Ep 17 ~ Tayria Ward Dream Weaver

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TAYRIA WARD SHOWNOTES:

Tayria Ward has a Ph.D. in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Carpinteria, California. Tayria lived for 30 years in the Los Angeles area where she raised her family, worked for 20 years as a minister and later as a professor at undergraduate and graduate levels.

In 2004, she moved to the mountains of Western North Carolina to found Bridging Worlds Mountain Retreat Center. She ran the center for 8 years before moving to Asheville to begin a private practice working in dream analysis and depth psychology.

She also conducts dream groups, offers lectures, workshops, retreats and vision quests upon request.

Connect with Tayria:

www.tayriaward.com

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Travel Image ~ Woven Huipel

Chichicastenango, Guatemala

The textiles of Guatemala are intricately woven patches of intense color.  Each region of the country has its own textile design and color palette.  Many of the women still dress in the beautiful, traditional clothing.  The complexity and intensity between color and pattern is analogous of the complexity and intensity of life in Guatemala, and serves as an expression of Mayan culture.  It also mirrors the way our dreams weave together into a beautiful tapestry.

Ep 16 ~ Irene Fehr Sexual Healing

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IRENE FEHR SHOWNOTES:

Lover, healer, guide, fire igniter, Irene teaches women about sexual pleasure - how to ask for it, receive it and enjoy it. Inspired by her own experience discovering the feminine through sex, she leads women on the journey of connecting to their sexual woman inside through their body, mind and soul. 

 Her mission is to empower every woman to create and receive sexual pleasure and connection that nourishes her soul.

Through her framework of Desire|Pleasure|Truth, Irene teaches women how to connect to their body, feel desire, enjoy unbridled sexual pleasure, and ask for what they want unapologetically. 

 Irene is a frequent speaker, workshop facilitator, writer, as well as a Huffington Post blogger who writes about "connection sex", women's sexuality and pleasure.

Connect with Irene:

www.ignitedwoman.com

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Travel Image ~ Shades of a Woman

Havana, Cuba

The buildings and sidewalks of Havana come alive with gorgeous expression.  The Cubans elevate graffiti as an art form of the highest level.  Vibrant colors and hopeful messages mix with images that contain an aura of reality.  Being surrounded by the art makes the city vibrate in a unique way.  This woman of the wall is quizzical and innocent with a hint of sadness and wonder.

Ep 14 ~ Nishma Shah Healing The Whole Child

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NISHMA SHAH SHOWNOTES:

Nishma Shah is an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, children’s health expert, and mentor to mothers. She’s the author of Optimize Your Child’s Mind, Body and Soul, and a regular contributor over at the Huffington Post, Elephant Journal, and many more publications.

Her journey started when her son went through a liver transplant and she supported him to stay healthy throughout the journey.

Now her mission is to help as many children – and mother’s – be their happiest, healthiest selves.

Connect with Nishma:

www.essentialharmonynet.com

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Travel Image ~ Beach Baby

Puri, India

Puri is one of the holiest pilgrimage sites for Hindus.  The stars and planets align every 44 years and it is said that if you bath in the ocean at Puri on this auspicious day, your impurities will be washed away.  Entire families took to the beach.  Women entered the waves clad in their beautiful saris and young children ran around in the buff popping in and out of the water.  This young boy captured the spirit of the entire event with his exuberance as he ran up on the shore after splashing in the sea.

Ep 13 ~ Maria Kurylo The Birth Of An Energy Healer

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MARIA KURYLO SHOWNOTES:

For years I had a desire and a calling I did not understand and so I followed a traditional path of University degree, political internship and finally the much coveted stable pensioned Government Job. 

Luckily, my calling didn't give up on me and go into hiding, instead it wiggled its way into my life in the form of yoga, crystals, essential oils and teachers who opened my eyes to the magic around us.

Four years ago I had the opportunity to reinvent my life and took the leap to fully embrace my calling and began my reawakening and training as a Healer and Priestess. My work now is to play between the veils, the seen and the unseen, I am a bridge between the manifest and the unmanifest. The world of energy is fascinating, exciting, elegant, wise and fun. 

I am a certified Eden Energy Medicine Practitioner, Yoga Teacher Trainer and a Priestess-initiate of the 13 Moon Mystery School. I offer clients a holistic and spiritual approach to healing and wellness with a focus on shifting sub-conscious belief patterns. I call my unique and empowering approach Sacred Alignment.  I am also mother to two little red heads who always keep me on my toes!
 

Connect with Maria:

http://mariakurylo.com/

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Travel Image ~ Urn on the Ganges

Varanasi, India

As morning dawns this puja urn floats lazily among the reflections in the Ganges River.  For many in Varanasi, each day begins with morning puja (prayer) followed by a bath in the sacred river.   The Ganges is truly a sacred entity, revered as a goddess whose purity cleanses the sins of the faithful and aids the dead on their path toward heaven.  Hindu mythology deems Varanasi a holy city that liberates the soul from human body to divinity.  I will always remember the energy I felt swirling around me in Varanasi.

Ep 2 ~ Karen Stobbe Alzheimer's & Improv

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KAREN STOBBE SHOWNOTES:

I was working as an improvisor, actor, writer and instructor of theater, making a happy Mac'n'Cheese type living and thought, ' One day I may own a theatre or run an improv club. Life is good.'

Life wanted to throw in a plot twist. 

 My Dad, Manfred was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and a switch was turned on that filled me with the need to understand all I could about this disease. I did. My life now has been about facilitating workshops, presenting keynotes and assisting in writing curriculum, all to help people understand the world of the disease and the person living with the disease. 

 Dad died in 2000 and my Mom, Virginia was diagnosed a year and a half later. 

 My life has been surrounded by Alzheimer's. And that is not a bad thing - just different. I believe we need to change how we see persons living with dementia, break down the wall of stigma and show what life CAN be for everyone involved. And we can all have a better quality of life. 

 I live in Black Mountain, NC with my incredible husband, my amazing daughter, my 90 year old Mom and our 4 furry friends.

Connect with Karen:

www.in-themoment.com

www.karenstobbe.com

Ted Med ~ http://www.tedmed.com/speakers/show?id=526373

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Travel Image ~ My Mom

Martinez, California

Normally I introduce our guest with an image that I captured on my travels abroad, because that is where I began to hear my intuition again.  Today is a little different.  Today the image I am sharing is of my Mom.  She was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s nearly 6 years ago at the age of 62.  I took this image as part of a workshop a year before she was diagnosed.  This is the woman I remember, the woman that believed so fiercely in me no matter what crazy path I was pursuing.  So while this image may not have been taken abroad it captures so much of my journey back to me and the support we find on our journey.