Inner Dominatrix

David Gross has been working, teaching and living in Asia for 33 years. Recognizing the importance of energy (or vibration), David realized that we possess the ability to control our energy in a manner that allows us to create our environment. Having experience with temple work in 7 different countries, David noticed a recurring theme: “How do I maintain my alignment, or inner calm, no matter what's around me?”, and has allowed it to become the focus of his 33 year practice.   Summary David gives Dana a quick summary of who he is, and how he came to be the person he is, and how he has come to understand energy. He talks about trust, and the ability to be in a receiving state in order to gain insights and answers with greater ease than if one were to work hard at looking for them. He also points out the difference between being Mindful, and being open. David talks a little about vulnerability, and how we have complete control over our actions and reactions in any given moment. He also talks about the things th

Dana Pharant, host of the Inner Dominatrix Podcast, explain energy work, and how it can be done from a distance. She briefly talks about the stigma's surrounding energy work in general, and how they are even more present surrounding the concept of distance energy work. She also describes various things that relate to energy in that even though they can not be seen working, they have proven themselves to work. She goes on to mention a few methods practitioners may use, and finally what role energy work plays for some people, and the importance of belief.   “Energy really doesn't have any limitation on how far it can reach” “At the core, energy follows intention” “Prayers are actually a form of distance energy work” “What if it's one more piece of the puzzle to make my life easier?”   www.innerdominatrix.com     See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Elvira Hopper works with artists, helping them step out of their ego and into their authentic self so that they can manifest what it is they are looking for. Elvira is an artist herself, and has stepped into the Jazz scene at the age of 51 has recorded her first album, and is performing in one of the top Jazz spots in Toronto, Canada.   Summary Elvira shares why she was inspired to get into the jazz scene and start recording and performing. She talks about being a spectator of a performance at a young age, and how her desires were dashed just as quickly. She talked about her “blessed breakdown” and explains why it was a good thing that she went through a 27 year period of being inauthentic. She talks about the evolution that led up to her becoming her current self. She describes a time in her life when she was operating out of ego, and how it was detrimental to her performance, and how when she switched over to coming from a place of humble service, her game changed completely. Elvira gives listeners a tool t

Rant Alert! Dana takes a strong stance on today's topic: The “spiritual business” bandwagon. She discusses how crucial it is to make a profit and know your numbers in business, even if it's a heart based business. She also talks about money issues as a whole, and how they can impact a business on both the short and long term. Finally she hares some stories about the massage world, and leaves us off with some tools to work through or money beliefs and get back to making the money we want to be making.   “Making a living at doing something like Yoga or holistic therapy is a little more challenging than just having this belief that it's going to happen.” “If you're going to do this as a business, the business needs to be profitable” “What if you could follow your passion and make the kind of money you want to be making?”   www.innerdominatrix.com   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alexa Martinez is the Violet Butterfly. Growing up in a conservative fashion, she traveled extensively, and experiencing 78 different countries helped her to break out of her shell. Alexa is all about sharing stories, experiences and perspectives surrounding sex. She loves demystifying sexuality, removing the taboos and clarifying all things sexual and alternative in relationships.   Summary Alexa shares her religious, conservative upbringing, and how it shaped and formed into some challenging obstacles in relationships, as well as some internal disconnect. She also talked about how travel helped to broaden her perspective surrounding sex and communication. She talks about the various places she visited, and how they opened her up to different realities. She also talks about ordering drinks in different places, and how one particular visit to an Irish pub quickly became awkward. Alexa explains the jump from being an art director on cruise ships, to educating people about sex, relationships and life in general

In this episode of the Inner Dominatrix Podcast, Dana talks about the romanticizing and fantasizing of playing a big game in business. She talks about how attractive the initial dream can be, and how reality can look and feel very differently from that dream. She also talks about why it's important to clear out emotional baggage and get rid of the shit from our past. Finally she talks about the good points of playing a big game, and why the hassles and diversions shouldn't distract you from developing into a big game kind of person.   “Going bigger presents you with bigger challenges” “You're willing to be judged, you're willing to have people say things about you.” “We want to clear off baggage from days gone by”   www.innerdominatrix.com   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When Tina Dietz was handed a tape recorded at 2 years old, that was that, she developed a life long love affair with speaking. Today she is a speaker, audio-book publisher, podcast producer, and an internationally acclaimed business coach who has been featured on ABC, Inc.com, Forbes and Huffington Post. Her company, Start Something Creative Business Solutions works with authors, experts and entrepreneurs who want more than just a business and more than a routine life. They want a business oasis.   Summary Tina discusses being a podcast guest, and the difference between being an average guest, and a good guest. She also talks about showing up to have a real conversation, instead of just to promote something. She shares the single easiest way to get onto a podcast, and how simple it really is. She also stresses the importance of making sure the shows you appear on are the right fit for you. Dana and Tina talk about evergreen content, and how it's very beneficial when it comes to sharing and promoting podcast e

Confidence and Arrogance are this week's solo episode topic on the Inner Dominatrix podcast. Dana answers a question from her listeners about how you can tell the difference between someone who is confidence and someone who is arrogant. She also flips the script and talks about how to tell if your own confidence is genuine. Dana shares a few quick tools you can use to detect confidence in both yourself and others before bringing this episode to a close.     “Confidence is the most sexy thing a woman can wear” “Your logical brain can rationalize things” “It's not unusual for a narcissist to be highly intelligent.”   www.innerdominatrix.com   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kristy Heart and Dana are at it again! 2 Dominatrix for the price of one on this episode of the Inner Dominatrix Podcast. Since her initial appearance on the show, Kristy Heart has been the most called upon guest to share the space with Dana as they discuss a multitude of topics and explain things in a way that only a dominatrix can.   Summary Kristy and Dana dive right in to discussing energy, and how it can be projected from someone else, onto you. They talk about various behaviors and games people play, as well as how people can attract negative things into their lives just be giving it space to manifest. They also discuss self judgment and the role it plays in holding a person back. Dana and Kristy share tips and tools on confidence and how to work within it, they also describe what changes within the body when you start to feel and project more confidence. They also get into the topic of the people you surround yourself with, and how they may react to your boost of self worth and confidence. Finally Kris

Dana Pharant goes into the topic of fear on today's episode of Inner Dominatrix. After posting a question in the Access your Inner Dominatrix Facebook group, she found fear to be the number one thing holding people back from the life they want. She talks about the differences between fear and anxiety, and how our body interprets things differently than our brain. She also shares a few insights and tools to use in order to identify the source and severity of the fear you experience.   Quotes “What do you use to stop you?” “It's not actually fear, it's just a Pavlovian dog response” “That's logic, but it's not necessarily true” “I've always believed that this is fear, so therefore it is fear” “What are the odds that what you're feeling is not even yours?”   Links www.innerdominatrix.com innerdominatrix@gmail.com     See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Monique Caissie is a “recovering doormat”. Monique works with people to get them out of that “doormat” state and into a place where they can deal with the people who drive them crazy. She shares strategies and resources to empower people to stand up, take control of their personal and professional lives and be appreciated. Monique is a speaker, author, consultant and coach, and she's helping to reduce the level of conflict and increase collaboration.   Summary Monique explains what was going on in her life when she identifies herself a s a “doormat”, she also talks about stress responses to anger, and how that played a role in shaping who she was at that time. She describes how things started going once she began to develop the tools and knowledge surrounding her emotions, communication, and understanding other people's reactions. Dana and Monique talk about building foundational tools, and how starting off too high can actually hinder people when they're first getting used to asserting themselves. Monique sh

Does this even belong to you? Or are you taking on someone else's baggage? That's the topic of today's episode of the Inner Dominatrix Podcast. Dana talks listeners through the topic of intuition, how to find it and tune into it, as well as how it can be helpful in making decisions. Dana shares 3 tools to help you identify your “True North” and introduces the concept that not everything you're feeling or experiencing even belongs to you. She also gets into matters of logic and the brain, and how it can actually hinder the process of intuitively finding your answers. Quotes “That's going to bring me something that I truly desire” “We want to be able to tune into our intuition” “Show me a Yes” “Go with it, play with it and later on we can refine it.” “We want to get our answer from our intuition, not the brain”   Links www.innerdominatrix.com innerdominatrix@gmail.com     See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Unstoppable You with Tracy Schmitt The Unstoppable Tracy has been in Oprah's magazine Raw Beauty, she's been a Quest For The Gold World Cup Olympic class sailor, she's climbed the Himalayan Mountains, captured the 110' tall ship, won a pair skiing bronze, and is terribly funny. She's been kicking our asses and was born a 4 way amputee. She's an award winning leader, humanitarian, decorated athlete and public speaker. Get ready to own your energy in a big way.   Summary Tracy explains what made her want to go out and do so many incredible things. She talks about the chain of events that started with swimming, and ended up leading her down a path filled with adventure. She talks about her mindset growing up, and how she learned early that she needed to make things happen. She also shares her story about getting into corporate consulting. Tracy also talks about the various things she experienced working with Air Canada. Tracy tells a story about her kindergarten experience, and how some of the simplest moments i

You're Not Broken with Dana Pharant In this episode of the Inner Dominatrix Podcast, Dana gets into the mentality of people thinking they need to be “fixed”. She explains the issue with that, and the surplus of businesses, programs and services that are in place based on that manner of thinking. She also invites listeners to entertain the idea that, maybe they aren't broken at all. Dana talks about the freedom that comes with releasing the idea of needing to be fixed, and instead invites listeners to have more fun, and relax a little on their journey to be themselves.   Quotes: “They get stuck there. They get stuck at the point of saying 'I'm broken'” “I need to fix it. I need to get ahead.” “What we're trying to fix is not even ours”   Links: www.innerdominatrix.com   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Feminism with Scott Doucet Scott Doucet is a Podcast host, consultant and producer. With a background in radio, music, and sales, Scott is keen to help podcasters and aspiring podcasters make their shows stand out from the rest. Founder of the community Podcast Bay, and host of a show by the same name, Scott spends the majority of his time editing and producing shows for clients, and educating himself and others about what makes a solid podcast.   Summary Dana asks Scott about the feminist rabbit hole he found himself in, and what made him want to get on the show to talk about feminism as a topic. Scott explains how he's come to view the spectrum of Misandry and Misogyny, and what he feels is a whole lot of confusion surrounding the objectives of certain movements. Dana and Scott relate back and forth about hatred toward genders, and Scott shares a story about a time he was treated poorly for holding a door open for someone, and Dana does her best to explain why she feels these things happen in modern society

This episode of the Inner Dominatrix Podcast surrounds the idea of being worthy. Dana Pharant, our fearless host, explores the concept of worth, and gives her innermost feelings about being worthy. She also sheds light on people using terms like “charge what you're worth” and “You're worth it”. Finally, she touches on authenticity, and encourages listeners to take one simple step in their journey to find their worth. Quotes “I hate the word worthy” “There's lots of people with money that, on the outside, we could easily say they're not worthy.” “I'm going to have it because I can” “Is it actually serving you? Is it actually taking you where you want to go?   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ryan Thomas is the founder of The Intimate Lifestyle. Host of the podcast Modern Sex Talks, Ryan helps men build sexual confidence, deepen the intimacy in their relationships, and recover from sexual shame. After spending 11 years in the military and having some less than ideal relationships and sexual encounters, Ryan decided to dedicate his professional life to providing the information that he lacked in his sexual and intimate lifetime.   Summary Ryan talks about his transition from the military into talking about sex an intimacy, as well as some of the issues he developed that lead to some pretty big realizations. Dana and Ryan get into a discussion about anger, and the pros and cons of embracing anger versus repressing it. Ryan also explains different ways anger can show itself between the genders, and where anger can be used in a healthy manner. Ryan explains the sexual manifestations of repressed anger, and how it can be linked psychologically to past instances of getting hurt, or having objections to

On this episode of the Inner Dominatrix Podcast, host Dana Pharant discusses what it means to be a strong woman. She talks about the difference between being strong or obnoxious, alpha feminine, and how to hold your power without being an ass-hat. She also discusses trauma, and how it can impact your energy, as well as how to be a little more aware and present.   “Being Strong doesn't mean you have to be in warrior mode.” “What's the difference between being a bitch and being strong?” “There has been far too much alpha female out there”   www.innerdominatrix.com     See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kerri Fullerton is a dynamo in the food and diet industry. After a lifetime of interesting interactions with food, she decided to take everything she learned and quietly apply it to her own life, behind closed doors. After kicking the negative stigma surrounding food, she burst into the world with a message, a purpose and the evidence to back it up. She's leading a rebellion against dieting, and she's a force to be reckoned with.   Summary Kerri talks a little about her mindset growing up, and what had to happen in order for her to live happily and begin her journey to start the Diet Rebellion. She explains how food has become complicated, intuitive eating, and having a healthy respect for your body. She also shares her experience with binge eating, and how little people understood about her struggles with food. Kerri talks about stumbling upon a book in the bargain section of a bookstore that completely answered her questions about food. She also talks about having an appropriate support system of people wo

In this solo episode of the Inner Dominatrix Podcast, host Dana Pharant goes into the emotion of anger, and why it's important to allow yourself to experience it fully and deeply, if only for a short period of time. She gives some tips, hints and tricks on throwing a solid hissy fit and getting back to business. She also talks about some powerful things coming up in the future! Quotes “There was no faking it allowed” “There are going to be times when people piss you off” “This is how I feel and I'm going to allow myself to have a big ass hissy fit” “It's easier to surrender when you know someone else is holding the power” “There's more getting to know who you really are at the core” Links www.innerdominatrix.com innerdominatrix@gamil.com     See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.