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In this episode of the Athlete Mindset podcast, host Lisa Bonta Sumii, LCSW, CMPC welcomes Mariah Mazon, a professional softball player and aspiring sports psychology professional. Mariah shares her journey from a youth softball player in Tulare, California, to a standout two-way star at Oregon State, and now a pro with Athletes Unlimited. She opens up about navigating major adversities, including the COVID-19 season disruption and a hamstring injury during her senior year, and how she leaned on family, physical activity, and mental strategies like meditation and focal cues to stay grounded. Mariah also discusses the unique challenges of transitioning to professional softball, from the pressure of the Athletes Unlimited point system to managing media and fan interactions. Her insights into mental preparation and her vision to create a holistic training facility for young athletes make this a must-listen for athletes and coaches alike.As she pursues her master's in Sport and Performance Psychology, Mariah reflects on how her experiences with a sports psychologist shaped her approach to coaching and mental resilience. This episode offers practical tools and inspiration for young athletes navigating transitions and building mental toughness.Key Takeaways from "From Adversity to Aspiration: Mariah Mazon's Softball Journey and Mental Game"Navigating COVID Disruptions: Mariah leaned on family time, board games, and outdoor activities like running to maintain mental health during the uncertain 2020 season cancellation.Mental Recovery from Injury: A hamstring tear in her senior year challenged Mariah's mindset; she used meditation and team sports psychology sessions to focus on pitching and regain balance.Power of Mental Tools: Mariah relies on pre-game meditation, physical focal cues (e.g., grounding her feet), and verbal cues like “WIN” (What's Important Now) to stay present and manage distractions.Pro-Level Challenges: The Athletes Unlimited point system, public leaderboards, mandatory fan interactions, and living in hotels create unique pressures that require mental discipline.Overcoming Negative Self-Talk: Exposure to a sports psychologist helped Mariah recognize and shift negative self-talk from harsh coaching, boosting her performance and confidence.Transition Tips: Mariah advises young athletes to focus on mental preparation routines, reflecting on successful games to identify what mental strategies work best.Future Vision: Mariah aims to open a Central Valley facility offering physical and mental training for young athletes, addressing the lack of resources she faced growing up.More about Mariah Mazon:Mariah Mazon is a Tulare, California, native and standout softball player, best known for her dominant two-way career at Oregon State as both a pitcher and hitter. After college, she went pro with Athletes Unlimited Softball League, represented Team USA internationally, and played overseas in Japan with the Toda Medics. She later transitioned into coaching, with stops at Holy Names University and the Academy of Art University. Mariah is currently pursuing a master's degree in Sport and Performance Psychology at California State University, Fresno.Credits: Athlete Mindset is part of the SportsE Media platform.Produced by KazCM and featured on the QuietLoud Studios podcast network.Support the Athlete Mindset Community: Click Here to contribute to the Athlete Mindset Community.By supporting the Athlete Mindset community, you will contribute directly to the mental health of athletes. With your amplification, we can ensure more voices are heard and more individuals are impacted. Thank You for making a difference!Connect with the guest, host, and podcast production team:Mariah Mazon: Team USALisa Bonta Sumii, LCSW, CMPC: LinkedIn | Instagram | websiteSportsE Media: LinkedIn | XRelated episodes to “From Adversity to Aspiration: Mariah Mazon's Softball Journey and Mental Game”:Sydney Supple | Empowering Women and Northwestern SoftballSavanah Whatley Opens Up About Mental Health in Life and SoftballBlack Representation and Visibility in Softball with Zoe Conley AthMindset | Black Representation and Visibility in Softball with Zoe ConleyMusic: Beat Provided By freebeats.io | Produced By White Hot 

Today I'm delighted to be joined by Osprey Orielle Lake, author of: The Story is in Our Bones: How Worldviews and Climate Justice Can Remake a World in Crisis & Founder of the Women's Earth & Climate Action Network. As Einstein stated: “We can't solve a problem with the same mind that created it” & In this thought provoking conversation, Osprey encourages us to reflect on our society, to travel upstream to consider the dominant worldviews of our time & how they evolved to lead our society to where we now stand surrounded by multiple interlocking crisis. It is a journey that requires us to come with courage, open minds & hearts, but that is critical in ensuring we equip ourselves with a new mind, set free of the dominant worldviews of dominion over land & nature, patriarchy, colonialism & racism that have created the challenges we must now resolve. Osprey's life work supporting & advocating for the rights of Indigenous people's around the world shows that change is already happening. There are courageous people who are holding a vision for a different worldview which is already helping to create encouraging changes through powerful initiatives like Rights For Nature. Osprey shares many stories of the brave women who have stood up to large corporations & governments around the world to defend nature, their ancestral lands & sovereignty, ultimately for the benefit of us all, as 80% of all bio-diversity left on Earth is currently stewarded by Indigenous people's on Indigenous lands. To all of you, who have braved punishment & persecution, I dedicate this episode to you with my heartfelt thanks for your courage & determination in the face of adversity, I hope this message encourages others to use our voices as we remember our role as a keystone species under who's stewardship nature can thrive.Learn more about OspreyFounder & executive director of the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN), Osprey Orielle Lake works internationally with grassroots, BIPOC & Indigenous leaders, policymakers, & diverse coalitions to build climate justice, resilient communities, & a just transition to a decentralized, democratized clean-energy future.She sits on the executive committee for the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature & on the steering committee for the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. She is the author of the award-winning book Uprisings for the Earth: Reconnecting Culture with Nature. Osprey holds an MA in Culture & Environmental Studies from Holy Names University in Oakland & lives in the San Francisco Bay Area on Coast Miwok lands.Website: https://ospreyoriellelake.earthInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ospreyoriellelake/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ospreyoriellelake/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/osprey-orielle-lake-4286bb12/WECAN: Website: https://www.wecaninternational.orgSupport the Show.Thank you for being part of this journey with me, please Subscribe so you don't miss our future episodes, leave a review & share with friends to help these messages ripple out across the world. More information about the Podcast & our host Fiona MacKay: Fiona Mackay Photography WebsiteConnect with us & join the conversation on social media:Instagram @FionaMacKayPhotographyFacebook @FionaMacKayPhotographyTwitter @FiMacKay

Founder and executive director of the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN), Osprey Orielle Lake  works internationally with grassroots, BIPOC and Indigenous leaders, policymakers, and diverse coalitions to build climate justice, resilient communities, and a just transition to a decentralised, democratised clean-energy future.She sits on the executive committee for the Global Alliance for Rights of Nature and on the steering committee for the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. She is the author of the award-winning book Uprisings for the Earth: Reconnecting Culture with Nature and her most recently published book The Story is in our Bones: How Worldviews and Climate Justice Can Remake a World in Crisis inspired this episode.  Osprey also holds an MA in Culture and Environmental Studies from Holy Names University.The Story Is in Our Bones reviews how women, Indigenous people, and other activists throughout the world are working to counter climate change and protect the vital ecosystems we inhabit and depend upon.   She argues that a more fundamental heritage is “in our bones”—preserved in Indigenous stories and culture. You can WIN a copy of Osprey's new book by becoming a podcast patron. The music in this episode was from Bonnie Medicine and Chiara Gilmore.Join us at Earth Medicine, our ceremonial psilocybin retreats.Immerse in ancestral village life at Ancestral.Support the show

On the ecological, mythical and cultural understandings that shape our history of extraction and exploitation, and how one conversation can truly make a difference in our future. (1:42) – Reconnecting with nature and protecting forests. (11:41) – Feminism, patriarchy, and earth-centered traditions. (17:11) – Regenerative farming and indigenous knowledge. (22:40) – Indigenous worldviews and language revitalization. Founder and executive director of the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN), Osprey Orielle Lake works internationally with grassroots, BIPOC and Indigenous leaders, policymakers, and diverse coalitions to build climate justice, resilient communities, and a just transition to a decentralized, democratized clean-energy future. She sits on the executive committee for the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature and on the steering committee for the Fossil Free Non-Proliferation Treaty. Osprey's writing about climate justice, relationships with nature, women in leadership, and other topics has been featured in The Guardian, Earth Island Journal, The Ecologist, Ms. Magazine and many other publications. She is the author of the award-winning book Uprisings for the Earth: Reconnecting Culture with Nature. Osprey holds an MA in Culture and Environmental Studies from Holy Names University in Oakland and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area on Coast Miwok lands.  https://ospreyoriellelake.earth/  https://www.wecaninternational.org/

It's time to rewild ourselves and our dominant worldviews to build earth-centered communities for all. Join us for an illuminating journey with Osprey Orielle Lake, a renowned author, activist, and changemaker, as we delve into the pressing need to rewild ourselves and our dominant worldviews. In a world teetering on the edge of social, environmental, and climate collapse, this webinar offers a beacon of hope and a roadmap to building Earth-centered communities that can thrive.In our exploration, we'll tackle the complex web of interconnected crises, including colonialism, racism, patriarchy, capitalism, and ecocide. By weaving together ecological, mythical, political, and cultural perspectives, Osprey invites us to reconnect with the Earth's lineage and historical memory. Together, we'll explore the delicate threshold between peril and promise.Uncover the collective wisdom passed down by Earth-centered cultures. Gain a deeper understanding of climate justice and systemic challenges. Find inspiration to contribute to the creation of thriving Earth communities. This webinar promises to be a wellspring of hope and a remedy to the prevailing despair of our times. Osprey Orielle Lake is the founder and executive director of the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN).  She works internationally with grassroots, BIPOC and Indigenous leaders, policymakers, and diverse coalitions to build climate justice, resilient communities, and a just transition to a decentralized, democratized clean-energy future. She sits on the executive committee for the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature and on the steering committee for the Fossil Free Non-Proliferation Treaty. Osprey's writing about climate justice, relationships with nature, women in leadership, and other topics has been featured in The Guardian, Earth Island Journal, The Ecologist, Ms. Magazine and many other publications. She is the author of the award-winning book Uprisings for the Earth: Reconnecting Culture with Nature. Osprey holds an MA in Culture and Environmental Studies from Holy Names University in Oakland and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area on Coast Miwok lands. To learn more, go to: https://ospreyoriellelake.earthSupport the show

"I bow to Osprey in deepest respect and gratitude for her years of inspired activism and this brilliant book." - Joanna MacyOnce again, I agree wholeheartedly with Joanna Macy, this time about Osprey Orielle Lake and her new book, The Story is in Our Bones: How Worldviews and Climate Justice Can Remake a World in Crisis. The book is packed with so much to learn from - stories, insights, strategies - and so is the conversation Osprey and I had.Click Play to hear us dive into:Osprey's experience working with indigenous communities, global leaders, systems thinkers, and climate justice activiststhe importance of nonviolent direct action, and the ways it is becoming increasingly dangerous - specifically for land defenders in Latin Americathe "time riddle" we're in: how do we change things as fast as possible, AND slow down enough to make the changes deep and lasting?the worldviews that need to be dismantled, and the worldviews that we need to revive and strengthen, if we're to have a life-enhancing societythe Kawsak Sacha, or Living Forest Declaration, a vision, a worldview, a strategy, a demand, by the Kichwa people of Sarayaku, in the Ecuadorian Amazonthe loss of identity and belonging we experience when we don't have a healthy connection to long-ago ancestors, who were in right relationship with the land and within the web of lifeplus more - and even then, just beginning to explore what Osprey shares in her book.Listen in, let me know what you think, and get a copy of The Story is in Our Bones for yourself and for someone else you know whose heart is with us in the Great Turning.Osprey Orielle Lake is the founder and executive director of the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN), where she works internationally with grassroots, BIPOC and Indigenous leaders, policymakers, and diverse coalitions to build climate justice, resilient communities, and a just transition to a decentralized, democratized clean-energy future. She sits on the executive committee for the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature and on the steering committee for the Fossil Free Non-ProliferationTreaty. Osprey's writing about climate justice, relationships with nature, women in leadership, and other topics has been featured in The Guardian, Earth Island Journal, The Ecologist, Ms. Magazine and many other publications. Osprey holds an MA in Culture and Environmental Studies from Holy Names University in Oakland and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area on Coast Miwok lands.Learn more:Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN International) the Women Speak section of the WECAN website Kawsak Sacha: The Living Forest Declaration Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Global Alliance for the Rights of NatureShow notes: turningseason.com/episode38.

On fostering spiritual kinship and community, a plea to stay in the fold of love and civility, and recipes to fortify the truth of our interbeing. (3:40) - Facing grief and loss as a chaplain. (10:21) -Buddhist retreats for intergenerational healing. (18:55) -Narcissism and the Buddhist Path to Authenticity. (25:11) - Intergenerational wisdom and mindfulness. (31:25) - Buddhist teachings and meditation practice. (37:03) -Ethics, gratitude, and relationships. Dr. Pamela Ayo Yetunde is a pastoral counselor, writer, instructor and speaker. She did her post-doctoral work at Harvard Divinity School, earned a Doctor of Theology in Pastoral Counseling from Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA, earned her M.A. in Culture and Spirituality from Holy Names University in Oakland, CA, and her law degree from Indiana University of Law. She is a Community Dharma Leader certified by Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA. Her articles appear in Buddhadharma, Lion's Roar, Journal of Buddhist-Christian Studies, Religions and Feminist Theology. She is an interfaith pan-Buddhist practitioner. Ayo is the author of three books: Casting Indra's Net: Fostering Spiritual Kinship and Community (2023, Shambhala Publications). Black and Buddhist: What Buddhism Can Teach Us About Race Resilience, Transformation and Freedom co-edited with Cheryl A. Giles (2020, Shambhala Publications). Buddhist-Christian Dialogue, U.S. Law, and Womanist Theology for Transgender Spiritual Care (2020, Palgrave Macmillan).  

A conversation about the mental game of sports and performance. This episode features special guest, Aren Ulmer. In this episode, we discuss athlete mental health and Aren's own journey as an athlete and beyond.Episode Highlights:Journey to Mental Wellness: Discover the spark that ignited Aren's interest in athlete mental health and led him to pursue a master's degree.Birth of the Podcast: Uncover the story behind the creation of the Athlete Mindset podcast and its mission.The CMPC Role: The responsibilities and impact of a Certified Mental Performance Consultant.Identity Beyond Sport: Learn why athletes shouldn't define themselves solely by their sports achievements.The Power of 'Why': Understand the importance of knowing the reasons behind your actions and decisions in sports.Sport Transition Strategies: Get insights into effectively switching sports and adapting to new challenges.Balancing Motivations: Explore how to find equilibrium between internal drive and external pressures.Mindful Performance: Hear about Aren's collaboration with the Golden State Warriors Foundation and his approach to enhancing performance through mindfulness.About Aren Ulmer:Educational Background: Aren holds an MA from Holy Names University, specializing in applied sport psychology.Professional Expertise: Combining collegiate athletics and coaching experience, Aren offers a unique blend of academic knowledge and practical know-how.Holistic Approach: Focusing on both mental skills and emotional intelligence, Aren aims to enhance performance on and off the field.Collaborative Initiatives: Aren's work includes designing mindfulness workshops for the Golden State Warriors Foundation, benefiting a diverse clientele including NCAA and FIBA athletes, coaches, executives, and educators.Production Team:Athlete Mindset is part of the podcast network, QuietLoud StudiosPresented by SportsE Media: a digital sports media brand for entrepreneurs engaged in sportsSocial Media:Lisa Bonta Sumii: LinkedIn | Instagram | websiteSportsE Media:  TikTok | Instagram | XAren Ulmer: Instagram | LinkedIn | XRelated episodes to "The Mental Game in Sports with Aren Ulmer":Duke University's Approach to Athlete Mental Health with Dr. Aaron GoodsonUnderstanding Athlete Identity with Kim BradyAthMindset | Peak Performance, Biohacking, and Neurofeedback with Angela MartinucciMusic credit:Beat Provided By freebeats.io | Produced By White HotLisa Bonta Sumii, LCSW | CEO & Founder of AthMindset® Lisa brings a high level of expertise to the athlete mental health space, from both a clinical and performance focus. She works with elite youth athletes, collegiate student-athletes, Olympians/Olympic hopefuls, professional athletes, coaches, teams, and the entire sport ecosystem.  Lisa is the first-ever Mental Performance Coach for the Oakland Roots Sports Club, a men's professional soccer team, in the USL, working alongside other coaches on the Technical Team, as well as the Sports Medicine staff.  Lisa is listed in the US Olympic & Paralympic Committee's Mental Health Registry, the NFL Player Association's Clinician Directory, and the Major League Rugby Mental Health and Wellness Directory. As a direct response to need, Lisa founded AthMindset® – a diverse team of athlete-centered, licensed mental health clinicians and mental performance consultants, serving across several states.   Lisa is a professional podcast host and podcast guest. She hosts the Athlete Mindset Podcast and co-hosts Roots Radio. She is a keynote speaker, an accomplished TEDx Speaker, speaks nationally and internationally, and is often invited to speak at conferences and contribute to expert panels. Lisa has been quoted in Time Magazine, Teen Vogue, Women's Health Magazine, as well as being interviewed on the BBC World News and Radio Bliss, in Jordan. Her first book, The AthMindset® Workbook: Training your mind for optimal mental health in sport and in life is now available. Lisa received her Master's in Clinical Social Work from Smith College School for Social Work and attended the University of California at Santa Barbara as an undergraduate. She is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Thomas Merton—an eternal seeker, dislocated immigrant, and sojourner—left his mark on an Asian woman who was seeking a spiritual adventure. In many borderlands, the virgin points, Merton's hidden yet honest struggle inspire a deep connection with the immigrant woman in exile. Through a personal narrative of sojourning, an emphasis begins to manifest that her religious life began in Korea and found home in the US, contrasting Merton's journey of finding a home in Asia. Dancing with Thomas Merton led the woman to see her true self, beyond the East and West. Transformation occurs at the borderland, a space of encounter, struggle, writing, and contemplation. Jung Eun Sophia Park, SNJM, is associate professor at Holy Names University in California. She loves to give retreats, spiritual directions, and workshops in U.S. and other countries. Her academic interests are global justice and spirituality, shamanism, postcolonial feminism, and mysticism. Sophia has authored many books, including A Hermeneutic on Dislocation as Experience: Creating a Hybrid Identity, Constructing a Borderland Community, Conversations at the Well: Emerging Religious Life in the 21st Century Global World, Border-Crossing Spirituality: Transformation in the Borderland, and An Asian Woman's Religious Journey with Thomas Merton: Journey to the East/Journey to the West. She also wrote books in Korean, including Thoughtful Chats: How the Story Changed Women, Time Jor Sorrow, Beauty of the Broken, Seasons that I loved, Joy of Life, and For the Broken Humanities. She also writes articles on ordinary spirituality at the Korean Catholic News and offers women's spirituality lessons through YouTube.  

Pamela Ayo Yetunde, J.D., M.A., Th.D., did her post-doctoral work at Harvard Divinity School, earned a Doctor of Theology in Pastoral Counseling from Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA, earned her M.A. in Culture and Spirituality from Holy Names University in Oakland, CA and her law degree from Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington.  She is a Community Dharma Leader certified by Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA.   She is a pastoral counselor and the author of the new book Casting Indra's Net: Fostering Spiritual Kinship and Community, co-editor of Black and Buddhist: What Buddhism Can Teach Us About Race, Resilience, Transformation and Freedom and principal co-founder of Buddhist Justice Reporter (www.buddhistjustice.com). Ayo is working on a novella/film project called "Birdsong".    You can learn more about Pamela Ayo Yetunde J.D., M.A., Th.D., at: www.pamelaayoyetunde.com. Center of the Heart: www.centeroftheheart.org     Subscribe to Dr. Lotte's Newsletter Here   Visit Dr. Lotte's Website

Over the past four decades, this episode's guest, Cynthia Winton-Henry, and the worldwide community, she and her collaborator, Phil Porter, have helped to grow, have sparked a reconvening of the pre-historic circle of dance and song, and story that animated and nurtured the nascent human community. For more inspiring change maker stories also check out the Change the Story CollectionBIOCynthia Winton-Henry, M.Div, co-founded InterPlay (www.interplay.org) with Phil Porter in 1989. They mentor teachers around the world in best practices to build community and unlock the wisdom of the body using movement, story, stillness, and voice. Cynthia hosts weekly Online Dance Chapels at the Hidden Monastery at www.cynthiawinton-henry.com and teaches the initiations needed by gifted and sensitive bodies using her Self-Care Playbook in the Art of Ensoulment. She's taught at Holy Names University's Sophia Center and the University of Creation Spirituality in Oakland, and at Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, where she received the Distinguished Alumni Award. Her books include Move: What the Body Wants by Woodlake Press, Chasing the Dance of Life published by Apocryphile Press and Dance: A Sacred Art by Skylight Press, and wrote the concluding essay "Grace Operatives: How Body Wisdom Changed the World" in Phenomonlogies of Grace edited by Marcus Bussey and Camilla Mozzini.Notable MentionsInterplay: InterPlay is an active, creative way to unlock the wisdom of the bodyPhil Porter: Phil is one of the founders of InterPlay. He is a teacher, performer, writer, and organizer. With Cynthia Winton-Henry he is the co-founder of WING IT! Performance Ensemble, and has written several books, some in collaboration with Cynthia, including Having It All: Body, Mind, Heart & Spirit Together Again at Last and The Slightly Mad Rantings of a Body Intellectual Part One. Phil is particularly interested in the use of InterPlay in organizational life and believes that InterPlay can be a powerful tool to create communities of diversity and peace.African Art in Motion: The exhibition was based on a concept of Robert Farris Thompson, associate professor of art history at Yale University, that African art can only be understood through a grasp of African dance and ritual and in the special language of body motion: implied, arrested, or expressed. TRuth St. Dennis: was an American pioneer of modern dance, introducing eastern ideas into the art and paving the way for other women in dance. She was inspired by the Delsarte advocate Genevieve Stebbins. St. Denis was the co-founder in 1915 of the American Denishawn...

Hear about an exciting program for high school students who get a bit behind.   And hear the needs of new teachers left in the lurch by the closing of Holy Names University. The post Education Today – June 28, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

Holy Names University announced that it was closing this term and that the Board intended to “sell to the highest bidder.” We hear details on what that means and the opposition to it from two students and a city council member. The post Education Today – March 22, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

Preaching for the Second Sunday of Lent, Jung Eun Sophia Park, SNJM offers a reflection on the "Rhythm of the Paschal Journey": "We, the people of God, are also invited into the Rhythm of the Paschal journey, which first begins with our receiving blessings, to then become blessings ourselves. We experience these abundant blessings and then encounter the cry of the poor, the lonely, and the oppressed. In this Rhythm of the Paschal journey, we continue to walk into the land that God shows us, as eternally present pilgrims, as a gift to others." Jung Eun Sophia Park, SNJM, is associate professor at Holy Names University in California. She loves to give retreats, spiritual directions, and workshops in US and other countries. Her academic interests are global justice and spirituality, shamanism, postcolonial feminism, and mysticism. She has written numerous articles and published several books. Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/03052023 to learn more about Jun Eun Sophia Park, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.

The MAP boys sit down with Dr. Mat Park to discuss all things mindset-related. This episode has a little bit of everything and will be a tremendous value to the athlete and business person alike. Some of the topics were: dealing with burnout and protecting your well being as well as lessons in leadership and emotional intelligence.For the past 20 years, Dr. Mat has trained in psychology and has combined his clinical background with sport and performance psychology. He has a Masters in Sport Psychology and a doctorate in Clinical Psychology and is currently an Adjunct Professor in the School of Business and Applied Social Sciences at Holy Names University. He has consulted with numerous world-class sports figures, olympians, politicians, and executives on how to infuse peak performance habits into their everyday lives. Dr. Mat runs the Mat Park Golf Academy (MPGA), a worldwide online mental training academy for elite golfers on building a masterful mindset, emotional agility, and peak performance results on and off the course. He and his wife also founded The Insight Company, where their mission is to help you master your own life and own your greatness. He currently hosts a mental performance podcast, the Mastering Mindset Podcast, a training platform to guide individuals on how to master their thoughts, their emotions, and their performances in life; and will soon be co-hosting the Wholehearted Living and Leading with his wife.Grab your pen and paper.For Mat Park Golf Academy: www.drmatpark.com For Insight Company: theinsightcompany.org To write the show: podcast@mentaladvantage.netTo work with John Cullen: john.cullen@mentaladvantage.net For Brandon Allen: brandon.allen@mentaladvantage.net

Ever wondered what makes a person kinky? How we define it or what does it mean you're your partner is  into kink and perhaps you are not? Today's guest is Dr Richard Sprott. received his Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from UC Berkeley in 1994. He is currently directing research projects focused on identity development and health/well-being in people who express alternative sexualities and non-traditional relationships, with a special emphasis on kink/BDSM sexuality, and polyamory or consensual non-monogamy. He is the Past President of the Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (APA Division 44) for 2022-2023. He is also the co-author of Sexual Outsiders: Understanding BDSM Sexualities and Communities with my former erotic philosopher guest David Ortmann. Along with Dr. Elisabeth Sheff, also a guest from this season episode one, he is co-editor of a new book series Diverse Sexualities, Genders, and Relationships from Rowman & Littlefield ( incidently also the publishers of my book) . Richard currently teaches courses in the Department of Human Development and Women's Studies at California State University, East Bay and graduate level courses at various universities in the Bay Area, including UC Berkeley and Holy Names University. Enjoy this discussion with Dr Richard Sprott. Listen on all podcast platforms and watch the interviews on You Tube Follow @theeroticphilos on IG & Twitter. Follow Cyndi @cyndi_darnell or website www.cyndidarnell.com Follow Richard Twitter: @DrRichardSprott or IG @rasprott AND  @kinkhealth on IG & Twitter and learn about the international kink study at www.tashra.org   

Holy Names University, which has one of the most diverse student bodies of any higher education institution in the country,  is closing after 154 years.  How are faculty and students dealing with this?  What is the Oakland community planning for the future educational needs of its young people? The post Education Today – December 21, 2022 appeared first on KPFA.

Gary Quan is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 15 years of experience working to support a variety of couples, families, and groups across cultural and socioeconomic spectra in private practice, community mental health agency, acute psychiatric hospitals, and varied correctional settings.  Gary serves as Adjunct Faculty at the Master's level for University of San Francisco, Holy Names University, Golden Gate University, William Jessup University, Western Seminary, and Samuel Merritt University, as well as post-secondary at San Jose City College and William Jessup University.  Gary and his wife have been married for eight years and dote on their 15 nieces, nephews, and godchildren.  Gary personally hopes to make it to every NBA, NFL, MLB, and NHL stadium for his Bucket List. gqtherapy8@gmail.com themindofatherapist@gmail.com    

Episode Description: A remarkable development during the 20th century was an impressive extension of the average life course. In America, the average life expectancy gained 30 years, from 47 to 77. That's a 30-year life bonus. Average life expectancy here is nearly 80 and rising. The fastest-growing cohort is centenarians - from 3,000 in 1965 to over 90,000 in the early 21st century. We have experienced a longevity revolution and many of us will live into our 90s and reach 100 or beyond. In addition, in the 21st century the old paradigm of aging has been changing and a newer view of aging has emerged, which is radically different from the old paradigm.What might a huge increase in longevity mean to you? What can you do with all the added years ahead? How will this change the legacies you will live and leave? In navigating life after 50, a major question is: how can you create the life you want? This leads to a question about our emerging identity: who do you want to become?Dr. Sadler has learned from the people he has studied and discovered they are shaping a new identity by developing a life portfolio that answers another question: what do I want to put in my future? (and what leave out?) Dr. Sadler has been helping students in his Osher Life-Long Learning Institute (OLLI) classes work with each other in shaping their distinctive life portfolios. Seeing how they are growing and renewing their lives has been a very inspiring experience for him. It's a challenge for all of us to think intentionally about the years ahead and create our own life portfolios.In this episode, you will discover:What's new about aging in the 21st centuryWays to think about adult development IN agingHow to "change course" and create your life portfolioAbout Bill Sadler:Since receiving his doctorate from Harvard, Bill Sadler has been teaching sociology, business, and interdisciplinary courses for fifty years in colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. For the past 26 years, he has been at Holy Names University in Oakland, California, where he is Professor of Sociology and Business, and for 10 years at the University of Southern Maine.In addition to teaching, he has held administrative posts in four institutions, serving three times as a Department Chair, College Dean, and Chief Academic Officer. He has also been a consultant in higher education and in the business world for leadership and organizational development. In addition to his professional career, he has served on various boards, such as: Spiritual Alliance for Earth, The Center for Third Age Leadership and North Oakland Village.As an author, he has published dozens of articles and six books, the last three focusing on the third age, based on his ongoing longitudinal research. Those books are Third Age: Six Principles of Growth and Renewal after 40, Changing Course: Navigating Life after 50 (with James Krefft), and Why Retire? Career Strategies for Third Age Nurses (with Fay Bower). He has been a key speaker at local, national, and international conferences on Positive Aging.He and his wife Sallie have raised five children, have six grandchildren, and live in Oakland CA, and Bristol, ME. Get in touch with Bill Sadler: Buy Bill's Book:  https://revolutionizeretirement.com/sadler What to do next: Click to grab our free guide, 10 Key Issues to Consider as You Explore Your Retirement Transition Please leave a review at Apple Podcasts. Join our Revolutionize Your Retirement group on Facebook.

There is an old idiom that says when the pendulum goes one way, it's bound to swing back the other. Our guest, my old acquaintance and esteemed academic, Dr. Mariavittoria Mangini, has found that phrase applies to many aspects of her life. While we may be in precarious and difficult times, Mariavittoria has managed to stay positive, knowing that things can always change for the better. We sit down to have a full and wide-ranging conversation on politics, the state of the nation, privilege, and, of course, the profoundly lasting impression psychedelics have made on her life."I feel like I've had a lot more adventures and a lot more color and texture in my life because of those experiences."Mariavittoria Mangini, Ph.D., FNP has written extensively on the impact of psychedelic experiences in shaping the lives of her contemporaries and has worked closely with many of the most distinguished investigators in this field. She is one of the founders of the Women's Visionary Council, a nonprofit organization that supports investigations into non-ordinary forms of consciousness and organizes gatherings of researchers, healers, artists, and activists whose work explores these states. She is Professor Emerita in the School of Science, Allied Health, and Nursing at Holy Names University and a visiting scholar at the Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics. For the last 50 years, she has been a part of the Hog Farm, a well-known communal family based in Berkeley and Laytonville, California.Show notes:Psychedelic elder and visionary- Mariavittoria Mangini- featured in the forthcoming book Psychedelic Wisdom (0:42)Mariavittoria's first experiences at the age of 16 (2:17)Realizations about death and the change in life course (3:18)The effects on her life happiness (4:33) The Haight Ashbury free clinic – a barefoot patient and later a Chairman of the Board (6:38)Will the American experiment in democracy last? (10:00)The problem with unremitting negativity in the media (10:22)The dangers of political polarization (12:48)Is religion the source of moralizing divisions? (14:44)Has America ever been a theocracy? (17:01)The dawn of open discussion of psychedelics and radical social changes of the past 30 years (21:21) The role of community radio in a democracy (25:27)Why communities need elders (31:24)What's going on with elders who lack wisdom? (34:32)The lingering effects of racism and white supremacy (37:00)The appropriate age to introduce children to psychedelics in a post-legalization world (45:30)The legacy of Betty Eisner and the idea of "Matrix" (46:29)The idealized view of universal access to psychedelics (48:47)How "matrix" effects one's protocol for administering psychedelics (50:27)What were the Eleusinian mysteries? (53:23)Links and references:Psychedelic WisdomBetty Eisner- "Set, Setting, and Matrix"Stephen JenkinsonAnn ShulginThe Way of the Psychonaut- Mariavittoria's interviewMariavittoria's previous episode on MBHP: Thank you for reading Mind Body Health & Politics. This post is public so feel free to share it.Want the full transcript and episode videos? Join our Tribe!Have a Healing Story to Share?We'd love to hear from you on political and health issues, and are currently soliciting stories from individuals, couples, and families who would like to share their healing stories with psychedelics.Mind Body Health & Politics is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Mind Body Health & Politics at www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/subscribe

Today I am joined by Mary Dennett or should I say, Sister Mary Dennett MA, BSc (Ed) Grad Dip (Ed Admin). Mary is a Sister of Mercy with many years of experience in secondary education. She has attended the Earth Literacy Course in Genesis Farm, New Jersey, USA and Teilhard de Chardin's Prayer of the Universe and completed a MA in Culture and Spirituality at Holy Names University in California. In addition, she is my wife's auntie and is currently in palliative care in Melbourne, Australia. This was a privilege for me; talking to Mary at the end of her life at a young spritely 83 years old was beautiful and emotional. It has made me question many things in my life, and Mary has inspired me to value each day. It's hard to believe that Mary is in care; other than her lack of physicality, Mary is sharp, quick-witted and insightful about life. I hope you enjoy this episode. Sisters of Mercy https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sisters-of-Mercy Check us out at www.learningtodie.com.au for all episodes and links Contact us at ian@learningtodie.com.au   or ciaran@learningtodie.com.au.

Intro  Ingrid Moats Is CEO and Founder of Tampa Bay Test Prep she is a brilliant mathematician with a bright and bubbly personality. She has a degree from UC Berkeley in Mathematics, and a Masters in Education from Holy Names University. She received a perfect score 800 on her GRE Math.  She is a credentialed teacher in California and Florida. She has over 17  years of teaching, tutoring and helping with test preparation. Today we are talking about Math Competitions, the benefits of math competitions and how she got started in them, we also discuss how her parents inspired her in this journey of math, How she believes everyone is a math person and how training yourself to have the math eye can help you see what is unseen! Go grab.     Top three takeaways  Everyone is a math person we all just need to be trained to see what is unseen and develop a math eye. Without struggle we will never be able to create emotional resiliency.   Students can't reach their full potential until they see something more and higher.   When we try something hard and we don't make it the first time or first few times and we finally achieve it we get that inner satisfaction and a sense that we can accomplish anything.     Call to Action  Resources: https://tampabaytestprep.com/    Social Media Links  Website: https://tampabaytestprep.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TampaBayTestPrep/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tampabaytestprep/  Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ph/tampabaytestprep/_created/    What is Next!  Thank you for supporting this show by listening and sharing with friends! If you like this podcast please rate and write a review of how this show has impacted or helped you!   Great ratings will accelerate the show's visibility to the nation so others can learn more about homeschool and find quality curriculum and the potentially join the homeschool community thus change the face of education forever!!   Who would have thought that we could change the education world with a click and a share!  Also if you would like to hear more about any specific educational topic please email me at realedtalk@gmail.com I would love to support your families educational needs in all areas!!   Bex Buzzie  The Homeschool Advantage Podcast    

Today on The Neil Haley Show, Neil will interview Author and Song Writer/Musician Ron San Miguel. Ron San Miguel is a Singer/SongCatcher, recording artist, instructor of Yang Style T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Reiki practitioner, community activist, and career-long civil servant.  A Peace Warrior of Yaqui and Apache blood, Ron is a graduate of St. Joseph's Seminary College and has an M.A. in Culture & Spirituality from Holy Names University. Born in El Paso Texas, he currently resides in Oakland, California.

Today we are talking with one of the Bay Area's top-selling realtors as she teaches us how to "Get Our House In Order" and level up to homeownership. Felicia Duncan, MBA-educated top-producing Realtor, public speaker, educator, and author, was born in Oakland, CA, and continues to live and serve her hometown. She earned her B.A. in Human Resources and an M.B.A in Leadership and Development from Holy Names University. Felicia brings her clients a wealth of expertise on buying and selling in a fast-changing, highly volatile, and desirable market. For her, the work starts close to home. She takes her fiduciary responsibilities so earnestly that she advises community members on critical issues long before a property transaction is on the horizon. Felicia organizes panel discussions called "Getting Your House in Order" as a free service. "No one should face harm, upset or unnecessary loss because they were not prepared for the inevitable." In meeting with the public on matters of the gravest consequences –their finances, faith, will, and trusts– she provided calm guidance and vetted information. This contribution exemplifies her commitment to community well-being. Author of the soon-to-be-published "Get Your House in Order" (Winter 2021) and creator of the "So You Want to be a Realtor" teaching series, Felicia also volunteers with her local church and is an active member of the Oakland Berkeley Association of REALTORS® Community Foundation. She is also the proud mom of a young adult daughter in the tech industry. felicia@feliciaduncan.com | http://feliciaduncan.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/invisiblewomen/message

There are times we come across a song or rhyme we know students would enjoy, but we might not be sure where it fits in the curriculum. How can we step back and imagine musical possibilities? What if we were to treat songs like musical prompts? In this post we talked about some ways to explore one rhyme with several different pedagogical lenses. Today we'll do the same for a song, Sea Shell. Here's an example of how one song might be used for three different pedagogical outcomes and three different age groups. This also shows how we might approach the song in different areas of learning: The first activities are for students who don't know the song. The next two, it's expected that students would know the song already. The 2nd grade activities are in preparation, before students are aware of the notation and label for half note. The 3rd grade activities are in practice, after students consciously know low sol. Each grade objective includes student choice in the activities.Let's jump in! The SongThis song is sourced from the collection at Holy Names University. Echo Singing & Vocal ExplorationKindergarten / 1st Grade This activity is designed for young musical learners in the early grades. Before the Activity: Previous Knowledge and ExperienceThis activity doesn't require any previous knowledge or experience! Consider using this as an introduction to vocal exploration and add it to your collection of echo songs. Learning Experiences Experience #1: IntroduceIn this first learning experience, the teacher introduces the song through movement and active listening. Seated, the teacher sings the song and leads students in swaying side to side as they listen. In between rounds of the song, the teacher asks questions: “What is our song about?” “What do you think the sea shell is singing about?” “Wait, can sea shells actually sing?”Sing while moving hands like the waves of the ocean, showing the melodic contour of the song. Students echo each four-beat phrase with ocean movements.Sea shell, sea shell (sea shell sea shell), Sing a song for me (sing a song for me) Experience #2: Ocean Movements In this second experience, students extend their ocean movements and continue echoing the song. This learning experience is primarily a review and reinforcement of the previous class, giving students more opportunities to listen and move to the song.Review the previous class: Sing while moving hands like the waves of the ocean, showing the melodic contour of the song. Students echo each four-beat phrase with ocean movements.Sea shell, sea shell (sea shell sea shell), Sing a song for me (sing a song for me) “What if you could make your ocean movements while standing on your spot?” Repeat the activity with students echo singing and showing the melodic contour with stationary movement Experience #3: Whole-Class Pitch Exploration There are many possibilities for the pitch exploration here! Feel free to write your own on the board. Echo sing and move to the song as review “What do you think the sea shell's song sounded like?” Show several options of melodic contour on the board, and lead students in performing with vocals and movementsExperience #4: Partner Pitch Exploration Students have sung the song and explored many examples of pitch exploration. Now it's time for them to create their own sea shell songs. Asking for four different options encourages students to invent variations, instead of stopping after one idea.Echo sing and move to the song as review Review pitch exploration ideas on the board With their shoulder partner, students use a piece of yarn to create their own vocal explorations Ask students to come up with four different options Students take turns sharing their ideas with the class Half Note & Form 2nd Grade Many music curricula explore one sound over two beats in the 2nd grade year. The ocean theme of this song can make it convenient for exploring elongated sounds, like ocean waves. We can also experiment with the form of the song. Before the Activity: Previous Knowledge and ExperiencePrevious Knowledge: Before this activity, students should have conscious knowledge of steady beat, quarter notes, and eighth notes. Even though the activity focuses on one sound over two beats, students don't need to have conscious knowledge of half notes. In future classes, students will be introduced to the half note vocabulary and symbol we'll use in this class. Previous Experience: Students should have plenty of independent and collaborative experiences singing, playing instruments, speaking, moving, reading, writing, improvising, arranging, and aurally identifying the rhythmic set listed in the knowledge section above. For these activities, students should have heard the song before, though it does not need to be memorized for the first learning experiences. Learning ExperiencesExperience #1: Rhythm Movement In this first learning experience, students use movement to show the duration of the rhythm. This happens as a whole class at first, then with pairs of students. There is an opportunity for formative assessment as students tiptoe, step, and slide with a partner at the end of this experience. The teacher sings the song with movement directions for tiptoe, step, and slide. Students echo sing and move (locomotor or non-locomotor) Step step step step (students echo) Tiptoe tiptoe sliiiiiiide (students echo)Tiptoe tiptoe step step (students echo)Tiptoe tiptoe sliiiiiiide (students echo)The teacher sings the song on text. Students echo sing and move, translating to tiptoe, step, and sliding movements Sea shell sea shell (student sing text and step step step step)Sing a song for me (students sing text and tiptoe tiptoe sliiiiiiide) Sing about the ocean (students sing text and tiptoe tiptoe step step) Sing about the sea (students sing text and tiptoe tiptoe sliiiiiiide)Divide the class in half. One half sings and moves first, then pauses for the other partner to sing and echoExperience #2: Aurally Identify The movement work from the previous class is extended here, as the teacher takes away the movement directions and replaces them with an instrument or neutral syllable. Students use their aural awareness to identify one sound that lasts for two beats. Review previous class. Students echo sing the song on text“Let's take out the echo and sing it straight through.” Students sing the song straight through, without echoing.Students sing the whole song and clap the words, remaining seated Seated with their feet in front of them, students sing and put the rhythm of the words in their feetStudents stand, and sing the whole song while tiptoeing and stepping in open space As a B section, the teacher plays four or eight-beat rhythms on a recorder (or sings on a neutral syllable), using a combination of two sounds on a beat, one sound on a beat, or one sound elongated over two beats. Students echo move.Example: ta ta ta-a (students step step sliiiiiiide), ta-di ta-di ta-di ta (tiptoe tiptoe tiptoe step) ta-a ta-di ta (sliiiiiiide tiptoe step) ta-di ta-di ta-a (tiptoe tiptoe sliiiiiide)Students sing the song as they tiptoe, step, and slide back to their spots. “How many times do we slide in this song?” Students inner hear and pat a steady beat (we slide two times)“How many sounds do you hear in the word, ‘me'?” (one sound) “How many beats does it last?” Students sing and pat a steady beat (it lasts two beats) Experience #3: Visual & Form Students have identified one sound that lasts for two beats. Now they use their aural awareness and translate it to a visual representation of the rhythm. Iconic notation is used here to show the elongated sound. In later lessons, the label and symbol for a half note may be used. At the end of the learning experience, students mix up the form to create a new order of the song. Review previous experiences as necessary“Which phrases of the song have matching rhythms?” Students sing and pat a steady beat (phrases 2 and 4 have matching rhythms) Help the teacher put the phrases of the song in the correct order. “How do you know this is the correct answer? Talk to your shoulder partner.” Students explain their thinking, then share their answers as time allows “I'm tired of giving the correct answer all the time. Let's mix up the form so it's the incorrect answer.” Mix up the form to create new version of tiptoeing and sliding. Students speak the new combination while moving their feet in front of them (staying seated) or turning their fingers into people and moving on the floor in front of them. Repeat the activity, with students arranging the form for the classStudents repeat the activity with a partner and move around the room to their arrangement. Share combinations as time allows Low Sol & Partwork3rd Grade By the 3rd grade year, many students are ready to work on the extended pentatone, including low sol. As melodic vocabulary grows, students can apply their knowledge to their developing partwork skills. Before the Activity: Previous Knowledge and ExperiencePrevious Knowledge: Before this activity, students should have conscious knowledge of solfege pitches, do, re, mi, sol, la, low la, low sol. These learning experiences would fall in to the “practice” phase of learning. Previous Experience: This activity is for students who are ready to sing a bass line to a known song. Consider previous experiences students have had with bass lines and partner melodies to prepare them for these experiences. You can find more information about scaffolding vocal partwork skills here. Students should also already know the song for these experiences. Learning ExperiencesThese are adapted from the low sol concept plan in the 2021 - 2022 Planning Binder. Experience #1: Partner Melody & Movement In this learning experience, students listen to the new partner melody with the song. After hearing the melody, students learn it by rote through a combination of movement and aural skills. Aurally decoding the melody is one of the reasons this experience should fall in the practice phase of the learning process. When students have learned the melody, they sing it as the teacher sings the main song. Students walk in a circle, singing the song without teacher assistance“I'll try to mess you up this time. Listen to each other.” The teacher walks inside the circle in the opposite direction, singing the partner melody: Students sit in place. The teacher teaches the partner melody by rote. Students echo sing eight beats at a time, showing the high and low movements of the melodic contour The teacher sings eight beats at a time. Students echo on solfege with Curwen hand signs or with the movements they just created “Hey there, let me hear your song” (do do do do sol sol sol) “Hey there, then we'll sing along” (do do sol sol do do do) Students walk around in a circle, singing the partner melody without teacher assistance. The teacher walks around the inside of the circle singing the main melody of Sea Shell. Experience #2: PartworkThis lesson experience reviews the melody from the previous class, and expands partwork skills. Instead of the teacher singing one part and the whole class singing the other, students work toward partwork interdependence by dividing the partner melody and main melody between half the class. With a partner, students decide if they'll sing the partner melody on solfege with hand signs, or on text with movement that matches the melodic contour. Seated with their partner, students perform their choice, then switch jobsStudents walk around in a circle, singing the partner melody without teacher assistance. The teacher walks around the inside of the circle singing the main melody of Sea Shell. The teacher “tags” a few volunteers to be on the inside circle team and sing the main melody. The rest of the class continues to sing the partner melody. Continue tagging singers until the inside and outside groups are approximately even Experience #3: Transfer to Barred Instruments Students have already aurally identified low sol in the partner melody. When it's time to transfer their understanding to a barred instrument, students use their knowledge of steps and skips to identify low sol and figure out the partner melody by ear. With a partner, students decide if they'll sing the partner melody on solfege with hand signs, or on text with movement that matches the melodic contour.Seated with their partner, students perform their choice, then switch jobsUsing a barred instrument visual on the board, students work with their partner to figure out where do and low sol live if do is F. Students help the teacher notate the melody of the partner song on the boardStudents read the notation on the board, pointing to the notation or pointing to a barred instrument visual With a partner, students sit behind a barred instrument and figure out how to play the partner melody by ear. One partner plays and sings the partner melody. The student without mallets sings the main Sea Shell melody. Switch jobs. When we step back and look at our classroom materials as musical prompts, we see many pedagogical possibilities. Today we looked at how one song might be used for vocal exploration, half notes, and low sol. But there are so many more ways this song might be re-imagined in our teaching. There are many possibilities with one simple musical invitation!

There are times we come across a song or rhyme we know students would enjoy, but we might not be sure where it fits in the curriculum. How can we step back and imagine musical possibilities? What if we were to treat songs like musical prompts? In this post we talked about some ways to explore one rhyme with several different pedagogical lenses. Today we'll do the same for a song, Sea Shell. Here's an example of how one song might be used for three different pedagogical outcomes and three different age groups. This also shows how we might approach the song in different areas of learning: The first activities are for students who don't know the song. The next two, it's expected that students would know the song already. The 2nd grade activities are in preparation, before students are aware of the notation and label for half note. The 3rd grade activities are in practice, after students consciously know low sol. Each grade objective includes student choice in the activities.Let's jump in! The SongThis song is sourced from the collection at Holy Names University. Echo Singing & Vocal ExplorationKindergarten / 1st Grade This activity is designed for young musical learners in the early grades. Before the Activity: Previous Knowledge and ExperienceThis activity doesn't require any previous knowledge or experience! Consider using this as an introduction to vocal exploration and add it to your collection of echo songs. Learning Experiences Experience #1: IntroduceIn this first learning experience, the teacher introduces the song through movement and active listening. Seated, the teacher sings the song and leads students in swaying side to side as they listen. In between rounds of the song, the teacher asks questions: “What is our song about?” “What do you think the sea shell is singing about?” “Wait, can sea shells actually sing?”Sing while moving hands like the waves of the ocean, showing the melodic contour of the song. Students echo each four-beat phrase with ocean movements.Sea shell, sea shell (sea shell sea shell), Sing a song for me (sing a song for me) Experience #2: Ocean Movements In this second experience, students extend their ocean movements and continue echoing the song. This learning experience is primarily a review and reinforcement of the previous class, giving students more opportunities to listen and move to the song.Review the previous class: Sing while moving hands like the waves of the ocean, showing the melodic contour of the song. Students echo each four-beat phrase with ocean movements.Sea shell, sea shell (sea shell sea shell), Sing a song for me (sing a song for me) “What if you could make your ocean movements while standing on your spot?” Repeat the activity with students echo singing and showing the melodic contour with stationary movement Experience #3: Whole-Class Pitch Exploration There are many possibilities for the pitch exploration here! Feel free to write your own on the board. Echo sing and move to the song as review “What do you think the sea shell's song sounded like?” Show several options of melodic contour on the board, and lead students in performing with vocals and movementsExperience #4: Partner Pitch Exploration Students have sung the song and explored many examples of pitch exploration. Now it's time for them to create their own sea shell songs. Asking for four different options encourages students to invent variations, instead of stopping after one idea.Echo sing and move to the song as review Review pitch exploration ideas on the board With their shoulder partner, students use a piece of yarn to create their own vocal explorations Ask students to come up with four different options Students take turns sharing their ideas with the class Half Note & Form 2nd Grade Many music curricula explore one sound over two beats in the 2nd grade year. The ocean theme of this song can make it convenient for exploring elongated sounds, like ocean waves. We can also experiment with the form of the song. Before the Activity: Previous Knowledge and ExperiencePrevious Knowledge: Before this activity, students should have conscious knowledge of steady beat, quarter notes, and eighth notes. Even though the activity focuses on one sound over two beats, students don't need to have conscious knowledge of half notes. In future classes, students will be introduced to the half note vocabulary and symbol we'll use in this class. Previous Experience: Students should have plenty of independent and collaborative experiences singing, playing instruments, speaking, moving, reading, writing, improvising, arranging, and aurally identifying the rhythmic set listed in the knowledge section above. For these activities, students should have heard the song before, though it does not need to be memorized for the first learning experiences. Learning ExperiencesExperience #1: Rhythm Movement In this first learning experience, students use movement to show the duration of the rhythm. This happens as a whole class at first, then with pairs of students. There is an opportunity for formative assessment as students tiptoe, step, and slide with a partner at the end of this experience. The teacher sings the song with movement directions for tiptoe, step, and slide. Students echo sing and move (locomotor or non-locomotor) Step step step step (students echo) Tiptoe tiptoe sliiiiiiide (students echo)Tiptoe tiptoe step step (students echo)Tiptoe tiptoe sliiiiiiide (students echo)The teacher sings the song on text. Students echo sing and move, translating to tiptoe, step, and sliding movements Sea shell sea shell (student sing text and step step step step)Sing a song for me (students sing text and tiptoe tiptoe sliiiiiiide) Sing about the ocean (students sing text and tiptoe tiptoe step step) Sing about the sea (students sing text and tiptoe tiptoe sliiiiiiide)Divide the class in half. One half sings and moves first, then pauses for the other partner to sing and echoExperience #2: Aurally Identify The movement work from the previous class is extended here, as the teacher takes away the movement directions and replaces them with an instrument or neutral syllable. Students use their aural awareness to identify one sound that lasts for two beats. Review previous class. Students echo sing the song on text“Let's take out the echo and sing it straight through.” Students sing the song straight through, without echoing.Students sing the whole song and clap the words, remaining seated Seated with their feet in front of them, students sing and put the rhythm of the words in their feetStudents stand, and sing the whole song while tiptoeing and stepping in open space As a B section, the teacher plays four or eight-beat rhythms on a recorder (or sings on a neutral syllable), using a combination of two sounds on a beat, one sound on a beat, or one sound elongated over two beats. Students echo move.Example: ta ta ta-a (students step step sliiiiiiide), ta-di ta-di ta-di ta (tiptoe tiptoe tiptoe step) ta-a ta-di ta (sliiiiiiide tiptoe step) ta-di ta-di ta-a (tiptoe tiptoe sliiiiiide)Students sing the song as they tiptoe, step, and slide back to their spots. “How many times do we slide in this song?” Students inner hear and pat a steady beat (we slide two times)“How many sounds do you hear in the word, ‘me'?” (one sound) “How many beats does it last?” Students sing and pat a steady beat (it lasts two beats) Experience #3: Visual & Form Students have identified one sound that lasts for two beats. Now they use their aural awareness and translate it to a visual representation of the rhythm. Iconic notation is used here to show the elongated sound. In later lessons, the label and symbol for a half note may be used. At the end of the learning experience, students mix up the form to create a new order of the song. Review previous experiences as necessary“Which phrases of the song have matching rhythms?” Students sing and pat a steady beat (phrases 2 and 4 have matching rhythms) Help the teacher put the phrases of the song in the correct order. “How do you know this is the correct answer? Talk to your shoulder partner.” Students explain their thinking, then share their answers as time allows “I'm tired of giving the correct answer all the time. Let's mix up the form so it's the incorrect answer.” Mix up the form to create new version of tiptoeing and sliding. Students speak the new combination while moving their feet in front of them (staying seated) or turning their fingers into people and moving on the floor in front of them. Repeat the activity, with students arranging the form for the classStudents repeat the activity with a partner and move around the room to their arrangement. Share combinations as time allows Low Sol & Partwork3rd Grade By the 3rd grade year, many students are ready to work on the extended pentatone, including low sol. As melodic vocabulary grows, students can apply their knowledge to their developing partwork skills. Before the Activity: Previous Knowledge and ExperiencePrevious Knowledge: Before this activity, students should have conscious knowledge of solfege pitches, do, re, mi, sol, la, low la, low sol. These learning experiences would fall in to the “practice” phase of learning. Previous Experience: This activity is for students who are ready to sing a bass line to a known song. Consider previous experiences students have had with bass lines and partner melodies to prepare them for these experiences. You can find more information about scaffolding vocal partwork skills here. Students should also already know the song for these experiences. Learning ExperiencesThese are adapted from the low sol concept plan in the 2021 - 2022 Planning Binder. Experience #1: Partner Melody & Movement In this learning experience, students listen to the new partner melody with the song. After hearing the melody, students learn it by rote through a combination of movement and aural skills. Aurally decoding the melody is one of the reasons this experience should fall in the practice phase of the learning process. When students have learned the melody, they sing it as the teacher sings the main song. Students walk in a circle, singing the song without teacher assistance“I'll try to mess you up this time. Listen to each other.” The teacher walks inside the circle in the opposite direction, singing the partner melody: Students sit in place. The teacher teaches the partner melody by rote. Students echo sing eight beats at a time, showing the high and low movements of the melodic contour The teacher sings eight beats at a time. Students echo on solfege with Curwen hand signs or with the movements they just created “Hey there, let me hear your song” (do do do do sol sol sol) “Hey there, then we'll sing along” (do do sol sol do do do) Students walk around in a circle, singing the partner melody without teacher assistance. The teacher walks around the inside of the circle singing the main melody of Sea Shell. Experience #2: PartworkThis lesson experience reviews the melody from the previous class, and expands partwork skills. Instead of the teacher singing one part and the whole class singing the other, students work toward partwork interdependence by dividing the partner melody and main melody between half the class. With a partner, students decide if they'll sing the partner melody on solfege with hand signs, or on text with movement that matches the melodic contour. Seated with their partner, students perform their choice, then switch jobsStudents walk around in a circle, singing the partner melody without teacher assistance. The teacher walks around the inside of the circle singing the main melody of Sea Shell. The teacher “tags” a few volunteers to be on the inside circle team and sing the main melody. The rest of the class continues to sing the partner melody. Continue tagging singers until the inside and outside groups are approximately even Experience #3: Transfer to Barred Instruments Students have already aurally identified low sol in the partner melody. When it's time to transfer their understanding to a barred instrument, students use their knowledge of steps and skips to identify low sol and figure out the partner melody by ear. With a partner, students decide if they'll sing the partner melody on solfege with hand signs, or on text with movement that matches the melodic contour.Seated with their partner, students perform their choice, then switch jobsUsing a barred instrument visual on the board, students work with their partner to figure out where do and low sol live if do is F. Students help the teacher notate the melody of the partner song on the boardStudents read the notation on the board, pointing to the notation or pointing to a barred instrument visual With a partner, students sit behind a barred instrument and figure out how to play the partner melody by ear. One partner plays and sings the partner melody. The student without mallets sings the main Sea Shell melody. Switch jobs. When we step back and look at our classroom materials as musical prompts, we see many pedagogical possibilities. Today we looked at how one song might be used for vocal exploration, half notes, and low sol. But there are so many more ways this song might be re-imagined in our teaching. There are many possibilities with one simple musical invitation!

Danny Ourian, M.A., is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant® with the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. Coach Dan is currently an Affiliate Faculty member and Placement Coordinator with Holy Names University's Sport and Performance Psychology Department. Dan earned his Master's degree in Sport Psychology from John F. Kennedy University, where he completed a research thesis on Emotional Regulation among HS Basketball Coaches and created a mental skill training curriculum entitled “Hoops Minded.” Dan has since started a private practice of the same name and has worked as a Workshop Facilitator for Positive Coaching Alliance and as the head boys Varsity basketball coach at College Preparatory school in Oakland. Website: https://www.hoopsminded.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/dannyhoops Instagram: https://instagram.com/hoopsminded

Juli Maxworthy, DNP, PhD(c), MSN, MBA, RN, CNL, CPHQ, CPPS, CHSE, FNAP, FSSH is an academic, innovator, and collaborator in the field of nursing practice, with the goal to use innovative practices and technology to improve health care delivery. She has been a nurse for over 30 years in healthcare and began her career as a critical care nurse in an open heart and trauma unit. After her last clinical position as VP of Quality and Risk at a District hospital, she made the leap into academia full time by accepting a tenure-earning position at the University of San Francisco (USF), her alma mater. Her roles at USF have included teaching in the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)/Executive Leadership DNP and Healthcare Simulation programs, Director of the Healthcare Simulation Program, and Chair of the Healthcare Leadership and Innovations Department. Dr. Maxworthy recently concluded a term as the Vice President on the International Board of Directors of Sigma Theta Tau (an international honor society of nursing with 135,000 members), has been an active member for many years and serving in multiple roles at the local, regional, and international level. In 2008, she founded a successful consulting firm (WithMax Consulting Inc.) that provides healthcare consulting services. Over the past decade, Dr. Maxworthy has become very involved in healthcare simulation, which is an experiential learning methodology that healthcare professionals utilize to improve outcomes and to simulate processes that identify issues without causing harm. She currently serves as the Immediate Past President of the International Board of Directors for the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH). She has led the revision of accreditation standards on two occasions, is an accreditation Program reviewer, is one of the editors of the leading healthcare simulation textbook Defining Excellence in Simulation Programs, and has written multiple articles, chapters, and textbooks on a variety of subjects. In 2017, she was inducted into the inaugural class of the SSH Fellows Academy. In March of 2020, she was inducted as a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice. Dr. Maxworthy obtained her DNP from the University of San Francisco, with a focus on Healthcare Systems Leadership with a concentration in quality and patient safety, MSN and MBA from Holy Names University, and BSN from California State University Hayward. She holds certifications as a Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL), Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS), and a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE).

In this episode of “The Journey of My Mother's Son” podcast, I sit down to talk with Rachel Folden. Rachel Folden is a minor league Hitting Coach in professional baseball, the first female to hold such a position in her organization. Folden also launched EliteFastpitch.tv, the most comprehensive hitting drill library available for softball players. Now players from around the world can train with Rachel Folden and her team at Folden Fastpitch. Folden Fastpitch also partners with Elite Baseball Training to provide hitting consultation for baseball and softball teams at the professional, college, high school and travel ball level. Folden and her team put on numerous camps and clinics across the country, primarily in the skills of hitting and catching. A former professional softball player in the NPF (National Pro Fastpitch), Folden retired after the 2012 season, after 5 years in the NPF. Folden played for two professional teams, the Carolina Diamonds in 2012, and the Chicago Bandits from 2008-2012. She finished her career with 41 home runs, 122 RBI, 101 walks, and 28 doubles, which are all-time top 10 marks. She was the Rookie of the Year in 2008, a 4-time All-NPF Catcher, and the 2011 Offensive Player of the Year. She won two NPF Championships with the Bandits in 2008 and 2011. Folden was drafted out of Marshall University in Huntington, WV. At Marshall, Folden was a 4-time NFCA Division I All-American. Folden currently holds Marshall career records in batting average (.405), hits (266), home runs (58), RBI (196), total bases (505), and walks (143).  She is also 2nd all-time at MU in runs scored (169), and doubles (63).  She is the career leader in C-USA in batting average (.405) and slugging percentage (.811). Folden was an Assistant Coach at Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, IN in 2009-2010. Prior to coaching at Valparaiso, Folden was a graduate assistant coach at Holy Names University in Oakland, CA. In her one year at HNU, Folden helped the team to a Cal-Pac championship in only its second year of existence. HNU also had the Cal-Pac Pitcher of the Year, Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Coaching Staff of the Year during Folden's tenure. Folden was also the head coach at Encinal High School in Alameda, CA in 2009. She guided an Encinal team that finished fourth in the Bay Shore League with 15 wins, 9 of those coming during league play, when they had won 4 total games the year before. Rachel Folden is originally from Azusa, CA and graduated from Diamond Bar High School in Diamond Bar, CA where she had a standout career and had her jersey retired. Folden graduated from Marshall University with a bachelor's degree in History, and was inducted into the Marshall Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019. Folden lives with her two dogs, Hank and Jack.

In today's episode we talk to Danny Ourian on how athletes can effectively handle pressure in their sport. Danny Ourian, M.A., is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant® with the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. "Coach Dan" is currently an Affiliate Faculty member and Placement Coordinator with Holy Names University's Sport and Performance Psychology Department. Dan earned his Master's degree in Sport Psychology from John F. Kennedy University, where he completed a research thesis on Emotional Regulation among HS Basketball Coaches and created a mental skill training curriculum entitled “Hoops Minded.” Dan has since started a private practice of the same name and has worked as a Workshop Facilitator for Positive Coaching Alliance and as the head boys Varsity basketball coach at College Preparatory school in Oakland. Where you can find Danny Ourian Danny Ourian (@dannyhoops) / Twitter hoopsminded.com Hoops Minded (@hoopsminded) • Instagram photos and videos Where you can find Mental Performance Coach Gladine Frasso and book her for one on one sessions Instagram Twitter Website Where you can find Professional Skills and Development Coach David Anderson Instagram Website

Myles Coston is a former college baseball player at Fresno State, North Carolina State, & Holy Names University in Oakland, CA, where he is now obtaining his master's degree in Counseling Psychology! Myles credits his growth as a young man to his high school, De La Salle. He says the all-boys school not only prepared him to be the best student-athlete he could be, but also the best man he could be. Myles shares with us how he started playing baseball, his decision to transfer, playing a "white" sport, and more! https://anchor.fm/samarie/subscribe Website: speakyourtruth.live IG: speakyourtruth_pod Twitter: syt_podcast || Connect with Myles on IG!: @myles_coston --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/samarie/message

In this episode @TinkerGolfman and @eeeeeloy talk about the GOLF BETTOR app, the latest PGA Tour event, The Bermuda Championship and congratulate Lucas Herbert on his first PGA Tour Win. We also interview former Pro Golf Competitor on the China and Mackenzie Tours, Eric Frazzetta, now the Head Coach of the Men's and Women's Golf Program at Holy Names Univeristy in Oakland, CA. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sandyparclub/support

Ryan Pho is a former D2 Collegiate Baseball player at Holy Names University, and he is the founder of Psychathletes. Psychathletes is a content organization driven to provide mental health and performance resources in sport to athletes who have had said resources hidden from them due to cultural stigma surrounding mental health, affordability, and overall lack of awareness. Psychathletes specializes in the production and distribution of easily digestible mental performance content through audio media platforms such as Anchor, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify, and social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook. In this episode, Ryan shares stories about...his high school & collegiate baseball careera freshman baseball game that changed his trajectoryself-doubt and a possible solutionpurpose in lifehis organization, Psychathletes Follow Psychathletes & Ryan at the links below:WebsiteFacebook pageInstagramDiscordPodcast 

This week we revisit a wonderful guest on my series "Confessions of the Psychedelic Elders" (please subscribe and review) with an old acquaintance (and neighbor of mine in Mendocino County) – Mariavittoria Mangini, PhD, FNP. Mangini is the author of the forward for the newly released volume of Sasha Shulgin's pharmacology lectures: The Nature of Drugs, and has written extensively on the impact of psychedelic experiences in shaping the lives of her contemporaries. Her particular interest is in the history of women in this field. In addition to her personal confessions, she will be telling us about her upcoming doctoral class at the California Institute for Integral Studies this fall on women and psychedelics.Mangini has also worked closely with many of the most distinguished investigators in this field and is a founder of the Women's Visionary Council, a nonprofit organization that supports investigations into non-ordinary forms of consciousness and organizes gatherings of researchers, healers, artists, and activists whose work explores these states.Her long history with the Haight Ashbury Free Clinic includes having been a barefoot patient, a lead clinician in the medical section, and the chair of the Board of Directors – all in the same lifetime. She has been a Family Nurse Midwife for 35 years, and was in primary care practice with Frank Lucido MD, one of the pioneers of the medical cannabis movement, for 25 years. Their practice was one of the first to implement the California Compassionate Use Act of 1996, the first state medical cannabis initiative. She is Professor Emerita of Nursing at Holy Names University in Oakland. Her current project is the development of a Thanatology program for the study of death and dying.

This week I continue my series of Confessions of the Psychedelic Elders (please subscribe and review) with an old acquaintance (and neighbor of mine in Mendocino County) – Mariavittoria Mangini, PhD, FNP. Mangini is the author of the forward for the newly released volume of Sasha Shulgin's pharmacology lectures: The Nature of Drugs, and has written extensively on the impact of psychedelic experiences in shaping the lives of her contemporaries. Her particular interest is in the history of women in this field. In addition to her personal confessions, she will be telling us about her upcoming doctoral class at the California Institute for Integral Studies this fall on women and psychedelics.Mangini has also worked closely with many of the most distinguished investigators in this field and is a founder of the Women's Visionary Council, a nonprofit organization that supports investigations into non-ordinary forms of consciousness and organizes gatherings of researchers, healers, artists, and activists whose work explores these states.Her long history with the Haight Ashbury Free Clinic includes having been a barefoot patient, a lead clinician in the medical section, and the chair of the Board of Directors – all in the same lifetime. She has been a Family Nurse Midwife for 35 years, and was in primary care practice with Frank Lucido MD, one of the pioneers of the medical cannabis movement, for 25 years. Their practice was one of the first to implement the California Compassionate Use Act of 1996, the first state medical cannabis initiative. She is Professor Emerita of Nursing at Holy Names University in Oakland. Her current project is the development of a Thanatology program for the study of death and dying.

This week I continue my series of Confessions of the Psychedelic Elders (please subscribe and review) with an old acquaintance (and neighbor of mine in Mendocino County) – Mariavittoria Mangini, PhD, FNP. Mangini is the author of the forward for the newly released volume of Sasha Shulgin's pharmacology lectures: The Nature of Drugs, and has written extensively on the impact of psychedelic experiences in shaping the lives of her contemporaries. Her particular interest is in the history of women in this field. In addition to her personal confessions, she will be telling us about her upcoming doctoral class at the California Institute for Integral Studies this fall on women and psychedelics.Mangini has also worked closely with many of the most distinguished investigators in this field and is a founder of the Women's Visionary Council, a nonprofit organization that supports investigations into non-ordinary forms of consciousness and organizes gatherings of researchers, healers, artists, and activists whose work explores these states.Her long history with the Haight Ashbury Free Clinic includes having been a barefoot patient, a lead clinician in the medical section, and the chair of the Board of Directors – all in the same lifetime. She has been a Family Nurse Midwife for 35 years, and was in primary care practice with Frank Lucido MD, one of the pioneers of the medical cannabis movement, for 25 years. Their practice was one of the first to implement the California Compassionate Use Act of 1996, the first state medical cannabis initiative. She is Professor Emerita of Nursing at Holy Names University in Oakland. Her current project is the development of a Thanatology program for the study of death and dying.

Un día después de conocer las sanciones impuestas por Estados Unidos al ministro cubano de las fuerzas armadas y a un cuerpo militar de élite, analizamos la evolución de las relaciones entre Washington y La Habana con Arturo López Levy, profesor de Relaciones Internacionales en la Holy Names University, en California. También les hablamos hoy del aumento de las llegadas de personas al Reino Unido a través del Canal de la Mancha, de lo cerca que está Chile de legalizar el matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo, y miramos a Colombia y a México. Escuchar audio

Alison Pope-Rhodius is a professor of Applied Sport and Performance Psychology and a Program Director at Holy Names University in California. She is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant and the co-editor of Excelling in Sport Psychology: Planning, Preparing, and Executing Applied Work. As an expert in this field, Alison got to travel the world working with elite archers and coaches, culminating in working with the U.S. team and U.K. number one archer at the 2004 Olympics. She has been an active member of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) for many years and was made a Fellow in 2018.  Alison brings an approachable understanding of what the growth mindset is and how athletes can use it to their advantage. In our conversation, we talk about: Details of what a growth mindset is Common pitfalls to avoid How to recognize when you are in a fixed mindset Tips for practicing this technique Alison also shares about the power of controlling the elements that you can, and letting go of the rest. Links & Resources from the Show: Follow Alison on Twitter Read more on the growth mindset Additional podcast on mastering your mindset Get our free mindset email series! Thank you to XOSKIN for sponsoring this episode, who’s offering 20% off with code ‘SR’ at checkout! I was introduced to this company a few months ago and have been impressed with the quality of the shorts, socks, and shirt that I’ve been wearing. They’re soon launching a men’s base liner and women’s lightweight shorts. To be the first to know when the new items are launched, follow them on social media at @xoskinusa. XOSKIN is the only seamless athletic apparel brand in the United States, using 3-dimensional knit structures and their patented materials (PTFE and Copper) to create apparel with superior wicking and drying capabilities that work in all kinds of environments and conditions. Their apparel has been used in some of the most challenging races in the world, from Death Valley in the middle of summer, to the sub-zero temperatures of the Arctic.  XOSKIN’s material feels great against the skin and the fit is so comfortable you’ll forget you’re even wearing it.  Their patented materials are your best defense against chafing, blisters, hot spots and odor.  Unlike most technology in athletic apparel which is gone after a few washes, XOSKIN’s RapiDriCopper™ technology is molecularly boned to the fiber and won’t wash out. Be sure to check out XOSKIN to see all of their shirts, tights, socks, compression sleeves, and more. Their clothes are made for both men and women so you’re sure to find something that suits your needs. Use code SR (not case sensitive) to get 20% off your order!

Dr. Sheila Smith McKoy, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Holy Names University joined the podcast to talk about their Parent Promise Program, the growing trend of multi-generational simultaneous attendance, and the value of creative parent marketing.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, through HNU’s Parent Promise Program, up to two parents or guardians of enrolled students can register for two free undergraduate courses. While this feels like a really clever marketing campaign, it’s also intended to serve as a real enrollment driver.

Paul has been an active musician in the Central Valley since 1981. A graduate in Music Education from the University of the Pacific and a Music Master’s Degree from Holy Names University, Paul served for 27 years as third French Horn with the Stockton Symphony under Maestros Kyung Soo Won and Peter Jaffe. He has conducted dozens of musicals at Stockton Civic Theater, Delta College, Lincoln, Tokay, and Saint Mary’s High School. He has received two Sarta Elly Awards for outstanding musical direction as well as numerous Willie Awards. As a performer he was last seen as the “Ghostbusters Guy” and “Robin” with the Stockton Symphony. His acting credits include Albin in La Cage Aux Folles at That’s Showbiz and Adolpho Perelli in Sweeney Todd at Stockton Civic Theater. He has taught orchestra, choir and classroom music in Lincoln Unified for 32 years. He currently has two middle school and three high school choirs! Once a month Paul teaches music class to the homeless at Saint Mary’s Dining Hall. He and his wife Dominee were awarded the Star Award by the Stockton Arts Commission in 2018. They have two daughters, Alyssa and Ashley and one son in law, Garrett! 

In this week's episode, I interview Leticia Vieira from Brazil. Leticia moved to the US in 2011 to play college tennis. She went to College of the Desert then transferred to Holy Names University. She explains why she took a year off the tennis team and how that led her to transfer to a four-year university. Leticia also talks about transferring from a junior college to a university, getting knee surgery, returning home after years, and much more.

Kini Chang is a practicing Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Oakland, CA. Her passion and expertise is in intergenerational trauma, addressing systemic and historical trauma experienced by communities of color. She prides herself in a holistic approach to treatment where her modalities and interventions support and heal the whole person. She is also an Adjunct Professor of Psychology where she teaches graduate and undergraduate students at Holy Names University, Golden Gate University, and Ohlone College. In previous podcast episodes, Whytli, along with many other guests, have briefly mentioned that they went through EMDR therapy when healing from their traumas. In this week's episode, we have EMDR therapist, Kini Chang, here to dive deeper into the subject, explaining what EMDR actually is, how it works, the healing benefits, and what a session might entail. Kini shares how she processed her own childhood trauma going through EMDR sessions. After the fact, she decided she wanted to one day specialize in EMDR therapy. Kini covers the following topics:How she healed her abandonment issues through EMDR therapyWhat an EMDR session generally entails Addressing disassociation in trauma workAttachment-Focused EMDR vs. Intergenerational EMDRSelf care post-therapy sessionTriggers and retraumatizationBuilding in coping skills that stimulate happy hormonesCoping with 2020Tune in to hear it all from Kini herself!!//Resources:Better Help -- Online Counseling ServicesPsychology Today -- Find a Therapist//Connect with Kini & her work:Website: kinichang.comInstagram: @wellnesswithkini//Song: Scars to Your Beautiful by Alessia Cara//Follow along with the rest of my journey.Instagram: @whytli@inthewakewithwhytliFacebook: Whytli RogersTwitter: @whytliTikTok: @whytliPinterest: WhytliLinkedIn: Whytli RogersWebsite: whytli.comContact me here.Support the show (https://paypal.me/whytli?locale.x=en_US)

On today's episode of The MoneyBall Podcast, we will focus on the transition process of Coach Brittani Burgess from Holy Names University. A Maryland Native and UMBC Grad, coach Burgess has made a great impact on the lives student athletes on and off the court. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/will-thomas4/support

Dr. Lauren S. Tashman, CMPC is a Performance Coach based in New York City. Through her private practice, Align Performance, LLC, she works with clients on mindset, leadership, and team/organization culture. She is also a Master Coach with Valor Performance, providing leadership and performance coaching to ignite and sustain peak performance. Lauren received her PhD in Educational Psychology with a major in Sport Psychology from Florida State University while also researching expert performance in SWAT police officers and critical care nurses under the direction of Drs. K. Anders Ericsson, David Eccles, and Paul Ward. She has almost 20 years experience performance coaching, with diverse clients in sport including 6 years at the international/Olympic level as well as clients outside of sport in various sectors of business, tech, law, healthcare, and the performing arts.  Lauren was a professor in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology at Barry University for almost 8 years and continues to teach and mentor graduate students for John F. Kennedy University and Holy Names University. She has co-edited three books and has delivered workshops, webinars, seminars, lectures, and panels both nationally and internationally to a wide variety of audiences. She is also the co-host of The Path Distilled podcast which aims to explore diverse stories of success, failure, and greatness as well as examine the development of and science behind high performance. In this podcast, Lauren and Cindra talk: How to manage the emotional rollercoaster of 2020 and as an entrepreneur Ways to “play bigger” when we feel like we are “playing it safe” 3 pillars of developing culture How leaders can craft their own identity The power of values based leadership vs. emotional based leadership HIGH PERFORMANCE MINDSET SHOWNOTES FOR THIS EPISODE: www.cindrakamphoff.com/Lauren HOW TO ENTER THE PODCAST GIVEAWAY TO WIN $500 CASH: www.drcindra.com/giveaway FB COMMUNITY FOR THE HPM PODCAST: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2599776723457390/ FOLLOW CINDRA ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/cindrakamphoff/ FOLLOW CINDRA ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/mentally_strong Love the show? Rate and review the show for Cindra to mention you on the next episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/high-performance-mindset-learn-from-world-class-leaders/id1034819901          

Aiden McIntyre demonstrates that his identity is more than a professional baseball player. McIntyre is a pitcher within the Oakland Athletics farm system. Learn about how he faced and responded to adversity in his path to getting drafted by the A's in 2018 from Holy Names University. He showcases how he's learned from his journey and continues to evolve himself to be more than the athlete he is! The conversation spans from training, social media, nutrition, and other sports that Aiden tackles in his appreciation for his story! Follow him on Instagram: aidenmcintyre_ Follow him on Twitter: @A_McIntyre50 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/athleteevolved/support

In this episode, Chris Oetinger, the head coach of both the men's and women's golf teams at Holy Names University in the San Francisco Bay Area, shares his perspective of the college golf recruitment process and what coaches are looking for in aspiring collegiate golfers. Before becoming a college golf coach, Chris was a great collegiate and professional player, winning 2 NCAA tournaments and 17 NCAA top tens. He also won 12 times on the professional Pepsi tour and holds a course record of 63 at a course in the Bay Area!If you, or your young golfer is on the road map towards college golf, then this episode will help answer many of the questions your have!In this episode we cover:Chris' playing experienceThe college golf recruitment processScholarshipsUnderstanding the difference between D1, D2, and D3 schoolsWhat college coaches are looking for in a playerHow to contact coachesHow to make sure coaches are following you and tracking your results

This episode features an interview with Suzanne Tindall, an interfaith minister, hospice chaplain, and Certified Spiritual Director. Our discussion presents a short introduction to spiritual direction and how it differs from other forms of spiritual care.  Suzanne Tindall holds a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from California State University and a Master of Arts in Culture and  Spirituality from Holy Names University. She is an ordained interfaith minister and a Certified Spiritual Director through the Chaplaincy Institute.

Apple Podcasts Rate and Review for SpotOn Our first guest in today’s episode Soraya Wright, is a Risk Management Executive with over 30 years of experience managing complex risks for global businesses. She leverages her experience to identify and evaluate enterprise risks and determine appropriate mitigation and risk finance strategies to protect an organization’s earnings and reputation. Soraya is Founder o f SMW Risk Management Consulting LLC. Her previous executive positions include VP- Global Risk Management & Crisis Management at The Clorox Company, where she was responsible for leading the company’s enterprise risk management program, global insurance strategy, crisis management and business continuity for worldwide operations; President-Board of Directors of the company’s captive insurance subsidiary, which she formed; and, VP- Enterprise Risk Management at Target, where she was recruited to launch the strategy and centralized oversight of the company’s post-breach enterprise risk management program. In each role, Soraya advised C-Level executives on smart risk taking and presented her findings to the Board of Directors. Soraya is a champion for diversity and inclusion, leveraging her influence to develop strategies, change policies, establish protocols and implement practices that enable organizations to drive success through diversity and inclusion efforts. Soraya served on the Diversity Advisory Board at Clorox, Co-led an African American Employee Resource Group (ERG) and served on a Women’s ERG Leadership Team. She currently serves on the Risk & Insurance Management Society’s (RIMS) Diversity and Inclusion Council and is sought out as a key-note speaker on diversity matters. Soraya received her BA in Business Administration & Economics from Holy Names University. She is a member of the Executive Leadership Council (ELC). In December 2015, Soraya was named by Business Insurance as a “Woman to Watch.” Deidre Wright is the CEO of Strategic Stories, she is a Diversity & Inclusion Award Winner and Board Advisor for Juniper Labs. She's a frequent public speaker; including at events with Barack Obama and Colin Powell. Deidre's been featured in Essence.com, Savoy Magazine and viral LinkedIn posts with over 77,000 views.   She provides personal branding consulting to underrepresented professionals to turn them into industry celebrities. Her insurance industry experience includes previously leading Business Insurance’s Diversity & Inclusion Institute as Director of Engagement & Marketing; where she developed strategies, partnerships & Public Relations in order to collaboratively promote diversity & inclusion. Her brokerage experience includes managing complex accounts for Marsh’s San Francisco Global Risk Management and Aon’s Atlanta National Casualty divisions.  Deidre has served as Co-Chair of San Francisco's Dive In Fest, NAAIA’s Emerging Leaders Committee; and as a member of RIMS Rising Risk Professionals Board. Connect with Saroya Wright: Soraya M. Wright San Francisco Bay Area, CA soraya.wright@smwrisk.com www.smwrisk.com Sorayawright.com  510-499-3886 www.linkedin.com/in/sorayamwright  Twitter: @MsRoyaW Instagram: @msroyaw Facebook: www.facebook.com/soraya.wright Connect with Diedre Wright: Founder of Strategic Stories LLC  (415) 669-4910 hello@deidrewright.com www.linkedin.com/in/deidrewright  Twitter: @deidrewrite Instagram: @deidrewrite Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deidrewrite/   This episode was brought to you by….. Insurance Licensing Services of America (ILSA), America’s Premier Insurance Compliance and Licensing experts. To learn more about ILSA and their services, visit ILSAinc.com. Connect, Learn, Share Thank you for joining us on this week’s episode of Spot On Insurance. For more resources and episodes, visit SpotOnInsurance.com. Subscribe so you never miss an episode. Love what you’re learning, Spot Light your review on Apple Podcasts Rate and Review For SpotOn and share your favorite episodes with friends and colleagues!

Have you joined the Facebook group? https://www.facebook.com/groups/aliferedesigned/ (https://www.facebook.com/groups/aliferedesigned/) Comments, ideas, thoughts? email me at shelly@shellydrymon.com Lisa Z. Lindahl is the author of Unleash The Girls, an artist, entrepreneur, and woman’s health advocate. In addition to inventing the sports bra in 1977, she patented a medical garment for breast cancer survivors in 2000.  In 1991, she joined the Board of Directors of the Epilepsy Foundation as the first board member suffering from Epilepsy.  Lisa has served on numerous other boards and community organizations, from educational organizations to land trusts, and received multiple awards and distinctions for her work, including:  The National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee Congressional Commendation from the 106 U.S. Congress by Senator James Jefford Boss of the Year nominee by Sporting Goods Manufacturers’ Association. Entrepreneur of the Year nominee by Inc. Magazine. Hall of Fame inductee, Epilepsy Foundation of Vermont   She has a B.S. in Education from the University of Vermont, a Master of Arts in Culture and Spirituality from Holy Names University in California, and is a graduate of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies Program of Advanced Initiations. Lisa is the author of Unleash the Girls and Beauty as Action. She lives in Charleston, South Carolina and Colchester, Vt. For more information please consult:  (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.lisalindahl.com_&d=DwMFaQ&c=gOrgfQB8xVH7F0lP7MQhi8CyVXMBvYqNyP3LuSSb8Lw&r=01ni4isNMGL4RlJN68nFPjtxg3jQc0cLlbZ-6sY_-0g8WMDZxLqr977YiHYou6KH&m=XpkhGX47eaAkElKRTstxWco68j-rhw1YD7BXM4nyvx4&s=3SdIqSAM_SEtWKZ8fK7DFEKE1K_KEVlvOhNUf5CcnOU&e=)   Support this podcast

During the 2016 presidential campaign, the Republican candidate Donald Trump adopted multiple positions about relations with Cuba, including suggesting that he supported President Obama’s rapprochement with the island. However, he could have gotten a better deal. After arriving in the White House, the real estate mogul launched an effort to roll back the normalization process initiated by his predecessor, Barack Obama. During President Trump’s first term, US-Cuba relations saw important setbacks as militant anti-engagement sectors capitalized on the alleged sonic attacks on US diplomats in Havana. In addition to restricting the use of general licenses for traveling to Cuba, for the first time since 1996, the Trump administration opened US courts to claims presented under chapter III of the 1996 Helms-Burton (LIBERTAD) Act. Some observers claim that Trump has toughened policies towards Cuba beyond any reasonable measure. But Republican politicians, particularly in South Florida, are claiming that the current president could move even more energetically towards a confrontation with Cuba. On the other hand, some progress in bilateral ties has not been reversed. There are embassies in Washington and Havana, while some areas of cooperation between the coastguards and national security agencies of the two countries continue.The panel will focus on what to expect if Trump is re-elected or not; what Cuba related issues will weigh heavily with voters, particularly in Florida. Is Trump’s approach to Cuba the result of a general policy towards the hemisphere or a domestic political calculation? Alternatively, the panelists will analyze to what degree a Democratic president will be able to restart the US-Cuba normalization process, given other priorities in the light of the global pandemic.Speakers:Dr. Margaret E. Crahan, Director of the Cuba Program at ILAS/ Columbia UniversityDr. Philip Brenner, Professor at School of International Service/ American UniversityDr. William LeoGrande, Professor of Government and Associate Vice Provost for Academic Affairs/ American Univerity Moderator: Dr. Arturo Lopez-Levy, Professor of Politics and International Relations at Holy Names University and 2020 Fulbright Professor - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.Jointly sponsored with the Cuba Program/ILAS at Columbia University.In collaboration with the Cuba Studies Program at DRCLAS / Harvard University; the Cuban Heritage Collection (CHC) / University of Miami, the Cuban Research Institute (CRI) / Florida International University, and the Department of International Relations at Holy Names University

Omar Sanchez, CSCS, CSN, MEdDivision 2 Men's Basketball Coach and former D2 player at UC Davis and Holy Names University. 22:30-23:45 - Omar's High-Performance Pyramid Omar combines his fitness and coaching method to produce consistent results by addressing: physical, mental, focus, and spiritual. 32:20-33:30 - Mindset shift: Telescope to Microscope Omar's theme through fitness and coaching is "success is in the details". The value of seeing the big picture (telescope) and taking a step back to look at what it takes to get there (microscope). 34:00-35:50 - When fear stands in the way of success The ability to decide on the right choices and know what that looks like. Understand the choices we make can either move us in the right direction or farther from our goals. 37:40-38:50 - How to overcome victim thinking How to choose positivity over the negativity and the importance of removing oneself from a negative environment. The value of being a solution-oriented person that will empower oneself to make the right choices. 44:00-48:00 - Why integrity is important in leading others Staying true to oneself by making sure words and actions match. The core value Omar uses to lead by example.a Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A thoughtful discussion with Selena A. Wilson on Love as a Revolutionary ActA native of Oakland, California, Selena Wilson obtained her Bachelor's in Human Services from Holy Names University. She went on to spend several years leading elementary school enrichment programming with the City of Piedmont before transitioning to Northwestern University, where she earned a Master of Science in Learning and Organizational Change. After completing her graduate studies, Selena served as a management consultant for the Organization Transformation and Talent division of Deloitte Consulting where she worked with private and government sector clients, including Fortune 200 companies and state-wide government agencies, to deliver large-scale change initiatives.Selena currently serves as the Vice President of Organizational Effectiveness at the East Oakland Youth Development Center (EOYDC) where she attended programming as a youth. In this role, Selena has leveraged her multifaceted skill set to streamline operations across the organization and enhance program effectiveness through evidenced-based practices, with a focus on trauma-informed, healing-centered care for Black and Brown youth.In addition to her work with EOYDC, Selena serves as the Learning & Transformation Specialist at Decolonize Design, a global community development consulting firm that partners with individuals and organizations to think and act in ways that drive transformative change. In her spare time, she also creates written and video content through her multi-channel platform, Selena's Musings.http://eoydc.org/

En este programa el profesor Arturo López Levy de Holy Names University conversó con el analista político y periodista chileno Patricio Zamorano sobre las razones estructurales de la actual crisis política en Chile. Dialogan sobre las perspectivas de atención a la desigualdad social y las demandas por una refundación del pacto social a través de una nueva constitución.

We talk to Coach Sanchez about Culture, Identity, and practicing Gratitude and Humility.

Georgia Newlin shares a wealth of information about the Kodály approach and developing part-singing skills with your students. I loved getting to hear her thoughts on the part-singing modules and how we can continue to keep ourselves curious and challenged as educators. Georgia A Newlin is an independent Music Education Consultant. She has taught in early childhood and public school music positions for fifteen years and at the collegiate level for sixteen. Currently, Georgia is called upon as a conductor for choral festivals, as a clinician for choral workshops, reading sessions, and intermediate grade methodology, as well as a consultant for curriculum planning. She teaches musicianship, conducting, and ensemble in Kodály programs at Indiana University, University of Hawai’i, and James Madison University. Georgia is Past President of the Organization of American Kodály Educators and is a member of The VoiceCare Network. She has been a presenter for numerous music associations and conferences at local, state, national and international levels. She has had articles published in the Choral Journal, Orff Echo, Kodály Envoy, and Southwestern Musician, among others. She served for three years on the Music Educators Journal Advisory Committee for the National Association for Music Education. Music Is Elementary has published her book, One Accord: Developing Part-Singing Skills in School-Age Musicians, as well as her lesson plans for teaching music literacy through choral singing in The Crooked River Choral Project. Georgia is also published with the Ruth Dwyer Choral Series from Colla Voce. Georgia holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Pedagogy from the Hartt School at the University of Hartford, a Master of Music in Music Education with Kodály Emphasis from Holy Names University, and a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from West Chester University. She considers herself most fortunate in that, through her vocation, she has spent her life making music with others.   Afternoon Ti Blog:  www.afternoonti.blogspot.com   Intro/Outro Music: "Our Big Adventure" by Scott Holmes www.scottholmesmusic.com

David Escobar has served as an Administrative Aide to former Fourth District Supervisor Steve Kinsey in Marin County for 15 years. Before taking the appointment with the Marin County Board of Supervisors, he served as a parole and probation officer with the Marin County Probation Department in the Adult Division. After 21 years of service with the County of Marin, he took an early retirement to take on the position of Director of the State mandated re-Entry and rehabilitation programs at San Quentin State Prison. David identifies as an indigenous Salvadoran, recognized as a member of the Lenca-Poton nation which encompasses the eastern region of El Salvador, Honduras and parts of Nicaragua. David has attended the Indigenous Permanent Forum at the United Nations in New York for several years as a delegate with the American Indian Movement and on behalf of his maternal grandmother’s Poton community. He is the current Director of Programs & Operations for the Canal Welcome Center, a non-profit in San Rafael.David has also worked as an adjunct professor, at Dominican University and has taught Indigenous Perspectives, and Mayan Cosmologies. He will also be teaching pre-Columbian and Native studies at Holy Names University in the fall of 2018. David holds a Bachelor’s degree in Humanities from the New College, Masters in Organizational Leadership from Saint Mary’s College, and is currently completing his dissertation at the California Institute of Integral studies in Anthropology and Social Change with an emphasis on Indigenous Cosmopolitanism. He has been published in several publications including the Marin County Independent Journal, Nectar Magazine, Point Reyes Light and Kaiser Permanente’s Latino Association Newsletter which reaches several thousand members throughout the State of California. David lives with his daughter Kila in Windsor and in their spare time, they both work diligently on a 1952 Chrysler lowrider. In this episode, we discuss David’s ideas about cultural resistance and healing.  He describes “low-riding” culture, how it evolved and the many misconceptions and misunderstandings the dominant Anglo culture of the United States has about "low-riding.” David talks about the pain and trauma of cultural isolation and dislocation and how immersing oneself and ones group in activities that bond and empower can have profound individual and cultural benefits.  As an anthropologist, he places this resistance within a cultural and historical framework.  As a first generation Salvadoran-American he sees participation in low-rider culture as his own healing journey; one that has the added benefit of asserting his “cholo-power.” Following the interview, Ricky describes his recent work as part of the Integrative Health Project in Guatemala.That monologue is transcribed here: I just returned from a week in Guatemala working with the Integrative Health Project. The project was started by a few acupuncturists about six years ago to work with the underserved, indigenous population around Lake Atitlan, a beautiful, fertile and impoverished region in the Guatemalan highlands. I provided chiropractic care for men and women experiencing musculoskeletal, mainly back, pain. These are hardworking people, doing manual labor on the farms, in the hotels, on the lake.Guatemala has been devastated by decades of civil war and the results have been profound, both structurally and socially. Surrounded by fertile green fields, obesity, heart disease, and diabetes are epidemic. Too many eat cheap processed foods available at the small corner stores. Surrounded by fresh water, the people drink all manner of sugary drinks. Into this landscape drops the Integrative Health Project. In addition to acupuncturists, there are nurses, medical anthropologists, interns and local trainees and me, a chiropractor. Together, we are working to help educate and to treat; to mitigate the negative effects of lifestyles sure to kill. In light of David Escobar’s perspective piece and interview about healing the trauma of intergenerational and cultural abuse, multiple questions came up for me: ----How does a group of privileged middle-class Americans contribute in a significant way to the healing of devastating traumas of an indigenous population? ---Are we just a bunch of “do-gooders” making ourselves feel better? Are we giving, or are we the primary beneficiaries of the healing process? ---Is the work of this project an extension of a kind of colonialism; the creation of a dependency on the developing world, the superpowers with our superior health care modalities?David Escobar describes the effects of the colonization of minds and bodies. Ultimately, he locates healing in the artistic expression of the “low riders,” those rolling pieces of art that embody “cholo” culture; music, fashion, self-expression, and assertion of “we-ness.” I hesitated to participate in the project because of the questions I raised above. Was our role to just drop into a village beside Lake Atitlan, treat the “natives” and leave; if so, I surely would not have come. But this was not the case. This was not my job. My task and that of the Project was to treat, but more fundamentally, to educate; to relieve pain but to shine a light on the “why;” to provide tools, whether exercises, soft tissue self-help techniques, or advice on lifting; to leave something behind when I am long gone. Guatemala has suffered years of cultural and physical destruction. The wounds have left generational scars that will take a long time to heal. The Integrative Health Project is being received and accepted by the local population for three reasons. The care offered is free. It is given with love. And it works. Healing occurs most deeply when two or more people connect, when they see and feel each other with trust and respect. The various techniques matter; each has its place. Whether chiropractic, acupuncture or massage. But without the magic ingredient—love—those techniques will not provide their maximum benefit.That healing is badly needed in Guatemala; it is needed on the rest of the planet as well.  And it is possible.descobar@cwcenter.org

This is the 6th episode of 7 in a GO! series, where we count down the 7 Deadly Challenges of Youth Sports Clubs, as developed by Ruth Nicholson with co-guest d'Alary Dalton. #2: It takes forever to make a decision or get something done, especially with our board of directors and committees…Take the time to know the WHY of each and every meeting (the easy recipe for designing a shorter meeting with better results)*************************************Ruth Nicholson is the founder of GO!, a 24/7 resource and training platform offering youth sports organizations proven governance, leadership, and administrative tools. Since its launch in mid-2017, Ruth and the GO! staff have fielded inquiries and worked with coaches, clubs, state associations, and leagues in 19 North American states and provinces, as well as others in Europe, South America, Australia, and Africa. An internationally-certified professional facilitator, mediator, and organizational alchemist, Ruth was a national finalist for the 2018 Hudl Innovator of the Year award. She is an avid writer and workshop presenter for youth sports blogs and coaching education events, including national sports leadership events, conferences and conventions.http://www.GoHelpSports.comhttps://www.nicholsonfacilitation.com/Coach d'Alary Dalton is the Founder of SOL Soccer, a unique program for girls and women that promotes their involvement in the sport of soccer throughout their lives as players, coaches, referees, and administrators. She is an A-Licensed coach with extensive experience in both coaching and teaching with an in-depth knowledge of youth development through sports. d’Alary has successfully coached children and young adults in highly competitive and recreational environments, including the Olympic Development Program and founding the women’s soccer program at Holy Names University. She is particularly interested in the long-term impact sports programs have on self-esteem as a component of the development of character in children. d’Alary’s doctorate degree is in Educational Leadership where she focused her research on teaching life skills through participation in sports. https://www.solsoccer.org***************************************Keep an ear out for all 7 episodes:#7: Conflicts between coaches, parents, board members, and administrators drive good people away from our club…Where we’ll discuss the key question from the world of mediation that separates interests from positions and puts those conflicts on the bench for good.#6: We need sponsor, fundraising, and grant dollars so that we can afford to run our club and do not have to charge so much for kids to play…Where we’ll recognize not all money is the same: fees vs. sponsor $ vs. fundraising $ vs grants. And we'll talk about the basic foundation an organization needs to pursue any/all of these sources of revenue.#5: We must recruit and train new volunteers over and over because we have such high turnover…So listen in and learn the 3-1-1 formula for volunteer program success.#4: Our team managers and coaches are overwhelmed with administrivia, emails, and phone calls…So, what you need is a simple approach that engages parents to help with team management work – we’ve got that!#3: Our coaches need communication, management, and people skills…Learn why the Alpha Dog Syndrome inhibits communication and collaboration, and the importance of being aware of when you are a leader and when you are a team member.#1: Our Director of Coaching has so much administrative work to do that s/he doesn’t have time to work with our coaches and players…Come discover how to discern what the Director of Coaching job description really is in your organization

This is the 4th episode of 7 in a GO! series, where we count down the 7 Deadly Challenges of Youth Sports Clubs, as developed by Ruth Nicholson, this time with co-guest d'Alary Dalton. #4: Our team managers and coaches are overwhelmed with administrivia, emails, and phone calls…So, what you need is a simple approach that engages parents to help with team management work – we’ve got that!*************************************Ruth Nicholson is the founder of GO!, a 24/7 resource and training platform offering youth sports organizations proven governance, leadership, and administrative tools. Since its launch in mid-2017, Ruth and the GO! staff have fielded inquiries and worked with coaches, clubs, state associations, and leagues in 19 North American states and provinces, as well as others in Europe, South America, Australia, and Africa. An internationally-certified professional facilitator, mediator, and organizational alchemist, Ruth was a national finalist for the 2018 Hudl Innovator of the Year award. She is an avid writer and workshop presenter for youth sports blogs and coaching education events, including national sports leadership events, conferences and conventions.http://www.GoHelpSports.comhttps://www.nicholsonfacilitation.com/Coach d'Alary Dalton is the Founder of SOL Soccer, a unique program for girls and women that promotes their involvement in the sport of soccer throughout their lives as players, coaches, referees, and administrators. She is an A-Licensed coach with extensive experience in both coaching and teaching with an in-depth knowledge of youth development through sports. d’Alary has successfully coached children and young adults in highly competitive and recreational environments, including the Olympic Development Program and founding the women’s soccer program at Holy Names University. She is particularly interested in the long-term impact sports programs have on self-esteem as a component of the development of character in children. d’Alary’s doctorate degree is in Educational Leadership where she focused her research on teaching life skills through participation in sports. https://www.solsoccer.org***************************************Keep an ear out for all 7 episodes:#7: Conflicts between coaches, parents, board members, and administrators drive good people away from our club…Where we’ll discuss the key question from the world of mediation that separates interests from positions and puts those conflicts on the bench for good.#6: We need sponsor, fundraising, and grant dollars so that we can afford to run our club and do not have to charge so much for kids to play…Where we’ll recognize not all money is the same: fees vs. sponsor $ vs. fundraising $ vs grants. And we'll talk about the basic foundation an organization needs to pursue any/all of these sources of revenue.#5: We must recruit and train new volunteers over and over because we have such high turnover…So listen in and learn the 3-1-1 formula for volunteer program success.#3: Our coaches need communication, management, and people skills…Learn why the Alpha Dog Syndrome inhibits communication and collaboration, and the importance of being aware of when you are a leader and when you are a team member.#2: It takes forever to make a decision or get something done, especially with our board of directors and committees…Take the time to know the WHY of each and every meeting (the easy recipe for designing a shorter meeting with better results)#1: Our Director of Coaching has so much administrative work to do that s/he doesn’t have time to work with our coaches and players…Come discover how to discern what the Director of Coaching job description really is in your organization

Through our partnership with the Coalition of Black Excellence founded by Angela J., we have the pleasure of sitting down with strategist, leader, entrepreneur, educator, and mentor Adamaka Ajaelo to discuss her program, Self-eSTEM, and its vision to provide young women of color strong support models while supporting their pursuit to achieve a successful career in the STEM field.Learn more about Self-eSTEM here: https://selfestem.org/Contact or Donate to Self-eSTEM!CBE Week runs February 18-24, 2019! Learn more about it, and the Coalition of Black Excellence, here!https://www.cbeweek.com/Connect with us here: https://linktr.ee/livingcorporateTRANSCRIPTZach: What's up, y'all? It's Zach, and listen, y'all. Living Corporate is partnering with the Coalition of Black Excellence, or CBE, a non-profit organization based in California, in bringing in a Special Speaker series to promote their CBE Week, an annual week-long event designed to highlight excellence in the black community, connect black professionals across sectors, and provide opportunities for the professional development and community engagement that will positively transform the black community. This is a special series where we spotlight movers and shakers who will be speakers during CBE Week. Today, we are blessed to have Adamaka Ajaelo. Adamaka is a strategist, leader, entrepreneur, educator, and mentor. Her 11+-year career spans over some of the world's largest companies, and she's leveraged her passion for the betterment of under-represented people to launch programming that helps build STEM capabilities for black girls. But don't let me give away too much of the sauce. Adamaka, welcome to the show. How are you doing, ma'am?Adamaka: I am doing well. Thank you for having me here. Just really trying to stay indoors, just with the poor air quality that we're having in the Bay Area, but besides that I am doing well.Zach: Absolutely, and yes, that's a poignant point. I know that the wildfires have been crazy. My sister-in-law, she lives in San Francisco, and she's telling me they can--she can smell the smoke. Like, she can smell it.Adamaka: Yes. I'm able to smell the smoke too in the air as well, and I live in Oakland.Zach: My goodness gracious. Well, so glad that you're safe, and of course our prayers go to the folks out there, and I know that news is developing on the condition. Wow. So for those of us who don't know you, would you mind telling us a little bit about yourself?Adamaka: Sure. I am an Oakland native via Nigerian parents. Both of my parents are immigrants from Nigeria, but I was born and raised in Oakland, California. Went to school down in Los Angeles, went to Occidental College, and I've always had a passion for the STEM fields. Majored in math, and then upon graduation I came back to start working for Kaiser Permanente, and I did my MBA program here in Oakland at Holy Names University. I really have a passion for getting young girls excited about STEM education and career opportunities, and I am a diehard Warriors fan. Really love basketball. I played basketball also in college. But yeah, I'm just someone that also just works in--uses my spare time to really give back to the community I grew up in.Zach: That's awesome, and that actually really kind of leads me into my next question about your non-profit. Can you talk to us a little bit about the program, its origin? I want you to tell the audience the name of the program and the vision of it too.Adamaka: Okay. So the name of our program is Self-eSTEM, and we were founded in 2014, and sort of the vision behind Self-eSTEM came from my I would say--I hate to say it, but painful experience as I transitioned from high school to college and found out kind of, like, the hard way that there weren't that many people that looked like me in the STEM field, and there were a lot of obstacles. There actually were a lot of people who were actually resistant to seeing someone like me walk into their physics classroom or their math classroom or their chemistry classroom in college. So my father was a chemical engineer by trade. He graduated from UC Berkeley, and he really instilled the resiliency in me to pursue my STEM education and career pathways. However, I imagine if I didn't have that solid foundation, you know, would I have continued down the STEM pipeline? So my vision is, like--there's probably other girls, young girls out there, who don't have that strong support model. So the vision is just really to provide the girls support at--young women, primarily young women of color, that support to pursue their STEM education and STEM career path throughout the critical stages of the STEM pipeline. And the name for Self-eSTEM, it's really sort of, like, a play on the word "self-esteem," and what we try to do is really build the girls' self-efficacy and build their self-esteem by promoting STEM education career opportunities for them.Zach: That's awesome, and, you know, it's interesting because I--I think I can't overstate the fact that the future of AI and machine learning is leaving even more black and brown folks behind than we already are, right? So, like, by the year 2025, the workforce is gonna look way different than it is, and we've had some earlier podcasts on Living Corporate talking about the workforce of the future and how, you know, things are really gearing to rev up even more, and that folks who are, again, already disenfranchised, already, for factors beyond their control, lacking access to the tools and information and resources so that they can really be set up for success, that they're gonna be even more at a disadvantage. And so while everyone doesn't need to be a coder, there needs to be some type of radical uptick, I believe, in our technical literacy, and so how do you help prospective members of Self-eSTEM get over the perception this is just so beyond anything that they can do?Adamaka: So what we do--it's really in our program service delivery model. So what makes us unique is--what we try to do is to have this approach of demystifying STEM, and what we do is we try to make sure that when we're providing our programs or we're delivering any type of workshops that we make it culturally relevant, gender-specific, and really connect STEM concepts to things that they're very interested in. So for example, we had one workshop called My Lip Gloss Is Poppin', and in the workshop the outcome was for the girls to create their own lip gloss. You know they got really excited by that, but through the process they started to understand the chemical compounds behind lip gloss. And then we started to also have guest speakers of people that worked in the makeup industry and talk about the chemistry behind it, to actually say, like, you know, "This is looking at makeup from a scientific perspective," and the girls were just like, "Wow, that's amazing." And then also another approach that we try to do is just really give the young girls role models, for our volunteers and our partnerships we try to do our best to make sure that the representation is there, that when they're going to these events that they also are looking at engineer--an engineer that's speaking to them or that's working with them looks like themselves, because I know that that's very key in sparking the interest in the young girls. And then the last thing that we try to do I would say is sort of, like, a re-engineering. What do they want their life to be? And trying to get them to really be in the space of dreaming, and then highlight, you know, some information about stats, about the STEM careers and how they can help you set up and allow you to afford the lifestyle that you desire, because a lot of the girls, although we're tapped into the under-served community, they still have those big dreams, and we encourage them to dream, and then we try to highlight and connect and say, "Based off your dreams, you know, these following career paths will allow you the opportunity to afford the lifestyle that you're looking to create."Zach: That's incredible, and it's so interesting when you--the example that you gave around lip gloss and make up, and I think it really underpins the reality that STEM is in everything that we do and everything that we touch, and it's easy--it's easy to get distracted or to get a bit discouraged, because I know for me growing up--so my father was a mathematics major, but, you know, for me, math was just always difficult. It was just--it was intimidating to me, and a lot of times I just psyched myself out. Like, "I can't really do this. I can't really do this," and, you know, while I'm certainly better at math now, I do wish that I would've dug my heels in a bit deeper when it came to really engaging STEM, because it's just in so much of what we do. So that's incredible, and it actually leads me into my next question, which is around the exploration camp within Self-eSTEM. Can you share more about that aspect of the program and all that it entails and maybe some successes and stories around that?Adamaka: Yes. So that's--the STEM exploration camp is our signature or actually a pillar of what we call our Early STEM Immersion programs, and with that the STEM exploration camp is a one-week summer camp that provides STEM curriculum and career exposure through a culturally-responsible lens. So that example of the lip gloss workshop, that was one of the workshops that we had in the prior years of our STEM exploration camp, but we also know that just having the girls only for the summertime is not enough, so there's two other components of our Early STEM Immersion program. So we also have a STEM networking club, and what that is is a weekend program that really curates hands-on field trips and interactive conversations with STEM professionals. So with that, our model is to really try to take this approach of linked learning, and that's to get out of the classroom, and the things that they're learning in the classroom, actually link it to actually a career path or a career field so they can see how the information that they're learning at school can help them in the future with whatever career path they decide to select. And then the third part of our program, our Early STEM Immersion program, is our robotics club, which I'm super excited about this, and our robotics club is a weekly after-school FIRST robotics program, encouraging coding and engineering principles, attacking real-world problems, and then what we try to do is set the--select a group of cohorts, of people in a robotics club, to have some type of challenges or missions, and they get the opportunity to compete--friendly competition--to compete against each other to see who can accomplish the task or the mission through programming their robot, and in 2007--and I know it's 2007--this statement is also something that our organization is proud of, but also too it highlights that we need more work. We were the first all-girls team, all-girls underrepresented minority team, to compete in a FIRST Lego League NorCal competition, but while we're really excited about that, it still highlights the fact in 2017 that we still have more work to do. And this year, in 2008, we launched our first tech challenge team, which is a more advanced robotics team where the young girls actually configure and assemble their own robot, and they have to code and program it for the robot to achieve their own--certain missions and tasks through our program. So we're really excited about that and really excited at the work and the effort that our robotics club teams are putting forward.Zach: That's incredible, wow. Now, I recognize that this program is primarily focused on young women of color, black girls, brown girls. What could someone who's interested in supporting Self-eSTEM--for folks who are in Corporate America, what are opportunities for them to kind of give back or really support the program?Adamaka: That's a great question. Well, on our website, www.selfestem.org--and that's S-E-L-F-S-T-E-M.org, on our Contacts tab--people can go on our Contacts tab and sign up to join our emailing list, and what we do is we send out information about upcoming workshop opportunities where people can volunteer and get engaged. In addition to that, people can also go on our Events tab and also see the upcoming events and programs that we have currently running, in operation. And also, two, if anybody has any questions of wanting to donate--we always need resources, volunteer resources. [inaudible] in addition to financial resources they wanted to make a donation or a partnership opportunity with the company that they work for, they can either email us at info@selfestem.org or go visit our Contact tab on our website to see other forms to get in contact with us.Zach: So thank you for sharing all of the information about how to contact and reach and donate, but is there anything else? Any other ways that folks can support Self-eSTEM? Adamaka: Yes. We have our annual fundraiser--it's Martini Splash Fundraiser--happening Saturday May 4th, 2019, at 7:30 p.m. at the California ballroom in Oakland, California. So people can definitely subscribe to our newsletter and even follow our social media pages, @SelfeSTEM on Instagram and on Facebook, to get the latest information on when tickets are going to be released and for sale. But definitely coming out and supporting us at our annual fundraiser, and we definitely keep it lit and very fun, and people have a great time. But the fundraiser is another option to support our organization.Zach: That's awesome. Well, we'll make sure--like I said before, we'll make sure to have all of this information in the show notes, but this is great. Okay. That's incredible. I can just tell--I'm so excited just to hear about all of the things that Self-eSTEM is doing, and it's just--it's just really incredible, Like, robots? This is the thing for me, right? And I'm sorry. I know you already--you've already come and gone by this example, but robots? Like, as a little boy, I just remember me making--like, just thinking about me making a robot was just so complex to me, like, and just the practical ways that you're reaching and inspiring and teaching these girls is incredible. And, to your point, plenty more work to do, and so I hope that our audience is hearing this, they're hearing your information, and that they actually pay attention and engage. We'll make sure that we'll have Self-eSTEM's, you know, relevant information and how to get in contact with you all, how to donate, how to support, in the show notes as well. Before we go though, do you have any parting words?Adamaka: I just--I do have some parting words. Just for the listeners, one of the things that I wanted to highlight is to really push forward the message that STEM literacy for youth in the United States has become a matter of national security. The STEM education and career fields are the gateway to America's continued economic competitiveness and national security, so we have to make significant investments in our youth's interests and engagements towards STEM fields, as well as their interests and willingness to select STEM education majors, STEM majors, as well as STEM career pathways. It is projected that by 2022--between the time of 2012 to 2022, it was projected that companies would need approximately 1.6 million employees who possess some basic STEM literacy. So just to really highlight the importance of it, that it's not necessarily just for the kids' ability and their skill set, that it's something that's needed--this is something that is needed on the national level, and it has been an imperative for our national security as well as our economic competitiveness in the global economy. Zach: Amen. Come on, now. You got me excited. Well, awesome. Well, that does it for us, y'all. Thank you for joining us on the Living Corporate podcast, a special series sponsored by the Coalition of Black Excellence. To learn more about CBE, check out their website - www.CBEWeek.com. Now, make sure you follow us on Instagram at LivingCorporate, Twitter at LivingCorp_Pod, and subscribe to our newsletter through living-corporate.com. If you have a question you'd like for us to answer and read on the show, make sure you email us at livingcorporatepodcast@gmail.com. This has been Zach, and you've been listening to Adamaka Ajaelo, founder of Self-eSTEM. Peace.Kiara: Living Corporate is a podcast by Living Corporate, LLC. Our logo was designed by David Dawkins. Our theme music was produced by Ken Brown. Additional music production by Antoine Franklin from Musical Elevation. Post-production is handled by Jeremy Jackson. Got a topic suggestion? Email us at livingcorporatepodcast@gmail.com. You can find us online on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and living-corporate.com. Thanks for listening. Stay tuned.

This is the 2nd episode of 7 in GO! series, where we count down the the 7 Deadly Challenges of Youth Sports Clubs, as developed by Ruth Nicholson with co-guest d'Alary Dalton. #6: We need sponsor, fundraising, and grant dollars so that we can afford to run our club and do not have to charge so much for kids to play…Where we’ll recognize not all money is the same: fees vs. sponsor $ vs. fundraising $ vs grants. And we'll talk about the basic foundation an organization needs to pursue any/all of these sources of revenue.*************************************Ruth Nicholson is the founder of GO!, a 24/7 resource and training platform offering youth sports organizations proven governance, leadership, and administrative tools. Since its launch in mid-2017, Ruth and the GO! staff have fielded inquiries and worked with coaches, clubs, state associations, and leagues in 19 North American states and provinces, as well as others in Europe, South America, Australia, and Africa. An internationally-certified professional facilitator, mediator, and organizational alchemist, Ruth was a national finalist for the 2018 Hudl Innovator of the Year award. She is an avid writer and workshop presenter for youth sports blogs and coaching education events, including national sports leadership events, conferences and conventions.http://www.GoHelpSports.comhttps://www.nicholsonfacilitation.com/Coach d'Alary Dalton is the Founder of SOL Soccer, a unique program for girls and women that promotes their involvement in the sport of soccer throughout their lives as players, coaches, referees, and administrators. She is an A-Licensed coach with extensive experience in both coaching and teaching with an in-depth knowledge of youth development through sports. d’Alary has successfully coached children and young adults in highly competitive and recreational environments, including the Olympic Development Program and founding the women’s soccer program at Holy Names University. She is particularly interested in the long-term impact sports programs have on self-esteem as a component of the development of character in children. d’Alary’s doctorate degree is in Educational Leadership where she focused her research on teaching life skills through participation in sports. https://www.solsoccer.org***************************************Keep an ear out for all 7 episodes:#7: Conflicts between coaches, parents, board members, and administrators drive good people away from our club…Where we’ll discuss the key question from the world of mediation that separates interests from positions and puts those conflicts on the bench for good.#5: We must recruit and train new volunteers over and over because we have such high turnover…So listen in and learn the 3-1-1 formula for volunteer program success.#4: Our team managers and coaches are overwhelmed with administrivia, emails, and phone calls…So, what you need is a simple approach that engages parents to help with team management work – we’ve got that!#3: Our coaches need communication, management, and people skills…Learn why the Alpha Dog Syndrome inhibits communication and collaboration, and the importance of being aware of when you are a leader and when you are a team member.#2: It takes forever to make a decision or get something done, especially with our board of directors and committees…Take the time to know the WHY of each and every meeting (the easy recipe for designing a shorter meeting with better results)#1: Our Director of Coaching has so much administrative work to do that s/he doesn’t have time to work with our coaches and players…Come discover how to discern what the Director of Coaching job description really is in your organization

The Prepped and Polished Podcast is an educational and inspirational show that offers tutoring and test prep tips as well as interviews with celebrities and leaders in education. It is hosted by Alexis Avila, founder of Prepped and Polished LLC, a tutoring and test prep firm for K-college. On today's show, Alexis talks to career consultant Crystal Olivarria and founder of the Career Conversationalist. Crystal Olivarria raised over $70,000 from grants and scholarships to help pay for her higher education at two private schools; The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in San Francisco and Holy Names University in Oakland, California. Crystal passes on her knowledge and wisdom by carefully designing programs to help children develop skills they need to have a competitive advantage. . Today, Crystal gives us her tips on how to win scholarships and launch successful careers. For another related podcast, also check out Episode 158 Monica Matthew Your Guide to College Scholarships Crystal's advice for winning scholarships? It's hard to win if you don't have a system! You have to learn to fill out applications well. Most common question on scholarship application? what are your educational and career goals? So learn how to articulate this. Crystal's advice for picking a college major and career? Start early on, and the sooner the better. And ask yourself questions about potential colleges and careers, figure out your likes and dislikes, such as do you prefer interacting with general public? Or do you prefer working alone? Crystal's advice for teens? Be mindful of who your friends are and who they are hanging out with. If you are hanging out with kids who are struggling in school then you might struggle in high school and in college. Success doesn't happen overnight, it's a journey! Enjoy, Thanks for Listening and remember at The Prepped and Polished Podcast, We Empower You to Take Control of Your Education! For more information visit: Prepped and Polished.com. Please rate, review and subscribe to the show on iTunes!

Stacey Clark is a Registered Nurse, working on the Hematology/Oncology inpatient unit at Stanford HealthCare. As a second generation Oaklander, she grew up on the Eastside of the city. She attended catholic elementary school, which set a strong foundation for her faith and a public high school experience, revealing world’s multifaceted reality.  After graduating high school, she became a Certified Nursing Assistant, working in the healthcare field for 10 years and later, served as a Licensed Vocational Nurse for 17 years in the area of hospice care. Hospice care arena set the stage for Stacey’s purpose for life, which she believes is the essence of living in the moment and to treat others’ with respect, humility and kindness. Surviving domestic violence of 13 years, she learned to trust her inner strength and as a mother of three, took a leap of faith and accomplished graduating from Holy Names University with Honors - Cum laude and inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing in 2016. Stacey passed her Board of Registered Nursing exam in 2017 and applied for Stanford’s New Graduate Nursing program.  She was accepted as a new hire during first rounds of interview to the unit of her choice, Hematology/Oncology on F-Ground. After passing her sixth month probationary mark at Stanford HealthCare, she was unexpectedly diagnosed with grade 3 anaplastic astrocytoma. She implemented her own philosophy, “This too shall pass” and “Turn a negative into a positive,” for this gave her a will to fight yet another battle called “life of a survivor.”

Sophia Park, SNJM preaches for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, offering a reflection the paradox of "remaining in love." Jung Eun Sophia Park, SNJM, is Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Philosophy at Holy Names University in Oakland, California. She earned a PhD in Christian Spirituality from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. Along with teaching undergraduate students, she serves as a spiritual director with those who experience immigration and dislocation, as well as those who are exploring new ways of crossing cultural spirituality. As a scholar, spiritual director, a person of hybrid cultures, and a Holy Names sister, her publications embrace a wide spectrum. visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/05062018 to view Sophia's preaching video and read the transcript.

Mali Phonpadith interviews Crystal Olivarria. Join our community to receive notifications, event updates, and more: https://soarcommunitynetwork.com Crystal Olivarria raised over $70,000 from grants and scholarships to help pay for her own college education at two private colleges; The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in San Francisco and Holy Names University in Oakland, California. Crystal has helped others get into their top chosen college, generate money via grants and scholarships and get hands on experience in their related career field. Crystal provides a safe space to explore options in depth while providing guidance that result in children being able to reach their full potential more easily. CareerConversationalist.com

Crystal Olivarria raised over $70,000 from grants and scholarships to help pay for her own college education at two private colleges; The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in San Francisco and Holy Names University in Oakland, California. Crystal has helped others get into their top chosen college, generate money via grants and scholarships and get hands on experience in their related career field. Crystal provides a safe space to explore options in depth while providing guidance that result in children being able to reach their full potential more easily. Contact Info Website: www.CareerConversationalist.com Social Media: @CrystalOlivarria or @CareerConversationalist Most Influential Person My dad. He always taught me to be creative and resourceful. To be resourceful, you have to be mindful of what resources you have and basically how scarce they are. Effect on Emotions Mindfulness has made me very aware. It's helped me understand people better because I've noticed my emotions go like this all the time based upon whether I ate, whether I didn't eat, whether I got enough sleep, whether I didn't. Just being really mindful to myself about how I'm feeling, how things are affecting me makes me think about other people when I come in contact with them. Maybe they're having a really bad day and I don't know what they went through. Thoughts on Breathing Whenever I feel like I'm going to have a breakdown, I just remember to breathe. As a kid I used to cry a lot when things weren't going my way. People would say, take a deep breath. Before anything can get better you need to breathe. That's step one and even as an adult I remember that. No matter now things are going, the first step is to take a deep breath. Suggested Resources Book: The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands by Dr. Laura Schlessinger App: Notepad on my phone Bullying Story I've been on both sides of it. I will definitely say I've been in school and I know what it's like to be harassed and tell and teacher and the teacher not believe you. I've also realized that a lot of times, bullies are emotionally weak and they're struggling and the way they can raise their self-esteem is to pick on someone else. I know when I was in high school, I used to watch this girl being bullied and a lot of it was verbal. They were constantly putting her down no matter what. She was quiet and lonely. So she thought, they want to be my friends and the conversation would start out nice and then would go into this downward spiral. One day I asked her why she was letting these kids bully her. She didn't know what to say. She said, I don't know what to do. So I stepped up and ended up being a bully back to these other girls, just to give them a taste of their own medicine. It didn't matter what they said. I just had this attitude of, I'm rubber, you're glue, whatever you say bounces off of me and sticks to you. It really surprised them because they weren't used to having someone hold them accountable for how mean they were. Fortunately, they never bullied the girl again.  

part 2 http://traffic.libsyn.com/winwisdom/LAF3494_07132017142940807_1194555.mp3 Butterflies of Wisdom is a podcast where we want to share your story. We want to share your knowledge if you have a small business if you are an author or a Doctor, or whatever you are. With a disability or not, we want to share your story to inspire others. To learn more about Butterflies of Wisdom visit http://butterfliesofwisdom.weebly.com/ Be sure to FOLLOW this programhttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wins-women-of-wisdom/id1060801905. To find out more about Challenge Aspen go tohttps://challengeaspen.org. To see how Win walk and about Ekso go to http://www.bridgingbionics.org/, or email Amanda Boxtel atamanda@bridgingbionics.org.   On Butterflies of Wisdom today, Best-Selling Author, Win C welcomes Crystal Olivarria. Crystal raised over $70,000 for grants and scholarships to help pay for her college education at two private colleges; The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in San Francisco and Holy Names University in Oakland, California. Crystal has helped others get into their top chosen college, generate money via grants and scholarships and get hands on experience in their related career field. Crystal provides a safe space to explore options in depth while providing guidance that results in your child being able to reach their full potential more quickly. To learn more about Crystal visit http://careerconversationalist.com/. To find out more about Win Kelly Charles visit https://wincharles.wix.com/win-charles. To follow Win on Twitter go to @winkellycharles. To support Win on Instagram go to winkcharles. To support Win on Snapchat go to Wcharles422. To support Win on Snapchat go to Wcharles422. To see Win's art go tohttps://fineartamerica.com/profiles/2-win-charles.html. "Books for Books," you buy Win's books so she can purchase books for school. "Getting through school is a 'win' for her fans and a 'win' for her."Please send feedback to Win by email her atwinwwow@gmail.com, or go to http://survey.libsyn.com/winwisdomand http://survey.libsyn.com/thebutterfly. To be on the show, please fill out the intake at http://bit.ly/bow2017. Butterflies of Wisdom sponsored by Kittr a new social media tool that is bringing about new ways of posting on Twitter. It's fun, full of free content you can use, helps you schedule at the best times, is easy to use, and it will help you get more followers. Visit Kittr at gokittr.com. This is a 20% off code for www.gracedbygrit.com. The code will be XOBUTTERFLIES. If you would like to support Butterflies of Wisdom go tohttps://www.patreon.com/wcharles. If you want to check out what Win’s friend, Dannidoll, is doing (a.k.a. Dannielle) go tohttps://www.facebook.com/dannidolltheragdollclown/?notif_t=page_invite_accepted¬if_id=1492366163404241. To learn more about Danielle visit http://www.dancanshred.com. For iOS 11 update: https://www.youtube.com/embed/HNupFUYqcRY. To learn about the magic of Siri go to https://www.udemy.com/writing-a-book-using-siri/?utm_campaign=email&utm_source=sendgrid.com&utm_medium=email. If you want to donate Butterflies of Wisdom, please send a PayPal donation toaspenrosearts@gmail.com or aspenwin@gmail.com. Please donate to Challenge Aspen or the Bridging Bionics Foundation. Please send a check in the mail so 100% goes to Bridging Bionics Foundation.    In the Memo section have people write: In honor of Win Charles. Please donate to the charity of your choice thank you in advance, Win. Butterflies of Wisdom is a podcast where we want to share your story. We want to share your wisdom if you have a small business, if you are an author or a Doctor, or whatever you are. With a disability or not, we want to share your story to inspire others. To learn more about Butterflies of Wisdom visit http://butterfliesofwisdom.weebly.com/ Be sure to FOLLOW this programhttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wins-women-of-wisdom/id1060801905. To learn more about Challenge Aspen go tohttps://challengeaspen.org. To learn how Win walk and about Ekso go to http://www.bridgingbionics.org/, or email Amanda Boxtel atamanda@bridgingbionics.org.   On Butterflies of Wisdom today, Best-Selling Author, Win C welcomes Crystal Olivarria. Crystal raised over $70,000 from grants and scholarships to help pay for her own college education at two private colleges; The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in San Francisco and Holy Names University in Oakland, California. Crystal has helped others get into their top chosen college, generate money via grants and scholarships and get hands on experience in their related career field. Crystal provides a safe space to explore options in depth while providing guidance that result in your child being able to reach their full potential more easily. To learn more about Crystal visit http://careerconversationalist.com/. To learn more about Win Kelly Charles visit https://wincharles.wix.com/win-charles. To follow Win on Twitter go to @winkellycharles. To follow Win on Instagram go to winkcharles. To follow Win on Snapchat go to Wcharles422. To follow Win on Snapchat go to Wcharles422. To see Win's art go tohttps://fineartamerica.com/profiles/2-win-charles.html. "Books for Books," you buy Win's books so she can purchase books for school. "Getting through school is a 'win' for her fans and a 'win' for her."Please send feedback to Win by email her atwinwwow@gmail.com, or go to http://survey.libsyn.com/winwisdomand http://survey.libsyn.com/thebutterfly. To be on the show please fill out the intake at http://bit.ly/bow2017. Butterflies of Wisdom sponsored by Kittr a new social media tool that is bringing about new ways of posting on Twitter. It's fun, full of free content you can use, helps you schedule at the best times, is easy to use, and it will help you get more followers. Visit Kittr at gokittr.com. This is a 20% off code for www.gracedbygrit.com. The code will be XOBUTTERFLIES. If you would like to support Butterflies of Wisdom go tohttps://www.patreon.com/wcharles. If you want to check out what Win’s friend, Dannidoll, is doing (a.k.a. Dannielle) go tohttps://www.facebook.com/dannidolltheragdollclown/?notif_t=page_invite_accepted¬if_id=1492366163404241. To learn more about Danielle visit http://www.dancanshred.com. For iOS 11 update: https://www.youtube.com/embed/HNupFUYqcRY. To learn about the magic of Siri go to https://www.udemy.com/writing-a-book-using-siri/?utm_campaign=email&utm_source=sendgrid.com&utm_medium=email. If you want to donate Butterflies of Wisdom, please send a PayPal donation toaspenrosearts@gmail.com or aspenwin@gmail.com. Please donate to Challenge Aspen or the Bridging Bionics Foundation. Please send a check in the mail so 100% goes to Bridging Bionics Foundation.    In the Memo section have people write: In honor of Win Charles. Please donate to the charity of your choice thank you in advance, Win.   Send to:   Challenge Aspen PO Box 6639 Snowmass Village, CO 81615 Or donate online at https://challengeaspen.org.   Bridging Bionics Foundation  PO Box 3767 Basalt, CO 81621   Thank you Win   Send to:   Challenge Aspen PO Box 6639 Snowmass Village, CO 81615 Or donate online at https://challengeaspen.org.   Bridging Bionics Foundation  PO Box 3767 Basalt, CO 81621   Thank you Win  

    Butterflies of Wisdom is a podcast where we want to share your story. We want to share your wisdom if you have a small business, if you are an author or a Doctor, or whatever you are. With a disability or not, we want to share your story to inspire others. To learn more about Butterflies of Wisdom visit http://butterfliesofwisdom.weebly.com/ Be sure to FOLLOW this programhttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wins-women-of-wisdom/id1060801905. To learn more about Challenge Aspen go tohttps://challengeaspen.org. To learn how Win walk and about Ekso go to http://www.bridgingbionics.org/, or email Amanda Boxtel atamanda@bridgingbionics.org.   On Butterflies of Wisdom today, Best-Selling Author, Win C welcomes Crystal Olivarria. Crystal raised over $70,000 from grants and scholarships to help pay for her own college education at two private colleges; The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in San Francisco and Holy Names University in Oakland, California. Crystal has helped others get into their top chosen college, generate money via grants and scholarships and get hands on experience in their related career field. Crystal provides a safe space to explore options in depth while providing guidance that result in your child being able to reach their full potential more easily. To learn more about Crystal visit http://careerconversationalist.com/. To learn more about Win Kelly Charles visit https://wincharles.wix.com/win-charles. To follow Win on Twitter go to @winkellycharles. To follow Win on Instagram go to winkcharles. To follow Win on Snapchat go to Wcharles422. To follow Win on Snapchat go to Wcharles422. To see Win's art go tohttps://fineartamerica.com/profiles/2-win-charles.html. "Books for Books," you buy Win's books so she can purchase books for school. "Getting through school is a 'win' for her fans and a 'win' for her."Please send feedback to Win by email her atwinwwow@gmail.com, or go to http://survey.libsyn.com/winwisdomand http://survey.libsyn.com/thebutterfly. To be on the show please fill out the intake at http://bit.ly/bow2017. Butterflies of Wisdom sponsored by Kittr a new social media tool that is bringing about new ways of posting on Twitter. It's fun, full of free content you can use, helps you schedule at the best times, is easy to use, and it will help you get more followers. Visit Kittr at gokittr.com. This is a 20% off code for www.gracedbygrit.com. The code will be XOBUTTERFLIES. If you would like to support Butterflies of Wisdom go tohttps://www.patreon.com/wcharles. If you want to check out what Win’s friend, Dannidoll, is doing (a.k.a. Dannielle) go tohttps://www.facebook.com/dannidolltheragdollclown/?notif_t=page_invite_accepted¬if_id=1492366163404241. To learn more about Danielle visit http://www.dancanshred.com. To learn about the magic of Siri go to https://www.udemy.com/writing-a-book-using-siri/?utm_campaign=email&utm_source=sendgrid.com&utm_medium=email. If you want to donate Butterflies of Wisdom, please send a PayPal donation toaspenrosearts@gmail.com or aspenwin@gmail.com. Please donate to Challenge Aspen or the Bridging Bionics Foundation. Please send a check in the mail so 100% goes to Bridging Bionics Foundation.    In the Memo section have people write: In honor of Win Charles. Please donate to the charity of your choice thank you in advance, Win.   Send to:   Challenge Aspen PO Box 6639 Snowmass Village, CO 81615 Or donate online at https://challengeaspen.org.   Bridging Bionics Foundation  PO Box 3767 Basalt, CO 81621   Thank you Win  

Butterflies of Wisdom is a podcast where we want to share your story. We want to share your knowledge if you have a small business if you are an author or a Doctor, or whatever you are. With a disability or not, we want to share your story to inspire others. To learn more about Butterflies of Wisdom visithttp://butterfliesofwisdom.weebly.com/ Be sure to FOLLOW this program https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wins-women-of-wisdom/id1060801905. To find out more about Challenge Aspen go to https://challengeaspen.org. To see how Win walk and about Ekso go to http://www.bridgingbionics.org/ or email Amanda Boxtel at amanda@bridgingbionics.org.   On Butterflies of Wisdom today, Best-Selling Author, Win C welcomes Crystal Olivarria. Crystal raised over $70,000 from grants and scholarships to help pay for her college education at two private colleges; The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in San Francisco and Holy Names University in Oakland, California. Crystal has helped others get into their top chosen college, generate money via grants and scholarships and get hands-on experience in their related career field. Crystal provides a safe space to explore options in depth while providing guidance that results in your child being able to reach their full potential more quickly. To learn more about Crystal visit http://careerconversationalist.com/. To find out more about Win Kelly Charles visit https://wincharles.wix.com/win-charles. To follow Win on Twitter go to @winkellycharles. To support Win on Instagram go to winkcharles. To follow Win on Snapchat go to Wcharles422. To assist win on Snapchat go to Wcharles422. To see Win's art go tohttps://fineartamerica.com/profiles/2-win-charles.html. "Books for Books," you buy Win's books so she can purchase books for school. "Getting through school is a 'win' for her fans and a 'win' for her."Please send feedback to Win by email her atwinwwow@gmail.com, or go to http://survey.libsyn.com/winwisdom and http://survey.libsyn.com/thebutterfly. To be on the show, please fill out the intake at http://bit.ly/bow2017. Butterflies of Wisdom sponsored by Kittr a new social media tool that is bringing about new ways of posting on Twitter. It's fun, full of free content you can use, helps you schedule at the best times, is easy to use, and it will help you get more followers. Visit Kittr at gokittr.com. This is a 20% off code for www.gracedbygrit.com. The code will be XOBUTTERFLIES. If you would like to support Butterflies of Wisdom go to https://www.patreon.com/wcharles. If you want to check out what Win’s friend, Dannidoll, is doing (a.k.a. Dannielle) go to https://www.facebook.com/dannidolltheragdollclown/?notif_t=page_invite_accepted¬if_id=1492366163404241. To learn more about Danielle visit http://www.dancanshred.com. To learn about the magic of Siri go to https://www.udemy.com/writing-a-book-using-siri/?utm_campaign=email&utm_source=sendgrid.com&utm_medium=email. If you want to donate Butterflies of Wisdom, please send a PayPal donation toaspenrosearts@gmail.com or aspenwin@gmail.com. Please donate to Challenge Aspen or the Bridging Bionics Foundation. Please send a check in the mail so 100% goes to Bridging Bionics Foundation.    In the Memo section have people write: In honor of Win Charles. Please donate to the charity of your choice thank you in advance, Win.   Send to:   Challenge Aspen PO Box 6639 Snowmass Village, CO 81615 Or donate online at https://challengeaspen.org.   Bridging Bionics Foundation  PO Box 3767 Basalt, CO 81621   Thank you Win

My guest on the podcast this week features Kim Hermanson, Ph.D. who is a transformative coach, author and shamanic intuitive who is known for her skill in quickly shifting people out of spiritual and psychological difficulties into a place of profound beauty, healing, and creative flow. A series of intense mystical experiences forcefully yanked her out of a conservative Midwest upbringing and profession as a corporate computer scientist and led her to develop Doorway sessions. Kim works with creatives, pioneers, visionaries and mystics to help them integrate their own experiences of non-ordinary reality and to connect with deep shamanic creative energies that urgently want to be expressed in our world. Kim currently serves as adjunct faculty at Pacifica Graduate Institute. She has taught at the University of California Berkeley, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Sophia Center at Holy Names University, Meridian University, and Esalen Institute. She is the author of Getting Messy: A Guide to Taking Risks and Opening the Imagination and Sky’s the Limit: The Art of Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey. In addition to her own publications, she has co-authored several articles with Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, the author of Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience and other books. You can read the full show notes at www.lourdesviado.com

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay! 1. Melody Shere'a and Monica Simmons join us to speak about the encore screening of there film, "Invisible Women: Being Black in Corporate America," Nov. 11 at the Valley Art Center at Holy Names University. 2. Mother and daughter, Opal Palmer Adisa and Teju Adisa Farrar join us to share poetry and philosophy of life. 3. We close with a conversation with Rev. Daniel Buford about current CA Ballot Propositions. This is a two part conversation, the second, Sat., Nov. 5, 8 AM

Wednesday Reading Series “We are, thus, insistent on something structural: at most of the readings we attend, the room is mainly white. This is true even when the readers do not identify as white. This is true even when the readings happen in urban areas with an other-than-white majority. We're also fairly confident the mainly white room defines most of the readings we didn't attend, that it defines any number of different ‘schools' of writing, from anything that might possibly call itself experimental to anything that might call itself lyric. From Vanessa Place to Tony Hoagland, a mainly white room. From Brown University to University of Iowa to Holy Names University, a mainly white room. From the 92nd Street Y to the St. Mark's Poetry Project to the Omni Commons, a mainly white room.” — Juliana Spahr & Stephanie Young, “The Program Era and the Mainly White Room” The reasons for this are what this discussion attempts to understand. In response to the findings of Spahr and Young, we'll grapple with audience, in writing, to put forth some proposals. With Mahogany L. Browne, Cheryl Clarke, Ariel Goldberg, and Christopher Stackhouse, and contributions from Rachel Levitsky and Krystal Languell.

On this week's program we bring you Noticas Sin Fronteras a report from CISPES on El Salvador's upcoming elections, interviews on Holy Names University's Social Justice Forum which will focus on food justice, and a tribute marking the passing of beloved cultural worker Alfonso Texidor y as always, musica!

Robin's guest this month is JOHN FOX, a poet and certified poetry therapist.  He is adjunct associate professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco and teaches at John F. Kennedy University in Berkeley, The Institute for Transpersonal Psychology in Palo Alto, and Holy Names University in Oakland.  John is author of Poetic Medicine: The Healing Art of Poem-making and is featured in the PBS documentary Healing Words: Poetry and Medicine. He presents at medical schools and hospitals throughout the United States as well as Ireland, England, Israel, Kuwait and South Korea. John served as President of The National Association for Poetry Therapy from 2003-2005 and is the current President of The Institute for Poetic Medicine. Find out more about his work at www.poeticmedicine.org

  Coach Cafe' is thrilled to welcome Rev. Maggie Oman Shannon! Rev. Maggie Oman Shannon, M.A., is an interfaith minister, spiritual director, workshop and retreat facilitator, and author of six books including her latest, Crafting Calm: Projects and Practices for Creativity and Contemplation. In 2000, Maggie Oman Shannon founded The New Story, a coaching and consulting business focused on helping people create deeper meaning in their lives. The former editor of three national magazines, including The Saturday Evening Post, Oman Shannon also served as Director of Marketing for the Institute of Noetic Sciences.    In addition to being a certified life coach, she completed the three-year training program of the Spiritual Directors Institute at Mercy Center in Burlingame, California. A graduate of Smith College, Oman Shannon also holds an M.A. degree in Culture and Spirituality from Holy Names University. She is an ordained interfaith minister who graduated from Manhattan’s One Spirit Interfaith Seminary in 2010.   Rev. Maggie Oman Shannon currently has the honor of serving as Spiritual Director of Unity Spiritual Center of San Francisco. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and 10-year-old daughter.   Learn more about Rev. Maggie Oman Shannon- www.maggieomanshannon.com  

­­Chrissie Blaze welcomes Jim Conlon, a Catholic priest and the director of the Sophia Center at Holy Names University in Oakland, CA to her program On the Edge today. An international lecturer, speaker and retreat leader, Conlon is also the author of 8 books and today his book Invisible Excursions will be the highlight.  This book offers a fascinating new perspective of the planet and our relationship with it.  Invisible Excursions is a guide to spirituality of Earth, Art and Spirit showing truth seekers how to find their way in this evolutionary journey by the simple analogy of a compass.   

Barry has been studying Buddhism for twenty years, practicing meditation, prayer and martial arts. With graduate degrees in psychology, divinity studies and South Asian languages and civilizations, he combines a practice of depth psychotherapy with a study in the history of religions and world mythology. Barry is a licensed psychotherapist practicing in Oakland. He also teaches “Archetypal Mythology and Dreamwork” and facilitates a speaking circle at the Sophia Center of Holy Names University. Support the show______________ To participate live and be notified of upcoming speakers in advance, please Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/gaybuddhistfellowship) or visit https://gaybuddhist.org/calendar/ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit www.GayBuddhist.org.There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy many hundreds of these recorded talks dating back to 1996 CREDITSAudio Engineer: George HubbardProducer: Tom BrueinMusic/Logo/Artwork: Derek Lassiter

John Fox, Certified Poetry Therapist, is a poet and author of Finding What You Didn't Lose:  Expressing Your Truth and Creativity through Poem-Making and Poetic Medicine: The Healing Art of Poem-Making. He teaches regularly at the collegiate and post graduate level as an adjunct faculty member of the California Institute of Integral Studies, John F. Kennedy University, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, the University of California, Santa Cruz and Holy Names University. His work reaches people in hospitals, churches and retreat centers.John is an international leader in the movement of poetry therapy as an expressive art and medicine. He served as president of National Association of Poetry Therapy in 2003- 2005. He received The National Association for Poetry Therapy's Distinguished Service Award in 1995 and since that time, he has served as a mentor/supervisor in the field of poetry therapy.