Finding home within: A journey from addiction to awakening - Kristine Casart

128. Finding home within: A journey from addiction to awakening - Kristine Casart

What is your unconventional addiction? Is it certain food, dysfunctional relationships, dramas, overworking, or mindlessly scrolling through social media? No judgment, we all have at least one thing …

00:48:44  |   Fri 04 Apr 2025
127. Guiding the path to embodied ascension and true freedom - Waxela Sananda

127. Guiding the path to embodied ascension and true freedom - Waxela Sananda

In this episode of the Why Not Meditate? podcast, host Masako welcomes Waxela Sananda, a spiritual teacher with extensive experience in meditation, ascension, and breathwork. 

Waxela shares her journe…

00:55:19  |   Fri 21 Mar 2025
126. The power of meditation: A journey of love, healing, and transformation - Vivie Bishop & Hans Hoogeveen

126. The power of meditation: A journey of love, healing, and transformation - Vivie Bishop & Hans Hoogeveen

**Announcement**

A collection of my photography work is currently on display at Pastry Art Café in Sarasota, Florida, through the end of May. If you’re in town, I hope you’ll stop by and see it in per…

00:40:56  |   Fri 07 Mar 2025
125. Navigating the unknown: Meditation, Shamanism, and Inner Transformation - Chetna Lawless

125. Navigating the unknown: Meditation, Shamanism, and Inner Transformation - Chetna Lawless

Navigating the new unknown, anyone? 

In this episode, we welcome Chetna Lawless, a modern day mystic, healer, and shaman. Having embraced her intuitive gifts since childhood, Chetna discusses the impo…

00:52:33  |   Fri 21 Feb 2025
124. Exploring inner consciousness on the path to enlightenment - Catherine Corona

124. Exploring inner consciousness on the path to enlightenment - Catherine Corona

In this episode of the 'Why Not Meditate' podcast, Dr. Catherine Corona discusses her over 60-year-long journey with meditation, mindfulness, and spiritual practices. 

Catherine elaborates on differen…

00:57:35  |   Fri 07 Feb 2025
123. Letting go of old self-identity and embracing life’s flow - A year of transformation (Part 2 of 2)

123. Letting go of old self-identity and embracing life’s flow - A year of transformation (Part 2 of 2)

In this special season premiere episode, the host Masako swaps roles from interviewer to interviewee, sharing the profound shifts and manifestations in her life throughout 2024.

The interviewer, John …

00:29:25  |   Fri 24 Jan 2025
122. Following intuition and manifesting magic: A year of transformation (Part 1 of 2)

122. Following intuition and manifesting magic: A year of transformation (Part 1 of 2)

In this special season premiere episode, the host Masako swaps roles from interviewer to interviewee, sharing the profound shifts and manifestations in her life throughout 2024.

Guided by her intuiti…

00:28:40  |   Fri 10 Jan 2025
121. Transform your life with the power of your breath and words - Kyle Smith

121. Transform your life with the power of your breath and words - Kyle Smith

As we approach the end of the year, it’s the perfect time to reflect on our achievements and set our intentions for the year ahead. To help you do just that, today's guest, Kyle Smith, is hosting a c…

00:45:04  |   Fri 22 Nov 2024
120. Heal your chronic pain with meditation and breathwork - Elizabeth Kipp

120. Heal your chronic pain with meditation and breathwork - Elizabeth Kipp

Do you experience chronic pain? Do you know anybody who has chronic pain? If that’s you, today’s episode with a stress management and historical trauma specialist, Elizabeth Kipp, is going to be life…

00:44:27  |   Fri 08 Nov 2024
119. How to master your mind & body and transform your life - Jeff Patterson

119. How to master your mind & body and transform your life - Jeff Patterson

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00:41:41  |   Fri 18 Oct 2024
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