Perk Up

 Many spiritual teachers have shared that there are only two emotions love and fear and all other emotions are a subset of these two emotions.  If we were to apply this concept to the presidential election then we can consider that this election was about bringing fear out of the shadow and into the Light of day.  And that is a good thing!  Why?  Because we cannot transform fear into love until we see it, accept it without judgement and figure out a transformation plan.  Join Eaglemoon Raes and Robin Clare for a conversation about what love has to do with all of this, in spite of all the fear and chaos that we are focusing our attention on.   Known as the Spiritual MBA, Robin Clare brings Clare-ity, Alignment and TRUE Success to her client’s lives by merging her extensive business expertise with access to universal wisdom.Robin is a channel for the Ascended Masters, an advanced Akashic Record Reader and a highly regarded spiritual teacher. She is the author of Messiah Within and two upcoming books, Divinely Guided Living and Being of Service.  Robin is a creative and inspiring speaker. Her signature speaking topic, Living Your Purpose through Service was shared with her by the Ascended Masters.   

Have you ever noticed that the times that you are most connected with Spirit are the times when you are all by yourself?  Walking in nature, talking a shower, meditating, praying, lying in bed in the early morning are perfect examples of times when you feel the most connected to Spirit.  The simple reason is that takes a certain comfort level within yourself to feel alone enough to become all One with Spirit.  Being alone often feels lonely and nobody likes to feel alone.  But what if by spending time alone, you connect your greatest source of company – leaving you never feeling lonely again!  Join Spiritual Teachers, Eaglemoon Raes and Robin Clare for a candid conversation on the unexpected gifts of being alone. Known as the Spiritual MBA, Robin Clare brings Clare-ity, Alignment and TRUE Success to her client’s lives by merging her extensive business expertise with access to universal wisdom.Robin is a channel for the Ascended Masters, an advanced Akashic Record Reader and a highly regarded spiritual teacher. She is the author of Messiah Within and two upcoming books, Divinely Guided Living and Being of Service.  Robin is a creative and inspiring speaker. Her signature speaking topic, Living Your Purpose through Service was shared with her by the Ascended Masters.  

Think Like a Warrior: The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable  by Darrin Donnelly, is an inspirational fable with a transformative effect. People in all walks of life will gain insight into the mindset which leads toward successfull achievement of big dreams and goals.  This book is entertaining, thought provoking and motivational.  It is the first in Darrin Donnelly's new book series ~ Sports for the Soul.  Darrin Donnelly created Sports for the Soul to showcase what he believes is THE most reliable and trustworthy resource for self-improvement advice that actually works: life advice from the greatest minds in sports. If you apply the lessons taught by the world’s top coaches, athletes, and sports psychologists, you’ll improve yourself mentally, physically, financially, and spiritually.The sports world is the most reliable testing ground for self-improvement principles and he created Sports for the Soul to help teach and reinforce these proven principles.www.sportsforthesoul.com   

As a Sports Mom how can we best support our blossoming athlete?  Matt Grosso will share some words of wisdom gained from years of playing ball as a kid, as a teen, as a college student, as a professional, and finally as an assistant coach.  What sideline behavior drives kids crazy?  What not to say after a loss?  How can we strive for their big goals without imposing limitations, or jumping off when the going gets tough?   Kids play for the love of the game....lets cheer from the sidelines with all our hearts!  A peek into Matt's career so far ~ After playing baseball for RHAM High School in Hebron CT,  Matt Grosso played collegiate baseball at the University of Notre Dame, where he was a three-time monogram recipient as an outfielder. While playing for the Fighting Irish, he was also a four-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.  Grosso was named to All-Star teams in both the New England Collegiate Baseball League and the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League. He also spent one summer playing for the Falmouth Commodores in the Cape Cod Baseball League. After graduating from Notre Dame in 2011 with a degree in psychology, he spent three years playing professional baseball in the California Winter League and the Frontier League, where he played for the Windy City Thunderbolts and the Las Vegas Train Robbers. He also serves as the head coach of the 16u AAU team, the Connecticut Bombers. Grosso graduated from Northeastern with a master’s degree in Sports Leadership in 2014, and is currently pursuing his MBA at LIU Brooklyn.  

Join me for a rich bold jazzy converstion with Theresa Morris, author of Cut It Out: the C-Section Epidemic in America.  Professor Morris' primary areas of specialization are Organizational Theory, Sociology of Reproduction and Birth, Political Sociology, and Sex and Gender. Theresa challenges most existing explanations of the unprecedented rise in c-section rates, which locate the cause of this trend in physicians practicing defensive medicine, women choosing c-sections for scheduling reasons, or women’s poor health and older ages. Morris’s explanation of the c-section epidemic is more complicated, taking into account the power and structure of legal, political, medical, and professional organizations; gendered ideas that devalue women; hospital organizational structures and protocols; and professional standards in the medical and insurance communities. She argues that there is a new culture within medicine that avoids risk or unpredictable outcomes and instead embraces planning and conservative choices, all in an effort to have perfect births. Based on 130 in-depth interviews with women who had just given birth, obstetricians, midwives, and labor and delivery nurses, as well as a careful examination of local and national level c-section rates, Cut It Out provides a comprehensive, riveting look at a little-known epidemic that greatly affects the lives, health, and families of each and every woman in America.