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Falling down hurts - literally and figuratively. It hurts the body, it hurts one's dignity, and it reveals our total lack of control over the world around us. Come compare bruises, metaphorical and real.Read Trudy and Lisa's Bios: CroneCast.caRead this show's blog at CroneCast.ca for in-depth thoughts on topics covered in this episode.Share your questions and comments at https://cronecast.ca/contact.  We want to hear from you about all things crone.--Chapters-- (00:00) - Intro (01:03) - Don't Avert Your Eyes (05:52) - Oof! (09:46) - “Cast” (12:17) - Face It (14:50) - The Wind Down (18:46) - What will I want? (22:27) - Close --References--    Bolen, Jean Shinoda. (2003) Crones Don't Whine: Concentrated Wisdom for Juicy Women. Conari Press. Massachusetts, US.Cloud, Henry. (2006) Integrity: The Courage to Meet the Demands of Reality. Harper Business. California, US.Milton, J. (1673). Sonnet 19: When I consider how my light is spent. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44750/sonnet-19-when-i-consider-how-my-light-is-spent --Credits—Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa AustinProduced by Odvod Media.Audio Engineering by Steve Glen.Original music by Darrin Hagen. 

Don't avert your eyes! We crones look at the hard stuff head-on. It takes courage, curiosity and grit. Muster your inner-crone as we look life (and the mirror) in the eye.Read Trudy and Lisa's Bios: CroneCast.caRead this show's blog at CroneCast.ca for in-depth thoughts on topics covered in this episode.Share your questions and comments at https://cronecast.ca/contact.  We want to hear from you about all things crone.--Chapters-- (00:00) - Intro (00:46) - Crones Don't Whine (05:19) - Gravity and Perspective (12:03) - Acquired Knowledge (15:32) - I Don't Want No Satisfaction (22:28) - Unexpected Wisdom (25:12) - Close --References--    Bolen, Jean Shinoda. (2003) Crones Don't Whine: Concentrated Wisdom for Juicy Women. Conari Press. Massachusetts, US.--Credits—Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and  Lisa AustinProduced by Odvod Media.Audio Engineering by Steve Glen.Original music by Darrin Hagen. 

Crones. Crones everywhere. We talk about how to recognize the crones in our world, whether passing by in good, technical footwear or being a caring constant in our lives. Let's discover the crones around us and seek their wisdom.Read Trudy and Lisa's Bios: CroneCast.caRead this show's blog at CroneCast.ca for in-depth thoughts on topics covered in this episode.Share your questions and comments at https://cronecast.ca/contact.  We want to hear from you about all things crone.--Chapters-- (00:00) - Intro (01:28) - Fully Formed (07:43) - Archetypes (10:22) - Victoria (13:34) - Are You a Crone? (23:39) - Close --References--    Bolen, Jean Shinoda. (2003) Crones Don't Whine: Concentrated Wisdom for Juicy Women. Conari Press. Massachusetts, US.--Credits—Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and  Lisa AustinProduced by Odvod Media.Audio Engineering by Steve Glen.Original music by Darrin Hagen. 

Do you trust your intuition? We revisit some hard moments where our bodies may have been trying to tell us something, and discuss how getting it wrong taught us how to get it right Later on.  Read Trudy and Lisa's Bios: CroneCast.caRead this show's blog at CroneCast.ca for in-depth thoughts on topics covered in this episode.Share your questions and comments at https://cronecast.ca/contact.  We want to hear from you about all things crone. --Chapters-- (00:00) - Intro (00:45) - “Juicy” (05:13) - Becoming You (09:41) - Intuition (11:18) - A Ride Home (16:30) - Feel it (19:19) - Trust It (22:04) - Use It (27:35) - A Lower Grade (32:05) - Listen (32:57) - Close  --References--    Bolen, Jean Shinoda. (2003) Crones Don't Whine: Concentrated Wisdom for Juicy Women. Conari Press. Massachusetts, US. --Credits—Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and  Lisa AustinProduced by Odvod Media.Audio Engineering by Steve Glen.Original music by Darrin Hagen. 

Casey experienced a literal angel knocking on her door which moved her from the potential of committing suicide to a path of discovering how God is present on the other side of the abyss of depression and despair and shares how she connected with her Higher Power that has served as her guide ever since. Karen Casey, Ph.D. received her doctorate in philosophy with an emphasis on Native American studies. She's an accomplished author with over two dozen books and is the 2007 winner of the Johnson Institute American Honors Recovery Award for her contribution to the field of recovery. Karen's focus as a writer and spiritual teacher is to strengthen our connection to a Higher Power, which is the invisible source of inspiration, guidance, strength, and wisdom available to each of us. Her books include Each Day a New Beginning: Daily Meditations for Women (40th anniversary edition, Hazeldon 2022), 52 Ways to Live the Course in Miracles: Cultivate a Simpler, Slower, More Loved-Filled Life. (Conari Press 2016) and Let Go Now: Embraced Detachment As a Path to Freedom (Conari Press 2022)Interview Date: 5/19/2023 Tags: Karen Casey, Al Anon, codependence, alcoholism, AA, Alcoholics Anonymous, Higher Power, isolation, Catherine Ponder, Spirit, ego, nonreisistance, Aesop Fable Hercules and the Apple, kindness, Personal Transformation, Spirituality

Karen Casey Ph.D. received her doctorate in philosophy with an emphasis on Native American studies. She's an accomplished author with over two dozen books and is the 2007 winner of the Johnson Institute American Honors Recovery Award for her contribution to the field of recovery. Karen's focus as a writer and spiritual teacher is to strengthen our connection to a Higher Power, which is the invisible source of inspiration, guidance, strength, and wisdom available to each of us. Her books include Each Day a New Beginning: Daily Meditations for Women (40th anniversary edition).(Hazeldon 2022), 52 Ways to Live the Course in Miracles: Cultivate a Simpler, Slower, More Loved-Filled Life. (Conari Press 2016) and Let Go Now: Embraced Detachment As a Path to Freedom (Conari Press 2022)Interview Date: 5/19/2023 Tags: Karen Casey, Higher Power, AA, Alcoholics Anonymous, Al-Anon, recovery, presence of God, Course in Miracles, spirituality, creativity, Personal Transformation, Spirituality, Writing

All songs and texts used with permission Opening Prayer: Written by Christine Valters Paintner Opening Song: Maria Wanders Through the Thorns by Kristy Karen Smith from the album Birthing the Holy: Singing with Mary and the Sacred Feminine Sung Psalm Opening and Doxology: Richard Bruxvoort Colligan from the album Monk in the World: Songs for Contemplative Living Psalm Translation: Wilda C. Gafney, A Woman's Lectionary for the Whole Church © 2021 Church Publishing Incorporated, New York, NY 10016, (Year W) page 203. Reading of the Night: Phil Cousineau, The Art of Pilgrimage, Conari Press, 2021. page xxix. Closing Poem: “Please can I have a God.” Excerpted from The Soul of a Pilgrim, copyright ©2015 by Christine Valters Paintner. Used with permission of the publisher, Sorin Books®, an imprint of Ave Maria Press®, Inc., P.O. Box 428, Notre Dame, IN 46556, www.avemariapress.com. Closing Song: I Am Here by Deirdre Ní Chinnéide from the album The Soul's Slow Ripening: Songs for Celtic Seekers Please note: All of the songs and prayer responses are published on CDs in the Abbey of the Arts collection. In addition, these songs & responses have accompanying gesture prayers and/or dances created by Betsey Beckman that can be found on the corresponding DVD (each album has a DVD companion). Audio and video recordings of the Prayer Cycles are available at AbbeyoftheArts.com.

Phil Cousineau is a freelance writer, filmmaker, photographer, art and literary tour leader, teacher of creativity, mythographer, storyteller, and an all-around Renaissance man. He's published over 40 books and has over 25 documentary film writing credits. He is also host and co-writer of "Global Spirit," a nationally broadcast television series. His books include Wordcatcher (Viva Editions, Cleis Press 2010), Beyond Forgiveness: Reflections On Atonement (Jossey-Bass 2011), Stoking The Creative Fires (Red (Wheel/Wiser 2008), Burning the Midnight Oil: Illuminating Words For the Long Night's Journey Into Day (Viva Editions 2014), The Book of Roads: Travel Stories from Michigan to Marrakech (Viva Editions 2015), The Art of Pilgrimage revised (Conari Press 2021), The Lost Notes of Sisyphus (Sisyphus Press 2021)Interview Date: 11/17/2021        Tags: Phil Cousineau, Joseph Campbell, Albert Camus, Greek mythology, Sisyphean task, struggle, metaphor, boredom, despair, rise of authoritarianism, The Great Gatsby, Rollo May, shame, Persephone, pandemic, Merope, Prometheus, Zeus, Mythology, Philosophy

The Greek myth of Sisyphus unveils our valiant and irrepressible desire to create something unique out of our lives despite our despair and our defeats. This deep conversation plunges the depths and fullness of this misunderstood myth. It is a parable for the modern world and our fight against the hell of the pandemic and the rise of authoritarianism in the world today. Phil Cousineau is a freelance writer, filmmaker, photographer, art and literary tour leader, teacher of creativity, mythographer, storyteller, and an all-around Renaissance man. He's published over 40 books and has over 25 documentary film writing credits. He is also host and co-writer of "Global Spirit," a nationally broadcast television series. His books include Wordcatcher (Viva Editions, Cleis Press 2010), Beyond Forgiveness: Reflections On Atonement (Jossey-Bass 2011), Stoking The Creative Fires (Red Wheel/Wiser 2008), Burning the Midnight Oil: Illuminating Words For the Long Night's Journey Into Day (Viva Editions 2014), The Book of Roads: Travel Stories from Michigan to Marrakech (Viva Editions 2015), The Art of Pilgrimage revised (Conari Press 2021) and The Lost Notes of Sisyphus (Sisyphus Press 2021)Interview Date: 11/17/2021     Tags: Phil Cousineau, Joseph Campbell, Albert Camus, Greek mythology, Mythology, Philosophy

As a creativity coach, Dr. Maisel helps us to avoid getting stuck. He has learned to distinguish between every day creativity and the creative identity. When one self-identifies with an art form, it involves a new level of responsibility and commitment. He reminds us that great work takes more than mere interest, it takes love. Eric Maisel, Ph.D. is a licensed family therapist, a creativity coach, and author of more than 40 books. He also conducts writing workshops and trains creativity coaches. His books include: Life Purpose Boot Camp: The 8 Week Breakthrough Plan for Creating a Meaningful Life (New World Library 2014), Secrets of a Creativity Coach (Motivational Press 2014), Why Smart People Hurt (Conari Press 2013), Fearless Creating (Tarcher 1995), Van Gogh's Blues: The Creative Person's Path Through Depression (New World Library 2007), Mastering Creative Anxiety (New World Library 2011), Making Your Creative Mark (New World Library 2013), Natural Psychology: The New Psychology of Meaning (Natural Psychology Press 2012), Rethinking Depression (New World Library 2012), Brainstorm: Harnessing The Power of Productive Obsessions (New World Library 2010), Creativity For Life (New World Library 2007) and Coaching the Artist Within (New World Library 2005) Interview Date: 1/15/2015 Tags: Eric Maisel, creativity, stuck, creative process, creative identity, creativity coach, creativity consulting, manifest potential, healthy narcissism, healthy ego structure, quietness, permission, self-expression, fragmentation, creativity practice, routine, finishing, identity, detachment, creative process, lineage, messes and mistakes, innovation, problem solving, divergent thinking, creative enterprise, original work, showing up, morning practice, creative flow, ceremony, great work, Spirituality, Philosophy, Personal Transformation

Eric Maisel, Ph.D. is a licensed family therapist, a creativity coach, and author of more than 40 books. He also conducts writing workshops and trains creativity coaches. His books include Life Purpose Boot Camp: The 8 Week Breakthrough Plan for Creating a Meaningful Life (New World Library 2014), Secrets of a Creativity Coach (Motivational Press 2014), Why Smart People Hurt (Conari Press 2013, Fearless Creating (Tarcher 1995), Van Gogh's Blues: The Creative Person's Path Through Depression (New World Library 2007), Mastering Creative Anxiety (New World Library 2011), Making Your Creative Mark (New World Library 2013), Natural Psychology: The New Psychology of Meaning (Natural Psychology Press 2012), Rethinking Depression (New World Library 2012), Brainstorm: Harnessing The Power of Productive Obsessions (New World Library 2010), Creativity For Life (New World Library 2007) and Coaching the Artist Within (New World Library 2005)Interview Date: 1/15/2015    Tags: Eric Maisel, writing, creativity, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association, DSM5, mental health reform, morning writing, meaning boost

Here we explore the complex emotion of awe which frequently involves a sense of surprise, unexpectedness, or mystery. Wonder and awe have many benefits and here you’ll find many ways to invite more of these most positive emotions into your life. Klein shares many inspiring examples of how we can tap into the power and benefits of awe. Allen Klein is the former Director of Life and Death Transitions in San Francisco. He's a recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor. He is the author of many books including The Healing Power of Humor (Tarcher/Putnam 1989), The Courage to Laugh, Change Your Life: A Little Book of Big Ideas (Tarcher 1998), Learning to Laugh When You Feel Like Crying: Embracing Life After Loss (Goodman Beck Publishing 2011), Embracing Life After Loss: A Gentle Guide for Growing through Grief (Mango 2019) and The Awe Factor: How a Little Bit of Wonder Can Make a Big Difference in Your Life (Mango Publishing Group 2020 or Conari Press 2020)Interview Date: 2/26/2021     Tags: MP3, Allen Klein, wonder, awe, Cirque du Soleil, Beau Lotto, stress, creativity, Dacher Keltner, Khrushchev, intention, synchronicity, Jenny Odell, John Cage concert, Sam Keen. Personal Transformation

Allen Klein is the former Director of Life and Death Transitions in San Francisco. He's a recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor. He is the author of many books including The Healing Power of Humor (Tarcher/Putnam 1989), The Courage to Laugh, Change Your Life: A Little Book of Big Ideas (Tarcher 1998), Learning to Laugh When You Feel Like Crying: Embracing Life After Loss (Goodman Beck Publishing 2011), Embracing Life After Loss: A Gentle Guide for Growing through Grief (Mango 2019) and The Awe Factor: How a Little Bit of Wonder Can Make a Big Difference in Your Life (Mango Publishing Group 2020 or Conari Press 2020)Interview Date: 2/26/2021      Tags: MP3, Allen Klein, therapeutic humor, est training, not knowing, synchronicity, curiosity, vision board, Jollytologist™, Paul Harvey, intention, Personal Transformation

Award-winning Allen Klein joins me to talk about his new book The Awe Factor: How a Little Bit of Wonder Can Make a Big Difference in Your Life. THE AWE FACTOR shows readers how a little bit of wonder can make a big difference in their life. And that is what I will show your followers. (Just published by Conari Press, foreword by Jack Canfield). For many people, 2020 was not a great year. The Awe Factor reveals why becoming more aware of the awe,  wonder, and magic moments surrounding us every day can make 2021 a better year.  Among other things the author shares:             —What awe is and why it is important. (A simple awe walk can help relieve depression & anxiety in seniors.)             —Why viewing things like the Grand Canyon is only a tiny part of the awe experience.              —What is the  leading generator of awe. (No, it’s not the birth of a child.)             —Knock-your-socks-off inspirational awe-related stories. (Mini and Major awe moments)              —How your followers can take a test to determine their Awe-Score. BTW… Did you know that just looking at an awe-inspiring picture of nature can provide the same benefits as actually being in nature? We talk about The importance of slowing downHow to be present and pay attention to your intuitionMindfulness practicesHow to find AEW during COVIDLessons from a raisinTwo myths about aweHow to turn on your AweStop, look, and listenWhat research says about Awe Allen is offering a 5 week class NOW on the awe factor check it out here Allen Klein is an award-winning author and speaker showing the audience worldwide how to use humor and positivity to deal with life's not-so-funny stuff. He is a recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of Applied Therapeutic Humor and a Toastmaster's Communication and Leadership Award. He is also a TEDx presenter on the power of intention and the author of over 30 books, including The Healing Power of Humor and Embracing Life after Loss. www.allenklein.com The Awe Factor was voted one of the best spiritual books of 2020 by Spirituality and Practice Organization.

Linda Carroll shares her insights into the reality of maintaining a lasting, loving relationship. She describes the stages of relationships, each with distinct characteristics and accompanying lessons. There’s an evolution happening within each relationship that forces us to make important decisions about ourselves and the trajectory of our personal growth.  Linda Carroll, M.S. is a licensed therapist and has worked as a couples therapist for more than 30 years. Her work is deep and varied, based on Voice Dialogue, Holotropic Breath Work, and Angeles Arrien’s The Fourfold Way as well as The Diamond Heart Work of A. H. Almaas. She is a certified IMAGO therapist, private coach to couples and families, and leader of workshops and retreats. She works with a limited number of couples in a new style of “concierge therapy” for which she travels to their home or office for 2 to 6 days a year for private, all-day sessions. Linda lives in Corvallis Oregon. She is the author of Remember Who You Are: Seven Stages in a Woman's Spiritual Path (Conari Press 2008), Her Mother's Daughter (Doubleday 2006)  and Love Cycles: The Five Essential Stages of Lasting Love (New World Library 2014)Interview Date: 12/1/2014       Tags: Linda Carroll, long term love, couples therapy, marriage, aging, generosity, love stages, relationship stages, love cycles, betrayal, longevity, communication skills, relationship roadmap,  soulmate, commitment, my everything, rituals of good will, differentiation, wholehearted love, voice dialogue, holotropic breath work, Angeles Arrien, Fourfold Way, A. H. Almaas, Diamond Heart, Imago therapy, concierge therapy, Relationship/Partnership/Sexuality,Psychology, Personal Transformation, Self Help

Linda Carroll, M.S. is a licensed therapist and has worked as a couples therapist for more than 30 years. Her work is deep and varied, based on Voice Dialogue, Holotropic Breath Work, and Angeles Arrien's The Fourfold Way as well as The Diamond Heart Work of A. H. Almaas. She is a certified IMAGO therapist, private coach to couples and families, and leader of workshops and retreats. She works with a limited number of couples in a new style of "concierge therapy" for which she travels to their home or office for 2 to 6 days a year for private, all-day sessions. Linda lives in Corvallis Oregon. She is the author of  Remember Who You Are: Seven Stages in a Woman's Spiritual Path (Conari Press 2008), Her Mother's Daughter (Doubleday 2006) and Love Cycles: The Five Essential Stages of Lasting Love (New World Library 2014)Interview Date: 12/1/2014        Tags: Linda Carroll, cycles of relationship, relationship, falling in love, long term relationship

Ambika Wauters is a healer, teacher, writer and artist who works with spirit. Her books help people understand the human energy system by grasping the concepts of archetypes, chakras, the angelic realm that works with humanity to develop and heal. She is a homeopath trained in the UK and runs The Life Energy Medicine School of Healing where she teaches homeopathy in conjunction with the chakra system. Her newest book is ANGELS OF LIGHT published by Conari Press, which is a beautiful oracle deck made with her angelic paintings. Visit her website for classes, consultations, books, art, recordings at: ✨ www.lifeenergymedicine.com ✨ www.ambikawauters.com Enjoy the episode. Catch our YouTube page for a visual of this magic: https://youtu.be/Gc5erf9hK3k

The Greeks have given us a wealth of complex folklore and myths that are full of meaning for our lives. Among them are the stories of the Goddess Artemis and her human counterpart, Atalanta. They give us clues as to how to navigate the zig-zags of life. While demonstrating that life never unfolds in a straight line, the Greek myths give us inspiration to live into our fullness. Bolen declares, “Everybody has setbacks, everybody has suffering, everybody loses and wins at certain times of their lives.” She advises us to not give up; to call on the strengths of the Artemis archetype is to persevere without becoming bitter. Bolen encourages us to persist with what gives our life meaning and purpose.  Bolen is the author of many books, including Goddesses in Every Woman: Powerful Archetypes in Women's Lives (Harper Paperbacks 2004), Crones Don't Whine: Concentrated Wisdom for Juicy Women (Red Wheel/Weiser 2003),The Millionth Circle: How to Change Ourselves and The World--The Essential Guide to Women's Circles (Conari Press 1999), Urgent Message from Mother: Gather the Women, Save the World (Conari Press 2008), Like a Tree: How Trees, Women, and Tree People Can People Can Save the Planet (Conari Press 2010), Artemis: The Indomitable Spirit in Everywoman (Conari Press 2014), The Tao of Psychology: Synchronicity and the Self (reissued HarperSanFrancisco 2005), Close to the Bone: Life-Threatening Illness as a Soul Journey (Conari Press 2007)Interview Date: 7/9/2014       Tags: MP3, Jean Shinoda Bolen, Jean Bolen, Artemis, Goddesses, Atalanta, Dr. Benjamin Spock, raising babies, Calydon Boar, Meleager, Athena, masculine, feminine, Hippomenes, Aphrodite, Three golden apples, heroines, walking the labyrinth, Millionth Circle, Circles, trafficking of girls and women, Fifth Women’s World Conference, 5WCW, Mythology, Women’s studies, social change 

Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D. is a psychiatrist, Jungian analyst, and an internationally known speaker. She is a former board member of the Ms. Foundation, an advocate for a 5th UN World Conference on Women, a convener of the Millionth Circle Initiative, and a permanent representative to the UN of the Pathways to Peace NGO. Her books include The Tao of Psychology (Harper & Row 1979), Goddesses in Every Woman (Harper Paperbacks, 2004), God's in Every Man (Harper & Row 1989), Crones Don't Whine (Red Wheel/Weiser 2003), The Millionth Circle (Conari Press 1999), Urgent Message from Mother: Gather the Women (Conari Press 2004), Save the World (Conari Press, 2005), Like a Tree: How Trees, Women, and Tree People Can People Can Save the Planet (Conari Press 2010), Artemis: the Indomitable Spirit in Everywoman (Conari Press 2014)Interview Date: 7/9/2014.        Tags: MP3, Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D., Artemis, trees, mythology, myths, Tree people, Mother bear in mythology, dreams,

Episode 076 with Emma Kupu Mitchell and Christine Pensa, On Being Inspired, Ignited, and More Aligned On being inspired, ignited, and more aligned in our sacred self care. How our work has shifted as we have become more of who we are—in part—because of this joyful work we do together on the podcast. In a kind of Freaky Friday, Emma and Christine take turns being interviewed by each other to talk about the passion they both feel for the new ways they are showing up in the world, particularly through their sacred work and offerings. First up is Emma being interviewed by Christine. Emma is a Soul Essence Alignment Artist and has been a practitioner of holistic therapies for over 30 years, including clinical Aromatherapy, Ayurveda, Depth Numerology, Elemental Astrology, Yoga Nidra, and Sound Healing. Emma uses her extensive knowledge of ancient healing practices to create unique sound-infused sacred anointing oils and tinctures. She is one of the co-hosts of the Awakened Woman self care podcast. Emma shares why the soul is an integral part of her work because she is fascinated by the depths of who we are and what we are here to evolve into, and that’s why the soul essence is key to her work. She explains how her new Soul Essence Alignment Mandala (SEAM) work is the culmination of over 30 years experience, in alignment with the new energies moving through her. She shares how the Soul Essence Alignment is weaving in more of the Elemental Astrology, or Cosmic energies, into her Sound, Plant and Stone medicine work. She says this work feeds her own sacred self care because every person she comes into contact with is a mirror for her own journey, and she honours the sacredness of this work as a gift. Emma maintains, "My work is my play." Next up is Christine being interviewed by Emma. Christine Pensa is the face behind Art That Moves, where Ceremony is practiced as ART. Journeying with Christine is an invitation to make sacred your art of living through co-created daily ritual, bespoke ceremony, and creative practice—where she holds space for the masterpiece of you to thrive. In addition to being a visual artist, Christine is a trained Shamanic Practitioner, and Creative Way Shower who combines ancient practice with the sovereign creative voice that wants to be expressed through you. Christine is also the co-creator, and illustrator of the Soul Discovery Coloring Book published by Conari Press, as well as the co-host of the weekly podcast, Awakened Woman Self Care. Christine shares her journey from art making and teaching children and adults art and soul. She says it was time to leave behind her art production, even though she loved it, to do something she loves more—weaving her shamanic training with her joy of creating, particularly ceremony, which her guides invited her to embrace as a kind of "ceremony party planner." She shares that though many people think they don't have time to create sacred ceremony in their day, they can make simple moments sacred seamlessly and easily. She maintains the art of living with sacred intention means life is always filled with joy. Both Emma and Christine agree that Wednesdays are their favourite day and how meeting and interviewing the 75 women they have featured on the podcast has fed their sacred self care. Both are grateful for the wise women guests, and for the beautiful listeners who tune in every week. Both are grateful that this podcast seed they planted has grown into a beautiful flower—now that's sacred self care!  Visit Emma's website https://www.emmakupumitchell.com  Visit Christine's website https://www.artthatmoves.ca Join the Triple Goddess community at the special low monthly price 

On This Episode of The Beautiful Butterfly Radio Show We Welcome Special Guest Angela Kaufman Intuitive Relationship Coach & Author. Meet Our Guest: Angela Kaufman blends the mystical and the modern in her approach to helping women improve their relationships and their lives as an Intuitive Relationship & Empowerment Coach. She has a background as a Clinical Social Worker as well as certification as an Intuitive Consultant, and Psychic Medium. Angela created the Queen Up! System to help women harness the power of passion, power and abundance by connecting with the energy of their highest potential.    Tune in Now!!!! Angela Kaufman blends the mystical and the modern in her approach to helping women improve their relationships and their lives as an Intuitive Relationship & Empowerment Coach. She has a background as a Clinical Social Worker as well as certification as an Intuitive Consultant, and Psychic Medium. Angela created the Queen Up! System to help women harness the power of passion, power and abundance by connecting with the energy of their highest potential. She is co-author of several books on practical spirituality including Wicca What's the Real Deal? Breaking Through the Misconceptions (with Patricia Gardner and Dayna Winters, Schiffer 2011), Sacred Objects, Sacred Space; Everyday Tools for the Modern Day Witch (with Patricia Gardner and Dayna Winters, Schiffer 2012), and The Esoteric Dream Book; Mastering the Magickal Symbolism of the Subconscious Mind (with Patricia Gardner and Dayna Winters, Schiffer 2013).  Angela's new book, Queen Up! Reclaim Your Crown When Life Knocks You Down- Unleash the Power of Your Inner Tarot Queen, will be available where all books are sold 4/1/18 through Conari Press

Jonathan Robinson helps us discover how we may be become more effective communicators to create more empathy, intimacy, and understanding in all our relationships. One of the keys to fostering deep trust and intimacy is asking questions while being vulnerable enough to openly share details of what we are thinking and feeling. The techniques and stories Robinson shares here are like sacred medicine. Robinson is the author of many books including Life’s Big Questions: 200 Ways to Explore Your Spiritual Life (Conari 2011), Communication Miracles for Couples (Conari 2012), Shortcuts to Success: The Absolute Best Ways to Master Your Money, Time, Health, and Relationships (Red Wheel/Weiser 2000), Shortcuts to Bliss: The 50 Best Ways to Improve Relationships, Connect with Spirit, and Make Your Dreams Come True (Conari 2011), Find Happiness Now: 50 Shortcuts to Bring More Joy, Balance and Love into Your Life (Conari 2014), The Technology of Joy: The 101 Best Apps, Gadgets, Tools and Supplements for Feeling More Delight in Your Life (Self Published 2016, More Love Less Conflict: A Communication Playbook for Couples (Conari Press 2018)Tags: Jonathan Robinson, blame, intimacy, understanding, empathy, Oprah Winfrey, attitude,communicating, communication, trust, making assumptions, Spirituality, Relationship, Philosophy, Personal Transformation, Sexuality, Self-help

Evolve! Nurturing the New in Consciousness, the Arts, and Culture hosted by : Robin White Turtle Lysne, M.A., M.F.A., Ph.D. Evolve! brings you people and ideas on the cutting edge of change opening the shells of the past to move our culture into the now. We are all in great need of sustainable ideas for change. The arts and evolving consciousness are how we are bringing that change to the culture at large. This show will bring you the wise, the foolish and the heart-based to help us meet the challenges of the times we are in. Today's show features the book by the host, author/artist/intuitive Robin White Turtle Lysne, called Ceremonies from the Heart, for Children Adults and the Earth. Lysne has spent many years researching and creating new rites and traditions that  bring people together. This book outlines how to create your own rite of passage at any age and any stage of life.  37 chapters give people stories created by herself and others to support life's transitions. In the five sections of the book, the last one offers rites for and with the Earth. How do we help the Earth heal from the destruction we create every day with our unsustainable lifestyle? "Unless we learn to see the Earth as sacred, we are not going to overcome ourdestructive attitudes towards the Earth in Western Culture."  Lysne, has written 7 books, this one, Ceremonies from the Heart is a second edition of her book, Dancing Up the Moon, published by Conari Press in 1995, focused on women. Ceremonies expands rites for men and boys as well as Earth rites. It also creates rites with the Earth, a new idea whose time has come. Lysne is also an intuitive/medium and energy medicine practitioner with 30 years experience helping others.  She enjoys seeing others thrive. Websites: bluebonebooks.com and thecenterforthesoul.com 

Evolve! Nurturing the New in Consciousness, the Arts, and Culture hosted by : Robin White Turtle Lysne, M.A., M.F.A., Ph.D. Evolve! brings you people and ideas on the cutting edge of change opening the shells of the past to move our culture into the now. We are all in great need of sustainable ideas for change. The arts and evolving consciousness are how we are bringing that change to the culture at large. This show will bring you the wise, the foolish and the heart-based to help us meet the challenges of the times we are in. Today I will be sharing my own poetry and writing from my most recent books. Mosaic, New and Collected Poems, is my newest edition from Blue Bone Books. Filled with poems from the past 30 years, ones that have been read at Ceremonies for the Virginia Tech Survivors Bench dedication, and for weddings, funerals and birthdays, this book has memories, stories and personal growth evidenced throughout. David Denny, Author of "Some Divine Commotion" has said, Robin White Turtle Lysne's Mosaic is a book of tenderness, awe, and depth. Lysne explores the natural world in the manner of the mystic. With a keen eye and open heart, she communes with wolf, owl, raven, and cat. Her poems reach deeply into relationships between family members, friends, and lovers. Throughout this vast collection, Lysne's brave poems explore the joys of a life richly lived and challenge us to do the same. I am the author of 6 books, with a novel and memoir in progress. Dancing Up the Moon, Sacred Living, (both published by Conari Press) and Heart Path, and Heart Path Handbook and Poems for the Lost Deer, and Mosaic, are all published by Blue Bone Books, Santa Cruz are my works. Sit back during this busy holiday season and listen to some down to earth poetry. It will stir your heart and help you stay in the moment.

Interview with Catherine Lundoff  A series of interviews with authors of historically-based fiction featuring queer women.  In this episode we talk about  How Alexandre Dumas and quitting law school started Catherine’s writing career  Sources of historic inspiration  Her favorite genres  Christopher Marlowe and Shakespeare’s fictional sister  Her aspiration to blend Regency romance and pirates  Catherine’s academic background in history and feminist anthropology  Queen of Swords Press and other projects  Plans for publishing historical fiction with fantastic elements under Queen of Swords Press  A transcript of this show can be found here. Publications mentioned:  Out of This World: Queer Speculative Fiction Stories by Catherine Lundoff. Queen of Swords Press, 2017. Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.ca "M. Le Maupin" in Lesbian Short Fiction, edited by Jinx Beers. Vol 3, Fall, 1997. Tantra Publications. The Encyclopedia of Amazons by Jessica Amanda Salmonson. 1992.  Wild Women: Crusaders, Curmudgeons, and Completely Corsetless Ladies in the Otherwise Virtuous Victorian Era by Autumn Stephens. Conari Press, 1992. Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.ca “A Splash of Crimson” by Catherine Lundoff in Respectable Horror, ed. Ian Burdon. Fox Spirit Books, 2017. Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.ca “Shakespeare’s Sister” in A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf. 1929. (https://www.amazon.com/Room-Ones-Own-Virginia-Woolf/dp/1614279934) A Dead Man in Deptford by Anthony Burgess. 1995. Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.ca “Great Reckonings, Little Rooms” by Catherine Lundoff (in Out of This World) Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.ca "Regency Masquerade" by Catherine Lundoff, reprinted in Kissed By Venus, May, 2008. Originally published in the Harrington Park Lesbian Fiction Quarterly. Vol. 3 (1), Alice Street Editions, 2002. (Historical Romance). (Mentioned in the interview as “Bath Masquerade”)  The Four Musketeers: The True Story of D'Artagnan, Porthos, Aramis & Athos by Kari Maund and Phil Nanson. Tempus, 2005. Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.ca Aphra Behn: A Secret Life by Janet Todd. Fentum Press, 2017. (reprint of the 1997 edition The Secret Life of Aphra Behn) Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.ca Silver Moon by Catherine Lundoff. Queen of Swords Press, 2017. (contemporary fantasy, not historical) Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.ca More info  The Lesbian Historic Motif Project lives here  Website:  Queen of Swords Press, Catherine’s newsletter, and the History of LBBTQ Speculative Fiction column “Out of the Past”  Twitter:  Catherine Lundoff   Queen of Swords Press  Emily L. Byrne (pen name for erotica)  Facebook:  Author page  Queen of Swords Press  Emily L. Byrne  If you have questions or comments about the LHMP or these podcasts, send them to: contact@alpennia.com 

This week on Relationships 2.0 my guest is Linda Carroll author of Love Cycles: The Five Essential Stages of Lasting Love About the book: In Love Cycles, veteran couples therapist Linda Carroll presents a groundbreaking model of the five natural stages of romantic relationships — the Merge, Doubt and Denial, Disillusionment, Decision, and Wholehearted Love — and a guide for navigating through them toward lasting love. Love Cycles helps readers understand where they are in the cycle of their relationship and provides a clear strategy for how to stay happy and committed, even in difficult times. About the author: Linda Carroll, MS, has worked as a couple’s therapist for more than 30 years. In addition to being a licensed psychotherapist, she is certified in Transpersonal Psychology and Imago Therapy, the highly successful form of couple’s therapy developed by Dr. Harville Hendrix and Dr. Helen LaKelly Hunt. She is also a master teacher in the Pairs Psychoeducation Process, a nationally-recognized relationship education program for couples. Linda has studied many modalities of psychological and spiritual work, including Voice Dialogue with Drs. Hal and Sidra Stone, Holotropic Breathwork with Dr. Stan Grof, the Four-Fold With Angeles Arrien, the Diamond Heart Work of A.H. Almaas, and training with The Couples Institute of Drs. Ellyn Bader and Peter Pearson. She is also certified in the Hot Monogamy program, which helps couples create or re-create a passionate connection between them. Linda works with a limited number of couples regularly in a new style of “concierge therapy,” in which she travels to their home or office for 2-6 days per year for private, all-day sessions, offering ongoing Skype and phone sessions in between. She teaches workshops and delivers keynote addresses throughout the United States and is a frequent speaker at Rancho La Puerta in Tecate, Mexico. Linda lives in Corvallis, Oregon, with her veterinarian husband, Tim Barraud, and their dog, a Jack Russell Terrier. She has five children and nine grandchildren. In 2006, her memoir, Her Mother’s Daughter, was published by Doubleday. In 2008, Remember Who You Are was published by Conari Press in San Francisco Her recent book, Love Cycles:The Five Essential Stages of Lasting Love was released in the fall of 2014 by New World Library. Find her on the web at lindaacarroll.com or lovecycles.org

Habit Changers: 81 Game-Changing Mantras to Mindfully Realize Your Goals "From ‘trust your inner GPS’ to ‘presume goodwill,’ these slogans are simple, memorable and remarkably effective. Changing a habit requires going beyond intention to embrace tactics that enable you to consciously achieve your goals. This book will help you do just that, providing actionable strategies that you can quickly incorporate into your daily routine.”–Fran Hauser, Partner at Rothenberg Ventures and former President of Digital Time Inc. “If you’re ready to live a fearless, awesome life, Habit Changers will help you take control of your destiny and be the badassiest version of yourself, every day. Ryan’s techniques are easy to jump into and they work.” -Jen Sincero, New York Times Bestselling author of You Are a Badass M. J. RYAN is a leading expert on change and human fulfillment and senior coach to executives, entrepreneurs, and small business owners around the world. Her clients include Royal Dutch Shell, Microsoft, Time Warner, the U.S. military, and Aon Hewitt. She’s a partner with the Levo League career network and lead coach at SheEO, an organization offering new funding and support models for female entrepreneurs. She’s the founder of Conari Press, creator of the New York Times bestselling Random Acts of Kindness series, and author of many books including This Year I Will… ABOUT HABIT CHANGERS What would you like to change in your life? Be more focused at work? Communicate more effectively? Find work-life balance? Make smarter decisions? Be more patient with your team or family? Have greater self-confidence? Less stress? Just . . . be happier? Often, the biggest obstacle to change lies in our most deeply ingrained habits: those automatic thought processes that operate outside our consciousness, and yet have a profound impact on our behavior, shaping everything from how we respond to challenges to how we engage with others. The good news is that we can literally rewire our mental habits for the better. In Habit Changers,executive coach M.J. Ryan shares the secret weapon that has helped her highest performing clients improve their focus, better manage under pressure, enhance their emotional intelligence, become more effective leaders, and more. Inspired by the Buddhist tradition of Lojong, or "slogan practice," habit changers are simple, one-line aphorisms that, when recited, reprogram your brain’s automatic responses. Here, Ryan explains how to use the 81 Habit Changers that have demonstrated the most profound and lasting results. They include: § You can’t say yes if you can’t say no § Don’t push buttons that don’t need to be § Handshake your fear § Stand where you’d rather not § Remember your highest intention § Outsource your worry § Reach for the better thought Our capacity to change is our greatest gift as human beings. Habit Changers will help you take control of your destiny and more easily achieve the success and happiness you desire.

Executive coach MJ Ryan shows how to use mantras to retrain the brain to establish better habits and responses.You'll Learn:How to identify unconscious behaviors and what to do to overcome themThe worst mental habit in the workplace to break right awayAn approach to developing your own game-changing personal mantrasAbout MJMJ is an executive coach to senior executives and entrepreneurs around the world. She combines a practical approach with methodologies from neuroscience, positive psychology and asset-focused learnings to help clients and readers more easily meet their goals.She is a partner with the Levo League career network and the lead venture coach at SheEO, an organization offering a new funding and support model for female entrepreneurs. She's the founder of Conari Press, creator of the New York Times bestselling Random Acts of Kindnessseries, and author of many books including her latest Habit Changers: 81 Game-Changing Mantras to Mindfully Realize Your Goals. Items Mentioned in this Show:Book: Habit Changers by MJ RyanProfessor: Barbara FredricksonTherapist: Dr. John GottmanBook: Random Acts of Kindness by The Editors of Conari PressBook: Traction by Gino WickmanApp: Just ReminderWebsite: MJ-Ryan.comView transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep64See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Executive coach MJ Ryan shows how to use mantras to retrain the brain to establish better habits and responses. You’ll learn: 1. How to identify unconscious behaviors and what to do to overcome them 2. The worst mental habit in the workplace to break right away 3. An approach to developing your own game-changing personal mantras   About MJMJ Ryan is an executive coach to senior executives and entrepreneurs around the world. She combines a practical approach with methodologies from neuroscience, positive psychology and asset-focused learnings to help clients and readers more easily meet their goals. She is a partner with the Levo League career network and the lead venture coach at SheEO, an organization offering a new funding and support model for female entrepreneurs. She’s the founder of Conari Press, creator of the New York Times bestselling Random Acts of Kindness series, and author of many books including her latest

Executive coach MJ Ryan shows how to use mantras to retrain the brain to establish better habits and responses. You’ll learn: 1. How to identify unconscious behaviors and what to do to overcome them 2. The worst mental habit in the workplace to break right away 3. An approach to developing your own game-changing personal mantras   About MJMJ Ryan is an executive coach to senior executives and entrepreneurs around the world. She combines a practical approach with methodologies from neuroscience, positive psychology and asset-focused learnings to help clients and readers more easily meet their goals. She is a partner with the Levo League career network and the lead venture coach at SheEO, an organization offering a new funding and support model for female entrepreneurs. She’s the founder of Conari Press, creator of the New York Times bestselling Random Acts of Kindness series, and author of many books including her latest Habit Changers: 81 Game-Changing Mantras to Mindfully Realize Your Goals. View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep64

Feeling a bit overwhelmed about the big push before and after Thanksgiving? How can you stay calm  during all the planning and preparations? How can stay true to the real meaning of Thanksgiving- giving thanks to your family, friends and good fortune? Is being with family a blessing and challenge?  Learn how to negotiate various agendas at play during the holidays.  INTERVIEW: HOW TO CREATE A PEACEFUL HOLIDAY WITH FAMILY? There are many valuable insights that Ragini offers in this show.  A caller asked what to do when you run into a relative that you know hates you and you can never converse with.Listen to hear Raginis advice. With each holiday I experience the insight that Ragini shares in this show.   There are a lot of things happening during holidays.  There are various traditions and a tug of war on which tradition is right.  Each holiday is full of family dynamics and in some cases dysfunction. There are usually unresolved family dynamics and relationships that occur when you were 16 and still exist as a 40 yo.  If no one has done their personal work to resolve these issues, these dynamics continue to be there. Didn’t realize that the holidays were so rich with conflict?  This show will give you a sense of why your holidays are so peaceful, or why you want to leave a day earlier. RAGINI MICHAELS- BEHAVIOR CHANGE, AUTHOR, NLP EXPERT Ragini is the founder of Facticity® Trainings, Inc., a training and consulting company established in 1988 offering certification trainings inParadox Management, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Ericksonian Hypnosis. Her original work on the Psychology of Paradox has received critical acclaim and taken her throughout America, Canada, Europe, and India presenting workshops and seminars. She is the creator of eight hypnosis/meditation CD’s, and the author of two books on paradox with her third, Unflappable – 6-Steps To Staying Happy, Centered, and Peaceful No Matter What, available May 2012 (Conari Press). Ragini is a true expert on human communication styles and practical spirituality.  Her approach relies on the practical application of her behavioral change skills and personal wisdom from 35 years of exploring meditation and stress release as it relates to living in a paradoxical world. These elements create a unique perspective and style that supports people’s desire to blend the wisdom of their spiritual lives into the fabric of their material lives to produce results, a sense of purpose, and more joy and inspiration from daily living. Is being with family a blessing or a challenge?  This show will give you a sense of why your holidays are so peaceful, or why you want to leave a day earlier. Ragini Michaels | Inspirational | Motivational | Spiritual | Joy | Spirituality | Self-Help

Do you have Faith and courage in yourself and others? Explore the true meaning of faith at a spiritual and psychological level.  How do you regain your faith in yourself and others? How do you overcome the fear of the unknown? Learn how to bring Faith and courage back into your life. Show Highlights:  Understanding Faith and Courage:  What is the difference between our beliefs and our faith?  How we sometimes mistake beliefs as faith?  How do we limit our true potential to live in faith through this limited understanding? Cultivating Faith and Courage: Our fear of the unknown and insecurity about our self-worth keep us from fully experiencing the upsides of faith and courage.  Learn how we can be at peace with being in doubt and cowardice and use these signals to move toward courage and faith.  How can we escape the downsides of blind faith? Regaining your Faith and Courage in Relationships:  How would you approach having a healthy relationship after your spouse or boyfriend cheated on you? Learn how our hurtful experiences result in drawing generalizations about the opposite sex, dating, marriage, etc.  We’ll discuss a framework for examining your beliefs and how you can regain faith in others when you feel a sense of betrayal. Regaining your Faith and Courage after a layoff:  It’s common to feel pretty awful after you have been laid off or fired.  Learn how to regain your faith and courage and find another job even after a painful experience with your past job. About our Guest: Ragini Michaels is the founder of Facticity® Trainings, Inc., a training and consulting company established in 1988 offering certification trainings in Paradox Management, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Ericksonian Hypnosis. Her original work on the Psychology of Paradox has received critical acclaim and taken her throughout America, Canada, Europe, and India presenting workshops and seminars. She is the creator of eight hypnosis/meditation CD’s, and the author of two books on paradox with her third,Unflappable – 6-Steps To Staying Happy, Centered, and Peaceful No Matter What, available May 2012 (Conari Press). Her approach relies on the practical application of her behavioral change skills and personal wisdom from 35 years of exploring meditation and stress release as it relates to living in a paradoxical world. These elements create a unique perspective and style that supports people’s desire to blend the wisdom of their spiritual lives into the fabric of their material lives to produce results, a sense of purpose, and more joy and inspiration from daily living. Ragini Michaels shares how to bring faith & courage into your life. Explore the true meaning of faith at a spiritual & psychological level. Spirituality | Inspiration | Intuition | Relationships | Hypnosis | Neuro-Linguistic Programming | Self-Help

About the book: In Love Cycles, veteran couples therapist Linda Carroll presents a groundbreaking model of the five natural stages of romantic relationships — the Merge, Doubt and Denial, Disillusionment, Decision, and Wholehearted Love — and a guide for navigating through them toward lasting love. Love Cycles helps readers understand where they are in the cycle of their relationship and provides a clear strategy for how to stay happy and committed, even in difficult times. About the author: Linda Carroll, MS, has worked as a couple’s therapist for more than 30 years. In addition to being a licensed psychotherapist, she is certified in Transpersonal Psychology and Imago Therapy, the highly successful form of couple’s therapy developed by Dr. Harville Hendrix and Dr. Helen LaKelly Hunt. She is also a master teacher in the Pairs Psychoeducation Process, a nationally-recognized relationship education program for couples. Linda has studied many modalities of psychological and spiritual work, including Voice Dialogue with Drs. Hal and Sidra Stone, Holotropic Breathwork with Dr. Stan Grof, the Four-Fold With Angeles Arrien, the Diamond Heart Work of A.H. Almaas, and training with The Couples Institute of Drs. Ellyn Bader and Peter Pearson. She is also certified in the Hot Monogamy program, which helps couples create or re-create a passionate connection between them. Linda works with a limited number of couples regularly in a new style of “concierge therapy,” in which she travels to their home or office for 2-6 days per year for private, all-day sessions, offering ongoing Skype and phone sessions in between. She teaches workshops and delivers keynote addresses throughout the United States and is a frequent speaker at Rancho La Puerta in Tecate, Mexico. Linda lives in Corvallis, Oregon, with her veterinarian husband, Tim Barraud, and their dog, a Jack Russell Terrier. She has five children and nine grandchildren. In 2006, her memoir, Her Mother’s Daughter, was published by Doubleday. In 2008, Remember Who You Are was published by Conari Press in San Francisco Her recent book, Love Cycles:The Five Essential Stages of Lasting Love was released in the fall of 2014 by New World Library. Find her on the web at lindaacarroll.com or lovecycles.org

About the book: In Love Cycles, veteran couples therapist Linda Carroll presents a groundbreaking model of the five natural stages of romantic relationships — the Merge, Doubt and Denial, Disillusionment, Decision, and Wholehearted Love — and a guide for navigating through them toward lasting love.Love Cycles helps readers understand where they are in the cycle of their relationship and provides a clear strategy for how to stay happy and committed, even in difficult times. About the author: Linda Carroll, MS, has worked as a couple's therapist for more than 30 years. In addition to being a licensed psychotherapist, she is certified in Transpersonal Psychology and Imago Therapy, the highly successful form of couple's therapy developed by Dr. Harville Hendrix and Dr. Helen LaKelly Hunt. She is also a master teacher in the Pairs Psychoeducation Process, a nationally-recognized relationship education program for couples. Linda has studied many modalities of psychological and spiritual work, including Voice Dialogue with Drs. Hal and Sidra Stone, Holotropic Breathwork with Dr. Stan Grof, the Four-Fold With Angeles Arrien, the Diamond Heart Work of A.H. Almaas, and training with The Couples Institute of Drs. Ellyn Bader and Peter Pearson. She is also certified in the Hot Monogamy program, which helps couples create or re-create a passionate connection between them. Linda works with a limited number of couples regularly in a new style of "concierge therapy," in which she travels to their home or office for 2-6 days per year for private, all-day sessions, offering ongoing Skype and phone sessions in between. She teaches workshops and delivers keynote addresses throughout the United States and is a frequent speaker at Rancho La Puerta in Tecate, Mexico. Linda lives in Corvallis, Oregon, with her veterinarian husband, Tim Barraud, and their dog, a Jack Russell Terrier. She has five children and nine grandchildren. In 2006, her memoir, Her Mother's Daughter, was published by Doubleday. In 2008, Remember Who You Are was published by Conari Press in San Francisco Her recent book, Love Cycles:The Five Essential Stages of Lasting Love was released in the fall of 2014 by New World Library. Find her on the web at lindaacarroll.com or lovecycles.org

When you feel the call from your soul to leave home, what do you do? Call a travel agent? Start packing? The best way is to begin at the beginning with The Art of Pilgrimage by Phil Cousineau, a classic guide on how to make travel sacred. The Art of Pilgrimage is celebrating its 15th year in print with a new edition from Conari Press. Phil is an author, screenwriter, photographer, editor, documentary filmmaker, and, of course, world traveler. His love of sacred travel shines through on his TV series Global Spirit. Phil will be with us to lead the discussion. You do not want to miss this! It will change the way you travel forever.

Denise Alvarado (1960) is a New Orleans born, native Creole raised in the Voodoo and Hoodoo rich culture of New Orleans, Louisiana. She has studied indigenous healing traditions from a personal, professional and academic perspective for over four decades. Her self-published work, The Voodoo Hoodoo Spellbook, has done so well that she recently joined the largest publisher of occult books, Weiser and Conari Press, for a revision and expansion of that work to be released in November 2011. Her provocative artwork has been featured on National Geographic's Taboo, as well as in several books by other authors. In addition, her seminars and coaching on cultural fluency and the magical arts have helped thousands of people around the globe market their businesses successfully and improve their lives exponentially. She is a rootworker in the New Orleans Voodoo-Hoodoo tradition, a medicine woman in the Native American tradition, a cultural psychologist, ritual artist, spiritual adviser, and consultant.

Denise Alvarado (1960) is a New Orleans born, native Creole raised in the Voodoo and Hoodoo rich culture of New Orleans, Louisiana. She has studied indigenous healing traditions from a personal, professional and academic perspective for over four decades. Her self-published work, The Voodoo Hoodoo Spellbook, has done so well that she recently joined the largest publisher of occult books, Weiser and Conari Press, for a revision and expansion of that work to be released in November 2011. Her provocative artwork has been featured on National Geographic's Taboo, as well as in several books by other authors. In addition, her seminars and coaching on cultural fluency and the magical arts have helped thousands of people around the globe market their businesses successfully and improve their lives exponentially. She is a rootworker in the New Orleans Voodoo-Hoodoo tradition, a medicine woman in the Native American tradition, a cultural psychologist, ritual artist, spiritual adviser, and consultant.

Janet Conner is a popular writer, teacher, and speaker with a simple message: Everyone has innate spiritual intelligence. We just need to know how to activate it. In her first book, Writing Down Your Soul: How to Activate and Listen to the Extraordinary Voice Within, Janet shared the simple process anyone can use to activate that inner voice, engage in vibrant dialogue, and access the guidance you need to create the life you are here to live. Writing Down Your Soul is now in its third printing. It enjoys a 5-star rating on Amazon and two and a half years after publication is the #1 ebook in the journal writing category on amazon and often the #1 book as well. A million people around the world read Janet’s feature article, “How to have a conversation with God” last year in the Daily Word. Conari Press, just published My Soul Pages, the unusual companion journal to Writing Down Your Soul. Janet lives in Ozona Florida, where she teaches the five telecourses in the Your Soul Wants Five Things series. She is currently working on her next book, The Lotus and The Lily.