E.31: Creating Heaven On Earth: The Scientific Proof

with Bruce H. Lipton, PhD

Episode Notes:

Bruce Lipton, PhD, best-selling author of The Biology of Belief, Spontaneous Evolution and The Honeymoon Effect, and former professor and researcher at the medical schools of The University of Wisconsin and Stanford University, shares the scientific proof (and the good news) that we each have the power to create heaven on earth.

In this powerful conversation, Bruce touches on:

• The scientific evidence that: (1) we are not at the mercy of our genes, (2) evolution is not random or slow, and (3) mind/spirit and matter are not separate

• How these myths keep us believing ourselves powerless

• How we can reclaim our power to shape our health AND the reality around us

You can find Bruce’s books and upcoming events on his website: BruceLipton.com

E.30: Inspiring & Empowering Teens

with Adam Bunting

Episode Notes:

Adam Bunting, the very well loved and respected principal at CVU High School talks about helping teenagers thrive. He touches on:

• Helping teens connect their own gifts, roles, and purpose so they can be co-creators of their learning and feel empowered.

• The 5 elements of transformational learning experiences

• What personalized learning can do for teenagers

• Read Adam’s article on personalized learning in Edutopia and find his recommended resources on the CVU website.

E.29: Raising Conscious Children

with Seth Braun

Episode Notes:

Raising conscious children requires parents making conscious choices. In this episode we discuss:

• The downside of enrolling kids in every extracurricular activity and the ONE thing that is a greater predictor of their success later in life.

• How to be a steward parent rather than a controlling one

• The role of reading and quality stories to assist in the development of the child both in terms of vocabulary and also for life-coping skills.

• The catastrophic impact of the dumbing down of vocabulary and story.

• To learn more about Seth’s book and support its publication: Miniecello & The Knights of Valor

E.28: Wise Anger & Constructive Action

with Morella Devost, EdM, MA

Episode Notes:

Finding the proper, wise expression of anger to take constructive action towards creating more harmony, respect & peace in our worlds.

• The two main problems we have with anger

• The difference between anger underscored by fear, vs. anger underscored by Truth.

• The responsibility we all have to learn how to tap into WISE anger and to teach it to the next generation

• How to understand what our anger is trying to tell us so we can take constructive action

E.27: The Joy, Pleasure & Fun of Good Food

with Suzanne Podhaizer

Episode Notes:

Suzanne is a chef and educator, and she brings her love of good food and her understanding of the multidimensional aspects that create extraordinary food. She shares her passion for food and provides great inspiration for:

• How to have more fun in the kitchen and lose the fear that you’ll ruin your dish

• Some basic skills that will make you a better cook and what’s a great way to stretch your creativity

• How to develop the skill for creating dishes that taste extraordinary

• What a chef thinks about the difference between cooking with ingredients bought locally and seasonally, vs. cooking with foods from the grocery store

You can contact Suzanne and learn more about her cooking classes through her Facebook page: Every Table VT

E.26: Anger: Constructive or Destructive?

with Brendan Kelly

Episode Notes:

Brendan Kelly shares with us the Chinese Medicine wisdom on anger. In this conversation we touch on:

• What is anger?

• What’s the healthy, appropriate and constructive expression of anger?

• What happens when we stifle or suppress our anger?

• Why our world itself seems to be angry…

• The force of anger in social change… from oppression of minorities to global warming…

• What we can do today to channel our anger.

To learn more about Brendan’s work, you can visit his website; and to read more about his book, The Yin & Yang of Climate Change and purchase it you can visit the book’s website.

E.25: Living Your Purpose

with Melani Marx

Episode Notes:

Melani Marx know about living one’s purpose. She is one of the boldest people I know as her purpose is one that is definitely off the beaten path! She shares with us:

• What it means to live IN purpose… and not just “finding your purpose” as in finding your calling in life

• How your purpose may change from one moment to the next ;-)

• What practices help you move into alignment with your purpose

• The impact on your life of living in alignment with purpose

• The signs that you’re not in alignment… and so much more

To find more about Melani and her work, you can visit her website.

E.24: Music, Travel & Finding Balance

with Ryan Montbleau

Episode Notes:

Ryan Montbleau shares his insights on finding balance and wellbeing when life is in constant motion, as is the norm in the life of a musician. He talks about:

• The role of music in his own life

• How he’s found home after years on the road and his insights on the consequences of being single-focused on his career for so long.

• The things that help him stay balanced… meditation, water, home, friends...

• How as an artist, he taps into the flow of life that manifests as his art… the balance between present, allowing ideas to flow to him AND the practice of showing up to do the work…

• Check out his upcoming tour dates and venues at RyanMontbleau.com

E.23: What Laughter Teaches Us About Living & Dying

with Jennifer Mathews, MA

Episode Notes:

Death and laughter are not two words that we often string together, but Jen Mathews does a brilliant job of teaching how laughter, and in particular Laughter Yoga, is a therapeutic tool not just for life but for navigating the difficult experience of death and loss.

Jen touches on:

• What is Laughter Yoga and provides examples of its exercises

• Her personal stories of loss, how she moved through them and what she gained in perspective and insight about death

• Her workshop, “Laughing Matters: What Death Teaches Us About Living & Dying”

For more information on her workshop and to read her blog, you can go to her website: JenniferMathews.com

E.22: Money Traps & the Keys to Overcome Them

with Rev. Karen Russo

Episode Notes:

What if money is NOT the root of all evil and that in fact your relationship with money can be just as spiritual as going to church? What if your money issues are really faith issues?

Rev. Karen Russo talks about our relationship with money and the Divine as one and she presents 3 core money myths (or money traps) that keep many people stuck in their money woes. For each myth, she also presents a set of keys or practices to overcome them.

To learn more about Rev. Karen, her books and her work, you can go to her website: TheMoneyKeys.com

E.21: Part II - Healing the Body with Sound & Electricity

with Eileen Day McKusick

Episode Notes:

In this part of our conversation Eileen dives into specific topics, such as:

• How she detects depression and bipolar, and what she can do about it

• What group Biofield Tuning calls are like and why they work

• How most people carry shame and hate energy —whether they own it or they’re projecting it onto others

• What the emotion of hate does to the heart

• Autoimmune conditions and their link to self-love

• How the body exchanges information with the environment through water

• How many people view self-love and self-care as selfish and why that’s a distortion

To learn more about Eileen, find a Biofield Tuning practitioner or sign up for one of Eileen’s Biofield Tuning calls, you can go to her website.

E.20: Healing the Body with Sound & Electricity

with Eileen Day McKusick

Episode Notes:

Eileen talks about the immediate and direct effect of using sound frequencies to produce healing in the body. How Biofield Tuning can detect and shift different energy blocks, emotional patterns, and health issues.

Eileen touches on:

• How your energy field has different viscosities that can be detected and shifted with a tuning fork

• How different emotions can also be detected in the field

• You the energy field around you holds information about your memories

• How different sounds have positive or negative effects on the body

• How your body is truly an electrical entity and how your heart constantly broadcasts the different frequencies of what you’re feeling

To learn more about Eileen and Biofield Tuning, you can visit her website.

E.19: Finding Peace Within Your Stressful Life

with Dr. Steve Taubman

Episode Notes:

What if you can be both ambitious and maintain a peaceful zen-like detachment? What if your busy, stressful life can be your best spiritual practice?

In this episode we talk about the five-step strategy to become a buddha in your own life, as presented in Dr. Taubman's book Buddha In the Trenches. 

We cover strategies for cultivating both peace and razor focus through the most intense of challenges. Seeing your work and life as your spiritual practice. The power of silence, integrity, happiness first, and so much more.

For more information on Steve's work:

• Visit his website:  SteveTaubman.com 
• And you can find his book at: Buddha In The Trenches

E.18: Groovin' for Fitness & Positive Vibes

With Heather Winia

Episode Notes:

What if not only your workouts but ALL of your life could feel more joyful?

Heather Winia is not only an expert but a role model for living a life filled with play, fun and joy. She is a Master Trainer for the Groove Movement and she's also a health coach and fitness instructor. She shares her tips and inspiration for 'groovin' through all of life.

She also shared about her upcoming Groove retreat taking place in Vermont in October. You can find more information about Heather, the retreat and Groove through the following websites:

• Heather's website
• The Vermont Groove retreat - And Heather is offering a 10% discount for people who register by August 23rd
• Groove DVDs

E.17: Changing The Culture That Fosters Cancer

with Brooke Moen

Episode Notes:

What if cancer is not just the luck of the draw? What if there's a LOT about our culture that fosters cancer? Brooke's answers are sure to surprise you, as she does not go down the typical path you might expect.

With her personal cancer story & experience as a Chinese Medicine practitioner, Brooke presents a unique perspective on the ways in which our western culture fosters cancer. She gives us powerful insights into treatment & prevention, and why "fighting" cancer might be the wrong attitude.

Why she calls cancer "the great calling"... you won't want to miss it. 

To learn more, you can find Brooke through BrookeMoenAcupuncture.com

E.16: Knowing If It's Time to Exit Marriage & How To Do It Gracefully

with Sunny Joy McMillan

Episode Notes:

Sunny Joy McMillan lived through 12 years in a high-conflict divorce but was able to create a wonderful, healed, close friendship with her ex. She talks about the teachings in her book Unhitched: How to unstick your bad marriage, and how to know whether it's time to stay or go. During our conversation we touched on:

• The difference between the small self that is hurt and resentful, vs. the Wise Authentic Self that knows your truth. 
• How to move towards a clear knowing of what is right for you at any point in time
• "The Ugly Dirty Letter" and "The Cosmic Rewrite"
• What your marriage can teach you about you, and finding the blessing even in the worst of marriages

Go to this page to get a free copy of Sunny's book, Unhitched: Unstick Your Bad Marriage. 

E.15: Conscious Uncoupling

with Hannah Caterino

Episode Notes:

Hannah Caterino, MA, MEd, is a Certified Conscious Uncoupling Coach. She facilitates for her clients the work of helping them navigate the healing process as created by Katherine Woodward Thomas, best selling author of the books Calling In The One, and Conscious Uncoupling. 

She talks about the five important stages in the Conscious Uncoupling work, which involve achieving emotional freedom, reclaiming personal power, reviewing one's identity, creating a new vision and renegotiating agreements. 

You can learn more about Hanna's work through her website. 

E.14: Revolutionizing What It Means To Be Human

with Aja Andromeda

Episode Notes:

What if there is more to us than meets the eye? Aja Andromeda presents how all human beings have capacities beyond those we typically recognize and utilize. She tells her story of awakening to the multidimensional aspects of herself and how we can all do the same through certain key practices. She speaks of how this opening to our multidimensionality enables us to heal more easily and create lives with greater joy and peace.

You can reach her through her website:  MultidimensionalU.com and subscribe both to her weekly messages and her weekly live meditation for her Facebook group.

E.13: Worthiness, Love & Self-Acceptance: Keys To Healing The "Incurable"

with Tanya Penny

Episode Notes:

After dealing with anxiety, depression, pain and other health issues for over 25 years, in 2004 Tanya Penny was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. She now considers herself 100% healed.

She tells us about the deeper work that is necessary for profound healing. We talked about how challenging it is to consider self-acceptance when dealing with health issues that we really want to overcome and what are some of the core practices that Tanya engaged in to heal herself, which she now teaches to her clients.

To learn more about Tanya, you can reach her through her website.  

Access Tanya's free gift:  You can download Tanya's Vibrant Body & Abundant Life Starter Kit here; it includes her Ten Keys Blueprint Guide, an audio lesson, and a 30-minute guided Therapeutic Meditation Practice. 

E.12: The Art of Money

with Bari Tessler

Episode Notes:

What if old money stories are keeping you from creating a healthier financial reality for yourself? What if budgeting and learning to manage money doesn't have to be boring, dry or scary? And what if a three-tiered approach to budgeting could help you move towards living the life you want to live?

Financial therapist, coach, author and teacher, Bari Tessler talks about her Art of Money methodology which is the core of her work in The Art Of Money year-long program and her book, The Art of Money: A Life-changing Guide To Financial Happiness.

With her characteristic warmth, Bari walks us through the three core stages of her work: Money Healing, Money Practice and Money Maps; and she talks about the unique aspects of her work and why it is so effective. 

To learn more about Bari, you can go to her website and you can also purchase her book on Amazon.