Podcast appearances and mentions of susan bass

Send Mo a text about this episode!I recently attended a Hatha Yoga Retreat co-hosted by Urban Yogis from Everett, WA and Samantha Westerwelle. I was blown away by Samantha's knowledge and her ability to share it in such a way that I wasn't overwhelmed- rather I was encouraged and inspired to learn more! Having never attended a yoga retreat before- I wasn't sure what to expect. I would highly recommend you attend one of her retreats- whether you teach yoga, have been going to yoga for years or never have experienced it at all! You will walk away with an awesome experience for your mind, body and soul. In this episode we talk about:-What is Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy? -What led her down this path-All the different ways in which she works with people-Her top 2 tips that you can integrate immediately that will impact your healthThe 411 on Samantha:Samantha is an Ayurvedic Yoga Therapist with over 2100 hours of education that began with her first Yoga Teacher Training in India. She believes that healing begins within. That removing the causative factors for discomfort in your life and supporting the mind and body to function at their best will result in a happier, healthier you. With a focus on fresh food and appropriate exercise Samantha tailors yoga practices, meal plans, and daily cleansing routines to support your wellbeing from the inside out.With extensive training in Ayurveda and Hatha Yoga she seeks to improve energy and mobility in all bodies by providing practical and easily applicable suggestions that meet the everyday needs of today's modern householder. To empower people to move with confidence, so that life can be lived with joy. Below are Samantha's formal qualifications and education: - 3 Week Panchakarma Internship in Bangalore, India with Dr. B. R. Ramakrishna at Athreya Ayurvedic Hospital - 30 Day Clinic Internship and Retreat Assistant at Ayurveda NZ with Sarita Blankenburg- 800 hr Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy training at Sarasvati Institute of Ayurveda & Yoga Therapy with Susan Bass- Trauma Resiliency & Embodied Social Justice at Living Yoga - Trauma Sensitive Principles in Yoga Teaching with Jenn Turner- Usui Reiki Level I & II Training with Lisa Powers - 300 hr Ayurveda & Yoga Training at Sarasvati Institute of Ayurveda & Yoga Therapy with Susan Bass- 300 hr Yoga Teacher Training at Rishikesh Yogpeeth Abhayaranya with Deepti & Nikhil Kulshrestha and Himanshu Bahuguna - 200 hr Yoga Teacher Training at Rishikesh Yogpeeth Abhayaranya with Anoop PurohitCurrently accepting new clients in person in Snohomish County. If you are outside of this service area please let me know. Samantha is happy to practice with you via Zoom. You can schedule an Ayurvedic Health Consultation with Samantha here: ypractice.com/booking, attend workshops, or visit Kindred Healing Space in Everett, WA for group Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy classes on Mondays & Wednesdays at 4:30 pm.Contact Samantha:Website: ypractice.com Email: Samantha@ypractice.comBooking: ypractice.com/bookingDo you have follow up questions? Things you want to know more about? Please send them to: Mo@iloveitwhen.org ----------Follow I love it when

After nearly eight years of leadership as vice president and executive director of the Pohlad Family Foundation, Susan Bass Roberts has been named as its President. Roberts talks with Freddie Bell about the foundation's work with racial justice and housing stability. 

Fika with Vicky's guest this week is Author Susan Bass Marcus. We'll be discussing the inspiration behind each of the stories in her anthology The Wrong Move and Other Stories. We'll also be discussing how writing scripts for her work in puppetry has evolved into the writing of novels, short stories, and blogs. Oh, and did I mention her Gerty doodles? Susan flows with multiple ways to live her creativity and share it. And she's bringing her puppets! I love puppets! Susan Bass Marcus is a Chicago-based published writer of fiction, essays, and reviews. After long and acclaimed careers in puppetry and museum education, she now devotes all her creative energy to visual art and writing, with some forays into cooking adventures. Her musings appear often on her Wordpress blog, “About Susan Marcus,” https://susanbassmarcus.net. Susan has published two fantasy novels, Malevir: Dragons Return (2015) and Where Dragons Follow (2018), offering a world of dragon clans, an enigmatic menace (the Malevir), sprites, goblins, questing humans, and magical giants. The Wrong Move and Other Stories launched in June, 2023 and is an anthology of stories, each about a different woman caught up in strange circumstances. All her novels are available on Amazon.com. Susan grew up in Chicago and has spent most of her life and careers in that beautiful city where she lives with her husband, Stephen. Her undergraduate and first masters degrees are in Italian language and literature. Later in life she earned another master's degree in interdisciplinary arts in education with a practicum in museum education. Susan's interest in puppetry has its origins in childhood play and a devotion to the early television series, “Kukla, Fran and Ollie,” which originated in Chicago. As a young woman, she studied with master puppeteers who encouraged her to plunge into what became a nearly 20-year career in sculpting and performing with puppets. Script-writing was a necessary part of her original productions and that eventually led to her decision to write for publication. The works mentioned above are the result of that decision. Perhaps a bridge exists between or alongside the road from puppetry to publication. For two years, Susan worked as the ‘story hour lady' in a public library. Once a week she assembled and presented games, crafts, and picture book readings to a loyal group of 3-5 year-olds. While reading aloud some of those picture books, she often thought, “heck, I could write that!” And she did.

Fika with Vicky's guest this week is Author Susan Bass Marcus. We'll be discussing the inspiration behind each of the stories in her anthology The Wrong Move and Other Stories. We'll also be discussing how writing scripts for her work in puppetry has evolved into the writing of novels, short stories, and blogs. Oh, and did I mention her Gerty doodles? Susan flows with multiple ways to live her creativity and share it. And she's bringing her puppets! I love puppets! Susan Bass Marcus is a Chicago-based published writer of fiction, essays, and reviews. After long and acclaimed careers in puppetry and museum education, she now devotes all her creative energy to visual art and writing, with some forays into cooking adventures. Her musings appear often on her Wordpress blog, “About Susan Marcus,” https://susanbassmarcus.net. Susan has published two fantasy novels, Malevir: Dragons Return (2015) and Where Dragons Follow (2018), offering a world of dragon clans, an enigmatic menace (the Malevir), sprites, goblins, questing humans, and magical giants. The Wrong Move and Other Stories launched in June, 2023 and is an anthology of stories, each about a different woman caught up in strange circumstances. All her novels are available on Amazon.com. Susan grew up in Chicago and has spent most of her life and careers in that beautiful city where she lives with her husband, Stephen. Her undergraduate and first masters degrees are in Italian language and literature. Later in life she earned another master's degree in interdisciplinary arts in education with a practicum in museum education. Susan's interest in puppetry has its origins in childhood play and a devotion to the early television series, “Kukla, Fran and Ollie,” which originated in Chicago. As a young woman, she studied with master puppeteers who encouraged her to plunge into what became a nearly 20-year career in sculpting and performing with puppets. Script-writing was a necessary part of her original productions and that eventually led to her decision to write for publication. The works mentioned above are the result of that decision. Perhaps a bridge exists between or alongside the road from puppetry to publication. For two years, Susan worked as the ‘story hour lady' in a public library. Once a week she assembled and presented games, crafts, and picture book readings to a loyal group of 3-5 year-olds. While reading aloud some of those picture books, she often thought, “heck, I could write that!” And she did.

Facebook Social Good Conference Howie and I were on the front row and I just burst into tears when Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would cover all fundraising transaction fees and offer a $50 million dollar per year matching grant to all non profits. I had been invited to this small gathering of about 400 non profits to see the new social good products Facebook is rolling out. Probably because I am an early adopter and will move the needle forward on some of these things. We had breakfast with a big donor, Lee, before the conference. She was such a sweet heart. Spends all her time quilting. It's nice that she donates so much to protect animals. Today is Giving Tuesday, which is one of our two most important days in fundraising. Susan Bass and Afton Tasler went live, every hour on the hour, and between our email blast to about 78,000 supporters, and these posts we ended up raising over $74,000 in 24 hours. Hi, I'm Carole Baskin and I've been writing my story since I was able to write, but when the media goes to share it, they only choose the parts that fit their idea of what will generate views. These are my views and opinions. If I'm going to share my story, it should be the whole story. The titles are the dates things happened. If you have any interest in who I really am please start at the beginning of this playlist: http://savethecats.org/ I know there will be people who take things out of context and try to use them to validate their own misconception, but you have access to the whole story. My hope is that others will recognize themselves in my words and have the strength to do what is right for themselves and our shared planet. You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile! Visit BigCatRescue.org/Amazon-smile You can see photos, videos and more, updated daily at BigCatRescue.org Check out our main channel at YouTube.com/BigCatRescue Music (if any) from Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) This video is for entertainment purposes only and is my opinion. Closing graphic with permission from https://youtu.be/F_AtgWMfwrk  

A special 25th anniversary message from Big Cat Rescue's Founder Carole Baskin: When I saved a bobcat kitten at an animal auction from certain death on November 4, 1992 and named her Windsong, I really had no idea what I was doing …nor what the future would hold. It seems almost impossible, but today marks 25 years since that very first exotic cat stole my heart and set the wheels in motion for what would become Big Cat Rescue.   Fast forward to today. I'm proud to say our sanctuary has rescued over 250 exotic cats, shut down every exotic cat fur farm in America, advocated fiercely for strong laws to protect big cats, rehabilitated and released more than 45 wild native Florida bobcats, and educated millions of people about the plight of captive big cats kept as pets, bred for cub-petting schemes, and exploited at roadside zoos, fairs and circus acts.   It hasn't been easy and it wouldn't have happened at all without our amazing volunteers, interns, staff, donors and followers like you! It has been a 25-year  roller coaster of tears, fears, joy, perseverance, grief, gratitude, sweat, heartbreak and hope. And determination that the Big Cat Public Safety Act (HR 1818) becomes federal law and ends the suffering of so many captive big cats in this country. Please help us pass this crucial legislation for big cat by visiting BigCatAct.com.   Thank you so much for all of your support!   This was written by Susan Bass, our PR Director, but I liked it enough to include it here.   Hi, I'm Carole Baskin and I've been writing my story since I was able to write, but when the media goes to share it, they only choose the parts that fit their idea of what will generate views.  These are my views and opinions. If I'm going to share my story, it should be the whole story.  The titles are the dates things happened. If you have any interest in who I really am please start at the beginning of this playlist: http://savethecats.org/   I know there will be people who take things out of context and try to use them to validate their own misconception, but you have access to the whole story.  My hope is that others will recognize themselves in my words and have the strength to do what is right for themselves and our shared planet.     You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile! Visit BigCatRescue.org/Amazon-smile   You can see photos, videos and more, updated daily at BigCatRescue.org   Check out our main channel at YouTube.com/BigCatRescue   Music (if any) from Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) This video is for entertainment purposes only and is my opinion.  Closing graphic with permission from https://youtu.be/F_AtgWMfwrk

Why We Quit Breeding in 1997 What most of you probably do know is that PurrFection and PurrSistence the ocelots were litter mates who were born here in 1996.  What you may not know is why.   Back then we believed zoos and breeders who said that ocelots are endangered and should be bred for conservation purposes.  AZA zoos were starting up something called the Brazilian Ocelot Project and member zoos were purportedly paying $3,000 to Brazil for each ocelot they took from the wild there to be part of this breeding program.  Their goal was to breed ocelots in zoos and send some of them to TX to re-establish the populations that had been wiped out by hunters.   We had healthy ocelots already and wanted to do our part to re-establish these lost TX populations and did not want cats to be taken from the wild, so we offered to help.  What was soon discovered by the zoos though is that ocelots have regional instincts.  In Central and South America ocelots eat snakes because most of them are non poisonous.  When these ocelots were released into TX they went after rattlesnakes, and the project was over almost instantly upon release.   That's why PurrFection and PurrSistence still live here and part of why we quit breeding.  Even with the smaller species of wild cats, there is too much risk in trying to breed for release when the real answer is in protecting habitat and enabling native populations to rebound.  You will hear a lot of nonsense by tiger breeders these days claiming they are breeding for conservation.  Now that the US Fish & Wildlife Service is about to rescind the generic tiger loophole, the bad guys are getting even more outrageous by claiming that they are breeding extinct species of tigers and that their tigers are purebred.  This is not true.  The only purebred tigers who can be used in Species Survival Plans are in AZA accredited zoos but even then, there is no legitimate release program for captive bred big cats.   I thought you might also find interesting some of the stuff that goes on behind the scenes here involving exotic cats that your hard work is helping to save, even though you may never see the cats.   What prompted me thinking about the ocelots was a recent request we got from a woman who was upset that an AZA zoo was keeping an ocelot in a tiny, barren, indoor cell and breeding her every year for more kittens to put in cages.  The reason she was not allowed to be outside where the public could see her is because when she was born her father reached her from under the fence, pulled her into his cage and chewed her leg off.  Not wanting to lose a potential kitten machine, but not wanting to answer the public as to why she was missing a leg, this ocelot was kept in solitary confinement.  She was apparently so traumatized by the events that she would try to kill potential mates, so they bred her using artificial insemination.  We offered to take her.  The zoo didn't want the cat to go to a sanctuary so they quieted the complainant by giving the ocelot some outdoor space.  It's not a very happy ending, but better than the life she's had.   Since the last newsletter there have been several cases where people have reported bobcat and cougar sightings.  One was a mother bobcat trying to get her kitten across a busy 4 lane highway in Lakeland.  We drove out to make sure no one got killed.   Someone in AZ found a baby bobcat who had been left for two days by her mother as the people stayed back and watched for her return.  After a storm nearly drowned her they decided the mother wasn't coming back, brought her in and began searching for a local rehabber.  No one was calling her back and every where she turned Big Cat Rescue appeared as the authority on rehabbing bobcats so she called us.  We talked her through the emergency care and who to contact at the AZ Dept. of Wildlife to find a rehabber to help make sure this little one ends up back in the wild, where she belongs.   Another bobcat sighting was in the stairwell of an apartment complex in New Port Richey.  Management wanted the cat trapped or killed and by the time we got off the phone with them the bobcat was a minor celebrity there and the manager was planning on a big PR campaign for why having bobcats was much better than having rats.   A cougar report came in from both Riverview and Oldsmar with similar requests and results.  Initially callers just wanted the cats gone, but by the time we got done with them they were organizing neighborhood watch teams to try and gather photos, footprints and evidence to persuade the FWC to declare their area Florida Panther protected habitat.   When the people promoting Florida Panther week said they would have a presentation that let people know what it was like to hold a panther kitten we contacted them to say we would be a major sponsor of the first ever Florida Panther Festival, but only if there were no live displays of wild cats.  They have agreed that no live cats will be used in their event.   A concerned citizen in Canada sent us photos of a lion with broken teeth at Gudzoo and asked if exposed roots were always painful.  Dr. Wynn replied with a web page reference that indicates that to be the case.  This zoo is already in the process of being closed down for a plethora of other violations, but this expert opinion helps make the case for why they should not be allowed to exhibit big cats.   I am sure there were more, but another inquiry came from Sri Lanka about a wild leopard who had an eye injury.  They were asking for expert advice on what could be done for her so we hooked them up with the vet who has helped us with Bagheera, Jefferson and Narla's eyes, Dr. Tammy Miller Michau Diplomate, American college of veterinary ophthalmologists.  She was able to advise them that the injury did not appear to be causing her pain and was probably best left alone unless she began finding it too hard to hunt.   We have also been working feverishly behind the scenes to get more malls and fairs to quit allowing the exhibit of wild cats at their venues.  So far the CatLaws.com letter writing campaigns and the work by Susan Bass to educate the malls and media have been paying off.  At last count the number of comments on rescinding the generic tiger exemption was over 11,000 and appear to be almost entirely in favor of the new rule.  The AZA has asked for an extension so they can comment and it was granted for another 30 days, but we think they are for it too.  If you haven't commented yet, please do so now and say, "I am in favor of rescinding the generic tiger exemption."  That's all you need to say. http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=FWS-R9-IA-2011-0027-0001   Thanks for all you do every day to enable Big Cat Rescue to help so many wild cats around the world!   I've been writing my story since I was able to write, but when the media goes to share it, they only choose the parts that fit their idea of what will generate views.  If I'm going to share my story, it should be the whole story.  The titles are the dates things happened. If you have any interest in who I really am please start at the beginning of this playlist: http://savethecats.org/   I know there will be people who take things out of context and try to use them to validate their own misconception, but you have access to the whole story.  My hope is that others will recognize themselves in my words and have the strength to do what is right for themselves and our shared planet.     You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile! Visit BigCatRescue.org/Amazon-smile   You can see photos, videos and more, updated daily at BigCatRescue.org   Check out our main channel at YouTube.com/BigCatRescue   Music (if any) from Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) This video is for entertainment purposes only and is my opinion.

It Feels So Good to Experience Such Tranquility Dear Howie, I awoke this morning feeling so blessed to have such a wonderful man in my life. You make every morning that much more inviting to awake to and have brought such peace to my sleep and dreams. It feels so good to experience such tranquility. I owe it all to you. We Change Our Name to Big Cat Rescue On the day that marked the sixth year after Don's disappearance we officially changed the name of the sanctuary from Wildlife on Easy Street (WOES) to Big Cat Rescue. The timing was coincidental and I didn't even realize it until now, when I was updating emails in this diary and realized I'd never told the story of how we changed our name. I had posted an email by Howie earlier where he mentioned The Dutcher Group but here is the rest of the story. Jamie wanted us to put on a formal gala as a fundraiser for the sanctuary. In the course of helping us do that Howie, Jamie and I had met with Devin Dutcher, who at the time was dating an attorney friend of Howie's named Russ Alba of the Black Swan Legal Group. She set up a pro bono meeting with her staff that included Susan Bass, Michael Schillig, Geoff and another woman or two that I've now forgotten. Howie starts by introducing us and saying we need some marketing advice and we're from Wildlife on Easy Street. Devin says, “Wildlife on Easy Street? That's unfortunate.” She says it gives the idea that we don't need help; our cats are on Easy Street. As the team talks it through, they point out that it also doesn't say what we do, since all we do is rescue exotic cats, not all kinds of wildlife. We came for gala marketing advice and ultimately left with a new name and logo. I've been writing my story since I was able to write, but when the media goes to share it, they only choose the parts that fit their idea of what will generate views. If I'm going to share my story, it should be the whole story. The titles are the dates things happened. If you have any interest in who I really am please start at the beginning of this playlist: http://savethecats.org/ I know there will be people who take things out of context and try to use them to validate their own misconception, but you have access to the whole story. My hope is that others will recognize themselves in my words and have the strength to do what is right for themselves and our shared planet. You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile! Visit BigCatRescue.org/Amazon-smile You can see photos, videos and more, updated daily at BigCatRescue.org Check out our main channel at YouTube.com/BigCatRescue Music (if any) from Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) This video is for entertainment purposes only and is my opinion.

Big Cat Rescue has long been a sanctuary for abused exotic cats in captivity. Their efforts to get legislation passed banning private ownership of these cats is the subject of this week’s episode.

Happy Earth Day! Today marks the countdown to Earth Day’s 50th anniversary in 2020. Mary invites Susan Bass of the Earth Day Network onto the show, who takes us back to the very first Earth Day in 1970, and how it bears a stark resemblance to where we are at today. Mary & Susan look at the circumstances that led to a huge, nationwide effort by American workers, mothers and students, and how it encouraged President Richard Nixon to establish the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Environmental Protection Agency. Today, Earth Day is a global event of political action and civic participation. Let us know how you’re celebrating Earth Day with your community, by tagging @mothersinvent and @earthdaynetwork on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. We’ll give a shout out to our favorite submission on the next episode! Executive Producers -Jess Search & Beadie Finzi Series Producer - Thimali Kodikara Audio Producer & Mixer - Anne Pope Story Researcher & Co-ordinator - Jaad Asante Project Co-ordinator - Aisha Younis

On this bonus episode, Jaime and Glenn stop on their way to Tampa Bay to take a tour of Big Cat Rescue--an animal rescue on 67 acres in Tampa. Big Cat Rescue is one of the biggest accredited sanctuaries dedicated to big cats, including tigers, lions, leopards, cougars, linx, bobcats, and so much more. Special thanks to Susan Bass from Big Cat Rescue for giving us such a special tour. Listen in, and if you love big cats, text "CATS" to 52886 and help make a difference! Finding Florida Podcast Episode 7c: Tour Guide:  Jaime "Jemmy" Legagneur, Co-Host and Chief Enthusiasm officer: Jaime@FloridaPodcastNetwork.com Tour Guide: Glenn the Geek, Co-Host and Chief Fun Officer: Glenn@FloridaPodcastNetwork.com Link to Sound File for Sight Impaired: Click Here Pic Credit:  Finding Florida Podcast Special Thanks to: Susan Bass, Director of Public Relations at Big Cat Rescue Link: Big Cat Cams  For full show notes and links, head to: http://findingfloridapodcast.com/episodes/episode-7c-big-cat-rescue/ Want to join us at one of our stops on a future adventure? Email glenn@floridapodcastnetwork.com!    FPN:  Check out the other shows on the Florida Podcast Network

On this bonus episode, Jaime and Glenn stop on their way to Tampa Bay to take a tour of Big Cat Rescue--an animal rescue on 67 acres in Tampa. Big Cat Rescue is one of the biggest accredited sanctuaries dedicated to big cats, including tigers, lions, leopards, cougars, linx, bobcats, and so much more. Special thanks to Susan Bass from Big Cat Rescue for giving us such a special tour. Listen in, and if you love big cats, text "CATS" to 52886 and help make a difference! Finding Florida Podcast Episode 7c: Tour Guide:  Jaime "Jemmy" Legagneur, Co-Host and Chief Enthusiasm officer: Jaime@FloridaPodcastNetwork.com Tour Guide: Glenn the Geek, Co-Host and Chief Fun Officer: Glenn@FloridaPodcastNetwork.com Link to Sound File for Sight Impaired: Click Here Pic Credit:  Finding Florida Podcast Special Thanks to: Susan Bass, Director of Public Relations at Big Cat Rescue Link: Big Cat Cams Want to join us at one of our stops on a future adventure? Email glenn@floridapodcastnetwork.com!    FPN:  Check out the other shows on the Florida Podcast Network

If you have listened to this show for any length of time, you know that I am a dyed in the fur ailurophile- cat lover. And I am not alone in my affinity for cats. It is estimated that over 93 million cats reside in the United States as compared to 78 million dogs. Enter Big Cat Rescue Sanctuary in Tampa, Florida, one of the very few facilities that emancipate these felines in a humane and loving manner. Get ready for 30 minutes of tales of salvation for some of the most gorgeous animals in the world. My guest is Susan Bass, Public Relations Director at Big Cat Rescue. And for a special treat, you can get some behind the scenes glimpses at this amazing sanctuary by clicking on the YouTube link at the Pet Doctor homepage at PetLifeRadio.com. Questions or comments? Email Dr. Cruz at: thepetdoctor@petliferadio.com. More details on this episode MP3 Podcast - Big Cats on Pet Life Radio.

This week on Animal Instinct, we’re talkin’ lions and tigers! Host Celia Kutcher welcomes Susan Bass, the Director of Public Relations for Big Cat Rescue, to the show. Located on 67 acres just north of Tampa, Florida, Big Cat Rescue is one of the world’s largest sanctuaries for exotic cats and is a leading advocate in ending abuse of captive big cats and saving wild cats from extinction. Susan shares that, currently, Big Cat Rescue is home to about 100 lions, tigers, bobcats, cougars, servals, and other species, most of whom have been abandoned, abused, orphaned, or retired from performing acts. Tune in as Celia gets a behind the scenes account of this organization and its noble mission. This program has been brought to you by Heritage Foods USA. “All of our cats are wild, whether they’ve been pets or not, you can never tame a wild cat truly… and we treat them with the respect and dignity that wild cats deserve.” [2:20] “Every cat has a different story.” [9:09] —Susan Bass on Animal Instinct