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.
Episodes
What if your morning cup of cacao could do more than satisfy your chocolate craving?
In this episode of the Miles to Zen podcast, I’m talking with Gizelle, founder of I Am Being, about something I have to admit I knew surprisingly little about: ceremonial grade cacao.
We get into the fascinating differences between cacao, cocoa and chocolate, how ceremonial cacao is made, why Gizelle believes it offers a differe...
What if communication doesn't always require words?
Check out the first episode with Dan & Shannon: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2440331/episodes/17098602
Dan Goerke is back on Miles to Zen, and this conversation takes us somewhere fascinating.
Dan first joined me to talk about his experience caring for his wife, Denise, after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's at just 56. In his book, he shared how he began com...
What happens when life literally stops?
Host Shannon Miles Halliday welcomes Abbey Brassfield, founder of On The Horizon Consulting, to share her story of burnout, illness, and transformation. Abbey recounts how flu in January 2024 rapidly became necrotizing strep pneumonia, leading to a medically induced coma, was placed on life support, and during this time has a near death experience as well as experienced other l...
In this heartfelt episode of Miles to Zen, Shannon sits down with Hieke Morton, founder of The Gathering Markit, an innovative nonprofit grocery store that is changing the way communities respond to food insecurity.
But this isn't simply a story about groceries.
It's a story about a mother who quietly struggled to feed her children while appearing to have everything together. It's about answered prayers, unexpected ac...
On the Miles to Zen podcast, host Shannon Miles Halliday talks with Chris-Anne Donnelly—creator of The Light Seer’s Tarot—about weaving mysticism and strategy, creativity, and intuition into real-world work. Chris-Anne shares how she used oracle cards in brand strategy sessions with corporations, municipalities, and a major Canadian bank to help teams speak more honestly and flatten hierarchy, how ...
In this episode of the Miles to Zen podcast, we explore what it really means to bring something into the room, whether that room is a boardroom, a dinner party, a soccer pitch, or a moment in your everyday life.
Fresh off delivering my What You Bring Into the Room: The Human Side of Business Development workshop, and with FIFA energy buzzing through Vancouver, we look at presence through the lens of sport. From socce...
In this heartfelt episode of Miles to Zen, Shannon Miles Halliday explores a powerful question: What if joy isn't something we earn at the end of the journey, but the very reason for the journey itself?
Through personal stories of adventure, career success, health challenges, postpartum depression, creativity, and self-discovery, Shannon shares what it means to return to the truest version of ourselves—the part...
Shannon Miles Halliday welcomes back medium and cosmic channeler Ginette Biro, author of Avalon to Aurora and co-founder of Avalon Spirit, to discuss her work connecting across dimensions through frequency and resonance, and how individuals can navigate spiritual awakening without overwhelm. Ginette shares details about the upcoming Awakening the Soul Summit in Whistler (with in-person and livestream options) and ex...
The Strange Ways Life Tries to Guide Us Intuition, Courage, and the Human Experience with Doug Beitz
Last week on the podcast, you heard the incredible story of how Doug Beitz sold his remote island scuba diving resort by raffling it off to the world. It was bold, unconventional, and somehow… it worked.
But what became clear during that conversation was this:
Decisions like that don’t come out of nowhere.
T...
Trusting the Nudge: How a Remote Island and a Wild Idea Sparked a Courageous Leap
Host Shannon Miles Halliday welcomes men’s intuition coach Doug Beitz
What do you do when you own a remote island resort and no one wants to buy it?
Doug Beitz and his family found themselves in exactly that position running an 18-room scuba diving resort on a tiny island in Micronesia, with no clear way to sell it. And then an idea...
Host Shannon Miles Halliday interviews UK medium Dominic Boag about his 20-year career in evidential mediumship and how service, integrity, and specificity can support healing through grief. Dominic recounts early intuitive experiences, his father’s sudden death when he was 14, and a first encounter with his father’s spirit that led him to a spiritualist church and two years of development circles. He ex...
Host Shannon Miles Halliday welcomes Gary Ridge, former CEO and chairman emeritus of WD-40 and author of Any Dumb Ass Can Do It, to discuss how he helped build a global, highly admired workplace culture rooted in trust, psychological safety, and learning from mistakes. Ridge explains the “dumb ass” (donkey) metaphor for steady, humble leadership; his move from Australia to the US; and the influences that...
A Mount Shasta Synchronicity Story
This clip from last week’s podcast is so special I had to share it again and give it its own space. In this Miles to Zen episode, we discuss Toni van der Marel’s story of a recurring 2022 dream about a specific house so vivid she drew its floor plan and created a mood board, even though she couldn’t see where it was only that it was surrounded by green. Then, quite...
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 st...
On the Miles to Zen podcast, host Shannon Miles Halliday talks with psychologist and author Dr. Gay Hendricks about consciousness, creativity, and the “upper limit problem,” drawing from his decades of work, books (including The Big Leap), and corporate consulting. Hendricks shares pivotal stories: slipping on ice in 1969 and briefly experiencing “pure consciousness,” meeting Ram Dass and dis...
Host Shannon Miles Halliday welcomes Canadian MMA pioneer and former UFC fighter Lance “Fearless” Gibson Sr. He is also a world-class coach, actor and stunt performer whose life was radically altered after a racist attacker tried to kill him by ramming his car with a moving truck, leaving him partially paralyzed and ending his bodybuilding dreams. Lance shares how the aftermath included years of rehabili...
Join us on the Miles to Zen podcast as host Shannon Miles Halliday sits down with Paul Lister, custodian of Alladale Wilderness Reserve and founder of The European Nature Trust. Discover Paul’s transformative journey from a business focussed life to a mission driven career in rewilding and philanthropy. This episode explores themes of purpose, resilience, and the importance of reconnecting with nature. Paul sh...
In this uplifting episode of the Miles to Zen podcast, host Shannon Miles Halliday converses with Craig Harrington, who embarked on an overland expedition around the world in a custom-built Jeep, fulfilling a promise to his late father. Craig shares his incredible journey that showcases courage, humility, and a deep connection to wild places. From the serendipitous encounter at a gas station in British Columbia, to ...
Join Shannon Miles Halliday on the Miles to Zen podcast as she dives into the timeless wisdom of Paulo Coelho's 'The Alchemist.' In this first episode of season two, Shannon shares why this book has been a constant source of inspiration for her over 25 years. Discover seven profound lessons on intuition, personal legends, judgment, love, decision-making, and more. Learn how these lessons can guide you in trusting yo...
Welcome to Season Two of the Miles Zen podcast. I'm your host Shannon Miles Halliday, a follower of curiosity, a mom, a wife, a former corporate executive, and a creator who believes the best stories always come with a side of laughter. This podcast is a place where curiosity, creativity, and connection guide the conversation.
Season one was an unfolding, and what emerged were conversations and incredible sto...
Popular Podcasts
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com
Listen to 'The Bobby Bones Show' by downloading the daily full replay.
The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.
The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show. Clay Travis and Buck Sexton tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and current events with intelligence and humor. From the border crisis, to the madness of cancel culture and far-left missteps, Clay and Buck guide listeners through the latest headlines and hot topics with fun and entertaining conversations and opinions.