The Miles to Zen Podcast with Shannon Miles Halliday
Conversations through curiosity, creativity & connection.
Welcome to Miles to Zen, a podcast that celebrates life's delightful twists and turns, no matter where you are on your journey. I'm your host, Shannon Miles Halliday, a follower of curiosity, a mom, a wife, a former corporate executive, a creator and a connector. This show is your companion for navigating the beautifully messy adventure of life. Each episode invites you into heartfelt, inspiring, and expansive conversations, diving into topics like self trust, big moments and big decisions, navigating day jobs and finding purpose, and how can we thrive. You’ll feel uplifted and even enlightened each week as we share stories, and insights that spark your own ideas as well as conversations that offer completely new perspectives.
The Miles to Zen Podcast with Shannon Miles Halliday
Finding Your Way Home: Past Lives, Intuition & Inner Knowing. Spiritual Hypnotherapy, a conversation with Toni van der Marel
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Finding Your Way Home: Past Lives, Intuition & Inner Knowing. Spiritual Hypnotherapy - a conversation with Toni van der Marel
What if you could access guidance beyond your conscious mind… and reconnect with who you truly are?
In this episode of Miles to Zen, Shannon sits down with spiritual hypnotherapist Toni Van DeMarel to explore past lives, the Akashic Records, and the powerful in-between state where transformation happens.
From navigating grief and rediscovering spirituality, to learning how to trust your inner knowing, this conversation opens the door to a deeper connection with yourself—and something greater.
In this episode:
• Spiritual hypnotherapy & accessing alternate/past lives
• What the Akashic Records really are
• Connecting with guides & intuitive knowing
• Why trusting yourself changes everything
• Toni’s incredible real-life manifestation story
If you’ve ever felt there’s more to life than what we can see… this one’s for you.
00:00 Magic Mindset Intro
00:53 Meet Toni
01:37 What Toni Does
04:33 Inner Authority
09:15 Origins and Loss
13:17 Brian Weiss Awakening
17:58 Lineage and Intuition
21:38 After Death Connection
25:28 Hypnosis and Theta
28:47 Earth School Lifetimes
32:48 Soul Plans Perspective
34:15 Guides Lead The Session
36:46 Unconditional Love And Tools
39:35 Trust Over Proof
42:36 Everyday Intuition Practice
44:12 Effort Versus Pushing
45:30 Relationship Surprises
49:43 Different Processing Speeds
54:54 Neutral Insight And Support
56:29 Dream House In Mt. Shasta
01:04:45 Trust Yourself Wisdom
01:07:06 Workshops And Farewell
01:09:22 Podcast Closing Credits
Created by Shannon Miles Halliday
Original music by Anna Wawrzyniak: www.annawritesmusic.com
Toni van der Marel: https://deeperpeace.ca/
Avalon Spirit Summit: https://avalonspirit.com/products/awakening-the-soul-summit-may-28-30-2026-whistler-canada
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Created by Shannon Miles Halliday
Original music by Anna Wawrzyniak: www.annawritesmusic.com
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