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🎙️ In this intimate conversation, Dr. Pedram Shojai sits down with Frankko Vivo, a musician and ceremony guide who transformed from a basketball player into a guardian of sacred space. Frankko shares how an 82-year-old violinist named Sol changed his life's trajectory with a single gift, leading him to carve a temple into a Brazilian mountainside over 13 years. Through stories of water infiltrations that forced him to listen to the mountain's wisdom and ceremonies where improvisation trumps performance, Frankko reveals how voice activation, deep breathing, and authentic frequency work can reconnect us to our spiritual power. This is about research as a personal practice, music as a living goddess, and the courage to follow an unconventional calling. 🎯 What You'll Learn: Frankko's Transformation Journey: From basketball scholarship and knee surgery ending athletic dreams to seven years backpacking through Africa, learning six languages, and discovering didgeridoo, guitar, and improvisation Building a Temple in the Mountains: Finding land in a Brazilian national park, digging rooms into the mountainside, creating a megaphone cone carved into the mountain for natural amplification—crossing rivers and climbing mountains just to reach the site Listening to the Mountain's Wisdom: How watching the sculpture collapse during a 40-day fast taught him about water infiltrations, permaculture principles forcing their way into cave work, and adapting to the mountain rather than fighting it Music as a Living Divine Entity: Why music is one of Frankko's greatest teachers, recognizing music as a goddess (not just art), understanding why Krishna, Shiva, and Ganesha all carry instruments, and why singing is worth "three times"—expanding frequency fields Ceremony as Research (Not Performance): Moving beyond drug-centric views of ceremony, using singing and dancing together as pillars, finding your own strength (not just relying on medicine's strength), activating your power through voice and movement The Gift from Sol: Meeting an 82-year-old violinist who said "I have to hand you this, I had a dream"—an angel encounter that handed Frankko his life's mission and taught him to face the unknown with courage Voice Activation for Spiritual Connection: Voice as connection to spirit (not just musical ability), standing in your being through resonant frequency, moving beyond superficial throat breathing to deep air 🔑 Key Insights: "I'm not a performer, I'm not a showman. This is improvisation—it's research as a personal practice." "Music is a living goddess. It's one of my greatest teachers. When you recognize music as divine, not just art, everything changes." "The mountain taught me through collapse. Water infiltrations during my 40-day fast showed me I needed to listen, adapt, and create bigger spaces. Permaculture principles forced their way into the work." "Ceremony isn't about the medicine—it's about activating your own power through voice and movement. Finding your strength, not just relying on the medicine's strength." "Sol, an 82-year-old violinist, handed me my life's mission in a dream. She said 'I have to hand you this.' That's how angels work—they hand you your calling with courage to face the unknown." 💡 Action Steps: Explore voice activation for yourself and your children: Voice connects you to spirit, not just musical ability—practice standing in your being through resonant frequency Move beyond superficial throat breathing: Access deep air and authentic frequency to reconnect with spiritual power Consider ceremony as research, not performance: Focus on singing and dancing together, finding your own strength rather than relying solely on external medicine Support the temple work: Help build the recording studio and retreat house at Frankko's mountain temple in Brazil Visit the community: Accept Frankko's invitation to experience the temple space and ceremony work in Brazil's national park 🎧 Perfect for: Musicians seeking deeper spiritual connection through their art, ceremony participants wanting to move beyond drug-centric experiences, parents looking for voice activation work for their children, anyone called to unconventional spiritual paths, seekers interested in sacred space creation and temple building, or those feeling the pull to bridge high-velocity urban life with slow, intentional mountain work. 📚 Mentioned Resources: Frankko Vivo's temple and recording studio project: https://templovivo.eco.br/support The mountain temple in Brazilian national park (retreat house and ceremony space) Frankko's paintings as "frequency portals" Crowdfunding campaign for personal recording laboratory 🌐 Connect with Dr. Shojai: Website: theurbanmonk.com Books: The Urban Monk, Inner Alchemy, The Art of Stopping Time, Focus Documentaries: Interconnected, Gateway to Health, Trauma, Conscious Parenting Guest: Frankko Vivo - Musician, Ceremony Guide, Temple Builder #VoiceActivation #SacredSpace #CeremonyWork #SpiritualJourney #MusicAsMedicine #TempleBuilding #Permaculture #BrazilianMountains #FrequencyHealing #AuthenticExpression #SpiritualPractice #ConscioussLiving #SacredMusic #VoiceHealing #UnconventionalPath #UrbanMonk #Wellness