Seekers and Finders Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Seekers and Finders, hosts Stefan Bright and Gary Falk sit down with Deborah Santana — author, activist, and founder of the nonprofit Do A Little, whose work has carried education, health, and dignity to women and girls around the world. Deborah is the author of Space Between the Stars, co-editor of All the Women in My Family Sing, and her newest memoir, Loving the Fire: Choosing Me, Finding Freedom — a deeply personal account tracing her journey from daugh...

Send us Fan Mail “You Are Your Own Guru Now” After exploring Gnosticism, Gurdjieff, Bhakti Yoga, EST, Nichirin Shoshu Bhuddism, Tibetan Buddhism, Non Dual Shaiva Tantra, Balanced View, the Finders Course, Mahamudra, Ati Yoga, and several other spiritual and New Agey teachings and traditions, for more than 50 years, it was a great relief to be finally told, "You are your own guru now!" That's when life really begins. Or rather, that's when real life begins. Finders Course https...

Send us Fan Mail From Booze to Buddhism and Beyond! Chris Lemig shares his remarkable journey from a life caught up in drugs and alcohol to becoming a Tibetan Buddhist monk, and now a hypnotherapist helping others create change in their own lives. In this conversation, he opens up about transformation, healing, and the spiritual lessons that shaped his path. Chris Lemig website: https://truenaturehypnotherapy.com/

Send us Fan Mail Scott Goolsby emerges from his writing as a modern-day seeker who transforms profound personal suffering into deep spiritual insight. He candidly recounts a harrowing battle that stripped away the familiar rhythms of life. What begins as a medical ordeal gradually reveals itself as a spiritual teacher—reshaping how he relates to his body, his expectations, and the very meaning of normalcy. “As burdensome, depressing, and annoying as it has been, CVS, Cyclic Vomiting...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The FUN Layer — where joy isn’t just an emotion, it’s a practice. The FUN Layer exists as a fundamental aspect of the human nervous system, though it can be obscured by thoughts, emotions, and reactions. People, therefore, often find it challenging to bring FUN into conscious awareness. The FUN Layer Course provides tools and techniques to both access and deepen within the FUN, making it accessible in every moment. The practices are ever-evolving, based on Improv p...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we reconnect with scholar and author Pierce Salguero to continue our exploration of his recent book, A Lamp Unto Yourself, a guide to cultivating an inner path rooted in discernment and self-trust. Our conversation then turns to his forthcoming book, Threads of Awakening, which invites seekers to engage multiple spiritual traditions through a personalized lens. As Pierce writes: "For those just getting started, why not launch your spiritual journey with a bal...

Send us Fan Mail For seekers attuned to the subtle dimensions of the spiritual path, this episode opens a doorway into the living traditions of the East—practices and philosophies that have long offered maps beyond the mind, into embodied presence and inner stillness. From meditation and movement to Nondual philosophies, these traditions offer more than techniques—they point to a different way of perceiving reality. In conversation with author and scholar C. Pierce Salguero, we explore how an...

Send us Fan Mail The Cult Experience Being in a cult is often a journey that starts with a search for meaning, belonging, or spiritual fulfillment but can gradually turn into an environment of control, manipulation, and isolation. Many who enter these groups don’t realize they are part of a cult until they are deeply entangled in its belief system, social structure, and often, its psychological grip. Along with Gary and Stefan the guests today, Phil Hirschi and Patricia Aubertin, who were par...