This interview was done shortly after International Women's Day. Its an interview with Gitta Ridder about her experience teaching Women's Personal Safety (Wenlido) to women in India over a period of eight years. Ana and Gitta discussed the conditions for women in India and their efforts to improve their lives. Gitta described the challenges [...]
This week we shared our experiences in doing a couple of shamanic journeys with shaman Tommy Hopkins. The original reason for launching down this particular rabbit hole was because Ana has finally divorced herself from her toxic parents. Although she had said goodbye she was having a hard time feeling clear of their energy. [...]
In this weeks show we talk about dysfunctional family dynamics. We were with family over the holidays and it became apparent that there were patterns that were well embedded within the family that were classic examples of a dysfunctional abusive family. We hadn't been home for a while and sometimes distance makes it easier [...]
This weeks interview is the second of our talks with Peter Fritsch, an Episcopal priest, writer, spiritual counselor and healer with a very unconventional attitude (at least for a priest) toward the spiritual. Peter has studied Carl Jung and Shamanism among other things and he likes to talk to seekers who DON'T go to [...]
This week we spoke with David Swain, founder of Altitude Project about his upcoming fundraiser. David has sponsored a book tour with Dorje Dorma, author of Yak Girl who is from Dolpo and the screening of the documentary The Only Son, which is about Dorje's family. The Altitude Project supports 4 schools in the [...]
This weeks interview is with Episcopalian priest Peter Fritsch... how's that for alliteration? Peter is an unusual priest, and that's why we like him. When we interviewed him, Peter was about to move from Hungary to the south-western States. He was originally an American and moved to Hungary to semi-retire and meet his soul [...]
This weeks interview is with Penny Hodgson, author of Mind Files, Perception, Perspective & Problems. Penny is a certified holistic therapeutic counselor and natural nutritionist who resides in Calgary, Alberta. Being born with severe bilateral hip dysplasia caused Penny to walk with an exaggerated limp as a child, which resulted in years of being [...]
This weeks interview is with Dorje Dolma, who wrote the book Yak Girl. Dorje has an amazing story to tell about living as a young girl in the upper Dolpa region of Nepal - one of the most remote places in the world and then coming to America for a life saving surgery. Here's [...]
This weeks interview is with author Tom Wayman. Since 1973 Tom has published more than 20 books of poetry and prose including the one we spoke about today - If You're Not Free at Work, Where Are You Free? Tom has a long history as a social and political activist so this was a [...]
I’ve been on a spiritual journey since my earliest recollection and I have spent many hours in my own personal development and understanding. As the saying goes the unexamined life is not worth living… well I’ve examined my life. I started out in a fundamentalist cult which ostracized me from “normal” society. Although there [...]
