Today I’m so delighted because I’m joined by a very dear friend and an extraordinarily brilliant and wise woman, Lynne McTaggart. Lynne is an award-winning journalist and the international best-selling author of seven books. Through her in-depth research and the quality of her writing, she has achieved truly ground-breaking work in intention and consciousness. Her seminal books on this new science of intention, The Power of Eight, The Field, The Intention Experiment, and The Bond,  have been translated into more than 30 languages. On top of all that, Lynne is consistently voted one of the world's top 100 spiritual leaders for her inspirational speaking style, and steadfast and uncompromising role as a new thought leader and a spiritual change agent. I’ve had the great fortune of knowing Lynne for close to 20 years since we first met as members of the Transformational Leadership Council. Every time I’m with her, I learn something new and anytime I have a question around health and healing, she’s my go to person!  In this episode, Lynne shares her unique and dramatic journey into the Miracle Zone. She opens up about her early years as an intentional child and a “disruptor”, her first journalistic breakthrough, and the miracle that resulted from that first success. Lynne reveals her newest and ground-breaking experiments in the science of group intention, witnessing miraculous healing and growth in relationships, emotions, and even serious illnesses.  She guides us step-by-step through the world of intention and consciousness, showing us where we go wrong when asking the universe for help and how to properly harness the power of intention to achieve your own miraculous life. I’m not kidding when I say she’s a total rockstar!   “A single collective directed thought is all it takes to change the world.”   Lynne McTaggart In this episode: Lynne opens up about her early years, her determination to be a writer, and campaigning for John F. Kennedy in her pro-Nixon Republican town. Lynne reveals how early failures in journalism taught her the value of intention which led to her breakthrough scoop on international baby-selling and an award-winning career (4:09) The importance of faith and resilience and how Lynne’s early breakthrough miraculously saved her and her husband from economic ruin  (8:50) The crucial role altruism plays in harnessing the power of intention and how one woman saved her career by shifting her focus from her own debt to caring sincerely for others (13:14) Lynne dives into her pioneering work in intention experiments and describes how intention alone produced miraculous results including purifying water and healing post-traumatic stress disorder (15:58) The right way to ask the Universe for help: Lynne delves into how to be more specific in our needs and the “mental rehearsal” exercises elite athletes use to propel their success (17:12) The miraculous “Power of Eight”: Lynne shares how her workshops with groups of eight people produced healing miracles for people with multiple sclerosis, stage 4 cancer, and blindness. She also shares her excitement at the newest discoveries in intention science. (23:22)  Plus Lynne shares exciting news about her latest intention experiments which focus on healing the divisions between people and even political groups (28:45)   Favorite quotes from the episode: There are angels there when you are intentional who take care of you. Trust the process and focus on using your intention to be resilient and to get through those challenges and then you will prevail – Lynne McTaggart Living in any miraculous time or zone or being intentional in your life doesn't mean you're free of challenges ever. But what it does mean is that you can get into that place, you can use intention, you can trust the process – Lynne McTaggart Miracles truly do happen, where people step into people's lives when they need it.