The Pulse: A Gaia Podcast
The Pulse: A Gaia Podcast explores ideas, experiences, and breakthroughs reshaping human consciousness in a rapidly changing world. Hosted by filmmaker and researcher Ben Stewart, the series brings together leading voices in neuroscience, spirituality, ancient wisdom, personal transformation, and emerging science. Episodes cover topics like neuroplasticity, psychedelics, dream states, intuition, AI, consciousness, and spiritual awakening. Guests include Mayim Bialik, Gregg Braden, Matías De Stefano, and Rashad Evans. The podcast bridges grounded inquiry with expansive exploration, offering thoughtful conversations that challenge perception.
Episodes
Aaron Alexander | Stop Biohacking
Start your Journey with Gaia.com :::::Movement expert and The Align Method author Aaron Alexander joins Ben Stewart for an exploration of the inseparable relationship between body, mind, and spirit. Blending anatomy, fascia, breathwork, nervous system regulation, and personal transformation, Alexander reveals how posture, movement, and even the tone of your voice reflect the deeper patterns shapi
Ashley Grace | Wellness Goes Quantum
Start your Journey with Gaia.com :::::Igniton CMO Ashley Grace joins Ben Stewart to explore a developing approach to wellness that uses what the company calls “ignitons” to energetically charge botanical supplements and organic nutrients. Grace shares the ideas behind the technology, along with reported preliminary findings related to longevity biomarkers, neurological stress response, cognitive
Mariel Hemingway | Can Generational Trauma End With You?
What if the person you’ve become is the version of you built to survive?Academy Award-nominated actress and embodiment mentor Mariel Hemingway joins Ben Stewart to explore the inherited trauma, family expectations, and survival patterns that quietly shape identity. Growing up within one of America’s most celebrated—and tragic—families, she reflects on how living in the shadow of the “Hemingway cur
Brent Pella | Awaken with Humor
Start your Journey with Gaia.com :::::What if comedy is one of our greatest tools for awakening?Comedian and Filmmaker Brent Pella joins Ben Stewart for a hilarious and surprisingly insightful conversation about why satire may be one of the healthiest antidotes to modern spiritual culture. From psychedelic ceremonies and wellness trends to conspiracy theories, Burning Man, and alien encounters,
Sarah Breskman Cosme | Ancient Abilities Return
Start your Journey with Gaia.com :::::What if humanity is on the verge of remembering abilities we’ve forgotten?Quantum Healing Hypnosis practitioner Sarah Breskman Cosme joins Ben Stewart to share her journey from psychology student and skeptic to pioneering consciousness researcher after witnessing clients undergo profound experiences through hypnosis. Drawing from thousands of regression sessio
Rashad Evans | The Day a UFC Champion Stopped Fighting Himself
Start your Journey with Gaia.com :::::Rashad Evans joins Ben Stewart to share how his journey from UFC champion to spiritual seeker transformed the way he understands identity, purpose, and consciousness. Reflecting on life after the octagon, Rashad explores how trauma, ambition, and the relentless pursuit of success ultimately led him to confront the deepest battle within himself.From psychedelic
Sheila Gillette | Humanity Is Choosing Between Two Futures
Start your Journey with Gaia.com :::::Sheila Gillette joins Ben Stewart to share messages from THEO, a collective of twelve archangelic beings, exploring humanity's transition into a new era of consciousness. Together they examine the idea that the future is no longer fixed, but increasingly shaped by the choices we make as individuals and as a collective.From expanded awareness and personal
Jerry Sargeant | Why We Must Face the Darkness
Start your Journey with Gaia.com :::::Jerry Sargeant joins Ben Stewart to explore how healing begins when we stop running from the darkness. Drawing from his work as an energy healer and transformation expert, Jerry shares why trauma, fear, and life's greatest challenges may become catalysts for profound healing and expanded awareness.From shadow work and emotional resilience to the hidden po
Lauri Loewenberg | Could Dreams Be Hacked?
Start your Journey with Gaia.com :::::Lauri Loewenberg joins Ben Stewart to explore how lucid dreaming and emerging neuroscience may transform our understanding of consciousness. Drawing on decades of dream analysis, Lauri examines the science of dream engineering, two-way communication within lucid dreams, and how future technologies could one day interact with the subconscious mind.From healing
Bonni McCliss | Your Multidimensional Self Explained
Start your Journey with Gaia.com ::::::::Bonni McCliss joins Ben Stewart to explore the idea that intuition is more than instinct—it may be a gateway to your multidimensional self. Drawing from her work as a psychic medium, Bonni shares her perspective on consciousness, parallel lives, and a living holographic universe where awareness extends beyond ordinary perception.From high intuition and emot
William Henry | Psychedelics, AI & the Future of Humanity
Start your Journey with Gaia.com :::::William Henry joins Ben Stewart to explore the intersection of artificial intelligence, psychedelics, and humanity's spiritual evolution. Drawing from ancient Christianity, mythology, and consciousness studies, William presents a provocative perspective on how emerging technology and expanded states of awareness may be shaping the next chapter of human de
Matias De Stefano | Earth's Magnetic Shift & Our Awakening
Start your Journey with Gaia.com ::::::::Matías De Stefano joins Ben Stewart to explore Earth's living consciousness and the magnetic shifts he believes are reshaping human awareness. From planetary energy systems and serpent lines to elemental intelligence, evolving timelines, and the influence of technology on reality itself, Matías shares his expansive vision of humanity's role within
Shanin Blake | How Music Became a Portal for ET Communication
Start your Journey with Gaia.comBen Stewart and Shanin Blake explore the intersection of music, consciousness, and contact phenomena. After overcoming years of trauma and hardship, the singer-songwriter began experiencing psychic downloads, encounters with non-human intelligences, and profound shifts in awareness that she believes were catalyzed through music itself. This conversation examines cre
Mayim Bialik | Change Your Mind, Change Your Reality
Start your Journey with Gaia.comBen Stewart and Mayim Bialik, Ph.D., explore the frontier of neuroscience, consciousness, and healing. From near-death experiences and psychedelic therapy to trauma, neuroplasticity, and the nature of reality, this conversation challenges conventional ideas about the brain—and who we truly are.
Gregg Braden | Are We Engineering Ourselves Out of Existence?
Start your Journey with Gaia.comBen Stewart and Gregg Braden explore the intersection of artificial intelligence, transhumanism, and human consciousness. As technology increasingly mirrors the functions of biology, they examine whether AI represents humanity’s next evolution—or a synthetic recreation of abilities we have forgotten. From neural networks and DNA to the merging of humans and machines
Ben Stewart | If You Don't Choose Your Story, Someone Else Will
Start your Journey with Gaia.com</b>In this solo episode of The Pulse, Ben Stewart shares the personal journey that led him from a childhood fascination with indigenous wisdom and mythology to a life devoted to filmmaking, storytelling, and human transformation. Along the way, he explores why story is one of the most powerful forces shaping our beliefs, identity, and collective reality.Blend
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